No Romance, Martial World, Ensemble Cast: A Group of Young People Growing Up 无CP，江湖，群像，一群年轻人成长的故事

1. 101 霓 The Brocade Gambit: A Record of Power Plays in the Tang Dynasty 霓裳弈：大唐权谋录 Xiaoyao Lingzi逍遥凌子Ancient Romance14k WordsCompleted Silk and Strategy: A Record of Tang Dynasty Power Plays 2Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 102 浮 Tales of a Floating Life: Volume One 浮生物语·壹 Shaluo Shuangshu裟椤双树Modern Romance263k WordsCompleted Thousands of years ago, she was a little tree demon who fell in love with the Water God. After experiencing the tragic end of that ill-fated romance, she lived on alone into the modern era and became the proprietress of the “Endless” dessert shop. She brews a tea called “Fleeting Life,” and all sorts of strange customers visit her shop. Each one drinks her tea and tells her a story: the stirring love and hate of the monsters. A handsome young cat demon falls in love with a fish; a visually flamb 113Reads7.7Score—14d adds
3. 103 修 Cultivating Immortality by Raising a Horde of Monsters: What Are You All Panicking About? 修仙，我就养群妖怪，你们慌什么 Last Night's Tea昨夜的茶Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Transmigration! Reborn! Lighthearted + lively + satisfying + funny + leveling up and fighting monsters!] Lin Chuyi failed her tribulation and was reborn in a tiny mountain village where they ate just two meals a day. With her soul damaged, she spent years in a daze. Then she suddenly rose to prominence, leaving everyone dumbfounded! She raises spirit beasts, takes in monsters, and leads her family in leveling up as they fight monsters! When her adoptive father returned from the army, he stared 48.1kReads9.5Score6.8k14d adds

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   The first book tells the story of a character who spent his entire life in cultivation, dying while saving someone, and being reborn as a lazy bum. He decides to do whatever he wants, attracting a group of unconventional sect leaders who adventure together in the cultivation world. There's no romance in the main story, but there are some in the side stories. The second book features a group of various humans and monsters adventuring together; there's no romance. The third book also has no romance.

4. 104 失 The Amnesiac Sword Immortal 失忆剑仙 Xiaoyao Lingzi逍遥凌子24k WordsCompleted The Amnesiac Sword Immortal 5Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 105 三 The Sequel to Three Gates Street 三门街前后传 Anonymous佚名Historical285k WordsCompleted The Three Gate Street: Before and After, also known as The Complete Tale of the Eight Swords, Seven Heroes, and Sixteen Noble Men, is a long Qing dynasty chivalric novel by an anonymous author. The book has thirty-three chapters and around 280,000 characters. Set during the Zhengde era of the Ming dynasty, it tells of the eunuch Liu Jin and the corrupt minister Shi Hongji, who seize power, wreak havoc in government, and persecute loyal officials. The story follows heroes and heroines such as Hon 45Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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   A solid and profound masterpiece of martial arts fiction. It may not have groundbreaking settings, but it perfectly inherits and interprets the core charm of martial arts. [Original novel enthusiast][Original novel enthusiast]

6. 106 双 The Twin-Pupil Covenant: Throne of Thorns 双瞳盟约之荆棘王座 Xiaoyao Lingzi逍遥凌子37k WordsCompleted The Covenant of Twin Pupils: The Thorn Throne —Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 107 江 Chronicles of the Martial World 江湖风云录 Salty Green Worm Two咸青虫二Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Grudges and rivalries in the martial world, love and longing between men and women. With the two divine techniques [Golden Immortal's Will] and [Dancing Shadows], Wu Mingshi plunges into the martial world during an era of turmoil, risking everything for a beautiful woman. He fears no strong foe and bullies no weakling. Defying the powerful, he devises one ingenious stratagem after another. After overcoming countless trials, he becomes a peerless master, winning the hearts of countless beauties. 70Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 108 刀EN The Reticent Blade 刀不语 LazyEastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Someone once asked me, “What is the jianghu?” I thought for a moment. I thought of a jug of rough wine on the table, a distant figure walking away beneath the setting sun, a grave beneath the moon, and the cigarette burning down to ash in my hand right now. That person asked again, “Where is the jianghu?” I smiled and looked out the window. There were countless jianghus out there. One person is a story. Two people make a jianghu. 28kReads9.3Score3.2k14d adds
9. 109 山 No Boat to Ferry Across These Mountains and Rivers 山河无舟渡 Peace and Great Fortune平安大福Two Male Leads381k WordsCompleted Zhao Lingzhou seized power by any means necessary and became the new emperor, only to die on the very day of his coronation. After being reborn, he lost all desire to fight for the throne again. He planned to shut himself away in his manor and live as a carefree, wealthy idler, but his mentor was thrown into prison. To repay his debt of gratitude, he had no choice but to return to court and clear his mentor’s name. Yet soon, students across the realm were singing his praises as a brilliant man w 2.2kReads9.3Score27514d adds
10. 110 那 That Year, That Cicada, That Sword 那年那蝉那把剑 Mo Yu默煜Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted Holding a cicada from summer doesn’t necessarily mean holding the whole summer in your hand. But grasp that sword, and you hold an entire world of martial arts. Wield a three-foot blade of gleaming steel. Dream of becoming a revered Sword God, if only for a day. Be an invincible Sword Immortal, if only for a moment. Sever the headmaster’s treasured pagoda and knock the emperor’s crown from his head. He laughs aloud: “Eight kings with zithers, lutes, harps, and pipes; four imps with grotesque fac 82.2kReads9.3Score8.2k14d adds
11. 111 这 I've Walked This Jianghu Before 这个江湖我来过 Traveler of the Years岁客Eastern Fantasy70k WordsCompleted He said, “I came here to turn this whole game upside down.” He also said, “My younger brother is the keepsake my beautiful mother left me. No one gets to decide how he lives his life.” And so, not one seed went to waste. They all worked hard to sprout, each wanting to walk their own path and make their way in the jianghu that belonged to them. I've been through this jianghu, and I've regretted things here. If I had the chance to do it all again, I would still do the same. Dear readers, the jiang 1Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 112 星 The Interstellar Heiress's Collection of Junk 星际首富大小姐的破烂收藏 That Melon over in the West西边那个瓜Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Interstellar powers, military academy tournament, no romance for the protagonist, spatial abilities, lighthearted and satisfying, friendship-focused, with a large ensemble cast.] [Sole protagonist: Shen Chenfu (Xiao Fu)] [Volume One has been published] After years of wandering, Shen Chenfu is found and brought home by the richest man in the interstellar world. Her adopted sister is openly hostile toward her, and her twin younger brothers mock her for never having eaten meat. When her classmates 45.2kReads9.5Score6.8k14d adds
13. 113 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 168.1kReads9.6Score21.5k14d adds
14. 114 病 After the Sickly Beauty Is Reborn, Everyone Gets Their Comeuppance 病美人重生后全员火葬场 Flying Eggplant会飞的茄子Two Male Leads315k WordsCompleted [Love Rival Showdown, Devoted Couples, Everyone's Favorite] Cool, aloof, black-lotus sickly beauty x snarky, two-faced, mad-dog green tea Lu Xueyong, son of the prime minister, was the untouchable beauty everyone in the capital knew. Fragile and sickly, yet possessing unparalleled elegance, he should have inspired countless heroes to fall at his feet. Everything changed after he took pity on a young boy and adopted him. His fiance, his childhood friend, and his confidant all told him the boy wa 9.9kReads9.3Score99514d adds
15. 115 蝉 Cicadas Sing as the Sun Sets in the West 蝉声且送阳西 Rain Falls, Bamboo Turns Cold雨落竹冷Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Wuxia + swordsmanship + political intrigue + scheming protagonist + comedy + multiple leads] The world’s great currents form a chessboard, and all living beings are its pieces. One player commands the black pieces, another the white. One person has double pupils and looks down coldly on mortal life, overturning heaven and earth with a single gesture. Another is refined and graceful, laying schemes one after another, each linked to the next. Another, though only at the second rank, takes one ste 7.4kReads9.3Score73714d adds

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    🍀The second book, *The Cicada's Song Sends Yangxi Off*, and the seventh book, *Sunset in the Martial World*, both feature three young people venturing into the martial world without any romantic pairings. Martial world ensemble novels without romantic pairings are relatively rare (at least in my experience). 🍃Both are complete, so please read with confidence.

16. 116 努 I Strive for the Imperial Exams, But My Slacker Dreams Never Change 努力考科举，咸鱼梦想从未改变 A Little Green Ear一只绿耳Historical1.8M WordsCompleted [Imperial exams + everyday life + lighthearted] Lu Yang, a rich second-generation heir, wakes up one day as the youngest and most cherished son of the Lu family. This youngest son is a scholar, yet selfish and self-centered, turning a blind eye to his family's sacrifices and caring only about his own future. Lu Yang may be a slacker with little conscience, but he knows who's good to him. He keeps his dream of being a slacker tucked away and works hard to pass the imperial exams, hoping to become 17.6kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds
17. 117 大 The Tang Dynasty's Bureau of Irregulars 大唐不良司 Niu Deng牛凳Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Beneath a flourishing age, a group of young men move between light and darkness, uncovering the truth behind cases amid danger and suspense and exposing hidden villains beneath layer upon layer of conspiracy. This is the most prosperous dynasty in history. Yet beneath its dazzling surface, endless undercurrents and crises are stirring. They navigate a world of shifting intrigue in service of justice and truth. They are the agents of the Bureau of Misconduct! 180Reads7.1Score—14d adds
18. 118 灰 Notes from the Gray Tower (Web Edition) 灰塔笔记（网络版） An Empty Lamp Drifting Far空灯流远Two Male Leads136k WordsCompleted The original online edition of Gray Tower Notes is now available! This edition includes all the short extras and character poems, making it a more complete collection. Thank you all for your support~ Mathematics is the domain of geniuses. Only those who have outgrown what mathematics can satisfy turn to cryptography. Some say codebreakers helped secure victory in the Second World War. They were oddballs among geniuses, deciphering enemy messages from radio waves and striking at the Nazis' vulne 72Reads8.8Score—14d adds
19. 119 长 There Was Once a Young Man in Chang'an ("A Thousand Miles of High Towers, Untouched by Wind or Snow") 长安曾有少年郎（“高台千里，勿沾风雪”） A Sen阿森Ancient Romance161k WordsCompleted [Revenge and court intrigue + childhood sweethearts + tragic palace romance + maximum angst] [Loyal young general VS coldhearted heiress bent on revenge VS gentle, devoted emperor. A tangled love between three people, with heartbreak that cuts to the bone] Qing Ru'an's life was buried beneath the fire that raged through the snowstorm that year. Her entire family was slaughtered, both her parents were gone, and the Qing family, the richest in Zizhou, was reduced to ruins overnight. The once-proud 3.3kReads9.4Score78414d adds
20. 120 我 With My Sword, I Question the World 我以我剑问天下 Asking the Hazelnut Beneath the Pines松下问榛子Eastern Fantasy344k WordsCompleted [Wuxia + Political Intrigue + Swordsmanship + Ensemble Cast] [Epic Eastern Xianxia Saga + Jump In and You'll Be Glad You Did] The realm has only just been pacified, yet undercurrents stir among the various factions. Zhao Ye, heir to the Northern Frontier, enters the fray himself, using the martial world as a chessboard and wielding his sword to play a game on behalf of all under heaven… 694Reads6.9Score10714d adds
21. 121 与 With Jin Chang’an (Based on the Screen Adaptation Starring Song Yi and Cheng Lei) 与晋长安（宋轶、丞磊主演影视原著） Jiu Lu Feixiang九鹭非香Ancient Romance155k WordsCompleted The hit drama starring Song Yi and Cheng Lei is now airing! A beloved historical romance by Jiu Lu Fei Xiang! Female general vs. puppy-like boy. The child she casually picked up turns out to have two sides? A cold little gentleman by day, a loyal black knight by night. Is he a puppy turning into a wolf, and which side is the real him? A tale of love and hate between a female general and the heir of an enemy state! Li Shuang, the adopted daughter of a great general, guards the borders of the Grea 5.8kReads9.6Score92914d adds
22. 122 百 The Hundred Demon Manual 百妖谱 Shaluo Shuangshu裟椤双树Ancient Romance165k WordsCompleted A man, a monk, and a fox wander the world, laughing and arguing along the way. White demons, countless affairs, and every kind of human emotion: a world of strange wonders and the warmth and hardships of human life. 10.4kReads9.5Score2.2k14d adds
23. 123 少 A Young Man's Ambition in the Martial World 少年江湖意 Dao Chen.道尘.Eastern Fantasy311k WordsCompleted People say you were reckless in your youth. But what does it mean to be young? You are young, so of course you are reckless. Dressed in fine clothes and riding a spirited horse, you enter the jianghu; one dream of the jianghu, and you are swept into a world of wonders! A young wanderer, the spirit of the jianghu. A young man ventures into the jianghu, learns its ways, and finds his companions. A sword makes its first journey through the jianghu and meets a scholar. With a cloud-patterned fan, th 1.2kReads8.1Score22114d adds

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    Super good! This second book is a sequel to the first. The four young people who venture into the world are all distinct and unique, truly capturing the feeling of dashing young heroes.

24. 124 百 The Hundred Demons Manual (2) 百妖谱（2） Shaluo Shuangshu裟椤双树Ancient Romance191k WordsCompleted A man, a monk, and a fox, laughing and bickering as they roam the land. White demons, myriad affairs, and a hundred emotions: a strange and wondrous world, full of life’s warmth and hardship. 2.2kReads9.5Score57314d adds
25. 125 少 Young Heroes of the Martial World: A Night of Strange Events 少年江湖之诡夜行 Dao Chen.道尘.Eastern Fantasy284k WordsOngoing What is the jianghu? Wherever there are people, there is the jianghu. Some say the jianghu is treacherous, while others say it is a place where you can live without restraint. The jianghu is vast, and meeting there is fate. A pot of rough wine, a plate of pork with plum sauce. The young swordsman who once first entered the jianghu has become the lone guardian of Luocheng. The silver spear who secretly slipped out of the capital long ago took up his weapon and now guards the jianghu from the Heav 40Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 126 百 A Hundred Demons, Volume 3 百妖谱（3） Shaluo Shuangshu裟椤双树Ancient Romance218k WordsCompleted A man, a monk, and a fox roam the land, laughing and joking, cursing and teasing. White demons, a hundred happenings, a hundred emotions: a strange and wondrous world of human warmth and hardship. 2kReads9.5Score52714d adds
27. 127 我 My Irresistible Villainous Senior Sister 我那迷人的反派大师姐 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance596k WordsCompleted (No romance + genius sword cultivator + ensemble cast) Her master, who raised her from childhood, calls her irredeemably wicked. Her junior sister steals her position as the sect’s chief disciple, and the people of Sword Peak gang up on her, but she still defeats them all and becomes a god! But the old ancestor isn’t satisfied and kicks her down to start over! So from the start, she gets a master who has been reborn and becomes the eldest senior sister, powerful enough to outshine everyone in th 2.8kReads9.2Score39314d adds
28. 128 囤EN Stockpiling a Hundred Billion in Supplies: An Assassin Squad Clears the Apocalypse 囤百亿物资，杀手小队通关末世 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted (Female-led story, zombies, team-based, decisive and ruthless, not a bleeding heart) Bai Yaoyao, ranked number one on the assassin leaderboard, awakened a spatial ability after the apocalypse began. She led her brothers from the organization to carve out a path through the carnage and reach the top of the apocalypse's Ten Strongest list. Yet, in the end, she still died in the apocalypse's tenth year, cut to pieces by an Emperor-rank spatial zombie. She thought her life was over. But when she ope 114.3kReads9.5Score11k14d adds
29. 129 却 Yet the Way Seems Ordinary 却道寻常 A Few Ounces of Talent三两才气Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [A web-novel master picks up his pen again: a monumental xianxia epic twenty years in the making] He walked out of the Inverted Sky, climbed to the fourteenth floor, and shouldered the whole mortal world. Barely twenty and dressed in blue, he dares to seal the heavens! 194Reads8.5Score—14d adds
30. 130 小 My Junior Sister Says Even a Madman Is a God 小师妹说神经也是神 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhu transmigrates into a novel about a girl adored by everyone, as a disposable female side character. The junior apprentice sister is gifted and loved by all, while the side character has cultivated for years and is still useless. In the end, she's pushed out to take a blade for the junior sister and dies miserably in the street. She opens her eyes to the sight of a whole sect full of hopeless sycophants, and Jiang Zhu wants to die. The heroine's suitors are everywhere. How about I bec 37.9kReads9.3Score4.6k14d adds

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    The first book, "Buddhist Cultivation with Jiang Zhu," is hilarious yet powerful; the little powerhouse is amazing! The second book, "Snake Blood with Teng Yunxi," seems carefree but actually takes care of everyone; no angst throughout, highly recommended!!!

31. 131 沙 My Hilarious Junior Sister Is a Laid-Back Cultivator 沙雕师妹咸鱼修仙 Fu Yiling傅衣凌Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Xianxia + comedy + immortal cultivation + suona] Yun Qiqi spent her whole life as a happy slacker in the modern world. She never expected that after dying, she'd transmigrate to an immortal cultivation world where everyone was a workaholic. But she still refused to work! When choosing a master, Yun Qiqi thought it over for a long time. Sword cultivators worked too hard and had no money. Talisman cultivators drew talismans all day, and she couldn't even write properly, let alone draw talismans. 30.8kReads9.2Score3k14d adds

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    Highly recommend cultivation novels

32. 132 天 The God Who Walks Between Heaven and Earth Descends 天地行走之神临 Zhou Munan周木楠Xianxia485k WordsOngoing Three hundred years ago, the spirit springs shattered, and spiritual energy scattered across the four seas. The gods dwell high in the Ninth Heaven, treating mortals like dirt; demons have founded a kingdom in the south, where lives are as worthless as weeds. Xuanmen cultivators worship the gods and seek the Dao, while martial artists in the jianghu scrape by. No one dares ask: the gods sit high above us, so what gives them the right to decide whether mortals live or die? That is, until the Xuan 14.6kReads8.5Score1.2k14d adds

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    This is a very good book; the characters are very well-developed, and the writing is quite good as well.

33. 133 少 A Young Wanderer: Welcome to the Cultivation World 少年游：欢迎来到修真界 Zhou Wendao舟闻道Ancient Romance194k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast] [Cultivation] [Strong Female Lead] [No Romance] [Lighthearted] [Slow-Burn] Was it an accident? No, it was fate. Yu Nanci transmigrated to the cultivation world and was brought back to the sect by the master of Taiqing Peak at Xingyun Sect. She thought cultivation was just the dull pursuit of immortality, waiting to ascend. But gradually, it seemed she was becoming the savior of the world. “The immortal in white holds a little sword, first to the front when immortals and demons cl 135Reads8.0Score—14d adds

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    "A white-robed immortal, wielding a small sword, leads the battle between immortals and demons. He silently replies to his nemesis, the sword hilt echoing with the mournful cry of the Vermilion Bird." In this era of great strife, geniuses are never lacking; what they lack are geniuses capable of forging a new path! Witness how a group of youths, amidst the destiny of this era of great strife, stir up the winds and clouds of the cultivation world!

34. 134 此 This Sword Has Yet to Be Worn 此剑未佩妥 Li Chi李尺Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Steampunk cultivation] [Ensemble cast] [No CP] [10,086] The senior brother passing by is a transmigrator. The beautiful senior sister comes with a mysterious old master in tow. The junior brother has mind-reading powers. Their classmate is a savior in the making. Xu Huanlu: “...Everyone's using cheats? How am I supposed to compete? Forget it, I'm going home to cry to Master.” Wait, why do you have a cheat too, Master? . Days and nights in a small town, a world between dreams. A young hero's sp 1.4kReads9.1Score12214d adds

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    The book's ensemble cast is exceptionally well-developed. A group of teenagers live together in a snow-covered town, their companionship spirited and exuberant, radiating youthful enthusiasm. The author avoids using characters as mere plot devices; each character possesses a complete inner struggle and life trajectory. In public, they brave the snow together, laughing and joking side-by-side, but in private, each harbors their own unresolved sorrows. This contrast between their exuberant spirit and their inner torment is portrayed with remarkable empathy, making the characters vivid and fully fleshed out.

35. 135 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 146.8kReads9.6Score18.9k14d adds

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36. 136 现 Modern Cultivation: Our Captain Is Utterly Righteous 现代修仙：队长她正的发邪 Zhou Wendao舟闻道Modern Romance553k WordsCompleted [No romance, strong female lead, lightly ensemble, High Martial, feel-good] (The rating just came out, so it’s low for now.) “When a great tower is about to fall, the only ones who die are those still standing inside it!” “I’m willing to be one of them.” “The Great Xia Demon-Slaying Bureau will fight to the death and never retreat!” “The horns have sounded. I ask you to die for your country!” “My name is Lin Zhi’an. I came to this world as an immortal banished from the heavens, and in my name, I 9.7kReads9.2Score2.3k14d adds
37. 137 重 Reborn: I Give the Nation a Cheat Code 重生之我给国家送外挂 If I Do Not Leave若不辞Modern Romance653k WordsCompleted [No romance + post-apocalyptic rebirth + ensemble cast + the nation steps in] (The first season of the animated series is out.) The Civilization Codices descended, devouring Blue Star in a dimensional attack and bringing the world to an end. Greed, envy, sloth... What secrets do the seven great Civilization Codices conceal? Yan Chu, a tomb keeper, was hit on the head by a brick and inexplicably reborn in the past. She decided to hand over what she had to the nation. With the Book of Fate and a b 29.3kReads9.4Score4.4k14d adds
38. 138 谁 Who Gets Forced to Inherit the Young Master Position After Transmigrating? 谁家穿越被迫继承少主之位啊 If I Do Not Leave若不辞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban Imagination + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Interstellar] It all began when five burly men showed up at her house. “Miss Zhixin, we have been waiting for you!” Zhixin (not a text message!): What?! Overnight, she became the heir to East Xia’s foremost family, and discovered that this world didn’t seem quite right. Zhixin slapped her thigh. “We can talk about being the young mistress later. Looks like things are about to get interesting.” The principal set her up when she enrolled, so Zhixin 65.1kReads9.5Score9.5k14d adds

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    🎉This ensemble piece with no romantic pairing is really good! It's hilarious and exciting, with vivid and well-developed characters. The female lead is super funny, unconventional, silly, and cheeky. She doesn't follow the usual tropes and goes crazy with her teammates, helping and messing with each other. Hahaha!

39. 139 星 Interstellar Campus: The Five-Person Team Charges Ahead 星际校园：五人小队向前冲 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military academy + mecha + no romance + coming of age + ensemble cast + light humor + five-person team + strong team spirit] For the first seventeen years of her life, Jiang Lin's goal was to get into Mingde's mechanical engineering department and become a highly paid mecha engineer. But an unexpected turn of events sent her to Dawn Military Academy and set her on the path to becoming an elite solo fighter. Inter-academy tournaments, live-fire drills, interstellar battles... Years later, five s 62.6kReads9.5Score7.2k14d adds
40. 140 钢 Steel and Sunflower 钢与葵 Ripples of a Dream梦的涟漪Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing This is a serious, dark-toned epic fantasy set on an imaginary continent. It features multiple protagonists, intricately interwoven plotlines, and a profound world. Its many elements include historical realism, political intrigue, steampunk, Cthulhu, mystery, and character growth. It is a slow burn, but never drags. Welcome to a world that belongs to no heroes. Here, pure light does not triumph over darkness. Instead, faith and fate clash in a bloody struggle. Supernatural powers are not blessin 271Reads9.2Score23914d adds

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    Try this one, a Western fantasy! An ensemble piece, no romance. A serious, dark, epic work. Very enjoyable.

41. 141 穿 Reborn as a White Tiger Cub, I Crushed the Male Lead's Spiritual Root from the Start 穿成白虎幼崽，开局剖了男主灵根 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Fantastical Romance282k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Strong Female Lead] [Divine Beast White Tiger, Metal Law] [Ice Spirit Root] [Both Righteous and Evil] [Light Ensemble Cast] When Bai Xi learned that she was destined to be born as the male lead's contracted beast, taking blades, swords, and lethal attacks for him, then becoming his little wife after taking human form, only to die miserably in the end, she dug out the male lead's pure Heavenly Spirit Root instead. Thus, a half-righteous, half-evil White-Haired Immortal Venerable, whose m 8.1kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
42. 142 修 The Cultivation World’s Dark Moonlight: I’m Proud to Be Shameless 修真界黑月光，缺德我是认真的 Cheng Ya乘芽Ancient Romance344k WordsCompleted (Low rating due to low popularity; see the novel for details.) [No romance + ensemble cast + strong female lead + young genius + secret identities + plot-driven] Ning Wei is reincarnated as the personal disciple of the head of a notoriously unscrupulous sword sect. She wants nothing more than to have her soul scattered, but accidentally makes a name for herself across the cultivation world and becomes its dark moonlight. In the Qi Refining stage, she enters a trial to die, but accidentally wipes 2.4kReads9.0Score39714d adds
43. 143 宿 The Host Wants to Team Up with the Villain 宿主她竟要与反派为伍 City of Delusions臆想城Ancient Romance198k WordsCompleted (A gloomy, morally ambiguous little ghost & a slightly soft-hearted big villain bent on destroying the world) (They save each other) Jiang Qiushui, a ghost who died unjustly by accident and drifted for a hundred years, is suddenly bound to a System with a will of its own. The System says that if she helps the righteous path defeat the villain at the end, she can regain a body. She agrees. But when she learns everything about the villain, she changes her mind. Good and evil must never mix? Then s 42Reads8.7Score—14d adds
44. 144 小 The Junior Sister Is So Sweet and Gentle, Yet She Kills Without Spilling Blood! 小师妹超乖超软，但嘎人不见血！ Don't Eat Fried Shrimp不吃炸虾Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Slap people and kill people, both without missing a beat] [Main story complete] After transmigrating into a tragic cultivation novel, Jiang Wu became the pitiful, self-sacrificing heroine doomed to suffer. System: Host, even though the male lead crippled your cultivation and wants your life, he loves you. Jiang Wu: Kill him. System: Host, even though your senior brother bullied you for the sake of the female lead, one day he'll come to his senses and regret it terribly. Jiang Wu: Kill him. Syst 13.9kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds
45. 145 满 A Whole Family of Villainous Cannon Fodder, Riding High with Our Junior Sister 满门反派炮灰，跟着师妹浪到起飞 The Bear Who Bumps into Everything乱撞的小熊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + no male lead] Li Yang transmigrates into a book, going from a young, eccentric woman to a little turtle in a wish-granting pool inside an illusion. Who would’ve thought she’d land in a love triangle from the start, with the male lead and the main villain fighting over her. According to the original story, she’s eventually contracted by the original male lead and becomes his greatest trump card on his path to immortality. She spends her entire turtle life taking hits for him: blo 20.9kReads9.3Score2.5k14d adds

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    ☘️☘️Everyone should read this! It's super exciting, you won't regret it! Hahahaha, this book is hilarious!! It's a very good read, very exciting. The female lead isn't a naive or saintly type, she's actually quite cute. The characters in the book each have their own unique traits, and they're very united and friendly. If you like cute characters like Feng Xi and Ye Qiao, you should definitely check this out!

46. 146 被 Driven to Death by Her Cultivator Mistress? I Take Up My Sword and Storm the Ninth Heaven 被修仙外室逼死？我提剑杀上九霄 Bian Lu边鹿Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho 78.3kReads9.6Score10.3k14d adds

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    These books are all really good! Does nobody understand them?

47. 147 穿 I Transmigrated Into Death Row and Clung to Powerful Men, Now the Villains Are Killing for Me 穿进死牢抱大腿，恶人们为我杀疯 Sparkly Fat Tangerine闪闪胖橘Ancient Romance585k WordsCompleted [Villain-Focused + All Characters Are Villains + Mutual Healing + Male Leads Are Devoted + Happy Ending] Yun Ji transmigrates. Other people transmigrate into princesses, noblewomen, or junior sisters of immortal sects. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s a death-row prisoner, locked in a cell and poisoned. Supposedly, in three months she’ll be subjected to a heavenly lightning execution, struck dead by eight hundred bolts. Yun Ji: “Cool.” * She has four cellmates. None of them are doing well. O 16.3kReads9.1Score2.9k14d adds
48. 148 小 The Poor Little One Is Hated by Everyone, but the Villains Help Her Run Wild 小可怜是万人嫌，反派们带她发疯 Sparkly Fat Tangerine闪闪胖橘Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [An all-villain pampered heroine + regret and redemption + rebirth + mind-reading + mutual salvation] Yu Xi is a half-demon child who was abandoned. Just before she starves to death, a sect of immortals takes her in. She thinks she has found a home, unaware that everyone in the sect despises the lowly demon race. Her master hates her, her senior brothers don't care for her, and even the sword spirit runs off with someone else. No matter how hard she tries, she remains universally loathed for ove 18.6kReads9.5Score2.8k14d adds
49. 149 除 Isn't Treating You Enough? Do I Have to Be Cute Too? 除了治疗，还得负责可爱吗？ Motorcycle Cute摩托可爱Eastern Fantasy807k WordsOngoing [Western fantasy found-family ensemble + main story has no romance] Soft, adorable little boy / beloved group priest / ensemble cast / funny everyday life / light novel / RPG / passionate / uplifting / wholesome values / no melodrama / possible couples in bonus chapters Michiel Aster, a devout boy raised in the Monastery of Holy Light, resolutely stepped into the rough-and-tumble world of adventurers to prove that he was a real man who could stand tall and proud 8.1kReads8.9Score1k14d adds

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    This one! A lighthearted team adventure in another world, like Delicious in Dungeon! Western fantasy! No transmigration or system; the protagonist is a rookie priest. The writing style is quite lighthearted. Let's see what missions the "Anvil Squad" will complete and how they will grow together!

50. 150 我 I'm a Goofball, You're a Goofball, We Were Born to Be Geniuses 我沙雕你沙雕，我们生来是天骄 Cool, Cocky Ultraman Family Member酷拽奥特曼家属Modern Romance303k WordsCompleted This novel is also known as The Tough-as-Nails Heroine Makes Her Name Through Being Ridiculous [The nation's darling + mysticism + entertainment industry + no romance] When the Ghost Realm heard that Lin Yao had become a celebrity, they breathed a sigh of relief. Surely she wouldn't torment them anymore now that she was famous? So they went to the human world to cause trouble, having the time of their lives. Lin Yao flashed a talisman and smiled. “Three sentences, and I'll make you die 108 times 3.4kReads9.1Score57414d adds

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    The first book is a collection of micro-group portraits.

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