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. 351 少 The Young Imperial Guard 少年金吾卫 Xiao Yilian萧逸莲Martial Arts715k WordsCompleted This is a martial arts novel set in an alternate history. A mysterious jade pendant leads to the founding of a brand-new princely residence. The protagonists are a group of sunny, cheerful young people. They have no blood feud over a father’s murder, nor any grudge over the destruction of their families. All they have is passionate conviction and the courage to root out traitors and drive away evil. After one drinking session, the heir sells himself to the crown prince. From then on, ruler and s 134Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 352 芯 Cultivating Immortality with Chips: Virtual Spiritual Root Guidance Protocol Activated 芯片修仙：虚拟灵根引导协议启动 Principal Miao Takes Things as They Come顺其自然的苗校长Eastern Fantasy501k WordsOngoing (The book has just received its initial rating, and it’ll rise later.) [Not a Mindless Power Fantasy] [Slow Burn] [Traditional Cultivation] [Scientific Cultivation] [A Touch of Ensemble Cast] [Logical] [No Female Lead] [Cautious Protagonist] No spiritual roots? I’ll rely on a chip to keep my head down and cultivate safely in the sect… Xiao Jin, a game systems engineer, dies suddenly after a long stretch of overtime and transmigrates into the lowest rung of the cultivation world: an ordinary ser 270Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   Not only the main characters, but also the various supporting characters are normal people; there are no purely mindless villains, and most of the time it's just a matter of perspective. The whole book is logical, not mindless, and not simplistic; it's a slow-burn cultivation novel.

3. 353 白 The White Rose’s Company 白玫瑰的陪伴 Wandering Without End流浪无边际26k WordsCompleted The White Rose by Her Side 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A story that will make you believe in love, based on true events. [Heart][heart]

4. 354 被 After the Engagement Was Broken, My SSS-Rank Talent Couldn’t Stay Hidden 被退婚后SSS级天赋藏不住了 Fellow Daoist, Let's Talk Music道友乱谈琴Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Space-Time Invasion + Chinese Mythology + No System + Heroine + Fast-Paced] Take my head, and I'll teach you the Soul-Slaying Immortal Art... Borrow my Eye of Insight, and I'll help you avoid calamity and find good fortune... Meteorites rain from the sky, and rifts in space-time appear around the world. A wave of evolution sweeps across Blue Star. By the hand of fate, Lin Che is found in a trash can by an old scavenger shortly after birth. The man raises him until he is fourteen. But life is un 16.8kReads7.0Score1.5kShelves

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   [Time-Space Invasion + Chinese Mythology + No System + Female Lead + Fast-Paced] Take my head, and I'll teach you the "Undying Soul-Slaying Technique"... Lend me my Eye of Insight, and I'll help you avoid misfortune and seek good fortune... A meteor falls from the sky, creating spacetime rifts across the world, and an evolutionary frenzy sweeps across Earth. By fate, the newborn Lin Che was picked up from a trash can by an old scavenger and raised until he was fourteen. Unexpectedly, the old man fell seriously ill and passed away, leaving Lin Che alone. Heartbroken, Lin Che wandered the streets and encountered a low-level mutant. On the verge of death, Lin Che awakened a killing ability, allowing him to increase his strength by killing mutants. From then on, Lin Che spent his days wandering the city corners, hunting mutants and growing into a Transcendent Realm martial artist. When he was seventeen, the Lin family came to his door, wanting him to return to the Lin family. However, the Lin family already had an adopted son they had raised for seventeen years, who was even more favored than Lin Che. The Lin family wanted to acknowledge Lin Che back primarily because they needed him to fulfill a marriage agreement. In exchange, the Lin family would send Lin Che to a martial arts academy. To secure a place and learn martial arts techniques, Lin Che outwardly agreed to the marriage. Upon enrollment, to conceal his true strength, Lin Che claimed to have only awakened a C-level speed talent. However, Chu Yao, the Chu family's prodigy, who was also engaged to the Lin family, gradually noticed Lin Che's extraordinary abilities… — Martial arts realms are divided into: Body Tempering, Acupoint Opening, Mortal Transformation, Innate, Extraordinary, Divine Connection, and Martial Saint. Before the Day of Revelation, the highest realm was the Innate Realm; after the Day of Revelation, the latter three realms appeared successively.

5. 355 辞 A Resignation Letter and the First Bouquet 辞职信与第一束花 Wandering Without End流浪无边际6k WordsCompleted The Resignation Letter and the First Bouquet 1Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 356 交 Paying to Work Is Exploitation? I’m Investing in My Dreams! 交钱上班叫黑心？是为梦想买单！ Lian Ya恋涯Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Paid to show up at work] [Pretending to work] After three months unemployed, with his landlord hounding him for rent, Lin Yu activates the [Shady Merchant System]. Start a company and reach the pinnacle of life? This System is such a rip-off! [Desk fee: 50 yuan a day. Water: 1 yuan a cup. Bathroom: 5 yuan a visit.] Lin Yu puts up a sign reading “Dreamers' Shelter” and thinks, If I actually manage to hire anyone, I'll stand on my head and eat a keyboard! To his surprise, some suckers... no, drea 1.1kReads8.1Score158Shelves

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   One fantasy book and one urban book

7. 357 超 A Supernatural Journey: Beginning in a Medieval World Without Magic 超凡之旅：从无魔中世纪开始 Iterative Pen迭代笔Eastern Fantasy612k WordsOngoing [Myriad Worlds] [Transcendent Lord] [Red Revolution] Starting out as the son of a medieval lord, he transmigrates through the Myriad Worlds and becomes the Emperor of Mankind! “They say... I am the leader of the Red Tide, the founding father of steel, the two-faced Ghost King, the Primordial Anomaly, the progenitor of the Dragon Clan, a cybernetic immortal, and the source of all evil spirits...” “They also say I am the only god of humanity...” “All I know is... humanity has nowhere left to retre 3.6kReads5.9Score290Shelves

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   The setup in the beginning is reasonable, the villains are all intelligent, and their deaths are particularly interesting... It's very different from the clichéd and overly satisfying plot points.

8. 358 不 We Who Don't Know How to Love 不会爱的我们 Sea of Flowers Behind the House屋后花海Modern Romance188k WordsCompleted [A brave heroine who grows on her own] [A realistic story, not a wish-fulfillment fantasy] [First-person perspective] [A broken family of origin] [The heroine has sound values (she is 16 when the story begins, and still immature enough to have the occasional bad thought)] [Clear-eyed about life] If your very birth was a mistake, how would you make the most of the life ahead of you? Shui Qingqing: Live for yourself and on your own terms. Wield a gentle blade and carve out a kingdom of happiness 2.3kReads9.3Score275Shelves

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   [Realistic, not a wish-fulfillment story] [First-person perspective] [Broken family background] [Female protagonist has strong moral values ​​(starts at 16, her thinking is still immature and she may have negative thoughts)] [Sober-minded] [Requires some critical thinking to read] An ordinary yet special inspirational story, a very unique novel. Girls with similar experiences will definitely find it deeply relatable.

9. 359 我 I Write Novels in the Great Ming, and the Emperor Keeps Hounding Me for Updates 我在大明写小说，皇帝居然来催更 Wandering Without End流浪无边际Historical170k WordsCompleted I transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty hoping to survive by writing novels. I never imagined I would end up changing the Ming emperor’s mind and setting him on the path to immortality. If the emperor reads your novel and decides to seek immortality, have you ever thought about the consequences? 8Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 360 你 Hello, Ghost Bride. I Think We've Met Somewhere Before 你好阴婚娘子，我好像在哪见过你 Spear Through the Mist雾渡长枪Mystery21k WordsCompleted [White Moonlight + Local Legends + A Dream of Yellow Millet] Jiang Chen was born in the yin year, on the Ghost Festival, at the yin hour. He was born with an ill-fated destiny and a heavy yin aura. Rumor had it that he had caused his parents' deaths. To ward off the calamity fated to befall him when he came of age, he had no choice but to enter into a ghost marriage. But the bride from this ghost marriage looked more and more familiar to him. It was as if he'd seen her somewhere before. 1.7kReads—Score109Shelves

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    We won't slap you in the face, we'll take the knife! [Laughs][laughs][laughs]

11. 361 修 Asura Cloud: I Grow Stronger by Dreaming 修罗云之我靠做梦变强 Southerner Who Eats Potatoes南方吃土豆Eastern Fantasy233k WordsCompleted Completed! Nontraditional fantasy! No harem! No saintly protagonist! No contrived showing-off-and-face-slapping plotlines. Don't read if that bothers you. Do you dream too? Is there a world within your dreams? A world you can reach from the present one! Why has your dead mother appeared so mysteriously? Is there more to your father's downfall than meets the eye? 3Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 362 官 The Way of Officials and Merchants 官商道 Crown of Thorns鹤顶红Eastern Fantasy59k WordsOngoing [Nine Yin Manual game fanfiction + male soul in a female body + high-martial-arts cultivation + scheming and vengeful + intelligent protagonists and villains] After finally working myself to the bone to get the company listed, you damn well turn me into a little girl! And not just any girl, but a pitiful soul who was abandoned by her new husband on her wedding day, then beaten to death by bandits. Watch me beat up scumbags, shake the Five Sacred Mountains with my fists, kick my way across the Ni —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Who said that? Isn't that spreading rumors? I'm not going to be pretentious and just slap them in the face.

13. 363 开 Death Sentence from the Start: How Can I Survive Without a Heart of Stone? 开局死刑：我不心狠怎么活？ When the Brush Falls, the Wind Runs Wild笔落风荒Urban6.1M WordsOngoing [Six million words, it's ready to binge!] [Decisive and ruthless + dark revenge + invincible protagonist] [Killing grants energy, breaking through realms is as easy as drinking water! That's what it means to be invincible!] Long Kai transmigrates into the body of a death-row prisoner, and starts out in prison! The System awakens: Kill! Kill! Kill! He kills his way from prison to the stars, from mortal to Dao Lord. He kills until his power runs wild, until he stands invincible beneath the heavens 20.2kReads6.5Score1.6kShelves

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    [Five million words, time to kill!] [Decisive and ruthless + dark revenge + invincible protagonist] "Death row inmate? No, I am the nightmare of all races!" Long Kai awoke in a purgatory cage, his family destroyed, his enemies reveling. In desperation, his power-boosting system awakened—killing one person increased his power immensely, annihilating an entire race made him virtually invincible. He emerged from prison, stepping on the corpses of countless races in the starry sky, becoming the supreme Dao Ancestor! One foot shattered the royal court of an alien race; one spear pierced the true body of a nuclear immortal demon; one sword slayed the ancient primordial race; the star sea beasts roared? He countered by shattering their bloodline source! He wielded the three thousand Great Dao rules, sweeping across countless realms and races. So-called geniuses were nothing but resources for my cultivation. When the starry sky and the source sea trembled, the ancient ancestors knelt: "My lord, we are willing to offer our ancestral star to beg for mercy!" Long Kai lightly flicked his sword: "What's the rush? May I ask—are you worthy to die by my hand?"

14. 364 鲤 The Way of the Carp Hero 鲤侠道 Moonshadow Youlan月影悠澜Eastern Fantasy585k WordsOngoing [Ancient Martial Arts + Court Politics + One Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Tang Dynasty] Stir up the Purple Star Enclosure! Li Xingyuan travels through a chaotic age with his sword, only to find people everywhere suffering and starving. He gathers talented people from every corner, determined to bring lasting peace to the world. In an era when rites and music have collapsed, regimes change one after another, and the ruling class schemes against itself, how will he survive? 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist, who initially serves as the absolute strategist and main force in direct combat, recruits all the warriors in the second volume. After the strategist's emergence, he becomes the leader…

15. 365 执 A New Life for an Obsession 执念新生 Elva Purple CatElva紫猫Mystery566k WordsCompleted By day, he is a math teacher who keeps everyone at arm’s length; by night, he becomes an exorcist who punishes vengeful spirits. Gifted yet constantly in danger, he carries on until he meets her. She is clever and sweet, thoughtful and understanding, and willing to accompany him on the path to redemption. Along the way, she also fulfills the wish she has always held dear. Their love is a mutual choice, and neither of them ever backs down. With so many dear friends by their side, the senior and j 385Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book. It's a story about the male and female protagonists subduing vengeful spirits. It's suspenseful and thrilling, with crime-solving elements. The plot doesn't drag, and the story flows well. The male protagonist is devoted, domineering, and highly intelligent, while the female protagonist is genuine and not overly sentimental. There are no misunderstandings or those annoying "green tea" characters. Plus, many of the supporting characters are quite impressive.

16. 366 凡 A Mortal's Quest for Immortality 凡骨求长生 Chen Dou辰斗Eastern Fantasy768k WordsOngoing [Mortal Cultivation] [Traditional Wuxia] [Witty and Humorous] [Logical Deduction] [Lopsided Genius] [One Female Lead] [Ensemble Cast] This book has no fast-food-style, three-chapter hook, no exhilarating face-slapping from the start, and focuses on plot, careful buildup, and deeply rooted characters. The protagonist is an ordinary mortal, an undocumented resident of the immortal realm. His talents and shortcomings are sharply defined. He is no transmigrated or reborn overpowered hero, with neith 806Reads8.1Score232Shelves

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    Who said that? There's no showing off or face-slapping, no mindless gratification, and no being utterly humiliated. The author personally guarantees it's logically sound, has a unique premise, is a slow burn, requires patience, and is guaranteed to be excellent value for money.

17. 367 作 As [Fortune], I Shape My Heart Through Dreams and Worlds 作为【气运】的我，受由梦世立心 Nine-Lived Mystic Cat9命玄猫Urban247k WordsCompleted A fanfiction based on the animated series Three Bars, Five Unusuals from the Incredible Continent If you want to watch the original, try finding a bigger one and see if you can transmigrate through it… 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Goodbye, bye-bye.

18. 368 沉 The Silent World 沉默世界 Quiet Water安静的水Eastern Fantasy237k WordsOngoing [Fantasy] [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] [Harem] As a modern man, Li Feng transmigrated. This is a world teeming with ghost beasts. They possess all kinds of abilities, but are implacable enemies of humanity. Humans cannot cultivate on their own. They can only grow stronger by obtaining the ghost beast jade inside these creatures. By chance, Li Feng discovered that he could fuse cultivation techniques: "What? Ghost beast techniques can be fused too?" "Ghost beast techniques can create human pil 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let me recommend my own book, this isn't a gimmick [almost crying emoji]

19. 369 终 A Lifelong Project 终生项目 Spring's Return最春归Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Cozy everyday life + devoted affection + strong heroine and hero + happy ending] [A down-on-her-luck live-in tutor and her overbearing, devoted single-dad employer; older man, six-year age gap] Under the same roof, the live-in tutor and her domineering CEO employer share the cozy routine of a trial marriage. Xiang Wang is eager to shower her with tender care, but the goddess remains unwilling to entrust herself to him... So, alongside his many other projects, Lu Zerui takes on two more: first, 217Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't be put off by the title; it's truly captivating. Reading "ruined" us, then restarted us, destroyed our values, and then rebuilt them. Is it about letting hormones take over for a one-night stand, or maintaining emotional purity and committing to one's chosen path? Is it about pursuing a powerful and well-connected family background, or a charming personality and outstanding talent? Is it about taking shortcuts based on looks, or about growing and perfecting oneself through hard work? How can a couple truly stay together for life, hand in hand, without ever growing tired of each other…?

20. 370 红 Farewell Among the Red Leaves 红叶别离 Seeking the Road Ahead Beneath the Willow柳下问前路Urban100k WordsOngoing I came from a distant place, with no ambitions in my heart. We met in the height of summer and parted among the red leaves. I found a purpose in my heart, and I vowed to protect the peace of this world for the rest of my life. 200Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This doesn't feature any boasting or face-slapping, and there's no system. It's an ensemble novel.

21. 371 二 The Twenty-Four Histories Are More Interesting Than You Think 二十四史原来这么有趣 Lord of the Linghu Tower令狐楼主3.7M WordsOngoing The mighty Yangtze flows east, its waves washing away heroes. The glazed tiles of the imperial palace reflect a thousand years of sunlight. These were the hands that once shook heaven and earth: Ying Zheng swung his sword to sever the chains of feudal rule; Li Shimin trampled the blood and bones of his brothers before the Xuanwu Gate; Zhao Kuangyin’s fingertips were warm as he used a cup of wine to strip his generals of their military power; Zhu Yuanzhang’s eyes were cold as frost when he had pe 2.3kReads8.8Score102Shelves

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    The first book is about Wang Yang, a PhD in modern literature, who transmigrates to the Southern Qi Dynasty, where "those who fight with the lowly are all thieves," and becomes an "unregistered resident"... The second book is about a sharp-tongued and cunning living Yama, who treads on darkness but yearns for the light. The third book is a brief summary of the stories of historical emperors, covering most of the events.

22. 372 只 I Was Just Playing a Cultivation Game, I Didn't Mean to Cultivate for Real 只是玩个修仙游戏，没想真修仙啊 Meteor on a Spring Outing踏青的流星Eastern Fantasy593k WordsOngoing This book has been adapted into two animated dramas, so you can count on the quality. [Slow Burn] [Cultivation Sects] [The fiery spirit of youth, gifted rivals, laughter and tears. There are always things you have no choice but to do, and people you have no choice but to say goodbye to.] [The further you read, the better it gets. If you don't believe me, try the latest chapter first, then decide whether to keep reading.] [This book won't have Foundation Establishment cultivators cutting down Nas 14.1kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves

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    Traditional cultivation-themed story, set in a mundane life with occasional moments of excitement. Characters with normal intelligence and thrilling fight scenes. You might want to check it out.

23. 373 他 His Brother Is Not His Brother 他的哥哥不是他的哥哥 Picked Up a Rabbit Candy捡只兔子糖Two Male Leads553k WordsOngoing #Character-Centered #PastAndPresentLives #SupernaturalBeings ...In that very brief moment, Sun Miao remembered something else He Yuning had said: “Keep going like this, and you’ll die sooner or later.” He could remember exactly what He Yuning had looked like then: his lips moving as a flush spread from his blood vessels, burning from the tips of his ears to the base of his neck. That was how it was for people with pale skin: they couldn’t hide a temper. And those light-colored eyes, full of scor —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A simple and unpretentious new book by a new author, featuring a slightly suspenseful and supernatural plot, a slow burn, and later plot twists. The protagonist has normal intelligence but is mentally unstable, and there's also a childhood sweetheart who suddenly appears, a yandere and tsundere... Welcome to click and watch the author's online split personality o( ❛ᴗ❛ )o

24. 374 星 Lone Wanderer on the Star Track: I Collect Scrap Across the Myriad Worlds 星轨孤客：我在诸天收废品 A Wound Across the Universe寰宇之殇Eastern Fantasy728k WordsOngoing [Sci-fi + multiverse adventure + secret organization + blended genres + first-person narration. Watch the most unassuming orbital debris cleaner become the master of the multiverse’s railways!] I am a wanderer among the stars, an orbital debris cleaner, and a railway judge chosen by fate. Tang Yunchuan, a trainee member of the Eighth Pioneering Train Group on the Starrail Line of the Boundless Star Sea, accidentally awakens the will sealed inside the rearmost carriage during a debris-clearing mi 12Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book. It's a multiverse fiction novel disguised as science fiction, very interesting, without any face-slapping or pretentious plot devices, and without any clichés. I'm not sure what genre it belongs to yet, but I'd say it's a fusion of multiple elements.

25. 375 神 Divine-Grade 神品 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Eastern Fantasy691k WordsCompleted Three Law Secret Realms have appeared in the underground city of the East Sea, sparking a fierce scramble among countless factions. The reason is that the protagonist possesses the divine ability to make his words come true! He can complete alchemy and artifact crafting with just a thought. And since he also has an immortal artifact, he joins the competition for the secret realms! 398Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommend some good books

26. 376 末 Doomsday: After Turning into a Soft, Cute Girl, I Awaken a Healing Ability 末日：变身软妹后，觉醒治愈异能 Little Bunny From Lingzong Pagoda灵宗塔的小兔仔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse83k WordsOngoing [Apocalyptic survival] [Dual protagonists] [Thrilling battles] [Gender transformation, 1v1 romance] [Slow burn] [Lighthearted] (Dear readers, since you’re already here, why not read a few more chapters? May everything go smoothly for you, and may wealth, influence, and a bright future be yours.) Qianxia takes revenge for her parents and protects her childhood friend by killing a councilman’s son. After her death, a mysterious being transmigrates her to a zombie apocalypse and awakens in her an a 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    So far, there are only 4 survivors and 2 dead. There's no boasting or face-slapping, just the struggle for survival in the apocalypse and the development of the relationship between the male and female protagonists.

27. 377 穿 Transmigrate as a Doctor and Begin Research Across the Worlds in Teyvat 穿越成博士从提瓦特开始诸天科研 Lei Zhi Leishou of the VIP Lounge贵宾厅的雷之雷兽Anime Fanfiction663k WordsOngoing Transmigrated as Dottore, Teyvat's most insane scientist. From the start, he has ten thousand segments, with his sights set on the Myriad Worlds. His first stop is the world of Genshin Impact: repairing the shattered moon, creating the Three Moon Sisters, and hosting a tea party for the Fatui Harbingers. Yin Shuang, did you call me a beast behind my back? Yin Shuang, your reputation is already in tatters, Original. One more scapegoat doesn't hurt. All ten thousand of us segments think so too. Do 3.3kReads—Score220Shelves

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    You wouldn't watch if I didn't show off and slap you in the face?

28. 378 师 The Master’s Wife’s Chaos Body and the String of Events It Set Off 师娘的混沌体，所引发的连串事情 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted A series of events set off by the Shiniang's Chaotic Body —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 379 从 Once Upon a Time, There Was a Three-Flower Temple 从前有座三花庙 Yu Jingyang余旌扬Eastern Fantasy131k WordsOngoing There is a Three-Flower Temple in Dai County, and a little immortal lives inside. Every fortune he tells comes true, and each reading costs just one coin. He doesn't care about wealth or status; he only helps people out of their troubles. But no one knows that this so-called “little immortal,” Xuan Xiao, is a fake with no grand ambitions who just wants to grow taller. He runs the little temple by pretending to have supernatural powers. But after being drawn into a series of strange cases, from a 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The characters are all normal people, and there are no sudden drops in intelligence. It's worth watching.

30. 380 我 I Went South to Die, but Found New Life Amid the Ruins 我南下等死，却等来一场枯木逢春 Calm as Autumn淡如秋Urban103k WordsCompleted [Urban Slice of Life + One Heroine + Mutual Healing + No System + Not Reborn + Happy Ending + Short Story + Two Couples + Heartwarming + Anime] (The whole story is complete, with no heartbreak, so read without worry.) When a pianist with brain cancer meets a university student with leukemia, two people condemned to die by fate meet by the southern coast. Qiu Zimu: “The doctor says I have at most a year to live.” Qiu Zimu: “So don't waste your sympathy on me.” Li Chunchun: “Funny, my medical reco —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There are no pretentious or face-slapping scenes, so you can definitely jump in!

31. 381 四 Siheyuan: Do You Really Deserve a Happy Ending? 四合院你也配有好下场？ Yong Mingming永明明Male-Channel Fanfiction513k WordsOngoing Handcrafted from scratch + fresh approach + respect for history + no mindless plot + original female lead No System, but there is a limited-function pocket dimension. The protagonist graduated from a technical secondary school and doesn’t work at the steel mill. She isn’t saintly, keeps her distance from Qin Huairu, doesn’t get along with Silly Zhu, and has a grudge against Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong. Yan Bugui is just a mascot. The story fits the historical setting. No mindless characters: e 2.3kReads5.4Score—Shelves

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    No system, just a single-function space, multiple female characters, original female protagonist, vocational school graduate, not working in a steel mill, everyone is highly intelligent, fits the historical context, already 200,000 words long, if you can learn technical skills from this book, then you can't miss it.

32. 382 看 Invisible Tenderness! 看不见的温柔！ A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀9k WordsCompleted Invisible Tenderness! 677Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 383 觉 Awakened a Massage System: Help People Get Back on Their Feet and Earn Rewards 觉醒按摩系统，带人上岸有奖励 Little Brother Gao Ming小弟高明Urban112k WordsOngoing Multiple female leads, feel-good wish fulfillment, wealthy tycoon, face-slapping A gambling-addicted dad, a sick mom, a useless younger brother, and a brokenhearted woman. Tell me, if I don't help her, who will? Li Ao, a 40-year-old office drone, gets laid off, divorced by his wife, abandoned by his child, and disdained by his parents. Just as he's about to jump off a building and end it all, he spots a pretty young woman across the street at Tianhe Foot Massage being berated by her manager. He 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A necessary slap in the face

34. 384 太 Spirit of the Great Void 太虚灵 Shui Yunjian水云兼Ancient Romance408k WordsCompleted Divine-mortal forbidden love + powerful heroine + bold and spirited + national crisis in the mortal realm + a god undergoing tribulation + no System, no transmigration. “The Taixu Spirit has emerged from the Three Realms. Is this fate, sin, or tribulation?” Shui Qiong grew up in the forests of the mortal realm, surrounded by wild beasts, eating wild fruit and grains, and drinking from countless springs. Arrogant and unruly, free as the wind, she kept her life on the line, challenged a one-horned 19Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    No system-based time travel, no melodramatic plot twists, no face-slapping or power struggles—nothing like that. Excellent writing, depth, strong logic, no simplistic plots, well-developed characters. After ten chapters, it gets increasingly engaging. For those experiencing a reading slump, this is a must-read! Strong female lead, ancient romance, devoted love, nuanced story, no melodrama. Slow burn. My new book, *Tai Xu Ling*, is worth checking out; currently over 200,000 words. Ancient romance with two strong leads: the female lead is a free-spirited, independent princess, and the male lead is a mortal god descended to earth for tribulations. They meet in the forests of Dongshan. What follows is a series of conflicting, heartwarming, adventurous, tense, exciting, and fantastical events. Later, they experience the Battle of Pingyao to protect their homeland and the bloody Battle of the Frozen Wasteland, fighting side-by-side against their enemies to protect all living beings in the three realms. Excellent writing, grand vision, strong logic, diverse and nuanced character portrayals, well-developed characters, clear career and love storylines, interwoven main and subplots, and a smooth and natural writing style. It tells the epic story of how, after the loss of the Taixu Spirit, the three realms faced a great calamity, and how a great god with a heart for the three realms, along with many friends, joined forces to save humanity from annihilation. The story includes the Human Realm arc, with later arcs focusing on the Immortal Realm and the Demon Realm. Please follow along for a long time; you won't regret it. The author has provided a very detailed outline and promises a satisfying ending. The writing style leans towards traditional elements; refer to the poems within the text.

35. 385 本 I'm Already Invincible, So Why Bother Cultivating?! 本尊都无敌了，还修炼什么！ Ten-Cent Soda一毛钱的汽水Eastern Fantasy615k WordsCompleted [Invincible Protagonist + No System + Travel + Everyday Life + The Protagonist Has a Temper, but Doesn't Kill Mindlessly!] Li Tian was an ordinary young doctor on Blue Star, working nine to five. One day, he was running late for work, so he hurriedly bought a basket of buns and ate as he walked. He choked while crossing the road, and just as he was about to drink some water, a car hit him! When he woke up, he found that he had transmigrated to another world and taken possession of a body belongi 112Reads5.2Score—Shelves

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    Why show off? Why embarrass yourself?

36. 386 我 I'm Not Mentally Ill! There's Just a God Living Inside Me 我不是精神病！我只是体内有尊神 Lie Flat Salty Fish Bishop躺平的咸鱼主教Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Purely unhinged comedy + a tiny bit of angst, but it won't affect the lunatic plot, hehe + no formulaic tropes + no couples + not an invincible power fantasy (readers who mind, beware) It starts very slowly but takes off completely later! (˶‾᷄ ⁻̫ ‾᷅˵)] Note: This story contains some mature and unusual content. Please read with discretion! Also, the protagonist is a lifelong bachelor and will never have a romance or flirtation with any character! Don't see a female character and immediately call 14.1kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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    There's no pretentious posturing or face-slapping, no mockery; everyone's just a normal person. If you have to pinpoint something out of place, it's that this book's main focus is humor. [Think about it carefully.]

37. 387 白 Starting from Scratch: Three Years Flipping Little Boxes Made Me a Millionaire 白手起家，倒腾小盒子三年千万 Seeing a Dragon on Mount Nan南山见龙Urban1.0M WordsOngoing Mocked for selling birth control products in the dorm from the start? Disciplined? No problem! Make money while teaching in the countryside. Build a fortune worth tens of millions over four years, bringing ideals, love, and wealth into reality. [The novel will be finished within a week, so read with confidence] [No transmigration + no System + no pocket dimension + no overpowered characters + no golden finger + an extraordinarily realistic story of hard work] 14kReads8.1Score979Shelves

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    The writing is good, but there's no system, no spatial dimension, no overpowered characters, and no time travel.

38. 388 琉 The Glazed World: Twin Transformations 琉璃天下之双变 Shen Xiaoyuan神小鸢Ancient Romance308k WordsCompleted Baili Tongmian, imperial princess of the dynasty, disappeared from Loudou with Xiang Chan Zi, a monk from Baolong Temple, after suffering a cultivation deviation at her eighteenth birthday banquet. Soon afterward, Loudou issued an imperial decree: whoever finds Her Highness Yong’an may be chosen as her consort. The martial world was thrown into chaos. Listening Sword Manor was destroyed, the head of Tianshui Sect was murdered, and everyone was gripped by fear. A girl of about ten appeared in the 2Reads8.3Score—Shelves
39. 389 运 The Man Who Hauled Provisions Was Made a Prince, While I Was Stripped of My Command 运粮草的被封王，我却被夺了兵权 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted The Man Who Hauled Supplies Was Made a King, While I Was Stripped of My Command 744Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 390 九 The Nine Bestowments 九锡 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀Historical11k WordsCompleted Nine Bestowments 148Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 391 残 A Broken Sword Hides Two Souls: My Sword-Spirit Girlfriend Is a Sissy 残剑藏双魂：我的剑灵女友是伪娘 Liu Mufengyu柳沐枫语Eastern Fantasy564k WordsCompleted Please, Other Me! Let’s protect the people we love and cherish together! Here’s a little secret: The fake sword-spirit System is just my disguise! #GenderSwap #Femboy #Corruption #TimeTravel #the Myriad Worlds #Multiple Couples Author: This story really, truly has no System 2Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 392 F ForTheLand Legendary Drummer Zhu Lüye传奇鼓手朱律叶Eastern Fantasy630k WordsOngoing (Note: This is an unconventional cultivation novel, or perhaps not a cultivation novel at all...) On Planet Emperor, in Qingjiang City, Lingnan Province, lives Su Yuxiao, an utterly ordinary high school student. After dying in an accident, he unexpectedly encounters the soul of “Sheng,” who comes from the Xuanming Continent. The two become one, embarking on a wondrous adventure. From Planet Emperor to countless other worlds, he keeps growing stronger, discovering new things, and defeating ever m 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A novel fantasy cultivation story, not a mindless or wish-fulfillment novel.

43. 393 异 Insectoid Maze City: A Tentacle Girl’s Handbook for Raising Her 异虫迷城：触手娘的养育手册 Xia Shiqi夏士奇Urban1.1M WordsCompleted “No System” + “No Formulaic Plot” + “Not Invincible” + “A Relatively Slow Burn” Darkness falls, and humanity is kept in captivity behind towering walls. Beyond them roam vicious, rampaging alien insects and eerie, walking corpses. Inside the walls, people indulge in sensual pleasures, intoxicated by wealth and the perverse tastes of high society. There are also disguised alien insects wearing human skin, who take pleasure in hunting people. The insects eat people and leave their bones behind. Th 9.9kReads8.8Score866Shelves

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    I recommend three books I really enjoy. The first one is a bit twisted, very high quality, and has a unique style. The latter two have very engaging character descriptions. "Tomorrow" is excellent throughout, but the ending is a bit disappointing. I finished "Dragon Gate" years ago, but I still can't forget it. All three are worth reading. The latter two are likely to leave you feeling unsatisfied, especially "Dragon Gate"—damn!

44. 394 影 I Calculated the Actress’s Fate 影后的命，我算的 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀7k WordsCompleted I Read the Actress’s Fate 324Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 395 绑 After Binding Myself to a Villainess, My Beast Husbands Can Hear My Thoughts 绑定恶毒女配后，兽夫偷听我心声 Madman, Madwoman, and Mad People癫公癫婆癫人啊Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted [Interstellar beast world + male rivalry + 1vN + everyone’s darling + multiple husbands + inner thoughts + System + reborn + face-slapping and cathartic angst] Only after Sang Zhao died did she learn that the wolf she had regarded as a disgrace, her first husband, loved her so much that he was willing to defy the Empress and even destroy a nation for her. Given a second life, all she wants is to place the very best the world has to offer before Xie Chiyuan. She’s an SSS-rank female with high-lev 570Reads—Score177Shelves

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    Reborn, she wants to pamper her husband, but the system forces her to do wicked things? The female lead appears fierce and slaps people, but deep down she's madly in love with her beastly husband. Rebirth + system + unexpected cuteness, a sweet and angsty mix, the character is irresistibly adorable!

46. 396 极 The Beginning of the Ultimate War 极战之初 Old Liu Wants a Break老刘想歇歇Eastern Fantasy938k WordsOngoing Living beings who possess precious treasures cannot escape the pull of the soul. The world's first living beings will ultimately become the aid that awakens the spirit. We are all stepping stones, here only to break through the dimensional barriers, yet in the end, it all comes to nothing. 5Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    It's hard to even pretend to be cool.

47. 397 你 Hey, You! Do You Really Have to Be This Low-Key?! 你小子！用不用这么低调！！ Half a Cup of Lingering Sorrow半盏残忧Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The immortal, undying ancient dragon left behind only a rotting corpse. The phoenix, unafraid of death, was reduced to a single broken root feather. The auspicious qilin, surrounded by good fortune, could not foresee its own death. The Black Tortoise, master of countless laws, had its shell forcibly stripped away. The cemetery of the gods still stands, watching the ruins endure for millennia, while grass and trees flourish and fade through the seasons. Who dares claim to be immortal… The years t 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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    This is not a wish-fulfillment novel, nor is it a harem novel. It's lighthearted and humorous, avoiding mindless philosophical discussions, scheming, and calculations. This book satisfies the desire for a more nuanced understanding of human nature.

48. 398 他 He Found My Suicide Note 他捡到了我的遗书 A Single Spirit Shines Alone一灵独耀8k WordsCompleted He Found My Suicide Note 494Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 399 明 Tomorrow Needs No Ark 明日不需要方舟 Dry Work, Not Dry Work白干不白干Anime Fanfiction669k WordsCompleted I must once have had a home, a warm and safe place. But a sudden catastrophe struck and destroyed everything, leaving only me behind. So I had no choice but to start wandering. I must once have met someone. I can no longer remember what he looked like; I only remember that he gave me a gift. So I put on his gift and continued wandering. I must once have boarded a ship... (The protagonist is a native of this world. There is no transmigration or rebirth.) 208Reads8.8Score—Shelves
50. 400 重 Reborn in 1993: From the Start, I Set My Sights on Wall Street 重生93，开局埋伏华尔街 Mighty Feng Hall威锋堂堂Urban424k WordsOngoing You blew it up and think you can run? Li Wei says the F-22 and B-2 are completely visible to his Skynet. Can you outrun the Resistance missiles it controls? He intends to be the toughest father the capitalist crowd of “buying is better than making” has ever faced. Want to speculate on Bitcoin? Sorry, he's crashing the market. You want to compete for graphics cards? Well, if you want to compete, you'll have to buy computing power from him first. Want to compete in AI? Sorry, without ANN (artifici —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all good.

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