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. 301 规 Rule Horror: I'm a University Professor from the Start 规则怪谈：我开局是高校教授 Yang Maiqing.杨麦菁。Mystery99k WordsOngoing [High-IQ perspective, wild twists, no national destiny, no System, no romance, no cultivation, mild horror] An examiner suddenly walks into our boring class, holding a stack of papers. “Begin the exam. Get an answer wrong and you die!” “If more than ten people fail, the teacher in charge will die for negligence too!” I look at the paper and see only one question: “Do you want to kill your deskmate?” This is absolutely not a brainless power fantasy. If you think the first instance is bad, feel fr —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   From the perspective of highly intelligent scientists, and completely free of any messy technological equipment.

2. 302 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 143kReads9.7Score106.8kShelves

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   A masterpiece. Even the brute villains are quite intelligent, and the supporting characters also have many memorable moments; a group of clever people constantly scheming...

3. 303 水 A Murder Buried at the Waterworks for Twenty Years 水厂埋凶二十年 Bai Suzhen白素针儿Mystery192k WordsCompleted Twenty years ago, in the autumn at the Xichang Waterworks in Qingcheng, three people vanished one after another, leaving no trace, dead or alive. Police officer Qi Xiaojun pursued the lead for half his life, only to be forced out by fate just as he was about to reach the truth. Zhang Youfei, the young factory director, once loved a woman named Jinhua deeply, but he had no idea how many secrets her silence concealed. Twenty years later, another person disappears from the Xichang Waterworks. Sick 4.4kReads8.5Score419Shelves

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   A highly intelligent female criminal, an unexpected suspect.

4. 304 童 Fairy Tales Really Are Lies [Infinite] 童话故事果然是骗人的【无限】 red Foxred狐狸Two Male Leads636k WordsCompleted Cao You was just an ordinary office drone. One day, he fished a card out from under a door. It read: “Someone wants to kill you. Run!” He sneered. What kind of bored idiot would pull a prank like that? Until, eventually, he really did die... He transmigrated into an Infinite Flow game. Its utterly unremarkable name was “Fairy-Tale Town.” “Congratulations, User No. 222, you have entered Fairy-Tale Town,” a System voice announced. From then on, Cao You embarked on a one-way path, with no turning b 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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   For those suffering from a reading slump and preferring the infinite flow genre, head straight for "Fairy Tales Are Really Lies [Infinite]"! Ordinary office worker Cao You unexpectedly enters a terrifying fairy tale instance, where Little Red Riding Hood, the Swan Princess, and the King's Fable all undergo dark reversals. Beneath the sweet exterior lies a chilling survival rule. Featuring two strong male leads, logically sound puzzle-solving, a fast-paced and engaging storyline, and a stable 460,000+ word long-running serial, this book is packed with plot twists, horror, suspense, and a two-way flow. Fans of the fairy tale infinite flow genre absolutely must try this!

5. 305 犯 The Logic of Sin 犯心罪理 Sanjieyin Yuergen Fan三九音域耳根的粉丝Mystery220k WordsCompleted He had no grand finale, no tears. He was just an ordinary man standing on the edge of life and death, struggling through the darkness. “Red” was a scar he refused to uncover; resentment was the foundation he stood on. Perhaps everything had brought this calamity upon him because of that one incident. He was only searching, after all. 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Falling into a deadly game woven from stars, every step is a deadly trap. Use reason to fight against the cycle of fate, and explore the buried truth amidst lies and suspicion.

6. 306 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 314.1kReads9.5Score58.8kShelves

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   Highly, highly, highly recommended! You won't regret investing in this!

7. 307 娘 My Wife Is Actually a Female Demon Lord 娘子竟是女魔头 Toast Toast土司吐司Historical2.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Wang You found himself married on the spot. Not only did he become a county magistrate, he also got to marry a beautiful bride... But on their wedding night, he was poisoned and carried away. His wife's family are a band of local tyrants, every one of them a peerless martial artist. In a tiny county yamen, there are more than ten people scheming against one another. The maid who is always smiling can take down more than a dozen burly men. His wife practices martial arts eve 35.7kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves

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   This is great.

8. 308 人EN Humans Are the Juvenile Form of Monsters. I Was Stripped of My Humanity as Soon as I Graduated 人是诡的幼年体毕业即被开除人籍 Mo Mo Wu Hen墨墨无痕Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Eerie + Boss's perspective + dungeon worlds + rules + no female lead] Ren Yi wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into a “normal” world with unbelievably generous benefits. Under the League's attentive protection, everyone lives without a care, and the future looks bright. He thinks he and his only family member in this world, his autistic older brother, will live an ordinary, peaceful life together. But a “career placement test” shatters his entire worldview. “There are no humans in the 129.1kReads8.7Score14.4kShelves

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   Seriously, that bizarre killing scene in the middle was not only a battle of wits, but also featured a large ensemble cast, with each character portrayed very vividly.

9. 309 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 74.4kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves

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   These are all about the same.

10. 310 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

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    Want to come and take a look?

11. 311 真 The Real-Life Escape Club 真实逃杀俱乐部 Making Tea on Tong Mountain彤山煮茶Mystery4.5M WordsCompleted This world is dead. But I want to live. This is an age where the supernatural is paradise, and humanity is in hell. I saw the club as the only [Beacon of Hope], blind to the schemes and betrayal behind it. Resurrected supernatural creatures, blood-soaked death zones, slaughter experiments that defy human understanding. The boundary between life and death began to blur, until people and the supernatural could no longer be told apart. Standing atop a mountain of corpses, I faced the weeping, despa 19.6kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves
12. 312 惊 Horror Script: It Begins in the Baby-Crying Dormitory 惊悚剧本：从婴啼寝室开始 Novel Cake in the Works小说糕制作中Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing (Dark tone) (Escape-room survival) (No System) (Not invincible: the protagonist dies if he is killed) (Not a conventional power fantasy) Chen Xian is pinned against the wall by a female ghost in a bathroom, and finds himself plunged into a terrifying instance! The cries of a baby in the dead of night... Students with eyes as blue as ghostly flames... A wedding dress stained crimson with blood... A mermaid covered in wriggling maggots... And... Teammates dying one after another... To stay alive a 14.1kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves

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    Aside from the slow updates, it has no other drawbacks.

13. 313 让 I Asked You to Simulate Crimes, but You Created the Perfect Crime Scene 让你模拟犯罪，你却制造完美现场 Wen Xin闻信Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Mystery + deduction + detective work + occasional comedy + no romance] Zhou You transmigrates and joins a show called Simulated Crime. After being selected for the criminal team, he discovers that his teammate is a beautiful campus belle. Together, they become unstoppable. “The detective world needs Zhou You as much as the West needs Jerusalem!” “When Teacher Zhou wanted to quit the detective scene, I slammed my hand on the table.” “Confirmed: he’s a man who knows how to kill!” “Zhou You, pleas 64.2kReads9.1Score7.1kShelves

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    Enough said, let's watch the main character's show!

14. 314 满 Lin Daiyu at Max Level: Reforming the Immortal Dao's Elite Families 满级黛玉：整顿仙道豪门 Snail with a Shell背壳的蜗牛Female-Channel Fanfiction1.8M WordsCompleted Lin Shu, a modern prodigy well versed in both the arts and sciences, with knowledge spanning ancient and modern times, died in the prime of her life because of a conspiracy. When she opened her eyes again, she had become the crying infant Lin Daiyu. In this world, the Story of the Stone still existed, but things were far from ordinary! The Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue families were four immortal cultivation clans that dominated China and monopolized its spiritual ley lines. The Grand View Garden was —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Under Daiyu's continued secret treatment with plant-based remedies and Lin Ruhai's strict control over her food and water, Jia Min's illness miraculously stabilized. Although she was not cured, the frequency of coughing up blood decreased, and she was able to sleep peacefully for two or three hours at night...

15. 315 穿 Transmigrating to a Female-Centric World to Set the City’s CEO Tyrants Straight 穿到女频，整顿满城霸总 Crunch Crunch嘎嘣蹦Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Male-oriented novel] My name is Lu Jingxiu, and I transmigrated into a world of domineering CEOs. Everyone here is worth hundreds of billions. If they are not the richest person in the country, they control both the underworld and the legitimate world, and casually act like outlaws above the law. And I am, unexpectedly, one of them. However, I am a man who believes in the law. So I decisively called the police, reported them under my real name, and launched a crackdown on organized crime. Befor 43.8kReads8.1Score1.7kShelves
16. 316 零 Zero-Degree Showdown: Operation Blue Arrow 零度交锋：蓝捷行动 Windless Rainy Night雨夜无风Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [Mystery and Suspense] [Espionage] [Crime Investigation] [Modern Urban] [Genius] [Strong Female Lead] [National Security] Twenty-three years ago, a separation tore the lives of twin sisters apart. The younger sister was trained by an overseas spy organization to become an elite agent. Sent back to China, she is ordered to assassinate her own sister, take her place, infiltrate Lanjie Communications, and steal the core secret, “Lanjie 9.” Caught between her mission and her organization's orders on 11kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    This is a work full of flesh and blood, soul and spirit! Beneath the cold tactical clashes lies a burning love for one's country and a pure heart; it is warm, powerful, and profound.

17. 317 规 Rule Horror: It Starts with Playing Bald Qiang in Bear Ridge 规则怪谈：狗熊岭扮演光头强开始 The Youth of an Old Dream故梦的青春Mystery1.6M WordsOngoing [Cartoon Rule-Horror Stories (First: Boonie Bears) + Mild Horror + Tragic Heroism + A Clever Protagonist + National Destiny + No Romance] “Everyone else’s childhood memories are getting hazier. Why is mine getting creepier?” “Wait, why did Briar and Bramble get government jobs? And the Pleasant Goat characters too? Even SpongeBob has a position now?” The supernatural has descended upon Blue Star! Rule-horror stories are sweeping the globe! Every country must select a Chosen One to enter these ta 67.7kReads8.9Score5.9kShelves
18. 318 轮 Reincarnation's Eerie Station 轮回诡站 The Heartless One忘心人Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing A cursed ticket leading to one horrifying incident site after another... A city shrouded in dense fog, obsessed with eradicating the very existence of "horror"... Passengers who vanish one after another, or are cursed for all eternity... Inside a dilapidated train, an amnesiac burdened by three curses awakens in the dim light, as a voice calling out "curse" sounds in his ears... "Welcome to Reincarnation Station! Passengers aboard the train, please pay attention... The next stop is... Corpse Pai 167kReads8.8Score17.7kShelves
19. 319 大 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Tang Renzu of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors三皇五帝唐仁祖Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] From the start, he transmigrates into Li Ke. Facing certain death, he uses Li Shimin as a chess piece and goes head-to-head with the Changsun clan and the Guanlong aristocratic families, deftly resolving the struggle over the crown prince's succession. From the start, he is trapped in a dead end: Changsun Wuji has already begun plotting to frame him, and the deadly purge of Zhenguan Year 17 is less than six years away. He 5.6kReads—Score492Shelves

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    Arranged! "Emperor Renzu of Tang" has reached the quality of both historical fiction and serious drama, possessing the potential to be a timeless classic. This novel is high-quality, intellectually stimulating, not mindless, logically sound, and features brilliant character portrayals! "Emperor Renzu of Tang" was completed in mid-September with nearly a million words, resolving all foreshadowing, filling all plot holes, and avoiding a disappointing ending. The author released a masterpiece in November, comparable to a legendary playwright, a work of art that could be described as divine in ten days! 666! The author's writing style, word choice, plot structure, imperial strategies, political maneuvering, emotional nuances, military warfare, court intrigue, and governance are all top-notch. His writing is astonishing, his scope grand, his themes lofty, his thoughts profound, his knowledge solid, his cultural background deep, and his political maneuvering top-notch. If you don't like it after reading it, you can slap me in the face!

20. 320 暗 Undercover 3: The Ultimate Infiltration 暗斗3：终极渗透 Wildly Chopping Wood乱劈柴Urban807k WordsCompleted The Japanese have been infiltrating our land of Huaxia for a thousand years. In modern times, Freemasonry also entered China in the late Qing dynasty. What conspiracy and purpose lie behind their frenzied infiltration? How far have they already infiltrated? Enemy spies and the traitors they cultivate are everywhere. Their plots are sinister and vicious. How should the descendants of Yan and Huang face this battle, one that concerns the survival of our nation? To deal with the claws of evil, he h 365Reads8.8Score111Shelves

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    The King of Spies, a mind-bending thriller.

21. 321 来 A Child's Game by the Rules 来自规则的一场儿戏 If Love Could Follow the Wind若情向风Urban116k WordsOngoing [Dual Heroines]+ [A Fresh Idea] Hidden behind the scenes, beyond the unknown The rules play cruel tricks Fighting to survive in a broken world, all for the power to reach greater heights. Born human, why would he choose to sacrifice himself? Why has the world suffered such a terrible calamity? The secrets lie beyond the unknown. My name is Xiang Feng. Saving the world was never my choice. I had no other option. My name is Ruo Qing. I have someone who loves me dearly, and I love him just as much. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Book 1 is a perfect 10/10, Book 2…

22. 322 暗 Shadow War 2: Phantom Storm, the Spy Demon Returns 暗斗2：魅影风云之谍魔再世 Wildly Chopping Wood乱劈柴Urban741k WordsCompleted Sequel to Dark Struggle: espionage, mind games, suspense, spies, and intellectual battles. Enemy agents are everywhere. Almost everyone around us has the enemy's shadow lurking nearby. The terrifying part isn't the secret agents lying low. Even more shocking is how the Japanese have infiltrated and corrupted us for a thousand years. Our elite agents stop at nothing to root them out completely, only to discover that the real enemy is the band of traitors who've been bought off! Little do they kno 2.5kReads9.3Score253Shelves
23. 323 我 I’m Just Slacking Off, Who Accused Me of Usurping the Throne? 我一摸鱼的，谁污蔑我摄政？ Who Knows Where知向谁边Historical1.6M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy] + [alternate history] + [one heroine] + [nearly invincible] My name is Ling Chen, and I'm in ancient times. To obtain citizenship in the Great Zhou dynasty, I was forced to volunteer for the Vanguard Battalion and go chop people up on the battlefield. By a twist of fate, I rescued an old geezer from the enemy. It was the best investment I ever made. I thought I had latched onto a powerful patron. But... Why am I the MVP when the results screen comes up? That's when I final 32.7kReads8.5Score2.4kShelves

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    What does it mean to create trouble for yourself? I'd say that's probably just a joke. A relentless battle rages through my veins; how can you be the protagonist if you don't go crazy!

24. 324 当 When the Rules Start Lying 当规则开始说谎 Shi Qi Sui十柒穗Mystery136k WordsCompleted In this world, there's a rule everyone overlooks: Don't break the rules. One day, Zhou You is dragged into a strange “instance.” A doorbell rings incessantly outside. His reflection slowly twists in the mirror. When the lights go out, he can no longer tell what's there... The rules are written on paper, but they're never complete. Some people die for breaking the rules, while others die for “following the rules.” As instances descend upon reality again and again, more and more people go missing. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wow, the main character is really handsome in the later chapters, I feel like this story is going to be a hit, leaving a comment.

25. 325 秘 Arcane Magic Out of Control 秘法失控 Guangzhou Slime King广州史莱姆王Mystery241k WordsOngoing [Mystery and Crime Investigation]+ [Logical Deduction]+ [Bizarre Unsolved Cases]+ [Modern Magical World] A baffling murder and a corpse whose bones, flesh, and skin had been inexplicably separated drew Iris Moreau, a police detective on the homicide squad, into a dazzling yet dangerous world. The boundary between the demon realm and the mortal world was growing increasingly blurred. Legendary magicians, forbidden ancient arts, and killers who continually crossed ethical lines all came one after 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A terrifying criminal, a perfect modus operandi—who can solve the case? A top-tier intellectual thriller, serialized now!

26. 326 傩 With a Nuo Mask on, I Make the Whole World Feel Chinese Horror 傩面一戴，我让全球感受中式恐怖 Guazi寡子Mystery265k WordsOngoing (Infinite flow + murder mystery games + high IQ + unhinged characters + national battle) When a mysterious app invades the real world and invites you to play the most terrifying murder mystery game, would you accept? As players from the West, Northern Europe, and Japan struggle to survive one murder mystery after another, they eventually turn their attention to the ancient, backward East. "Just how primitive are Eastern horror stories if they think a mere embroidered shoe is scary?" "Those Easte 233Reads8.4Score—Shelves
27. 327 诡 Paranormal Detective: I Harvest Fear by Filming Real Horror Movies 诡探：我靠拍真实恐怖片搜刮恐惧 Moon's End Dreamscape月端梦境Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [Winning people over with “reason” + mockumentary + urban legends + mildly scary power fantasy + no romance] After narrowly surviving a bizarre fire, Chu Han discovered a “Paranormal Investigator” app on his computer. Completing missions to investigate paranormal phenomena earned him items. And gathering fear directed at specific targets could strengthen those items. Chu Han: If I film my paranormal missions as horror movies, wouldn’t I be able to harvest fear from the whole world? And so, a hor 37.4kReads8.2Score6kShelves
28. 328 神 The Gods Devour Earth 神噬地球 The Old Donkey Keeps Braying驴子老叫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse530k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast] [Anti-Cheat Story] [Political Intrigue] [Slow-Burn, Not a Power Fantasy] [No Stereotypical Characters] [Intellectual Battles] [A Mix of Classical and Modern Chinese Prose, Not for Everyone] (Revised through Chapter 34 of Volume Two. The remaining chapters will be updated gradually.) Thermodynamics applies in this book. You cannot regenerate mana forever. Any method of increasing one's power will gradually be discovered by others over time, causing its benefits to diminish until t 48.8kReads9.5Score9.1kShelves

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    No stereotypical characters, no omniscient perspective, just bystanders beat up cheat codes, and atheists outwit Cthulhu. A new genre: anti-cheat. When all characters are intelligent and the protagonist's halo disappears, cheat codes become a death knell, a curse that makes one vulnerable.

29. 329 暗 Hearts of Iron IV: Total War 暗斗4：全面战争 Wildly Chopping Wood乱劈柴Urban268k WordsCompleted Total war has long been raging right beside us! Our enemies use methods more brutal than ever, and China faces a calamity without precedent. Whether we can escape this disaster will determine the course of human civilization, and may even decide whether humanity lives or dies! The Jews, the most vile people of all, have finally bared their sharp fangs… 126Reads7.0Score—Shelves
30. 330 时EN Time Stop from the Start, Even Evil Gods Have to Kneel Before Me! 时停起手，邪神也得给我跪下！ Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Time Stop + Apocalypse + Superpowers + Arrogance + Forgetting Your Roots + Rejecting Inner Turmoil] Bai Ye transmigrated to the age of the Great Cataclysm, two hundred years in the future. This world was full of danger, its people were honest and simple, and mutated beasts ran rampant. But he wasn't worried. Because he could stop time for one minute every day. If he didn't use it today, he could save it up for tomorrow. When time across the world hit zero, he would be the only one who could mov 707kReads9.4Score51.8kShelves

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    Hot hot v lonely lonely lonely lonely

31. 331 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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    Be sure to read the first 50 chapters; the later chapters are full of details that will blow your mind.

32. 332 灵EN Spirit Ruins, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman 灵墟，剑棺，瞎剑客 Cooked Laifu Pigeon煮熟的来福鸽Eastern Fantasy8.8M WordsOngoing [Watch the short drama The Hidden Ruins of Mountains and Seas: The Eyeless One Sees the Heavens on Red Fruit!] [No System] [Swordsmanship prodigy] [Passionate] [Decisive and ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has suffered a bitter fate. The sect says: “We’ll protect you.” His brothers say: “We’ll stay by your side.” The sword spirit says: “I... will wait for you.” Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his sight returns. Looking back on the road he has trave 434.4kReads9.2Score45.2kShelves
33. 333 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
34. 334 暗 Underhanded Struggle 暗斗 Wildly Chopping Wood乱劈柴Urban1.2M WordsCompleted He was hailed as Asia’s greatest spy, and was also the king of secret agents. His death remains shrouded in mystery to this day, and the truth behind it has long fascinated people. What seemed like an ordinary accident concealed a story chilling to the bone. How many masked infiltrators fought over it in the shadows, and how many nameless heroes left us lamenting their loss... His death was both an inevitability of history and a historical accident. The true culprit behind it is still shaping th 6.3kReads9.2Score571Shelves
35. 335 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 459Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I use my lunch break to recommend books.

36. 336 无 Infinite Murder-Mystery Scripts: My Character Refuses to Be Killed Off 无限剧本杀：我的角色拒绝领盒饭 Jiang Yi江易Mystery251k WordsOngoing Infinite Flow # Scripted Murder Mystery # Soul Transmigration # Mind Games # Survival # Deduction # Mystery and Suspense # The Seven Emotions and Six Desires Every time the murder-mystery script resets, an NPC is watching me. His name is "Director Wang." Is he a bug in the System, or... one of my kind, trapped here? While everyone else flees for their lives in horror scenarios, I teach the killer to turn a corpse into a cement statue right under his nose. While everyone else trembles under the r —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't miss it! A mind-bending suspenseful mystery.

37. 337 地 The Hell Pianist: Starting by Selling the Lord a Dream 地狱钢琴师：从给领主画饼开始 Ye Molu, Who Loves Sun Cakes爱吃太阳饼的夜摩罗Anime Fanfiction445k WordsCompleted Hazbin Hotel fan fiction (Some readers near the top left rushed in and gave it a poor review after less than half an hour. But let me ask you, new reader: Would you rather trust passersby who merely skimmed the story, readers who spent hours immersed in it, or only yourself? Whatever the story is like, I hope you'll ignore others' few words and judge it for yourself.) [Wits and Strategy]+ [No Cheats]+ [Every Character Carefully Crafted]+ [Thrilling Plot]+ [No Romance Pairing (Ship whoever you li 7.6kReads9.4Score863Shelves

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    This is a fanfiction about Hell Inn, and it's incredibly well-written and very interesting. The protagonist is a con artist who is very eloquent and persuasive.

38. 338 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
39. 339 我 I Get One Day a Month to Do Whatever I Want 我每月拥有一次，为所欲为日 I Have Water我有水Urban503k WordsCompleted A real-world sandbox. On the last day of every month, the world freezes, and only the protagonist can move. He can do whatever he wants, treating the whole world as his private sandbox. He thought he could keep this bug to himself forever, but it turned out others could move too: the Month-End Man, the Faceless Man, the Parasites, the Gravekeeper, and more, appearing one after another as the story unfolds. 740Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    It's a slow burn, getting better as it goes on. The world stands still, and the End-of-the-Month Man, the Parasite, the Faceless Man, and the Gravedigger appear one after another.

40. 340 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 118.9kReads9.5Score16.6kShelves

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    Aside from the slow update speed, it has no other drawbacks.

41. 341 佛 Buddha's Son of Heaven 佛子天 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [No System, no golden finger, an underdog's comeback, a grim early story and a thrilling later one! Anti-drug operations + counterespionage + a brutal start + underworld conflicts + love of country and family] With a mysterious background, a strange family, and a vast shadow lurking behind him, a student with a tragic past is driven to become a madman feared by both the underworld and the legitimate world! A madman who wants to turn the entire world upside down! He crushes the demons and monster 14.4kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves

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    If you're looking for high-IQ stories, I'd recommend these two, and both are finished. I read *The Wrath of the Sea* first (which was also written first).

42. 342 靖 Ten Years Before Jingkang: I Solve Cases to Save the Realm 靖康前十年：我以刑侦定江山 Fortune Comes to Zhou Ying洲盈福至Historical330k WordsCompleted He reads the dead as words, treats traces as evidence, and wields reason as his sword. He cracks strange cases, clears the wrongfully accused, catches the real culprits, and cleans up officialdom. Step by step, he climbs higher, from coroner to county commandant, judicial commissioner, judicial inspector, and finally a senior court official. In the end, he is enfeoffed as a marquis and appointed chancellor, wielding power as he reforms the military and purges corrupt officials. He puts down the —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The new book features high-IQ authors who do not forcibly alter history but respect it.

43. 343 早 If I’d Known, You Needn’t Have Made Me Transmigrate 早知如此，大可不必让我穿越 The Writer Who Draws码字的画家Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted [System runs in the background, ordinary-person cultivation, not a wish-fulfillment story, tactical spell battles, starting from scratch] Tang Zhen was among the luckiest transmigrators out there. In the eighteenth year after his transmigration, thanks to a spell-copying System with simple mechanics but ridiculously powerful functions, he became the leader of the greatest generation of prodigies in a thousand years of cultivation. The pillars of the righteous sects looked after him with great ca 23.9kReads8.8Score2kShelves
44. 344 欢 Welcome to My Scripted World 欢迎来到，我的剧本世界 Beneath the Deep Space深空下Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Infinite-Flow + Scripted Games + Survival + One Female Lead] In this era, we're all headed for the end. The blossoming of miracles granted by the gods, the struggle between humanity and the uncanny, extraordinary creatures, forbidden books, a paradise of reincarnation... The price of fate's gifts was marked long ago, hidden from view. “My name is Jiang Qing. I'm sorry, but after tonight, I'll disappear forever.” “When I open the door ahead, there will be no way back b 87.3kReads9.0Score7.8kShelves
45. 345 扮 Roleplay: Death Note Dungeon From the Start 扮演：开局副本死亡笔记 Azure Phoenix, Strange One青凤诡人Anime Fanfiction270k WordsOngoing My name is Lin Yan, a transmigrator who travels through dungeons in different worlds, playing different roles. By the time you read these words, you should know that I’m already dead. What is the real me? And what does it mean to be real? When can I return to my original world? I don’t know either. So, please enjoy the legends I make while playing countless roles across the worlds. 62Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 346 四 Four-Dimensional Survival: I’m the Only One Who Can Predict the Future 四维求生:只有我能预测未来 Become a God成神Sports1.1M WordsCompleted [No female lead] He wakes up to find that the entire world has transmigrated. Everyone has entered a four-dimensional trial world. Each day, they get ten chances to open a door. What lies beyond could be a trove of supplies, or a parallel world, a time barrier, a wormhole, a desert, an ocean, an ice field, or a sea of stars. Fortunately, Jiang Zhe awakens the ability to foresee the future. See the future! [All things are silent. Don't blink after entering, or you'll lose your memories.] [Quantum 2kReads8.8Score282Shelves

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    The first book was really interesting; I read it five years ago when I first became a fan of Tomato (a popular Taiwanese writer); the second book was also good 🤓😋

47. 347 火 A Hotpot Through the Ages 火锅春秋 Peas Found a Circle豌豆遇了圆Historical477k WordsOngoing The state is founded on its people, and the people put food first. Transmigrating into the turbulent Spring and Autumn period, a master chef stirs up the world. Follow the protagonist across the river of time as, armed with culinary skills and the Zuo Zhuan, he rewrites the course of Chinese civilization and creates an epic “Spring and Autumn of Fine Food”! 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book released. The tag was misjudged by the system; it should be "historical food." Although it's a time-travel novel, it lacks any fantastical settings like systems or cheat codes, focusing instead on historical facts and events. All titles, names of people and places, and social backgrounds are historically accurate, allowing readers to better understand the history of the Spring and Autumn Period. Additionally, the book provides extremely detailed introductions to some traditional Chinese dishes, serving as a practical cookbook. However, the author is not responsible for any mishaps. [Awkward laugh] Readers interested in history and food are welcome to check it out.

48. 348 我EN The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 66.7kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves
49. 349 死 Death Note: Even After You Die, Light, the World Remains Corrupt 死亡笔记：月你死后世界依旧腐败 Azure Phoenix, Strange One青凤诡人Anime Fanfiction655k WordsCompleted When that notebook resurfaces, and Yagami Light becomes a god of death, can he become a god who changes the world? Whether he will choose to change it or sink into darkness, we can never know. But, Light, the world remains corrupt after your death. 565Reads5.3Score103Shelves
50. 350 卧 The Undercover Actor System Forces Me to Become a Godfather 卧底演员系统逼我当教父 Redemption of the Silent Guest销声客的救赎Urban346k WordsOngoing I’m a bit-part actor who’s spent seven years playing dead bodies. All I want is to act well. But the police actually want me to go undercover as the second-in-command of an international crime syndicate! I thought I’d get paid and walk away when the job was done, but as soon as I stepped on set, I got bound to the [Role Immersion System]. The System is forcing me to become a crime boss... I just want to survive until filming wraps, but I’m acting too convincingly! Even that irredeemably wicked g 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fine! It gets better the more you read. No simplistic plot, strong storyline, multiple female leads, well-developed ensemble cast, rigorous system logic, clear protagonist development, no Mary Sue characters, high intelligence, and skillful dialogue. Worth following long-term, daily updates of 4000+ words.

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