One Female Lead, Devoted Love, Decisive Killing, and a Ray of Light in a Dark World 单女主。专一。杀戮果断。世界黑暗一束光照耀他

1. 51 轮 Reincarnation Will Destroy the World? I’m the Ultimate Boss! 轮回灭世？我才是终极BOSS！ Guest on the Peach Path桃蹊客Urban1.6M WordsCompleted The primordial wasteland resurged, the blood moon appeared, and Earth shattered! I swallowed nine forbidden spirit fruits and fought my way through countless worlds alone, only to discover that all living beings in the Three Realms had long since been turned into puppets by the Lord of Reincarnation. Just as I destroyed reincarnation and reached the pinnacle, the reflection in the shattered void revealed the truth: Could the myriad worlds across the heavens be nothing more than a dream of mine? 471Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I recommend this book. The earth gradually recovers, showing a vast world. Sacred beasts and immortal birds are born. The protagonist has many adventures. The male and female protagonists meet on the road. They fight with other countries along the way to unify the world, and then walk into the starry sky. It is exciting.

2. 52 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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   First and Second Deepest Affection

3. 53 末 Apocalypse: Don't Panic, Girl. I Get Stronger by Slaughtering 末世：丫头别慌，我杀戮就能变强 Xing Jiu兴九Sci-Fi & Apocalypse312k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + System + One Heroine + No Saintly Do-Gooder + Team + Faction Clashes + Endless Slaughter] In the eighth year of the apocalypse, the girl died in Jiang Mo's arms. In the twentieth year, Jiang Mo was exhausted and didn't want to live alone anymore, so he jumped into the Tian River and died. System: “Long time no see, Host. I hope you have no regrets in this life.” Jiang Mo: “I was reborn? That's wonderful!” Jiang Mo: “System, thank you. This time, I'll protect the girl no matter what 344Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Is it okay for a post-apocalyptic story to have only one female lead?

4. 54 天 Heaven Does Not Answer 天不应 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Three myriad mounds of yellow earth and white bones, a sword's light like a shadow, the moon like wine. The spring breeze cuts through all the world's troubles. Tell me, peach blossoms, will you turn white-haired too? In the year 547 of the Yong'an era, a pitch-dark snowstorm fell over Kuhai County, a border county in southern Qi. In a dilapidated temple outside the county, Wen Chaoshen found a crippled woman, gravely injured and on the verge of death. He thought she was merely a refugee in dist 84.8kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves

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   Nice!!!!

5. 55 开 Heavenly Restriction from the Start: One Punch Shatters the Eternal 开局天与咒缚，一拳破碎万古 Chop Chop Chop Lumberjack伐伐伐木工Sports2.0M WordsCompleted [Online game + reborn + childhood sweethearts + pure physical build + data-driven] Wu Qing was reborn on the very day the game Reincarnation descended. In this life, he lacked the mage talent he’d had in his previous one. Instead, he awakened a special physical talent that converted twice as much soul power into physical strength! In that case, he would cultivate the most extraordinary path in Reincarnation: the Sacred Fetus Path! He would turn the most useless active skills into passives and ev 24.1kReads7.7Score2.5kShelves

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   Childhood sweethearts, both strong, never ambiguous, always together, no mindless melodrama.

6. 56 说 You Said You Were a Gunman, So Why Are You Pulling Out a Laser Cannon? 说好的枪手，你掏激光炮干嘛？ Single Weirdo单身怪Urban537k WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [No System] [Character Growth] [Invincible] Ever since the ocean became polluted, the will of Blue Star fell into endless slumber. Without its protection, Blue Star was plagued by natural disasters, while mutated creatures and monsters from the stars invaded again and again. Against these invaders, most conventional weapons had lost their former destructive power. Fortunately, before falling asleep, Blue Star gathered its last reserves of energy and awakened the caverns. Humani 902Reads6.7Score110Shelves
7. 57 狐 The Fox and Yao 狐与瑶 ArisckUrban272k WordsOngoing Reincarnated as a fox, I lived for over 4,500 years and became a nine-tailed fox. I punched dragons and kicked tigers, uniting every demon in Demon Mountain! I never imagined there wouldn't be any foxes in this world! With a handsome face like mine, how can you call me a little white dog? Since you're feeding me, I don't mind going home with you! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 投EN Investment Rewards Made Me the Top-Ranked Empress 投资返利，我成女帝榜一 Ginseng Rooster人参公鸡Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a martial arts world, Li Mo bound himself to an Investment System that let him see his targets' natural talents, destiny, and future. The better their destiny, the richer the rewards he received. Then he discovered that the aloof girl he'd grown up with had the highest-tier red destiny. She was destined to become an Empress who would rule the Nine Heavens and the Ten Lands. Lately, she seemed troubled about how to unblock her sealed meridians and reveal her talent ahead 20.9kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves
9. 59 契 A Contract Beast’s Behavior Shouldn’t Be Held Against Its Beastmaster 契约兽行为，勿上升至御兽师本身 Wind's Desire风欲Urban434k WordsOngoing [Beast Taming]+ [Choice-Based System]+ [Lighthearted]+ [Everyday Life]+ [One Heroine]+ [Beast Taming Evolution]+ [Beginner-Friendly] Mu Buhai transmigrates to a world of Beast Taming. He discovers that, although its social structure is much like Earth’s, it is ruled by Beast Tamers, for whom might makes right. When people here turn fifteen, they have a chance to awaken a contracted beast. These beasts can grow stronger and reach heights that surpass even the power of Earth’s science. And when a 62Reads6.6Score—Shelves
10. 60 公 The Princess and the Sword Immortal 公主与剑仙 Zhi Ge Wen Mo止戈问墨Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Atop Lock Dragon Peak, snow falls without a sound. Xiao Jianqiu, the “Lone Shadow Sword Immortal,” is invincible beneath heaven with his gleaming blade. He watches the clouds drift by, seeking nothing more than freedom and ease. The martial world? Just a place where grudges are settled and swords do the talking. In Jinling, behind the deep walls of the imperial palace, Princess Zhaoyang Zhao Jin is born to privilege, yet finds the palace walls too high and her life too stifling. The court? Nothi 2.3kReads—Score192Shelves

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    The opening of *The Princess and the Sword Immortal* unfolds like a vast desert landscape. Amidst swirling snow and biting winds, Princess Zhao Jin, accompanied by her maid Bihe, quietly escapes the confines of the palace and plunges into the treacherous world of martial arts. This scene is reminiscent of Guo Jing and Huang Rong's first encounter in the snowstorm of Zhangjiakou. However, Zhao Jin is not as clever and nimble as Huang Rong; her will is resolute, her vision broad, and her noble bearing makes her a hidden gem in this perilous world, drawing the reader's attention. The "Lone Sword Immortal," Xiao Jianqiu, is a renowned figure, his martial arts mastered to perfection. With his "Autumn Water Ancient Sword" drawn, even the most powerful are helpless. He is aloof and elusive, yet not heartless. The princess and the sword immortal, one noble, one reclusive; one passionate, one cold, their fates intertwined in this harsh winter, destined for a momentous upheaval. The story is ingeniously structured from the outset, with vividly portrayed characters, suspenseful plot twists, and hidden dangers amidst the snowstorm, making it a truly captivating masterpiece.

11. 61 穿EN Transmigrated into a Women's Novel: Don't Be Afraid, Master, I'll Carry 穿书女频：师尊别怕，我来c Little Orange from the Mountain City山城小橙子Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [One Female Lead + Female Master and Male Disciple + Gentle White-Haired Master + A Scheming Disciple Who Is an Expert at Pretending + Underhanded Tactics + Ruthless] What? The gentle, white-haired master is actually a yandere? Qin Chuan fell asleep and woke up in another world, turned into a toddler. The moment he arrived, a demon cultivator was trying to eat a child, and he was that child. Luckily, a white-haired immortal maiden suddenly appeared and saved him. He fell in love with her at firs 4.4kReads8.3Score400Shelves
12. 62 两 The Wife I Bought for Two Spirit Stones Is Actually the Demon Sect's Female Emperor 两块灵石买的媳妇，竟是魔门女帝 Little Orange from the Mountain City山城小橙子Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [One heroine + tsundere empress + says one thing, means another + sweet romance + everyday life + love grows over time + lots of interaction between the leads] A slow-paced story. The male lead is no overpowered hero, and he won’t be cool, flashy, arrogant, or domineering. Chen Jia’s daily life as a cultivator: refining pills, practicing cultivation, and taking care of his wife. Chen Jia got lucky. He had been transmigrated for two and a half years when his System finally finished loading. But t 60.3kReads7.8Score6.2kShelves
13. 63 关 The Story of My Desk Mate Being an Urban Legend 关于我同桌是都市传说这档事 I Eat Shredded Potatoes我吃土豆丝Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Handcrafted, No System, No Harem, No Cliches, Two Strong Leads, One Female Lead, No Brain-Dead Decisions, Fast-Paced, Thrilling, High-Octane Battles, Interlocking Plotlines, Mysterious Urban Legends, Supernatural Infinite-Flow!] Version One: Welcome, new students, to the Academy of Supernatural Abilities! You must abide by the student handbook, or bear the consequences. 1. Always wear your uniform. If you see someone wearing different clothes, do not acknowledge them. 2. Never go to the restroo 3.6kReads8.6Score332Shelves

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    Single female lead, decisive and ruthless, devoted, and both leads are strong. The female lead has heterochromia, long black hair, is a high-value school beauty, and possesses the SSS-level ability of Time and Space Shadow. She is the top student of the new generation, aloof, powerful, and gentle and doting towards the male lead! It's really exciting!

14. 64 全 Global Class Change: Contracting an SSS-Rank Ghost Bride from the Start 全民转职：开局契约SSS鬼新娘 Vegetable Farmer Who Grows No Vegetables菜农不种菜Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [One Heroine + Class Advancement for All + Supernatural Horror + Dungeons + High Martial Arts + Myriad Races + Romance + Tycoon + Pay-to-Win + Invincible + Big Shot] I became the world's only SSS-rank talent, the [Occultist]. I also got a System that lets me farm gold at a 90% discount. Killing monsters and people can earn me a hundred times more gold! And everything in the System shop is 90% off! An S-rank phoenix crown worth 1 billion? I get it for 100 million! An SS-rank bridal robe worth 8 b 40.4kReads7.4Score4.5kShelves

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    🍅🍘🍙 A story about universal job changes, supernatural elements, a single female lead, extraterrestrial enemies, a ghost bride, and a decisive male lead who spends money daily to equip his "wife" with super gear, while also engaging in romance and showering viewers with sweet moments. 🍅🍙🍚

15. 65 帮 After I Cured My Senior Sister's Poison, She Wanted to Become My Dao Companion 帮师姐解毒后她竟想做我的道侣 Old Hao Chen陈年老皓Eastern Fantasy603k WordsOngoing [One Heroine] [Two Strong Leads, Both Devoted] [Lots of Heroine Scenes] [Sweet Everyday Interactions] [Gradual Romance] Chen Hao transmigrates to a world of immortal cultivation with an incomplete spiritual root. Assigned to the menial workers' quarters of the Wandao Sect, he is bullied by everyone. Fortunately, his System activates and repairs his spiritual root, finally setting him on the path to immortality. One day, Luo Fanshuang, the sect's aloof and otherworldly senior sister and a Golden 4.2kReads8.1Score485Shelves

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    Single female lead, devoted, decisive and ruthless. [Everyone in the Myriad Paths Sect knows that Senior Sister Luo Fanshuang is aloof and ethereal, the hope for the sect's future. No one knows that this unattainable beauty has fallen for a disciple with a damaged spiritual root from the servants' quarters. Only Luo Fanshuang herself knows the earth-shattering secret hidden within that seemingly insignificant servant. It was he who saved her life when her cold poison flared up; it was he who, with his Qi Refining body, protected the entire Myriad Paths Sect when it faced annihilation. The world thinks she's protecting this junior brother, but they don't know that from beginning to end, he's been standing in front of her, shielding her from all the storms. And Chen Hao only wants to say: At first, I really just wanted to help Senior Sister detoxify!]

16. 66 执 Hand in Hand, Together Until Our Hair Turns White 执子之手，相伴白头 Formalwear Bar礼服吧Modern Romance358k WordsCompleted [A love rekindled, slow burn, one heroine, angsty at first and incredibly sweet later.] "If you want to skip the buildup, the major argument starts after Chapter 10. Chapters 10 to 20 are the best part." “Lin Fei, I don't love you. You always wanted to know why I wouldn't have a child with you, didn't you? This is why.” “Is there some misunderstanding between us? Can we sit down and talk calmly?” “Do you not understand plain language? A nobody like you isn't good enough for me. I said I don't lo 5.1kReads8.0Score182Shelves

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    A story of a broken mirror mended, a successful pursuit of the husband, a single female lead and a single male lead, no system or rebirth, and a super strong plot. A little angsty at the beginning, but incredibly sweet later on. A novel suitable for both men and women, not a cuckoldry or simp story. It gets better as you read! (9MoMo)

17. 67 通 The Heaven-Connecting Sect's First Disciple? No, Its Rebellious One 通天首徒？不，是逆徒 Mo Qi A墨柒AEastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Chen Xiao, one of countless transmigrators, was born in the primordial world. Before the great Witch-Demon Tribulation, before Nuwa had created humanity, he became the first innate human. Born with an innate Daoist body and sword bones, he was blessed with deep fortune and the destiny of humanity. By a twist of fate, Tongtian saved him, then forced him to become his disciple and the eldest senior brother of the Jie Sect. When he learned that, during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, the J 18kReads7.9Score1.1kShelves

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    1. Fang Xiu is invincible; 2 and 3 are quite funny.

18. 68 只 I Just Want to Slack Off, So How Did I Become a Top-Tier Star? 只想摆烂的我，怎么成顶流巨星了 Eightfold Miko八重寄子丶Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Comedy + lighthearted + one heroine] When Chen Ci stands on the stage of Voice of Huaxia, covering his face as he “cries,” everyone in the audience thinks he'll play up his sob story for attention, just like the other contestants. But who could have guessed that the moment Chen Ci starts telling his sob story, the whole internet would burst out laughing! “A gambling-addicted dad, a sick mom, a little sister still in school, and a broken home!” Audience: “Dude, seriously? Who taught you to t 6.1kReads8.4Score289Shelves
19. 69 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves

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    These are all single-female-lead sweet stories, horror stories, game stories, and high-martial arts stories, all of which have high scores. Check them out!

20. 70 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
21. 71 匹 A Common Man Takes the Stage 匹夫驾到 Qian Xiao千笑Urban2.4M WordsCompleted (Signed for print publication) (One heroine, no System, not a power fantasy, Chinese-style supernatural abilities) Among the infinite parallel worlds, there is a special world called Nanke, and a special group of people known as Calamity Exorcists. They soar through the skies and burrow underground, know the past and present, and travel between parallel worlds in different eras to carry out missions. A young man who calls himself a commoner is chosen by fate to enter Nanke’s mysterious academy, 75.8kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves
22. 72 全EN High Seas Survival: I Start with a Ghost Ship 全民大航海，我开局一条幽灵船 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sports2.6M WordsCompleted The print edition has been signed with a publisher. [Seafaring] [Survival] [Disasters] [Shipbuilding] [Talents] [Cthulhu] [One Female Lead] Everyone transmigrates, and Yang Yi, as a player, is forced to join a game where everyone must survive at sea. Some lucky players get special ships. Like the Iron Will, armed to the teeth. Like the Gale, which rides the wind and waves so fast it's never in sight. Like the Head-On, with its massive ram, charging fearlessly ahead. But Yang Yi's ship is called 272.1kReads9.4Score27.8kShelves
23. 73 哎 Oh No! I’m One of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I Got MVP! 哎呀！我七原罪，得了MVP！ Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Dark comedy + hilarious + ruthless action + global setting + unconventional ideas + one heroine + near-invincible protagonist + power fantasy with a brain (or without one)] Horror games descend upon the world. Those chosen to participate must face challenges of inhuman difficulty. Though the games are full of torment, they also offer people a chance to gain supernatural powers. Life or death. A meteoric rise, or losing everything. But Lu Ce, who has been unable to feel pain since childhood, fee 142.6kReads9.3Score16.9kShelves
24. 74 欢 Welcome to My Scripted World 欢迎来到，我的剧本世界 Beneath the Deep Space深空下Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Infinite-Flow + Scripted Games + Survival + One Female Lead] In this era, we're all headed for the end. The blossoming of miracles granted by the gods, the struggle between humanity and the uncanny, extraordinary creatures, forbidden books, a paradise of reincarnation... The price of fate's gifts was marked long ago, hidden from view. “My name is Jiang Qing. I'm sorry, but after tonight, I'll disappear forever.” “When I open the door ahead, there will be no way back b 88.2kReads9.0Score7.9kShelves
25. 75 你EN What Makes You Think I'll Keep Liking You Forever? 你凭什么认为我会一直喜欢你呢 Night Rain i夜雨iUrban1.2M WordsCompleted [Everyday romance] [One female lead] [Mutual healing] Because of a promise made in childhood, Chen Lu spent seven whole years pursuing the girl he’d grown up with. In the end, all he got was a cold rejection. Chen Lu smiled in acceptance, but his heart had turned to ash… until he met the sweet, clumsy girl who’d come to thank him. The girl was lovely and innocent, standing alone in the rain right where the two of them had agreed to meet. “Why haven’t you left…?” The girl slowly lifted her head. 121.3kReads9.7Score14.1kShelves
26. 76 学EN Don't Worry, Senior—I'll Protect You 学姐别怕，我来保护你 Gege Wuwu隔胳呜呜Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t 310.7kReads9.8Score31.1kShelves
27. 77 通 The First Generation of Tongtian 通天初代 The Wind Rises, Power Arrives风起势至Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (The label "invincible" doesn't quite fit. He should have the greatest talent among his peers.) A simple introduction to this book: A group of young prodigies from the Sealed Lands return to the New Continent, where they compete for supremacy against the native prodigies. The protagonist is one of the best among the sealed prodigies. The book features clans, sects, sacred grounds, and immortal palaces. It's an age teeming with prodigies: young clan lords, chief disciples, holy sons and daug 6.6kReads6.1Score472Shelves

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    Try looking at the description, because it matches.

28. 78 末 Doomsday Game: The Female Lead and I Start with a Villa 末日游戏：我和女主开局一座别墅 The Lost Little Chubby Cat迷路的小肥猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse310k WordsCompleted [Sole heroine + apocalypse + survival + game] The apocalypse arrives, and blood-red rifts tear through the city. Li Yunxuan, an antique shop owner, is swept into a wasteland overrun by zombies! From the start, all he has is a battered Level 1 shelter and a frosty beauty named Yu Yao. Welcome to the cruel survival game of the apocalypse! A seven-day countdown hangs over your head, and a terrifying boss is about to appear. There are no levels, only merciless annihilation! 217Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Single female lead, devoted to one man, no harem.

29. 79 一 One Sword, One Flask, One Universe 一剑一酒一乾坤 Guan关Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing [Swordsmanship + Wine Immortal + Fantasy Xianxia + One Heroine + Mutual Devotion + Humanity’s Survival] A year ago, the boy watched his father shoulder his sword, slay demons, and save humanity, never to return. A year later, the boy arrives at Qingyun with only a sword and a jug of wine. Shunned by all, he is confined to the peach blossom grove. The sword his father called the “Sword of Protection” stands in the most prominent place in the Qingyun Sect, yet the world calls it the “Sword of Sham 73.5kReads9.3Score7kShelves

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    Xiao Yu, sword in hand, wine jug swaying beside him, walked alone in this dark and bleak world. The world feared his ruthless decisiveness, but only Su Yao, behind him, understood his gentleness. In a fierce battle, Xiao Yu was severely wounded and trapped in a desperate situation. Su Yao remained by his side, unwavering, drawing her sword to protect him. At that moment, a glimmer of light pierced the clouds, and Xiao Yu knew that in this chaotic world, she was his only salvation. For her, he would fight his way out.

30. 80 你 You’re All Chasing the Heroine? Then I’ll Marry the Demoness 你们都追女主？那女魔头我娶走了 Paper Parcel纸包Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing [One heroine + everyday affection + guaranteed sweetness + cultivation system + grand setting] Shen Yi'an transmigrates into a rather outrageous novel. Born into the world, he discovers that he’s the original protagonist, the one with a massive green hat hanging over his head: the Sixth Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty, His Highness Prince Chu! The second, third, fourth, and nth male leads all like the heroine. Whoever wants that whole field of green can have it. I don’t. You’re all going after 121kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves

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    These three books! The first one has a single female lead; the male and female leads redeem each other, are decisive in battle, and the male lead fights his way across the continent for the female lead! [Cool] The second one features a protagonist who wields a sword, is decisive in battle, and the male and female leads pamper each other—very much a fantasy romance! [Kiss] The third one also has a single female lead; the protagonist is the sixth prince of a dynasty, and the male and female leads are incredibly sweet. Both are very powerful and work together to build a glorious future! [Send a heart] Follow Fireworks🎇 and you'll never be short of books to read again! 📖

31. 81 青 Tales of Demons by the Green Lantern in the Night Rain 青灯夜雨妖谭簿 Rain on the Ninth Day第九日有雨Mystery434k WordsOngoing [Standalone mystery cases + suspense and deduction + strange tales + folk legends + overarching plot] The story takes a while to warm up. Some tales are based on Youyang Zazu and Zibuyu, with their original sources noted at the end of the chapters. During the Xianheng era, a fire ravaged the imperial city, burning the Shan Hai scrolls that sealed away demons and monsters and freeing countless demon beasts. Li Qingran was ordered to leave Kunlun. The imperial city established the Demon-Subdu 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A suspenseful mystery with elements of the supernatural, episodic detective stories, featuring a single female lead. The two protagonists gradually fall in love while solving various strange cases. The male lead treats the female lead differently from the start, and after confirming his feelings, he becomes even more ambivalent.

32. 82 我 I Returned from Cultivation, and the Older Beauties Can't Stop Flirting with Me 我修仙归来，被御姐狂撩 Ten Miles of Windblown Lotus十里风荷Urban554k WordsOngoing “Expert descends from the mountain + invincible cultivation + play the pig to eat the tiger + one heroine + unending wish fulfillment + decisive and ruthless + multiple planes” Five years ago, Gu Qianye was cast out by his family. His mother was brutally killed, his beloved betrayed him, and he was reduced to a stray dog. At the point of despair, the Demon Lord abducted him and took him to cultivate inside the Supreme Divine Artifact, the Radiant Mirror. Through blood and fire, his body was refo 1kReads6.3Score—Shelves

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    It's definitely a single female lead story, and the male lead is invincible from the start, crushing his opponents throughout.

33. 83 尘 No Life in the Mortal World 尘间无生 A Sword in Ink and Water水墨一剑Eastern Fantasy837k WordsOngoing [Sword cultivator + genius + dual bloodlines of demon and immortal + ruthless + no transmigration + no System + not a saint] One man, one sword, roaming a world of dust for ten thousand miles. Amid broken walls and ruins, he beholds all the suffering beneath the sun. May there be no frost and wind to silver our hair, no sorrow to weigh on our hearts, and may every year bring peace and warmth. Life is fleeting, its meetings and partings like smoke, its fortunes and declines ever-changing. May eve 2.1kReads—Score105Shelves

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    I gave up everything in this world, but you saved me.

34. 84 酒 The Wine Sword Immortal: A God-Tier Brewer Who Slays the Heavenly Gate While Drunk! 酒剑仙：神级酿酒师，醉斩天门！ Where Did the God of Wealth Go?财神去哪了Urban739k WordsOngoing The Heavenly Gate descended, spiritual qi revival began, and exotic beasts appeared. The young Wang Xianxian unexpectedly awakened a mundane vocation: [Brewer]. At the brink of despair, he comprehended the Way of Wine and awakened the vocation [Wine Sword Immortal]. From then on, Wang Xianxian began his path to strength: brewing wine, drinking wine, and getting drunk. Years later, the Wine Sword Immortal stood atop the Heavenly Gate. He gazed at the demons filling the skies. With a flick of his 6kReads9.3Score489Shelves

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    This! This! The female lead raised the sun for the male lead! [Crying]

35. 85 退 After Calling Off the Engagement, My Ex-Girlfriend's Aunt Dragged Me Off to Get Our Marriage License 退婚后，前女友小姨绑我去领证 Dreams of Beautiful, Blossoming Flowers梦美花灿烂Urban420k WordsCompleted [Chasing Her Husband to the Crematorium + Married First, Love Later + One Heroine] In my past life, you treated me with indifference. Now that I'm reborn, I'll become your uncle-in-law. Xia Fan skipped the engagement party to celebrate her first love's birthday. Reborn, Su Che finally saw the truth: some things, like family and love, can't be forced. He promptly called off the engagement. They could each marry whoever they wanted, and go their separate ways. People thought this was just one last 819Reads7.4Score106Shelves
36. 86 大 I’m the Great Villain, but I Never Wanted to Rule the Ages! 大反派的我，真没想独断万古啊！ Kaneki Ken金木研啊Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Cunning protagonist + decisive and ruthless + doesn't play the pig to eat the tiger + pure power fantasy] A transmigration novel. Ji Xiu discovers that he has become the tragic villainous Big Boss in a novel! The novel's male lead has an invincible golden finger? The novel's heroine is an Immortal Emperor reborn? His own future means certain death? Ding! The god-tier sign-in System has awakened! [Ding! Congratulations, Host. Your sign-in reward is the nine-star Divine Heart Dao Bone!] [ 24.8kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves

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    Definitely a single female lead

37. 87 开 The Empress Is My Principal Wife From the Start 开局女帝做正宫 Spicy Little Crawfish劲爆小龙虾Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Xiao Tian, a man with a persecution complex, is the top operative of Earth’s assassin organization and a grandmaster who has mastered both internal and external arts. When he is surrounded and attacked, he transmigrates to another world where combat power is off the charts and becomes the Empress’s husband. In the eyes of others, Xiao Tian is an ordinary man with no cultivation, the world’s number one kept man. And, right on cue, the System arrives. This seems to be a story about an Earthling wi 26.9kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves
38. 88 都 Urban: Signing In for SSSSS-Rank Talent from the Start 都市：开局签到SSSSS级天赋 Sleepy Little Bug贪睡的虫儿Urban3.1M WordsCompleted [The most satisfying sign-in novel + invincible + comedy + steel armor + System] Chu Tian accidentally transmigrates to Blue Star, where qi has awakened, and is forced into marriage by a goddess-level beauty. Once a useless nobody with an F-rank martial arts talent, he transforms into an unparalleled SSSSS-rank genius and binds himself to the strongest steel armor. I, Chu Tian, the Heavenly Dragon Emperor of Huaxia: my title makes the Alliance of Gods, the Bureau of Steel Warriors, and the Churc 10.5kReads8.4Score1kShelves
39. 89 重 Reborn: The Perfect Life of a Top Student and a Sweet School Beauty 重生：学霸和软萌校花的完美人生 Wild Show乱秀Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Sweet romance + rebirth + System + youth and campus life + top student who games his grades + one heroine + everyday urban life] Hu Fei wakes up one morning ten years in the past. He gets to see the girl he has longed for day and night once more. “Classmate, did you lose something?” “Yes. I lost the most precious thing I had.” “Oh, what was it? Want me to help you look for it?” “No need. I think... I’ve found it already.” The boy gazes deeply at her. “You’re the one I’ve been looking for!!!” Th 14.2kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
40. 90 我 I Just Awakened My System, and Her Dad Told Me to Get Lost? 我刚觉醒系统，她爸让我滚远点？ Jing Jiangyan憬江言Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Physical book deal secured, enjoy with confidence] [Ultimate power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Absurd comedy] [One heroine] [Ensemble cast] [Unhinged] Year 529 of the Cultivation Calendar. Yun Mochen wakes from a nap and unexpectedly awakens a System. [Absorb qi and blood to grow stronger!] But there's one big problem: his girlfriend of three months is the daughter of the Zhu Clan's Emperor, one of the five great cultivation clans. Even worse, her emperor father comes straight to his door 69.7kReads8.6Score5.6kShelves

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    Explosive martial arts! Sword cultivators' unconventional techniques allow them to cleave through the three realms on the battlefield of myriad races!

41. 91 情 I Have No Emotions, So I Found a Sniper for a Girlfriend 情感缺失的我找了个狙击手女友 The Bird Who Loves Collecting Stamps爱收集邮票的飞鸟Urban664k WordsCompleted (One heroine. She isn't a campus beauty, just above average in looks. The moment they meet, they both realize the other is a big shot.) (The romance develops slowly.) On the surface, the world where humanity lives after World War II is peaceful. But in the hidden world of shadows, national organizations like Xuanyuan Sword, Eagle's Wing, and Winterhold are locked in constant conflict. Genetically enhanced people hiding among the crowds possess physical abilities far beyond those of ordinary huma 30kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves

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    All of them feature a single female lead, no doubt about it. The first book's protagonist is universally acknowledged as Tomato's most devoted lover; he has no feelings for anyone else but his wife. The second female lead (Jiang Mengyue) is Tomato's second most devoted lover. In the second book, the male and female leads meet at the beginning and both sense the other's extraordinary abilities. The female lead is the world's number one sniper, and the male lead is among the world's top three in combat power; it's a bit slow-paced. The third book needs no introduction; I don't believe anyone hasn't read Tomato's work. When you click in, you'll find your brain is definitely not up to the task. The fourth book's title reveals the identities of the male and female leads; the female lead is incredibly arrogant. The fifth book—no veteran Tomato reader hasn't read it, right? The sixth and seventh books are both by Sanjiu; you can completely trust Sanjiu.

42. 92 我 The Half-Demon Young Master of My Family Never Plays by the Rules 我家半妖少主从来不讲武德 San Jiu Ling三久零Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy] [Single heroine] [Passionate] [Coming of age] [Family] [No System, no brainless plot] [The protagonist’s personality changes gradually; don’t read if that’s not for you] A young man from Huaxia, with a pair of swords in hand. One sword severs souls! One sword smites evil! He’s a little unscrupulous, but not too much! With the body of a half-demon, he cuts through every obstacle. And becomes an unrivaled demon king! But... You’re a demon king, for crying out loud. Can’t you do any 14.6kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    All three books meet the criteria: single female lead and good-looking.

43. 93 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Meet a Cute, Clumsy Witch on a Night Walk 灵气复苏：走夜路遇见呆萌巫女 I Am a Peking Opera Cat我是京剧猫Urban543k WordsCompleted [One heroine + sweet romance + everyday life + battles + war + slaying gods + fiery action.] Synopsis: In a world where the mysterious has descended and danger lurks everywhere, Su Ze relies on his outstanding combat talent and instincts to enter the elite class at Huaxia Academy, where future pioneers are trained. During those happy days, he heads home after class and spots a red-haired girl in a shrine maiden outfit, crouched beneath a streetlamp with her knees hugged to her chest, all alone. 2.6kReads9.1Score378Shelves
44. 94 魔 Burying the Demon Sect: The Empress Turns the Tables on Me from the Start 魔门送葬：开局被女帝逆推 Never Crosses the River不过江Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [One Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Satisfying] Ning Chen transmigrates to another world and is immediately captured by the demonic sect, where he becomes a disciple tasked with handling funerals. From the start, he’s assigned to bury a stunningly beautiful woman. But the woman isn’t dead, and she’s none other than the demonic sect’s former leader! What’s more, she’s suffering from the tribulation of human desire. Looking at Ning Chen, the beautiful woman sighs softly. “Lucky you.” After a passio 42.2kReads9.0Score5.3kShelves
45. 95 无 Being Invincible Is Nothing Compared to a Good Meal 无敌不如干饭香 Quan Ke Xin泉客心Eastern Fantasy704k WordsCompleted [No System + One Female Lead + Invincible + Romance + Food] Lu Xian is a superpowered being born in Earth’s apocalyptic era. He has no hobbies except enjoying good food. After turning all the invading alien lifeforms into dishes, he sets off across the universe in search of the finest ingredients, becoming an evil god and gourmet feared by countless civilizations. More than twenty thousand years later, he fights a top-tier ingredient, a cosmic overlord, for a hundred years and successfully scatt 1.4kReads8.2Score101Shelves
46. 96 穿 Transmigrated as a Dragon: The King Sacrifices a Princess From the Start 穿越恶龙：开局国王献祭公主 The Penguin Who Can't Wake Up睡不醒的企鹅Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + pseudo-DND + Western fantasy + beast-eared girls + farming + lord + one sweet, pampered heroine, cherished above all others + giant beasts] Su Nian woke up to find that he had become a wicked dragon everyone wanted dead. But what was a little girl doing cowering beside him? “Ding! Hello, Host. I am the War and Plunder System.” “Ding! Hello, Host. I am the Evolution and Modification System.” “Ding! Hello, Host. I am the Evil Villain System.” “Ding! Too many Systems dete 30.6kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
47. 97 超 Superpowers: I Have a Replication Mirror 超能：我有一面复刻镜 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Gods Descend, Calamity Begins] When cultivators from the divine realm invade Earth, superpowers and modern weapons become humanity's last line of defense! Can Gou Chen and Adam, Earth's only two superpower academies, shoulder humanity's future? What kind of hidden strength does Huaxia, hailed as the Chosen Nation, possess? This is a feast for the Godslayers! A young man gains the power to replicate abilities. With a mortal body and the power of the world in his hands, he will ultimately slay th 117kReads9.6Score13.4kShelves
48. 98 斩 Slay the Gods: Yingzi, Are You Trying to Murder Your Husband? 斩神：缨子，你这是要谋杀亲夫啊 Qi Yu启宇Male-Channel Fanfiction516k WordsCompleted [Slay the Gods + Absurd Comedy + Heroine Hongying + Absurd Romance + Armor] When Liu Jingchen woke up, he discovered he had transmigrated into the world of Slay the Gods and become Lin Qiye's deskmate. With no System and no Forbidden Ruins, he was planning to coast through life when, on his way home from school, he ran into the Ghost-Faced King. Just as he thought he was done for, he finally awakened the [Lack Virtue in the Five Elements System]. The beginner's gift pack even gave him the abilit 5.6kReads8.6Score504Shelves
49. 99 穿 I Transmigrated into a Book as Cannon Fodder and Married the Villainess from the Start 穿书成炮灰，开局迎娶女反派 Dora B-Meng哆啦B萌Historical1.5M WordsCompleted [One heroine + farming + invincible heroine + vying for supremacy in troubled times] A quick note upfront: the male lead returns with his spirit and soul, he does not transmigrate into someone else’s body!!! The heroine has also been reborn!!! Qin Feng opened his eyes to find himself lying in an antique room, with a woman’s sobs reaching his ears. Looking over, he saw a stunning young woman clutching her last remaining clothes and wiping away her tears... Seeing this, he seemed to realize what h 4.6kReads8.6Score335Shelves

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    Perfectly matched. The female lead is devoted to the male lead alone, and she's also a ruthless and decisive female villain. She initially dislikes the male lead, but gradually falls in love with him.

50. 100 写 I Wrote a Fairy Tale and Forged the Twilight of the Gods 写个童话，铸成诸神黄昏 Milk Tea Cats and Dogs奶茶猫狗Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing One day, countless [Gates] suddenly appeared across the world. At the same time, a power known as [Truth] began to echo through the human realm. Some awakened the Truth of Isaac Newton, father of mechanics, and learned the sky-rending magic of manipulating gravity. Some awakened the Truth of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the nuclear bomb demon, and could turn an entire city to lifeless ruins with a wave of their hand. Some awakened the Truth of Li Bai, the immortal banished from heaven, and could d 62.5kReads9.3Score5.1kShelves

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