No Romance, With a Female Lead Who's Ice-Cold, Ruthless, and Powerful from Start to Finish 无cp+女主冷到骨子里，杀伐果断且从头强到尾

1. 101 生 Survival Game: I Went Viral by Pushing Survival to the Limit 生存游戏：我靠极限求生爆红了 Kui You奎酉Mystery474k WordsOngoing [Infinite-instance survival + Smart protagonist + Horror + No romance] After sacrificing herself on Blue Star, Jian Zhao opened her eyes again to find herself a cannon-fodder newbie in a survival game on Planet Z. From the start, she was hit with a devastating setback: her ammunition and supplies were gone, and a three-meter-tall mutated giant ant had blocked the door! Even stranger, she was the only one who could see the comments floating across the sky. It turned out that all the players strug 59Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Not mindless or idiotic, one of the few novels featuring a strong female lead, highly recommended.

2. 102 修 The Asura God Lord Reigns Above, and the Six Realms Kneel 修罗神主在上，六界皆跪服 Yaoyao Cinnabar妖妖朱砂Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Severing emotional ties · Killing gods · Cold to the core · Noble and refined · Peerless beauty] [No romance | Strong heroine | Ruthless] Jing Hua lazily smiles, rolling between her fingertips the bloodstained thread of love she has just torn from her own heart. “This thing is more useful for killing than for loving.” Unwilling to be a mere vessel, she kills the gods. The day the Upper Realm’s Nine Provinces Immortal Court runs red with blood will be the day she returns. Once, when s 494Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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   There is no romantic pairing. The female lead is cold to the bone and ruthless.

3. 103 重 Reborn with a Stockpile: The Beloved Toxic Girl Sweeps Through the Apocalypse 重生囤货：团宠小毒女横扫末世 The Sheep That Ran Away from Home离家出走的羊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Post-Apocalypse + System Pocket Dimension + Stockpiling + Infrastructure Building + Strong Heroine + Everyone's Favorite + No Saintly Heroine] Who says a five-year-old can only be a burden? Yun Xiaoxiao is a tough survivor of the apocalypse. Reborn six days before it breaks out, she finds herself with a father who doesn't care for her and a mother who doesn't love her. Even after their divorce, neither wants her. So the five-year-old finally snaps. She clears out all the supermarkets and ca 15.2kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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   A good-looking story, where the protagonist is strong from beginning to end, defying all odds and unmatched by anyone, and all of them are capricious and unreasonable! The main focus is on slapping faces and lying on the board!

4. 104 快 Quick Transmigration: The Corrupted Villainess Tears Apart the Cannon Fodder Script 快穿：黑化女配手撕炮灰剧本 Sui Yuan岁圆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Mindless fun + no romance + no holier-than-thou heroine + an unpredictable female lead + fast-paced quick transmigration (Not your thing? No worries, come on! Skip to the next one! P.S. There are thirty-nine worlds, so there’s bound to be a little story you’ll like!) Synopsis: Shi Xia is an overworked wage slave in the modern era. One day, she transmigrates into a book, only to keep working. In these other worlds, there’s always a group of exceptional young women. They come from good families, e 4.8kReads9.3Score462Shelves
5. 105 弑 I Became the Harem's Top-Tier Star After Slaying the Emperor 弑帝后我成了后宫顶流 Puff Pastry Old Yogurt泡芙老酸奶Ancient Romance551k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, feel-good revenge, a battle for her favor, everyone going crazy for her, and a dog-training romance] Top actress Ling Yue transmigrates into a political scheming novel as a short-lived imperial consort. From the start, she is the emperor’s favorite, but in truth she is a pawn he can discard at any moment. In the end, the Regent King orders her execution? Ling Yue sneers. With one swift strike, she kills the ailing emperor, finds an illegitimate son to serve as her puppet, an 1kReads7.1Score102Shelves

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   This book features a super-villainous female lead, who is the biggest villain in the entire book. The key point is that she is incredibly strong, cold and selfish, and kills indiscriminately. She is also stunningly beautiful and clear-headed. It's a 1v4 story with various high-energy dog-training scenes. The male leads are all very appealing, and they compete and fight for each other. The female lead is not love-struck and kills indiscriminately to achieve her goals. It's super good, or you can come and hit me if you don't like it.

6. 106 快 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder's Villain Identity Has Been Exposed Again! 快穿：炮灰的反派身份又掉马了！ Qing Sha晴杀Modern Romance886k WordsOngoing [Quick transmigration + no CP + villain + cannon fodder secret identities + fake death + no angst for the protagonist, but the love interests regret it too late + from universally hated to universally adored] [The protagonist has two identities: the cannon fodder follows the plot, while the villain puts the protagonist through the wringer! The main storyline is about destroying the Primordial System!] [The content warnings are at the end of Chapter 1. They're very important, so be sure to read t 1kReads8.8Score100Shelves

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   The female lead plays two roles: a cannon fodder in public and a villain in private. She's intelligent and strong when she's being a villain, which is very satisfying (*´I`*). Most importantly, there's no romantic pairing. I love watching it!

7. 107 星 On the Interstellar Battlefield, I Fly on a Sword! 星际战场，我！御剑飞行！ Fang Xiangpi方响屁Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Interstellar + Cultivation + Mecha + Military Academy + Ensemble Cast + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + No Romance] The animated series is out, and it's pretty good Ensemble cast! Ensemble cast! An absolutely massive ensemble cast! In the Renwu year of the Immortal Calendar, Shi An, sect master of Xuanqing Sect, the greatest sect in the cultivation world, attempted to overcome the tribulation. He encountered the rarest divine-annihilating lightning tribulation in ten thousand years and perished, 113.5kReads9.1Score23.7kShelves

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   Female protagonist, no romantic partner, rational, decisive.

8. 108 末 Doomsday Queen: From the Start, I Shop for Free, and in the End, I Slay Gods 末世女王：开局零元购，结局屠神 Huangpu Qingyu黄埔庆宇Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsOngoing (Apocalypse) (Female-led) (No romance) (Career-focused) This is an epic tale of an absolutely rational young woman who, amid the desperate trials of the apocalypse, goes from being forced to “choose” to taking the initiative to “define” the rules, ultimately bearing the weight of an entire civilization as she ascends to a lonely “altar of the gods.” Su Wan is ruthless and sparing with words, rational to the point of near coldness, decisive in killing, fiercely protective of her own, and merciles 4Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 被 After Being Kicked Out of the Residence, I Changed the Dynasty by Writing Novels 被赶出府后，我靠写小说改变朝代 Zhong Zhui Xue钟坠雪Ancient Romance642k WordsCompleted Ye Yuwu transmigrates into an alternate dynasty and gains a golden finger that lets her “search” for things. Unfortunately, just after arriving, her identity as a fake heiress is exposed, and she’s thrown out of the family estate. Luckily, her birth parents, who have since passed away, left her a bookstore and some money. But the bookstore is in such poor shape that nobody buys books, and it’s on the verge of bankruptcy. With no other choice, she returns to her old trade and starts writing s 6.5kReads8.6Score772Shelves
10. 110 穿 After I Transmigrated to the Interstellar World, I Accidentally Cultivated into a God 穿越星际后，我不小心修炼成神了 Huangpu Qingyu黄埔庆宇Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted (Strong female lead + no romance + interstellar cultivation + fighting insectoids + passing on civilization.) This isn't a modern romance novel. Those are just the tags Tomato added. This is a strong female lead story, a reborn interstellar cultivation novel. In her previous life, she was the sect master of the cultivation world's foremost sect, with unfathomable wisdom and experience. After being reborn, she retains the vast source of her divine soul, meaning an immensely powerful psychic core, 63Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 111 末 In the Apocalypse, Staying Alive Is What Matters Most 末世之活着最重要 The Cat's Moon喵咪的月亮Sci-Fi & Apocalypse546k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + zombies + natural disasters + pocket dimension + strong female lead + not a saint + no romance] This is not a story about being reborn, transmigrating, or possessing someone else’s body. The heroine is a native of this world through and through. The heroine is not a virgin. Please move along if that bothers you. Song Nian suffers from depression, mania, and mild schizophrenia. Plagued by recurring dreams and having happened upon a meteorite fragment, she unlocks a pocket dimension 192Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Apocalypse + Zombies + Strong Female Lead + Thrilling Read + No Romance, No Time Travel, No Soul Transference, No Rebirth. A pure, original female protagonist. Due to her childhood experiences, the female protagonist suffers from depression, bipolar disorder, and mild schizophrenia, gradually becoming dark and insane. However, she remains gentle towards those she cares about. Later, due to a betrayal, her dark and insane side is gradually exposed to her family and friends. What will they choose? Will the female protagonist uphold the goodness of humanity? Or evil? Those who want to know her story can confidently add it to their bookshelves; it's never frustrating, full of confrontations and action. (For those who are not satisfied...)

12. 112 疯 After the Mad Emperor Redeemed Himself, All Under Heaven Became His Devoted Subjects 疯批帝尊洗白后，天下皆为裙下臣 Chuchu Ziyu初初子语Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Original title: After Constantly Trying to Get Myself Killed, I Became the Emperor Venerated by All Di Yange transmigrates into a wish-fulfillment novel aimed at male readers, where she can only return home by getting herself killed. To make it back as soon as possible, she disguises herself as a man and does everything she can to oppose the protagonist and befriend the villains. In the end, through one careless mistake, she not only saves all the villains but also follows their path, rising ste 30.8kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves

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    ① The female protagonist transmigrates into a male-oriented wish-fulfillment novel and can only return by courting death. To do so, she disguises herself as a man, opposes the protagonist, and becomes brothers with the villain—a super satisfying plot. ② The female protagonist transmigrates into a sect's nominal prodigy, upgrades to a saintess through a system, and uses her villainous identity to trample the destined protagonist underfoot—an incredibly satisfying plot. ③ The female protagonist has a powerful background: her adoptive father, aunt, brother, and knight are all geniuses. Her system is strong; as long as she has Versailles points, she can handle anything. She's constantly grinding Versailles points, and the theme is also very novel.

13. 113 我 I Became a God Through Showing Off [ Transmigrated to Another World ] 我靠凡尔赛成神【穿越异世】 Catch the Stars抓住星星Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Can you believe it? Ji Hua transmigrates into a novel her best friend was reading. The bad news: She’s transmigrated, and there’s no way back. The good news: The novel’s main story has already ended, and the identity she’s transmigrated into is quite prestigious. The novel Good-for-Nothing Mage is about two good-for-nothing leads who rise to success. It’s worth mentioning that both the male and female leads each have a beloved person they can never forget. And here’s the best part: the male lead 42.6kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves
14. 114 三 Three Kingdoms: The Unhinged Princess Topples Dong Zhuo's Stronghold 三国：疯批公主她掀了董卓老巢 Rain over the Winding Lane繁陌临雨Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Liu Ying, a military academy student from the twenty-first century, opened her eyes in the body of a princess who had hanged herself and died. The marks on her neck had barely faded when the door burst open under the kick of a rebel soldier, sword in hand. She grabbed a gold hairpin, knocked over a folding screen, and stabbed the soldier in the thigh, leaving a bloody hole. Then she casually swiped some saltpeter and sulfur from an alchemist and gave Dong Zhuo a “welcome gift.” The three-hundred 1.8kReads6.8Score219Shelves

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    This should meet your requirements: decisive and ruthless, a military conqueror, not a romantic, and a female empress in a chaotic world.

15. 115 去 Keep the Child, Get Rid of the Father: The Blind Matriarch Grows More Ruthless by the Day 去父留子，瞎眼主母越来越凶残 A 1cm, 1kg Skinny Person1cm1kg的瘦子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After being blind for fourteen years, Duanmu Jingshu, the matriarch of the Xuanping Marquis household, saves a fox spirit at a temple and makes a wish. When she opens her eyes, she realizes that the maid who stayed by her side doesn’t act the way she speaks. After their carriage enters through the north gate, it arrives at a residence in the south of the city, even though the Xuanping Marquis household is in the north... The man who greets her has a voice just like her husband, Wei Jin’an, the M 4.9kReads8.9Score400Shelves

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    No Mary Sue, no frustrating moments, high combat power, completely crushes the enemy, leaving no survivors. So satisfying! It's already finished, no need to wait. [Smirk]

16. 116 审 Judgment: The Tearful Forensic Medicine Student Comes Clean 审判：哭包法医学妹她摊牌了 Stirring the Moon at Midnight三更拌月Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A sweet, fragile college girl by day × a deranged judge by night | Mental and spatial abilities | Leaves her body at 3:30 a.m. to pass judgment | Can see the 24 hours before a corpse’s death] (New book! Please give it a chance and read on! It’ll definitely blow you away!) An Che was abducted by human traffickers as a child and later sent to an orphanage. She spent her whole life playing weak to protect herself, but in college she still ran into people who bullied her. After unexpectedly gaining 162Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is the bag! Everyone come and see! The female lead is a vibrant college student by day and a judge by night, specializing in dealing with villains the law can't punish! She kills all those who bully her first, and if anyone provokes her, she takes them down that very night! No internal strife! It's incredibly satisfying! The female lead has psychic abilities that keep leveling up! The pacing is fast and doesn't drag! I love this novel concept!

17. 117 狂 The Arrogant Farm Girl Will Turn the Tables 狂妄农女要翻天 Yang Tianchou杨天臭Ancient Romance534k WordsCompleted Farming with a pocket dimension, cultivating immortality amid chaos. The heroine rises from a farmer’s daughter to become the empress of the world. She’s wild, truly wild. Known as the Little Tyrant of Qianlan, she never lets a corpse grow cold. Because her pocket dimension likes its corpses fresh. After arriving in ancient times, she accidentally activates a pocket dimension, but it needs corpses to level up. Anyone who betrays her becomes fertilizer for the pocket dimension. The same goes for 436Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, farming in a magical world, cultivation in a chaotic era.

18. 118 穿 I Went on a Rampage in a Stupid Apocalypse Novel 穿进脑残末世小说里杀疯了 Mu from Envious, Ze from Munze羡慕的慕恩泽的泽Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.2M WordsCompleted Bad people don't get to succeed. Space / immoral / villainess / despicable / not invincible / slow-paced apocalypse / world-hopping World 1: Modern-day natural-disaster apocalypse World 2: Ancient natural-disaster apocalypse (see Chapter 265) World 3: Modern game apocalypse (mild horror) (see Chapter 592) 6.6kReads7.7Score632Shelves

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    The two books I've read recently are both good; absolutely no romance and obscure.

19. 119 我 [Murder Game] I Want to Survive 【杀人游戏】我想活下去 Yu Ge雨戈Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [No Romance]+ [Pure Villainess] High-stakes battles of wits and deadly games; everyone schemes against everyone else just to stay alive. The heroine does every kind of evil, casts aside her conscience, and cares only about profit. Because she knows that only by devouring others can she grow stronger and climb step by step to the pinnacle of power. Watch her fight her way out from the bottom, rising from a mere nobody to stand atop the world. Watch her pull off one dazzling m 36.2kReads9.0Score4.3kShelves

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    A female-oriented suspenseful thriller/thriller with a quick transmigration plot, no romantic pairing, ruthless and decisive, a worthwhile read.

20. 120 游 After Becoming Invincible by Spending Money in the Game, She Became the Sect's Beloved 游戏氪金无敌后，她成了宗门团宠 Ink-Pen Raw Fish墨笔生鱼Ancient Romance530k WordsCompleted [No romance + cultivation + villainess + face-slapping + System] Note: Complete. The early chapters aren't a power fantasy, so don't read if you can't handle the heroine being put through the wringer. Hualing transmigrates into a large-scale xianxia romance game and becomes a useless second-generation immortal. Not only has her cultivation regressed, leaving her to endure endless mockery, but the heroine is always there to outshine and suppress her. She thought she'd gotten the script of a vici 448Reads9.0Score101Shelves

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    [Note]: ① The villainous Lin Jiuwu is mistakenly possessed by a system, activating a quick transmigration and scum-abusing mode! In worlds like the entertainment industry and stand-in novels, she slaps and stabs, killing both men and women. Everyone is a villain + no romantic pairing, it's incredibly satisfying. She has her scumbag father and brother all under her thumb, her madness is off the charts, it's super exciting!

21. 121 快 Quick Transmigration Stockpiling: Self-Serving Me Goes on a Killing Spree 快穿囤货：利已的我杀疯了 A Gu 6阿顾6Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration + spatial storage + stockpiling + selfish and self-serving + lazy and gluttonous + villainous heroine with skewed morals + indiscriminate killing + living to a ripe old age + no fixed CP) My heroine kills without batting an eye and indiscriminately slaughters the innocent. Goody-two-shoes, stay away. If you like seeing men suffer, then sisters who feel sorry for men are in for a lifetime of bad luck. One day, Yan Qingmo suddenly became bound to a System that told her to li 16.1kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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    The first and third books are quick transmigration novels, no romantic pairings, ruthless and decisive, never suffering injustice. The second book is a cultivation novel where the protagonist flees famine in the early stages, also no romantic pairings, and is ruthless and decisive. The fourth book is a historical novel with a male lead, also a Kakashi character.

22. 122 快 Quick Transmigration: The Demon King Wrecks the Plot 快穿之大魔王崩坏剧情 Mist Rising Through the Long Forest雾起长林Modern Romance428k WordsCompleted (No romance, brainless wish-fulfillment.) The heroine is an overbearing, chuuni, unhinged supervillain. She isn't human! She has no human morality and is rotten to the core. Anyone seeking justice or a saintly heroine should stay away. She takes the scumbag's path and leaves scumbags nowhere to go. If she can solve something with violence, she won't waste a word. She's a master of every kind of scheming green tea and black lotus trick: if you can imagine it, she can do it. A mama's boy ends up w 29.4kReads9.5Score2.9kShelves
23. 123 七 The 1970s: The Crazy Real Heiress Beats Her Adoptive Mother, Then Goes to the Countryside 七零，疯批真千金暴打养母后下乡 Miaomiao Wants to Get Rich淼淼想暴富Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period setting + sent-down youth + educated youth + scum-bashing + devoted husband + supernatural powers] In her past life, Su An was tricked by her parents into going to the countryside in her younger sister’s place, and even handed her job over to her. After being sent down, she worked diligently, sending all the money she earned home to support her parents and help her younger siblings. At long last, she managed to return to the city, only for her parents to sell her off to an old widower. I 57.4kReads8.9Score5.4kShelves
24. 124 抢 Trying to Snatch My Fortunes? The Villainous Princess Will Send You to Your Grave 抢机缘？反派公主送你上路 Serene Fengshui风水陶然Fantastical Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Rebirth + Fortuitous Encounters + Pocket Dimension + Palace Intrigue + Cultivation + Transmigration into a Book + Self-Interest [Complete] [The full-cast audiobook version has stopped updating! Please switch to smart narration. It supports dialogue between multiple characters and sounds just as good! We apologize for the inconvenience!] Volume One: Reborn for Revenge! The mortal realm, with palace intrigue. The villain is reborn with memories of her second life! The heroine is reborn with memori 7.3kReads8.2Score770Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, not mindless, not brainless, female-oriented, cultivation, leveling up, ascension, seizing opportunities.

25. 125 被 Wrongfully Married, I Stabbed My Husband to Death and Became Famous 被错嫁后，我捅死夫君名扬天下了 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance646k WordsCompleted [No Romance] + [Pocket Dimension] + [Taking Down Scumbags] + [Villainess] After transmigrating, Li Shu became a pitiful woman who had been married off to the wrong man. Her deranged husband had just beaten her to death. Her mother-in-law said, “My son has no flaws except that he hits people. Can’t you just put up with it?!” The man said, “I wanted to marry A Ning, but I’m not good enough for her, so let’s just settle down and live our lives together!” Even her own father kept his head down and i 16.2kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
26. 126 干 After Taking Down the Heavenly Dao, I Set My Sights on the Supreme God 干掉天道后，我又想干掉主神 Purple Gold Coin紫金币Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted [Naturally Villainous Heroine, No Morals, No Principles, No Humanity, Extremely Capable] Yu Zhi was originally the greatest villain in a small world, placed there by the Heavenly Dao. Her sole purpose was to serve as a stepping stone for the Chosen One to ascend and become a god. Who could have guessed that, while cultivating, Yu Zhi would accidentally see through the Heavenly Dao’s plans and learn of her destined tragic ending? To avoid being a pawn of the Heavenly Dao, Yu Zhi cultivated relent 404Reads8.8Score107Shelves

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    Both of these are absolutely amazing!!! The first one features a mastermind who cultivates his own chosen one—highly recommended!!! The second one features a female lead who's a fake saint, everyone's savior—highly recommended!!! If you love villainous stories, check this out!!! Super amazing!!! So good, so good, so good, come and see!!!

27. 127 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 118.2kReads9.6Score11.4kShelves

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    The female lead is a stunningly beautiful and accomplished woman of a prosperous dynasty, possessing exceptional talent in poetry, literature, etiquette, and court etiquette. Unlike others, she never uses the system to cheat [drooling][drooling], relying entirely on her own abilities to gradually pass the imperial examinations, becoming a top scholar in the provincial, metropolitan, and imperial examinations. There is no romantic subplot! She is known as "Bright Moon Gentleman," the dream lover of every young girl [shy][shy]

28. 128 被 Driven to Death by Her Cultivator Mistress? I Take Up My Sword and Storm the Ninth Heaven 被修仙外室逼死？我提剑杀上九霄 Bian Lu边鹿Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho 78.6kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves
29. 129 仇 Sacrifice Your Enemies to the Heavens, and Your Power Knows No Bounds 仇人祭天，法力无边 Your Robe Lingers in My Heart子衿悠我心Ancient Romance730k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + no romance + feel-good power fantasy] A mission-taker stole Yu Xuan’s body, claiming to avenge her, then wiped out her clan and married the enemy she hated most! Reborn, Yu Xuan is ready to settle every score and repay every grievance! Whether it’s the mission-taker or the damn System, she won’t let a single one of them off! 3.2kReads9.1Score318Shelves

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    No romantic pairing! The female protagonist seeks revenge for her past life, relentlessly retaliating against the original male and female leads. It's both insane and satisfying. The title is somewhat humorous, but the content is genuinely quite rational, and the plot is engaging. The female protagonist becomes possessed by demonic forces due to the original male and female leads, displaying decisive and ruthless killing skills—truly cool.

30. 130 异 A Lone Wanderer in Another World 异世独行客 Youyou Xiaoqing1118悠悠潇情1118Ancient Romance357k WordsCompleted [Flight from famine + special powers + pocket dimension + no romance + not a saintly heroine + no business ventures + no alliances + no imperial power] A thousand miles of barren land, and human lives worth less than weeds. Su Xiaoxiao, a powerhouse from the apocalypse, transmigrates into an ancient era, only to become a young woman her relatives are about to sell as food while fleeing famine. Her little sister’s cries are drowned out by the sacks of grain, and her family’s coldheartedness becom 510Reads7.0Score114Shelves

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    Try this book, don't be fooled by its low rating.

31. 131 规 Rule Horror: The Prince Is Always Lusting After Me 规则怪谈：王子总是对我垂涎欲滴 There Will Always Be Youth总有青葱Mystery2.1M WordsOngoing [Volume One of the print edition goes on sale August 7] [Short drama and comic adaptation now available] [No romance + Infinite-flow + Horror game + No national destiny + Dark fairy tales] A young woman weeps softly at midnight. A handsome prince turns into a bloodthirsty “beast” at night. Cinderella dies a gruesome death on the night of the ball. The horror game is wrapped in shiny glassine, disguised as a sweet candy. What lies hidden behind the enchanting fairy-tale world... Weird tales desc 84.3kReads9.3Score9.9kShelves

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    A female-centric, action-packed novel with no romantic pairings! Top-tier plot twists, everyone is a villain, the female lead appears harmless on the surface but actually controls everything; she's a rational madwoman to the extreme. "The old order collapses, and a new order will emerge. She is not a god, she is everyone's eternal nightmare."

32. 132 天 So What If You’re the Chosen One? Covet My Luck and You’re Dead 天运之子又如何，舔我气运必杀之 Eleven and a Hundred什壹什百Fantastical Romance381k WordsOngoing The most basic rule of this story: no misogynistic slurs. [No CP]+ [Power fantasy]+ [Decisive and ruthless]+ [The First Divine Being]+ [Free-spirited]+ [The golden finger incarnate]+ [Over 90% of the characters are women; characters are presumed female unless explicitly identified as male.] If you find any wording in the story controversial, please point it out and I’ll consider revising it. Let’s make progress together. Thank you. After crossing the void for three thousand eight hundred years, 370Reads—Score108Shelves

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    [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

33. 133 快 Quick Transmigration: The Universally Disliked Fight to Become the No. 1 Fan Favorite 快穿：万人嫌争做人气角色No1 Han yuu寒yuuAncient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After Shi Wuqing died, someone claiming to be a System found her. If she collected enough “popularity points,” she could come back to life. Shi Wuqing agreed. Then she was sent into various novels, where she became the cannon-fodder character readers hated most. Her mission was to become the character readers loved most, with the highest popularity, by the end of each novel! World One: Shi Wuqing became the scheming younger sister who took the heroine's place and married the prince. At the begi 42.7kReads9.5Score5.1kShelves

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    They're all unromantic and very good.

34. 134 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 117.1kReads9.5Score16.4kShelves
35. 135 女 The Supporting Actress Cultivates Immortality: Two Golden Fingers from the Start 女配修仙，开局拿到两个金手指 Bingbing Doesn't Eat Pastries饼饼不吃饼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Life Simulator + cultivation + supporting heroine + strong female lead + no romance + fantasy + not a saint + comeback + leveling up + wish fulfillment + transmigrate into a book] Bai Lan transmigrates into a fantasy novel as the cannon-fodder supporting heroine who gives the female lead a golden finger, then disappears from the story. Just as she is fretting over how to escape her short-lived cannon-fodder fate, she binds to a life-simulation golden finger. Now she doesn't have to give away he 7.5kReads8.0Score637Shelves

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    No romance, decisive and ruthless ending → 🌈① The female lead is reborn in the first chapter and kills the original female lead in the second! So clean and efficient! I love this kind of female lead who isn't a saint after awakening and has a strong will! 🌈② The female lead starts by binding herself to a simulator for cultivation, possessing boundless magical power! It's been a long time since I've seen such a pure leveling-up female lead, and she ascends to immortality so easily, without any unnecessary complications. Although the story is a bit lighthearted, the flaws don't detract from its overall quality! 🌿Follow Sister Ka, so you won't get lost when you're looking for something to read🌿

36. 136 我 I Drove the Cultivation World Mad by Writing Novels 我靠写小说逼疯修真界 Ying Zhouzhou赢舟舟Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [This book has been signed for publication] [Strong female lead + transmigrate into a book + face-slapping + no CP + madcap story] Workaholic Ye Qingyan works herself to the bone until she gets her company listed on the stock market. Before she can enjoy her rich-lady lifestyle, a car accident sends her into a cultivation novel full of lunatics who are hopelessly obsessed with romance. As the cannon-fodder older sister of the original heroine, she gets abused while the male and female leads ar 35.2kReads9.0Score4.9kShelves
37. 137 手 With Three Systems in Hand, Her Spirit Treasures Are More Than a Little Abundant 手握三个系统，她的灵宝有亿点多 Qing Ruyue卿如月Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Invincible Power Fantasy, Pure Wish Fulfillment, No Romance, The Female Lead Shines on Her Own, No Angst, and She Knows Exactly How Strong She Is] From the start, Tang Yue gets a Sect-Building System. As long as she takes in disciples, grows the sect, and raises its reputation, she can become stronger. Just as Tang Yue is getting ready to go all out, she unexpectedly gets bound to two more Systems. One is a sign-in System, and the other is a rebate System. Both Systems are fiercely competitive. 20.3kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves
38. 138 仙 Fairy? Call Me the Overlord of the Demonic Path! 仙子？请叫我魔道霸主！ Nine Heavens Mysterious Goddess 666九天玄女666Ancient Romance313k WordsCompleted [Female-led + No Romance + Invincible Across the World + Decisive and Ruthless] What is power for in the world of cultivation? Qin Yao: To suppress the world! To crush everything in my path! Let the world bend to my will! Let all living things obey my desires! Let all creation bow before me! 93Reads6.2Score—Shelves
39. 139 南 The Coffin Maiden of Southern Xinjiang's Cultivation Record 南疆棺女修仙记 Jiang Jiang Jiang江僵姜Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP, no CP, no CP, no romance: a female lead who cultivates immortality through corpse control in southern Xinjiang. If someone wrongs her, she gets revenge on the spot instead of bottling it up!!!] After watching a hospital dispute, she somehow transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation. Luo San is completely unfazed. As long as she's strong enough, anywhere can be home. But when she looks at the little white jade coffin hanging from her waist, she falls silent. She's not a sword cul 2.5kReads8.9Score278Shelves
40. 140 反 The Villainess Goes on a Rampage Across the Nine Continents! The Protagonists All Kneel 反派女配杀疯九洲！主角们都跪了 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted “If the author says there's no romance, then there really isn't.” She became the saintess of one of the Four Great Sacred Lands, with exceptional talent, a prestigious position, and a decent fortune. And yet, with such an impressive setup, she was destined to be a cannon-fodder villain in countless stories about male and female leads. To avoid being won over or defeated, and to stay alive, she had no choice but to strike first. Oh, did I hit too hard? My mistake, my mistake. Go recover, then com 17.2kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    (The list that's on the list includes couples) 🙃 I only recommend novels without couples, so you can rest assured. First, let me talk about the first novel, a rebirth revenge story, and the female lead's personality is also very cold. As for the plot... I think the beginning was quite close-knit, but the later parts started to have twists and turns. I think it might be a little disappointing, so I won't spoil it for you to read 😭. The second book's female lead is also very individualistic and decisive. I won't spoil the plot either, but with a 9.3 Rating, you can tell how captivating this book is. The third book's female lead is a junior sister in a sect, and she's very strong, but she doesn't like to show it, only taking action when the sect is in danger. The fourth book is what I would call a god-tier quick transmigration novel. Why do I say that? I won't say yet; only those who have read it will understand. The fifth book, like the first, is a revenge novel. The female lead is very powerful and has some connection to hell. I feel the plot is quite profound. ⭐️ The sixth book is also my favorite no-CP novel. Seriously, if you're reading no-CP novels, it's a real shame not to read this one. "My surname is Ye, my given name is Qiao, let me show you how arrogant I am." The 7th book is a no-CP (no romantic pairing) ensemble piece, so avoid it if you're averse to it. I think it's pretty good overall. The plot leans more towards an ensemble story, but I still think it's a female-centric novel (personal opinion, please don't apply this to your own work!).

41. 141 女 The Senior Villainess Is Maxed Out, While the Cabbage-Fresh Protagonist Has Just Entered the Game 女配师姐已满级白菜主角才入局 He Tuantuan何团团Ancient Romance934k WordsOngoing Lin Xiyao, who has no feelings, accidentally transmigrates into a book and becomes a cannon-fodder supporting woman with a hopeless crush. Though this supporting character is a cultivation prodigy with a Heavenly Spirit Root, she neglects her training to chase after her crush, only to be repeatedly humiliated by the male and female leads in all sorts of ways. Even the man she devoted herself to chasing becomes the female lead’s lovesick lackey. In the end, her pursuers join forces to dig out her 1.8kReads8.6Score187Shelves
42. 142 无 A Guide to Cultivating the Heartless Dao 无情道修炼攻略 Shrimp Doesn't Blink虾仁i不眨眼Fantastical Romance227k WordsOngoing [Traditional Cultivation]+ [No Romance]+ [Pure Ruthless Dao]+ [Self-Interest]+ [Five Spiritual Roots]+ [Five-Element Spellcaster]+ [Decisive and Ruthless] Wen He was besieged and killed in her previous life. An ancient jade carried her consciousness as she transmigrated to another world. This new world had richer spiritual energy and a more complete cultivation system, so Wen He set out on the path of cultivation once more… What? The ancient jade has a spirit inside it? And it has powerful trump 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That's so fitting!

43. 143 惊 Shocking! The Legitimate Princess Defies Fate Every Day! 惊！嫡公主她每天都在逆天改命！ Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Female-led power fantasy + ruthless, unhinged heroine + an extreme “I’d rather betray others than let them betray me” mentality] Xuan Mingyao was reborn at the age of seven, back before anything had happened. Though she was the empress’s legitimate daughter, a princess treated like royalty, her younger brother, the crown prince, was about to die of illness. Her mother would soon be consumed by worry, grow estranged from the emperor, and eventually be deposed in the witchcraft scandal. Overnight 28kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves

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    First book, highly recommended! The female lead is intelligent, decisive, shrewd, and strategic. She doesn't have any special advantages, but she plans meticulously and plans step by step – exactly the kind of strong female lead novel I love! Second book, incredibly enjoyable to read! Super satisfying! The female lead has no moralistic constraints and isn't resentful; she'll take action if she wants, and her clever moves come one after another. (Quick transmigration novel; worth reading if you don't mind!) Third book, a lone wolf female lead, confident yet unassuming, capable and resourceful, high-energy throughout, extremely exciting! Currently no romantic pairing, and no major flaws.

44. 144 全 Survival for All: The Top-Ranked Girl Never Watches Where She’s Going 全民求生，榜一她总是不看路 Sigh of Fufeng扶风叹Sports701k WordsOngoing Humanity on Blue Star was dragged into a survival game, and everyone collectively lost their minds. Who can relate? It’s just some lousy game, but it expects us to figure out skills on our own. It gives us a blueprint and expects us to gather materials and make things ourselves. If I could do that, would I be earning just 3,500 a month?! It was supposed to be a road survival game, but now it’s forcing us to learn stuff! Where’s the one-click learning button? Where’s the one-click crafting button 15.4kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves
45. 145 锦 The Brocade Guards Hunt a Demon Star, and I'm That Killer Star 锦衣卫抓妖星，我是那颗杀星 A Certain Something on East Side Street城东街道一个色Mystery135k WordsOngoing [Female Lead’s Fight to Survive] [Ancient Court Intrigue] [No System] [Subverting Expectations] [A Clever Heroine] Shen Zhiyi transmigrates into the body of a low-ranking palace maid in the Great Chang imperial palace. From the start, she’s facing hellish difficulty: Her mistress is a transmigrated consort with no common sense and a knack for getting herself killed, while the emperor and the Embroidered Uniform Guard are hunting down every transmigrator in the realm under the pretext of an “omin 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is a guaranteed investment!

46. 146 千 The Heiress Returns: Serving My Country Is My Duty 千金归来：以报国为己任 Yan Qingcheng言倾城Modern Romance778k WordsCompleted [Fake and real heiresses, everyone speaks their mind, no romance for the female lead, revenge taken on the spot, a sharp tongue, incredibly powerful] (This story pairs the female lead’s parents together in a middle-aged romance. The writing isn’t great, so proceed with caution if that bothers you.) The youngest daughter of the Qin family, Qin Muge, went missing at the age of four, plunging the entire family into endless grief and gloom. Then, one day, everyone in the Qin family received a myster 1.5kReads7.0Score138Shelves

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    Both are.

47. 147 南 Southern Song: A Mad Legitimate Daughter Arrives at Suiyue Nunnery 南宋：碎月庵来了个疯嫡女 A Devout Believer Who Only Prays Not to Go Bald信女只求不秃头Ancient Romance779k WordsOngoing [Historical Infinite Flow + Ensemble Cast of Ancient Women + No Romance + Southern Song Dynasty + Chinese Supernatural Tales] Hua Xiyin, the legitimate daughter of the Hua family, is sent off by her stepmother and stepsister to recuperate at a remote nunnery after she slaughters her grandmother at a birthday banquet. She expects to spend her days eating vegetarian meals, praying to Buddha, and taking it easy. But the moment she enters the nunnery, she steps into a resentful realm and begins clea 482Reads—Score101Shelves

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    Readers who enjoy Chinese supernatural tales and suspense might find this interesting. The main characters are all women, they don't date, and they focus on completing dungeons and solving mysteries.

48. 148 快 Quick Transmigration: As the Villainess, I Won the Heroine's Halo Through Sheer Skill 快穿女配，我凭实力抢到女主光环 Fish Rice Flower鱼米花Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, No Romance, Feel-Good] Miao Xing is a super-strong girl with a golden finger. Through a twist of fate, she gets bound to a System for saving books with disastrous endings. System: “Your mission is to play the troublemaking female supporting character and make life miserable for the undeserving male and female leads!” Miao Xing: “Sorry, I’m only interested in being the leading lady!” In a new world, the System presents her with a hefty guidebook titled The Art of Tea-Soaked S 663Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Defying fate, the path to becoming a leading lady: Miao Xing, a girl with superhuman strength, unexpectedly becomes bound to a system that saves unfinished books. The system's cold voice echoes in her mind: "Your mission is to be a troublemaking supporting character, making life difficult for the unworthy male and female leads!" However, Miao Xing's lips curl into a disdainful smile: "Sorry, I only want to be the leading lady!"

49. 149 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Back to Slaying with a Blade on Her Shoulder 快穿：宿主她又肩抗大刀杀来了 A Basket of Snow Pears一兜雪梨Modern Romance4.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Absurd Comedy] Jin Lian has always lived by one motto: I'm a blockhead, so what have I got to fear? 1. A Joyful Life in the Kidnapper's Village: When I run into human traffickers, I try to escape. Since you had to drag me back when I was minding my own business, don't blame me for being ruthless. 2. The Princess Who's Hopelessly in Love: A beautiful, noble princess arrives to marry me, but her ungrateful consort wants another concubine? I'll have you cryin 1kReads8.9Score249Shelves
50. 150 还 Thank Goodness I'm Seriously Ill 还好我病得不轻 Jiang Jiang Jiang江僵姜Modern Romance684k WordsCompleted [No romance + entertainment industry top-tier star + powerful female lead and satisfying triumphs + all kinds of art and craft] A dark story about a sociopathic, psychopathic personality in the entertainment industry, featuring a beautiful, fragile, sickly girl with a crazed persona! Li Yao transmigrates into the body of a minor celebrity named Li Yao in a parallel world. Facing a company-imposed blacklist and bullying from her seniors, the notorious Li Yao promptly terminates her contract. Feng 175Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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