No Female Lead, No Romantic Tension, Few Female Side Characters. Don't Make Random Recommendations, I Really Will Tear Into You 无女主，无暧昧，女配少，别乱推书，我真的会喷人

1. 51 分 After We Broke Up, I Sang 'Hallucination,' and the Whole Internet Felt Sorry for Me 分手后一首幻听，全网都在心疼我 Listening Idly听闲Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + no female lead + no System + feel-good power fantasy + daily life + entertainment industry] Gu Fan transmigrates to a parallel world and opens his eyes to find himself lying in a hospital room. It turns out that a few days earlier, the original owner of his body and his girlfriend had been in a car accident. In that moment of danger, his words, “Forget about me. Save my girlfriend first,” moved countless internet users. But when Gu Fan woke up, the first message he receive 26.4kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves
2. 52 你EN Why Provoke Him? Even the Weakest in His Sect Is a Great Emperor 你惹他干嘛？他宗门最弱都是大帝 Mihoyo, Watch Out米忽悠看刀Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing (Invincible protagonist + taking disciples + sect upgrades + ruthless and decisive + expansive worldbuilding + ensemble cast + gradual build-up + the pacing is a little slow for the first 200,000 words, then becomes explosively fast) “You have to pay to cultivate immortality?” “You even have to grease palms to get a spot?” “And pay the sect thirty taels of silver every month?” “You have to serve as a menial for half a year before you can even get a chance to study immortal arts?” “You came first 131.4kReads8.5Score9.7kShelves
3. 53 我 I Return from the Forbidden Zone 我自禁区归来 Seven-Leaf Sunshine七叶阳光Urban554k WordsOngoing [No System / No Transmigration / No Rebirth / No Cliches / No Harem. If you want a brainless power fantasy, this isn't for you.] After the Fall Power descended, countless protective barriers appeared across Huaxia, guarding its cities, towns, and villages. Inside the barriers, people were safe. The lands beyond them were known as the Forbidden Zones, because anyone who spent a day in one would lose their mind and turn into a terrifying Fallen Beast. When Bian Ning woke up, he found himself inexp 81Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Does anyone like post-apocalyptic or urban martial arts stories? [No system] + [No time travel] + [No rebirth] + [No clichés] + [No harem]

4. 54 让 I Told You to Comprehend the Dao, Not Carry the Great Dao Into the Sky 让你悟道，没让你扛着大道起飞啊 Three Thousand Years of Bowing Before the Buddha佛前顿首三千年Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [The new book by Laofu, "After the System Ran Away, My Junior Brother Robs People Every Day!", is out! It has a similarly large cast and is lighthearted and hilarious!] Lin Yu transmigrates to the Great Luo World and awakens the Tree of the Great Dao, which can distill the dazzling pasts of all things and living beings to forge Dao Fruits! With one glance at the basic cultivation manual, "Qi Circulation Art," he distills the dazzling past of its founder, the Venerable Three Treasures, who create 30.3kReads9.2Score3kShelves
5. 55 让 I Asked You to Write About Monkeys, and You Wrote Havoc in Heaven on the Spot 让你写猴子，你现场写大闹天宫 Floaty No. 1浮游1号Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Retelling the Four Great Classical Novels + personal opinions + a blend of semi-classical and modern Chinese] Su Chen opens his eyes and discovers that he has transmigrated into another world, where he is taking part in a writing competition. Contestants must write a story based on a given prompt! The production team announces the theme: [Monkeys] Everyone else racks their brains for cliched tales about humans and nature or migrating monkey troops... Drawing on memories from his previous life, 9.9kReads6.1Score774Shelves
6. 56 让 You Were Supposed to Write a Comedy, So Why Did You Make Everyone Cry? 让你写喜剧，你怎么把人都写哭了 Clothes on Top衣服在上Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Jiang Lu transmigrated into a parallel world and discovered he was in the middle of a live-streamed creative competition. Contestants had to create something on the spot based on a theme randomly drawn by the judges. When the judges announced that the theme was [comedy], the other contestants got to work. Some crafted comedic plots with biting social satire, while others created a cheerful, harmonious atmosphere through stories of young people pursuing their dreams. Without hesitation, Jiang 10kReads8.0Score815Shelves
7. 57 修 A Year of Cultivation, Unnoticed by All; One Month of Mining, Known Across the World 修真一年无人问，挖矿一月天下知 Mu Feng Feng木风峰Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [No female lead + Not invincible + Lighthearted + Farming + Mining + Fishing + Nothing else to add] He transmigrates to a cultivation world, awakens a heaven-jealous talent, and becomes a sect prodigy. Several years later: Outer disciple: “Senior Brother Ji is a paragon of virtue and martial prowess. The sect leader's seat should be his!” Inner disciple: “Senior Brother Ji has everyone's support. Sect Leader, please step aside and make way for him!” True disciple: “I'm no match for Senior Brothe 6.7kReads8.3Score495Shelves
8. 58 游 Amusement Park: People Fly Ahead, Their Souls Chase Behind 游乐园：人在前面飞，魂在后面追 March 9三月9Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Urban + System + Comedy + Scheming Countless couples are enjoying each other’s company on the Ferris wheel. Zhang Bei hums a tune and presses the red button. The Ferris wheel, suspended a hundred meters in the air, suddenly stops. Then it tilts sideways. Countless couples sitting in the cars are flung into the air, held only by a single rope. A few seconds later, the entire Ferris wheel spins like a rapidly whirling disc. The couples dangling in midair start playing a warm and wholesome game. On 4.8kReads9.4Score507Shelves
9. 59 拒 I Refuse to Join the Rat Race of Cultivation. After Ten Thousand Years as a Slacker, I'm Invincible 拒绝内卷修仙，咸鱼万年我无敌了 The Real Boss Kang真正的康总Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Immortality + Laid-Back Protagonist + No Romance + Invincible + AFK Power Growth] He transmigrates into a cultivation world obsessed with competition. Li Qi binds himself to the Laid-Back System and gains an immortality buff. As long as he stays alive, he gets a random attribute point every day. It's no big deal if he's not strong enough. He'll just lie low for a while. “So you're the Golden Core old monster, huh?” “Give me a hundred years. I'll crush you then!” “So you're an immortal?” 9kReads8.5Score661Shelves
10. 60 我 I Made the Game Descend into Reality 我让游戏降临现实 No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Sports1.2M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes / Players / Gaming / No Female Lead] That day, the epoch-making full-dive VR game Land of Seals burst onto the scene, setting off a gaming craze across the world. Its average number of players online topped three billion at one point! But no one knew that one day in the future, everything in the game would descend upon reality! The Tower of Seals, the Legions of the Old Ones, the Doomsday Church… Only Ye Qiu, a reborn person, knew what was coming. But I don’t care, because… “I 22.1kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
11. 61 惊EN Horror: I Created the Anomaly Containment Association 惊悚：我打造了异轨收容会 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Horror + Satisfying Power Fantasy + Director’s Tall-Tale Style] Horror games descended upon Blue Star, turning into one eerie dungeon after another. The monsters inside stepped into the real world, and from then on, the world was overrun with the uncanny. Only by conquering every dungeon could humanity stop the supernatural from consuming the world. Otherwise, the eerie realms would merge with reality and turn the human world into a living hell! Shen Yu bound himself to an Anomaly Containmen 48.6kReads9.1Score4.1kShelves
12. 62 御 Beast Taming: From the Start, I Got a Monkey and a Cheat 御兽：开局一只猴，一个挂 Sweet Orange甜蜜蜜的橙子Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Beast Taming + Simplification + No Romance + Lighthearted Wish Fulfillment] Yi Tian transmigrates to a world of beast taming and obtains a Simplified Beast Taming System. Anything related to beast taming can be simplified. From the start, he forms a contract with a stone monkey that loves liquor! They say stone monkeys have no evolution path? Then I'll create one! Add a staff, some armor, and a cloud to ride on. Nice, that's got the right feel! When the assembled geniuses see the stone monkey s 85.8kReads9.1Score12kShelves
13. 63 那 That Year, That Cicada, That Sword 那年那蝉那把剑 Mo Yu默煜Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted Holding a cicada from summer doesn’t necessarily mean holding the whole summer in your hand. But grasp that sword, and you hold an entire world of martial arts. Wield a three-foot blade of gleaming steel. Dream of becoming a revered Sword God, if only for a day. Be an invincible Sword Immortal, if only for a moment. Sever the headmaster’s treasured pagoda and knock the emperor’s crown from his head. He laughs aloud: “Eight kings with zithers, lutes, harps, and pipes; four imps with grotesque fac 82.6kReads9.3Score8.2kShelves
14. 64 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.6kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves
15. 65 仙 The Immortal Path? The Path of Death! 仙道？死道！ Jue Love ScarJue恋殇Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [Horror Cultivation] + [Survival at All Costs] You are what you eat, so eating bitterness won't make you a better person. Only eating people will. An immortal once said, “If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.” Humans are the spirit of all things, born with immortal bodies and prized as heavenly medicine. In the cultivation world, the only way to cultivate is to absorb the power and fortune of others! That's why ordinary people are kept as living cauldrons. If you don't consume others, —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 66 玄EN Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 136.7kReads9.6Score14.1kShelves
17. 67 氪 Pay to Cultivate Martial Arts, So What If My Points Are Unbeatable? 氪金修武，无敌点怎么了？ Yu Xiaoqing余小庆Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No Female Lead, No Taking Women + Settle Scores on the Spot + Overwhelming Power + Ruthless and Decisive + Feel-Good Story] Yun Chuan transmigrated to a parallel world where demon beasts ran rampant and martial artists ruled. The special training slot he had fought so hard to secure was about to be snatched away by someone with connections. In a fit of rage, he awakened a Pay-to-Win System. “You’re taking my slot? Let’s see if my gun agrees!” “An SSS-rank talent? Even a dog wouldn’t want that. 20.4kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves
18. 68 我EN I'm Just Grinding Stats, They Insist It's a God-Tier Talent 我就刷个词条，他们非说神级天赋 Ancient Fish in an Ancient Well古井里古鱼Urban629k WordsCompleted [High Martial] [No Power Suppression] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Exhilarating Battles] [Traits] With the college entrance exam approaching, Jiang Yan, who has the [Heaven Rewards the Diligent] trait, decisively heads into the wilderness to fight monsters, level up, and grind his stats. In the Divine Martial Space, billions of deaths pile up into god-tier traits. “Through unceasing diligence, you have successfully opened your meridians and awakened the talent Ironclad Body.” “Through relentless tem 12.8kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
19. 69 让 I Asked You to Train in Martial Arts, Not Punch Through the High-Martial World! 让你练武，你直接打穿高武？ Scallion-Burst Spicy Hot Pot葱爆麻辣烫啊Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [High Martial] + [Grow stronger through battle] + [Satisfying fights] + [No female lead] + [Wish fulfillment] Spend Sage Moments to deduce martial arts without limit. Shen Shu transmigrates into a High Martial world where everyone can become a dragon. Facing a dire situation, he is fortunate to be able to earn Sage Moments through combat and killing. In a chaotic age of powerful clans and invading ferocious beasts, he rises from humble beginnings. Without exceptional talent, he can only rely on 14.4kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
20. 70 从 From Infinite Duplication to Ruling the Ice Age Apocalypse 从无限复制到执掌冰河末世 White Porcelain Listening to Night Rain白瓷听夜雨Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.0M WordsCompleted The novel has surpassed 10 million reads. Its short-drama adaptation, The Awakening Journey in the Extreme Cold Apocalypse, has surpassed 6 million saves, and it has also been adapted into multiple animated dramas. Read with confidence. (Extreme-cold apocalypse, rebirth, genetic locks, comeback and face-slapping, decisive and ruthless, lone wolf plus a Primal Beast army, completed) Also known as: Extreme Cold Apocalypse: I Stockpiled Billions of Supplies with a Treasure Basin In his previous li 67.3kReads8.7Score5.3kShelves
21. 71 人 In a World of Beast Taming: I Can't Tame Beasts, So I Enter the Arena Myself 人在御兽：无法御兽的我亲自上场 Green Plums Fade Easily青梅易逝Urban296k WordsCompleted [Unconventional Beast Taming + Superhuman Body + Ruthless Action + No Romance + Overpowered Power Fantasy + A Thousand Spirit Beasts + Divine Beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas] Tang Zimu transmigrates to a beast-taming world and obtains the Divine Beast-Taming System, thinking he’s been given a bright future. Then he discovers that his body comes from Blue Star, leaving him unable to form a bond with spirit beasts. Give up on beast taming? As if! Since I can’t tame beasts, I’ll just 4.2kReads8.5Score372Shelves
22. 72 一 One-Sword Kill, Got a Problem? Take It Up with the Stats! 一剑秒杀你不服？跟数值说去吧！ Commonplace Potato俗气的土豆Urban582k WordsCompleted [Fixed Stats] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Fast-Paced] [No Female Lead] Another world descends, and humanity is in peril. The world enters an era where everyone practices martial arts. In this world, combat strength is fixed at each realm. Surpassing someone by even one minor realm earns you the title of genius! But just then, a man who would turn the tide of battle appeared out of nowhere! Ten times the stats from the start! Fighting above his level? For him, it’s as easy as eating or drinking. Wit 428Reads6.8Score108Shelves
23. 73 反 Villain: From the Start, Give the Child of Fortune Two Choices 反派：开局给气运之子两条路选择 City Madman都市狂人Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Destined villain + domineering + scheming + System + ruthless] Di Juetian transmigrated into the Divine Son of the Di family in the Immortal Realm. He had a noble status, like a true dragon from the highest heavens. He'd thought fate itself favored him, and that he would ascend to the heavens, crush all beneath him through the ages, and rule for eternity! Then the Destined Villain System successfully loaded, shattering Di Juetian's fantasies. At that moment, the fated heroine he'd raised like a 19.1kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves
24. 74 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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    I've watched most of these. The plots and character designs are pretty good, and none of them have a female lead! There are very few female supporting characters. If you don't like ambiguous relationships, you might enjoy them.

25. 75 我 I’m This Invincible, So Why Do I Still Have to Take Disciples? 我这么无敌，为什么还要收徒 Fish Three Times a Day一天三顿鱼Eastern Fantasy519k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead + Taking Disciples] After Lin Xing failed to ascend, he unexpectedly arrived in the Great World of Xuanmu, where a System claiming to belong to the Supreme Fortune Sect bound itself to him. “Ding! Host, please recruit disciples far and wide and establish the strongest sect!” Lin Xing fell silent. Lin Xing was speechless. Lin Xing sneered. “Heavenly Dao, what the hell are you doing?” System: “Huh?” First Disciple Ye Lingfeng: A reborn soul who was betrayed in his previous life, hi 3.2kReads8.7Score301Shelves

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    The male protagonist has unparalleled combat skills, is bound to a disciple-recruiting system, and fights anyone who dares to challenge him. There is no female lead and no ambiguous relationships.

26. 76 宗 The Sect Bullies the Honest, So This Senior Brother Is Done! 宗门欺负老实人，师兄不伺候了！ Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy450k WordsCompleted [Revenge after being reborn + face-slapping + no female lead] A beloved first love has three virtues: cool, aloof, and dead young. Kong You is surrounded by a pack of ingrates. In his previous life, he worked tirelessly, obtaining magical artifacts, raising spirit beasts, and teaching disciples. He gave everything to Crow Head Mountain, only to be branded a traitor to his master and ancestors and die a tragic death at Soulbreak Cliff. Reborn into a new life, his master and junior brothers and si 6.2kReads8.9Score737Shelves
27. 77 开 Demonic God Physique and Chaos Demon Heart from the Start, I'm Invincible 开局魔神体混沌魔心，我无敌了 Passing By, Never Forgetting陌往莫忘Eastern Fantasy396k WordsCompleted [Choice System, powerful constitution from the start, no female lead, no romance, demonic heir, a devilish cultivator with a surprising contrast] After transmigrating to the Heavenly Vault Ancient Realm, Chen Jun is immediately forced by his master to go to his death. His junior brothers and sisters join in, insulting him and listing all his faults. Chen Jun fires right back. His predecessor put up with these people, but he won’t! Then the Choice System binds to him, and Chen Jun chooses to leav 2.8kReads8.2Score233Shelves
28. 78 开 From the Start, I Became the Temple Master, and Every Disciple Is Terrifying! 开局成为观主，徒弟全是大恐怖！ The Silent Man in Green青衣无言Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Taking Disciples + Invincible + No Female Lead + the Myriad Worlds] He transmigrates into a fantasy world and activates the System, but never expected his disciples to have such terrifying backgrounds. His eldest disciple has an astonishing identity: she's the lord of a forbidden zone, towering above all living beings! His second disciple is the Violet Star Empress, who rules over a vast expanse of stars and commands the star domains of the world! His third disciple is the lord of the extraterr 8.9kReads8.5Score641Shelves
29. 79 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: The Frail Young Master Spits Blood Every Day 灵气复苏：病弱少主每天都在吐血 Gu Li Yunzhi故里允之Urban518k WordsCompleted Time never stops turning, and blood flows on without end. As spiritual qi revival began, a new wave of chaos erupted under cover of night. The red moon hung high, and the gods opened their eyes in the shadows. Families that had lain dormant for a thousand years emerged one after another. Ancient churches revealed their fearsome faces. Su Zhi, young master of the Su family, was, in everyone’s eyes, frail and sickly, needing an hour’s rest after walking three steps. Every day, he was either coughi 1.1kReads9.0Score119Shelves
30. 80 本 I’m Already Invincible, So Why Bother Leveling Up? 本尊都无敌了，还升什么级？ Wine Without Desire无欲的酒Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Originally titled “The Supreme Great Venerable” Ten thousand years ago, the Otherworldly Demon Clan invaded the Tianqi Continent. Lu Nanzhuo, the supreme human, led the myriad races against them, then vanished during the great battle. Ten thousand years later, a figure dressed in white emerges from Beixuan Province and wanders the world, invincible every step of the way! He is calm, carefree, and domineering! He roams freely between heaven and earth, invincible throughout the cosmos! He sta 27.5kReads9.0Score1.9kShelves
31. 81 开 From the Start, I Had a Heavenly Spirit Root: I Can Steal Fortuitous Encounters 开局天灵根：我能掠夺机缘 Ye Mofan叶默凡Eastern Fantasy863k WordsCompleted Chen Yan transmigrates to a cultivation world and obtains the Fortune System. Each day, he can earn Fortune Points and improve his own luck. Low-grade fortune: Give a junior fellow disciple pointers on spell techniques and gain a chance at sudden enlightenment. Mid-grade fortune: Help an elder forge a magical artifact and obtain the Heavenly Earthly Spirit Fire, Glazed Golden Flame. High-grade fortune: Circulate the Qianyuan Art for one cycle and comprehend the secrets of the tenth level of Qi R 2.2kReads6.9Score123Shelves

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    I also particularly dislike books with female protagonists, younger sisters, or little girls.

32. 82 收 Taking Disciples: The Strongest Master System, a Hundredfold Billionfold Return 收徒：最强师尊系统，亿倍返还 Little Emperor Ming小明帝Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Taking disciples + leveling up + invincible + no female lead + System + epic worldbuilding] [The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, strong-willed and free, and bows to no one under heaven.] Ji Xuan transmigrated into another world and awakened the Strongest Master System. To his amazement, every disciple he took in had the potential to become a Great Emperor! In return, he received all sorts of generous rewards. [Ding! Host successfully recruited Huo Ling'er as a disciple. Reward: Sacred-gra 8.9kReads8.3Score710Shelves
33. 83 开 Haunted from the Start, I Dug Up Her Family's Ancestral Grave Overnight 开局鬼缠身，我连夜刨了她家祖坟 One-Sixth六分之一Urban147k WordsCompleted [Comedy + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Schemer + Wild Imagination + Ghosts’ Worst Nightmare] Supernatural incidents are breaking out all over Blue Star, and suddenly the whole world has become dangerous. Luckily, Qin Yuan has activated the Ghosts’ Worst Nightmare System. By collecting ghosts’ negative emotions, he can use them as points to draw prizes and obtain all kinds of items and abilities. As a result, ghost victims are starting to appear all over the place. Starved Ghost: “He tied me up and 10.4kReads8.5Score756Shelves

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    First book: Liu Zi's second book. Just look at the word count! What kind of female supporting character could possibly appear?! What kind of ambiguous relationship?! They couldn't even have an ambiguous relationship... Second book: You can always trust your Brother Chi. What female lead, female supporting character, ambiguous relationship? They don't exist! Kill them all!!! If it weren't for the plan, there wouldn't even be a female mosquito around him, okay, not even a male mosquito!! Don't be fooled by his gentle appearance; his heart is ice-cold!! In short, Brother Chi is beautiful, Brother Chi is handsome, Brother Chi is awesome!!!

34. 84 葬 Burial of the Heavens: I Am the Forbidden One Who Fell with the Emperor, Returning to All the Heavens 葬天：吾为帝落禁忌，重临诸天 Muttering Bear喃喃呓语的熊Eastern Fantasy455k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Villain + no heroine + decisive and ruthless + forbidden existence returns + do not read if you like saintly protagonists] In the Age of the Fallen Emperors, during an age of great prosperity, the Heavenly Dao of Hongmeng controlled the Three Thousand Great Daos. Beneath those Three Thousand Great Daos, three thousand Immortal Emperors stood side by side, their names shaking the past and present. The Buried Emperor Mu Changqing rose from humble beginnings, forged his way through slaug 4kReads8.4Score217Shelves
35. 85 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 313.2kReads9.4Score28.3kShelves

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    All of these are books without a female lead or any romantic subplots. They're the kind of books I like to read, generally rated 9 points or higher. I have a strong preference for suspense and supernatural genres. I have excellent taste; trust me, just look at my bookshelf. All the books in the "Super Good" category are rated 9 points or higher.

36. 86 全EN Surviving the Misty Apocalypse, I Build a Home with Eldritch Flesh 全民迷雾求生，我用邪神血肉建家 Half an Acre of Sunshine半顷阳光Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.1M WordsOngoing [Flesh and Bone + Apocalypse + Lovecraftian Survival + Civilization Graveyard + Mass Transmigration + No Romance] When mist shrouded the world and monsters howled outside their windows, all the players huddled and trembled inside their dilapidated shelters. But Bai Yi was teleported onto the face of the Great Being known as the “Lord of Flesh,” where he witnessed a horrific feast as an even more terrifying being devoured a planet of flesh. The fragments of flesh and bone that splattered from th 138.9kReads9.1Score11.8kShelves
37. 87 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 103.4kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
38. 88 影 The Film and TV Industry Banned Me? I Debuted in a Boy Band Instead 影视圈封杀我？反手男团出道 The Old Book Gets Another Chance旧书重来一次Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 3kReads9.1Score348Shelves

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    These are all stories without a female lead, no romantic entanglements, and no main couple. There are very few female supporting characters, and at most they are there to advance the plot. There won't be any particularly awkward or annoying scenes.

39. 89 超 Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播 Yuwen Chang Gong宇文长弓Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted "Welcome, everyone, to the Supernatural Scary Live Stream. Before we start today's broadcast, I have to tell you that only three kinds of people can watch this stream: those with a heavy aura of yin energy, those who will die within seven days, and the third kind, which I can't discuss in detail. I can only give you one warning: watch your back!" 25.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
40. 90 开 [Livestream] From the Start, I Revealed I Was a Mountain God, Shocking the World 【直播】开局自爆山神，震惊世界 Vast Starlight星光浩瀚Urban500k WordsCompleted Original title: [Livestream] I Revealed I Was a Mountain God from the Start, Shocking the World [Livestream + cute pets + lighthearted + healing + everyday life + spiritual qi revival + no female lead] (No female lead doesn’t mean there are no female supporting characters. No flirting and no romance all the way through.) “Hello, everyone. I’m the mountain god of Changbai Mountain.” As he was on the verge of perishing, Chang Bai awakened a System that could convert livestream popularity into fait 962Reads9.1Score110Shelves
41. 91 娱 Showbiz: This Delivery Guy Has Quite a Few Skills 娱乐：这个外卖小哥，技能有点多 Three Thousand Chan三千禅Urban1.2M WordsCompleted (Main story complete!) [Entertainment: music + variety shows + comedy + livestreaming + fishing + no female lead...] One performance of “Decent” brings Situ Yanran to tears, while no one can cover “Moonlight.” “Are you really a delivery guy?” Nan Ye: “As real as they come!” He joins a rural variety show and not only knows how to butcher an ox, but is also an expert fisherman. “Are you really a delivery guy?” Nan Ye: “You bet!” Netizens: “This delivery guy knows a little too much!” “Deliv 25.7kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
42. 92 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
43. 93 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 171.3kReads9.6Score22.1kShelves
44. 94 典 Treasures of China: From the Start, I Talk with the Ten Greatest Emperors 典藏华夏：开局对话十大皇帝 The Flames of War Rekindle烽火重燃Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Yi transmigrates and becomes the most promising host at the national television network. From the start, he's hosting "Treasures of China" and plans to find actors to portray the great figures of history. Luckily, the System arrives, granting Jiang Yi the power to cross between past and present and speak with historical figures! Li Shimin asks, “If I sign the Treaty of the Wei River with the Turks, will it keep my empire and people safe?” Jiang Yi replies, “Your empire will survive, but yo 30.3kReads9.5Score4.6kShelves
45. 95 我 Am I a Sinner? I Turned the Immortal Martial World Upside Down! 我是罪人？反手掀起仙武乱世！ Eating Lychees Barehanded徒手吃荔枝Urban624k WordsOngoing [No romance, dual transmigration, primarily cyberpunk with a secondary cultivation-and-martial-arts world, equal focus on both, faction-building] Synopsis: “If my friends support me, that means I'm doing the right thing. If they oppose me, then they're my enemies. And if my enemies oppose me, that only proves I'm doing the right thing. If even my enemies support me, then I'm walking the one truly correct path.” Reporter: “But countless civilizations have listed you as the number-one war crimina 163Reads9.2Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    The first book, a kind of reincarnation paradise; the second, opening the door, a giant enterprise!; The third, a skeleton; the fourth, the Dao of Forgetfulness; the fifth and seventh, physical domination, throwing tiles!; The sixth, behind the scenes.

46. 96 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.7kReads9.7Score17.9kShelves
47. 97 开EN I Start by Handing Over a Cultivation World, and the Nation Wants Me to Become an Immortal First 开局上交修仙界，国家让我先成仙 Beautiful Onion美丽的洋葱Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing “Chief, I request permission to hand over an unclaimed cultivation world.” “This world is rich in resources and abundant in spiritual energy. I recommend taking it over as soon as possible.” Lu Li transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes a low-ranking mine slave in a demonic sect. Without an old master or a System to guide him, he thinks he'll have to cultivate the hard way. But by chance, he awakens a twin-fish jade pendant that can contact Huaxia. The news shocks the entire country, an 259.2kReads9.2Score31.2kShelves
48. 98 百 Ghosts in the Apocalypse: I Became the Strongest Ghost Tamer 百鬼末世：我成了最强御鬼师 Yi People's Firelight彝人烟火Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A Full 1,000 Types of Ghosts] Mysterious ghosts include Jin Buhuan, the White Bone Bodhisattva, the Earthly Branches War Lord, and the Blood-Drop Plum Blossom. The powerful ones include Asura, Rakshasa, the Butcher, the Martial Champion, and the Emperor. The eerie ones include Painted Skin, the Red Robe, the Chubby Baby, the Coroner, the Flower-Waisted Bride, the Embalmer, and the Ever-Burning Lamp. Every type has its own evolution path: Drowned Ghost → Water Monkey → Kappa → ? (There’s more af 115.3kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
49. 99 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 74.4kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves
50. 100 我EN The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 66.7kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves

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