Trying to Find a Masterpiece With a Strong Female Lead and No Romance on Tomato Novel. Hilarious, You’ll Never Find One 在番茄里面找女强无CP神作，笑死找到死你都找不到

1. 551 我 I Opened a Restaurant in My Hometown, and People from Ancient Times Lined Up to Work for Me 我在家乡开餐厅，古人排队来打工 Where Did the Chestnuts Go栗干甚去了Modern Romance745k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine’s level-up journey + no romance + career-focused + all-female ensemble + System + food business and infrastructure building] Reader advisory: 1. No male lead, romance, or lovesick characters. Everyone is focused on their careers. 2. Firmly women-centered, not traditional romance. Please read with care. 3. A feel-good progression story. The heroine goes into business, while the supporting heroine builds infrastructure and creates a new order. Two powerful women join forces. They c 1.7kReads8.8Score228Shelves
2. 552 修 I Cultivated Too Hard, and Now My Entire Sect's Prodigies Beg Me to Become a God Soon 修仙太狠，满门天骄求我早日成神 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance]+ [Leveling up and growth] When Li Yuan opened her eyes, she had become the most famous pushover in the entire sect. She gave spirit medicines to other people's cultivators and acted as cannon fodder on their trials. Was she both the gentle, generous junior sister and another fish in the pool of the genius senior brothers at Sword Peak? Her own strength was zero, and even her single-element spiritual root was fake!? Flip the table! Starting from scratch, she was going to cultivate! E 37.5kReads9.2Score5.7kShelves
3. 553 末 Apocalypse Invasion: Survival Begins Aboard an Infinite Train 末日入侵：从无限列车开始求生 Little Orange Rabbit小橘兔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted (The rating is low because it only just came out, but it's been steadily climbing.) [Apocalypse invasion + apocalyptic other worlds + survival + upgradeable storage space + working with the Motherland + heroine grows stronger over time + incredible luck] The apocalypse game is about to invade, and only the Infinite Train can give humanity the means to save itself. On her way back to school, Ming Chu stepped aboard the Infinite Train and was instantly sent to an apocalyptic world overrun by zombi 169.9kReads8.9Score33.7kShelves
4. 554 游 Game Invasion: Hello, My Name Is Bug 游戏入侵：你好我叫Bug Boat Upon Boat舟又舟Sports167k WordsOngoing [Game Invades Reality + Strong Female Lead, No Romance + Cyberpunk + Infinite Worlds] The massive MMO The Void Realm enters the age of full-dive immersion, and the game descends into reality. Full-dive pods become the only way for ordinary people to log in, and they have no choice but to use them. Monsters run rampant, talents awaken, and game dungeons appear. Some people struggle to survive, while others revel in their extraordinary powers. The Fallen, the Descended, and mutated monsters take 90Reads—Score105Shelves

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   A game invades reality, and a cyberpunk apocalypse suddenly descends. Jiang Wenyue, a paper-thin NPC, awakens by possessing the body of a deceased player, wielding two bizarre talents: "evolution through being attacked" and "disabling pain sensation." Disregarding conventional morality, she embarks on a frantic survival journey through a ruined city with a group of unusual companions.

5. 555 你 You Must Call Me Lord Chicken 你要叫我鸡大人 Eggplant in Autumn and Winter秋冬时节的茄子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When Li Xiaorong opened her eyes again, her face turned green. That is, if she still had a smooth, featherless face... Then she became Ji Rong, a bird-person in another world... The path of the story: By chance, she enters the ancient past as the primordial age fades and the myriad races rise; Bloodlines and talents cut short the path to immortality, as clans flourish and turmoil erupts; With the world at her feet, she finds a haven, where the Canglan mountains and waters reveal a true god; With 19kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves

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   What kind of strong women do you like to see? Take a look at my recommended books. There are all kinds of them. I read them all. If these are not enough, look through my bookshelf again. Most of the books I read are without cp.

6. 556 规 Rule Horror: The Liar Who Cannot Tell a Lie 规则怪谈：不能撒谎的欺诈师 Qing Qing青卿Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance + No Livestream + No National Destiny + Strong Heroine + Horror + Rule-Based Hauntings] Trickster Shi Si had only just walked out of prison after serving seven years when a wave of dizziness sent her tumbling into a world of rule-based horror. She also drew the D-rank talent [Mirror, Tell the Truth]. [Description of the Mirror, Tell the Truth Talent] [1. Whenever someone asks you a question, you must tell the truth.] [2. You will always know who the most beautiful woman in the world 9.6kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves
7. 557 公 Highway Survival, but with a Fishing System 公路求生，但钓鱼系统 Spiral Takeoff螺旋起飞Sports445k WordsOngoing [Road Survival + Dungeons + Lighthearted + No CP + Multiple Female Supporting Characters + Proudly Being a Woman] Office worker Si Miao entered a road-survival game and gained a fishing System as her golden finger. Skill unlocked: I Didn't Do Anything As long as a player hasn't provoked or threatened you, anyone who bears you ill will will randomly lose some supplies, which will be transferred to your backpack. After surviving the three-day solo tutorial, Si Miao unlocked the chat channel and 7.3kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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   All three books are very good.

8. 558 穿 After Reincarnating as the Legitimate Daughter, I Dazzled Everyone with My Business Acumen 穿成嫡女后，我靠经商惊艳全场 Miaoyiyi妙仪仪Ancient Romance229k WordsCompleted Shen Xingwan, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, is entrusted with a mission in a moment of crisis. Through her ingenuity, she revives the family’s once-thriving imperial merchant business and establishes the “Celestial Craft Workshop.” She welcomes talented people and reinvents traditional techniques, expanding her business from colored glass and flower-scented dew to paper, ink, and fragrant soap. She also demonstrates her vision by reconciling her family and providing disaster relief 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Recommendations without a CP (couple pairing)

9. 559 末 Surviving Among the Mad in the Apocalypse 末世，我在疯子中求生 The Cat's Dark Night猫的黑夜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse511k WordsCompleted Blood-Cross-like / Apocalypse / Strong Female Lead / Not a Feel-Good Power Fantasy / Desperate Survival / No Romance / No Superpowers / Dark / Everyone Suffers / The female lead is not a ruthless, decisive type. She is sensitive and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. Qingshui struggled to survive in the apocalypse in her previous life. After zombies overran the base, she risked her life to escort the only surviving researcher onto a plane, but was devoured by zombies herself. She tho 20.4kReads9.0Score3kShelves

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10. 560 不 Wait, Whose Game Has Zombies for Players? 不是，谁家好游戏的玩家是丧尸啊 Unlit Little Cutie未燃小可爱Sports630k WordsCompleted [Fourth Calamity + Apocalypse + Travel Between Two Worlds + Zombie Players + Nation-Building + Ensemble Cast + Official Cooperation + No Romance] [Caveat: There is official cooperation, but the female lead is in charge. If you can't accept that, please don't read] After Lin Yi was left in a vegetative state from a fall, the System tricked her into going to an apocalyptic world, promising to make her the strongest queen of the apocalypse. Once she got there, she discovered she was being kept insi 2kReads8.7Score271Shelves
11. 561 畸 After the Mutation, I Became a Hit by Opening a Restaurant 畸变后我靠开餐厅火爆 A Cat Like This有猫如此Sci-Fi & Apocalypse347k WordsCompleted Natural disasters struck, and the entire world underwent a bizarre transformation. Living things grew organs that did not belong to them, to a greater or lesser extent. Human intelligence, industry, and advanced weapons were powerless against the pollution. Even if they blasted the creatures to pieces, they would merely turn into a mess of pus-filled sores, spreading the pollution to even more living things. People had no choice but to build high walls and isolate themselves from the mutated, po 4.1kReads8.7Score624Shelves
12. 562 废 The Good-for-Nothing Junior Sister's Secret Identities 废柴小师妹的马甲团 Miaoyiyi妙仪仪Ancient Romance120k WordsCompleted Yu Zheng had her phoenix bones carved out and was dismissed as “useless” before being shoved off the Cliff of Fallen Immortals. She thought she would die, but instead she accidentally crashed through the pickle shed at the “Six Realms Retirement Home.” This seemingly dilapidated place is home to a group of eccentric “old folks”: her third senior brother teaches crows forbidden spells, her fourth senior brother uses the Weak Waters to pickle vegetables, her fifth senior brother carries a rusty sw —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 563 剑 When Sword Cultivation Failed Me, I Took Up Both Alchemy and Cultivation 剑修无望后，我丹法双修 Xu Xu Shi Ye徐徐是也Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted Cultivation + Reborn in the Womb + Alchemy + Coming of Age + Not a Sword Cultivator + No Romance Reborn in the womb as an ordinary village girl, I thought I’d live out my life according to plan. But who could have guessed that cultivating immortality was actually possible? From then on, I set foot in the world of cultivation. My spiritual roots and talent are pretty good, but there’s no shortage of people more gifted than me. I don’t have a top-tier cultivation background. I did meet an old ance 36.8kReads9.1Score4.6kShelves
14. 564 拍 I Photographed Every Has-Been Online Celebrity, and Now I’m Finally Famous 拍遍全网糊咖，醉姐终于火了 The Old Book Gets Another Chance旧书重来一次Modern Romance765k WordsCompleted [No romance for the heroine, career-focused + entertainment System + fan site manager / agent / boss] Chen Zui has been in a parallel world for a year. The music variety show she was supposed to join gets canceled at the last minute. Fine, fine, guess I’m just unlucky. She’s replaced on a dance show because she stepped out with her right foot first. She gets angry, then gets angry for a moment. She gets edited out of an entertainment variety show for offending a popular star. You dare mess with 18.8kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves

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    They're all so good! [Sparrow Food Masterpiece]

15. 565 无 The Rootless Her Became a Cultivation Prodigy by Courting Death 无灵根的她靠作死成为修真天才 Cheng Eats Fish澄吃鱼Ancient Romance927k WordsOngoing (Cultivation + System + no romance + villainess) Ai Guang has the lowest grade of mortal roots and cannot cultivate. Although she has a System, it’s a genuine death-seeking System. As long as she seeks her own death, it gives her spiritual roots, cultivation techniques, spiritual treasures, and magical artifacts. Unwilling to settle for an ordinary life, Ai Guang sets out on the path of courting death. No spiritual roots, unable to cultivate? The System issues a mission: slap a recruitment bo 846Reads8.0Score109Shelves
16. 566 万 Long-Lived Big Shot Cultivates the Heartless Dao, Yet Heals People to Tears 万岁大佬修无情道，治愈得让人哭 Mu Ningning穆宁宁Fantastical Romance580k WordsOngoing [No CP] [All-Female Main Cast] [Women Supporting Women] [Not a Power Fantasy] [Wild Imagination] In the Age of Dharma Decline, under the Nine Purple Fires. A new teahouse opens beside a lake in Yunzhou. Its owner is a young woman named Fu Kong Fei Ning. She has lived for over ten thousand years and chiefly cultivates the Heartless Dao, yet her healing stories move people to tears. Someone asks her what she hopes to achieve. She says: The time, place, and people are right. The fortunes of women a 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There is no romantic pairing. Both the female lead and the supporting female character are strong, with their own merits in terms of ability and spirit.

17. 567 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
18. 568 重 Back to the Beginner’s Village? No! I’m Here to Retire! 重回新手村？不！我是来养老的！ Tattered Immortal破烂仙人Ancient Romance3.2M WordsOngoing After completing 9,999 repair missions in minor worlds, Hua Yi decisively retires and chooses a world to spend her remaining years in. She seems like a fresh-faced newcomer who has just entered the world of cultivation, but behind the scenes, she’s a powerhouse who dares to go head-to-head with the Heavenly Dao! Along the way, she plays the pig to eat the tiger, picks up strays, and enjoys the gossip and drama. There’s the Child of Misfortune, sealed away by a powerful cultivator. There’s also t 9.8kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    This ensemble fantasy cultivation story is really good. Every character is well-developed and interesting. There are no mindless plots, no forced idiocy, and it's not melodramatic at all. It's worth watching; it'll make your breasts feel refreshed. There's no female rivalry, and none of those mindless, cringe-worthy scenes. Buy it with confidence; you won't regret it.

19. 569 全 Global Highway Survival: The Doll Legion's Beloved Mascot 全球公路求生带着玩偶军团当团宠 No Sugar Allowed不能吃糖Sports637k WordsCompleted [Global Survival + Highway Survival + No Romance + Instances + Gaming + Leveling] A sudden upheaval throws humanity into a highway survival game. Monsters roam and natural disasters rage. Every player is doing their best to survive. Jiang Suyue has just come out of a supermarket when she is transported into the survival world. Faced with danger, she decisively activates her SSS-rank Talent, [Puppeteer]. Extremely lucky, she makes a fortune opening chests in the survival world, teams up with her 2.2kReads8.0Score309Shelves
20. 570 末 The Doomsday Supplier Who Makes You Pay Up 末日供货商，专治不买账 Yin Xin Er Yi因心二一Sci-Fi & Apocalypse470k WordsCompleted [Invincible + Spatial Powers + Natural Disasters + Forced Sales + Apocalypse Survival (?) + No CP, Focused on Building a Business (and Ruining Customers' Moods)] Jiang Sui'an goes downstairs to pick up a takeout order, only to get clocked right on the head by a flowerpot falling from the sky... Good news: she's not quite dead, and she's transmigrated. Bad news: she's transmigrated into an apocalypse overrun with zombies! Even worse news: this is only the beginning! . Bound to an all-purpose Syst 1.7kReads8.8Score216Shelves
21. 571 神 Day of Divine Revelation: I Reach Godhood Through a Shop 神启日：我靠商店直通神位 Facing the Enemy临敌Modern Romance219k WordsOngoing [No Romance | No Male Lead | The heroine builds her career and rises to godhood] [Urban Superpowers + Female Fighters + Ensemble Cast + Genre Subversion + Golden Finger] When Bai Zhu woke up, she had transmigrated into an era of divine revelation where strength ruled all. But... OMG! What was she looking at?! Long-distance teleportation, conjuring lightning with one hand, killing someone with a single sword strike? Can anyone tell her why all the women here are so cool... She was seriously jealo 22Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Check out this one. It has a lot of martial arts and crime-solving elements, many female characters shine, no romantic pairing, and it's not mindless. It's a female-centric, action-packed novel similar to urban martial arts stories.

22. 572 大 The Heiress Returns to the Capital and Drives Every Chosen Protagonist Crazy 大小姐回京逼疯了所有气运主角 A Bowl of Amber Light一碗琥珀光Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [A Little Unhinged and Lighthearted + System + Chosen-by-Fate Heroines + Villains + A Wild Mix of Classic Leads + Heroine with Overpowered Combat Skills + Mental Strength] [A story about going from a lovable fool to a savvy operator] Tian Dahua lived in Qingmiao Village for fourteen years. For five years running, she was voted the village’s gentlest girl. She had adoptive parents who treated her as their own, a devoted fiancé, and fellow villagers who couldn’t praise her enough. Adoptive paren 71.3kReads9.0Score8.6kShelves
23. 573 巫 Wizard: Starting Out as a Potion-Making Apprentice 巫师：从魔药师学徒开始 One Ton of Cola一吨可乐Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Wizards + satisfying power-up fantasy] Reborn in another world, she was told that hardship was written into her fate. What should she do when the day comes to awaken the talent that will decide her future? Good news: She has an aptitude for wizardry. Bad news: This is a dark fantasy world of wizards, where the strong prey on the weak and survival of the fittest rules. Fall behind even a little, and you die. How many steps does it take to go from a lowly apprentice struggling to survive each day 16.2kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves
24. 574 公 Highway Survival: Frozen from the Start, I Win by Letting My Dolls Carry Me 公路求生：冰封开局我靠玩偶躺赢 Just a Little Bean Dumpling是个豆团子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse for all + road survival + lie flat + homebody + dollmaker + food + adorable pets + no romance] [No female rivalry, lone-wolf protagonist, slow-paced survival, ensemble cast of dolls.] [Disasters]: Frozen plateaus, scorching deserts, floodwaters, eerie fog, and abyssal sinkholes. Su An is reborn, returning to the time before she was pulled into the game. In one month, she will be pulled into the Blue Star Ascension Survival Game, becoming one of the Blue Star players livestreaming ci 16.2kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
25. 575 末 Raising Kids in the Apocalypse Is Tough: Good Boy, You Go First 末世养儿不易：乖宝你先上 Yun Yaowu云姚雾Fantastical Romance517k WordsCompleted [Zombie apocalypse; stockpiling superpowers; a trickster mom and her highly intelligent, powerful little one] Who would have a baby in the apocalypse? Shu Lan would. She'd die sooner or later anyway, so she might as well take a big gamble. And that gamble gave her a son, Shu Maomao, with the most powerful superpower of all: “Plunder.” Every day in the apocalypse is an adventure for Shu Maomao, with his dramatic mom, his missing dad, endless zombies, and his own little self. A mama's boy? You bet 30kReads9.5Score4kShelves
26. 576 万 Survival Across Worlds: From the Start, I Awakened a Pure Support Talent 万界求生：开局觉醒纯辅助天赋 They Say a Southern Branch Grows in the North听说北方有南枝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse727k WordsOngoing [Survival Game + God-Tier Healing + Divine Blessings (partly based on the Honkai: Star Rail Aeon worldbuilding) + Career-Driven Heroine + No Romance] Everyone logs into the Myriad Worlds Game, receiving one starter shelter and one talent ability from the start. Su Su gets an impossibly lucky start and is ecstatic to obtain an SSS-tier talent. Then she gets an absolutely disastrous start and nearly breaks down when she discovers her top-tier talent comes with a top-tier drawback. … Through a twi 1.3kReads5.6Score131Shelves
27. 577 爹 Dad! Please Stop Rising in Rank. Our Family Really Are Treacherous Officials! 爹！求你别升了，咱家真是奸臣！ Yang Xueling杨雪凌Ancient Romance1.9M WordsOngoing Xu Qinghuan transmigrates into a book and becomes the only daughter of Xu Youde, the most corrupt official in all of Great Qian. Looking at the room full of gold and jewels, she doesn’t smile. She knows the entire Xu family will be executed in three years, and she’ll be hung on the city wall as a public warning. Luckily, she binds herself to the “Heartless Riches System.” If she can amass a hundred billion through ruthless profiteering and ruin her reputation, she can take ten billion in retirem 31.5kReads9.0Score6.8kShelves
28. 578 我 My Readers Span Three Thousand Worlds 我的读者遍布三千世界 Turtles Go with Mung Beans王八配绿豆Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Reborn] [System] [Wish fulfillment] [Face-slapping] [Secret identity] [Everyday life] [No romance] Li Wenshu, a top author in the online fiction world, died suddenly after writing all night. The System sold everything it had to send her back to when she was sixteen. It was an era when neither entertainment nor the internet was very developed. Faced with the three thousand worlds of books in the System’s storage space, Li Wenshu rubbed her chin and sighed, “Dying suddenly was worth it!” A suspe 15.4kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
29. 579 末 Apocalypse: Even Zombies Are Career-Driven! 末世：就算是丧尸也是事业脑！ Jiujiu Brand Cold Remedy久久牌感冒灵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse540k WordsCompleted [No romance. The female lead is an unhinged, ruthless beauty, an evil flower who is both beautiful and wicked. Let’s cheer on this bad woman!] They say the Zombie King can send a million zombies into battle with a single order, and even the strongest ability users are like toys in her hands, easy to play with. They say she’s as tall as a small mountain. They say she has a huge, bloody mouth, a green face, and fangs. And they say she’s especially fond of handsome men! Ahem. The person in question 587Reads8.8Score101Shelves
30. 580 游 The Game Descends, and I Max Out My Talents from the Start 游戏降临，开局直接拉满天赋 Mao Youyou猫柚又Sports396k WordsCompleted [No romance + games descend on Earth + dungeon runs + strong female lead] Shen Qi was the Shen family’s biological daughter, lost for more than twenty years. Back then, the Shen family’s chauffeur had harbored wicked intentions. He switched Shen Qi with his own son, hoping his biological child would inherit everything the Shen family had. By the time Shen Qi was found and brought home, the fake young master, Shen Yun, had nearly taken control of the entire family, pretending outwardly to dote on 4.2kReads6.1Score632Shelves
31. 581 末 A Cute Apocalypse King? A Demon Lord! Humanity’s Enemy? 末世萌王？魔王！人类的对立面？ Omnivore, You Know杂食主义啊Sports273k WordsOngoing [Leveling up + no romance + satisfying read + beastlike, amoral, evil-aligned protagonist + female-oriented + not a lone wolf + magical otherworld evolution and growth adventure + the entire class transmigrates, divided into different factions (hostile relations and opposing views, with some characters changing sex) + parallel storylines + human apocalypse, but the protagonist isn’t human] High school student Su Haiyue dies in a car accident and winds up in an unknown place, where she is reborn 228Reads—Score102Shelves

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    The entire class is reincarnated into a magical world, divided into different factions. The protagonist transforms from a jellyfish into a demon king, belonging to the non-human faction and the evil faction [lawful evil].

32. 582 重 After Rebirth, I Was Forced to Become the Mafia Princess! 重生后，我被迫成了黑道大小姐！ I Have a Big Blade我有一把大刀Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn at school, strong female lead, no romance, all business, countless black-clad underlings, comedy, and pure wish fulfillment!] (Original title: After Being Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld's Young Mistress!) In her previous life, Liu Yutong was a lawyer. By a twist of fate, she is reborn on the eve of the 2007 college entrance exams, only to be mistaken by a gang of street thugs for the daughter of an underworld kingpin. The fearsome daughter of an underworld boss? Fighting, 25.3kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves
33. 583 进 Entering the Infinite Flow, the Beloved One Is Crazier Than the Villains 进入无限流，团宠比反派更疯批 Ye Jiu夜玖Mystery543k WordsCompleted (The score is low because there are few ratings; this has nothing to do with the content.) [A power fantasy in disguise. The heroine kills her teammates, no one survives, no saintly do-gooding, no romance.] [Everyone around the heroine is pure, regardless of gender. One-sided crushes, dark themes, a killing game.] [A parallel world, different from reality.] [No tiresome family drama or annoying relatives, no obnoxious side characters who just won't die. The heroine is a lone wolf who wipes out a 1.4kReads8.9Score249Shelves
34. 584 全EN Global Survival: The Witch of the Tower with an E-Rank Talent 全民求生：E级天赋的塔之魔女 Xiaoyi夏小乙Sports2.8M WordsOngoing [Farming, no romance, strong female lead, witch, alchemy, magic, golems, adorable pets, survival, natural disasters] Lan Qingyou had lost both her parents and her legs in a car accident, leaving her confined to bed and waiting to die. Then she was forcibly transmigrated to a different world ravaged by magic, where she struggled to survive. Survive? Not a chance. From the start, she had only an E-rank talent and a tree hollow for shelter, but Lan Qingyou refused to lose heart. She studied al 21.2kReads7.7Score2.1kShelves
35. 585 星 Interstellar: The Ambitious Woman Is Delicate and Frail 星际之女野心家她身娇体弱 No Sugar for This Salty Fish咸鱼不加糖Modern Romance750k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Military Academy + Passion + Power Awakening and Advancement + Political Scheming] Her grandfather and cousin join forces to steal her powers, turning her from a dual-ability prodigy of the Imperial Capital Star into a useless healer. Her younger brother leaves her penniless, and while she's gravely injured, she's kidnapped and sold off to a frontier planet. After faking her death for seven years, Xie Jinxi finally sees the truth: If she has nothing left anyway, she might as well j 6.4kReads9.3Score742Shelves
36. 586 这 This Doesn't Seem to Be My World?! 这好像不是我的世界？！ Latifiel拉缇菲尔Modern Romance157k WordsOngoing [No romance + ensemble cast + everyone’s favorite + another world + magical creatures + redemption] Er Yi thinks she’s mentally ill. She’s always felt there are invisible things around her. After turning to the all-knowing internet for help, she is suddenly kidnapped. That’s when she learns the invisible things are creatures from another world, invading hers, and she’s been forcibly recruited! At that moment, Er Yi decides the whole world is crazy! But her inhuman boss threatens to expose her se 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is really good. The protagonist's abilities are mostly acquired through his own efforts, and he never gives up on his goals.

37. 587 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.1kReads9.6Score18kShelves
38. 588 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: The Big Shot Starts by Stockpiling a Million Supplies 末世重生：大佬从百万囤货开始 Zhou Dabai周大白Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + ruthless heroine + System storage space + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure building + strong female lead + an outrageously powerful golden finger!] Han Qingxia, a hardened survivor who struggled through ten years of the apocalypse, is betrayed by her base while it’s under siege by zombies. She opens her eyes and finds herself back half a month before the apocalypse! Her deadbeat father, awful grandmother, and stepmother are still trying to force her out of her home so her brot 99.2kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves

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    All four types are female protagonists who are career-oriented.

39. 589 海 A Seal Pup's Journey Around the World 海豹崽崽的环球旅行 Invincible Cat Head无敌猫猫头Modern Romance938k WordsOngoing [Animal Story + Travel + Lighthearted and Healing + Relaxed Everyday Life + No Romance] Zhou Ning had never seen the ocean in her life. Reborn in the boundless sea, she becomes a… seal. No System, no special powers: she’s just a round, chubby, tiny, helpless seal pup. Survival is tough, but she’s determined to use her new life to fulfill the wish she left unfinished in her previous one and see the world properly. She braves the towering waves of the Bering Strait and dives hundreds of meters bel 14.2kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    Excellent writing, highly recommended.

40. 590 让 She Tortures the Madman, Slays Her Way Through the Story, and Becomes Empress 让疯批受虐，她杀穿全文当女帝 Mirror Beyond the Clouds云外镜Ancient Romance676k WordsCompleted [No romance + strong female lead + career-focused story + frail, villainous woman + cold-blooded lunatic + woman disguises herself as a man + a touch of political intrigue + not a brainless power fantasy] After going on a killing spree in the cultivation world in her previous life, Xie Nanzui is sentenced by the Heavenly Dao to become the heroine of an ancient-style novel full of physical and emotional torment. In the original story, the heroine is used by the male lead's first love. The other w 344Reads8.6Score—Shelves
41. 591 游 The Game Invaded, and You Still Have to Thank Me for Killing You 游戏入侵，杀你还要谢谢我呢 Plucking Stars from the Sea海底摘星辰Sports697k WordsCompleted [Game Invasion + Female-Centered + No Romance + Lone Wolf Leveling + Gaming] Xia Qinghe was betrayed by a man who lived off women while pretending to be a catch, and the scumbag and his nasty female accomplice stole her top-tier healing talent. Reborn, she’s here to collect what she’s owed. Happiness and fun can go to hell. This time, she’s going to make a name for herself! “Top-tier, limited-edition, one-of-a-kind talents”? I’ll take them. Top-tier items? I’ll take them. Top-tier divine beasts? 271Reads5.1Score102Shelves
42. 592 王 The Prince Used Me as a Shield for His Beloved, So I Kicked His Leg and Broke It 王爷推我为白月光挡刀，我反脚踹断他的腿 Auntie Twelve十二姑Ancient Romance10k WordsCompleted The prince pushed me in front of a blade to protect his beloved. I kicked him so hard I broke his leg. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A short story featuring a strong female lead and no romantic partner; one male lead dies and the other is injured, both caused by the female lead.

43. 593 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
44. 594 丑 Ugly Duckling! Extra! The Big Shots Take Her Home 丑小鸭！路人甲！大佬们抱她回家 Green Falcon青鹫Modern Romance654k WordsCompleted [Face-slapping satisfaction] [Everyone’s darling, universally adored] [Clever heroine; CP with Sheng Yuxiao after she comes of age] Li Xiaoya was born in a poor mountain village. Her mother died when she was three, and her father ran off with his lover. When she was seven, the crew of the show Life Swap came to the village and picked Li Xiaoya at first sight. But when filming began, they suddenly replaced her with the village chief’s granddaughter. The village chief’s granddaughter later went to 146.9kReads9.6Score22.3kShelves
45. 595 末 Apocalypse Monster Nest: I Am the Mother of Monsters 末世怪巢：我即怪物之母 The Imagination Can't Stop脑洞不能停Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Monster Raising + Self-Serving Villain + Nonhuman Protagonist + Character Growth + No Romance] [Ruthless and cruel, a true villain. Run if you can't handle it.] [He'll approach humans early on, but he's weak] A monster nest: the lair of monsters. When Xia An opened his eyes, he discovered that he had been asleep for three years. Not only had he missed three years of the apocalypse, he'd also been transformed into a monster and given a bunch of “adorable” children. Jawsplitter hounds, flesh moun 5kReads8.7Score708Shelves

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    It's really beautiful, really.

46. 596 游 The Game Descends, and I'm Everyone's Public Enemy 游戏降临，我是全民公敌 Luo Sheng QAQ落笙QAQModern Romance988k WordsOngoing Infinite Flow + Instances + Leveling up + Lone wolf + No romance + No saintly heroine The old era came to an end, and Evolution Game descended upon Earth, forcing human civilization into a brutal game of survival. National teams, financial tycoons, player guilds... Various factions struggle to rebuild order among the ruins and seize power in the new world. And Lin Xi will be the biggest wild card in this fragile calm. Also known as: My B-Rank Talent Lets Me Take on SSS-Rank Big Shots?; I Really 1.6kReads6.9Score117Shelves
47. 597 游 Game Invasion: The Unhinged Heiress at the Pinnacle of Power 游戏入侵：疯批大小姐在权力顶点 Loves Dried Pineapple爱吃菠萝干Sports451k WordsCompleted [Game invasion + no romance + lone wolf + card draws + leveling] The rating has just come out~ The eldest young lady of the Jing family, Jing Qiye, was born into a wealthy, prestigious family and was a renowned heiress in high society. She only wanted to work hard and reach the pinnacle of power, yet everyone called her vicious and said she deserved to die. Jing Qiye enters the game [Power] a year early and awakens the SSS-rank talent that was originally hers. [Night of Merriment]: At night, yo 8.1kReads8.4Score1.9kShelves
48. 598 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in Hong Kong: I Make My Fortune Writing Novels 穿书香江，我靠写小说发家致富 A Big Bite of Sauce Duck吃一大口酱板鸭Modern Romance969k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + No Romance + Period Setting + Parallel Worlds + Career-Focused] Jiang Ling opened her eyes and found herself transmigrated into a period novel, as a disposable side character who wouldn't survive more than a few chapters. It was hell from the start: her family of four had just smuggled themselves into Hong Kong. They had no money and no papers. In the original story, she fell ill and died, her mother worked herself to death, and her younger siblings ended up on the streets. In 41.8kReads8.4Score6.5kShelves
49. 599 在 After Selling Fruit in Ancient Times, I Was Worshipped as a God 在古代卖水果后我被奉为神明 No Skipping Today今天不咕Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Female lead, no CP + business simulation + System + modern-day woman in ancient times + path to godhood Xi Yan's fruit shop had just finished renovations when she and the entire shop were transported to ancient times. By a twist of fate, she made her very first sale in an unusual way: an Aksu rock candy heart apple. The locals had never seen an apple like it, and thought it was an immortal fruit. With a thud, one of them knelt and kowtowed to her. “An immortal!” Xi Yan: “...” She sold some fruit 3.2kReads8.2Score412Shelves

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    God, God

50. 600 山 My Mountain Villa Connects to Another World, and Ancient People Come to Work 山庄通异界古人来打工 Wang Buhui王不悔Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing After graduating from university, Jian Xingxia inherits her grandmother’s farm. But the farm lies deep in the mountains, overgrown with weeds and surrounded by leaky buildings. After pulling weeds until she’s questioning her life choices, Jian Xingxia wails, “Can’t someone come help me pull weeds and fix the roof?” The next second, a twelve-year-old girl from ancient times emerges from the mountains. “Pull weeds? Easy. Just give me the wild greens.” A skinny old man with a face that looks fifty- 107.2kReads9.0Score9.8kShelves

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