No Romance, Female Lead Is at Her Peak from the Start 无cp，女主开局即巅峰

1. 251 我EN With a Fox Immortal, I Subdue a Hundred Ghosts 我以狐仙镇百鬼 Purple Dream Wandering Dragon紫梦游龙Mystery10.3M WordsOngoing The day I was born, nineteen bolts of thunder struck around our family’s courtyard. A fortune-teller said I was born a demon child, fated to suffer eighteen calamities in my life. Either someone else would die, or I would. As it turned out, the fortune-teller met his own calamity on the very day I was born. He carried me out of the village, and suddenly dropped dead! 743.2kReads9.4Score41.2k14d adds
2. 252 开 From the Start, I Beat Up a Little Fairy and Made the Trending List 开局暴打小仙女，我上热搜了 Spring Rain on River Trees春雨江树Urban1.1M WordsCompleted While studying in the library, Jiang Xia runs into a self-proclaimed fairy who makes things up, puts a blank sheet of paper down to reserve a seat, and even tries to hit someone. Jiang Xia: Why should I put up with that? I went right over and smacked her one! And so Jiang Xia goes viral. With the System's help, he charges ahead without restraint, becoming the voice of the internet, a role model for his generation, and the bravest man on earth... 102Reads8.3Score58214d adds

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   🌈Starting by brutally beating up the little fairy🙈🙈

3. 253 女 The Lady Ruler Wields the Jade Scepter, Cutting Off the Heavenly Waterfall of Investiture of the Gods 女君执圭，截断封神天瀑 Xu Yingke许盈科Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted P.S. No slander of Nuwa. The Three Teachings unite. No-couple, strong-female-lead story. With a change of leadership in Heaven imminent, Wen Ruoxing, the Taoist Queen Mother, is caught between two sides: within, people want to elevate the Jade Emperor and sideline her; without, the former subordinates of her “old boss,” Haotian Shangdi, Chu Yunzheng, all have their own agendas! Should she retreat? Should she endure? She chooses instead to storm into the illusion of Investiture of the Gods. “Jian 46Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I'm recommending this novel; it's a female-centric story with no romantic pairing.

4. 254 反 The Villainess Is Ominous 反派她不详 Mo Zhuo Tian墨浊恬Ancient Romance184k WordsCompleted No male lead! No male lead! No male lead! Mu Yuyan and Shen Jiayu were twin sisters, but they were separated at birth because twins were considered inauspicious. Only when the two little girls saw that they looked exactly alike did they learn the truth: their mother hadn’t died in childbirth. To uncover the truth, the two lived as one person. Fifteen years later, Mu Yuyan took her sister’s place and married Situ Mingcheng. After years of searching for a wicked physician, Situ Mingcheng discovere —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This should be considered

5. 255 回 Back to the Billionaire Family: The Real Heiress Is a Superstar 回归豪门：真千金超神了 Worry-Free Collar无忧之衿9k WordsCompleted Returning to the Wealthy Family: The Real Heiress Is a Legend —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This one has a female lead with no romantic partner who goes on a killing spree right from the start.

6. 256 被 After the Protagonist Broke Off Our Engagement, the Villainous Vampire Queen Enjoys the Sunshine 被主角退婚后，反派吸血鬼女王享受阳光。 Clown Pig小丑猪11k WordsCompleted After the protagonist breaks off their engagement, the villainous vampire queen basks in the sunlight. 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The pinnacle of female protagonists in the entire book

7. 257 天 The Crown Prince of the Heavenly Palace Betrayed Me, So I Cut Down His Father 天宫太子负我，我把他爹砍了。 Clown Pig小丑猪25k WordsCompleted The Crown Prince of the Celestial Palace betrayed me, so I chopped off his father’s head. 10Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 258 傲 My Tsundere Junior Sister Has a Ton of Divine Artifacts 傲娇小师妹，伴生神器有亿点多 Cat-Ear Paradise猫耳乐园Two Female Leads135k WordsOngoing Two female leads + sweet romance + little girls + geniuses + invincible + not a saint + no angst The day Gu Tianxin set foot in the world, the Shanhai Realm was destined to know no more peace. She made a name for herself at the Guangling Gathering, and the Qingxia Sect thought it had gained another genius. Little did they know they'd recruited a little tyrant. On the day she joined the sect, she managed to anger Bai Qingwei, once the Qingxia Sect's cherished junior sister, into a faint. A few da —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Peak from the start

9. 259 用 Conquer the World with My Fists? I Only Have to Wave My Hand 用拳头征服世界？我只用挥挥手而 I Often Kill People我是常杀人Ancient Romance340k WordsCompleted A top fashion designer transmigrates into the body of a “fake princess” at a murder scene, and an otherworldly queen emerges from the bathtub! (Be sure to read through Chapter 37, when the heroine changes and turns ruthless. The real thrills start in Chapter 37; the earlier setup is all for the payoff later.) When Li Si opens her eyes, she's lying in a pool of blood, having become a sixteen-year-old “princess” at the scene where someone fell off a cliff in another world. With a modern handbag f 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is really awesome!

10. 260 攻 Trying to Win Me Over? I’d Rather Kill You! 攻略我？还是被我杀死好啦！ Arrogant Brash Young King桀骜莽少大王Fantastical Romance375k WordsOngoing [Female-Lead-Centered] [Doesn't Fold Under Pressure] [No CP] [Everyone's Favorite, Men and Women Alike] [Strong from Start to Finish] Has anyone ever wondered whether NPCs in games might have minds of their own? Yvonne lives in a game world where players pursue the NPCs. Everyone's affection is a ticket to clearing the game, and falling in love means death. As the game's hidden Witch NPC, she faces a brutally cruel rule: fall in love, then get killed. It took Yvonne a long time to realize that l 251Reads—Score—14d adds

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    He was amazing from the start; does growth include growth in mindset?

11. 261 末 The Day Before the Apocalypse, She Created a Supernatural System 末世的前一天她造出了超凡系统 Ruo Xiaomeng若小萌Sci-Fi & Apocalypse499k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + High IQ + Young Lady + System + Leveling Up + Superpowers + Little Girl] At just twelve years old, the highly intelligent young lady Ruo Xiaomeng is already an expert in technology, hypnosis, and psychology. But her good fortune doesn’t last: the apocalypse begins the day after she creates a System. Ninety-nine percent of the world’s population is infected by a mysterious virus and dies, only to come back as zombies. At first, the zombies are simple-minded and easy to handle, but a 14Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A female-centric, no-romance, strong female protagonist novel, post-apocalyptic, zombie, and system-based story.

12. 262 末 Apocalypse: Three Trillion from the Start, Lolis and the Undead Calamity 末世：开局三兆，萝莉与亡灵天灾 Cat-Ear Paradise猫耳乐园Sci-Fi & Apocalypse201k WordsCompleted [Villain protagonist + invincible + self-serving + not a do-gooder + ruthless + dark] [Little girl + affectionate intimacy + no male lead + ability theft + enslavement + undead] Two hundred years after humanity entered industrial civilization, the once-prosperous world had been left in ruins. As if to punish humanity for its greed, crimson rain fell alongside a red mist. Large numbers of humans, animals, and plants mutated. Electronic devices failed completely, and all species found themselves b 570Reads—Score10614d adds

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    No male lead, invincible

13. 263 末 Apocalypse Descends: The Dark Night Princess Is Up to Something Every Day 末世降临：暗夜公主每天都在搞事 Cat-Ear Paradise猫耳乐园Sci-Fi & Apocalypse437k WordsCompleted Apocalypse / War / Western Fantasy / Overpowered / Clingy Romance / Dimensional Overkill / Chaotic Neutral / No Saintly Do-Gooders / Decisive and Ruthless / Magic / Undead / Game System This is an apocalypse story that isn't stressful at all. There's no suffering for the characters, and it's a great way to unwind! In the apocalypse, Xing Mingxue and her pet cat, Danya, live in utter comfort. They have enormous wealth and little sympathy for anyone. They kill people blessed with great fortune on 177Reads6.8Score—14d adds
14. 264 在 In Ancient Times, I Just Want to Be a Laid-Back Nobody 在古代我只想当咸鱼 Quiet but Not Mundane宁静不脱俗Ancient Romance435k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Pocket Space + Business + Farming + Revenge on Scumbags + No Romance] The middle-aged woman’s dream came true, but instead of returning to her childhood, she transmigrated to ancient times and became a young girl sold into a brothel. How was she supposed to make a dazzling life for herself in the past? Don’t worry, her marketplace pocket space is here. She can live freely and comfortably in ancient times, making a name for herself. She wants to lie flat and be a lazy fish, but 386Reads8.9Score—14d adds

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    This is worth checking out, it's good.

15. 265 你 You Have Superpowers, I Have Giant Insects 你有异能，我有巨虫 It Feels So Cold Today感觉今天好冷Sci-Fi & Apocalypse110k WordsOngoing [Female-led, no romance + decisive and ruthless heroine + side plot revives her dearly missed friend, platonically] He Qi is an ordinary, down-on-her-luck sixteen-year-old high school girl in the 21st century, happily studying in her first year. She’s healthy, has a loving family, and her career-driven mom and kind, stay-at-home dad take care of every detail of her life. If nothing unexpected happens, she’ll enjoy a perfectly ordinary, happy life, free of worry and with no children or grandchild 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's an invincible protagonist story, but the female lead initially shows some acceptance of her human identity.

16. 266 阳 Not Enough Years Left to Live? The Evil Spirits Will Make Up the Difference 阳寿不够，恶鬼来凑 Crossing Three Lifetimes渡三生Ancient Romance268k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Comedy + Plot-Driven + Supernatural + Alternate History + No Romance] If it weren't for staying alive, who would work for the Underworld? Fu Sang had done so many terrible things that her allotted lifespan was nearly up, even though she was still young. To survive, she had no choice but to help evil spirits move on and earn more years of life. A confused headless ghost wrote the character “Fu.” Fu Sang: How am I supposed to help with that? I don't even have a clue, let alon 170Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    It's pretty good, a new story.

17. 267 师 My Junior Sister Goes Berserk and Gets Rich, Then Reaches Godhood by Courting Death 师妹发癫暴富，作死一路成神 Warm Water Warms Itself温水自温Ancient Romance627k WordsCompleted No CP, no System, not a wish-fulfillment story, no brainless plot, no face-slapping, no doting on the protagonist by everyone. Half sweet, half angst. The heroine is weak early on, and there are lots of foreshadowing details. Don't read if that bothers you. Synopsis: After finally winning 300 million in the lottery, she transmigrated into a book without spending a single cent. In a fit of anger, she first destroyed the System, then transmigrated as a villainess. She could go home if she died, so 162Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Is it crazy at the beginning? Some brothers, yes! The female lead won 3 billion, but transmigrated without spending a penny. In a fit of anger, she blew up the system and then went crazy. If I were her, I would have gone crazy too.

18. 268 从 Twelve Seconds After I Fell from the Rooftop, I Was Reborn 从楼顶坠落后的12秒，我重生了 Kelin Ke克林克14k WordsCompleted I Was Reborn 12 Seconds After Falling from the Rooftop 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    No romance + a female protagonist in a research-oriented field who is reborn with a bug in her character's life. Everyone around her is a villain; she fights against academic tyrants, punishes her senior sister, and takes revenge on everyone, going completely insane! [Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater][Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater][Masterpiece by Sparrow Eater] A vicious senior brother tries to steal experimental data for free, so the female protagonist changes her phone and pretends to be from a tutoring institution to lure him in. [Eating melon][Eating melon] The female protagonist is incredibly courageous, facing death head-on; the ending made me cry. [Almost crying][Almost crying]

19. 269 玄 The Eccentric Daily Life of a Mystic Arts College Girl 玄门女大的奇葩日常 Three Little Chickens三只小鸡Mystery505k WordsCompleted [No CP + Occult + Comedy + Horror] At first: Bai Ling: I'm coming clean! I'm actually a Taoist master! Gu Xue: What's the school clinic's psychology department number again? Which department handles dissociative identity disorder? Wang Mumu: Save the daydreaming. Tell me what you think of this new shroud design. Later: The female ghost's rotting face twists in terror. “Are you a demonic cultivator?” Bai Ling grins, wearing a picture-perfect villain's smile. “You've found me out~ Guess I'l 53Reads7.9Score—14d adds
20. 270 修 The Strongest Nail in the Cultivation World 修仙界最强钉子户 Traveler Across the Galaxy星河渡客Ancient Romance646k WordsCompleted [Anti-cliché] [Hilarious] [Effortless wins] [No romance] [Transmigration] [Wild imagination] [Invincible] Shen Yueyao transmigrated to the world of cultivation, where all she wanted was to die so she could return to modern times and chase after five million yuan and a troupe of male models. But from the start, she got stuck in a bug in the Heavenly Dao: no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t die! She was found to possess the rarest Chaos Dao Body, yet after ten years of cultivation, she was 1Reads7.2Score—14d adds

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    🌸🌸 [This female-oriented cultivation novel is invincible from the Qi Refining stage! It's definitely the pinnacle of online novels!] [Bookmark this] The author's writing is incredibly vivid, each character is portrayed so realistically that the imagery practically overflows the screen. I highly recommend this book.

21. 271 虚 Chronicles of a Fantastical World 虚幻世界录 Ning'er Songsong宁儿松松Ancient Romance106k WordsCompleted Every fantasy world has its own unique rules and environment, and hidden behind each one are different evil forces. These evil forces constantly threaten the peace and security of our real world. —Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 272 漫 The Villainess in the Comic Sees the Comments and Goes on a Killing Spree 漫画反派看到弹幕后，她杀疯了 Waiting for the Geese to Return等到雁字回时Modern Romance160k WordsOngoing [Villainess Awakening + On-Screen Comments + Comic + Academy of Supernatural Abilities + Working Like a Mule for the Academy + Genius + Strong Female Lead + Female Lead Has No Romantic Pairing + Ensemble Cast of Women] The villain is a hopeless romantic, but the object of her affections is her school (?) As one of the hottest comics around, Strange Tales of Supernatural Abilities has a huge cast of popular characters, each with a distinct personality, as well as a whole host of inexplicably trag 66Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A strong female lead plus an amazing group of supporting female characters, all of whom are beautiful, strong, tragic, or ruthless. The characters are well-developed, the writing style is delicate, and you'll love it more and more as you read on.

23. 273 我 After I Became the Demon Venerable, My Master and Senior Brothers Knelt in Repentance 我成魔尊后，师傅师兄跪地忏悔 Zuoma昨马17k WordsCompleted After I Became the Demon Venerable, My Master and Senior Brothers Knelt and Begged Forgiveness 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Short story, no romance, the female lead starts off at her peak, but she doesn't know there's a plot twist [laughing emoji]~

24. 274 穿 Transmigration: The Road Ahead Is Shrouded in Fog 穿越：前路一片迷茫 Cultivator Who Loves Hot Pot Most最爱吃火锅的修真者Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + No Romance + System + Ancient Setting + Wuxia + Ensemble Cast + Plot-Driven] Modern-day Lin Yundan is saved by the System Xiaoyu after a car accident, but something goes wrong when she transmigrates to ancient times. The System Xiaoyu uses up all its power saving her, and in the end gives her an incomplete copy of the Exquisite Divine Art. After Yundan wakes up, Yue discovers her practicing martial arts. Yundan then teaches the skills she has learned to all the children in the 27Reads9.4Score—14d adds

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    A great story whose title doesn't do it justice. Time travel to ancient times, martial arts conflicts, chaotic periods in various countries, no romantic pairing.

25. 275 樊 Dawn Within the Cage 樊笼内的破晓 Old Qinggan老青柑Modern Romance350k WordsCompleted Some people are born trapped in a cage. Invisible barriers, woven from the soil of one’s upbringing, the path laid out in advance, the constraints of one’s surroundings, the cocoon of one’s perceptions, and the shackles of morality, build a cold, solid cage that holds her captive. She is raised within it, as if this were all life could ever be. If she does not awaken, if she does not save herself, the ending is clear: the cage will silently devour her, and she will vanish in a slow death. Yet de 5Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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    No romantic pairing; the female lead gradually grows stronger and awakens her powers—it's a very good watch.

26. 276 猎 The Ghost-Hunting Squad 猎诡战队 A Little Gengjiu一只小哏啾Mystery868k WordsOngoing Hello, I'm Zhong Wuyan. I have no respect for Newton: one swing of my hammer can work miracles. I've got my sweet, adorable illusionist teammate by my side. My teammates and I have all faced life-or-death trials together, and that bond is more trustworthy than romance fueled by dopamine. Of course I turned the ghost's ambush around and killed it. I'm strong in body, but I'm no fool. Everything has been under my control from the very beginning. This world is full of despair and might scare you, b 15Reads—Score214d adds

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    The powerful female protagonist in a supernatural battle story

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