A Cold Heroine Who Treats the World as a Chessboard, and a Crazy Villain. I Want the Villain!! 以天下为棋局，冷漠的女主 疯批反派我要反派！！

1. 1 恶 The Villainess Awakens and Slaughters Her Way Through the World, Defying Heaven 恶人女主觉醒杀疯天下毁天道 It's Yangyang是羊羊呦Ancient Romance296k WordsCompleted Content warning: The heroine is a madwoman who holds grudges and is ruthless. (The story is entirely fictional. Don’t take it seriously, and it doesn’t represent the author’s values.) Only after being reborn for the third time did Ye Sangning learn that she was merely an NPC in a game, doomed to die the same miserable death in every life. Her loving parents, devoted older brother, and infatuated fiancé were all targeted by the woman chosen by the System. After that woman appeared, everyone who h 13.6kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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   The female protagonist in this book is extremely cold-blooded. Even after being reborn several times, she still can't escape, so she simply stops running and slaughters her way through the entire world. She's incredibly mad! [Cool][cool]

2. 2 危 Danger! I Just Ascended, and I Already Killed the Heavenly Emperor? 危！刚飞升我就杀了天帝？ Bian Lu边鹿Fantastical Romance568k WordsOngoing Ding Jiu had only just ascended to immortality when she represented the new arrivals and toasted the Celestial Emperor. The Celestial Emperor took a drink... and dropped dead. Ding Jiu: "?" She tossed aside her cup and spun around in fury. "Who killed my beloved Celestial Emperor? Guards! Seal off the Southern Heavenly Gate, find the real culprit, and avenge His Majesty!!" Long afterward, no one in the immortal realm could figure out how Ding Jiu, a freshly ascended newcomer, had managed to take 124.4kReads9.3Score19.3kShelves
3. 3 清 Cold, Untouchable Moonlight? No! I'm the Villain Chosen by Fate 清冷白月光？不！我是天命大反派 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Ancient Romance578k WordsCompleted [System-driven + villainess protagonist + egoist + top prodigy + near-invincible power fantasy + no romance (no male consorts)] After transmigrating, Nan Xian becomes a fake prodigy used by a top family to save face. She is about to fight the real prodigy. Should she just wait to die? No rush, the System is here to help. [Ding! The Ultimate Villain System is at your service.] [Humiliate your arrogant fiancé and get a divine beast mount as a reward.] Nan Xian: Kill him. Her younger siblings are d 37.6kReads9.5Score6.4kShelves

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   These two are great. I've finished watching the first one; it's really super good. I haven't finished the second one yet.

4. 4 恶 Villainess Extraordinaire: I Steal the Protagonist’s Fortunes 恶女反派，专抢主角机缘 The Lin Family琳琳家Ancient Romance823k WordsOngoing Bai Liuli, the eldest daughter of Zhongzhou’s foremost clan, is beautiful as an immortal, gentle and virtuous, and an immaculate fairy in everyone’s eyes. Only she knows what kind of greedy, cold-hearted soul lies beneath that flawless exterior. She can’t stand to see anything good fall into someone else’s hands, whether it’s an opportunity, a treasure, or… another person’s destiny. That is, until she travels to the Western Continent to settle an old marriage arrangement on her family’s behalf. 952Reads8.2Score137Shelves
5. 5 穿 The Transmigrator into a Book’s Female Side Character Worked Herself to the Bone and Accidentally Became a God 穿书女配狂内卷，一不小心成神了 I Borrow a Pen from the Moon我向月亮借支笔Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Heavenly Thunder Spiritual Root + Pocket Dimension + Sword Cultivator + Strong Female Lead + Transmigrate Into a Book + Past and Present Lives + The Heroine Becomes the Strongest + One-on-One Romance with a Hero Who’s Just Along for the Ride] One moment, Su Li was in her dorm reading a cultivation novel with a strong female lead. The next, she had died from staying up all night reading and transmigrated. She had transmigrated into the novel as the evil supporting character who shared her name 28.1kReads8.8Score4.6kShelves

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   These two books are right there on my bookshelf!

6. 6 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.6kReads9.5Score15.4kShelves
7. 7 被 After a Thousand Swords Pierced Her Heart, Her Junior Sister Slays Her Way to Immortality 被万剑穿心后，师妹她靠杀戮成仙 Luo Shi罗什Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Defying Fate + Everyone’s Darling + Revenge + Thunder Spirit Root + Greatest Prodigy] Yan Lang is an ordinary mortal woman and the heroine of an inspirational cultivation novel. She should have soared through the heavens, but after stepping onto the path of cultivation, she was manipulated and framed for half her life. In the end, she dies a brutal death beneath the swords of the immortal sect. Only after her death does she learn that her senior sister is a transmigrator into a boo 27.8kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves

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   It's good. The female lead is incredibly crazy, and the eldest brother is rich and completely tolerant of her. The second senior sister is very considerate, and the third senior brother practically drags her into madness. Moreover, he shares the same path of killing as the female lead, so it's a mutual redemption, okay?

8. 8 女EN The Infinite Reset: A Side Character's Journey to Immortality 女配修仙，但是无限读档 Moon Facing the Sky月对空Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, an absolutely massive golden finger, carefree cultivation, fighting monsters and leveling up] What happens when a cannon-fodder supporting heroine gains the ability to reload infinitely... Bad spiritual roots from the start? Reload and try again. Can’t win the sect tournament? Reload and try again. A secret realm full of danger? Reload to avoid every danger and collect every rare treasure. Offended a high-ranking cultivator? Even with just a 1% chance of success, keep reloading thro 74.6kReads9.4Score9.9kShelves

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   The first book features a female protagonist with a save-loading system, allowing her to foresee events and plan ahead to maximize her own interests. The second book features a seemingly simple and harmless female protagonist who is actually orchestrating every step of the way, ultimately leading even the villains into her carefully laid trap for a decisive victory. The third book features a female protagonist, Liu Yun, who is proficient in the four arts of cultivation. Although she loses her memory in the mortal realm, she is meticulous and never makes a wrong move, using everything to find the mastermind behind everything. The plot is full of twists and turns, with each event carefully considered, highlighting the female protagonist's cunning. The fourth book features a female protagonist with a Hundred Benefits System, who knows what she wants and meticulously plans to lure enemies into her trap to obtain what she desires. She is not a saint, but she is principled and kind-hearted. The fifth book features a female protagonist who, after being reborn, begins to plan meticulously, hiding in the shadows and waiting for her opportunity. She acts like an innocent and naive girl in front of her senior brothers and sisters, but is completely different in front of others, perfectly portraying the contrast between her seemingly innocent facade and her cunning nature. All of these books are rated 9 points or higher; trust me [heart emoji], they are absolutely fantastic. You can see my reading time

9. 9 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book About the Hehuan Sect? Whatever, I'm a Catastrophe 穿书合欢宗？无所谓我是泥石流 A Pound of White Tea一斤白茶Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyone stays pure, plus bonus chapters for the whole cast] Xu Tiaotiao, an unremarkable little artist, transmigrated into a book, becoming an insignificant cannon-fodder character in an indescribable story set in the Hehuan Sect. Her entire role in the book was already over the moment she opened her eyes. She should have meekly stepped aside for the heroine. But! She still wanted to live! Surviving in this godforsaken place, crowded with playboys and scheming beauties, was a real challenge. L 4.1kReads9.3Score635Shelves
10. 10 反 The Villainess Goes on a Rampage Across the Nine Continents! The Protagonists All Kneel 反派女配杀疯九洲！主角们都跪了 Fei Xi妃玺Ancient Romance3.0M WordsCompleted “If the author says there's no romance, then there really isn't.” She became the saintess of one of the Four Great Sacred Lands, with exceptional talent, a prestigious position, and a decent fortune. And yet, with such an impressive setup, she was destined to be a cannon-fodder villain in countless stories about male and female leads. To avoid being won over or defeated, and to stay alive, she had no choice but to strike first. Oh, did I hit too hard? My mistake, my mistake. Go recover, then com 17.2kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
11. 11 小 The Little Junior Sister Is the Cultivation World's Biggest Sycophant? She Gets a Hundredfold Return! 小师妹修仙第一舔？她百倍返利！ All Intentions Rise with the Wind万意随风起Ancient Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [No romance + classic cultivation + sword cultivator + epic power progression + rebate system] “Gift an ordinary Spirit-Gathering Pill and receive a system rebate: one high-grade spirit pill!” “Gift an unremarkable Water Spirit Pearl and receive a system rebate: one Spirit Spring source!” “Gift a three-tailed spirit fox with impure bloodlines and receive a system rebate: one nine-tailed demon fox cub!” While everyone else was fighting tooth and nail over a single spirit pill or magical artifact, 15.3kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
12. 12 我 After Ten Thousand Swords Pierced My Heart, All My Demon Sect Brothers Were Reborn 我被万剑穿心后，魔门师兄们全部重生了 Mirror Beyond the Clouds云外镜Ancient Romance743k WordsCompleted [No-couple female-led cultivation novel] + [dual ice-and-lightning spirit roots] + [girl disguised as a boy] In her previous life, Yun Yanchu had both eyes gouged out and her peerless spirit roots stolen by Lin Wanqing. After enduring endless torment, she died beneath a thousand swords! Only after her death did she learn that she was the heroine of a novel about a girl adored by everyone, while Lin Wanqing was the supporting female character, reborn with a golden finger. Reborn in her childhood, 560Reads9.2Score106Shelves
13. 13 都 Kill Them All. There's No Need to Act Normal 都杀了，做人没必要太正常 The Round-Headed, Round-Brained, Round-Bellied Tangerine圆头圆脑圆肚皮的橘子Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted [Now being published; a motion comic is out. The heroine is invincible, no romance, no nation-building, plot-focused, with male characters who may die.] Guan Zhiwei is forced to transmigrate. Countless Systems bind themselves to her, promising to send her home once she completes their missions. They all turn out to be liars. Our unlucky heroine decides to take down this world. Starting with killing the male lead. As she takes out one romantic male lead after another, she leads her neighbors 57kReads9.6Score10kShelves

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    It's been a long time since I've seen a story that respects the reader's intelligence so much. The protagonist doesn't have any "idiocy aura"; he solves problems entirely through logic and strategy, and his intelligence is consistently on point throughout. [Kissing emojis]

14. 14 我 I've Become the Villains' Master, How Could I Be a Good Person? 我都成反派们师父了，能是好人？ Shang Buyu商不予卿Ancient Romance1.9M WordsOngoing The animated series is now available. Search for “I Became the Villains' Master, So How Could I Be a Good Person?” [No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Ensemble Cast of Villains with a Few Screws Loose] “This master will shelter you from wind and rain, but don't ask where the wind and rain came from.” The villain, badly wounded after being defeated by the protagonists, cries out, “Stop standing around and save me!” “Maybe you shouldn't have slacked off in your training. You can't even beat a bunch 38.6kReads8.9Score6.8kShelves

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    This is a very engaging story featuring a large cast of villains. The main characters are all uniquely wicked, and the relationships within the sect are surprisingly "friendly"—you wouldn't believe they were fellow disciples. There's no abuse of female characters or romantic entanglements; everyone is treated equally. So far, there's been no romantic subplot or ambiguity, making it a great no-romance story with a captivating plot.

15. 15 挖 You Want to Dig Out My Golden Core for the Heroine? I’ll Send the Whole Sect into My Imperial Banner 挖我金丹给女主？全宗进我人皇幡 That Mountain Far Away远方那座山Ancient Romance942k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead] [Morally Gray] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Self-Righteous] [No Romance] Jia Ying transmigrates into a cultivation novel, becoming the vicious villainess who serves as a foil to the heroine, Ruan Jiaojiao. After her golden core is ripped out, she looks at her mixed spiritual roots and damaged foundation, then resolutely embarks on the path of demonic cultivation! You dare rip out my golden core? Then the whole sect can go into my Human Emperor Banner! By day, she exudes the r 49.3kReads9.1Score6.8kShelves
16. 16 重 Reborn, the Eldest Senior Sister Gets Rich Beyond Measure 重生后，大师姐她凭亿近人 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Ancient Romance666k WordsCompleted Originally titled Reborn, the Senior Sister Is Worth Billions Su Chanyi never claimed to be a good person, but neither was she a vicious villain. Yet in the end, her entire family was wiped out, and her bones were ground to dust. Reborn, she cultivates both spiritual and demonic arts, masters both swordsmanship and formations, and proves the Dao through the Taiji. Her family is powerful, her status exalted, and her talent defies the heavens. With a phoenix and a Bai Ze at her side, she is the on 7.1kReads9.4Score943Shelves

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    Amidst widespread chaos, Su Chanyi of the Su family, reborn as a medium, uses the world as a chessboard and all living beings as pawns to defy fate. Possessing both immortal and demonic supreme bones, she cultivates both to stabilize the world. She has a romantic pairing with Ye Xuan.

17. 17 不 After Constantly Courting Death, the Villainess Became the One He Longed For 不断作死后，反派女配成了白月光 Gu Yuque古玉阙Ancient Romance570k WordsCompleted (Ridiculous comedy + a touch of ensemble cast + overpowered heroine + memories exposed) Wei Sheng Ling comes from a top-tier family. She is the most gifted of her generation and peerlessly beautiful, a textbook example of a strong, beautiful heroine with absolutely no tragic backstory! Bound to a Suicidal Antics System and handed the villainess script, she gives golden fingers, magical artifacts, and cultivation techniques to the domineering male leads. After her junior fellow disciple becomes a 125Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    If you trust me, you'll get eight great novels [smirk], most of them are nine-pointers except for the third one [thinking].

18. 18 同 We're Both at the Mahayana Stage, So Why Is She Ridiculously Stronger? 同是大乘期，凭什么她强的离谱？ Zhao Shuxia赵树下Ancient Romance212k WordsCompleted My name is Jiang Lan, and I’m a female cultivator at the Great Ascension stage. What? You want me to date a good-for-nothing at the Qi Refining stage? To hell with that. What I need to do now is smash that damn Sword Sect next door to smithereens! 2.1kReads8.3Score139Shelves
19. 19 穿 After Becoming a Cultivation Novel's Female Side Character, I Don't Want to Be Cannon Fodder 穿成修仙女配后不想当炮灰 Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Female-Led Cultivation, No Romance] [Mutated Wind Spirit Root + Hidden Weapons] Reincarnated as the villainess in a cultivation novel, she gets the best setup possible: the Northern Border’s greatest beauty and a genius disciple with a mutated Wind Spirit Root. But since she isn’t destined to be the heroine, Duan Jiaojiao decides to stay away from her and turn down the powerful Canglan Sect, joining the “pickpocket sect” Kongkong Sect instead. Who could have guessed that this much-hated “pickpo 5.5kReads9.2Score543Shelves
20. 20 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves

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    With the world as the backdrop, the protagonist is clear-headed, intelligent, a strong female lead, and includes a small ensemble cast.

21. 21 我 I'm the Female Lead's Foil, Playing Three Male Foils at Once 我，女配，同时扮演三个男配 Li Duping李渡平Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [System + Transmigrate Into a Book + Face-Slapping and Punishing Scum + Irresistible Female Lead + Gossip + Disguised as a Man] I'm a woman, but I'm playing male supporting characters in three different books at once? Zhao Ruoming died, and the System told her to play three roles across three books. If she completed the missions, she could come back to life. Zhao Ruoming: “Oh, quick transmigration? Aren't three worlds a bit too few?” System: “Not three worlds. There's only one world. You have to 8.6kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
22. 22 快 Stop Going Clang-Clang-Clang! She's Already Going Bang-Bang-Bang! 快别锵锵锵了，她都哐哐哐了 I Took Great Pains我煞费苦心Fantastical Romance545k WordsCompleted [Violent, adorable executioner × jealous, stone-faced judge] Original title: The Wicked Woman Rules the Heavenly Dao Xie Ling's spiritual root is unique throughout the ages, yet it's dismissed as a worthless false spiritual root. The imperial family oppresses her, the Daoist academy ostracizes her, and the Immortal Alliance mocks her. She acts obedient, then turns around and stirs up trouble under the name “Death God,” earning a fearsome reputation. She's greedy. She wants power, money, and fame 35.4kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves

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    The female lead is very calm and intelligent [admiration]! Highly recommended!!!

23. 23 邪 So What If I'm a Heretic? Open My Eyes and Get to Work! 邪修又如何？两眼一睁就是干！ Spring Waters Green as Grass春水绿如茵Ancient Romance435k WordsCompleted [Invincible Cultivation World Power Fantasy + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Wild Imagination + Lighthearted Comedy + Ridiculous Shenanigans + System + Cultivation] Wen Ci was dumped into the cultivation world as a child by an irresponsible System. After years of scraping by, she became a fragile alchemy cultivator. Every now and then, she brewed a few beauty pills to earn some extra cash, and life was pretty carefree. Then one day, her way of thinking suddenly took an unusual turn. She thought it 2.1kReads6.8Score479Shelves

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    The female protagonist in this book is the kind of person who loves things more the more difficult they are; she can shake the alchemy furnace and cause the world to explode!

24. 24 反 The Villainess Raised the Heavenly Dao's Chosen One All Wrong 反派她养歪了天道宠儿 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Ancient Romance693k WordsCompleted [Villainess heroine x devoted hero] [Both leads are sexually inexperienced] Reborn into a new life, Shen Yu still can't change her vicious nature. She toys with everyone around her as she pleases. One day, she picked up a mute child and kept him by her side. Everyone thought it would be a beautiful story of salvation, but in the end, they became two demons. “Shen Jue, become strong. Strong enough that no one can do anything to you. You can use anyone you need to.” Shen Jue knew he was nothing mo 728Reads9.2Score100Shelves

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    It features a straightforward villainous female character who doesn't falter or become a saint, and it's an incredibly satisfying read.

25. 25 权 The Scheming Phoenix: The Princess Moves the Pieces and Rules the Realm 权谋娇凰：公主执棋控天下 Yu Yuanyuan彧渊渊Ancient Romance689k WordsOngoing The imperial palace of Dongheng is dazzling beneath the sun, its glazed tiles gleaming and its carved beams and painted rafters exuding luxury. Xiao Qian Ning, the eldest princess, was granted her exalted title at birth. Born into wealth and honor, she is the apple of everyone's eye. She is Dongheng's brightest jewel, and every move she makes draws attention. But when she was ten, the empress suddenly died, and Xiao Qian Ning's world collapsed with her. From then on, her temperament changed comp 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Holding supreme power, with the world as the chessboard and all people as pieces, she is the one who holds the chessboard.

26. 26 别 Don't Be Weak, Don't Provoke Her: An Angry Palace Maid Can Restore a Fallen Kingdom 别太弱，别招惹，宫女发怒能复国 Ethereal Fairy霓裳妖妖Ancient Romance748k WordsCompleted [Unusual premise + assassin’s rise + strong heroine + political intrigue + cold and heartless + mildly yandere + cool-headed lunatic + male lead rises from the nth place] * Su Mian was just a palace maid serving a princess. On the day the Southern Yan Kingdom fell, she watched everyone die before her without a flicker of emotion. The princess gave her an even more perilous mission. Until it was done, she had to stay alive. But in a world thrown into chaos, she was sold as a slave and forced to e 25.6kReads9.5Score4.2kShelves

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    This book is incredibly good. All the main characters die in the main story, but the epilogue brings a happy ending.

27. 27 放 Drop All Personal Decency and Enjoy a Life of Smacking People with Quotes 放下个人素质，享受抡语人生 Bamboo Song, Clear and Bright竹歌泠泠Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Rough-mannered heroine × lovesick hero] Yu Sheng is the strongest new student at the Immortal Spirit Academy, famous for being “not exactly refined, but always ready to meet strength with strength.” Following the principle of “reflect on yourself less and blame others more,” Yu Sheng never lets herself suffer even the slightest injustice. What should she do when some troublemaker provokes her on purpose? She hits him without hesitation. “When I’m teaching you a lesson, I don’t care who you are. 576Reads8.8Score106Shelves

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    I was totally fooled at first! I genuinely thought they were good people!!! The whole book is just plot twists, plot twists, and more plot twists!!!

28. 28 摄 The Regent’s Sickly Sweetheart Is a Powerful Big Shot 摄政王的病娇娇是大佬 Peachy Dumpling白桃团团Ancient Romance479k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling + light fantasy + slightly unhinged, occasionally theatrical + powerhouse] In her previous life, she rode through the martial world, a spirited and valiant female general. Reborn, Ming Qingqing carried the weight of her country’s enemies and her family’s grievances. She moved carefully, determined to avenge them and cut down every schemer hiding in the shadows. Watch as she navigates the imperial court, roams the martial world with her companions, and ventures into a mysterio 1.3kReads9.3Score160Shelves

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    The incredibly powerful female protagonist, skilled in scheming and manipulating people, even gets herself caught in the crossfire, all in her quest to save the world.

29. 29 她 She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反 Warfires Stain All烽火尽染Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and 107.4kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves

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30. 30 女 The Vicious Villainess in a Matriarchal World Raises Her Fish Online 女尊恶獠在线养鱼 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Matriarchal society + sweet romance + one-on-one + devoted to each other] [Calculating and ruthless princess × obedient, loyal guard] The capital's good-for-nothing Second Princess is beaten in the street by another woman for pursuing a man, then crashes into a stone lion. After recovering from her serious injuries, the Second Princess seems like a completely different person: kind to others, uninterested in competing, and always helping her sisters. It isn't until the day this powerful princes 15.1kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves
31. 31 穿 Transmigrated as a Treacherous Minister's Legitimate Daughter, She Plays the Part to Perfection 穿成奸臣嫡女，她本色出演 Garlic Bamboo Shoots蒜香竹笋Ancient Romance565k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + Career-focused early on + Sweet romance + One-on-one romance + Both leads are devoted to each other] [Two-faced, ruthless minister's daughter × Wild, formidable iron-faced general] The ruler of the business world transmigrates into a book overnight, becoming the daughter of the treacherous chancellor. She throws her weight around and commits every kind of evil, with the label “vicious supporting female character” practically branded onto her. She's madly pursuing the 86.4kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves
32. 32 禁 A Hundred Years in the Forbidden Zone! She Can No Longer Hide Her Strength 禁地百年！她的实力藏不住了 Cong Xin丛薪Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No CP (no male lead) + Extremely powerful heroine + Power fantasy + System is support only + Ferocious fighter + Decisive and ruthless + Nontraditional cultivation + Some flaws, readers with high standards beware + A little logic, but not much] A genius girl was deceived by a scumbag, who stole her heart and her mutated Ice Spiritual Root. She died young, and Ning Zhi, a soul from another world with the same name, gained control of her body. With the System descending from the heavens, a new er 3.7kReads8.7Score389Shelves
33. 33 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 147.3kReads9.6Score19.1kShelves

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    Go see it!!! They're absolutely amazing!!! They're so good!!!

34. 34 小 My Little Junior Sister Sealed Her Emotions, and Now the Seal Is Broken Again! 小师妹她无情封印又破啦！ I'm Excellent我是优秀Ancient Romance979k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + a little goofy + a little ensemble cast + many one-sided crushes] Cang Shu cultivated the merciless Dao, living a bland life without love or desire. At last, when she was two hundred years old, she attained the Dao and ascended, only to get struck dead by lightning. Cang Shu instantly understood: cultivating this Dao wasn't for her. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the day she first began studying the merciless Dao as a girl. Standing before her was her master, 2.1kReads9.1Score326Shelves

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    These two books are super good!

35. 35 贵 Does the Noble Academy’s Supporting Lady Have to Be Loved by Everyone, Too? 贵族学院女配也要万人迷吗？ Spicy Strips with Rice辣条泡饭Modern Romance340k WordsCompleted [The animated dramas "Chasing the Splendid Scenery" and "Does the Female Side Character at the Elite Academy Have to Be Everyone’s Favorite?" are now available] [Irresistible heroine × possessive pursuit × rivalry between men × male substitute × a male lead whom the heroine does not like] Nan Zhiyan knows this is the world of a novel, and that she is an insignificant, positive female side character who has been in love with the male lead since childhood. So even though Nan Zhiyan doesn’t like Lu 50.4kReads9.0Score5.8kShelves

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    The female lead is aloof yet incredibly popular, a character that captivates both men and women. She doesn't love anyone, but everyone loves her. She schemes for herself and gets what she wants. It's super good!

36. 36 穿 I Transmigrated as the Villainous Tycoon's Son, So I Joined Him in His Evil Ways 穿成反派大佬之子，我同流合污 A Prosperous Opening开市大吉Ancient Romance639k WordsCompleted [Complete] [No romance × woman disguised as a man × strong heroine × transmigrate into a book] [Pure antagonist's perspective × no unnecessary romantic entanglements × ruthless and merciless] [No situation where the male lead is stronger than the strong female lead] When Zheng Luoqi wakes up, she discovers that she has transmigrated into a romance novel as the daughter of its main villain. Step by step, Zheng Luoqi watches her father become a great corrupt official. Then the male and female lead 2.7kReads9.0Score293Shelves

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    Villains, political intrigue

37. 37 修 The Immortal Maiden Praised by the Cultivation World Has No Morals 修仙界交口称赞的仙子她没有道德 Mei Qin Meiyu未亲眉宇Ancient Romance720k WordsOngoing Synopsis: The main story has no CP, with a touch of “everyone loves the heroine.” Don’t be overly pure and proper. There’s some scheming, but not much, so readers looking for a high-IQ, meticulously researched story may want to steer clear. The pacing is on the slow side. A strong heroine, not a doting-wife story, but with a touch of “everyone loves her.” It’s perfectly natural for strength to be attractive. If that bothers you, don’t click in and give me your money. “Putting makeup on your butt 345Reads8.7Score—Shelves
38. 38 修 She Rules the Cultivation World, While Her Disciple Turns into a Puppy 修仙界她横着走，徒弟养成哈巴狗 My Orange Cat Weighs Twelve Jin我家橘猫十二斤Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted As his master lay dying, he stroked Gu Gugu's head. “My life's ambition was to mend relations between humanity and the demon race.” “Legend has it that in ancient times, humanity lowered its flags to half-mast in mourning for a member of the demon race, the highest honor they could bestow.” “Gugu, I want you to become someone humanity will lower its flags to half-mast for.” After her master died, Gu Gugu charged alone into the human race's prodigy trial grounds and slaughtered 468 human prodigie 12.6kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
39. 39 挖 Bone-Mining and Blood-Draining: A Madwoman Goes on a Rampage in the Cultivation World 挖骨取血，疯批在修仙界杀疯了 Green Veggie Little Bunny青菜小 兔Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (No romance + unhinged heroine + skewed values + a touch of ensemble cast + a touch of redemption + selfish, growth-oriented female lead. If that's not your thing, don't read or leave hate. Just quietly move on; it's better for everyone! Sending love ❥(ゝω·✿ฺ)) After transmigrating, Jiang Hanqing became a pitiful senior sister whose spiritual root had been stolen. Her own younger sister took her bones and seized her spiritual root. Was she supposed to put up with that? Absolutely not! When you 3.7kReads8.8Score444Shelves
40. 40 弃 The Reckless Abandoned Daughter: The Poisonous Consort Strikes Hard 弃女轻狂：毒妃狠嚣张 Seven Sunflowers七葵Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted A 21st-century all-around agent transmigrates and nearly falls victim to her own mother’s murderous hand. They call her a good-for-nothing who can’t cultivate, worse than a beggar? Bai Huang gives a cold laugh. With a rare treasure in hand, all five of her elemental talents are unleashed. Even the War God has to step aside if he wants to take her as a disciple. She adopts adorable spirit pets, and all beasts bow to her as a crowd of underlings eagerly awaits her favor. A master of both medicine 18.6kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves
41. 41 女 The Supporting Female Lead Rejects Love-Brain Syndrome and Just Wants to Outwork the Chosen One 女配拒绝恋爱脑，只想卷死龙傲天 Shallow and Deep浅予深深Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [A fiercely competitive go-getter and her eccentric companions, ready to take on anyone] [Ensemble cast] Bai Youyou transmigrates into a book she once criticized, landing in a novel she had hated. The moment she opens her eyes, the original host’s mother is right in the original male lead’s face, going on the attack: “A pheasant thinks it can dream of becoming a phoenix?” Bai Youyou: ... Mom, do you realize that one line has just doomed our entire clan? But when she thinks of the original st 20.2kReads9.2Score2.3kShelves
42. 42 她 Beneath Her Lips, My Madness 她唇之下，我之癫狂 The Person in the Book Is Immortal书中人不朽Modern Romance489k WordsCompleted [Female-led revenge and satisfying comeuppance + devoted couple and sweet romance + healing and redemption] Sixteen years ago, Tangxi Li's mother jumped to her death, and seven-year-old Tangxi Li was banished abroad by her family. After sixteen years of keeping a low profile and biding her time, she had grown strong enough to return home for revenge. She swore to drag everyone who had caused her mother's death down to hell, one by one. She never expected someone to show up on her path of vengean 11.5kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves
43. 43 哦 Oh No! After Going on a Killing Spree, She Becomes the Villain’s Dark Moonlight! 哦豁！杀疯后她成了反派黑月光！ Shan Qianqiu山千秋Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Two strong leads + love and hate + a groveling chase to win her back + woman disguised as a man] Ye Xingshu never imagined she'd transmigrate into a book one day, let alone become a deranged female villain. She arrived right in the middle of a killing spree. She looked at the male villain's beloved white moonlight in her hands, then at the sinister, terrifying villain, and immediately decided to keep killing! The plot had her and the male villain meeting gruesome ends: the hero would cut out hi 7.4kReads8.9Score821Shelves
44. 44 别 Drop the Act! The Villainess Takes on the Heavenly Dao 别演了，反派大佬她专治天道 Su Lingjian, Who Loves the Cat That Eats Grass喜欢吃草猫的苏凌剑Ancient Romance55k WordsOngoing [Female-led + dark cultivation fantasy + dual Systems + twists] A modern young man transmigrates into a cultivation world, landing the ultimate role as the fated male lead and binding himself to a ruthless, no-nonsense System. His main quest is crystal clear: slay Shen Wujin, the world-ending villainess, claim the fragments of destiny, and ascend to Immortal Venerable. Then he can return to the modern world and achieve financial freedom! He thought he had the script in hand and was destined to 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is bloody and cruel, full of intellectual battles, twisted humanity, devoid of saintly figures, and filled with a dark, closed-loop destiny. The female protagonist is extremely calm, absolutely selfish, almost demonically intelligent, without compassion or faith. Having witnessed the hypocrisy of immortals and demons and the tragic deaths of the lower classes, she has an extreme aversion to "fate" and "fairness." Her core obsession is to take control of her own destiny and become the master of the world.

45. 45 驸 My Consort Took a Concubine, So I Cast Him Off; He Rebelled, So I Became Emperor 驸马纳妾我休弃，驸马造反我称帝 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [A noblewoman and a transmigrated woman join forces to contend for the throne. Strong female lead, ensemble cast, political intrigue, no romance] Yuan Xuan was born to be a pawn. For the sake of the realm, she lived as a man and served as crown prince for over a decade. When her younger brother was born, Yuan Xuan returned to living as a woman and became a discarded pawn. Abandoned by everyone, she had no one left who didn’t want her dead. Less than a year into her marri 15.7kReads9.5Score3kShelves
46. 46 重 Reborn as the Unrivaled Queen: Miss Lin Goes on a Killing Spree 重生之绝世女王：林小姐她杀疯了 The Squid Who Loves Hot Pot爱吃火锅的乌贼Fantastical Romance189k WordsOngoing Lin Suisui, an unemployed college graduate, is reborn in the mortal dynasty of a cultivation world and obtains a mysterious little cauldron. She plans to keep a low profile, grow stronger, and start a wonderful new life, but at a highly anticipated courtesan competition, her legitimate elder sister in this life frames her and has her thrown into prison! Her childhood sweetheart, Crown Prince Qin Chen, slaughters his way through the entire dynasty to save her, only to die a tragic death in the en —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ensemble cast of female protagonists, ensemble cast of female protagonists, ensemble cast of female protagonists, killing, killing, killing, power struggles, murder, direct killing, scheming killing, all kinds of exhilarating moments.

47. 47 那EN Lord Jiang is the Demon! 那妖魔是姜大人！ Eight-Tentacled Monster八爪触手怪Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing (Rating just released) [Gender Swap] [Single] [Slaying Demons] [Feel-Good Fiction] Using the blood of demons as ink, and the Hundred Demons Manual as a canvas. I can sketch their forms and seize their supernatural abilities. 389.6kReads9.3Score28.8kShelves
48. 48 蹂 After I Tormented the Male Lead, He Spoiled Me Rotten 蹂躏男主后，他将我宠上天 Nan Xiaofei南小非Ancient Romance642k WordsCompleted [Sweet 1v1 romance] [Pretending to transmigrate into a book] [The real powerhouse] She transmigrates into a book and becomes the evil female cannon fodder destined to be made into a human pig by the male lead. The System gives her two tasks: follow the original plot and humiliate the male lead, then make him fall hopelessly in love with her. Faced with a hellishly difficult challenge, she takes it all in stride. At their first meeting, he bites through her artery and swears to make her wish she 8.9kReads9.3Score981Shelves
49. 49 豪 Cast-Off Rich Wife? Sorry, She's a Beautiful Madwoman 豪门弃妇？抱歉，她是疯批美人 One Paycheck, One Hundred Trillion一薪一亿亿Modern Romance945k WordsOngoing [Pursuit of his wife + unhinged heroine + satisfying face-slapping + male rivals competing for her + revenge] This book is also known as Mr. Fu, Your Wife Is Acting Up Again. Three years into their marriage, Mo Lansheng suddenly discovered that her husband was keeping another woman on the side. An ex-girlfriend he still had a thing with, a first love he couldn't let go of, and a whole crowd of admirers. And she was nothing but a discarded rich man's wife in everyone else's eyes. But she wasn't d 23.3kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves

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    The story revolves around a "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" scenario, featuring a crazy, highly intelligent, cunning, and ruthless female lead in a fierce and competitive arena.

50. 50 万 The Charismatic Villainess Has Turned Over a New Leaf 万人迷反派她从良了 Green Sea Cong Ning绿海从凝Ancient Romance574k WordsOngoing Gu Wange is a villain: vindictive, attracted to both men and women, and responsible for hurting countless people. Even Heaven seems to favor her, giving her chance after chance to start over no matter how recklessly she brings trouble upon herself. Fine! If Heaven is determined to make her a good person, what choice does she have? She'll turn over a new leaf! ╰(⇀‸↼)╯ 2.4kReads9.2Score199Shelves

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    A truly wicked woman, outwardly smiling but inwardly cold-blooded, scheming against everyone.

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