No Female Lead, Decisive Killing, Academy Setting, Genius Protagonist 无女主+杀戮果断+学院流+天才

1. 1 谁 Who Says These Evil Spirits Are Fierce? I Specialize in Taking Down the Worst! 谁说这邪祟凶？我专治大凶之物！ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No female lead] [Decisive and ruthless] [Unlimited growth] [Slow burn] “You all call it an evil spirit, but I say it's clearly a good omen!” “Do you really think I don't know whether it can help me cultivate?” “Hand it over to me!!!” Shan Liang wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and strode forward with a knife... Evil spirit: “Don't come any closer!!!” 41.5kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves

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   No female lead, ensemble cast, but it's not an academy; the male protagonist graduates right from the start, and he's even graduated as the top-ranked all-around student—super strong! No mindless plot, it's enjoyable from beginning to end.

2. 2 我 I Have a Joker Card 我有一张小丑牌 Azure Company蔚蓝公司Urban2.2M WordsCompleted They say that on the day some people turn eighteen, the gods grant them a playing card with a supernatural ability. There are 52 playing cards and 52 different abilities. Those who receive a supernatural playing card are allowed to attend the best ability-user school. The campus belle: “I have the Queen of Spades. I can conjure all kinds of weapons!” The rich kid: “My dad has the Jack of Diamonds. He can get unlimited money!” Meanwhile, somewhere, a boy took his own playing card and used all 52 157.4kReads8.9Score24.5kShelves

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   No female lead, truly ruthless killing—kill when necessary, no hesitation. It's an academy-themed story, not a mindless wish-fulfillment novel. The protagonist has a hidden identity and is intelligent. The plot flows very smoothly, but the updates are too slow. However, the author is quite fast, releasing new chapters every day late at night. It's one of the better urban martial arts novels I've recently enjoyed, and so far, there haven't been any major flaws.

3. 3 十 All Ten Gene Locks Unlocked! How Will You Respond? 十道基因锁齐开！阁下如何应对？ Part the Clouds and See the Light拨云见光Urban645k WordsCompleted Jiang Nian transmigrates into a world of advanced martial arts and is selected for the Great Xia God-Making Project, becoming one of the ten most highly regarded young prodigies in Great Xia. But his awakening fails unexpectedly, leaving him an ordinary mortal whom everyone casts aside. Fortunately, the Gene Lock System awakens. As long as he meets the conditions, he can unlock a gene lock. When all ten gene locks are unlocked, he will be invincible across the universe. [First Gene Lock: Heaven- 22.9kReads8.3Score2.5kShelves

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   No female protagonist, urban martial arts novel, academy genius story.

4. 4 别EN You're Speedrunning High-Level Martial Arts While Others Suffer? 别人练功吃苦，你直接速通高武？ Changshou Can't Fly长寿不会飞Urban3.5M WordsOngoing [Signed for publication] [High martial arts + wish fulfillment + total domination + fast-paced + ruthless] “Ye Li, your opponent this time is my boyfriend. You’re no match for him, so hurry up and forfeit...” “You knocked him to his knees?!” “Ye Li, why did you apply to the top of the five great academies? Didn’t your teacher tell you not to get complacent and to keep your feet on the ground... You’ve already been granted early admission?!” “Ye Li, this strange beast rules the whole region. We’r 142.9kReads9.1Score10.8kShelves
5. 5 你 You’re Already a Great Emperor, and You’re Still Attending Graduation?! 你都大帝了，还来参加毕业典礼？ I'm Not a Cavalryman我不是铁骑Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [High martial arts + stat-point system + martial arts school league + battles in another world + invincible + no heroine] “I long for a worthy opponent...” Jiang Hao, founder of Haotian Martial Arts Academy, Blue Star's strongest councilor, Lord of Calamity, the All-Heavens Fish-Fryer, and Chaos Evil God. (All the iconic scenes have now been revisited.) [Ping! Congratulations, Host! You instantly killed a Tier One opponent and earned 1 point!] [Ping! Congratulations, Host! You instantly killed a 16kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
6. 6 天 Unrivaled Talent Across the Ages, Crushing Three Thousand Emperors with One Hand! 天赋万古无双，只手横推三千帝！ Chongchong Yu冲冲鱼Urban2.7M WordsOngoing Martial arts return, ferocious beasts run rampant, and countless races invade, competing with humanity for supremacy! The young Su Hong awakens a System and starts with a talent unmatched throughout the ages. A C-rank martial art takes one second to learn, two seconds to master, and three seconds to perfect! An SSS-rank martial technique takes one day to learn, seven days to master, and one month to reach perfection! What's more, every enemy he defeats earns him Martial Arts Points. Spend Martia 109.5kReads8.3Score8.3kShelves
7. 7 我 I, the Life-Fueled Martial God, Fear the Campus Isn't Violent Enough 我，氪命武神，害怕校园不够暴力 Catfish Book猫鱼书Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [The Stars and the Sea] [High Martial Arts in Space] [Decisive and Ruthless!] [Action-Packed and Satisfying!] Chen Yuan transmigrated, and he was terrified because he was bullied at school from the start. [Lifespan-Fueled System bound. Spend lifespan to deduce martial arts without limit] [Spend eighteen years of lifespan to take basic saber techniques from beginner to proficient, advanced, and perfect, and even comprehend the secret of 31.5kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves
8. 8 我EN I'm Just Grinding Stats, They Insist It's a God-Tier Talent 我就刷个词条，他们非说神级天赋 Ancient Fish in an Ancient Well古井里古鱼Urban629k WordsCompleted [High Martial] [No Power Suppression] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Exhilarating Battles] [Traits] With the college entrance exam approaching, Jiang Yan, who has the [Heaven Rewards the Diligent] trait, decisively heads into the wilderness to fight monsters, level up, and grind his stats. In the Divine Martial Space, billions of deaths pile up into god-tier traits. “Through unceasing diligence, you have successfully opened your meridians and awakened the talent Ironclad Body.” “Through relentless tem 12.8kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
9. 9 天EN Heaven's Chosen? Monster? No, It's the Grind Emperor 天骄？妖孽？不好，是肝帝 That Mountain, That Sea那山那海Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [The top workaholic in high-martial arts fiction] [Panel-based cultivation] [Cosmic setting] [Cultivation and progression, not point allocation or speedrunning; the protagonist is a born grinder] In the interstellar age, alien beasts invade and evil gods lurk all around. Li Qingshan awakens a martial arts panel that can record any technique or martial skill. He needs no insight or talent, and faces no bottlenecks. As long as he trains hard, he can improve, and every breakthrough lasts forever! H 219kReads9.3Score25.7kShelves
10. 10 高 High Martial: My Cells Can Evolve Without Limit 高武：我的细胞可以无限进化 Late Summer Knows the Cicadas半夏知蝉Urban2.0M WordsCompleted When Qin Yi wakes up, he has transmigrated into a chaotic high-martial world teeming with countless races, where humanity is in decline. He’s become a commoner at the bottom of society with no martial arts talent, liver cancer, and just three months to live. Just as he despairs, he gains a personal status panel and awakens the [Adaptive Cellular Evolution] talent. As long as he isn’t killed instantly, he can adapt to his surroundings without limit and evolve endlessly! Endure the scorching flame 898Reads8.3Score163Shelves
11. 11 高 High Martial: Moral Blackmail? I Cut Ties Instead 高武：道德绑架？我反手断绝关系 Mad Big Gold Tooth疯狂的大金牙Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban High Martial Arts Power Fantasy] + [Fast Progression] + [System] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [No Goody-Two-Shoes] + [No Frustrating Setbacks] + [No Female Lead] + [Overwhelming from Start to Finish] + ... Zhang Li gets a villain-raising System. He hasn’t transmigrated into a book: he just has to act like a villain to become stronger. Each time his villain rank increases, he gains a villain trait. Zhang Li’s motto in life: “Do you think I worked hard at cultivation just so I could listen t 5.9kReads7.9Score335Shelves
12. 12 痴 I Was a Fool for Twenty Years. Now That I’m Awake, I’m the Nightmare of the Gods 痴傻二十年，我醒后即为诸神梦魇 A Serving of Giant Kun来份大盘鲲Urban359k WordsCompleted [No artificially capped power levels + decisive and ruthless + stat-boosting System + invincible all the way + not an academy story] Lin Fan awakened an S-rank ability, Heavenly Double Pupils, on the day he was born. When he was three, he was injured saving his betrothed, and remained dazed and mentally impaired for twenty years. The girl he had saved repaid his kindness with betrayal. After awakening an S-rank talent, she came to break off their engagement in the middle of the night! His biolog 294Reads5.9Score117Shelves
13. 13 七 The Seven Deadly Sins: In the Name of My Tyrant! 七宗罪：以吾暴君之名！ Hate the Flowers of Suffering and Farewell恨别苦难花Urban385k WordsOngoing (Main story complete) [No Female Lead + Invincible + Slight ensemble cast + Seven Deadly Sins + Doing as one pleases + A little plot~] (Warning: The male lead is kind of a bad guy~) Beneath the stars, within the walls. After the fabled War of the Gods ended, only seven gods remained. Each had its own faith, and together they built seven cities of the gods. People worship only the seven gods. All others are evil gods, and those who worship them form heretical cults. - At first, the Seven Sins wan 2.7kReads—Score543Shelves
14. 14 十 A Full-Element Mage God at Eighteen, One Man Subdues the World 十八岁全系法神，一人镇压全世界 Jiuwu Liuyi九五六一Urban1.5M WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and is a bit low, but it will go up later.) [Power fantasy]+ [Powerful family background]+ [Skills personified] Lin Mo transmigrates to a world where everyone changes class and awakens as a [blank-slate mage] with no elemental affinity. Without a specific talent, he can't learn high-level elemental skills. Fortunately, he comes from a prominent family, so Lin Mo decides to lie flat and live the easy life of a rich second-generation heir. But then his skills come to life 171.4kReads7.8Score7.7kShelves

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15. 15 同 My Classmates Are Going All-In on Warrior, Mage, and Healer Builds, but You Chose Summoner and Went on a Killing Spree 同学狂卷战法牧，你选召唤杀疯啦 All-Purpose Little Black Lord万能小黑君Urban131k WordsOngoing [Global Class Change] + [Build Your Own Guild] + [Dungeons] A hundred years ago, the Abyss descended, and everyone entered the era of class-based professions. No one expected Lin Hao, hailed as a genius, to voluntarily change class to Summoner! A universally acknowledged bottom-tier class! "He's crazy!" "I don't get it!" "What a promising future... What a shame!" While the entire internet was lamenting Lin Hao's choice, he summoned a beast from the starting summon pool that didn't exist in any t 5.1kReads—Score725Shelves
16. 16 高 High Martial: Run! He's Using a Sniper Rifle 高武：快跑，他玩狙的 Have You Eaten Tonight?今晚你吃了吗Urban546k WordsOngoing [A female supporting character, but no female lead; no romance pairings, just sniping through a high-martial-arts world!] "Within three feet, my sword is the law!" "But Lu Jin's sniper rifle has a range of 880,000 meters." "Beyond seven steps, my fists are fast. Within seven steps, they're both fast and accurate. How do you plan to fight me?" "But Lu Jin's sniper rifle has a range of 880,000 meters." In a high-martial-arts world, Lu Jin awakened the talent for modern weaponry: the Barrett. Thus 9.3kReads8.6Score703Shelves

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    This is a book I recently read and have already caught up with. It has no female lead, and although the male lead has a system, he works very hard; the system only allows him to grow steadily.

17. 17 卡 Cards: I Asked You to Roll Dice, Not Slay a God! 卡牌：让你扔骰子，你弑杀神明？ Horn角笛Urban519k WordsCompleted Liu Shun transmigrates to a world of cards and becomes an eccentric card designer. While others direct their cards in battle, he tosses dice instead. Every enemy he defeats is convinced it was nothing but luck. Until the day Liu Shun uses dice to slay a god, leaving the entire world speechless. 4.1kReads8.8Score237Shelves

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    These are just my personal opinions, for reference only: The first book is well-written in the beginning, but the ending feels rushed, though it's still worth reading. The second book is highly recommended; I really liked it (it has a system). The third book is a bit slow-paced with long time gaps, but it roughly fits the description. The fourth book is good at the beginning, but the world-building gets a bit too grand later on, which I personally don't like, but you can give it a try—you never know, it might be one you like!

18. 18 精EN Pokémon: My Starting Carbink Mutated into Diancie! 精灵：开局小碎钻，突变蒂安希！ Guleton故勒顿Anime Fanfiction3.5M WordsOngoing This is a world where Pokemon and reality have merged! Su Hao, son of the Fire-type Gym Leader of the Shenzhou League and a Pokemon professor, chooses a Carbink that is in the middle of a mutation from the Starter Pokémon issued by the League! No one knows that Carbink can also evolve into Diancie. Not long after A radiant aura, a Mega Diancie that has forged its own path! Magnetic fields in motion, an Incineroar whose blazing red lotus flames scorch everything! A limitless source, a Milotic ad 37.5kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
19. 19 御 As a Beast Tamer, I Can See Evolution Paths 御兽师的我能看见进化路线 Some Little Potsticker什么小锅巴Urban1.3M WordsOngoing (Modern-day beast taming + a slightly slow start + no female lead; the male protagonist only cares about spirit beasts) Lin Zhao wakes up one day in a familiar yet unfamiliar world, having transmigrated with a half-broken Eye of Insight. Here, there is a wondrous kind of creature known as spirit beasts. Born from the essence of all things under heaven, spirit beasts are innately sentient, as clever and innocent as human children. Some can breathe raging fire, others can move mountains and drain 3.2kReads8.9Score271Shelves
20. 20 全 Dream Masters for All: My Dreams Come from China's Ancient Past 全民梦师：我的梦境来自千古华夏 It's Wind Chime Duck是风铃鸭Urban644k WordsCompleted [Chinese Gods + Underworld and Heavenly Court + Dreamweaver + Livestreaming] Giant star beasts descended, and the final battle began. Countless civilizations fell, and a rift opened in the heritage of Chinese civilization! Only those who awakened as one-in-ten-thousand dreamweavers could stand against the star beasts! Su Mu transmigrated to this world. From the start, he awakened an S-rank talent and joined the global dreamweaver entrance exam! First question: Create a dream of a dead world. Whi 24.2kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
21. 21 大 Senior-Year Internship: How Did You Join the Dragon-Slaying Squad? 大四实习：你怎么加入了斩龙队 Grey Wolf, Charge!灰太狼冲Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [No Female Lead]+ [Monster Codex Unlocks]+ [Kill, Never Save]+ [Overwhelming Domination]+ [Pure Satisfaction]+ [Evil Spirits]… Su Ming transmigrates and inherits a paper effigy shop, binding himself to the [Monster Codex]. Every kill unlocks an entry and grants him an incredible skill on the spot. His innate Yin-Yang Eyes see through illusions, his Yin-Yang Treasure Vase devours all things, and his Seven-Orifices Exquisite Heart is immune to every evil. Sealing? Not a chance. My, Su Ming's, 9.9kReads8.0Score923Shelves

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    The first book features a male protagonist who transmigrates into the body of a paper offering shop owner and has a system; he gains a skill for each monster he kills. The second book introduces a male protagonist with brothers who possess the ability to absorb other people's abilities and make them his own. The third book features a male protagonist whose ability is resurrection; he gains power points when killed by someone of a higher level, thus becoming stronger. All three books are devoid of female leads.

22. 22 死 A Billion Deaths Later, I've Driven China's 749 Bureau Insane 死亡亿万次，我逼疯华夏749局 Little Little Falling Leaf小小小落叶Urban413k WordsCompleted [Power-Fantasy Takeoff]+ [749 Bureau]+ [Superpowers]+ [Ancient Martial Arts and Qigong]+ [Epic Worldbuilding]+ [A Little Comedy] Chu Sheng, a high school senior, suddenly binds himself to a System. The first thing the System bro says is: [Host, hurry up and die!] Chu Sheng: “? Your mom...” [If you die, I’ll get you back on your feet. You’ll get stronger when you come back to life!] “...May your mom enjoy good health.” Chu Sheng immediately tries his luck at getting hit by a car. He gets scat 5.7kReads8.5Score690Shelves
23. 23 七 The Seven Kings Reunite, and Judgment Descends 七王重聚，审判降临 Baili Guyan百里孤烟Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + high martial arts + comedy + King of Slaughter + plot-driven power fantasy] Distant bells toll! The horns of war spiral through the air! Eagles survey the earth! Vultures feast on all living things! The Sword of Judgment hangs high! An ancient king descends! Slaughter! The prologue to an absurd apocalypse! Slaughter! The finale of a false golden age! At the end of the last century, the vast and devastating War of the Gods, sparked by the Radiant Army and the Eternal Nigh 98.7kReads8.6Score6.1kShelves

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    The first one is a growth-oriented story, but I like the white-haired guy 👍 The second one isn't bad either, it's more focused on the main characters, the three are the strongest geniuses of this century 🌹🌹🌹 The last one is a pure wish-fulfillment story with three superpowers at SSS level.

24. 24 天 Awakened by Heavenly Treasures: I Can Engrave Anything 天物觉醒：我能刻印一切 The Leaf Riding the Wind御风而行的葉子Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Publication Contract Signed, Safe to Read][Tales of Youth][Everyone Has Common Sense][Absolutely Wonderful][Magic][Distinctive Characters][No Female Lead] My name is Jin Feichen. Draped in the twilight of my youth, I once thought I would muddle through life, relying on taxpayers to support me forever. I thought that would be my fate. However, all of that came to an end on a rainy afternoon. Youth is a grand stage. On that evening when rain poured down in torrents, the stage reached out to me, a 269.6kReads9.5Score22.3kShelves

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    First book: He has no interest in the female lead, only in the ghost-eating monsters, and the male lead, Bai Yuan, is a "mentally ill person" [laughs]. Second book: Green Apple is his "female lead," the author himself admits it [laughs]. Both are academic novels, and Bao Sha Miao is decisive [full].

25. 25 高 High Martial: Who Still Plays with Fire? I Want to Play with Lightning! 高武：现在谁还玩火啊我要玩雷！ Run, There's Poison Gas!快跑毒Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Genius] [Multiple Superpowers] [Mutant Beasts] [Demons] [Myriad Races] [Lightning Superpower from the Start] [Humanity Doesn’t Fight Among Itself, It’s More United Than Ever!] [No Heroine, No Harem, No Romantic Subplots, So Don’t Make Things Up.] (The opening pace is a little slow, so please bear with it.) (The audiobook is out, so enjoy without worry.) After an accident, Ji Churen transmigrated to a high-martial world where everyone could awaken superpowers. Mutant beasts invaded, demons ran r 35.8kReads8.4Score3.2kShelves
26. 26 我 I Am the Spirit-Medium Arrow God 我，通灵箭神 Huoyang Daoren火阳道人Urban799k WordsOngoing [No heroine] [No transmigration] [No System] In a world overrun by ferocious beasts, with the Beast God on the verge of descending, Guan Jue is an archer, a profession nobody thinks much of. He becomes the bargain disciple of a Martial God candidate, taken in just to make up the numbers, but proves himself step by step until he becomes a core force. The blessing of [Arrowheart Communion] lets him communicate with the twelve spirits of every element, while gradually allowing him to glimpse the se 2.7kReads8.2Score275Shelves

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    Two or three thousand heartthrobs, then one is low-key, and then not the strongest; if you mind that, please don't enter. These are all ensemble portraits.

27. 27 什 What? That Background Character Is Actually the Team Leader 什么？那个路人甲才是团队领队 Sen Ce森测Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Everyone's Favorite + Mild Harem Appeal + Superpower Tournament] Lou Zhiqing thinks he's just an unremarkable passerby. All he has to do is awaken an ordinary ability, just like in the original story. After all, simply staying alive as a sickly person is already good enough. But at the awakening ceremony, a pillar of seven-colored light blasts through the sky, and a spirit body capable of taking every form surrounds him. He awakens as an SSS-grade Origin Spirit Tame 17.2kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves
28. 28 S An SSS-Rank Superpower Is Impressive? Now It's Mine SSS级异能很牛？现在是我的了 I Really Want to Get Rich好想变有钱人Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [No System, no heroine + genius protagonist + ridiculously powerful background + doesn't play the pig to eat the tiger + strong male lead + nuanced supporting cast + important characters have no romantic pairings] [I'm a genius. It's only natural for me to have a few extra superpowers, right?] [What great demon? I'm so handsome, so you can't possibly mean me.] [If it's pocket change, it doesn't count!] From the start, after transmigrating, his parents were both dead and the campus belle confesse 52.5kReads9.1Score6.1kShelves

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    Don't feel stifled, come to my aid if needed, young master.

29. 29 欺 The God of Deception Never Lies 欺诈之神他永不说谎 Linear Operator线性算子Two Male Leads624k WordsOngoing [Sharp-tongued, scheming goofball bottom × older, imposing commander top] [Ensemble cast, power couple, satisfying story, mutually faithful, everyone has their wits about them, plot-driven] The leads meet relatively late. Includes mild coercion by the top toward the bottom, as well as voyeurism. Cheng Ling, an elite lawyer at a Jiangcheng law firm and a demon on the debate stage, had the misfortune of dying violently in the street. The three gods in charge of his life and death told him, “We can 55.1kReads9.5Score7.5kShelves

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    Looking for stories about superpowered academies and competitive leagues! I prefer ensemble casts where everyone is intelligent, no mindless protagonists with overpowered abilities, and stories where victory is achieved through strategy and tactics. Good team dynamics are important, and the supporting characters and villains shouldn't be unnecessarily stupid. I recently finished reading "The God of Deception He Never Lies" and really enjoyed it; looking for similar recommendations!

30. 30 邪 Evil God Moran! 邪神墨然！ Three Winds 11三风11Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted Why does the headless ghost in the hospital keep praying at midnight? Why does the skin-stealing ghost in the desolate mountain village wail without stopping? And why does the long-haired female ghost in the studio apartment shriek in the middle of the night? None of this is a distortion of human nature, much less a collapse of morality. It’s just that… someone’s having an episode! In an age when horror has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant, Bai Yuan, dressed in a hospital gown, smiled ca 155.2kReads9.3Score16.3kShelves
31. 31 瞳 The Age of Pupil Arts: I Awakened the Supreme Double Pupils from the Start 瞳术时代：开局觉醒至尊重瞳 A Sword Forged Over Ten Thousand Years万年磨一剑Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Chu Feng transmigrates to a world in the Age of Eye Arts, where everyone has a chance to awaken a soul-bound Super Eye. Enter the Tower of Myriad Heavens, complete role-playing missions, earn Evolution Points, and unlock powerful eye arts! The world of martial arts, the world of Shushan, the mysterious world... Every mission across the heavens has an Eye-Bearer with a protagonist's destiny! Kill an Eye-Bearer, and you can even gain an extra Super Eye talent and an SSS rating! From the start, Chu 1.6kReads8.3Score160Shelves

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    Feeling like you're looking for something to read? If so, I'll recommend this one. It has no female lead, and it's all about decisive action, academic style, and geniuses. However, it was quite popular before, and after about a year or two, nobody remembered it. But I still think it's really good.

32. 32 我 I'm F-Rank, and I'm Slaying It at University! 我F级，在大学杀疯了！ Big Zhong Who Loves Hot Pot吃火锅的大钟Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [High Martial Arts + No Female Lead + No System + Slow Burn + Passionate + Growth] After years of being tormented by illness, Qi Feng is about to lose his chance to attend college. Just as despair closes in, Longguo University opens up a new life for him. But he never imagined that a mysterious forbidden zone existed in a city crisscrossed with steel and concrete. As the real world is about to be revealed to everyone, as a secret guarded for many years is about to come to light, and as the entir 17.6kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    Both books are quite good. The second one is especially exciting and enjoyable; I even cried a little bit during it [facepalm]. Both have no female lead and absolutely no romantic subplots, which is fantastic [heart emoji].

33. 33 御 Beast Taming: Awakening the Eye of Destiny from the Start 御兽：开局觉醒天命之瞳 Slowly, Not Late缓缓不晚Urban756k WordsOngoing [Beast Taming + Urban Fantasy + Status Panel + Evolution + Academy + Competitions + No Main Female Lead] Lin Yixuan transmigrates to a world of beast tamers. He expects to become an ordinary tamer, but at sixteen, he awakens an S-rank talent: the Eye of Destiny. Nothing in the world holds any secrets from him. While other tamers are still testing their spirit beasts' potential, Lin Yixuan has already found the optimal evolution path. While his opponents are still hiding their strength, he has al 68Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend the third book; it's ruthless and decisive, with an academy in the early stages and a lone wolf theme later. The first book, as the author stated, has writing that isn't the best, but you can see it gradually improving. The second book is also decent. All three books are pretty solid; they don't have the clichéd provocations or taunts (the third book has a few, but I can accept it; it's not very weird, it depends on the individual).

34. 34 御 Beast Taming Sequence: Evolving from Weak to Godhood 御兽序列：从弱小进化，登顶成神 Feiyu Liangning飞羽梁宁Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Beast Taming] [Pets] [Game] [No Romance / No Female Lead] Su Ningyu transmigrates into the game world of Beast Taming Sequence. This is a world where Beast Taming is the norm. When he awakens his Beast Taming Codex, Su Ningyu logs into the game. Not only does he awaken a new Beast Taming Codex, he also awakens the Black Gold Codex from his previous life's account, inheriting the talents and beast companions within it. The Black Gold Codex talent [Bloodline Catalog] lets Su Ningyu see the di 60.7kReads8.5Score8kShelves
35. 35 说 They Said the Insectoid Race Was the Weakest, So How Are You an Army All by Yourself? 说好虫族最弱，你一人成军？ Zi Hei籽黑Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [The comic adaptation, From Ant to Queen of the Hive, is now live!] [Insectoid Calamity + Beast Taming + No Romance + Decisive and Ruthless + Profit Above All + Swarm Building + Lone Wolf + No Transformation] This is a turbulent age of abyssal invasions, where everyone tames beasts. Lin Qun, a slum boy who grew up alone, awakens the universally recognized weakest, lowest-potential F-rank creature: the black-backed ant. With no resources and no connections, he faces hell difficulty from the start 44.7kReads7.9Score5.7kShelves
36. 36 你 You're a Sword Immortal, and You're Not Just Strong, You're Ridiculously Handsome! 你这剑仙，强的同时又过分帅气！ Dirt Dog Egg土狗蛋儿Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Class Change for Everyone + Passionate Battles + Ridiculous Comedy + Multiple Classes + Leveling Up + Defend Our Homeland + An Absurdly Handsome Protagonist] After transmigrating to a world where everyone changes class, Lu Sheng discovers that his quest panel often glitches, assigning him all sorts of bizarre missions. By completing them, he keeps earning Charm rewards and becomes the handsomest guy in school. At the pep rally held a hundred days before the college entrance exams, Qiu He, the s 62.9kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves

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    🎉This is the third book in the series featuring a fantastic ensemble cast of characters from a magical academy! An Miao receives her acceptance letter from Hua Ling Magic Academy, embarking on a wondrous magical journey. A slow-burn story with no romantic pairings, it follows the entire team from their initial "incident" upon entering the academy to becoming a Grand Magister. The competition is fierce, and the story is incredibly exciting!

37. 37 御 Beast Taming: From the Start, I Got a Monkey and a Cheat 御兽：开局一只猴，一个挂 Sweet Orange甜蜜蜜的橙子Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Beast Taming + Simplification + No Romance + Lighthearted Wish Fulfillment] Yi Tian transmigrates to a world of beast taming and obtains a Simplified Beast Taming System. Anything related to beast taming can be simplified. From the start, he forms a contract with a stone monkey that loves liquor! They say stone monkeys have no evolution path? Then I'll create one! Add a staff, some armor, and a cloud to ride on. Nice, that's got the right feel! When the assembled geniuses see the stone monkey s 87kReads9.1Score12.2kShelves
38. 38 魔 A School of Magic? We Have One in the East, Too! 魔法学院？我东方也有！ Two Mao二毛钱Modern Romance4.8M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + academy + magic + no romance + (important: slow burn!)] [Note: There are no absolute villains, and being “stupid” doesn't necessarily mean someone is actually stupid.] Beep--- “Your admission letter to Hualing Magic Academy has arrived. Please check your inbox.” Who could have imagined that the magic novels she once loved would become reality? And even more surprising, there was a magic academy in the East. An Miao hugged her admission letter, beaming as she set off for the acad 11.7kReads9.1Score2kShelves
39. 39 全EN Global Martial Arts: My Martial Arts Can Cultivate on Their Own 全球高武：我的武功能主动修炼 Staying Home to Breathe Formaldehyde宅家吸甲醛Urban2.5M WordsCompleted In a world of high martial prowess, my martial arts keep cheating on their own all day... No, wait! I just have moments of enlightenment and train hard for 24 hours a day, that's all! Ning Chuan had only planned to develop steadily and get into a good university. But during the hundred-day countdown ceremony before the college entrance exams, Thunder Sparrows attacked. Ning Chuan drew his blade and killed three in an instant! From then on, he began crushing everything in his path! At the genius 59.6kReads9.2Score5.2kShelves
40. 40 高 High Martial: The Villain System, My Infamy Is Known to All 高武：恶人系统，我恶名无人不知 They Call Me Gambler我叫赌徒Urban414k WordsOngoing [Satisfying Story + Ruthless Protagonist + Stat Allocation + Swordsmanship + No Regrets + Sigma Male + No Female Lead] Li Changqing transmigrates to a high-martial-arts world and awakens the Villain System. Every evil deed he commits earns him Villain Points, which he can use to raise his stats. "I've spent over ten years cultivating to this level, and for you to reach it should take at least... What?! You did it in a week?" "This technique is incredibly difficult. I spent half my life cultivati 208Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    This guy is truly insane with killing. I've been in the dark room a few times, and I think he's pretty good. I don't know why his rating is so low. He's usually cold and sarcastic, but when he was wanted, he just fought his way out. Basically, it's just constant killing. Is he sentimental? Will he help those who helped him before if they're in trouble? Well, there are only one or two people like that. After that, it's all about killing. Anyone who gets in his way is instantly killed. It's really satisfying! Even those with higher cultivation levels are instantly killed.

41. 41 司 Commander Si, Why Are You Standing with the Monsters? 司统大人，您怎么站怪物那边了？ Little Black the Firebreather喷火小黑Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [No female lead + no romantic tension + no romance + ruthless and decisive] Amid the crowds beneath the neon-lit cityscape, there are monsters wearing human skin, walking among them just like ordinary people. The news says these people are called the Awakened. They feed on human flesh and are savage monsters. One quiet afternoon, an ordinary high school sophomore undergoes a transformation and becomes one of the Awakened, standing against all of humanity! To survive, he makes a pact with a god a 102.6kReads8.7Score10.4kShelves

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    This book is great. It's the only one I ever read a few chapters of and then gave up on. Then I saw tons of people recommending it, and with nothing else to read, I got curious about why it was so appealing. So, the answer is obvious, you all know what I mean.

42. 42 当 When the Uncanny Descends on the World, Death Is the End 当诡异降临世界，死亡即是终点 Qingyuan Vocational High School Prodigy庆元职高小天才Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horrors descend + no System + fresh worldbuilding + survival + semi-infinite-flow + no do-gooder protagonist + not dark + supernatural abilities] In the best years of his life, amid the exuberance of youth, Su Yuan thought his days would remain peaceful and beautiful forever. Then a line of bloody text appeared on the blackboard during evening study. [In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears outside your dorm room... How long will it take to kill you?] Everyone thought it wa 390.6kReads9.3Score43.5kShelves

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    I highly recommend the first book: no romance, geniuses, ensemble cast, good-looking cast, and a school setting. The second book is also quite good; it features geniuses and good-looking cast members.

43. 43 御 Beast Taming: A Snow Mountain Lord from the Start 御兽：开局一只雪山君 The Sky Won't Do It Again天不再Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Birds and beasts, fish and shrimp in streams. Mountains and rivers, seas, wind, fire, thunder, and lightning. Anything that exists has the potential to transform its [spiritual essence] and advance into a [spirit beast]. The most powerful can even shape entire ecosystems, nurture their own followers, claim territory, and style themselves lords! Becoming a Lord is the hope of all beasts; becoming a Duke is the aspiration of humankind. The mist-wreathed [Mangque Mountain], the [Bridge of Meng Po] 28.6kReads8.3Score2.3kShelves

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    The childhood sweetheart disappears quickly, and it's a one-sided affair; the protagonist doesn't like her at all.

44. 44 都 Everyone Says I'm Crazy, But I'm Perfectly Normal 都说我是精神病，可我是正常人啊 Twilight Cicadas Hear the Wind暮蝉听风Urban178k WordsOngoing [Urban high martial arts + transmigration + genius + comedy + decisive action + no romance + nobody gets dumbed down + a protagonist who’s occasionally not quite right in the head] The rating is low because it just came out. Jiang Qi transmigrates into a high-martial-arts world where the Strange Abyss has descended and mutant beasts run rampant, and finds himself in the body of a mental patient. He expects a future full of obstacles, but unexpectedly awakens a top-tier talent. With this talent, 1Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    They're all without a female lead; it's been a while, and I've forgotten which ones are from the school setting and which are ruthless and decisive.

45. 45 我 I Traded Seven Lives with the Gods 我与神明一换七 Isn't It My Turn Now?该轮到我了吧Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A protagonist who grows over time, slow burn, plot-driven, passionate, not mindless, not invincible, no System] No one knew that every year, there were actually two kinds of exam papers at the college entrance exams. The first kind was visible to everyone. Most people couldn’t see the second. If you did well on the first, you could be selected for a happy life, becoming a social elite like a doctor or lawyer and marrying a refined, accomplished wife. You could live happily ever after. You could 3kReads8.7Score253Shelves
46. 46 开 SSS-Rank Talent from the Start: Who Dares Take My Sword Strike? 开局SSS级天赋：谁敢接我一剑 Feng Xing沨行Urban695k WordsCompleted High-martial-arts world + no female lead + leveling up With an SSS-rank talent and a mysterious sword spirit teacher from the start, Jiang Wuyuan has just one question: How could I possibly lose? Several years later. There will no longer be anyone guarding the abyss. Because I've filled it in., Jiang Wuyuan 6.4kReads8.7Score814Shelves
47. 47 人 Human Genius? Sorry, I’m a Deviant 人类天才？抱歉，我是畸变种 Mesopotamian Plains美索不达米亚的平原Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No System] [No Romance] [The protagonist conceals his identity and is on humanity's side] [Ensemble Cast] Su Zhan transmigrated, and from the start he witnessed a scene of domestic harmony. His parents in this new body would do anything for each other, a heartwarming sight. In the city, there was a kind of creature. They looked no different from humans, but they hunted people to survive and grow stronger. People called them Aberrants. And Su Zhan was one of them. 10.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves
48. 48 黑 The Night Endures, and I Walk the World with the Light 黑夜长存，我伴光明行于世间 Rain Falls Tearfully雨落潸潸Urban469k WordsOngoing (High-Level Martial Arts + No Female Lead) A hundred years ago, the sky was bright for three days, and a scarlet meteor streaked across it... The mysterious, the bizarre, the supernatural... Mystery and the uncanny descended upon the world, while terror and despair became part of everyday life. When darkness seeks to devour humanity, should people kneel and bow their heads, or beg for mercy on their knees? Or should they... draw their swords and challenge Heaven! This is an extraordinary age! An 101Reads8.0Score—Shelves
49. 49 怪 Monsters Run Amok: I Sweep This World with Laughter 怪物横行：我以笑声横扫此界 Hardworking Goldfish努力的金鱼Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [No female lead + System + transmigration + demon beasts + undead + artificial intelligence] Lu Yu transmigrates to a strange world of spirit and martial arts, where technology and cultivation, demon beasts and the undead overturn everything he thought he knew. Luckily, a golden finger is essential for anyone who transmigrates. But after reading the System’s introduction, he decides he’d be better off without this ridiculous thing. He’s a man through and through, not some peerless beauty, so why 2.8kReads8.9Score246Shelves
50. 50 以EN In the Name of Justice: Slaying the High-Martial Multiverse 以正义之名，斩尽高武苍生 Ya Qi鸦栖Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment + Overwhelming dominance + Ruthless + No female lead] In the interstellar age, martial arts flourish. Chu Sheng binds himself to the Justice System. Every righteous deed earns him a reward. Being timid and submissive is not justice. Justice that comes too late is pure bullshit! Justice means striking hard! Taking the initiative! Evil must be punished! If the wicked don’t die, should I die instead? Evil breeds evil! What do you do when someone frames you? Hit back! What do 42kReads8.1Score3.9kShelves

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