Yu Xunge / Xu Yue / Bai Lan / Sheng An / Song Li / Zhu Wuyou / Xie Yizhen / Substitute Romance 虞寻歌/许玥/白澜/盛安/宋离/祝无邀/谢翊真/代餐

1. 51 卷 The Workaholic Junior Sister Is the Hardest to Kill in the Cultivation World 卷王小师妹修仙界第一难杀 Sine and Cosine Live in the Sun正余弦生活在太阳Ancient Romance568k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + mostly friendship and family bonds + multiple team battles] No one at Qingwu Sect expected their junior sister, who had always meekly gone along with everything and cried to win their favor, to suddenly rebel, drug them herself, and escape the sect. Even less did they expect to meet her again on the opposing side. The noisy, boisterous, rough-and-tumble young men and women of Yueming Sect surrounded her protectively and cleared a path for her. “Make way! Can’t you see our Die-di 15.2kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
2. 52 穿EN A Guide to Saving Yourself After Becoming Cannon Fodder in the Cultivation World 穿成修真界炮灰自救指南 Knowing the Mountain Forest知山林Ancient Romance854k WordsOngoing [No CP, Multiple Secret Identities, Golden Finger, Woman Disguised as a Man, Cute Pets, Silly Comedy] Tang Yao transmigrates into a book. As a doomed gay man? As a minor cannon-fodder character with few appearances, his only job is to target the heroine in every way possible. In the end, he falls into demonic cultivation and the heroine runs him through the heart with a single sword strike. His whole life is wrapped up in just a few rushed lines. Thinking of the gay character's fate in the book, 67.8kReads9.2Score13.9kShelves
3. 53 穿 After Transmigration, Her Whole Family Are Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so 137.2kReads9.6Score16.5kShelves
4. 54 求 Begging for Love 求娇 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Strong Heroine and Hero] [Love-Hate Relationship] [Defying Fate] [Print edition signed with a publisher] Gu Miaoyin always thought she was the pampered darling her emperor treasured most, until the Great Jin fell and the Northern Hu cavalry smashed through the palace gates. Only then did she realize how tragic her life was. Ten years of the emperor's favor could not withstand a sudden change of heart. In the end, she and her mother were trapped in the imperial city and burned alive. Reborn into 36.7kReads9.5Score5kShelves
5. 55 辅 Cultivating Immortality as Support: My Teammates Are All Insane Villains 辅助修仙：队友全是疯批反派 Ji Yunjun几晕菌Ancient Romance239k WordsOngoing *The rating was just released and will rise later [Pure support role + sound cultivation + a few screws loose + a touch of ensemble cast + here for the fun + team play] The previous second, Xianyu was in a psychiatric hospital, having a no-holds-barred fight with a security guard. The next, she transmigrates straight into the world of cultivation, becoming a sound cultivator who couldn't hurt a fly. The kind with absolutely no attack power! But it doesn't matter. She's got plenty of cheats a 137Reads8.9Score—Shelves
6. 56 攀 Marrying Up 攀高枝 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance424k WordsCompleted [Film and TV rights sold] [Print edition published] Zhang Zhixu had everything from birth. A family with a century of prestige, enviable talent, and a career that kept rising step by step. But he found life terribly dull. Then, one day, an accident struck, and his soul entered a woman's body. A woman who couldn't read a single character, yet dreamed of marrying into a powerful family and becoming a phoenix. · Chen Baoxiang had traveled a thousand miles from the countryside to the capital, hoping 165.6kReads9.6Score23.2kShelves
7. 57 穿 I Transmigrated Into Death Row and Clung to Powerful Men, Now the Villains Are Killing for Me 穿进死牢抱大腿，恶人们为我杀疯 Sparkly Fat Tangerine闪闪胖橘Ancient Romance585k WordsCompleted [Villain-Focused + All Characters Are Villains + Mutual Healing + Male Leads Are Devoted + Happy Ending] Yun Ji transmigrates. Other people transmigrate into princesses, noblewomen, or junior sisters of immortal sects. The moment she opens her eyes, she’s a death-row prisoner, locked in a cell and poisoned. Supposedly, in three months she’ll be subjected to a heavenly lightning execution, struck dead by eight hundred bolts. Yun Ji: “Cool.” * She has four cellmates. None of them are doing well. O 16.3kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
8. 58 我 I’m an Agent 我是经纪人 Use Your Brain When Reading Fiction看小说也要带脑子Modern Romance841k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story] [The System is not a golden finger, not a golden finger!] [No romance + entertainment industry + talent manager] [Plot-focused + no formulas] [A strong female lead who grows over time] The summer she was fourteen, that man hacked that woman to death and was sent to prison. Ye Chang Qing thought she had finally gained her freedom, but she never expected predatory lenders to come after her from every direction, right alongside it. She worked odd jobs, sold her blood, 8.8kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
9. 59 女 Matriarchy: Become Empress Just to Survive? 女尊：为了苟下去而当皇帝？ Little Meeda King小咪哒王Ancient Romance218k WordsCompleted [Female-dominated world + Strong female lead + No romance + Wish fulfillment + Wild imagination + Light political scheming] A brief introduction: This is a world where women come first. Congratulations, player. Your starting identity is the second prince of the Great Liang Kingdom, the most beloved of the emperor's four sons. Unfortunately, you’ve been innocently caught up in a conspiracy. After weighing her options, your empress mother chooses to abandon you and sends you to the enemy kingdom a 144Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book has no romantic pairings, no ambiguous relationships, and no female-male romance. The female lead truly becomes the empress in the end—what could be more satisfying than being an empress? Moreover, all the important characters—her friends, teachers, subordinates, and enemies—are women! The number of male characters is negligible, and there are no derogatory terms used against women; it's a completely female-centric narrative!

10. 60 炼 Refine Divine Pills! Command Divine Beasts! The Good-for-Nothing Young Lady Is Actually an Unparalleled Empress 炼神丹！御神兽！废柴大小姐竟是绝世帝女 Ye Zhiqing叶芷青Ancient Romance2.9M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s darling + two powerful leads + beast taming + pocket dimension + inheritance of the Imperial Daughter] Ye Ranyin, the most feared mercenary of the 21st century, known as the Night God! In a single moment, she transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing scorned in a border town! Her fiancé’s family comes to break off the engagement? Her own clan treats her as a pawn to be discarded? The next moment, she is welcomed back to the imperial capital and becomes the only beloved young 55.3kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves

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    The first one is my absolute favorite!!! It's the best novel I've ever read! The second and third ones are pretty good; those who like cultivation novels can check them out. The fourth one is suitable for those who like plot twists, mind-bending, amnesia-themed, and satisfying stories. The fifth one is for those who like silly, comedic stories. The sixth one seems to be quite unpopular; not many people read it. I followed this one for two years before it finished. In short, I read it a long time ago, and it was pretty good. The seventh one is my absolute favorite cultivation novel! It was the first cultivation novel I ever read! The eighth one is very good; those who like infinite flow novels with strong female protagonists can check it out! The ninth one has two male protagonists, which I really like. The tenth one is the second cultivation novel I read; it's also a satisfying and humorous story.

11. 61 明 Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li 87.9kReads9.3Score11.3kShelves
12. 62 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 40.3kReads9.7Score6.3kShelves
13. 63 缚 Bound by Spring 缚春情 Ren Huanyou任欢游Ancient Romance603k WordsCompleted [The print edition is available on the homepage; film and television rights have been sold] The Jiang and Song families have been close for generations, and Song Wan was betrothed to Jiang Xingjian before she was even born. They grew up together, but she was confined to the inner quarters, where everything she learned was meant to prepare her to become a Jiang family wife. The young man was dashing and ambitious. Before he had even turned twenty, he went off to the frontier to make his name. Bef 93kReads9.6Score12.4kShelves
14. 64 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 115.9kReads9.6Score11.3kShelves
15. 65 无EN Infinite Escape: From Cannon Fodder to Beautiful, Powerful, and Doomed 无限逃亡，炮灰爆改美强惨 Getting Up Early Isn't Goji Berries早起不是枸杞Two Male Leads830k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication][Audiobook narrated by a real person now available] Two male leads + Infinite Flow + Misguided assumptions A good-for-nothing cannon-fodder, Xie De, gets a System dropped on him. He thinks he can finally embark on the path of a legendary hero and triumph all the way, but it turns out his System is a useless, abandoned piece of junk that can’t provide a thing. Shop? No. Rewards? No. Missions? No. Fine, Xie De decides to keep slacking off. But the System won’t have it. Sure 78.3kReads9.6Score10.4kShelves
16. 66 你 Don’t Even Think About Reincarnating 你们一个都别想重生 Hua Maobai花毛白Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Everyday school life + sunny heroine + no reincarnation or transmigration + warm and healing] [Special notice: The heroine won't have a romance. Other characters may have romantic storylines.] After narrowly escaping death, Gu Qinghuan partnered with the System and enrolled in Class Three, Year One, at a private high school. [Someday in the future, your classmates may be reborn.] [Before then, they will be deceived, hated, attacked, and destroyed,] [Your mission is to stop them from being rebor 27.9kReads9.5Score4.1kShelves

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    A must-read novel for girls, read multiple times!!! The writing is superb, the transitions between scenes are dazzling, it's an ensemble piece, and the female lead is incredibly reliable! Girls who love their daughters are in for a treat.

17. 67 古 An Ancient Road Trip: Meeting All Kinds of Transmigrators 古代公路文：遇见各种穿越者 Youyou Doesn't Eat Spicy Food柚柚不吃辣Ancient Romance569k WordsCompleted [Romance + wild imagination + xuanhuan] A great many people transmigrated into the ancient world, terrifying the imperial court, which launched operations to lure them out, track them down, and hunt them down. Yu Yang had been here for twelve years. By all rights, she should have been dead by now. But after fainting one day, she suddenly gained the ability to see transmigrators through the Taiyin Black Ledger, and people blessed with fortune through signs of good and bad luck. She even learned h 3.1kReads9.4Score489Shelves

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    1. *Xu Yue*: I've read it twice, it's really good. It's a civil service exam novel, the protagonist is female, she has a system but her presence is very low, she hides her female identity (similar to the kind of hiding that distorts the will of heaven), only her grandfather knows she's a girl, she won't tell anyone else. It's packed with content, I underlined a lot. 2. *Gu Qinghuan*: This is my favorite, highly recommended! I absolutely love Huanhuan, the little sun! ^V^~ It's a high school campus novel, there's a system, but its presence is relatively low. The novel is about the protagonist saving all her classmates, letting them decide their own multiple possible lives. The protagonist transfers to Class 3 on the first day of school. The students are all tragic supporting characters from various novels, and they will all be reborn to "change" their lives, leading to a "single world line," where everyone acts according to that fixed plot, without truly saving themselves. The protagonist aims to change their life trajectories and teach them how to become stronger. Huanhuan is elected class monitor by the whole class on the first day, and the twenty-two students are united from then on, creating a better future together. The system's reward for saving the protagonist's classmates is to play his "most beautiful self" for his most desperate selves in the original timelines. Don't be scared off by the title, it's really good!! 3. Xu Shixing (protagonist's original name), CP Xie Chi. Completed, the world-building is vast, the protagonist can see things like the almanac for everyone, and sometimes using bad luck is hilarious. The couple is so sweet. 4. Haven't read it yet, someone recommended it to me. The writing is superb, and it's said that many of the poems were written by the author himself. Look at my reading time, trust me, it's good, no kidding! [Heart emoji]

18. 68 卿 My Beloved, Through Every Dawn and Dusk 卿是朝朝暮暮 Sugar-Roasted Little Deer糖炒小鹿Ancient Romance332k WordsCompleted Shen Yunshu studied archaeology and had been working for just two years. She loved history, and her favorite dynasty was the Rong Dynasty. A few days ago, she had read an unofficial history of the Rong Dynasty's royal family. Little did she expect that after falling asleep, she would wake up in the Rong Dynasty, sent there by the heavens, as Shen Yunshu, the legitimate daughter of the Shen family of Prince Zhenbei's residence. She had transmigrated to her favorite dynasty and become a descendant 24.4kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
19. 69 内 What's Wrong with a Beta Tester Being a Little Overpowered? 内测玩家强亿点怎么了 Lankani Ma兰卡尼玛Sports1.1M WordsOngoing The rating is low because the book just opened for ratings. It'll go up later! ٩(๑•̀ω•́๑)۶ The cover is a template sold online by a designer. [Apocalypse game arrives + powerhouse returns + full-dive game + slight fourth calamity + no romance + urban supernatural powers + fake and real heiresses + live comments] The world's first full-dive game appears out of nowhere, and the news sends the entire internet into a frenzy. At first, players think it's just an ordinary game. Then strange horrors ru 7.2kReads8.6Score876Shelves

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    The first book is good, and it gets better and better as you read on.

20. 70 漫 The Villainess in the Comic Sees the Comments and Goes on a Killing Spree 漫画反派看到弹幕后，她杀疯了 Waiting for the Geese to Return等到雁字回时Modern Romance160k WordsOngoing [Villainess Awakening + On-Screen Comments + Comic + Academy of Supernatural Abilities + Working Like a Mule for the Academy + Genius + Strong Female Lead + Female Lead Has No Romantic Pairing + Ensemble Cast of Women] The villain is a hopeless romantic, but the object of her affections is her school (?) As one of the hottest comics around, Strange Tales of Supernatural Abilities has a huge cast of popular characters, each with a distinct personality, as well as a whole host of inexplicably trag 66Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's quite interesting. The first book seemed like a substitute for the game invasion theme, but the second one is more like a commentary novel. The female lead is an awakened villain, but she's not a lone wolf; she's part of a female ensemble. Peng Zhilin has many friends and confidants right after her awakening. Even if she's not a king at the start, she's definitely not a weak one.

21. 71 宿 Dorm Survival: From the Start, I Join the Eerie Management Group 宿舍求生：开局加入诡异管理群 27suiMystery1.2M WordsOngoing [No CP] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Tower Defense] [Infinite Flow] [Haunted Dormitory] [Survival Game] [Number One on Every Leaderboard] [Cute Pets] [Powerhouse] The very next second after Jiang Jinyue was about to sign her family member's informed consent form for surgery, everything went black and she was pulled into a dormitory survival game. At seven o'clock every night, terrifying creatures began appearing outside the door. They prowled the corridors, ready to break in at any moment. The 108.5kReads9.0Score15.8kShelves

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    These three books have great potential, especially the second one, which I really love. It's a pity it's still being serialized.

22. 72 全 Global Survival: I Became the Eternal Second Place 全民求生，我成了万年老二 Air Fryer Reheated Rice空气炸锅热饭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse823k WordsCompleted [No romance + stockpiling + infinite survival + natural disasters + teammates + food + mildly scary] [The rating just opened, so it’ll gradually rise. Don’t miss out, come take a look!] People know that among all the rankings, you can remember the number one spot, because it might belong to the leading sheep, the fierce wolf, the agile leopard, or the farsighted eagle. You can also remember the number six, because that one’s a troublemaking stick, a fish coasting along, a bucket waiting to be fi 75.9kReads9.3Score12.9kShelves

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    🍀✨This book is very similar to Yu Xun Ge's book; both are female-centric novels with a game survival background. They have two different styles, but both are very good. It's the last substitute I've found so far, but it's still ongoing and not enough to keep me entertained 😂.

23. 73 就 Even a Muggle Has to Take This World Down! 就算是麻瓜也要干翻这个世界！ Clouds Disperse, Words Remain云销语记Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted “Wasteland + military academy + competitions + System + leveling + strong female lead, no romance” “Looks like a good-for-nothing, but is actually a powerhouse” “I mean, is it possible that abilities other than metal, wood, water, wind, fire, and earth exist?” Ming Xiang transmigrates into a wasteland world, becoming an ordinary person whose tests show no elemental abilities, but who comes with a status panel. What do you do if you have no abilities? Forge a path to power that belongs to ordin 19.2kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves

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    1. A group portrait; 2. The female lead is truly invincible in the later stages; she's already a qualified villain at such a young age; 3. A power-leveling story with a group of max-level powerhouses as her backers; 4. A gender-swapped overpowered protagonist.

24. 74 反 The Villain's Three-and-a-Half-Year-Old: If Dad Won't Rebel, I'll Do It 反派幼崽三岁半，爹不造反我来干 The Moon Falls into a Dream月亮跌入梦Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Adored by everyone + feel-good power fantasy + gloomy antagonist gets remade into a doting dad + daughter sweet-talks her villain father into spoiling her + female supporting character has a System] Wen Ruan was an evil villain who dreamed of ruling the world. The good news: she transmigrated as the three-and-a-half-year-old biological daughter of Qin Jiuzhou, the ultimate villain. The bad news: she’d landed in the epilogue, where the gloomy villain who could crush the heavens and earth had los 34.8kReads8.9Score4.2kShelves
25. 75 你 You Call That a Healer? She Bludgeons Everyone to Death 你管这叫奶妈？她把人头都锤爆了 Mu Huichun暮回春Ancient Romance3.6M WordsOngoing The print edition of I Can Pluck the Stars is available on all platforms. Genius + rich woman from the start. The day Ning Ruan left her village, a menace appeared on the Nine Provinces Continent. A mage? A sword cultivator? No, she just wanted to be a healer! All the continent’s geniuses: Shut up, you poisonous healer! Later: “Help! I never knew healers could heal people to death until I met Ning Ruan!” “But isn’t she a metal-element spiritual adept?” “Isn’t she wood-element?” “She’s clearl 213.5kReads9.5Score18kShelves
26. 76 游 Game Descends: Awakening the God of Wealth from the Start 游戏降临：开局觉醒财富之神 Elevenfold Draw-and-Kill Rule十一抽杀律Fantastical Romance900k WordsOngoing [Game Invades Reality + Strong Female Lead + Leveling Up + Satisfying Power Fantasy + All Male Characters Are Chaste] [One and Only Female Lead] [Female-Lead-Centric] [Guaranteed Satisfaction] [(Author-Defined) Lone Wolf] [Ruthless by Any Means] [Cold-Blooded] [BG Romance] [No BL] [Some Yuri Vibes (Pure Friendship)] One day, Sang Yueyin, an Earthling, suddenly transmigrates! The good news: it’s the interstellar era. The bad news: she transmigrated in person, with no education and no assets. Just 5.9kReads9.1Score573Shelves

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    The first three are all game invasion type. 1 And 3 can be regarded as alternatives to drinking and singing, and can be followed when you are looking for something to read. 4 And 5 have a feeling of the female protagonist training dogs. 6 Is plain and warm, with a kind of leisurely pastoral life. 8 And 9 are both road trip novels. 10 Is a hoarding + dungeon (you can see it as a substitute for hoarding and then surviving).

27. 77 八 The 1980s: The Demon Queen Turns Out to Be the Real Heiress 八零：魔王她成了真千金 July Rice Wine七月酒酿Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A slow-burn story. The early chapters focus mainly on the female lead’s growth. Feel free to pass if that’s not for you.] [The male lead got lost in the story again… No romance.] The true heiress who was switched at birth should have suffered through every hardship in the countryside. But after His Highness the Demon King, Lanting, stepped in, all of that disappeared. With a grand sweep of his hand, the Demon King revealed a bright white smile. This time, someone else would have to endure every 30.1kReads8.5Score3.3kShelves

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    Bai Lan, Shi Lanting, Zhang He'an, Lin Du, Jin Ning, Jiang Huaining, Jing Shishu

28. 78 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Secret Path to the Wizarding World of HP 盗墓：通往HP巫师世界的秘密 A Pigeon Takes Flight at the Sound of the Brahma Bell梵铃声响鸽惊飞Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Dear readers, please keep your ratings under control! Don’t give it five stars. [The Grave Robbers' Chronicles and Harry Potter dual-transmigration setting. The heroine is beautiful, powerful, and tragic, a self-interested individualist with no romantic pairing, and she doesn’t join the main cast.] The Founders’ Era, the Marauders’ Era, and the Next Generation. No System. The heroine is a Slytherin. Timeline: 1937. The two timelines run in sync, with the same passage of time and no difference in 4.8kReads9.0Score570Shelves
29. 79 快 Quick Transmigration: Who Says the White Moonlight Is a Wicked Supporting Character? 快穿：谁说白月光是恶毒女配 A Big White一大白Modern Romance435k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Quick Transmigration + Strong Female Lead + Unattainable First Love + Serving the Motherland] As the male lead's early-deceased unattainable first love, Jin Ning watches the leads twist themselves into knots over her later on. She refuses to take the blame and tears up their tragic romance script instead! Sorry, even a dog wouldn't play the unattainable first love! Given another chance, Jin Ning first teaches the heroine to stand on her own two feet and reject every form of psychol 16kReads9.3Score2kShelves
30. 80 绑 After Binding to a Black Tech System, I Beat the Male Lead to a Pulp 绑定黑科技系统后我打爆了男主 Snowfall In Winter岁冬下雪了Modern Romance472k WordsCompleted [No CP + Academic genius + Cutting-edge technology + Real and fake heiresses + Wish fulfillment] After being reborn, Jiang Huaining discovers that she is the vicious supporting female character in a story about a real and fake heiress. According to the plot, the fake heiress is supposed to envy the real one, scheme against her family, and seize the company, only to be left with her family in ruins by the male lead. “What vicious supporting character? Being a tycoon is more my style.” So... She t 27.5kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves
31. 81 氪 After Spending Money, Five Powerful Families' Heirs Fight to Be My Dad 氪金后，五个豪门大佬争着做我爸 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No CP + elite circles + moonlight muse + showbiz + wild imagination + adored by all + fictional world + golden finger + feel-good story + secret identities + top heiress] After Jing Shishu died, she discovered she was merely a character in a pay-to-play game called “Across Time and Space.” The worst part was that the player controlling her was miserly, never spent a cent, and couldn’t even customize her face. As a result, she was ugly and poor in every life. Furious, she shouted at the heavens, 6.9kReads9.2Score772Shelves
32. 82 开 From the Start, I Have Hundreds of Millions in Hell Money: I'm Invincible in the Age of the Uncanny 开局冥币亿万：诡异时代我无敌 Sis, Don't Be Like That姐姐别这样Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horror + apocalypse + tycoon + ghost money + rules + comedy + no heroine + fast-paced power fantasy (buys a supernatural-horror site by chapter 7, keeps buying everything without dragging things out, and buys an entire city in 200,000 words) + mid-story twists + late-game rule deduction] The supernatural apocalypse arrives, and evil ghosts run rampant. Within the rules, ghosts cannot kill people. While countless people struggle to survive the apocalypse, carefully searching for a w 137.8kReads9.4Score15kShelves

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    This book's world-building is quite similar to *Seeking Songs While Drinking*. It also involves a rebirth where the protagonist gains power by exploiting invasions from other species in the early stages. Later, it introduces a concept similar to a game of gods, introducing the protagonist to many other worlds and expanding the overall world-building.

33. 83 清 Cold, Untouchable Moonlight? No! I'm the Villain Chosen by Fate 清冷白月光？不！我是天命大反派 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Ancient Romance578k WordsCompleted [System-driven + villainess protagonist + egoist + top prodigy + near-invincible power fantasy + no romance (no male consorts)] After transmigrating, Nan Xian becomes a fake prodigy used by a top family to save face. She is about to fight the real prodigy. Should she just wait to die? No rush, the System is here to help. [Ding! The Ultimate Villain System is at your service.] [Humiliate your arrogant fiancé and get a divine beast mount as a reward.] Nan Xian: Kill him. Her younger siblings are d 38.4kReads9.5Score6.7kShelves

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    SL technique is simply invincible 😏 All of them are no-romance, female-centric novels. I read each one as a substitute for a meal, but ended up looking for a substitute myself 🤤🤤 Bai Lan and the Holy Maiden of the Strings are comparable to this female lead who specializes in the evil female path. There's also Ning Buran, who relies on her father's connections. I can't speak for others, but when it comes to spending money, Ning Buran is absolutely unmatched [OK]

34. 84 显 What's Wrong with Being an Attention Seeker? Go Ahead, Try Cutting Me! 显眼包怎么了，有本事你砍我啊 Give Me a Little Star给我一颗小星星Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Female-led, no romance, transmigrated, pure power fantasy, fake System, no past life] She somehow transmigrates into a cultivation world. The good news: she’s back to age fifteen and has a golden finger. It looks like she’s about to reach the pinnacle of life! The bad news: her golden finger is a cultivation-world upgrade mashup of Pinduoduo and Beauty Cam: the Show-Off System. [Invite an opponent to take one more chop and you can level up!] [Take three more chops in total to unlock the “Bright 29.3kReads9.2Score4.3kShelves

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    SL technique is simply invincible [smirk]. All of them are no-romance, female-centric novels. I read each one as a substitute for a meal, but ended up looking for a substitute myself [licking screen][licking screen]. Bai Lan and Xuan Sheng Nu, the female lead who specializes in the evil female path, are comparable. There's also Ning Buran, who relies on her father's connections. I can't say anything else, but when it comes to spending money, Ning Buran is absolutely unmatched [OK].

35. 85 我 I Became a God Through Showing Off [ Transmigrated to Another World ] 我靠凡尔赛成神【穿越异世】 Catch the Stars抓住星星Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Can you believe it? Ji Hua transmigrates into a novel her best friend was reading. The bad news: She’s transmigrated, and there’s no way back. The good news: The novel’s main story has already ended, and the identity she’s transmigrated into is quite prestigious. The novel Good-for-Nothing Mage is about two good-for-nothing leads who rise to success. It’s worth mentioning that both the male and female leads each have a beloved person they can never forget. And here’s the best part: the male lead 44.9kReads9.3Score9.6kShelves
36. 86 开 Claiming a Father from the Start! The Cultivation Villainess Doesn't Suffer for Even a Second 开局认爹！修真女配一秒都不被虐 Li Xiaowan利小晚Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted From the start, Meng Jiaojiao is being abused, so the moment she transmigrates into a book, she reveals who she is: “Dad, help! I'm your daughter!” The First Sect's leader immediately panics and protects his daughter, while her five villainous senior brothers rush to defend their little sister! The Xuanjian Sect, which punishes criminals, is dumbfounded. How did this orphaned criminal suddenly become the First Sect's beloved treasure? They're in deep trouble now! After claiming her father on 9kReads9.4Score1kShelves
37. 87 团 The Beloved Junior Sister Returns to Save Her Entire Sect of Grudge-Bearing Villains 团宠师妹归来，拯救满门怨种反派 Dust-Forgotten Wine忘尘酒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication, under the title “Clear Day, Boundless Light.” Strong female lead + light ensemble cast + everyone’s darling + putting scumbags in their place] On the brink of death, Ji Qingzhou regains the memories of her past life and learns that she has transmigrated into a tragic cultivation novel, where she is the male lead’s doomed first love. Ji Qingzhou: I have no interest in becoming part of some jerk’s tragic romance. The plot is about to kill her, and she is about to breathe h 53.9kReads9.5Score8.3kShelves
38. 88 师 My Junior Sister Masters Every Path, and She Loves Making Weapons with a Bang! 师妹她全修，炼器就爱哐哐哐！ Zhan Dounan占斗南Ancient Romance363k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + background character + wreak havoc in the cultivation world + jack-of-all-trades] Sheng Fengshi transmigrates into a tragic romance novel as a background character. The real heroine’s entire family is doomed to die. She plans to keep a low profile, focus on cultivation, and stay out of the plot. But her master hands her thirty-six storehouses at a time. It’s not about the money. She’s just naturally overflowing with compassion. When faced with a kind, upright heroine 1kReads9.2Score244Shelves
39. 89 修 The Most Honest Man in the Cultivation World 修仙界第一老实人 Rouge for Fish胭脂换鱼Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted Ye Xiaoman was the most honest person around in the cultivation world. She was loyal and dependable, dedicated to her work, and always fussed over every handsome young man. After her identity as an undercover agent was exposed and she was driven out of her sect, one big shot after another stepped forward to speak up for her. Beacon of the righteous path: “Who said she swindled me out of everything I own? I begged her to take the money.” Demon-world powerhouse: “Who said she tricked me into falli 14.2kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    These four books are all absolute stories of strong female protagonists. 1. The female protagonist in this book is exceptionally outstanding. She knows how to use men to enhance her own strength, which is very impressive and admirable. The author's writing style is also excellent and very humorous. [Staring] 2. This book is set in a matriarchal world, depicting the strength of women in every detail. It's really great to read. [Heart emoji] 3. This female protagonist is strong from beginning to end and won't let anyone harm her. I really agree with this. It's the apocalypse, and other books still have so much romance and sentimentality. [Shy emoji] 4. This is a story of a strong female protagonist in an ancient world. The definition of a strong female protagonist is never about becoming strong alone, but about learning to utilize the things around her. This female protagonist utilizes them very well and never invests any emotions. [Admiration emoji] [admiration emoji] [admiration emoji]

40. 90 逼 You’re Forcing Me to the Countryside? This Scientist’s Wife Will Empty Your Whole House 逼我下乡？科研军嫂搬空你全家 Huihui Cat茴茴猫Modern Romance7.6M WordsOngoing [Military Marriage + Period Setting + Powerful Lead + Face-Slapping + One-on-One Romance] Xia Li, a powerful wielder of both thunder and space abilities, had just come through the apocalypse. She became the founding general entrusted with the New World's Omniscient Eye System, ready to enjoy a quiet retirement. She only took a short nap, but transmigrated instead. After transmigrating, she faced two choices: Either marry a self-important mama's boy who expected her to put up with his mistress af 123.7kReads9.4Score10.2kShelves

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    There's also a book called "Quick Transmigration: No Man in My Heart, Swordsmanship is Naturally Divine," but I don't know why I can't recommend it. You can search for it yourself. 🆘 Help! After reading these, I'm really suffering from a reading slump. [Feeling wronged][Feeling wronged][Feeling wronged] Please recommend some books!!!

41. 91 开 From the Start, My Lifespan Hit Zero: The More Handsome Men I Have, the Longer I Live 开局寿命归零，美男越多命越长 Shu Wangxing舒望星Ancient Romance619k WordsCompleted [The animated series is now streaming] [Female-Dominated World + Strong Female Lead + Satisfying Wish Fulfillment + Multiple Male Leads] Ji Han transmigrates into a sickly prince in a female-dominated world. From the start, she’s already at death’s door. The world’s consciousness tells her that she can extend her life by ten years if she marries a husband who has achieved the [Devoted to Her] milestone. Ji Han keeps her cool, rubs her hands together, and gets ready to carefully pick her favorit 29kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves
42. 92 不 No More Slacking: The Prince’s Favorite Concubine’s Daily Grind 不当咸鱼，王府宠妾的内卷日常 Four Crescent Moons四弯月Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + cutthroat household competition + no slacking off + ambitious heroine] Shen Wei, a die-hard rat-race fanatic, transmigrated into the lowest-ranking maid in a prince’s manor. Prince Yan held a position of great prestige, but all his wives and concubines had given up trying. The princess consort, born to a prestigious family, was as aloof as a chrysanthemum. The secondary consort wanted lifelong monogamy. The reborn woman had lost all hope in Prince Yan and was content to lie fla 67.4kReads9.4Score8.7kShelves
43. 93 快 Quick Transmigration: Pure, Unadulterated Bliss 快穿：爽爽爽爽爽爽爽 Yu Li豫离Modern Romance283k WordsCompleted No CP + fast-paced and short + putting scumbags in their place + self-interest above all + dark + slight horror + petty, evil protagonist After the space of the Main God shattered, Xi Jing, who played NPCs in various horror movie dungeons, escaped a dungeon where death was all but certain and transmigrated into the world of a romance novel, becoming a tragic character. From then on, romance turned to horror, all the scumbags had to die, and she was the only one having fun. World One: Deadly Repl 2.1kReads8.9Score241Shelves
44. 94 快 Quick Transmigration: The Stowaway 快穿之偷渡客 Wealthy Little Bird富贵小鸟Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (No fixed pairing + space + period setting + apocalypse + a modest golden finger) Lin Xia struggled to stay alive for 18 years in a frail, sickly body. In the end, her illness didn't defeat her. Just as she was about to step into a wonderful new life, she was hit by a car and killed! Lin Xia was furious, screamed, and felt helpless... Once she'd calmed down, she looked at the person and System in front of her, in the middle of binding, and fell into thought. It was worth taking a gamble: a bicyc 13.6kReads9.0Score1.3kShelves
45. 95 游 Game Invasion: Awakening a God-Tier Talent at the Start 游戏入侵：开局直接觉醒神级天赋 Real-Life Cat猫咪真人Sports1.2M WordsOngoing [Game Invasion + No Romance + Roleplay + Leveling Up + Power Fantasy + Secret Identities + Unhinged Strong Female Lead] In her previous life, Qi Mingyue was controlled by an item, had her luck drained by a scumbag, and was imprisoned. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to a year before the game’s invasion. Don’t like the talent you drew? Just switch to another one! From the start, she awakens the god-tier talent, Fate’s Jester! The instance is too hard? No problem. She breezes t 8.9kReads9.2Score440Shelves

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    Highly recommend these two books! [Admiration][Admiration] ✨ First book: The female protagonist uses two identities, one public and one private. She's ruthless and decisive, neither pandering to the officialdom nor pandering to men or women. It's so satisfying to kill off enemies one by one like in the Death Note 📙! The transmigrators and reborn characters target the female protagonist even before she's born. She gradually uncovers the truth and defeats the evil god's servants. In the first version, the female protagonist is the original one; in the second version, it's a male-oriented harem novel where the female protagonist cuts off the original male protagonist's power and tortures him. [Shy][Shy] In a world where everyone is evil, the female protagonist schemes against everyone to amass a fortune. [Heart][Heart] The author is very obedient; if you follow now, you're a long-time reader and can interact with the author! Some readers mentioned that the author kept writing about the female lead's miserable past life, which was annoying and they didn't want to read it anymore. The author immediately cut it out, using it only as an important plot development [kiss][kiss]. So don't worry if you're not satisfied with the plot, the author is your reliable support [thumbs up][thumbs up]. ✨Second book: The female lead is a born fortune teller. As long as others believe what she says, she will possess that talent. The female lead is not only powerful among male stars, but also arrogant in the eyes of foreign races. She makes a grand entrance, fooling everyone, and it's exciting 🔥. However, the female lead is merciful to the official and not decisive in her actions. She actually carries the burden of the female lead who has ascended to a higher dimension on Earth. The female lead has to carry a lot of burdens, and the game system even calculates the victory as a split. Although the female lead gets the most, those in the same instance as her can win without lifting a finger [eating melon][eating melon]. The cooperation with the official is similar to that in Yu Xun Ge's book. She is a pitiful and self-conscious simp who desperately tries to hide it. This is a trigger point [kiss][kiss]. But the plot is very exciting. Those who like national destiny novels can go for it [heart][heart].

46. 96 星 Interstellar: They Want to Expel Me? I'll Build an S-Rank Mecha Instead 星际：逼我退学？反手造S级机甲 Three Moons in the Shadow月影成三Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted [Interstellar + comedy + academy + competitions + mecha crafting + management + no romance] Mecha queen Shen Zhaoyun is reborn three hundred years later. The teacher asks, “What do you think of Shen Zhaoyun, who created the Alliance’s first mecha? What drove her to create the world’s first mecha?” Shen Zhaoyun replies, “She’s a little clever, poor, stingy, and loves money… Why did she create mechas? Because she was afraid of dying!” The teacher flies into a rage, spittle flying everywhere. “Wron 48.6kReads9.4Score8.9kShelves

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    This book is exceptionally good, and the writing style is similar to Xun Ge's book, but the content is completely different. It's incredibly, incredibly, incredibly good; I highly recommend it! Everyone should read it and keep urging the author to update; there's simply not enough reading time!

47. 97 女 A Woman Transmigrates as the Heir: I’ll Take the Throne Myself 女穿成世子：这皇位朕亲自坐 I'm Weiwei我是唯唯呀Ancient Romance801k WordsCompleted [Female transmigrates into a man's body + reborn + sisters swap marriages + male lead transmigrates + ambitious female lead] In her previous life, Shen Shiqi helped Zhao Qingyun seize the throne by replacing the rightful heir, only to be rewarded with a cup of poisoned wine and die full of resentment. To her surprise, after being reborn, she was no longer a woman. She was Gu Jinyan, heir to the Marquis of Zhenbei and the husband of her former stepsister. She also discovered that her stepsister, 704Reads8.8Score101Shelves
48. 98 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 148.2kReads9.6Score19.2kShelves

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    Yin Nian, this book has foreshadowing in eight hundred chapters. The female lead, possessing the same information as the readers when the most terrifying villain's physical body is killed, decides to use that villain to strengthen herself. Highly recommended. Song Li, this book has foreshadowing in fifty chapters (650 chapters excluding the extras). For example, readers all think it's a demon harming people, but the female lead realizes that a newly transformed demon wouldn't possess such complex magic (the story explicitly mentions the demon's transformation). Highly recommend Lin Du, oh, I'm too lazy to even mention him. I don't want to type anymore; I'm sure there are recommendations for our little junior uncle in the comments section.

49. 99 贫 Just a Poor Rogue Cultivator. Why Are You Kneeling, Fellow Daoist? 贫穷散修一枚，道友何故下跪？ Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [No romance, ensemble cast] [A goofy trio of wandering cultivators] [Female-led cultivation progression, few scenes involving children, skip if that bothers you] Song Li transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the evil female supporting character. After bullying the heroine, she is thrown by her own brother into the Abandoned Infant Pagoda, where she dies at the hands of countless vengeful infant spirits. Waking inside the pagoda, she looks at the crying spirits and says, “I can be your mother 32.3kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves
50. 100 假 After Faking Nobility, I Became a God 假冒贵族后我成神了 A Scholar Through and Through书生本色Fantastical Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Fake aristocrat + true queen + secret identities + everyone’s favorite + nation-building + personal growth] Luo Wei transmigrates into the body of a lowly commoner who passed herself off as a noble girl to enroll at school. Her identity is about to be exposed, and she’ll be despised and cursed by the entire school before being hanged at the gallows in the marketplace. Luo Wei: What’s there to be afraid of? I just have to pretend to be a noble. As someone from the twenty-first century, I can act 128.8kReads9.5Score13.8kShelves

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    Luo Wei, Lilith, and Nanxian are also good. Of course, in my heart, Xin Jie's YYDS (8.5 on YouShu, 8.8 on Lord of Mysteries, and 7.2 on The End of Ten Days, which shows how valuable Xin Jie is), Zhu Ning, Song Qingxiao, and Yu Xunge are all equally good to me. 🤔

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