No Heroine, Expansive Worldbuilding, A Smart Protagonist, No Romance, and a Talented Lead 无女主，世界观宏大，不无脑，无暧昧，有天赋

1. 1 稳 Steady Cultivation: From the Start, My Perk Is Work-Life Balance 稳健修仙：开局词条劳逸结合 Little Goose with a Cowlick呆毛的小鹅Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Cultivation · Cautious Protagonist · Playing the Fool to Catch the Wise · Traits · Fame · Lie Flat · Longevity · Farming] (This book has been adapted into a short drama and an animated comic.) Su Yuan is reborn in a cultivation world and discovers that the path to cultivation is full of obstacles: he has no talent, no resources, and no connections. Luckily, he activates a System and obtains Traits with astonishing effects! [Work and Rest in Balance]: You’re great at balancing work and rest. The 44.7kReads8.2Score3.5kShelves

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   No female lead at all. The first one, "Why Can't I Turn on the Lights?" [Smirk], is too gloomy 🤭. The second one, "Simulation," is basically a free inheritance, and the leveling speed is quite fast. The third one has a bit of an epic feel. The fourth one is all pawns before becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator, and they die tragically; it's all about scheming. The fifth, sixth, and seventh ones are all fanfiction, but they're still readable. For the others, see my completed bookshelf.

2. 2 模 Simulation: Suppressing Destiny, I Become an Immortal Venerable in Three Days 模拟：镇压天命，我三日速成仙尊 Immortal Venerable in Three Days三天成仙尊Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Immortal Cultivation, Simulator, No Realm Suppression, Never Goes on Hiatus, Plot, Wish Fulfillment, Villain, Decisive and Ruthless] Su Xuan becomes a low-level cultivator in the immortal cultivation world. After failing to join a sect, he decides to take his chances in a secret realm. Just then, he awakens the Immortal Cultivation Simulator. Before each simulation begins, he also awakens an incredibly powerful talent. These talents can increase his cultivation speed, improve his spiritual root 6kReads7.4Score526Shelves
3. 3 徒 I Tear Dragons Apart Bare-Handed, and I'm Really a Qi Refining Practitioner 徒手裂蛟龙，我真是练气士 Food and Clothing in Five Cities衣食五城Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing A beam of light pierces the heavens, carrying everything to the ultimate destination. Slay wyrms and ghosts, destroy angels and demons. Have immortals and gods ever truly been beyond reach? Lu Ming looked up. It was all plain to see... (With my Enhancement Talent, give me a 128-fold boost to my comprehension first. Let me see how this works!) He treads across the Heavenly Court and the underworld, weighing the cosmos in his palm. The calamities of slaughter never cease, and neither do the battle 62.2kReads8.7Score5.6kShelves
4. 4 百 A Hundred Lifetimes of Reincarnation: I Will Become an Immortal 百世轮回：我终将成仙 Situ Liu司徒流Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Warning: the protagonist has no moral limits] [Dark story] [Not a saintly protagonist] [No heroine] [Decisive and ruthless] [Intelligent protagonist] This is the story of a despicable man who reincarnates a hundred times and seeks the path to immortality in the cracks between worlds. 6.4kReads6.9Score398Shelves
5. 5 开 From the Start: Creating Heteromorphic Knights 开局：创造异类骑士 10186050Urban1.1M WordsOngoing This book tells the story of a young man from another world who gains the power to become a king. He will rise to rule supreme over the Otherworldly Knights, and here he will create the very first one. “Oh, I think I may have said a bit too much.” 2.6kReads6.8Score182Shelves
6. 6 穿 Transmigrating into the Rocks Pirates, Getting a Tiny Bit Stronger Every Day 穿越洛克斯团，每天变强亿点点 Lord Qiantang0208钱塘君0208Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted The score just came out, and it'll gradually go up. Read without worry; there are no toxic points. [The Shadow of Rocks] [Whitebeard's Closest Friend] [Kaido's "Teacher"] [The Man Who Made Roger's Scalp Tingle] After transmigrating into the Rocks Pirates as their first crew member, Lin Nuo originally just wanted to be a harmless, easygoing adviser. But after eating the Assimilation Fruit, he can constantly assimilate the strength of anyone powerful as long as he stays by their side! Defeat an op 31.1kReads7.3Score3.7kShelves
7. 7 龙 Dragon Ball: My Fan Is Kakarot 龙珠：我的粉丝是卡卡罗特 Endless Flame Domain无尽火域Anime Fanfiction675k WordsCompleted [Invincible Protagonist ➕ Show-Off King] [Absurd ➕ Hilarious] After transmigrating into Satan, in the Dragon Ball world where power levels are off the charts, he gets bound to a System that grants him power based on his number of fans. Every fan gives him 1 point of battle power each day. To defeat monsters like Cell, Majin Buu, and Beerus, he turns all six billion people on Earth into his fans, and his daily battle power multiplies tenfold, a hundredfold, even a thousandfold! Then the System up 1.4kReads5.5Score133Shelves
8. 8 恐 Terrifying Nightmare: Extreme Survival in a Bizarre World 恐怖噩梦：我在诡异世界极限逃生 Young Bear年轻熊Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, mildly scary, no romance] Wang Yan wearily opened his front door. Inside, he saw the woman next door holding and soothing a baby, staring at him in terror. “Sorry, I’ve got the wrong apartment.” He quickly apologized and backed out, then slammed the door shut. Standing in the pitch-black hallway, he found himself unable to decide what was more terrifying: seeing his female neighbor in his home, or seeing the baby who had died long ago… 410.7kReads9.4Score78kShelves

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   This goes without saying; it's chilling to watch.

9. 9 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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   An invincible system, a satisfying read! No female lead, no romantic subplots. He ruthlessly slaughters powerful martial artists in the name of justice—absolutely exhilarating! Anyone who provokes him is instantly killed. If a woman tries to use him as a shield, he'll cripple her with a single punch. Even if a beautiful woman tries to seduce him, he'll just kill her with two slashes! 🤭🤭 Give it a try! No more talk, let's get started! 😅🤭

10. 10 凡 A Mortal’s Immortal Destiny 凡人仙命 The City Falls, Yet the Flowers Say Nothing倾城花不语Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Mortal’s journey] [Traditional xianxia] [No System] [No harem] Ding Dali, an orphan from a mountain village, happened to find a white porcelain bottle in a river, and thus began his path to immortality. The white porcelain bottle can refine ordinary things into supreme treasures: Pour river water into it, and it becomes Primordial Jade Liquid; put in weeds, and they become top-grade spirit herbs; keep ordinary iron inside, and it becomes a divine weapon capable of slaying immortals; throw in r 5.1kReads8.1Score594Shelves

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    Ding Dali, an orphan from a mountain village, stumbles upon a white porcelain bottle in a river, thus embarking on his path to immortality. This bottle can transform ordinary objects into supreme treasures. Pour river water into it, and it becomes Primordial Jade Elixir; add weeds, and they become top-grade spiritual herbs; nurture ordinary iron, and it becomes a divine weapon capable of slaying immortals; throw in discarded pills, and they become rare elixirs… A mere mortal, wielding this treasure bottle, ultimately proves his immortality! [Under Construction][Under Construction][Under Construction][Under Construction][Under Construction]

11. 11 被 After My Golden Core Was Stolen, I Awakened the Spiritual Root of Heaven and Earth 被夺了金丹后，我激活了天地灵根 Trouble at Chize池泽生变Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Sequel: Bad News! My Dad Married Into Another Family, and I Became a Carefree Rogue Cultivator [Survivalist Cultivation + Not a Power Fantasy + Daily Life + Farming + No Female Lead + Ruthless + Old Schemer + System + Dark + Lone Wolf + Rogue Cultivator] Chen Si had a single Wood Spiritual Root, and his master, Daoist Changsheng, poured everything into cultivating him as a supreme elixir. On the day Chen Si formed his Golden Core, his master took it for himself. After escaping with a Void-Evasio 18.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    This novel about cultivating immortality without a female protagonist is really good. It's not mindless, and the author is very good at creating plot holes. Some of the plot holes are confusing at first, but you only realize them later on.

12. 12 穿 Transmigrate Across the Heavens, Expose the Dragon-Slaying Saber from the Start 穿越诸天，开局曝光屠龙宝刀 Venerable Jiuxuan九轩尊者Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing No female lead + no romance or ambiguity + not a bleeding-heart do-gooder + decisive and ruthless + levels up alone + invincible + feel-good power fantasy. Lei Hu accidentally transmigrates to the world of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. Once he realizes where he is, he reveals the secrets of the Dragon-Slaying Saber and the Heaven Sword in order to survive, throwing the martial world into chaos. This gives him a chance to learn martial arts, become a master, and eventually shatter the void i 3kReads5.1Score119Shelves

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    This story is supposed to have no female lead, no harem, no ambiguous relationships, and no saintly protagonist. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, cultivating alone. With no woman in his heart, his sword moves with divine might.

13. 13 神 Divinity: The Awakening of the Military Soul, Mythology Is Bound to Descend 神祇：军魂觉醒，神话终将降临 Mu Shuangxi木双夕Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted In a world of deities, transcend dimensions and become a god! The Yellow Springs Road of the Forgotten River, the Flowers of the Other Shore, and the Bridge of Helplessness. With a three-spirit altar of heroic spirits, undead, and gods and demons, rebuild Fengdu’s ghost realm, forge the supreme netherworld, and roam the Myriad Worlds! 28.9kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    This is essential; the entire prehistoric world is populated by the protagonist's clan.

14. 14 神 God-Tier Artisan: I Have Two Kinds of Transcendent Bloodlines 神级工匠：我有两种超凡血脉 Wu Ren Bu Zi勿人不自Eastern Fantasy887k WordsOngoing [No heroine + Western fantasy artisan system + multiple planes + fantasy adventure + native male lead with maxed-out looks + an enormous world still unfolding] (Just got its rating) “You have two choices.” “First, uncover the secrets of your people and become the King of the Fairies. The price is that you will have a perfect appearance, adored by everyone yet forever alone.” “Second, explore the mysteries of alchemy and embark on the path of an artisan. The price is that your desires will never 4kReads8.2Score461Shelves

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    No female lead, no romantic subplots, a genius-driven story. The world-building revolves around various great beings creating interstellar clusters tailored to their own attributes. The protagonist is born into a cluster within a star system dominated by a great being known for forging. Later, there are star systems dominated by mages, demons, and others. Each star system has its own pursuits and systems, leaning towards Western fantasy and somewhat slow-paced.

15. 15 我 I'm Not Mentally Ill! There's Just a God Living Inside Me 我不是精神病！我只是体内有尊神 Lie Flat Salty Fish Bishop躺平的咸鱼主教Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Purely unhinged comedy + a tiny bit of angst, but it won't affect the lunatic plot, hehe + no formulaic tropes + no couples + not an invincible power fantasy (readers who mind, beware) It starts very slowly but takes off completely later! (˶‾᷄ ⁻̫ ‾᷅˵)] Note: This story contains some mature and unusual content. Please read with discretion! Also, the protagonist is a lifelong bachelor and will never have a romance or flirtation with any character! Don't see a female character and immediately call 14kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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    Everything's there, everything's there, meow!

16. 16 我EN The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 65.6kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves

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    It's a great read. Although the protagonist is somewhat like a villain, killing all the creatures he created, it's undeniably much better than the previous two books.

17. 17 网 Online Game: Divine Thief, I Am the Lawless One 网游：神级盗贼，我即是无法无天 The Peerless Playboy, Me, Pang Hu绝世骚男我胖虎Sports203k WordsOngoing [Rating just released!] [God-Tier Thief Novel + Game Merges with Reality + One-of-a-Kind Style] [Overpowered Talent + Lone-Wolf Adventures + Hilarious Troll Vibes + Not Reborn + No Annoying Plot Points: No Heroine, No Little Sister, No Feuds from the Start] [Written by the real deal, read with confidence] He's a thief so absurdly powerful that his one skill, stealing, terrifies countless players and NPCs: Shops in small towns are robbed one after another, and the mayor's treasury is ransacked. T 2.2kReads8.2Score122Shelves

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    This is a book I wrote myself. It's a thief-themed novel with a lone wolf protagonist who is decisive and ruthless. There are no female leads or younger sisters. My first book is currently being serialized. The protagonist is a carefree, lawless thief nicknamed "Phantom Thief of Shame." It's kind of fun.

18. 18 我 One More Pickpocketing Spree and You Might End Up Exposed! 我一个偷窃下去，你可能会走光！ The Peerless Playboy, Me, Pang Hu绝世骚男我胖虎Sports684k WordsCompleted [Online Game + SSS-Rank Talent + Lone-Wolf Adventurer + Ruthless + Lawless + Not Reborn + No Female Lead, No Sick and Dying Sister, Read with Confidence] The online game Divine Revelation has taken the world by storm. Tired of grinding for money in games, Zhou Ming decides this time to become a thief, but unexpectedly awakens the SSS-rank talent “Infinite Potential,” which allows a chosen skill to grow without limit. And so, a thief with a ridiculously powerful stealing ability is born! “I admit 15.2kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves
19. 19 让 You Were Told to Join the Patrol Division, So Why Did You Bring About the Twilight of the Gods? 让你加入巡检司，你成诸神黄昏？ Powered Firecracker动力二踢脚Urban298k WordsCompleted [Gods, unconventional supernatural powers, not an academy story, no female lead, no System] Supernatural powers descend, turning the rules of the world upside down. Fierce beasts run rampant, while corruption and countless crises abound. Only by awakening their innate power and becoming a supernatural can people stand at the summit of the world. Shen Jin has spent eighteen years since transmigrating to Blue Star, and gained the power to control darkness. He can also copy abilities: all he has to 60Reads6.4Score102Shelves
20. 20 武 Martial Arts Are Useless? I Use Superpowers to Evolve Them into the Ultimate Path 武道无用？我以异能演化武道通神 Alluring惹火Urban705k WordsCompleted [High Martial Arts + Superpowers + Two Worlds + The Pace Takes Off Midway + No Female Lead] Chen Moxian awakens a superpower that can analyze anything and everything, but his body is still ordinary. And the opponents he'll soon face include: A body of steel that can tear apart tanks with its bare hands, a reborn person who can return from death without limit, and a transmigrator from Blue Star with a System that lets him grow stronger at lightning speed... After an accident sends Chen Moxian to 717Reads8.3Score106Shelves
21. 21 揍 Beat People to Boost My Cultivation, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the High-Martial World! 揍人爆修为，我杀穿高武万族！ Matter, Form, Loss, World事式失世Urban292k WordsCompleted [Unrelentingly Satisfying + Takes Off Within Half a Chapter + Ruthless and Decisive + Never Takes an Insult + Dominates from Start to Finish + Brutal + Rapid Power-Ups + No Holding Back His Level] Accused of being a creep from the start, Ji Qiu beats up a self-righteous girl and activates the Tyrant System. He earns potential points by defeating opponents, and double the amount by killing them. What's more, potential points spent learning techniques can be reset and refunded! His classmates humi 8.6kReads8.4Score667Shelves
22. 22 高 High Martial: This Game Is So Realistic, Where's the Exit Button? 高武：游戏很真实，我退出键呢？ Teemo the Singer唱歌的提莫Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Legendary Lover King] + [Great Xia Night Watchers] + [A Demon Lord Feared by the Myriad Worlds] + [Even aliens have to pay taxes.] Boiling water burns red fire ants and still gives EXP. So when Gu Bai was blasted into another world, he thought he was playing a video game. After putting on an impressive performance during an anomalous incident, he was talked into joining Great Xia's official Night Watch organization. In this era of supernatural forces returning, the Night Watchers have just land 55.7kReads8.7Score6.2kShelves
23. 23 星EN Star Martial Pinnacle 星武绝巅 Catfish Book猫鱼书Urban863k WordsOngoing [Stellar-Era Martial Arts] [No Female Lead, No Romance, Just the Thrill of Battle!] [Talent Copying] [The Author Has Already Completed a High-Martial-Arts Novel Nearly Two Million Words Long, So Read with Confidence] In the interstellar era, humanity has spread across the cosmos. Interstellar colonization, spaceships, alien races, and eldritch gods from beyond the boundaries of the universe... They arrive one after another. Chen Yu comes bearing a golden finger that lets him copy talents. All he 288kReads9.1Score32.2kShelves

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    How about trying this one? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more exciting it gets! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

24. 24 怪 Monsters? Monsters Are Exactly What I Kill! 怪物？我杀的就是怪物！ Heavy Trust 1重托1Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive and Ruthless] [Arrogant and Ungrateful] [Villain Protagonist] [No Female Lead] [No Goody-Two-Shoes] When countless secret-realm rifts tore open across Blue Star, humanity's fate was no longer in its own hands. Terrified, the masses prayed to every god they could think of, while heroes turned the tide amid the ruins. And some people, hidden in the shadows, transformed into new monsters. While the whole world begged on its knees for heroes to save them, Zhu Sha did only three things... k 48.5kReads8.1Score5.6kShelves
25. 25 你 Don't You Feel Guilty Robbing the Supernatural? 你抢劫诡异良心不会痛吗？ Lord of Bailu City白鹿城主Mystery577k WordsOngoing [Bandit-style protagonist + lighthearted comedy + no female lead + invincible protagonist + decisive and ruthless + cruel, cunning, and underhanded + one ghost coin buys a year of magic power] [The new book’s rating just came out. It’ll probably go up later.] … Late at night, the law enforcement bureau received a mysterious phone call. “Hello, is this the law enforcement bureau?” “I want to turn myself in.” “There’s a human named Wen Liang outside my door. He’s wrapped in soul-locking chain 34.9kReads7.1Score4kShelves
26. 26 高 My Summer Job After High School: I Tear Through the Ten Thousand Clans in the Wasteland! 高三暑假工，我在荒原手撕万族！ A Stroke Across Mountains and Seas山海一笔Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Saintly Do-Gooders Deserve to Die] [Ruthless Heartbreaker] [Veteran Gourmet] [Emotionless Beast-Slaughtering Machine] After transmigrating to a high-martial world, Wang Dao, a student who failed the college entrance exam, suddenly awakens a System. As long as he eats meat packed with powerful energy, he can grow stronger and even learn martial arts from it. By chance, he joins the Zhenhuang Army. From then on, the army gains a temp worker whose enemies 4.2kReads7.4Score362Shelves
27. 27 让 You Told Me to Train in Martial Arts, But I Just Rely on Stats! 让你练武，你纯靠数值啊！ Tang Jihan汤极寒Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Cat-Eared Boy + Ensemble Cast + Simple Skills + Stat Monster + No Romance + Brutal Damage Output + Konoha Camaraderie + No Angst + The Protagonist Is Reckless, Not Stupid] At sixteen, Song Yang awakens a Dust-tier ability, a beast-transformation ability that turns him into a cow cat. His stats are pitifully low. In a world ruled entirely by the strong, Song Yang's only future seems to be living as an ordinary person, forever shut out from the world of ability users. But then he notices somethin 9.8kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves
28. 28 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
29. 29 体 My Stamina Keeps Refreshing: Can the Weakest Talent Become the Strongest? 体能无限刷新，最弱天赋变最强？ Sword-Wielding Rabbit挥剑的兔子Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [No flirtation + high-martial arts superpowers + System stat allocation + humor + identity + academy + battle armor] The martial arts revival began, and monstrous beasts ran rampant. Xu Lai transmigrated to this world and obtained a Physical Energy Refresh System. Once his physical energy runs out, it automatically refreshes and returns to 100%, while also granting him a talent point. Talent points can increase his vitality and boost his mental strength! And so, a physics-defying energy conserva 461.3kReads8.5Score82kShelves
30. 30 高 The Top Gaokao Scorer Turns Around and Joins an Assassins' Guild 高考状元的我，转身加入杀手组织 Lost My Paintbrush画笔丢了Urban333k WordsOngoing [High Martial Arts + Superpowers + Powerful Protagonist + Fake Wind Style + No Female Lead + System + Leveling + Power Fantasy + Fast-Paced + Genshin Impact + One Piece] Lin Chi transmigrates into a high martial arts world where superpowers reign supreme, only to be betrayed and have his SSS-rank ability forcibly stripped away! At the brink of despair, he awakens the Body Cultivation System. As long as he spends money to allocate points, he can grow infinitely stronger. From the start, he turns 50Reads—Score119Shelves
31. 31 觉 I Failed to Awaken a Divine Sequence, but I'm the Calamity Lord 觉醒神明序列失败，可我是灾厄主 Zhang the Second Generation张二代Urban395k WordsOngoing On the Night of Calamity, the bronze coffin opened, the world was contaminated, and monsters ran rampant. Only those who awakened a divine sequence and became godsworn could wield authority, earn people’s reverence, and survive the apocalypse. Chen Yuan had failed to awaken for three years straight. Everyone at school considered him a good-for-nothing. They all thought he would spend his life scraping by in the shadow of calamity, only to end up as monster food. But no one knew. When night fell, 1.5kReads—Score260Shelves
32. 32 高EN High Martial Arts: The System Has Crashed, Tasks Completed with One Click 高武：系统已崩，任务一键完成 Young Sect Master小宗主Urban1.2M WordsOngoing “The rating just came in. It'll go up.” [High Martial Arts + All Professions + Leveling Up + No Romance] Beasts surround them; city walls mark the boundary. Lin Hao has been in a high-martial world for twelve years since transmigrating. His qi and blood measure 0.3, his meridian aptitude is rock-bottom, his teachers ignore him, his classmates look down on him, and even his parents are about ready to accept his fate. Then, one month before the martial artist entrance exam, the System that's been 150.6kReads7.7Score21.6kShelves
33. 33 开EN Max Out Online Loans at the Start, Speedrun the High Martial World 开局撸爆网贷，一路速通高武 Grass-Eater吃草的人Urban734k WordsCompleted [High Martial Arts] [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Female Lead] [Feel-Good Story] [Never Holds Back His Strength] [Not an Academy Story] Li Zhengyang activates the Money-Powered Martial Arts System: spend money and your vitality increases. What if you have no money at the start? Take out online loans! Other people tremble when they borrow money. He complains that the interest is too low and the credit limit too small. Borrow ten thousand, get seven thousand? Fine. Borrow twenty thousand, get fourte 28.2kReads6.7Score2.7kShelves
34. 34 星 The Biggest Playboy in the Starry Sky 星空第一纨绔 Three Winds 11三风11Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [Three-star mission issued: Go to Glimmer Star and mine ten thousand tons of starlight ore] Lu Xiaobai: “Dad, Mr. Councilor, give me some funding. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!” [Five-star mission issued: Capture the leader of the Bloodsky Star Pirates, who are operating throughout the Radiant Starfield. His crew is said to number over a hundred, so proceed with caution] Lu Xiaobai: “Dad, Mr. Councilor, lend me the hundred thousand soldiers of the Lu family army! 135.2kReads8.0Score12.4kShelves
35. 35 序 Sequence: Sacrifice 序列：祭品 He An Is Simple贺安很简单Urban1.4M WordsOngoing The rating is being suppressed during the new-book period, so feel free to dive in! [Sequence-based growth + He An's new novel + the usual promise: no frustrating setbacks] Sold by his parents to be a human sacrifice, he returns with the Five Ghosts in place of his organs and the Six Demons transformed into his viscera! Mom, Dad, why aren't you smiling anymore? Those people and gods who took my organs, are you ready? I've come to collect what you owe me! 292.7kReads9.1Score32.5kShelves
36. 36 边 I Slaughtered My Way to Godhood on the Frontier, and Now I'll Crush the Academy's Prodigies! 边疆杀戮成神，我打爆学院天骄！ Tai Xia Lao Jun太下老菌Urban2.2M WordsOngoing [No heroine + high-level martial arts + System + ruthless and decisive + talent upgrades + invincible protagonist + traits + not an academy story!] Not an academy story! The protagonist does not go to college! The rating has just come out and will gradually rise! Incredibly satisfying! The further you get, the better it gets! His place was stolen and he was expelled? Shen Tian turns around and walks into the dirtiest exotic-beast abattoir in the city! He only wanted to earn enough to get by, but 58.5kReads7.5Score6.2kShelves
37. 37 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
38. 38 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
39. 39 英 The Age of Heroic Spirits: I Can Simulate Infinite Possibilities 英灵时代，我能模拟无限可能 A Thought of Emptiness一念之空Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Simulator + Invincible Protagonist + the Myriad Worlds [No choosing between options: all simulation rewards are inherited] Earth has entered an age where everyone can summon Heroic Spirits. Once they reach adulthood, people can summon spirits renowned in history from the infinite worlds, using either their innate affinity or a holy relic. Mundane, Noteworthy, Curious, Legendary, Epic, Undying. The powerful can effortlessly destroy cities, shake the earth, or even alter ecosystems, while the full 49.7kReads8.5Score5.2kShelves

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    High-quality infinite flow simulator novel, urban martial arts thriller, grand world view, protagonist with top-tier combat power, and no emotional entanglements.

40. 40 重 Reborn as a Withered Tree, I Rely on Billions of Humans to Become the Tree of Myriad Worlds 重生枯木，亿万人族助我成万界树 Good Fortune at the Door富贵临门Eastern Fantasy642k WordsOngoing [Animated series now streaming] [Eerie] [Evil spirits] [Calamities] [Sanctuaries] [No female lead] [No romance] After transmigrating into an eerie world, he is reborn as a withered tree, easily devoured by calamities and evil spirits. Night falls, black fog spreads, man-eating evil spirits roam everywhere, and city-destroying calamities prowl at every turn. For humanity to survive, people have no choice but to seek shelter in sanctuaries guarded by divine trees. While others are reborn to practi 117.8kReads8.1Score16.9kShelves

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    Both are without a romantic pairing.

41. 41 家 Clan Cultivation: I Am the Guardian Spirit of the Strange Island 家族修仙：我为诡岛镇族祭灵 God in the Wilderness山野间的神Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Not a power fantasy] [Eerie] [Clan Cultivation] [Man-eating] [Eerie] [Unconventional] Zhou Yi was reborn as the sacrificial spirit of an island surrounded by strange gray fog. There were thousands upon thousands of isolated islands like this in the fog. Whenever the full moon rose and some of the fog lifted, another unfamiliar island would appear near each one. Beware: when two islands connect, the inhabitants of the island opposite you... may no longer be human. (The Eerie ranks are Xuanqing, 30.6kReads8.4Score2.5kShelves
42. 42 薪 Embers of the Kindling: My Players Are All Flame Bearers 薪火余烬：我的玩家都是传火者 Cat Taoist猫道士Sports2.5M WordsOngoing “You’ve seen it. There’s no escaping!” Bai Ze listened to the whispers in the night and shook his head. Behind him, countless players emerged with weapons in hand, grinning madly. “Brothers, get in there and smash their heads in!” “Who cares if we saw it? We all saw it!” “Anyone who dares harm our people, no matter how far away, will be punished! From now on, we’ll write the Classic of Mountains and Seas ourselves.” On the blank pages in his mind, Bai Ze kept recording the players’ adventures, c 787Reads7.0Score144Shelves
43. 43 惊EN Horror: I Created the Anomaly Containment Association 惊悚：我打造了异轨收容会 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Horror + Satisfying Power Fantasy + Director’s Tall-Tale Style] Horror games descended upon Blue Star, turning into one eerie dungeon after another. The monsters inside stepped into the real world, and from then on, the world was overrun with the uncanny. Only by conquering every dungeon could humanity stop the supernatural from consuming the world. Otherwise, the eerie realms would merge with reality and turn the human world into a living hell! Shen Yu bound himself to an Anomaly Containmen 48.6kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves
44. 44 求 Survive? Why Would a Warden Like You Need to Survive? 求生？你一个监管者求什么生？ I've Changed My Name Three Times Already我已经换三个名了Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [If you won't clear the level, what are you even trying to survive for?] [I'm a supervisor. Using my privileges to exploit a bug at the perfect moment is totally fair, right?] [Go tell my coworkers that!] Everyone transmigrates, and Lin Qian becomes one of the survivors in the Infinite Tower. Behind every door is a new, unknown world. While everyone else is still hesitating to step outside, Lin Qian has already become a supervisor after winning a bet. [Level 1 Supervisor Salary: Gain one free at 164.3kReads8.8Score17kShelves
45. 45 异 A Sparrow in Another World Builds an Animal Empire 异界麻雀，打造动物帝国 A Little Sparrow Duck一只麻雀鸭Urban3.5M WordsCompleted [Beast Taming] [Evolution] [Lord-style farming] In a Blue Star world invaded by otherworldly forces, Qi Ye became a sparrow and made his home in a terrifying S-rank otherworldly dungeon. He awakens the Animal Leader class, gathers animals scattered throughout the forest, grants them the ability to evolve to higher ranks, and leads them as they grow and evolve. From a frail little sparrow, he becomes the god of animals who rules the land. He turns a rotten forest where not even birds would cra 6.5kReads8.7Score1.3kShelves
46. 46 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.4kReads8.7Score290Shelves

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    A breath of fresh air in the post-apocalyptic rebirth genre! The protagonist's intelligence remains consistently high, the suspense builds layer by layer, the character portrayals are realistic and insightful, and the world-building is grand and unconventional. The writing is solid, and it gets more and more addictive the more you read.

47. 47 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 27kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
48. 48 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.5kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves
49. 49 网EN Online Game: God-Tier Assassin—I Am the Shadow! 网游：神级刺客，我即是暗影！ One for Three Yuan三元一只Sports5.3M WordsOngoing [Online game, assassin, game merges with reality, stats-focused] The mysterious game Godforsaken arrives. Players can kill monsters to gain lifespan, then spend that lifespan to bring their in-game abilities into reality! And so the supernatural descends, and disaster spreads across Blue Star! In his previous life, Qin Feng and his younger sister, Qin Xiaoyou, grew stronger until they were among the world’s top hundred. In the end, though, his star-chasing sister gouged out his eyes to give his 257.2kReads9.1Score30kShelves

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    No female lead, but exceptionally good, especially the second and third books.

50. 50 守 The Age of Guardian Gods: I Bribed the Laws of Karma 守护神纪元：我直接贿赂因果律 Natsume Says Nothing夏目不语Eastern Fantasy700k WordsCompleted [Dark World] [Cross-Time Salvation] [No Female Lead] The Dark World invades, and Earth is about to become the front line in the battle against it. Everyone is drafted and sent to the frontline world to fight the darkness. Guardian Gods are the most important companions a conscript can have if they want to survive. Chen Yu is drafted and awakens the talent to rewrite a Guardian God's life. From then on, he crosses time and space to take part in his Guardian God's journey of growth, personally for 8kReads9.2Score708Shelves

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