Are There Really No Masterpieces With a Female Lead and No Romance? 女频无CP难到就没有神作了吗？

1. 601 我 I Only Made a Tiny Bit of Money Delivering Takeout 我靠送外卖只赚了亿点点 Falling Blossoms花落落落落Modern Romance378k WordsCompleted [No-Brain Wish Fulfillment + System + No CP + Face-Slapping + Getting Rich] She’s riding her little scooter to deliver food when she catches her boyfriend cheating in public. The very next second, a big truck takes her out. [Ding! Congratulations, Host, you’ve bound yourself to the Food Delivery System! Want to make a fortune? Want handsome men in your arms? Want to reach the pinnacle of life? Come on, hop on your beloved little scooter, girl! Go! Make your dreams come true!] A hundred taels 1.1kReads9.0Score139Shelves
2. 602 我 Making Creative Goods in Ancient Times 我在古代做文创 Fishy the Booze Barrel酒桶鱼鱼Ancient Romance636k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Farming + Transmigration + Business and Wealth-Building + Ancient-Era Entertainment + Teacher and Student] Gu Qiubai spent his whole life as a game concept artist working himself to the bone. In this life, he only wants to lie flat. From the start, his prospects were disastrous: he became a refugee and was raised by a mysterious white-bearded master. After reaching adulthood, Gu Qiubai came down from the mountains. To support his family, he returned to his old trade: joining the Ac 1.7kReads9.0Score187Shelves

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   Using painting as a starting point, the story tells of the struggles of women in this era. It breaks away from the typical "female protagonist's meteoric rise" trope of time-travel novels, instead depicting the struggles of women in this era through logic and vivid group portraits. The novel's pacing is tight; the female protagonist begins building her career from the start, from painting portraits for the capital to becoming a master painter at the academy, then founding a bookstore and serializing comics… using modern entertainment thinking and her solid foundation to establish herself in this era. Surrounding the protagonist, Gu Qiubai, are a group of brilliant women: the Third Princess, possessing great talent and ambition, seeking to break free from the gender constraints of the era; a female general reclaiming lost territory and restoring her family's glory; Song Qingqing, who loves making money and has top-notch business acumen; Liu Rushi, with profound literary talent but tormented by love; the Yu family mother and daughter, Madam Cheng, Miss Meng… Because they are women, their abilities are suppressed. "They saw it, they saw the suppressed freedom, they saw the unseen hand trying to control their lives," and they chose this muddy path of struggle, but with companions to walk alongside them. The female protagonist, initially an observer of the era, couldn't resist embarking on this path. The subtle power struggles within the court and her career are interwoven naturally and seamlessly. Gu Qiubai is fortunate, encountering many supportive and helpful people along the way. This kindness from different perspectives supports Gu Qiubai in maintaining her footing in a patriarchal society. Even in the most oppressive era, small glimmers of light can illuminate the path ahead. Every supporting character is deeply moving, especially the subplot involving the students of the art academy, and Wenjie, inspired by "Ten Thousand Miles" (the scene with Wenyin watching fireworks was truly heart-wrenching). Highly recommended!

3. 603 恶 The Devil Reversed 恶魔逆位 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Mystery737k WordsCompleted “If I wanted to kill him, I wouldn’t use a method this laughably clumsy.” After the black-haired girl in black finished speaking in the interrogation room, she didn’t say another word. The way she calmly studied the photograph made it seem more like she was admiring the victim’s gruesome death. In the photo was a cold, white bathtub filled with shocking amounts of blood. A man lay slumped inside, his deathly pale body visible only from the shoulders up. The deceased was Zhou Haixiong. He had 39.3kReads9.5Score6kShelves

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   Are there any short, completed meal replacement stories like these? [Crying][crying]

4. 604 乞 So What If I’m a Beggar? I’ll Cultivate So Hard I’ll Leave You Stunned 乞丐怎么了，我修仙卷懵你们 Crane Brings Auspicious Clouds鹤引祥云Fantastical Romance592k WordsOngoing [Just started getting ratings, and they'll go up!] [Traditional cultivation, female-led, no romance, ordinary person, progression fantasy, character growth] Shen Li began as a beggar everyone felt free to kick. Then one day, she was found to have a spiritual root and entered a cultivation sect. Three spiritual roots? The universally recognized waste-talent configuration? While her fellow disciples took pills to break through, she crouched in the spiritual fields, practicing cultivation farming. 658Reads8.1Score120Shelves

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   No romantic pairing, pure cultivation, no transmigration, cheat codes, rebirth, or other melodramatic plot twists; the female protagonist is solely focused on cultivation.

5. 605 生 Survival Game: A Wang Baochuan from the Start 生存游戏：开局给个王宝钏 A Carrot一颗萝卜Sports554k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Survival, divine games, ensemble cast, livestreaming, cooperation, growth] After Qiao Qing dies, she enters a special survival game. From the start, players choose one of three options: Pick a mercenary to help you survive in the game. Everyone else starts with Bear Grylls, Robinson Crusoe, or Matt. Qiao Qing starts with Wang Baochuan, Zhen Huan, and Lin Daiyu. As the game progresses, she discovers that this world is far from simple. It turns out that long ago, people really could 3.1kReads9.1Score387Shelves

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   The following 12 books have no romantic pairings (in no particular order, each one suits my taste), and each has its own unique content; there's bound to be one you'll like [kissing emoji]. Genres include: gaming, post-apocalyptic, cultivation, time travel, and ancient imperial examination novels.

6. 606 无 Infinite Save-Loading: Stamping Out the Apocalypse Before It Begins 无限读档，把末世扼杀在萌芽中 Yu Fei鱼绯Mystery471k WordsCompleted [Cthulhu apocalypse + light game elements (eldritch invasion/roguelike) + light rule-based horror + light ensemble cast] Content warnings up front: 1. The heroine isn't looking for love. There may be a secondary couple. 2. She radiates saintly compassion and believes in love and peace. She repeatedly reloads to save people, so this will test your patience (roguelike). 3. No discussions of gender issues. To the Old Gods, all living beings are ants. The serious synopsis Cthulhu zombies are people 4.9kReads9.4Score915Shelves

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   Most of them are 9 points or higher. There's one book with a slightly lower score but it's really interesting. It's a female protagonist novel called "Sifting Sands in the Waves," and all the characters are single (but some have one-sided feelings). Reading it is a real treat! The first one needs no introduction, "Seeking Songs with Wine" is great 🥰! The writing is guaranteed to be on par with the first one. The second one is "Shi Li," a girl group ensemble piece with strange rules and supernatural elements. It's good, exciting, and has a high theme. You won't know until you read it, you'll love it once you start 😘. Same as the first one, the writing is guaranteed to be on par with the second one. The third one is "Luo Shu," the world-building is hard to describe, you should definitely read it at least once. I haven't finished it yet, but it's completed, so the writing should be guaranteed. It has some Cthulhu elements but it's quite original 😀. The fourth one is "Jian Wu Xia," a female protagonist with a water ghost fighting against aliens in the starry sky 🧐? It's a little angsty, but that's exactly what makes it so appealing—it slowly brings the cargo-carrying guy down from his pedestal. 👊👊👊 The writing has caught up to par, so the quality is quite good, and the descriptions have a strong sense of déjà vu. These are the things I think are worth reading. As for reviews, everyone has their own opinion, so please feel free to become a fellow reader! 😉

7. 607 通 The Psychic Girl Levels Up by Fighting Monsters, and the Truth Begins to Emerge 通灵女孩打怪升级初见端倪 Scrambling Through Hardship摸滚打爬6k WordsCompleted A Psychic Girl’s Monster-Slaying Journey Begins to Take Shape 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It may not be a masterpiece, but there's no romantic pairing for now.

8. 608 癫 Insane! After Binding a System, I Became an Outlaw 癫！绑定系统后，我成了法外狂徒 Not Yao不是夭Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming, spilling tea, showbiz, law-abiding outlaw, System, shipping her own couples] Before binding to the System: a law-abiding citizen After binding to the System: constantly being hauled in to give statements Jiang Zhiyuan: “I’m a law-abiding citizen!” Her fans: “She’s a criminally insane outlaw!” Netizens before they were poisoned by her antics: There’s a wanted criminal over there! Netizens after they were poisoned by her antics: What do you mean, a walking 500,000 yuan bounty? [The 12.5kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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   It's good, no romantic pairing, the female lead is a blockhead, only loves money, and it's funny.

9. 609 开 Torrential Rains and Floods from the Start: Stockpiling for the Apocalypse 开局暴雨洪涝，天灾末世囤物资 Fat Cat, Skinny Cat猫肥肥猫瘦瘦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Pocket Dimension + No Romance + Stockpiling Supplies + All Kinds of Natural Disasters] Floods + typhoons + extreme heat + drought + locusts + tornadoes + smog + endless night + extreme cold + … When all things flourish in summer, even the smallest abundance is enough. From the start, floodwaters surge backward into the city, trapping Xia Xiaoman among the crush of commuters in the subway as she heads home from work. When she finally makes it back to the surface, the city has become a vast ocean 31.8kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves

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   No romantic pairing. 🌈This is the first post-apocalyptic ensemble novel, featuring torrential rains and floods, extreme cold and heat, earthquakes and acid rain... The female protagonist has a spatial ability, but no rebirth or system. There's no romantic pairing; she's constantly trying to survive, but she's strong, capable, intelligent, and decisive. Her friends grow stronger, and she forms a fleet and builds a gang. Even after the apocalypse, the nation remains, and the army struggles to rebuild. 🌸The second novel is different from other post-apocalyptic stories. It doesn't have many thrilling plot twists; instead, it focuses on the female protagonist carefully surviving away from others! There's no hoarding of supplies or scenes of buying things for free after the apocalypse; it's all about self-sufficiency, storing as much of what she can get her hands on as possible.

10. 610 制 Conquering Entertainment! The Laid-Back Real Heiress Is a Master of All Trades 制霸文娱！摆烂真千金她十项全能 Drinking Juice on the Way to Mars喝着果汁去火星Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted Good news: The unhinged special agent Su Xiatian has finally retired! Bad news: On her first day of retirement, she is Reborn as a washed-up rich heiress trying to make it in entertainment, and gets bound to a chatty System. She only joined a variety show to make up the numbers, but one swing of a hammer kills a wild boar and sends her straight to the top of the trending charts. She takes a supporting role in a martial arts drama, but during a scene with a top-tier star, the aloof movie emperor 417Reads8.9Score104Shelves

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    My number one favorite female-centric story with no romantic pairing is this one! It's really addictive, but maybe the female lead is too strong and nobody's reading it. I'm just afraid the author will get criticized and stop writing. [Crying][crying]

11. 611 校 The Campus Heartthrob Is Flawed, but He's Not for Sale 校草全瑕，但不出 Mouse to the Eighth Power鼠的八次方Modern Romance429k WordsCompleted [A fragile little flower who's actually a female ghost + a handsome but puppy-like campus heartthrob + reborn + college + high summer] [A painful coming-of-age campus romance: it's time to make the male lead suffer] Jian Wuxia is the heroine of a painful coming-of-age campus romance. She goes through it all: a car accident, dropping out of school, rumors, bullying, and the death of a friend. She doesn't care. As long as the male lead loves her, that's enough. Her love moves the heavens, and Jian 2.3kReads9.4Score400Shelves
12. 612 大 The Big Shot Doesn't Follow the Plot 大佬不走剧情 May Field Notes五月采风Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Transmigration, no romance, cultivation, period settings, apocalypse, famine flight, survival... A quick transmigration novel whose protagonist doesn't get involved in romance, though some worlds are longer stays. When Zhiyun was undergoing a tribulation in the cultivation world, a lightning bolt reduced her to ashes. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself embarking on endless transmigrations through the human realm, immortal realm, demon realm, and more. The worlds she transmigrated 9.6kReads8.6Score646Shelves

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    This book is a typical female-oriented, no-romance quick transmigration novel. All of the author's works are of this genre, but the one I'm recommending is an unfinished long novel that's still being updated. I've read all of Mayflower's works; she's very well-written and has her own unique style.

13. 613 穿 I Accidentally Ascended After Transmigrating 穿越后一不小心飞升了 Just Writing Whatever就随便写写吧Ancient Romance639k WordsCompleted Transmigration + cultivation + no romance + ordinary passerby + keeping a low profile + a built-in golden finger Su Yan transmigrates. She opens and closes her eyes while leaning against a willow tree, and suddenly she's somewhere else. Isn't that amazing? “Waaah, waaah…” In the pitch-black dead of night, somewhere out in the wilderness, Su Yan hears sobbing behind her. Her hair stands on end. Tense from head to toe, she stiffly gets up and walks away, arms and legs moving in sync. If you can 3.8kReads9.0Score359Shelves

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    Book Recommendations #NoRomance# Sharing some well-written novels I've read! All authors have excellent writing skills, rich vocabulary, and positive values! Perfect for when you're looking for something to read. They're all very interesting, with female leads who don't cause internal conflict, and no romantic pairings!!! Lots of funny plot points, no angst or melodramatic scenes, so feel free to jump in! It's really not easy to find good books on Shizi (a Chinese online forum)!!!

14. 614 天 Heaven's Will! Go Ahead and Strike Me Down! 天道！有本事劈死我 Wushan Yu雾山与Fantastical Romance147k WordsOngoing [No CP] [Ensemble Cast] [All-Round Talent Monster] [Slightly Goofy] Jian Sui reasonably suspects the Heavenly Dao has it in for her. Otherwise, why does everyone else get struck by exactly ninety-nine tribulation bolts and ascend in a flash, while she gets zapped out of existence with a single crack? The good news: The dead are kind of alive, and her precious Nascent Soul saved her life. The bad news: She's gone back to before Foundation Establishment. No matter. A born talent like her can start 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An unexpected incident occurred during the ascension ceremony, and Jian Sui, unable to withstand a single lightning tribulation, tragically perished. Protected by his Nascent Soul, he was reborn, returning to the Foundation Establishment stage to rewrite his life. Blessed with omnipotent talents, his cultivation is unimpeded, while enemies from across time and space relentlessly pursue him, ultimately delivering a satisfying victory over the Heavenly Dao.

15. 615 穿 After Becoming a Cannon Fodder in a Beloved Immortal Cultivation Novel 穿成仙侠团宠文的炮灰后 Huai Xia Shi Ba槐夏十八Fantastical Romance203k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead] [No CP] [爽文] Full title: After Becoming Cannon Fodder in a Beloved Xianxia Novel, I Became the Strongest in the Cultivation World Jiang Chuo had always wanted to know: In so many xianxia novels, the heroine is clearly favored by Heaven and Earth, receives the most opportunities and the greatest golden fingers, yet why is the male lead always the strongest in the world? Why can't the heroine be the strongest one? Then she became the cannon-fodder female supporting character i 1.8kReads—Score148Shelves

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    Rejecting cannon fodder endings and romance plots! Jiang Chuo transmigrates into a fantasy novel where the female lead is pampered by her family, sets her sights on the original heroine's opportunities and resources, focuses on cultivation, ventures into secret realms alone, and becomes the pinnacle of the cultivation world through sheer strength.

16. 616 快 Quick Transmigration: What Should I Do About My Terrible Host? 快穿：我家宿主太坏了怎么办 Changdao Tea and Foam长岛茶与沫Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [No Romance] [Strong Heroine] [Satisfying] Synopsis: World One: After the Host brutally murdered the male lead and piled up grave sins, the transit station tried to erase her. When it found it couldn’t, it subjected her to an extremely harsh punishment. For example, striking her with blood-red lightning. For example, piercing her heart with billions of arrows. In the end, it had tried every method it could think of. She couldn’t even be bothered to furrow her brows. She sa 1.9kReads9.3Score205Shelves

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    This is a quick transmigration novel. The female lead is incredibly powerful, practically invincible, and a bit obsessed with good looks. A system binds itself to her, trying to force her to do tasks and threatening to eliminate her, but it almost ends up eliminating her instead. It's a super satisfying novel with no romantic pairing!

17. 617 游 Game Invasion: I Inherited Everything from the Failures 游戏入侵：我继承了所有失败者的 Yu Yibao Yuan钰壹宝缘Sci-Fi & Apocalypse801k WordsCompleted Seven days before the game invades, Jiang Zhaoye is reborn. In this life, she binds herself to the hidden authority of the Legacy Court: Primary Sequence Authority · 001 [Inheritance of the Defeated]. Whenever the Legacy Court deems someone a failure, their talents, gear, opportunities, strongholds, and luck all become her inheritance. While everyone else fights desperately to survive, she makes a living harvesting failures. The protagonist group wants to step on her to reach the top? Sorry, in 933Reads—Score105Shelves

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    All works without a romantic pairing are masterpieces.

18. 618 辞 After Quitting to Lie Flat, I Became Financially Free by Exorcising Ghosts 辞职躺平后我靠驱鬼实现财富自由 Yu Wan Coarse Noodles余丸粗面Modern Romance173k WordsOngoing [No CP] [Golden Finger] [Healing] [Supernatural] [Light Mystery] [Episodic] After being worked to the bone, Chen Du quit in a fit of anger. Little did she know that after resigning, she would discover that anything she accidentally lost could turn into a supernatural artifact! And so she came into possession of a necklace that let people see ghosts, a notebook that automatically recorded the obsessions of ghosts, a bell that strengthened spirits... Through a series of coincidences, she embarked 30Reads—Score127Shelves

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    I'm not sure if this counts as no-romance, but I feel like the main character and her landlady are a couple, I kind of ship them.

19. 619 黑 There’s a Bone Spirit in Black Wind Stronghold, and Her Fearsome Reputation Precedes Her! 黑风寨有只白骨精，她凶名在外！ Zhuozhuo着着Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No Romance + System + Farming + Absurd Comedy] When Shen Tao transmigrated, her father, Old Shen, had just kicked the bucket. Shen Tao took over as the boss of Blackwind Stronghold. Worried she might get herself killed, Shen Tao tried desperately to put these newly recruited bandits on the straight and narrow. The people of Blackwind Stronghold were so uneducated that they watched Shen Tao call a promissory note an extortion letter and nodded along in agreement. Only magic can defeat magic. To 9.8kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    This is really good; I cried so much when the female lead faked her death at the end.

20. 620 被 After People Read Her Mind, the Princess Is Always Trying to Kill Someone 被读心后公主总想刀人 Juanjuan隽隽Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance] [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Live Broadcast on a Sky Screen] [No Body Snatching] [Self-Interested] [Ambitious] After Zheng Xun finally lived to see order restored in the apocalypse and became the head of a survivor base, she suddenly transmigrated into a tragic novel about a real and a fake princess. She was also bound to a gossip System. In the book, the Great Yong dynasty would fall in ten years. When she arrived, it was beset by troubles at home and abroad, and long-standing probl 4.5kReads8.7Score534Shelves
21. 621 公 Highway Survival: I Grow Stronger by Collecting Corpses in My Funeral Van 公路求生：我开殡仪车收尸变强 Yu Yibao Yuan钰壹宝缘Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted On the eve of the qualifying match for the finish line, Jiang Zhao is betrayed by her teammates. After dying, she is reborn on the day the highway descends upon the world. Everyone else rushes to grab RVs, off-road vehicles, and weapons, but she floors the accelerator and drives off in the black hearse parked in the corner of the lot. Because she knows it’s the only vehicle that can unlock the hidden class: Spirit Bearer. Lay the dead to rest and collect their belongings along with their receipt 382Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 622 海 Ocean Survival: My Raft Leads to Peach Blossom Sanctuary 海上求生：我的木筏通桃源 Spring Breeze Brings Warmth春风送暖Sports2.0M WordsCompleted When she woke up, the world had turned upside down. Countless people had entered a game called Survival at Sea. From the start, all they had was a wooden raft and a fishing rod. Every supply had to be caught on a line. Sharks, giant beasts, bitter cold, hurricanes, and merciless hunting between people. Survival became incredibly difficult, and supplies were scarce and precious. Lu Xingchen entered the game and obtained a god-tier pocket dimension on her very first day: the Peach Blossom Sanctuar 63.9kReads9.1Score7.2kShelves

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    No romance or ambiguity. All but the second book are completed. The first and third books' side stories are still ongoing. 1. The female lead is a novelist, but not a plagiarist; all her work is original and enjoyable! 2. The female lead is a mountain goddess who needs faith to level up—very satisfying. Currently, the updates are a lighthearted read with no angst. 3. The female lead runs an entertainment company, primarily a talent-training story. She's a highly skilled trainee with ten years of training, and the side stories fulfill her dream of joining a girl group. 4. The female lead runs a milk tea shop in an ancient country with severe water scarcity. She receives water-related rewards with each level she gains. Each supporting character has their own backstory and personality; I really enjoyed the ensemble writing. The ending had a twist that made me cry. 5. Also an entertainment industry story, but a fanfiction. The female lead has many aliases, each representing a different celebrity's fan site. Each character has a distinct personality, and I loved the captions for each site's posts! The descriptions of idols on stage are dazzling; even I'm starting to become a fan! 6 Was a farming and infrastructure building novel; I read it a long time ago and don't remember it very clearly, but it was good. 7 Was a live fortune telling novel; I also read it a long time ago and can't remember it, but it scared my little father half to death. 8 Was an island survival novel; it was super cool, but it was too long for me to finish.

23. 623 快 Quick Transmigration: After the Tragic-Novel Heroine Gets a Unhinged Script 快穿：当虐文女主拿了疯批剧本后 Ou Cong偶葱Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted In every tragic romance, the heroine is tormented by the hero until her heart is torn apart, and her heart, kidneys, and brain are cut out. Yet the heroine loves the hero without fail, devoting herself wholeheartedly to her career as his doormat. Now Jingsha has become the heroine of a tragic romance. She's obsessive, unstable, scummy, and downright crazy. She torments the male lead, then the male supporting character, then the female supporting character. In the end, they all love her but can n 8.9kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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    By the way, why didn't we see Jing Sha? Although it's not a truly no-CP (no romance) story, the female lead barely has any emotional involvement with the male leads after her soul transmigrates. It's a genuine female-oriented, feel-good story. However, the last chapter wasn't very well written. It's a really strong female lead story, and it's also the first novel I listened to from beginning to end. The others either I dropped halfway through or couldn't listen to at all. It's now complete.

24. 624 全 The Whole Team Has Powerful Backers, but Their Methods Are Too Sinister 全队背景通天，但行事过于阴间 If I Do Not Leave若不辞Sci-Fi & Apocalypse603k WordsOngoing [Post-apocalyptic interstellar + Ensemble cast + No romance + Funny, absurd comedy] The night the cosmic void was torn open, the world saw not only aliens, but ghosts as well. Science and the supernatural joined forces to slap everyone in the face. The apocalypse had arrived, the aliens had arrived, and so had the uncanny. Life was like surviving a heavenly tribulation, each day stranger than the last. As a staunch mediocrity enthusiast, Yu Jingzhe is almost the living embodiment of the Doctrin 24kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
25. 625 旅 Travel Frog: I Become a Big Shot at Sea to Survive 旅行青蛙：我在海上求生当大佬 Smiling Star微笑星Sports1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + stockpiling supplies + farming + infrastructure building + Survival] The “Ocean Survival” game arrived! All of humanity was thrown into it. Savage beasts, bitter cold, scorching heat, deadly clashes... People struggled to survive. Luo Xinglan bonded with a Luck System and got a traveling frog, turning her life into an ocean vacation. Frog No. 1: Talent [Double Rewards]. Open your eyes, and the fields are overflowing with crops! Frog No. 2: Talents [Master Thief] [Light-Fingered]. 6.3kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves

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    These are all stories without romantic pairings or male leads; the female leads are all beautiful on their own. Who hasn't dreamt of the Qin Dynasty? If you want to read about the Qin Dynasty, you can start with the 16 books. They're about helping the First Emperor invent things—writing brushes, paper, pots, steam trains—and their greatest joy is single-mindedly destroying the Sakura Kingdom.

26. 626 规 Rule Horror: The Prince Is Always Lusting After Me 规则怪谈：王子总是对我垂涎欲滴 There Will Always Be Youth总有青葱Mystery2.1M WordsOngoing [Volume One of the print edition goes on sale August 7] [Short drama and comic adaptation now available] [No romance + Infinite-flow + Horror game + No national destiny + Dark fairy tales] A young woman weeps softly at midnight. A handsome prince turns into a bloodthirsty “beast” at night. Cinderella dies a gruesome death on the night of the ball. The horror game is wrapped in shiny glassine, disguised as a sweet candy. What lies hidden behind the enchanting fairy-tale world... Weird tales desc 84.3kReads9.3Score9.9kShelves
27. 627 都 Since We Cultivate Immortality, Who Needs All That Angst? 都修仙了谁还搞虐文那套？ Black-and-White Octopus黑白色章鱼Ancient Romance783k WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy] [So good, it’s irresistible] [Useless System] [Super-strong female lead] [An unconventional cultivation novel] After dying, Shi Yun transmigrates into the heroine of a melodramatic cultivation romance. She’s saddled with every kind of tragic love affair, and all the male leads are yandere: the deeper they love, the crueler they become. What? They’re going to rip out my heart and kidneys, too? So the whole novel is just about torturing me, huh? Shi Yun throws in the towel. 11.8kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves
28. 628 海 Surviving on a Deserted Island: My Fishing System Means I Don’t Have to Farm 海岛求生：我有摸鱼系统不用种田 Yun Yun Yi Yun云云亦芸Sports1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance + growth-focused heroine + gamified survival + small team + adorable pets + monster fights and level-ups] When Gu Tiantian was murdered and left on the brink of death, she transmigrated into a survival game on a deserted island. She had nothing but a swimsuit from the start. Luckily, she was bound to a special Slacking System and received a top-tier beginner's chest. Monsters lurked throughout the jungle, and defeating them could earn her treasure chests. Her chests contained everyth 4.8kReads8.9Score755Shelves
29. 629 无 A No-CP Period Piece 无CP的年代文 May Field Notes五月采风Modern Romance678k WordsCompleted No CP + Period Setting + Transmigrate + Reborn + System + Cultivation + Revenge Multiple worlds, different protagonists, different lives, different personalities, and stories set in different eras. These are all short stories. The stories are unrelated to one another, and this is not quick transmigration. 2.2kReads8.9Score128Shelves

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    No romance means no romance. I never recommend stories with ambiguous relationships as no romance.

30. 630 快 Quick Transmigration: Supporting Character? Call Me BOSS! 快穿：女配？请叫我BOSS！ Just Writing Whatever就随便写写吧Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + System + cannon fodder + wishes + plunder + no CP + 123456] Su Yan: System? Proud 001: Please call me Lord One! 001: Host, what is that? 001 stared at the sudden appearance of a villa, lost in thought! Su Yan: A villa. Isn't it obvious? 001, frantic: I mean, where did it come from?! Su Yan: Don't sweat the details. System, the original host's wish hasn't been fulfilled. 001: Doesn't matter. If it hasn't been fulfilled, it hasn't been fulfilled. Let's steal some of the mal 6kReads9.0Score623Shelves
31. 631 互 Transmigrators Who Pretend to Be Each Other Have a System 互演的穿越者们有系统 Yangbai Potato阳白土豆Martial Arts2.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + transmigration + forum + ancient wuxia + no romance] The transmigrators arrived in a wuxia world. Some got the harem rivalry plot, some became reclusive masters, and others were in a classic wuxia story... But none of them had a golden finger. Faced with System missions on hell mode, they chose to start by making a post on the forum. Young Hero of the Jianghu: Watch me kill myself 1L: Details, please 2L: You again? 3L: How did you die again? Scholar: Need help writing an imperia 14.5kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
32. 632 丁 Grade-D Spirit Farmer, Now with Cheats 丁等灵农她开挂了 Li You You璃呦游Fantastical Romance535k WordsOngoing One heroine, no romance After her family sold her for thirty spirit stones, Bu Yan thought all her life held in store was three mu of barren fields and a drafty stone hut. Until she discovered When the greens she planted ripened, she gained “ten days' worth of cultivation.” When her radishes ripened, she learned a “Hemostasis Talisman.” As soon as she planted thorny vines, the System chased after her and shoved three Foundation-Nurturing Pills into her hands. Other cultivators advanced by medi 2.7kReads6.6Score259Shelves

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    The female protagonist has no romantic partner. She is a chosen spirit plant master with a spirit value attribute system; she receives rewards for her harvests. She is a female rogue cultivator in the marketplace who farms and cultivates immortality.

33. 633 神 The Divine Lord Game: Everyone's My Employee 神主游戏：大家都是我的打工崽 Cloud-Napping Cat眠云猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse199k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead Reborn] [Apocalypse Game] [Behind-the-Scenes Manipulation] [Goofy Players] [Nonhuman Worker Minions] [No Romance, Focus on Building a Career] [Adorable Creatures Assemble] [Lighthearted Shenanigans] Qing Ran returns to the year before the apocalypse. She remembers it perfectly: a year later, the death knell of civilization rings for the first time. After that, it tolls once every twenty-one days. The layered mental assaults grind billions of living beings into vengeful corpse 6.4kReads—Score1.3kShelves

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    Female-centric, no romantic pairings

34. 634 海 Surviving at Sea: From the Start, I Have Only a Torch, Yet I Make a Fortune 海上求生，开局一个火把发家致富 Sang Zhi Ming桑枝明Modern Romance426k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Lucky as Can Be] [Strong Female Lead] [Survival] [Fishing] [Treasure Chests] Invited to take part in a survival game, terminally ill Song Shu (shu) is promised a prize of ten million Blue Star coins if she survives for a month. That’s just enough to pay for her treatment. Once she enters the game, she discovers that she has an incredibly lucky streak. From the start, she draws a lucky prize and gets a firearm for protection. Her luck is off the charts, leaving even the System amazed! Sh 806Reads8.8Score103Shelves
35. 635 丧 A Zombie Transmigrates into the Cultivation World and Becomes the Pride of the Whole Sect 丧尸穿越修仙界，成了全宗门骄傲 No Mercy Under My Blade刀下不留人Ancient Romance365k WordsCompleted [Sang Sang the Zombie: A Fresh Premise + Hilarious, Guaranteed to Cheer You Up + No Romance + Everyone's Favorite + Extraordinary Talent] (Note: The rating is very low because it just opened. This book has a great reputation, so enjoy!) Sang Sang is a genuine, bona fide zombie, but she transmigrates to the unfamiliar world of cultivation. In her eyes, cultivators' brains are the most delicious food. Master's brain is the tastiest. I'll have a bite first. Senior Brother's brain is pretty tasty to 4.2kReads8.7Score454Shelves

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    A hilarious cultivation novel, no romance, new story with a fresh premise: Zombie Sang Sang transmigrates from the apocalypse to a cultivation world. How many laugh-out-loud everyday situations will this dim-witted girl create? The plot is unconventional, lighthearted, and fun… The introduction is insufficient; please click to read the first chapter. If you find it uninteresting, just scroll away [laughs].

36. 636 什 What Fake or Real Heiress? My Daughter Is a Second-Generation Immortal 什么真假千金？我女儿她是仙二代 Pear Blossoms on a Bowl碗上梨花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance + strong heroine + raising a daughter + modern cultivation] On the day she ascended, Yin Chang'an met the legendary Heavenly Dao. She hadn’t even had time to rejoice when it said, “You don’t belong to this world.” The next second, the welcoming light vanished, and Yin Chang'an was sent back to Blue Star, packed up intact. She had spent six hundred years cultivating bitterly just to ascend, only to have her chance taken away because she wasn’t a local. Yin Chang'an was about to launch 10.6kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves

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    Good. The first book has a lot of heart-wrenching moments, dealing with family, friendship, and national sentiment. Overall, it's very tear-jerking but also quite heartwarming. It's an ensemble piece, female-centric, with the highlights focused on the women, and it has a certain matriarchal society feel, but it's not entirely devoid of any anti-female characters. The female-to-male ratio is 8:2 or even 9:1, so I'd give it a 9/10. The second book is also very good, with a very strong female lead. It's more of an ensemble piece, and the female lead is practically the brains of the group. However, the female-to-male ratio isn't as good as the first book, probably around 6:4 or 5:5. It's not entirely devoid of anti-female characters (I've forgotten the exact number). I'd give it an 8/10. The third book's highlights are mainly on the women, a ensemble piece about friendship. The female-to-male ratio is either 8:2 or 7:3? I can't quite remember, I finished it a long time ago. The later parts aren't as interesting as the earlier ones, and the plot feels rushed. 7.5 The fourth book is the only one that's still being serialized. The author is incredibly kind, but the female-to-male ratio is low; there are many awful male villains, and also a somewhat affected male character (which is quite interesting). The protagonist is always loyal to the female characters. I can't remember if there are any male villains. I really like the writing style, plot, and character development. I give it a 9/10! [Heart emojis]

37. 637 快 The Quick Transmigration Big Shot's Retired Life 快穿大佬退休日常 I Gain Weight Even Drinking the Northwest Wind喝西北风都胖Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No CP, No Conquest] [Black-Bellied System] [All-Round Big Shot] In recent years, there have been too many taskers, and the quick-transmigration industry has become fiercely competitive! Retired big shot: Never lie flat, only lie back and win. After retiring, the big shot's mission is to transmigrate into middle-aged women, mothers-in-law, and little old ladies who are disliked in various worlds. The mission requirements are simple: go shopping, play cards, drink tea, admire flowers, walk the do 591Reads7.9Score102Shelves
38. 638 快 Quick Transmigration: The Vivacious, Flirtatious Demoness 快穿：快活女妖太撩人 Fragrant Wood Terrace木香台Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration + strong female ensemble + comedy + no male lead + multiple male supporting characters) The thousand-year-old demoness Yun Suyi accidentally opens the Gate of a Thousand Realms. She travels between different planes, helping the original owners fulfill their wishes and regain her powers. She can be a bandit, become a top student, fight on the battlefield, rule as the leading courtesan… There’s nothing she can’t do. Thousand Realms: “Master, why have you stolen all the male l 1.1kReads9.4Score162Shelves
39. 639 满 A Whole Family of Villainous Cannon Fodder, Riding High with Our Junior Sister 满门反派炮灰，跟着师妹浪到起飞 The Bear Who Bumps into Everything乱撞的小熊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + no male lead] Li Yang transmigrates into a book, going from a young, eccentric woman to a little turtle in a wish-granting pool inside an illusion. Who would’ve thought she’d land in a love triangle from the start, with the male lead and the main villain fighting over her. According to the original story, she’s eventually contracted by the original male lead and becomes his greatest trump card on his path to immortality. She spends her entire turtle life taking hits for him: blo 20.6kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
40. 640 恶 The Rise of a Villainess, Going Wild in the Apocalypse 恶女崛起，在末世发癫 Shabby School Heartthrob破烂校草Sci-Fi & Apocalypse485k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Ensemble Cast] [No Saintly Protagonist] [Natural Disasters] [Zombies] [No CP] [Decisive and Ruthless] Li Peibai struggled to survive for ten years in the apocalypse. After dying, she returned to the time before it began, right when she was sent to a psychiatric hospital for offending her sugar daddy. To prepare for the apocalypse, she acted without hesitation and escaped the hospital with several patients from next door! She thought this was the end of the world, but it turned out 18.6kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
41. 641 继 I Inherit the Entire Demon Clan, and My Livestream House Calls Make Me a Sensation 继承妖族全员，我直播查房爆红 Cilantro Doesn't Eat Hot Pot香菜不吃火锅Modern Romance662k WordsCompleted Completed. A new novel set in the same world is currently updating~ [No romance + strong female lead + livestreaming + monsters + leveling up + pure exhilaration] Before programmer extraordinaire Zhang Mo (female) dies of illness, she finally gets news of the scumbag father she has never met: Good news: Her father is dead. Even better news: He left her a livestreaming company. / In the conference room, her late father's elderly assistant sheds delicate tears. Only after Zhang Mo signs for the in 27.4kReads9.4Score5.9kShelves
42. 642 玄 The Metaphysics Expert Is Back at Her Street Stall 玄学大佬她又去摆地摊了 Tomato洋柿子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original titles: The Fortune-Telling Street Vendor Is Actually a Mystical Arts Ancestor?! and The Mystical Arts Big Shot Is Back at Her Street Stall [Fortune-telling + ghost-catching + feng shui + powerful protagonist + no romance, thriving solo + gossip + episodic stories] The junior sister of the Zhengyang Sect, sealed away for a thousand years, wakes up reborn in the body of a girl whose parents don't care for her. The girl wants to go to school, so she'll have to earn her own tuition. So We 43.5kReads9.4Score6kShelves
43. 643 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the 1970s: The Educated Youth Goes Wild, with Endless Schemes 穿书七零：知青发癫，套路无边 Shabby School Heartthrob破烂校草Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Alternate history + Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Pocket dimension + Everyone is a villain + Ensemble cast + No romance + Mystery?] After dying in an apocalypse novel, Xu Qinglan transmigrates into a book again. This time, she's a sacrificial nobody forced to go to the countryside in a period novel! If she resists being sent away, she'll be trapped in an endless loop. After dying countless times, she finally gives in. The protagonist seems like a delicate, innocent white lotus wit 25.8kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves
44. 644 快 Quick Transmigration: The Carefree Female Side Character Gets the Champion's Script 快穿：佛系女配拿了王者剧本 Muzi沐子Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [No CP + strong female lead + comeback + no System] I'm bad at writing introductions, so please read the story. (The female lead becomes a supporting character and rises again through her own efforts. No catfights or hysterical meltdowns.) Content warning: The female lead has principles and won't cross her lines. She puts the greater good first and is detached when it comes to romance. There is no romance plot, though people will fall for her. The world blends reality and fantasy. No truly wicke 151Reads8.5Score—Shelves
45. 645 冲 Charge! The Sect Outcasts Alliance! 冲吧！宗门弃徒联盟！ Old Mushroom Eats Dumplings老蘑菇吃水饺Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Lin Ao worked herself to death pulling overtime, then woke up transmigrated into a novel she'd once read, inhabiting an unnamed female side character. The character had kept her head down in her sect and, for one reason or another, was eventually expelled. But when Lin Ao transmigrated, the character was only six years old. The so-called System left just a few words and then vanished without a trace. So the person brought back to the sect by an immortal was no longer the quiet, inconspicuous sid 196Reads8.6Score104Shelves

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    Personally, I think these four books are really good [thumbs up][staring]. No romance. The first book might have a lower rating because it's a relatively new book (but it's really good to me, and I personally think the rating shouldn't be so low). I read the fourth book on another account that I've since deleted, so there's no reading time record on this account now (this one is really nice [smirking]).

46. 646 逆 The Rebellious Daughter, Xu Yao 逆女许瑶 Shiyou Po礻由婆Ancient Romance104k WordsCompleted Transmigration, hunting, strong female lead, leveling up, ruthless and decisive. If you’re interested in this book, you can keep reading Against the Current: Xu Yao in the Cultivation World. The man set down his catch and sat across from Xu Yao as if they were old friends. “When did you learn to hunt? People in the village say you got over your idiocy and then went crazy. Is that true?” Xu Yao gritted her teeth. “Yes, I’m crazy. When I get really crazy, I eat people.” The man grinned. “Heh, I do 749Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Masterpieces are here! Three authentic novels with no romantic pairings, time travel, cultivation, comedy, decisive killing, independent cultivators, strong female leads, leveling up, foodies, adventure, and treasure hunting.

47. 647 只 I Just Wanted to Keep My Head Down, but I Accidentally Became a Great God of the Spirit Realm 只想苟活却不小心混成灵界大神 Xuanyuan Shiliu轩辕十六Modern Romance259k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, strong female lead! No romance, mild horror + apocalypse, satisfying power-up story] The most popular star in the country becomes your high school deskmate! Think this is going to be a sweet romance? No. To everyone else, he’s a handsome celebrity. To Lin Huai, he’s a Lovecraftian monster covered in black slime! One moment, the monster gently asks, “You can see me?” The next, it’s trying to kill Lin Huai. Just as Lin Huai thinks she’s done for, a mechanical voice rings out of now 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No romance! One is a quick transmigration novel, the other an infinite flow novel, both featuring strong female leads. The second one leans slightly towards yuri, but it's really good! 🤣

48. 648 快 Run! The Deranged Host Has No Heart 快跑，疯批宿主她没有心 Nai Naiyi奈奈一Modern Romance729k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [No Romance] [Strong Female Lead] Li Ku was once a piece of deadwood from the Primordial Realm, rootless and adrift in the abyss. Her daily routine was to watch countless great demons enter in perfect shape and leave missing limbs. One day, someone claiming to be a Tasker mistook her for a treasure and brought her back to the Time and Space Administration. No freeloaders were allowed there, so Li Ku, gathering dust, was kicked into a mission world. What was a mission? In t 6.1kReads9.3Score695Shelves
49. 649 快 Quick Transmigration: The Max-Level Expert Goes on Another Killing Spree 快穿之满级大佬又杀疯了 Lovely Qingtuan美美的青团Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted [No romance] [Punishing scumbags] [Unhinged heroine] Have you ever seen a destined cannon-fodder character kill the male and female leads from the start? Have you ever seen a medical PhD destroy several zombie cities with a flick of her fingers? Have you ever seen a three-and-a-half-year-old toddler dominate the martial world and hold power at court? When she heard these stories, Ming Yin only smiled faintly: “That's right, it's me. But the ones I want to destroy aren't these insignificant ants. 1kReads9.0Score102Shelves
50. 650 一 A Very Serious Cultivation Novel 一本非常正经的修仙小说 Cao Rong艹容Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Unhinged faction + ensemble cast + absurdist faction + comedy faction] No couples Not your typical cultivation story. ⚠⚠⚠ Extremely absurd [important point ⚠⚠⚠] Jian Bingwu invites her to see the scenery: Jian Bingwu is good. Jian Bingwu pushes her off the Immortal-Slaying Terrace: Jian Bingwu is bad. Jian Xieyun happily goes to meet her: Jian Xieyun is silly. Jian Xieyun gets pushed off: Jian Xieyun is miserable. But she’s a member of the divine race. Why push her off the Immortal-Slaying Terr 17.2kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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