Please Recommend Books Where the Male Lead Is Obviously Max-Level but Insists on Pretending to Be a Beginner 跪求男主明明实力满级，却偏偏要装萌新的书

1. 1 诡 The Cursed Abyss Cannot Be Crossed 诡渊不度 Never Eat Sachima绝不吃沙琪玛Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Supernatural resurgence + nonhuman protagonist + no female lead + evil gods] Note: This is not a livestream story, a wish-fulfillment power fantasy, or a brainless invincible-protagonist story. Feel free to ship any pairings, though (doge). It leans a little toward two male leads, but not much, and has an everyone-loves-the-protagonist vibe. If that bothers you, please move along. The worlds of ghosts and humans were once clearly divided, yin and yang keeping each other in balance. But as t 13.3kReads9.4Score1.9kShelves

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   It's pretty consistent, it's very pretty! The protagonist is very strong, but at first he was treated as a cute newbie, but in the end he fell out of favor, which was super cool! Highly recommended! But the cowards strayed in! 👍🏽

2. 2 我 I Am Not the God of Drama 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score190.9kShelves

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   In a sense, it is.

3. 3 吞 After Devouring the Evil God, I Only Want to Be an Extra 吞噬邪神后，后我只想当个路人甲 Youth Isn't Afraid of Pants Exploding青春不怕裤子爆炸Mystery217k WordsCompleted [No heroine + System + villain + quick transmigration + Cthulhu + comedy] There’s a rumor going around the quick transmigration worlds: the guy who plays the random passerby is an evil god? Let’s ask the locals of these little worlds what they think of him. Female lead of the supernatural world: “I can vouch for that. We summoned him with an apple.” Immortal Venerable of the cultivation world: “He’s our refined and gentle senior disciple, who studies the laws of heaven and earth. How could he po 3.2kReads9.3Score426Shelves
4. 4 十 Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score233.7kShelves
5. 5 这 He’s Clearly Powerful, Yet He Insists on Messing with His Loli Master 这个人明明很强却偏要坑萝莉师傅 A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Archmage Lin En transmigrated to another world. To keep the gods from treating him like a crop to be harvested, he disguised himself as a mage apprentice in Winter Spring Valley and decided to stay under the radar until he reached max level. But who could have guessed that his loli master could hear his thoughts? “Disciple, what do you think of this forbidden spell of mine?” [Kindergarten-level stuff. I don't even know if one splash of water could hurt anyone.] “Disciple, with five hundred more 33kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves

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   It really made me laugh to death

6. 6 神 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 Small-Town Earl小镇伯爵Urban1.8M WordsOngoing An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 62.3kReads8.3Score5.8kShelves

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   The protagonist cultivates Qi from ancient books and inherits Taoism. He goes to school during the day and practices immortality at night. He is meticulous and cultivates immortality in an ordinary way. He quietly shocks everyone. His appearance and strength are incredible, but he still lives an ordinary life.

7. 7 玄 Fantasy: I Made the Empress a Happy Mom from the Start! 玄幻：开局我让女帝喜当妈！ Moonlight Reminds Me of Home明月思故乡Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Empress + one heroine + invincible protagonist + plenty of sweetness, no angst + low-profile System!] Chu Ning accidentally transmigrated to the Great Qian Dynasty and fell into a forbidden area, where the dynasty's empress, born with an alluring physique, happened to be in seclusion as she broke through to the next level! After their unexpected night together, the empress regained consciousness and flew into a rage. Still, she restrained herself from killing Chu Ning and tossed him out of the 9.1kReads7.8Score899Shelves
8. 8 超 The Extraordinary Era 超凡纪元 Don't Laugh, How Many Return?莫笑几人回Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Originally titled "The Extraordinary Era" The end of science is the occult. As technological progress hits a bottleneck, humanity begins its transition from a technological civilization to an extraordinary one. The clash between civilizations plunges people, who have barely had time to enjoy the conveniences of technology, into endless panic. What should humanity's future look like: a technological world, an extraordinary world, or one where technology and the extraordinary coexist? 77.9kReads8.0Score8.3kShelves

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   This one looks great in the front, but it really doesn't work anymore in the back and its combat power collapses.

9. 9 那 Those Days Spent Watching the Show in a Fantasy World 那些年在玄幻世界看戏的日子 My Name Is Li Changsheng我叫李长生Eastern Fantasy655k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast, No Harem] Li Changsheng is selling things at a street stall when a wordless heavenly book transmigrates him to the Water-Blue Continent. He discovers that the continent is collapsing, ferocious beasts are running rampant, and the people have no means of livelihood and are suffering terribly. Then he meets four girls, and the story begins! 191Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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   The male protagonist is invincible and his strength is unfathomable!

10. 10 我 My Daughter Is My Ancestress 我的女儿是祖宗 Luo Qinghou洛轻侯Eastern Fantasy43k WordsOngoing I'm Chen Chang'an, thirty-six years old, and the most beautiful person in the Five Realms. The woman hailed as the most beautiful in all the realms begged me to be her father. I thought she had something wrong with her head, but then gods and buddhas across the heavens all dropped to their knees and called me Ancestor. My daughter munches on immortal swords for snacks and pouts that she's hungry, so I have to bring her braised pork. She says, “Dad, if anyone bullies you, I'll make them kneel 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I, Chen Changan, am thirty-six years old. The most beautiful woman in the five realms begs me to be her father. I thought she was mentally ill, but the sky was filled with gods and Buddhas kneeling down and calling their ancestors. My daughter nibbled on the fairy sword as a snack and pouted, saying she was hungry, so I had to bring braised pork. She said, Dad, if someone bullies you, I will make them kneel and sing Conquer. I thought this girl was a peerless boss, until the law of heaven issued a death order, which made the world tremble. My daughter turned to look at me: Dad, how long are you going to hide? I smiled and unlocked the seal, and those who were fighting and killing had to call me... Ancestor.

11. 11 炼 After a Hundred Thousand Years of Qi Refining, I’m Already Invincible 炼气十万年，我已经无敌 Ding Chengjin丁程金Eastern Fantasy209k WordsCompleted [Ten Thousand Years at the Qi Refining Realm + Invincible]+ [Reviving His Sect in the Lower Realm]+ [Taking Disciples]+ [Defeating Every Villainous Sect]+ [Slaying Demons and Exorcising Evil]+ [Free Travel Between the Human, Immortal, and Demon Realms, as well as the Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth Timespaces]+ [Protagonist's Halo]+ [An Incredibly Satisfying Power Fantasy] Zuo Xiaoyu had spent a hundred thousand years in the Immortal Realm, stuck at the Qi Refining Realm. One day, he discover 217Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Just listen to the sound of a good book quietly and have a good sleep [Sending Hearts]

12. 12 丹 The Immortal Path of the Elixir Scripture 丹经仙途 Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Purple红的黄的蓝的绿的紫的Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted A humble young man happens upon an alchemy manual. Relying on his natural talent, he practices alchemy and cultivation, joins a sect, and successfully establishes his foundation. He ventures into secret realms, claims rare treasures, and has a beautiful companion by his side. After a difficult journey, he forms a Golden Core, forges a Nascent Soul, and ultimately becomes a legendary figure of his era. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 修 Cultivating Immortality: I Have a Mysterious Space 修仙我有一个神秘空间 Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, and Purple红的黄的蓝的绿的紫的Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted A fishing village boy with an inferior spiritual root is recruited into an immortal sect as a menial disciple. By a twist of fate, he obtains the ancient spiritual treasure, the Void Mirror, and rises against all odds. From Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul, he tramples the geniuses of every immortal sect underfoot and takes the world by storm! 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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