Death-Loop Stories, No Saintly Protagonists or Brain-Dead Decisions 死亡回档类型的书，不要圣母和降智

1. 1 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 231.9kReads9.5Score28.4kShelves

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   The first book needs little introduction; it's a story of foreseeing the future until death. The author is quite adept at portraying the character. The second book is a female-centric novel, but the female lead is intelligent, decisive, and makes excellent use of her time-travel ability. Both are definitely good reads.

2. 2 女EN The Infinite Reset: A Side Character's Journey to Immortality 女配修仙，但是无限读档 Moon Facing the Sky月对空Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, an absolutely massive golden finger, carefree cultivation, fighting monsters and leveling up] What happens when a cannon-fodder supporting heroine gains the ability to reload infinitely... Bad spiritual roots from the start? Reload and try again. Can’t win the sect tournament? Reload and try again. A secret realm full of danger? Reload to avoid every danger and collect every rare treasure. Offended a high-ranking cultivator? Even with just a 1% chance of success, keep reloading thro 74.6kReads9.4Score9.9kShelves
3. 3 无EN Infinite Rewinds: Everyone Thinks I'm a Big Shot 无限回档：所有人都以为我是大佬 What's Wrong with Money?钱有什么不好Mystery414k WordsCompleted [Adapted into a comic drama] [Audiobook narrated by a real person available] [Infinite Flow + Livestream Survival + Death Rewind + Half-Dihua] [No CP] [The story contains a lot of on-screen comment barrages] After Xu Xi died from overwork, he transmigrated to another world invaded by a survival game. He even discovered that he could rewind time after dying. By using this ability to escape danger time and again and successfully clear each instance, he unexpectedly became a top expert in the eyes 189.8kReads9.4Score21.5kShelves

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   Infinite rollbacks + no CP (couple) + live streaming Dihua

4. 4 盗 Tomb Raiding: I Told You, I’m Just an Ordinary Temp 盗墓：都说了我只是个普通临时工 Slacker Mantou摆烂的馒头Mystery641k WordsOngoing [New book ratings are in, and they’ll rise later] [Everyone enters a tomb-raiding world + death rewind + livestream + mistaken-identity antics + no romance, female-led] [Content warning: There’s a “everyone loves her” storyline, with unrequited crushes from both men and women! See the beginning of Chapter One for all content warnings!] After overworked office drone Zhang Kaiyan dropped dead, she opened her eyes to find she hadn’t been turned into a loot box. The good news was that she had transm 1.8kReads8.5Score259Shelves
5. 5 回 Time-Loop Escape: You Got It Wrong, I'm Really Not a God 回档逃亡：误会了，我真不是神啊 Humble Boy卑微男孩Mystery267k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Death Rewinds + Livestreaming + Partial Misinterpretation + Death] [Contains lots of chat comments] By his seventh death, Lin Shen had grown numb... Meanwhile, in the real world's livestream chat, viewers were going wild. “What the hell is going on with this guy? He just got into the dungeon and went to sleep?” “Come on, guys, let's go watch my bro take on the dungeon!” But when Lin Shen kept rewinding time and cleared the dungeon on his third, fourth, and fifth attempts, the co 752Reads6.1Score101Shelves
6. 6 无 Infinite Rewinds: They All Think I'm a Prophet 无限回档：他们都以为我是预言家 Yin Baishui尹白水Mystery510k WordsOngoing The rating has only just been posted. It’ll go up later. [Strong Female Lead] [No Romance] [Horror] [Live Streaming] [Time Rewind] [Fake Prophet] [Destiny] A horror game descends upon Earth, turning the entire world into an inferno. Yi Yubai is unlucky enough to be chosen for the game. Unluckier still, thanks to a System allocation error, she dies right from the start. But fortunately, she gains an SSS-rank ability: Infinite Rewind. From then on, she becomes the mysterious [Prophet] in everyone’ 11.7kReads8.4Score2kShelves

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   This third book, although not a rewind, is still very good.

7. 7 无 Infinite Flow: I Become a God After Giving Up 无限流：摆烂后我封神了 Chang Chang Chang Xiao长长长消Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing No CP + System + mass misinterpretation Luo Yuejian has always thought of herself as plain and ordinary, with a touch of social anxiety and a poker face. Someone like her would be utterly unremarkable in a crowd and completely ignored by everyone. After dying under bizarre circumstances, she is forced into a survival game. She knows her own limits and realizes she has no chance of coming back to life in a terrifying survival game. As she agonizes over whether to fight with all she has or give 35.4kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
8. 8 死 Death Rewind: I’m Really Not a Big Shot 死亡回档：我真不是大佬啊 Mozi Qing Qing墨子青青Mystery349k WordsOngoing [Rules-based horror + semi-misinterpretation comedy + death rewind + infinite-flow + no romance + survival horror + lots of bullet comments + urban supernatural powers + instances + suspense] Xie Yi died for reasons unknown and transmigrated to Blue Star, a world much like Earth. Blue Star had long since been overrun by supernatural horrors. When he transmigrated, he entered the body of a person with the same name who had been selected by a horror after falling into a pit on the way to buy medic 9.3kReads8.6Score764Shelves
9. 9 死 One Hundred Thousand Deaths: From Getting One-Shot to Conquering the Wasteland 死亡十万次，从被秒杀到横推废土 The Bright Moon Crosses Pine Smoke明月渡松烟Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [High Martial Arts] [No Romance] [Death Rewind] [Ensemble Cast] [Tight Logic] (Some readers have been worried in the first few dozen chapters that the Trickster's Eye, this alien god, is up to no good, and have been scared off. Here's a clarification: don't worry, the logic is sound and there are no pitfalls. The twists come quickly, and there's no way the protagonist is a puppet. Absolutely impossible!!) The sun went dark, gray mist swallowed the world, and abyssal worms tore human civilization 4.2kReads9.1Score398Shelves

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   These three are truly the best death-rewinding novels I've ever read. The author's writing in the first one is excellent, and it's the first time I've ever read a wasteland-themed time-rewind story. The protagonist of the second book is someone who dies every time he's in a dilemma. As for the third book, "Until Death Do Us Part" needs no further explanation; it's the purest love story on the entire internet.

10. 10 谍 Espionage: 2,000 Deaths from the Start 谍战：开局死亡两千次 Jin Daye金大涯Urban958k WordsOngoing Xie Shu, male, formerly an Olympic shooting champion in the twenty-first century. One day, he kills himself and wakes up in 1940. Reason: Unknown. Identity: Unknown. Status: Being buried alive. Xie Shu: ...What a disastrous start! The good news: He gains the ability to rewind time whenever he dies. The bad news: He wakes up at a live burial site and has to die two thousand times before he escapes. While helping a passing guerrilla unit complete its mission, he somehow ends up as the illegitimat 40kReads9.3Score6kShelves
11. 11 诡 Eerie Revival: I Can Contact the Past 诡异复苏：我能联系过去 Young Master Yanque燕雀大公子Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The Hungry Ghost Festival of 2025. A super red moon appeared, and as it lingered in the sky, the supernatural returned. Left Yang was shocked to discover that he could use his phone to contact himself in the past. In the stairwell, the Knock-at-the-Door Ghost killed anyone who opened the door. But someone discovered that it skipped the first floor and started knocking there. So Left Yang contacted his past self. [Please have your one-month-younger self rent an apartment on the first floor!] The 43.3kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves

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    See? See? It's absolutely great. So many people recommend Fang Xiu's book, but has nobody read the third one? I personally think it's better than Fang Xiu's.

12. 12 死EN After Dying a Hundred Thousand Times, I Bribed the River of Time and Space 死亡十万次，我直接买通时空长河 Natsume Says Nothing夏目不语Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Future Setting] [One Female Lead or No Female Lead] The Shijing appeared, strange beings invaded, and the Chosen Ones charged with fighting them were on the brink of defeat. So the most determined among the Chosen Ones began searching for a way to save the world. “Ten years later, the basic body-tempering method appeared, and the first martial artists were born.” “A hundred years later, spiritual martial arts burst onto the scene, and the martial arts community officially took shape.” “A thousa 174kReads9.4Score25.9kShelves
13. 13 骨 Bone Replication: I Have to Be a Sticky Plaster to Get Stronger 骨骸复刻：我当狗皮膏药才能变强 Ran Da Wang Jia Dao然大王驾到Eastern Fantasy162k WordsOngoing [Death Rewind] [Bone Replication] [Seven Sin Grids] [One Female Lead] The Seven Sin Grids lurk in the world, seemingly feeding on people's emotions as they manipulate the masses and prey on their hearts. After transmigrating to another world, Jiang Yuan awakened the ability to rewind after death. Death can be undone, but the pain he has endured can never be erased. To grow stronger by replicating another person's bones, he must get close to his target. But the power comes at the cost of endless —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead has a death-rewind feature, so watching it won't make your heart ache.

14. 14 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.7kShelves

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    The first one is a new book, so I can let it rest a bit. The second one is funny at the beginning and slightly angsty later on. The fourth one has a lot of people shipping certain characters, but it doesn't affect the reading experience.

15. 15 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score334Shelves

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    How about this one? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more exciting it gets! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

16. 16 慈EN Cihang City 慈航市 Mountain-Patrolling Lord God巡山主神Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing At Cihang's grand arena, don't show up without a cheat. Chen Feng transmigrated to another world and discovered that the bosses here were unbelievably sneaky. “Let's go level up in the newbie village first.” “Ha! Got you, transmigrator.” “I'll be reborn and buy a lottery ticket.” “Ha! Got you, regressor.” “Fine, if you're going to play dirty, I don't need to pretend to be a gentleman either.” Chen Feng discovered that every time he died, he could refresh and get a new System. A System's power ha 1.1MReads9.2Score131.8kShelves
17. 17 死 Death Rewind: Save the World in 48 Hours 死亡回档，48小时拯救世界 Rice-Scented Crisps稻香锅巴Urban1.5M WordsOngoing A car accident gave Wang Cong the ability to rewind time upon death! Just as he was getting ready to buy a lottery ticket and reach the pinnacle of life… The sky split open. Alien spaceships descended, and a flash of white light wiped out the world! Only two days remained. The countdown to extinction had begun. … “If I can rewind time by dying, can I save the world?” “You can, but you can't fill every hole the apocalypse leaves behind.” “Then if I bring along a group of comrades who've ri 115.7kReads8.6Score11.7kShelves

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    All three books are really good and interesting. The last one is, well, super good.

18. 18 惊 Thriller: I Can Reload Infinitely 惊悚：我可以无限回档 A Lan阿揽Mystery297k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out, but it will rise later) [Not a Power Fantasy + Infinite-Worlds Style + No Female Lead + Growing Protagonist + Original Scenarios + A Tiny Bit of Horror + Death Rewind + Slow Burn] Late one night, Li Wang got a call from his mother, telling him to hurry to the hospital. After the call, his phone conveniently ran out of battery and shut down. So Li Wang took the coin a kind stranger gave him and boarded the bus. But after getting on, Li Wang gradually realized... He was 155.3kReads7.3Score24.8kShelves

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    How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

19. 19 规 Rule Horror: I Can See Hidden Clues 规则怪谈：我能看到隐藏提示 Xing Wuchen星无辰Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted The world of supernatural tales has arrived, and everyone must follow the rules! After hundreds of years, the world of supernatural tales has appeared once more. Sun Kai accidentally transmigrates into it, becoming one of the first contestants representing his nation’s fate. They carry the fate of Xia Nation on their shoulders! If they win, they survive, Xia Nation’s fortunes rise, and its people all benefit. If they lose, they die, the nation’s fortunes fall, and supernatural tales invade the 4kReads9.0Score518Shelves

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    The first book features a protagonist who is both eccentric and elegant. The second book begins with the protagonist being "fucked" eighteen times by his wife, after which he immediately enters "madman" mode. In the third and fourth books, the protagonist's intelligence remains consistently high, and the stories are exceptionally engaging, keeping you eager to know what happens next. It's the kind of book that's very readable and never boring.

20. 20 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.6kReads9.6Score36kShelves
21. 21 列 Train Survival: I Can Predict Death 列车求生：我能预知死亡 Moonlight Old Rascal明月老贼Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Infinite Worlds + Original Scenarios + Ensemble Cast] This is a lost path, and also the road home. We cannot see the way we came, nor pierce the mist ahead. Dancing with death is our only eternal destination. “Dear passengers, welcome aboard the Lost Train. We wish you a pleasant journey!” 28.7kReads8.8Score3.1kShelves

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    1. Predicting death + overcoming obstacles: The plot is quite tight, it's caught up with the quality of good books on Qidian (a Chinese online literature platform), and it's still relatively new. It looks good so far. 2. Death and time travel: The cheat-like abilities are very powerful, and the characters are powerful figures. It's suitable for reading when you don't want to think too much.

22. 22 宗 Every Sect Wants to Kill Me, So I Just Reload After Death! 宗门都想噶我，我直接死亡回档！ Chao Lianyun巢怜云Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a Book + Villainess + Death Rewinds Time + Eldritch Cultivation + Unhinged + Quirky Style] Lu Xiaojin transmigrated into a book, becoming the lovesick senior apprentice sister in a cultivation novel where everyone falls for the heroine. She kept fighting the heroine for men and ended up dying horribly. No problem. She wasn't stupid. She knew how the plot went, so she could avoid trouble, stay away from the men, and survive. But! Can someone tell her why her junior apprentice 24.8kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves

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    First on my list is Re: Zero, and it has to be Subaru Natsuki! How can the protagonist not suffer when he dies? Every death should be incredibly painful! [Staring][OK] Then there's the second one, something like "Cultivation is a Scam," it's a female-oriented novel, but it's well-written, I recommend it! [Thumbs up]

23. 23 全EN Survival for All, Obtaining the D-Class Personnel Simulator 全民求生，获得D级人员模拟器 Dream Tea Turns Cold梦茶凉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.7M WordsOngoing Everyone transmigrates into an apocalyptic world, where each person starts with a shelter and a unique talent. Lin Ye gains the D-rank Personnel Simulator ability, which lets him enter other worlds and simulate being D-rank personnel. Lin Ye: ??? 146.7kReads8.9Score11.2kShelves

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    1. Fang Xiu 2. Xu Xi 3. Lu Xiaojin 4. Lin Ye

24. 24 从 A Dark Fairy-Tale World from Scratch 从零开始的黑暗童话世界 Harvard Rain, What a Heavy Rain哈佛雨好大的雨Eastern Fantasy998k WordsOngoing When a foul-mouthed soul with few morals and a hunting instinct etched into its very bones transmigrates into a dark world utterly consumed by “indescribable evil,” where every fairy tale has been twisted in the worst possible way, it discovers that it has become the legendary “Fairy Tale Hunter.” Its task is not to weave beautiful dreams, but to carry out the most brutal “purge” with hands stained by the blood of fairy-tale characters. 47.1kReads9.1Score5.6kShelves

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    It's good, with frequent boss battles, and the save-rewind ability messes up the save file, creating a strong sense of urgency and making you worry about the protagonist losing their save. It has a unique flavor if you've played Black Souls, but if you haven't, it won't affect your reading experience at all. The book only borrows most of its settings from that game, so it has zero impact on the reading experience.

25. 25 我 I Just Want to Be Reborn and Turn My Life Around, So Why Did I Die Again? 我只想重生逆袭啊，怎么又死了？ Like an Illusion似幻觉Mystery93k WordsOngoing [Reborn + flawless logic + comedy + infinite flow + wild imagination + a touch of horror = ? Male protagonist?] [The pacing is a little slow at first, and Chapter One lays the groundwork, but there are still plenty of exciting moments. The writing keeps getting better, so this one is worth investing in.] While repeating his final year of high school, Xu Nuo suddenly returned to his first year. This time, Xu Nuo was determined to turn his life around and reclaim everything that belonged to him! I 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I found this book while searching for rebirth novels. I initially read the first chapter but didn't quite understand it and was about to give up. However, since I was already reading, I read a couple more chapters and found the concept to be very original. The plot is truly unpredictable, and there are some humorous elements. It feels like the author is refining every logical link, and the writing style seems to be improving with each chapter. It's quite good, and I recommend everyone check it out. I suggest reading several chapters for a better reading experience.

26. 26 遗 Forgotten in Time: Save Civilization in 10 Days 遗忘回溯：10天拯救文明 Thirteen Orphans Nine十三幺九Sci-Fi & Apocalypse507k WordsCompleted At 7 p.m. on June 2, humanity around the world began to lose its memories! This wasn't a disease. It was an alien civilization erasing human civilization. In 10 days, knowledge would be wiped out and civilization would be destroyed. Only Xia Yuan could return to an earlier point upon death, remembering what everyone else forgot. After countless rebirths, he finally understood: Humanity's trump card against alien technology was the ancient wisdom etched into its bloodline, now being erased. 240 h 98Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Without further ado, the two are of similar type.

27. 27 重 Reborn in the Hehuan Sect, I Refine My Master into a Slave 重生合欢宗，师尊被我炼化成奴隶 Lone Smoke over the Long River长河孤烟Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [No System + no clichés + villain protagonist + multiple female leads + bizarre + ruthless and decisive, no saintly behavior] “Would you pick the Seven Fairies or the Seven Spider Demons?” “Only kids pick the fairies. Those who know, know.” “What if you really transmigrated to the Joyful Union Sect, where there are only female demons? They're fanatically devoted to the male body and worship you as a god?” “Wouldn't that be heaven on earth?” “Heh.” The young man smiled faintly. “I'm afraid it wou 86.8kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves

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    There aren't many good books in this genre, so let's look at these two first. The first one is a classic example of the "Tomato Rewind" style, and the second one is similar to a rewind in the early stages, but the timeline changes as the plot progresses.

28. 28 我 I Feed Demons with My Own Body in the Demon Suppression Bureau 我在镇魔司以身饲魔 Six Gourds六个葫芦Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Get stronger when attacked by monsters + Transmigration + System + Invincible + Comedy + Villain + Demon Suppression Bureau] After transmigrating to a fantasy world overrun by monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a prison guard in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty’s Demon Suppression Bureau. From that day on, strange cases begin piling up in the prison, once known as a living hell and feared for its eerie, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the monsters in the prison scream every night? 68.8kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves

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    The first book meets the requirements. Both the first and second books are written by the same author and are very good, hehehe.

29. 29 无 Endless Dreamscape Reincarnation 无限梦境轮回 Mu Dongdong木东东Mystery197k WordsCompleted Lin Yuwen was suddenly dropped into this endless dream world. Seeing strange monsters everywhere, she was completely stunned. Later, she learned she hadn't been human for a long time. In that case... Lin Yuwen: “My little darlings, here I come~!” The monsters fled in terror. “Stay away from us!” A story about a total novice in the early stages who lets loose completely later on. A villa steeped in sin; A pond teeming with resentful spirits; An abandoned, unfinished high-rise; Lives offer —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 30 死 Death Rewind: The Retro Handheld That Saves Your Lives! 死亡回档：复古掌机能存档轮回！ Box Explorer盒子探险家Mystery202k WordsOngoing [Handmade All the Way] [Death Rewind] [References and Memes] [Chinese Dreamcore] [Time Travel] [Mild Horror] In his parents' room, Lin Yu finds a knockoff game console bearing the words "Little Turtle." Death! Save! Loop! Amnesia! With every save-and-reload cycle, Lin Yu gains the abilities of the game cartridges, while accidentally getting drawn into an even deeper mystery. All he has is the knockoff console marked "Little Turtle" and a digital camera that can't even take a clear picture. This 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fast-paced, not mind-numbing, and intricately linked.

31. 31 无 Infinite Deaths, Time Rewind: I'm Not the Protagonist 无限死亡，时间回溯：主角不是我 Runaway Patient with a Severe Mental Illness在逃精神病重症患者Mystery593k WordsOngoing [Infinite loops, surviving in the cracks, no self-sacrificing saint, no invincible protagonist, everyone is smart, character growth.] Ning Mu, who has long suspected he’s mentally ill, finally realizes that the world is being reset over and over. When the usual course of events begins to change, he suddenly discovers that ghosts really exist. And those who eat ghosts awaken incredible abilities. Everyone is hunting and devouring ghosts in a frenzy. After countless strange incidents... “Go in pea 1.3kReads8.4Score153Shelves

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    The first book features a decisive and ruthless protagonist, not a saint, and all characters are intelligent. The second book's protagonist's transformation from pawn to player is captivating, and the entire story is also free of saintly sentimentality, featuring decisive and ruthless actions. The third book is similar to the previous ones, with some eerie elements. The fourth book is very engaging, featuring a protagonist who travels to different female-oriented worlds to change the original ending; the plot is excellent, and the protagonist is not a saint.

32. 32 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves

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    These are all good, but Gu Yi's book is truly a masterpiece.

33. 33 诡 Eerie Cards: I Turned into an Eerie 诡异卡牌：我变成了诡 A Leaf of Flame一叶火苗Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Black fog shrouds the heavens, and the supernatural descends upon the earth. A strange black card gives Xiao He, who has become a supernatural being, the ability to draw cards. Beneath the crimson blood moon, a pitch-black raven opens its eyes, revealing an unknown bloodline. [Phantom Raven] Type: Supernatural Level: Unknown Quality: Unknown Talent: Unknown Skills: Unknown 2.5kReads6.2Score153Shelves
34. 34 重 Reborn: In This Life, I Protected the Town First 重生：这一世，我先守住了镇子 Whatever You Type, Someone Will Use It乱打一通都有人用Eastern Fantasy404k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Bai Yi had lived a peaceful and uneventful life, but the entire town was massacred. Reborn one hour before the crisis erupted, he awakened the Rebirth System. This time, he would face an army of a thousand with fewer than two hundred village militiamen. When the enemy commander saw the hills outside the town covered in military banners, he was utterly dumbfounded. Standing on the low wall, Bai Yi tightened his grip on his sword. “This time, it’s your turn.” He entered a wor 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is good.

35. 35 循 Loop: The Ending 循环：结局 Chess Cliff Writes Freely棋崖纵文Mystery197k WordsOngoing At 11:35 p.m., time rewinds right on schedule. Death means memories vanish. Only survivors retain their memories of the cycles. Yun Wanzhou is trapped in a time experiment devised by Shen Zhi. Zhou Ling is an out-of-control pawn, while they are the awakened control group. One conspiracy leads to another, and a years-long experiment in human nature slowly comes to light. Everyone thinks they’re searching for a way to break the cycle, until the truth is revealed: this cycle was a selection proce 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's pretty good.

36. 36 新 New Utopia 新，乌托邦 Broken Strings in the Rain雨中断弦Urban397k WordsOngoing [Political Thriller] [Montage Style] [Psychological Oppression] [Dystopian] (The story moves slowly at first, but more kinds of ghosts will appear later.) The calamity ended, and a city-state rose from the ground. People called it the New Utopia. Beneath its gleaming order, those in power were no longer human. Monsters wore human skin and occupied positions of authority. Their visions were linked, and everything was under surveillance. A colossal beast hung in the sky, while monsters roamed th 2.3kReads—Score195Shelves

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    The Thriller Stage: Dare to Come?

37. 37 万 Ten Thousand Lifetimes of Reincarnation: Immortals Like Abysses, the Dao Dust 万世轮回：仙如渊，道为尘 One-Man Show Ultra独角戏ultraEastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing Chen Yan has died countless times. Every time he breathes his last, he is reborn on some day in his long life, bringing his cultivation with him. His cultivation stacks, and so do his memories. But reincarnation is no salvation. Instead, it drives him into an even deeper despair. “Senior Brother, what lies at the end of the Immortal Dao?” Chen Yan has lost count of how many times he has answered this question, and he has never given the same answer twice: “It is a prison, an abyss of reincarnati 66.7kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves
38. 38 我 I Said There Were No Gods Tonight, So the Gods Fell 我说今夜无神，于是众神陨落 Ji Nanyi季南一Urban415k WordsCompleted [The print edition, titled A Godless Night, is available to search for on all platforms. The comic adaptation is now online.] [Plot-driven + infinite-flow + mild horror + countless twists] Yan Huang had a terminal illness. He didn't want to die, so he became a player in Instance. The System's evaluation of him read: [Player Yan Huang practices what he preaches and has impeccable morals. Congratulations, you have awakened the talent: Deceiver.] [Deceiver: Each lie you tell has a fifty percent cha 31.8kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
39. 39 快 Quick Transmigration: Palace Intrigue? Domineering CEO? Get Lost, All of You! 快穿：宫斗？霸总？统统滚蛋！ Su Bancheng苏半城Historical2.6M WordsCompleted This book contains ninety-five small worlds, including supernatural tales, ancient history, modern cities, farming, cultivation, and all sorts of others. Many can be read as standalone stories without affecting the main plot. The protagonist’s System has no point shop and can’t offer much help... Most of the time, Fang Zhiyi has to move things forward on his own. “What? You’re saying I have an army of five hundred thousand, and the emperor suspects I’m plotting rebellion?” “That’s right. The Hos 54.8kReads8.8Score4.7kShelves
40. 40 回 Save-Scumming Survival: I’m Really Not Some Big Shot 回档求生：我真不是大神啊 Hey, Sandwich Cookie夹心饼干呀Mystery335k WordsCompleted [Livestream] [death resets] [no romance] When the “Salvation Game” becomes humanity's last hope! While every player struggles to survive, Chen Fan commands the power of “reset” from the start, turning death into a stairway to godhood! When the whole world goes wild over his one-minute dungeon clears, they don't know that behind that one minute lies a path paved with six of Chen Fan's lives. “The dungeons you see as hell are nothing more than a backyard where I save my home.” “One day, I will 525Reads6.9Score103Shelves

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    A super novel way to pass the levels, slightly Diorama-esque. The male lead is described as very handsome.

41. 41 规 Rule-Based Horror? I Choose to Rebel 规则怪谈？我选择叛逆 Alas, Deep Love奈何情深Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [A short drama adaptation of the same name is now available. You can watch it on the platform. Thank you for your support.] [Subverting expectations + no heroine + hilarious + sly schemer + rebellious + eerie + national fate] Rule-based horror descends upon Earth. The uncanny invades reality. Those chosen are sent into horror worlds, where they represent their respective nations and face the horrors within. Su Xiao is chosen by the horror world and entrusted with the task of representing the Dra 49.5kReads9.6Score6.2kShelves

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    Still the Three Phantom Gods

42. 42 规 Rule Horror: My Family Isn't Normal 规则怪谈：我的家人不正常 White Beard白胡子Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror + mystery + livestream + national fate + System] The supernatural returns, and rule-based horror games invade countries around the world. As one chosen by fate, Zhou Bai represents the Great Xia Kingdom in a horror game. The first scenario is a family of four. [You live with your wife and your parents. But remember, there are only three people in your home.] [You can trust your wife, unless she takes off her red hair clip.] [You and your wife have never had a child. If you hear a baby cr 46.1kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves
43. 43 规EN Rule-Based Horror: Mistaken for a Top Player Right from the Start! 规则怪谈：开局被误认为是大佬！ Overlord Cat霸王猫Mystery726k WordsOngoing [Rule-based horror + delusions of grandeur + wild speculation + livestream + wish fulfillment + comedy + no romance] Chen Han dies right from the start. The moment he opens his eyes, he is thrown into a deadly rule-based horror game. While everyone else is still poring over the rules to find a way out, he panics and blunders around, somehow avoiding every deadly trap and stumbling his way to a perfect clear. The whole internet's livestream chat explodes. “Holy crap! That prediction was godlike! 740Reads9.2Score225Shelves

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    Great deal! ٩(◦`꒳´◦)۶

44. 44 死 I Died a Billion Times, Copied the Ultimate Talent, and Slaughtered My Way Through the Myriad Races! 死亡亿次，我复制天赋杀穿万族！ One Update a Year一年一更Urban1.3M WordsCompleted “My name is Su Mu. By the time you read this, humanity will have been wiped out...” Su Mu unexpectedly came across a diary, and its first sentence sent a chill down his spine. Ten thousand years ago, countless races invaded Blue Star, ushering in a global era of advanced martial arts. When people turned eighteen, they awakened their talents and set out on the path of martial arts. Over the past ten thousand years, humanity had produced countless powerful fighters. Thanks to their efforts, humani 48.6kReads8.8Score5.5kShelves

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    The first book is about the supernatural, with a coherent plot but few twists and turns and no female lead. The second book needs no introduction; everyone knows it. The third one is also very popular, but it has an overly obsessive and morbid obsession with killing. The fourth one isn't about time travel; it's about death and rebirth, and not unlimited rebirth. The fifth one is alright; I think the characters are well-developed.

45. 45 死 Death Loop: On My Wedding Day, I Discover My Childhood Friend Is a Monster 死亡回档：大婚日发现竹马是怪物 Carefree Thoughts逍遥念之Modern Romance614k WordsOngoing [Comic Adaptation Released + Straightforward Wooden-Headed Girl + Lots of One-Sided Crushes + Mildly Unhinged + Monsters + Talents] The [Peace Society] has a [Prophet]. She has a good temper and is always very polite, calling the others in the society "big brother" and "big sister." Everyone adores this little sister. Because of her talent, the [Prophet] has no combat ability, so whenever they go on a mission, everyone is eager to keep her behind them and protect her. But the monsters have somet 3.8kReads8.4Score637Shelves

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    This is good-looking, neither mindless nor overly sentimental. No romantic pairing.

46. 46 十 The Final Hunt in Ten Days 十日终猎 Da Ming Fu大茗辅Urban245k WordsCompleted A new work is here! Welcome to read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Ten Days of the Hunt": Coward? Prey? White Rat?

47. 47 在 Are You There? Got Time to Destroy the World? 在吗？有没有空来毁灭世界？ CR ZifengCR紫枫Anime Fanfiction3.4M WordsOngoing (Set in the Previous Era. All the familiar characters are counterparts from other timelines. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel! The only officially designated heroine is all the beauty in this world!) Honkai... Just how devastating a calamity is it? In the middle of it, you can't even find anyone you want to save. This is a story destined to end in failure. Perhaps everything will be buried beneath the sands of time. 18.2kReads9.5Score1.1kShelves

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    The main characters all have the ability to rewind time after death.

48. 48 东 Tokyo: Love Comes After the Rescue 东京：恋爱要在拯救后 Ten-Punch Tonic Pill十拳大补丹Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Tokyo + Romance + No System + Light Novel + Redemption] “If I died, the world would become a better place, wouldn’t it?” The girl smiled faintly, then leaped onto the tracks, bursting into splashes of brilliant red. Su Ying witnessed everything and assumed it was just an ordinary train accident. But the next moment, time rewound to a few minutes earlier, and the girl was still standing there, perfectly fine. From then on, whenever someone around him died, Su Ying became trapped in an endless ti 67.2kReads9.3Score7.6kShelves
49. 49 系EN Immortality System: I Outlived Everyone 系统赋我长生，我熬死了所有人 One Durian No. 3一只榴莲3号Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsOngoing Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 579.3kReads9.4Score60.9kShelves

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    It doesn't lower intelligence, there are no two-dimensional characters; everyone has independent thoughts and is an individual, including the sons. After watching it, you'll reflect on time and life, and how you should live your own life. It's worth watching.

50. 50 死 Death Rewind: An Alien Polishes My Shoes! 死亡回档，外星人给我擦皮鞋！ The Friend of Er Gouzi from the Village Entrance村口二狗子的朋友Urban132k WordsOngoing [Death Rewind + Apocalypse + Alien Invasion + Fourth Calamity + NPC Awakening + Wild Imagination] After surviving a plane crash, office worker Chen Xuanqing gains the ability to rewind time upon death. Just as he is dreaming of getting rich and having beautiful women by his side, ready to use his power to reach the pinnacle of life, a blinding white light pierces the clouds, and countless alien lifeforms descend upon the world! Humanity is wiped out in an instant! After rewinding time again 11Reads6.6Score114Shelves

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    This book has a really strong build-up. At first, you think it's about an alien invasion? Then the middle part turns into the Fourth Calamity and the awakening of NPCs!! Highly recommended.

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