The Protagonist Is Wanted by the Authorities Under One Identity, but Is an Officially Recognized Genius Under Another 主角一个身份被官方通缉，一个身份是官方内部天才

1. 1 直 Livestream: I Said I’d Never Killed Anyone, and the Lie Detector Went Off 直播：我说没杀过人，测谎仪响了 Naming Is Annoying取名烦人Urban1.2M WordsCompleted A new interview show took the country by storm. The host randomly picked people on the street and asked them questions. Answer, and you could win cash! That day, the host came across Jiang Feng. With a teasing smile, the host asked, “Jiang Feng, have you ever killed anyone?” Jiang Feng smiled faintly and said, “Life is precious. We should all cherish it.” After leaving him with those words, Jiang Feng walked away. But the moment he was out of sight, the lie detector in the host's hands let out a 31.5kReads8.4Score3.2kShelves

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   The protagonist is a college student, and he only kills the bad guys... (Continues)

2. 2 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score334Shelves

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

3. 3 美 A Beautiful, Powerful, Tragic Villainess with Secret Identities Who Makes Everyone Weep 美强惨反派，携马甲虐哭所有人 I Really Want Some Guobaorou好想吃锅包肉啊Urban551k WordsOngoing [Male Lead, No CP + No Heroine + Comic Forum + Villain + Unhinged + Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic + Secret Identities + Light Ensemble Cast] Tao Ye opened his eyes and found himself back before the apocalypse broke out. I'm reborn! This time, I'm going to reclaim everything that belongs to me... So, delighted, Tao Ye killed everyone who had bullied him. But the apocalypse never came. Tao Ye: . Anyway, after smoothly becoming a wanted criminal, Tao Ye learned that he had transmigrated to a parall 174.6kReads9.5Score53.6kShelves

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   [Cool] This book is unbeatable.

4. 4 异 Superpower Card Draw: Why Are All My Secret Identities Wanted? 异能抽卡：怎么马甲都被通缉了？ Zheliye哲里椰Mystery244k WordsOngoing [No Romance for the Female Lead] [Strong Female Lead] [Urban Superpowers] [Mystery] [Card Draws] [Secret Identities] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Otherworldly Invasion] (Quick spoiler-avoidance guide: Female-centered terminology; a slow-burn, growth-oriented story where the protagonist keeps her head down and develops her abilities early on; leans toward mystery and investigation, with lots of introspection. If you want a mindless power fantasy from beginning to end, this isn't it. Relationships and e 2.3kReads8.3Score541Shelves

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   A female-oriented novel, a new book, not very long. This one should count, right? And the protagonist has more than one identity wanted by the authorities. [Thinking]

5. 5 慈EN Cihang City 慈航市 Mountain-Patrolling Lord God巡山主神Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing At Cihang's grand arena, don't show up without a cheat. Chen Feng transmigrated to another world and discovered that the bosses here were unbelievably sneaky. “Let's go level up in the newbie village first.” “Ha! Got you, transmigrator.” “I'll be reborn and buy a lottery ticket.” “Ha! Got you, regressor.” “Fine, if you're going to play dirty, I don't need to pretend to be a gentleman either.” Chen Feng discovered that every time he died, he could refresh and get a new System. A System's power ha 1.1MReads9.2Score131.8kShelves
6. 6 司 Commander Si, Why Are You Standing with the Monsters? 司统大人，您怎么站怪物那边了？ Little Black the Firebreather喷火小黑Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [No female lead + no romantic tension + no romance + ruthless and decisive] Amid the crowds beneath the neon-lit cityscape, there are monsters wearing human skin, walking among them just like ordinary people. The news says these people are called the Awakened. They feed on human flesh and are savage monsters. One quiet afternoon, an ordinary high school sophomore undergoes a transformation and becomes one of the Awakened, standing against all of humanity! To survive, he makes a pact with a god a 102.6kReads8.7Score10.4kShelves

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   This brings us to Li Chenqiu, who, on one hand, is a wanted criminal who was wanted early on, and on the other hand, is thriving within the officialdom. [Smirk][Smirk]

7. 7 星 After Faking Her Death in Space, the Big Shot Disguises Herself as a Man and Goes on a Killing Spree 星际假死后大佬她女扮男装杀疯了 AsprosModern Romance806k WordsOngoing [Interstellar + powerful female lead + no CP + spy within a spy + ensemble cast + endless twists + smart characters] Leng Ran, an apocalypse veteran, is reborn in the interstellar age. She plans to be a lazy princess who eats and waits to die, only to be kidnapped, with her parents going missing. It was all planned. The federal government, the Illuminati, the Free Alliance, the imperial royal family, artificial intelligence... and the truth behind the apocalypse's destruction all intertwine, cre 1.7kReads8.6Score218Shelves
8. 8 觉 Awakened as a False God, Abandoned by the Divine, I Become a God Myself 觉醒伪神，神明弃我，我自为神 Koala Loves Pigs考拉爱猪Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Hot-blooded] + [High Martial] + [Everyone fiercely protects their own] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No System] + [Ensemble cast] + [No female lead, only companions] He tested as having an SSS-grade talent, yet the Divine Hall judged him to be "one abandoned by the gods." Ability Sequence: False God, impossible to activate! The Divine Hall declared, "He will never be able to embed a divine sigil in his lifetime. He is destined to be nothing more than a slightly stronger ordinary man." The school 534.3kReads9.0Score62.1kShelves
9. 9 演 Getting Stronger Through Acting? I Play Roles and Reach the Pinnacle of Life 演戏变强？扮演角色走上人生巅峰 Zi Zhizhi子知之Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted No CP + Female-to-Male Transformation + Research + Acting + Ascending to Godhood Step by Step Xie Zhi was reborn. She was reborn in her mother's womb, when she was still an embryo. An embryo shouldn't have a brain, so she ought to be unaware of everything. Then why could she still think so clearly? [Ding! Congratulations, Host, on being reborn. The Tag System is now online!] Oh, she had a cheat ability. That explained it. [Please claim your beginner reward: one advanced tag draw.] With the h 7.6kReads8.9Score696Shelves

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   The protagonist has quite a few aliases, one of which is that of a wanted criminal, and another is a genius whom the government cherishes.

10. 10 为 To Keep Me from Destroying the World, the Nation Sent Someone to Cuddle Me 为防止我灭世，国家派人与我贴贴 Tentacle-san触手桑Urban1.5M WordsOngoing (The main story is complete. Read with confidence!) [Secret identity] [Comedy] [Power fantasy] [Affection] [Gender Swap] [No marriage] (Original title: To Stop Me from Destroying the World, the Nation Sent Someone to Get Close to Me) Ye Yao was reborn in an orphanage as a petite girl. She thought she would have to tread carefully for the rest of her life. But then her adoptive parents showed up in no time at all. “From now on, you’re our daughter.” Ye Yao happened to awaken the Put-Together Fami 57.7kReads9.4Score6.3kShelves

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    Both of these are stories where the protagonist's true identity is a world-ending calamity, but on the surface, they are both officially recognized geniuses—a kind of transformation story.

11. 11 被 Hunted by the God of War? She Pulls Out an Entire Arsenal 被战神通缉？她反手掏出军火库 Stars Sink Overnight一夜星沉Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted She was the world's most feared queen of spies, the greatest international thief, a ruthless killer as crafty as a fox. With an invisible hand, she controlled the world's lifelines. Right under War God Lu Xing's nose, she brazenly stole a cultural relic. Then she returned to China with her parents to reunite with her family, transforming overnight into an ordinary heiress in everyone's eyes. They called her a wild girl who knew nothing of high-society etiquette. They claimed that before returnin 3.2kReads8.3Score442Shelves
12. 12 什 What Do You Mean I Became a World-Ending Urban Legend? 什么叫我成了灭世级怪谈？ Wild, Bold, Cool, and Flashy Shark狂拽酷炫鲨Mystery277k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead] [Mild Horror] [Turns Into a False Person in One Chapter] [The Protagonist Is a Pure Monster] Su Yuan transmigrated to a bizarre world rife with danger. Here, everything from horror legends had become real: false people, vengeful spirits, old gods hidden beneath the ocean... And an official organization lurking in everyday life: the Cleanup Bureau. This was an age of despair. With urban legends becoming reality, ordinary people could hardly fight back, and even the authorities we 270.7kReads8.3Score45.9kShelves
13. 13 七 The Seven Kings Reunite, and Judgment Descends 七王重聚，审判降临 Baili Guyan百里孤烟Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + high martial arts + comedy + King of Slaughter + plot-driven power fantasy] Distant bells toll! The horns of war spiral through the air! Eagles survey the earth! Vultures feast on all living things! The Sword of Judgment hangs high! An ancient king descends! Slaughter! The prologue to an absurd apocalypse! Slaughter! The finale of a false golden age! At the end of the last century, the vast and devastating War of the Gods, sparked by the Radiant Army and the Eternal Nigh 98.7kReads8.6Score6.1kShelves

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    It's great! One is a genius, the other is a killing king who destroys the world.

14. 14 高EN High Martial: After Turning Into a Soft Girl, I Became a Calamity? 高武：变身软妹后，我成了灾厄？ Li A Bao QAQ李阿宝QAQUrban1.0M WordsCompleted [High Martial + transformation (gender swap) + numbered sequences] After transmigrating to a parallel High Martial world, Jiang Ming became Jiang Mian. She awakened one of the pinnacle abilities in the Calamity Sequence: [Doomsday]. She thought she’d landed in the best possible situation, but... She was neither an Awakened nor a Calamity, but a Mutant caught between the two. Not only was her mental state unstable, she also had to spend a fortune on prohibitively expensive medicine to suppress he 43.5kReads9.2Score5.5kShelves
15. 15 猎 Miss Witcher, I'm Really Not a Vampire 猎魔人小姐，我真不是血族 The Bird Who Loves Collecting Stamps爱收集邮票的飞鸟Urban495k WordsOngoing [Single Female Lead + Villain Protagonist + Action-Packed Battles] After transmigrating as a vampire, Lu Zhou discovered he was different from his fellow vampires. He wasn’t afraid of sunlight, silver weapons, or holy water. He was truly immortal and indestructible. Growing overconfident, he made a vow: “One day, I’ll unite the vampire race.” “One day, the Blood Moon will hang in the sky forever!” “One day, the vampire race will be great again!” But that could all wait. First, he had to figure o 527.4kReads8.5Score87.1kShelves
16. 16 高 High Martial: The Blackflame Spear Suppresses Demons 高武：长枪黑炎镇妖魔 Black Cat Beneath the South Wall南墙下的黑猫Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Genius + Everyday Life + Plot] “According to the Temporary Regulations on the Management of Demonkind in Donghuang, anyone who crosses the boundary and harms another shall be killed without exception.” In a dark alley, eighteen-year-old student Shen Changan stared at the monster before him and recited the regulations without expression. He went to school by day and hunted demons by night. As the top official of Qingzhou’s Night Watch Bureau, he had long since gotten used to this life. Until one 260.7kReads8.5Score30.1kShelves
17. 17 路 An Extra's Guide to Surviving in a Comic 路人乙漫画生存指南 The Long Road Back South迢迢南归Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Dropped by the author. You can go straight to the final three chapters. Male lead, no romance. Ensemble cast. Academy for people with special abilities. A year after the school arc of the comic Superpower Academy ended, the college arc finally began. It opened on September 1, with the main cast entering Supernova Academy for the Gifted. [The main cast ending up in Class F really is a classic] [That person in Class F must be a big shot] [The people in Classes S and A are so strong too] [What abou 25.2kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves

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    Lu Ge has one alias: a genius boy at a superpower academy, heavily promoted by the authorities, and although only a vice-captain, he wields absolute power! His other alias is the leader of Group Six in the Easy organization, whose members are all die-hard fans, and Easy is wanted by the authorities. Finally, one last thing: Lu Ge is a succubus!!!

18. 18 怎 How Did You Mistake Me for a Villain? Fine, I'll Take the Job for Real 怎么误会我是反派？那我真上岗了 Yuan Li原李Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Coming-of-age] [Warning: triple-identity spy ⚠️] [The three identities come after four instances] [Lone Wolf, no male-gaze content] [The protagonist is pursued early on, extreme protagonist stans, back off!] [Fictional setting with a realistic feel] The “Carnival Paradise” arrives and gradually devours the real world in the form of a game. Zhu Yan unexpectedly awakens the talent “Impersonation” and becomes one of the first closed-beta players. He thought he could safely build up his strength, 98.9kReads9.4Score13kShelves

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    My latest favorite game, its rating is rising incredibly fast, and it looks amazing. It's like it was immediately put on the wanted list by the official developers!

19. 19 高 High Martial: From Temp Worker to Guardian of the Celestial Cycle! 高武：从临时工到武镇周天！ Slow on the Uptake后知后觉丶Urban781k WordsOngoing [Leveling Progression] [Satisfying Battles] [Everything Handcrafted] [No Female Lead] [Long, Though Not Necessarily Slow-Burn] This time, the cycle of spiritual energy tides comes to an end. This time, martial arts finally rise above reality! The world's rules are shattered, and a new order is established! A jade disc, with a good and an evil side. Punish evil? Promote good? No, I can put both good and evil to use! Only after becoming the strongest on Earth does Jiang Yun realize that the 141.1kReads8.7Score13kShelves
20. 20 你 You Call This a D-Rank Ability? 你管这叫D级能力？ Shang Die商迭Urban5.6M WordsOngoing Five million words, plenty to read [Mind games] [Strategizing] [Intricate plot] [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] Transmigrating three years ago brought Xu Ye to an unfamiliar world! In this world, Void Demons invade and Void Beasts run rampant! Humans have abilities that allow them to become Void Hunters and fight to protect humanity! Xu Ye awakens an SSS-grade ability by chance, only to discover that it lets him understand and use D-grade abilities alone! His beloved dies tragically in the belly 40.6kReads8.7Score3.2kShelves

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    The protagonist has two identities: one is an outstanding student at the academy and an excellent Void Hunter; the other is a member of the Void Demon Council, a "Demon," a traitor, and a wanted criminal. His identities shift from the beginning to the end. Although slightly different from the title, the title suggests the reader might be looking for a thrilling and satisfying experience. The protagonist embodies this perfectly—a complex personality with elements of both good and evil, intelligent, and always adhering to clear principles. [His intelligence has its drawbacks, but if you get used to it, the reading experience gets increasingly enjoyable.]

21. 21 天EN Heaven's Chosen? Monster? No, It's the Grind Emperor 天骄？妖孽？不好，是肝帝 That Mountain, That Sea那山那海Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [The top workaholic in high-martial arts fiction] [Panel-based cultivation] [Cosmic setting] [Cultivation and progression, not point allocation or speedrunning; the protagonist is a born grinder] In the interstellar age, alien beasts invade and evil gods lurk all around. Li Qingshan awakens a martial arts panel that can record any technique or martial skill. He needs no insight or talent, and faces no bottlenecks. As long as he trains hard, he can improve, and every breakthrough lasts forever! H 219kReads9.3Score25.7kShelves
22. 22 开 One Plus One from the Start? Are You Stupid, or Am I? 开局一加一？是你傻还是我傻？ Li Li Duck黎璃鸭Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Secret Identities + Partly Behind the Scenes + No CP + Thriller + Role-Playing + Organization] Yu Chen was an ordinary high school student on Blue Star. His greatest hobby was playing cards with his friends, until one day in class he nearly met the King of Hell and realized he was in danger. Math teacher: “What is one plus one?” Yu Chen: ? Classmate A: “Are you joking, teacher? Isn't one plus one two?” Math teacher: “Wrong answer.” Classmate A's head exploded. Yu Chen: ?! Classmates: ?!!! Driv 33.7kReads9.0Score4.5kShelves

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    The first and fifth books perfectly match, especially the first one! 1. No romance, no harem, no ambiguous relationships, and very few female characters. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, cruel to others and even more so to himself. As a resurrected individual, he rises through the ranks within the human camp, backed by an organization that, however, is unaware of everything about him. The protagonist's main theme is distrusting everyone but himself, so his true strength is unknown to anyone but himself. He has multiple aliases, each with a personality similar to the protagonist—all attracting a lot of hatred^^, and each is wanted. One of his aliases is even labeled a professional kidnapper. He's morally bankrupt, so there's no question of moral blackmail. Anyway, it's incredibly, incredibly, incredibly, incredibly good! Long live Xiao Qiu Zi! And only the protagonist knows his true strength, as he fights opponents far stronger than himself. Later on, they could all go it alone, but they were still hiding their true strength. Hiding it is one thing, but hiding it too much is another... Anyway, all six books are non-CP (no romance) and very good! No harem, no ambiguous plots! The first, fifth, and sixth books best fit this description. The second and third are similar to card role-playing games. In the second book, the card's personality awakens later, allowing the protagonist and card personalities to separate, and they form an organization. The protagonist is the leader. In the third book, the protagonist's alternate personality plays the card, and each card has its own independent background. The protagonist and card personalities are separate. The fourth book is similar to an NPC cannon fodder awakening, followed by a comic forum. However, this one is special; the protagonist can communicate with the comic author, and the author's identity is also complex, but I won't spoil it. I can only say that the author is connected to this comic world. Then the protagonist is imagined as the villain by the forum. Of course, the protagonist isn't really a villain, but he does have an organization behind him that he created (I guess you could call it that, anyway, they all obey the protagonist ヾ^_^♪). The fifth book is a bit similar to the first, but both are great in their own way! Funny thing is, the protagonists in both of these books have tons of superpowers! Anyway, they're both really good! As for the sixth book, the protagonist initially just wanted to be a college student, but unfortunately, he was misunderstood by the authorities. To resolve his identity issue, he's simultaneously a boss in a bizarre world and a genius student here. √ Anyway, regardless of the background, all six books are great in their own way, and they're all very, very, very, very, very, very, very good! \(//∇//)\ If the requirements for the first and fifth books are completely met, they are both extremely, extremely, extremely, extremely, extremely, extremely good!

23. 23 高 High Martial Arts: Cultivating All Laws, Proving the Dao Once and for All 高武，万法同修，一证永证 An Old Man from Tianshan天山一老人Urban634k WordsOngoing [Rating opens on the 20th, starting at 6.7. The score will rise.] [No heroine/single heroine] [High-martial world] [Vast worldbuilding] [The characters will stay smart] After fifteen years of reincarnation, Zhou Heng awakened a talent with a single move. From then on, he was like a dragon meeting the wind and clouds, soaring to the heavens. [Talent] Cultivate All Paths, Every Breakthrough Lasts Forever Effect 1: Simultaneous Cultivation. Ignore all cultivation thresholds and conflicts between ex 404.4kReads8.6Score58.5kShelves
24. 24 我 I Started by Devouring Gods and Rose Against the Current 我从吃神开始反向晋升 Cool Isn't Cool酷是不酷Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Urban high martial arts] [Ensemble cast] [No System] The gods descended upon the world, and the Ascenders appeared. At the age of eighteen, everyone can choose a unique path to godhood within the Ascension Tower. But Jiang Qi’s left eye is connected to a forbidden zone. Within the forbidden zone, he embarked on a strange path: he can ascend as long as he eats monsters. The world obtains everything from the Ascension Tower. And my ability is... [When I write the first sentence, the universe coll 235.7kReads9.1Score22.5kShelves
25. 25 我EN My Personalities Are Incredible Actors [Card Roleplay] 我的人格超会演【卡牌扮演】 Fireworks Meow Meow烟火喵喵Mystery746k WordsOngoing Modern supernatural horror, aimed at women but with a male protagonist and no romance, ensemble cast, secret identities, and rule-based infinite survival. In the tenth year after the supernatural horrors descended upon Earth, a young man raised by these horrors opened a weapons shop with his own hard work and settled down to enjoy his retirement. But he was unexpectedly bound to a secret-identity System, which ordered him to gain fame by playing his various secret identities and help the world’s 83.9kReads9.2Score12.6kShelves
26. 26 赦 Night's Pardoner 赦夜人 Li Ma李马Urban784k WordsOngoing [The author has a completed title on the Top Peak list, “The Usurper (Below the Upper City).” Read with confidence!] [Ensemble Cast] [No System] [Not Invincible] [Plot-Focused] [Dark Tone] [Not Mindless] [Character Growth] Every shift from day to night is a silent contest of survival. After nightfall, the world becomes a playground for the Blighted. A special light source can offer humanity brief protection. Some live high above, beneath the lights. Others cling to life in the mud. No matter how 266.6kReads9.0Score28.4kShelves
27. 27 我 I Reached the Pinnacle of Superpowers Through a Comics Forum 我靠漫画论坛登顶异能之巅 Dare Not Act Recklessly不敢放肆Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Comic / Superpowers / Forum posts / Slightly glorified character / No CP / Ensemble cast] After An Luo awakens to his true nature, he discovers he’s in a comic book world and is a cannon-fodder character who dies from the start. The consciousness of the comic tells him that the author will eventually ruin the ending, and only he can change it. To stay alive, An Luo agrees. He walks up to the protagonist. “Excuse me, coming through.” He bends down, picks up a female corpse, and begins stitching 70.4kReads9.2Score13.7kShelves
28. 28 星EN Star Martial Pinnacle 星武绝巅 Catfish Book猫鱼书Urban863k WordsOngoing [Stellar-Era Martial Arts] [No Female Lead, No Romance, Just the Thrill of Battle!] [Talent Copying] [The Author Has Already Completed a High-Martial-Arts Novel Nearly Two Million Words Long, So Read with Confidence] In the interstellar era, humanity has spread across the cosmos. Interstellar colonization, spaceships, alien races, and eldritch gods from beyond the boundaries of the universe... They arrive one after another. Chen Yu comes bearing a golden finger that lets him copy talents. All he 288kReads9.1Score32.2kShelves
29. 29 重 Reborn in a World of the Paranormal, and You Want Me to Join Bureau 749? 重生诡异，你让我加入749局？ Fire Beast火暴兽Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Devouring Evolution]+ [Self-Interest]+ [Humanity’s Natural Enemy]+ [Nemesis of Its Own Kind]+ [Kills Men and Women Alike]+ [Plot-Driven]+ [Undercover]+ [Villain]+ [Eerie] "No female lead!!! No harem!!! No romance!!!" (Not Eerie in the traditional sense. The protagonist is undercover in the human camp and kills both humans and Eerie, men and women alike. This story is plot-driven, so readers looking for a feel-good monster-grinding power fantasy should think twice.) (The rating has already been 59.3kReads8.9Score8.6kShelves
30. 30 诡 The Cursed Abyss Cannot Be Crossed 诡渊不度 Never Eat Sachima绝不吃沙琪玛Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Supernatural resurgence + nonhuman protagonist + no female lead + evil gods] Note: This is not a livestream story, a wish-fulfillment power fantasy, or a brainless invincible-protagonist story. Feel free to ship any pairings, though (doge). It leans a little toward two male leads, but not much, and has an everyone-loves-the-protagonist vibe. If that bothers you, please move along. The worlds of ghosts and humans were once clearly divided, yin and yang keeping each other in balance. But as t 12.4kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves

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    The first book's protagonist is ostensibly an outstanding student, but is actually a monster. The second book's protagonist is ostensibly a human genius, but is actually an evil god. The third book's protagonist appears to be rising through the ranks of humanity, but is actually a resurrected being. The fourth book's protagonist is ostensibly an academy student, but is actually an "otherworldly undead" and wanted criminal known as "Burning City Cannon." All are told from a male perspective, with no romantic pairings.

31. 31 诡 Strange Tales: The Evil God Gets a New Job 诡谈：邪神再就业 Dian Ze Xi Shuai典则蟋蟀Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror + Twists + Foreshadowing: The Series Where Even the Righteous Gods Are Worshipped by Villains] The supernatural invaded, and Shi Fei received a mission invitation from a dead person. Horror, slaughter, and escape: everyone was fighting to survive. When the supernatural blocked his only way out, Shi Fei calmly tried to talk it down: “Move aside. Don’t make me stop being human.” The creature refused to surrender and launched an attack instead. So Shi Fei really did stop being human, turnin 47.8kReads9.4Score6.9kShelves
32. 32 像 My Pixel Game Became Reality, but I’m Number One on the Most Wanted List 像素游戏成真了，但我是通缉榜一 Thoughts in the Mirror Night镜夜思Sports1.6M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast] [Game Invasion] [Group Transmigration] [No CP] Yang Yixie has recently become obsessed with a pixel game called Wasteland Era. As a mechanic, he lives by one creed: If an RPG can't solve the problem, add another round of machine-gun fire. And so he became hooked on using the art of explosions to write his personal manifesto across the pixelated wasteland, having the time of his life without a care in the world. At the same time, the news reported tearful accounts from other playe 37.1kReads9.1Score4.8kShelves
33. 33 人 A Human Genius? Sorry, I'm a Mutant 人类天才？抱歉，我是畸变种 Mesopotamian Plains美索不达米亚的平原Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No System] [No Romance] [The protagonist conceals his identity and is on humanity's side] [Ensemble Cast] Su Zhan transmigrated, and from the start he witnessed a scene of domestic harmony. His parents in this new body would do anything for each other, a heartwarming sight. In the city, there was a kind of creature. They looked no different from humans, but they hunted people to survive and grow stronger. People called them Aberrants. And Su Zhan was one of them. 10.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    As the title suggests, there is no romantic pairing for the main character. The main character's attitude towards humans isn't very friendly. The main character will protect humans to some extent. The main character only cares about himself.

34. 34 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 131.2kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves

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    It's so satisfying! The revelation of the protagonist's true identity midway through is incredibly satisfying! Even I, a girl, love it!! The first book's protagonist accidentally becomes a resurrected one afternoon, and all his parents, relatives, and friends are killed (it's still ongoing, so it's unclear if he fakes his death later). The second book is a pure suspense story; the protagonist, being a mysterious figure, is hiding in an official organization and is still being updated. The third book's protagonist only kills the guilty but is wanted by the police. The fourth book is still being followed, so it's not very clear yet. The fifth book actually made me a little emotionally invested before, as the fans are mostly mindless shippers, but the revelation of the protagonist's true identity is still quite satisfying, occurring in chapters 98 and 101. The sixth book, which I believe most people have read, features a protagonist who desperately wants to create a free world but finds himself reincarnating again and again. This book has a lot of information, so you can read it yourself. The seventh book is a dungeon-like story where the protagonist can disguise himself as an NPC within a dungeon, thus becoming wanted by the police.

35. 35 秩 Order Paradise: I Can Add Points Without Limit 秩序乐园，我无限加点 Ruler of the Ancient Gods古神支配者Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsCompleted [Nonhuman Protagonist + Infinite Flow + Data-Based + Logic-Focused + Utterly Dark + Anti-Human Nature + Decisive and Ruthless + No Female Lead] Mu Bei is a cause without origin, with no biological father. After spending eighteen years in a sterile hospital ward, Mu Bei signs a contract with the Paradise of Order. And so begins a story full of slaughter and destruction, devoid of love and mercy, one that feeds on all living beings... (Reader advisory 1: After the first volume, the protagonist bec 346Reads7.3Score113Shelves
36. 36 成 After Becoming the Villain, Is My Little Sister the Savior? 成为反派后，妹妹是救世主？ Ming Hong猽鸿Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Dual POV]+ [Urban]+ [Slow Burn]+ [Sister Complex]+ [Original]+ [Some Angst Later On] Eight years ago, a “virus” known by the code name [Demon Gu] broke out around the world. No one knows where it came from. They only know that new people become infected every so often. Certain parts of infected people’s bodies mutate, granting them supernatural abilities. They hide among ordinary humans and feed on the flesh of their own kind. The relevant authorities call them [Demon Seeds]. Jun Ye was born bl 64.2kReads8.4Score8.7kShelves
37. 37 黑 The Black Fog Descends: I Am the Forbidden One 黑雾降临：我为禁忌 A Little Lump of Chenchen一坨小臣臣Urban733k WordsCompleted [Sequences] [Cthulhu] [Slow burn] [No female lead] Sixteen years ago, a blood-red meteor tore across the dawn and descended upon the world. No one knew how terrifyingly strange the world humans knew would become because of its arrival. From that day on, a black fog that engulfed the entire world descended. Among humanity, people with immensely powerful abilities known as Sequence holders began to appear. With a wave of their hands, they could destroy cities and mountains, but the world had alrea 6.1kReads8.9Score835Shelves
38. 38 高 The Blind Sword Girl of the High-Martial Thief God Clan 高武盗神家的盲眼剑娘 The Bird Who Loves Collecting Stamps爱收集邮票的飞鸟Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [One heroine + equally matched leads + action and romance] One is a thief who loves stealing precious gems. The other is a blind swordswoman who does nothing but practice her swordsmanship. Lin Chuan, known as the God of Thieves in Longxia, unexpectedly acquired a bag that could trade for anything. As long as he put in enough treasures, he could get whatever he wanted. SSS-grade gene enhancers, top-tier breathing techniques, coveted combat skills... He had planned to use the trading bag to go fr 167.9kReads9.2Score25.2kShelves

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    This guy! His hidden identity is a master thief, but on the surface he's the boyfriend of the granddaughter of China's number one swordsman!

39. 39 在 Just Playing a Cultivator in the Realm of Truth, Yet the Protagonist's Crew Won't Leave Me Alone 在修真界充数却被主角团重点关注 I Love Sweet Fruit我爱吃甜的水果Ancient Romance639k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + scene-stealer + System + secret identities + romantic rivalry] Original title: Filling in around the Cultivation World, Only to Become a Focus of the Protagonist Group Shen Qiao was ambushed and sent by her nemesis into a small world spawned from a storybook. After struggling several times, she realized that blowing up the small world only turned back time, making all her efforts pointless. So she decided to play an NPC here and complete the missions assigned by a mag 1.2kReads9.0Score169Shelves

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    I think the first one is the best [added to bookshelf][already added to wish list]. The others are just about pretending to be someone else or playing a role [already added to wish list].

40. 40 恶 Villainess Cultivates Immortality: I Use a Simulator to Possess My Descendants 恶女修仙，我靠模拟器夺舍后代 Wine Millet酒粟Ancient Romance451k WordsCompleted [The rating just came out, so it may rise later] [“Villainess” means my take on the Fourth Calamity + a body-snatching system + everyone except the heroine is an NPC + very weak at the start] The cultivation simulator has started. This run failed, and the body has disintegrated. Choose: 1. Soul destroyed 2. Take over a direct descendant’s body and continue the path to immortality. After transmigrating to the cultivation world, Yun Muqing becomes its lowliest mortal. She has no spiritual roots or 3.2kReads8.5Score374Shelves
41. 41 穿 Reborn as a White Tiger Cub, I Crushed the Male Lead's Spiritual Root from the Start 穿成白虎幼崽，开局剖了男主灵根 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Fantastical Romance282k WordsCompleted [No CP] [Strong Female Lead] [Divine Beast White Tiger, Metal Law] [Ice Spirit Root] [Both Righteous and Evil] [Light Ensemble Cast] When Bai Xi learned that she was destined to be born as the male lead's contracted beast, taking blades, swords, and lethal attacks for him, then becoming his little wife after taking human form, only to die miserably in the end, she dug out the male lead's pure Heavenly Spirit Root instead. Thus, a half-righteous, half-evil White-Haired Immortal Venerable, whose m 8.2kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
42. 42 定 My Thoughts Are Leaked on Cue, So I Pretend to Be a God Undergoing Tribulation 定向泄露心声，我伪装历劫神明 Jade Uncarved翡玉不琢Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted A short drama with the same title is now streaming on Hongguo. [Mind reading + eavesdropping on gossip + no romance + pretending becomes reality + no cultivation] Yue Fuguang died carelessly while trying to save someone. Then, while saving another person, she was bound to a Merit System, defective version, and restarted under a new identity. What? She's the real heiress who dies young in a story about a fake heiress and a real heiress? Now that Yue Fuguang is here, dying young is out of the ques 7.8kReads7.8Score1.2kShelves
43. 43 游EN Game Invasion: Addicted to Snatching the Male and Female Leads' Destinies 游戏入侵：抢男女主机缘会上瘾诶 The Cat Isn't Bald猫不秃Sports3.1M WordsCompleted [Game Invasion + No Romance + Leveling + Lone Wolf + Gaming] (Also known as: Game Invasion) After being reborn, the first thing Yu Xunge did was go home and make her younger brother down a bottle of liquor, causing him to miss the first game beta test. In her previous life, she didn't learn until she was dying that he had been scheming against her from the shadows all along. She was merely the villainess in a wish-fulfillment novel about a live-in son-in-law... Every bit of malice she suffered w 988.6kReads9.5Score85.7kShelves

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    The ones who get wanted must be us, Zaijiu Xunge! 🌚🌚 We have several accounts with multiple wanted posters; even the official channels can't mess with us. The greatness of Zaijiu Xunge needs no further explanation.

44. 44 让 I Told You to Be a Trainer, So Why Did You Become the Number One Villain? 让你当训练家，你跑去当头号反派 Deep-Sea Glass Whale深海琉璃鲸Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A Villain’s Growth Diary] [A Human-Shaped Incubus] [In Spirit Battles, the Trainer Is the One Who Matters] [If You Can’t Beat Me, You’re the One Who Evolved Wrong] [I Only Just Found Out That Creating Spirits Is Illegal] [Fine, I’ll Make My Own Super Divine Beast] [I Just Wanted to Earn Some Scholarship Money, So How Did I Become the Number-One Villain?] After transmigrating to a world of contracted beasts, Xu Wang’s very first spirit undergoes an incorrect evolution and becomes a virus species 12.7kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves

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    The protagonist is the Federation's number one genius, known as a masterpiece (meaning flawless and without any shortcomings). He is also a member of the Extreme Force, a cross-federal villainous organization, codenamed Illusion (one of the eight executives) (the other seven executives are codenamed the Seven Deadly Sins).

45. 45 时EN Time Stop from the Start, Even Evil Gods Have to Kneel Before Me! 时停起手，邪神也得给我跪下！ Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Time Stop + Apocalypse + Superpowers + Arrogance + Forgetting Your Roots + Rejecting Inner Turmoil] Bai Ye transmigrated to the age of the Great Cataclysm, two hundred years in the future. This world was full of danger, its people were honest and simple, and mutated beasts ran rampant. But he wasn't worried. Because he could stop time for one minute every day. If he didn't use it today, he could save it up for tomorrow. When time across the world hit zero, he would be the only one who could mov 696.8kReads9.4Score50.3kShelves

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    Okay, okay. The protagonist's identity is the Black King, the most wanted criminal on the wanted list, and his other identity is the White Lord of Apocalypse! Awesome! I won't say much about Hulu's writing style; the main body is a post-apocalyptic story with an ensemble cast.

46. 46 当 I've Been Captured as a Mercenary, and You Ask If I Can Join the Army? 当雇佣兵被抓过，你问我能当兵吗 Noodle Cat Hero面猫侠Urban245k WordsOngoing On the day third-year college student Qin Lang signed up to enlist, the whole city was thrown into an uproar. More than a hundred armed special police officers surrounded the recruitment office just to invite someone to the police station for a cup of tea? His classmate wept. “I only skipped class, failed exams, surfed the internet, and watched influencers. Can't the police just leave me alone?” Qin Lang remained calm. “They're here for me.” At the police station, an officer pointed to the file 2.7kReads7.6Score194Shelves

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    The first one was a hitman working overseas who was discovered by the police. He aspired to be a soldier, and his only flaw was that he stopped updating his content. The second one has multiple personalities, each with its own unique characteristics: a demolition genius, a psychoanalyst, a chemistry expert… and he's also an actor. Both are super good!!! [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

47. 47 爆 Going Viral Starts with Calling the Cops 爆红从报警开始 Yu Siyuan余四元Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Microdrama style, silly and lighthearted. The protagonist has no romantic pairings, male or female. Actor Mo Fei gets a Role System. From a holy monk, he gains an ability to attract criminals; from a serial killer, he learns human anatomy; from a detective, he learns to talk to cats; from a master thief, he learns sleight of hand... To everyone else, all of this seems downright bizarre. Would a normal actor radiate murderous intent? Would a normal actor know the human body so well? Would a norma 59.7kReads9.5Score8kShelves
48. 48 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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    The main characters in this book are a bandit leader and an academic genius.

49. 49 读 After Reading the True Heiress's Mind, the Whole Family Tears Up the Cannon Fodder's Script 读心真千金后，全家手撕炮灰剧本 Insomnia Gummies失眠软糖Modern Romance464k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + family reads minds + face-slapping + everyone dotes on her + secret identities + takes down scum and builds a career early on, romance later] Lu Wanxing transmigrates into a book. The good news: She's the real heiress, and her family is rich. The bad news: She hasn't even appeared yet, and her whole family is already doomed. [The eldest brother loses billions in investments and is pushed off a cliff by his fiancée.] [The second brother is framed for plagiarism and die 1.2kReads8.9Score189Shelves

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    Some of their aliases are recruitment targets in the national lunar exploration program, while others are on wanted lists. They are also undercover agents sent by the government.

50. 50 琴 Gin Doesn't Want to Work Hard 琴酒不想努力 Candy Jianbing Guozi糖果煎饼果子Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted (No female lead, no romance) Not completely dark, so proceed with caution! With cutthroat competition the norm, Kurosawa Inc. lives by the principle: If work hasn't killed you yet, work you to death. Working 24/7 is standard. An occasional 996 schedule feels like a break. Finally, after a month of intense work, Kurosawa's heart seized up. His vision went black, and he died suddenly in front of his computer. “In my next life, I’m definitely going to be a lazy fish!” With that thought, Kurosawa lo 9.3kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    One is a top killer, the other is a tragic heroine.

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