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. 301 神 The Game of the Gods: Apostle Number Thirteen 神明的游戏：第十三号使徒 Walking a Snail牵蜗牛散步Eastern Fantasy665k WordsCompleted (A battle of human nature + suspense game + in the vein of and + ensemble cast + infinite-loop progression) The doomsday bell tolls A divine oracle appears without warning, a magic cube descends, and the firmament splits with a roar! The selection tournament for the game [The Primordial Age of the Gods] begins. Attention: [The Thirteenth Apostle] has awakened. Now making his entrance [The Thirteenth Apostle] [The Founder of the End] [The Blood-Red Clown] [The 986Reads8.0Score105Shelves

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   Try this book of witty battles I wrote; I think it's pretty good.

2. 302 无 Infinite Games: Even with the System, I Nearly Kicked the Bucket 无限游戏：有了系统都差点嗝屁 No Snowy Days没有下雪天Mystery117k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [System] [Superpowers] [Wild Imagination] [Comedy] [Not Mindless] One day in 2030, Blue Star began to be formatted, and the apocalypse arrived in full. Thousands of different otherworlds opened up to players. As soon as I entered another world, I awakened the Wage Slave System. The game had to be played, but the rules would never be explained. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The story begins with the protagonist trapped in a castle, where everyone resorts to any means necessary to escape. It's a horror game-like story where the protagonist's intelligence remains consistently high throughout, and he's not mindless.

3. 303 心 The Psychological Anatomist 心理解剖者 Bug Baby虫宝宝Mystery549k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] Genius Forensic Doctor VS Tough-as-Nails Police Captain [Mystery + deduction + sweet romance + high-IQ crimes + serial murders + criminal profiling + suitable for the timid] Original title: The Psychological Anatomist Schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder, high-IQ crimes... This is a world overrun by psychopaths. The Cat-Fetus Man case, the Couple Butchers, the Angel of Death... Twisted fantasies of evil always burst into reality alongside violence. A corpse is 93.7kReads9.5Score13.2kShelves
4. 304 官 Officialdom: The Abyss of Power 官场：权利深渊 I Love Peanuts我爱吃花生Urban3.5M WordsOngoing Xiao Zhengyang had a brilliant future ahead of him, but a conspiracy cost him his life at the office. His girlfriend left him, and petty people pushed him around. Unwilling to let others control his fate, he sank into despair. In the end, he made that phone call, and from then on, stepped into the abyss. This is a gripping workplace drama. One careless step, and there's no coming back. 41kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
5. 305 我 My Ten Years Working at the Xishan Base 我在西山基地工作的那十年 Have Some Cat Tea喝点猫茶Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Anomaly containment, an overpowered protagonist? No. High IQ. One heroine. Some heartbreaking plot twists. Beijing, Xishan, 3,000 meters underground: hundreds of anomalous objects. A digital Earth that drifted through space for ten thousand years; a woman who transmigrated a thousand years into the past and died during the Shang dynasty; a colossal stone pillar that appeared on the North China Plain; Yan Emperor and Yellow Emperor, who have survived for four eras; a pen that can improve people’s 18.7kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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   After reading this book over two or three years, I felt the emptier I had ever read.

6. 306 嘘 Shh, Whatever You Do, Don't Play a Murder Game on a Dating Show 嘘，千万别在恋综里玩杀人游戏 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted Cen Yueyue is a D-list actress who gets incredibly lucky when her agent shoves her onto a dating reality show starring famous actors, where she’s cast as a disposable extra. The director’s script calls for her to make a scene and squeeze every last drop of usefulness out of her supporting role. So on the very first night, the man Cen Yueyue is supposed to fall for gets a short arrow through the head. Night has fallen. Close your eyes. Killer, open your eyes and choose your prey... A mountain vil 7.3kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
7. 307 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 118.9kReads9.5Score16.6kShelves

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   It's incredibly good. The female lead is kind and timid, but after experiencing a traumatic event, she develops two personalities, which then carry out her revenge.

8. 308 宦 Tides of the Political Sea 宦海浮沉 Liang Zhoumu梁州牧Urban4.7M WordsCompleted No cheating spouse At the end of the day, every rule follows one fundamental principle: the strongest force gets to decide. This is the “meta-rule,” the rule that determines all other rules. The martial world isn’t all about fighting and killing; it’s about human relationships and social conventions. The same goes even more so for politics. Chen Bo is drawn into an unwinnable game of chess because of a debt he has no choice but to repay. He thinks he’ll spend the rest of his life in prison, but 250.5kReads9.5Score27.5kShelves
9. 309 我 I Play for a Comeback in a Mind-Game 我在智斗游戏里玩逆转 Nine Mouths Take Flight九口飞天Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Original mind-game competitions + Deception + Reversals + No romance + Brain-bending, read with caution] This isn't a survival game, but a pure battle of wits. There are no supernatural horrors, only schemes. No scares, just the thrill of putting your brain through its paces. Deception, exposing lies, and wild gambling aren't enough. You need an unexpected trick to turn defeat into victory. I entered the [Mic Hog Game], where I have to outsmart my way to freedom. “Hahaha! You pathetic ants 350Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first book was serialized on Tieba in 2014, and the author has now moved it here. "Ten Days' End" even borrowed from this book. The second book is lighter, but the game quality is above average for its genre.

10. 310 我 My Years as a Male Nanny 我做男保姆的那些年 Brilliant as the Sun金辉万丈Urban125k WordsCompleted [No harem, no cuckoldry, no invincibility. Urban slice of life + mystery. To be clear, this has mystery elements. Don’t read if that’s not your thing.] I only went to interview for a male nanny job, but after meeting the female employer, I was dragged into a room with eight doors, where I encountered all kinds of bizarre things. An ex-convict, a male model, a nun, a lawyer, a beautiful streamer, a UN expert, a rich second-generation heir, and a butcher: what will happen when all eight are trappe 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These books are suitable for you. The first one is as wonderful as "The End of Ten Days". The second one exposes various tricks and scams, so you can avoid being scammed after reading it. The third one is a novella that tells the love story of a loser young man marrying a rich and beautiful woman. Each of the three books has its own merits and is worth reading.

11. 311 我 I Said There Were No Gods Tonight, So the Gods Fell 我说今夜无神，于是众神陨落 Ji Nanyi季南一Urban415k WordsCompleted [The print edition, titled A Godless Night, is available to search for on all platforms. The comic adaptation is now online.] [Plot-driven + infinite-flow + mild horror + countless twists] Yan Huang had a terminal illness. He didn't want to die, so he became a player in Instance. The System's evaluation of him read: [Player Yan Huang practices what he preaches and has impeccable morals. Congratulations, you have awakened the talent: Deceiver.] [Deceiver: Each lie you tell has a fifty percent cha 31.9kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves

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    I'm still reading the first one; it's very good, but it's not finished yet, so I don't know what happens later. The second one has excellent logic and a very engaging plot, but it's a bit short. However, I highly recommend the third one; the protagonist's use of his abilities is particularly impressive, and it's also very good. You can check out the summaries. I think all of them are quite good; they're all single-male protagonist stories without a romantic pairing. I feel that the protagonists in the first and third books mostly rely on their extraordinary talents and abilities, making them more of a "power fantasy" story. The second one is entirely about the protagonist's powerful intellect.

12. 312 盗 Tomb Raiding: My Brothers Are All a Little Weird 盗墓：兄弟都有点怪怪的 Meet the Ninth Heaven遇九天Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Severe OOC + everyone has a one-sided crush + chasing affection points + a dense, straight-as-a-rod guy + we're all good brothers + where's the family I picked?] [Host, earn the favor of the Child of Fortune to get a chance at a prize draw. Keep it up~] * Shandong. Wu: Who are you? Lu: Call me Big Brother. I'll keep you safe. Pang: Brother Lu, help me! Lu: Coming, coming. Xisha. Wu: Brother Lu! Lu: Haha, kids are so much fun. * Wu: Brother, please take good care of Little Brother and Pangzi. Xi 9.9kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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    This is going to be a brain teaser!

13. 313 奸 The Profiteer 奸商 Brilliant as the Sun金辉万丈Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Read the first 10 chapters patiently, and you'll see: in studying, daily life, work, and love, there are tricks everywhere!] There are no honest businessmen. Nine out of ten merchants will cheat you. But nine out of ten salespeople will become bosses. I'm a salesperson, and I became a boss too. I'll use my own experience to show you the tricks these unscrupulous merchants use… This book aims to teach you how to avoid scams. Imitate anything in it at your own risk. 11kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
14. 314 听 They Say Everyone Rumored to Be Involved with This Maid Gets Promoted 听说和这丫鬟有绯闻的都升官了 Tears in the Heart of the Tree树心有泪Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated Maid + Ensemble Cast + Political Schemes and Twists + Hilarious Chaos] One-sentence summary: A maid and two minor officials are brought together by a wastrel marquis to resolve crises and crack bizarre cases. Zhuxin transmigrated into the body of a maid in a Duke's manor. She thought her future would involve either household intrigue or farming, but then the manor was confiscated and she landed in the Imperial Prison. Zhuxin felt like she was doomed. They were all picking on her j 16.8kReads9.3Score2.3kShelves

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    With well-developed characters, a high-energy plot, and a tightly woven narrative, coupled with a captivating ensemble cast, this is truly a classic worth rewatching and revisiting multiple times.

15. 315 你 Your Mystery Novels Make You Better at Solving Cases Than the Police? 你写悬疑小说比警察还会查案？ Ju Jiuzhi桔九织Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (No System, no female lead, not invincible, mostly everyday life, Conan-like bad luck, cases both big and small.) (Warning: The protagonist does everything for himself and is no conventional good guy. Don’t read if that bothers you. Also, no female lead doesn’t mean no female characters; it just means there are no romantic scenes. Don’t read if you don’t want women to appear.) Other people transmigrate and find opportunities and connections waiting for them. When Lu Ci transmigrates, the only th 7.2kReads8.9Score849Shelves
16. 316 2 The 27-Year-Old Beauty Boss Won’t Leave Me Alone 27岁美女老板赖上我 Brilliant as the Sun金辉万丈Urban266k WordsCompleted Wherever there are people, there are rivalries. On my first day at work, I ran into my beautiful 27-year-old boss, Tang Ruoran. We had only just met when she accused me of being the father of her daughter. Heaven knows, it was my first time meeting her! I asked for a paternity test, but the results showed that I really was her daughter's biological father. Watch as I turn the tables, uncover layer upon layer of mystery, and finally discover just how greedy human nature can be... 2.2kReads8.5Score105Shelves
17. 317 当 When I'm in the Rules Horror Game, Nothing Is Forbidden 当我在规则怪谈百无禁忌 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Mystery542k WordsCompleted [No female lead + supernatural horror + mental illness + comedy + national destiny] My name is Su Ming, and I'm a transmigrator. I currently work at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital, where I'm in charge of the important project of “being studied.” They keep saying I'm sick, but I know I'm fine. It's the world that's sick. After I escaped from the psychiatric hospital, I was chosen by Rule Horror to become Longguo's chosen participant, representing Longguo in the upcoming horror games. [Ding! The Ho 64.7kReads9.6Score7.4kShelves
18. 318 在 Roleplaying in an Escape Game 在逃生游戏里角色扮演 In the Lanshan Mountains岚山里Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Infinite-Flow + Horror and Suspense + Two Powerful Leads + Twists + Ensemble Cast] [When human nature brushes against the narrow gap between death and survival, desire and pain become entangled. Will you tame despair, or enter a cycle that leads to certain doom?] On the verge of death, Bai Zheng was dragged into a horror game that required players to stay in character. She didn't want to die, so she chose to become a player. The game's evaluation of her was: [Player, please be careful not to br 5.8kReads9.2Score810Shelves

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    These are some of them. There are others that I don't remember because it's been a long time. If you're interested, you can check them out on my homepage. Most of them are rated 9-something points or higher, and some are still being serialized, so the ratings might be lower. Give them a try! [Heart emojis]

19. 319 诡 Creepy Game: My Teammates Have a 100% Death Rate 诡异游戏：我的队友百分百死亡率 In a Sea of Blood血海之中Mystery225k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead] [No Pairings] [No Moral Limits] [Dark Tone] [Bizarre Game] [Gradually Becoming a Ghost] [World-ending] [Lone Wolf] An unexpected invitation drags Si Yehan into an endless series of instances. There are no panels, no ratings, only unending instances and slaughter. [Haunted Village: In a remote mountain village, the sound of infants crying often echoes through the night and lingers for a long time. Find out where the cries are coming from and survive for ten days.] [Night Watch: T 2.7kReads6.1Score318Shelves
20. 320 天 The Hidden Secrets of the World 天下藏局 Little Nine Disciple小九徒Urban2.8M WordsCompleted [Wuxia World + Antiques Appraisal + Tomb Raiding] I never went to school as a child. Instead, I spent ten years learning the trade from a beautiful woman. Over those ten years, she forged me a pair of “Ghost Eyes” that could identify every rare treasure in the world. She trained my hands into “Buddha’s Hands,” teaching me to break traps and set schemes with impunity. And she taught me a repertoire of “divine skills” that let me navigate the shifting world of the martial underworld with ease. Dra 100kReads9.4Score18.2kShelves

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    I absolutely had to read the last book to the end; it was so incredibly satisfying! [Licking screen][licking screen]

21. 321 诡 Eerie Revival: I Can Contact the Past 诡异复苏：我能联系过去 Young Master Yanque燕雀大公子Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The Hungry Ghost Festival of 2025. A super red moon appeared, and as it lingered in the sky, the supernatural returned. Left Yang was shocked to discover that he could use his phone to contact himself in the past. In the stairwell, the Knock-at-the-Door Ghost killed anyone who opened the door. But someone discovered that it skipped the first floor and started knocking there. So Left Yang contacted his past self. [Please have your one-month-younger self rent an apartment on the first floor!] The 43.7kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves
22. 322 通EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 63.7kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves

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    This is referring to these three books.

23. 323 身 As the Luckiest Player, What’s Wrong with Having a Few Billion Extra Items? 身为欧皇，道具多亿点点怎么了？ Qingqing and the Fish卿卿与鱼Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow × No CP, Strong Female Lead's Growth × Ensemble Cast × Livestream] [Content warning: Slow burn! This is my own style of fiction, written in my own way. Tastes differ, so it may not be your thing.] After dying unexpectedly, Song Qiao enters a mysterious, eerie game world. To be reborn, she has to clear the games and win. Earn 1,000,000 points and she can return to the human world For Song Qiao, whose intelligence and perception are maxed out and whose luck is off the charts, isn't 4.1kReads9.2Score557Shelves
24. 324 规 Rule Horror: I Can Ignore One Rule 规则怪谈：我能无视一条规则 Watermelon Caviar西瓜鱼子酱Mystery282k WordsOngoing [Infinite flow + mild horror + mind games + twists] Qin Luo is swept into a rules-based horror game, where he must take part in a series of scenarios. Only the winners survive. Clearing a scenario earns rewards: ten points buy a meal, one hundred points can be exchanged for a weapon, one hundred thousand points for an evolutionary gene, and ten million points unlock the Age of the Chosen. Fortunately, Qin Luo gains the unique talent [Outlaw]. In each scenario, he can ignore one rule, with a chan 312Reads—Score103Shelves
25. 325 大EN The Gravekeeper of Great Xia 大夏守墓人 Rain Falls, Bamboo Turns Cold雨落竹冷Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Ten years ago, after three consecutive days of blood moons, ghosts, gods, strange-eyed beings, and eerie tales began arriving one after another… As the mysterious and the occult descended upon the human world. As terror and despair roamed the land. As human beings, should we kneel and bow our heads, break down in tears, or…draw our blades? This is a brand-new era. And this era belongs to the supernaturals! After stepping through the door to the supernatural, Su Bai saw a whole new world. And i 37.3kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves

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    All three books involve psychological warfare, and the protagonists are all intelligent.

26. 326 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 46.2kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves
27. 327 杀 The Assassin Lu Yutang 杀手陆鱼塘 Dharma Name: One More Watch法号一更Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No transmigration, no System.) Lu Yutang, a professional killer, never imagined that his wealthy landlady would turn out to be a police detective, living right across the hall from him. What a predicament. (Other works in this series are now available. Visit the author’s page.) 39.8kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves

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    The main characters are all highly intelligent geniuses, yet they don't treat everyone as fools. The content is logical and well-founded, with a unique setting and rigorous, logical reasoning process. The subject matter is novel, and the plot is thought-provoking. This is the novel that I have been following closely, and it is indeed excellent.

28. 328 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 956.6kReads9.6Score123.1kShelves
29. 329 神 The Gods' Game Allows No Slacking [Infinite Flow] 神明游戏不能浪[无限流] Shallow and Deep浅予深深Modern Romance711k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [Sharp-tongued, spoiled heiress × sickly, stingy, mean rich heir] Anyone who dies by accident or passes away young has a chance of being chosen by a “god” to play a game. Collect all twelve Karmic Connection cards, and they can earn a chance to be reborn. Cheng Nuan met someone fated to her, who died on the same day, month, and year as she did, on May 20, the day when it’s perfectly legal to show off your relationship. “Ding-dong! Welcome, players, to the God’s Game! I’m your adm 3.3kReads9.3Score500Shelves
30. 330 惊 Horror Dungeon: I Judge Souls in a Chinese-Style Hell 惊悚副本：我在中式地狱审判诸魂 Nan Jinlin南烬临Mystery121k WordsOngoing [Chinese-style dungeons + rule-based horror + mind games and verbal sparring + wild imagination + adventure] After lawyer Qiao Wantong dies suddenly, he mistakenly finds himself in a netherworld dungeon. A spinning circular saw appears above his head, less than thirty centimeters away. [You have now entered the Eighteenth Level: The Saw-Blade Hell!] A wicked ghost's voice echoes through the circular hall. The mirror before Qiao Wantong reveals his crimes: “Deceiving your superiors and hiding the 2Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 331 我 I Act Like a Big Shot After Watching Crime Movies, and the Tycoon Begs Me to Save His Life 我看警匪片装大佬，首富求我救命 Big Shot Yu大佬俞Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Clever mind games + No simping + Pure satisfaction] [Takes off after ten chapters] One day, the bookshelf of ordinary office worker Lu Ping suddenly refreshed with its first intelligence report. He carefully opened it and read every word. Excitement and nerves hit him as he discovered that it contained all the secrets of a cold, high-and-mighty female CEO... So Lu Ping watched police dramas and copied the words and mannerisms of the big shots. He practiced a detached, bloodthirsty gaze in the m 8.9kReads9.1Score728Shelves
32. 332 废 The Wasteland Era 废土纪元 Lord of the Great White大白之主Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Sixty years ago, a natural disaster changed the human world forever. Species evolved at a breakneck pace, and humanity retreated behind the walls, struggling to survive. Three years ago, his father disappeared and was branded a traitor to humanity. His younger sister became a blood-drinking infected, hunted by everyone. Two young souls struggled to survive in a slum rife with violence and crime. A lockdown put his sister at risk of being exposed. Gu Chen had no choice but to get blood on his han 5.7kReads9.0Score793Shelves
33. 333 我 I Contain Hauntings in the Dark World 我在暗世界里收容诡物 I Am Different我则异於是Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + Hypnotically Charming Male Lead With a Harem of Admirers + No Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Overwhelming Combat Power + Recklessly Courting Death] After Xie Wudao dies, he finds himself in a dark world full of filth and strange creatures. Here, the only hope of staying alive is himself. Every instance contains a strange creature. Contain one, and he gains its supernatural ability, allowing him to command it in battle. The more strange creatures a player has, the more limitless t 23kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves
34. 334 无 Infinite Escape: The Museum Curator Rules the Livestream 无限逃生：馆主飒爆直播间 Ling Yu令鱼Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + mostly imaginative horror + romance + ensemble cast] Lu Yu is a little-known actress who has spent three years in the entertainment industry. TV director: “What is this garbage acting? Get out of my production!” Variety show director: “You have no sense of variety-show humor. How could someone as mediocre as you think you can make it in entertainment?” Agent: “You’re good for nothing but your face.” But after Lu Yu becomes the owner of a game arcade and enters an escape game... 10.2kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves
35. 335 最 The Weakest Class? Please, You Just Don’t Know How to Use It 最弱职业？拜托只是你不会用 Da Da Da哒达打Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Urban + Online Game + One Female Lead + Scheming + Fast-Paced Wish Fulfillment + Decisive and Ruthless] S-rank support profession: [Artificer]. E-rank support profession: [Probability Artificer]. They're only two characters apart, but their treatment is worlds apart. Chen Feng, who transmigrated here, just happened to awaken the latter. Making weapons, staying in the rear, drinking tea, and earning money sounds pretty nice. But the problem is, the probability weapons made by a [Probability Arti 6.8kReads8.1Score587Shelves
36. 336 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.1kReads9.6Score18kShelves
37. 337 生 Survival Game: They All Think I'm the World's Unluckiest Player 生存游戏：他们都把我当游戏非酋 Pen Falls, Paper Flies笔落纸飞Modern Romance337k WordsCompleted [Strong Female and Male Leads + Adventure and Game-Clearing + Ultra-Modern World + Neither Has Been in Love Before + Focused on Fighting] Qiao Bai woke up one day as a game NPC, with no memories of her past, and only one mission after another from the central AI, each seemingly friendly but actually full of traps. She maintained a relationship with the big shot Gu Mingchuan that was equal parts rivalrous and friendly, while dealing with perilous instance missions and the dual identities of pl 122Reads9.0Score—Shelves
38. 338 正 I'm Writing Your Fate 正在书写你的命运 Fang Yebai方夜白Urban294k WordsCompleted In 2022, the global crime rate plummeted, and Fang Wen played an irreplaceable role in it. Because he thought the world was too boring, he chose to... turn himself in. The powerful, the wealthy, and the villains around the world all breathed a sigh of relief. Three years later, Fang Wen still found the world too dull, so he decided to go out for a stroll. That's when he stumbled across something incredibly interesting: all the terrible novels he'd written had become reality. Now the protagonists 35Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    Four mind-bending books: the first features a protagonist who loses his memory and gets caught up in a scheme; the second involves a novel he wrote that becomes reality; the third involves a bizarre resurrection that grants him unlimited possession abilities; and the fourth involves a parallel version of himself. [Making a face]

39. 339 问 Three Sins Against Heaven 问天三罪 4035Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [No System] + [Demonic cultivator] + [Decisive and ruthless] The gods choose the gifted. The demons choose those who never give up. My name is Chen Ze, and I was chosen by a demon. Of course, you can call me Gui Qing. Speak my name on the road to reincarnation, and Granny Meng will give you free soup. That day, I questioned the heavens three times. The gods and Buddhas across the realms said nothing, and I knew there was no place for me in this world anymore. In that case, I have no choice but t 32.8kReads9.2Score4kShelves
40. 340 十 Ten Days of Elbowing 十日肘焉 Ceiling912Mystery252k WordsCompleted [Eerie] + [Chosen One] + [From the Start as the Big Boss] + [Riddles] + [Instances] An unknown Eerie descends upon a parallel world, generating obscure horror-game instances. The Dragon Nation suffers one defeat after another and teeters on the brink of disaster. In this desperate moment, a third-year liberal arts student steps forward. To live or to die, that is the question. A basketball or a bottle of soda could become an element of a horror-game instance. Can their chosen one save ever 2.5kReads8.2Score105Shelves

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    Both are great! The second book is actually pretty good; it has a lot of plot points and strong logic.

41. 341 女 Disguised as a Man, I Took the Official World by Storm 女扮男装的我在官场杀疯了 Endless Cat Tail无极猫尾Ancient Romance957k WordsOngoing Just after Jiang Ting, a powerful political figure, retired, she died in an earthquake. When she opened her eyes, she had become Jiang Ting, an orphan whose entire family had been massacred. To avenge her family and survive, she bound her chest, took medicine, disguised herself as a young man, and embarked on the thorny road to the imperial examinations. She uncovered a murder case, exposed a merchant's scheme, brought down the powerful, and claimed the top examination rank again and again! A 197Reads8.4Score—Shelves
42. 342 权 The Powerful Ministers' Defiant Beloved 权臣们的反骨白月光 Foolish, Wishing for a Hundred Years of Peace糊涂百岁安Ancient Romance576k WordsOngoing [Rebirth + Male Competition for the Female Lead + Revenge + Fake and Real Heiresses + Ex-Husband's Pursuit to the Crematorium] On her wedding night, Susu's husband poisoned her and crippled her legs. Then her younger sister stabbed her more than a dozen times, killing her in front of the evidence. When she woke again, she had become Ning Susu, who was about to marry a seventy-year-old man to bring him good luck. Hah. Heaven gave her a chance to be reborn, not so she could become the seventeenth 2Reads8.1Score—Shelves
43. 343 献 Offering to the Abyss 献京渊 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [Print edition releasing October 25] “He taught me to kill, seize power, and look after myself. I taught him what it means to have a weakness.” [Serious drama + political intrigue + the fate of the nation and its people + I’m terrible at writing blurbs] Jiang Qingyu was born into wealth, and her family’s love had made her naive and pampered. It wasn’t until the day the entire Jiang family was executed that she realized how foolish she had been! When she opened her eyes again, she was determined 25.2kReads9.5Score4kShelves
44. 344 重 Back to the 1990s: A Political Science Graduate's Son-in-Law 重回90，从政法女婿开始 The Carousel That Runs Eight Days a Week一周上八天的旋转木马Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted No womanizing, no System, one female lead, a serious officialdom novel, a crime thriller set in a past era, and a fiercely protective wife. A slow-burn story, written simply to make you smile. During the urban transformation of the 1990s, crimes were rampant and restoring order was an urgent priority. Li Feng, once an experienced grassroots criminal investigator in the twenty-first century, was reborn by accident in 1996 as a young captain with a master's degree in criminal investigation. He w 2.2kReads8.2Score166Shelves

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    A book list highly recommended by a book lover of ten years ❤️ [Add to bookshelf]

45. 345 我 I Returned from Hell to Plan the Perfect String of Revenge 我从地狱归来，策划连环完美复仇 Leaves Can't Predict Autumn叶难知秋Mystery525k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Mad Protagonist] [Elegant] [High-IQ Crimes] [No System] Ten years ago, the Shen family was wiped out by a mysterious organization known as the Alliance. Shen Feng was beaten to death and left in the wilderness. Now, Shen Feng’s soul has returned from hell. That day, the criminal investigation squad received a call from a mysterious person claiming he would kill the famous CEO Liu Ruxu at a shareholders’ meeting. The nightmare began at that very moment. Shen Feng planned one per 116.3kReads9.5Score12.5kShelves

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    This is a must-try! Those who enjoy high-IQ murder and revenge should definitely give it a try.

46. 346 漫 The Manga Prophecy Murder Case 漫画预言杀人事件 Hong Yao红摇Mystery393k WordsCompleted [Comic artist X avenger] A flop comic Chen He had abandoned three years ago suddenly went viral because it had predicted a murder. Netizens trembled in the comic's comments: [Have you seen the news? Why is this scene exactly like what they're showing on TV?!] [Am I seeing things? They only just found the body, but the comic was published three years ago!] [How did the artist come up with a burial site like that? What are the odds?] [I have a pretty wild theory...] [Could the author actually be t 56.6kReads9.5Score11.8kShelves

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    It's been a while since I recommended a book [laughs]. This one is quite good; everyone is intelligent, the daily life of the couple is sweet, and the dialogue between the police officer and his apprentice is also very interesting.

47. 347 我 I Use a Coin to Rule the World 我用一枚硬币玩转规则世界 Ying Jie颖杰Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Rules-based horror + not a power fantasy + no System + no national survival game + no livestreaming + no tired tropes + horror + deduction and puzzle-solving + suspense + fictional setting + requires some brainpower] (A fairly unusual first-person narrative, but easy to read and more immersive.) The university I’d eagerly looked forward to turned out to be a bizarre academy. It was full of all kinds of strange rules: Dormitory rules, campus rules, competition and event rules, mission rules… You 7.4kReads8.8Score560Shelves

    Reader note

    You can try taking only three doses of water; it is non-toxic.

48. 348 是 That’s Right, I’m Thriving in an Infinite Game 是的，我在无限游戏中风生水起 Bei Yan邶焉Two Male Leads1.9M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + 1v1 + both pure + long-form infinite-flow + plot-focused (little romance)] Lin Bo is swept into a game where terrifying stages can claim lives in the blink of an eye. To stay alive, he decides to keep a low profile. As it turns out, multidimensional stuff really is more useful than all those cold machines in the hospital. After clearing all kinds of stages, Lin Bo's back no longer aches, his legs no longer hurt, and even his height, which had stopped growing ages ago, seems to 1.7kReads8.8Score267Shelves
49. 349 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 215.6kReads9.6Score36.3kShelves

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    Seriously... It's incredibly brain-taxing! [I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!]

50. 350 无 Infinite Reincarnation: Survival Begins with the Stone Village 无限轮回：求生从石村号开始 I Want to Eat Bread要吃面包Mystery5.5M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Death Rewind + Horror Games + No Female Lead + Survival] Survive for 24 hours in one of three worlds, Silent Hill, Raccoon City, or the USG Ishimura, and you can win 100 million. Mu Xing thought the pop-up was a prank and casually clicked the dialogue box, only to be transported to the perilous USG Ishimura. Fortunately, he gained the ability to loop infinitely, giving him chance after chance to find a way to survive by dying and rewinding. When he finally managed to escape the 32.1kReads8.7Score3.3kShelves

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    It burned beyond recognition.

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