Looking for a Male Lead with a Best Friend, Strong Brotherhood, and No Romance 求！男主有挚友，兄弟情，无CP

1. 51 开 One Plus One from the Start? Are You Stupid, or Am I? 开局一加一？是你傻还是我傻？ Li Li Duck黎璃鸭Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Secret Identities + Partly Behind the Scenes + No CP + Thriller + Role-Playing + Organization] Yu Chen was an ordinary high school student on Blue Star. His greatest hobby was playing cards with his friends, until one day in class he nearly met the King of Hell and realized he was in danger. Math teacher: “What is one plus one?” Yu Chen: ? Classmate A: “Are you joking, teacher? Isn't one plus one two?” Math teacher: “Wrong answer.” Classmate A's head exploded. Yu Chen: ?! Classmates: ?!!! Driv 33.6kReads9.0Score4.5k14d adds
2. 52 我 I Contain Hauntings in the Dark World 我在暗世界里收容诡物 I Am Different我则异於是Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + Hypnotically Charming Male Lead With a Harem of Admirers + No Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Overwhelming Combat Power + Recklessly Courting Death] After Xie Wudao dies, he finds himself in a dark world full of filth and strange creatures. Here, the only hope of staying alive is himself. Every instance contains a strange creature. Contain one, and he gains its supernatural ability, allowing him to command it in battle. The more strange creatures a player has, the more limitless t 22.3kReads9.3Score3.5k14d adds
3. 53 话 Would the Protagonist of a Story Ever Miss a Dead Nemesis? 话本主角会怀念死去的宿敌吗？ Author GR作者GRAncient Romance671k WordsOngoing [No CP + ensemble cast focus + slow-paced + daily life + flashbacks + ship whoever you like] This is the thirteenth year of the Yuande era. The sixth year since his death. Chaosheng Manor: From rivals to dear friends to mortal enemies, the beginning and end of it all. The unrivaled leader of the martial world, and someone from his memories. Xuhuai Academy: Two generations of heads giving their all, an ideal that endures through fire, and the lingering echoes of spring thunder, with just one pers 671Reads—Score11614d adds

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   This one! The title alone is perfect. The tag is misspelled; it's definitely not a romance novel!!! Read it now!

4. 54 醉 Drunk on a Golden Age 醉于盛世 Mint-Infused Wine薄荷泡酒Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing [No Romance] [No Stupid Decisions] [No System] [True-to-Life Characters] [A Touch of Angst] [Slow-Paced] [Ensemble Cast] ⚠️Please note: (1) This book supports freedom of romance. Don't read if that bothers you. (2) The protagonist likes nothing except alcohol. Avoid if that's a dealbreaker. (3) This is not a traditional Foundation Establishment cultivation system. If you mind, move along and don't start a fight. Li Heng was an overworked young man in the twenty-first century. His parents died w 18.9kReads9.3Score1.8k14d adds

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   This is really good. It's more of an ensemble piece, with a subtle cultivation-themed feel. There aren't any overly melodramatic plot twists. The main character has a very close friend (some people might ship them in the comments), but there's no romantic pairing (it's impossible in the setting, and the author has stated it).

5. 55 国 National Fate: A Biological Aircraft Carrier Still Counts as an Aircraft Carrier, Right? 国运：生物航母也是航母吧？ Not Yet, Not Yet, Future未未未来Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Raft Evolution] [Seafaring] [Parallel Universes] [Infinite-Flow] [Team] [No CP] [Mystery] (The world unfolds as the protagonist explores it, rather than following familiar tropes) A comic adaptation is out! This isn't a traditional national-destiny survival story, so please give it a few more chapters ˃̣̣̥᷄⌓˂̣̣̥᷅ Renyi transmigrated from the apocalypse. "Wait, what do you mean, an apocalyptic national-destiny game set in a parallel world? (눈‸눈)" "Wait... you're saying all I have to do is fish? 114.8kReads9.2Score13.5k14d adds

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6. 56 我 I Think I Transmigrated the Wrong Way 我穿越的姿势不太对 Deep Stream溪深Mystery2.8M WordsOngoing [Weird + No System + Foundation-Like + Mystery + Comedy + No Heroine? One Heroine?] Bad news: I'm dead. Good news: I transmigrated. Bad news: I don't think I'm the protagonist. Even worse news: I think my buddy is the protagonist. Seriously, buddy, what makes you think you get to be the protagonist? Do you even know what protagonist aura is? You're the worst! Seriously, buddy, can you stop freaking out? What do you mean I'm freaking out too? You're the one who's completely nuts! A crazy world, a 837Reads9.0Score41114d adds

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   This is a story of pure brotherhood; the best friend has a girlfriend.

7. 57 无 Infinite Reincarnation: I Have a Death Save File 无限轮回，我有一个死亡存档 Gathering Autumn, Knowing Quiet Joy拾秋知清欢Mystery421k WordsOngoing [Highly Open-Ended Earth Online + Everyone's a Villain + Good People Save the World + Neutral Faction] [The ratings have just come in and will rise in the future. I'm a new writer, so please be kind.] After setting fire to both his bullies and himself, Bai Zhu, a psychiatric patient, thought he would end up in hell. Instead, he woke up on a scrapped bus. No one knew where the bus was headed. Just then, a System calling itself the [God's Game] approached him and said it could grant any wish. Bai 8.7kReads8.2Score2k14d adds

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   The main characters, F4, are depicted in a dark style, like the Four Gentlemen in the painting. There's no romantic pairing, but they find redemption in each other through close friendships like Jiang You; the brotherhood is incredibly satisfying to watch. (I'm shipping them myself, sorry, I really couldn't help it.)

8. 58 无 Infinite Time Paradox 无限时间悖论 KTV Fruit Platter KillerKTV果盘杀手Mystery693k WordsCompleted [No CP, no harem, no System, not invincible, not a power fantasy] Just as Lu Zhen thinks he has been thrown into a place where time flows freely after having his memories taken, like everyone else, he discovers that they are the strange ones among the majority! Just as Jiang Qian thinks he can clear away the clouds and uncover the truth behind this bizarre place, he discovers that the truth is even more extraordinary than he had imagined! Who is behind these overlapping, jumbled timelines? After 61Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 59 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.3kReads9.6Score36k14d adds

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   Zheng Xun is awesome! 666 [Cool]

10. 60 无 Infinite Instances: I've Survived by Hitching My Wagon to the Strong 无限副本：我靠抱大腿苟活至今 A Nuo Is a Gray Bunny阿喏是只灰兔子Mystery668k WordsCompleted (The rating has just come in, so it’ll rise later) [A male lead who grows over time but has plenty of ideas from the start] + [A little live-stream chat here and there] + [The male lead has no love interest; he belongs to the readers] + [The author takes suggestions to heart] + [A survival guide for each instance] Lu Li, a fragile college student, is chosen to enter a world of horror games, where he must struggle to survive an endless succession of instances. Quick-witted Lu Li grabs onto the le 1.1kReads8.2Score16514d adds

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    No romantic partner, but close friends, teachers and students, fellow townsmen, enemies...

11. 61 让 You’re Supposed to Become a God Through the Rules, So Why Are You Clinging to the Villain? 让你规则成神，你抱反派大腿？ A Nuo Is a Gray Bunny阿喏是只灰兔子Mystery426k WordsOngoing This is a story about the villain boss Jiang Qi and the righteous protagonist Lu Li. [Rule-based horror + a lightly ensemble cast + no romance + relying on powerful allies + a little bit of delusional interpretation] They say Lu Li transmigrated into the past and saved an instance boss. Now that boss has come to pester him. Of course, it was the Lu Li of the future who did it. The Lu Li of the present has no idea. He's simply immersed in his leisurely life in another world, hugging powerful alli 113Reads—Score10314d adds
12. 62 犯 Crime Scene Investigation: The Clues 犯罪现场调查：蛛丝马迹 Mu Yan牧延Mystery604k WordsCompleted (Not a wish-fulfillment story, no System, no romance, traditional criminal investigation) While the officers of the Changlin Criminal Investigation Division were still grieving the death of former Deputy Division Chief Xu Wei, who had died in the line of duty, their new deputy chief, Shen Yanning, arrived out of nowhere, stirring up resentment and rejection among them. But as time went on, they discovered that their young, handsome new superior could unravel cases thread by thread, finding the t 988Reads8.7Score12914d adds

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    This is a crime-solving story without a romantic partner, featuring a close brother who has risked his life for his friend.

13. 63 此 This Sword Has Yet to Be Worn 此剑未佩妥 Li Chi李尺Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Steampunk cultivation] [Ensemble cast] [No CP] [10,086] The senior brother passing by is a transmigrator. The beautiful senior sister comes with a mysterious old master in tow. The junior brother has mind-reading powers. Their classmate is a savior in the making. Xu Huanlu: “...Everyone's using cheats? How am I supposed to compete? Forget it, I'm going home to cry to Master.” Wait, why do you have a cheat too, Master? . Days and nights in a small town, a world between dreams. A young hero's sp 1.4kReads9.1Score12214d adds

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    The male protagonist's best friend and his brother are as close as gold; the two of them, while both frail and sickly, are still causing trouble.

14. 64 死EN After Dying a Hundred Thousand Times, I Bribed the River of Time and Space 死亡十万次，我直接买通时空长河 Natsume Says Nothing夏目不语Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Future Setting] [One Female Lead or No Female Lead] The Shijing appeared, strange beings invaded, and the Chosen Ones charged with fighting them were on the brink of defeat. So the most determined among the Chosen Ones began searching for a way to save the world. “Ten years later, the basic body-tempering method appeared, and the first martial artists were born.” “A hundred years later, spiritual martial arts burst onto the scene, and the martial arts community officially took shape.” “A thousa 169.8kReads9.4Score24.7k14d adds
15. 65 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: Don't Look Down on Support Classes! 灵气复苏：别瞧不起辅助啊！ Tang Jihan汤极寒Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [Support abilities]+ [Academy]+ [No female lead]+ [No tragedy]+ [Cute boy]+ [Slow-paced]+ [Ensemble cast] One day, Jiang Yan found himself in a life-or-death crisis. A meteor struck him right in the head, and a tiny sapling appeared in his mindscape. As the sapling gradually grew, Jiang Yan found himself surrounded by more and more companions. He, too, was becoming a top-tier support ability user. The little guy was overjoyed. Honestly, every one of them needs their big support daddy. What can I 8.9kReads9.0Score93814d adds
16. 66 为 For the Sake of Being One of a Kind 为了独一无二的我 kazeninoruEastern Fantasy171k WordsOngoing [Transmigration + System + Magic + Support Mage-Assassin + Growth + Power Fantasy + A Little Bromance] I, Xiao Feng, have transmigrated, so I’m going to remake myself into someone truly unique. Only after arriving in this world did I realize that the real stranger wasn’t just everything around me. It was me, too. The rules here are nothing like the ones I know. Every step feels like a test of the unknown, and one slip could see me swallowed by darkness and danger. But more than any of that, I c 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    We're still brothers [laughing and crying emoji]

17. 67 血 Infinite Escape: Song of Blood and Death 【无限逃杀】血与死之歌 One Flower Jujube花枣一颗Mystery762k WordsOngoing [The rating will rise once it’s released] [Gore, unconventional Infinite Flow + a touch of horror + battle royale + no romance + thrills + an original, unusual world + ensemble cast] [Not a power fantasy]+ [A gloomy, inhuman protagonist] “Anyone online? I think I’m the only thing in this battle royale that can’t die. What do I do...?” High school senior Fu Sheng and his entire class are transported to the Boxed World. Unfortunately, every one of them dies. After inexplicably waking up reborn, he 17.1kReads9.0Score3k14d adds

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    The early episodes featuring Fu'er and the little sheep were so cute! (They're not a couple...)

18. 68 邪 The Secret Records of Evil Spirits 邪灵秘录 Evil Spirit with a Knife邪灵一把刀Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted A healer saves lives, but medicine is divided into “living medicine” and “dead medicine.” A group of young people journey through remote mountain valleys, deserts, and snowy wilderness. They venture along the boundary between life and death, exploring lost techniques. This is a shocking mystery hidden among mountains, rivers, and vast wilderness... 690Reads8.6Score10214d adds
19. 69 活 Forbidden Ground for the Living 活人禁地 Evil Spirit with a Knife邪灵一把刀Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Seek out the world's rare treasures, and plunder its hidden relics. The living should stay away from these places... 1.5kReads7.2Score13114d adds
20. 70 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 113kReads9.5Score12.3k14d adds
21. 71 幽 The Nether Mausoleum 幽陵 Ten Years of Comforting the Dust十年慰风尘Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted A fleeting dream, a glance at passing scenes; eight thousand ghosts emerge from this realm. The Dragon Palace's blue waters are the real world; immortals point out the ancient kings of Shu... With nothing but a treasure-hunting verse, the Xiling Divine Manual, Bai Ze accidentally tore through a veil that had concealed secrets for millennia. The ancient age of slash-and-burn farming, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Yanzi creating the heavens, Fuxi making humankind: all seem both real and 556Reads8.2Score—14d adds
22. 72 佛 The Amulet Shop 佛牌专事店 The Little Lamb Who Wants to Fly要飞的小羊Mystery390k WordsCompleted [No female lead + two male leads] My name is Zhou Yi. I’m a broke loser who just graduated from college and can’t even find a decent job. Then a shop owner called and asked me to interview for a sales clerk position. At last, I found a job that could keep food on the table. But the things sold in this shop were nothing like ordinary merchandise. They even seemed a little sinister. Still, I needed to make a living, so I gritted my teeth and stuck with it. I never imagined that this job would plun 11.6kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
23. 73 关 About How I Have No Special Powers in a World Overrun by Zombies 关于我在丧尸降临的世界没有异能 Huan Xuewei幻血为Sci-Fi & Apocalypse808k WordsCompleted [Friendship-focused, no romance, post-apocalyptic survival and adventure, human nature, warped values: not for minors] Li Rui is an ordinary convenience store worker. One day, zombies suddenly appeared. With no special abilities and worried about his parents back in his hometown, he sets off through the desperate, apocalyptic world on a journey home. Along the way, he is forced to shed his false, decadent exterior, gradually revealing his true and unvarnished self. Why is this world so strange? 432Reads9.3Score10014d adds
24. 74 捡 I Picked Up the Bone Prince 捡到白骨王子 Silkworm Is Adorable蚕可爱Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted ▶ Plot-focused ‖ Slow burn × Fantasy × A twisty romance × Clean romance × Mutual salvation ▶ Gentle, awkward Bone Prince × Lively, upright, scruffy Hunter ﹌﹌﹌ ﹌﹌﹌ ﹌﹌﹌ ﹌﹌﹌ Ten years ago, his family’s quest for immortality brought down a bloody massacre, and Duolanyou was brutally boiled alive. Ten years later, he returned to life as a skeleton and unexpectedly crossed paths with a gluttonous, scruffy young hunter. One seeks to regain his body; the other seeks revenge for his father. Together, 485Reads9.4Score10814d adds

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    A story of brotherhood, no romantic pairing, two male leads, pure and innocent [admiration][learned it] The Blood Moon appears three times, the skeleton returns! A prince, stripped of everything by a powerful minister, is resurrected only as a skeleton and filled with hatred. He encounters a hunter seeking justice for his father, discovering that their hatred is directed at the same person. Following a mineral map to find divine bones and break the curse, every step is thrilling, with twists and turns that keep you hooked!

25. 75 修 Cultivation? I’d Rather Lie Flat and Give Up 修仙？不如躺平摆烂 Snow Falls and Flies Away遗雪飞落Eastern Fantasy233k WordsOngoing No Female Lead, No Romance, a Hilarious Power Fantasy. A Carefree Tour Group, and I’m Going… Mamma Mia! I’ve transmigrated. Sun Ning, a seasoned corporate drudge and housewife, suddenly found her soul in a high-martial-arts cultivation world, where she had become the Sun family’s fourth-born son by a concubine! In her previous life, mortgage and car payments had bent her back. Faced with servants in a grand household in this life, she threw back her head and laughed: “I’m going to lie flat!” Bou 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    No romantic pairings, no female lead, just unwavering brotherhood. This brotherhood defies fate, and no one can touch my brothers, not even the heavens themselves. Don't be fooled by their seemingly carefree facade.

26. 76 羽 The Feathered People: Strange Tales of Ailao Mountain 羽人：哀牢诡事 Wolf's-Tail Fern狼尾蕨Mystery117k WordsCompleted Otherworldly powers × two male leads × ensemble cast × mystery and adventure. Strange incidents plague the Ailao Mountains. Wings appear on my back, an ancient secret erupts from Fuxian Lake, and a female streamer dies a bizarre death. The Wu Clan's vengeful spirits refuse to rest, the Feather Clan hunts them down to the last, and a divine tree connecting to the underworld emerges. From the very beginning, I had stepped into a dead end. 309Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    This is a must-read! It begins with a car accident, and the protagonist becomes a pawn in a millennium-old game of chess. Supernatural abilities awaken! Murder! Chase! Car crash! Lake explosion! Adventure! Thrilling and mind-bending! High-IQ battles! A supernatural, suspenseful, and adventurous novel set in the world of the Classic of Mountains and Seas!

27. 77 元 Legend of the Primordial Spirit Heroes 元灵英雄传 Cute and Handsome小萌帅Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Once upon a time, the realms of Heaven and Earth were connected. The gods of the heavenly domains protected humanity, while mighty human martial cultivators roamed the world. The alliance between gods and humans held the foreign races of the earthly realm and the demons of Heaven’s domains at bay, temporarily halting their expansion. But then the Gate between Heaven and Earth suddenly closed. The gods fell or vanished, and humanity’s great powers dwindled and withdrew from the world, leaving man 617Reads—Score—14d adds

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    You should check it out, it's super good!

28. 78 长 The End of the Long Journey 长旅尽头 Lord Wan, the Idler游手好闲的万大人Urban293k WordsOngoing [This is a world full of normal people,] [No invincible hero] [No brainless characters] [No System] [Slow-burn road-trip episodic story] When I woke up, fifteen masked people were glaring at me Wait, did I transmigrate? How come I don’t even have a System?! Wait, I’m a cop, not a negotiator! And this dump was built by a simp for his white moonlight? Even more ridiculous, there are eleven other places just like it? To get home, I have no choice but to follow an old soldier, all the while being hu 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A pure brotherhood! A world-traveling adventure between a young police officer and a veteran from another world! [Sending hearts]

29. 79 规 Rule Horror: I’m Bai Wuchang, the White Impermanence! 规则怪谈：老子就是白无常！ Hollow Person躯壳人Mystery494k WordsCompleted (The rating has just been posted and will gradually rise) [National Fate] [Rule Horror] [No Female Lead] [Thriller Game] [Global Livestream] [Mildly Scary, Not for the Fainthearted] Bai Wuchang Xie Bi'an, one of the Ten Great Yin Marshals of the Underworld, transmigrated to a parallel world plagued by Rule Horror. Every country in this world must randomly select a “player” to enter a Rule Horror instance and clear its challenges. The winning country earns National Fate rewards, while the losing 6.1kReads7.9Score1.1k14d adds
30. 80 谷 Flowers at the Bottom of the Valley 谷底的花 Li Shixin立十辛Mystery367k WordsCompleted [Slice-of-life mystery + deduction + crime solving + case-of-the-week + serious drama] Main characters: Lu Jun (forensic pathology intern) vs. Chen Zhou (criminal investigation team captain) Six years ago, a family upheaval completely changed Lu Jun's personality, and his family sent him abroad. Six years later, Lu Jun returned to China and voluntarily joined Chen Zhou's workplace. The two are twelve years apart in age. Their relationship shifted from close friends to an awkward “uncle and nephe 1.2kReads—Score13414d adds

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    A must-read crime thriller with no romance and two male leads! Highly recommended. It's a suspenseful mystery novel told through episodic cases. Don't let the unassuming title fool you; the male lead is incredibly likable—a super cute intern forensic pathologist. No one who reads it can resist him! Plus, the author's writing is excellent, not at all padded, and the descriptions of investigative techniques are very professional. [I highly recommend it!]

31. 81 戏 Playing With the Mortal World, Paying Homage to Ghosts and Gods 戏红尘，拜鬼神 Auspicious Day, Congratulations and Get Rich黄道吉日恭囍发财Mystery964k WordsOngoing ♦Deranged, erotic corpse fiction [Miaojiang-born eunuch opera performer] [Porcelain doll, Guanyin's face and a viper's heart] [Two protagonists, no CP and no female lead] [Everyone's here for a good time] [Folk horror] [Everyone is wicked] ♦The concise version [Opera Performer] is an actor who sings ghost operas and the head of an ancient clan. He's also a narcissist who believes in chastity above all and refuses to leave descendants. The ghost god worshipped by the performer is a porcelain doll 2.1kReads8.1Score41914d adds

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    No romantic pairing. The male lead is a Miao opera singer who died and became a beautiful ghost, obsessively infatuated with himself. ② The ghost he worships is a porcelain doll. Tiny and always whispering in his ear. They are all beautiful young ghost beauties. ♦ Horror folklore, very eccentric.

32. 82 别 Don't Call Me a Scoundrel: Playing Dirty Is How You Stay on Top 别叫我狗贼：玩的脏才站得稳 Koala Loves Pigs考拉爱猪Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Rousing Action]+ [No System]+ [Superpowers]+ [Ensemble Cast]+ [Apocalyptic High Martial Arts]+ [Brotherhood] Two hundred years after the Great Cataclysm, winter and famine sweep the land. Inside the city, there is order and hope. Outside, there is wasteland and hell. A child raised by a band of desperate outlaws masters assassination and poison. His methods are ruthless, but his heart longs for the light. Born with the bloodline of a demon, he becomes, by a twist of fate, the Daoist sect’s sole 104kReads8.6Score11.7k14d adds
33. 83 7 Bureau 749: What's Wrong with a Rogue Cultivator Taking the Civil Service Exam? 749局：我一个邪修考编怎么了 A Living Salted Fish一只活咸鱼Urban1.1M WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, and it’ll go up later.) A special new member has joined the 749th Branch Office in Xikai City. Chen Xie, a transmigrator, male, 20 years old, and the only decent person ever to come out of Villain’s Valley in the Ten Thousand Mountains. His three masters are the Ghost-Refining Patriarch, the Gu Poison Ghost Doctor, and the Yin Trade’s Paper Effigy Granny. They taught him: “Be reasonable when dealing with people. If reason doesn’t work, send them off with physical exorc 72.4kReads8.7Score7.1k14d adds
34. 84 7 A Rogue Cultivator in Bureau 749: I'm the Cruelest When It Comes to Torture 749局一邪修，抽筋扒皮我最凶 Yeah Yeah Yeah, Night After Night耶耶耶夜夜夜Urban1.7M WordsCompleted At Bureau 749, a heretic cultivator walks with a black dog at his heels and a zombie standing guard by his side. He's an expert at tearing out sinews and skinning people. He used to prey on the wicked, yet somehow ended up with a sterling reputation. Ji Zuodao, male, 19 years old. He's no good person, though you can't really blame him. After all, his several masters taught him nothing but crooked schemes, underhanded tricks, and ways to profit at others' expense. His masters often said that if y 43.4kReads8.7Score6k14d adds
35. 85 我 I Think I Might Be a Little Brother-Con [I Think I Might Be a Big Brother-Con] 我似乎是弟控【我似乎是哥控】 Gifted Stars予以星辰Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Please ignore the cover] [Lighthearted comedy + brotherhood + no CP + mutual spoiling] The everyday antics of twin brothers. The everyday give-and-take between mischievous friends who prank and spoil each other. Scene 1: Song Yuchen leaned by the bathroom door and shouted, “Leopard!” Hearing Song Yuchen call him, Song Yuxing thought something was up. He quickly turned down the music on his phone. “What?” Song Yuchen shouted again, “Leopard!” Song Yuxing simply turned off the music and the 863Reads8.6Score10214d adds

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    It's really great! I didn't skip a single chapter. Go check it out! 😍 Author, keep up the good work! This book is a true gem!

36. 86 神 A Day in the Life of a God’s Knight 神之骑士的一日约 Rice Grain the Cat Who Teaches Seagulls to Fly教海鸥飞翔的猫米粒Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [No Romance, Ensemble Cast] [Light Novel] [Mythology] [Gods in the Style of God-Slaying / Saint Seiya / Fate] Twin brothers * loving to hate each other * gentle older brother * yandere younger brother Three months after the sun vanished, time reversed and the gods descended. Li Senluo, a university student with the rare constitution of a “vessel for a god,” was rescued from a terrorist group’s laboratory by a government agency. He became a “god-praiser,” allowing a proxy god to walk through mod 1kReads8.4Score14614d adds

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    There is no romantic pairing; the main focus is on the brotherhood between brothers.

37. 87 国 National Fate: Starting with Nawa, I Make Up for Past Regrets 国运：从拿瓦开始弥补遗憾 Stars Falling into the Celestial River星子落天河Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsOngoing [Instances now open: Armor Hero: Lava (3-130) → The Legend of the Seven Swords (131-320) → Armor Hero: Shadow and Light (327-ongoing) → The Legend of Sword and Fairy 4 (outline in progress) →] Reborn in a world caught up in a national destiny war, Yun Gui is expressionless. He has no regrets and never planned to keep living. When Yun Gui looks up and sees the live broadcast projection covering the sun, he too is chosen, becoming one of the destined contestants in a new round of national destiny 5.1kReads—Score28414d adds

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    Sincerity for sincerity

38. 88 那 Everything That Doesn't Kill Me Keeps Beating Me Up 那些打不死我的，一直在打我 A Wild Tangerine一个野桔Two Male Leads352k WordsOngoing [Can I Get a Refund If Transmigration Is a Terrible Experience?] [Protagonist Auras at Wholesale Prices] [Me and My Misfortune of a System] [No Romance] [Plot Comes First] Gu Changan had just finished stockpiling supplies to lie low through the apocalypse when System 111, the “World Protagonist Experience System,” bound him and sent him to the cultivation realm of “Wanxiangyu.” He thought transmigrating as the protagonist of a cultivation world meant an easy win. Instead, System No. 111 handed h 17Reads—Score114d adds

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    There are no couples on the homepage; everyone is just being cute.

39. 89 我 I'm a Genius! So Why Do I Have the Build of a Chicken Carcass? 我，天才！但是身骨咋是个鸡架啊 Wednesday's Funeral星期三的葬礼Urban640k WordsCompleted "No heroine" "Ensemble cast" The rating just came out, so it'll go up|•'-'•)و✧ (probably) I awakened an SSS+ ability, becoming the Federation's thirteenth. But I really don't want to fight. I just want to smoke a little, eat lollipops, and play games. I figured I could win by doing nothing, without having to cultivate. But the reality is that I train every day until I collapse, and that hit me like a ton of bricks. The Federation sent two bodyguards to protect me around the clock. One is always 163Reads5.8Score22414d adds

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    The protagonist and his childhood sweetheart fit this requirement quite well.

40. 90 默 The Silent Century 默声世纪 Outrunning the Old Lobster跑赢老龙虾Urban316k WordsOngoing 15Reads—Score214d adds

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    This book perfectly fits the bill and is a must-read. It's truly captivating. The combination of a highly intelligent ensemble cast, time travel, and voice manipulation is incredibly novel, completely breaking away from the usual formula. The early dual-narrative structure is clear, with the main characters sensing each other across time and space through sound, joining forces with their best friends and the Three Spiritual Flowers to fight the villains. The later stages feature powerful alliances and a thrilling final showdown, with foreshadowing and plot twists building layer by layer, making for a completely immersive and immersive reading experience! Author @ maintains a superb pacing, delivering both tense and exciting action sequences and heartwarming, touching moments. The characters are meticulously crafted, all intelligent and vividly portrayed, avoiding stereotypical good and bad characters. Highly recommended!

41. 91 却 Yet Was Forced to Master Social Skills 却被迫掌握社交技能 The Playwright排戏人Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (No heroine, no romance, standalone cases, and conversations with animals. Complete.) (Book five) Zhou Peng can talk to small animals. He uses this ability to solve cases, but he also often receives reports from animals. To those who don’t know what’s going on, Officer Zhou seems to be possessed by the Grim Reaper. Wherever he goes, trouble is sure to follow. Officer Zhou says: I want a vacation. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. 2.1kReads9.0Score23714d adds
42. 92 我 I’m Terminally Ill, Yet I Still Have to Save the World 我都是绝症了，还要操心救世 The Playwright排戏人Urban98k WordsCompleted (No CP + insectoid invasion + book two) At thirty-four, Yu Xiao quit his steady job and rented a small farmhouse on the outskirts of a third-tier city. For the first thirty-some years of his life, Yu Xiao had lived an utterly ordinary existence. The only extraordinary thing was that he was diagnosed with a terminal illness at thirty-four. At the time, Yu Xiao thought this would probably be the high point of his life. Half a year later, however, a doomsday-saving System calling itself 888 cam 8Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 93 奇 The Strange Stone’s Frozen Age 奇石冰年 Guarding the Song in the Woods林中守歌Ancient Romance369k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast, No Romance] [Coming of Age] [Another World] [Play the pig to eat the tiger] The Ghoststone, coveted by every realm, can only be controlled by an ordinary person who couldn't hurt a fly. Qi Yingyan, the good-for-nothing prince of the Yueyuan Kingdom, had only wanted to run a street stall and eat his way through life. But step by step, he was drawn into a whirlpool that had nothing to do with him... To protect his younger brother and the Yueyuan Kingdom, the timid, kindhearted prin 9Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 94 劫 The Book of the Calamity Abyss 劫渊册 Heng Mo珩默Eastern Fantasy143k WordsOngoing [He protected him for two hundred years. In return, he gave him a chance to resolve his Dao.] The heavens, earth, and stars shattered, and the path to advancement for the Xuanyuan Realm was forcibly sealed. Su Xingyao, the realm master who had hidden himself among mortals, searched across mountains and rivers before reuniting with the boy Jiang Shubai, born with the Myriad Tribulations Dao Body. Other cultivators advance without a ripple. Every time he breaks through a realm, tenfold tribulation 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Do you want a seedling? It's not a wish-fulfillment story, but the writing is good, and the plot is slowly unfolding.

45. 95 三 Three-Line Cycle: Reversing Course Westward 三线轮回：逆骨西行 Wolf's-Tail Fern狼尾蕨Mystery175k WordsCompleted A mysterious letter drags me into a deadly game spanning centuries! In the modern-day snowfields, I face evil spirits. Amid the flames of war in the Republic of China era, I save our ancestors. In the hidden palace chambers of the Ming dynasty, I uncover the secrets of the Jianwen Emperor... Piao Zhixuan and I battle across time, unlock the bronze mirror’s seal, and fight an evil spirit a thousand years old. Family destiny, duty to our country, and bonds forged through life and death knot togeth 137Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    Two male leads! Unraveling the mysteries of the snowy plateau! A thrilling adventure with an ensemble cast! Plot twists and turns! A three-dimensional time-travel story filled with patriotism and the turbulent Ming Dynasty.

46. 96 全 Godhood for All: There's Something Off About My Divine Realm 全民神祇：我的神域有点不对劲 Mumu Sees Changqing沐沐见长青Urban454k WordsOngoing [Godhood for All] [Farming] [Mutation] [No CP] [Multiple Cultivation Systems] [An Increasingly Unhinged Zoo] In the era of divine domains for all, everyone awakens their own divine domain in high school. Tang Shi awakens an A-rank talent: [A Wild, Chaotic Explosion of Growth]. Its effect is simple: the plants and animals in his divine domain mutate at random. The good news is, they might get stronger. The bad news is, they might grow in all the wrong ways. Luckily, he also has a special building 175.3kReads8.3Score24.8k14d adds

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    Try this~

47. 97 穿 After Entering a Comic, I Became Everyone's Moonlight 穿进漫画后我成了所有人的白月光 Jing Yan惊燕Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Main story complete] [Bonus chapters updating regularly] [No romance, no romance, not even for the key characters! The only tags are no romance, happy ending, System! A wish-fulfillment story!] The talkative, chuuni, drama-loving male protagonist, Zheng Guanqi (known as Yazhou in the comic) The Dungeon Guidebook became a huge hit thanks to its breathtaking art and merciless plot. But as the story progressed, readers realized that one after another, the main characters seemed to be dying, and t 44.2kReads9.4Score8.4k14d adds
48. 98 说 Weren't They Supposed to Be a Boy Band? Why Are They All Useless? 说好的男团呢，怎么全是废物 Scarlet Cat绯色猫Urban425k WordsCompleted [No CP + absurd comedy + livestreaming + entertainment industry + fast-paced + slight supernatural elements] [The story of a sect’s senior brother and four lunatics] Just after being reborn, Jiang Yi opened his eyes and was shoved down the stairs by his skinflint landlord, Zhou. Jiang Yi tilted his head and rolled his eyes. “Help, police officer~” Someone pushes me down the stairs, I lie there and hit him up for 37,000 yuan. “As long as you’ve got the right attitude, the company is Bali. Work h 953Reads9.2Score12914d adds
49. 99 创 Conquer Another World 创翻异世界 Hehehe Hehehehe嘿嘿诶嘿嘿嘿Sports843k WordsCompleted (Absurd comedy + group transmigration + a protagonist with no romance + nonsensical humor) “Who knows? We heard you could get an internship stamp for beating the Demon King, so we came.” This is the story of a group of friends who transmigrate into the game Another World Adventure, defeat the Demon King, and save humanity. Priest Chen Ranzhu, the beastfolk world’s top undercover agent and a hemorrhoid expert, uses the most awesome healing skills to pull off the wildest stunts. [No priests or dog 2.6kReads9.4Score43814d adds
50. 100 N Quick Transmigration: NPCs Never Give Up! 【快穿】NPC永不言弃！ Li Ming li立明liAncient Romance52k WordsOngoing [Male protagonist, no romance] [Amnesia and power-ups] [The protagonist is nonhuman at first] A stone from the start, and saving the world depends on teamwork?! Help! What do you do when you wake up and find yourself a stone beneath a treasured sword? Shi Yan says, “What can I do? I’ll just go with the flow.” But the brave hero is supposed to save the world, so why does he seem so dim? And why do all of you act like you know me so well? Who are you people? Arc One: Western Fantasy, Sword and Sor 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    There is no romantic pairing. The male lead has friends and a younger brother, and the story will depict his friendships.

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