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. 301 星 Star Core Reboot: I Rebuild the Interstellar Empire with Players 星核重启：我用玩家重铸星际帝国 Dark Heartflame黑暗心焱Sci-Fi & Apocalypse764k WordsOngoing [Interstellar Civilization + Fourth Calamity + Behind-the-Scenes GM + Exosuits + Mecha + Livestreaming + Dual-Civilization Ensemble Story] When Lin Yuxi woke up, his consciousness had crossed 980 light-years, and he had become the last Keeper of the Flame of a fallen interstellar civilization. There were only 30 days of oxygen left, the satellites were on the verge of failure, and an unknown threat capable of wiping out an entire interstellar empire still lurked in the depths of the star sea. Wi 278Reads7.8Score196Shelves

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   The Fourth Calamity interstellar mecha story, unlocking progress layer by layer from the spark satellite to the space homeport and then to the Death Star, featuring the interplay and fusion of two civilizations, jointly building a galaxy-scale Dyson sphere to combat the cosmic machine crisis. [Evil laugh]

2. 302 归 The Soul of Tang Returns to the Righteous Cause 归义唐魂 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Historical1.0M WordsCompleted To the west, he allied with his uncle’s Yutian Kingdom; to the east, he reclaimed eleven prefectures of Helong. He drove the Uyghurs north and secured the Tianshan Mountains; looking south toward Chang’an, he reclaimed the old frontiers. Gunpowder shattered the Tibetan ranks; iron cavalry trampled the Khitan camps. The Three Stars Banner swept across Youzhou and Yunzhou, and the Han realm’s sky was opened anew beneath the sun and moon. 1.6kReads—Score142Shelves

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   Niche historical articles seeking reading

3. 303 星 Star Witch, Something’s Not Right About This Otherworld! 星魔女，这个异世界不太对！ Fu Yu Chu You符鱼褚悠Eastern Fantasy247k WordsOngoing [Gender-bending transformation, 1v1, wish fulfillment, no System, behind-the-scenes scheming, another world, irresistible to women] Five thousand years after civilization collapsed, even the [Human Reconstruction Committee] has retreated behind the scenes. Mysteries surge through the mobile cities: Victoria Harbor, swept up in the Industrial Revolution; Cassinia, reborn in the flames of revolution; and the City of Fog, awash with vampires and wolf plague… Superhumans feed on existence, devouring 1.5kReads—Score249Shelves

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   Let me recommend my own book! It's a mystery/mystery story. The protagonist creates an organization, manipulates puppets behind the scenes, and is a ridiculously overpowered character with insane stats. The exciting parts are the behind-the-scenes manipulation, the protagonist's rise to godhood in a mysterious world, and the novel world-building. Titles include: Steam City and the Golden Dragon Disciple → Cassinia and the Three Sages → The Mist City and the Hunter Girl → The Witch's Puppet City → ... (The titles all describe the protagonist's identity). Please check it out! Wwwww

4. 304 每 Intelligence Updates Every Day: I Quietly Become an Immortal Emperor 每天刷新情报，我悄悄修成仙帝了 I Really Don't Eat Watermelon我真不吃西瓜Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [The motion comic is now available] My name is Gu Changsheng. I finally escaped the 996 grind after a stroke of incredible luck, but who could have guessed I’d transmigrate into the son of a mine slave raised by a cultivation sect? Am I destined to spend my life as a wage slave after all? Good news: At eight years old, I awakened my golden finger, the Daily Intelligence System! [Ding! Today’s intelligence has been refreshed] [Opportunity · Marrow-Cleansing Grass: Beneath the waterfall. No risk. 28.6kReads6.7Score2.4kShelves

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   This one's pretty good. It's about building a foundation for immortality, cultivating supernatural powers, and seeking the metal element! It has the same premise as "Stealing in the Initial Saint Demon Sect" and "Mysterious Mirror"! [Laughs]

5. 305 直 Livestream: Everyone Wants to Be the Protagonist 直播：所有人都想成为主角 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Urban292k WordsCompleted Synopsis: The world changed dramatically. Realms merged, and countless races invaded. Shen Cang became the Heavenly Dao of Blue Star. To earn Blue Star a shot at competing with countless Chosen Ones for the throne of ruler of the Myriad Worlds, the supreme Heavenly Emperor, and save it from being reduced to cannon fodder, Shen Cang started stirring things up on Blue Star. Donning the secret identity of an emperor's orphan, Cang Ji cackled: “Heh, heh, heh, ha, ha, ha... Fools, feel my pain! I hav 278Reads7.7Score—Shelves
6. 306 天 The Heavenly Kingdom: The Rise of an Imperial Dynasty 天国王朝：帝朝崛起 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Historical1.6M WordsCompleted This is the legendary life of God's agent, entrusted with shepherding His flock! From a modern transmigrator to a medieval infant, he relied on the Mount & Blade System and his own strategic brilliance to break free from constraints, defend the Holy City, establish an empire, and change the course of history for both the Crusaders and the Islamic world. (Early game: using Mount & Blade to break through; mid-game: political scheming; late game: cyberpunk space opera) 79Reads—Score106Shelves
7. 307 地 Earth: Why Me?! I Just Want to Live! 地球：为什么是我！我只想活着！ NetskyLVEastern Fantasy123k WordsCompleted An ordinary young man on the brink of death awakens the ability to travel freely between two worlds: a modern city with scarce spiritual qi and the apocalyptic wasteland of “Nine Heavens Cloudwild,” where spiritual energy runs rampant. He trades cheap modern goods for priceless spiritual materials in Nine Heavens, making enormous profits and advancing his cultivation at astonishing speed. When the spiritual qi revival sweeps the globe and forces from beyond the borders begin to stir, Lin Chen ha 9Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 308 诡 Lord of Strange Tales 诡谈之主 Mr. Three Lines三行先生Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted The slit-mouthed woman appears, ready to give people a full makeover with her scissors. A raging fire burns inside the classroom as a pair of hands quietly lock the door. At the crossroads, a curious girl begins to summon spirits. In an abandoned mountain cabin, a head crawls across the floor. In the church, a demon sealed inside an angel statue opens its eyes. A greedy deal draws an extraordinary merchant into the world. In a peaceful and tranquil world, a pair of hands quietly stir 733Reads8.1Score108Shelves
9. 309 重 Reborn as a Crow: I Become an Evil God and Evolve Without Limit! 重生乌鸦：化身邪神，无限进化！ Supreme White-Hair Enthusiast至尊白毛控Urban178k WordsCompleted When Bai Yan woke up, he had transmigrated to a mysterious supernatural world. He had even become a crow. Fortunately, he awakened the Evil God System and obtained an Evil God's heart. As long as he devoured energy, he could evolve and gain all kinds of powerful abilities. From that moment on, a terrifying existence was born. Bai Yan: “More than my name, I prefer it when they call me the Evil God.” 1.1kReads7.0Score114Shelves
10. 310 民 Folk Customs Record: Chen the Paper Effigy Maker 民俗录：纸扎陈 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Mystery262k WordsCompleted There's an old saying in western Hunan: “Better to walk through a mass grave at night than cross the Paper Effigy Chen family.” When Chen Ming woke up, he found himself lying in a thin-walled coffin. Paper figures all around the room were smiling at him. He was the last living member of the Paper Effigy Chen family. For three generations, his ancestors had made paper effigies for a living, but the Chen family didn't just make paper people and horses... They shaped souls. They shaped rules. They 48Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 311 星 Honkai: Star Rail Secret Identities: Ruling the Multiverse 星铁马甲，纵横万界 Wei Xueying卫雪樱Anime Fanfiction214k WordsOngoing A story about causing chaos across myriad worlds using Honkai: Star Rail secret identities. In the Previous Era of Honkai Impact, Kafka: Listen, all you higher-ups, go and kill yourselves. In the Kamen Rider world, Firefly: Sam armor, merge! In the Date A Live world, Acheron: Excuse me, where am I? In the Current Era of Honkai Impact, after Otto sees Welt in the future timeline, he says: So, I shall offer you my loyalty. 241Reads6.8Score—Shelves
12. 312 我 My Divine Kingdom Makes Gods 我的神国专造神明 Flowerbed Mustard花池芥末Urban46k WordsOngoing [Urban Supernatural] [Cthulhu Mythos] [God-Making Experiments] [Survival and Self-Rescue] [A Fun-Loving God Protagonist] [Power Struggles Between Multiple Factions] [Forging a Divine Spark] [No Romance for the Protagonist] Beneath the bustling city, evil spirits slink through the shadows. Deep in the starry void lies a mysterious power capable of remaking all things. The world has long been riddled with wounds, as the breath of destruction surges through warped space. Unwilling to sit by and aw 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The main character rarely appears.

13. 313 在 Building a Teyvat Organization in Detective Conan 在名柯建立提瓦特组织 Murmuring in Silence沉吟莫语Anime Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing [Genshin Impact + Detective Conan + lighthearted + plot-driven + funny] Family bonds and friendship The protagonist is the Traveler. At first, the protagonist plays the other Genshin Impact characters. Later, their consciousnesses split off, and while playing a character, the protagonist is affected by that character’s consciousness. After working himself to death from overtime, the protagonist gets a second chance at life from the System, but he has to complete a series of missions. The mission 25kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
14. 314 末 The Apocalypse: I Created the Fifth Calamity! 末日，我创造了第五天灾！ Jade Tower Facing Heaven玉阙朝天Sci-Fi & Apocalypse824k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Ruthless Protagonist + Monster Fusion + Overpowered Lead] PS: No self-righteous do-gooders. No female lead. Men and women, beautiful or ugly, will all turn into monsters. No female lead, no female lead, no female lead. Han Yuqing is not the female lead! Also known as Apocalypse: I Have a Monster Pill Refining Furnace In the year 2031, the apocalypse descends. All things mutate, disasters strike without end, the food chain turns upside down, and all living beings evolve at a rapid p 731Reads6.9Score101Shelves
15. 315 超 Parasitic Supernatural Being: I Directed the Return of Horror 超凡寄生：我一手导演了恐怖复苏 I Love the Mortal World我爱红尘Urban642k WordsCompleted Ghosts and gods roam everywhere; the human world is a living hell. This is a world visible only to Li Xiangyang: ghosts and gods lurking everywhere, terror following close behind, people disguising themselves with painstaking care, and ordinary folks who don’t understand and shun him... His predecessor took his own life in despair. But Li Xiangyang, who transmigrated here, is right at home. Holding a bug that just fell off his own body, he murmured, “I wonder which lucky soul will receive my gen 1.2kReads7.9Score100Shelves
16. 316 少 Young Hero, Drop the Act 少侠别装了 A Gentle Breeze 2333清风徐来2333Martial Arts1.1M WordsOngoing [This is an alternate-history story with no System. The protagonist is intelligent, does not cultivate immortality, and lives in a high-martial world. The plot is logical throughout and follows a behind-the-scenes mastermind.] [Every place and every arc has its own distinctive legends and settings. Readers, please take your time and savor them…] P.S. There are illustrations in this story, so don’t forget to check the comments. See how Li Tianjiao turns a carefully laid plan upside down witho 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hmm, this book

17. 317 半 Peninsula: My Girl Group Exorcism Diary 半岛：我的女团驱魔日记 Perfected Lord Xuan Zhen, Manifest Sage玄真显圣真君Urban412k WordsCompleted In a modern world where spiritual energy has run dry, Chen Ming, who has cultivated to the peak, goes on a trip to the peninsula, only to stumble into a story about a peninsula teeming with ghosts and monsters! Obsessions and starlight intertwine as he gently protects those around him! (This is a story about helping girl idols drive out evil spirits while falling in love with them! Multiple heroines! A harem novel!) 1.1kReads—Score131Shelves
18. 318 何 What Is an Immortal? What Is a Demon? 何为仙！何为魔！ Beyond the Mortal World逸于凡尘Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing In the shadowy reaches of the demonic path, he cultivated for thousands of years. At last, hunted by the Immortal Realm, he had no choice but to open a secret realm: the Heavenly River Pavilion. He returns to the past! Schemes against all heroes! Decisive and ruthless! Profit above all else!!! All to find the Dao he seeks. The world may seem ever-shifting, but it is your own heart that lacks resolve. This world changes endlessly and without warning. How can you know whether what lies ahead is 2.2kReads9.3Score216Shelves

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    This is a rebirth novel where the protagonist operates entirely behind the scenes. The protagonist is self-serving and appears to possess exceptional intelligence. Although he plans his future based on memories of his past life, his actions are skillful and shrewd, always demonstrating caution and high wisdom. There are no mindless plot points; the logic is rigorous. The protagonist is an extremely self-interested individual—this is not a mindless novel! Not a mindless novel! Not a mindless novel! I'm saying it three times because it's important. If you're looking for a mindless, feel-good novel, look elsewhere! If you don't read carefully, you'll miss many foreshadowing elements. Pay attention while reading; don't skip ahead. Even a single word or sentence might be a key element related to future plot developments. The author's hidden clues will be explained later, perhaps in one, two, or even many chapters. From what I've read so far, there are virtually no major problems. You can read it with confidence. One more thing: if you're not going to read it carefully, don't bother. Some of the exciting parts are on the surface, while others are not. If you don't understand them, don't waste your time.

19. 319 明 Arknights: Project Lightseed Launch 明日方舟：光之种发射计划 Box myself箱子myselfAnime Fanfiction225k WordsCompleted Lobotomy Corporation, a peculiar energy company. Ten years after Columbia was founded, it emerged as a corporate giant on par with Rhine Lab. Thanks to its abundant, pollution-free universal energy, Enkephalin, Lobotomy Corporation’s products are acclaimed across the entire land. It has even gained a Mobile City of its own: L City. Yet Lobotomy Corporation is also shrouded in the utmost secrecy. Few people on Terra know anything about the company’s executives. As a result, other countries are ev 1.9kReads7.1Score158Shelves
20. 320 身 As the Mastermind, I Create Lizardmen from the Start! 身为幕后黑手，开局创造蜥蜴人！ A Little Burst of Fantasy幻想的小爆发Urban241k WordsOngoing [Behind-the-scenes story, no female lead, with a System, invincible protagonist, monster-creation theme, all kinds of factions, and an all-out brawl.] Beneath the bustling city lie secrets unknown to the world. Lizardmen, ghosts, Sea Kings, zombies, vampires, King Arthur's holy sword, sirens, Medusa, the Hulk, Spider-Man, the Monkey King... The once-peaceful world is gradually descending into chaos. And it all points to a small tavern, and one man. He is the source of everything. He is Mr. Lei t 25Reads7.4Score—Shelves
21. 321 人 I'm in a Rule Horror Game, and I'm the Chosen Villain 人在规则怪谈，我是天命大反派 Duanmu Kuai Zi端木筷子Mystery284k WordsCompleted [Subverting expectations + horror administrator + creating rules + no romance, no female lead + invincible] Chen Fan woke up inside a rule-based horror scenario and discovered that everyone else had drawn powerful SSS-rank talents. He alone had no talent and no System. And wasn’t this task a little strange? “Kill the Chosen Ones in the scenario? Am I supposed to kill myself?” “Wait, I’m not a Chosen One. I’m the horror administrator?” “So I don’t have a talent or a System, but I do have all kind 6.1kReads9.0Score779Shelves
22. 322 幕 Behind the Scenes: I Unleash Monsters to Act Out My Scripts 幕后：我投放怪物演绎剧本 The Abyss in the Eye瞳中的深渊Urban186k WordsCompleted [Urban + Ensemble Cast + Behind the Scenes + Dark + Troublemaker + No Female Lead] Li Can accidentally transmigrates to a parallel world and obtains a Monster Script System. He can refine anything into materials, create the starting point for a story, and bring forth monsters that fit its plot. He makes them perform as though the story were real, and gains all the abilities of the monsters he creates. From then on, someone seeking to ascend to godhood through scripts appears in the world. Things 1.3kReads8.1Score108Shelves
23. 323 丰 Lord of Abundance 丰饶之主 Fish Farmer of the North Sea北海养鱼佬Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Evil God LitRPG + Lord + Fourth Calamity] Kun, the second son of a noble house, inherits a dangerous territory on the kingdom's border. Armed with the Six-Horned Mark of Abundance and chosen by the God of Abundance, the new lord has no choice but to make his own way. He leads the people of two worlds as they start from scratch, clear the wilderness, cultivate fertile fields, grow high-yield crops, tame magical beasts, and build the perfect territory of their dreams. The first horn of abundance: 18.3kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves
24. 324 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 27kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
25. 325 躲 Hiding Behind the Scenes, Bringing Fear and Faith to the World 躲在幕后，给世界带去恐惧与信仰 Xuanyuan Goudan轩辕狗蛋Urban725k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast, behind-the-scenes mastermind, manipulating the masses, creating the supernatural, a mix of everything, people reading too much into things, Tarot Club] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Luo Chen scattered the seeds of the supernatural and became the mastermind behind the scenes. A young woman who jumped into a river gained the power to take revenge and became a monster, slaughtering everyone in her path. A police auxiliary officer, mortally wounded while fighting criminal 2.1kReads7.1Score124Shelves
26. 326 无 Infinite Clones: I Can Give Each Clone a Template 无限分身，我能给分身套用模板 Caring for Hyacinths呵护风信子Urban220k WordsOngoing [Behind-the-scenes style + no heroine + ensemble cast + director style + founding an original organization + livestream style] Monsters run rampant and otherworldly invaders descend upon a world where everyone can awaken supernatural abilities. Xu Yanci awakens the ability [Infinite Clones], but to his despair, he has no way to advance his cultivation! No matter how many clones he makes, they are all still ordinary people. “So you expect me to drown powerful ability users in spit?” Just as Xu Ya 135Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 327 欺 Deceiving the World: I Built a Modern Supernatural Civilization 欺骗世界，我打造了现代超凡文明 Sweet Hot Pot甜口火锅Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Foreign forces are about to invade Blue Star. Ren Ming uses the System to fake a spiritual qi revival and build a modern civilization of extraordinary beings. A girl who was framed and unjustly killed becomes a vengeful ghost... An old man mocked as a charlatan is suddenly revered as Master Tianji... A British noble family turns out to be an ancient family of mages... When spiritual qi revival begins and countless extraordinary beings emerge, ordinary people are left in shock. Why does the count 3.3kReads6.2Score172Shelves
28. 328 高 High Martial: Watching the Clouds Rise as Every Hero Under Heaven Bows His Head 高武：坐看云起天下英雄尽低头 Falling for You in a Flash弹指之间爱上你Urban340k WordsOngoing [Family Development] [System Rewards] [Behind-the-Scenes Protagonist] Xie Tian was reborn in a high-martial world, into one of its top families. As luck would have it, he was still called Xie Tian in this life. Unlike his previous life, when he had to toil everywhere just to make ends meet, this time he was born into a life of luxury, becoming the envy of countless people. He had been thoroughly ordinary in his previous life, so being born into a top family was already a blessing. But who could 1Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 329 高EN High Martial Arts: Infinite Clones, Starting by Stuffing an S-Rank Beast to Death 高武：无限分身，开局撑死S异兽 A Touch of Deep Blue一抹深蓝Urban2.5M WordsCompleted “We transmigrated to a world where martial strength reigns supreme and countless races stand side by side.” “There are also exotic beasts.” “Original body, you have to keep us alive. Our lives are in your hands.” “Ha! Just some exotic beasts. Watch me take them down with a sliding tackle!” “I’ll tackle them too!” “Huh? Looks like we stuffed it to death.” “Nice.” … “Could you all be quiet for a minute? My head’s about to explode.” Qin Ze looked at the countless versions of himself surrounding hi 51.4kReads9.1Score5.3kShelves
30. 330 超 Super God Academy: Playing the Bald Strongman with the Sharingan 超神：扮演拥有写轮眼的光头强 Forbidden as a Cicada in Winter禁若寒蝉Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Mo Chengran transmigrates into the Super God World and awakens a God-Tier Acting System. It lets him draw character templates from the Myriad Worlds and gain the corresponding characters’ abilities. Bald Qiang?! That’s who I have to play?! Heaven, are you messing with me?! A lumberjack in the Super God World? Isn’t that just a cannon-fodder role? With no other choice, Mo Chengran merges with Bald Qiang. But to his surprise, this Bald Qiang seems to be far more than he expected! “Your skills are 1.4kReads7.5Score100Shelves
31. 331 痛 This Is Awful! The World Is Too Loud! 痛苦！这个世界太吵了！ Too Lazy to Write, Don't Feel Like Writing懒的写不想写Urban138k WordsOngoing [Behind the Scenes] + [No Female Lead] + [No System] + [Magic] + [Villain] + [Ensemble Cast] A man wakes up in a room that looks like a study. It has no windows and no light, just a single candle. He remembers nothing, as if he were a creature that had suddenly appeared. He knows all the basics of everyday life, but not who he is, where he is, or what he should do. When he follows the clues, he discovers —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can take a look at the books I recommend at the beginning.

32. 332 超 Super God Academy: I Have a Honkai System 超神学院：我带着崩坏系统 Kevin Will Save the World Eventually凯文终将救世Anime Fanfiction194k WordsCompleted (A new novel from a struggling author!) A fusion of Honkai and Super God Academy, telling the story of a Honkai Captain who transmigrates into Super God Academy. Here you’ll see the Herrscher of the Void and Space-Time Rose clash over spatial abilities, a man wielding the Rainbow Piercer fight Sun Wukong, and every story you can imagine, along with plenty you can’t. “This is the moment of judgment!” “Heavenly stars descend!” “Rules are made to be broken!” And of course, the indispensable: “There 401Reads5.5Score—Shelves
33. 333 热 Passion: I Think What Matters Is Having a Good Life! 热血：我觉得自己过的好才重要！ Too Lazy to Write, Don't Feel Like Writing懒的写不想写Anime Fanfiction202k WordsOngoing [No Harem] + [Crows Zero] + [HiGH&LOW] + [No Harem] + [System] + [Builds His Own Faction] + [Transmigration] A taciturn man was forced by circumstances to become a gigolo. Then, somehow, he transmigrated into a world where Crows Zero and HiGH&LOW had merged. From running his own businesses to building his own organization, what kind of sparks will he create in this war-torn, hot-blooded world, where he is also a new student at Suzuran? 87Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 334 怪 Weird Tales Space: Starting with the Creation of Fake Humans 怪谈空间：从制造伪人开始 Yaoguang Ersan San瑶光贰叁叁Mystery704k WordsCompleted [Smart protagonist + villain + infinite flow + mastermind + creating eerie urban legends + no heroine + dark] [Don't judge by the rating. It was lowered by review bombing.] [Author's new book: I Loaded an Urban Legend Game into the World] After being forcibly reincarnated by a dump truck, Feng Hou did not transmigrate to another world. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a lightless black sphere: an eerie space capable of creating all kinds of urban legends and absorbing humanity's ne 274Reads8.6Score101Shelves
35. 335 梦 Nightmare Space: It Has to Have Nightmares 梦魇空间，一定要有梦魇 Understand the Principles and Question Your Heart明其理而问心Urban643k WordsOngoing [Mastermind] [Spiritual Qi Revival] [Source of the Supernatural] [Building the Main God] [Dream Dungeon] [No Female Lead] Infiltrate the dreams of entire groups and collect nightmares. Build dungeons, recruit apostles, bring forth the supernatural, and transform the age. If the supernatural means fabricating laws and trampling the world, and if the strong must have their own path and dreams, what kind of path would you take? When the boundary between truth and illusion is broken, and reality an 6.7kReads6.2Score1.4kShelves

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    Without direct involvement or a female lead, the protagonist operates behind the scenes as a Daoist Nightmare Overlord, similar to a Star God. He incubates various forms of Nightmare Species, unfolding Nightmare Dungeons and involving his contracted players in conquering them. The story features a transcendent origin, a Daoist path, and powerful figures establishing and embedding laws, while lesser figures embark on their own paths, imitating the strong. It also includes elements of a female lead, a main god's construction, dream-dimensional Nightmare Dungeons, and a behind-the-scenes strategy that begins in the dream dimension, with the dungeons gradually encroaching on reality. It contains elements of fantasy becoming reality and the manifestation of illusion.

36. 336 万 The Eternal Emperor Clan 万古帝氏 Bright Shadow Moon皓影月Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsOngoing (No-brainer power fantasy, clan-focused, invincible protagonist. Don’t read if that’s not your thing.) Di Shenglong, the young patriarch of the Di Clan of Xuantian City, is entrusted with the clan’s future in its hour of need. He must turn the tide as enemies close in and his family falls into decline. But no one knows that this seemingly young patriarch harbors a world-shaking secret within him: an entire world of his own! Desperate to find a way to break the deadlock, he takes the risk of spli 12.2kReads7.3Score893Shelves

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    It's alright. The protagonist is an emperor who cultivates his family and leads it to its peak.

37. 337 扮 Playing an Organization, Everyone Is My Secret Identity 扮演组织，全员都是我马甲 Nameless Cat没名字的猫Urban275k WordsOngoing [The bizarre arrives, secret identities, mastermind behind the scenes] Spiritual qi revives on Blue Star. Mysteries awaken, demons run rampant, and bizarre phenomena emerge everywhere. Transmigrator Liming awakens the Faith Roleplay System. As long as he stirs people's emotions, he can harvest energy. In that case, why not claim both sides, righteous and evil? From then on, countless ancient organizations awakened across Blue Star. Choose your mysterious organization: Human and Bizarre Protectio 3.5kReads8.4Score299Shelves
38. 338 星 Honkai: Star Rail: I Invent the Unknown and Scare the Gods to Tears 星穹铁道：我编造未知，吓哭诸神 Autumn Wind Enters Dreams秋风入梦Anime Fanfiction438k WordsCompleted [Honkai: Star Rail]+ [Foundation]+ [Aeons]+ [Great Old Ones] After transmigrating into the world of Honkai: Star Rail, Su Ye gained the ability to invent the unknown. From the start, he created indescribable creatures. The greater the commotion his invented creatures caused, the stronger his ability became! It all began with a strange sculpture that appeared in Herta Space Station. In Elio’s script, it was a peculiar little peanut statue that would kill anyone who looked away from it. Out in the 5.7kReads9.2Score525Shelves
39. 339 为 To Stay Alive, I Chose to Become a God Behind the Scenes! 为了活命，我选择成为幕后神明！ The Joy of Longing for Fish羡鱼之乐Urban1.5M WordsCompleted 4.6kReads8.9Score478Shelves
40. 340 次 Dimensional Invasion: My Clones and I Rule the World 次元入侵：我与分身共天下 Li the Cavity蛀牙李Urban1.3M WordsOngoing In a parallel Blue Star, dimensional invasions, spiritual qi revival, and fantasies made real brought forth countless things from novels, anime, and films. Lin Xiao transmigrated to this world with his clones. Gazing at this bizarre, dazzling world teeming with stars, he made a single wish: to become the sun. 4.8kReads—Score455Shelves

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    The protagonist establishes various factions by creating clones.

41. 341 盖 Gaia Consciousness: I Became the Lord of Heaven 盖亚意识，我变成了老天爷 Unlisted未收录Sci-Fi & Apocalypse247k WordsCompleted [Dark past, read at your own risk!] Li Liu transmigrated and was reborn, only to discover that he had become the Gaia consciousness of Blue Star. But since he was here already, he'd start with the solar system, then take it easy in the Milky Way. He'd lie low until he reached the entire universe, then be invincible across all worlds. [I'm no good at writing blurbs. Please head straight to the story, everyone! Thank you!!!] 2Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 342 幕 Creating Superhumans Behind the Scenes: Revenge on School Bullies from the Start 幕后制造超凡，开局复仇校园霸凌 Seven-Tenths Drunk醉意七分Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Behind the scenes + urban + ensemble cast + creating the supernatural + dark + revenge] Chou Yuan’s family is brutally murdered, but the police rule him the killer and sentence him to life in prison. Every day, he endures endless torment, trapped in darkness, wishing he were dead. On the brink of death, he awakens a System that gives him one bottle of supernatural potion each week. He grants these potions to people consumed by utter despair: A cancer patient whose daughter died after being bull 7.8kReads6.5Score609Shelves
43. 343 给 Giving the Trisolarans a Taste of Earth's Shock and Awe 给三体人一点小小的地球震撼 Searching for Jiu in a Dream梦里寻九Anime Fanfiction504k WordsCompleted Also known as: Myths Revived in The Three-Body Problem After finishing the Three-Body animated series, Wen Xi cursed furiously and typed away in the comments: This is hilarious. So in the finale, Ding Yi smashes the droplet with a hammer, leads Earth to the stars, counterattacks the Trisolarans, destroys the Singer, tramples the Returners, and unifies the universe, right?! But the next moment, he blinked, and the Three-Body animation on his desktop had turned into some unknown documentary. He tr 1.4kReads8.5Score107Shelves
44. 344 先 The Prophet’s Guide to Building a World-Saving Organization 先知的救世组织养成计划 I Can't Do Anything, Ahhh什么都不会啊啊啊Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Slow-paced, no female lead, not invincible, ensemble cast, not a wish-fulfillment story, not action-packed. The author would rather introduce this world. Also, the author is really bad at writing fight scenes, so there are as few as possible. Please go easy on me (screams).] The world as he knew it fell apart, and Chen Zihong unexpectedly arrived in a world both familiar and strange. When he learned he possessed the ability to foresee the future, he concealed his name and called himself the “Pr 135Reads9.0Score—Shelves
45. 345 从 The Eye Technique Organization That Began with the Sharingan 从写轮眼开始的瞳术组织 The Clock in the Sketch素描的钟Urban339k WordsOngoing [Sharingan + Rinnegan + spiritual qi revival + Akatsuki] More than two hundred years after spiritual qi revival, the supernatural has long become an important part of human civilization. Yet monster rampages and abyssal invasions are sweeping across the globe, and the pressure of survival once again hangs over humanity. Ever since transmigrating, Baili An has never dared to slack off. At last, he awakens ocular-art cards, which unlock a dazzling variety of eye techniques with all kinds of abilit 5kReads8.9Score342Shelves
46. 346 我 I Can Grant Superpowers 我能赋予超能力 Poor Jerry可怜的杰瑞Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A new novel in the same genre, “You Asked Me to Grant Wishes, So Why Are They All Dark?” is now out. Interested readers are welcome to check it out] [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Global Setting + Supernatural Abilities + Saving the World + Readers Are the Handsomest and Most Beautiful] [Also known as The Wheel of Fate] [The main storyline is complete. Extras are being updated, so read without worry] The protagonist is a supporting character and barely appears early on. If that bothers yo 6.8kReads8.1Score390Shelves
47. 347 重 Reborn in 1989: Building Bureau 749 from Scratch! 重生89年，从零打造749局！ The Green Hills Remain as Ever青山如故Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [749 Bureau, folk customs, mysteries, demon hunting, ensemble cast, official backing, military] At the end of 1989, snow blanketed the Shenyang Military Region. With the order to disband, the era of Steel Seventh Company came to an end. Ordinary soldiers were discharged and reassigned, while officers were transferred elsewhere. But Li Jingyang, himself an officer, made an unexpected choice. “Chief, I want to establish the 749 Bureau!” Armed with the Demon-Sealing List, he set out to create China 4kReads9.0Score317Shelves
48. 348 人 Behind the Scenes, I Can Fuse Materials! 人在幕后，我能够进行素材融合！ The Sky Is Full of Starry Skies天上全都是星天Urban412k WordsCompleted [Behind the scenes]+ [Gacha]+ [Material fusion]+ [No heroine]+ [Doppelgangers] The protagonist, Su Yi, transmigrated into the body of someone with terminal brain cancer. He unexpectedly obtained a gacha System, allowing him to draw all kinds of materials and fuse them together. For example, [The King in Yellow's tattered cloth + rosemary mask + electrostatic spider silk] fused into [Robe of the Old Ones]. And when [photon jellyfish + fissile flesh + Su Yi + ...] were fused, they granted him the 6kReads7.8Score763Shelves

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    Good choice, you can try it.

49. 349 我 Paralyzed at Home, While My Clones Go on a Rampage Outside 我瘫痪在家，分身们在外杀疯了 Mu Lin Yeyu慕霖夜羽Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone Changes Class + Behind-the-Scenes Protagonist + Face-Slapping + Wish-Fulfillment + Invincible] Cursed and paralyzed from the waist down, Zhou Huai awakened as the supposedly most useless E-rank “Clone Master” and was mercilessly abandoned by his family. From the start, he seemed to have drawn a ticket to hell! The whole world was waiting to laugh at him, expecting him to die quietly in some forgotten corner. But Zhou Huai smiled from his wheelchair. His “God-Tier Clone System” had told 15.3kReads7.7Score1.9kShelves

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    These few books are pretty good, and they fit the bill. I've already tested them out for you, so you can read them without worry.

50. 350 我 The Night Watch Organization I Founded Has Been Exposed 我创办的守夜人组织被曝光了 v Xinghev星河Urban139k WordsOngoing (I’m a new author, so please be kind!) The world appears peaceful and serene, but behind the scenes, it’s a storm of bloodshed. To keep life in the present world safe and stable, a group of people shoulder the burden in silence. In the cities beneath the night sky, there is a mysterious organization whose members call themselves the “Night Watchers.” They quietly protect the peace of this world, unknown and asking for nothing in return. Then an accident exposed them to the public… I’m not good a 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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