I Want the Ultimate Mind Games and Battles of Wits. Give Me a High-IQ Story That Keeps Me Thinking 想看最顶级的博弈，智斗。求高智商全程烧脑。

1. 151 我 I’m Only Playing a Psychopath, but I’m Actually a Good Prisoner 我只是扮演变态，其实我是好囚犯 Walking the Dangerous Path危行Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Male lead is a trouble-loving thrill-seeker + livestreaming + role-playing + no romance, pure wish fulfillment + AI game infinite-flow] Xie Qi transmigrates to a parallel world. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself a prisoner, being taken to an island that houses the world's most vicious criminals. This world is controlled by major corporations, with the government nothing more than their puppet. The Prisoner Island is a massive livestreaming game made for the rich. All the prisoners are an 14kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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   I think both are of high quality. The first book's protagonist, Lin Yu, enters a dungeon after being shot in the head by someone from an organization, beginning his performance journey. The second book's protagonist is more suitable for readers who prefer elegant and eccentric novels.

2. 152 白 White Snake: The Normal Version 白蛇I正常版I White Night BatX白夜蝙蝠XAncient Romance33k WordsCompleted I am the emperor’s medicine: he takes my blood to heal his beloved consort. He said the White Snake clan had a special bloodline and deserved to be locked away in the imperial palace to suffer. So I watched him cut down my parents, then hang me in the snake pit to be bitten by countless snakes. The day I escaped, I became a true white snake and returned with poison. The palace servants all say the new demon consort is skilled in poison and clings to the emperor every night, but they don’t know I 427Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 怪 Urban Legends Invade: She Goes on a Rampage by Exploiting Hidden Rules 怪谈入侵：她靠隐藏规则杀疯了 Gorgeous Girl绚丽儿Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Dad is Dad. He’s holding a knife. Mom is Mom. She takes the knife from Dad. Grandma has just reached the doorway, her eyes filled with confusion and worry. The younger sister has only her older sister by her side, the older sister she loves most… And then? What happened? You’ve forgotten…] [Chosen One of the Dragon Kingdom: Welcome to the first rules-based horror scenario.] [Stage cleared! The Chosen One receives a supernatural value reward, while their bound nation receives national fortune an 18.6kReads9.1Score2kShelves
4. 154 规 Rule Horror: My Family Isn't Normal 规则怪谈：我的家人不正常 White Beard白胡子Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror + mystery + livestream + national fate + System] The supernatural returns, and rule-based horror games invade countries around the world. As one chosen by fate, Zhou Bai represents the Great Xia Kingdom in a horror game. The first scenario is a family of four. [You live with your wife and your parents. But remember, there are only three people in your home.] [You can trust your wife, unless she takes off her red hair clip.] [You and your wife have never had a child. If you hear a baby cr 46.2kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves

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   These books are all quite good. They're all intricately plotted and mind-bending; I highly recommend reading them.

5. 155 惊 A Horror Game? I'm Just a Frail Young Woman 惊悚游戏？人家只是个弱女子 Bai Yi柏亦Mystery574k WordsCompleted [Horror + occasional livestreaming + built-in golden finger + powerful lead + no CP] [When you have only 50 HP, you have no choice but to keep boosting your combat power] Yan He had already resigned herself to living an ordinary life. She never expected a horror game to descend on the day of the college entrance exams. The horror game has overtaken the real world. You never know whether the person in front of you is another player, an NPC, or something else entirely. Known in the horror world as 6.9kReads9.0Score927Shelves
6. 156 规 Rule Horror: I Can See Hidden Clues 规则怪谈：我能看到隐藏提示 Xing Wuchen星无辰Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted The world of supernatural tales has arrived, and everyone must follow the rules! After hundreds of years, the world of supernatural tales has appeared once more. Sun Kai accidentally transmigrates into it, becoming one of the first contestants representing his nation’s fate. They carry the fate of Xia Nation on their shoulders! If they win, they survive, Xia Nation’s fortunes rise, and its people all benefit. If they lose, they die, the nation’s fortunes fall, and supernatural tales invade the 4kReads9.0Score518Shelves
7. 157 规 Rules of the Paranormal: The Horrors? They're All Family 规则怪谈，诡异？都是一家人 A Slime一只史莱姆Mystery947k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + national destiny + no romance + livestream + original scenarios + mild scares + warm and healing] Three years ago, rule-based horror arrived, launching a game that put the fate of nations on the line. Every month, chosen players are randomly selected from various countries to enter the horror world and clear its challenges. Clear a challenge, and you earn generous rewards. Fail, and the chosen player dies, while the horror descends upon their country. The Xia Kingdom has alr 15.5kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
8. 158 快 Happy Exam Week 快乐考试周 Fu Ma覆马Mystery837k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication; personalized bookplate campaign underway in the book's fan community. The published title is Happy Exam Week] - An exam? The kind where your head explodes if you fail~ Boom! - A group of people are forced to take one bizarre weeklong exam after another. They enter the settings depicted in the exam questions and answer them with their bodies, battling with both brains and brawn. They will die if they fail, come in last place, fail to hand in their papers within the 8.8kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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   It's a masterpiece, really good, and has a dark theme.

9. 159 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 211.3kReads9.0Score20.2kShelves

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   A battle of wits. A plot twist. Exciting.

10. 160 从 Starting with a Dormitory Manhunt, I Slay Every Ghostly Evil God 从宿舍逃杀开始斩尽幽诡邪神 Peace Throughout the Land天下长安Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing [Communicate with the Future] [Monsters Lurking] [Rules That Kill] [Power-Up System] [Supernatural Sequences] [Everyone Has a System] [No Female Lead] "Chu Xuan, if you're awake, don't speak. Don't make a sound... You'll be the next one to die!" "These are the rules of the day-and-night killing game. If you want to get out alive, you have to find and kill the monster!" After transmigrating back to his college days, Chu Xuan planned to use his foresight to make money and lie flat. But he never ex 246.1kReads8.8Score30.7kShelves
11. 161 开 From the Start, I Have Hundreds of Millions in Hell Money: I'm Invincible in the Age of the Uncanny 开局冥币亿万：诡异时代我无敌 Sis, Don't Be Like That姐姐别这样Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horror + apocalypse + tycoon + ghost money + rules + comedy + no heroine + fast-paced power fantasy (buys a supernatural-horror site by chapter 7, keeps buying everything without dragging things out, and buys an entire city in 200,000 words) + mid-story twists + late-game rule deduction] The supernatural apocalypse arrives, and evil ghosts run rampant. Within the rules, ghosts cannot kill people. While countless people struggle to survive the apocalypse, carefully searching for a w 137.8kReads9.4Score15kShelves

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    In the early game, when you're poor, you need to be very intelligent when playing dungeons. Later on, there's a dungeon that requires top-tier strategic thinking.

12. 162 最 The Ultimate Heiress to Wealth and Fortune 最佳富贵千金 Li Jinji理谨记Modern Romance330k WordsCompleted [Just got a rating! It'll go up later! Thanks to everyone who left comments and helped this little-known book get its first rating! I'm grateful to you all!] Lu Chenzhou is a wealthy young heir, charming and carefree. He thinks he's a master of seduction. He enjoys her innocence and dependence, never realizing that he's already a moth caught in her web. Zhou Mushen is a cool-headed, shrewd rising star in the business world. She captivates him at first sight, and when they work together, he mista 653Reads8.3Score106Shelves

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    Seeing the ending, you realize that what seemed like a humiliating defeat for the female lead was actually a scheme by her, and even the reader was fooled. She's a true winner in life, loving no one but herself. She's adept at navigating both the legal and illegal worlds.

13. 163 犯 The Usurper 犯上者 Li Ma李马Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [The print edition has been signed, so read with confidence] (No System, no invincibility, plot-focused, explores human nature, not a formulaic power fantasy) (The protagonist grows and changes as the story unfolds) (An ensemble cast: supporting characters aren't one-dimensional, and respond with genuine emotions to the changes around them) No one knows when this world began to split in two. 216.9kReads9.4Score34.7kShelves

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    These are all top-tier intellectual battles, especially the second book, as evidenced by the number of readers.

14. 164 我 I Sell Fate Across the Heavens 我在诸天售卖命运 Mysteries of the Stars星辰玄妙Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Urban Imagination] + [the Myriad Worlds] + [Invincible Mastermind] + [System Management] + [Trading in Fate] I am Shen Yuan, a merchant of fate who walks through the cracks in time. One bottle of antibiotics buys Chongzhen the Forbidden City. A piece of intelligence from the future swipes ten billion dollars from Wall Street, with twenty extra years of life thrown in for a financial tycoon. Wealth, power, love, lifespan, even the desire to rewrite history... Everything on my shelves is up for 4.4kReads—Score440Shelves

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    Using destiny as currency, this is a mind-blowing, time-traveling trading novel. Shen Yuan travels through countless worlds, trading antibiotics for the Forbidden City and stealing billions from Wall Street with intelligence—each transaction comes with a hidden price. The episodic plot is tight and efficient, seamlessly switching between ancient, modern, and future, with the law of equivalence concealing the mysteries of destiny. The early urban transactions are meticulously planned, while the later scope expands to encompass countless worlds, full of playful arrogance yet profoundly questioning cause and effect and fate—it's increasingly addictive!

15. 165 从 A Dark Fairy-Tale World from Scratch 从零开始的黑暗童话世界 Harvard Rain, What a Heavy Rain哈佛雨好大的雨Eastern Fantasy996k WordsOngoing When a foul-mouthed soul with few morals and a hunting instinct etched into its very bones transmigrates into a dark world utterly consumed by “indescribable evil,” where every fairy tale has been twisted in the worst possible way, it discovers that it has become the legendary “Fairy Tale Hunter.” Its task is not to weave beautiful dreams, but to carry out the most brutal “purge” with hands stained by the blood of fairy-tale characters. 45.8kReads9.1Score5.4kShelves

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    All three are stories about intellectual battles, especially the first one.

16. 166 弹 The Second Book by Tan Jian Ting Chao 弹剑听潮的第2本书 Strumming a Sword and Listening to the Tide弹剑听潮Urban5.8M WordsCompleted In the world of fame and fortune, he keeps his resolve hidden beneath a steely exterior. He never compromises his principles, and every move reveals his true mettle... He plans before he acts, breaks deadlocks through hard work, and builds his reputation with foresight. Through the ups and downs of officialdom, he never forgets his original purpose. 127kReads9.4Score13.5kShelves

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    This is truly the pinnacle of strategic maneuvering and wit, vividly depicting the treacherous nature of officialdom, where one wrong step can lead to utter ruin.

17. 167 我 I Only Wanted to Die, So How Did I Become Famous and Successful? 我一心求死，怎么功成名就了？ The Heavenly Court's Little Nobody天庭小卡拉米Historical1.9M WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast + Political Scheming + Menace + Humor + No System + Not Invincible] [This book has a martial arts power system, but the protagonist has no combat skills. If you only like effortless power fantasies, please look elsewhere.] After nine lifetimes of reincarnation, Mu Qingbai has just one more to go before he can return to his homeland with everything accumulated over all ten lives. Falsely accused and thrown in prison from the start, he is about to be executed after autumn. He’s read 18.3kReads8.7Score997Shelves

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    By getting involved, stirring up the situation, and mutually restraining each other.

18. 168 靠 You Need Me to Survive? I'm an NPC, Not a Player! 靠我存活？我是NPC不是玩家哦 Sui Sui Er岁岁儿Mystery782k WordsCompleted Wu Le is a murderous NPC in a horror game, rotating through different scenarios to "work"! Wu Le is free-spirited and willful. Deceiving players, playing tricks on them, and terrifying them are all part of her daily routine. Sometimes she likes to disguise herself as a player, getting a close look at the evil in people's hearts. She gives players hope, then crushes it completely, enjoying the look of despair on their faces. Other times, she plays the part of a proper horror NPC, hunting down pla 24.9kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves

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    All three books have incredibly tight and suspenseful plots—they're all fantastic! The first book has a novel theme: being an NPC in a world of ghost stories. It's a handbook for viewing the human world from a bizarre perspective. The third book is particularly mind-bending; after reading it, I felt like my brain wasn't enough. While others are thinking ten steps ahead for every one step they take, Qi Xia has already achieved a hundred steps ahead for every one step he takes; he's like someone who has created a beautifully crafted game world for everyone.

19. 169 开 From the Start, I Revealed the Achievements of Ancient Emperors and Stunned the Emperors 开局曝光古人皇功业，惊呆皇帝们 Trainee001练习生001Historical4.3M WordsOngoing [Historical retrospectives] + [a commoner's view of history] + [spoilers in the comments] + [emperors goofing around] + [A complete run-through of Chinese history from the Yan and Huang emperors, starting with the Shang] Chen Yong was hired to make a series of historical retrospectives. He planned to start with the Shang dynasty. To set his videos apart from the many others, he decided to follow standard historical methodology. Source priority: archaeological artifacts > official histories > 76kReads9.0Score5.3kShelves

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    The first book is a historical overview, interspersed with analyses of historical power struggles and intrigues. However, some of its theories are too absolute, and it exaggerates certain events. The first chapter contains warnings about potential pitfalls. The second book has no romantic pairings and a very broad scope.

20. 170 科 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr 8.5kReads9.5Score1.3kShelves
21. 171 你 Is Your Life Worth Enough to Pay? 你的命，够付么？ Not Autumn Zhang不秋张Urban628k WordsOngoing I crave madness, so what do I fear from Heaven's punishment? I have cast off all worldly attachments, so what do I fear? Above all dominance, I am the one who rules! Watch as the protagonist, Wu Tian, cultivates step by step, challenges Heaven, and fights his way from modern society, the Human Realm, into other worlds, ultimately reaching the pinnacle! 173Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A fantasy novel for adults, full of excitement, desire, and defying the heavens. "Is Your Life Enough to Pay?" By Bu Qiu Zhang. The male protagonist starts out dumped and impoverished. He unexpectedly obtains a cultivation inheritance. He cultivates the Supreme Forgetfulness of Emotions, yet insists on controlling cause and effect—whoever wrongs him will be repaid a hundredfold; whoever loves him will be protected with his life. Along the way, he encounters various girls, each one treating him sincerely. Dual cultivation is both a deepening of their relationship and a breakthrough in their cultivation. From mortal to the pinnacle, he achieves: to have his beloved forever, and for the world to submit to him.

22. 172 通 The Day I Cleared the Game, I Returned to Chapter One 通关那天，我回到了第一章 Southern Sugar Chestnut南糖栗子Mystery214k WordsOngoing A recruitment flyer promising an astronomical daily wage lured Takagi into an abandoned, unfinished building. He was trapped there for three whole years. During those three years, in a building rife with the uncanny and death, he turned survival into a hunt just to stay alive. After stepping over countless bones and pools of blood, he finally pushed open the escape door marked “Clear.” He thought the nightmare was finally over, and that he had escaped death. He never imagined that this was only 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's good, currently it seems to have no female lead, and the top-tier intelligence is great!!! It's just that updates are infrequent.

23. 173 选 You Chose Me as Censor, Li Shimin, So Why Are You Crying? 选我当御史，李世民你哭什么 Zhang Invincible张无敌Historical4.1M WordsOngoing [Hilarious, satisfying, lighthearted, historical, ancient China] Cheng Jun transmigrated to the third year of the Zhenguan era in the Tang Dynasty, becoming the son of the military officer Cheng Yaojin. As it happened, Li Shimin was recruiting imperial censors! Years later, Li Shimin said to the Crown Prince, “Cheng Jun is a peerless sword of our Great Tang. Only a virtuous person can wield him. You're young, so I'll leave him to you.” The Crown Prince burst into tears. “I don't want it anymore! 45.4kReads9.0Score3kShelves

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    One is a true thriller and intellectual battle, the others could be considered as well.

24. 174 烟 Ashtray 烟灰缸 Little Sister-in-Law Huahua花花小嫂子Mystery323k WordsCompleted [Mild horror + affair + twists] A stunning woman from the south, a knock at midnight, a silent delivery guy, someone crouching beneath the bed... Qin Song’s life is plunged into a living hell by an affair. 106.9kReads9.5Score19.5kShelves

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    I don't know if this counts, but I was absolutely shocked after reading it; it was full of plot twists. Don't be fooled by the ordinary cover and name; once you finish reading, you'll be terrified! [Laughing]

25. 175 你 A Monk of Your Rank Has No Right to Seek the Scriptures Yet 你这个级别的僧人，还没权利取经 Water Bites Paper水咬纸Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Officialdom and Journey to the West + cultivation through construction work + In the Name of the People (Immortal Edition) + wild imagination] I transmigrated to the cultivation world. After ascending, I became a grunt in the Heavenly Court's Infrastructure Department. After three thousand years, I finally worked my way up to project manager, in charge of the South Heavenly Gate expansion project. The day before the final inspection, I was stuffing “local specialties” into an envelope. A constr 165.1kReads9.4Score17.9kShelves
26. 176 诡 Survival in a Haunted World: I, the Fate-Player, Live Toward Death 诡异求生：我，戏命师，向死而生 Matcha Soda抹茶苏打水Mystery842k WordsOngoing [Survival in a bizarre game + fate and faith + identity talents + System attributes + global forum + players behind the scenes + infinite worlds] On June 6, 2024, a bizarre survival game descends upon the world. Everyone must rely on their own “identity” to survive in this endless game. Some draw the identity of a “Sword God,” who can defeat countless enemies with a single strike. Others become “Scholars,” whose reason far surpasses that of ordinary people. And some are “Assassins,” who avoid th 14.5kReads8.8Score2kShelves

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    They're all highly intelligent, but the last book is being updated a bit slowly.

27. 177 诡 The Devious Prison 诡诈牢狱 Huang Jialan皇嘉岚Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Mystery + infinite-world adventure + ensemble cast + mind games + brain-teasing] “You’re not the only one trapped here. I am too.” “This is our last chance. Break through the cage, and both of us will fulfill our destiny!” … Qin Tian, a professional cardsharp, is betrayed by his partner and unexpectedly finds himself in the “Seven-Tier Prison.” Food is passed down from the top level each day, but by the time it reaches the bottom, only scraps remain. To get food and escape the prison, the inma 15.8kReads8.3Score2.8kShelves

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    These two are quite pretty.

28. 178 能 Whoever Can Strike the Emperor Deserves the Highest Reward 能痛击寡人者受上赏 Qiao Family Storyteller乔家说书人Two Male Leads848k WordsOngoing [Master and disciple + ruler and subject + ensemble cast + secret identities + court politics + silly comedy + no CP (emphasis on this)] Jiang Jibai, a renowned scholar famous throughout the land, had just taken on a young disciple. Picking fights, gambling on cockfights, chasing dogs, climbing onto rooftops to break tiles, making trouble everywhere he went. Scholar Jiang's blood pressure shot up and his mood plummeted. He rolled up his sleeves and gave the boy three beatings a day. Gradually, 20.4kReads9.5Score167Shelves

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    An unconventional battle of wits, a high-level game between two people who care about each other, involving power struggles and politics, with a grand scope. The author has a rich knowledge of ancient Chinese history, there is no romantic pairing, the writing style is humorous, and the comment section is filled with harmonious laughter.

29. 179 第 The Wish of the Eighth Day 第八天的愿望 Begonias in March三月海棠Mystery3.2M WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast | Supernatural Powers | Instances | Game | Infinite Flow | One Female Lead] (No intricate battles of wits! Not a ruthless, action-packed power fantasy! Readers with “sensitive skin” should proceed with caution!) The ones most in need of salvation have never been those suffering in the real world, but the kind thoughts we nearly drowned in despair... At first, A shooting star fell into their eyes, and despairing souls were dragged onto a strange island. “They” said that any wis 35.3kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves

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    The fourth day was incredibly mind-bending, slightly less so than the earlier days. It depicted a group of complete strangers who grew to trust each other and ultimately, the importance of each other's survival. Everyone has a brain, just as the text says: everyone should be the protagonist of their own life, in their own script, where right and wrong are judged by themselves. The writing is superb, incredibly engaging, and filled with humorous moments: Yan Xun is cunning and treacherous, Xue Ran is a lucky fool, while I, Tang Ting, am brave and resourceful; the three of us combined are practically invincible! Everyone is rational, though everyone has flaws—some are clever, some are foolish, some are strong, some are weak—but every character is valuable, the characters are well-rounded, and the writing is truly superb. Moreover, even in reality, in a complex system, there are no absolute strongmen; every force has weaknesses and counters. I don't believe the strong are omnipotent! Nor do I think the weak are useless! Even if the underdog triumphs over the powerful, or the ant trying to shake a tree, is seen as a fantasy of the weak, can you deny that it's not a form of courage?

30. 180 天 The Dao of Celestial Patterns 天纹奕道 Big Dajin大刂巾Urban523k WordsCompleted In a fantasy world where patterns determine one’s talent, everyone’s fate is decided by the strength of their bloodline. Heaven and earth are a chessboard, all living beings are its pieces, and warriors who wield patterns clash as the strong reign supreme. A young man is born with a crippled body, but awakens the long-lost Eternal Pattern Chessboard. He cannot defy heaven through brute strength, yet he can see the flaws in all things. While the world is obsessed with overwhelming force, he plots 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Combat analysis, deduction, and strategic battles are all seamlessly integrated into this high-level martial arts game. A vast world, multiple characters, diverse skill trees, team battles, and dungeons abound. Come and read on…

31. 181 我 I, the Supreme Being of Old, Defy the Rules When I Strike 我，旧日至高位格，出手无视规则 Shimmering Night夜光浮摇Urban2.1M WordsOngoing I was once the world's first transcendent, a pioneer who ventured into the unknown. When I returned from two hundred years of being lost, the world had changed, and the mighty ran rampant. They said I was merely a relic abandoned by the times, the remnant of an ignorant fantasy. There was no place for me in the new world. What they did not know was this: I had witnessed the most insane horrors and the grandest downfalls. Dormant within me was an exalted existence capable of shattering the very l 308.2kReads9.3Score26.9kShelves

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    Everyone's minds are sharp; many foreshadowing elements have been planted, depicting a struggle between the past and the present.

32. 182 你 You Call This a D-Rank Ability? 你管这叫D级能力？ Shang Die商迭Urban5.6M WordsOngoing Five million words, plenty to read [Mind games] [Strategizing] [Intricate plot] [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] Transmigrating three years ago brought Xu Ye to an unfamiliar world! In this world, Void Demons invade and Void Beasts run rampant! Humans have abilities that allow them to become Void Hunters and fight to protect humanity! Xu Ye awakens an SSS-grade ability by chance, only to discover that it lets him understand and use D-grade abilities alone! His beloved dies tragically in the belly 40.8kReads8.7Score3.3kShelves

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    High IQ, no female lead, mind-bending

33. 183 律 The Lawyer and the Judge: I Killed My Client 律师审判者：我杀了我的当事人 Feng Er Xi风二兮Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted 417Reads7.0Score153Shelves

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    This novel is captivating. By day, he helps others escape punishment—murderers, rapists—and secretly kills them all. Crucially, he's knowledgeable about the law; the police know he's the culprit but lack evidence. The pacing is fast, with each new character appearing roughly every 3-5 chapters.

34. 184 虞 Before the Crisis 虞前 Ming and Lingyi铭与零一Historical312k WordsCompleted Once I finish updating the final chapter, I'll add a chapter to help readers understand the story. If you can't follow the earlier parts, you can read that chapter first. But I don't recommend it. I think it'll spoil the experience. In the first few chapters, I took inspiration from The Sixth Sense. Two stories unfold in parallel, with the perspective concealed through first-person narration. After that, it stops being first-person. Please, give it a try. This is a book that few people can stick 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Silicon-based and carbon-based power struggles. Prehistoric time travel and intellectual battles. Mythical beasts and prehistoric civilizations. This book is... A combination of *Nirvana in Fire*, *The Strategist*, *The Three-Body Problem*, *Classic of Mountains and Seas*, *Civilization Iteration*, and historical mystery speculation.

35. 185 天EN From Death Row to a King’s Equal: Slashing My Way Out of a Nightmare Start 天崩开局，从死囚营砍到并肩王 Big Monk o大和尚oHistorical5.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn + invincible + ruthless + the ultimate path] Li Dao is reborn in the Great Qian Dynasty as a third-rank earl. During a palace banquet, he accidentally gets drunk and stumbles into a palace. Just then, his memories of his previous life return, and between the memory confusion and the alcohol, he ruins the virtue of the palace's mistress. In a rage, the emperor sends Li Dao to a death-row camp on the frontier, hoping he'll die beyond the border. Instead, he unexpectedly awakens a “gain sta 154.9kReads9.0Score14.3kShelves

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    Yang Lin slammed his hand on the table and immediately stood up, heading straight for the door. But the next second, a figure walked in before him. Upon seeing the newcomer, Yang Lin's eyelids twitched again. There were two people in the entire Fufeng Pass who would give him a headache just by looking at them. One was his 'good grandson,' and the other was this person in front of him. Seeing Chen You, Yang Lin first sized him up, and after confirming that the other hadn't brought any memorials, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief. But he quickly thought, Li Dao is back, what is there to worry about? Chen You immediately cupped his hands in greeting upon seeing Yang Lin, "Chen You greets the Commander." Yang Lin waved his hand, somewhat impatiently saying, "Speak, what is it now?" "Reporting to the Commander, scouts have discovered a large population appearing ten miles outside Fufeng Pass, heading towards Fufeng Pass." "Hmm?" Hearing this, Yang Lin's impatient expression instantly turned serious, and he immediately asked, "Which gate?" "The South Gate." "The South Gate?"

36. 186 风 A Wind of Cranes and the Rustle of Grass 风声鹤唳 Jun Bu Jian君不贱Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A cuckoo cannot build its own nest. It can only take over the nests of other birds. What Feng Chen took over was not a nest, but someone else’s identity and name. Even the Military Statistics Bureau’s confidential files in Section Eight contained no photograph of him, only a codename known to no one: Red Cuckoo. A top Kuomintang agent, Feng Chen was ordered to infiltrate the Shanghai underground Communist Party to obtain the list of Communist agents embedded in the Military Statistics Bureau’s u 1.4kReads9.3Score171Shelves
37. 187 帝 The Emperor: A Young Man's Journey Through the Land 帝：山河少年行 A Light Garment一袭轻衣Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Qin Ziyu obtained the Mo Bing Token and forged a bond with the Ancestral Dragon. Every step forward brought him into contact with secrets of an even higher order. Trapped in layer upon layer of intricate schemes, he presses on through an endless climb and game of wits, driving himself ever forward. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 188 序EN Sequence Highway: Don't Fall Behind! 序列公路：不要掉队！ Roaring Mountains and Seas山海呼啸Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing [Fresh Premise + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment + Not Invincible + Sequence Potions + The Supernatural + Road Survival + Upgrading Supplies + Ruthless Protagonist] The supernatural descended, turning cities into forbidden zones for humanity. People had to rely on Sequence Awakened to keep migrating. Settled life gave way to a nomadic existence. During one such migration, Chen Ye awakened an upgrade System. In his hands, a rusty bicycle transformed into an armored battle vehicle. A tattered tent e 618kReads8.5Score41.5kShelves
39. 189 军 The Warlord: Heed My Father’s Advice, Rise From Brigade Commander to Marshal 军阀：老爹听劝，从旅长杀成大帅 Loves Tofu Skin Most最爱吃豆皮Urban3.3M WordsOngoing In 1929, in Henan, Liu Zhenting opened his eyes to find himself the son of a brigade commander in a patchwork army! A crack White Russian force? Absorbed! Not enough guns and cannons? He built his own arsenal, churning out rifles and artillery on assembly lines. His military buildup left his rivals in the dust! To achieve his goals as quickly as possible, he would force open the doors of the foreign powers and take their money! In a chaotic age, he would rise as a warlord, planning every step: s 158.1kReads9.0Score11.1kShelves
40. 190 全EN Billions of Gods, Only I Get Hundredfold Offerings! 全民成野神？唯有我百倍供品！ Wind and Snow Can't Crush Me风雪不能压我Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Handcrafted the Old-Fashioned Way + Everyone Becomes a God + Gods' Survival + Invincible Divine Path + Subjugating All Races + Generations Ahead] When three billion people around the world transmigrated and became wild gods. In this world, immortals and gods were nowhere to be found. Demons, monsters, and evil spirits ran rampant, while human traitors aided and abetted them. How could three billion wild gods gather worshippers, nurture subordinate gods, exorcise evil, and ascend to the throne o 128.1kReads9.0Score14.6kShelves
41. 191 寒 A Lone Lamp Shines in the Cold 寒灯独照 Su Jiao素蛟Ancient Romance166k WordsOngoing The doctor at the pharmacy in Qingshui Town was the only survivor of the Shen family massacre, and the last inheritor of the Mingdi Division. She could have spent her whole life stitching wounds and dispensing medicine, until the man who claimed to be "in the ironware business" collapsed at her counter: Xiao Yan, the new king of Xuan. Three months later, at the alliance of the six kingdoms, she took her seat as a guest official. Not one of the powerful ministers in court thought much of this wo 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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42. 192 重 Reborn in 1993: Dark Sea 重生1993，暗海 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The physical edition of Wrathful Sea, Calm the Abyss is now available. Presales officially begin at 19:00 on October 11. [Reborn] [Mystery] [Undercover Agent] [Revenge] [Anti-Drug Operations] [Counterespionage] The golden finger is extremely weak, and he relies on his own abilities. This is a battle of wits between highly intelligent opponents, so you need to keep your brain switched on. There is no showing off and face-slapping! Ideal for veteran readers. If you understand it, you'll find it ve 258.2kReads9.6Score30.8kShelves

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    It's captivating and mind-bending; you won't be able to put it down. Your intelligence will be on point throughout.

43. 193 模 I Simulated Crimes a Hundred Thousand Times and Somehow Became a Top Detective 模拟犯罪十万次，我竟成王牌神探 Chilly Early Autumn初秋微寒Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Crime Investigation + Crime + Invincible + All-Rounder + Hardcore Detective] A killer capable of committing the perfect crime must also be a master detective. Su Ming should have become the perfect criminal, but instead he aced the entrance exam for the criminal investigation team and chose to stand on the front line of the fight against crime. He has pored over tens of thousands of case files and scrutinized hundreds of millions of cases. In his eyes, every crime is riddled with laughably obvi 79kReads9.1Score7.4kShelves

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    Good...

44. 194 重 Reborn in a World of the Paranormal, and You Want Me to Join Bureau 749? 重生诡异，你让我加入749局？ Fire Beast火暴兽Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Devouring Evolution]+ [Self-Interest]+ [Humanity’s Natural Enemy]+ [Nemesis of Its Own Kind]+ [Kills Men and Women Alike]+ [Plot-Driven]+ [Undercover]+ [Villain]+ [Eerie] "No female lead!!! No harem!!! No romance!!!" (Not Eerie in the traditional sense. The protagonist is undercover in the human camp and kills both humans and Eerie, men and women alike. This story is plot-driven, so readers looking for a feel-good monster-grinding power fantasy should think twice.) (The rating has already been 59.9kReads8.9Score8.7kShelves
45. 195 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 112.4kReads9.5Score12kShelves

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    I've always thought it was well-written; you guys can take a look.

46. 196 千 The Art of Deception! 千术！ Chen Chuyao陈初尧Urban7.7M WordsCompleted As the saying goes, nine out of ten gamblers lose. You'll never see the knives hidden behind the gambling table! I have a plain name: Niu Tiezhu. Of course, you can also call me... A-Yao. 24kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves

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    How could I not recommend this book?

47. 197 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.6kReads9.6Score70.4kShelves

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    The first 1000 chapters are a very enjoyable cultivation story; after 1000 chapters, it becomes a top-tier battle of wits and strategy.

48. 198 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 788Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This new collection of supernatural tales is incredibly mind-bending, with a strong Chinese horror atmosphere, one plot twist after another, and every detail is a foreshadowing. The protagonist's battle of wits against ghosts keeps the reader on the edge of their seat.

49. 199 逆 Against the Meridians: Liar, Stop! 逆经：骗子住手 Ren Fanwuyin任梵无音Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Original novel for the animated series This Taoist Is Not Quite Right] Life is unpredictable. The fit thrive under Heaven's law, Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born into the lowest of professions, he refuses to live like a nobody, He waves the yin-yang banner and sees through the Six Lines of Divination. Watch him play at being a spirit medium, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch him rise like a hidden dragon f 44kReads9.4Score4.7kShelves

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    Male-oriented novel. Top-tier political intrigue, come and see! Martial arts world, imperial court, crime-solving, fast-paced, captivating plot, humorous writing style, and excellent prose. Highly recommended! [Angry]

50. 200 青 Dark Rain Beneath the Blue Sky 青天暗雨 Fang Yi方迤Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing [Mystery and Twists] [Criminal Logic] [Psychology] [Case-of-the-Week] [No Romance] Jiang Li believes in one thing when solving cases: the odds of three coincidences happening in a row are one in a million. So what looks like an accident must actually be murder. At work, he always thought his apprentice, M Dou, was all he needed. He never expected the bureau to suddenly assign two new recruits: criminal photographer Ximen Yixuan and Du Ruo, who has just earned her doctorate in psychology... "The 999Reads—Score168Shelves

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    The first case in this book is a high-IQ revenge case, which will appeal to fans of American TV series. It's fast-paced, concisely narrated, and the foreshadowing gradually comes to a close, revealing the truth. It's a book that gets better as you read on.

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