Looking for Satisfying Novels That Don't Dumb Down the Characters. No Overpowered Leads from the Start, and No Idiots 求大佬们推荐不降智的爽文，不要开局无敌、降智的

1. 1 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117.8kReads9.6Score13.7kShelves

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   I've read this book three times, following it from its serialization to its completion. Whenever I'm in a reading slump, I pull it out and read it like an electronic version of a novel.

2. 2 绝 Peerless Martial God 绝世武神 Jing Wuhen净无痕Eastern Fantasy6.9M WordsCompleted On the Jiuxiao Continent, martial arts reign supreme. The weak live ordinary lives and suffer at the hands of others, while the wrath of the strong leaves rivers of blood in its wake. 128.4kReads9.1Score11.8kShelves

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   Beautiful, especially beautiful

3. 3 谁 Who Said You Could Really Cultivate Immortality? 谁让你真修仙了？ Qi Qi Ai柒柒唉Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted] [Invincible protagonist] [Comedy] Qin Luo transmigrates to a cultivation world overrun by monsters and demons. To protect himself, he goes to the Longhu Temple to study under a master, only to discover that his teacher is a fake Taoist who makes a living by swindling people. In the first year, his master tells Qin Luo to meditate and cultivate. He gazes within himself and integrates the foundation of the Great Dao. In the second year, his master tells Qin Luo to scrimp and save. H 28.9kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves

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   It's really good, very lighthearted and funny. It's a great way to relax when you're in a bad mood, and it's quite refreshing. The junior sister is very sweet.

4. 4 匹 A Common Man Takes the Stage 匹夫驾到 Qian Xiao千笑Urban2.4M WordsCompleted (Signed for print publication) (One heroine, no System, not a power fantasy, Chinese-style supernatural abilities) Among the infinite parallel worlds, there is a special world called Nanke, and a special group of people known as Calamity Exorcists. They soar through the skies and burrow underground, know the past and present, and travel between parallel worlds in different eras to carry out missions. A young man who calls himself a commoner is chosen by fate to enter Nanke’s mysterious academy, 75.8kReads9.4Score7.6kShelves

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   Both of these books are completed, not mindless, and the reading time is definitely okay for me (♥∀♥)~ ① No system, not a wish-fulfillment novel, single female lead, a brand new world. The characters written by the author are all fleshed out, the protagonist's intelligence is on point, the whole story has strong logic and focuses on plot twists~ Worth reading~~ ② This one is a more humorous, lighthearted, and enjoyable novel.

5. 5 神 God-Tier Choices: This Beast Tamer Is a Little Too Fierce 神级选择：这个御兽师有亿点生猛 Three Winds 11三风11Urban3.4M WordsCompleted [Beast taming + choices + comedy + nonsense + one female lead (no female lead) = ?] When Chen Shu wakes up, he finds that he has transmigrated to a parallel world where beast taming reigns supreme, and he has bound himself to a Divine-Level Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him all kinds of rewards! With the System’s help, his pets grow increasingly monstrous: a slime that can sit on a dragon and crush it to death, a husky that can blast a phoenix to tears with elemental skills, and a.. 178.3kReads9.7Score21.4kShelves
6. 6 火EN Naruto: The Undercover Agent's Self-Cultivation 火影：卧底的自我修养 Fat-Headed, Plump, Salty Fish胖头肥咸鱼Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Sharingan? Mangekyo? Rinnegan? Rinren shakes his head. “How about an immortal body and the Eight Gates?” After transmigrating into the Naruto world, he escapes the Jashin Cult to Amegakure, only to be sent by Hanzo of the Salamander to Konoha as a spy. They said it would be three years, but after three years, it was another three, then another three... It’s been almost ten years, Lord Hanzo! That old Sarutobi has summoned me for the fifth time today, pressuring me to succeed him and become the F 17.6kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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   It's a very good story that brought tears to my eyes.

7. 7 穿 I Was Reborn in a Farming Novel, but I Don't Want to Pass the Imperial Exams on Talent 穿进种田文里，我不想靠才华科举 Autumn Has Always Been Here丛来是秋Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Su Congli transmigrated. To stay alive, he studied day and night and threw himself into the imperial examinations. Who could have guessed? At the provincial exam: “What are you staring at, chief examiner?” At the metropolitan exam: “Why do these examiners all seem so strange?” At the palace exam: “Oh! Isn’t that guy sitting in the throne hall the one who stares at me every night?” Emperor Qiyuan prided himself on being a wise ruler of his age, blessed with extraordinary fortune. Who knew he’d ru 11.3kReads8.9Score949Shelves

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   I'm not sure if this counts, but it's quite good.

8. 8 玄 Xuanhuan: The Immortal Divine Son Needs No Sister’s Bones to Prove His Dao! 玄幻：长生神子，何须妹骨证道！ Toasted Oats炒麦片Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing The short drama adaptation of the same name is now available! [Invincible Overpowering Force][Decisive and Ruthless] Gu Changge transmigrates to the Central Continent Dao Domain and becomes the Gu family’s divine son. From the start, his elders want to take his younger sister’s Supreme Bone, but with a System in hand, why should Gu Changge need his sister’s bones to prove his Dao?! [Your bound target has received one spirit pill. You receive one peerless immortal pill in return, multiplied by a 147.5kReads8.3Score102.8kShelves

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   Super awesome, highly recommend the second one! The main character is very mysterious.

9. 9 从 The Man Who Walked Out of the Heavenly Prison 从天牢走出来的男人 Rogue Lao Wang流氓老王Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Chu Ye, heir to the Chu family, is the number one wastrel in the Great Zhou Dynasty, with countless heinous crimes to his name. In just four years, he was thrown into the imperial prison eleven times, yet walked out unscathed every time. The reason was his grandfather, the fearsome Northern Frontier Prince, who commanded a million troops. But this time, Chu Ye crossed the emperor’s bottom line. Imprisoned for the twelfth time, he was exiled to the perilous Abyssal Reach. Countless factions and i 11.1kReads8.9Score893Shelves
10. 10 认 After Finding a Godfather, the Princess Shows Up at My Door as a Maid 认完干爹，公主竟上门做女仆 Pretty Much Okay就还行Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyday life][Tycoon][goddesses][showing off] Xia Jingfeng volunteered at a nursing home and took one lonely old man as his godfather. Who would’ve guessed the old man was a hidden big shot! The next day, his godfather introduced Xia Jingfeng to all kinds of people. The heads of the oldest and wealthiest families in the world. The monarchs and queens of European royal houses. The leaders of the world’s largest underground organizations. With a stomp of their feet, these people could make a 7.9kReads8.2Score816Shelves
11. 11 转 Class Change to Human Emperor: From the Start, I Summoned King Zhou, Di Xin 转职人皇：开局召唤纣王帝辛 A Little While一段小时光Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Otherworldly Fourth Calamity]+ [Counterinvasion]+ [Overpowered Power Fantasy]+ [National Fate] Secret-realm games arrive, and the Otherworldly Fourth Calamity invades. They have no roots or origins, and they cannot die. They delight in conquering secret realms and joke about destroying the National Fate secret realms of the nations of Blue Star. Just as the otherworldly players announce that they are going to conquer Huaxia, Ye Mo awakens. From the start, he speaks with the Human Emperor Di Xin 12.1kReads8.8Score1kShelves
12. 12 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 976.7kReads9.4Score99.9kShelves

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    The story begins with the male protagonist losing all his cultivation and being abandoned by his sect friend's fiancée. The protagonist then gradually proves everyone wrong, making this a masterpiece full of exploration.

13. 13 快 The Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder Won't Play by the Rules 快穿炮灰她不走寻常路 Traveler in Misty Rain一蓑烟雨客Ancient Romance1.7M WordsOngoing No fixed pairing, Qing-dynasty setting + historical eras + other worlds, with a pocket dimension Note: The heroine is a hedonist and a self-serving perfectionist. Her motto is that she can eat anything but hardship and endure anything but suffering. She tries to live comfortably in every world. After more than twenty years of bad luck, college student Shen Anning finally catches a break, only to die the day before her fortune is due to arrive. Perhaps her resentment is too great: just before sh 65.4kReads9.4Score2.8kShelves

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    You absolutely have to see this! [Shy]

14. 14 全 Global Lifespan Lottery: Only I Can Choose the Rewards 全球寿命抽奖：只有我能指定奖励 Pu Sa菩飒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.0M WordsOngoing The apocalyptic game arrives, and lifespan becomes the only currency! The various wheels of fortune dropped by monsters can only be spun by spending lifespan! Some people spend ten years of their lives and draw a life-extending pill that grants them another hundred years! Some people spend a hundred years of their lives and draw powerful abilities that let them defy fate! Some people spend a thousand years of their lives and draw a terrifying beast tide that threatens an entire city's popula 20.7kReads7.8Score3kShelves
15. 15 第 The Eighth Sword: Redemption 第八把剑：救赎 Lotus Lake Sword Immortal莲花湖剑仙Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Once a legendary martial artist, he lost heart after his master and close friends passed away one after another. Tired of the conflicts of the martial world, he withdrew from it. But the wheels of fate had already begun to turn. By chance, he discovered a method of murder identical to the one used in the killing of an old friend’s family, and resolved to return to the martial world. Along the way, he witnessed all manner of strange and wondrous events and met people from every walk of life. Afte 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A lighthearted novel featuring characters with high IQ.

16. 16 入 You Treated Me Like I Wasn't Human When I Married Into Your Family. So Why Beg Me After the Divorce? 入赘不被当人，离婚你跪我干嘛？ Rain Is Always Falling雨常在Urban796k WordsCompleted [Live-in Son-in-Law + River of Time + Cautious Cultivation + Invincible in the Later Stages] Ye Lingze was once the pampered young master of the Ye family, with food and clothes always brought to him. But after disaster struck his family, he had no choice but to marry into the wealthy Ruan family to protect the Ye family's estate. The Ruan family was one of the top elite clans in the eastern district of the Zhenwu Empire. From the family head to the servants, not one of them thought much of this 747Reads7.8Score104Shelves

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    There are all kinds of genres. I used to scoff at wish-fulfillment novels, but now I'm completely absorbed in those with good writing and compelling plots. I'm a bookworm of over 15 years. Go for it!

17. 17 联 League of Legends: My Senior Exposes My Secret Identity as a King of Glory Player 联盟：我王者马甲被学姐扒出来啦 Rain Is Always Falling雨常在Sports2.1M WordsCompleted [League of Legends + nationwide esports + wish fulfillment + pretending to be weak to catch the strong off guard + pro tournaments + one heroine + sweet romance, no angst] Xiao Mo, who had achieved little in the pro scene, woke up to find himself in a parallel universe where League of Legends was all the rage. He discovered that everyone in this world played League of Legends. As a professional player in his previous life, was he really expected to help his class play in a school tournament as s 22.4kReads7.6Score1.8kShelves
18. 18 用 You Tricked Me into Delivering Takeout by Promising Immortality? 用成仙骗我送外卖？ Not Febuxostat非布司她Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After achieving fame and success, Song Heqing finds himself in an unfamiliar world, with a divorce agreement lying in front of him. Without a moment's hesitation, he writes his name on it. Then he hears the word “Daddy,” and instantly freezes. Had he just become a father out of the blue? He hadn't wanted to get involved, but the four-year-old girl was simply too adorable. Having a daughter would be one thing, but then an inexplicable “support System” shows up, making things even more ridiculous. 24.3kReads7.7Score2.4kShelves
19. 19 这 This Spoiled Brat Is Different 这个纨绔不一般 Together Beneath the Ninth Cloud同上九云天Eastern Fantasy833k WordsCompleted Jiang Ning’s stepmother was determined to ruin him. After he was caught sneaking a look at the princess, he was thrown out of the Duke’s manor, and his biological father was eager to have him killed. Everyone thought Jiang Ning was a spoiled wastrel, but the Jiang Ning who had arrived in this world through a transmigrated soul was extraordinary in every way. By a twist of fate, two men became live-in sons-in-law at the princess’s residence at the same time. The female Imperial Preceptor, a woman 6.7kReads6.9Score538Shelves
20. 20 召 I Summoned Skeletons to Farm, So I Can Make Money Lying Down 召唤出骷髅去种地，我躺着赚钱 Buy a Shabby Shirt买件破衣服Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Urban high martial arts] [Urban supernatural powers] [play the pig to eat the tiger] [Farming] [Breaking records] [Space] In the 118th year of the Cataclysm, Shen Xingyan, who had long been stuck at the bottom of society, changed classes. But he became a farmer, another profession at the very bottom, and awakened the talent “Summon Skeletons”! However, the skeletons he summoned had only one point in every attribute. It seemed he couldn’t count on them to slay enemies, so all he could do was put 13.2kReads7.9Score1.1kShelves

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    These three serialized novels are considered classics of contemporary serialized fiction, and as a bookworm of over 10 years, I highly recommend them.

21. 21 全EN Billions of Gods, Only I Get Hundredfold Offerings! 全民成野神？唯有我百倍供品！ Wind and Snow Can't Crush Me风雪不能压我Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Handcrafted the Old-Fashioned Way + Everyone Becomes a God + Gods' Survival + Invincible Divine Path + Subjugating All Races + Generations Ahead] When three billion people around the world transmigrated and became wild gods. In this world, immortals and gods were nowhere to be found. Demons, monsters, and evil spirits ran rampant, while human traitors aided and abetted them. How could three billion wild gods gather worshippers, nurture subordinate gods, exorcise evil, and ascend to the throne o 127.8kReads9.0Score15.3kShelves
22. 22 都 Urban Dragon 都市枭龙 A Child at Heart家有童心Urban1.1M WordsCompleted “Hello, sir. How much would you like to deposit?” “Fill it up!” Zhang Ran waved his hand. “The trucks outside are all loaded with cash. Your bank can take as much as it can hold. Hurry up, I'm in a rush to get to the next one!” Zhang Ran looked at the trucks stretching down the entire street outside the bank, his face full of worry. He'd thought his family was just a little well-off, until he discovered there was a blue whale in his fish tank. 6.8kReads6.1Score910Shelves

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    This book is highly recommended. The male protagonist's father is the king of the earth, and he was raised in poverty. He would steal food from other people's KFC around the university every day until he was publicly humiliated by his female cousin and caused a scene at a high-end restaurant. His father intervened and resolved the situation. Later, he had a showdown with the business acumen of a top conglomerate. It's very realistic, not idiotic, and really exciting.

23. 23 永 Eternal Gate 永恒之门 Six Realms, Three Paths六界三道Eastern Fantasy6.7M WordsCompleted The gods and demons wage war, the myriad worlds collapse, and only the Eternal Immortal Realm endures. After countless ages, a battle god named Zhao Yun gathers the essence of heaven and earth and reforges the primordial universe. From the depths of the underworld, he fights his way to the Eternal Immortal Realm and, in the name of the divine, rules over the myriad paths. From then on, his words become legend. 18.4kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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    It's watchable, and so far it's quite good.

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