Looking for Satisfying Stories with a No-Nonsense Heroine Who Does Whatever She Wants, Preferably One Who Kills 求爽的不憋屈的，女主想干嘛干嘛的，如果能杀人好

1. 451 我 I’m the Openly Teasing Big Sister, the Nightmare of Six Psychos 我，明牌逗弟主，六个疯批的噩梦 Rampaging Chapata暴走的恰巴塔Modern Romance685k WordsCompleted [A magnetic heroine and multiple male leads. A thrilling battle of suitors in a chaotic love triangle! Every character is a deranged obsessive!] Lin Mian is a villainess who specializes in handling crazed men and never gives them a redemption arc. She transmigrates into a book only to face a deadly situation: she’s mistaken one twin for her ex-boyfriend. Her fiancé’s uncle, Pei, drives to the scene. Her fiancé’s twin brother, Pei Fu, puts on his best innocent act and fans the flames. “Uncle, you 2.2kReads8.9Score471Shelves
2. 452 谁 Who Needs a Day Job? I Became a Tycoon with Trash from My Spatial Farm 谁家打工人靠空间农场垃圾成首富 The Green of Green Gables绿山墙的绿色Modern Romance530k WordsOngoing This novel has been adapted into a comic. The heroine only cares about making money! Making money! Making money! No needless fretting. [No CP] Lin Chu graduated from a junior college and spent years struggling in real estate, only to hit a slump in the housing market. She not only failed to make money, but was also fired after offending a coworker. She had no friends or social life, and her mother had taken the hundred thousand yuan she'd painstakingly saved. Now she could barely afford next mon 29.8kReads8.4Score4.4kShelves

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   The female protagonist was incredibly happy after making money on her own.

3. 453 末 The Strongwoman of the Apocalypse Marries a Wife-Beater 末日大力女嫁给家暴男 Hu Feiing扈飞ingModern Romance593k WordsCompleted After dying alongside the Zombie King, Sang Ning transmigrated into a novel set in a past era, though she didn’t know it. The original heroine and the female rival had both been reborn. The original owner, Su Sangning, was set up to marry the man who had abused the heroine in his first life and the female rival in his second. In this third life… his comeuppance has arrived~ Important note: She won’t change husbands. The male lead is an abusive man. The original heroine and female rival aren’t go 4.7kReads8.0Score452Shelves
4. 454 重 Reborn in an Apocalypse Novel, I Even Dare to Kill the Canon Couple 重生在末世小说，我连官配都敢杀 Sharp-Tongued Lady毒舌ladySci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted Things to be aware of: When I started writing, I wanted to show the brutality of a realistic apocalypse. I also didn't understand what people meant by a story that celebrates women. I only came to understand and improve the content through the comments, so the early plot has some realism, but please feel free to skip it. No male lead + ruthless heroine + natural-disaster apocalypse + zombie game + quick transmigration + strong, capable supporting female characters who don't compete with one anot 918Reads8.9Score256Shelves
5. 455 女 The Demoness Just Loves to Go Crazy 女魔头就爱发疯 Riches Don't Interest Me富贵不爱财Fantastical Romance222k WordsOngoing No romance The path of cultivation is strewn with thorns! Thorn is the bane of every cultivator, loathed by all immortals. She bristles with spikes and treats every immortal who dislikes her the same way. After countless years of giving as good as she gets, the immortals have grown used to her, while Thorn has grown tired of it all. It’s just no fun anymore. One day, an immortal maiden hurries past. Thorn casually pricks her, and the maiden rolls her eyes in anger. “I’m going to the mortal r —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Nobody can control her!!!

6. 456 末 Apocalypse Dungeons: Everyone Boards a Train, While I Fight to Survive Alone 末世副本全民列车，我独自求生 Sharp-Tongued Lady毒舌ladySci-Fi & Apocalypse351k WordsCompleted Author is a psychopath + everyone fights to survive + purely evil female lead + lone wolf + ruthless heroine + no romance + train + road survival Everyone's a villain. Strong woman vs. strong woman. A randomly selected quote from a female character: "Never underestimate women. Without women, you'd be a glob of rank snot stuck to the toilet, not even worth a fart." Come on in if you love massive stockpiles! Everyone is thrown into the apocalypse aboard a train, with each station corresponding to 10kReads8.5Score1kShelves
7. 457 外 The Diplomat Left with a Child and Raised an Heir for Her Country 外交官她去父留子，给国家养了个继承人 Yi Shanshui奕山水11k WordsCompleted The diplomat had a child and left the father behind, raising an heir for the nation 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves

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   The female protagonist in this "revenge novel" is successful in her career, appears on the national news, is rich, and lives a free and easy life.

8. 458 抽 She Draws Cards to Summon Ancient Clans, and This Cannon Fodder Turns the Cultivation World Upside Down 抽卡召旧族，炮灰她掀了修真界 Gan Zhilan甘之一蓝Fantastical Romance494k WordsCompleted [Cultivation + transmigrate into a book + card-draw System + strong heroine and satisfying victories + progression + no romance + underdog's comeback + hidden ancient clan + face-slapping] * Help! Yun Heng had transmigrated into a cultivation novel as a minor character who wouldn't survive three chapters, and she was being framed for theft at the disciple selection ceremony. The original heroine had fate itself on her side. A single offhand remark from her could ruin Yun Heng's reputation and le 28.9kReads8.6Score4.6kShelves
9. 459 手 With Three Systems in Hand, Her Spirit Treasures Are More Than a Little Abundant 手握三个系统，她的灵宝有亿点多 Qing Ruyue卿如月Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Invincible Power Fantasy, Pure Wish Fulfillment, No Romance, The Female Lead Shines on Her Own, No Angst, and She Knows Exactly How Strong She Is] From the start, Tang Yue gets a Sect-Building System. As long as she takes in disciples, grows the sect, and raises its reputation, she can become stronger. Just as Tang Yue is getting ready to go all out, she unexpectedly gets bound to two more Systems. One is a sign-in System, and the other is a rebate System. Both Systems are fiercely competitive. 21kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
10. 460 都 Now That I'm Reborn, Why Get Married? Obviously, I'll Make Money 都重生了谁还嫁人，当然赚钱啊 Chi Yu Ru Hai池渔洳海Modern Romance510k WordsCompleted [Starting a Business and Making Money+Top Student+No Romance+Feel-Good Female Lead+Period Piece] Jiang Yu is reborn in 1994. In this life, she refuses to follow her mother to the city for school. She'll stay in the county, sell porridge, and open a food court. With her foresight and skills as a food blogger, watch her turn 250 yuan into a hundred billion... She'll make money and study hard, both at once! 1.5kReads8.9Score111Shelves

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    Reborn in 1994, she starts her business from selling porridge and milk tea, building her fortune. A female-centric historical romance novel with no romantic pairing. [Thumbs up]

11. 461 公 The Princess Isn't Human! And Neither Is Her Consort 公主殿下不是人！驸马他也不是 Wind Isle Song风屿吟Ancient Romance317k WordsOngoing [Underworld Empress: Cool and Unrivaled x Mad Demon Sovereign: A Bewitching Devoted Lapdog] [A powerful female lead, political intrigue, a romance between gods and demons, identity-reveal satisfaction, and a hilarious ensemble cast] This story defies convention and is well worth savoring! Jun Zhanyue, the Empress of Fengdu, fell in battle after suppressing a million vengeful ghosts. Her soul possessed a princess who had been murdered in nine consecutive lives. Little did she know that this trans 35Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A divine-demon couple, a pair of cunning and ruthless individuals. The female lead is a goddess, aloof and invincible, while the male lead is a love-struck, devoted demon lord. To pursue the female lead, the male lead devises a series of schemes, causing the two to transmigrate to the mortal realm. The male lead disguises himself as a guard, serving the female lead while simultaneously seizing her possessions through cunning and force.

12. 462 惹 Mess With Her, and She’ll Flip Your Lid 惹她，天灵盖都给你掀了 Little Qiqi Baby123小七七崽崽123Ancient Romance616k WordsCompleted A newly completed novel, so sit back and enjoy! [Cool, striking beauty Linlang × the immensely powerful Ninth Prince] She was supposed to be the moon in the heavens. How did she end up in the mortal world? Ruan Qingci was drained of blood by her adoptive parents and left on the brink of death. Fine, then she would send every last one of them to their graves! From then on, she would live only for her own happiness! If demons stood in her way, she would kill them. If even Buddhas stood in her way, 1.5kReads8.1Score120Shelves

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    Absolute egoism, clear-headed and self-aware, not driven by romantic feelings, decisive and ruthless, not a saint.

13. 463 王 The Princess Is Addicted to Having the Bedchamber to Herself 王妃她独守空房上瘾了 I Love Grey Wolf我爱灰太狼Ancient Romance60k WordsCompleted What a damn transmigration! Xu Mianmian transmigrated into the body of a timid lovesick fool. Her younger sister was jealous of the original owner's engagement, so she teamed up with their stepmother to set her up and paid a fortune to hire a scumbag to seduce her. Her stepmother even slandered her late mother as unfaithful, and her scumbag father naturally believed the lies and despised the original owner. Good grief, Xu Mianmian isn't some little lamb. She's a black lotus! One dose of medicine 590Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    A hilarious and satisfying read, the female protagonist is never resentful, and she always seeks revenge without holding grudges.

14. 464 庶 The Illegitimate Daughter Returns: The Princess Consort Is Ruthless and Crazy! 庶女归来：王妃她，又狠，又疯！ Gusu's End姑苏末了Ancient Romance176k WordsOngoing [A beautiful, mentally fractured madwoman VS the sharp-tongued, scheming, fiercely competitive Prince of Zhenbei] [Both each other’s only one | Instinctive attraction | Satisfying revenge | Substitute marriage | Revenge | Intense push and pull] [Prince of Zhenbei, your princess consort has killed again.] The year my father beat my mother to death, I was abandoned at a country estate, where I lay low for ten years. Everyone said the Shen family’s second daughter had grown up in the countryside an 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead suffers from schizophrenia and is mentally unstable. A voice in her ears constantly urges her to kill, and she relentlessly criticizes manipulative, scheming women. Initially, she feigns weakness, but any provocation triggers her episodes, which escalate into madness. She doesn't let herself be taken advantage of; on her wedding day with the male lead, she's tricked by her sister into killing three people, then calmly drags the male lead to the wedding. At the homecoming banquet, she's provoked again, grabbing a chair and smashing it over the heads of two female supporting characters in front of her stepmother. She hits two of them: the male lead, who, despite his physical attraction to the female lead, blushes whenever he sees her.

15. 465 权 The Power Hierarchy: The Young Lady Awakens at the Academy for Nobles 权力序列：大小姐在贵族学院觉醒 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Modern Romance487k WordsCompleted [Not pure wish fulfillment] [Dramatic twists] [Alternate world] [Large ensemble cast] [No saints here] Jing Yuanxi was engaged to Han Shixu at the age of seventeen. Then he brought a commoner girl into their elite school. At their engagement banquet, he professed his love for her in front of everyone and demanded to end the engagement. During a kidnapping, he even abandoned his fiancée, who was supposed to be the one he rescued, and saved the commoner girl instead. “Yuanxi, the Jing family w 115.5kReads8.9Score20.5kShelves
16. 466 穿 Transmigrate! I Cut Ties with My Wicked Mother and Vicious Grandparents 穿越！与狠毒娘亲恶毒爷奶断了亲 Together All the Way一路相伴Ancient Romance277k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + pocket dimension + disaster + famine + cultivation + wish fulfillment + strong heroine + no romance] Qin Yingxue was pushed toward the road for meddling in someone else's business and struck by a speeding truck, meeting her untimely end. When she woke up, she learned she had transmigrated into the body of a twelve-year-old girl who shared her name. Since she's here, she might as well make the best of it. Every transmigrator's essential perk: with a pocket dimension, she can hav 2kReads8.8Score199Shelves

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    I personally think these four books are pretty good; they're all strong female lead novels and satisfying reads.

17. 467 摄 The Regent Dotes on His Children and His Wild Rose 摄政王带娃娇宠野玫瑰 Little Qiqi Baby123小七七崽崽123Ancient Romance707k WordsCompleted [Female lead gleefully racks up kills + adorable children + satisfying revenge + humiliating scumbags] The female lead won't take the slightest bit of mistreatment. She's no self-sacrificing saint, and she loves throwing punches! Yun Chu failed her tribulation. When she woke up, she had possessed the body of a pitiful young woman. The first thing she did upon opening her eyes was gouge out someone's eyes, ruin someone's face, and break someone's limbs. Six years later, Jiang Yunchu makes a trium 975Reads8.4Score—Shelves
18. 468 穿 Transmigrated! I Unlocked an Invincible Superpower 穿越！我激活了无敌异能 Together All the Way一路相伴Ancient Romance417k WordsCompleted (Siblings transmigrate + escape and hardship + pocket dimension + supernatural abilities + strong heroine) On her way back to base, Yun Yanxi was stabbed in the chest by her best friend, who was also her future sister-in-law. As she lay dying, she took her friend down with her. Yun Yanxi transmigrates to the body of a fourteen-year-old girl in Yun Family Village in the Southern Yue Kingdom. The girl has the same name as her. Fortunately, her spatial ability is still intact, as are all the suppli 7.6kReads9.0Score781Shelves
19. 469 主 The Matriarch Found the Book of Life and Death and Asked, Chin in Hand: Who Dies First? 主母捡来生死簿，托腮问：谁先死 A 1cm, 1kg Skinny Person1cm1kg的瘦子Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted [Completed + strong female lead + no CP + takes down scumbags + never lets a grudge go unanswered] Luoyiyi, mistress of the Marquis of Pingyuan’s household, died. Then she came back to life. But the one who returned wasn’t her. It was a fearsome woman who had transmigrated from the apocalypse. A mere maid tries to kill her? She turns around and takes her out with one slash! An old nanny tries to kill her? No discussion needed, she takes her out too! Anyone who wants her dead is getting taken out 2.5kReads8.5Score381Shelves

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    Having just transmigrated, Luo Yiyi was nearly killed. Enraged, she vowed to kill anyone who dared to harm her! The Black and White Impermanence came to collect the body, but their hand slipped, dropping the Book of Life and Death. Luo Yiyi picked it up, a wicked grin spreading across her face. [Shocked]

20. 470 震 Shocking! The Young Lady Is the Mastermind! 震惊，小小姐她是幕后大佬！ Talking Together Under the Moon月下共谈Mystery431k WordsOngoing (New books tend to get lower ratings because there aren't enough votes yet. If you enjoy this story, please give it five stars! Love you ♡) [Genius + strong heroine + irresistible charm + no romance + thrilling detective fiction + unconventional powerhouse] There's a saying among the elite families that the Ye family's young miss, Ye Chun, is the most harmless of all their heirs. But only those in another circle know that beneath her immortal-like beauty, she secretly controls everything. They r 217Reads8.7Score111Shelves

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    Just watch, everyone's completely silent. It's no longer a satisfying read; she's the only one making everyone else feel frustrated. Female lead overload, no romantic pairing, the female lead is the strongest in the world.

21. 471 穿 Reborn as the Heroine's Older Sister, I Slay My Way Through as an Assassin 穿成女主姐姐，靠刺客职业杀疯了 Er Dong Huo Yu尔东霍鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [The rating just came out, so don’t let it scare you off! It’ll go up later! If you clicked in, it must be fate! You really ought to give it a try!] [Interstellar battle for a heroine + love triangle from hell with multiple male leads (all inexperienced) + strong heroine + adored by all + ABO (the heroine is unrestricted) + military academy + System] Wu Chun transmigrated. She landed in an unfinished, badly written novel for male readers called The Interstellar Overlord, a fake harem story with 26.6kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
22. 472 空 A Space Beast Takes Me Through Time and Space to Do Business 空间兽带我穿越时空做生意 Together All the Way一路相伴Ancient Romance380k WordsCompleted Imagination + transmigration + spatial powers + feel-good story + years of famine + no CP + light fantasy Tang Wenjing was the heir to a large private hospital, but her uncle and his family conspired to push her off a cliff. She thought she would die, but to her surprise, she transmigrated into the body of a ten-year-old fool in Fengyue Kingdom who had the same name. The original owner was crushed to death when a spatial beast suddenly fell from the sky. To make amends, the beast swore an oath t 443Reads8.6Score101Shelves
23. 473 白 I Take Down Trashy Men by Day, and Mr. Zhang Won't Leave Me Alone at Night 白天虐渣，晚上张总他缠不休 Mo Xia Li Xin莫夏离心Modern Romance167k WordsOngoing [Reborn + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Traditional Chinese Medicine + Inherited Legacy + Career Comeback + Face-Slapping Reversals + Wealthy-Family Intrigue + Young Miracle Doctor + Interstellar Crisis + Love of Country and Family] After Mu Xingyu was killed by her cheating boyfriend and stepsister, she unexpectedly came back reborn. She returned to the day she was pushed down the stairs. In this life, she is a guqin prodigy, an heir to a line of miracle doctors, and a tech tycoon.. 3Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    I enjoyed watching it; it was great!

24. 474 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: I Monopolize the World's Top Talents 末世重生：我垄断全球天骄 Mu Beichuan沐北川Sci-Fi & Apocalypse324k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + high-energy power fantasy + taming a pack of men + wild imagination] When the apocalypse struck, Feng Qianyue fought her way up to become one of the leaders of the three major bases. Countless handsome men flocked around her, and even geniuses had to prove themselves just to meet her. When the world was destroyed, a System bound her to other time and space. Now she was back, reborn at the beginning of the apocalypse, just as chaos erupted across the globe. She wasn’t afraid of 12.5kReads9.1Score1.7kShelves
25. 475 序 Sequence Survival: I Slay Ghosts Like Flies with My Superpowers 序列求生：我靠异能杀诡如麻 Nine One Yuanbao九一元宝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse966k WordsOngoing No romance + eerie apocalypse + convoy escape + a small ensemble cast The blood moon rises, the apocalypse arrives, and the eerie runs rampant. Survivors have no choice but to keep fleeing, escaping the eerie creatures' hunts. Only the supernatural can kill the eerie creatures. Su Yue is an esper who came from a zombie apocalypse. An apocalypse? She's familiar with those. Just level up and fight monsters. She'll take a shot at this one with her own survival rules. “I know you like me. If you agr 119.6kReads8.7Score7.2kShelves
26. 476 重 Reborn in the 1970s: The Mighty Woman Takes Down Scumbags 重生七零，大力女疯狂虐渣 Hope to Retire Tomorrow希望明天就退休Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted The rating is low because it just came out, but it'll rise later! Jiang Hanyan is betrayed by her teammates and dies in the apocalypse. By a stroke of luck, she is reborn in the resource-scarce 1970s. After being reborn, she discovers that the original owner was a drudge who had been abused since childhood. A hypocritical father, a biased mother, a cruel older brother, a selfish younger sister, and her, left in pieces! She does the most work, gets the least food, and is still the one beaten t 709Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    It's real murder.

27. 477 穿 Transmigrate! I'll Make Everyone in the Old Family Pay 穿越！虐遍老宅所有人 Together All the Way一路相伴Ancient Romance624k WordsCompleted Transmigration + space + super strength + disaster + comedy While carrying out an anti-drug operation, Wen Jingyu accidentally fell into an ancient tomb, where a hairpin pierced her chest with uncanny precision. Her soul transmigrated to an alternate ancient world and possessed a fourteen-year-old girl who shared her name. The original owner had been beaten to death by her cruel, vicious grandmother. The original owner’s parents were weak-willed and blindly obedient to their elders. They were ba 2.7kReads8.2Score275Shelves
28. 478 系 The System Sends Me Back to Sixteen 系统让我重返十六岁 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A rebirth story, a System story, a patriotic story, and a tale of striving for success. Top scorer in the national college entrance exam, Olympic champion, special forces soldier, diplomat. This isn't a romance. It's a female-led story, and the male lead barely appears until the final chapter. The moment Lu Xiaoxing opens her eyes, she's back at sixteen, in her senior year of high school. She's also bound to a Progress System. Walking or running each day is enough to complete her check-in tasks 15.8kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves

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    I just finished reading this one, it's so good! The beginning might be a bit immature, but the later parts are amazing.

29. 479 玛 The Ultimate Mary Sue? Not So Fast, Let’s Take Another Look! 玛丽苏天花板？不确定再看看！ Mu Beichuan沐北川Modern Romance328k WordsCompleted Strong heroine + everyone’s favorite + Mary Sue + dog-taming romance (The short drama of the same name is now streaming) [You are an innocent, kind, gentle little white flower of a heroine. As the housekeeper at the F4 residence in an elite academy, you win all four F4 members over with your goodness and sincerity.] Selfish, lecherous, and cold Feng Qianqian: “Wait… me? You’ve got the wrong person bound to you, haven’t you? (¬_¬)” The System, refusing to admit it made a mistake: “I didn’t! Don’t 27.4kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves
30. 480 母 Livestreaming in a Matriarchal Society, I Also Cultivate Immortality Along the Way 母系社会直播中，我顺便修了个仙 Sea Salt Green Grape 77海盐青提77Fantastical Romance724k WordsOngoing [Gender equality + no romance + cultivation + System + livestreaming + comedy + slow-burn progression] As the founder of a video game company in a patriarchal society, she had finally launched her game when she was unexpectedly in a car accident and transmigrated to Canglan Continent, a matriarchal society. For some reason, though, her luck kept getting worse, until her best friend Zhaohuo transmigrated too, bringing a System with her. System: “The two of you are bound together. Her health point 128Reads—Score174Shelves

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    The female lead keeps getting stronger, fighting monsters from the beginning, and she wins every fight, enjoying herself immensely while showing off [drooling].

31. 481 放 After Letting Go of My Personal Standards, My Mental State Improved a Lot 放下个人素质后，精神状态好多了 Oh No, It's All Over哦豁全完了Ancient Romance601k WordsOngoing [A Touch of Ensemble Cast, with Romance] After saving the world, Chi Yan transmigrated into a novel, becoming the one and only! The one and only! cannon-fodder female character in a story about a treasured heroine. Once she learned that the heroine’s harem would hunt her down and kill her, she figured she could just stay out of their way. Before the Sect Master of the Talisman Sect happened by, she was still a baby, so she had a wandering soul move her somewhere else. She spent ten years picking 670Reads7.0Score107Shelves

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    It's really good, not frustrating and funny.

32. 482 五 Five Million to Keep Quiet? No, I Want the Entire Capitalist World Buried With Me 五百万封口费？不，我要的是整个资本圈陪葬 A Farewell to the Years忘年辞13k WordsCompleted Five Million to Keep Quiet? No, I Want the Entire Capitalist World to Go Down With Me 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Before each piece moves, its position has been precisely calculated by her. Loneliness, composure, and complete control—this is what a powerful female lead should be like!

33. 483 姐 If I’m Right, I’m Right. If You’re Right, I’ll Beat You Up 姐行姐有理，你行姐揍你 Qingyuan Mumu清源木木Ancient Romance207k WordsCompleted “No CP + strong heroine + power fantasy + comedy + decisive and ruthless” Content warnings: 1. Everyone is evil, including the heroine. 2. Everyone is crazy, especially the heroine, who is cruel and merciless. 3. A brainless power fantasy about a lunatic. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. Feng Xianxian, a madwoman who’s a master of both unhinged rants and snide remarks, draws her blade at the slightest pro 1.4kReads8.5Score134Shelves

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    The female lead is awesome and doesn't feel stifled. She starts with a knife and lets anyone who comes near her cut her down. That's the rule she's talking about.

34. 484 当 After Killing an Official in Broad Daylight, I Taught the Emperor a Lesson 当街杀官后！我教陛下做事 What a Workhorse是牛马啊Ancient Romance606k WordsCompleted [No romance + female-led + deranged heroine + political intrigue + decisive and ruthless + female emperor] Transmigrate into the illegitimate daughter of a marquis’s household and get trapped in a web of accusations? No problem. Then just topple the matriarch and seize control of the household! So what if you’re an official of the court? The people I want to kill are officials! Otherwise, how else could I enter the palace, face the emperor, and claim the power of life and death? 660Reads8.4Score106Shelves

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    Logical, intelligent, outspoken, assertive, and never one to tolerate or suffer in silence, she seizes the power of the matriarch from the very beginning, and if you offend her, she'll be dealt a fatal blow. This is the kind of strong female protagonist novel that we sisters love to read.

35. 485 抽 After I Started Drawing Cards, Why Are All the Chosen Ones Clinging to Me? 抽卡后，气运之子怎么都缠上来了 One of the Idlers闲人之一Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Short drama and comic adaptation now available [Immortal cultivation card-draw System + play the pig to eat the tiger, beautiful, strong, and satisfying + one soul in two bodies + a battlefield of competing suitors + irresistible to men + romantic tension but no official couple + hilarious, absurd, drama-loving female lead + all male leads are pure] [The female lead is the strongest by the end!] Xia Wantang transmigrates into a cultivation novel with an ensemble of male leads, becoming a cannon- 8.7kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    You can look at these. There's another one that I think is well-written, but it's not finished yet. There are too many books to find it.

36. 486 都 I've Transmigrated to a Cultivation World, So I Might as Well Become an Immortal Emperor 都穿越修仙界了，那就搞个仙帝当 Nan Wanxu南婉徐Ancient Romance1.8M WordsOngoing [Cultivation + taking the place of a wicked second-generation cultivator + transmigrate into another body + supernatural abilities + ambitious heroine + battle for supremacy] Superpowered Dragon Nayingle transmigrates into the cultivation world and from the start lands herself in the doomed situation of an evil woman with the exact same face as hers. The villainess, Yuan Qishui, is an arrogant second-generation cultivator from a sect. She is domineering, kills innocents, and commits every kind o 29.6kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves

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    The female lead wants what she wants, and the author's writing style is quite good.

37. 487 霸 The CEO Is Stunned: This Max-Level Expert Layers Armor over Her Secret Identities 霸总麻了，满级大佬她马甲套铠甲 Shangguan Simo上官司墨Modern Romance254k WordsOngoing [Playing dumb while secretly being formidable | lighthearted comedy | face-slapping and putting villains in their place | two powerful leads with secret identities] [An irreverent, couldn’t-care-less big boss of a big sister × a sickly, drama-loving heir to a top-tier wealthy family] Everyone laughs at Yu Zhaoning, calling her an arrogant slacker, a poor student, and a street thug of a big sister. Everyone mocks Shangguan Jingheng too, calling him sickly, useless, and a good-for-nothing young ma 7Reads—Score107Shelves

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    The female lead wields great power, can do whatever she wants, and is decisive in killing.

38. 488 反 The Villainess Studies Hard at the Aristocratic Academy 反派大小姐在贵族学院狠狠学习 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance216k WordsCompleted [The male lead is Chi. The romance develops slowly, and until anyone confesses, it's just friendship.] He Ying regains her memories in an old-school campus novel and is horrified to realize she's the vicious rich young lady. Instead of inheriting a fortune worth trillions, she's been chasing men and bullying the sweet, innocent heroine. What a ridiculous way to live. After learning that inheriting the family fortune depends on her academic performance, He Ying declares, “If I don't earn this mon 8.7kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves
39. 489 穿 Transmigrating into a Book in the 1970s: The Educated Youth Goes Wild, with Endless Schemes 穿书七零：知青发癫，套路无边 Shabby School Heartthrob破烂校草Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [Alternate history + Period setting + Transmigrate into a book + Pocket dimension + Everyone is a villain + Ensemble cast + No romance + Mystery?] After dying in an apocalypse novel, Xu Qinglan transmigrates into a book again. This time, she's a sacrificial nobody forced to go to the countryside in a period novel! If she resists being sent away, she'll be trapped in an endless loop. After dying countless times, she finally gives in. The protagonist seems like a delicate, innocent white lotus wit 25.8kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves

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    He kills without hesitation; a ruthless person.

40. 490 穿 Transmigrated to the 1970s: The Youth Educated Girl Is Unhinged, Her Magic Knows No Bounds 穿七零，知青发癫，法力无边 Qin Min沁敏Modern Romance520k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead, No CP] [Everyday Feel-Good Story] [Pocket Dimension] [Transmigrate into a Book] [Tearing Down Scum and Face-Slapping] [Absurd Novel] [Sent Down to the Countryside] Qi Yue, the top dog at a psychiatric hospital, was bored one day and picked up a male-oriented period novel about antiques. Then, with a sudden poof, she transmigrated into the book, becoming the unlucky capitalist heiress who gives the male lead money. From the start, she faced the nightmare scenario of having he 57.4kReads8.5Score8.4kShelves
41. 491 我 I Conquer the Entire Dynasty by Pretending to Be a Goddess 我靠伪装神女攻略整个皇朝 Yu Xiao虞笑Ancient Romance443k WordsCompleted [System + No Secret Identity Reveals + Divine Goddess Persona + No Romance] After Jiang Wu is bound to the System, money clouds her judgment. The System takes her to some obscure dynasty in the middle of nowhere to complete a mission. Only then does she learn that she is an ordinary commoner, while her targets include the emperor, empress, crown prince, princess, general, marquis, heir to a noble title... Great. Her targets include fathers and sons, husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. 20.2kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
42. 492 恶 The Rise of a Villainess, Going Wild in the Apocalypse 恶女崛起，在末世发癫 Shabby School Heartthrob破烂校草Sci-Fi & Apocalypse485k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Ensemble Cast] [No Saintly Protagonist] [Natural Disasters] [Zombies] [No CP] [Decisive and Ruthless] Li Peibai struggled to survive for ten years in the apocalypse. After dying, she returned to the time before it began, right when she was sent to a psychiatric hospital for offending her sugar daddy. To prepare for the apocalypse, she acted without hesitation and escaped the hospital with several patients from next door! She thought this was the end of the world, but it turned out 18.6kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
43. 493 被 My Boss Turned Me into an NPC, So I Slaughtered My Way Through the Game 被老板炼成NPC，我杀穿全服 The Cat Who Sleeps on Schedule到点就睡的猫Sports157k WordsCompleted [Gaming + Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Face-Slapping + Revenge + Leveling Up + Lone Wolf] My name is Su Han. I died from overwork. My boss turned me into an NPC and locked me inside the game I designed. The System said, “Your existence is meant to improve the players' gaming experience.” I said, “Fine. I'll give you exactly what you want.” The scalpel broke. The players fell to their knees. The numbers in my account went up. Three months later, my boss asked me, “What exactly do you want?” 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Enjoy it from start to finish. If you're not happy, let's fight. Anyone who messes with Sister Su, you'll be in for a world of trouble.

44. 494 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: Starting My Cultivation Journey with Farming 灵气复苏：修仙从种地开始 Celery Pork Dumplings芹菜猪肉饺Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival+Interstellar+Cultivation+Ensemble cast elements+Secret identity+Fake and real heiresses+Farming] Jiang He opens her eyes to find that she's gone from being an overworked employee earning 3,500 yuan a month to a useless cultivator with five spiritual roots in a cyberpunk cultivation world. As the real heiress, she's humiliated at every turn. Resentful wage slave Jiang He makes her position clear: anyone who wants to indulge them can go ahead, but she won't. After beating up 1.9kReads8.8Score239Shelves
45. 495 穿 A Transmigration Wish-Fulfillment Story: The Maid Becomes a Beloved Consort 穿越爽文丫鬟宠妃 I Love Grey Wolf我爱灰太狼Ancient Romance89k WordsCompleted What rotten luck! Zhao Xingyue transmigrates into the body of a lowly third-grade maid. Because she’s pretty, the eldest young lady’s fiancé harasses her, and the vicious young lady sends thugs to ruin her. But she’s nothing like the timid, useless original owner. She slashes him right where it hurts. A senior maid tries to bully and control her? Not a chance. They nearly drown her, then reward her with a bowl of spoiled food. Of course, she won’t let a single wicked woman or scummy man off the 132Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A hilarious and satisfying read, with absolutely no frustrating moments, where revenge is the ultimate goal, guaranteed to leave you feeling refreshed and relaxed.

46. 496 地 Five Corpses in the Cellar 地窖里的五具尸体 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折7k WordsCompleted Five Bodies in the Cellar 932Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books!!!

47. 497 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 115.9kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves
48. 498 将 After I Married the Jerk into a Rich Family, His Whole Family Regretted It 将渣男送进豪门后，他全家后悔了 Jing Jiuzhe荆九折14k WordsCompleted After I married the scumbag off to a wealthy family, his whole family regretted it. 8.1kReads—Score140Shelves
49. 499 宿 Dorm Survival: Get Stronger by Watching Ads 宿舍求生：从刷广告开始变强 Qi Fa Cai Wo Le气發財我了Mystery733k WordsOngoing [Supernatural Horror] [Romance] [Villainous Female Side Character] [Dark, Timid Female Lead] [Extremely High Self-Esteem] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Character Growth] Reader Beware 1: The female lead is gorgeous, dark and jealous, and set on becoming one of the privileged elite. (At first, she complains about everything and lets the male lead work like a beast of burden for her.) Reader Beware 2: The male lead is a pure, classic wish-fulfillment protagonist: incredibly strong, dark, and showy, b 301kReads8.9Score40.8kShelves
50. 500 顶 The Ultimate Bait: The Heiress Goes on a Revenge Rampage 顶级诱饵：千金复仇鲨疯了 Xiang Yunzhen向允臻Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted [Power Couple + Reborn Villainess + Rival Suitors + Scheming and Fighting + Plot-Driven + Healing] Yin Zhi only learned the truth on the brink of death: she was a foolhardy heiress. The venomous snake she had raised with her own hands stabbed her in the back and sent her into a death trap. They broke both her hands and dumped her in the sea, while her best friend died taking a bullet for her. As she sank beneath the waves, she remembered her grandmother's words. “Xiao Zhi, kindness needs teeth, 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is ruthless and decisive, her every move swift and brutal.

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