Brilliant Battles of Wits 精彩的智商斗争

1. 1 穿 Transmigrating to Republican-Era China: The Spy Enters the Game 穿越民国：谍影入局 One Little Orange一只橙橙橙子Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Transmigration to the Republic of China era + resistance-war espionage + multiple identities + spies within spies + mutual devotion (Main story complete, bonus chapters in progress) One day, Lin Ruotang suddenly transmigrated to the Republic of China era. She wasn’t a young lady from a wealthy family, a concubine, or a schoolgirl. She was a refugee who had nearly starved to death. She had barely transmigrated before she was on the brink of starvation. Luckily, a kind stranger gave her a sesame f 30.5kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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   It's a really great book. The heroine lives in modern times and travels to the Republic of China. She enters the situation personally and becomes a spy. The heroine is very smart and survives crises on her own. She also helps the hero solve crisis after crisis.

2. 2 我 My 99 Perfect Hunts 我的99次完美狩猎 Little Half-Immortal of Shu Mountain蜀山小半仙Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Realism] [High-IQ crime] [Masterful mind games] [No female lead] [For readers who love logic] The police in Xikang City received a phone call from someone calling himself Ghost, who claimed he would kill a certain person in three days. More than that, he wanted the police to rush out and protect the target. He intended to carry out the killing under the police's tight security. The police took the threat extremely seriously and made careful preparations. When the three days were up, the result 49.4kReads9.3Score5.2kShelves

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   The protagonist shows a very high IQ and strict logical thinking. Every crime is carefully planned, making it elusive for the police.

3. 3 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 684.8kReads9.6Score88.6kShelves

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   The autobiography of a tomb robber is a real autobiography. The stories in it are intertwined with each other. At first glance, it seems to be a story about the process of each tomb being stolen, but in fact they are intertwined. It was obviously just a random tomb robbery to solve a pressing matter, but in fact it was a conspiracy that had been planned by the people behind it. Author: Yunfeng Protagonist: Xiang Yunfeng An old fox-like master brings out another fox ~ the protagonist Xiang Yunfeng. The author of Northern Grave Robbers writes entirely from his personal experience. Reading this book, you can understand the niche industry of tomb robbing and come into contact with a different side of the world. It really feels like being there. The geographical locations are all real-life places. No pseudonyms are used. It gives people the feeling that they know what happened here in ancient times. There are also many unofficial histories.

4. 4 十 Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score231.4kShelves

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   Brothers, these are all high-scoring works. 1. Super handsome, my brother Xia directly crushes all living beings with his brain. 2. Qiye's strength, handsomeness, temperament, and brainpower crush the gods.

5. 5 我 Deicide Learning In A Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 1.1MReads9.9Score180.5kShelves
6. 6 无 Infinite: People Can Die, but You Must Never Lose the Game 无限：人可以死游戏绝不能输 Ran Tu染途Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Infinite Flow + Logical Deduction + Death Games + Brain-Burning + Slightly Unhinged Female Lead + Strong Leads] (Content warnings at the end of Chapter 1) After her parents died, Xin Zhixia witnessed the ugly faces of her relatives during a dispute over the inheritance and grew disgusted with the world. She devoted herself to the games she loved and drifted through life in a daze. Finding life pointless, she decided to jump off a building and kill herself. A man appeared beside her. 13.5kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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   If you like high IQ, you can read this book. There are really many twists and turns. The female protagonist is really smart.

7. 7 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 302.5kReads9.6Score38.9kShelves

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   Believe me, this book will definitely meet your requirements.

8. 8 神 The Divine Cage Game 神笼游戏 AshzzoieUrban2.2M WordsOngoing In a dazzling technological future, a powerful being descends, calling itself a god and ruling over all. Everything becomes a game for the gods. The gods become humanity’s sole objects of faith. Above all faith, humans are the pieces and the gods move them. The world is a cage, and this is a game ruled by the gods. The gods rule everything! The gods create the games! The gods make the rules! Rule One: Every human must take part in the game. You need a ticket to compete, but the winner takes all, 31.4kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves

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   Completely consistent, very beautiful

9. 9 诸 The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 539.7kReads9.7Score74kShelves
10. 10 诡 The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 755kReads9.6Score129.5kShelves

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    Tomato is a rare good book. I am currently following each one and swallowing the strange evolutions and becoming saints. Let me talk about this copy. The writing of the copy is really wonderful. The protagonist is full of both IQ and strength. Although the ghosts and monsters in the copy have no use of force, they are calm and powerful with insight. The backup plan for the main plot is also very fast. In addition, the early dungeons were very scary. When I first read the novel, I was too scared to go to the bathroom without turning on the light. I read it before going to bed without Jianyi. The middle and later stages were much better, but there were very few tricksters except for the protagonist Lian Ming. There was one in Rashomon back in Wei, and there was a girl who was Lianming in the time when I protected four people. These two dungeons are very exciting. I hope to get more powerful tricksters, including anti-travel ones, but there should be a few dungeons.

11. 11 男 A Woman-Supreme Village in a Man-Supreme World: I’ll Conquer the Land and Reign as Queen 男尊世界女尊村，逐鹿天下我称王 Bai Bai, Take Your Medicine白白吃药啦Ancient Romance749k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + younger men desperately trying to win her back + a touch of power struggle + daughter inherits the throne] Li Yuman is the notorious hell-raiser of Lijia Village. One day, following her family's tradition, she picks up a man by the roadside to be her husband. Her husband is like the pure white snow on a mountain peak, noble and unstained, exactly Li Yuman's favorite type. Having seen her mother's attempt to pick up a man end badly, Li Yuman keeps this snow-like beauty under 659Reads8.7Score100Shelves
12. 12 刑 Criminal Investigation: I Can See Crime Records 刑侦：我能看见犯罪记录 Beneath the Fuli Shrine佛狸祠下Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing Cen Lian was a junior-college general education teacher who did just enough to get by, and always thought he would keep coasting through life. Then a cheat ability fell into his lap: every criminal revealed their crimes in front of him. Driven by a simple sense of justice, Cen Lian began matching wits with criminals, both smart and stupid. He became a specially appointed consultant and, alongside a group of like-minded partners, embarked on a career solving criminal cases. 38.4kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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    The descriptions of these brain-burning mystery novels should be more in line with your requirements. The scores of these books are all above a certain point. The quality is guaranteed and the writing is good. Worth a look

13. 13 欺 Deceiving the Gods: A Performance! 欺神演出！ Violent Purple-Skinned Person暴力紫皮人Mystery5.3M WordsOngoing [Satisfying revenge + Mind-bending twists + Slow burn + Strategic battles + Loads of plot twists] “When I thought death was the end, I opened my eyes and discovered that death was only a new beginning.” Lin Yu was killed by a junior schoolmate he thought had come to confess her love, only to discover that he hadn’t truly died. Instead, he had entered a deadly game! Only the winner would earn the chance to “live again.” Fortunately, Lin Yu awakened the “Unique Class: Deceiver.” [Any lie you 530.6kReads9.3Score101.6kShelves
14. 14 邪 Evil Emperor: Sinful Inferno 邪皇：罪恶无间 A White Crow一只白色的乌鸦Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [Black X Evil Emperor]+ [Passionate]+ [Reborn Big Shot] Nine death-row prisons across the country. Thirty-six top death-row fighters are selected to dominate the underworld. Reborn in the world of the Evil Emperor, he faces Blood Eagle and fights Lone Dragon. What has he to fear from the life-taking Azure Darkness? The strongest gladiator in the country, Chen Zui is the one and only! 13.3kReads9.1Score819Shelves

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    These are good books

15. 15 我 One Sentence from Me, and a Death Row Inmate Walks Free 我一句话，死刑犯在法庭无罪释放 Phoenix Soaring to the Ninth Heaven凤凌九霄Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [System + lawyer + livestreaming + Madman Zhang San + no heroine + no romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + face-slapping + no logic. Short dramas have been released in multiple versions in China and overseas.] Xue Shen, an intern lawyer earning 2,000 yuan a month, unlocks the Ultimate Lawyer System from the start and takes the legal world by storm, shocking the globe! With his cheat ability Suspect A: “I killed someone.” Xue Shen: “You’re innocent.” Later, the truth comes out: the suspect rea 6.9kReads9.2Score813Shelves
16. 16 我 My Strength Is All Thanks to My Enemies' Imagination 我的强大全靠敌人想象 I'm Really a Noob我真是菜狗Urban447k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + special abilities + seemingly invincible at first, truly invincible later + everyone misunderstands him as a hidden powerhouse + no heroine] As spiritual qi revives, monsters run rampant and humans awaken special abilities. One day, Qi Yuan goes out to buy groceries and comes face-to-face with a monster. Just as he thinks he's about to die on the spot, he suddenly hears the monster's thoughts... “This aura! He's definitely no ordinary powerhouse!” “Terrifying, simply terrifying!” 10.2kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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    [Vomit][laugh and cry]

17. 17 我 I Use Illusions to Control the World 我用幻术控制全世界 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A rare illusion-based novel featuring a villain protagonist, nightmare invasions, and original instances] Su Mu has the same dream every night. Each time he wakes, his mental strength has increased by one percent. He grows stronger just by sleeping. In the first year, hypnosis. He discovers his mental strength is already powerful enough to hypnotize others, and soon gang bosses, the campus belle, beautiful CEOs, and more have all become his slaves. In the second year, control over the five sens 80.8kReads9.4Score9.2kShelves

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    We are all in an illusion

18. 18 阳 The Open Plot 阳谋 Nanhua南华Urban2.9M WordsCompleted The story of Tang Jun, a newly appointed civil servant, rising swiftly through the ranks! 8.6kReads9.0Score921Shelves

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    Fighting spirit and courage, ultimate Machiavellian thinking. Plot, the protagonist's journey to success. Stewarding the world, being right all the way, there is no end to officialdom. Tomb robbery, starting with a battle of wits and courage with Wu Erbai. The winner is king, young and frivolous...

19. 19 官 The Realm of Officials 官家天下 Uncle Pie馅饼大叔Urban5.8M WordsOngoing First, this is a genuine political novel, written by one of the genre's most experienced authors. The story is logically sound and highly readable. Quality guaranteed! Second, the story starts at the prefecture-level city from the very beginning. The protagonist will not be sent down to the towns and villages. This book will not spend hundreds of chapters at the township level. Third, there is political maneuvering, economic development, satisfying revenge, and, naturally, personal life as well. 205.7kReads9.3Score18.2kShelves
20. 20 盗 Tomb Raiding: Outwitting Wu Erbai from the Start 盗墓：开局与吴贰白斗智斗勇 Li Guanyu李观鱼Mystery660k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Supernatural + Tomb Raiding + System + Tomb-Raiding World + No Female Lead + No Romance] A few words up front: This is not a power fantasy. It focuses on suspense, adventure, and outsmarting opponents, with very little of the original book's plot. It retains only the original characterizations of certain characters, while the main storyline is entirely original. If that bothers you, you can stop reading here. In the heavens stands the White Jade Capital, with twelve towers and 1.5kReads9.4Score133Shelves
21. 21 胜 The Victor Is King 胜者为王 Tang Jiu唐九Urban5.2M WordsCompleted Those who humiliate me, bully me, or harm me will pay tenfold! I don’t know what it means to be young and reckless. I only know that the winner takes all! 1.3kReads8.2Score150Shelves
22. 22 禁 A Short-Lived Forbidden Spell Caster? I Have an Undying Body 禁咒师短命？我拥有不死之身 Eat the Little Almond吃掉小杏仁Urban3.9M WordsOngoing Ye Lin transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and monsters, where he gains an immortal body. Because changing jobs in this world costs a fortune, he exploits a bug and sells his own organs to scrape together enough money to take part in the job-change ceremony. On the day of the ceremony, he becomes an SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcaster, but everyone around him mocks him. That's because SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcasters have to sacrifice their lifespan or their flesh to cast spells, so they're usu 224.8kReads8.8Score12.8kShelves

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    🌿This is a must, the protagonist's IQ is online, not a virgin, and decisive in killing

23. 23 老 Bro, You're a Cop, Not a Thug! 老弟，你是警察，不是暴徒啊 KISS in the CloudsKISS云中Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn? Xiao Mu: No need to panic. This is nothing. Remembering how he had worked himself to death in his previous life, he wanted to live a lazy life this time around. Fate’s Wheel: No, you don’t. Congratulations, you’ve acquired the abilities of a human weapon, an all-seeing eye, mastery of a hundred martial arts, superhuman hearing, an extraordinary physique, an unparalleled sense of smell, the power to imitate, and more... Xiao Mu: (￣ω￣;) Are you trying to force me to show off in front of ev 4.6kReads9.5Score540Shelves

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    Look again, look at it without making a sound

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