Male Protagonist, No Romance, Angst-Filled: Read Carefully Before Recommending! 无cp主角男虐文 注意看别乱推！

1. 1 穿 I Became the Beloved Child Who Died Young 穿成早夭的团宠 June Flying Flames六月飞火Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No main CP, side CPs + everyone’s darling + doomed early-death white moonlight] At the Main God’s request, the System Zhaozhao travels to different worlds as a quick transmigrator, completing missions. His journey through life begins, and one legend after another unfolds. He is the exceptionally gifted divine son of the solemn God Realm. He is the beloved little prince of the lonely Underworld. He is the Black-Bellied Immortal Venerable’s one and only sword spirit. He is the Buddhist son, older 24.5kReads9.4Score2.2k14d adds

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   A male protagonist's tragic love story without a romantic pairing: "They love Zhao Zhao and hope that she will live a carefree, long and healthy life, but as a short-lived mission taker, Zhao Zhao's death is destined to be inevitable."

2. 2 盗 Tomb Raiding: What Kind of Ridiculous Plot Is This? 盗墓：这算什么狗血剧情？ Great Yan Goucheng大衍勾陈Two Male Leads2.5M WordsOngoing [Tomb raiding + no female lead + original male characters + no CP in the main story + growing protagonist + slow burn + doted on by everyone in the later half + medium-to-long novel + not tragic in the conventional sense] About the CP: There isn't one in the main story, and the tags can't be changed. About being doted on by everyone: It happens later because this is a slow burn, so please give the characters time to grow (bows deeply). About the System: It's there, but it doesn't have much prese 18.8kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds

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   Both tomb raiding stories are sweet (and bittersweet).

3. 3 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: I Thought I Was Going Crazy 盗墓笔记之我以为我疯了 Shu Jingxue书景薛Two Male Leads676k WordsOngoing The outcome is the same in every cycle. This is your final chance. What will you choose? Will you give up, or keep going? Zhang Qiling: I won’t give up on anyone who wants to live. Xue Jingshu, don’t trade your life for ours. Black Glasses: I’m such a kind person, of course I won’t let you bear everything alone~ Xie Yuchen: You helped me when I was at my lowest, so I want to help you too. Wu Xie: Why do you keep everything bottled up and never say a word? Can’t you trust us? Is there anything we 348Reads9.1Score10114d adds
4. 4 盗 Tomb Raiding: Want a Deck of Cards? 盗墓：来一副扑克吗？ Don't Cloud the Sky别云上Mystery446k WordsCompleted [Starts in Golmud, Qinghai + no romance + friendship-focused] Jiang Song inexplicably gets bound to a System. Before he can reach the pinnacle of life, the System is attacked by some force and takes him along when he transmigrates. To make matters worse, he becomes a member of the Wang family. The System leaves behind only a message about how to get home and a deck of playing cards before crashing for good. Jiang Song feels no excitement about transmigrating. All he cares about is getting home, 4.1kReads8.7Score65014d adds
5. 5 盗 Tomb Raiding: Guan Gen Wants to Kick Wu Xie to Death Today Too 盗墓：关根今天也想踹死无邪 Xi Huahua隰华华Mystery642k WordsCompleted A note before we begin: Wu Xie from Sand Sea, also known as Guan Gen, transmigrates into another body. Two Wu Xies appear at the same time, and Guan Gen gains the memories of what Wu Xie experienced an hour earlier. The main story has no CP, but the extras are completely unrelated to it and won't affect your reading. Feel free to skip them if you're not interested. The extras currently include self-pairings, Xie-Bottle, and Bottle-Xie. After ten years in the Sand Sea, the white sands of Gutongji 3.1kReads9.4Score43214d adds

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   The first book is about a character from the novel "Sand Sea Evil" who travels back in time to save himself. It has no romantic pairing, but you can ship the characters as Narcissus. It's currently completed. The second book is highly recommended and quite good; it's a tragic, beautiful, and strong character with a misunderstanding. This one is about Genshin Impact where the protagonist, as an original character or friend, tries to save the world from its regrets, only to find themselves becoming the new regret.

6. 6 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Posing as a Mysterious, Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Man 盗笔：装出个高深莫测但美强惨 Fish Like Water鱼依如水Two Male Leads447k WordsCompleted "The only Grave Robbers' Chronicles fic rated 9.6, come see!" [Starting with the Old Nine Gates, Beloved by All, Pick Your Favorite Pairing + Slightly Everyone's Favorite + Everyone Imagines the Powerful Heartbreaking Beauty] Third-person narration I transmigrated, but not completely. At that very moment, my body was lying right beside me, playing the part of a breathtakingly beautiful vegetative patient. The good news: I could create an immortal secret identity. The bad news: the System told me 44.6kReads9.6Score6.2k14d adds
7. 7 原EN Genshin Impact: Nine Lifetimes of Endless Erosion 原神：九世轮回，我经历无数磨损 Old-Age Rice Scoop老年饭勺Anime Fanfiction628k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to Teyvat, Xiuyuan learns that the System requires him to experience nine lifetimes of reincarnation. In his first life, he becomes Hu Tao's grandfather. He teaches her manners, responsibility, and how to write limericks. “Once Grandpa is gone... remember to eat well... and sleep in your coffin less... Coffins are cold, and you'll catch a chill...” “Be good... Xiao Tao, smile more. When you smile... you really are beautiful...” In his second life, he awakens the se 8.2kReads9.7Score1.1k14d adds
8. 8 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Yin-Yang Twins 盗墓笔记之阴阳双生 Playing with the Setting Sun戏残阳Mystery223k WordsCompleted (Pure angst. Some characters may be out of character. This is a story about redemption; please don’t read if that bothers you. Apologies for the OOC.) “Thud.” The knife slipped from his hand and fell into the bathtub. A smile of relief spread across his face as his consciousness gradually faded from this world. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a completely different world. Hearing people call a name stirred memories of a hugely popular novel from his previous life: The Grave Robbers' Chr 8.4kReads9.3Score1.5k14d adds

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   Besides this, are there any others? I'm really begging you! I desperately want to see something similar, but I just can't find any!

9. 9 快 Quick Transmigration: Livestreaming Every Day 快穿之每天都在直播 I Really Don't Know How to Do This Problem我真的不会做这题Modern Romance220k WordsOngoing One-line summary: After I died, everyone started loving me. Shen Fengqian died. But not completely. He was bound to a System of unknown origin. The System told him to livestream as he helped those who had offered up their souls clear their names. “Because of interference from outsiders and outside forces, many small worlds have developed abnormally. People who should have had happy endings have died unjustly in all sorts of ways, replaced by those who never deserved their success.” “Misundersto 4.8kReads9.5Score45614d adds

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   It's a quick transmigration novel with no romantic pairing, but it's really good.

10. 10 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 196.6kReads9.5Score24.6k14d adds

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    A story about immortality, slow-paced, humorous yet subtly angsty.

11. 11 快 Quick Transmigration: The Max-Level Expert Strikes Back 快穿：满级大佬反杀记 This Barbecue Is Really Good这烧烤真不错Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration + Male Supporting Characters + Comeback + No CP. The author just doesn’t like writing romance!] As a star employee of the Time-Space Administration, Yan Qing was transferred to the Cannon Fodder Counterattack Department. These cannon fodder characters were originally stepping stones for the male and female leads. They were suckers who generously handed over their golden fingers, only to become playthings of fate. Whenever the leads needed something, they had to sacrifice th 11.7kReads7.5Score1.1k14d adds
12. 12 快 Quick Transmigration: Always Wanting to Slack Off but Forced to Become a Big Shot 快穿：总想摆烂但被迫成为大佬 Fish Three Times a Day一天三顿鱼Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Male-lead quick transmigration + no romance + feel-good story] The male lead, male supporting characters, villains, cannon fodder, and child-rearing: it’s all here. Quick, quick, quick, quick, quick transmigration! Wen Shao used to be part of the male-supporting-character group. Now he’s one of the enforcement officers at the Quick Transmigration Bureau. To him, missions are no longer just missions: they’re a way of life. World One: What?! He has to teach the Demon Venerable to be good? What ki 19.6kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds
13. 13 快 Quick Transmigration: Chang Ning's Journey 快穿之长宁的旅途 Wind in the Mountains山间风声Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (No CP + Ordinary Passersby + Staying Away from the Plot + Transmigrating into a Book) The plot? I can use it as a reference. The protagonist? Has nothing to do with me. Romance? No thanks! Traveling through different little worlds, Chang Ning has only one goal: to stay alive for as long as possible. P.S. After the female lead transmigrates, her gender is not fixed. If that bothers you, please think twice before reading! 13.5kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
14. 14 快 Quick Transmigration: The Supporting Male Lead Grabs His Bucket and Runs 快穿：男配他提桶跑路了 Pidam718皮蛋718Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Told from the male protagonist's perspective. Each small world may or may not have a romance. This isn't a conventional wish-fulfillment story: in every world, he simply lives his own life. The novel is complete, and unfortunately, the typos can no longer be fixed. (ToT) Also, I'm not a studio. No studio updates this slowly. Since readers keep mixing up the protagonist's name with the names in the small worlds, from now on the protagonist's name in each world will match the name used there, with 27.3kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds
15. 15 快 In Quick Transmigration, Romance Only Slows Down Your Sword 快穿谈情说爱只会影响拔剑的速度 The First of the Four Seasons四季之首Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Male protagonist, quick transmigration, no romance. (Some worlds have spouses, but they’re only part of the background. There’s no romantic chemistry, and the protagonist won’t have any romance.) As a quick transmigration traveler, Liang Chaoming can copy one skill or golden finger from a plot character in each world. In return, he must fulfill the original owner’s final wish. A casual, no-brainer power fantasy. 12.5kReads8.1Score88114d adds
16. 16 快 Quick Transmigration: Living It Up, Who Cares About Cannon Fodder? 快穿：浪得飞起，炮灰是啥？ Mark of Life生命的印记Modern Romance578k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration] + [No romance] + [The male and female leads each have their own way of dying!] Whoever gets on my nerves, I'll make sure they're uncomfortable from head to toe. I'll do whatever I want, and that's that!!! Yi Tong says: “It's just having fun, right? I'm an expert!” ...All those weird things I researched that my senior brothers and sisters dismissed as useless can finally come in handy. They said I was wasting my time, but it turns out I was planning ahead! Hahaha... The mal 1.2kReads8.6Score10114d adds
17. 17 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Too Unhinged for the System to Stop 快穿：宿主太疯球，系统拦不住 Yan Shuqing宴殊青Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration, Male Lead's POV, No Romance, Unhinged Host] After Yan Nanxu died, he was bound by a System and transmigrated to different worlds. His mission was to correct disruptions in each world. But Yan Nanxu was in a hurry to go back and take his revenge. First world: System: We just need to protect the protagonist and stop the reborn person from hurting him. Yan Nanxu: That guy's too slow. Why don't I do it instead? Second world: System: We just need to help the protagonist and set 4.7kReads9.3Score45014d adds
18. 18 快 Quick Transmigration: The Max-Level Expert Is Here to Protect You 快穿之满级大佬在线护短 White Zither, Plain Horse白琴素马Ancient Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [No CP!] Ye Junyi joins the Quick Transmigration Bureau to help a friend. A max-level powerhouse travels to different small worlds to complete missions, fulfill the wish-makers' wishes, and help cannon fodder characters rise to success. Meet an arrogant young man, a resilient warrior, a big brother who provides for his family, a patriotic scientist, and a sharp-tongued Gu doctor. 2.7kReads7.5Score20814d adds
19. 19 快 Quick Transmigration: Breaking the Plot Is Better Than Breaking My Daoist Heart 快穿之崩剧情好过崩我道心 Humen Haohao虎门好好Modern Romance722k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + strong heroine + no-romance power fantasy + a top expert carries the team] Yu Shuang failed her tribulation and ascension, so she bound herself to a System and transmigrated through countless worlds, playing different roles and following the plot. The heroine who gets tormented until she’s half-dead, the baby-making machine who bears children for someone else, or the brainless villain who hands the protagonist experience, free kills, and women... She’d rather die than fol 4.7kReads8.6Score34914d adds
20. 20 叮 Ding! Quick Transmigration Mission Accepted. Revenge Begins! 叮！快穿任务已接收，复仇开始！ The Page Isn't White页不白Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Not a wish-fulfillment story) [No CP + can be male or female + species varies] They are insignificant cannon fodder in novels, stepping stones to the protagonists’ success and sacrifices for the love between the male and female leads. When small worlds branch off from novels, will they meekly accept the fate written for them? Jiang Yule is accidentally selected by the Cannon Fodder Wish System and becomes she, he, or it, rewriting the destinies of insignificant cannon fodder and making their wi 1.9kReads8.9Score16914d adds
21. 21 快 Quick Transmigration: But I Just Want to Be a Nobody 快穿：可是我只想做个小透明呀 Gazing at the Moon Through Bamboo竹中窥月Modern Romance600k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + two male leads + sweet romance + both leads are devoted only to each other + one-on-one] You’re just a background extra, insignificant and unimportant. You’re humble, timid, and spineless. You exist only to create opportunities for the protagonists’ romance, highlight their admirable qualities, and occupy a fleeting spot no bigger than a single square in the grand tapestry of the world. Song Xun, who suffers from severe social anxiety, pressed his lips together and smiled 19.4kReads8.7Score1.8k14d adds
22. 22 路 The Side Character’s Work Journal 路人甲工作日志 Suffering in Dreams梦里吃苦Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + stockpiling + quick transmigration + space + System + adorable pets] A slice-of-life account Jiang Ping binds herself to the Passerby A System and begins a stockpiling adventure through countless little worlds via quick transmigration. (The golden finger is pretty powerful. The female lead transmigrates at random, and her gender and species aren’t fixed.) Worlds set in different eras, the apocalypse, the modern day, and ancient times… 5.4kReads8.7Score36114d adds
23. 23 快 Quick Transmigration: The Big Shot Is the Villain, and the Plot Moves Fast 快穿：大佬是反派，剧情走的快 Water Dumpling水团子Modern Romance468k WordsCompleted [Male lead quick transmigration] + [Feel-good] + [No romance] Shi Jing, ruler of the river of time, was tricked and banished to three thousand worlds to stabilize their planes. Thus began his life as a villain. World One: The villainous uncle of the 1970s lucky star ✓ The lucky star’s uncle rebels against oppression and schemes against his own relatives, yet everyone praises him for founding a new branch of the family. World Two: The villainous marquis who sells his daughter for glory ✓ The prin 9.1kReads8.5Score64614d adds
24. 24 快 Quick Transmigration: Take Down Those Protagonists with Twisted Values 快穿：打倒那些三观不正的主角 Mint-Flavored Fruit薄荷味果子Modern Romance397k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration] [No Romance] [Strong Female Lead] The protagonists of every novel world have some kind of golden finger, whether visible or not. With it, they can kill gods and Buddhas alike, sailing smoothly toward the pinnacle of life. But along the way to that pinnacle, there are always a few people who get sacrificed as cannon fodder. Some are rich and powerful, while others have nothing at all. Whatever their status, they cannot escape the fate of being cast aside. Now Qi An tran 1.1kReads8.9Score10014d adds
25. 25 快 Quick Transmigration: My Host Always Gets Even During Missions 快穿：宿主做任务有仇必报 Tang Xiaoqi糖小柒Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration + No CP + System + The heroine shines on her own) Fu Qi believes every grudge must be repaid, and no one should get even the slightest advantage over her. As long as she's strong enough, there's no scumbag she can't crush. What, your good brother? I'll turn you into a sister! You want to make me the sucker? I'll kick your head around like a ball! What about the worst kind of scumbag man, a wicked stepmother, or an innocent little white lotus? Fu Qi says, bring on a dozen mo 2.6kReads8.8Score24314d adds
26. 26 快 Quick Transmigration: I'm Done! My Host Has More Golden Fingers Than the System 快穿：麻了！宿主她金手指比统多 Snow in the Northern Realm北界有雪Modern Romance589k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Feel-Good Story + The heroine is already a big shot from the start, rather laid-back but extremely powerful] As the top-performing gold-medal System in the Plane Stabilization Bureau, 8833 had assisted many Hosts. Whether they were complete beginners or inexperienced at missions, most could complete their tasks with its help. But after it bonded with Li Yu, it was never again the excellent System it used to be. 8833: Esteemed Host, for this plane, I recommend t 1.9kReads8.8Score22614d adds
27. 27 快 Quick Transmigration: Run! The Heartless Host Has Gone on a Rampage 快穿之快跑无良宿主杀疯了 Red Spirit Sparrow红灵雀Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Villain Fiction + Quick Transmigration + Sharp-Tongued Commentary + Reverse-Trope Face-Slapping + Unhinged Fiction] 009 is a shoddy counterfeit System that tricks Hosts into binding with it, then exploits them to complete missions. But this time, it binds the wrong person: Qi Yuan, the most famous and notorious, most ruthless Right Protector of the Demon Realm. What happens when a wicked System meets an even more wicked big shot? Before getting beaten up, 009 sneers, “Complete your missions pro 4.8kReads8.4Score38014d adds
28. 28 快 Quick Transmigration: A Cultivation Master in the Mortal World 快穿之修真大佬的浮世红尘 A Common Soul Adrift in the Mortal World红尘浮世一俗人Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing No CP + Quick Transmigration + No Female Lead Shi Yu, a Golden Core cultivator from the cultivation world, kills a transmigrator in one fell swoop and seizes their System, beginning his journey through countless worlds. Along the way, he forms bonds with cannon fodder characters from all kinds of worlds: An idol in the entertainment industry, envied and framed by his teammates. A pitiful soul forced to have their bone marrow extracted. A young Daoist whose entire family was slaughtered. … Shi Yu 2.2kReads8.0Score10014d adds
29. 29 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is a Bit Too Sharp-Tongued? So What! 快穿：宿主有点毒舌？那咋了！ Snow Unknown不知雪Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Quick transmigration + wild ideas + no romance + light comedy + multiple worlds. The worlds are short, so feel free to skip around. When Yunyan, a cultivator, gets swept up in quick transmigration, all she can say is: Don’t even think about ruining my Dao heart. She won’t date. She cultivates the path of ruthlessness. To ascend, Yunyan, who cultivates the Dao, transmigrates through countless small worlds to earn merit and experience every kind of life. World One: A stepping stone in the apocalyp 1.6kReads7.8Score14614d adds
30. 30 快 Quick Transmigration: Crazy Big Shots, Stop Going Wild 快穿之疯批大佬别浪了 Mu Shiqi暮十七Fantastical Romance5.7M WordsOngoing [Quick Transmigration] [No Romance] [Strong Female Lead] Someone stole the Divine Realm’s Tree of Life and tossed it into the three thousand worlds, causing a sensation. With a wave of his hand, the Heavenly Emperor entrusted the mission of retrieving it to Yun Qian, an idle High God who spent her days lazing about, leaving the immortals sighing in disbelief... Yun Qian was about to refuse when she accidentally became bound to a rather dim-witted system... “Host, stop fooling around! You’re abou 13.7kReads9.0Score78214d adds
31. 31 太 The Crown Prince Gave Away His Country 太子他把国家送人了 Li Sanwan黎三万Two Male Leads223k WordsCompleted [Complete]“No CP + no love interest + focused solely on building a career and saving the world + no female lead + reborn + tragic ending” A twist of fate turned Zhu Fanyi from the protagonist into a supporting character. Reborn, he turned his fate around. The System sobbed, “Heaven won’t let me go home. I want to atone and give everything back to you!” At first, Zhu Fanyi couldn’t have cared less. He thought, Don’t flatter yourself and dump that mess on me. Going along with fate is actually pre 1.5kReads9.3Score22514d adds
32. 32 原 Genshin Impact Banner Character: I Make Players Across the Internet Cry 原神卡池角色，我刀哭全网玩家 Whoever Gets Nervous Loses Half谁急输一半Anime Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [Game character + meme references + heartbreaking ending + theatrical protagonist] Mu Yang transmigrates to Teyvat and obtains the Character Popularity System. With enough popularity, his powers grow stronger, and he can even customize his own storyline, influencing Blue Star in turn. And so, Mu Yang begins his outrageous antics. Meanwhile, on a parallel Blue Star, discussions about him are taking over forums and livestream chats. “This new character is so handsome, guys. Absolutely breathtaking 2.2kReads8.9Score17314d adds

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    The lack of a couple (CP) seems tragic, but it's all part of the character design.

33. 33 绝 Absolute Zero (Complete in 12 Volumes) 绝对零度(全12册) Fan Luo樊落Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted Several people have fallen to their deaths in a bustling international metropolis within a short period of time. In addition to their bodies being twisted in bizarre ways, each victim wears an eerie smile. Were these suicides or murders? Detective Guan Hu of the Major Crimes Unit begins investigating. During the inquiry, he meets Zhang Yanduo, the mysterious owner of a bar near the police station, whose memory and analytical abilities are exceptional. With Zhang's help, Guan Hu discovers that th 3.7kReads9.6Score73214d adds

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    In a world of absolute zero, which is colder: humanity or survival? *Absolute Zero* takes you into an extreme male-centric, no-romance spectacle of heartbreak. A solitary yet resilient survivor struggles to survive in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. He faces not only the bitter cold and hunger, but also the distortion and betrayal of humanity. Every choice is a test of life and death; every step forward is accompanied by endless pain and sacrifice. Can he find a glimmer of humanity in this world of absolute zero? The suspense is palpable; find out for yourself!

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