Top-Tier Ensemble Casts: Academies, Geniuses, and Tournaments 顶级群像文，学院，天才，对战比赛

1. 251 在 Surviving in a Comic World by Stealing the Spotlight 在漫画世界靠高光苟活 River and Bird江与鸟Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Comic Forum Style + No Official Pairing + Shonen Manga + Serious Plot + ...] A manga artist notorious for going on hiatuses has launched a new series. Old and new readers grumble as they dive in, swearing they’ll make the rotten old mangaka experience the thrill of a precipitous drop in readership. Chapter 1: So-so. Dropping it after ten chapters... Chapter 5: Not bad. Dropping it after ten chapters... Chapter 10: Pretty good. One more chapter... Chapter 20: Barely passes. This is the last chap 6.8kReads9.3Score863Shelves

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   No romantic pairing, single male lead

2. 252 星 On the Interstellar Battlefield, I Fly on a Sword! 星际战场，我！御剑飞行！ Fang Xiangpi方响屁Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Interstellar + Cultivation + Mecha + Military Academy + Ensemble Cast + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + No Romance] The animated series is out, and it's pretty good Ensemble cast! Ensemble cast! An absolutely massive ensemble cast! In the Renwu year of the Immortal Calendar, Shi An, sect master of Xuanqing Sect, the greatest sect in the cultivation world, attempted to overcome the tribulation. He encountered the rarest divine-annihilating lightning tribulation in ten thousand years and perished, 109.4kReads9.1Score23kShelves

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   Both fit the bill quite well.

3. 253 挖 Daily Life of a Mining-Type Beast Tamer 挖矿系御兽师的日常生活 Duan Yang Hermit端阳居士Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Beast Tamer is a noble profession. Most people associate it with wealth, protection, and power. But they don’t know that one major at Beast Taming University is called: Environmental Survey and Development. Xiao Sui has regretted choosing this major more than once. The only time he’s happy is when he finds precious ore in certain secret realms. What’s wrong with environmental surveying? It’s absolutely fantastic. (The ratings just opened, so they’re on the low side. A 7.1 opening score is alread 185.3kReads8.8Score20.4kShelves
4. 254 五 A Team of Five, Each with a Unique Class 五个唯一职业凑一队 Eclipse of Antiquity蚀古Urban444k WordsOngoing [Otherworldly Creatures] [Ensemble Cast] [No Romance] [Classes] [Everyone Gets Their Moment to Shine] [Team Story] Another world merges with Earth, and otherworldly creatures spread across the planet. The heavens grant humanity class powers to fight these otherworldly creatures. Five young men and women from the same city awaken unique classes at the same time. Is it coincidence, fate, or the hand of someone behind the scenes? 11.2kReads5.9Score1.4kShelves
5. 255 满 Max-Level Thunder Spirit Root: I Outwork the Entire Cultivation World 满级雷灵根：卷哭修仙界 The Only Way Out没有办法的办法Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Beloved by Everyone + Nontraditional Power Fantasy + Subverting Expectations + Ensemble Cast + System + No Romance] (Original title: Max-Level Lightning Spirit Root: Making the Entire Cultivation World Work Itself to the Bone) (The bonus chapters will include a romantic pairing) (Content warning: The heroine does not have everything go smoothly! This is not a power fantasy where she steamrolls everyone from the start! There are angsty moments. Read without overthinking.) When three-year-old Lin 64.1kReads9.0Score7.7kShelves
6. 256 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 6.2kReads9.3Score909Shelves

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   Ning Yizhou is awesome, Cat King is awesome! (*´I`*)

7. 257 长 Longevity: A Well-Connected Immortal Court Official Slacks Off in the Mortal Realm 长生：仙庭关系户下界摸鱼 Core of Chaos混沌核心Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsOngoing [Immortal cultivation + no System + not a power fantasy + slow-paced + no female lead + pseudo-ensemble cast. Read with care if this isn’t your thing.] The mighty will of Heaven shines like a mirror, illuminating the causes and effects binding immortals and mortals alike. The countless living beings are like grains of sand, ground into the ashes of tribulation beneath mountains and rivers. A mysterious mirror hangs among the highest heavens, reflecting the lives of all beings in the Three Realm 216.4kReads9.0Score15.4kShelves
8. 258 开 A Divine Core from the Start, and I Left the Whole Academy Stunned 开局神核在手，全学院被我装懵了 Yao Feng瑶封Modern Romance385k WordsOngoing [Everyone’s Darling + Character Growth + Light Ensemble Cast + Lighthearted + Positive + Slow Paced] At its heart, this is a story about the heroine and her friends growing, transforming, and finding success on their own terms~ The story features campus life, practical training, examinations, competitions, trials, encounters, desperate situations, and enlightenment. Ye Xingzhu grew up in an orphanage. At eighteen, during her ability-awakening test, she awakened as a rare Divine Healer, with an a 490Reads—Score102Shelves

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   The female lead is a healing type, with a gentle yet strong personality. She grows considerably alongside the ensemble cast. [Charming + Growth-oriented + Ensemble Cast + Lighthearted + Positive Energy + Slow Pace] The interactions between the ensemble members are heartwarming, offering healing both physically and mentally. It has humorous, exciting, and touching moments; it's a good read that's thought-provoking. If you think it's good based on the synopsis, add it to your bookshelf and read it later when it's finished! [Heart]

9. 259 恶 The Wicked Junior Sister Won't Reform, So She Wreaks Havoc on Everyone in the Sect 恶毒师妹不洗白在宗门创死所有人 Jiu Yue Yu久月鱼Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Publication deal signed] Jiang Que transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the vicious female supporting character, doomed to a tragic fate and destined to be nothing but a foil for the heroine. The heroine is aloof and otherworldly, while Jiang Que is just a woman; the heroine is blessed with extraordinary talent, while Jiang Que has only her life to lose; the heroine has suitors everywhere, while Jiang Que has never even held a man's hand. Even worse, the day she transmigrates into the bo 69.8kReads9.4Score9.4kShelves

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   Both are very good ensemble pieces.

10. 260 留 My Kid Is Already Number One in the Galaxy, When Will You Bring Me Home? 留子已是星际第一，啥时接我回家 Gazing at the Stars望望星星Urban419k WordsCompleted A brand-new novel in the interstellar mythology genre. A quick explanation of power fantasies: the protagonist doesn't make empty threats or act like a pushover. As his strength grows, he gets more and more assertive. [Unconventional comeback + metaphysical command + interstellar battles + no female lead] Against all odds, Ling Heli entered the Battle Soul Academy as a double-F good-for-nothing, but remained perfectly calm. Too weak and mocked by everyone? He's working on it. The primal species 1.3kReads9.0Score100Shelves

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    This space novel is one of the better ones I've read recently. The beginning and middle parts are quite good, but the author rushed the ending a bit, making it feel somewhat abrupt. The earlier parts are very well-written, so I think it's worth reading.

11. 261 超 The Super Scholar: I Proved the Riemann Hypothesis! 超级学霸：我证明了黎曼猜想！ Internet Cafe, Six Seats in a Row网吧六连坐Urban172k WordsOngoing [Academic genius novel] [Soft sci-fi] [Technically detailed] [Academic focus] [Logic-driven] At the start of senior year, Zhou Bo binds himself to the Cosmic Academic Genius System. Watch him turn the tables and become a top student. The first time he unlocks the system log, he discovers that in a parallel world, the Ming Dynasty has sent steamships to Europa to teach the ignorant Europeans calculus and translate the Yongle Encyclopedia... Hidden reward unlocked: Gain 20% of Isaac Newton’s scien 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This novel about a top student is super good!

12. 262 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 6.4kReads8.9Score894Shelves

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    The concept is amazing, the plot is great, and I absolutely love the main character's personality.

13. 263 疯 Are You Crazy? You Call This C-Rank Good-for-Nothing? 疯了吧！你管这叫C级废柴？ The Quail Who Loves Bamboo Shoots爱吃笋的鹌鹑Sci-Fi & Apocalypse497k WordsOngoing [Interstellar + military academy + mecha + tournament + strong female lead + ensemble cast + growth + male lead, 1v1] When Jiang Xuci opens her eyes, she finds herself in the interstellar age. No money, no memories, and only C-rank physical ability. The only thing she owns worth anything is an admission letter to Dongming Academy. The good news is that she still remembers what she learned at a military academy on Earth. The bad news is... Mechas in this world cost far more than the ones in her p 339Reads—Score100Shelves

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    You might want to check this out; the female lead is a repairwoman.

14. 264 异 The Anomaly Response Trio 异象处理三人组 Potato Landmine地雷装土豆Mystery564k WordsOngoing [Three main characters + supernatural anthology + comedy + action-packed school life + fantasy + no romance] My name is Xia Ye, and I used to be an ordinary high school student. Then one day, a friend dragged me to explore a haunted building, and I got unlucky enough to be possessed by an S-rank monster. The aloof exorcist who saved me was Rong Zhen. He took me to the Number One Exorcist High School. During the school's recruitment pitch, the teacher promised us government jobs, staff housing, e 2.8kReads8.0Score498Shelves

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    There's a school setting with superpowers, and there will be inter-school competitions in the middle of the story. Feel free to read on!

15. 265 星 Rising Among the Stars, Starting from Blue Star 星空崛起，从蓝星开始 May You Pluck the Immortal Osmanthus仙桂愿君折Urban3.2M WordsOngoing [No System, one heroine, multiple viewpoints, slow burn, high martial arts, outer space later, no mindless pretending. Skip if you’re not into that.] Two hundred years after spiritual qi revival, the entire world had changed beyond recognition. Fang He, an ordinary student at Jiangling High School, endured a year of nightmares before the clouds finally parted. He merged with the soul of another version of himself from a parallel timeline. Soon, people everywhere began talking about him. First, h 39.1kReads8.5Score2.8kShelves

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    ㌥(ง ˙˘˙ )ว[Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

16. 266 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 100.5kReads8.6Score6.2kShelves
17. 267 桃 Blessed by the Peach Blossom Sword Immortal: From the Start, I Kissed the Aloof Campus Belle by Force 桃花剑仙赐福：开局强吻高冷校花 Ling'er Jingle Bells伶儿响叮当Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Invasion of the Myriad Races] + [High-Octane Action] + [One Heroine] Gu Qingchen transmigrates to a high-martial world. On the day of the blessing ceremony, he awakens the Divine Spirit Hall. Complete its trials, and he can receive a divine blessing. Just as the icy school beauty Luo Yuli receives an SS-rank blessing, stunning the entire crowd: [Trial issued: Kiss the school beauty Luo Yuli in front of everyone within three minutes] [Failure to complete the first trial will be treated as volunt 76.5kReads9.1Score9.3kShelves
18. 268 终 KO One: Cause and Effect 终极系列之因果 Purple Bauhinia Feather紫荆焉羽Female-Channel Fanfiction3.7M WordsCompleted Preface: Gods think they rule over humanity, when in truth, they are the ones abandoned by the world! All things give rise to and overcome one another! Good and evil have always coexisted! There is no absolute right or wrong in this world, only choices! Schemes, cunning, open clashes, and secret struggles all lead into the cycle of fate and cause and effect. It is nothing more than a feast of unnatural deaths! Excerpt: Wind: After giving up on protecting them, I face the world’s blame Fire: Mal 2.3kReads9.4Score171Shelves

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    It can be viewed both inside and outside the circle, featuring ensemble casts, supernatural abilities, and rankings.

19. 269 开 Transmigrate at the Start: The System Awakens the Twelve Ancestral Wu for Me 开局穿越，系统带我觉醒12祖巫 Barn Full of Rice稻米满仓Urban113k WordsOngoing [System] [Transmigration] [Primordial World Ancestral Witches] [Pangu] [Urban Superpowers] [Academy] [Urban Martial Arts] [Sign-In] [Ability Users] Pan Tianye is a real oddball. He got into a huge online argument with a fellow netizen over whether the abilities in Shrouding the Heavens or the Twelve Ancestral Witches of the Primordial World were stronger. In the heat of the moment, he knocked over a glass of water, got electrocuted, and transmigrated! As luck would have it, the world is now in a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all geniuses among geniuses, combat prodigies; true men fight with their bare hands and real blows. It's exciting!

20. 270 有 With the Myriad Worlds' Wind Lineage, Victory Is Only Natural 有诸天风系谱，胜利是理所当然的 When Heaven Entrusts a Great Responsibility天将降于大任Urban234k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out. Trust me, it’ll go up.) [Wind Element]+ [High Martial]+ [Superpowers]+ [Urban] My name is Lu Zefeng. By the time you read this, I will have transmigrated... This is the best of times: everyone can awaken Superpowers. This is the worst of times: demon beasts are running rampant. The Wind Element has never produced a supreme master. Maybe I can fill that void. “With those stats and mechanics for the Wind Element? You think you can become strong? Dream on.” “You’ve go 129Reads5.1Score125Shelves
21. 271 我 I Cut My Way from Blue Star Through the Ten Thousand Races, and You Want Me to Be a Strategist 我从蓝星砍到万族，你劝我当军师 I Am Eighteen吾十八Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In a world where everyone awakens supernatural abilities, alien beasts run rampant and civilization teeters on the brink of collapse. Su Yu transmigrates into this world and, from the start, awakens the Myriad Things Encyclopedia System, becoming a tactician. All he has to do is take a photo to grow stronger! [Photographing the campus belle: SSS-rank talent, Ice Age copied successfully!] [Photographing a master: max-level skill, Phantom Steps copied successfully!] [Photographing an alien beast: 45.9kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves
22. 272 开EN Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 336kReads9.7Score45.7kShelves
23. 273 天 Unrivaled Talent Across the Ages, Crushing Three Thousand Emperors with One Hand! 天赋万古无双，只手横推三千帝！ Chongchong Yu冲冲鱼Urban2.7M WordsOngoing Martial arts return, ferocious beasts run rampant, and countless races invade, competing with humanity for supremacy! The young Su Hong awakens a System and starts with a talent unmatched throughout the ages. A C-rank martial art takes one second to learn, two seconds to master, and three seconds to perfect! An SSS-rank martial technique takes one day to learn, seven days to master, and one month to reach perfection! What's more, every enemy he defeats earns him Martial Arts Points. Spend Martia 108.5kReads8.3Score8.2kShelves
24. 274 人 The System Makes Me Save the World in a Laid-Back Slice-of-Life Anime 人在日常休闲漫，系统让我救世 Kong Kong Kong Kong Kong Kong Kong Lu Yu空空空空空空空麓欲Modern Romance721k WordsOngoing (Ongoing, updates are slow / Current progress: Volume One complete, 7/10 of the book finished) (No romance + ensemble cast + gentle, sickly male lead + supernatural school + System + fictional society + everyday life + healing + light, sweet comedy...) Every character is a native of this world. Platonic relationships are the best! (Everyone is romance-free except the parents' generation.) The cozy coming-of-age manga Guardian Academy, serialized in a shonen magazine, has been criticized by read 8.1kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves
25. 275 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 37.2kReads9.1Score4.7kShelves
26. 276 颠 I'm the Crazy One, and the Only Mole in the Protagonist's Group? 颠公的我是主角团唯一的卧底？ Qing Fei Mo青霏墨Urban799k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, but it will rise later.) What a shock! After an unexpected transmigration, he finds himself as the biggest early-story villain in a comic! They say this villain is utterly inhuman: sinister, vicious, manipulative with people’s feelings, cunning, cruel, and quick to kill. Most surprising of all, one of the main characters turns out to be the major early-story villain! Taking things as they come, Yun Qi'an sets out to play the whole protagonist group like a fiddle. But w 4kReads7.1Score431Shelves
27. 277 被 After My Spiritual Root Was Stolen, the Villainous Group Took Me In 被挖灵根后，我被反派团捡走了 Flowers on Stage台上花Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate-into-a-book body double + no romance + satisfying growth story + sect regrets too late] After transmigrating into a book, Sang Yao learns she's a disposable stand-in in a story about the unattainable ideal beauty. The ideal beauty is adored by everyone; Sang Yao is hated by everyone. The ideal beauty has countless admirers; Sang Yao has countless people hunting her. The ideal beauty is sweet and gentle; Sang Yao is just herself. To make matters worse, as soon as she transmigrated i 27.2kReads8.7Score4.4kShelves

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    Sang Yao led the Beidou Sect to victory at the Nine Provinces Meeting!

28. 278 惊 The Whole Arena Was Stunned: The MVP Was the Support 惊全场mvp竟是辅助 Big Peach Blossom大桃花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Title: The Whole Arena Is Stunned: This Support Is No Ordinary One! Also known as: Shock! The Academic Failure Makes a Comeback and Becomes a God (All-Round Support!) [Strong heroine + team battles + passionate action + apocalyptic wish fulfillment + adored by everyone ★ hot-blooded youths] Everyone thinks she's a good-for-nothing support, but she's already become a god, while you haven't even graduated! Who says support characters can only heal other people? I'll support myself and slaughter 9kReads7.4Score1.1kShelves

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    Beautiful 👀...

29. 279 他 They Were All Plotting, So I Flipped the Board 他们都在布局，我反手掀了棋盘 Reading the Rain渎雨Eastern Fantasy120k WordsOngoing On Yunling Continent, two systems coexist: forbidden speech and supernatural abilities. Ye Sheng died, then came back to life, and then found himself caught in a scheme. Ye Sheng hated being pushed around. He had a temper, after all. Since everyone was plotting behind the scenes, he would play along. Since everyone wanted to control the game board, he would flip it over. But when he finally managed to get a cheat, he discovered... What the heck? Why does everyone have cheats? And how di 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You can try this.

30. 280 开 S-Rank Power from the Start: Isn't It Only Natural for Me to Be a Little Stronger? 开局S级异能，我强一些很合理吧 From Today On, I'll Be a Godly Tycoon从今天开始当神豪Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted [No CP + Strong Female Lead + Monster-Slaying and Leveling + One Woman Is an Entire Organization] A thousand years after the spiritual qi revival, people with supernatural abilities have become an important part of society. After transmigrating for 17 years, Xu Man finally gets her golden finger: the Ability Queen Growth System. See how a generation’s Ability Queen shines in a parallel world! (Chapter 1 contains some explanations and warnings about potentially sensitive content.) (I’ll do my bes 1.1kReads8.9Score137Shelves
31. 281 无 Infinite Game: Don't Rush, I'll Fool You After I Fool Them 无限游戏：别急，骗完你的骗你的 Come Get Rich来发财Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted (Please read the content warnings below before starting.) [No CP] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Game] [Lone Wolf in the Early Stages] [Welcome to the Infinite Fun Game. Fail three times, and you will die.] While other players slaughtered their way through the game with all kinds of attack skills, Yun Cen, a newcomer from Blue Star, stared at her innate skill and fell into deep thought: [Huh? You can hear me?] What was this lousy skill even good for, besides listening to toilets complain about const 58.8kReads9.0Score10.1kShelves

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    It looks good!

32. 282 元 Legend of the Primordial Spirit Heroes 元灵英雄传 Cute and Handsome小萌帅Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Once upon a time, the realms of Heaven and Earth were connected. The gods of the heavenly domains protected humanity, while mighty human martial cultivators roamed the world. The alliance between gods and humans held the foreign races of the earthly realm and the demons of Heaven’s domains at bay, temporarily halting their expansion. But then the Gate between Heaven and Earth suddenly closed. The gods fell or vanished, and humanity’s great powers dwindled and withdrew from the world, leaving man 498Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a very good book to read.

33. 283 穿 Transmigrated as a Background NPC, I’m Courting the Beloved of Everyone 穿成路人npc，攻略万人迷 Laughing All Day Long每天笑不停Two Male Leads653k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + cultivation + two powerful leads + transmigration + lighthearted comedy + carefree, irreverent NPC with endless complaints × canonically popular, scheming heartthrob gong] Ge Shanqing accidentally got bound to the Lone Wolf System and transmigrated into a world of cultivation. Here, he was a passerby NPC with no part in the plot, and his only mission was to stay alive. Well, if staying alive was all he had to do, that still left him free to enjoy life in the cultivation world~ 42kReads9.3Score5.1kShelves

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    It's so beautiful!!!

34. 284 你 Is There Even One Normal Person on Your Demon-Slaying Squad?! 你这斩魔小队也没个正常人啊！ You Yue Ni尤月腻Fantastical Romance396k WordsOngoing [No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Passionate Action + All-Female Main Cast] Others slay demons with profound cultivation and formations that reach the heavens. They slay demons like this: Never mind the details, I'm charging in first! We'll figure out the tactics as we fight. They're only rookies, yet they keep challenging demon servants far stronger than themselves. They win, but end up covered in wounds. Still, these girls always forget the pain as soon as they've healed. If demons threaten the wo 216Reads—Score104Shelves

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    The female leads are all vividly portrayed and work together seamlessly, making for a captivating spectacle.

35. 285 全 Global High Martial: My Black Bug Martial Soul Can Evolve 全球高武：黑虫武魂会进化 Nicholas Nine-One Split尼古拉斯九一开Urban123k WordsOngoing At eighteen, everyone awakens a martial soul. Some awaken an S-rank Sky Halberd, others an A-rank Greenwood. Chen Yuan awakens an F-rank black bug. It’s no bigger than a fingernail, and it doesn’t even have a name in the bestiary. Everyone says his martial soul is useless, and his path in martial arts is over. But this bug can eat. It eats the essence of alien beasts, unwanted scraps, and anything that contains primordial power. With every bite the bug takes, Chen Yuan grows stronger. While othe 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is good.

36. 286 魔 Magic Academy: You Can Just Drop Out When You Meet Us 魔法学院：遇到我们可以直接退了 Shu Hai殊海Fantastical Romance220k WordsOngoing [Western Fantasy + Academy Rivalry + Satisfying, Clever Protagonist + Genius Female Lead + Two Strong Leads + Ensemble Cast + Teamwork + Redemption + Plot-Driven + Light System] [Ambitious, Unhinged Vampire Heroine x Cool-Outside, Warm-Hearted Spirit Prince] “To survive in this world, you need to eat people regularly.” That was the first thing Vesper saw when she woke up. If she doesn’t eat properly, her hunger meter drops. Once it reaches a dangerous level, everyone around her is in danger. 1.5kReads—Score264Shelves

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    It's here! Magic academy + competition + ensemble cast + genius female lead! A well-developed plot that's engaging and not mindless. Welcome to the series!

37. 287 修 The Path to Becoming the Cultivation World's Top Healer 修仙界顶级治疗养成之路 The Big Big Big Big Tiger大大大大老虎Two Male Leads2.6M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + System + older master and younger disciple + guiding lover + sweet romance + both virgins + happy ending + ensemble cast] [Slow burn + progression fantasy + coming-of-age] After transmigrating, Lin Chen becomes bound to a [Top-Tier Healing and Growth System]. Other people's Systems: divine skills from the start! An instant legendary weapon! His System, Da Bai: a healer System + a laid-back chat companion (?) + 0 (?) punishment. Its motto is all about keeping a good attitude: “C 56.3kReads9.4Score8.5kShelves
38. 288 觉 After Awakening, I Refuse to Be the Unlucky Second Senior Brother in an Immortal Cultivation Novel 觉醒后，拒做修仙文冤种二师兄 Yu Yuyu虞郁雨Two Male Leads1.3M WordsOngoing [Two male leads, cultivation, unlucky guy number one x unlucky guy number two] When Qiu Heng wakes up one day, he gains self-awareness and realizes that he is the unlucky second senior brother in a beloved-little-sister cultivation novel. In the novel, he wants to use a spirit-cleansing herb to purify his spiritual roots but won't give it to the junior sister, so he is called stingy. He refuses to teach her formations, and is accused of lacking brotherly affection. He won't accompany her to a se 10.1kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
39. 289 噬 Devour the Immortal Cosmos 噬仙宙 Duobao Yaji多宝雅集Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing “The stars are beginning to vanish one by one, far off in the distance.” What kind of power could be responsible? “Could there be a beast hidden in the depths of space, larger than the sun, swallowing stars one by one?” Immortals and gods vie for supremacy, and fiery battles sweep across the myriad realms of the heavens. The young Cheng Bai awakens the Gluttonous Beast Physique, ventures into another world and gains the legacy of a fiendish god. He cultivates the strongest divine arts, comprehen 1.4kReads8.9Score145Shelves

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    A young man descends from the mortal realm to the path of immortality, traversing countless heavens, overcoming numerous obstacles, and ultimately challenging the origin of all tribulations. The novel boasts a fresh setting, vivid imagery, nuanced character portrayals, and witty dialogue. A masterpiece of fantasy cultivation and supremacy!

40. 290 世 Clearing World Dungeons 世界副本通关中 A Guest Beneath the Stage台下客Modern Romance417k WordsOngoing (The main story is complete) [Small ensemble cast] [Instances] [No CP] [Everyone dotes on the protagonist] [Lighthearted] When games invade the real world, dungeons descend at random and monsters run rampant. To face the crisis, the “World Game Strategy Organization” is established. It trains the gifted, prevents dungeon invasions, and protects human civilization from collapsing... When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on someone, it first tests their resolve. Ye Sui has always be 1.4kReads8.8Score187Shelves
41. 291 我 I Use My Spiritual Sense to Destroy Extraterrestrial Civilizations 我用灵识斩除域外文明 Heartachel心病lUrban317k WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan]+ [Alternate Universe]+ [Wild Imagination]+ [Urban]+ [High Martial]+ [Female Protagonist] What? Blue Star has just awakened, and most people can only have three spirit senses?! Aliens have an infinite-flow system?! Sorry, Lin Zhixing has multiple spirit senses?! She can even summon exotic beasts (adorable pets) from other civilizations to fight for her?! “So you’re not even a person?! You might as well have never lived!” And so, a high school student set out on the path to blow up the 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1. A top-tier ensemble cast of main characters. An extraterrestrial threat silently descends, stirring up undercurrents in the capital. The members of the Xuan Yi Center rush to various locations to fight against rampaging alien beasts and uncover ancient secrets. The plot is full of tension, the ensemble characters are vividly portrayed, and each chapter leaves room for suspense. 2. As mist shrouds the land, various forces vie for power. A young man breaks free from the shackles of his inner demons and embarks on a perilous journey with his companions, experiencing adventures in secret realms and fierce battles in the wilderness.

42. 292 靠 I Became the Space Pirate Boss with My Secret Identity 靠马甲我成为了星盗老大 Silly Writing沙雕写文Sci-Fi & Apocalypse427k WordsOngoing [Interstellar + true heiress heroine + secret identities + a touch of ensemble cast + space pirates + military academy] Yuan Mo drifts through life with nowhere to call home, growing wild and unchecked like a weed. Misfortune weighs heavily on her shoulders, while good fortune is always gone in the blink of an eye. Born into a prestigious family, she ended up abandoned in the wilderness. Born into a family of gifted people, she had no powers of her own. But that doesn't matter. The insults, curs 79Reads—Score111Shelves

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    They're all ensemble pieces, very good.

43. 293 花 My Womanizing Male Lead Fell for All My Secret Identities. What Do I Do? 花心男主爱上了我所有马甲肿么破 Silly Writing沙雕写文Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted College student Fang Zhi transmigrates and binds herself to the Academy Management System, landing in the world of a wildly popular web novel. On the surface, she's the Academy's head. Behind the scenes, she's the only person in the entire Academy. 1 At the Buddhist Sect's highly anticipated succession ceremony, Qu, the Academy's junior disciple, sat with one leg raised atop the Buddhist shrine, arrogant and contemptuous of everyone. The Buddhas filled the skies, and the thousands of sects coul 871Reads8.6Score118Shelves
44. 294 为 For the Homeland 为了家园 His Highness Gewei格维殿下Eastern Fantasy393k WordsCompleted This is an epic coming-of-age story that defies convention. There are no born heroes here, only ordinary people protecting one another in the darkness and searching for hope amid the ruins. It portrays the difficult growth of young people with honest realism, combining the high-concept fantasy of Eastern temple guardians with Western magic. A prince's power over "shadows" clashes with a world-ending evil dragon, bringing freshness and grand scope. The ensemble cast is richly drawn, with characte 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A Western fantasy ensemble piece, similar to Lord of the Rings.

45. 295 我 I’m Three and a Half, and I’ll Become a Legend in Rule-Based Horror With Basic Attacks 我三岁半，靠普攻在规则怪谈封神 One of the Idlers闲人之一Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The animated series is now available. [No heroine + comedy + subversion of expectations + infinite-flow + livestreaming + rule-based horror] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star, and each country randomly selects one person to take part. If the contestant wins, their nation prospers. If they lose, their nation declines. After losing two rounds of games, the people of the Dragon Kingdom are in dire straits. The next horror scenario arrives, and by sheer coincidence, it selects Xia Ye, who ha 8.4kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    Let's start with these few.

46. 296 亿 With Billions of Talents, I Sweep Across All Races and Become Myself Again 亿万天赋，我横扫万族，做回自己 Self-Destructing Truck自爆卡车Urban232k WordsOngoing [Invasion by all races + supernatural abilities + apocalypse + ensemble cast + emotions + psychology + somewhat dark + not mindless + not a power fantasy + slow-paced] After the invasion of the myriad races, the aloof campus belle fell in love with me after I awakened supernatural abilities. Was it love that came too late, or a desperate compromise for survival? Disaster followed disaster, and everything seemed to reek of conspiracy. Was it the outsiders' scheme, or was someone acting with ulter 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You'll come back and thank me. [Laughs]

47. 297 第 Second Heartbeat: Watchers of a Ruined City 第二心跳：破败都市守望者 Happy Big Fool快乐大傻狗Urban466k WordsCompleted One hundred and eighty years after the Boundary Tide arrived, the wilderness was overrun by alien beasts, while cities were sealed beneath domes. In an age when everyone practiced martial arts and one's fate was determined by their blood and vital energy, Shen Yan, a boy from Linyuan City, fell short of the minimum standard for the martial arts entrance exam. His punches lacked power, and he had an old heart injury. But he could hear sounds no one else could. Cracks inside steel, the paths along 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new author writing an ensemble piece in the urban martial arts genre. I welcome feedback from experienced authors; reasonable suggestions will be adopted. [Sending hearts] 9

48. 298 直 The Straight-Ahead Dragon Proudheaven’s Face-Slapping Antics at Noble Academy 直男龙傲天在贵族学院的打脸日常 Cat Sighting猫出没Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Straight male heartthrob protagonist, adored by everyone + elite academy + F4 + supernatural powers + face-slapping] The rating just came out, so it should go up soon~ In his previous life, Ji Chian had finally saved the world as a heaven-defying hero. But when he woke up, he found himself inside some unfamiliar world. Here, he was no longer expected to become the strongest in the world. His goal was to win over men. Ji Chian: “...” Maybe I should just die. For the sake of a blissful life doing 14.2kReads8.7Score3.3kShelves

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    Okay, episodes 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7 are the ones I've watched and found to be very good. I haven't watched episodes 3 and 4 yet.

49. 299 小 The Crybaby Went Wild in the Infinite Worlds 小哭包他在无限世界里野翻了 Dongfang Xiao Shisan东方萧十三Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + team battles + academy setting + infinite-flow + mystery-solving + livestreams + ensemble cast] The characters are smart, the golden finger is modest, and this is a power-up story with an ensemble cast. The main team is a little villainous, and Qingbao has brains and brawn and won’t hold anyone back~ The main story is complete~ Story introduction ↓ [God-tier demon Xisili vs. god-tier control-support Jiang Yaoqing] Welcome to the Nightmare Center. Here, you can make any wish com 7.1kReads9.5Score1kShelves
50. 300 美 The Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Drama Queen Villain Urges the Hero Party to Join the Dark Side 美强惨戏精反派劝主角团弃明投暗 No Fruit, No Fault无果无过Modern Romance213k WordsCompleted [A theatrical archvillain protagonist with a secret identity] [Everyone's Favorite] [Strong Yet Tragic (?) ] [No Romance] [Pseudo-Ensemble Cast] [Pure Evil, and Determined to Corrupt Others] "Usually, when a villain infiltrates the hero's party, they either get redeemed or get killed. Aren't you worried that I, a bona fide villain, might never come back?" Luo closed How to Become a Human with a smile and asked. Number Zero: "Would you?" Luo: "Don't you think turning the tables and corrupting the 5.3kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves

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