Looking for a Single Male Protagonist: No Heroine, No CP, No Romance, and No Flirting 求单男主、无女主、无CP、无感情线、无暧昧

1. 1 舔 The Simps Awaken, and the Protagonists Are in Tears [Quick Transmigration] 舔狗觉醒后，主角们哭了【快穿】 Fish Three Times a Day一天三顿鱼Modern Romance603k WordsCompleted [Male-Lead Quick Transmigration + No CP + Feel-Good Power Fantasy] There are always supporting male characters who would die for the heroine, even sacrificing their families and losing everything. But the truth is, they're not hopeless romantics. They're just plot-driven tools, forced by the story to do things they don't mean. When these tools awaken, their overwhelming resentment becomes too much for their little worlds to contain, so they turn to the Quick Transmigration Bureau for help in eas 11.1kReads9.2Score719Shelves

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   😃This book is absolutely fantastic! The pacing is tight, and it's definitely worth reading. It's truly addictive, my absolute favorite! It's totally my cup of tea. I rarely reread books, but this is only the second one I've reread. I love it!

2. 2 出 The Day I Left My Master, I Banged My Head and Killed My Entire Family 出师当天，我一头磕死满院亲人 Spicy Beef Offal Pot香辣牛杂煲Mystery507k WordsCompleted A yellow weasel weeps at a grave, a dead woman gives birth. A sinister, uncanny world of curse magic unfolds... 2.5kReads8.9Score329Shelves

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   Zhang Sanfen, Zhang Lingchuan, Lin Ye, He An, Lu Ding, Ye Ran, and Chen Mo—these seven people are absolutely amazing! The first supernatural novel I read that got me hooked was Zhang Lingchuan's. (The fifth one, "Worship Ghosts, Not Gods; Respect Evil, Not Humans," didn't have a good ending.)

3. 3 我 Even Ghost Messengers Say the Hotpot at My Restaurant Is Delicious 我开的火锅店，鬼差吃了都说好 Lone Lord孤爷Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Low-key version She dropped out of school at thirteen and worked as a chef until she was nineteen. With the savings Lin Ye had scraped together over those six years, he opened a hot pot restaurant. Who could have guessed his venture would get off to such a poor start, with business so slow the place was about to close? Just as he was wondering what to do next, two customers showed up on the restaurant's final night and changed his life... Grim Reaper: “Boss Lin, your hot pot is so spicy. It 31.8kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
4. 4 收 The Corpse Collection Files 收尸档案 Zhang Wuren张无忍Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Since ancient times, the dead have been left with their bodies. But few people know that corpses hold many secrets that remain hidden from the world. Cursed corpses, living corpses, bodies left where they fell, vengeful corpses, bisected corpses... Every corpse has a story of its own! My name is He Yongheng, and I collect bodies for a funeral home. 3.8kReads9.0Score367Shelves
5. 5 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.3kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
6. 6 拜 I Worship Ghosts, Not Gods; I Honor Evil, Not People! 拜鬼不拜神，尊邪不尊人！ A Wisp of Smoke on Paper一纸轻烟Mystery378k WordsCompleted (The prequel to Ye Ran is coming soon) [Evil Cultivator with No Bottom Line] + [Unorthodox Methods] + [Supernatural Power Fantasy] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [No Female Lead] + [Corpse Refining and Ghost Controlling] + [The writing may be disturbing, and the protagonist is no hero.] When the justice people believe in cannot be served, unorthodox methods find their way in. “Unorthodox methods” has always been a derogatory term. They may not deliver justice, but they can soothe the anger burning 8.4kReads8.4Score719Shelves
7. 7 诡 Creepy High Martial: My Deliveries Are All Horror 诡异高武：我的外卖只送恐怖 Burning Firewood燃柴Urban364k WordsOngoing [Eerie Martial Arts + 749 + No Saintly Heroics + Lighthearted Comedy + Money Over Monsters + If There’s Money to Be Made, I’ll Deliver Through Wind and Rain] In a world plagued by the eerie and demon beasts, Chen Mo runs a food delivery shop that prepares and delivers orders itself. But his customers aren’t living people. They’re all sorts of terrifying, deadly monsters. [DeathEats has a new order!] [Blood-Eyed Vengeful Ghost ordered: 1 Spell-Breaking Talisman. Reward: 30 years of spiritual life 30Reads6.8Score—Shelves
8. 8 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 525.3kReads9.5Score41.9kShelves
9. 9 我EN Avoiding Peril: My Low-Key Path to Eternal Life 我靠避凶天赋苟道长生 Roadside Banana Shade Wanderer路政蕉下客Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Low-key cultivation + cautious path to immortality + avoiding danger] In the cultivation world, Lu Qing relies on his danger-avoidance skill to escape one deadly predicament after another. He keeps a low profile. All he wants is to cultivate cautiously and live forever. While peerless prodigies flourish, Lu Qing keeps cultivating. While unparalleled experts burst onto the scene, Lu Qing is still cultivating. Eventually, the geniuses of his generation, peerless monsters, and unparalleled experts 66.3kReads8.5Score4.5kShelves

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   These are books I read myself, and I guarantee there are no female leads. A few of them have relatively few readers, so I'm recommending them. The first one needs no introduction; it's quite famous. The second and sixth are revived versions of older books, both of which were popular at times. The third and fourth are new books by new authors, but both are without female leads and have no major flaws. The fifth is a new book by Siyuan. The seventh is a revived version of an older book with a very high rating.

10. 10 诡 Strange Tales: The Evil God Gets a New Job 诡谈：邪神再就业 Dian Ze Xi Shuai典则蟋蟀Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror + Twists + Foreshadowing: The Series Where Even the Righteous Gods Are Worshipped by Villains] The supernatural invaded, and Shi Fei received a mission invitation from a dead person. Horror, slaughter, and escape: everyone was fighting to survive. When the supernatural blocked his only way out, Shi Fei calmly tried to talk it down: “Move aside. Don’t make me stop being human.” The creature refused to surrender and launched an attack instead. So Shi Fei really did stop being human, turnin 47.8kReads9.4Score6.9kShelves
11. 11 最 The Final Dream 最终之梦 Green Pine Beneath the Clouds云下青松Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Over a million words so far, safe to dive in] [Character panels] + [Skills] + [Original scenarios] + [Multiple power systems] [Note: The book title may mention knights, but it isn’t just Western fantasy. There are also Chinese-style scenarios.] “So you’re saying that I, a despicable knight, member of the Tianzi Squad, panel holder, hell-affinity, disaster’s spokesperson, orthodox inheritor of the demonic path, evil outer god, walking source of intense corruption, the one Fate says will slaughte 1.5kReads7.0Score142Shelves
12. 12 身 Born Without a Spirit Root, I Have No Choice but to Cultivate Demonic Arts 身为无灵根只好修魔了 Watching the Moon, Plucking Stars观月摘星Eastern Fantasy694k WordsOngoing [Cultivation + infinite flow + no CP + System + card draws] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Ruan Xingyun failed at the very first step to becoming an immortal. “No spiritual root,” a disciple of the immortal sect said, looking at the completely unresponsive spirit-testing stone. “Can you test me again?” You've got to be kidding. How could a transmigrator not have a spiritual root?! “You're too fixated on this. Be careful you don't lose control and go mad.” Looking at the golden fi 2.1kReads8.5Score170Shelves
13. 13 污 Pollution Has Arrived? I Studied to Purify the World! 污染降临？我学的就是净化世界！ Yu Siyuan余四元Urban702k WordsCompleted [No romance, no System, delusions of grandeur, comedy, invincible, ensemble cast] “I’m here because I’m sick, not because I’m stupid.” Strange dreams descend, and the door to a new world slowly opens for Zhang Fan. A wealthy academy that comes knocking on its own is brimming with an air of unreliability. Your first lesson as a new student: this is offense, this is defense. Got it? Great, you're ready to take on strange pollution all by yourself. Go defeat them! Stone figures awaken at a manor de 11.8kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
14. 14 规 Rule Horror: I Am the Horror Story 规则怪谈：我即怪谈 Wish You Happiness祝你快乐呀Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing In 2017, supernatural tales descended upon Earth. Conventional weapons couldn't harm them, and humanity struggled to survive. Rule-based supernatural tales became humanity's last lifeline. Tens of thousands of chosen ones around the world were selected. If they won, the supernatural tales would vanish from reality. If they lost, the rule-based tales would descend upon the world. This was a war between humanity and the supernatural. Chen Shao, a patient suffering from bone cancer, became one of t 143kReads9.6Score18.8kShelves
15. 15 此 This Sword Has Yet to Be Worn 此剑未佩妥 Li Chi李尺Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Steampunk cultivation] [Ensemble cast] [No CP] [10,086] The senior brother passing by is a transmigrator. The beautiful senior sister comes with a mysterious old master in tow. The junior brother has mind-reading powers. Their classmate is a savior in the making. Xu Huanlu: “...Everyone's using cheats? How am I supposed to compete? Forget it, I'm going home to cry to Master.” Wait, why do you have a cheat too, Master? . Days and nights in a small town, a world between dreams. A young hero's sp 1.4kReads9.1Score118Shelves
16. 16 东 Reviving the Northeast, Giving Millions of Workers Maxed-Out Buffs 东北振兴，千万员工BUFF拉满 New Autumn Thirteen新秋十三Urban784k WordsOngoing [Reviving Northeast China's Industry] + [Real Industry Reigns Supreme] + [A Multitude of Cross-Sector Businesses] + [Infrastructure Development] + [Ten Million Employees] + [Global Expansion] He awoke in a new era. Back in Northeast China in 1995. State-owned enterprises were struggling, factories were run-down, and laid-off workers were everywhere. The once-glorious industrial heartland of the Northeast was steadily fading. “System?” “Start factories and companies, hire employees...” “Eac 212.7kReads9.0Score17.6kShelves

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    Either is fine; skip if you don't like it.

17. 17 全EN Everyone Became a Monster—I'm the Only Player! 全民怪物，我成唯一玩家！ The Macaque Has No Peaches猕猴没有桃Sci-Fi & Apocalypse996k WordsOngoing [Road survival + no female lead + leveling up + lone wolf + power fantasy] Su Ye transmigrated twice and found himself on a road of survival. But he discovered he'd mistakenly ended up on a survival road belonging to another race. Humanity had failed at survival a hundred years ago and become monsters in a world of gray mist. Everyone's a monster, and I'm the only player? After Su Ye made contact with humanity, he received their full support. From then on: [Other people on the survival road]: No 136kReads8.5Score19.7kShelves
18. 18 刀 Brother Dao Goes Viral in Showbiz, and Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing 刀哥爆红娱乐圈，粉丝求我别杀了 Drunk in Solitude孤风一醉Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Lighthearted + no romance + absurd comedy + entertainment industry] [Print edition published | Comic adaptation released] Xiao He acquired a criminal golden finger that let him learn all kinds of criminal skills. But he could only stay alive by continually stabbing people. Xiao He: “I’m a perfectly decent college student. Who’d want to become a criminal?!” Wait, there really is a way! After an accident, Xiao He successfully exploited a bug in his golden finger. By acting instead of committing r 170.1kReads9.3Score14.1kShelves

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    The author explicitly stated in the author's notes that this is a male-centric novel with no romantic pairing! It's incredibly good, a modern urban story. A senior college student inexplicably acquires a criminal system; he will die if he doesn't commit crimes. By chance, he discovers that "killing" someone while acting counts as murder. He then enters the entertainment industry to act and, incidentally, finds his "kindred spirits" (to solve cases?). I've only read a few chapters and I'm already hooked. I highly recommend everyone read it! [Heart emoji]

19. 19 爆 Going Viral Starts with Calling the Cops 爆红从报警开始 Yu Siyuan余四元Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Microdrama style, silly and lighthearted. The protagonist has no romantic pairings, male or female. Actor Mo Fei gets a Role System. From a holy monk, he gains an ability to attract criminals; from a serial killer, he learns human anatomy; from a detective, he learns to talk to cats; from a master thief, he learns sleight of hand... To everyone else, all of this seems downright bizarre. Would a normal actor radiate murderous intent? Would a normal actor know the human body so well? Would a norma 59.7kReads9.5Score8kShelves

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    The novel I've been reading recently has no main couple, no female lead, no romantic subplots, and no love lines—it fits the bill perfectly!

20. 20 我 I'm Frail, but I Really Am the Savior 我虽然病弱，但真的是救世主 A Blank Stretch of Time空白的时间Mystery813k WordsCompleted Also known as: “Don’t Worry, I’m Not Dead Yet. I Can Still Save the World” “The Sickly Beauty’s Journey to Save the World” “As the Savior, I Got Eliminated Right After Landing” One day, a System called “Death Game” descended upon reality. One person in every ten thousand worldwide became a player, and Earth’s apocalypse began. “Earth players, attention! The Death Game has finished loading. Are you ready?” As the voice rang out, Luo Jing stared blankly at the glowing orb floating before him. 26.5kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves

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    All of them have ratings of 9 or higher. The first one (☆) is really good; I love systems that only work and don't talk much. I highly recommend the first one—it cured my awkwardness when reading system novels. The others are also very good, although I read them a long time ago, but I guarantee there's no ambiguity or romantic pairing!

21. 21 诡 The Cursed Abyss Cannot Be Crossed 诡渊不度 Never Eat Sachima绝不吃沙琪玛Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Supernatural resurgence + nonhuman protagonist + no female lead + evil gods] Note: This is not a livestream story, a wish-fulfillment power fantasy, or a brainless invincible-protagonist story. Feel free to ship any pairings, though (doge). It leans a little toward two male leads, but not much, and has an everyone-loves-the-protagonist vibe. If that bothers you, please move along. The worlds of ghosts and humans were once clearly divided, yin and yang keeping each other in balance. But as t 12.4kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
22. 22 生 Life Is Tough, So the General Performs in Show Business 生活不易，将军在娱乐圈卖艺 Three Layers of Belly Fat三层肚腩Urban622k WordsCompleted [No CP, no romance. No CP, no CP, no CP, no CP, no CP, no CP. Stop asking and stop bringing up girlfriends.] The God of War General of the Tiansheng Dynasty is transported to the modern world by a twist of fate. Not long after arriving, Li Xiu finds himself in a bind. Like an old man trying to figure out the subway, he fumbles around with his phone, searching various jobs on Qiandu. After careful consideration, he chooses food delivery. On his first day delivering food, he ends up owing the plat 4.4kReads9.1Score689Shelves
23. 23 大 The Big Shot Is a Little Twisted Because He's Too Refined 大佬因太过斯文而有些变态 Clingy Grain穗穗黏黏Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Decisive and Ruthless] x [No Romance] x [Ridiculous Power Fantasy] x [Unhinged but Handsome Male Lead] x [Refined Pervert] “Executioner No. 001, mission completed perfectly.” After dying, Yan Wugui, who had spent ten years in a psychiatric hospital, became an executioner for the Myriad Worlds System. He travels across the heavens and countless realms to hunt down rule-breakers and keep the worlds running as they should. An executioner? Call me the Reaper. [System] Executioner No. 001. Assassina 19.5kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves
24. 24 重 Reborn from the Weakest Esper to the Mist's Overlord 重生后从最弱异能者成为迷雾主宰 Icebreaking Sledgehammer破冰大锤子Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn] + [Comeback] + [Wild Imagination] + [No Female Lead] + [Good-for-Nothing Comeback] Chen Chen, the weakest ability user at Northeast Academy, was abandoned by his teammates on the Eastern Front. After the Poppy devoured his body, he fought with all his might and escaped to the Gate of Mist, the boundary between the mist and reality. As his consciousness faded, the God of Time reset the continent's timeline. Because Chen Chen was at the boundary between the mist and reality, he was rebor 2.5kReads9.1Score351Shelves
25. 25 我 I’m a Dual-Personality Surgeon, Professionally a Ripper 我，双面手术师，职业开膛手 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Some call him Miracle Doctor Lu, while others call him Lu the Skinner. Some owe their battlefield dominance to the mechanical limbs he fitted them with; others have breathed their last beneath his surgical knife. He can save someone on the brink of death, or make a corpse disappear without a trace. By day, he is the warmest kindness in the world; by night, he is a terror that makes the whole world tremble. A scalpel rests between his fingers: one side is a demon, the other an angel. His name is 20.3kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    All of them feature a single male lead, no romantic pairing, no female lead, no younger sister, and no ambiguous relationships. These books are different genres, but they all share the same premise and are very enjoyable.

26. 26 让 I Asked You to Teach Art, and You Went and Arrested a Wanted Criminal 让你教美术，你顺手就去抓通缉犯 Sleeping Cat熟睡的猫Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [System + crime-solving + golden finger + no female lead + Conan-like constitution + everyday life + criminal investigation + lots of cases + positive energy + crime buster + forensic artist] Ever heard of an art teacher solving crimes? Jian Wenxing, a freelance art teacher, unexpectedly gains a crime-solving System, and from then on, a rising star is born! He even becomes the crime buster who strikes fear into the hearts of wanted criminals! He hunts down the truth! He paints the skin, the bone 8.1kReads9.1Score975Shelves
27. 27 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 131.2kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves
28. 28 我 My Emperor Father Can Read Minds 我的皇帝父亲会读心 Bone-Leak Gua Wen骨漏呱闻Historical1.3M WordsCompleted [Infrastructure Building Focus ✚ Mostly Comedy ✚ Not Historically Accurate ✚ No Romance] Emperor Wei prided himself on being a wise ruler. His ministers served him well, his harem was harmonious, and his children were clever and filial. That is, until he was struck by lightning. Afterward, he gained the ability to read minds, and finally learned that everyone around him was two-faced, saying one thing while thinking another! Emperor Wei was devastated. So he had been such a failure as an emperor 57.1kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves
29. 29 病 The Sickly Weakling Who Became the Ming Emperor's Mentor 病秧子，竟成了大明帝师 Strong as an Ox力大如牛Historical472k WordsCompleted Su Ce transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, only to find himself in the body of a sickly scholar. Along the way, he happens to meet a like-minded young man, and the two travel to the capital together. After arriving in the capital, the young man keeps coming to visit Su Ce. “Brother Su, do you know how to fill the imperial treasury?” “Why don't the common people want to use Ming paper currency?” “Brother Su, did you come up with this refined salt?” “Brother Su, this cement, this sugar...” The young 2.4kReads8.8Score252Shelves
30. 30 百 Ghosts in the Apocalypse: I Became the Strongest Ghost Tamer 百鬼末世：我成了最强御鬼师 Yi People's Firelight彝人烟火Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A Full 1,000 Types of Ghosts] Mysterious ghosts include Jin Buhuan, the White Bone Bodhisattva, the Earthly Branches War Lord, and the Blood-Drop Plum Blossom. The powerful ones include Asura, Rakshasa, the Butcher, the Martial Champion, and the Emperor. The eerie ones include Painted Skin, the Red Robe, the Chubby Baby, the Coroner, the Flower-Waisted Bride, the Embalmer, and the Ever-Burning Lamp. Every type has its own evolution path: Drowned Ghost → Water Monkey → Kappa → ? (There’s more af 115kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves

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    Nobody's recommending this book? I highly recommend it! A twenty-year veteran bookworm is giving it a rave review!

31. 31 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 198.1kReads9.5Score24.7kShelves

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    Lighthearted and humorous, no angst, immortality with apprentices, no female lead.

32. 32 邪 Evil God Moran! 邪神墨然！ Three Winds 11三风11Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted Why does the headless ghost in the hospital keep praying at midnight? Why does the skin-stealing ghost in the desolate mountain village wail without stopping? And why does the long-haired female ghost in the studio apartment shriek in the middle of the night? None of this is a distortion of human nature, much less a collapse of morality. It’s just that… someone’s having an episode! In an age when horror has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant, Bai Yuan, dressed in a hospital gown, smiled ca 155.2kReads9.3Score16.3kShelves

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    They're all great! I devoured them all in one go. "The God of Drama" isn't finished yet, I'm saving up! The first one, "Our Ink-Dyed White Abyss," is so handsome! The second one's male lead accidentally mistakes a horror game for a romance in the early episodes, which is hilarious, and he's incredibly smart. I won't say much about the third one, it's so popular! The fourth one's first chapter was a bit scary, but there's no female lead and no harem, I promise you'll keep reading! I think the plot gets better after the male lead ascends to immortality. The fifth one is also great! The male lead is so cute and a bit goofy, haha! All of them are without romance, no female lead, no harem, and no ambiguous relationships! And there's no explicit description of female body parts, which I found very enjoyable to read. They're all great!

33. 33 错 I Mistook a Horror Game for a Dating Show and Accidentally Became a Legend 错把恐怖游戏当恋综一不小心封神 Why Is Magic So Powerful?魔法怎么这么灵呀Mystery547k WordsCompleted [No CP + Power Fantasy + Nonstop Thrills] Song Yi, who has cancer, suddenly gets bound to a Dating Show System. After entering the game, he doesn’t question why his role on the dating show is an abusive husband. Given an abusive husband’s script and trapped in a loop with a 99.999 murder rate, he’s stuck in a notoriously deadly newbie game. The viewers pray that the poor guy won’t die too quickly. Then Song Yi, who gets chased by ghosts every night, gives the ghosts psychological trauma instead. 20.7kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
34. 34 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves
35. 35 御 Beast Taming: All My Beast Companions Are Assassin Types 御兽：我的兽宠，全都是刺客系 Zero-Degree Oxygen零度氧Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Beast Taming + Gu Insects + Assassin-Type + No Romance + Decisive and Ruthless + No Transformation + Cthulhu Mythos + Lone Wolf + Countless Hidden Trump Cards...] (No System, but he does have a golden finger!) The eerie invasion begins, and the Ten Evil Kings appear. The continent is in danger at every turn! Chen Fei, still a freshman, obtains the Killing Codex. As long as he kills, he can rapidly improve his demon beasts’ strength, aptitude, and skill proficiency. Restriction: He can only form 18.8kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
36. 36 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
37. 37 快 Quick Transmigration: The Big Shot Is the Villain, and the Plot Moves Fast 快穿：大佬是反派，剧情走的快 Water Dumpling水团子Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Male lead quick transmigration] + [Feel-good] + [No romance] Shi Jing, ruler of the river of time, was tricked and banished to three thousand worlds to stabilize their planes. Thus began his life as a villain. World One: The villainous uncle of the 1970s lucky star ✓ The lucky star’s uncle rebels against oppression and schemes against his own relatives, yet everyone praises him for founding a new branch of the family. World Two: The villainous marquis who sells his daughter for glory ✓ The prin 8.9kReads8.5Score641Shelves

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    Male protagonist transmigrates to another world! He's the villain! He has a system! No romantic pairing! The male lead is powerful, clear-headed, vengeful, decisive, and has unique ideas. He's cunning and ruthless, killing with a combination of cruelty and cunning! First world: His clone is very powerful. When his family mistreats him, he becomes a fearless tough guy, fighting back head-on! After the male lead arrives, he becomes even more adept at using subtle methods to cut through their defenses and destroy their spirit! Second world: His clone is very resourceful and daring, raising his daughter to be exceptionally talented! After the male lead arrives, he becomes even more resourceful and successfully rebels! Third world: His clone is a self-made CEO! After the male lead arrives, he works even harder, even using the original female lead who was initially difficult, using livestreams to gain traffic and help expand his business empire!

38. 38 中 The Chinese Academy of Sciences Came to the Entertainment Industry to Poach Someone! The Haters Were Stunned 中科院来娱乐圈捞人！黑粉全蒙了 Old Popsicle老雪糕Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “Thanks to [If You're This Capable, Why Not Join the Chinese Academy of Sciences?] for sending a hundred Carnival gifts. Boss, you're invulnerable to bullets and blades.” After turning down yet another visit from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Gu Ran turned around and explained the three ways to achieve controlled nuclear fusion to his fans. Other streamers' fans have an average education level of middle school. Gu Ran's fans average a PhD. 115.8kReads9.1Score17.3kShelves

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    One studied humanities: theorems; the other studied science: physics.

39. 39 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

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    1. Good-looking, filling oneself with hatred until death. 2. No romance, undercover reporter. 3. Food novel. 4. Elegant superior. 5. Just an autopsy, what bad intentions could he have? 6. White Impermanence, not virgin. 7. Gentle Brother Chu, surrounded by animals. 8. Enough said. 9. Good-looking!!! 10. On the list. 11. No comment.

40. 40 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 538.9kReads9.7Score71.1kShelves

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    Single male lead, no female lead, no romantic pairing, no ambiguity – these two books fit the bill. The first is a longevity story, humorous and ruthless yet cunning. The second book features a male protagonist who transmigrates into a poor, destitute old man with seven children, rising from a garbage collector to a beloved figure – incredibly satisfying! [Laughs][laughs]

41. 41 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book and Became the Grandfather of Seven Villainous Big Shots 穿书，我成了七个反派大佬的爷爷 Totem图腾Urban1.0M WordsCompleted When they grow up, their tragic childhoods will turn them into seven psychologically twisted, beautiful but doomed villainous big shots!!! Han Fei didn't simply transmigrate: he transmigrated into a book!!! And now he has seven Calabash Brothers? No, seven villainous big shots! “Grandpa!” a little girl shouted, her face beaming with joy and excitement as she grabbed the hem of Han Fei's clothes. She startled him. “Little girl, you've got the wrong person.” The little girl's voice was loud and st 1.3kReads8.9Score131Shelves
42. 42 活 You Absolute Menace! You Ate All the Horrors! 活爹！诡异都被你吃完了！ Pear Wine Wants to Make a Fortune梨酒挣大钱Mystery529k WordsCompleted [Horror game + crafty schemer + comedy + invincible protagonist + no romance] Ji Liu, from another world, is accidentally pulled into a horror game that arrived on Blue Star a year ago. Other players: Burn through their brain cells, test the rules, and struggle to survive. Ji Liu: All-you-can-eat buffet! Taotie feast! Time to inhale! Why are these (munch munch) creepy things (munch munch) so delicious? Creepy Thing 1: Aaaah! My arm! My leg! My head! Creepy Thing 2: Ah... (dies) Creepy Thing 3: W 4.3kReads8.9Score575Shelves

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    There is no female lead, no romantic pairing, and not a single ambiguous element in the entire story.

43. 43 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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    I've read it all; there's absolutely no female lead, no romantic pairings, and no ambiguous relationships.

44. 44 人 I'm in a Rule Horror Game, and I'm the Chosen Villain 人在规则怪谈，我是天命大反派 Duanmu Kuai Zi端木筷子Mystery284k WordsCompleted [Subverting expectations + horror administrator + creating rules + no romance, no female lead + invincible] Chen Fan woke up inside a rule-based horror scenario and discovered that everyone else had drawn powerful SSS-rank talents. He alone had no talent and no System. And wasn’t this task a little strange? “Kill the Chosen Ones in the scenario? Am I supposed to kill myself?” “Wait, I’m not a Chosen One. I’m the horror administrator?” “So I don’t have a talent or a System, but I do have all kind 6.1kReads9.0Score779Shelves
45. 45 我 One Sentence from Me, and a Death Row Inmate Walks Free 我一句话，死刑犯在法庭无罪释放 Phoenix Soaring to the Ninth Heaven凤凌九霄Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [System + lawyer + livestreaming + Madman Zhang San + no heroine + no romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + face-slapping + no logic. Short dramas have been released in multiple versions in China and overseas.] Xue Shen, an intern lawyer earning 2,000 yuan a month, unlocks the Ultimate Lawyer System from the start and takes the legal world by storm, shocking the globe! With his cheat ability Suspect A: “I killed someone.” Xue Shen: “You’re innocent.” Later, the truth comes out: the suspect rea 6.2kReads9.2Score757Shelves
46. 46 足 I’m Twisted Enough to Fight a Vengeful Ghost for Its Estate from the Start 足够变态，开局我与猛鬼争家产 Ke Xi珂西Mystery695k WordsCompleted [Horror Game + No Female Lead + Absurd Comedy + Elegant Madman + Infinite Worlds] Jiang Cheng: Not a saintly hero. Doesn’t like women, and doesn’t like men either. Jiang Cheng: A “newbie” player and a prolific ghost killer. He’s not afraid of failing a level, only of not being elegant enough! Jiang Cheng: He has plenty of dreams: chef, doctor, teacher... He helps make everyone’s dreams come true in the horror game! The 2174 Hearse Incident, the sharp-tongued bar-restaurant, the Third Alley Cont 335Reads8.7Score109Shelves
47. 47 七 At Seven Years Old, I Was Chosen to Take Part in the Rules Horror Game 七岁的我，被选中参加规则怪谈 One-Sixth六分之一Mystery522k WordsCompleted No female lead + national fate + eerie mysteries + comedy + unconventional ideas Lin Yuan transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world, and is chosen to take part in a rules-based horror game. From the start, he activates an SSS-rank talent. [SSS-Rank Talent: Ghostbane] [Talent Effect 1: Rules are completely useless against you. When you break the rules of a horror scenario, the corruption of its world has no effect on you.] [Talent Effect 2: When a creature in a horror scenario feels negative e 58kReads9.6Score6.4kShelves
48. 48 规 Rule Horror: I Carried Longguo to Victory with Ghost Money 规则怪谈：靠着冥币带飞龙国 Call Me Great Lord叫我大官人Mystery657k WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Schemer]+ [Rich]+ [No Heroine]+ [Patriotic but Not a Saint]+ [Invincible but Not Brain-Dead]+ [Eerie]+ [National Fate] A year ago, the Rules of Terror descended. Each country began randomly selecting chosen ones to take on eerie dungeons, with their success or failure tied to their National Fate. Chen Bin obtained the Ghost Tycoon System. After completing System tasks for a year, he had amassed ten billion netherworld coins, currency that could only be used in the eerie world. Just as 9.1kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
49. 49 道 The Taoist Exorcist 道门驱邪人 Peeing into the Wind and Soaking Myself迎风尿一身Mystery768k WordsCompleted Where there is evil under heaven, there are all manner of wicked things, and so there are Daoist exorcists. He travels between heaven and earth, yin and yang. He ventures deep into the hundred thousand mountains of Miao territory and far away to the borders of the southern seas. Head-dropping curses, gu raising, black magic, and all the world's fiends and spirits of darkness. He has exorcised countless demons and ghosts, only to discover in the end that nothing is more evil than the human heart. 2.6kReads9.1Score395Shelves
50. 50 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

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