Top-Tier Ensemble Cast, Academy, Geniuses, and Battles 顶级群像文，学院，天才，对战比赛

1. 51 从 Saving the Protagonist from Scratch 从零开始拯救主角 North Wind Howls on a Lonely Night北风啸孤夜Modern Romance224k WordsOngoing [Not a power fantasy, manga/superpowers/no CP except for the parents’ romance/ensemble coming-of-age] [This is not a lighthearted, funny superpowered school story. Read with caution.] The manga Saving the World from Scratch was forced to go on hiatus after its author died of an illness. Its protagonist went berserk and launched a massacre, straying so far from the plot that the manga’s world was on the verge of collapse. “So, young man, come with me and set out on the path to saving the world!” 9.6kReads9.1Score936Shelves
2. 52 云 Sunset on Cloud Peak: The Ghost Rider 云顶落霞：幽灵骑士 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted Sunset on the Cloud Peak: The Ghost Rider 38Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 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Urban677k 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 149.1kReads9.4Score20.5kShelves
4. 54 嘉 Jiahao Opens the Heavenly Gate? Great Xia Martial Academy Begs Me to Enroll 嘉豪开天门？大夏武校跪求我入学 Mushroom Ghost Whale Child蘑鬼鲸幼人Urban145k WordsOngoing Young man, I can tell from your fine bones that you possess the rarest Jiahao Saint Physique! You’re the one who’ll bring this world crashing down. I’ve got a System, and I’ve already bound it to you. Either you out-flex everyone, or they beat you to death... Ling Chen flexed without a care: “Flexing makes me stronger? Then let’s flex!” Monsters appear during the martial arts college entrance exam. He lifts a barbell in the fitness test and comprehends the meaning of flexing! He slays a monster 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first book is a smash hit! ദ്ദി ༎ຶ‿༎ຶ ) Young man, I see you have extraordinary talent, the one-in-a-million Jiahao Holy Body! The collapse of this world depends on you... I have a system here, already bound to you by facial recognition, either you become incredibly wealthy, or you get killed by others... The protagonist casually tenses up: Jiahao becomes stronger? Go all out!!

5. 55 一 A Man-Eating Monster Asked Me to Marry It. Should I Say Yes? 一个吃人的妖怪，它竟然向我求婚了，要不要答应它 The World's Mightiest Little Fox宇宙无敌小狐狸9k WordsCompleted A man-eating monster proposed to me. Should I say yes? 79Reads—Score—Shelves

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   That's what genius is.

6. 56 踏 Walking Beneath the Moon: The Age of Machines 踏月而行：机械纪元 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted Walking Beneath the Moon: The Mechanical Era 103Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 我 The Girl I Control Is Becoming an Old One 我操作的少女正在成为旧日之主 Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [This novel has been contracted for print publication: cosmic horror + amber-style cultivation + villain protagonist + no System + decisive killing + black humor + deranged + single female lead + sequence containment] Xu Fei: “In the twenty-second century, all you need is a helmet with a brain-computer interface to experience a fully immersive game with realistic physical sensations.” “You ask why I chose this starting character? Naturally, because she’s a beautiful girl... Oh, no, naturally, be 771kReads9.5Score76.6kShelves
8. 58 我 I Don’t Want to Save the Protagonist’s Team! 我才不要拯救主角团！ Jiu Yao or Wu Chunxiao九瑶or雾椿筱Anime Fanfiction329k WordsOngoing The rating just appeared, so it’ll go up! No romance, and this isn’t an anime spin-off. No romance, ensemble cast, supernatural abilities. [Blurb] Qing Linyu: Good news: I got a golden finger. Bad news: it’s a System that forces me to do good deeds. [Virtue System]: Ahem. Hi~ Bloodshed of the Gods is a popular new manga. Three months after its first season ended, the highly anticipated second season finally launched, immediately climbing to the top of the charts! After facing countless hardship 5.8kReads8.6Score923Shelves
9. 59 时 The Compass of Time 时光罗盘 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我6k WordsCompleted The Time Compass 37Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 你 You're Supposed to Fight Monsters, So Why Are You Fighting Me! 你们刷怪啊，刷我干嘛！ Likes Eating Tangerines喜欢吃橘子Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Print edition deal signed: no System, plot-driven, fast-paced from the start, no mindless decisions, thrilling and exciting, hard-hitting fights, told from the monsters' side!] Ever since the words [Divine Order 001: Undercover] appeared in Jiang Xia's mind, he felt that he wasn't normal. No matter what he ate or how much he ate, he never felt the slightest bit full. Hungry. So hungry he was about to lose his mind! Then, at the school beauty's eighteenth birthday party, he smelled the presen 515.1kReads9.1Score41.9kShelves
11. 61 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 25.1kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves
12. 62 花 The Moon Palace Amid a Sea of Flowers 花海月宫 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我7k WordsCompleted The Moon Palace Amid a Sea of Flowers 35Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 63 只 The Supporting Character Who Only Wants to Sleep Will Never Save the World 只想睡觉的配角，绝不拯救世界 Deep Wind, Chilly Rain风深雨凉Modern Romance532k WordsOngoing [No romance + partial ensemble cast + partial infinite-flow + instances + school + supernatural abilities] (The rating just came out, so it'll go up.) When a mechanical voice suddenly rang inside his head, Jiang Xunyi thought he'd finally gone crazy. It seemed like the world had gone crazy too. [Comic Fate-Changing System] “Ha. As if I believe that.” What? I'm going to die? Fine, I suppose I'll play along. This was already a troubled world. Oh, right, it should now be called the world of this so 26.5kReads9.0Score3.4kShelves
14. 64 紫 Fairyland in the Purple Bamboo Grove 紫竹林的仙境 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我7k WordsCompleted A Fairyland in the Purple Bamboo Grove 27Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 误 Repeatedly Dying in Front of the Protagonist After Accidentally Entering a Manga 误穿漫画，在主角面前反复去世 Natural Wind Chestnut自然风板栗Mystery636k WordsOngoing [Female-oriented friendship, male lead, no romance + comic transmigration + ensemble cast + fake angst + a little forum content, plot-focused, traveling between two worlds] (Warning: The forum and some supporting characters discuss shipping couples. Skip if that is not your thing.) An accident sends Jiang Taiyan, an ordinary sophomore, tumbling into the comic world drawn by his roommate, He Luochuan. There, he gets saddled with a teary-eyed world consciousness and becomes what it calls an “Obse 19.1kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
16. 66 禁 Drug Enforcement Elite 禁毒精英 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Urban101k WordsCompleted Two major drug cartels operate in Mexico: the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel. This is the story of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, together with the Department of Homeland Security, the CIA, and US Northern Command, assisting Mexican police in the fight against drug crime. 82Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 夜 Night Shanghai: Making My Name on the Bund 夜上海之扬威上海滩 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Male-Channel Fanfiction237k WordsCompleted Lin Ge and Bai Wei transmigrate into the TV series Shanghai Bund, arriving in 1930s Shanghai. They clash fiercely with the Japanese and throw themselves into the nationwide resistance, helping launch the 1932 Battle of Shanghai. 117Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 漫 How Did I, a Manga NPC, End Up Joining the Main Cast? 漫画npc的我怎么加入主角团了 Wildly Swinging a Sword冰剑乱砍Modern Romance846k WordsOngoing [Male lead, no romance + on-screen comments + System + redemption and happy ending + light ensemble cast] The comic The Sun at the End of Time has become a huge hit in recent years and has also been adapted into an anime. It tells the story of a male protagonist who saves the world. The story made people laugh and cry. The protagonist successfully changed the villain’s heart, stopped the world from ending, and achieved a happy ending But who could have guessed that, at the very end, an NPC who h 5.5kReads8.6Score872Shelves
19. 69 背 Can a Background Character Become Everyone’s Darling After Being Reborn? 背景板重生就可以变成万人迷吗？ Little Rice PM小牌米PMModern Romance351k WordsOngoing New rating just posted [Superpowers] + [Sickly] + [Secret identities] + [Male protagonist, no romance] + [Everyone’s favorite] + [Ensemble cast] + [Slice of life] Warning: Newbie author, unpolished writing. Leave if it’s not your thing. At first, all there was to it was an ability-user who’d attacked someone, Shen Zhiyan, the victim, and a culprit who was just a pretty face. When it comes to being pierced through by energy and dying on the spot after getting hit in the back of the head with a v 3.8kReads8.1Score596Shelves
20. 70 夜 Heroes Without Regrets in Shanghai by Night 夜上海之英雄无悔 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Urban282k WordsCompleted Lin Ge is a pilot. While flying along the Hump Route, he unexpectedly transmigrates to Shanghai in 1936. He fights against Japan’s ambitions of aggression, reunites with the woman he loves, Bai Wei, and becomes entangled in complicated romantic relationships with the wealthy daughters of Shanghai’s elite. Lin Ge comes from 2036, but after transmigrating to the Shanghai of 1936, he encounters a host of time travelers lying low. The currents are rising, and the fate of the nation is shifting. 203Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Became the Irresistible Succubus of the Protagonist's Crew 穿书后我成了主角团的万人迷魅魔 No Fruit, No Fault无果无过Modern Romance647k WordsCompleted [Beloved-by-All Mischievous Incubus Male Lead + Transmigrate into a Book + Ensemble Cast] Every hot-blooded manga protagonist has a bug-level supporting character by their side: mysterious and powerful, able to reach heights ordinary people can barely imagine without needing much growth. They are drawn to the protagonist's crew and willingly become unofficial members. When Luo Si learned from the System what role he had to play after transmigrating into a book, his face filled with question mark 7.4kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
22. 72 火 The Mars Era: Road to Venus 火星纪元：金星之路 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Sci-Fi & Apocalypse341k WordsCompleted An ancient alien spacecraft is discovered in a crater on Venus. The mysterious X Organization plots to seize the planet, while Factory 18 wants to use Venus as a dumping ground for waste. Yet atop the clouds of Venus stands an airship academy called Cloudtop Academy, a hallowed school dreamed of by students across the solar system. At last, traveling from Mars to Venus, they witness the planet's land and oceans. 58Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 昔 Once-Gifted Rivals Gather, Until I'm the Last One Standing at the Peak 昔日天才群聚，终剩我独登绝巅 Yan Jin宴矜Urban64k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast, Multiple Female Leads or None, an Era of Geniuses, no playing the pig to eat the tiger] Stage One: Rebuild the school team. Stage Two: Training in the Dark Prison Forest. Stage Three: Martial arts competition. Stage Four: An invitation to the Imperial Capital. The male lead, Lu Yan, lost his parents at the age of seven. Fortunately, he grew up with the support of the Wang and Li clans. At fourteen, after awakening his Heaven-Mandated Spirit Eyes, he forcibly devoured evil bones o —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is mine, look at mine! [Almost crying][Almost crying][Almost crying]

24. 74 我 Relying on the Forum, I Rebuild the Underworld in the Manga World 我靠论坛在漫画世界重建地府 Farewell to the Cold辞寒Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-audience novel with a male protagonist + urban supernatural abilities + comic forum + ensemble cast + mastermind behind the scenes + card-draw summoning] Question: What’s it like for an ordinary side character to accidentally get bound to a System and sent down the path of saving the world? Si Ye: Thanks for asking. I’m dead. Burn paper offerings if you need anything. They won’t do you any good, and hey, I’m not even looking. Si Ye, whose supernatural ability is drawing flowers, gets bo 15.9kReads8.6Score2.5kShelves
25. 75 关 How I Awakened My Powers and Became Yao Mei 关于我觉醒异能成了瑶妹这件事 Xu's February Breeze许二月春风Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Patriotic + Superpowers + Academy + Teamwork + No Heroine, No Romance + Pure Support, No Damage + Multiple Awakenings + The State Has His Back + No Golden Finger + Battle Scars + Unhinged (?) + Ensemble Cast] [Abilities awakened so far: Spirit Possession (single-target shield), Song of Forgetting Sorrows (healing, purification, buffs, cooldown reduction, and more, all in one)] Shen Zhao: I say, mighty China should be like a rooster crowing, and the whole world should grow bright! One day, Shen 9.9kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    Highly recommend the first three books!!! Especially the first two, they're incredibly good!!! I can't believe no one hasn't read such amazing novels! A top-tier ensemble piece, absolutely phenomenal!!! I've already reread them 5 or 6 times.

26. 76 看 After Seeing the Comic’s Bullet Comments, I Tore Up My Cannon Fodder Script 看到漫画弹幕后我手撕炮灰剧本 Mo Xiao Mo莫晓moUrban1.8M WordsOngoing [Not a wish-fulfillment story. Superpowers + defying fate + no romance/just friendship + ensemble cast + character growth. Not fanfiction.] [Ah, is that purple-haired guy a minor background character? Getting killed by a billboard is just too tragic.] On an otherwise ordinary day, a sentence like this appeared out of nowhere in front of an ordinary person named Lu Jiuxiao. That was how he learned he was inside a comic. As an insignificant little extra, his greatest contribution was to die and 65kReads9.1Score7.4kShelves
27. 77 明 There Are Clearly Three Sins, So Why Am I Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic?! 明明是三罪，我却是美强惨！ Old Song Sea旧曲海Modern Romance653k WordsOngoing Just launched! Manga forum, a misunderstood tragic hero, handsome and powerful male lead, no romance Bo Xing accidentally transmigrates into a manga and gets bound to a popularity-collection System. It tells him he can only stay alive by collecting popularity. A disastrous start? No problem, he knows how to keep his head down. Someone tests him? No problem, he puts on a good act. She runs, he chases? No problem, he's a fast runner. Still, he's a little puzzled. Why do people keep looking at 21.5kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
28. 78 塑 Plastic Me Brings Redemption to a Comic World 塑料的我在漫画世界搞救赎 Seven Is Seventy-Seven七是七十七Urban580k WordsOngoing Female-oriented No romance + manga + supernatural powers + comedy + ensemble cast + a chaotic mess, so drink up while you can Lin Yi'an feels helpless: Guys, does anyone get it? Who wouldn't feel helpless after waking up to find they'd transmigrated into a world made of plastic building blocks? (Only the protagonist's perspective is plastic.) Liang Qiuyang feels helpless: Guys, does anyone get it? What's wrong with worrying about a new classmate's future? Why did he have to take his head off 11.4kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
29. 79 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, 75.6kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves

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    This is a true ensemble piece, okay? An academy, geniuses, there are always people more talented than you, and the sky's the limit. Why do you think you're the hidden strongest genius in this year's class? The protagonist always has a friend who's equally matched; your progress is matched by my equal progress (and of course, their on-screen pairing is quite enjoyable too).

30. 80 星 Interstellar: They Want to Expel Me? I'll Build an S-Rank Mecha Instead 星际：逼我退学？反手造S级机甲 Three Moons in the Shadow月影成三Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted [Interstellar + comedy + academy + competitions + mecha crafting + management + no romance] Mecha queen Shen Zhaoyun is reborn three hundred years later. The teacher asks, “What do you think of Shen Zhaoyun, who created the Alliance’s first mecha? What drove her to create the world’s first mecha?” Shen Zhaoyun replies, “She’s a little clever, poor, stingy, and loves money… Why did she create mechas? Because she was afraid of dying!” The teacher flies into a rage, spittle flying everywhere. “Wron 48.6kReads9.4Score8.9kShelves

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    The second book actually features a female lead with a game chip, and she's also a representative of the human race. It's good! [Sending heart]

31. 81 真 A Real Princess? No, a Real Monarch! 真公主？不，真君主！ Cherry Berry樱桃莓莓Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsOngoing (No romance + Strong female lead + Military academy competition in the early stages + Unifying humanity in the later stages + Passionate) Question: How many steps does it take to evolve from a monarch’s juvenile form to its complete form? Juvenile Ling Zhao: Orphanage from the start, with a game chip suspected to be a golden finger that keeps holding her back. Complete Ling Zhao: The first person of the post-interstellar era, first commander, divine star-caster, hope of humanity, sole heir to th 124.4kReads9.4Score19kShelves
32. 82 魔 A School of Magic? We Have One in the East, Too! 魔法学院？我东方也有！ Two Mao二毛钱Modern Romance4.8M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + academy + magic + no romance + (important: slow burn!)] [Note: There are no absolute villains, and being “stupid” doesn't necessarily mean someone is actually stupid.] Beep--- “Your admission letter to Hualing Magic Academy has arrived. Please check your inbox.” Who could have imagined that the magic novels she once loved would become reality? And even more surprising, there was a magic academy in the East. An Miao hugged her admission letter, beaming as she set off for the acad 11.5kReads9.1Score2kShelves

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    1. [Note] This is an ensemble piece set in an academy, with a magical atmosphere. The female protagonist's strength isn't particularly high in the early stages, but she's very intelligent and has a clear mind, acting as the brains of the team. Each member also has their own strengths. You'll find a line that resonates throughout the entire story: "Stars emerge, magic rages, a grand spectacle unfolds, heroes rise." [Sending a heart] "Stars appear, magic is in chaos, a magnificent scene unfolds, heroes emerge." 2. This is a Western fantasy campus ensemble piece. I won't go into too much detail about the characters; you'll fall in love with it as you read. Many chapters begin with different characters' self-narrations, each one worthy of being collected—the language is exquisite! [Currently in progress] For example: "I struggled in the darkness for so long that I grasped at any glimmer of light, even if it was icy cold, even if it was scorching hot. —Sniffer." Because I tend to lose interest quickly when reading, although I haven't finished this book yet, it's one I'll repeatedly fall in love with. I've read the first five volumes three times already—it's truly, truly excellent! 3. This book is still in its early stages; the female lead's "rogue" skills include forced acquisition. It's worth checking out. 4. This is an ensemble piece about academy team battles with two male leads. The protagonist is intelligent and strategic. I truly love everyone in the god-level reserve team!!! 5. This is a military academy mecha ensemble piece. The female lead is amazing. Although she's not a commander, she's intelligent, hardworking, and a character who grows through experience. The other members of her team, whether commanders, soldiers, mecha pilots, or logistics personnel, are all excellent. She's not perfect, but she's perfect in every way!!!

33. 83 除 Everyone on the Team Is a Villain Except Me 除我以外，全队反派 Ruan Qingruan阮清阮Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing An original fictional society with lots of personal worldbuilding and foreshadowing. Don’t come in with your own preconceptions and impose them on the author or the story. No suggestions, please. There is a couple, but the romance doesn’t take up much of the story. An alternate “what if” storyline will be written after the ending. Readers with strict moral sensibilities, please stay away. The protagonists aren’t perfect, so don’t judge them by universal standards of morality. If this isn’t to yo 24.7kReads9.6Score2.6kShelves
34. 84 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

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    1 Is quite novel, with live streaming. I personally feel it should be considered an infinite flow novel; protagonist-centric readers should enjoy it immensely (it has an academy). 2 Is super enjoyable, with multiple side couples, somewhat like a space-themed novel, like those league live streams. Why are these two types of group messages so powerful? I read 1 a long time ago, and I remember not being able to find any novels to read after finishing it. I just finished reading 2 today; it's a pity it's still ongoing. The current writing is super high-quality. I dropped it before the main characters were all together, and I regret it now. It's really super good, the more you read, the more enjoyable it gets (the reason I dropped it was because I didn't want to read about romance).

35. 85 去 To Hell with the Real and Fake Heiresses, She's Humanity's Top Ace 去你的真假千金，她是人族首席 Revive a Little Angel复活一只小天使Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Spiritual qi revival + modern cultivation + female lead + ensemble cast) (HE, no rumors) Wen Chen was the Su family's real daughter, missing for seventeen years. She skipped school by climbing over the wall and gave up on the college entrance exam. After the Su family brought her back to the capital, they thought she was too uncouth to show off and refused to acknowledge her identity. The Huo family bullied her with their influence. The Lu family, to whom she had been betrothed since childhood, 120.4kReads9.2Score14.4kShelves

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    1. The Heaven-Saving Squad consists of six people (three men and three women) who fight against disasters and save the world from the apocalypse. It's a thrilling story with a strong ensemble cast. 2. Squad Zero, a group of seven main characters (four women and three men), offers the strongest ensemble cast. Everyone is striving to protect everyone else. It's an urban fantasy story about fighting against demons and gods.

36. 86 序EN Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 972.9kReads9.3Score119.1kShelves

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    Here it comes! 🌙 🥚① First book: Awakens the world-class treasure "Final Order Garden" at the start, becoming one of the eight greatest prodigies of China in his era. He is nurtured by the nation alongside all the other prodigies, frantically improving himself – an absolutely invincible and exhilarating read! 🛩 🥚② Strives to develop and become stronger, possessing immense power and decisive ruthlessness. 🚀

37. 87 我 I'm a Rune Engraver. Isn't It Reasonable to Carry a Blade? 我是刻纹师，随身带把刀很合理吧 Wu Yue乌月Urban5.3M WordsCompleted [Ruthless male lead + one female lead + myths and legends + not a lighthearted leveling story + not an invincible System; new author, enter at your own risk] Years sank into the dark waters; the Great Dao was buried beneath the dust. The vast world changed, and all living things became corpses. The myths of old lay buried in the passage of time. The Great Dao of this world imposed its limits, leaving humanity's path of cultivation arduous and without a way forward. First, the sages gave their li 119.8kReads9.2Score16.3kShelves
38. 88 星 Interstellar Mecha: The Frail Commander Takes on Seven Alone 星际机甲：病弱指挥官单挑一穿七 Taking Gold from the Luan Terrace鸾台取金Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted (Please read the first page of the main text for content warnings.) [Apocalypse, Interstellar, Strong Female Lead, Face-Slapping, Everyone Loves Her] Apocalypse enforcer Xu Lingqu transmigrates and becomes an unpopular, sickly adopted daughter of a general. Despite a constitution that leaves her fainting every three steps and coughing up blood every five, she's sent to the command program at the Imperial Military Academy. Command is great, command is wonderful. Commanders can sit safely behind 54.8kReads9.4Score7.9kShelves
39. 89 搞 Who Can Cultivate Immortality Without Going Crazy? 搞修仙的谁不疯呢 Zhou Guifeng周圭寸Two Male Leads612k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings, and they’ll go up, so enjoy without worry] [Two male leads + both powerful + transmigration into a book + comedy + one-on-one, both pure] [Sharp-tongued king who’s also genuinely strong, the bottom x a refined gentleman on the surface, but actually possessive and obsessive, the top] Yan Yangsheng transmigrates into a book and discovers he has become the male protagonist. Terrified, he quickly finds an upright, powerful man to cling to. When Yan Yangsheng’s identity 28.3kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves

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    This ensemble piece is exceptionally well-written; the youthful spirit and daring courage of the characters are absolutely inspiring! The plot and world-building are simply phenomenal! It's divinely inspired! It's set in a grand cultivation sect competition, and the writing is top-notch! Ah, people just keep falling in love with ensemble cultivation novels.

40. 90 节 Seasonal Envoy Awakens Mid-Autumn from the Start 节令使开局觉醒中秋 Zhong Shiche钟时澈Urban1.5M WordsOngoing This is my first book. Thank you so much for your support! [One Female Lead, Global High Martial Arts, Nearly Invincible, Ensemble Cast, Festivals Around the World] When the festivals of this world become powers wielded by people... Can Huaxia claim the top spot in the world? Yes. "You can call me... Chen Zhao, three-time champion of the Youth Tournament, inheritor of Bai Qi's killing intent, younger brother of Zhao Kuo of Mafu, and Mid-Autumn Festival Envoy." He stood in the surging currents 60.1kReads8.7Score4.6kShelves
41. 91 天 The Genius Squad Says, That's It? 天才小队说，就这！ Falling Wind Scenery落风景Sci-Fi & Apocalypse837k WordsOngoing A new work is out! [No romance + school life + passionate + supernatural powers + fictional, unconventional Blue Star + lighthearted comedy] It’s normal for a new author’s first book to have a low rating, so please don’t worry about that. Everyone’s tastes are different, so give it a try for yourself. Two words: women~ Go read it! That’s an order! Go read it! Most of them are cheerful, but there are also dark, scheming types. Whatever kind you like, you’ll find them here. They meet in troubled t 502Reads8.7Score107Shelves

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    Except for the second book, the others don't have any romantic pairings. The ensemble cast, especially the third book, is super good. In the fourth book, the five-person team all have their own pseudonyms.

42. 92 F F-Rank? I Can Still Crush the Interstellar World and Defeat All Rivals F级？照样吊打星际斗群雄 The Peach Picker摘桃子的人Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Interstellar + military academy + strong heroine + satisfying read + a little secret identity + mainly the heroine, with a touch of ensemble cast + romance] After one bad fall, Ning Jin becomes an interstellar orphan, dumped on a garbage planet and saddled with an F-rank loser’s aptitude. Ning Jin: “Being a loser is great, being a loser is wonderful. Only losers can lie flat and sleep all day.” Later. Croatia Military Academy: “Why did you come to our academy?” Ning Jin: “I’m here to save you.” 18.1kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
43. 93 谁 Who Gets Forced to Inherit the Young Master Position After Transmigrating? 谁家穿越被迫继承少主之位啊 If I Do Not Leave若不辞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban Imagination + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Interstellar] It all began when five burly men showed up at her house. “Miss Zhixin, we have been waiting for you!” Zhixin (not a text message!): What?! Overnight, she became the heir to East Xia’s foremost family, and discovered that this world didn’t seem quite right. Zhixin slapped her thigh. “We can talk about being the young mistress later. Looks like things are about to get interesting.” The principal set her up when she enrolled, so Zhixin 73.2kReads9.5Score10.7kShelves
44. 94 我 I Have a Joker Card 我有一张小丑牌 Azure Company蔚蓝公司Urban2.2M WordsCompleted They say that on the day some people turn eighteen, the gods grant them a playing card with a supernatural ability. There are 52 playing cards and 52 different abilities. Those who receive a supernatural playing card are allowed to attend the best ability-user school. The campus belle: “I have the Queen of Spades. I can conjure all kinds of weapons!” The rich kid: “My dad has the Jack of Diamonds. He can get unlimited money!” Meanwhile, somewhere, a boy took his own playing card and used all 52 157.1kReads8.9Score24.4kShelves

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    The first book is highly recommended! No one can resist the Three Musketeers—a genius story. The author's writing is excellent, and the plot is tightly woven. Good good good 😁 The second book is about playing cards, and the third is pure action-packed fun, but it had a bad ending, though I still really liked it.

45. 95 高 After the College Entrance Exam, I Was Classified as a Top-Secret National Secret 高考后，我竟被国家SSS级加密 The Crab Who Eats Ice Cream吃雪糕的螃蟹Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead] Wang Jing'an transmigrates to a parallel world and awakens the Classic of Mountains and Seas System. He can draw the abilities of all kinds of gods, including Pangu, Nuwa, Qinglong, Houyi, Zhulong, Xingtian, and Qiongqi, with no limit. He discovers that the powers of these gods can surpass even SSS-rank supernatural talents in this parallel world. Pangu’s Primordial Chaos, beyond SSS rank. Houyi’s Divine Arrows that Shoot Down the Suns, beyond SSS rank. Qinglong’s Thunderous Mig 23.9kReads8.0Score2.1kShelves
46. 96 第 The Top Genius Has a Sickness: Everyone Else Wants to Win, but She Wants to Lose 第一天骄她有病，别人求赢她求输 The Poem Says诗云Modern Romance521k WordsCompleted [Superpowers + ensemble cast + team tournament + chuunibyou + feel-good power fantasy] “Doctor, there’s something wrong with me.” “What’s wrong?” “I’m so exceptional that it’s making me miserable!” Jiang Chao was sunk in sorrow, gazing up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle. “From childhood to now, every competition I’ve entered and every exam I’ve taken, I’ve come in first…” “I’ve asked myself more than once: how can I be this exceptional?” “Ah, it’s so painful! Doctor, can you understand m 14.6kReads8.9Score2kShelves

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    It's really good! The first book, Jiang Chao: How Lonely It Is to Be Invincible~ I'm Fed Up with Being Number One^_^ The female lead is a true genius, the number one in the literary world. In order to escape being number one, she awakens her superpower and participates in the Superpower Competition, but she still ends up number one. A truly satisfying read. The second book, Wu Sisi: Don't Sprinkle Rice! A socially awkward, slightly sadistic female lead is a priestess (growing type) with good friends who fight alongside her. Superpower mutations cause the female lead's abilities to be different when she inherits the priesthood. The only thing that remains unchanged is that they all emit black smoke.

47. 97 别 Stop Sprinkling Glutinous Rice! I Don't Want to Be Belching Black Smoke Either 别撒糯米了！我也不想冒黑烟儿啊 Miao Zhu妙竹Fantastical Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Lots of Original Worldbuilding + Mutated Plants and Animals + Natural Disasters + Monsters + Special Abilities + Slight Ensemble Cast + Power Progression] On the day Wu Sisi turned eighteen, countless whispers suddenly rang in her ears. No one else could hear them. The next day, she heard whispers again on the awakening platform and accidentally did what they told her to do. Then... She awakened a healing ability, but unlike the vibrant green glow of other healers, black smoke poured from her w 40.7kReads8.9Score7.3kShelves
48. 98 不 How Can I Cultivate Without Cheats? 不开挂我修什么仙 Zhaozhao Is Not Zhaozhao朝朝不是找找Two Male Leads566k WordsOngoing [Signed for publication] [Two male leads + cultivation + ensemble cast + equally matched leads + transmigrate into a book + hilarious, passionate wish-fulfillment story] A goofy, flashy show-off who always has a trick up his sleeve, 0 × the cultivation world's number-one prodigy, a cold-faced, adorable natural-born airhead, 1 Unconventionally handsome 0 and beautiful 1, mutual devotion, powerful leads, and a protagonist team with cheat abilities who never have to suffer Xie Weixing was an FPS ( 319kReads9.5Score42.7kShelves

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    This book, "A Gathering of Characters," is divinely inspired; you should read it.

49. 99 第 The Ninth Empire 第九帝国 Honored Guest of the Qing Tower清楼贵客Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Alternate Empire + War Among a Hundred Races + Supernatural Powers + Battles Across Different Worlds + Hunter Guilds + Slow-Burn Opening + Ensemble Cast + Both Thrills and Heartbreak] God gave life to all things and created the world. As God lay dying, humanity betrayed the divine, seized greed and wisdom, and founded an empire. The successor inherited the gods' power, swore to destroy the world, and founded the Church. From then on, the Empire and the Church waged war for ten thousand years. T 170.1kReads9.4Score14.8kShelves

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    Ensemble cast? Academy? Geniuses? Battles? This is the book for you, guaranteed to get you hooked!

50. 100 弱 So What If I'm Stupid? I'm Still the Strongest in the Galaxy! 弱智就弱智吧，我照样星际最强！ Red-Faced Guan Gong红脸关公Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance] Kong Miao transmigrates and becomes an interstellar toddler. When kindhearted people take her to school, Kong Miao's eyes light up at all the mechs around her. She quickly accepts her new identity, rubs her hands together, and vows to make a name for herself as an outstanding mech pilot... only to nearly fail the entrance exam. School officials: “Psychic power: zero. Suspected intellectual disability.” Kong Miao: “...Huh?” The military academy tournament begins. Short on competi 68.8kReads9.4Score12.5kShelves

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    These are all good; they're military academy stories, with mecha elements and leagues. My favorite is the military academy competition.

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