I'm in a Reading Slump! Looking for Stories with Some Brains 书荒了！想看些有脑子的书

1. 1 十 The End of Ten Days 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 1.8MReads9.9Score232.4kShelves

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   I highly recommend these novels. They are all masterpieces with high Tomato scores. You will definitely not regret reading them. Those who are short of books can take a look. Reading them can effectively resolve the crisis of book shortage.

2. 2 异 The Lost City of Exotic Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [The new book The Maze of Inversion has begun serialization. Updates come at 9 p.m. every evening. Please continue to support it.] Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 503.1kReads9.7Score69.9kShelves
3. 3 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. 185.2kReads9.7Score20.3kShelves
4. 4 许 I Wish You a Love as Deep as the Sea 许你情深深似海 Fish Doesn't Speak鱼不语Modern Romance4.0M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Sweet Romance + Two Strong Leads + PDA-Filled Romance + Mutual Devotion] A job interview at a bar leads two people with nothing in common to meet for the first time. One is a private tutor, the other a cold-faced King of Hell. One does the flirting, the other does the pampering. Later, no one could have guessed that the elegant, aloof Qin Zhan would turn into a clingy burr. Their everyday life after getting together is even too much to watch... “Wifey...” “Hmm?” “Could you comfort me 46.9kReads9.5Score5kShelves
5. 5 重 Reborn as a Man: Feng Qiansui Rules the Court 重生女扮男装：凤千岁权倾朝野 A Duo Guli阿朵古丽Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Completed. Villainess + woman disguising herself as a man + reborn + strong heroine + no romance The heroine is a true villain: greedy, ruthless, highly skilled in martial arts, and sharp-tongued! Scene One: Asking the Emperor for money Emperor: “I appoint you imperial inspector for the south. Investigate the affairs in Xuzhou thoroughly. If you find anyone committing crimes and undermining the state, and verify the evidence, punish them according to the law! I grant you this golden badge. Whoev 1.3kReads9.2Score179Shelves
6. 6 开 From the Start, I Slaughtered a Million, Shocking the World with Eastern Brutality 开局坑杀百万，东方暴力震撼外网 Cute Ice Ice萌妹冰冰Historical602k WordsCompleted My name is Lu Ren, and I once obtained the Life Simulation System. I became Bai Qi and buried four hundred thousand Zhao soldiers after the Battle of Changping. I was also known as the First Emperor, employing every stratagem to sweep across the Six Kingdoms. Or I became Huo Qubing, riding thousands of miles to victory and earning glory at Langjuxu. I once returned in a dream to the Tang dynasty and became the Poet Immortal, with half the glory of the High Tang pouring from my lips… … I’m Zhou J 1.8kReads8.8Score101Shelves

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7. 7 视 Ancient Times Through Videos: From the Start, a Ranking of the Ten Greatest Empresses 视频通古代：开局盘点十大贤后 Changping Ji Dafeng长平冀大风Historical1.3M WordsOngoing (Historical + Sci-Fi + Fortune) A dull life is transformed by projections of history. Judge the heroes of a thousand generations and savor the splendor of the ages! Wise empresses and enlightened rulers, mighty generals and brilliant ministers, talented men and beautiful women... Time has dimmed countless wondrous moments! The passing years have aged so many heroes! 38Reads8.3Score—Shelves
8. 8 从 Starting with Ying Zheng: Emperors of Every Dynasty Arrive One After Another 从嬴政开始：历代君王陆续降临 A Bowl of Hot Dry Noodles来碗热干面Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + humorous + adventure] History buffs, enter at your own risk After Qin Shi Huang died, he was transported to a walled city. One day inside equaled one year in the outside world. Each time the city gates opened, the setting was different, bringing all kinds of fantastical adventures. On the third day, Hu Hai arrived. “Father, you have to get justice for me!” Twelve days later, Liu Bang arrived. “Brother Zheng, don't tell me you still don't know your Qin has fallen!” Wang Mang arriv 70.6kReads9.6Score8kShelves
9. 9 虚 The Void's Desire: I Am Their Only Taboo 虚空垂涎：我，是祂们唯一的禁忌 Bai XiaoyiR白筱依RModern Romance706k WordsCompleted Her memories were torn apart by a conspiracy, and she was abandoned in a prison of the mind. Everyone thought she was just a broken madwoman. But after an unexpected awakening, she became the "Twin Key" linking life and the void, and their one and only taboo. Her former enemies regard her as the supreme "Holy Grail," while the mysterious "Flower Court" wants to prune her into a docile "nursery" plant. Deep underground, the ancient "Cradle" protocol has fallen out of balance, and beyond the sea 18Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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   This book, it has to be this one, it's super good, read it!

10. 10 满 My Family Was Slaughtered, So I Cultivate Immortality by Sucking Up Wealth and Go on a Rampage 满门血仇，我靠吸金修仙杀疯了 Zhi Xinsheng知忻升Ancient Romance170k WordsOngoing [Gold-Devouring Cultivation + Transmigration + Heaven-Defying Gourd + Strong Heroine + Powerful Couple + Primordial-Era Leveling Power Fantasy] I transmigrated into the body of a fallen Tang dynasty princess. My closest relatives were murdered, and Empress Wu Zetian put me on a wanted list for all to see. At the brink of despair, I awakened a heaven-defying gourd, which revealed a primordial treasure: the Source of Pangu’s Vitality! Other cultivators rely on spiritual energy. I drain all the g —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Tang Dynasty is engaged in making money, the Immortal Alliance is engaged in monopoly, the God Realm is engaged in plundering, both IQ and financial intelligence are online, and they are going crazy to attract money and cultivate immortality!!!

11. 11 四 Siheyuan: The Great River 四合院：大江大河 Ancient Charm Studio古韵坊Male-Channel Fanfiction439k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 618Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Real people, no AI, no tricks,

12. 12 规 Rule Horror: You Call Me Brutal, Yet You Love Me with All Your Heart 规则怪谈：说我残暴又爱我如命 Eating Pomegranates Without Spitting Out the Seeds吃石榴不吐籽Mystery661k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead + No Romance + Comedy + Supernatural Horror + Invincible + Live Streaming] + [Not a Lone Wolf, with Supporting Characters Who Grow] On an ordinary afternoon, a roar shook the sky, and a strange scene appeared before everyone. [The once-in-a-million-years resurgence of paranormal tales is about to begin!] [The only way to stop them from descending is to defeat them!] [Humans who survive and clear the trials, along with their countries, will receive rewards. Those who die or fail t 10.2kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    The protagonist of the first book traveled from the world of immortality to modern times. At the beginning, he was selected by the horror story. He was not a lone wolf but also had growth-related teammates. It's not a single company. There are other countries that have cleared the second and third books without cp. The last one, emmmm, seems to be able to bring some brains as well.

13. 13 我 I'm a Demon Emperor, and You Want Me to Challenge the Rules of the Horror Tales? 我一魔帝，你让我挑战规则怪谈？ Three Cabbages三棵白菜啊Mystery488k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + Demon Emperor + Invincible + No Female Lead + National Destiny + Supernatural] Demon Emperor Su Bai returns to his homeland, intending to enjoy a quiet life. Just then, a rule-based horror game descends upon the real world, and Su Bai is chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom in its challenge. Treating it as a bit of fun, Demon Emperor Su Bai enters the game and begins his relaxing vacation. Breaking the correct rules will get you corrupted? This Emperor wants to try it. The 750Reads9.3Score244Shelves
14. 14 我 I'm a Fugitive Mental Patient, Chosen by a Rules Horror Game 我，在逃精神病，被规则怪谈选中 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Mystery542k WordsCompleted [No female lead + supernatural horror + mental illness + comedy + national destiny] My name is Su Ming, and I'm a transmigrator. I currently work at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital, where I'm in charge of the important project of “being studied.” They keep saying I'm sick, but I know I'm fine. It's the world that's sick. After I escaped from the psychiatric hospital, I was chosen by Rule Horror to become Longguo's chosen participant, representing Longguo in the upcoming horror games. [Ding! The Ho 73.8kReads9.6Score10.1kShelves
15. 15 神 The Gods Descend, and I Go on a Rampage When I See Their Health Bars! 神明降世，看见血条的我杀疯了！ Don't Eat Fish Porridge不吃鱼粥Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Hunter: You can see the health bars of all things, and every attack is guaranteed to deal damage, even to gods!] [Stalker: Stealth through the darkness, hunt beneath the light!] [Executioner: The time for your sentence has come!] “Come on, come on, take a blade!” “Immortal? Once your health bar hits zero, you die!” “As long as it has a health bar, I can kill it, even if it’s a god!” The dark side of the world, a shattered map, strange creatures from the abyss... There is no light behind them, 133.1kReads9.3Score15kShelves
16. 16 低 The Low-Rank Young Master and the Top-Grade Immortal 低品少爷极品仙 a Wei Yue3168a炜玥3168Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing Leng Yunfan, the spoiled young master of a noble household, spends his days bullying the people, idling about, and neglecting his studies, earning himself a notorious reputation. After he encounters Shen Mengyao, the owner of a martial arts school, an extraordinary journey of transformation begins. 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A good novel, you can read it!

17. 17 黑 Legends of Heilongjiang 黑龙江传说 a Wei Yue3168a炜玥31689k WordsCompleted Legends of Heilongjiang 2Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 精 To a Lunatic, What’s a Ghost Anyway? 精神病面前，鬼东西算个球 Zoom Zoom Rabbit突突兔Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Hilarious + mentally ill protagonist + invincible + System] A world where ghostly energy has returned. Chen Zhuo is a patient at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital. The System fails to cure him. System: Let him do whatever he wants. I only provide technical support. Ghost Realm Bounty Board: Chen Zhuo, male, severe mental illness. Whoever takes his life will receive a billionfold increase in ghostly energy, several mansions, and endless luxuries. 5kReads9.3Score836Shelves

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    Dear book lovers and family, the following are the novels I have been reading recently, and I recommend them to friends who are in the book world. I have read for more than 5,000 hours, and I have read every novel carefully. I have also joined the team of Tomato novel authors, recommending novels that I usually like to read to everyone, and learning from all my book friends! 9

19. 19 平 Rising to the Top 平步青云 Dreaming into the Vast Wilderness梦入洪荒Urban5.0M WordsCompleted On the very first day of his new post in Qianhu Town, Liu Haotian was stripped of all authority. Faced with irreconcilable differences in outlook with Mayor Liang Youde, as well as the treacherous Tianxing Corporation and its vast network of connections, Liu Haotian refused to compromise. He cracked down with an iron fist, and a series of fierce battles began over how to safeguard people's livelihoods and develop the economy... When the dust finally settled and the results came in, Liu Haotian w 544Reads9.1Score103Shelves
20. 20 一 A Smooth Road to Success 一路青云 Lucky Pig锦猪Urban5.0M WordsCompleted He who holds the power of the realm while awake must tread as carefully as if on thin ice; he who lies drunk in a beauty's arms must feel as if standing on the edge of an abyss. Zhu Licheng entered the workplace only to find himself in a difficult position. After cleverly resolving the crisis, he started out in a small town and advanced one step at a time, eventually reaching the pinnacle of life. He firmly believed that to rise smoothly through the ranks, one must remember to delegate power whe 5.2kReads8.8Score514Shelves
21. 21 诡 The Haunted House 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 755.3kReads9.6Score95.6kShelves

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22. 22 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 101.1kReads9.5Score12.3kShelves
23. 23 南 The Southern Song’s Zhao Gou Wants Peace Talks, but I, Sima Yi, Refuse 南宋赵构要议和，我司马懿不同意 The True Story of A Dong阿东正传Historical1.2M WordsCompleted One day in the sixth month of the third year of the Jiaping reign, Sima Yi, who had feigned illness his entire life, finally fell truly ill. He had endured for a lifetime, and decades of living on tenterhooks had left him utterly exhausted. Fortunately, he had everything in place before his death. All he had to do was wait peacefully for it to come. What Sima Yi never expected, however, was that his long-awaited path to unleashing his pent-up ambition was far from over... 1.8kReads9.1Score158Shelves
24. 24 游 Game Invasion 游戏入侵 The Cat Isn't Bald猫不秃Sports3.1M WordsCompleted [Game Invasion + No Romance + Leveling + Lone Wolf + Gaming] (Also known as: Game Invasion) After being reborn, the first thing Yu Xunge did was go home and make her younger brother down a bottle of liquor, causing him to miss the first game beta test. In her previous life, she didn't learn until she was dying that he had been scheming against her from the shadows all along. She was merely the villainess in a wish-fulfillment novel about a live-in son-in-law... Every bit of malice she suffered w 1.3MReads9.5Score119kShelves

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    ①🎮"Game Arrival": global gamification, the heroine activates the [God of Thieves] stealing skills, from Blue Star to the God Bureau, SS level evolution + lone wolf without CP, stealing skills is a blast! ②🌌 "Looking Beyond the Mountains and Seas": The interstellar wandering girl was found by the richest man, but she was disliked by her whole family and ridiculed by the whole school. The military academy league used the 3S-level space system to blow up the field, slapped her in the face, and found out the truth about her mother. It was a great experience without CP! ③👻 Horror game: The college entrance examination was hit by a horror game. Yan He's health bar was endangered. On the surface, "Lin Daiyu" actually had explosive combat power. It was pure fun without CP. She could kill through the dungeon and explode her imagination! ⚡️

25. 25 望 Gazing Across Mountains and Seas 望尽山海 That Melon over in the West西边那个瓜Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Interstellar powers, military academy tournament, no romance for the protagonist, spatial abilities, lighthearted and satisfying, friendship-focused, with a large ensemble cast.] [Sole protagonist: Shen Chenfu (Xiao Fu)] [Volume One has been published] After years of wandering, Shen Chenfu is found and brought home by the richest man in the interstellar world. Her adopted sister is openly hostile toward her, and her twin younger brothers mock her for never having eaten meat. When her classmates 54.5kReads9.5Score8.7kShelves
26. 26 高 On Gaokao Day, the World Was Thrust into a Horror Game 高考当天，全球陷入惊悚游戏 Bai Yi柏亦Mystery574k WordsCompleted [Horror + occasional livestreaming + built-in golden finger + powerful lead + no CP] [When you have only 50 HP, you have no choice but to keep boosting your combat power] Yan He had already resigned herself to living an ordinary life. She never expected a horror game to descend on the day of the college entrance exams. The horror game has overtaken the real world. You never know whether the person in front of you is another player, an NPC, or something else entirely. Known in the horror world as 11.3kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
27. 27 九 The Great Gentleman of Nine Reincarnations 九世轮回大官人 Dennis Mars丹尼斯火星6k WordsCompleted The Great Gentleman of Nine Reincarnations —Reads—Score—Shelves

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28. 28 末 Doomsday Is Here, but I Only Have 260 Yuan 末日来了我却只有260块 Dennis Mars丹尼斯火星Sci-Fi & Apocalypse251k WordsCompleted As the economy falters and people at the bottom of society struggle under crushing debt, they suddenly learn that an apocalyptic storm is on its way. Drawing on knowledge gained through every available channel, they spend what little money they have to stock up on supplies and prepare ahead of time. But the storm's destructive power and side effects are beyond anything they could have imagined! What brutal trials will ordinary people face in the apocalypse? And how can they protect their loved o 447Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 我 I Took Over My Own Body 我夺舍了自己 Fang Yebai方夜白Urban1.2M WordsCompleted An accident turned Chen Luo into a vessel for his parallel-world selves, who had died and come back to life. He was possessed by his counterparts from parallel worlds. Every time Chen Luo fulfilled an unfinished wish of one of his parallel selves, he gained a skill they had learned, such as combat, languages, computers, firearms, and more. Assassin Chen Luo: “Let's go paint the town red!” Playboy Chen Luo: “My blade is practically begging for a taste!” Master Thief Chen Luo: “Next, we're going t 20.2kReads9.0Score2.2kShelves

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    Good to watch, highly recommended, urban, cultivating immortals, immortality, Hong Kong variety, weird, dark, decisive killing, all kinds of genres, all of them are good food and fodder for those who have personally tested them and are following them. I would like to share them with you to help fellow Taoists overcome tribulations.

30. 30 港 Hong Kong Films: Three Years in Prison! Boss Jingkun Has Been Killed 港片：苦窑三年！大佬靓坤被杀了 Half a Bowl of Qingbuliang半碗清补凉Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Wish Fulfillment + Hong Kong Crime Drama Crossover + Multiple Heroines + Ruthless and Decisive] “Three years, then another three years? When my grandpa died, I was undercover in prison. It was Boss Keung who kept vigil and carried the funeral banner for him. Now my boss has been killed. I don’t care if I live or die. I’m going to make you all pay!” The day before his release from prison, Li Qing received the devastating news that Boss Keung had been killed. As an undercover cop, he finally went 1.8kReads9.0Score241Shelves
31. 31 长 Eternal Immortality: A Jailor Hiding Out in the Heavenly Prison 长生万古：苟在天牢做狱卒 Qingfeng Riverside青峰浦上Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Smart characters, no brainless plotlines]+ [No System]+ [Cautious survival]+ [Immortality]+ [No heroine]+ [A sly schemer]+ [Political intrigue]+ [Prudent and cautious] Zhang Wu transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes a jailer in the Imperial Prison from the start. For officials, the end of the road is the Imperial Prison. For soldiers, it is dying on the battlefield. For those in the martial world, it is getting killed in a vendetta. None of them meet a good end. If he wants to survive 67.8kReads9.1Score6.2kShelves
32. 32 人 The Immortal Food of Mankind 人种仙食 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing "Weird Cultivation, Behind-the-Scenes Story" The Tang Dynasty: strange things are coming. When Li Qing transmigrated here, he thought Mr. Huayue had kindly taken him in. Little did he know that the man saw him only as livestock to be raised for food. At the brink of life and death, the jade tablet on Li Qing revealed its power, gravely wounding Mr. Huayue and allowing him to escape. But the danger was far from over. The scheme of the Six Paths and Eight Immortals to devour all living beings had 85.5kReads8.9Score13kShelves
33. 33 四 Siheyuan: Happiness Begins with a One-Cent Instant Kill 四合院：从一分钱秒杀开始幸福 Stir-Fried Marshmallows爆炒棉花糖Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Courtyard Drama + System + Everyday Life + Changing the Plot] Zhou Jianjun transmigrated into Love in the Courtyard, only to discover that his arrival had changed some of the plot. This world was great: not only did he have a house, but also a beautiful wife and an adorable daughter. He even had a System that let him buy anything for a penny. Not enough food or supplies? Not a problem. Zhou Jianjun just wanted to live happily with his wife and daughter for the rest of his life, so nobody had be 46.8kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
34. 34 七 The 1970s: Married in the Morning, Burning Joss Paper for My Ex by Afternoon 七零：上午结婚下午给前夫烧纸 The Divine Beast Isn't Home神兽不在家Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Also known as: Clearing Out My Eccentric Adoptive Mother’s Home, the Fake Heiress Heads to the Countryside Short drama: Before Heading to the Countryside, I Cleared Out the House and Reported Him Motion comic: Tong Hua’s Comeback [Reborn + trash-taking + face-slapping + everyone begs for forgiveness + no forgiveness + sweet romance] In her previous life, Tong Hua was set up by Kong Mixue and sold into the mountains, where she spent more than a decade. When she finally managed to escape and retu 92.1kReads9.1Score12.8kShelves
35. 35 我 The Years I Spent Raising Corpses and Nurturing Ghosts in the Graveyard 我在坟场种尸养诡的那些年 I, Too, Am a Dragon Slayer我亦是屠龙客Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Feng wakes up as a tomb keeper in a world plagued by natural disasters and sinister calamities. The slightest mistake could cost him his life. Fortunately, he can plant corpses to raise ghosts, sowing dead bodies to reap all kinds of skills and ghosts. The Opera Ghost plays the Monkey King, bringing the seventy-two transformations to life and sweeping through the turmoil of the mortal world. The Embroidery Ghost mends everything under the sun, weaving a tragic song of a troubled age and craf 12.9kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
36. 36 一 One Talent Per Lifetime: I Become the Heavenly Emperor of Blue Star 一次人生一天赋，蓝星称天帝 Salty Fish Gazing at the Moon咸鱼望月Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + Talent Traits + High-Martial Fantasy + Heart and Body (Multiple Heroines)] When films and television from all the heavens arrive, Blue Star gains martial arts, and everyone can become a transmigrator and an actor. The exciting lives people lead after transmigrating are edited into films and television by the heavens, earning them rewards. Yang Tiangang, a transmigrator from Earth, failed to make it onto the Heavens' Films and Television in his first three transmigratio 21.1kReads7.8Score1.4kShelves
37. 37 我 I’m Nine Years Old, I Killed the Sacrificial God, and Became Clan Chief 我九岁，打死祭祀神，成为族长 The Hardworking Old Ox努力的老牛Eastern Fantasy592k WordsCompleted Five thousand years ago, the Great Qian Court of the Southern Wilderness, home to the human race on the Tianhuang Continent, fell. Humanity was subjected to the rule of other races: some were kept in captivity, some enslaved, and some slaughtered. Humanity's traditions were severed and its civilization faded away. The people returned to a primitive tribal way of life, worshipping demons as gods and totems. At this moment, the soul of Jiang Shan, an avid fisherman from Earth, was brought here by 5kReads8.9Score292Shelves
38. 38 末 The Age of Declining Dharma: Seeking the Path to Immortality 末法时代：求证长生大道 Grey Wolf, Charge!灰太狼冲Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Modern-Day Grind King]+ [Superhuman High Martial]+ [Invincible]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [The Schemer]+ [Infinite Chaos] After unexpectedly acquiring a personal status panel, Su Ming practiced all kinds of techniques to continually strengthen his body and extend his lifespan. Embracing the best of everything, he entered the superhuman realm and advanced step by step toward immortality. [Personal Status Panel] Name: Su Ming Lifespan: 23/800 Constitution: 20 [Astral Body] Spirit: 20 [Astral Dhar 17.3kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
39. 39 高 High Martial: My Prodigy Brother Faked His Death, So I Had to Cheat 高武：天骄亲哥假死，我只好开挂 Seeing Shapes Through a Borrowed Mirror借镜观形Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Cultivation and Growth + Genius Protagonist] In a parallel modern world where martial arts reign supreme, Zuo Jian merged two souls into one and gained the Mirror Doppelganger talent. As his cultivation improves, he can create mirror doubles in a world reflected within a mirror. Got a problem? Then let my projected doubles, who have spent a year cultivating in the mirror world for every day in ours, teach you all a lesson in physics! Mirror doubles are i 6kReads8.3Score650Shelves
40. 40 苟 The Long Road to Immortality: Starting by Joining the White Lotus Sect 苟道长生：从加入白莲教开始 Fish Farming in a Sea of Clouds云海养鱼Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [No System + cautious cultivation + immortality + no heroine + decisive and ruthless] The Great Qi Kingdom has stood for two hundred years and is now on the verge of collapse. Natural disasters strike, the nation falls into turmoil, and the people are left homeless. Zhou Ming transmigrates into this world and becomes a refugee in a camp. His chest has been stabbed through, and he is on the verge of death. Even the System finds him a lost cause and runs off! Fortunately, he still has an innate ta 3.1kReads8.0Score243Shelves
41. 41 黑 Dark Awakening: Invincible After Falling into the Blood Buddha’s Clutches 黑暗觉醒：从堕入血佛开始无敌 Tian Xiao天笑Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Beneath the pavilion, the moon shines; on the far shore, a companion awaits. In the mortal world, all living beings face calamity! The last young man of a fallen sect only wants to live in seclusion and peace. But life is unpredictable, and the sect's enemies eventually find him. Nearly killed in their attack, he clings to his last breath and finds the divine pills treasured by his sect. He swallows hundreds of them in a fit of rage and, by a stroke of fate, awakens an invincible divine physique 940Reads8.2Score102Shelves
42. 42 综 Wuxia Crossover: Starting as Dong Tianbao, I Become a Ruthless King 综武：开局董天宝，成为一代狠王 Long Yang Lu龙羊鹿Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [This book is wild] + [Ruthless] + [Wulin] + [Court politics] + [Struggle for supremacy] + [Doesn't grovel to women] + [Schemer] + [Wuxia Crossover] Zhang Fan takes over Dong Tianbao's body from Tai Chi Master from the start. As luck would have it, he is reborn just as Zhang Sanfeng creates Taiji. Fortunately, he awakens the Ruthless King System. As long as he's ruthless enough, he can keep earning benefits from the System. [Ding! Host, you're ruthless enough. You killed y 20kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
43. 43 开 Infinite Mana from the Start, Reincarnating Again and Again to Live Forever 开局蓝条无限，疯狂转生永世不朽 Can't Seem to Stay Disciplined自律不起来Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [A Somewhat Dark Story + The Protagonist Can Be Ruthless at Times + No Romance + Various Golden Fingers + Decisive and Ruthless + Eradicate the Roots + Occasional Daily Life + Crushes All Opposition] One moment, he transmigrated, and the next he was a big black dog. Worse, he was about to be slaughtered in a dog meat restaurant. Gu Shang trembled in fear. Fortunately, he had a golden finger. The Infinite Rebirth System had activated! As long as he died, he would be reborn. And if he died of old 4.9kReads7.8Score451Shelves
44. 44 横 Conquering the Heavens Begins with Chess of Death! 横行诸天始于魔剑生死棋！ Autumn Comes, Leaves Whirl秋临叶纷飞Male-Channel Fanfiction617k WordsCompleted [Heavenly Worlds + Ruthless and Decisive + Self-Centered] Reborn as Ren Qianxing, he begins by apprenticing under Guan Yutian, who looks just like a scumbag. The story starts in The Sword and the Chess of Life and Death. Ren Qianxing: “You dare claim to speak for Heaven and discuss fate? The Demon Sword and the Heart Sword are both in my hands now.” “I am the greatest under Heaven!” He masters the Sword Across the Ages, the Four Symbols Art of Heaven’s Will, innate astral energy, the Dreamlike I 3.2kReads8.4Score159Shelves
45. 45 真 Heaven-Defying Comprehension: From The Smiling, Proud Wanderer to All the Heavens 真悟性逆天：从笑傲开始诸天 Medium-Spicy Hot Pot中辣火锅Male-Channel Fanfiction796k WordsCompleted [Heaven-Defying Comprehension] [No System] [No Harem] The path to the myriad heavens has opened! A heaven-defying level of comprehension, without a single “ding” or “ding” He gathers martial arts, secret techniques, bloodlines, and laws from different worlds as resources Lu Yuan wants to glimpse the scenery beyond the word “immortal” Worlds featured: The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, The Outcast, Naruto, Harry Potter, Marvel Cinematic Universe... 25.1kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
46. 46 武 The Narrator System for a Martial Arts Journey 武侠征程的旁白系统 Winter Plum Blossom冬日寒梅Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted (Wuxia across the multiverse, no heroine, soul transmigration. Don’t read if that’s not your thing.) A novice wuxia fan with a narration System changes his own fate, along with those of the protagonists and supporting characters. Series featured so far: The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Young Zhang Sanfeng, The Golden Cocoon... 28.1kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
47. 47 天 The Seventy-Two Transformations of Tiangang and Disha 天罡地煞七十二变 Yi Ding易鼎Eastern Fantasy873k WordsOngoing Demons run rampant, and ghosts devour people. Wild dogs dig up graves, fox spirits knock on doors, and eerie spirits wear painted faces! The calamity of heaven and earth has arrived, and all living things are as insignificant as ants. With a manual for slaying demons in hand, Jiang Chen will carve a brighter world out of this dark age! In this life, I ask nothing of the next. I seek only eternal life! 7.4kReads8.9Score421Shelves
48. 48 真 The Real Eunuch: Sunflower Manual and Northern Darkness Divine Skill from the Start 真太监：开局葵花宝典加北冥神功 Just an Ordinary Man本是俗夫Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted With a castrated body, he holds the power of life and death. Clad in a dragon robe, he is known as the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old Lord. The martial world is awash in blood and violence. Of the countless heroes under heaven, Eunuch Chu has killed more than half. Here you’ll find Li Xunhuan and his Little Li’s Flying Dagger, the peerless hero Xiao Feng, as well as Di Shitian, Xiong Ba, and the heroes of Wind and Cloud. He holds the sun and moon in his hands and treads upon the stars. Who could possibl 10.2kReads8.6Score484Shelves
49. 49 7 749 Bureau: From the Start, I Became a Zombie 749局：开局变成僵尸 I'm Not a Madam, Am I?我不是太太吧？Mystery1.6M WordsOngoing "Ruthless and decisive" "All monsters deserve to die" "I’m a monster? Then I deserve to die too!" "No female lead" "A slightly slow start" "Takes off later" Li Buguo is an online absurdist streamer who makes a career out of wild antics. On the Ghost Festival, just as he was making his comeback, a strange beast being hunted by Bureau 749 happened to pass by and pierced his chest. It sent him straight through the open Gates of Hell, only for a ghost to kick him back out. He became an exceptionally 94.1kReads8.9Score19.5kShelves

    Reader note

    ☘️"[Urgent] I am a new member of the 749 Bureau. Our Bureau hired a zombie as an employee. Now he kills demon cultivators even more ruthlessly than us. The demon cultivators came to complain that "he doesn't follow the evil tricks". The director also put a uniform on him and said he is a 'pillar'... Can I still join this class?"

50. 50 反 The Villainess Kills with Her Beauty 反派她以美貌杀人 Shattered Starlight夜空碎光Ancient Romance355k WordsCompleted (The heroine is a true villain. If you prefer morally upright characters, read with caution.) She was the villain of a book, but she never knew it. But what did that matter? Her beloved was dead. How could those responsible for his death be allowed to live? She toyed with the world in the palm of her hand, laying schemes within schemes and concealing deadly intent at every turn. Her gentle nature and ethereal beauty were both weapons, and no one could stand in the way of her revenge. The person 5.1kReads9.4Score520Shelves

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    Does the heroine have brains, gentleness, or Bai Yueguang?

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