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1. 801 两 Breaking the Deadlock Across Two Lifetimes: I Storm the Imperial Stronghold in Ancient Times 两世破局：我在古代捅皇家老巢 Unconcerned with Mountains and Rivers不争山水Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Comedic transmigration, smart protagonists, equally matched and devoted leads, political intrigue and murder investigations] Forensic pathologist Xia Nanfeng opens her eyes to find a corpse lying beside her! Wait! Why am I poor and crippled? Did I transmigrate? In the blink of an eye, she gets herself into serious trouble and nearly kills the head of the Seventh Palace Bureau. He is cold and suspicious, closing in on her step by step. “Tell me! Who are you really?” “...” She’s just as baffled 338Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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   The male and female leads are highly intelligent, the plot is logically sound, and the writing is mature.

2. 802 双 Bound Together Across Two Lifetimes, We’ll Grow Old Together 双世缱绻，与君共白头 Dreamer Dadao爱做梦的大道Ancient Romance727k WordsCompleted [Two powerful leads who rise to greatness | Complete souls | Extreme contrast | Love across two lifetimes | Sweet romance and court intrigue] A modern married couple are reborn as babies in the Tianqi Dynasty. He becomes an iron-fisted Crown Prince, commands the Xuanhuo Army, and plots to industrialize the realm. She becomes a queen of commerce, controls trade routes along three borders, and holds the lifeblood of the people in her hands! Toward their enemies, he presides over the execution of t 5.4kReads8.1Score637Shelves

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   A story of childhood sweethearts and a loving couple for 55 years in their past lives + double rebirth + a UI designer male lead with a meticulously crafted political intrigue plot (implementing new policies and navigating court politics) and a delicate emotional arc (daily interactions and tender care). Modern skills are applied (double-entry bookkeeping and design applications). This multi-dimensional balance offers a comprehensive blend of sweet romance, political intrigue, strong-willed co-governance, past-life bonds, a deeply affectionate time-travel story, and a profound fusion of romance and court politics.

3. 803 一 He Collapses Whenever He Gets Excited! His CEO Boyfriend from Online Dating Is Going Crazy 一激动就猝倒！网恋霸总急疯了 Grass Growing on the Bar杠上长草Modern Romance234k WordsOngoing Unhinged failed author × two-faced, split-personality CEO | Mutual pining | Absurd antics | Terminal illness and redemption Song Mianwan has a strange illness: whenever her emotions run high, she collapses. She’s practically the most fragile invalid on the internet. She thought she’d have to take on the whole world alone, but then she unexpectedly met a fellow writer. The story suddenly shifted from depressing to downright fantastical. Online, he’s all, “You’re the best, sis! Go ahead and lose 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is so good! Both the male and female leads are incredibly intelligent! Highly recommended!

4. 804 就 You Call This a 10A Tourist Attraction? 就你这景区是10A啊 Lucky Little Pig小猪旺财Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Infrastructure] [Building Tourist Attractions] [No Heroine] Xu Jing inherited a scenic area in a barren mountain range. You say it's so rundown that nobody visits? Then he'll turn it into a Level 10A attraction! A sacred mountain teeming with life, ruins beneath the lake, a place of pilgrimage... Countless people poured into this obscure little city and stared in bewilderment at the floating island overhead... You call this just a tourist attraction? 97.5kReads9.4Score9.1kShelves

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   Just passing by, take a look! Wishing you all great profits! [Top Post]

5. 805 我 My Wife Is the Eastern Jin Dynasty's Number One Female Demon 我老婆是东晋第一女魔头 Handsome Young Man俊俏少年Historical2.6M WordsOngoing The kings of the Sima clan turned their blades on one another. The northern barbarians ate their fill of human flesh. The aristocratic families fled south in terror. The starving commoners boiled their children in pots. Heroes fought for their lives on the battlefield, while nobles got high in their palaces. Sons killed fathers, younger brothers killed older brothers, daughters became slaves, and men became concubines... This absurd age was one long debauch. Tang Yu: “I just want to protect myse 122.8kReads9.3Score11.6kShelves
6. 806 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
7. 807 摆 The Laid-Back Detective's Slacking Days at the Wuchang Bureau 摆烂刑警的无常司摸鱼日常 Yellow Pigeon黄鸽Historical277k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into the Dali Temple as a low-ranking clerk in its most peripheral Office of the Impermanent, Li Xian finds himself from the start in a dead end: the department has had no results for three years and is about to be shut down. While everyone else starts with a golden finger, he has no such luck. He only wants to earn enough credit to keep his secure job, clock out on time, and go home to lie flat. But he never expects the deeper he digs into the cases, the more things unravel... He 662Reads—Score105Shelves
8. 808 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 311.8kReads9.8Score31.2kShelves
9. 809 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 185.1kReads9.3Score11.2kShelves
10. 810 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 538.5kReads9.5Score43.9kShelves
11. 811 大 The Han Dynasty's Record of Demon Slaying 大汉拔魔录 Zhi An Que知安雀Urban552k WordsOngoing The mountains and seas nurture fierce beasts, while qilin lie hidden in the fields. When the fantasies of a bygone age descend upon reality and endless calamities lurk in bustling cities, how should people face what is coming? Should they pray to the gods, or become gods themselves? Through a chance encounter, Ji Bai steps onto the path of cultivation. Watch as he raises a single lamp to guard this glorious land. 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    IQ and logic maxed out, come and see if you disagree.

12. 812 失 After Three Years Without a Sense of Smell, I Can Smell Lies 失嗅三年，我能闻出谎言 Yellow Pigeon黄鸽Urban446k WordsOngoing Lin Xu, a former tobacco evaluator, lost his sense of smell in a laboratory explosion. His life in ruins, he spent three years hiding away in a rundown urban village. An unexpected target activation during a nerve-repair operation changes everything. From then on, what he smells is no longer tobacco, but the human heart! The smell of rust means malice, mint means kindness, and the scent of rotting flowers means self-deception... In a near future where lie detectors have failed and trust has coll 91Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 813 重 Reborn in Officialdom: I Really Don't Want Another Promotion 重生官场：我真的不想再升职了 Ink as a Blade以墨为锋Urban2.4M WordsCompleted In 2003, Liang Weishi never wanted to enter government service. Yet through a series of fortunate coincidences, from the day he passed the civil service exam, he rose rapidly through the ranks... 128.7kReads9.1Score14.5kShelves
14. 814 杀 From Assassin to Soldier 杀手转行入军营 My Love Is as Shallow as Starlight卿如星辉浅浅Modern Romance619k WordsCompleted Jiang Li was one of the top ten assassins in a Middle Eastern organization. In her fight for freedom, she joined forces with like-minded members to rebel. Badly wounded, she drifted with the current until her family found her, and she returned to her homeland. The special operations team's commander invited her: “You're incredibly skilled. How about joining us?” So she joined, bringing heavy weaponry into the military camp and winning the commander's heart along the way. Facing foreign hijackers 18.2kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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    [Under pressure][Under pressure][Under pressure] Jiang Li, a top Middle Eastern assassin, fought her way out of a rebellion in the name of freedom. Severely wounded, she was rescued by her family and returned to her homeland. Intending to live in anonymity, she was spotted by the special forces captain, who recognized her abilities and invited her to join the team. She decisively entered the military camp, armed with rifles and cannons. Not only did she become invincible in missions with her killing skills, but she also quietly won the captain's heart amidst the hail of bullets. At a hostage rescue, the heavy firepower she unleashed left her teammates speechless: "Is this woman here to rescue people or to start a war?"; Facing formidable opponents, she could even get a top celebrity to "sacrifice her looks" to infiltrate the enemy ranks; in life-or-death situations, she protected her country with her own body, and her lover remained her strongest support, a hero who dedicated his life to protecting her.

15. 815 我 My Blind Date Is a Construction Contractor 我的相亲对象是个包工头 Benevolent Breeze仁爱微风Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted At their first matchmaking meeting, the fierce, ugly-looking He Feng scared the sweet-natured He Lin so badly that she refused to see him again. But He Feng had already taken a liking to her. What was he supposed to do? He Feng said that, aside from looking fierce and ugly, he was good at sweet-talking and tricking people. He Lin never imagined that, as someone who was a sucker for a good voice, she’d fall for it. How could someone have such a lovely voice and such a fierce, ugly face? And hadn’ 7.7kReads8.1Score674Shelves
16. 816 乱 A Lone Woman in Troubled Times, Plotting an Age of Prosperity 乱世孤女，谋千古盛世 Lingering Fragrance and Faded Powder旧香残粉Ancient Romance2.2M WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead + No CP + Empress + Ensemble Cast + Political Scheming + War + Power Struggles in a Chaotic Era + Nation-Building and Farming + No Spatial Storage or System + Slow-Burn Growth + Epic Length] Yun Huaijin suddenly became a "corpse" in a world torn apart by chaos. She crawled out of a pile of bodies, with only a child on the verge of starving to death beside her. In this world, nobles lived in drunken indulgence, powerful clans monopolized knowledge, bandits slaughtered withou 25.5kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves

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    This book is good. The writing is mature. I'm a seasoned bookworm, and it's very enjoyable to read. The female lead is intelligent, a well-rounded individual—capable of both fighting and strategizing—and the logic is quite good.

17. 817 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

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    The writing is fluent, the plot is tight, and the logic is clear. I hope you like it ❤️

18. 818 临 Critical Deal 临界交易 Qingyang轻飏Modern Romance586k WordsCompleted [Career growth + supportive lover + older man + carefully laid plans] (Not a story about saints, so please skip it if that bothers you.) At Anding Capital, two things were always said about Cheng Lizhou: First, none of the projects he signed ever fell through before the roadshow. Second, the Chinese partner who had returned from London led an almost absurdly clean private life. His calendar showed nothing but flight numbers and meeting times. Only later did Ye Shuwan learn that neither of thos 30.3kReads9.2Score4kShelves

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    This is not a brainless, saccharine romance novel, nor a brainless domineering CEO novel, nor a high-ranking official novel with a protagonist who has a cheat code. The male and female leads are ambitious, hardworking, and intelligent. See how they build their careers and how they make choices between career and love.

19. 819 极 A Dangerous Obsession 极限纠缠 Benevolent Breeze仁爱微风Modern Romance334k WordsCompleted [Mutually devoted, one-on-one romance, older man, happy ending] The push and pull between a seasoned IPO lawyer and a newcomer in the workplace My name is Chen Yin, and his name is Wang Cheng'an. We’re nine years apart. When I met him, I was a 21-year-old college senior, while he was already 30. He wasn’t married, but he had a twelve-year-old son. My family said he was my undoing, but to me, he seemed more like my salvation. “No,” he said. “You’re my salvation.” Some people called him a pervert, 7.6kReads6.6Score913Shelves
20. 820 未 I Never Told You I Loved You 未曾说爱你 Wisteria Blossom Brew紫藤花酿Modern Romance84k WordsCompleted At 47, Jiang Yao is the head of the consulting department at the China Association for Urban Digital Development. Rational and capable, she leads a stable life. During a business trip, she unexpectedly runs into Lu Hong at the airport, a former colleague she was forced to let go of twelve years ago because of reality and responsibility. Both have since gone through changes in their marriages, and now they meet again at a career summit. He is a regional executive at a leading company in the indus —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 821 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 123.7kReads9.4Score10.2kShelves

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    These three are good.

22. 822 穿 I Joined the Long March and Trade Step Counts for Supplies 穿进长征路，我靠刷步数换物资 Amber Rolling Along琥珀滚滚Urban299k WordsCompleted Transmigration + No Romance + System + Long March + Patriotism + Supplies “I'm so hungry!” He stumbled along, looking as if he might collapse into a snowdrift and never wake again... Bu Yanxing, male, marathon champion and climbing enthusiast, accidentally transmigrates onto the Long March route. He crosses snowy mountains and grasslands and encounters countless soldiers. Fortunately, he binds himself to a Step Counter System. By racking up steps to exchange for supplies, he successfully reunite 3kReads6.1Score185Shelves

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    Look at this book; most of the time was spent researching while writing it.

23. 823 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Gave Up, but My Target Started Pursuing Me Instead 穿越后摆烂我被攻略对象反攻略了 Jiang Li Jiang Li江黎姜离Two Male Leads1.4M WordsOngoing Dual male leads, everyone's favorite, cultivation, System, angst first and sweetness later, reincarnation, amnesia, twists. I transmigrated into a hidden extra, and not just any extra, but a crucial one! The original story never even mentioned me! The calamity that will destroy the world is fast approaching, yet the System's missions are utterly baffling. Am I supposed to form a friendship bond with the child of destiny? Or win over the world-ending villain? And there's more than one child of de 423Reads9.4Score110Shelves

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    Book lists of various genres: political intrigue, fanfiction with multiple female protagonists, and fantasy/cultivation stories! Shared.

24. 824 当 When She Comes of Age 当她长熟时 Huilin Ah惠林啊Modern Romance333k WordsCompleted [Beautiful and Alluring Young Bride] In this day and age, people still marry off brides to bring good fortune to the dying? A bride sent to bring good fortune, and a husband on the brink of death. Hu Juan raised her head and met her mother-in-law's eyes. "Mom, how about you discuss it with the village chief?" Li Xiuying's expression changed instantly. "The village chief? What are you getting at?" Hu Juan didn't flinch. "Mom, I know everything. About that night." Li Xiuying's face turned from red 5.5kReads7.9Score456Shelves

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    This book perfectly matches your requirements; it gets more and more exciting as you read on, and you'll have to stay up all night to finish it.

25. 825 蓦 When I Turned Around, That Person Was Still There 蓦然回首，那人依旧 Yue Lingyin悦凌茵Ancient Romance314k WordsCompleted After leaving her child behind and being forced out, she has returned to settle the score... "From beginning to end, all I wanted was to hold on to his sleeve and follow him to become immortals... But... I can never hold on to that sleeve... I thought fate had finally smiled upon me, but what awaited me was an imperial decree ordering that I be killed after giving birth, while my child was kept... A person whose life is as worthless as grass has only one way to stand tall before others..." 38.9kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves

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    This would have been fine.

26. 826 步 A Clear Breeze Carries Me Down an Open Road 步步清风迈坦途 Chu Youran初悠然Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [No transmigration into a book + no rebirth + no System + no spirit spring] She traded a meal of sweet potatoes for a new dad? No problem. Who says you can't win with a terrible hand... When it's time to be ruthless, who would dare go soft? Take her, for example: she became the “pack leader.” 955Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yes, definitely, let's watch.

27. 827 神 Being a Charlatan Is Hard, but Living Off Someone Else Is Sweet 神棍不好当，还是软饭香 Gold Is Money金子就是钞票Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Mystery and the supernatural + fortune-telling and ghost-hunting + a formidable duo] As the last knife-on-credit salesman in the world, he imagined that life after leaving the mountain would mean countless underlings and beautiful women all around him. But reality was harsh. When he performed on the street, people took him for a charlatan and a fraud! Just then, he spotted a ridiculously handsome man stepping out of a luxury car and swaggering toward him... Oh, man, a walking god of wealth! He’ 3.6kReads9.2Score391Shelves
28. 828 百 A Century of Upheaval 百年丧乱 Mo Ying Wu An莫盈勿暗Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.6M WordsCompleted [Zombies + no saintly protagonist + decisive and ruthless + multiple narrative threads + ensemble cast + apocalypse fortress + war + survival + slow-paced] No rebirth, no supernatural abilities, no System or pocket dimension, no plot armor, and no romantic entanglements. This is not a power fantasy. It focuses more on realistic portrayals, particularly the story of humanity's resistance in an age overrun by zombies, and accounts of people trying to survive the apocalypse from multiple perspectiv 17.7kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves

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    A godsend for avid readers! This post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel boasts an amazing plot, a protagonist whose intelligence remains consistently high throughout, plot twists that build upon each other, solid writing, and a grand world-building. Reading it will completely refresh your understanding of post-apocalyptic fiction.

29. 829 南 South Branches Toward Dusk, The Regent Has Been Plotting This for Ages 南枝向晚，摄政王他蓄谋已久 Doudou from Zhongyue Province中月省的逗逗Ancient Romance726k WordsCompleted [Just received a rating] Complete ◎ [Revenge after being reborn + mastery of medicine and poison + powerful leads who cherish each other + everyone’s a schemer + palace intrigue and political machinations] Important: No stupid villains. Everyone has eight hundred tricks up their sleeve, and the battle of wits is at its peak! In her previous life, Shen Nanzhi, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo’s family, was blind to the truth. She used a forbidden technique to save a scumbag man, dr 22.4kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves

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    A female-centric power struggle novel, everyone is cunning and scheming, a top-tier battle of wits ◔.̮◔✧. Completed, Rebirth and Revenge + Healing and Poisoning Mastery + Two Strong Couples Mutual Pampering + Everyone is Cunning + Palace Intrigue and Power Struggle] Highlight: No villains with low intelligence, everyone is cunning and scheming, a peak battle of wits! In her past life, Shen Nanzhi, the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, was blinded and used forbidden techniques to save her scumbag husband, exhausting her life force. In return, she found him secretly having an affair with her scheming cousin, causing her entire Shen family to perish! Reborn, she holds silver needles, returning to the day she used poison to prolong her husband's life. Facing her husband's expectation and her cousin's feigned tears, Shen Nanzhi coldly withdrew her needles: "I won't cure the poison. Since my cousin is so deeply in love, why don't you bleed her flesh?" In this life, she tears off the disguise, possessing unparalleled healing and poisoning skills, able to bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded! Xiao Duo, the Regent of Dayuan, a powerful and invincible ruler, was suffering from a rare poison. Shen Nanzhi threw down the antidote, her voice cold and arrogant: "I will extend Your Highness's life. Lend me your blade to slaughter all the demons and monsters, how about it?" The world believed the Duke's daughter was merely a delicate canary in the palm of the Regent's hand. Only when powerful officials took center stage, and deadly schemes unfolded one after another, did everyone realize with horror—the seemingly fragile Shen Nanzhi was actually a master strategist, a woman of unparalleled wisdom and skill! She entrusted her life to him back-to-back, slaying gods and demons alike, manipulating the entire court with ease! When the bloody path was cleaved through, the world was at peace. The ruthless regent, who struck fear into the hearts of all under heaven, shed his menacing aura and held her tightly in his arms, his voice low and hoarse with madness: "Zhizhi, the realm is settled. This vast and beautiful land is my dowry; when will you finally give me a title?!" —A ruthless and decisive medical and poison queen × A crazed regent who bows down to her; together, they join forces to slaughter all demons and monsters!

30. 830 最 Even the Weakest Skeleton Wants to Study Magic 最弱骷髅也想努力学习魔法 Si Sisi四肆寺Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Evolution] + [Dungeon] + [Magic] + [Nonhuman Protagonist] + [One Female Lead] + [System] + [Leveling Up] After unexpectedly transmigrating to a magical world, he turns into a battered skeleton on his very first day. Level up, evolve, allocate attribute points. From a low-level skeleton that crumbles at the slightest touch, to a sturdy skeleton, then fusing with a bone dragon's horns to evolve into an elemental skeleton. Level up, fuse, evolve, grow, step by step. Until he becomes the strongest 26.9kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
31. 831 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 27.3kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
32. 832 看 Fortune-Telling with Incense: A Life-or-Death Incense from the Start 看香算命：开局生死香 Shu Yue舒岳Mystery202k WordsOngoing [Mystery] + [Fast-Paced] + [Extremely Satisfying] Fresh out of college and unemployed, he is forced to inherit the family business of incense reading and fortune-telling. At the City God Temple, he meets He Hui and they set up an incense-reading studio. When someone frames them, they turn the tables and earn their first fortune. Later, he heads to the countryside to lay low, encounters all kinds of strange happenings, and learns to manipulate people, creating plenty of money-making opportunitie 71Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist is skilled in all sorts of schemes, works as a charlatan, and makes a fortune.

33. 833 重 Reborn in the Hehuan Sect, I Refine My Master into a Slave 重生合欢宗，师尊被我炼化成奴隶 Lone Smoke over the Long River长河孤烟Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [No System + no clichés + villain protagonist + multiple female leads + bizarre + ruthless and decisive, no saintly behavior] “Would you pick the Seven Fairies or the Seven Spider Demons?” “Only kids pick the fairies. Those who know, know.” “What if you really transmigrated to the Joyful Union Sect, where there are only female demons? They're fanatically devoted to the male body and worship you as a god?” “Wouldn't that be heaven on earth?” “Heh.” The young man smiled faintly. “I'm afraid it wou 88.2kReads9.4Score10.2kShelves
34. 834 普 How Ordinary People Can Start a TikTok Shop for Cross-Border Sales: A Hands-On Beginner's Guide 普通人做跨境TikTok小店，零基础实操攻略 Xiaoya Takes in the Scenery小雅看风景6k WordsCompleted A Hands-On Guide for Ordinary People to Starting a Cross-Border TikTok Shop from Scratch 23Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 835 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score209.2kShelves
36. 836 暗 The Dark River’s Rising Star: Where the Other Shore Blooms 暗河新星之彼岸花开 Like a Fish in Water如余得水Female-Channel Fanfiction460k WordsCompleted Fan fiction with an original female lead, paired with Su Changhe. OOC warning! ⚠️ Su Huayue was just an ordinary college student, but she was so unlucky that she got struck by lightning while crossing the street! Then she was unexpectedly bound to System 007. To make matters worse, she was dumped into a dangerous, high-martial-arts world! She cried out in terror, “It’s starting without so much as a word? I’m just an ordinary person! Do you even care if I live or die?” “Don’t panic. There’s a sur 4.4kReads—Score289Shelves

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    This book is great, highly recommended! [Admiration][A masterpiece by Sparrow Eater]

37. 837 终 KO One: Cause and Effect 终极系列之因果 Purple Bauhinia Feather紫荆焉羽Female-Channel Fanfiction3.7M WordsCompleted Preface: Gods think they rule over humanity, when in truth, they are the ones abandoned by the world! All things give rise to and overcome one another! Good and evil have always coexisted! There is no absolute right or wrong in this world, only choices! Schemes, cunning, open clashes, and secret struggles all lead into the cycle of fate and cause and effect. It is nothing more than a feast of unnatural deaths! Excerpt: Wind: After giving up on protecting them, I face the world’s blame Fire: Mal 2.3kReads9.4Score171Shelves

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    I really like this book; the writing is delicate and the plot is well-structured.

38. 838 2 2026 Cross-Border E-Commerce: A Full-Funnel, Refined Operations Guide to TikTok Shop 2026跨境电商TiKTokShop全链路精细化运营指南 Xiaoya Takes in the Scenery小雅看风景7k WordsCompleted 2026 TikTok Shop Cross-Border E-Commerce: A Comprehensive Guide to Refined Operations Across the Entire Business Chain 44Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 839 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 272.9kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves
40. 840 婚 Marriage Is a Scam 婚姻似骗局 Shopkeeper Xu Who Loves Jasmine Snow Pears爱吃茉莉雪梨的徐掌柜Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted This novel tells several little stories about love and marriage, in the hope of helping married and unmarried women alike see marriage for what it really is. A certain well-known contemporary male writer once said that the essence of marriage is that it devours people. Actually, whether it devours people or not is beside the point. Human nature is inherently selfish. If you’re a woman with a hopelessly romantic heart and want a cure, you should definitely read this. You can get married, but make 7.5kReads8.7Score1.2kShelves

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    Try this one, it's really good.

41. 841 A A Plain-English, Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Lobsters with AI AI养龙虾全流程通俗教程 Xiaoya Takes in the Scenery小雅看风景13k WordsCompleted A Plain-Language, Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Lobsters with AI 5Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 842 废 In the Ruined City, There Are Escort Guards 废城，有镖人 Birds Fly, Fish Swim鸟飞鱼Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Cyberpunk × Cthulhu Mythos × apocalypse × sequences × wasteland × civilization reborn] He was just a tourist who wandered into the ruins of District 404. With nothing but a “Shark Bandit” business card, he survives among the scum and becomes a walking glitch. But this is only the beginning of his sequence mutation. [Tourist] → [Shark Bandit] → [Night Patrol Shark Guard] → [Mourning Shark Commander] → [Venom Shark Overseer] → [Ghost Shark] → [First Emperor Dragon Shark] → ?? He rises through the 10.7kReads8.8Score744Shelves
43. 843 2 How to Make Money with Doubao AI in 2026: A Detailed Guide 2026年，豆包AI赚钱详细攻略 Xiaoya Takes in the Scenery小雅看风景7k WordsCompleted Detailed Guide to Making Money with Doubao AI in 2026 44Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 844 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
45. 845 谷 Flowers at the Bottom of the Valley 谷底的花 Li Shixin立十辛Mystery367k WordsCompleted [Slice-of-life mystery + deduction + crime solving + case-of-the-week + serious drama] Main characters: Lu Jun (forensic pathology intern) vs. Chen Zhou (criminal investigation team captain) Six years ago, a family upheaval completely changed Lu Jun's personality, and his family sent him abroad. Six years later, Lu Jun returned to China and voluntarily joined Chen Zhou's workplace. The two are twelve years apart in age. Their relationship shifted from close friends to an awkward “uncle and nephe 1.2kReads—Score133Shelves

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    A crime thriller you absolutely shouldn't miss! Highly recommended, this series uses episodic cases for suspense and mystery. Don't let the unassuming title fool you; the male lead is incredibly likable—a super cute intern forensic pathologist. No one who reads it can resist him! Plus, the author's writing is excellent, not at all padded, and the descriptions of investigative techniques are very professional. [I highly recommend it!][I highly recommend it!]

46. 846 详 A Detailed Guide to Making Money with Hailuo AI 详解如何利用海螺AI赚钱 Xiaoya Takes in the Scenery小雅看风景14k WordsCompleted A Detailed Guide to Making Money with Hailuo AI —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 847 横 Across the Mountains 横断山 Clouds Break Over Crow Mountain云断乌山Eastern Fantasy406k WordsCompleted A new work is out! Everyone is welcome to read my story on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 184Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional martial arts, not a wish-fulfillment novel with no system, everyone who likes it will like it!

48. 848 武 The End of Martial Supremacy 武极之末 Mu Rong Smiles木容笑笑Eastern Fantasy709k WordsOngoing The pinnacle of martial arts breaks through the void. It is the end of the martial path, the threshold to a higher world where one can seek the Great Dao and pursue immortality! Only when Liu Muyun reached that endpoint did he discover that the path to martial supremacy had only just begun! 5.7kReads6.4Score342Shelves

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    The first book is about the myriad worlds, the calamity of humanity, and the struggle between all races in the universe! The second book is about the apocalypse of the myriad worlds, including Gu Long's heroes, Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Tang Dynasty, Storm Riders, Yang Shen, the Great Zhou Dynasty, Shrouding the Heavens, Journey to the West, and Investiture of the Gods! The third book is about survival for all and the invasion of games!

49. 849 猎 Ability Hunters 猎能者 Peng Pai彭湃Anime Fanfiction581k WordsCompleted [The complete, newly revised editions of Peng Pai's Hunter of the Gifted I: Hunter Academy and Hunter of the Gifted II: Legend of Kunpeng] Gu Xinghe is an introverted high school student. On his birthday, his only friend, Lu Yang, is attacked by a terrifying creature because of him and falls into a coma, while Gu Xinghe himself is saved by a girl with supernatural powers. Determined to save his only friend, Gu Xinghe will stop at nothing to enroll in the girl's Hunter Academy, where he hopes to 6.4kReads9.2Score481Shelves
50. 850 蜀 The Four Great Talented Women of Shu 蜀中四大才女 Xiaoya Takes in the Scenery小雅看风景Ancient Romance7k WordsCompleted The Four Great Talented Women of Shu 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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