Looking for Transformation Stories with a Grand Dao Theme. No Female Authors or Mindless Stories 变身类有大道类书，不要女作者，也不要无脑的

1. 1 模 Everyone’s Fair Game in the Simulations, Chaste and Untouchable in Reality 模拟中人人可妻现实中冰清玉洁 Wen Nan's Asmodeus文南的阿丝磨德乌丝Eastern Fantasy654k WordsOngoing The rating just came out, and it'll drop later. Male-to-female transmigration + simulator + protagonist suffers early on + high-energy, bizarre thrills After transmigrating, he discovers that the older brother he used to be has become a delicate, pretty young woman. From the start, his whole family is slaughtered! Seriously, bro? It starts out in absolute hell. Luckily, he awakens a simulator! (Some of the simulated storylines get pretty wild. The protagonist will do anything to become stronger. 11.3kReads6.5Score987Shelves

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   Fairy Shen is here!

2. 2 异 Drifting Through Another World: A Mortal Woman's Road to Cultivation 异世浮沉之转生凡女修仙路 Clouds Drift Beneath the Blue Sky蓝天之下云飘飘Xianxia175k WordsOngoing [Gender Bender]+ [Cultivation]+ [Transformation, Yuri-Leaning] The story centers on cultivating strength and exploring a vast world of Cultivation. Romance and affectionate everyday moments make up only a small part of it. The story was originally intended to focus on a lone journey, and I initially wanted to write about becoming a woman. But on a long journey, bonds with beautiful companions are hard to avoid, and the possibility of finding someone to walk alongside the protagonist remains. Any 384Reads—Score148Shelves

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   Not mindless, give it a push.

3. 3 瑟 Miss Sera Wants to Destroy the World Again Today 瑟拉小姐今天也想毁灭世界 Night Rain Ink夜雨墨Eastern Fantasy321k WordsOngoing [Gender Swap] [Loli] [No Yuri, No Marriage] [Mostly Handcrafted] [Thrilling Fights] [Mind Games on Par with Zhongli's Fake Death] [An Author Who's Always Daydreaming] (Original title: Miss Sera Wants to Destroy the World Again Today) Are you afraid? Are you joyful? The principles of all things celebrate. The principles of all things mourn. Have you ever heard the children laugh? Have you ever seen the angels wail? Celebrate! Dance! Miss Sera shall be our goddess. Drink deep! Cry out! Miss Sera h 11.5kReads6.5Score1.7kShelves

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   Put down one of your own

4. 4 从 From Gender-Swapped to the Vermilion Bird, One of the Four Sacred Beasts 从性转开始成为四圣朱雀 Web Novel Mudslide网文泥石流Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Gender transformation + stays a woman + no System] A lazy college student woke up one day in another world, having transmigrated into the body of a favored daughter of heaven, blessed with a divine beast’s bloodline and accepted as an apprentice by a great sect. Now that I’m a genius, I’m done being lazy. I’m going to stand at the pinnacle of the world as a man… no, a woman! What? Someone wants a three-year agreement after breaking off an engagement? Three years is too long. I’ll deal with you 4.8kReads9.0Score483Shelves

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   I've read this book many times; it's a very good traditional fantasy novel about character transformation.

5. 5 高 High Martial: A Girl's Body? But I'm the Prototype from Blacklight! 高武：变身少女？但黑光原型！ Ci Bu Chi Tang次不吃糖Urban458k WordsCompleted [Blacklight Virus + Gender Swap + A Little Cuddling + Prototype + High Martial Arts + Urban] Lin Jiu, a veteran employee of Division Two, was killed on the spot by an old computer at the nursing home while playing Prototype. When he opened his eyes again, he had landed in a parallel world where illusionary realms descended and psychic energy ran wild. Fine, he could live with transmigrating, but why had he been turned into a cool, beautiful girl?! And with both parents dead and no family or frie 10.2kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves

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   This is a veteran author; the pacing and depth of the plot are quite good.

6. 6 变 Transformed into a Beautiful Girl, I Take on the Entertainment Industry 变身美少女，勇闯娱乐圈 Bright Moon, Dreaming of Beauty明月梦婵娟Urban195k WordsOngoing (Gender transformation, cuddling, no ambiguous relationships, no yuri, no romance, no marriage. She focuses on her career instead of dabbling in everything.) [If someone gave you a hundred million, would you accept becoming a woman?] A bar singer came across this post while browsing Xiaohongshu. After choosing “Yes,” he transmigrated to a parallel world and became Lin Wantang, a rich beauty whose mother had died young and whose father had fled overseas. Driven by her love of music, Lin Wantang e 89Reads—Score—Shelves

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   An entertainment industry novel, without a system, engaging and not mindless.

7. 7 错 I Practiced a Female Cultivator's Secret Manual by Mistake, and Became Invincible 错练女修秘典，我无敌了 Leng Yue Xiaoran冷月晓然Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Gender Swap] [Cultivation] [Transmigration] [Comedy] [Revenge] [Wild Imagination] [Invincible] If it makes you stronger, what's wrong with changing your sex? Transmigrated to another world, Lin Mujin wants only to stay alive. After falling into the ruins of a sect from the Upper Realm, he meets the strongest mentor and faces his greatest challenge yet. To take revenge, the Saintess puts him through hellish training. To survive, Lin Mujin is willing to do whatever it takes. This is an utterly ir 8.2kReads7.4Score719Shelves

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   Try this.

8. 8 芜 Wuqian 芜阙 Swift as Fire掠如火Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Originally titled The Barren Realm] [This is not a story where a golden finger or System solves every problem for the protagonist. She has no useful allies from the start, and she is no arrogant chosen one. The author does not want to write a female version of an Immortal Venerable, but a villain who is not entirely selfish, can justify herself with reason, and cares not about good or evil, only about where people stand.] [Gender-bender, decisive and ruthless, kind-hearted, slow-burn, villain] 3.5kReads9.4Score379Shelves

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   💕🥰😘😘😘

9. 9 双 Two Systems Force Me to Cross-Dress, and I’m Reluctantly Made Into a Goddess 双系统逼我女装，我被迫成了女神 The Moon's Cycle月轮回Urban499k WordsCompleted [Gender-bender transformation, multiple Systems, daily life] [The System transforms him gradually and torments the protagonist relentlessly] After transmigrating to a parallel world twenty years ago, Lin Mou, a rich kid at Jiangdu University, spent his days lying flat on his inheritance. He always made sure his relationships ended amicably and paid generous breakup fees, so he never thought of himself as a scumbag. That was until his childhood friend, Jiang Hanyan, bound herself to a "Scumbag Pu 3.4kReads—Score378Shelves
10. 10 老 Honey, Wait, I'm Still Growing 老婆等下，我还在发育 The Moon's Cycle月轮回Urban230k WordsCompleted [Gender Swap] [Gender-Bender Romance] [Experience a Different Life] [Slice of Life] Lin Wei is a 35-year-old tech geek and dad. After contracting the “Sex-Reversal Virus,” SRV-2025, he is forced onto a remarkable journey from resisting to accepting his female identity, ultimately experiencing pregnancy and childbirth. The story begins on a sweltering summer day, when Lin Wei and his wife, Lin Xiaoyun, are diagnosed with the virus at the same time. Their lives are turned upside down. Lin Wei grad 1.9kReads8.2Score123Shelves
11. 11 互 Swapping the Rest of Our Lives: I Give You Light, You Give Me Happiness 互换余生：予你光明，予我幸福 The Moon's Cycle月轮回Urban421k WordsCompleted [Soul swap, no switching back, no angst, everyday life, no System, sweet romance] I meant to let the breeze brush gently over the world, yet became a flawed woman leaning to one side. On a stormy night by the Mulan River, Bai Yumi, intent on ending her life, walks toward the raging current. But instinct takes over, and she saves Zhou Qingzhi, a blind woman who has slipped into the water. “If I could, I’d give you my sight.” The words become a vow that binds their fates. The next morning, they wa 963Reads6.5Score104Shelves
12. 12 变 Transformed Into a Late Tang Princess, the Empress Commands You to Ascend the Throne 变身唐末公主，女帝请登基 Little Umbrella Monk of Spirit Grass Valley灵草谷的唐伞小僧Historical235k WordsOngoing A historical novel with a powerful female lead. The heroine is invincible, but not because she is the best in the world. Her advantage is on an entirely different level: in the later stages, she and her opponents exist in different dimensions, leaving her with an overwhelming edge. If that's not for you, don't read. The plot turns into a women-loving-women story, so if that's not for you, don't read. 414Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this excellent book. It's by a well-established author, so the quality is guaranteed. Please support it!

13. 13 让 I Told You to Exorcise Demons, Not Tear the Heavens Apart! 让你除魔，没让你把天捅破了啊！ Between Black, White, and Gray黑白灰之间Eastern Fantasy730k WordsOngoing [Gender Swap] [Lighthearted Comedy] [Subverting the Usual Tropes] [Deep Blue, Add Points] [Slaying Demons and Exorcising Evil] [Scheming] From the start, he transmigrates into Chu Wushuang, a breathtakingly beautiful female patrol officer exiled by the Great Xuan Dynasty. Gravely wounded, she faces man-eating demons and ghosts ahead, with treacherous officials behind. At the brink of life and death, Chu Tiange awakens the “Ten Thousand Demons Illustrated Record” System. Killing enemies earns kar 198Reads—Score101Shelves

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    Transformation into Immortal Cultivation

14. 14 穿 Reborn as the Ice Fairy, My Bro Insists We Cultivate Together 穿成冰仙子，兄弟非说要和我双修 Deep Blue Moonlight幽蓝映月Eastern Fantasy788k WordsOngoing A lightning strike hit the internet cafe while we were gaming all night, and my buddy and I both transmigrated! I became Su Qinghan, an unparalleled ice immortal with silver hair and icy eyes, but my straight-guy soul was trapped in a delicate, beautiful body. I felt awkward from head to toe. My buddy, Lu Yan, became the only male disciple of the Cold Jade Ice Peak. He seemed like a good-for-nothing with five spiritual roots, but he was secretly hiding a Chaos Dao Body. Even more absurdly, an an 64Reads—Score117Shelves
15. 15 西 Western Fantasy: I Lie Flat and Let My Teammates Carry Me 西幻：我靠队友躺平 Our Shop Hangs a Sheep’s Head本店挂羊头Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [System + Swords and Magic + Dungeons + Monster Hunting and Leveling + Adventure + Harem] After transmigrating to a world of magic, Ron finds he can't become an adventurer. Fortunately, he gets a System that lets him team up with others to adventure and level up. It turns out he has a talent that lets him copy his teammates' skills outright. With his talent shared, anyone who teams up with him is getting an incredible deal. His party grows stronger by leaps and bounds, and they all reach the ver 6.6kReads8.1Score953Shelves

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    A Western fantasy novel featuring a character who transforms into a monster (Druid)

16. 16 性 After Changing Gender, I'm Going to Start Shattering the Heavens! 性转后，我要开始踏碎诸天了哦 Gods and Demons Xiaoxian神魔筱舷Eastern Fantasy296k WordsOngoing [Unlike ordinary gender-bender wish-fulfillment stories, this is a slow-burn progression tale about growth, technological cultivation, and becoming a jack of all trades (except sword cultivation).] [I woke up to find the sky had fallen. How did a fine young man from the 21st century become a beautiful, captivating fairy?! What?! The master who taught me for eighteen years is my first love?! This is going to kill me!] And you, you lousy System, what do you mean by “simply unify the myriad heavens 181Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Transformation-based games have a grand path.

17. 17 我 I Really Don’t Want to Be a Saintess 我真不想做圣女 Si Han Lin Yu思函麟玉Xianxia811k WordsCompleted (Male-to-female transformation + power fantasy + single heroine + everyone's favorite + the unattainable first love) Straight-laced Su Li wakes up to find that he has become Su Li, the breathtakingly beautiful saintess of an immortal sect! Blessed with a Chaos Dao Body, she cultivates as easily as drinking water, yet all she wants is to turn back into a man. Faced with a flood of suitors and the high expectations of her sect, she can only put on an act as she cuts a path through the cultivation 909Reads5.9Score102Shelves

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    👍👍👍

18. 18 那 That Night, I Died Suddenly and Became the Woman I Kept 那夜，猝死的我变成包养的她 Four Eyes, One Daze四目一呆Urban797k WordsOngoing [Transformation + Mild Angst + Redemption + Her Shattered Life + Daily Life + Gender-Bending Romance] After a one-night stand, Li Zhi, a poor man with little room to pursue his ambitions, becomes the shattered woman she once was. What kind of life is this for a goddess? It's nothing but a mess full of holes, an abyss that can never be filled! Now that he occupies Zhang Youxiang's body, he's inherited her life and every one of her messes. First he questions Zhang Youxiang, then comes to understan 3.1kReads6.3Score168Shelves

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    This book is good, you can take a look.

19. 19 变 Does Transforming into a Beautiful Girl Affect Building Aircraft Carriers? 变身美少女影响造航母吗？ Ganmei of Wanyuan万源的甘梅Urban368k WordsCompleted The protagonist gets a top-student System and transmigrates to a parallel world, where a twist of fate turns him into a beautiful young woman competing to be Blue Star's top beauty. As the blockade of the First Island Chain built by the Eagle Nation closes in, she works hard to build a carrier battle group for her country and lead its navy into the deep blue. As for romance, not even a dog would bother with it. Don't read if you don't like that. Watching the carrier fleet appear on screen again 752Reads8.2Score112Shelves

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    It's a good book, worth reading, but the rating is a bit low right now.

20. 20 变 Transformed into a White-Haired Little Girl, I Became the Number One Peacemaker in Physics 变身白毛萝莉却成物理劝架第一人 I, Lu Meng, Am Bewildered在下鲁蒙了Urban310k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + System + Transformation + No marriage + Face-slapping power fantasy] When he wakes up, Luo Li discovers that he hasn’t just transmigrated, he’s also turned into a stunning silver-haired, red-eyed campus beauty! Even more outrageous, his hand is resting on Su Wan, the dream girl of every guy at school! Before he can even wrap his head around this earth-shattering change, three thugs corner them in a dead-end alley. At this critical moment, the Rampage Value System awakens! The h 314Reads6.4Score102Shelves

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    It's a shame the author ended it too quickly; otherwise, with all the back-and-forth twists and turns, it could probably have reached an 8-point rating. 🤔

21. 21 太 The Sword Maiden of the Grand Void 太虚剑姬 Shen Qingling沈青绫Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Ruthless and Decisive • Heartless Villain • Devoted to the Dao • Master of Manipulation] At the end of a dynasty, powerful clans carved up the land, while spirits and monsters terrorized the countryside. Mighty martial artists preyed on the common people, while exalted immortals looked down on all living things as mere ants. Song Ling came from Earth with a stat-allocation panel and stepped into this vast, turbulent world of cultivation. “Spend five Mystic Source points to improve the third-rat 27.5kReads9.1Score3kShelves

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    It's good, go watch it!

22. 22 模 Simulating Contrasting Female Cultivators: The Bigger the Contrast, the Greater the Reward 模拟反差女修，反差越大奖励越大 Ascending to Immortality at the Jade Pool瑶池登仙Eastern Fantasy84k WordsOngoing A man transmigrates into the body of Cheng Xian'er, a cultivator with a Yin spiritual root, but from the start his family sacrifices him, turning him into blood food for the mount of a Jade Maiden Sect cultivator. At the brink of life and death, he activates the Contrast Simulator System. The more outrageous his behavior, the more reward points he earns. The simulations are divided into real-world simulations and simulations across the myriad heavens. From the start, he chooses the world of The 109Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My first self-written simulation novel: male to female transformation, contrasting personalities, cultivation, with simulations of various worlds and the real world. My second one has a huge contrast; you won't regret reading it. Sister Lin is a good girl. 🙂 [Pouting] 😄😄

23. 23 模 A Simulated Seductress, a Pure and Innocent Girl in Real Life 模拟合欢妖女，现实清纯好女孩 Guangshun Tiger广顺猛虎Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Gender-bending + realistic setting + upright female immortal cultivator + simulations have limits, but not many + steadfast Dao heart + decisive and ruthless] Lin Bufan: Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river… Han Xuan: Retreat behind Sister Lin… Liu Guanzhi: Grab them in one go, and in an instant… Also known as: "Next Time I Simulate, I’ll Still Be a Good Girl" "I Want to Show Off in Front of Everyone, So I Have to Make My Simulated Self Suffer" 110.3kReads9.1Score13.3kShelves
24. 24 玄 Xuanhuan: A Tough Guy Cries and Transmigrates into a Villainess 玄幻：猛男落泪穿成反派女配 Jie Hahaha桀哈哈哈Eastern Fantasy135k WordsOngoing Warning: This book is completely unhinged and toxic. Please read and listen with caution. If readers develop psychological problems, the author accepts no responsibility, the author accepts no responsibility, the author accepts no responsibility! Important things must be said three times! No responsibility! 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm a guy, bro, take a look at me.

25. 25 我 The Inheritance I Got Turns Me Into a Woman 我继承的遗产是变女人 Xue Ting雪廷Urban237k WordsCompleted When I inherited my second uncle's estate, I thought my life had hit the jackpot. It wasn't until I swallowed those three "gene capsules" and my body started turning soft and fragrant that I noticed the appendix to the will: "Human Gender Transformation Plan, unfinished. Penalty for breach of contract: one billion." Overnight, I went from a nobody of a driver to a priceless experimental subject. To save myself, I teamed up with two idiot buddies to start the most bizarre livestream on the intern 1.5kReads—Score153Shelves
26. 26 大 Bro! I'm Not Really a Woman! 大哥！我不是真女人！ Xue Ting雪廷Modern Romance313k WordsCompleted [Hilarious! I have to take this seriously!!] [A transformation story unlike the others] [One heroine/one male lead] [Highly immersive first-person narration] [Gender-swap happy ending, single ending; male-to-female transformation bad ending, dual ending] Liu Yun is a famous rich second-generation heir in Binhai City! Overnight, he turns into a woman, but under special conditions, he can still turn back into a man! At first, she/he is completely uncomfortable with life, and all sorts of difficult 206Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 自 Self-Marriage: From Transmigrated Courtesan to Agent of the Gods 自嫁，从穿越花魁到神明代理人 Bai Du Yixia白渡依厦Eastern Fantasy697k WordsOngoing (Gender transformation, sweet romance, 1v1, pure love (both are chaste and remain so), self-marriage, Taoist magic, strange tales, no System but with a cheat, the gods of China backing the protagonists) Lin Zhiwu wakes up to find she has transmigrated into Lin Kewei, the famous courtesan of Qimeng Xuan in the capital of the Great Liang. Relying on a protective talisman she obtained before transmigrating, along with her own efforts, she survives several brushes with death. But she soon realizes t 488Reads8.0Score109Shelves

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    Self-recommendation 😳 Transmigrating to a world of supernatural tales, self-marriage 😳 The protagonist has a powerful backer, supported by the gods of China.

28. 28 齐 The Disastrous Daily Life of Kusuo Saiki 齐木楠子的灾难日常 Justice's Verdict正义裁决Anime Fanfiction139k WordsOngoing Kusuko Saiki is a psychic. Telepathy, telekinesis, clairvoyance, precognition, teleportation, far-sight... She can do anything she wants. But these godlike powers, which anyone would envy, are actually the source of endless misfortune for her. So she hides them from everyone else and lives quietly by her creed: stay inconspicuous and avoid getting involved with others. But for some reason, all sorts of strange people keep gathering around her, and one disaster after another comes crashing down l 86Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A new book about transformation

29. 29 娘 A Genderbent Minato’s Journey Through the Myriad Worlds 娘化水门的万界之旅 Justice's Verdict正义裁决Anime Fanfiction342k WordsOngoing (System story, transformation story, not a mindless power fantasy, with the System playing a minor role) An ordinary young man in the modern era is transformed by an accident into a female version of Minato Namikaze. Sigh, well, if I’m a girl now, I’m a girl. Life goes on, doesn’t it? The most important thing is to keep that poker face smiling at all times. Also, Naruto, Mom is here! The motherly love that came late but never failed to arrive is waiting for you. What kind of stories will unfold 264Reads6.1Score133Shelves
30. 30 怪 A Monster Girl Wanders Alone in the Ultraman Universe 怪兽娘在奥特世界，独自流浪 Tang Feifei from Tiananmen天安门的唐菲菲Anime Fanfiction585k WordsCompleted (No romance, transformation, a little cuddling, the System barely features and only provides transmigration. There is fighting, and the protagonist will become an overpowered Dark Lucifer, but she won't kill indiscriminately. Worlds visited so far: Ultraman The Next → Ultraman Tiga TV series → Ultraman Nexus → Ultraman Orb TV series, Ultraseven movie → Ultraman Galaxy S movie: Ultraman Ginga S The 10 Ultra Warriors → Ultraman Tiga TV series) “Tokusatsu shows are always passionate, filled with fr 1.9kReads8.3Score170Shelves

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    💕💕💕💕💕

31. 31 失 From Unemployed Man to Catgirl: A Survival Diary 失业男到猫娘：生存日记 A Tong Who Loves Sweets爱吃甜的阿瞳Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.2M WordsOngoing [Transformation, catgirl, gender-bending romance, urban] In Bangkok, a city frozen in 2097, Zhang Nawei is a middle-aged man who is unemployed, down on his luck, and living under someone else’s roof. For a million-dollar fee, he signs himself over to a mysterious genetic experiment. He never imagined that behind Dawnlight Genetics lay an abyssal laboratory called “Prometheus.” A year of brutal modification plunges him into a nightmare: CRISPR-Cas59a technology precisely reshapes his body. His Ad 204Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    I recommend two books on transformation.

32. 32 明 Ming Dynasty: A Playboy's Soul Reincarnated as a Young Courtesan 明朝：花花大少魂穿青楼小娘子 A Tong Who Loves Sweets爱吃甜的阿瞳Historical509k WordsCompleted [Gender-bending, no System, transmigration, daily life, Ming dynasty] In 2025, playboy Ma Qiang is hit while street racing in Suzhou and transmigrates into the body of Wang Erniu, an eight-year-old orphan girl from Shaanxi, in the twenty-second year of the Jiajing reign. At the time, Erniu has already been sold to a Suzhou brothel and made into a “pleasure slave” in training. From a spoiled young man who resists his new female identity to someone forced to learn Kunqu opera, train her posture, a 139Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 战 A Defeat CG? Impossible, I'm a Double-S Sequence 战败CG？双S序列的我说不可能 Drink More Green Tea多喝绿茶Sports460k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + Transformation + Gender-Swap Romance + Yandere + Love and Mutual Destruction + Instance Challenges + Sequence Powers] Face-Slapping, Upgraded: The world’s instance games become reality, and everyone awakens a Sequence. Mu Lei, a ten-year veteran, is reborn one day as a woman. On top of that, she awakens the Demon Eye and Ninja double S-rank Sequences. “Part demon, part ninja. Does that make me a damn kunoichi?” Looking at her templates nearly gives Mu Lei a brain hemorrhage. “I’ 365Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    This is acceptable.

34. 34 变 Gender Swap: Shocking! How Come You All Have Systems? 变身：震惊！你们怎么都有系统？ Hardworking Shrimp Ball Sauce奋斗的虾球酱Urban3.0M WordsOngoing [Gender Transformation + Multiple Systems + Absurd Comedy + Hidden Schemer + Lighthearted + Imaginative Protagonist + Illustrations Throughout] What’s it like for Wang Xiao to transmigrate to a parallel world, only to die from the start after ten years there? Before dying, he discovers that his wife Bai Qingcheng has a System too? And his own System only awakens after he dies? “Ding! The Rebirth Through Death System has awakened!” Death? Are you sure that’s not a typo? “Ding! System analysis of 3kReads9.1Score280Shelves

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    More everyday styles, see which one you like.

35. 35 重 Reborn as a Woman: They Call Me the King of the Underworld 重生变女，我外号阎萝王 Abundance丰裕Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + gender swap + single protagonist + post-80s generation + countryside + miracle doctor + childhood The story centers on childhood life in the countryside, with medical skills and showing off as minor elements. It's a nostalgic childhood tale.] Chen Le was reborn into the body of her counterpart in a parallel world, only to discover that this version of herself was a girl. With the System's intervention, Chen Le came to terms with it. She would simply live a brand-new life! After gainin 1.5kReads9.1Score150Shelves
36. 36 变 I Turned into a Beautiful Girl, but I Just Want to Take It Easy 变身美少女的我只想摆烂 Yu Gui余鬼Urban193k WordsCompleted (Mostly everyday urban life) + (light superpowers) + (gender transformation) + (1v1 romance) + (white-haired beauty) Also known as: "About That Time I Picked Up a Rock and Turned into a Pretty Girl" and "How Did I, a Pretty Girl by Day, Turn into a White-Haired Little Girl at Night?" What's it like to wake up as a girl? Gu Han says: This is great! o(≧v≦)o But just as Gu Han starts wondering when to come clean to her older sister and how to keep up the disguise, her sister happens to walk through 33Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 37 不 The Summer We Could Never Reach 不能抵达的夏天 Yellow Oriole in Flight黄鹂翩翩Urban298k WordsCompleted [Transformation + A Little System + Not a Power Fantasy + Mental Health] Zhuang Shen had only gone to sleep, but when he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the past and become Zhuang Xiaomeng! One day, she discovered that she was bound to a System: a “Heart and Mind” diary. It often offered only vague hints, and in the end, it even started mocking her, using Zhuang Xiaomeng’s voice! “I want to write a story, just one story, and give it meaning...” Tormented by memories, Zhuang Xiaomeng 22Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 打 Taking First Place on the Rankings Made the Chosen Heroine My Sweetheart 打榜第一，天命女主成娇妻 Yu Chuanzi钰川子Eastern Fantasy664k WordsCompleted [Gender Transformation] [Single Heroine] [One-on-One Romance] [Xuanhuan] [Some Feel-Good Power Fantasy, but Not Mindless] Luo Li was an utterly ordinary college student. One day, bored, she picked up a power fantasy novel about a ruthless heroine who crushed all her enemies. She never expected that after rolling over in bed, she would transmigrate into the world of the book. Not only had she become a woman, she had also turned into a villain from the early chapters who constantly targeted the he 4.5kReads8.8Score647Shelves
39. 39 打 I Lost a Fight, So I Deserved to Become a Peerless Fairy Monster 打架输了活该穿成绝世大妖精 Big Dragon Fruit大那火龙果Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted [Male-to-female transformation, gender-bender, exclusive romance, brainless fun, thrilling throughout with a touch of angst.] [Fantasy immortal-demon world meets ancient reality] [forced love + sweet romance + no saintly heroine] [Insight + bewitching charm + dazzling beauty + demonic physician + lightning-fast makeovers] Before transmigrating, he was a ruthless demon lord. Afterward, she became an ordinary young woman. The original owner was the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's house 457Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Transformation-themed novels.

40. 40 我 My Best Friend Is Such a Stud, and She Hits So Hard 我闺蜜超man，她打人老疼了 Big Dragon Fruit大那火龙果Urban619k WordsOngoing [Man transmigrates into a woman] [Strong heroine] [Decisive and ruthless] [Gender-bending romance] An ace agent's soul transmigrates into a young girl. She doesn't shrink back or lose heart, but calmly accepts reality. Let's stick to one principle: The strong never complain about their circumstances. Even if I've become a woman, I'm going to be the female lead of a male-oriented power fantasy! When it's time to be decisive, she's decisive. When it's time to take down scum, she does so without me 245Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 清 The Cool, Aloof Female Lead Becomes Intensely Devoted 清冷风傲天的她变得重度偏爱 Gong Yu宫羽Urban224k WordsOngoing [Girls' love] [Multiple pairings] [Everyone's darling] [Comedy] [Scheming] [Won't marry] [Feng Aotian] [High Martial] [Eerie] [Mystery] [Supernatural Revival]… In a story where the Dragon King rules the world, I became a willful, darkened villainess? And I'm doomed to die an awful death? What kind of nonsense is this? Wen Shuning refuses to put up with it. The Dragon King doesn't even seem that charming. Can he do anything besides smirk? But she hears he has an older sister who's both brill 18Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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    This book is good; it has a lot of foreshadowing and a decent plot.

42. 42 重 Reborn as a Top-Tier Star Heiress: The Rich Fight Over Me 重生商界顶流千金：豪门疯抢 Light-Sugar Jinjin微糖金金Modern Romance581k WordsCompleted [Revenge against scumbags + forced possession + reborn heroine + romantic rivals competing] [Sweet-faced, scheming seductress × unhinged heir / abstinent CEO / rugged military king / refined but depraved bureau chief / financial predator] [In her past life, she was abandoned by her own family, betrayed by the one she loved, and bullied and framed, until she lost her reputation and died with bitterness in her heart!] [Reborn in the year 2000, Li Muan returns from the ashes with memories steeped i 585Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She skillfully leverages capital, connections, and brand to amplify the effects of her personal efforts. She achieves exponential growth in wealth with minimal investment, rather than linear accumulation.

43. 43 重 Reborn in the 1980s: My Wife Is a Little Spicy 重生八零：媳妇有点辣 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Modern Romance5.0M WordsCompleted Her parents died young, her family was poor, and she was plain-looking. Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a terrible hand, but after nearly twenty years of hard work, she became an executive at a multinational corporation and finally put her life back on track... Then she wakes up to find herself reborn in the 1980s, as another Xia Xiaolan, this time with a face capable of bringing a kingdom to ruin. The original Xia Xiaolan had been dealt a winning hand, but chose to take her own life under the pressu 45kReads9.5Score5kShelves
44. 44 劫 Through Life and Death 劫生劫灭 Half-God, Half-Ghost, Half-Idler半神半鬼半闲人Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Supernatural abilities, deadly techniques, and hard-hitting fights that grip your heart. A transformed female protagonist. No idiocy, templates, or tired tropes. A pure male-audience writing style.] Chaos without order, emptiness without form. Tribulation gives birth to the void; tribulation's end gives rise to disorder. Who in the three thousand universes can retreat? Who in the six realms can stand against it? Each tribulation is a cycle of rebirth, each life and death a turn from flourishing 1kReads—Score120Shelves

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    Supernatural powers and deadly techniques, every punch visceral and thrilling, a fantasy story featuring a strong female protagonist. The synopsis suggests it's not simplistic or childish; it's a pure male-oriented novel, unconventional and cliché-free. Unrivaled in ruthless slaughter.

45. 45 重 Reborn as a Fallen Heiress 重生成为落魄千金 Meng Chenhong, the Dreamer爱做梦的梦晨虹Modern Romance642k WordsOngoing Gender Transformation + Marriage Liu Ruyan never imagined that after her previous life as a shut-in ended with her dying of overwork, she would be reborn as a stunning beauty, only to be sold by her parents to wealthy CEO Chu Linyuan for three million. Being a corporate drone in her past life had been miserable enough. Did she really have to wear shackles and live like a canary in a gilded cage in this life too? She tried all sorts of ways to escape, but every time, Chu Linyuan easily crushed he 85Reads8.4Score—Shelves
46. 46 那 Back Then, All the Protagonists Called Me Boss 那些年主角们都叫我老大 Zhao Lu, Who Loves Red Bean and Black Bean Soup爱吃红豆黑豆汤的赵璐Eastern Fantasy142k WordsOngoing (Also known as: The Price of Getting Stronger Is Losing Your Little Brother.) Slow build, no System, uncanny world, plot twists, wild ideas, martial arts and cultivation civilizations alongside technology, male-to-female transformation, gradual change, no mindless characters, and every supporting character has their own golden finger. The protagonist turns dark around Chapter 48. This world is utterly hopeless. A great terror lies buried within it. “Simulator, one more time!” A young man with a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The new book features a transformation, gradual change, and no marriage involved. The protagonist's appearance will become increasingly beautiful, and she should be able to switch between male and female bodies in the future. I don't know if this counts as having brains, but at least she's not mentally challenged.

47. 47 天 Disaster Strikes from the Start: As a Cute Girl, I Become a God Through Machinery 天灾开局：变身萌妹我靠机械成神 Traveler of the Mortal World尘世旅人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse281k WordsOngoing [Gender Swap] [Conceptual powers] [No romance or yuri] [Goddess] [Power level rises exponentially] Zombies gnaw at the city walls, acid rain eats through steel, and bitter cold freezes bones to pieces. Yet Zhang Yueli, with her breathtakingly beautiful face, is dismissed by everyone as a clinging vine who can only depend on the strong. When she first transformed, she hated how delicate and frail her new body was. Later, she discovered it was actually so lovely, so soft, and so likable. She si —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    High-energy throughout, great entertainment, highly recommended.

48. 48 西 Western Fantasy: I'm a Ghost! Not Your Sister! 西幻：我是幽灵！不是你姐姐啊！ Ci Bu Chi Tang次不吃糖Eastern Fantasy324k WordsCompleted [Western Fantasy] + [Transformation] + [Two Heroines] + [Protagonist with a golden finger] + [Cthulhu] + [Industrial World] Just after transmigrating to this otherworld, where the Industrial Revolution has only just begun, our protagonist looks at their transparent body, then at the women's trench coat they're wearing. Well, case closed. I've become a female ghost! At that moment, Alia stares at her blankly and blurts out, "Gwah! It's an evil spirit!" The protagonist's face darkens. What do you 358Reads8.7Score117Shelves

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    Have pity on the kids, just trying to get some internet traffic 😢

49. 49 无 An Endless Starbound Journey 无垠星途 Clouds Win, Yet the Place Is Unknown云胜不知处Urban322k WordsOngoing [Transformation + interstellar + marriage + pure love + East-West fusion + comedy + occasional brainpower required] A terrifying cataclysm descends upon Blue Star. Some humans awaken extraordinary powers, while animals give rise to fearsome beasts with terrifying abilities. In the aftermath, the two sides become mortal enemies, and gifted humans and beasts die every day. Until one day, two rookie ability users named Meng Qinyu and Huang Yuxuan “accidentally” enter a mysterious space and gain inc 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The transformation scene comes later; you can check it out if you're interested.

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