Behind-the-Scenes Stories Where the Protagonist Always Stays in the Shadows 幕后流 主角永坐幕后中

1. 1 幕 Behind the Scenes: I Crush All Opposition 幕后，横推一切 Sorrow After Sobering Up酒醒能殇Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted In a high-martial world, the ways of the martial heroes reign supreme. The empires of Beili, Beimang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Tang, and Han stand alongside one another, while undercurrents surge through the martial world. Legendary figures such as Pang Ban, Yi Ye Shu, Ren Piaomiao, and Xiong Ba compete for supremacy. The protagonist, Su Chen, unexpectedly transmigrates to this world and becomes an obscure vagrant. Just as he reaches the depths of despair, he awakens a System. See how he secretly build 267Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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   If you're looking for a complete behind-the-scenes story, these are the books I highly recommend. In the first and third books, the protagonist barely gets involved in any action.

2. 2 开 First Kill from the Start, Dropping Feng Xifan, the Swordsman Who Draws No Blood 开局首杀，爆出一剑无血冯锡范 Smoke a Pack of Huazi抽一盒华子Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing [Killing enemies to get treasure chests + decisive and ruthless + character summoning] In this world, the strong reign supreme. Swords split the heavens, and fists shatter mountains and rivers. Su Chen transmigrates into this world, treating the mighty like ants. Clad in blue, he rules the land, with one hundred and eight towers! In this world of countless powerful figures, he bows to no strongman and submits to no king. He believes only that the fist in his hand is power! His powerful subordina 77kReads8.0Score5.7kShelves
3. 3 召 Summoning: Unrivaled Martial Heroes 召唤之武侠无双 Maple Leaves Fall in Jiangnan枫落江南Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted In the Tianwu Continent, might makes right. Peerless masters can churn rivers and seas and turn the world upside down. The protagonist transmigrates here and gets a Summoning System. From the start, he summons Ximen Chuixue and establishes the Luo Network assassin organization. He believes in the Way of Keeping a Low Profile, hiding behind the scenes while manipulating the wo 38.7kReads8.5Score2.2kShelves
4. 4 玄 In This Fantasy World, Everyone in My Family Has a Golden Finger 玄幻我的家族全员金手指 Chen-Zhu Confucianism陈朱理学Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [System + family clan + mastermind behind the scenes + child of destiny] After twenty years of sign-ins, Su Xun’s golden finger transforms. From then on, he sets his sights on nurturing the clan’s prodigies. A Summoning System, a Rebate System, a Devouring System, an Alchemy System… one System after another appears. What? The Eternal Sacred Land is just a vassal of the Su family? What? The Nine Provinces Merchant Association, with branches all over the world, belongs to the Su family? What? Su M 7kReads8.1Score406Shelves
5. 5 我 I Created the Committee for the Management of Forbidden Objects! 我创造了禁忌物管理委员会！ Big Shot Yu大佬俞Urban675k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast] [Behind the Scenes] [Somewhat Dark] In a bustling city, mysterious items with incredible powers and negative side effects begin to appear. They are called Pandora, also known as Forbidden Objects. 3-001, Marquardt’s Mask. 3-002, Lilith’s Blood Needle. 2-00X, Eris’s Magic Mirror. 0-001, Forbidden Ring. … A mask that lets its wearer become someone else; a silver hairpin that, once driven into a person’s heart, drains every drop of blood from their body and prolongs its owner 7.5kReads8.5Score650Shelves

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   🌈 [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Thrilling Read]🍹My three favorite behind-the-scenes novels. The writing is smooth, the plot is reasonable and not mindless, and I highly recommend them to veteran readers who have read over 5000 hours!

6. 6 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
7. 7 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
8. 8 我 I Made the Game Descend into Reality 我让游戏降临现实 No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Sports1.2M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes / Players / Gaming / No Female Lead] That day, the epoch-making full-dive VR game Land of Seals burst onto the scene, setting off a gaming craze across the world. Its average number of players online topped three billion at one point! But no one knew that one day in the future, everything in the game would descend upon reality! The Tower of Seals, the Legions of the Old Ones, the Doomsday Church… Only Ye Qiu, a reborn person, knew what was coming. But I don’t care, because… “I 22kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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   Of all the "behind-the-scenes creation" novels, I only truly admire these first two. Both are by the same author, and the writing is superb—truly the pinnacle of the genre. The first book perfectly embodies this: the protagonist is a creator god who creates the Green Dragon Continent, inhabited by extraordinary creatures. He packages it into a game and releases it on Earth. Players use the game to conquer the Sealed Tower. When the game ends, the two worlds merge. The protagonist's wish is for a player to reach the top of the tower and challenge him. The second book features a protagonist who obtains a mysterious potion. By adding ordinary materials, he can create extraordinary potions. He bestows these potions upon those trapped in despair, creating monster sequences to observe their physical changes and gather experimental data to formulate potions tailored to his own needs. There's a slight connection to the first book, but it doesn't significantly impact the reading experience. For those who receive the potions, the protagonist is like a creator. He rarely intervenes in reality, observing the users from behind the scenes. The users both revere and fanatically worship him. Later, the world descends into chaos, with the users dividing the world and waging war. The third book is new and I haven't finished it yet (I'm currently testing it out). In the early stages, the protagonist creates a world and sends three transmigrators to guide its development. Later, the protagonist will package this world into a game and release it on Earth, introducing the fourth natural disaster. The author seems to have a tendency to merge worlds, so there's a high probability it will descend upon Earth. [Eating popcorn][Eating popcorn]

9. 9 提 I Logged In Ten Thousand Years Early, but I’m the Mastermind Behind It All 提前一万年登录，但我是幕后黑手 Carving a Boat to Find a Sword in the River of Time时间长河中刻舟求剑Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing (Ensemble cast · Western fantasy · world creation · epic · players arrive · protagonist never takes the stage, remaining purely in the background) After unexpectedly acquiring an ancient book, Chen Jiu becomes the Creator. With enough Creation divine power, Chen Jiu can do anything. There are only three ways to obtain Creation divine power. First, the world periodically repays him with Creation divine power. The stronger the world, the greater the reward. Second, whenever an epic, world-sha 30kReads8.5Score3.2kShelves
10. 10 唯 Only I Can Use Magic: I Reshaped Everyone’s Worldview! 唯我独法，我重塑了全民世界观！ Big Orange Is the One to Watch 96大橘为重96Urban754k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and will rise later.] [Pure behind-the-scenes story] + [Only I wield supernatural powers] + [Folklore and urban legends] + [A world transformed by magic] + [Deceiving the masses] + [No female lead] + [An all-seeing perspective] While the world was still divided between war and entertainment, Chang Qing had quietly ascended to the divine throne, gazing down upon humanity. They cared nothing for mortals' prostrations and needed no prayers from believers. They simply loved 60kReads8.4Score6kShelves

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    The first book has no major flaws so far. The main plot unfolds gradually, and the protagonist completes commissions as if taking a leisurely stroll. It's not confined to one place; the protagonist has a global reach and doesn't act on impulse, but rather follows a plan. Overall, it's good. The second book has a bit of a Monster Sequence feel in the beginning. The protagonist's personality is similar to the protagonist in Monster Sequence—a researcher and a fun-loving person. He's slightly more of a villain, but so far there are no major flaws, and he's not mindless; his intelligence is evident.

11. 11 序 Fate Sequence, Yet They Call Me the Primordial Calamity 序列命运，可他们叫我最初灾厄 Cyberpunk Old Spring赛博朋克老泉水Urban904k WordsOngoing [Creating Monsters] [Creating the Supernatural] [No female lead] They all say I am calamity itself. My name is Zhao Jin. What I love most is rummaging through the piles of discarded history for strange, forgotten legends, then bringing them to life. An age without the supernatural? Then I'll create it myself. When the first monster burst from the ground, the world thought it was a natural disaster. When the second arrived, they began to panic. By the time the seventh and eighth swept across t 145.6kReads8.6Score19.8kShelves
12. 12 职 The Twelve Volumes of the Professional Rankings, and My Name Is in Every One 职业天榜十二卷，卷卷有爷名 Six Great Sixes六大六子Sports1.8M WordsCompleted [Full-cast audiobook now available|Class change + clones + no female lead + nonstop laughs + mastermind behind the scenes + explosive plot] Song Gua transmigrated with a whole bunch of fun-loving clones. This was a world where everyone changed classes. Song Gua became a Bondbearer who could borrow power, while his clones took on all kinds of different classes, with every variety imaginable. Their numbers kept growing, and every last one was talented and charming. Under Song Gua’s brilliant l 48.6kReads9.3Score6.5kShelves

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    All three books feature protagonists behind the scenes and have ratings above 9.0. The first book's protagonist is Song Gua, who transmigrates into a game of clergy, has clones every day, and starts by serving time in jail for the original owner, founding a bandit gang. The second book's protagonist is Shen Yan, who obtains a super big shot role-playing system and livestreams the characters created by the system as an observer. The third book's protagonist is Qin Ze, who transmigrates to a world of martial arts masters and the Wanlin clan, possesses clones, and founded the Black Circus, where his clones initially outnumber S-class alien beasts. The first two books feature clones every day, while the second involves role-playing. All three are about staying behind the scenes. Among the behind-the-scenes stories, I only approve of these three. I enjoy reading behind-the-scenes stories; there aren't many that interest me. These are generally quite interesting and enjoyable, with all characters being intelligent and not lacking in wit. If you like behind-the-scenes stories, give them a try; they're super good. PS: The author of the first book updates at a very unpredictable time. If you want to get the top spot, try checking in at 0:01 every day. The first book is my favorite.

13. 13 颠 Turning the World Upside Down: Playing the Villain from the Start 颠覆全球：开局扮演反派大佬 Blazing Heavenly Inquiry炽生天问Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Yan transmigrates to a parallel world. As soon as he arrives, he falls into a strange dimension. Everyone who falls in here is slaughtered by alien creatures, dying in despair! Luckily, at this moment, Shen Yan obtains the Super Big Shot Role-Playing System. “Ding! Randomly drawing a big shot template. Big Shot Role-Playing Mode activated. The closer you are to the character, the more abilities you can unlock.” Make people believe the character is real, and you’ll earn Subversion Points. Th 22.2kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
14. 14 高EN High Martial Arts: Infinite Clones, Starting by Stuffing an S-Rank Beast to Death 高武：无限分身，开局撑死S异兽 A Touch of Deep Blue一抹深蓝Urban2.5M WordsCompleted “We transmigrated to a world where martial strength reigns supreme and countless races stand side by side.” “There are also exotic beasts.” “Original body, you have to keep us alive. Our lives are in your hands.” “Ha! Just some exotic beasts. Watch me take them down with a sliding tackle!” “I’ll tackle them too!” “Huh? Looks like we stuffed it to death.” “Nice.” … “Could you all be quiet for a minute? My head’s about to explode.” Qin Ze looked at the countless versions of himself surrounding hi 51.4kReads9.1Score5.3kShelves
15. 15 全 Global High Martial: I Have a Zerg Editor 全球高武：我有虫族编辑器 The Crow Isn't Black鸦不黑Urban3.1M WordsCompleted This isn’t a story about a nanny. Li Mingxuan will play an important role later on, so please don’t complain if you don’t like it! (Behind-the-scenes scheming + pseudo-Lovecraftian + ensemble cast + invincible protagonist + myriad races) Three hundred years after the spiritual qi revival, humanity has mastered cultivation and produced all kinds of powerful warriors. Every country has its own cultivation system to defend against the invasion of demonic beasts. It is an age of glory for the strong 1.1kReads7.8Score101Shelves

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    Behind-the-scenes tactics involve summoning characters to create factions while remaining hidden. This includes creating extraordinary items or monsters, never revealing oneself, and observing the world's development from the shadows.

16. 16 开EN Summoning the Martial Saint: Kicking Away the Green Tea Childhood Sweetheart 开局召唤武圣，脚踹绿茶青梅 Just a Dream一场梦啊Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [High Martial Arts] [Spiritual Qi Revival] [System] [Sign-In] [Summoning] [No Female Lead] [Invincible] [Decisive and Ruthless] Lin Tian transmigrates to Blue Star after the spiritual qi revival, awakens the Invincible Host System, summons a Martial Sage from the start, and becomes a martial artist at the peak of his potential. To his surprise, he has a gorgeous childhood friend. But Lin Tian won't indulge her. He kicks her away. “My high-martial strength is almost invincible. Why would I care a 16.4kReads7.9Score1.2kShelves
17. 17 我 I Created Demons and Became the Strongest Villain 我创造恶魔，成为最强大反派 Can't Lie Flat Properly躺平躺不好Urban695k WordsOngoing [Behind-the-Scenes Style + No System + No Female Lead + Not a Saint] Nie Wudao obtains a Demonic Cauldron and uses it to refine Demon Pills. Anyone other than himself who consumes a Demon Pill, no matter what kind of creature they are, will become a demon and gain a special ability. Want to gain power? Then become a demon! Demon Apocalypse: Sequence 1: Undying Demon Sequence 2: Blazing Blade Demon Sequence 3: Hidden Sword Demon Sequence 4: Spiked Demon 2.8kReads6.9Score147Shelves
18. 18 序EN Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 1MReads9.3Score123.9kShelves
19. 19 每 A Strange Treasure Arrives Every Month: Building a Top Organization from Behind the Scenes 每月奇物到账，幕后打造顶级组织 A Thought in the Mortal World一念红尘Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing [No Heroines] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Building a Faction] + [Drawing Strange Treasures] Qi Yuan, a game designer, suddenly transmigrated into a fantasy world one day. Fortunately, he received a System panel from the start, letting him draw one strange treasure of his own design each month. He could even hold sacrifices to earn more draws. From the Blood-Drinking Sword, which absorbs vitality to strengthen the body, to the Flesh Gourd, which unlocks the body’s hidden potential. The ever-chan 31.5kReads7.5Score2.9kShelves
20. 20 炼 Making the Fake Real, Building an Age of Myth 炼假成真，打造神话时代 Money-Making Writing Machine赚钱码字机Urban723k WordsCompleted [Behind-the-Scenes] [Creating the Supernatural and Mythical] [Spiritual Qi Revival] [Shocking the World] Su Fan obtains the Heavenly Chessboard and awakens the ability to turn lies into truth, bringing all things into existence. All he has to do is keep deceiving people, and he can make myths real and manifest supernatural items. Manifest [The Martial Laureate's Diary], and shatter everyone's understanding! Manifest [The Martial Saint's Legacy], and unleash blood and qi that soar to the heavens! 707Reads7.0Score153Shelves
21. 21 我 I Watch the World from the Azure Heavens, Smiling as Emperors Rise and Fall 我于青冥观世间，笑看诸帝主沉浮 Silly Silver呆瓜银Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + longevity + great emperors + sacred and divine physiques + double pupils, and more] The world cultivates the Great Dao, walks the road to emperorhood, seeks the Azure Beyond, and pursues immortality. Yet few know my name. They all call me the Lord of the Azure Beyond. My name is Zhou Tian, an immortal who watches from the sidelines. … The ancient beginning of the fully matured Saint Spirit; after a thousand years in hiding, the dragon emerges as an emperor! A single breath of Z 14.4kReads8.8Score843Shelves

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    🔥The first book is a behind-the-scenes, emperor-themed, ensemble piece [kiss]. The protagonist is named Zhou Tian, ​​known as the Lord of the Azure Netherworld. He is an immortal observer, but the protagonist appears very little because everyone in the book can be considered a protagonist [cool]. 🔥The second book is a behind-the-scenes emperor-themed novel. The protagonist is named Ye Xuan, who transmigrates to a vast fantasy world composed of countless worlds – the Divine Wilderness World. He spends 3000 years achieving the status of a Mortal Immortal in the Dharma-ending Age, where it is impossible to become an emperor. Meanwhile, a mastermind selects people from various martial arts worlds to enter the Divine Wilderness World. Those who survive for a year can bring back everything they obtained from the Divine Emperor World [kiss].

22. 22 我 I! The Fantasy World's Top Powerhouse! Was Livestreamed into a Comprehensive Martial Arts World from the Start! 我！玄幻巨头！开局被综武直播！ Second Generation of Quit-When-I-Win-the-Lottery彩票中奖就辞职第二代Eastern Fantasy646k WordsCompleted [Fantasy + martial arts crossover + Slaying the Gods + no heroine + behind-the-scenes mastermind + powerhouse] First world: Martial arts crossover Second world: Slaying the Gods (starts from Chapter 151. If you're interested, you can start there.) Ten thousand years ago, Ye Xuan was crushed into a pulp by the Truck Emperor, but his soul was lucky enough to transmigrate across the Myriad Worlds and arrive in the boundless, colossal fantasy world of Divine Desolation, a vast realm mad 3.8kReads6.5Score126Shelves
23. 23 父 Royal Parents: Awakened a Transcendent-Level Talent from the Start! 父母双王：开局觉醒超脱级天赋！ Firmament Rabbit苍穹兔Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [System sign-in + invincibility + passion + power-building!] Xuan Yuan Li obtains a sign-in System and, over the years of signing in, collects countless divine treasures, builds an immortal power, and trains extraordinary subordinates! The world undergoes a great upheaval, and countless races from beyond the domains descend upon the pass! At Shanhai Pass! Twelve figures radiating terrifying auras kneel on one knee in midair! “The Twelve Divine Generals of the Ice Emperor Palace!” “Zi Shu, Gu 23.6kReads8.5Score1.9kShelves

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    🧡🧡In the Tianwu Continent, martial prowess reigns supreme, boasting unparalleled masters capable of overturning rivers and seas and reversing the course of fate. The protagonist transmigrates here, acquiring a summoning system, immediately summoning Ximen Chuixue, and forming the Luo Wang assassin organization. ✨Upholding the belief of "the way of survival," the protagonist hides behind the scenes, manipulating the world. Here, various forces such as the imperial court, the Azure Dragon Society, holy lands, aristocratic families, sword sects, Taoist sects, the Soul Palace, and the Demonic Sect exist, intricately intertwined. The protagonist remains hidden behind the scenes, controlling the world's affairs. 💛In this high-martial world, martial arts flourish, and the path of martial arts is diverse. Martial arts cultivates to godhood, Confucianism to sainthood, Buddhism to ancestorhood, and Taoism to immortality. 🌷✨Qin, Tang, Sui, Ming… each empire harbors ambitions, and court forces secretly intertwine. In the martial world, the Martial Daoist Ling Donglai stands out; the Demonic Daoist leader Pang Ban; the Buddhist Emperor Rulai; and the Sword Daoist Ren Piaomiao reigns supreme… The schemes of the imperial court are as deep as an abyss, and the waters of the martial world are unfathomable. Mu Feng unexpectedly arrives in this world and, step by step, becomes its greatest mastermind.

24. 24 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1kShelves
25. 25 签 Starting with a Sign-In System, I Establish an Assassins’ Guild 签到系统开局建立杀手组织 Though We Love, the Ends of the Earth Defy Ink and Words有情天涯难笔墨Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Du Jingqiu transmigrates and obtains a sign-in System, which rewards him with the Beiming Divine Skill from the start. From then on, he absorbs other people’s inner energy, establishes an assassin organization, and uses the Life-and-Death Talisman to control the lives of others, embarking on a path of ruthless slaughter. 3.3kReads6.5Score132Shelves
26. 26 布 Twenty Years in the Making, I Became the Continent’s Overlord in a Single Day 布局二十年，一朝成为大陆霸主 Uncle Zide子德大叔Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Chu Ming transmigrated to the Shanhai Continent with the game System he had invented. He could summon characters from martial arts novels, build up a power, and compete for resources. After years of development, no one could have imagined that the ruler of the continent’s most powerful faction would be a minor clerk in a county town. 8.4kReads7.8Score307Shelves
27. 27 我 I Just Want to Pull the Strings from Behind the Scenes 我只想在幕后当一只黑手 I Love Snow喜欢下雪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted In a high-martial world where martial arts flourish, the path of cultivation offers countless roads. [Martial cultivators become gods, Confucian cultivators become sages, Buddhist cultivators become patriarchs, and Daoist cultivators become immortals.] The Qin, Tang, Sui, Ming, Yuan, and other empires are ambitious, while forces at court maneuver in secret. In the martial world are the martial immortal Ling Donglai, the demonic path's leader Pang Ban, the Buddha Emperor Di Rulai, and the peerles 7.3kReads7.8Score301Shelves
28. 28 系EN Immortality System: I Outlived Everyone 系统赋我长生，我熬死了所有人 One Durian No. 3一只榴莲3号Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsOngoing Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 579.3kReads9.4Score60.9kShelves

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    The mastermind behind immortality

29. 29 开 From the Start, I Report the System and Transcend Beyond It 开局举报系统，我超脱了 Zhu Pangyi朱旁逸Urban2.3M WordsCompleted “Attention, passengers. The train is about to arrive at Tai'an Station. Passengers getting off at Tai'an Station, please prepare your luggage and get ready to disembark.” “Attention, passengers...” Zhou Zheng carried his luggage out of the station with the surging crowd, then boarded the Number 1 bus without hurry. Out of habit, he walked to the back of the bus and took a window seat in the last row. He closed his eyes to rest and silently thought to himself: “System!” A screen of light invisibl 6.5kReads7.9Score398Shelves

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    "Behind the Scenes: The Sixth Master" is a deeply hidden gem, truly a masterpiece whose potential is overshadowed by its title. It's a book worth staying up all night to read. The first 15 chapters feature the protagonist on the verge of transcendence, and from chapter 18 onwards, the hidden machinations begin, orchestrating the revival of spiritual energy in the world. It's an ensemble piece with several systems and numerous "Sixth Masters." The book's discussions on cultivation realms and theoretical debates are brilliant. A truly captivating read!

30. 30 诡 The Demon Rental Contract 诡契约之恶魔出租 The Devil Who Got Rich Overnight一夜暴富的恶魔Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Demon Rental Shop. What wish would you like to have granted? Revenge? Money? Power? Love? Or any other desire? If you want it, the demons will make it happen. Of course, everything comes at a price. 14.5kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
31. 31 我 I Was Just Playing a Game, So How Did I Become the Savior? 我就打个游戏，咋是救世主了？ The Scenery in the Picture图中的风景Urban584k WordsOngoing One day, Li Mo accidentally clicks on an ad and downloads a pixel-art mobile game called Savior Game. He draws the Bloodstained Nurse character and beats monsters senseless with a giant syringe. He thinks it’s just something to kill time with, never realizing that… The bosses he stabs to death in the game are S-rank supernatural creatures that destroy cities in real life; The little girl NPC he casually rescues is the illegitimate daughter of foreign nobility; And a forum post ranting about the 2.9kReads8.9Score270Shelves

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    A pure behind-the-scenes story, a type of story where the protagonist is endlessly entertained in a small world. The protagonist hasn't discovered the truth of the game yet, but not discovering it doesn't really matter. He uses the game character to show off, and the protagonist is completely out of the spotlight.

32. 32 放 Herding the Heavens: I Raise Protagonists as Gu Worms! 放牧诸天，我拿主角们养蛊！ Making Fries搞薯条Historical1.1M WordsCompleted [Counterfeit Dao + Copy Everything + Bestow Rules + Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Time Reversal + No Limits, highly flexible morals, saints stay away] [Behind-the-scenes style, protagonist is a tool, plot-driven] Zhang Muzhi was on the verge of reaching the pinnacle of his life when he closed his eyes and opened them again to find himself in another world, with the ability to copy and control rules. As long as he bestowed a rule on someone else, its growth in their hands would be multiplie 2.2kReads8.3Score161Shelves

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    The true behind-the-scenes story features a protagonist with an ultimate copying talent. The first chapter explains the background, the second chapter mainly introduces the cheat ability, and the story gets really interesting from the third chapter onwards. The protagonist bestows rules (talents) upon others, and all their achievements are returned to the protagonist, multiplied (later, with power upgrades, by 32 or 64 times). The protagonist remains behind the scenes, reaping the benefits and casually mentoring various protagonists (both positive and negative), cultivating their skills effortlessly.

33. 33 我 I Am the Twilight Council 我一人，即是黄昏议会 Polygonal Writer多边形写手Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Urban high martial arts + secret identities + decisive and ruthless + mastermind behind the scenes + faction building + one heroine] Synopsis: This is a brutal age where talent determines who lives and dies. Outside the walls, strange beasts run rampant; inside, powerful conglomerates hold a monopoly. Those born with S-rank talent rule the world, while those with D-rank talent are worth less than grass. Li Yebai, an unwanted son of a wealthy family, is cast out and exiled to the slums to die af 85.2kReads7.7Score12kShelves

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    The protagonist starts as a weakling, but after awakening a 3S-level superpower, he moves behind the scenes, with his clones appearing in front of the camera.

34. 34 第 The Fourth Calamity: You Say Humanity Is Weak in the Interstellar Age? 第四天灾：在星际你说人族势弱？ Yi Pingping一平平Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted In the era of the Interstellar Alliance, countless races have united to fight off the invasion of the insectoid race. Among all the races, humanity is the weakest. As the only human to enter the Lord's Academy, he is assigned a remote, desolate planet. Danger lurks everywhere, and the insectoids could discover and devour him at any moment. Unless he can develop his own people and planet, Wei Yuan will not only fail to graduate, he may not survive. Luckily, transmigration comes with a System. Wei 30.7kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves

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    The first book feels like a story about a succubus guild leader using multiple identities; the second book features a protagonist who pretends to be an NPC and summons players.

35. 35 你 Your Wish Came True. What Are You Afraid Of? 你许的愿，成真了，你怕什么？ Evil Clown恶魔小丑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Yuan died in an accident and became a ghost, but gained powerful abilities. He can grant humans any wish, but they must trade an equivalent amount of "luck" to make it happen. As long as they can pay the price, every request will be answered. People came to call him the "Wish-Granting Ghost Immortal." Some fell into the abyss because of their wishes, while others rose to great heights. Some called him a merciful Bodhisattva, while others called him an evil demon. But they never realized that 11.2kReads7.1Score872Shelves

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    That's all. These are the ones I've carefully selected; I've put in a lot of time.

36. 36 诡 The Supernatural Returns, and I Am the Greatest Fear in the World 诡异复苏，我是世间最大的恐惧 Evil Clown恶魔小丑Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Villain] [Dark] [Invincible] [No female lead] Qin Yu died, and his soul arrived in another world, merging with a haunted house. In this age of supernatural resurgence, he continually grew stronger and evolved, creating his own kingdom of terror. Whether human or supernatural, everyone saw him as their greatest fear. 13.8kReads8.4Score928Shelves
37. 37 我 Behind the Scenes, I Become the Source of Calamity 我在幕后，成就灾厄之源 A Thought of Emptiness一念之空Urban603k WordsOngoing A million-character novel on this site, with a steady, guaranteed update schedule Mastermind behind the scenes + creating the uncanny + decisive male lead Terminally ill, Bai Ye tries every possible way to save his life. A single sacrifice grants him the power to create the uncanny. “Creating the uncanny and bringing fear and disaster can prolong my life and give me supernatural power? What is there to think about? To me, life matters more than anything!” A being of absolute darkness, he gains t 2.3kReads7.4Score162Shelves
38. 38 星 The Stars: From Human to God 星空：从人蜕变为神 Ten Thousand a Day一天一万Sci-Fi & Apocalypse754k WordsCompleted At the age of 22, Lin Dao suddenly awakened two abilities. Anyone who had heard his name, seen his face, had any direct or indirect contact with him, or knew he existed would become completely loyal to him. And no matter how he died, he could resurrect in the body of any human being. In the early days after his abilities awakened, he did nothing at all. Yet a “god” quickly came into being upon the earth. 4kReads9.0Score267Shelves
39. 39 开 Three Hundred Trillion in Assets Revealed from the Start! The World Is Stunned 开局三百万亿资产曝光！全球麻了 Little Ming 01小小冥01Urban355k WordsOngoing Lin Shu obtained a Past Simulation System. It let him repeatedly simulate the past. In his first simulation, Lin Shu started in 2008. He borrowed money to buy property when prices were low, bought Tencent and Alibaba stock, and invested in Bitcoin. Before long, he was worth tens of billions. In his second simulation, Lin Shu started in 1978. He took the college entrance exam, got into university, secured a government position, and used his foresight to become a political heavyweight. The third, 275Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    This is one of the books I've read quite a bit recently, but I don't understand why so few people have read it. It seems the rating is a bit low. The protagonist has a system that allows him to travel to the past. This gives him knowledge of the economic situation in many different eras, allowing him to amass wealth and cultivate many rich people in the process. Before appearing on the list, the protagonist remained behind the scenes, possessing a mysterious and elegant aura. It really resonated with me. It's really quite good, just the updates are a bit slow.

40. 40 暗 Dark Night Sovereign: From the Start, I Summoned Guiguzi and Weizhuang 暗夜尊主，开局召唤鬼谷卫庄 Beautiful Female Ghost漂亮女鬼Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [System + summoning + emperor + invincible + domineering + ruthless + political scheming and power struggles] A disastrous start from the get-go: her adoptive father is refining medicine! The adoptive father has sinister intentions and can't wait to use his adopted son's blood to refine a medicine. Nangong Ye faces having his blood drained and his cultivation crippled. The situation has become a showdown at Xuanwu Gate: the victor becomes king, and the loser is branded a rebel. Nangong Ye turns 8.2kReads7.5Score418Shelves

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    In the shadows, the protagonist becomes the mastermind behind the scenes, using "Wei Zhuang" as his sword to orchestrate a grand scheme for the world. The plot is high-energy and full of twists and turns: using others to kill, balancing power, and employing multiple identities—every move unleashes a bloodbath in the martial world! The character designs are stunning—the mastermind is mysterious and ruthless, while Wei Zhuang is a god of war; their combined power controls the entire situation. The reading experience is immersive, offering the ultimate thrill of a master strategist who remains hidden from view! A textbook example of the behind-the-scenes story genre! Highly recommended! 1. Core of the story: Focusing on the essence of "hiding and manipulating the game," the mastermind remains hidden, while martial arts and historical figures serve as the visible weapons, creating a dual-track control system; 2. High-energy setting: Summoning top historical warriors + power struggles create a highly tense plot; 3. Focus on the thrill: Avoiding the cliché "protagonist charge," it focuses on "outwitting the enemy" and "using leverage to break through." Although the current rating is low, it's worth reading.

41. 41 全 Global Divine Awakening: Sorry, I’m the One Who Granted the Supernatural 全球神启：抱歉，超凡是我赐予的 Nothing to Do with Wind, Wind, Wind, and Moon无关风风风月Urban660k WordsCompleted [Behind-the-Scenes]+ [Ensemble Cast]+ [Creating the Supernatural]+ [Do Not Enter If You Want a Saintly Protagonist]+ [The Protagonist Has Little Screen Time and No Fixed Allegiance] The world was beginning to feel wrong. When the first Apostle breathing flames walked the streets, when the first hero soared across the sky and tore open the heavens... The whole world was swept up in a frenzy of excitement and panic at this sudden upheaval. Governments scrambled to establish secret agencies, classi 2kReads7.1Score188Shelves

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    Behind the Scenes, The Book of Origins

42. 42 灭 World-Destroying Archdemon? I Grow Stronger by Reaping the Grievances of Civilizations 灭世大魔？我靠收割文明怨气变强 Tomatoes Stir-Fried with Cement西红柿炒水泥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Unbeatable protagonist + hidden mastermind across the heavens + demon lord + enemy of all worlds + ultimate big boss] “Don't ascend! Don't ascend! Don't ascend!” “The Upper Realm uses our people as food. Our clan will never retreat, even if we die!” “We've lost. Those who come after us, remember to keep a low profile and bide your time.” Who was behind the creation of the Eerie Clan? Why can the Lower Realm defeat the Upper Realm? Why is Xing Ying afraid of a steamed bun? There's no way to repa 5.6kReads7.9Score353Shelves

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    Behind the scenes, a thrilling story.

43. 43 5 The 1950s: Starting Out as a Wanderer, I Make My Home in the Deep Mountains 50年代：隐居深山从流浪开始 Born of the Dao's Rhyme道韵生Urban7.8M WordsOngoing Tags: (farming + reclusive life + family saga + harem + science fiction + interstellar + universe) (Entirely hand-written, no AI) (Author’s note at chapter 3480: I’ve been writing this book for over three years. Its rating went from 9.4 to 8.9, and its readership has fallen from several hundred thousand to forty or fifty thousand. It was once a huge hit, and then it faded into obscurity. Many readers have probably come across it more than once, but very few have made it to the later chapters. (S 33.8kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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    The novel, with over 3000 chapters, roughly meets the requirements; the protagonist, Yang Jun, prefers to live a secluded life in the mountains, enjoying life behind the scenes.

44. 44 让 I Grant Wishes, So Why Are They All So Dark? 让你实现心愿，怎么全是黑暗面？ Poor Jerry可怜的杰瑞Urban352k WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Creating the Supernatural] + [No Heroine] Even the kindest person has a dark side. Don’t doubt it. You do, too. My name is Chen Ming, and I’m known as the God of Dark Wishes. My duty is to fulfill the dark desires people hide deep in their hearts. But are dark desires really evil? Killing can also be an act of resistance. Overthrowing the order can also be a revolution. When the rules of the day can’t bring light... perhaps the darkness within us is the o 786Reads5.7Score—Shelves

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    Jerry's new behind-the-scenes story: the protagonist doesn't step into the fray, creating superhumans to overturn the world order.

45. 45 幕 Behind the Scenes: I Start the Supernatural Resurgence by Playing a Cloud Knight 幕后：从扮演云骑军开始灵异复苏 Lost in It沉沦其中Urban357k WordsOngoing To save his hometown, which had been overrun by the Demon Gods, and to save himself, Sen Jiang was forced to join an organization with a ridiculously long name. His soul was stuffed into a giant white jade snake, and he was made to fabricate history in another world and guide the revival of the supernatural. He had to completely shatter the locals’ common sense and steer their technological development off course, until they considered dragons flying through the sky an everyday sight. While comp 50Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both are behind-the-scenes stories, with the protagonist always remaining behind the scenes.

46. 46 情 The God of Emotions: A Childhood Battle Royale Directed by Me 情绪邪神：导演童年大乱斗 Yan Ling, Who Loves Henan Juniper喜欢河南桧的严令Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [No Female Lead + Low-Profile Protagonist + Behind the Scenes + Pure Chaos] [Abandoned midway. This was my first million-word novel, so I don’t want to hide it. Don’t read it, don’t read it, don’t read it. I’ve warned you so many times, so don’t complain if you do.] At death’s door, Lin Hao fused with an emotion evil god on the verge of shattering and fell into a fantasy world where the strong ruled. As a broken evil god, he could vanish completely at any moment. To survive, he had to feed on th 779Reads6.7Score—Shelves
47. 47 末 Apocalypse: I Secretly Recruit Silly Players 末日，我幕后招募沙雕玩家 The Cat Who Loves Light喜欢光的猫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsOngoing [The Fourth Calamity] + [Cosmic Apocalypse] + [Zombies] + [Interstellar] + [Power Fantasy] + [Behind the Scenes] + [Doesn't Act in the Early Stages] Ye Chen unexpectedly obtained a System and began recruiting Blue Star players during the apocalypse. You do the work, I lie flat. We all have a bright future ahead of us. In his private space, Ye Chen ate watermelon and watched TV. Edgy player: Brothers, Buddha once sacrificed himself to feed an eagle. Today, I'll beat a succubus into submission wit 16.9kReads8.1Score1.6kShelves

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    The main characters are behind the scenes for the first and middle stages of the story. [Smile][smile]

48. 48 人 Behind the Scenes, I Can Fuse Materials! 人在幕后，我能够进行素材融合！ The Sky Is Full of Starry Skies天上全都是星天Urban412k WordsCompleted [Behind the scenes]+ [Gacha]+ [Material fusion]+ [No heroine]+ [Doppelgangers] The protagonist, Su Yi, transmigrated into the body of someone with terminal brain cancer. He unexpectedly obtained a gacha System, allowing him to draw all kinds of materials and fuse them together. For example, [The King in Yellow's tattered cloth + rosemary mask + electrostatic spider silk] fused into [Robe of the Old Ones]. And when [photon jellyfish + fissile flesh + Su Yi + ...] were fused, they granted him the 6kReads7.8Score763Shelves

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49. 49 我 I Build an Organization to Save the World from Behind the Scenes 我在幕后打造救世组织 Tangyuan from Ice Lantern Street冰灯街的汤圆Urban403k WordsCompleted [Behind-the-scenes mastermind] [Invincible] [Ensemble cast saving the world] [Mythology revival] [Master of deception] [No female lead] [Mysterious organization] [The night before monsters invaded, I alone in my rented apartment fabricated the biggest lie in human history] The world’s leaders would never have imagined it: The “ancient organization that has guarded humanity for tens of thousands of years” they were desperately investigating was being born right beside my takeout box. “Rather th 162Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Purely behind the scenes, the main characters are always behind the scenes. Highly recommended.

50. 50 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: Awakening Without Limits 灵气复苏，无序觉醒 Hot Pot Is So Tasty火锅好吃捏Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Spiritual Qi Revival + Ensemble Cast + Satisfying Read + No Stupid Characters + No Saintly Protagonist] Power is distributed at random, and the privileged are collectively left reeling. Spiritual qi revival brings random awakenings across the globe. Generations of accumulated privilege are no match for a single person chosen by fate. This is the most chaotic era, and also the fairest. Chen Mo, a manual laborer driven to desperation by bride-price demands, awakens and wipes out the entire family 6.6kReads6.9Score370Shelves

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    [Early Stage of Spiritual Qi Revival + Ensemble Cast + Thrilling Read + No Mind Degradation + No Mary Sue Characters] Extraordinary awakenings occur randomly, causing the powerful to collectively break down. The spiritual energy revival brings random awakenings globally; generations of accumulated power are no match for a single chosen one. A thrilling read throughout: The story begins with a reckoning after awakening, with no frustrating or Mary Sue moments. A panoramic ensemble cast: Loyalists, collaborators, independent individuals, hedonists, observers… multiple perspectives driving the narrative. Hardcore deduction: How will the world be reconstructed after the random arrival of power? This is the core appeal. An epic saga: A complete world-building framework is in place; immerse yourself in the story.

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