Authors Nowadays Can't Write Unless There's Showing Off and Face-Slapping, or Someone Getting Mocked 现在的作者，不写装逼打脸，不写被嘲讽就不会写书

1. 701 绑 Bound to an Ancestor, I Make a Fortune in the Modern World 绑定老祖宗，我在现代疯狂暴富 Jin Yan菳言Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted [Rewriting history from the moral high ground + cause and effect + unwavering devotion] She loved Gu Sinan for five thousand years. But her ancestor, Gu Mingze, erased all her memories! Fate took an unexpected turn. In a new world, she fell in love all over again with the cool, calculating Gu Sinan... Though Gu Shengwan was born unlucky and ill-fated in this new world, with little affection from her family and misfortune at every turn, she spent half her life struggling under a cloud of despa 25Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   It's an excellent novel; the imagery is vivid, and you're drawn into it without even realizing it.

2. 702 我 My Money Can Breed More Money, and I Can Never Spend It All 我的钱能下崽，花不完根本花不完 Tang Bozhu唐伯猪Urban708k WordsOngoing If you had more money than you could ever spend, what would you do? Start a company? Invest? Build a business empire? Come on, if you've already got more money than you can spend, why bother with any of that? You'd have to be crazy! Zhang Yang knows exactly what he wants. Grow some flowers, take the birds out for a stroll, do a little charity livestreaming... The life of the rich is far more boring than you can imagine... 22Reads7.3Score—Shelves
3. 703 神 The Low-Key Daily Life of a Tycoon 神豪的低调日常 Old Jar Daydreams老坛畅想Urban707k WordsOngoing Chen Lan is an ordinary wage slave among the countless overworked employees of Modu. He enjoys the supposed blessings of the 996 work schedule, but feels no happiness at all. Then one night, a faint, firefly-like light falls from the sky and vanishes into his head, and he is bound to something called the System. However, this System is running out of energy and is about to shut down. It needs its Host to walk in order to generate enough energy to keep running. Chen Lan: "System, what happens if 7.1kReads8.2Score219Shelves
4. 704 异 Starbound in Another World 异界星途 Chu Yang楚央Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing Alternate world setting + Western fantasy + ensemble cast + traditional isekai + travel + no cheat abilities + female lead + everyday travel + detailed, satisfying battles If you’re not sure what to expect, think of a journey similar to Frieren, but with more focus on combat. The first volume, over 130 chapters long, is a prologue told in flashback that lays the groundwork. If you want to get straight to the main story, you can skip it. But it includes plenty of little Easter eggs related to wha 4.4kReads9.3Score434Shelves

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   People are coming! (No system cheats/hacks)

5. 705 本 This Dharma Says, Let There Be Light 本法说，要有光 Your Honor, the Prosecutor检察官阁下Urban383k WordsOngoing [Legal Fantasy] [Path to Godhood] [Cthulhu Mythos] [Corruption] [One Female Lead] [Pure Love] [Dystopia] "Teacher, why is Earth the only place in the galaxy with life?" "Because that's what the law says." "Then where did light come from?" The teacher flipped through the legal code. "I know this one. The law says, 'Let there be light!'" The technology and civilization of the past have fallen silent, and an unprecedented power now rules the new world. It is neither arcane, inscrutable magic nor ce 368Reads—Score—Shelves

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   [Single Female Lead] + [Legal Fantasy] + [Godhood Journey] + [Fast-Paced] + [Darkening] + [Cthulhu] + [Dystopian], the male and female leads are decisive and ruthless, their intelligence undiminished, and their mutual devotion unwavering. Fans who enjoy new settings, grand war scenes, a pure love story between the male and female leads, Cthulhu elements, and dystopian themes are all welcome to check this out! [Heart]

6. 706 三 The Three Gods: How Am I Supposed to Save You? 三神：我该怎么拯救你？ Fishing Barehanded徒手捞鱼Eastern Fantasy267k WordsCompleted [Family + apocalypse + soft sci-fi + aliens + reborn + planets + demon beasts + urban life + creation] Tens of billions of years from now, Earth's core will cool, leaving all life on the brink of extinction. A higher-dimensional civilization breaks through the limits of energy and travels across the vast universe. After traversing countless galaxies, they discover that Earth is utterly depleted. "Empress, are you truly willing to turn yourself into energy to save Earth?" "I am." As time passed, —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 707 牛 Niu Meili, Your Dad Says Come Home and Farm 牛美丽，你爹喊你回家种田 Xiao Shui Zhui小水沝Modern Romance146k WordsCompleted My name is Niu Meili. I’m 30 years old, the first college graduate in my village. After working for seven years, I got laid off, and then my boyfriend dumped me too. My dad said he’d left me two million yuan. When I went home, I discovered it was two million yuan in debt and five hundred mu of wasteland. “Farming? Not even a dog would do that!” But there was no getting out of farming. If I was going to do it, I’d do it in the most unusual way. Cloud-based vegetable farming, a real-life crop-stea 49Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Without any cheat codes or special abilities, I'll just honestly farm the land.

8. 708 双 Fated Twin Jades 双玉宿缘 Du Ruoqingping杜若青萍Historical367k WordsCompleted She was a lingzhi growing on stone; he was the one destined to mend the heavens. He was once a five-colored divine stone, before the heavens were mended. She was a lingzhi growing on stone. When the stone shattered and its soul dispersed, one fragment became an immortal herb by the Three Lives Stone, while another passed through countless lifetimes and became a nun. For millions of years, he searched amid desolation, while she coughed blood and burned her poems, only to write them again. At last —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   No showing off, no embarrassing moments...

9. 709 恐 Horror Apocalypse: From the Start, I Married a Ghost and Took the Bride by Force 恐怖末世：开局冥婚，强娶鬼新娘 Drinking in the West Wind醉饮西风Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Supernatural phenomena return + unconventional stockpiling + comedy + reborn + one female lead + mental illness] Lu Yuan is unexpectedly reborn and remembers what will happen on May 20: when a girl confesses to him, his dead ex-girlfriend will turn into a vengeful ghost and hunt him down! To stay alive, Lu Yuan comes up with a great idea. Only ghosts can hold back ghosts. If he can gather an embroidered shoe, a bridal gown, a red bridal veil, a phoenix hairpin, and a jade bangle, he can assembl 8.5kReads8.7Score781Shelves
10. 710 妙 Miaoyu, Don't Be Afraid. Daiyu, Don't Cry. I'm Back 妙玉别怕，黛玉莫哭，我回来了 Du Ruoqingping杜若青萍Female-Channel Fanfiction313k WordsCompleted She is the mushroom spirit in the stone, waiting through ten thousand ages until her soul shatters; I am a traveler through reincarnation, searching for a thousand lifetimes until I forget myself. I was born when Pangu opened the heavens and earth, and once mended the sky with my broken body. For billions of years, my only companion was a mushroom plant, which split itself in two for my sake. One half entered the Green Bower Hermitage and became the aloof and lonely Miaoyu; the other entered t 2Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 711 香 So Fragrant! So Sweet! So Soft! Chen Lu Falls for Her After Tasting Her Cooking 香！甜！软！软饭好吃，陈律沦陷 Flower Baoji花宝叽Modern Romance5.0M WordsOngoing The main story is complete [Both leads are each other's first + Sweet romance + Love and hate + Male lead's secret identity: a tycoon + Satisfying comeuppance for awful people] Shen Xi fell for Chen Chuan at first sight. Of course, she was attracted by his handsome face and great figure. Liking money and good looks: isn't that the nature of young people today? She thought that after their “one night” together, they could go their separate ways. Who would have thought he'd say, “Since we've alrea 54.8kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
12. 712 音 A Captivating Voice: The Mouse Fell in Love with the Cat 音色动人：老鼠爱上猫 Running Script草书行Urban250k WordsCompleted [Supernatural, Dual Cultivation, Urban High Martial Arts] Carefully written, high-IQ fiction, following a journey from prisoner to god. A book for the soul, beginning with everyday urban life before venturing into the supernatural and then cultivation. One heroine, with the ancient soul Wan'er merging with her as part of the story. A work of traditional literature told in first person. The story is written across three levels of meaning. See how many you can uncover. Bringing you a different 74Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 713 战 Warhammer: Edgewalker 战锤：边际行者 Agares's Web阿加雷斯的蛛网Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing [Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader fanfiction] [No System] [Faithful to the setting] [Harem] [Character growth] [Multiple POVs] [Ensemble cast] When a seriously ill man named Wang Yunfei closes his eyes and opens them again, he finds himself in the Warhammer 40K universe. This is a Hive World in the Calixis Sector of Segmentum Obscurus, not far from the Koronus Expanse. The transmigrator, who has taken over a nobleman's body, is delighted to discover that he has become the test subject of a wandering 740Reads6.1Score105Shelves

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    A new author's new book has reached 850,000 words. It's a fanfiction of *Warhammer: The Merchant Ronin*, and I encourage all readers to give it a try. Volume 3 is currently complete, and Volume 4 is underway. *He Xinlang*, Volume 3: The heroic spirits have just departed. Several more difficult problems have arisen, presented in a row. The ancient war is urgently blocked; how can it be broken? It's nothing more than enduring countless trials and tribulations. The grand expedition has vanished like smoke; to keep warm, we gather firewood to pass the long nights. Only remember, our hearts are not afraid. The journey is rugged and frost-covered, but listen to the still-raging winds; we refuse to give up. The divine emperor's great power and the miracles of the saints, do not expect them to always come true. How can we distinguish between loyalty and treachery? After the Lion King Khan's disappearance, who is capable of moving mountains? One leg trembles, and the masses cannot stumble.

14. 714 无 Infinite Rewinds: The Evil God Begs Me to Stop Being So Underhanded 无限回档，邪神求我别太阴了 Two Jujube Trees Buy Oranges两棵枣树买橘子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse99k WordsOngoing [Death Rewind + Folk Horror + Puzzles + No Female Lead + Undead Army] With the help of great fortune, Li Hantian transmigrates to a world ruled by evil gods and gains the ability to rewind time upon death. Whenever he is killed, time flows backward, returning him to the moment before his death. In this eerie world, humanity barely clings to survival, while the evil gods wield all kinds of uncanny powers. They are the true masters of this world. Every time Li Hantian rewinds, the System calculate 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A masterpiece of folk horror! A story of cultivating immortal herbs! After the protagonist transmigrates, every corner hides a deadly aura that could kill him. In this hellish world, he uses infinite saves to uncover the truth and ultimately vanquish the evil forces.

15. 715 咸 I’m Just a Laid-Back Nobody, but the CEO Older Sister Has Me Trapped! 咸鱼的我，被御姐总裁套牢了！ Splendor at Fingertips指尖繁华丶Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Romance] [Everyday Life] [One Heroine] [Older Woman] Qin Ze had planned to live off his family fortune without lifting a finger, but through a twist of fate, he ended up in bed with his buddy’s older sister! In the disheveled room, Qu Man coolly took a stack of red banknotes from her purse and placed them on the bedside table. “Clean up before you leave. This is your payment for tidying up.” Qin Ze: “???” Had he just been...? At a restaurant, Sun Xiang walked up to Qin Ze with a stunningly bea 29.8kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves
16. 716 苍 The Laws of All Creation 苍生之律 Orchid Materials兰花材子Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing In a distant world, countless stories tell of ordinary heroes and extraordinary lives. A song called “Thoughts of All Living Things” inspires the protagonist to seek out the Yu Clan. A vast empire is on the verge of decline. Who will become its true ruler? A thousand-year conspiracy is about to come to light. Who is pulling the strings behind it? A mysterious and evil race is preparing to rise. Can all the peoples unite to withstand this world-ending calamity? 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    One is mine, and the other probably isn't. [Facepalm]

17. 717 悠 The Long Summer 悠长夏季 Thundering Lei Yin雷音轰鸣Urban228k WordsCompleted The quiet, secluded town of Guanhai welcomed two strange young men one after the other. From then on, the monotonous life of an eighteen-year-old high school girl was filled with laughter… But all good things must come to an end, and eventually they had to leave… Many years later, they unexpectedly met again, but everything had changed… 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There's no showing off or face-slapping here, no mindless fun.

18. 718 我 I’m a Master Procrastinator, and My Crazy Antics Stun Rich Beauties 我，摸鱼达人，骚操作惊呆白富美 Xi Dou汐豆Urban2.8M WordsCompleted Qin Xun, a university student doing an internship, joins a newly founded marketing company and becomes a proud assistant planner. On his first day, he binds to a slacking-off System. As long as he goofs off at work, he can accumulate slacking points and earn rewards. Just as he’s making the most of his time slacking away in an unnoticed corner of the office, all while sporting the title of Outstanding Employee, a cool, aloof new female colleague is assigned to sit beside him by the HR manager. “ 39kReads8.5Score4kShelves
19. 719 全 My Clan Raised Me to Greatness, So I Gifted Them Purple Robes 全族扶我青云志，我赠族人朱紫袍 Uncle Jianghe江河大爷Historical2.2M WordsOngoing After dying suddenly from overwork, workaholic Chen Yan is reborn as the only son of a newly born provincial graduate in the Great Liang Dynasty. His father is successful, so Chen Yan promptly decides to lie flat and enjoy the good life, with food brought to him and clothes laid out for him. But when he learns at the age of six that he was switched at birth with a farmer's child, his life takes a turn. The day the fake young master returns to the Chen family, he goes out to work in the fields an 213.5kReads9.3Score21kShelves

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    It's a very fine story, without mindless face-slapping or a system; the author relies purely on intelligence to outwit the villains.

20. 720 小 My Gentle Junior Sister Smiles, and Someone Always Takes a Bad Fall 小师妹温柔一笑，总有人倒霉一跳 Mei Xingxing槑杏杏Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Everyday cultivation + laid-back daily life + everyone’s favorite + spirit pets + heartwarming growth + a touch of ensemble cast + no romance + slow burn + no System + not a power fantasy + not transmigration into a book] Original title: Junior Sister Faints Again and Again P.S. It’s impossible for every character in the book to suit your tastes. Fuyue is a lunatic, so don’t judge his behavior by normal standards. Junior Sister will also occasionally get possessed by the urge to ham it up and a 2.7kReads9.3Score426Shelves
21. 721 烽 Apricots Beneath the Flames of War 烽火栓杏 Witty and Clever妙语玲珑Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted The 1930s: a turbulent and unsettled era. The extraordinary story of a remarkable woman, who weaves her own spectacular life. Join the author as we open the door to that tumultuous age through a unique perspective. 44Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Step into the history museum, explore a small town from a century ago, conduct on-site research, and write a period drama about the nation's history. A thrilling read, well-written and of high quality!

22. 722 爆 Going Viral Starts with Calling the Cops 爆红从报警开始 Yu Siyuan余四元Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Microdrama style, silly and lighthearted. The protagonist has no romantic pairings, male or female. Actor Mo Fei gets a Role System. From a holy monk, he gains an ability to attract criminals; from a serial killer, he learns human anatomy; from a detective, he learns to talk to cats; from a master thief, he learns sleight of hand... To everyone else, all of this seems downright bizarre. Would a normal actor radiate murderous intent? Would a normal actor know the human body so well? Would a norma 60.5kReads9.5Score8.1kShelves

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    There was no awkward mockery or forced rebuttal; it was rather heartwarming.

23. 723 烟 Love Amid the Fireworks of Life 烟火今生情 Witty and Clever妙语玲珑Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted The story of a young woman studying biopharmaceuticals as she grows from an inexperienced college student into an adult making her way in the world, encounters a terrible man, and struggles through a thorny path. Along the way, she finds a close male friend and a soulmate, and grows through her independent efforts... 29Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 724 系 The System Has Been Sacrificed to Heaven, So I’ll Slay the Immortals with My Powers 系统祭了天，我以异能戮群仙 Qing Zimu卿子穆Eastern Fantasy131k WordsOngoing When simple, brutal Superpowers appear in a world of immortal cultivation, every divine ability, spell, and cultivation art pales in comparison. Once technological creations are integrated through the Heavenly Dao System, not only do magic treasures and spiritual artifacts fall short in every respect, but even immortal pills and spirit herbs are inferior to syringes and power pills. And when Wang Han, carrying the memories of his past life, is reborn on the Myriad Ages Continent with a System, a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a budding fantasy novel. I saw some people recommending books with relatively short word counts, so I thought I'd join in the fun! It's about the clash between a system, superpowers, and the world of cultivation. An old cultivation vessel, after a period of dormancy on Earth, is reborn into the grudges and entanglements of the cultivation world. To avoid becoming another cultivation vessel for someone else, he can only rewrite his own destiny while using the superpowers rewarded by the system to fight his way through the messed-up path of cultivation.

25. 725 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 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 1.7MReads9.9Score183.1kShelves

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    This goes without saying.

26. 726 谢 Thanks for Asking, My Inherited Apartment Is Full of Ghost Stories 谢邀，我继承的公寓全是怪谈 Gu Jiuru故久如Mystery517k WordsCompleted [Single male lead, no romance, supernatural. The male lead isn’t strong or particularly satisfying to read about, and he’s indecisive. I’m warning you in advance, so if it’s not your thing, please move along.] The living should keep their distance from eerie tales whenever possible. When Yin Lan was little, his grandfather warned him of this. Yet that same grandfather left him a family home full of strange rumors after he died. Driven by curiosity and hoping to find out why his father and gran 1.2kReads9.1Score121Shelves
27. 727 超 Superpowers: My Shadow Loves Watching Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf! 超能：我的影子爱看喜灰！ Raven12138渡鸦12138Urban955k WordsOngoing Originally titled At Eighteen, I Love Watching Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, and the Future Looks Bright!, also known as An Assassin Goes All-Out. What's the Problem? “Pipi Ying! You've been watching cartoons for five hours. You can't watch any more! Watching that many cartoons will make you stupid!” “(σ⸝ᵒ̴̶̷̥́꒳ ᵒ̴̶̷̣̥̀⸝)σ” “No, no! Pouting won't work either! Come over here and practice with me!” “ꉂ ೭(˵¯̴͒ꇴ¯̴͒˵)౨” “Holy crap! She… she went inside the TV!” “She brought something back, too?” “ჱ̒ 50Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    Tired of seeing pretentious people get their comeuppance? Come check out this adorable young man and his cute little shadow (๑>؂<๑). The overall style is cute, with passion and ambition, and plenty of youthful energy.

28. 728 破 The Townbreaker 破镇者 East Thoughts, West Chamber东想西厢Urban434k WordsOngoing A dark cuisine concocted in a back-alley tavern. Add a spoonful of “Wasteland” to give guests the thrill of a post-apocalyptic joyride. Add a few slices of “Superpowers” so the thugs’ fights come with built-in 3D effects. Add a big chunk of “Ancient Martial Arts,” and tangled blood vessels will snarl up with the worldlines. Add three “Cyberpunk” tokens, then install Xiao Baiwu’s favorite alcohol program. Cook it “Steampunk” style and plate it with “The Beginning.” Don’t forget to sprinkle on som 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not invincible, not a Mary Sue protagonist, normal people, ensemble cast, long storyline, supernatural powers and high-level martial arts, gods and demons and calamities.

29. 729 让 You Were Supposed to Infiltrate the Demon Cult, Not Become Its Leader 让你卧底魔教，没让你当教主 At War with Cilantro与香菜不共戴天Eastern Fantasy345k WordsOngoing [One heroine + complete story framework + no convoluted plot twists + forced to live off her early on + mutual devotion + no System] “Disaster! The Demon Cult has attacked!” “Why so suddenly? What happened to the spy we planted?” “He’s leading the attack!” Bai Lige has no idea that the new hall master is his lover from a previous life. Jiang Yingxue: “You protected me all those years ago. From now on, I’ll help you ascend to immortality.” “Fifteen years undercover, and I never blew my cover. Doe 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The author himself also dislikes the cliché of direct satire.

30. 730 真 Heaven-Defying Comprehension: From The Smiling, Proud Wanderer to All the Heavens 真悟性逆天：从笑傲开始诸天 Medium-Spicy Hot Pot中辣火锅Male-Channel Fanfiction796k WordsCompleted [Heaven-Defying Comprehension] [No System] [No Harem] The path to the myriad heavens has opened! A heaven-defying level of comprehension, without a single “ding” or “ding” He gathers martial arts, secret techniques, bloodlines, and laws from different worlds as resources Lu Yuan wants to glimpse the scenery beyond the word “immortal” Worlds featured: The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, The Outcast, Naruto, Harry Potter, Marvel Cinematic Universe... 15.1kReads8.5Score598Shelves

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    I highly recommend them all; they're all good.

31. 731 一 A Loser’s Godforsaken Life 一个屌丝的混账人生 Qizai Who Loves Electronic Instruments喜欢电声乐器的七仔Urban728k WordsCompleted This book follows a loser who starts out as a penniless wage laborer and, through the twists of fate, makes a comeback to become a wealthy man. But then, with a great hand in his grasp and a winning card to play, he falls into a trap meticulously laid by those in power. In the end, he loses everything, leaving only chaos in his wake 275Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 732 平 Parallel Tang Dynasty: I Am Emperor Shizong, the Mighty 平行大唐之吾为世宗威皇帝 Wind Shadow, Cloud Shadow风影云影Historical696k WordsCompleted Time cannot flow backward, so transmigration can only take you to a parallel universe. But what does it mean to transmigrate as Li Ke, the third son of Li Shimin? Even though this is a parallel-universe Tang dynasty, Li Ke doesn't want to become the man history made of his counterpart. Then he'd better give it everything he's got. 4.8kReads8.9Score183Shelves
33. 733 死 Death Limit 死亡限定 Journey Along the River川上行Two Male Leads279k WordsCompleted #Infinite Flow + Story-Driven Instances + Two Male Leads + Deduction# In Deathbound, everyone lives in fear, struggling to find a sliver of hope amid their allotted deaths. No one knows whether these endlessly looping instances have an end. No one ever makes it out alive. “Hey, did you hear? The big shot Po Xing and that new guy, the jinx, are apparently together.” “Huh? Who told you that?” “Let me clear this up: it's a rumor (Yao Yan). I didn't get the wording wrong.” Fu Yan is Death in 103Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The infinite flow genre doesn't have those elements.

34. 734 惊 A Case That Shook the Nation 惊天巨案 Qizai Who Loves Electronic Instruments喜欢电声乐器的七仔Urban299k WordsCompleted This is an anti-corruption novel about an interest group that abuses its power to fabricate wrongful convictions and seize the assets of a local private company. The story follows the people’s police, represented by Gao Fei, as they investigate this miscarriage of justice, uphold social fairness and justice, defend the authority of the law, and protect the lives and property of the public. Undaunted by sacrifice or hardship, they pit their wits against the interest group in a grueling struggle, 31.9kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
35. 735 万 All Forms Are Mine: The Way of the Master 万相唯我：师道天下 Infinite Inheritance无限传承Eastern Fantasy590k WordsOngoing [Supernatural Powers + Boundless Imagination + Infinite Possibilities] All forms are born of the heart, and the Great Dao can only be walked by people. The sages of old proved the Dao through forms. One path opened the heavens, bringing freedom and ease. Hu Yan, bearing the karmic ties of two worlds, manifests countless forms in the mortal realm. He combines the supernatural arts of a hundred schools and creates boundless worlds. Every one of his disciples is extraordinary. His eldest disciple, 3.4kReads8.1Score319Shelves
36. 736 癫 A Madman's Fate 癫人命 Stars Fall in the Long Night长夜落辰Mystery75k WordsOngoing [The uncanny + mind-bending suspense + horror + fictional setting + no System] At the end of that rainy night, Chen Xiu gazes at the unfamiliar world before him. He discovers that the curses have taken everything from him, even himself. Curses and uncanny horrors run rampant before his eyes, while madness and fear relentlessly batter his heart. It says: “Having witnessed what the curse can do, you must also suffer its gifts.” It says: “The death curse descends upon past and present, twisting all 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let me recommend one of them; the protagonist is quite intelligent.

37. 737 军 Warlord: I Just Made a Little Money, I Didn't Really Found a Nation 军阀：就发了点小财，真没建国 Web Novel Newbie网文小咖Urban1.3M WordsCompleted If you were an ordinary wage earner who transmigrated to another world and gained a powerful father with influence over everything, an only son who was doted on to no end, what kind of person would you become? Would you let the evil in your heart grow, or unleash the justice within you? Welcome to a world at war. War is one way humans interact, and this world is full of exciting stories. Build an immortal empire, make up for the regrets in your heart, and create the super Blue Star of your dream 30.2kReads8.9Score1.5kShelves
38. 738 生 Life and Death at Full Throttle 生死狂飙 Qizai Who Loves Electronic Instruments喜欢电声乐器的七仔Mystery293k WordsCompleted In the 1990s, two shocking murders took place in a row in Hannan City, in a certain province. Both victims were men, local officials and entrepreneurs, and both were found at the crime scene missing their lower parts. Was it a crime of passion? Or revenge? Thus begins a gripping story of political power struggles, the darkness of human nature, the hand of fate, and the helplessness of life in this world... The ending is mournful and beautiful, deeply moving and heartbreaking. All one can do is s 789Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 739 海EN One Piece: I Rely Only on Myself 海贼：我只靠自己 I Don't Eat Lychees我不吃荔枝Anime Fanfiction520k WordsCompleted Noah transmigrates into the world of One Piece and uses his own strength to break the so-called fate. He relies neither on Nika's destiny nor on a background like having a Marine grandpa, a Revolutionary Army dad, or a Four Emperors mentor. Noah: This world is sick. I will make myself the cure and wipe out every ill. (No System or elements from other anime, just the power and worldbuilding of One Piece.) 9.1kReads9.0Score297Shelves
40. 740 末 Wildflowers Bloom at the World's End 末日野草开花 Bian Fu边福Urban2.7M WordsOngoing Order collapsed in an instant. The neon lights of civilization were swallowed by the wasteland of the apocalypse, and simply staying alive became the most extravagant stroke of luck. Chen Mingfei never imagined he would be swept into a catastrophe engulfing the entire world. From a frantic fight for life and death in a hospital to the despairing struggle to survive in a dead, empty city, he is forced to wage a long and brutal battle with death amid the ruins. Here, suffocating cold snaps and na 2kReads—Score197Shelves

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    An unconventional, fast-paced, post-apocalyptic fantasy novel. Hardcore post-apocalyptic world with soft science fiction elements.

41. 741 我 My Strange Neighbor 我的诡异邻居 Qizai Who Loves Electronic Instruments喜欢电声乐器的七仔Mystery18k WordsCompleted My Eerie Neighbor 254Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 742 星 Interstellar Longevity: Live Long Enough to Rule the Universe 星际长生：活得够久就能称霸宇宙 The Moon Is Not the Moon月非是月Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.0M WordsOngoing [Soft Sci-Fi + AI as the System + Ensemble Cast + Creator + Farming + Vast Worldbuilding + Civilization Development + Interstellar War + Physical Ascension + Hegemony] Earth is destroyed by an unknown ray. Yan Xia, the only human survivor, embarks on a journey through the cosmos alongside Ella, the AI aboard his rocket. He builds interstellar warships measuring ten thousand, a hundred thousand, and even a million meters; colossal interstellar cities spanning hundreds of billions of kilometers; a 86.2kReads8.9Score14.1kShelves
43. 743 我 My Village, My River 我的村庄，我的河 Chu Feng Literature楚风文学Urban514k WordsCompleted [Contemporary Fiction + Rural Literature + Rural Revitalization + Great for Middle-Aged and Older Readers] Zhang Banshao, a poor student, is always unlucky in love. After saving Wang Xiaohui by chance, he falls head over heels for her. Armed with kindness and integrity, he makes an incredible comeback. Seeing his hometown full of elderly people left behind, he feels a stir in his heart. He returns to the village to become its chief and lead the rural revitalization effort. Together, they transfo 51Reads8.3Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Self-recommendation: This is my debut novel, a purely realistic work. There's no pretentious posturing or face-slapping, and no mindless fantasy. It's a purely readable literary novel that depicts the lives of ordinary people and reflects the changes in rural areas. It's suitable for middle-aged and elderly readers who have experienced rural life. Please read and comment. Thank you.

44. 744 命 Fate: A Woman’s Redemption 命运，赎罪的女人 Qizai Who Loves Electronic Instruments喜欢电声乐器的七仔Modern Romance19k WordsCompleted Fate: A Woman's Atonement 76Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 745 道 The Origin of the Dao 道始一元 Cheerful Mo Lanmo爽朗的陌蓝墨Eastern Fantasy305k WordsOngoing Across the Myriad Worlds, Nascent Souls reign supreme. Above the Nascent Soul stage, the Dao reigns supreme. When all laws converge as one, it becomes the Dao Venerable. Dao Venerables are divided into those born of nature and those cultivated later. The Dao itself has no distinction between strong and weak. Those with the power to break and create laws may be called Dao Ancestors. Formless, the Dao Ancestors are born from chaos and return to chaos, giving rise to all things beneath the heavens 2Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    This new book is great! The author is intelligent and clearly put a lot of effort into it! The content is relatively lighthearted and quite different from traditional cultivation novels. It's a travelogue that combines cultivation, feng shui, astrology, and the Classic of Mountains and Seas. The protagonist, Zhang Chaotian, has a fragmented soul from childhood. Starting from the Star Gazing Platform, he and his companions gradually cultivate and improve their cultivation, uncovering the truth behind the last great calamity of heaven and earth. He uses the variables of the Dao of Cause and Effect to complete the laws of heaven and earth. Many details can only be appreciated on a second read, including references to ancient times to characters like Mengji, Lilun, Tuofei, Tiangou, and Miemeng. There are no scheming girls, no saintly women, no one actively causing trouble, no female lead, and the author is intelligent. It's definitely worth reading!

46. 746 我 I'm a Priest at a Church, but I'm a Death-Row Inmate 我在教堂当神父，可我是死刑犯啊 Three-Minute Heat, Vaporized三分热度暴蒸421k WordsOngoing [Light Novel] [Slow Pace at First, Takes Off Later] [Not a Transmigration, but a Body-Snatching Rebirth] [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Ivan Reinhardt, a death-row inmate convicted in a massacre, crawls back out of a river and wakes up as Sabol, a priest in a frontier town. He doesn't want to admit it, but the priest's final act of saving him moved him. So he decides to stay in town for now, finishing the priest's unfinished prayers, hearing confessions, and performing exorcisms. But he's bette 407Reads—Score131Shelves

    Reader note

    The protagonist doesn't mindlessly show off; he struggles to survive in the cracks. It's not a mindless wish-fulfillment novel; it's slow-paced but has a huge impact later on. Be careful before reading. This book has a niche subject matter and a complex style, incorporating elements of light comedy, dark suspense, friendship, action-packed moments, and heartwarming healing. Readers who prefer a single style should proceed with caution.

47. 747 第 The Seventh Squad Specializes in Ganging Up 第七队专业以多欺少 MuziABC456木子ABC456Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Urban Superpowers + Ensemble Team + Rousing Battles + Rule-Based Combat + Slow-Burn Growth + Dual Power Systems] A dual power system combining the Four Symbols telekinesis setting with Superpowers. The battles are tactical and carefully paced, not brainless. They’re full of passion, strategy, and rules, and every fight has been thoughtfully designed. Perfect for readers who enjoy watching a team grow and aren’t in a rush to see the protagonist crush everyone from the start. The Divine arrived, 72Reads—Score187Shelves

    Reader note

    Not a mindless wish-fulfillment story, but a genuine team-based action novel. • Every character shines, the ensemble cast isn't just about supporting characters. • The combat is incredibly detailed, with a clear ability system (Four Symbols Psychic Power + Divine and Demonic Power). • It has both humor and pathos. • The Eighteen Bronze Men Formation, Wooden Dummy Alley, and the Mind-Bound Dungeon... The dungeon design is super interesting. Urban fantasy + modern fantasy, a must-read for fans of *Under One Person* and *Godslayer*! A one-sentence recommendation: "If you're tired of lone-wolf tropes, this ensemble piece about teamwork and overwhelming odds is definitely worth watching."

48. 748 南 The Southern Hua Chronicles 南华录 Heaven's Will, Passing Light天意流光Eastern Fantasy379k WordsCompleted Now, if someone could ride upon the regularity of Heaven and Earth and harness the six breaths of nature to roam without end, what would they have to rely on? Thus it is said: The Perfect Man has no self, the Divine Man has no achievements, and the Sage has no name. The story begins with an assassination on a rainy night. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Not naive, but insightful. [Sending heart]

49. 749 D Dungeons & Dragons: My Sect Master Is the System! DND：我的宗主是系统！ Ashen1stEastern Fantasy672k WordsOngoing DND 5e 2014 rules. Also known as From the Start, a Useless System Girl, So I'll Raise My Own Cheat; The System's Too Weak to Fear, I'll Turn It into a Superpower; You Called the System Garbage, So How Did It Become Invincible for Me?; DND: My Sect Master Is a System; The Legacy Is Broken, But I Have the Full Rulebook. One female lead. There will be factional disputes, but no harem... Volume One: Spring Winds of the Northern Frontier, complete. Volume Two: The Lost Gods, complete. Volume Three: T 4.2kReads5.6Score513Shelves

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    A quick self-promotion: "D&D Lord: A Western Fantasy Novel," also known as "Starting with a Useless System Girl, I'll Cultivate Her Cheat Codes!" It's an anti-cliché system novel. The previous transmigrator committed suicide because he found the system useless. The system itself doesn't offer mindless rewards; all abilities are developed by the protagonist gradually. It uses the 2014 version of the D&D 5e framework, with a rigorous setting and high intelligence. It's been consistently updating for two months, currently at 200 chapters and 500,000 words. If you don't like it, feel free to come back and criticize!

50. 750 别 Don't Move, This Is a Robbery! 别动，打劫！ Mushrooms Have Nightmares蘑菇做噩梦Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted My name is Agua. I’m eighteen, gifted beyond measure, and as beautiful as a flower. As you can see, I’m a veteran bandit, or you could call me an expert in the redistribution of wealth. From beggars to kings, there’s no one I won’t rob. I’m already a legendary bandit known across the continent, but I wasn’t always this good. This is the story of how I became a legendary bandit. 7.9kReads9.1Score795Shelves

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    You should check this out. It's a fantastic novel, a Western fantasy story with witty writing, a perfect story, a smooth plot, well-developed characters that aren't mindless, and a lighthearted and humorous tone.

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