Ensemble Cast / Team Stories, High-Energy and Passionate, with Strong Team Spirit and Everyone Rallying Together 『群像/团队文』，高燃热血，团魂，一呼百应

1. 51 不 The Man Who Never Returned 不归之徒 The Wanderer无归者Urban475k WordsOngoing [No AI was used in this story, it was all written by hand. This is not a conventional power fantasy, and the early chapters may be hard to get into, but the author promises the story will be absolutely thrilling later on.] [No System, no invincibility, and not a story centered solely on the protagonist. He has plenty of room to grow, with a small ensemble cast. A slow-burn, long-form story with one female lead, humor, some angst, and a dark tone. Enter at your own risk if that's not your thing.] 98Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Try these: The first one has a slightly angsty tone, with foreshadowing for almost every supporting character in the early stages, and the writing is quite good. The second one is more comedic, telling the story of the love-hate relationship between the eldest and second disciples. The third one is a wuxia (martial arts) story where the protagonist raises a group of orphans, who all grow into martial arts masters under the system's guidance.

2. 52 我 My Senior Brother Is Too Strong 我的师兄太强了 Ke Ning可宁Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsCompleted Original title: My Senior Brother Is Too Strong The eldest senior brother is diligent and tireless, while the second senior brother likes to sneak off and take it easy. The eldest senior brother is hailed as a genius, while the second is the disgrace of the sect. Until one day, the junior sister discovers that the second senior brother is pretty amazing too... This blurb does it no justice. Read the story for yourself... 62.2kReads8.2Score4.2kShelves
3. 53 我 I Really Run an Orphanage, Not an Assassin's Den 我开的真是孤儿院，不是杀手堂 I Am the Ox Warrior我是牛战士Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [The only imaginative ensemble martial arts novel on the entire site!] [At its peak, 1.5 million readers were following it, ranking seventh across all of Tomato Novel. Come on in and see for yourselves, dear readers!] [Ensemble cast + System + Traits + Martial Arts] Chen Ye transmigrated to the Great Wu Dynasty and became bound to the Orphan-Raising System. By raising orphans, he could earn points, which he could use to draw traits and bestow them upon the children. 116.4kReads8.9Score12.3kShelves
4. 54 穿 After Entering a Bad-End Comic, I Took the Lead in Tearing Up the Script 穿进be漫画后，我带头手撕剧本 Gu Qingying, Who Loves Tench喜欢十间鱼的顾清影Urban679k WordsOngoing [Forum-style posts + mistaken assumptions and exaggerated interpretations + beautiful, strong, and tragic characters + ensemble cast finding redemption + no romance] Yan Qi always felt he’d transmigrated into this world in entirely the wrong way. It was bad enough that he’d ended up in a depressing superpower comic where everyone died. To make matters worse, the ability he awakened, [Words of Absolute Truth], came with a deadly side effect: the more bluntly he spoke while changing cause and ef 150.8kReads9.4Score20.8kShelves
5. 55 第 The Seventh Squad Specializes in Ganging Up 第七队专业以多欺少 MuziABC456木子ABC456Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Urban Superpowers + Ensemble Team + Rousing Battles + Rule-Based Combat + Slow-Burn Growth + Dual Power Systems] A dual power system combining the Four Symbols telekinesis setting with Superpowers. The battles are tactical and carefully paced, not brainless. They’re full of passion, strategy, and rules, and every fight has been thoughtfully designed. Perfect for readers who enjoy watching a team grow and aren’t in a rush to see the protagonist crush everyone from the start. The Divine arrived, 72Reads—Score187Shelves

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   The first book was great; the battles were exciting, and it featured a rare ensemble cast—long live the ensemble cast! The second book was mindless reading.

6. 56 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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   This is the first book written by a new author, it's a gem! The battle scenes are even more exciting than those in "Godslayer," I really enjoyed it and will definitely support it. Basically, just read it and you're done, it's incredibly good!

7. 57 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves
8. 58 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves
9. 59 我 I Set the Whole Place Ablaze with Sparkles 我靠亮晶晶炸翻全场 Sui Bai Qian Su岁白千溯Ancient Romance193k WordsOngoing No romance + Ensemble cast + Adventure + School On the Linglong Continent, spiritual power reigns supreme. Geniuses abound, and prodigies stand everywhere. When the Lingzhuo Academy holds its entrance test, the most outstanding young talents from across the continent gather there: There are fiery, unruly heirs of noble families, a gentle and composed healing girl, an arrogant prodigy from a sect, and an unremarkable boy who goes unnoticed. While everyone is marveling at the second-tier Spirit B 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This one👆🏻 is worth keeping as a shonen (non-CP) ensemble piece.

10. 60 御 Beast Taming: Oh No, My Beast-Taming Ring Is Only Half There 御兽：坏了，我的御兽环只有一半 It's Luoluo, Not Luoluo是洛洛不是落落Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing (The rating just came out. It’ll go up later.) [Everyone raises beasts + wild imagination + no romance + strong female lead + genius protagonist + evolution + a touch of ensemble cast + everyone’s favorite + everyday life + slow burn] The Azure Star Domain is a world where everyone raises beasts. Lin Luoluo is a genius who awakened her powers on her own. But something went wrong during the awakening process. Everyone else’s Beast-Taming Ring is a perfect circle. She, on the other hand, awak 11.9kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves

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    This is a great book! It's a female-oriented beast-taming novel with no romantic pairing. The female lead is smart and cute, and her girlfriends are wonderful too. It's a small ensemble piece. Highly recommend it! [Admiring][Admiring][Admiring]

11. 61 全EN Global Metahumans: Awakening the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning at the Start 全球异能：开局觉醒紫霄神雷 The Wind Is Howling Tonight今晚的风儿甚是喧嚣Urban4.5M WordsOngoing On Blue Star, vicious beasts run rampant. Everyone can awaken an ability and has a chance to become a powerful force, feared across the land! Yet Xu Jingming, who transmigrated here, had only an E-rank ability. Fortunately, the Deep Blue System appeared, upgrading his weak E-rank electric ability into S-rank Purple Firmament Divine Thunder! That’s not all. Every time he kills a vicious beast, he earns ability points. Spend ability points to raise his level and strengthen his skills. “Deep Blue, 247.9kReads9.1Score20.3kShelves

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    Both are excellent and highly recommended. The first one is a strong recommendation; it's written by a new author, and I didn't want it to disappear without a trace. The initial setup is a bit long, but the action scenes are incredibly exciting as you read on.

12. 62 我 I’m Warning You, Don’t Steal My Potion 我劝你不要抢我药剂 Rice Porridge with Side Dishes白粥配小菜Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast + Interstellar + Military Academy + No Romance] Nan Zheng is an utterly ordinary student from a remote planet who struggled to get into the First Military Academy's pharmaceutical program. Unfortunately, she runs into space pirates on her way to the Central Planet. The medicines she was carrying, which she had planned to trade for living expenses, are all stolen. To complete the trade, she takes the entrance exam for the First Military Academy's mecha infantry program. She acciden 19.9kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves

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    These two are absolutely gorgeous!!! Trust me!!!

13. 63 精 Do Punk Girls Need to Learn to Repair Mechs Too? 精神小妹也要修机甲吗 w Ziwuw子乌Sci-Fi & Apocalypse707k WordsOngoing Wang Tianwei transmigrated from the apocalypse into the body of a “punk girl” in the interstellar era. Now she has to keep up with the times, study hard, become a mecha engineer, and deal with psychological and emotional problems too!? Someone who spent ten years fighting zombies wouldn't know the first thing about that! So she waved a hand and transferred schools! But everyone and everything at her new school reeks of “unorthodox cultivation”... The interschool tournament is streaming live, and 48.7kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
14. 64 神 Mythology Invades: I Slay the Gods on Earth 神话入侵：我在地球斩神明 Yellow Pen黄笔Urban6.5M WordsOngoing In the year 0001 of the New Era, the gods descended and invaded Earth. After fifteen years of grueling resistance, human civilization was ultimately wiped out! Lin Fan, guardian deity of Great Xia, returns to three months before the gods arrive. In this life, he'll lead Great Xia in facing the gods with the strength of the entire nation! The God of the Ocean? Great Xia will answer with a steel wall! The God of the Sky? Great Xia's cannons will point straight at the heavens! The God of Winter? Gr 19.6kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
15. 65 全 My Followers Are a Little Too Timid: A Global Deity's Tale 全球神祇之我的信徒有点苟 Green Pen绿笔Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsCompleted In the Age of the Gods, everyone becomes a deity, establishing a divine kingdom within their body, kindling divine fire, and fostering the growth of countless races. While the gods were still arguing over whether beastmen were stronger or the undead legions more terrifying, Lin Fan looked at his hundred thousand old silver-coin players hiding in the grass and felt invincibly lonely. “I'm really not the strongest Celestial God.” “I'm just an ordinary hero-game player.” The assembled gods wept and 7kReads8.1Score631Shelves
16. 66 星 Star Core Reboot: I Rebuild the Interstellar Empire with Players 星核重启：我用玩家重铸星际帝国 Dark Heartflame黑暗心焱Sci-Fi & Apocalypse764k WordsOngoing [Interstellar Civilization + Fourth Calamity + Behind-the-Scenes GM + Exosuits + Mecha + Livestreaming + Dual-Civilization Ensemble Story] When Lin Yuxi woke up, his consciousness had crossed 980 light-years, and he had become the last Keeper of the Flame of a fallen interstellar civilization. There were only 30 days of oxygen left, the satellites were on the verge of failure, and an unknown threat capable of wiping out an entire interstellar empire still lurked in the depths of the star sea. Wi 278Reads7.8Score196Shelves

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    The fourth cataclysmic event combines interstellar civilizations with mechs, power armor, and bio-engineered armor. It features a dual-civilization storyline, with a conflict between the Earth-based civilization and the Earth-based civilization. Ultimately, the two civilizations merge to build a galactic-scale Dyson sphere to resist the cosmic machine crisis.

17. 67 女 Dormitory Survival: Coasting to Victory on the Infinite Train 女寝求生，无限列车躺赢 Dongyufang东鱼坊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.9M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow]+ [Four-person ensemble]+ [No romance]+ [Superpowers]+ [Farming and building]+ [Lighthearted comedy] The Apocalypse is here, and you've boarded the last train out... With the end of the world looming over Blue Star, four roommates from Women's Dorm 502 end up aboard the Infinite Train, forced to take part in an Apocalyptic journey with an unknown final stop. After awakening their Superpowers one by one through beginner scenarios, they form an incredible team: assassin + archer + s 36.2kReads8.8Score6kShelves

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    It's really good!! The team spirit is amazing!! I won't say more about the quality of the ensemble cast! The author's jokes are plentiful and very relevant to current trends! The best game is friends~ A must-read even without a romantic pairing! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

18. 68 绝 The Secret Squad 绝密战队 Could It Be the Milky Way疑是银河Urban1.9M WordsCompleted No heroine, no System, no cheat powers. The male lead has none of the usual advantages. He’s young at first and the darling of the unit, then grows up to become the unit’s boss… or its dad? Ah, whatever! The point is, he’s an absolute force to be reckoned with. At the age of six, Yu Zhiming enters the new-recruit training camp of the 15th Unit. There, he learns the meaning of faith and makes many comrades, but his identity prevents him from joining the military. So he can only join the country 46.5kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves

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    Just looking at the number of readers tells you how good it is; I'm not kidding.

19. 69 奥 Ultraman: The New Generation Refuses to Be Cast as Villains 奥特：新生代拒绝被扒反派剧本 Personal Care个护Anime Fanfiction301k WordsCompleted [Ultraman fan fiction, protagonist plays a villain, features an original Ultra named Aurora, the older generation takes care of Nexus (Jun and Rei), Heisei family setting, villain team: New Generation Ultras + Zero + original Ultras, couples include Ruga, Hikaru and Sho, Gai and Shou, Kaito and Sora, Kai and Gai, Hikari and Mebius, Taiga and Titas, Jian and Akira, etc. Main pairing: Zero (although the protagonist’s name sounds like a girl’s, the protagonist is male)] The universe is on the brink 4.1kReads8.9Score408Shelves
20. 70 击 Beat the Deadly Game 击破玩命游戏 Dog Hair, Cat Hair, No Hair on Me狗毛猫毛人没毛Mystery264k WordsOngoing [No CP + strong female lead + infinite-flow + ensemble cast + mystery-solving + plot-focused] (This isn't mindless wish fulfillment. The more they grow, the more they have to shoulder, so the payoff comes at the end.) Most of the characters are women. They aren't perfect, but each has her own moment to shine, and together they make a dazzling display. They have to struggle before they can glimpse the light. Xu Yi has been kept in a psychiatric hospital by her father for years. Then, after a seda 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, strong female lead, ensemble cast, the female lead is always sharp-witted, everyone is working towards the same goal, a passionate story.

21. 71 逆 Against the Meridians: Liar, Stop! 逆经：骗子住手 Ren Fanwuyin任梵无音Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Original novel for the animated series This Taoist Is Not Quite Right] Life is unpredictable. The fit thrive under Heaven's law, Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born into the lowest of professions, he refuses to live like a nobody, He waves the yin-yang banner and sees through the Six Lines of Divination. Watch him play at being a spirit medium, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch him rise like a hidden dragon f 43.3kReads9.4Score4.5kShelves

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    A quirky, unconventional gambling saga begins! Wuxia, crime-solving, suspense, genius, underdog story, revenge, and comedy! A must-read, highly recommended! [Laughs][laughs]

22. 72 魔 The Magic School Junior Who Can Do Anything, from Pranks to Making Trouble 魔法学校小学妹，沙雕搞事啥都会 Ghost Denier无鬼论者Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing [Not Western fantasy: a Chinese-style magic academy, absurd comedy + ensemble cast + hilarious daily life, with romance] [A ridiculous heroine causes trouble and leads everyone astray: a bunch of lunatic students hilariously learning magic] Li Wenyin woke up in a magical world and struggled to survive at a top-tier Chinese-style magic academy. She cut up the school flags to make uniforms, stole textbooks and sprinted for her life, and made the deans so furious their eyes nearly popped out. She w 117kReads9.6Score13kShelves

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    A hilarious ensemble cast: The female lead goes crazy and drags everyone down with her; the absurd daily lives of a group of eccentric students.

23. 73 重 Back to the Beginner’s Village? No! I’m Here to Retire! 重回新手村？不！我是来养老的！ Tattered Immortal破烂仙人Ancient Romance3.2M WordsOngoing After completing 9,999 repair missions in minor worlds, Hua Yi decisively retires and chooses a world to spend her remaining years in. She seems like a fresh-faced newcomer who has just entered the world of cultivation, but behind the scenes, she’s a powerhouse who dares to go head-to-head with the Heavenly Dao! Along the way, she plays the pig to eat the tiger, picks up strays, and enjoys the gossip and drama. There’s the Child of Misfortune, sealed away by a powerful cultivator. There’s also t 10kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
24. 74 无 Infinite Game: Leading My Team to Grind in the Reincarnation Tower 无限游戏：我在轮回塔带队内卷 Middle-Aged Gaming Recluse中年游戏宅Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + ensemble cast + around 50 game scenarios + factions of reincarnators battling for dominance early on + teams of reincarnators from different countries clashing later] Scenario One: The Walking Dead 10,000 Chinese challengers have been summoned by the Reincarnation Tower! In an apocalypse overrun by zombies, with scarce supplies and treacherous people, you must survive for 60 days to clear the first scenario! And with a teammate called a “prophet” guiding us, we actually complete 2.3kReads6.2Score233Shelves

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    An obscure ensemble cast in an infinite flow genre; quite enjoyable.

25. 75 哟 Hey, the Class King Is Here 哟，班中王来了 Buddha Washing His Feet大佛洗脚Urban397k WordsOngoing [A high-martial world ensemble cast, fiercely loyal characters, no transmigration, no System, no female lead] In a high-martial world, class monitor Chen Zhinan is so authoritative that their homeroom teacher has removed him from the position fifteen times in two years. Each time, the entire class votes unanimously to elect him again, making it sixteen times. Classmate A: The class monitor alone can suppress every martial arts academy in the city with his sword! Remove him? Are you asking to fin 17.8kReads7.0Score1.3kShelves
26. 76 警 Warning! Cheating Is Forbidden in This Death Game 警告！死亡游戏禁止作弊 Half a Cup of Fruit Tea果茶半杯Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [No CP + Rule-Based Horror + Livestream Comments + Ensemble Cast + Fictional Setting] No CP in every sense of the term. A max-level expert returns to the beginner village. When the Heavenly Eye descends, Song Tianjiao, a retired Infinite Flow veteran who wants to enjoy a peaceful retirement, is dragged into a death game and becomes one of its lucky contestants. [Death game rules: cheating is forbidden!] Facing a deadly instance, the audience cries out: “To live or to die? That really is the ques 15.3kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves

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    Enough said, it's absolutely gorgeous!

27. 77 身 As the Luckiest Player, What’s Wrong with Having a Few Billion Extra Items? 身为欧皇，道具多亿点点怎么了？ Qingqing and the Fish卿卿与鱼Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow × No CP, Strong Female Lead's Growth × Ensemble Cast × Livestream] [Content warning: Slow burn! This is my own style of fiction, written in my own way. Tastes differ, so it may not be your thing.] After dying unexpectedly, Song Qiao enters a mysterious, eerie game world. To be reborn, she has to clear the games and win. Earn 1,000,000 points and she can return to the human world For Song Qiao, whose intelligence and perception are maxed out and whose luck is off the charts, isn't 4.1kReads9.2Score554Shelves
28. 78 规 Rule Horror: I Can Possess the Supernatural 规则怪谈：我能附身诡异 The Little Cat in the Snow雪中的小猫Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Passionate Adventure + National Destiny + Deduction + Original Scenarios] (No characters suddenly becoming stupid. True teammates appear starting with the second scenario, and this really isn't padded! The first four scenarios each have a completely different style.) A year ago, rule-based horror descended on Blue Star in massive numbers, causing countless tragedies and drastically reducing the global population. While everyone else avoided the u 20.6kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves
29. 79 快 Quick Transmigration: From the Start, I Rely on My Persona to Save Myself in the Apocalypse 快穿：开局末世，我靠人设自救 Clouds Follow the Wind云终向风Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing [No romance + one male lead + character growth + slow transmigration + a talented actor] [The protagonist transmigrates into different novels and changes the fate of cannon fodder characters. The first three worlds are apocalyptic.] [Please note: The protagonist grows over time and is relatively weak at first. He starts to grow around Chapter 9. If that doesn’t appeal to you, feel free to leave.] World One: Gloomy and Jealous Persona (ensemble storyline, original protagonist is a sunny fire-wiel 520Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    This is a quick transmigration novel. The first world is a group portrait, where the main characters even travel by bus in the apocalypse.

30. 80 战 War System in the Apocalypse 战争系统在末世 Eagle of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau云贵高原的雄鹰Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.2M WordsOngoing I Became the Commander-in-Chief in the Apocalypse Apocalypse + raising a massive army + hard-core stats + characters with brains Just as the apocalypse arrives, Gu Chengyuan obtains the War System and starts raising a massive army, sweeping through the apocalypse with an unstoppable tide of steel! The blurb doesn't do it justice. Please read the story. 80.9kReads9.0Score5.3kShelves

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    📚A group portrait/team, high-energy and passionate, with a huge following🇨🇳Me, who didn't get into university: Someone was born with a strange disease. Once it flares up, it starts in his right hand and then his whole body convulses in sequence. During the convulsions, his skin gradually turns pale. This strange disease dragged him, who was once at the top of his class, down to failing grades. His family also became increasingly distant from him. Unexpectedly, a top university sent him an acceptance letter [facepalm].

31. 81 哎 Hehe! Didn't See That Coming! My Companion Is Every Kind of Weapon 哎嘿！没想到吧！我伴生是全武器 Si Si汜巳Fantastical Romance632k WordsCompleted [Complete! Enjoy with confidence!] [No CP, but feel free to ship whoever you like!] [Lots of slice-of-life] [Aimed more at female readers] [Lots of catlike character portrayal] [Important: The male lead will gradually grow up. He's just a little kid at the beginning, and his development is a bit delayed because he's a picky eater. (╬•̀皿•́)] Twelve-year-old Ning Yizhou is the most bizarre psychic power awakener in the entire galaxy. While everyone else awakens a bonded weapon at sixteen, he awak 6.3kReads9.3Score916Shelves
32. 82 无 Infinite Flow? Sorry, We’re All Crazy Here 无限流？不好意思，我们全员有病 Orange and Mung Bean Ice橙子绿豆冰Mystery904k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + rules-based horror + goofy ensemble cast + mild horror + ensemble cast + strong female lead + no romance] (The rating has only just been posted, so it’s not representative yet. It’ll rise later.) One night, Yu Jinyue and her three unlucky roommates are dragged into an infinite-flow instance. Zhu Fu: “God, I asked you to give me a break, not to send a horse charging at me!” System: [Negative remarks detected. Points deducted.] Chang Yuqing: “The world has kissed me with pain, and 10.3kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves

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    The main characters are four high school girls who attend classes during the day, play dungeons at night, and also have to catch up on their homework. It's quite interesting, and the dungeons are well-designed; you should check it out.

33. 83 星 Interstellar: The Mecha Pilot Is a Little [Socially Anxious] 星际：机甲师她有点【社恐】 Ling Ling Zi苓菱子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Interstellar + Mecha + Military Academy + League + Ensemble Cast + Strong Female Lead + Power Fantasy] Ke Yunyao is a native of the interstellar age, with a family background that’s neither impressive nor terrible. She’s never short on money. In her brief eighteen years, she’s barely ever left home. She isn’t fond of interacting with other people and prefers to bury herself in research. Her dream is to become a top-tier mecha engineer, but her family doesn’t have many resources. No matter: she 18.2kReads8.7Score2.6kShelves
34. 84 满 Everyone in the Sect Is Crazy, So I Max Out My Luck Instead 满门皆疯批，小师妹反手气运拉满 A Pound of White Tea一斤白茶Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Everyone's Darling + Ensemble Cast + Lighthearted + No Love Rivals + System] After Yun Yici transmigrates into a book, she's bound to a damnable fortune System. By earning the favor of those destined for great things, she can exchange their affection for fortune points and unlock draws. But after finally joining the sect at the heart of the story, she discovers that she's arrived two hundred years before the plot begins. Fortunately, her ethereal yet unreliable master has impossibly high standa 15.6kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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    A carefree journey [admiration]

35. 85 用 Go Ahead, I'm a Bringer of Good Fortune 用吧，我可是祥瑞 Crazy Spirit Bean疯灵豆子Modern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Urban Superpowers + Ensemble Cast + Powerful Leads + Coming-of-Age + Gods] Mu Zhiling is quirky, playful, and mischievous. She never imagined she'd stumble into an extraordinary fate like the heroine of a novel. It wasn't an accident. It was destiny. Yan Jiuheng grew up lonely and was adopted by his grandfather. All he wanted was to get into a good university and repay his kindness. But fate had other plans. His life had already been quietly rewritten. At the same moment, two beams of light, 1.2kReads8.2Score103Shelves

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    A seven-person urban superpower team, two powerful individuals bound by destiny, and an auspicious female protagonist encountering the heir to the universe.

36. 86 星 The Interstellar Battle for Dad 星际争爸 Heart-Hunting Scoundrel猎心贼肝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsCompleted [Funny] [Passionate] [Shameless] [Ensemble Cast] [Pop-Culture References] A devious warrior An individualistic commander A flashy assassin A sniper who likes to fight head-on The four idiots of the human race wreak havoc across the universe. A novel with a shameless plot and an even more shameless author. 23.1kReads9.3Score2kShelves
37. 87 让 I Was Asked to Manage a Class of Good-for-Nothings, So How Did It Become the Martial God Hall? 让你代管废材班，怎么成武神殿了 A Heart Facing the Sun向阳的心Urban5.0M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + slow-burn character growth early on + fake enlightenment + comedy + teacher-student bond (it only takes off in the middle and later parts, so don’t read if that’s not your thing)] Three homeroom teachers were driven away in half a month. Class Five, Grade One was full of little tyrants, and every student was a hopeless martial arts talent. Even with the director of academic affairs offering an extremely generous salary, no one would take charge of them. That was when Su Yang act 63.7kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves
38. 88 第 The First Traveler 第一寰客 Qian Xiao千笑Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Chinese-Style Supernatural Powers] [Abstract Instances] [Puzzle-Solving Challenges] [Team-Based Adventures] Delusion is the reflection of reality; madness is the ultimate clarity! After an exam, Fang Lai is chosen to become a Traveler and take part in a game organized by the Heavenly Dao called the “Delusion Realm.” He discovers a place filled with strange and wonderful things, a world of bizarre sights. Follow logic and you're a weakling; ignore logic and you're dead. He also discovers that ev 54.3kReads9.2Score5kShelves

    Reader note

    The first book, a collection of ensemble pieces full of passion and action, is currently being serialized.

39. 89 匹 A Common Man Takes the Stage 匹夫驾到 Qian Xiao千笑Urban2.4M WordsCompleted (Signed for print publication) (One heroine, no System, not a power fantasy, Chinese-style supernatural abilities) Among the infinite parallel worlds, there is a special world called Nanke, and a special group of people known as Calamity Exorcists. They soar through the skies and burrow underground, know the past and present, and travel between parallel worlds in different eras to carry out missions. A young man who calls himself a commoner is chosen by fate to enter Nanke’s mysterious academy, 75.8kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves
40. 90 无 The One Without Desires 无念者 Qian Xiao千笑Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Chinese-style superpowers] [One heroine] “Hey! No using Hidden Spirits in front of ordinary people!” “What are ordinary people?” “Just regular people. They call them Muggles in the West.” “And what are Hidden Spirits?” “Superpowers. We call them Hidden Spirits in China.” When you discover the hidden truth of this world, will you choose to join? Or expose it? 33.8kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves
41. 91 共 Sailing Together 共舟行 Little Mouse Maomao阿鼠毛毛Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction | Slow Burn | 1v1, Both Leads Chaste | Ensemble Growth | Working-Class Struggles | Realistic | Period Setting] “Across a thousand miles, the boat speeds on; a letter of love rides home on the wind.” A small town in southern China in the 1990s A young man holds an unremarkable bouquet of roses And lays his feelings bare beneath the night sky From scraping by with a street stall to finding a way forward together Through wind and rain, they share life's many ups and downs This i 2kReads—Score114Shelves

    Reader note

    Realistic ensemble piece

42. 92 萌 Adored by Cute Beasts, the All-Powerful Madwoman Conquers the World 萌兽团宠，全能狂妃倾天下 Snow Spirit Jade雪灵玉Ancient Romance3.7M WordsCompleted [Beloved by all + adorable pets + strong heroine + fantasy + all-around genius + one-on-one romance + incredibly satisfying] The greatest genius in a family of ancient martial arts, she was used by her clan and died alongside them. After transmigrating, she finds herself in the body of a spoiled young master skilled in eating, drinking, gambling, and womanizing. Did she become a man? Oh, she was just dressed as one! What? Because of her family, she has to live as a man? No problem. Leave it to h 1kReads9.0Score144Shelves
43. 93 毒 The Poison Doctor's Wild Consort Is a Little Extra 毒医狂妃有点拽 Wine-Warmed Memories酒暖忆Ancient Romance5.7M WordsCompleted She was the sole inheritor of ancient Chinese martial arts, a peerless genius physician known as the Ghost Hand. Then, in a single moment, she transmigrated into the body of the Ye family's useless young lady. When she opened her eyes again, the world was in turmoil! What? Born useless? A harbinger of calamity? Fine. She would soon show them exactly what it meant to be born useless, and what it meant to be a harbinger of calamity. He was the Evil Emperor, revered by all: mysterious, noble, and u 8.6kReads9.2Score784Shelves
44. 94 锤 The Hammer-Wielding Junior Sister Turns Out to Be a Crybaby 锤修小师妹原来是泪失禁体质 Jin Tang妗糖Ancient Romance617k WordsCompleted Note: There is a couple, but romance isn't a major focus! If you really don't like stories with couples, please don't read this. It'll be better for you, me, and everyone. Yun Qian transmigrates into a book, landing inside an old-school cultivation novel she stayed up late reading the night before. She'd stayed up so she wouldn't be completely clueless if the same-name transmigration rule came true. Never did she expect it to actually happen! She becomes the male lead's namesake, his white moonl 4kReads9.0Score602Shelves
45. 95 惊 The Astonishingly Bold Consort: The Good-for-Nothing Is an All-Rounder 惊世狂妃：小废物她是全能大佬 Nan Yang南烊Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted A good-for-nothing? What does that even mean? Only someone with no talent for cultivation is truly useless. How could the daughter of the God of War possibly be a good-for-nothing? Have you ever seen a good-for-nothing who can command beasts, set up formations, refine pills, and master every element? How is that useless? That’s clearly a genius! A one-of-a-kind genius! People of Linyun Kingdom: This little genius belongs to our Linyun Kingdom! You don’t have her, do you? You don’t! People of the 375Reads9.1Score—Shelves
46. 96 我 I Became a God Through Showing Off [ Transmigrated to Another World ] 我靠凡尔赛成神【穿越异世】 Catch the Stars抓住星星Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Can you believe it? Ji Hua transmigrates into a novel her best friend was reading. The bad news: She’s transmigrated, and there’s no way back. The good news: The novel’s main story has already ended, and the identity she’s transmigrated into is quite prestigious. The novel Good-for-Nothing Mage is about two good-for-nothing leads who rise to success. It’s worth mentioning that both the male and female leads each have a beloved person they can never forget. And here’s the best part: the male lead 42.6kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves
47. 97 今 Did I Survive the Survival Game Today? 今天从生存游戏活下来了吗 Carefree Xi随性汐Sci-Fi & Apocalypse411k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Light Deduction + Light Suspense + Light Challenge-Room Elements + Ensemble Cast + Romance + Both Leads Are Each Other’s First + Comedy + Happy Ending + Wild Imagination + Dialects + Fantasy + Episodic Stories] [The Male Lead Has Secretly Loved Her for Years, Carefully and With a Long-Laid Plan + Childhood Friends + The Female Lead Falls for Him Over Time] Secondary couple: a rough-and-tumble Northeastern fitness coach and a spicy-tongued beauty blogger from Sichuan and Chongqin —Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    Unlike other novels with mindless, overpowered plots that make it hard to connect with the story, this book isn't overly terrifying like some folk tales—the kind that makes you afraid to sleep alone or eat. Yet, it's also very logical, which I think is just right. I genuinely think this book is excellent.

48. 98 空 The First Dream of the Sky 空之初想 Feathers Fall and Become Rain羽落成雨Urban232k WordsOngoing Kong knelt in vain for five years. Five times, he planted a seed of life. Five times, his own parents destroyed it with their own hands. The last time, the little tree that was about to mature snapped in two right before his eyes, and its fruit was trampled into mush. The God of Life said, “You are descended from the godforsaken. You were never meant to possess power.” Then he found a blue flower in a pile of rubble. A cheeky, streetwise voice spoke from inside it: “Want to get stronger? Want 19Reads—Score—Shelves

    Reader note

    A supernatural, high-martial arts urban world, chapters 34 and 57 are thrilling! Especially chapter 57, featuring a sword-wielding protagonist, one of the seven pinnacles of humanity, training at an academy. The protagonist starts with the creator god gone, but ultimately slays the god and becomes a god himself. The protagonist has blue hair and blue eyes, and later, different hair colors correspond to different elemental abilities. The protagonist has no powerful backers or background, so he's basically not threatened, making him decisive. The villains aren't as disgusting as some might think! The beginning might be tough, but things get better later! It's not a harem story, but you can ship different characters. It's a semi-ensemble piece, entertaining and not mindless!

49. 99 青 Is My Childhood Friend the Chosen One? But I'm the Chosen One! 青梅是天命之女？可我既是天命！ Lark in the Wind风中云雀Urban274k WordsOngoing [On-screen comments + childhood friend turned partner + invincible + urban high martial arts + anime-inspired + ensemble cast + savior] Just moments ago, Yan Ci was complaining about the awful ending of the tragic hot-blooded anime Burning Sky Chronicles. The very next second, a runaway truck crashed into his home and sent him to another world... Wait, I live on the eighteenth floor! After drifting aimlessly for seven years in an orphanage in another world, Yan Ci finally awakens memories of his 13.9kReads7.6Score664Shelves

    Reader note

    Believe me, this is Tomato's best portrayal of a group of highly skilled martial arts enthusiasts.

50. 100 当 When the Uncanny Descends on the World, Death Is the End 当诡异降临世界，死亡即是终点 Qingyuan Vocational High School Prodigy庆元职高小天才Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horrors descend + no System + fresh worldbuilding + survival + semi-infinite-flow + no do-gooder protagonist + not dark + supernatural abilities] In the best years of his life, amid the exuberance of youth, Su Yuan thought his days would remain peaceful and beautiful forever. Then a line of bloody text appeared on the blackboard during evening study. [In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears outside your dorm room... How long will it take to kill you?] Everyone thought it wa 390.6kReads9.3Score43.5kShelves

    Reader note

    It's super, super, super good, and there won't be any unexpected female lead situations (I personally suspect that the author dislikes romantic relationships). So far, it seems that two people who like each other only have two endings: either they die together or one of them dies.

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