Everyone, I’m in a Reading Slump. Any Protagonists with Extraordinary Charisma That Doesn’t Come from a System? 各位，书荒了有没有主角魅力特别大。不是系统给予

1. 1 别 Don't Call Me a Demon 别叫我恶魔 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban5.7M WordsCompleted [Qing Feng's new novel, This Player Has Something Wrong with His Head, is now serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] The sacred heavenly gates stand across the sky, while the demonic abyss of time and space lays waste to the human world. When twelve spirit springs burst from the earth, when the moon no longer belongs to humanity... Where will we go from here? A world of gods? A world of demons? No. This is a world that belongs to humanity! I will take up the crown no one else wou 177.9kReads9.4Score16kShelves
2. 2 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.2kReads9.6Score68.1kShelves

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   Yes, it might be a little hard to understand at first, but it gets better and better as you go on.

3. 3 还 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 Reclining in the North高卧北Urban169k WordsCompleted From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 166.5kReads9.8Score19.1kShelves

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   The ratings speak for themselves; it's something that can only be understood intuitively.

4. 4 犯 The Usurper 犯上者 Li Ma李马Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [The print edition has been signed, so read with confidence] (No System, no invincibility, plot-focused, explores human nature, not a formulaic power fantasy) (The protagonist grows and changes as the story unfolds) (An ensemble cast: supporting characters aren't one-dimensional, and respond with genuine emotions to the changes around them) No one knows when this world began to split in two. 218.8kReads9.4Score35.1kShelves

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   It's absolutely fantastic! This is the first post-apocalyptic novel I've ever read. The humanity and the series of stories within it are truly delightful and surprising. I felt completely immersed, like I was following Ning Fan through the events, experiencing their sorrow during disasters and their joy during times of peace. I really love reading it, it's so good! And the strategies and such are incredibly unexpected, with huge plot twists, even complete reversals. I never imagined it could be read this way. The author's mind is truly amazing.

5. 5 大 Great Ming: I'm in the Hongwu Era, and I'm Wild as Hell 大明：身在洪武，我狂的一批 Three Naps a Day一日三觉Historical1.6M WordsOngoing The man standing before you is Empress Ma's godson, Zhu Biao's good friend, the beloved son-in-law of Lan Yu and others, Zhu Xiongying's mentor, and Old Zhu's lifelong nemesis. The twelfth year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty. Back then, the sky was blue, the clouds were white, and the air was still sweet. Fang Jingzhi came staggering from the Qinhuai River, leaning against the wall, intent on hearing all the juicy gossip about Lan Yu and Old Zhu. But he never imagined that the Old Zhu f 1.3kReads8.4Score—Shelves

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   Ancient texts without a systematic approach are worth reading.

6. 6 老 Bro, You're a Cop, Not a Thug! 老弟，你是警察，不是暴徒啊 KISS in the CloudsKISS云中Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn? Xiao Mu: No need to panic. This is nothing. Remembering how he had worked himself to death in his previous life, he wanted to live a lazy life this time around. Fate’s Wheel: No, you don’t. Congratulations, you’ve acquired the abilities of a human weapon, an all-seeing eye, mastery of a hundred martial arts, superhuman hearing, an extraordinary physique, an unparalleled sense of smell, the power to imitate, and more... Xiao Mu: (￣ω￣;) Are you trying to force me to show off in front of ev 4.4kReads9.5Score490Shelves

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   All three books feature a charming protagonist, and the second book, "The Lazy Man Who Listens to Music in a Brothel," also features a protagonist with great charisma.

7. 7 海 One Piece: The Lazy Marines’ King, and Kizaru Stops Smiling 海贼：海军摆烂王，黄猿不嘻嘻 Yang Yang Loves Reading杨杨爱看书Anime Fanfiction526k WordsCompleted Yi Chen, his former company's best slacker, transmigrates to the One Piece world. After replacing a Marine major, he obtains the Pleasure System. As long as he feels good, he can earn Pleasure Points. [Ding!] [Host, leave work on time. You may arrive late, but you must never leave late!] [Host is in good spirits. Pleasure Points +20] Once he has 1,000 Pleasure Points, he can draw a prize. Winning a god-tier item will greatly increase his strength. [Congratulations, Host, you have won a god-tier 6.9kReads8.7Score426Shelves
8. 8 天 Natural Disaster Strikes: I Can Strengthen Everything 天灾降临：我可以强化万物 Autumn Has Come to the Mountains and Rivers山河已是秋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted Natural disasters strike and monsters run rampant, plunging the world into famine and catastrophe. Humans assign them ranks and risk their lives to learn the rules for killing them. They, meanwhile, lick their scarlet lips and stare with glowing red eyes, wanting nothing more than to devour every human. The outside world is dangerous. I just want to hide in a safe house. Lin Yu is determined to build himself an absolutely secure domain. Until one day, when Lin Yu decides to go out for a stroll, 32.4kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves
9. 9 开EN Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 333.5kReads9.7Score44.8kShelves

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   This isn't a system (the system's final identity is unexpected), I advise you not to read it, or you'll get hooked.

10. 10 反 So What If I’m the Villain? All My Brothers Are Protagonists 反派咋了，我兄弟都是主角 I Want to Eat a Big Tomato想吃大番茄Urban1.8M WordsCompleted When Zhang Ming wakes up, he has transmigrated into an urban novel and become a lackey to the villain. “You, go kill Chen Fan for me!” “Huh? Me? You mean you want me to kill the protagonist?” Zhang Ming looks at the rich second-generation heir in front of him. Is this guy out of his mind? As cannon fodder, how could Zhang Ming possibly pick a fight with the protagonist? Wouldn't that be asking to die? Being on the villain's side really doesn't work. It's much better to cozy up to the protagonist 2.3kReads7.4Score164Shelves

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    It's so beautiful!

11. 11 玄 Xuanhuan: I Have a System, and the Protagonists All Treat Me Like an Idol 玄幻，我有系统主角都把我当偶像 Bin Cola彬可乐Eastern Fantasy209k WordsCompleted Protagonist Li Yan: “Cousin Chunyang, I want to learn swordsmanship from you.” Old Ancestor Li Qingyun: “Yan, learn from your old ancestor, and you’ll become an unparalleled powerhouse sooner or later.” Li Chunyang: “Old Ancestor, you’re right that learning from you will make me an unparalleled powerhouse sooner or later. But it’s noon right now, not morning or night.” System: “Host, the protagonist’s admiration for you has reached 95%. Reward: Heavenly Sword Domain.” 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    📚💫The bamboo shadows sway on the desk by the window, the sound of a wild spring enters the inkstone! The first book mainly tells the story of: Protagonist Li Yan: Cousin Chunyang, I want to learn swordsmanship from you. Ancestor Li Qingyun: Little Yanzi, follow the ancestor and you will become an unparalleled expert sooner or later. ... Opening this book is like stepping into a poetic garden, each page exuding a captivating fragrance. 🥰😍🥰 May every morning be filled with hope, may every night be filled with starlight, may your path be strewn with flowers, and may your heart always be warm.

12. 12 魅 Charm System 魅力值系统 Tomorrow Will Be Even More Boring明天会更无聊Urban294k WordsOngoing Jiang Hua woke up again. More precisely, he was woken by the noise of the square-dancing ladies downstairs. He rubbed his bleary eyes and looked at the badly chipped old alarm clock on his bedside table. It was six thirty in the morning. “Those old ladies sure have a lot of energy...” Jiang Hua muttered. He rolled over, ready to doze off again. But the moment he closed his eyes, a buzz rang through his mind, as if something had been activated. Then a kaleidoscopic image unfurled in his mind —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 背EN Editing His Backstory: Why Does This Orphan Get More Popular the More We Dig? 背景编辑：这孤儿怎么越扒越红？ Yan Hui焰慧Urban528k WordsCompleted Although you're an orphan, you've bound yourself to a background-editing System. When the head of the Education Bureau visits the school cafeteria to inspect the meals, he happens to find you eating only the free rice and a bowl of seaweed and egg-drop soup. The director asks why you haven't applied for financial aid. You wave a hand grandly. Hey, System, I've got a great idea. A father guarding the borders, a mother who braves danger to treat the sick, a grandfather who fought to defend the cou 6.4kReads7.1Score467Shelves
14. 14 修 Cultivation: From the Start, I Put Every Point into Charm 修仙：开局全点魅力了 Drink Less Beer少喝啤酒Eastern Fantasy207k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a cultivation world, Lin Qianyi has maxed-out charm and an extraordinary bearing, along with the face of a protagonist in every sense. But along with that protagonist’s face comes utterly ordinary cultivation talent. Well versed in the ways of caution, he plans to hide away in some backwater place. To his surprise, from the start, he’s mistaken for the chosen one and taken in as an inner disciple of a sacred sect. Fortunately, at the crucial moment, he activates a System 50Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 7 749 Bureau: From the Start, I Became a Zombie 749局：开局变成僵尸 I'm Not a Madam, Am I?我不是太太吧？Mystery1.6M WordsOngoing "Ruthless and decisive" "All monsters deserve to die" "I’m a monster? Then I deserve to die too!" "No female lead" "A slightly slow start" "Takes off later" Li Buguo is an online absurdist streamer who makes a career out of wild antics. On the Ghost Festival, just as he was making his comeback, a strange beast being hunted by Bureau 749 happened to pass by and pierced his chest. It sent him straight through the open Gates of Hell, only for a ghost to kick him back out. He became an exceptionally 71kReads8.9Score7.8kShelves
16. 16 不 I'm Done Sucking Up! The Little Junior Sister Ran Off with Seven Big Shots 不舔了！小师妹她跟七个大佬跑了 Changdong000长东000Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Cultivating Immortal Cutie + Everyone's Favorite + No Romance + Groveling Chase + Spiritual Energy Dwindling + Lucky Carp] In her previous life, after Chi Yao was brought back to Tianyin Sect, she gave everything she had to everyone around her. In the end, her sect leader father killed her with his own hands beneath the Qiankun Platform, without bothering to find out the truth. Only before she died did Chi Yao learn that, in her parents' eyes, she could never measure up to their adopted daughte 2.6kReads8.8Score450Shelves
17. 17 撩 After Flirting with the Cold, Ruthless Marshal, the Entire Galaxy Ships Us 撩惹冷戾元帅后全星际都在嗑CP Little Pear Immortal Snacks on Pastries小梨仙恰饼Two Male Leads405k WordsCompleted A seemingly aloof but secretly devoted Alpha × a sweet, well-behaved, flirtatious Omega with a hint of hidden darkness [Two male leads + Interstellar ABO + Marriage First, Love Later + Sweet Romance, Both Pure + Mutual Devotion] Before their wedding, Wen Shumu understood that his marriage to Ling Suyu was a transaction, a bargaining chip between the Empire’s rising powers and the aristocracy. Outsiders all thought Wen Shumu, born into the powerful Wen family, was a pampered aristocratic Omega. 7.7kReads9.5Score1.2kShelves
18. 18 与 I Married My Secret Crush First, Then Fell in Love 与暗恋对象先婚后爱了 I'm a Little Fishhead Star是鱼头星星呀Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof beauty × rebellious young master] Jiang Shuyue is distant by nature and dislikes dealing with people. Even her parents are at a loss over her coolness, and often criticize her for it. She has always known the truth: her parents criticize her simply because they don't like her. The one they love is their adopted daughter, who grew up in the Jiang family. When she was twenty-five, she made a deal with her parents: she would agree to an arranged marriage, on the condition that they nev 27.8kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
19. 19 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.4kShelves

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    Trust me, fellow book lovers, read these three! All female protagonists, cultivation novels, ensemble casts, and the first three have no romantic pairings. These are my top picks from the Tomato Book Club, which I've loved for years. They all tell the story of abandoned female disciples from other sects who join a poorer sect and are guided to the pinnacle of cultivation. The second and fourth books are not yet finished. The first book features a strong yet quirky female lead, a humorous writing style that made me laugh until my stomach hurt, and excellent ensemble character descriptions, with each character vividly portrayed. The second and third books feature young girls as protagonists (the girl in the third book grows up later), with lucky charms and the blessing of heaven. They're not typical wish-fulfillment novels, but they have plenty of satisfying moments, and are incredibly heartwarming and healing! The fourth book is similar to the first, with a quirky yet strong female lead.

20. 20 抱 She Was Returned to Her Sect by Mistake, Only to Freeze to Death 抱错被接回宗门，她却被活活冻死 Nan Yunzhu南云珠Ancient Romance717k WordsCompleted [Everyday life + farming and cultivation + healing + not a strong female lead] In her previous life, Wen Zhizhi was switched at birth and eventually returned to her real family. She poured her heart and soul into her first half of life, only to freeze to death on a snowy night while everyone in her sect doted on the impostor and rejected the real heiress. Reborn at the age of seven, she decisively left them behind. But she had barely escaped the deadly cave of the blind before she was picked up 16kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves
21. 21 小 My Junior Sister Doesn’t Do Sentimental Speeches, She Slaps People 小师妹不爱煽情，爱扇人 Jian Xi简兮Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A small ensemble cast + romance] After transmigrating into a book, Lin Yun becomes a cannon-fodder female character in the cultivation world, destined for a gruesome death. She lives by the principle that she’d rather starve, freeze, work herself to death, choke, fall, drown, burn, get electrocuted, hang herself, die of illness, grow old, or die laughing than be killed by someone else. So she keeps her distance from the heroine, joins a minor sect, and lies flat! Things don’t go according to pl 14.9kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
22. 22 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 995.7kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
23. 23 天 Heavenly Chess: The Path to Chess Sagehood 天弈：棋圣之路 Xuan Chen玄尘Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [A brand-new setting] [Heroes at the Chessboard] What happens when chess meets heroic battles? When civilizations collide, would you dare to play against Heaven? After transmigrating, Zhuge Yi discovers that although modern Huaxia is prosperous and powerful, its people know almost nothing about their own history. The game Tian Yi, a chess game built around the heroes of the people, has become the world's mainstream pastime. At that time, the Huaxia chess world is weak, while Western chess dom 42kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves
24. 24 规 Rule Horror: Interstellar War 规则怪谈之星际战争 Xuan Shuo, Keep It Up炫烁加油Mystery214k WordsOngoing [Logical] [Ordinary people can solve the mysteries too] [No deliberate targeting of any country] [Lots of foreshadowing] The Eerie suddenly descended 20 years ago, bringing disaster and terror. Can those at the pinnacle, beyond S-rank talents, put an end to all of this? The dark Neige Community, the city in the sky, the planet of light. The sociable Manta Star people, the Yuxu Star people who excel at spatial abilities, the technologically advanced Muse Star people, and the carefree Changfan Sta 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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