Lord of the Mysteries, Single Female Lead: Fors and Sharron 诡秘之主，单女主，佛尔思、莎伦

1. 1 西 Western Fantasy: From the Start, I Have Half an Ancient Sun God Template 西幻：开局半个远古太阳神模板 The Prophet Abram先知亚伯兰Eastern Fantasy244k WordsOngoing No heroine, feel-good power fantasy, legendary lover king. From the start, he unlocked the Ancient Sun God template from Lord of the Mysteries through the System, but only got half of it: a demigod with the Sun and Hanged Man pathways. A Western fantasy world. The protagonist will eventually become its emperor. In the end, Auer had fallen in love with this world, and with the people in it. He had vanished. Auer picked up the thorny crown, the only thing left behind where he had disappeared. He 265Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Alternative title: Mystery: The Road to Resurrection. Resurrected in a fantasy world, the timeline is after Adam's death. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, the Church of Bones becomes stuck between the two worlds.

2. 2 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 984.6kReads9.9Score161.8k14d adds

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   How can we find the Lord of Mysteries without these two people?

3. 3 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds
4. 4 灰EN Above the Gray Fog 灰雾之上 Anti-Static防静电Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted [Lord of the Mysteries]+ [Potions]+ [Races]+ [Civilization] A hundred years from now, I am a hero. My deeds become stories, praised by all. A thousand years from now, I am a legend. Stories become epics, passed down through generations. Ten thousand years from now, I am a faith. Epics become myths, and the incense offered to me never ceases. P.S. This book is also known as Above the Gray Mist. P.S. The development of the human race provides the backdrop. The focus is on an individual's epic, no 87.6kReads9.3Score7.7k14d adds

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   I recommend a book called "Mystery: The New Black Emperor Descends" featuring the female protagonist, Fors.

5. 5 崩 Honkai: Star Rail: The Mistake Born on Weng Star, Praise Amon 崩铁：生于翁星的错误，赞美阿蒙 Leng Ling Jiuxun冷铃久寻Anime Fanfiction302k WordsOngoing A Lord of the Mysteries and Honkai: Star Rail crossover fanfic. When the boy awoke in a shabby little shop, the gods once again turned their gaze toward that relic of a “machine.” The boy said nothing and felt no hesitation. All he had was an understanding of everything, and a mocking amusement. With a faint smile, he put on a classical wizard’s robe, carefully placed a crystal monocle over his right eye, and slowly walked the final stretch of the path toward “destruction.” Only a soft voice ech 736Reads6.4Score10714d adds

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   It's currently unknown whether there's a female lead, but the author previously mentioned that there might be none, or it might feature a single female lead, a lazy, unassuming girl.

6. 6 崩 Honkai: Star Rail: Why Is the Astral Express Crew So Unhinged? 崩铁：为什么列车组也不正常？ Backstage Black Claw幕后嘿爪Anime Fanfiction862k WordsOngoing [Abstract] [CB Pairing, No Female Lead] [Lord of the Mysteries] [Mostly Slice of Life] An Banyu transmigrated, and scored a full bundle of magical capitalist sci-fi, plus a graduated Antigonus account. He thought the worldbuilding was just a little abstract, until eccentric pathstriders with all kinds of quirks appeared in his world. Only then did he realize that the universe itself was abstract. Perhaps his life was just too *exciting*, because Aha cast a sidelong glance his way. An Banyu: Hehe 14.1kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds

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   Read one and collect one

7. 7 斩 Slay the Gods: The Original Mystery, and the Many Faces That Terrified the Night’s Watch 斩神：诡秘最初，多面吓坏守夜人 Grandmaster-Level Roarer大宗师级的吼道Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsOngoing [Slay the Gods + Sequences + Acting + Primordial Creator] After transmigrating into the world of Slay the Gods, I discovered, without knowing how or why, that the Nine Source Qualities and the 22 Divine Pathways were sealed inside me. I had become the conscious “Primordial Creator.” In an ordinary world, Sequence Nine would be more than enough. But this world held not only Outer Gods lying in wait, but also Lovecraftian gods who could never coexist. To survive in this dangerous world, I had no c 27.3kReads8.2Score3.5k14d adds
8. 8 斩 Slay the Gods: From the Start, I Inherit the Source Castle and Become Amon's Agent 斩神：开局继承源堡，阿蒙代理人 Qiu Yuanye秋原叶Male-Channel Fanfiction273k WordsCompleted [Slay the Gods + Lord of the Mysteries + Demigod from the start + God of Mischief + Tarot Club + Mastermind behind the scenes] After transmigrating into the world of Slay the Gods, I became a rich young master and Lin Qiye's seatmate. I'm also a local of Cangnan, though, so it won't be long before I turn to ash. I planned to coast through life, but then Amon came knocking... Hey! I, Shi Meng, love a life full of thrills. Since heaven gave me this opportunity, I'd better seize it, then take oppor 2.4kReads8.2Score31014d adds

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   Tomato (the author) doesn't own the copyright to Lord of Mysteries, which results in very few fanfictions. And you still managed to find one? You're lucky you even managed to find one! [Crying][pouting]

9. 9 斩 Slay the Gods: The Visionary 斩神：空想家 The Wind’s Poet风之墨客Male-Channel Fanfiction128k WordsCompleted [Slay the Gods + Lord of the Mysteries + Visionary + fun and games + Qiye gender swap + resolving regrets] A lot of people have been asking how the protagonist, with such terrible scriptwriting, managed to defeat Adam. Starting January 1, 2025, bonus chapters will be released from time to time to explain how the protagonist became a Visionary (adjusts an imaginary monocle). An ordinary Visionary in the world of Slay the Gods. Xia Ming: “I'm really not a Visionary. You have to believe me. Lin Qiy 598Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 10 斩 Slay the Gods: The Writhing Hunger, Herding the Gods 斩神：蠕动的饥饿，放牧诸神 Misty Rain over Shudu蜀都烟雨Male-Channel Fanfiction315k WordsCompleted [Slay the Gods]+ [Lord of the Mysteries]+ [Little Klein]+ [The Fool]+ [Amon]+ [Creeping Hunger] Jiang Yan transmigrates into the world of Slay the Gods and becomes Zhao Kongcheng's nephew. He was originally just a temporary member of the Night's Watch, but then he received a gift from another world: “Creeping Hunger.” As long as he “grazes” a soul, he can obtain that person's Forbidden Ruin. From then on, Jiang Yan embarks on an invincible path of “commanding the mysterious” and “grazing the god 1.7kReads6.9Score22014d adds
11. 11 人 I Open a Tarot Shop in Slay the Gods, and the World Falls Apart 人在斩神开塔罗，世界崩坏了 A Little Knife Turtle一只小刀龟Male-Channel Fanfiction231k WordsCompleted [Slay the Gods] + [Lord of the Mysteries] + [no female lead] + [joins a ship's crew early on, builds his own forces later] + [Fool Pathway] + [Tarot Club] Transmigrated into the world of Slay the Gods, he unlocks the Fool Pathway from the start! By constantly acting out his role and digesting potions, he raises his Sequence! A Seer? Since he already knows the plot, wouldn't his predictions be one hundred percent accurate? Zhao Kongcheng is dead? He turns him into a Mysterious Attendant and puts 2kReads7.1Score26314d adds
12. 12 斩 Slay the Gods: Mentally Ill? Call Me the God of Mystery! 斩神：精神病？请叫我诡秘之神！ Six Naps a Day一天睡六觉Male-Channel Fanfiction518k WordsCompleted [God-Slaying + Sequences + God of Mysteries + Acting + Madness + No Female Lead + 220 Multiple Personalities + Multiple Classes] After transmigrating into the world of God-Slaying, he finds himself in Sunshine Mental Hospital, one month before the story begins. There, he meets Lin Qiye for the first time, and becomes the incurable “God of Mysteries” in Room 7 of the Gods’ Mental Hospital, possessing 22 divine pathways. From the start, he awakens the true god of the Prisoner Pathway, Sequence 0: 8.2kReads8.0Score1k14d adds
13. 13 崩 Honkai: Star Rail: I'm Really Not Aglaea 崩铁：我真的不是阿格莱雅 Talking to Myself 2自言自语2Anime Fanfiction236k WordsOngoing #ApologiesForTheCP#ApologiesForTheSuddenFaceful#ApologiesForTheLightspeedDivineWords#ApologiesForTheBL#ApologiesForTheGL#ApologiesForTheBG#ApologiesForOOC#ApologiesForUFO#ApologiesForUSB#ApologiesForBeingHuman#ApologiesForBeingAnAmateur#ApologiesImBeria#ApologiesForIncompleteApologies So many apologies, oh ho ho ho ho ho [Single Male Lead] [Single Female Lead, Little Fish] [Not Romance] [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] [Angst] [A Little Inconsistent] [Battle and Adventure] [Original Plot] [Opposit 352Reads—Score10314d adds

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    Chapter 79 features a cameo appearance by "The Magician" Fors to save the day [facepalm], the protagonist becomes a member of the Tarot Club's Little Arcana, and later receives psychological therapy from "Justice" Audrey [admiration], while also befriending Amon [facepalm]

14. 14 诡 The Mysterious Creator’s Travels Across the Myriad Worlds 诡秘造物主万界见闻 Leziren Wawuwu乐子仁哇呜呜Anime Fanfiction166k WordsCompleted The original Creator, an animated Lovecraftian universe that transmigrated across the multiverse and captured a System. Power had long since ceased to be the goal. The game mattered more than anything, and he colored some fates that had once seemed set in stone with utterly unbelievable hues. A not-quite-invincible power fantasy + a protagonist who does whatever he pleases + raising kids across the entire multiverse. A Certain Magical Index (completed), the Foundation universe (ongoing) 131Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 15 命 Miss Destiny’s Speedrun Manual 命运小姐的速通手册 RobinOfficial知更鸟officialEastern Fantasy527k WordsOngoing (Light yuri, one soul in many bodies, secret identity trope, a world inspired by The Master of Maidens) Freya transmigrates into another world. Beneath the calm surface of this world lie countless mysteries: the Special Affairs Bureau, the Church, evil gods, and cursed objects. Here, all it takes to gain superpowers and step into the supernatural is to drink a small bottle of potion. As luck would have it, Freya gains the ability to simulate the future and save her progress. In countless simulat 24.5kReads9.1Score2.4k14d adds
16. 16 次 Demigod 1: Tales of New Shanghai 次神1：新沪怪谈 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug666Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Praise the Fool, Azathoth | The author promises original ideas and an innovative plot: What you owe isn't money, but “psychic loans” and “existence taxes.” Overdue and unpaid? You automatically become a sacrifice or have your “existence” erased. Debt collector → half-human, half-god “demigod candidate.” New Shanghai → a cyberpunk city infiltrated by the Old Ones. 341Reads8.8Score—14d adds

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17. 17 空 The Garden of Sinners: The Magician, Have You Ever Seen Nothingness? 空之境界：魔术师·你见过‘无’吗？ Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug666Female-Channel Fanfiction16k WordsCompleted The Garden of Sinners: Magician · Have you ever seen “nothingness”? 47Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 诡 Lord of the Mysteries: Sequence 0, Awakening of the Cocoon, the Fool's First Cry 诡秘：序列0--蚕茧觉醒·愚者初鸣 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug666Male-Channel Fanfiction21k WordsCompleted Lord of the Mysteries: Sequence 0: Awakening from the Cocoon · The Fool’s First Cry 564Reads—Score514d adds
19. 19 诡 Lord of the Mysteries [Original]: The Authority of Fate, Sequence 0 诡秘「原创」·序列0的命运权柄 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug66643k WordsCompleted Lord of the Mysteries: Original Story · The Fate Authority of Sequence 0 136Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 20 诡 Lord of the Mysteries [Original]: The Crimson Fortress, Prisoner of the Fourth Pillar 诡秘「原创」：赤红要塞·第四支柱囚徒 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug66612k WordsCompleted Lord of the Mysteries: Original Story: Crimson Fortress · Prisoner of the Fourth Pillar 130Reads—Score214d adds
21. 21 诡 Lord of the Mysteries [Original]: The Nine Primordial Essences, River of Eternal Darkness 诡秘「原创」：九大源质·永暗之河 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug66619k WordsCompleted Lord of the Mysteries: Original Story: The Nine Sefirot · River of Eternal Darkness 179Reads—Score214d adds
22. 22 诡 Mysterious: The Door Pathway, A Transcendent Finale 诡秘「原创」：门之途径·非凡终局 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug666Male-Channel Fanfiction25k WordsCompleted Mystery «Original»: The Door Pathway · Extraordinary Finale 105Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 23 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.5kReads—Score10714d adds

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    It's addictive from the first glance; the little Taoist priest goes into the city to rob the poor and help the rich.

24. 24 诡 Lord of the Mysteries: What Do You Mean My Border Collie Is an Angel? 诡秘：什么叫我家的边牧是天使？ Parrot A Mao鹦鹉阿茂Male-Channel Fanfiction814k WordsOngoing I transmigrated into a "wonderful" world of steampunk, with a touch of Lovecraftian horror and a Victorian setting. How do I put it? After waking up, I was greeted by a talking dog, or rather, a talking Border Collie... Oh, this world is completely insane. One problem after another keeps finding me. I just want to live in peace... "Oh, by the way, have you heard? The Kingdom is about to pass something called the Corn Laws. Pickles, what do you think?" Some lousy owner. "First of all, I'm a dog, 22Reads5.7Score—14d adds

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    This one is still alive for now.

25. 25 茅 Maoshan: Divine Craftsmanship, Gilded Ruyi! 茅山：神机百炼，鎏金如意！ Just One Good Man良人一个Urban790k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the junior disciple of a Maoshan sect, he gets his hands on the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements. A bamboo strip becomes a magical artifact in the blink of an eye, without anyone’s help, while a golden Ruyi scepter that took ten years to refine is instantly upgraded to a high-grade one. Qiu Sheng brings over roast chicken and ginseng wine, then casually hands him the scepter: “Kill a few more demons for me, and don’t embarrass us.” 3.5kReads—Score35814d adds
26. 26 降 Arriving in Hong Kong Cinema: Weirdness, I Need You to Help Me Cultivate 降临港综：诡异，我要你助我修行 One-Finger Keyboardist一指弹键盘Mystery653k WordsOngoing Hong Kong Horror + Film and TV + Supernatural Late at night, the radio station plays “Screams at One-Thirty,” and someone dies in the office every year. Yin Yang Road No. 888, Yellow Hill Village, The Haunted Apartment, July 14... What a relief. It turns out this is only a horror-movie world. Heaven, earth, gods, humans, and ghosts: up there, you might call me the lowliest of the Five Immortals. But here, what should you call me? After arriving on Hong Kong Island, Zhang Tianbo cultivates 13.7kReads6.6Score1.1k14d adds
27. 27 大 Grandmaster? Ha! I’ve Got a 40Mm Cannon! 大宗师？呵！我有40火！ Tanghulu Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的冰糖葫芦Male-Channel Fanfiction199k WordsOngoing Wu Yan is crushed to pieces by a dump truck, then opens his eyes in a void! There is nothing here but endless emptiness. Apart from the silvery-white light shining overhead, there's nothing at all! Fortunately, a door opens in this space every so often! From then on, Wu Yan travels through the Myriad Worlds by passing through the doors! 264Reads5.3Score—14d adds
28. 28 人 A Hong Kong Crime Saga, Cultivating Immortal Merit 人在港综，功德成仙 Farmer of Green Mountain青山农夫Male-Channel Fanfiction188k WordsOngoing [Hong Kong crime dramas at first, Marvel characters introduced midway] He thought he had transmigrated into a world of Hong Kong crime dramas. Then he saw the headline on the front page: “Stark Industries Founder Spotted Out at Night in Tsim Sha Tsui.” To survive in this strange world that had merged with Marvel, Pan Xian gradually becomes the “Midnight Butcher,” a name that makes every villain tremble! 11Reads—Score314d adds
29. 29 港 Hong Kong Crossover: The Northeast Spirit Medium 港综：来自东北的出马仙 Lucky Baby Is So Happy幸运宝宝很开心Mystery272k WordsCompleted Following his late father’s final wish, Li Wujie travels alone to Hong Kong to find his relatives. His father wanted him to hold on to his humanity, but Li Wujie treats Hong Kong like an all-you-can-eat buffet: devour the wicked and cultivate immortality. As it happens, his aunt has passed away, leaving only his down-and-out cousin, “Chui Shui Da,” and his daughter, Shisanmei. And so begins an unusual urban fantasy. (A Hong Kong crossover focused on supernatural films, with the main storyline c 593Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 30 神 Mystery: Even a Smoker Can Be a Ghost 神秘：烟鬼也是鬼 Is It Wrong to Be Gentle?温柔有错嘛Mystery513k WordsOngoing When the mysterious returns and terror descends. When evil spirits appear and cannot be killed. When the world falls into despair, who will be its savior? The protagonist, Li Er, was an ordinary college student until he found himself in this desperate age. 9.5kReads5.5Score1.2k14d adds
31. 31 女 My Girlfriend Tried to Scam Me? I Changed Classes to a Celestial Master and Slaughtered My Way Through the Apocalypse 女友仙人跳？我转职天师杀穿末世 Fiery Monkey Maomao火爆猴毛毛Urban303k WordsCompleted [High-martial arts + supernatural horror + rules + invincible + decisive and ruthless] The red moon descended, the eerie returned, and more than ninety percent of all living beings became monsters. Lin Chen’s girlfriend teamed up with a financial conglomerate to steal his profession. On the brink of death, he obtained the Supreme Celestial Master System. He changed professions for the second time, becoming the one and only Celestial Master! Killing monsters earned him merit points! With enough m 69Reads6.3Score—14d adds
32. 32 诡 Lord of the Mysteries: My Cat-Raising Diary in the Origin Castle 诡秘：我在源堡的养猫日记 Amon Shi FushengAmon时福生Male-Channel Fanfiction125k WordsCompleted Shi Fusheng accidentally transmigrates into Lord of the Mysteries and merges with the remnant consciousness of the Celestial Worthy within Sefirah Castle. He is both the Celestial Worthy with human feelings and a human who has transmigrated into the Celestial Worthy. 1. The protagonist is exclusively attracted to men. 2. Before transmigrating, the protagonist was a woman. Although she has no physical sex after transmigrating, her gender identity is female. 3. The Tingen storyline in Volume One 85Reads—Score—14d adds

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    My friend's book features a Celestial Venerable as the main character.

33. 33 探 Exploring the Unknown Entity 探明未知体 Unknown Ancestor, Hidden Star未知始祖隐星Sci-Fi & Apocalypse586k WordsOngoing Modern urban setting + unsolved mysteries + specialized career system + unknown beings and objects (Cthulhu, SCP Foundation) + collection of grim fairy tales + ensemble cast This is an era in which humans and unknown beings coexist peacefully! Tan Zhen sets out with his childhood friend Wan Kun to investigate the disappearance of their loved ones. After passing the warrior assessment, they are assigned to the Third District Containment Center. Along the way, they search for his older brother, 2Reads—Score114d adds

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    Please see this modern Chinese-style mystery, featuring the SCP Foundation, a Cthulhu-inspired sci-fi thriller, and 114 chapters detailing the protagonist's growth amidst depression. A bizarre new world where humanity and unknown entities coexist peacefully, special professionals uncover the truth, combat mental pollution, and a long-term, incredibly deep world-building!

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