Dual Male Leads in Male-Oriented Novels 男频中的双男主

1. 151 直 The Straight Male Director Is Forced to Become My Subordinate 直男总监被迫当我下属 Sweet and Sour Fried Potatoes糖醋炒土豆Two Male Leads407k WordsOngoing [Forced love + 1v1 + exclusive + younger man + groveling chase] The thing Xu Che regretted most in his life was hiring Ji Hengyu. From the day he provoked him, there was no escaping him. Xu Che got blackout drunk at the celebration banquet and was taken home in a daze. When he woke, his back was pressed against the cold floor-to-ceiling window. Ji Hengyu leaned over him, one hand braced against the glass beside his ear, his hot breath falling over him. “Director Xu, can you answer me now?” “Here 919Reads8.7Score105Shelves
2. 152 惊 Thriller Survival: Beating Up a Clown at the Amusement Park from the Start! 惊悚求生：开局游乐场暴揍小丑！ Lamplight Beneath the Moths飞蛾下的灯火Mystery521k WordsCompleted [Wish-Fulfillment]+ [No Simping]+ [System]+ [Hilarious] A mysterious force descended upon Blue Star, periodically choosing lucky people to enter a terrifying survival game! A mysterious livestreaming app let people everywhere watch the livestreams and recordings of those trapped in the game. Li Xiao, a man incapable of fear who looked downright terrifying when he smiled, entered the survival game. The clown was crazy, but he was even crazier! The evil spirits were terrifying, but he was even mor 3.1kReads9.2Score352Shelves
3. 153 语 In the Voice Chat Room, the Bright Moon and Clear Breeze Finally Meet 语音厅之明月清风终相逢 U Fish KingU鱼大王Two Male Leads539k WordsOngoing The rating just opened, so it’ll go up~ Please read before you start: This is not a wish-fulfillment story! This is not a wish-fulfillment story! This is not a wish-fulfillment story! A story about two male leads and a voice-chat livestream room. If that’s not your thing, feel free not to click in. Thanks~ This is a story about voice-chat livestream rooms on short-video platforms. It has a touch of an ensemble cast, but focuses more on the push and pull, and mutual acceptance, between the two ma 2.5kReads8.7Score207Shelves
4. 154 一 I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案 No Joy无喜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst... 29.5kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves
5. 155 离EN Seriously, What Alpha Eats Little Cakes? 离谱，谁家Alpha吃小蛋糕啊 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads479k WordsCompleted [This book has been acquired for publication. Tap the author’s profile for more details] [Two powerful leads + chasing his lover + scheming + intense romantic tension + ABO] Ji Chi was a top-tier Alpha, the son of Jiangcheng’s richest man and a born favorite of fortune. Everyone assumed he would marry an Omega from an equally powerful family. He thought so too. That was before this top-tier Alpha started avoiding an Omega with no pheromones day after day. Things took a strange turn. Friend 1: “Y 40.4kReads9.6Score5.2kShelves
6. 156 强 Forced? Fight Back! Be Good and Don't Move, Junior Brother 强制？反强制！师弟乖乖不要动 Xiao Xiao Yunshu萧萧云树Two Male Leads147k WordsOngoing Two male leads + only each other + younger top + fellow disciples, primarily from the bottom’s perspective. Shen Yue Bai is the second disciple of the head of Qingyun Tian. Above him is his eldest senior brother, born with a sword physique; below him is his youngest junior brother, born with an innate Dao body. Both are extraordinary talents. He alone is awkwardly sandwiched between them, with neither talent nor cultivation worthy of mention. One day, Shen Yue Bai suddenly discovers that words h 11Reads—Score110Shelves
7. 157 禁EN The Abstinent Movie Star Is Harsh to Me by Day and Comforts Me at Night 禁欲影帝白天凶我，晚上哄我 Jing Ya京牙Two Male Leads510k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads] [Rivals to lovers] [Online romance] [Childhood sweethearts] #The rival actor is my online boyfriend# #The aloof star calls me “baby” online, but “idiot” to my face# #I helped my online boyfriend insult someone, and it turned out to be me# #We finally met in person, and my rival was the one who showed up???# Si Di: Just end it all! [smile][smile] 2.3kReads9.4Score436Shelves
8. 158 我 My Secret Identities Are All Mentally Unstable 我的马甲精神状态都不太稳定 Qiang Ke羌柯Urban367k WordsCompleted [No romance, no harem, sneaky protagonist. See Chapter One for content warnings] . On the day Yan Sui jumps into a river on his eighteenth birthday, he binds to a System and learns that his parents didn't abandon him. They died. . To uncover the truth, Yan Sui binds to the System, but the deeper he investigates, the more people get dragged into it. . As he follows the trail, Yan Sui sees people scheming against others for power and status, people willing to lose their humanity for a little profi 2.4kReads7.2Score357Shelves
9. 159 锁 Locked Love: Master Above, Rebellious Disciple Below 锁欢：师尊在上，逆徒在下 Mad Rose疯子玫瑰Two Male Leads186k WordsOngoing Unconventional forced love + unconventional confinement + push and pull + obsession + madness + master and disciple + older top Key point: the master is the top. Let master tops rise! Spirit Venerable × Demon Venerable Mo Yan × Jun Jiu When Jun Jiu fell to demonic cultivation, his fellow disciples weren’t surprised. Their junior was so withdrawn and strange that no one liked him. He had nothing going for him except his looks. For years, Jun Jiu thought the same. Everyone treated him like an oddi 541Reads6.8Score108Shelves
10. 160 梦 Nightmare Game 梦魇游戏 Gentle Breeze Junjun清风君君Mystery621k WordsOngoing [Mystery + Semi-Infinite Flow + No Female Lead + Light Ensemble Cast + Original Setting + Protagonist Is an NPC + Faction Conflict + Everyone Is Smart + Slow Burn + Light Lovecraftian Horror + Decisive and Ruthless] Reporters deliver the news. [Reporters] report the truth. Yin Lu transmigrated. He ended up in Nightmare Game, a full-immersion horror game with an official reported death rate of 3% but an actual death rate of fifty-fifty, and became an NPC. The good news: He's a five-star mini-bos 11.9kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
11. 161 男 A Man Sent to Marry for Peace: The Dissolute Crown Prince Kisses Him to Tears 男子和亲，浪荡太子亲到哭 Ten Million Coins千万硬币Two Male Leads739k WordsOngoing [Rating just released] [Two male leads + mutually faithful + sweet romance + equally matched leads + pure love + mild coercive romance + court intrigue] A swaggering, unruly Crown Prince top X a fierce, beautiful prince bottom with a heart of black sesame filling What?! I have to marry the Crown Prince of Beiyong?! But I’m a man through and through! You want me, a grown man, to marry into another family? That’s against all propriety! It’s completely upside down! … The Crown Prince of Beiyong lik 61.6kReads8.8Score13.6kShelves
12. 162 污 Pollution Invasion: A Global Performance Starting with a Plague Doctor 污染入侵：从疫医开始全球演绎 Zhu Lu Tian Nan烛鹿天南Urban299k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + roleplay + one person, a thousand faces + invincible + no saintly do-gooder + Cthulhu + no female lead] [One new character and one new world per arc] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Chen Wang finds himself in the midst of the arrival of Corruption Zones, where entering means certain death. He also becomes bound to version 2.0 of the Global Performance System: the Drama System. Good news: Version 2.0 has more permissions than version 1.0. Bad news: Every character he dr 3kReads8.8Score528Shelves
13. 163 斩 Slay the Gods: The Brooding Little Fish Wants to Stick Close to His Captain Every Day 斩神：阴湿小鱼每天都想贴队长 Wheat Ears Swaying in the Wind麦穗随风起Two Male Leads240k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + equally matched powerhouses + Slay the Gods fanfic + shared-sensation bond + romantic tension + sweet, satisfying romance] During an underground cleanup mission, the captain and deputy captain of the Fifth Special Squad are forcibly bound by a rare, mysterious ability called [Shared Sensation]. They share emotions and feel each other’s pain. An Qingyu takes a blow, and Lin Qiye starts coughing up blood. Lin Qiye loses control of his emotions, and An Qingyu’s heart rate insta 480Reads—Score117Shelves
14. 164 白 A White-Haired Wolfdog with an Attitude? The Cool Rival Is Tamed in an Instant 白毛狼狗很拽？清冷对家一驯就乖 Wen Wei闻娓Two Male Leads355k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + younger man/older man + secret crush + cool, aloof bottom and flirtatious top + showbiz] [Bad-boy heartthrob with a mouth full of cheeky lines × noble, cold-hearted beauty and award-winning actor] A legend of the silver screen, Jiang Minxing is known throughout the industry as the snow atop a mountain: aloof and solitary. But every force has its match. His longtime rival, Shi Huang, has always been loud and flamboyant, dragging him into trending topics time and again. From luxu 46kReads9.5Score7.5kShelves
15. 165 诡 The Cursed Abyss Cannot Be Crossed 诡渊不度 Never Eat Sachima绝不吃沙琪玛Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Supernatural resurgence + nonhuman protagonist + no female lead + evil gods] Note: This is not a livestream story, a wish-fulfillment power fantasy, or a brainless invincible-protagonist story. Feel free to ship any pairings, though (doge). It leans a little toward two male leads, but not much, and has an everyone-loves-the-protagonist vibe. If that bothers you, please move along. The worlds of ghosts and humans were once clearly divided, yin and yang keeping each other in balance. But as t 12.3kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves

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    Why isn't anyone recommending this book? It's really good!

16. 166 万 After a Heartthrob Appeared, the White-Moonlight Senior Brother Emerged from Seclusion 万人迷出现后白月光大师兄出关了 The Universe's Number One Sleep King宇宙第一睡觉大王Two Male Leads334k WordsCompleted (The rating has only just appeared. It'll go up later.) The beloved junior disciple Song Lianzhou is adored by the whole sect, and just when he thinks he can finally start winning everyone over… The dead senior brother, Lu Ling, has emerged from seclusion. Frailer than a sickly flower and coughing blood, he needs only a single glance to reclaim every bit of their affection. The aloof master doesn't even bother to spare Song Lianzhou a glance. “I raised Ling'er myself, so of course it's only natu 8.5kReads8.6Score457Shelves
17. 167 老 Boss, How About We Lie Flat? 老板，要不我们躺平吧 Hu Jiao Ou Ji Er胡椒欧吉尔17k WordsCompleted Boss, How About We Just Lie Flat? 9.9kReads—Score185Shelves
18. 168 魂 My Soul Transmigrates to Another World, Where I Become a Young Lord's Cultivation Furnace 魂穿异世，给一个少主当炉鼎 Li Yuxiao李彧霄Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the body of a poor scholar who secretly practices demonic cultivation, he has to join forces with a “young master” and cultivate together to survive... It really is just cultivation, nothing else. So why can’t they seem to part once they get deeper into it? (Absolutely a pure romance between two devoted leads. But midway through, the scholar helps the young master create a clone, and their souls become linked and their minds united, so they’re technically one person. If 3.6kReads7.5Score448Shelves

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    This book is very much for male readers, in my personal opinion.

19. 169 小 After Awakening, the Little Cannon Fodder Found Happiness with the Dragon-Prince 小炮灰觉醒后和龙傲天双宿双栖 Tushan Qiqiqi涂山柒柒柒Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Mutual Devotion + One-on-One + Fantasy Progression + Sweet Romance] [A stunning young lord who does as he pleases, sometimes cool and sometimes sweet VS a doting, flirtatious, possessive, obsessive, domineering hero] Le Jing is the young lord of Medicine Emperor Valley in the Eastern Ling Kingdom of the Yuexi Continent. One day, without any warning, he awakens to the truth. The world he lives in turns out to be a power-fantasy cultivation novel aimed at male readers. The protag 14.6kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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    So beautiful! So beautiful! Ahhhhhh!

20. 170 出 Look at Me, Transmigrating into One of the F4!?? 出息了，穿越成F4之一了？？ Zhang Zhangey张张eyTwo Male Leads180k WordsCompleted Two male leads, aristocrats, pure love, a touch of Mary Sue. There are several side couples. If you mind side-couple storylines, this isn’t for you. Bright, sunny, clever puppy-like bottom vs. flirtatious, cunning, flashy fox-like top An alternate universe!!! An alternate universe!!! Everyone is an adult!! Synopsis A car accident sends Chi Yu to transmigrate into a melodramatic F4 romance novel, where he becomes one of the famous F4. With top-tier status and family background, he is assigned to 5.5kReads8.6Score765Shelves
21. 171 直 Livestream: The Laid-Back Grassland Life of a Young Man Who Quit His Job 直播：裸辞青年的草原悠闲生活 Perfectly Round Immortal浑圆真人Urban453k WordsCompleted A heartwarming livestreaming novel + System + lighthearted comedy + no romance in the main story + love of life and nature! Qi Guang unexpectedly obtains a livestream popularity System. He chooses to return to the grasslands where his parents once lived and become an outdoor streamer. “Congratulations, Host! You’ve received the top-tier hoof trimming skill!” “Congratulations, Host! You’ve received the Level One cooking skill!” “Congratulations, Host! You’ve received the advanced mounted archery 5.4kReads9.4Score540Shelves

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    The main storyline concluded within a year, without dragging on. The main themes were family, friendship, and the bonds between animals, while the epilogue focused on the romance between the two main characters. It was quite good.

22. 172 喜 Pleasant Goat: The Clouds Follow the Wind, and Joy Fills My Heart 喜羊羊：云随风动，喜上心尖 Lazy King Who Loves Snacks懒大王爱吃零食Two Male Leads1.3M WordsOngoing (Two male leads + pairing with Pleasant Goat) A strange young sheep joins the big family of the Goat Village. What changes will his arrival bring to this world? Oh no, this new author isn’t very good at writing blurbs. Please come in and give it a look, everyone! 2.4kReads8.9Score129Shelves
23. 173 爆 Going Viral Starts with Calling the Cops 爆红从报警开始 Yu Siyuan余四元Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Microdrama style, silly and lighthearted. The protagonist has no romantic pairings, male or female. Actor Mo Fei gets a Role System. From a holy monk, he gains an ability to attract criminals; from a serial killer, he learns human anatomy; from a detective, he learns to talk to cats; from a master thief, he learns sleight of hand... To everyone else, all of this seems downright bizarre. Would a normal actor radiate murderous intent? Would a normal actor know the human body so well? Would a norma 58.9kReads9.5Score7.9kShelves

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    I don't believe it, both of them are so good-looking, why can't I recommend them?

24. 174 我EN My Personalities Are Incredible Actors [Card Roleplay] 我的人格超会演【卡牌扮演】 Fireworks Meow Meow烟火喵喵Mystery746k WordsOngoing Modern supernatural horror, aimed at women but with a male protagonist and no romance, ensemble cast, secret identities, and rule-based infinite survival. In the tenth year after the supernatural horrors descended upon Earth, a young man raised by these horrors opened a weapons shop with his own hard work and settled down to enjoy his retirement. But he was unexpectedly bound to a secret-identity System, which ordered him to gain fame by playing his various secret identities and help the world’s 83.8kReads9.2Score12.4kShelves
25. 175 师EN My Junior Disciples Are All Overpowered, So I Have to Cheat! 师弟们都是大佬，那我只能开挂了 Rain Falls from South of the City to the West城南有雨落城西Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted The second junior brother is the chosen one of the plane. The third junior brother is reborn. The fourth junior brother is an ancient Sword Immortal reincarnated. The junior sister is the future Demon Empress. Everyone from top to bottom is a hidden powerhouse! Ouyang, the eldest senior brother, gives a crooked grin. “Well, then I guess I'll have to use cheats!” 124.5kReads9.4Score12.5kShelves
26. 176 无 Infinite: The Max-Level Expert Loses His Memory 无限：满级大佬失忆以后 Matchmaker Nine月老九Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Infinite-Loop Horror + Thrilling Games + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Rules-Based Horror + Two Strong Leads + Everyone's Favorite + Beautiful but Unhinged] When Xiao Huai woke up, he found himself in a bizarre game. Everyone around him was utterly terrified, but he was so bored he felt like going back to sleep. He couldn't remember where he came from or anything about his past. He only remembered his name. Those chosen were forced to take part in terrifying games. Outside the game 10.5kReads9.4Score1.6kShelves

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    I personally prefer the second book. I used to love reading Korean comics, and many male-oriented Korean comics without a romantic pairing had this kind of setting, which I really liked.

27. 177 首 The Chief Came Back to Life and Went on a Rampage 首席复活后杀疯了 Matchmaker Nine月老九Two Male Leads686k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Equally Matched Strength + Satisfying Leveling-Up + Class Advancement for All] He was once ranked number one on the Ladder, but after dying in battle, he was framed and left to bear the blame. But no one knew. Lin Xun'an had come back to life. He had been reborn in the body of his twenty-year-old self. This time, the strongest God of War had actually changed class into... a support?! “So what if I’m support?” Lin Xun'an chuckled as he crushed his enemy’s spine beneath his 4.3kReads9.3Score703Shelves
28. 178 职 Professional Game NPC: Players Cry After I Beat Them 职业游戏NPC：玩家被我虐哭了 Lettuce Egg生菜蛋子Sports1.5M WordsCompleted [No female lead + lone wolf + ruthless and decisive + video game NPC + multiple worlds + players + light comedy + a bit absurd] [The protagonist never lets lust override reason] [The protagonist only wants to grow stronger] Gu Yeming transmigrates into a game and becomes an NPC, specifically Subject 1145 of the Moreid Corporation. A disastrous start! Wait, why are his combat talents maxed out from the start? What? He can choose an unlimited number of classes, too? Years later, when Gu Yeming ap 7.5kReads8.8Score764Shelves

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    Everyone should check this out! Village Chief Gu is just so great! The plot is incredibly satisfying, and I love watching him manipulate the players so easily. [Admiration] The interactions between Village Chief Gu and the boss later on are so sweet! But according to spoilers, the boss is definitely going to die later, but he's resurrected at the end. The back-and-forth dialogue is so typical of a straight man's writing—he doesn't know his own strengths and weaknesses. There are even fanfics about it in the discussion forum. [Kiss] The ending is quite satisfying, with no regrets and no bad ending. But after reading it, I still feel a bit lost. [Crying]

29. 179 木 Surviving in a Cabin: After My Sign-In Supplies, My Nemesis Warms My Bed 木屋求生：签到物资后，宿敌暖被 A Spring Awakens the Whole Hall惊起一堂春Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted The rating is just out, but it’ll go up later. [Two male leads + survival + sign-in + no saintly protagonist + stockpiling] Ten days of extreme cold are coming. People around the world are being dropped into little cabins in the wilderness. You start with nothing but an axe. If you want to survive, you have to chop down trees like crazy to upgrade your cabin. Lin Shi awakens the Daily Sign-In System. While everyone else shivers in the snow and sells their dignity for a sip of hot water, Lin Shi’ 33.6kReads8.2Score5.8kShelves

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    It's a good watch, although it's frustrating at first, but it gets better later.

30. 180 宝EN Pokémon: Starting with Snivy, Rise of the Grass King 宝可梦：开局藤藤蛇，成就草天王 Passerby A Eats Milk Candy路人甲吃牛奶糖Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing [Snivy from the start + Lighthearted + Has an assistive System + Protagonist’s growth + Slow burn (readers who like stories that start with a legendary Pokemon, this may not be for you) + Pokemon with suitable genders (chosen based on each Pokemon’s traits, with no fixed preference)] Ye Lan, who loves building Grass-type Pokemon teams, wakes up one morning to find that the world has changed! Looking at all the Pokemon news on his phone, Ye Lan is dumbfounded. “Am I crazy? No, I’m not! This time, 33.4kReads8.7Score3.6kShelves

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    Lin Ye is so adorable 😋

31. 181 龙 The Proud Protagonist's Lackey 龙傲天的狗腿子 Big Blood-Basin Face血盆大脸Two Male Leads498k WordsCompleted At graduation, unlucky Yan Xi was killed when a bouquet of flowers fell on him. Even worse, he transmigrated into the body of a cannon-fodder character who had just been beaten to a pulp by the arrogant male lead. To stay alive, Yan Xi could only stick close to the male lead and do everything he could to please him. Who knew that calling him “big brother” so affectionately would make the male lead start getting the wrong idea? Little scene: [Yan Xi said excitedly, “Big brother, look! That immort 8.8kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves

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    It's a great story. Both main characters come from the upper realm and grew up together. In the past world, they lived in the lower cultivation world. He thought he was inhabiting the original body's identity, but it was actually him. Their relationship progresses very quickly.

32. 182 规 Rules of the Paranormal: The Horrors? They're All Family 规则怪谈，诡异？都是一家人 A Slime一只史莱姆Mystery947k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + national destiny + no romance + livestream + original scenarios + mild scares + warm and healing] Three years ago, rule-based horror arrived, launching a game that put the fate of nations on the line. Every month, chosen players are randomly selected from various countries to enter the horror world and clear its challenges. Clear a challenge, and you earn generous rewards. Fail, and the chosen player dies, while the horror descends upon their country. The Xia Kingdom has alr 15.7kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves

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    It's a bit like this one.

33. 183 拯 After Saving My Childhood Friend, the Chosen One, He Started Treating Me Like His Wife 拯救龙傲天竹马后，他拿我当老婆 Qinling琴岭Two Male Leads587k WordsCompleted (Audio drama released, complete) [Two Male Leads] [Childhood Friends] [Transmigrate into a Book] [Cultivation] [Mutual Devotion, HE] [An Overpowered Hero in Public, a Mature and Devoted Guard Dog in Private: Top × A Stunning Beauty to Others, Actually a Funny and Carefree Bottom] You Yu transmigrated into a book, a cultivation novel about an overpowered hero, and got a three-piece starter kit: He arrived at the wrong point in the timeline, got assigned the wrong character card, and even had his 56.9kReads9.5Score9.6kShelves
34. 184 变 After Turning into a Dire Wolf, I’m Carried Off by a Lion 变成恶狼后被狮子叼走了 Wei Nuo Time and Space薇诺时空Two Male Leads791k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Beast World + Transmigration + Sweet Romance + Strong Couple + Struggling to Survive (Sort Of) + Pretend-Vicious Wolf Bottom x Domineering Lion King Top] Both pure, 1v1 Shen Wen transmigrates one day into a primitive beast world, becoming a vicious wolf with a notorious reputation, driven out of his pack after failing to challenge the Wolf King. The good news: With his survival smarts from the apocalypse, plus a little luck, he can still live comfortably in this perilous primit 15.9kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
35. 185 无 Infinite Horror: What Do You Mean You're Mentally Ill? 无限恐怖：什么叫你是精神病 Three Rooms of Memories拾忆三室Mystery790k WordsOngoing [Not a Pure Rules-Based Horror] + [Infinite Flow] + [Two-Personality Psychopath] + [Original Instances] Humans can’t fight ghosts. But what if you stopped being human? Every ghost has at least one rule for killing. But if you can keep it in check, treat its rules like daily quests and complete them. Song Yuan, a law student, inexplicably died while playing Valorant, only to transmigrate into the body of a deranged psychopath with the same name who was about to be sentenced to death. At the very 57kReads8.6Score13.6kShelves

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    They're all super good!!! Highly recommended!! Especially the fourth book, it's so sweet!! [Evil laugh][Evil laugh][Evil laugh][Evil laugh] The third book is also super sweet~

36. 186 规 Rule Horror: School of Life and Death 规则怪谈：生死学校 Seventh Month July柒月JulyMystery494k WordsOngoing [Rule Horror] [Infinite Flow] [Battle Royale] On the day he got into college, Yang Han thought his hardships were finally over. It wasn't until he stepped through the campus gates that he learned the truth: At this university, there are no classes and no exams. You only have to risk your life. Break the school rules? Erased on the spot. The survival app's countdown hits zero? You disappear instantly. If you want to live one more day, you must fight to complete one bizarre mission after another a 6kReads8.9Score729Shelves
37. 187 规 Rule Horror: The Haunted School 规则怪谈：诡异学校 Seventh Month July柒月JulyMystery580k WordsCompleted [System + Mystery + Deduction] I grew up in an ordinary family. To broaden my horizons in another city, I deliberately applied to a university far from home. But then strange things began happening one after another: bizarre campus rules, a mysterious countdown, and the secrets hidden behind the school slowly coming to light... 40.9kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
38. 188 游 Game Invasion: But My Main Account Is AFK 游戏入侵：但是大号挂机中 Angry Big Turtle愤怒大龟Sports515k WordsOngoing [Game Invasion + No Romance + Online Game + Secret Identities] A mysterious force descended upon Blue Star. Unremovable wristbands dragged everyone into a full-dive game. From then on, humanity’s fate was destined to become entangled with this mysterious game. Xiao Huang was an ordinary male high school student. Unlike everyone else, he unexpectedly acquired the character card and consciousness of the former top-ranked player. As everyone knows: The casual player Zhuhuang likes to slack off and 7.8kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves

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    [Cool][Cool][Cool]

39. 189 别 Stop Sucking Up! He's Really Not Human! 别舔！他真不是人！ I Just Don't Get It欣赏不来咯Two Male Leads167k WordsOngoing [Just got a rating! It'll go up! Give it a try, and if it's not for you, you can leave!] Soft on the outside, cold within, an act-playing bottom × a nonhuman, sinister ghost top [Transmigrate into a book + Supernatural + Two Male Leads + Rule-Based Horror + Bloody Games + Life-or-Death Showdown] Ji Zhishi transmigrates into a horror novel called The Strange Realm and becomes a disposable character who dies from the start. The original owner is obsessively infatuated with the school heartthrob, 54.2kReads7.7Score17.4kShelves

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    Super incredibly beautiful

40. 190 我 I Know I Like Him 我知道我喜欢他 7 Ships7舰Two Male Leads53k WordsOngoing I casually made up an excuse, saying I wanted to go out for a walk, then boarded a high-speed train to Guiyang. Guizhou University was enormous. Like an ordinary tourist, I blended into the crowd and walked through the gates. The trees there were lush, and the late-summer sunlight filtered through the leaves in dappled spots across the concrete paths. I walked slowly by myself, as if searching for something, or perhaps making sure of something. I passed the red rubberized court and stopped to w 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It was especially sweet in the beginning.

41. 191 说 Didn't You Say You Were Retiring? Officer, Why Are You Back? 说好退休呢？执法官你怎么回来了 Huo Fei惑非Two Male Leads1.2M WordsOngoing [Enforcer Bottom x Player Top] [Infinite Survival / Horror Game / Supernatural Entities Descend / Global Open Beta / Leveling] Jiang Xun was the chief enforcer in a horror game, tasked with maintaining order in the System's dungeons. He had enemies throughout the entire game. After working for the System for two hundred years, Jiang Xun finally retired. On the day he left, the whole horror game celebrated as if it were New Year's, thrilled to be rid of the old menace at last. But barely had Jian 348.6kReads9.5Score65.4kShelves

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    Wow, awesome! The plot is the main focus, with romance as a secondary element.

42. 192 刑 The Detective Became Everyone's Favorite, and Criminals Came Knocking 刑警成为万人迷，罪犯主动送上门 Ju Zhan居占Mystery895k WordsOngoing [Crime investigation + System + case-solving + deduction + suspense + no CP + no female lead] (The rating just came out, and it’ll go up later! This one’s a safe bet.) Feng Shuo, captain of the Second Crime Investigation Squad, gets bound to a universally adored System. Wherever he goes, everyone loves him, even criminals. An A-rank fugitive not only insists that Feng Shuo be the one to arrest him, but also volunteers all kinds of clues in hopes of earning credit for his crimes. The suspects in 5.2kReads8.8Score644Shelves
43. 193 高EN High Martial Arts: Infinite Clones, Starting by Stuffing an S-Rank Beast to Death 高武：无限分身，开局撑死S异兽 A Touch of Deep Blue一抹深蓝Urban2.5M WordsCompleted “We transmigrated to a world where martial strength reigns supreme and countless races stand side by side.” “There are also exotic beasts.” “Original body, you have to keep us alive. Our lives are in your hands.” “Ha! Just some exotic beasts. Watch me take them down with a sliding tackle!” “I’ll tackle them too!” “Huh? Looks like we stuffed it to death.” “Nice.” … “Could you all be quiet for a minute? My head’s about to explode.” Qin Ze looked at the countless versions of himself surrounding hi 51.1kReads9.1Score5.3kShelves

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    Well, the main character and that other person are really good at shipping.

44. 194 谍 Espionage: 2,000 Deaths from the Start 谍战：开局死亡两千次 Jin Daye金大涯Urban958k WordsOngoing Xie Shu, male, formerly an Olympic shooting champion in the twenty-first century. One day, he kills himself and wakes up in 1940. Reason: Unknown. Identity: Unknown. Status: Being buried alive. Xie Shu: ...What a disastrous start! The good news: He gains the ability to rewind time whenever he dies. The bad news: He wakes up at a live burial site and has to die two thousand times before he escapes. While helping a passing guerrilla unit complete its mission, he somehow ends up as the illegitimat 38.4kReads9.3Score5.7kShelves

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    I don't know if this counts, but the male lead is handsome, strong, tragic, and incredibly popular. I can ship all sorts of pairings, and the male-male brotherhood/dual-lead chemistry in this genre is really sweet, unlike some female-oriented novels where it's deliberately crafted. It's just so good! [Licking screen]

45. 195 修 Cultivation: The Male Cauldron 修仙之男鼎炉 The Little Shopkeeper Who Loves Chicken Wings爱吃鸡翅的小掌柜Two Male Leads1.5M WordsOngoing Mo Wangchen, Leng Yuexin, Feng Lingxiao, Liu Che: 1v1 (main characters) (Mortal cultivation + pursuit of immortality + spirit-beast training and evolution + formations and ancient treasures + a protagonist who never stops striving) By a stroke of fate, Tian Yi transmigrates to a world of cultivation. What he never expected was that he would become a male cultivation furnace, coveted by countless male and female cultivators who hope to drain him and increase their powers. To make matters worse, b 1.7kReads8.7Score129Shelves

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    Tomato's cultivation novel is fast-paced, full of plot twists, and decisive in killing. It has no melodramatic clichés and is more and more addictive as you read. A must-read if you're looking for something to read!

46. 196 反EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 342.4kReads9.5Score38.6kShelves
47. 197 我 Infinite: Am I Playing a Horror Game? For Real? 【无限】我打惊悚游戏？真的假的 Secretly Invest暗投Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Live Streaming + Slightly Harem-Like + Mild Horror] Handcrafted by a veteran author. Main story complete; taking suggestions for bonus chapters. No romance, but plenty of shipping. Liang Zaibing is a peculiar creature who, despite being covered in arrows in a horror game, remains convinced he’s completely straight. All he thinks is that this stupid game is too noisy. Why are all the monsters looking at him like that? And what’s wrong with the viewers and the other players, too? 18.6kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves

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    This is an incredibly satisfying side story featuring a popular character, and there's even more content for the main couple! 😋😋 The main story is complete, so you can enjoy it without worry.

48. 198 疯 After the Mad Tycoon Tortured Her Husband to Death, She Regretted It 疯批大佬虐杀老公后，反悔了 A Corn Tangyuan一颗玉米汤圆Two Male Leads397k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, powerful couple, younger man, powerful bottom, wolfish top, love and hate, rekindled romance] An aloof big shot forces his “pretty little” bodyguard to do it. Big shot: “Come here!” The bodyguard trembles on the outside. “CEO, I’m a respectable young man!” But inside, he’s already running over. “Boss~ I’m coming~” The big shot assumes the bodyguard he picked up is a harmless little puppy. In truth, he’s a vicious, calculating, possessive wolfdog. Tyrannical CEO bottom versus wol 1.1kReads8.9Score101Shelves

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    Male-oriented style, Shuang Nan [cool]

49. 199 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves

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    My young master is practically a succubus~ I can't help but adore him.

50. 200 训 A Trainer's Journey Begins with Stat Points 训练家从加点开始 Edwin Who Loves Osmanthus Wine爱吃桂花泡酒的埃德温Two Male Leads691k WordsOngoing [Pokemon + monster taming + succubus-like charmer adored by all + leveling up + Viridian Force + status panel + academy + adventure + Steven pairing + powerful leads and satisfying wish fulfillment + Charmander from the start + cute pets] When Luo Xing opened his eyes, he had traveled to the Pokemon world. But there was no need to panic. He had read at least ten Pokemon fanfics. Wait, no. Was this even the Pokemon world? Why had Mega Evolution and the Fairy type already been discovered? Why 3.5kReads9.3Score280Shelves

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    Male-oriented, beast-taming and leveling-up story, Shuangnan

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