Psychological Warfare, High-IQ Showdowns, and Brain-Bending Reads. Any Genre 心理博弈，高智商对抗，烧脑的好书。无论什么题材

1. 201 全 Everyone's a Psycho! The Cannon Fodder Takes Charge, Bold and Arrogant 全员疯批！炮灰当老大嚣张又霸道 Boboji啵啵jiTwo Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Four-way romantic showdown + everyone is insane + yandere + sweet on the outside, ruthless underneath + placing your bets + an extreme choice of four] Ji Jiusheng transmigrates. The good news: he’s a rich young heir. The bad news: his parents are both dead, and he has grown into a villainous cannon-fodder playboy who loves drinking and women, squanders his fortune, and ends up without even a body to bury. The newly arrived Ji Jiusheng: “???” Emooo~ I don’t want to die. To avoid being killed by 1.6kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
2. 202 偏 The Unorthodox Saint 偏门圣徒 Gold黄金Urban870k WordsCompleted [A book that could get you sent to prison just for reading it] He was known as the God of the Underworld. He calculated others' paths to ruin, while plotting his own way to survive. From making money through online games at twelve, to being forced to head south to northern Myanmar at twenty, to founding the Saints Group at twenty-four. While most people still thought the underworld meant theft, gambling, kidnapping, and fraud, he made his first fortune at twelve by writing scripts and game ch 123Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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   Character traits: The first book is about someone making a living through shady dealings, it's really good; the second one is full of intelligent characters; the third one is a must-read for civil servants. [Shy][shy][shy]

3. 203 养 My Adoptive Father Is Scum? My Undercover Identity Is Exposed! 养父是人渣？我卧底身份被曝光！ Don't Take My Kidney别嘎腰子Urban1.9M WordsCompleted Also known as: “Memory Trial: My Name Cleared,” “I'm Not a Great Villain,” and “Who Is the Undercover Agent?” An undercover police officer is brought to trial and sentenced to death. A live broadcast of his memories reveals a major case spanning thirty years. Brothers who could betray him at any moment, colleagues with multiple identities, friends secretly plotting behind the scenes. In this dark forest of distrust, no one dares reveal who they really are. As the truth is pieced together bit by 3.8kReads9.0Score403Shelves
4. 204 少 Young Marshal, Your Wife Has Run Away Again 少帅你老婆又跑了 Ming Yao明药Modern Romance5.4M WordsCompleted “My wife is a country girl. She doesn’t know anything about fashion, so don’t bully her!” the Young Marshal declared. The socialites and noble ladies whom the Young Marshal’s wife had completely overshadowed wanted to cry: Who was bullying whom, exactly? The Young Marshal added, “My wife is gentle and quiet. She doesn’t know anything about Chinese medicine or marksmanship!” The patients cured by his wife and the enemies she’d shot dead wondered: Young Marshal, are you blind? “My wife is tend 16.8kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves
5. 205 龙 Dragon Head 龙头 Xun Fei寻飞Urban3.1M WordsCompleted For the sake of the goddess, I crossed the big shot in the county. To stay alive, I fought my way up, one step at a time, until I became the boss... One day, the hidden dragon will find the rain it needs. With a single roar, it will shift the mountains and rivers and move the Big Dipper. Stories of the underdog rising to the top will always set the blood racing. 27.9kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves

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   Check out my homepage! The data speaks for itself—a strong recommendation from over 20,000 long-time bookworms!!! You definitely won't regret it!

6. 206 官 The Official's Ladder: A Grassroots Civil Servant 官梯之【基层公务员】 Brother Lu Fan, Who Loves Snail Noodles with Chicken爱吃螺蛳鸡的陆凡兄Urban3.7M WordsCompleted There are ten rungs on the official career ladder. Wang Hongtao has the gift of foresight, starting from the very bottom and seizing every opportunity. Beginning at the section-chief level, he climbs one rung at a time, destined to forge his own glory! As he rises, he does all he can to benefit the people and improve the lives of those around him, while also settling an old score! See how an ordinary man makes waves in the world of officialdom! This is my first time writing, so please be underst —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 侯 The Marquis's Estate Forgot Its Gratitude? The Regent Backs Me, and I Won't Forgive Them 侯府忘恩义？摄政王撑腰，不原谅 Chu Diandian初点点Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Luo Ning took a blade meant for the Empress Dowager and suffered severe injuries, trading her life for her family's noble title. She went south to recuperate for three years, but when she returned, she discovered that her maternal cousin had taken over her courtyard. Her cousin had even replaced her in every aspect. Luo Ning's parents and elder brother adored her, her grandmother favored her, and even Luo Ning's childhood sweetheart secretly admired her, saying that she surpassed Luo Ning in eve 185.1kReads9.4Score27.7kShelves
8. 208 本 This King's Sleeve Is Thoroughly Severed 本王这袖，断的彻底 Born Under a Lucky Star八字过硬Two Male Leads562k WordsCompleted [Preorders for The World Cannot Keep What It Loves Most open at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 15. For the first 15 minutes, signed copies are available with no quantity limit; from 16 to 30 minutes, copies personally signed by the author are available with no quantity limit!] [Two male leads + The prince has a bit of a sense of humor] Everyone knew Prince Pu was gay. Even the man on the imperial throne turned a blind eye. Prince Pu had loved many people in his life. A horseman from the frontier 34.6kReads9.6Score4.9kShelves
9. 209 硅 Silicon-Based Frenzy 硅基狂潮 Shi He Isn't Suitable矢禾不是适合Sci-Fi & Apocalypse467k WordsCompleted In 2044, an unknown organism began parasitizing human bodies. Some people's faces gradually twisted out of shape, and their speech and movements began to turn abnormal. It was a silicon-based life-form. It lurked all around us. 806Reads8.9Score106Shelves

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   These seven books are all quite mentally taxing. The first one is about crime-solving, the second is about Cthulhu, the third is, in my opinion, very good, the fourth is about split personality, the fifth is about werewolf and its logical thinking is excellent, and I won't comment on the sixth one.

10. 210 诡 Eerie Survival Game 诡异生存游戏 Liu Hongchan柳红缠Mystery261k WordsCompleted Mind-bending puzzles + deduction + battles of wits + no overpowered protagonist + dungeon games A beautiful woman shows up at his door with a card. He scans it and becomes a player. From then on, Lin Chen begins his battle to survive in a bizarre game. Sweet Home, the beginning of a dream; a battle for life and death that dispels lies. The Killer Game, where it’s hard to tell police from criminals; votes decide the verdict in the Hall of Judgment. A wedding brings everyone together in a snowy ca 135Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    The ending was rather sudden, but the story was very complete.

11. 211 万 Ten Thousand Lifetimes of Reincarnation: Immortals Like Abysses, the Dao Dust 万世轮回：仙如渊，道为尘 One-Man Show Ultra独角戏ultraEastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing Chen Yan has died countless times. Every time he breathes his last, he is reborn on some day in his long life, bringing his cultivation with him. His cultivation stacks, and so do his memories. But reincarnation is no salvation. Instead, it drives him into an even deeper despair. “Senior Brother, what lies at the end of the Immortal Dao?” Chen Yan has lost count of how many times he has answered this question, and he has never given the same answer twice: “It is a prison, an abyss of reincarnati 67.1kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves

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    Seeing this, I only feel intense despair, like Oedipus Rex, destined for doom.

12. 212 我 I, the Ultimate Schemer: The Empress Calls Me a Living Yama 我，最强毒士，女帝直呼活阎王 Xing Xing Zi星星子Historical4.3M WordsOngoing [Search Tomato to watch the short drama: The Third Greatest Stratagem of All Time] Gao Yang transmigrated to the Great Qian Dynasty just as the Empress ascended the throne and began recruiting talent from across the land. So he volunteered himself as a poison strategist! The Empress: “Suppose you personally wiped out your enemy's entire family. As you looked at the bodies scattered everywhere, you suddenly realized there was still a child in the house. What would you do?” Gao Yang: “I'd say, ‘Re 386.2kReads9.2Score32.8kShelves
13. 213 律 The Lawyer and the Judge: I Killed My Client 律师审判者：我杀了我的当事人 Feng Er Xi风二兮Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted 417Reads7.0Score153Shelves

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    This is a great book. He helps others escape punishment during the day, then secretly kills them all. The key is that he knows the law; the police know it's him but have no evidence. He takes down one person every 3-5 chapters, using a different method each time. The pacing is very fast! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

14. 214 路 An Extra's Guide to Surviving in a Comic 路人乙漫画生存指南 The Long Road Back South迢迢南归Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Dropped by the author. You can go straight to the final three chapters. Male lead, no romance. Ensemble cast. Academy for people with special abilities. A year after the school arc of the comic Superpower Academy ended, the college arc finally began. It opened on September 1, with the main cast entering Supernova Academy for the Gifted. [The main cast ending up in Class F really is a classic] [That person in Class F must be a big shot] [The people in Classes S and A are so strong too] [What abou 25.1kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves

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    The first few chapters weren't great, but the later ones are really good. It's the best ensemble piece I've read among several novels. Just when you think the ending is set in stone, there's a twist after a twist. The villains are intelligent, not the brainless kind [smirk]. I think it's very good [admiration] (no arguments allowed) (personal opinion, you can check it out if you're looking for something to read) (I personally didn't understand some parts of it) (I really like the protagonist's personality) (and each chapter has 4000 to 6000 words, some are only 2000 words) (I just don't understand why so many people read it even though it's so good [thinking])

15. 215 转 Reborn as a Magical Girl, I Refuse to Lose 转生魔法少女拒绝败北 Dice Demon God骰子魔神Urban364k WordsCompleted No one knows why they were born, but great numbers of demon beasts suddenly appeared. No one knows how the transformation works, but every so often a human becomes an Apostle, an agent of calamity, and mercilessly cuts down their former loved ones and fellow humans. Yet just as humanity sinks into despair, exorcists, exorcist ninjas, magicians, witches, magical girls, and other races and professions thought to exist only in fantasy emerge from the hidden world beneath ordinary society and stand 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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16. 216 魔 Witch Trial: Requiem of the Witches on Sixken Island 魔裁：魔女们于六轩岛的安魂曲 Dice Demon God骰子魔神9k WordsCompleted Witch Trial: Requiem for the Witches of Rokkenjima 6Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 217 莱 The Laizhou Stone Array 莱州石阵 Wisteria Blossom Brew紫藤花酿Urban210k WordsCompleted On the eve of liberation, the Jiaodong Peninsula lies under dark, stormy skies. A deadly struggle between the underground Communist Party and the Bureau of Secrecy quietly unfolds: some operatives have spent years undercover, hiding their true selves; danger lurks at every turn in the dead of night; and every clash of wits is a matter of life and death. These anonymous fighters, each known by a codename beginning with “Stone,” carry the torch of their faith and eventually find the dawn in the da —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 218 解 Dissociator: The Glittering Decadence of Los Angeles Eats to the Bone 解离者：洛城的浮华噬骨 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery92k WordsOngoing Behind the glittering facade of Los Angeles, a foster care agency hides behind a veneer of compassion while repeatedly preying on wealthy, vulnerable foster children. It forges guardianship papers, drains their assets, then gets rid of the victims with staged deaths from illness. 125Reads—Score—Shelves

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    American crime literature

19. 219 死 Death Rewind: Save the World in 48 Hours 死亡回档，48小时拯救世界 Rice-Scented Crisps稻香锅巴Urban1.5M WordsOngoing A car accident gave Wang Cong the ability to rewind time upon death! Just as he was getting ready to buy a lottery ticket and reach the pinnacle of life… The sky split open. Alien spaceships descended, and a flash of white light wiped out the world! Only two days remained. The countdown to extinction had begun. … “If I can rewind time by dying, can I save the world?” “You can, but you can't fill every hole the apocalypse leaves behind.” “Then if I bring along a group of comrades who've ri 119.2kReads8.6Score12.2kShelves
20. 220 带 Taking Power While Pregnant, So Step Aside, You Crazy Little Uncle 带球掌权，疯批小表叔靠边站 I'm Eleven!我是十一啦Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted [A Powerful Alliance + Unhinged Cousins + Hatred and Political Scheming + Workplace Power Struggles + Corruption + Power Struggles in a Wealthy Family + Marriage for Mutual Benefit] Pregnant with twins, Wen Canlan takes over the Jing Group in a crisis. Just as she finds her footing, she falls into a series of deadly traps laid by her unhinged younger cousin, Bo Jinlin. A trap involving hundreds of millions in funds, a stolen bid, sabotage at a construction site, and a deadly car crash come one 72Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A battle for dominance within a top-tier luxury business district! Everyone's intelligence is on point!

21. 221 解 Dissolver: Incoming Missile 解离者：导弹袭来 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Urban156k WordsCompleted Rick, the hard-bitten killer from the series, returns once more. His close friend is brutally murdered, and the trail leads to a major missile trafficking case deliberately kept under wraps. To avenge his brother, Rick ventures alone into the heart of the conspiracy. As he presses forward through a perilous investigation, he finally slays his enemy with decisive force and successfully averts a missile crisis threatening the United States. 146Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 222 狼 Werewolf: Betray Your Teammates and Slaughter Them All 狼人杀：卖队友乱杀 Werewolf Game Whiz狼人杀小聪明Mystery2.2M WordsOngoing [Werewolf + No Cheats + Male Lead with No Romance + Growth Story + Logic-Obsessed + Original Fair-Play Mystery with High-Quality Matches] “Tomorrow at exactly one in the morning, log into the online game and press the matchmaking button three times!” Late at night, Bai Jianming suddenly received this cryptic message. He decided to give it a try, and discovered that he had somehow been automatically registered for a mysterious global variety show... The Ark Cup qualifiers are underway, and the 5.7kReads9.3Score548Shelves

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    The first book is basically a battle of wits in every page. The second book is so difficult that it truly makes one despair.

23. 223 大 The Qin Empire’s Industrial Revolution 大秦工业革命 Nine-Fingered Divine Lid九指神盖Historical2.5M WordsCompleted History · Alternate History | Farming · Industry | Ensemble Cast · Conquest A six-year-old soul transmigrates into a barren village in northern Shaanxi during the Qin dynasty, where he becomes a posthumous child. With no System and no golden finger, the first thing he does is use a pendulum to redefine “one meter.” Over the next ten years, all he manages to do is make sure everyone in the village has enough to eat. Then the real story begins. He builds an “underground railway station” in Zhang V 4.6kReads8.1Score463Shelves

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    The Qin Dynasty's infrastructure ceiling is built from scratch by a science and engineering man who, despite lacking a harem, is not without brains.

24. 224 解 Dissociators: The Chronicles of Saint Judas Island 解离者：圣犹大岛纪事 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery203k WordsCompleted On the picturesque island of St. Judas, a series of locked-room mysteries and cunning murders unfold. The person who comes to solve them is a professional assassin. He understands killing and strategy, using a killer's instincts to unravel one impossible crime after another. Beneath the sunlit island, lies, old grudges, and conspiracies steadily rise to the surface. With classic locked-room mysteries at its heart, an immersive deserted-island atmosphere, and four linked cases, the story asks at 89Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 225 神 Divine Punishment Descends 神罚莅临 Witch's Evil Knight巫衣邪士Sci-Fi & Apocalypse214k WordsOngoing The virtuous suffer poverty and die young, while the wicked enjoy wealth and long lives. When you are oppressed by evil, have you ever wished, even for a moment, that the underworld existed? If it did, would you dare to peer into it for even one-millionth of a second? The year quantum computing underwent a revolution, Company R offered an answer: the Cyber Underworld. Professor Qi Yuan used computer simulations to resurrect sinners in a virtual world after death, where they would endure eternal 267Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ethical dilemmas + subtle philosophical reflections + subtle sharp wits + intellectual battles + high-concept + strong emotions + dramatic plot twists. He uses a quantum computer to create a virtual underworld to judge all evil in the world—but who will judge him?

26. 226 刑 Criminal Investigation: I Can See Crime Records 刑侦：我能看见犯罪记录 Beneath the Fuli Shrine佛狸祠下Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing Cen Lian was a junior-college general education teacher who did just enough to get by, and always thought he would keep coasting through life. Then a cheat ability fell into his lap: every criminal revealed their crimes in front of him. Driven by a simple sense of justice, Cen Lian began matching wits with criminals, both smart and stupid. He became a specially appointed consultant and, alongside a group of like-minded partners, embarked on a career solving criminal cases. 27.8kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
27. 227 解 The Dissociator: The Canary Heist 解离者：金丝雀大劫案 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery119k WordsCompleted This series focuses on a heist of the century. What seemed like an ordinary day at Collingwood Global Investment Bank is shattered when a gang of armed robbers breaks in. They force the bank employees to follow their orders. In the aftermath, a chief inspector caught in a dilemma races against time, vowing to discover who stole the £3.9 billion and why. 73Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 228 支EN The Pillar Project 支柱计划 The Universe Is Gaining Entropy宇宙在熵增Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsOngoing [Eerie] [Cthulhu] [Doomsday Descends] [Rebuilding Civilization] [Cultural Relics] [Culture] Xu Chen felt that studying history in this parallel universe had no real prospects, so after some maneuvering, he switched to medicine. He never expected that he had just jumped straight into the fire. What awaited him was fear in its most direct form. After a certain island nation dumped wastewater into the sea, unspeakable horrors arose from the depths. Eerie symptoms began appearing one after another, 39.2kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
29. 229 解 The Dissociator: The Extravagant Prisoner and the Underground Howl 解离者：奢囚与地下啸 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery160k WordsCompleted New York is split between day and night, two worlds at odds. Hired by a wealthy family to rescue their kidnapped heir, hitman Rick uncovers a sprawling conspiracy. Meanwhile, Roy, a subway veteran worn down by corporate exploitation, launches a fierce rebellion in the underground tunnels. There are no crime investigations or justice here, only struggles for profit and settling scores under a code of gray rules. The victors are free to rewrite the truth. Desire and the cruelty of class are laid b 98Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 230 我 I’m a Bone Remover 我是脱骨仔 Lots of Rain South of the City城南雨多多Urban163k WordsCompleted (No System, no brainless wish fulfillment, no power fantasy: a return to classic urban fiction.) In this line of work, a “con man” is what people commonly call a swindler. To “con” you means to cheat you. Chen Feng is just over thirty this year, but he has already spent ten years as a swindler. He has roamed the world, meeting hundreds upon hundreds of all kinds of people. He has cheated others, and been cheated himself. It’s a long story. Where should it begin? Perhaps with him... 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A chapter that introduces a more relatable scam design.

31. 231 系 The System Abandoned Me, So I Took the Heavenly Dao as My Father 系统弃我不顾，我认天道为父 There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted [No female lead + no System + traditional cultivation + comedy + bloody slaughter] Fifteen-year-old Li Chuyi finally awakens a System, only for it to try to run away before the day is out. Fortunately, before leaving, the System tells Li Chuyi to make the Heavenly Dao of this world his godfather. From then on, Li Chuyi becomes the Heavenly Dao’s godson, the darling of the world, blessed with good fortune. He finds money on the road and stumbles across so many senior cultivators’ graves that he c 26.7kReads9.2Score4kShelves
32. 232 我 I’m a Ghost Officer, So Why Are You Asking Me to Marry the Campus Beauty? 我一个鬼差，你让我跟校花领证？ V Young Master of the Fan FamilyV范家大少Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Just Started College, and I Married the Aloof Campus Belle] [I’m a ghost officer. You want me to marry the campus belle?] [College Student Ghost Officer] [Campus Belle Wife] [Marriage Before Love] [Ferryman] … Synopsis: On his first day of college, freshman Cao Ning is forced to marry Xia Shihan, his betrothed, whom he has never met. He thinks it’s just a minor incident, but when he returns to campus to register, he discovers that the beautiful upperclasswoman at the registration desk is the ve 39.3kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves

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    ""You Expert Team, How Can You Learn Criminal Investigation from a Fugitive Like Me" is a suspenseful novel full of satire and humor. When a witty fugitive outwits a group of criminal investigation experts, each chapter is filled with unexpected twists and laughs. Follow the fugitive's perspective, unravel layers of mystery, and experience a battle of wits and courage. This is not just a chase game, but also a humorous tribute to criminal investigation work. Don't miss this exciting showdown between the fugitive and the expert team!" ""I'm a Ghost Messenger, and You Want Me to Marry the Campus Belle?" Is a novel that blends urban life with supernatural elements. Cao Ning, an ordinary college student by day, transforms into a ghost messenger in the underworld by night. An unexpected marriage tightly binds his fate with that of the campus belle, Xia Shihhan, and their interactions are full of humor and warmth. As the story unfolds, the mystery of Cao Ning's background is gradually revealed, taking you into a world that is both eerie and heartwarming. Don't miss this wondrous adventure that transcends the realms of Yin and Yang!"

33. 233 解 The Disintegrator: A World of Black and Gray 解离者：黑灰世界 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Urban138k WordsCompleted Rick accidentally plunges into the dark abyss of an international drug cartel's deals, confronting the tangled connections between drug crimes and gang forces and witnessing countless bloody battles. Through one man's eyes, the story depicts a gripping, dark struggle for power, steeped in money and murder. 60Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 234 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 1, The Prelude to the Mystic Thunder 修真文明指南——序章1，玄雷前传 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉11k WordsCompleted A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 1, The Prelude to Xuan Lei 2.2kReads—Score130Shelves

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    This is a very good description.

35. 235 1 Apartment 18 18号公寓 Mo Wangchuan莫辋川Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Lin Shen has no idea why he’s in an unfamiliar apartment building. Outside, nothing but endless thick fog surrounds it. The building doesn’t appear on any map, and no one has ever heard of it. Inside are countless rooms. The place is eerily quiet most of the time, though strange sounds can occasionally be heard. The management office, with no one in sight, continues to operate normally day after day. Lin Shen wants to escape and return to his ordinary, boring life. But there is only one way out. 4.4kReads8.4Score617Shelves
36. 236 秘 Arcane Magic Out of Control 秘法失控 Guangzhou Slime King广州史莱姆王Mystery241k WordsOngoing [Mystery and Crime Investigation]+ [Logical Deduction]+ [Bizarre Unsolved Cases]+ [Modern Magical World] A baffling murder and a corpse whose bones, flesh, and skin had been inexplicably separated drew Iris Moreau, a police detective on the homicide squad, into a dazzling yet dangerous world. The boundary between the demon realm and the mortal world was growing increasingly blurred. Legendary magicians, forbidden ancient arts, and killers who continually crossed ethical lines all came one after 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A bizarre murder case, a corpse with bones, flesh, and skin mysteriously separated, a dazzling yet dangerous magical world—a high-potential suspense masterpiece is about to make its grand debut!

37. 237 解 Dissolver: Assassination 解离者：刺杀 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Urban159k WordsCompleted With the election approaching, the political landscape is shrouded in uncertainty. Acting on a secret assignment, Rick navigates official cover-ups, power struggles, and layers of deception. Following the faintest clues, he carefully pieces together the truth and hunts down the mysterious mastermind lurking behind it all. He quietly snuffs out a deadly crisis capable of changing the balance of power before it can take root. 121Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 238 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 2, A Lonely Road to Immortality 修真文明指南——序章2，仙途陌路 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉31k WordsCompleted A Guide to Cultivation Civilization: Prologue 2, The Immortal Path Diverges 768Reads—Score105Shelves
39. 239 深 Midnight Nightmare 深夜噩梦 Idiom for the Deaf成语接聋Mystery986k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [Hell Difficulty] [Original Dungeons] [Multiple Twists] Note: The dungeons are extremely difficult, so proceed with caution. The first two are only warm-ups. They say that “Ghost Eyes” can see a person’s “good and evil.” Wang Cheng was born with a pair of Ghost Eyes. But he discovered that this claim didn’t tell the whole story. Because Ghost Eyes can see more than people. They can also see cats, dogs, houses, mountains, and rivers… Or perhaps a strangely lifelike doll, or an old 193.6kReads9.4Score32.9kShelves
40. 240 解 Dissociator: Financial Bullets 解离者：金融子弹 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery167k WordsCompleted Rick takes on a covert chain of missions spanning three continents: assassinate the key figures in charge of five ports. At the same time, he uses the hedge fund behind his client to make a killing, sending his personal wealth skyrocketing. Danger follows close behind. Britain’s MI5 and Interpol trace the clues back to Rick, reopening last year’s unsolved assassination cases and quietly closing their international dragnet around him. The unlikely alliance between assassination and capital stirs 271Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 241 惊 Horror Game: My Second Personality Is an Evil God 惊悚游戏，我的第二人格是邪神 Call Me Great Lord叫我大官人Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Madman] [Dark Humor] [Mind Games] [Thriller] A Thriller game descends, and Chen Xie, a patient at a psychiatric hospital, is dragged into it. With an evil god living inside him, he possesses both absolute rationality and absolute madness. Evil God: I’m the absolutely rational one. You’re the absolutely insane one! Mutant Doctor: This guy chopped me to death, then went off to make mutants himself! Ghost Teacher: He doesn’t just break the school rules, he straight-up blows the pr 4.2kReads9.3Score479Shelves
42. 242 解 The Dissociator: A Black Comedy of Errors 解离者：黑色幽默大事件 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery165k WordsCompleted No formulaic power fantasies! Worldbuilding-driven, realist mystery, where evidence is just the final nail needed to make things official. The second installment in the Dissociator series. This is a story about a killer! A killer and a detective, willing to get their hands dirty. Dissociation is a symptom of detachment following trauma. It is commonly associated with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or dissociative disorders. The mind breaks free from pain, the body escapes the dust of 107Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 243 失 The Heartbroken Detective and His Stunning Client 失恋名侦探与绝色委托人 Mr. Steady Profits Pei稳赚不裴先生Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Urban Romance + She Chases Him After Losing Him + Regret + A Shocking Murder Plot] Detective Lin Yi is betrayed by his fiancee, a female CEO, and decisively ends the relationship before things get worse. On the very day they break up, a heartbroken Lin Yi receives a mysterious commission from a stunning beauty and is drawn into a major case that could turn Luosang City upside down... The loss of loved ones, bizarre causes of death, a terrifying mining district, grisly corpses: a decades-long co 3.6kReads8.4Score378Shelves
44. 244 守 The Evil Dragon Who Guards Treasures 守护珍宝的恶龙 What a Huge Cabbage好大一棵白菜Two Male Leads273k WordsOngoing Prometheus is no longer the saint who stole fire, but a prisoner shackled by prophecy. Rules are not merely cold words; they are moonlight trapped beneath the yellow sands. A knight is no longer just a symbol in a fairy tale who rescues a princess, but a living person. Just when you think this is the end, everything is only beginning. They said, "Time does not exist." Silly version: Overbearing CEO Xie Yu works himself to death and wakes up as a miserable male protagonist. He decides to punch hi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is it mind-bending? The game's dungeons include a palace werewolf game [Admiration] and a Prometheus-themed mystery [Heavy Punch] that practically knocked my brain out! 🧠

45. 245 生 No Hope of Survival 生还无期 Young Master Changle长乐公子Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [No CP, No Female Lead] + [Infinite Deaths and Resurrections] + [Superpower Awakening] + [Mind Games and Strategy] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Life in Review] The keywords of this book are “human nature,” “death games,” and “setting traps.” The thirteen characters who appear from the start all play important roles! Each has a distinct personality, and every one of them will have a major part to play later in the story. This book also features endless deaths, so if that’s not your thing, please read wit 8kReads9.3Score813Shelves
46. 246 复 The Revenge Concerto 复仇协奏曲 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery272k WordsCompleted No formulaic power fantasies! A worldbuilding-driven, realistic mystery where evidence is just the final nail in the procedural coffin. The first book in the Dissociator series. This is a story about a killer! A killer and a detective, willing to do the dirty work. Dissociation is a symptom of detachment following trauma. It is commonly associated with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or dissociative disorders. The mind dissociates from pain; the body breaks free from the dust. The Ame 421Reads—Score101Shelves
47. 247 窃 The Book of Stolen Lives 窃命书 Heavy Snow in May五月下大雪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation of this book, A Book of Ashes and Joy, premieres at 12:15 a.m. on February 13. If you're interested, keep an eye out! [Regains control after being possessed | Not a wish-fulfillment story | Plot-driven | Light ensemble cast] Lin Ruochu, the legitimate daughter of a general's family, was possessed during her coming-of-age ceremony at fifteen. The transmigrated woman, sold off by a System, used every means to “win over” the young heir of a marquis's estate. She turned e 38.4kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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    It's so beautiful it made me faint 😱

48. 248 蝉 The Cicada Project 蝉计划 Moonlight Old Rascal明月老贼Urban4.7M WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + crafty schemer + comedy + meme references + one heroine] As spiritual qi revived, Jiang Bai unexpectedly arrived in the age of the fifth mysterious tide. Everything he knew had faded with the passage of time. The world had been utterly transformed, familiar places and people were gone, and the career he had once fought for had turned to dust. The past was beyond recall. In this chaotic, dark age, order had long since collapsed, civilization was no more, and the shadow of 70kReads9.3Score7.2kShelves

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    All four are high-IQ novels 🥳, I highly recommend the first one ✨, no fantasy or high-martial arts, but it's super good, and everyone in it is intelligent! 🧠 The second one's protagonist is a professional con artist! 😈 The third one's protagonist is incredibly shrewd!! 🤪 The fourth one's protagonist has an insane IQ!!! 🤯

49. 249 开 An S-Rank Horror from the Start, but They Give Me a C-Rank Talent? 开局S级怪谈，但给我C级天赋？ Pale Era苍白纪元Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Endless Twists + Wild Ideas and Clever Logic + Mild Horror + Protagonist and Villains Are Both Smart] [This is absolutely not a mindless power fantasy. If you don't like the first instance, go ahead and curse me out.] [This isn't a traditional rule-based horror story. The horrors can think and are intelligent, so readers who prefer traditional rule-based horror should steer clear.] Horrors run rampant, and strange tales are everywhere. Beneath every shadow may lurk an unknown t 141.1kReads8.9Score14.1kShelves
50. 250 种 Farming: From Sect Tenant Farmer to Supreme Across the Myriad Worlds 种田：从宗门佃户到万界独尊 Foolish Zhi傻志Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming] + [Ensemble cast] + [Lord] + [Conquest] + [System] + [Satisfying wish fulfillment] Zhang Guiyuan transmigrates to a parallel world at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, where he becomes a tenant farmer growing spiritual plants for a sect. He awakens the strongest Lord System and obtains an unparalleled book: Postpartum Care for Sows He settles into a fine life of farming, raising pigs, and teasing his wicked sword cultivator little sister. But then a calamity that comes once every tho 3.1kReads5.7Score170Shelves

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    [Conquest] + [Territorial Expansion] + [Lord] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Refreshing Read] Starting from Lake Baikal, the protagonist builds his power; he is highly intelligent and skilled in strategic planning.

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