Male Protagonist, No CP, No Flirting!!! Pure Wish Fulfillment, and He’s Handsome! 主角男，无Cp，不暧昧！！！爽文！还很帅的！

1. 51 午 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺，活人回避 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural Horror] [Chinese Folk Customs] [Unorthodox Trade] [Tales of Evil Objects] [No Romance] This is a strange pawnshop that deals exclusively in sinister objects with special value! When something goes against the natural order, evil must be at work! Some things simply should not exist in this world! Coins stuffed into the mouths of the dead, an executioner's blade, grave mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! T 278.5kReads9.4Score24.3kShelves
2. 52 百 Ghosts in the Apocalypse: I Became the Strongest Ghost Tamer 百鬼末世：我成了最强御鬼师 Yi People's Firelight彝人烟火Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A Full 1,000 Types of Ghosts] Mysterious ghosts include Jin Buhuan, the White Bone Bodhisattva, the Earthly Branches War Lord, and the Blood-Drop Plum Blossom. The powerful ones include Asura, Rakshasa, the Butcher, the Martial Champion, and the Emperor. The eerie ones include Painted Skin, the Red Robe, the Chubby Baby, the Coroner, the Flower-Waisted Bride, the Embalmer, and the Ever-Burning Lamp. Every type has its own evolution path: Drowned Ghost → Water Monkey → Kappa → ? (There’s more af 115.3kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
3. 53 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 538.5kReads9.5Score43.9kShelves
4. 54 哎 Oh No! I’m One of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I Got MVP! 哎呀！我七原罪，得了MVP！ Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Dark comedy + hilarious + ruthless action + global setting + unconventional ideas + one heroine + near-invincible protagonist + power fantasy with a brain (or without one)] Horror games descend upon the world. Those chosen to participate must face challenges of inhuman difficulty. Though the games are full of torment, they also offer people a chance to gain supernatural powers. Life or death. A meteoric rise, or losing everything. But Lu Ce, who has been unable to feel pain since childhood, fee 142.7kReads9.3Score16.7kShelves

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   No romantic pairing, respect for women, and no lewd jokes from the male protagonist. The first book, *Lu Ding, the Corpse-Dissecting Grand Duke*, is particularly unconventional, subverting classic tropes and plots. I would call it Tomato's number one satisfying novel; he kills without delay, never compromising himself or the reader's comfort. The recommended books all feature protagonists who are more villainous.

5. 55 垂 On My Deathbed, I Sat Bolt Upright: The Old Ones Were Me All Along 垂死病中惊坐起，旧日竟是我自己 Ten Tons in Three Days三天吃十吨Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Not an invincible protagonist + progression novel + no System + Lovecraftian horror + not fast-paced wish fulfillment + follows the official route] Lu Ning wandered through the fog for two thousand years. When he finally emerged, he found that the world seemed to be sick. The sun was covered in tentacles, planets were blanketed in flesh, the moon had sprouted countless eyes, and even Earth was groaning and crying for help. The diseased, disaster beasts, and followers of evil gods ran rampant, w 50.1kReads9.1Score6kShelves
6. 56 末 Apocalypse Villain: Reborn, I Infiltrate the Protagonist's Crew 末世反派：重生后，我混入主角团 Room-Temperature Sugar-Free Soda常温无糖汽水Sci-Fi & Apocalypse683k WordsCompleted [Zombies + post-apocalypse + doomsday + self-interest + decisive and ruthless + villain] Important: The protagonist is neutral evil when he’s in a good mood and chaotic evil when he’s not. He has almost no humanity. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. Only after Chi You dies does he learn that the hotheaded boy who’s always going on about love and peace is the chosen protagonist, destined to save the world, while he himself is merely a villain serving as a stepping stone along the protagonist 37.6kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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   Hugh is already quite authoritative in the first book, so his wife shouldn't be the female lead, right?

7. 57 我 I Run a Funeral Home, I Really Can't Teach You to Slay Demons 我开的是殡仪馆，真不会教斩妖啊 Big Bowl of Beef Noodles大块牛肉面Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [System + urban martial arts + no heroine + decisive and ruthless + ensemble cast + slight delusion] Lu Changsheng transmigrates and becomes the master of the Changsheng Hall, where he is bound to a Disciple Training System. As long as he trains his disciples well, he can share their cultivation progress remotely. System coins can also be used to draw various [skills] and equip them on his disciples. Everything should have been perfect. Unfortunately... [Changsheng Funeral Services] Staring at t 10.8kReads8.7Score927Shelves

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   First of all: These five are my absolute favorites. The first one is a fast-paced, action-packed novel with high-level martial arts elements. At first, I thought it was just about taking on disciples, but later, when the demon race began their massacre, he donned a mask and became "that lord." The chief of the Demon Slayer Division said, "Including myself, all the Venerables will cover your retreat." He lived up to expectations, slaughtering indiscriminately. His disciples were also incredibly capable. It's heartwarming without being mindless, with a tight plot, a strong ensemble cast, and everyone has their own unique characteristics. There's a plot twist! The second one was the first high-level martial arts novel I read after joining Tomato Publishing. It was very moving; I burst into tears when I heard my teammates sacrifice themselves in the headset at the end. A strong ensemble cast. He's truly excellent. The third one is by Zheng Erchui. The protagonist is very powerful, logical, and emotional. A strong ensemble cast. The beginning is funny, but the later part features a huge plot twist, making it particularly moving. I can't describe the feelings I had in the last few chapters; I was deeply moved. "They did what they did before; last time they conspired to kill everyone, and this time they can pull it off again" (a dungeon story). The fourth one is also very good. You can check out my previous review of this book; it's very impactful, a strong ensemble cast. I highly recommend "Godslayer". It's the fifth book by the same author, currently being serialized. The protagonist is insane, powerful but not brainless. Recommended.

8. 58 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 1MReads9.9Score162.2kShelves

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   These have to be my four favorites!!! *Slaying Gods* has a romantic pairing, the others don't, that's just my personal preference haha, because there are so few books with good plots and writing, so finding one makes me so happy [shy][shy]

9. 59 难 You’re Telling Me I Can’t Catch Fish Even in a Game? 难道我玩游戏还能钓不不到鱼？ Too Fat to Fly胖的飞不起Sports1.7M WordsOngoing [No real-world arrival + lighthearted + mostly everyday life + fishing + slacker protagonist + no romance in the game. Male body, female appearance in the game, don’t read if that bothers you!! The protagonist is extremely straight! Includes livestreaming. Read with caution!] Note: This really is just a game! And the protagonist really is just playing a game! Standing before you now is: “Crystal Source Alliance Mascot,” “The spark that ignited the First Game World War,” “Captain of the Crystal S 46.9kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves

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   The latest chapter is over 700, no romantic pairing, male protagonist, full-immersion game, not frustrating, leaning towards a slice-of-life leveling-up style. Perfect for when you're looking for something to read!

10. 60 系 The System Exploded, and I Became the System 系统炸了，我成了系统 Little Monster小小怪Urban4.9M WordsOngoing What's it like to be a System? After Ye Tian angered the System that coveted him, he became a System himself. He travels through the Myriad Worlds, stealing the essence of each world. He transforms into the “Great Villain System,” helping villains beat the living daylights out of protagonists. In a world where men are inferior to women, I become the “Great Man System,” giving my Host a little extra charm every day and attracting the empress's attention. He evolves into a Creator System, and the 14.3kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    I won't even read anything that isn't a lighthearted, wish-fulfillment story with no romantic pairings or ambiguous relationships. While there are fewer harem stories in male-oriented fiction these days, there's a lot more lewd humor! It's always about this woman's curves, that woman's blushing face, this woman's dreamy eyes today, that woman's soft breasts and pouty lips tomorrow—it's making me almost sick of women… But it's male-oriented fiction, so I can understand. It's not written to cater to female readers anyway, so I just won't read it. These few books are ones I chose because the language is relatively clean and the plot is quite good. I don't read books that aren't rated 9 out of 10 unless the title or synopsis is really appealing. When I search for books in categories, I usually go straight for high-rated ones without female leads. These few are genuinely good, at least for me. If you're interested, you can check them out.

11. 61 自 I've Been a Police Officer Since My Freshman Year, and First-Class Merits Are Rolling In 自从大一当警察，一等功拿到手软 Armed Hedgehog武装刺猬Urban408k WordsCompleted [An immensely satisfying story + dominant male lead + transmigrate into a book in an alternate world + absolute domination + no female lead + ruthless and calculating] After transmigrating into a book set in an alternate world, he found the original character had been bullied without restraint, left helpless and alone, and doomed to a tragic end. Now that he had taken over as Ye Tian, he was determined to rewrite that tragic fate! I'm going to become the greatest police officer of all time. And 4.9kReads8.8Score433Shelves

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    Completely devoid of romantic pairings or ambiguity, the protagonist, Ye Tian (a college student), comes from a family of loyal martyrs, highly sought after by narcotics officers, criminal police, the navy, and the air force. He has a decisive personality [I've learned something new], easily slapping someone in the face the next second, and the story progresses very quickly. After reading it, I felt unsatisfied; Ye Tian is my favorite protagonist among all the no-romance, action-packed novels I've read.

12. 62 直 Livestream: I Said I’d Never Killed Anyone, and the Lie Detector Went Off 直播：我说没杀过人，测谎仪响了 Naming Is Annoying取名烦人Urban1.2M WordsCompleted A new interview show took the country by storm. The host randomly picked people on the street and asked them questions. Answer, and you could win cash! That day, the host came across Jiang Feng. With a teasing smile, the host asked, “Jiang Feng, have you ever killed anyone?” Jiang Feng smiled faintly and said, “Life is precious. We should all cherish it.” After leaving him with those words, Jiang Feng walked away. But the moment he was out of sight, the lie detector in the host's hands let out a 30.7kReads8.4Score3.1kShelves

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    Assassin Jiang Feng, God Lin Yan, Shopkeeper Qin Mo, Divine Child Qing Xiao, Adorable Hammer... A variety of male leads without romantic pairings for you to choose from ❤❤😘

13. 63 末 Apocalypse Card Draw: My Identity Card Is Godhood 末日抽卡，我的身份卡是神明 White Porcelain Listening to Night Rain白瓷听夜雨Sci-Fi & Apocalypse503k WordsCompleted [Identity Card Draw] [Reborn for Revenge] [Face-Slapping and Invincible] [A Touch of Ensemble Cast] [Leveling Up] [No Female Lead] The survival game begins, and everyone will draw an identity card. 90% of people will draw the Walking Corpse Card, becoming corpses that are neither alive nor dead. 9% will draw the Player Card and awaken a skill. 1% will draw the NPC Card and become an NPC in an item shop, grocery store, or weapons shop. In his previous life, Lin Yan burned through his luc 10.7kReads8.7Score2kShelves
14. 64 你 You're the Richest Man Alive, So Why Are You Opening the Car Door for Customers Yourself? 你一个首富，亲自给顾客开车门？ Qi Yao Yao柒幺妖Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Standing before you is Yicheng City's top scorer in the college entrance exam, a millionaire entrepreneur by his freshman year, founder of Dami Tech after dropping out in his sophomore year, the man who made Dami Tech the country's number-one company by age 26, worth hundreds of billions by 28, founder of Dami Motors at 29, and the richest person in the country at 30. His bank account holds billions in cold, hard cash. He's the head of Dami Tech Group, founder of the Dami Standards Alliance, the 40.1kReads9.3Score2.2kShelves

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    These books all feature male protagonists, no romantic pairings, and no ambiguous relationships, which is quite enjoyable. The first one, in particular, is incredibly good and is also a patriotic novel. The protagonist in the last one is quite ambitious—not to belittle him, just a figure of speech—he has great ambition, which is a good thing, as it will drive him forward.

15. 65 末 Opening a Shop in the Apocalypse: The Owner Is Powerful but Keeps a Low Profile 末世开店，店主很强却过分低调 Qian Mo Ya浅沫呀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse919k WordsOngoing [Shopkeeping + Apocalypse + No female lead + Relaxed daily life + Business-focused + Ensemble cast, with stories told through many characters and little from the male lead's perspective, since he only runs a shop. This novel is entirely fictional.] After binding to the System, Qin Mo began traveling to different worlds to open shops. This time, he has arrived in the Apocalypse. The Apocalypse strikes, and within just half a month countless people have died. Everyone is desperate for food and a 8.1kReads8.7Score481Shelves
16. 66 职 Professional Game NPC: Players Cry After I Beat Them 职业游戏NPC：玩家被我虐哭了 Lettuce Egg生菜蛋子Sports1.5M WordsCompleted [No female lead + lone wolf + ruthless and decisive + video game NPC + multiple worlds + players + light comedy + a bit absurd] [The protagonist never lets lust override reason] [The protagonist only wants to grow stronger] Gu Yeming transmigrates into a game and becomes an NPC, specifically Subject 1145 of the Moreid Corporation. A disastrous start! Wait, why are his combat talents maxed out from the start? What? He can choose an unlimited number of classes, too? Years later, when Gu Yeming ap 7.8kReads8.8Score846Shelves

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    The first one is great because the protagonist transmigrates into the game as an NPC beforehand. Later, when the players enter the game, the protagonist becomes the village chief of the newbie village, but it's really exciting! [Cool] The second one needs no introduction, Lu Sheng is super strong, pure enjoyment! [Cool] The third one is Lu Ding, the pinnacle of the 749 type in my mind! [Cool]

17. 67 开 SSS-Rank Talent from the Start: Who Dares Take My Sword Strike? 开局SSS级天赋：谁敢接我一剑 Feng Xing沨行Urban695k WordsCompleted High-martial-arts world + no female lead + leveling up With an SSS-rank talent and a mysterious sword spirit teacher from the start, Jiang Wuyuan has just one question: How could I possibly lose? Several years later. There will no longer be anyone guarding the abyss. Because I've filled it in., Jiang Wuyuan 6.5kReads8.7Score791Shelves
18. 68 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.4kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves

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    🍀🍀No romantic pairing. The male lead is ruthless and decisive, not a saint. Even unorthodox methods can lead to great heights! This humble Taoist has always been rather timid; I can't sleep at night if I don't nip the problem in the bud! Hehehe... This humble Taoist, He An, is your great calamity!

19. 69 抄 Plagiarizing the Entire Internet: The Uncrowned King of Literature 抄爆全网，我是文坛无冕之王 Qian Lailai潜来来Urban762k WordsOngoing [Postwar parallel world + no female lead + slow-paced everyday life] Ming Xu writes under the pen name Yue You. His nicknames include Moon God, Purple Violet Emperor Star, Moon Heavenly Emperor, and honorary graduate of the Clear and Bright Fragment Class (kappa). Who could have imagined that before solving the mystery of his birth, he was an ordinary male high school student, shaking milk tea at a shop and wondering whether to drop out? Who could have imagined that his very first novel would to 2.9kReads6.8Score132Shelves

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    These are all non-CP (couple pairing) novels. Warnings: The first one has a one-sided crush, but the protagonist doesn't reciprocate, and there's no description of the crush's appearance. [Heart emoji] The second one, while described as a heartthrob, is more about a believer's faith and reverence for a deity. [Heart emoji] The third one has many fanfiction and derivative works, and a large female readership (possibly due to its ensemble cast and the protagonist's focus on order and goodness; the author also likes Natsume, so the protagonist leans towards that style). [Heart emoji] The fourth one features a protagonist who is the embodiment of the Dao, almost devoid of emotion and desire, only showing some familial affection for his mentor (a male, over sixty years old). It focuses more on world-building. [Heart emoji] The fifth one features a protagonist with a mental disability, but his research is incredibly advanced; it's comedic, with no CP and no romantic subplots.

20. 70 霍EN Hogwarts: Throne of Magic 霍格沃兹的魔法王座 Your Eyes Are Like Water君瞳似水Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted [No female lead + career-focused story + pseudo-System + GGAD + becoming a king on his own + an ultra-cool personality.] Xiao Er transmigrates into the Harry Potter world and inherits the Black family. When he enters Hogwarts, he discovers that the magical world is more complicated than it seems, and that his own origins are an even greater mystery. He conquers Slytherin and becomes its top student, keeps Snape in line, teases Draco, helps Theodore find redemption, reunites GGAD at the tower, es 5.7kReads9.2Score533Shelves

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    The male lead is a handsome man, timelessly elegant. No romantic pairing. Completed. A satisfying read.

21. 71 盗 Tomb Raiding: From the Start, I Lead the Queen Mother of the West in Search of Immortality 盗墓：开局引领西王母寻找长生 Yang Jian's Third Eye杨戬的第三只眼Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + System + indulgent and satisfying + lighthearted] [Content warning: breaks up canon couples! Everyone’s favorite! If that bothers you, don’t read!] Helian is an unlucky college student who gets hit by a car and ends up in a vegetative state. An acting System comes to him, claiming it can restore him to normal. Helian opens his eyes to find himself in ancient times, face-to-face with someone known as the Queen Mother of the West. The Queen Mother of the West? Couldn’t the S 22.8kReads7.9Score2.3kShelves
22. 72 公 Highway Survival: Why Is the Boss Inspecting Monster Supplies? 公路求生：大佬咋在验收怪物物资 Icebreaking Sledgehammer破冰大锤子Sports1.6M WordsCompleted [Road Survival raft + Infinite Dungeon Progression + Stockpiling] [Not an ensemble story, with a lone-wolf focus. Team battles only begin much later, after around chapter 450. Not a war-between-nations story, and not a rebirth story.] The early chapters borrow general elements from road-survival stories, such as vehicles, professions, and service stations. The story gradually opens up around chapter 100, combining an infinite-dungeon format with a road-survival setting. Current dungeons include 87.8kReads9.2Score8.5kShelves
23. 73 文 The Evolution of Civilization: My Civilization-Building Game 文明进化：我的文明演化游戏 Ten Thousand a Day一天一万Urban840k WordsCompleted One morning in the final year of the Common Era. A meteorite with a gold content of over 90 percent fell in the vast, uninhabited region of the northwest. At the same time, Qin Tian, far away, was fiddling with a game that had appeared on his phone out of nowhere. When he decided to drop a golden meteorite onto Earth in the “game,” he hesitated. His finger shifted slightly, changing the meteorite's course so it would fall in an uninhabited region. Qin Tian discovered a game called “Civilization 2.3kReads6.5Score171Shelves
24. 74 直 Livestreaming Zombie Virus Research, Terrifying the Entire Nation 直播研发丧尸病毒，吓坏全国网友 Scallions and Tofu, Here We Go小葱拌豆腐啦Urban323k WordsCompleted [Livestream] [Absurd] [Feel-Good] [Scientific Research] Su Chen transmigrates to a parallel world. Having lived two lives and long dreamed of immortality, he resolutely begins his plan to achieve it for the future of humanity. … In his livestream, Su Chen holds up a bottle of green liquid, his eyes burning with excitement. “Welcome to the greatest livestream in history! This is a byproduct of my immortality research. It can bring the dead back to life, with just one tiny, insignificant side effe 22.5kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves
25. 75 像 Pixel Game: Top Player Logged In 像素游戏：顶级玩家已登录 Orange Fish Youyou橙鱼悠悠Sports256k WordsOngoing [Fourth-Dimensional Disaster] [Male Lead, No Romance] [Single-Player Game] Jiang Yi, a hardcore gaming enthusiast, got into the beta test of a single-player pixel game. He started off owing ten thousand in tuition, and from that day on, the people of the Dust Realm got what was coming to them. Up next: The top academic genius at Liuguang No. 1 High School, the Heaven's Punishment Bureau's top enforcer, a culinary god of the new era, a potion master, Liuguang City's startup guru, the Dust Realm's 112.3kReads9.1Score21.8kShelves

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26. 76 出 Invincible the Moment I Leave the Village: How Will You Deal with Me? 出村就无敌，阁下如何应对 Three Jin of Grapes三斤葡萄Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Liu Ye had always thought he was a good person, especially a devoted son. He was particularly filial to his mother. The Festive Funeral Ghost: What a load of crap! He was kind and gentle toward his father. The Water Ghost: Waaaah... Don’t come any closer! If you do, I’ll kill myself! He would go through fire and water for his friends. The other ghosts: You mean you’d stab us twice, right? All in all, Liu Ye felt that he was a very happy person. All the ghosts: Isn’t your happiness just our tragi 164.1kReads9.5Score20.9kShelves

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    Good reads, none of them have a romantic pairing 👅👅 Book 1 🙏 is hilarious, the protagonist is quite powerful 🌹🌹 the protagonist sees monsters as normal people, and the monsters can't attack him 💅 Book 2 🙏 the protagonist's skills are also very powerful, Su Xiao is still too authoritative 😋 compared to Dou Zhan Shen. Book 3 🙏 the protagonist is even more powerful, almost invincible later on 😋 cute little boy 👅 this book was banned once, so the author changed the protagonist to an adult 👋 but it doesn't affect my reading ❤️ Book 4 🙏 has a bit of an ensemble cast, also very good reads, Er Chui, we like you, the protagonist is also quite powerful. None of them have low ratings 👅👅 go read them all!

27. 77 癫EN What the Heck! Everyone Around Me Is Completely Nuts! 癫！孤身边全是神经病！ Wen Yuan Party文元党Ancient Romance764k WordsCompleted Born a crown prince, Qi Yuanzuo was convinced that he was the only normal person in the imperial family. Little did he know what the Crown Prince looked like to outsiders: At seven, he shot a tiger and won nine hundred kilometers of territory in the Qilian Mountains. At thirteen, he cut through the great clans of Jiangnan and personally orchestrated the Case of the Ninety-Seven Mourning Robes, stepping over piles of corpses to claim the throne. At fifteen, he gambled on the Qilian Mountains once 54.9kReads9.5Score7.1kShelves

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    No romantic pairing, but His Highness the Crown Prince is terrifyingly strong!

28. 78 拼 I Worked My Way to the Top Scholar in the Imperial Exams, and Now You Say I Have a Powerful Identity 拼命科举成状元，你才说我有身份 This Fish Wants to Eat Cats Now这鱼想吃猫了Historical1.6M WordsCompleted (A cathartic power fantasy: the protagonist never takes anything lying down, and never lets a grudge wait until tomorrow!) No romance + nation-building + imperial examinations + farming + alternate history + court intrigue A no-holds-barred power fantasy, with a decisive, ruthless protagonist!! If there's no justice in this world, then I'll carve it out with blood! If the great clans leave everyone with nowhere to turn, then I'll cut a path through them. The county magistrate's son toys with peo 35kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves

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    No romantic pairing, lighthearted story, no female lead, ensemble cast of brothers.

29. 79 太EN Has the Little Crown Prince Taken the Throne Yet? 太子崽崽今天登基了吗？ Wen Yuan Party文元党Ancient Romance631k WordsCompleted Raising children + fortune + no romance. For content warnings, read the author’s note in Chapter 1. The synopsis has a word limit. In his previous life, Wu Junji spent sixteen years living among commoners before Emperor Zhou found him and named him Crown Prince. After five years on the throne, he died full of resentment. When he opens his eyes again, he is back at the moment Emperor Zhou sent him away from the palace. He swears that this time he’ll kill Emperor Zhou and avenge himself. But Hea 65.2kReads9.2Score9kShelves

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    Having tasted the coldness of imperial families in his past life, he is now filled with tenderness by his father. The hatred is real, the love is real, and caught between love and hate, he finally lives the life he wanted.

30. 80 网 Online Game: Divine Thief, I Am the Lawless One 网游：神级盗贼，我即是无法无天 The Peerless Playboy, Me, Pang Hu绝世骚男我胖虎Sports203k WordsOngoing [Rating just released!] [God-Tier Thief Novel + Game Merges with Reality + One-of-a-Kind Style] [Overpowered Talent + Lone-Wolf Adventures + Hilarious Troll Vibes + Not Reborn + No Annoying Plot Points: No Heroine, No Little Sister, No Feuds from the Start] [Written by the real deal, read with confidence] He's a thief so absurdly powerful that his one skill, stealing, terrifies countless players and NPCs: Shops in small towns are robbed one after another, and the mayor's treasury is ransacked. T 2.2kReads8.2Score121Shelves

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    This is a book I wrote myself. It's a thief-themed novel, not a reincarnation story. The protagonist is a lone wolf, decisive and ruthless. There are no female leads or sisters. It's currently being serialized. The protagonist is a carefree, lawless thief nicknamed "Phantom Thief of Shame." It's kind of fun.

31. 81 开 From the Start, I Was a Baby, and Woke Up in the Middle of a Palace Coup 开局穿成婴儿，一睁眼就在宫变 Ya Musi雅慕斯Two Male Leads228k WordsCompleted Zhou Wangxin had always thought himself pretty lucky. After all, he'd finally found a great job with regular nine-to-five hours and weekends off. Then, while taking a shower, he suddenly transmigrated. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a swaddled baby. Not only had he arrived in an alternate dynasty, but he had opened his eyes right in the middle of a palace coup. At least he had a prestigious identity: he was a prince, even if the man who ascended the throne wasn't his biological fat 523Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    All of them are non-CP (couple pairing), the last one has the author's tag wrong.

32. 82 全 Godhood for All: There's Something Off About My Divine Realm 全民神祇：我的神域有点不对劲 Mumu Sees Changqing沐沐见长青Urban443k WordsOngoing [Godhood for All] [Farming] [Mutation] [No CP] [Multiple Cultivation Systems] [An Increasingly Unhinged Zoo] In the era of divine domains for all, everyone awakens their own divine domain in high school. Tang Shi awakens an A-rank talent: [A Wild, Chaotic Explosion of Growth]. Its effect is simple: the plants and animals in his divine domain mutate at random. The good news is, they might get stronger. The bad news is, they might grow in all the wrong ways. Luckily, he also has a special building 167.2kReads8.3Score23.6kShelves

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    There was no ambiguity whatsoever.

33. 83 书 Master Calligrapher? Poet Immortal? Chief Minister? That's Right, I'm All of Them 书圣？诗仙？首辅？没错，都是我 Sunlight on the River日照前川Historical834k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Cui Xian was a PhD in Chinese Language and Literature at a top-tier university. In this life, he transmigrated to ancient times, into a poor family with no connections: A destitute home, a pregnant mother, young siblings, an uncle who had failed the exams six times and was hopeless at studying, a grandmother so obsessed with imagining her son placing high in the imperial examinations that she had become delusional, and Cui Xian, who was only eight years old. Cui Xian: This 28.3kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves

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    No romantic pairing! A Chinese language PhD transmigrates to ancient times to take the imperial examinations and rises to power. The protagonist is incredibly knowledgeable, and the characters are described with exceptional detail. It feels very realistic and relatable, featuring a protagonist with a "power fantasy" persona—a child prodigy who becomes a high-ranking official. It's practically the dream life of a scholar. Absolutely unparalleled online! The protagonist is also handsome.

34. 84 规 Rule Horror: I Heard the Path to Godhood! 规则怪谈：我听到了成神之路！ Wenzhi Tianya文之天涯Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted “You might not believe me, but being chosen by a rules-based horror story isn’t something to be afraid of.” “Then what would you call it?” “A blessing!” Facing a reporter’s questions, Ye Ling says calmly, “Rules-based horror is the grave of the mediocre, the doom of the timid, and the executioner’s blade for the arrogant.” “But more than that, it is…” “The path to godhood for the strong!” … From “A Family of Three” to “The True Immortal of Ancient Jiang,” from an ordinary nobody to ascending to 9.5kReads8.4Score763Shelves

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    The aloof Ye Ling; the beloved Yun Changyuan, it's such a pity the author of Changlin Scroll 😭😭; the extremely germaphobic Shu Changge, she stopped updating, but it's really good; the divine Lin Yan; the villainous Gu Qingxiao NPC Little Fu Shen...

35. 85 无 No Romance: The Beloved Villain Is a Cheater 无CP：团宠反派是挂逼 Chang Linfeng长林丰Eastern Fantasy603k WordsOngoing Male-oriented fantasy ‖ No female lead ‖ The protagonist has an outrageously powerful background ‖ A System lends a hand ‖ Complex factions and relationships (a little brain-twisting, proceed with caution) Yun Changyuan woke from a nap to discover he had transmigrated into the body of a pampered young heir. Unfortunately, being everyone’s darling wasn’t easy, because he realized he was destined to be cannon fodder. The adopted son of his father, and his nominal older brother, was actually the ch 183Reads9.4Score—Shelves
36. 86 精 Zero Mental Power? I Control Mechs with My Bare Body 精神力为零？我靠肉身硬控机甲 Si Si汜巳Sci-Fi & Apocalypse234k WordsOngoing [Interstellar Mechs] [Ancient Martial Arts Transmigration] [No Romance] [Alternate World] [Max-Level Expert Overwhelms Everyone] In his previous life, Mu Rannian was the top junior disciple of his sect, a master of ancient martial arts. The moment he opened his eyes, he found himself in the interstellar era. Here, mental strength is everything. Without it, you're a good-for-nothing, not even qualified to pilot a mech. Mu Rannian, whose mental strength is zero: ... God, you could at least turn a 1.5kReads—Score328Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, male protagonist, a young boy who was the best in the world before his rebirth, and remains incredibly powerful afterward. There are no grievances, everyone is a good kid, and the ancient martial arts scenes are so enjoyable to watch!

37. 87 最 The Ultimate Schemer: I Lower the Bar for Romance-Focused Fiction 最强毒士，我拉低女频世界下限 Gatsby Can't Get Back on His Feet盖兹比不会翻身Historical1.4M WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a Book + Poison-Tongued Strategist + Ruthless + No Romance + Comedy + Maximum Satisfaction] Lin Yi transmigrates into a romance novel and becomes a strategist by the female lead’s side? Having read the original, he knows: The female lead, Su He, may be a princess with power in her hands, but she’s an utterly love-addled saint! Her younger brother the emperor, her princess consort, even her maids and servants can all bully her! Fortunately, Lin Yi has the [Strongest Poison-Tong 4.5kReads8.3Score364Shelves

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    The male lead has no romantic partner, no ambiguous relationships, it's a satisfying read, and it follows the progression system. Both of these are books that girls will find hilarious; they're not cheesy, and the writing is quite good!

38. 88 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score325Shelves

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    How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! 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.

39. 89 直 The Genius Livestreamer: This Streamer Is the Real Deal, He'll Show Up When There's Trouble 直播鬼才：这主播能处，有事真上 Let Me Go Wild and Feast让我疯狂炫饭Urban688k WordsCompleted [Livestream + No heroine + Comedy + Lighthearted + Rebel] A flop streamer + the ultimate troublemaking System, leaving netizens stunned! Bai Ye transmigrates to a parallel world and binds himself to the [Never Back Down] System. Onlookers: “Streamer, don’t! You can’t win against those matchmaking aunties. They’re way too powerful!” A passerby: “Holy crap, he actually went straight at them! Holy crap, he made the aunties cry!” A fan of a certain brand: “If you’re saying our stuff is bad, go make 19.2kReads9.4Score2kShelves
40. 90 嘉 Jiahao Gets Stronger? Sword Dancing in the Rain on the Field to Open Heaven's Gate 嘉豪就变强？操场雨中舞剑开天门 Fallen Leaf Blade落叶之刃Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [The animated adaptation premieres exclusively on Hongguo.] + [Jiahao? Swordmaster!!] + [Invincible] + [The King of Flexing] Lu Ming transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens a System at the age of eighteen, believing he is about to reach the pinnacle of life. Instead, what he awakens is actually the Jiahao Ascension System. Thus begins Lu Ming's Jiahao-style operation. "Are you really not going to avenge the grudge from ten years ago?" "Didn't they say Jiahao refreshes on the field? I've wa 111.1kReads8.4Score23.9kShelves
41. 91 觉 Awakened as a False God, Abandoned by the Divine, I Become a God Myself 觉醒伪神，神明弃我，我自为神 Koala Loves Pigs考拉爱猪Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Hot-blooded] + [High Martial] + [Everyone fiercely protects their own] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No System] + [Ensemble cast] + [No female lead, only companions] He tested as having an SSS-grade talent, yet the Divine Hall judged him to be "one abandoned by the gods." Ability Sequence: False God, impossible to activate! The Divine Hall declared, "He will never be able to embed a divine sigil in his lifetime. He is destined to be nothing more than a slightly stronger ordinary man." The school 541.5kReads9.0Score63.7kShelves

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    See, see, all of these are non-CP (couple) content.

42. 92 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 52kReads9.1Score5.5kShelves

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    None of them have a romantic pairing. The third book, for some reason, had its rating lowered. The fifth book also has no romantic pairing, but it's tagged with "Tomato" (a popular Chinese online literature platform) and does seem to have some ambiguous relationships. However, the protagonist's words... Well, he cut off all potential romantic interests, but there's still some ambiguity. If you don't like that, you don't need to read it. As for the 20th book... I started following it when it reached chapter 100-something, and I've already read it three times. I just never get tired of it.

43. 93 在 Day N of Pretending to Be a Genius in a World of Morons 在弱智世界装天才的第n天 A Catchy Pen Name顺口的笔名Urban472k WordsOngoing [Feel-good power fantasy + plot-driven + absurdist + requires just a little bit of brainpower] (Trust me, it’s definitely interesting. If you’re unsure, you can check out the reviews first.) After being expelled from school, Jiang Chen had resigned himself to hauling bricks at a construction site. But then, the world suddenly changed. An ordinary high school student became the most intelligent person in the world. And so… Cambridge Professor Norman: “In fact, Dr. Jiang Chen is the only person al 86.5kReads9.0Score10kShelves
44. 94 禁 A Short-Lived Forbidden Spell Caster? I Have an Undying Body 禁咒师短命？我拥有不死之身 Eat the Little Almond吃掉小杏仁Urban3.9M WordsOngoing Ye Lin transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and monsters, where he gains an immortal body. Because changing jobs in this world costs a fortune, he exploits a bug and sells his own organs to scrape together enough money to take part in the job-change ceremony. On the day of the ceremony, he becomes an SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcaster, but everyone around him mocks him. That's because SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcasters have to sacrifice their lifespan or their flesh to cast spells, so they're usu 197kReads8.8Score7.4kShelves
45. 95 能 Whoever Can Strike the Emperor Deserves the Highest Reward 能痛击寡人者受上赏 Qiao Family Storyteller乔家说书人Two Male Leads848k WordsOngoing [Master and disciple + ruler and subject + ensemble cast + secret identities + court politics + silly comedy + no CP (emphasis on this)] Jiang Jibai, a renowned scholar famous throughout the land, had just taken on a young disciple. Picking fights, gambling on cockfights, chasing dogs, climbing onto rooftops to break tiles, making trouble everywhere he went. Scholar Jiang's blood pressure shot up and his mood plummeted. He rolled up his sleeves and gave the boy three beatings a day. Gradually, 20.4kReads9.5Score167Shelves
46. 96 人 Everyone's Dead, So Can't I Just Do Whatever I Want? 人都死了，那不是想干啥就干啥 Qinggui Xi青鬼玺Urban1.3M WordsCompleted The Cybertronians got a little too rough when they were screwing around, and Cui Chen ended up in another world. Well, starting over was fine. He had no one to miss, anyway. A lonely ghost from another world wandered aimlessly through this strange land. When hungry, he ate his fellow ghosts. When tired, he watched the sun. Life was peaceful and dull, enough to make Yoshikage Kira jealous. Except... “I’m so bored!” Cui Chen bit off the head of a demon god and shouted like someone dying of boredom 9.9kReads7.6Score844Shelves
47. 97 我 I Am the Supreme, Raising the Eight Kings to Hunt the Gods 我为至尊，饲养八王猎诸神 When the Pen Rises, Fireworks Bloom笔起烟火Urban3.1M WordsOngoing (Slaying Gods + Sequences + Word Spirits + Building a Faction + Cunning Protagonist + Making Money + Humor + Absurdity) “Call me Tong Yan if you like. I won't hold it against you. But once you step through that door, you call me Godfather of Dark Four! And remember this blade: it can put an end to worldly conspiracies, open the battlefields of the divine realm, and behead the gods!” A Dark Four standing tall in the shadows, a collection of masks in every shape, one codename after another, figu 97.7kReads8.4Score11.6kShelves
48. 98 我 I, the Supreme Being of Old, Defy the Rules When I Strike 我，旧日至高位格，出手无视规则 Shimmering Night夜光浮摇Urban2.1M WordsOngoing I was once the world's first transcendent, a pioneer who ventured into the unknown. When I returned from two hundred years of being lost, the world had changed, and the mighty ran rampant. They said I was merely a relic abandoned by the times, the remnant of an ignorant fantasy. There was no place for me in the new world. What they did not know was this: I had witnessed the most insane horrors and the grandest downfalls. Dormant within me was an exalted existence capable of shattering the very l 308.2kReads9.3Score26.9kShelves
49. 99 人EN Humans Are the Juvenile Form of Monsters. I Was Stripped of My Humanity as Soon as I Graduated 人是诡的幼年体毕业即被开除人籍 Mo Mo Wu Hen墨墨无痕Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Eerie + Boss's perspective + dungeon worlds + rules + no female lead] Ren Yi wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into a “normal” world with unbelievably generous benefits. Under the League's attentive protection, everyone lives without a care, and the future looks bright. He thinks he and his only family member in this world, his autistic older brother, will live an ordinary, peaceful life together. But a “career placement test” shatters his entire worldview. “There are no humans in the 129.1kReads8.7Score14.4kShelves
50. 100 全EN Global Metahumans: Awakening the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning at the Start 全球异能：开局觉醒紫霄神雷 The Wind Is Howling Tonight今晚的风儿甚是喧嚣Urban4.5M WordsOngoing On Blue Star, vicious beasts run rampant. Everyone can awaken an ability and has a chance to become a powerful force, feared across the land! Yet Xu Jingming, who transmigrated here, had only an E-rank ability. Fortunately, the Deep Blue System appeared, upgrading his weak E-rank electric ability into S-rank Purple Firmament Divine Thunder! That’s not all. Every time he kills a vicious beast, he earns ability points. Spend ability points to raise his level and strengthen his skills. “Deep Blue, 244.4kReads9.1Score19.8kShelves

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