Can We Get Some Originality in Ensemble Casts? It's Always the Senior and Junior Sisters. Give Us Something Original 群像能不能有新意，全是大师姐小师妹，来点原创的

1. 1 末EN Apocalyptic Calamity: Who Let These Lunatics Save the World? 末日灾祸：谁让这群癫子去救世的 If I Do Not Leave若不辞Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [No romance, ensemble cast, apocalyptic disasters, urban fantasy. Split up, and trouble strikes from every direction. Together, and the world faces annihilation.] (The animated series adaptation is now available.) The team’s main mission: save the world. Hidden achievement: elbow-check the world. Code of conduct: As long as we elbow-check fast enough, disaster will always be one step behind us! People around the world: Thanks to the Daxia Squad for the elbow-check survival kit. We refuse deliver 204.2kReads9.4Score33.3kShelves

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   Highly recommend this book! Together they are a blazing fire, scattered they are countless stars. Every single person is indispensable; without any one, there is no "Save the World" team. Without any ordinary or extraordinary individual, the mission to save the world cannot be accomplished. It's a ensemble piece within a ensemble, with the main team, "Save the World," as the core, and every individual and the calamity that was once human forming part of the ensemble. Each character is richly and multifacetedly portrayed.

2. 2 认 After I Took a Passing Stranger as My Dad, I Got the Villain's Whole Family 认路人甲当爹后我喜提反派全家桶 Gazing at the Bright Moon明月望Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, after Shen Yi was found by her wealthy family, her scumbag father and younger brother were already living a happy life with the adopted daughter, all loving father and devoted son. Bullied for picking fights with the adopted daughter, she eventually chose to take her own life. Reborn outside the gates of an orphanage, before her scumbag father had come looking for her, she decisively latched onto a man who looked like an ordinary passerby. She insisted on sticking with him. 314.3kReads9.5Score51.9kShelves

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   "The Fake Heiress" is amazing... It's the first book in Tomato's collection that made me want to stop reading immediately. Like "The Terrorist," both have protagonists who are morally ambiguous and involve time travel. Both are very engaging in terms of their storylines, family relationships, friendships, and romances ("The Terrorist" currently lacks romance, but its family relationships are incredibly compelling). "Qingxuan" is even better... However, I personally don't really enjoy romance in this one, but thankfully there isn't much of it in the main text. ✔️

3. 3 团 The Hated Villainous Young Master Transforms into the Beloved Moonlight 团厌反派少爷爆改团宠白月光 The Sect's Heavenly Dumpling宗门天之饺子Two Male Leads908k WordsOngoing [All-male cast, friendship-focused, ship anyone you like, so it's great for multishippers + Funny supernatural mysteries + Metaphysics investigation team + Ensemble cast redemption + Sickly, battle-worn, beautiful, tragic, powerful protagonist + Folk horror, Cthulhu, underground palace adventures, murder-mystery games + From hated villain to beloved group favorite] Gu Ji, young master of the Gu family of Sucheng's metaphysical world, wakes up in a sea of sand only to be forced straight into an 49.7kReads9.3Score6.4kShelves

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   Don't be fooled by the cover.

4. 4 不 The Man Who Never Returned 不归之徒 The Wanderer无归者Urban475k WordsOngoing [No AI was used in this story, it was all written by hand. This is not a conventional power fantasy, and the early chapters may be hard to get into, but the author promises the story will be absolutely thrilling later on.] [No System, no invincibility, and not a story centered solely on the protagonist. He has plenty of room to grow, with a small ensemble cast. A slow-burn, long-form story with one female lead, humor, some angst, and a dark tone. Enter at your own risk if that's not your thing.] 98Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 5 满 The Whole Sect Is Full of Crazy Villains, Only the Junior Sister Is a Goofball 满门反派疯批，唯有师妹逗比 Wei Xiaoxi未小兮Ancient Romance3.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book, Ye Linglong becomes the vicious cannon-fodder villainess in a cultivation novel. With terrible aptitude, she even coerces the heroine into taking her into the top sect during the Cultivation Tournament. After joining, she opposes the heroine at every turn and eventually dies a miserable death. To enjoy a long, happy life, Ye Linglong immediately gives up on coercing the heroine and turns around to join the worst sect in the cultivation world. She’s done being th 247.3kReads9.6Score24.8kShelves

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   I've watched these three almost four times already, they're really good!

6. 6 从 Starting with Ying Zheng: Emperors of Every Dynasty Arrive One After Another 从嬴政开始：历代君王陆续降临 A Bowl of Hot Dry Noodles来碗热干面Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + humorous + adventure] History buffs, enter at your own risk After Qin Shi Huang died, he was transported to a walled city. One day inside equaled one year in the outside world. Each time the city gates opened, the setting was different, bringing all kinds of fantastical adventures. On the third day, Hu Hai arrived. “Father, you have to get justice for me!” Twelve days later, Liu Bang arrived. “Brother Zheng, don't tell me you still don't know your Qin has fallen!” Wang Mang arriv 136.4kReads9.6Score21.6kShelves

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   I came to this from the comic book series; every emperor is adorable, and there's no absolute protagonist.

7. 7 神 Divine Punishment Descends 神罚莅临 Witch's Evil Knight巫衣邪士Sci-Fi & Apocalypse213k WordsOngoing The virtuous suffer poverty and die young, while the wicked enjoy wealth and long lives. When you are oppressed by evil, have you ever wished, even for a moment, that the underworld existed? If it did, would you dare to peer into it for even one-millionth of a second? The year quantum computing underwent a revolution, Company R offered an answer: the Cyber Underworld. Professor Qi Yuan used computer simulations to resurrect sinners in a virtual world after death, where they would endure eternal 222Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Ethical dilemmas + subtle philosophical reflections + subtle sharp wits + intellectual battles + high-concept + strong emotions + dramatic plot twists. He uses a quantum computer to create a virtual underworld to judge all evil in the world—but who will judge him?

8. 8 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
9. 9 生 Survival Game: I'm the Big Shot's Golden Finger 生存游戏，我是大佬的金手指 Delighted by Flower Blessings喜闻花福Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.5M WordsOngoing In the New World Galaxy Butterfly game space, to promote the development of a republic of star citizens, the Heart of the Universe, Nazhi, has custom-designed the [Star World Order Plan] for Blue Star citizens, with the aim of selecting outstanding star citizens. The New World Galaxy Butterfly game officially launched on Blue Star on July 3, 2025. In the first phase, one million Blue Star residents entered the closed beta. Ruan Pingxia, frail and sickly since childhood, somehow received a beta i 10kReads8.6Score939Shelves

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   Everyone is a main character; there are no supporting characters, no plot devices, and no two-dimensional characters.

10. 10 师 How Could Senior Sister Be a Villain When She's So Kind? 师姐如此良善，怎可能是反派 Kitasezuyao北濑足夭Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The main story is complete. [Flirtatious heroine] [Cultivation] [bullet comments] [ensemble cast] [villain’s comeback] [everyone’s favorite] [no CP] Fu Di lived one lifetime as a villain who helped the male and female leads build their careers. After transmigrating from an apocalypse into a Cultivation world, she was still a villain everyone hated. No matter. From the start, she’d follow the heroine in becoming the hero’s disciple and infiltrate the main cast, planning to get on good terms with 6.1kReads8.9Score1kShelves

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    She is Lin Fudi, not Lin Fudi, not a villainous supporting character. She is her own heroine, a participant in the cycle of life and death. She should be more selfish; at least she shouldn't have died for them. She should be more selfish.

11. 11 全 Everyone in Class Has a System, So Why Is Mine Doubao? 全班都有系统，凭啥我的是豆包 Se Lian瑟廉Eastern Fantasy245k WordsOngoing The bus was supposed to take them to their plein-air painting destination, but somehow it ended up in a world of immortal cultivation. The bus drove straight into the Li family's spirit-stone mining area, and now they had no choice but to mine for free... The teacher and the entire class awakened Systems and wreaked havoc in the mines. “Other people's Systems can assign quests, give rewards, and offer a shop. Why can mine only talk?” Chen Yi felt thoroughly put out. Then he glanced at the System 305Reads—Score232Shelves

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    The first person was a classmate, the second a colleague; both are relatively original group portraits.

12. 12 贫 Just a Poor Rogue Cultivator. Why Are You Kneeling, Fellow Daoist? 贫穷散修一枚，道友何故下跪？ Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [No romance, ensemble cast] [A goofy trio of wandering cultivators] [Female-led cultivation progression, few scenes involving children, skip if that bothers you] Song Li transmigrates into a cultivation novel as the evil female supporting character. After bullying the heroine, she is thrown by her own brother into the Abandoned Infant Pagoda, where she dies at the hands of countless vengeful infant spirits. Waking inside the pagoda, she looks at the crying spirits and says, “I can be your mother 31.8kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    This one! Not about junior sisters or senior sisters! There are no unfounded friendships, it's a super ensemble piece, depicting friendship and family! Each has its own strengths, highly recommended!!

13. 13 我 I'm Just a Boiler Operator, and You Want Me to Save the Cultivation World? 我一烧锅炉的，要我拯救修真界？ Se Lian瑟廉Eastern Fantasy196k WordsOngoing Chapters 1–34 are extras. Since the story is unfinished, an extras section cannot be created yet. [No System + Not a Comedy] Li Hong is an office worker from Blue Star. Despite having a good education, he's changed jobs countless times, and every place he's worked has gone bankrupt. Unable to find work and having lost his girlfriend, he eventually took a job at a factory. Hey, it was steady work. He stayed for ten years, but never expected what happened next. The entire food factory, people and 4Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 188.6kReads9.5Score25.6kShelves

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    This [heart][admiration][admiration][kiss][kiss] super good-looking group portrait of dashing young men, "That year, the gathering of heroes produced seven first-place winners" [admiration][admiration][admiration][shy][shy][shy][shy][shy] I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't tried this good food.

15. 15 系 The System Forces Me to Become a God! Is My Brother a Top-Tier Succubus? 系统逼我成神尊！我哥顶级魅魔？ Angry Hippo愤怒的河马Fantastical Romance108k WordsOngoing [Woman Disguised as a Man, Man Disguised as a Woman] [Brother and Sister] [Siscon] [Everyone's Favorite] [Attractive to Men and Women] [No Romance] [Ensemble Cast] [Hilarious, Ridiculous, Satisfying Comedy] [Dual Systems] After Chun Zhao was struck dead by divine retribution while out and about, she arrived in the underworld and said to the King of Hell, "You still have a certain charm, you know." For that, she was kicked into a male-oriented cultivation novel. After her engagement was broken 372Reads—Score128Shelves

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    They're all very good-looking. There's no cliché.

16. 16 第 The Wish of the Eighth Day 第八天的愿望 Begonias in March三月海棠Mystery3.2M WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast | Supernatural Powers | Instances | Game | Infinite Flow | One Female Lead] (No intricate battles of wits! Not a ruthless, action-packed power fantasy! Readers with “sensitive skin” should proceed with caution!) The ones most in need of salvation have never been those suffering in the real world, but the kind thoughts we nearly drowned in despair... At first, A shooting star fell into their eyes, and despairing souls were dragged onto a strange island. “They” said that any wis 35.9kReads9.2Score4.3kShelves

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    It should be the pinnacle of ensemble dramas.

17. 17 又 Possessed Again? I Heard He Has a Second Personality 又被顶号，听说他有第二人格 Lin Jiong林顭Two Male Leads1.4M WordsOngoing [Signed for publication] Fun fact: His second personality secretly calls him “wife”! [Ensemble cast + two male leads + mystery romance + ghost hunters + black-hearted beneath a gentle exterior + tomb raiding + both leads are each other’s one and only] Before his death, Grandpa used his last chance to set a trap, drawing the Ghost King into Zhang Jizhi’s body to protect him from a deadly calamity. Zhang Jizhi had been blind from birth, but after that night, he could suddenly see white qi. An irri 97.4kReads9.5Score13.7kShelves

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    This person is a colleague and a friend; the first volume is amazing.

18. 18 兄 The Siblings Say Nothing, Just Keep Humiliating Their Eldest Brother 兄妹俩不语，一味拿大哥颜面扫地 Plastic Bestie塑料闺闺Modern Romance847k WordsCompleted [A goofy, over-the-top daily-life story about a brother and sister. No romance for the protagonist. Maximum absurdity.] When Xie Tangning woke up, she discovered she was living in an old-fashioned novel. The Xie family was the original male lead’s biggest stepping stone, and each of them was destined to die in their own way. Her second brother, Xie Changyu, would be sold by the male lead to a region in Myanmar, where his kidneys would be harvested. After going bankrupt, her eldest brother, Lu Hu 66.5kReads8.9Score8.6kShelves

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    The first two main characters are masters (no romantic pairing). Chapter 35 is a dual-male cultivation story, chapters 476 are modern stories, chapter 7 has a romantic pairing, chapters 137 are time-travel stories, chapter 375 has comments, and chapter 46 is based on the plot.

19. 19 被 Forced to Become the Hot-Blooded Manga Hero, He Faked His Death on the Spot 被迫成为热血漫主角后他直接死遁 A Moon Rabbit一只月兔Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance] [No Female Lead] [Hot-Blooded Shonen] [Everyone Is Evil] [The Protagonist Is a Genuine Villain, With No Redemption] [Ensemble Cast] The hot-blooded shonen manga Villain's Fate is a blend of excitement, warmth, laid-back fun, and comedy. Its polished art, unexpected plot twists, and characters who leave readers aching for what might have been have earned it a devoted following. However, the author went on hiatus at the story's climax and stayed away for three years. Then, after three 22.1kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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    The male protagonist is cynical and says he hates everyone, but he takes his companions seriously. It's a friendship-themed, inspirational story.

20. 20 都 The Apocalypse Is Here, So Why Bother Competing? Stockpile Supplies! 都末日了还内卷啥呢？囤物资啊 Black-and-White Octopus黑白色章鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse563k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + space + reborn + frantically stockpiling supplies + no romance] (No male lead, so feel free to ship anyone you like.) Qin Sheng survived for three years in the Apocalypse, finally outlasting the boss and taking over as second-in-command. But before she could enjoy her new life, she woke up to find herself reborn two months before the Apocalypse! She had worked so hard to claw her way up to become the big boss! Before she could even throw her weight around, the heavens sent her back 40.7kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves

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    This is a story about two best friends and a "corn spirit" (a guy who traveled from the future to interstellar times, haha, transformed from a handsome young man into a "corn spirit" with 16-pack abs). The female lead's best friend is someone she "rescued" from a mental hospital (the hospital itself). The best friend then rebelled and became the ruler of the hospital, haha. Later on, they'll add a giant bear who can dance ballet—it's hilarious!

21. 21 手 With a Cultivation Chat Treasure in Hand, Little Grass Begs for Alms Online 手握修仙聊天宝，小草在线来乞讨 Shu Xiang姝湘Ancient Romance159k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast + Group Chat + Geniuses + Mostly Lighthearted Daily Life + Happily Ever After] Su Xuanzhi was blown up after reaching in and pulling out the Imperial Crystal Core that had lost its power. After dying, she transmigrated into the cultivation world as an utterly ordinary blade of grass, swaying gracefully in the breeze and enjoying a relaxing retirement as a nonhuman. Just as she was about to truly become nothing more than a blade of grass… [System activated. Master, please accept.] —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let me promote my book! The main character is a little grass, and the ensemble cast is a diverse mix of characters, both quirky and eccentric. It's a bit slow-paced, leaning towards a lighthearted, slice-of-life style. The main characters aren't complete yet; there are five women and two men for now. The female lead, Su Xuanzhi, has a somewhat aloof personality, watching everyone's antics and occasionally joining in. There's the lively but occasionally melancholic Bai Taoning, the gentle but adorable Liu Zhi, the serious and refined but power-hungry Song Yanzhao, the lazy and playful but incredibly bubbly Wang Yi, and the socially awkward but incredibly lucky Shen Cangming. More interesting characters are coming soon!

22. 22 什 So What If I Lack Morals? I’m Already Number One in All of Jiuzhou 什么仙道天道？呵！我修的是杀道 Jiang Xiaoyan姜小言Ancient Romance3.4M WordsOngoing [Print edition out September 12 + refuses to look back + satisfying growth story + ensemble cast] In her past life, Wanwan died at the hands of her master and six senior brothers, pierced through the heart by seven swords and left without a whole body. Her master only loved her little junior sister, and her senior brothers only doted on her. When the little junior sister lost her Golden Core, they dug out Wanwan's to replace it. When the little junior sister was wronged, Ye Wanwan was made to su 156kReads9.4Score12.5kShelves

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    This story doesn't depict the cultivation world of one person or one sect, but rather the cultivation world of the entire Nine Provinces. She alone, leading all the young men and women, predecessors and descendants of the Nine Provinces, held up the heavens of the Nine Provinces.

23. 23 当 Being a Mecha Engineer Has More Promise Than Being an Assassin 当机甲师不比干杀手有前途 A Mirror and Half-Summer一镜半夏Sci-Fi & Apocalypse766k WordsOngoing [No romance + Mechas + Military Academy + A Touch of Ensemble Cast] One moment, assassin Xia Liu is alive; the next, she transmigrates to the interstellar age as a frail heiress with high mental strength. She’s thrilled: At last, she can leave the life of endless fighting behind! She’s going to become the Federation’s most pampered mecha engineer! She gets admitted to Pandora Military Academy on a special recommendation. While everyone else takes exams, she sneaks off to the wasteland to scaveng 78.4kReads9.3Score18kShelves

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    Check this out! It's not finished yet, but it's really good.

24. 24 王 Ace Superpower: She Looks Incredibly Delicate 王牌异能：大佬她看起来十分娇弱 Hui Xier绘禧儿Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Advanced technology, warriors temper their bodies. The nations have reached an unprecedented peak of technological development, while the mysterious forces operating behind the scenes are even more formidable. As the nations grow stronger, how long can the world’s apparent peace last? To prepare, the highest leaders of Guangxia held a secret meeting. In a seemingly casual conversation, they created Guangxia’s most fearsome guardian deity! Yu Jiu! From then on, the divine dragon rules the nine he 11.5kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves

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    This is very original.

25. 25 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Got Avada Kedavra-Kedavra-Kedavra 规则怪谈：开局获得阿瓦达达达达 ReneeHeMystery174k WordsOngoing Lin Zhao wakes up one morning and finds himself transmigrated to a world of urban legends. During Chinese class, Natasha lands on the teacher’s face and shouts, “No kissing in class! Hey, teacher, why are you blushing? No making your debut in the classroom!” (Don’t ask me why Natasha is there.) 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is originally a ghost story, and it's very good. It's also an ensemble piece, where each character has their own personality and development path.

26. 26 不 Seriously, Your Metaphysics Club Is Way Too Obscure 不是，你们玄学小组也太冷门了吧 Yueyue Loves to Take a Look悦悦爱瞅瞅Modern Romance480k WordsCompleted [No romance + ensemble cast + supernatural ghost hunting + folk horror tales + only a little family drama, which wraps up quickly] Fang Shining was born with a mental disability. Her parents dumped her in the countryside with her father, a folk sorcerer, and never gave her another thought. When she was nineteen, the village was demolished, and she was brought back to the Fang family. On the day she returned, everyone mocked the Fang family's idiot eldest daughter for coming home, and the family 35.7kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves

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    This book is a huge hit! All the characters are amazing and incredibly talented, and they all dote on our Xiao Ning. The only downside is their inhuman parents, though they quickly sever ties with them. No dragging things out, no livestreaming or entertainment industry stuff—it's pure ghost-catching and crime-solving! [Cool][Cool][Cool]

27. 27 我 I Have a Joker Card 我有一张小丑牌 Azure Company蔚蓝公司Urban2.2M WordsCompleted They say that on the day some people turn eighteen, the gods grant them a playing card with a supernatural ability. There are 52 playing cards and 52 different abilities. Those who receive a supernatural playing card are allowed to attend the best ability-user school. The campus belle: “I have the Queen of Spades. I can conjure all kinds of weapons!” The rich kid: “My dad has the Jack of Diamonds. He can get unlimited money!” Meanwhile, somewhere, a boy took his own playing card and used all 52 157.4kReads8.9Score24.5kShelves

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    You have no idea about this.

28. 28 废 Wasteland Rose! 废土玫瑰！ Stardust Bunny星黛兔兔Modern Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Over-the-top Mary Sue, gorgeous girl, adored by everyone, otome-game style, a huge battle for her affections, no strong female lead, my take on the post-apocalypse] Chu Yao can't open her eyes, but she's fully conscious. It seems she's being held right now, firmly trapped in a pair of strong arms. Chu Yao doesn't understand. Even in the seventh year of the apocalypse, when 60% of people have awakened supernatural abilities and are more than twice as strong as ordinary people, no man would s 23.9kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves

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    This is a post-apocalyptic ensemble piece (if you don't like this kind of story, please avoid it (ᐢ⸝⸝ᴖ ·̫ ᴖ⸝⸝ᐢ)). The author's plot is very novel, and each character has their own unique tension. In short: A post-apocalyptic rose ignites a deadly frenzy, and the popular female lead blooms with ultimate allure and resilience in a battlefield of chaos.

29. 29 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
30. 30 出 Born in the Divine Realm, Yet I’m Being Sent Down to the Mortal World? 出生在神界，却要我下界？ Xi Hefang羲和fangAncient Romance494k WordsOngoing Ensemble cast, no romance. The main group consists of Chu Ning, Xu Huaizhi, Lu Ci, and Jiang Mingye. The pacing is fairly brisk early on. There are sect missions and short side stories woven throughout. There are quite a lot of them, and they are relatively self-contained, so you can enjoy each as its own story. Each one also features its own cast of characters. Chu Ning was born in the divine realm and grew up nurtured by the laws of heaven and earth. She was different from the moment she was b 1.1kReads8.4Score144Shelves
31. 31 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 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves
32. 32 一 A Killer Without Emotions 一个没有感情的杀手 Beichen Has a Spirit北辰有灵Fantastical Romance331k WordsOngoing Note: This story contains multiple sexual orientations, including BG, BL, and GL. Please check the content warnings in the author's note at the end of Chapter 1, then decide whether you want to continue reading. Main couple: Chao Ci x Pavilion Master Randomly appearing side couples My take on a slow-burn, evenly matched pair Female first-person narration | Silly comedy | Court and jianghu intrigue | A touch of ensemble cast | Niche | Wuxia in the early part, xianxia later on The story mostly f 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Push Push, a portrait of the martial arts world

33. 33 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

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    Although the poster seems to be referring to a female-oriented genre, which I don't have here, it's pretty good if you don't differentiate by genre. Highly recommended! (Omnivorous x1)

34. 34 2 The 21st Century? But I'm a Genius from the Cultivation Realm 21世纪？可我是修仙界天才 Probability Cloud Rose概率云蔷薇Modern Romance292k WordsOngoing [Cultivation + investigations + entertainment industry + variety-show livestreams + comedy + two powerful leads + ensemble cast + the whole protagonist team is sharp-witted + happy ending] [Peerless physician × hacking genius × special department captain × top-tier star × flower demon × obscure newcomer × fashion model] Lu Yankui, a genius disciple of the Zixuan Sect, was unexpectedly swept into a spatial vortex by a mysterious force during a great battle in the cultivation world. She lost her 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A fresh and original portrayal of the modern fantasy entertainment industry, a typical example of a slow start followed by a strong finish.

35. 35 咸 The Great Slacker Is Taking It Easy Every Day 咸鱼大人每天都在摆烂 Young Master Hidden in the Mist雾隐公子Modern Romance102k WordsOngoing [Superpowers + Strong Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Easygoing + Hilariously Silly] As the Special Agent with the least to do at the Superpower Bureau, Jiang Cha's daily routine consists of investigating cases, sleeping, and sleeping some more. She never expected to discover that she'd lost a stretch of her memory. The young master of the rival faction, a green-tea schemer wrapped in an innocent-looking facade, smiles at her. “Chacha, we're the closest people in the world.” Her sharp-tongued ch 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This isn't a story about senior and junior sisters, but rather a group of friends investigating cases together, and it even includes elements of supernatural abilities! [Laughs][laughs][laughs]

36. 36 末 The Apocalypse Arrives, and I Rely on Farming to Lead My Roommates on a Killing Spree 末世降临，我靠种田带室友杀疯了 Seeking a Thousand Mountains一觅千山Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic Game + Multiple Worlds + Ensemble Cast + Farming + No Romance + Stockpiling] [The author doesn't read reviews, but occasionally reads comments on individual chapters] Synopsis: An apocalyptic game descends, and the dorms across the entire school are overrun. Thanks to a dream, Xu Kewang gets a head start on stockpiling supplies with her roommates, and they successfully unlock all their career skills. But can someone tell her what kind of good person gets Crazy Dave as their career? 87.1kReads9.4Score13.9kShelves

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    608 Is the most perfect all-female group composition.

37. 37 我 My Frail Classmate Really Isn’t Human 我那病弱同窗果然不是人 Half a Jar of Sunshine半罐日光Two Female Leads608k WordsOngoing (The numbers aren’t great and it hasn’t been rated yet, but things will get better...) [Two Female Leads | Ensemble Cast | Adventure | Secret Identities | Eastern Fantasy | Leveling Up | Plot-Driven | Slightly Slow-Burn | Female Lead Pursues] (An all-female team, with every member smart and growing.) (A bold, stubborn, younger genius x a cool, sickly, scheming older woman.) (Childhood friends, born of the same source, living and dying together.) - Ye Mangtian is as bold as her name suggests. If 356Reads—Score112Shelves

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    This one is good. [OK][OK][Admire][Admire]

38. 38 非 Daily Life at the Unorthodox Cultivation Academy 非正常修仙学院日常 Fake Makabaka假玛卡巴卡Fantastical Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [One-on-One Romance] [Ensemble Cast] [Absurd Cultivation Daily Life] [Together We're a Lump of Rotten Rats, Apart We're Stars Across the Sky] Shang Shixu died and was reborn. The good news: her childhood friend was in this world too. The bad news: she was the scheming female supporting character, and her childhood friend was the original male lead. Shang Shixu's System: Host, please cooperate and complete the original scheming supporting character's mission to break up the male and female leads! 17.9kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves

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    It's quite nice, I don't know why the rating is so low. The cover is also very interesting.

39. 39 都 I Told You, Don’t Mess with the One Who Just Came Down from the Mountain 都说了，别惹那个刚下山的 Junshan Is Unwell君山有恙Two Female Leads368k WordsCompleted [Dual heroines + wuxia + comedy + mutual devotion + 1v1] A carefree, easygoing wanderer of the jianghu × a charming, scheming innkeeper Xiao Wuyin, a woman of the mountains, descends from her sect at her master's command, all to find her junior sister, to whom she has an unusually deep bond. She doesn't find her junior sister, but ends up working as a server at an inn. But why is this inn full of hidden masters? Aren't you supposed to be a renowned expert on the jianghu's list of prodigies? Wh 4.8kReads8.9Score838Shelves
40. 40 和 After the System Rewrote My Life, I Fell for the School Heartthrob 和校草热恋的我被系统篡改人生后 Long Aotian on Top在上龙傲天Modern Romance134k WordsOngoing Campus, strong female lead, ensemble cast, satisfying revenge Ji Shihe is the top student in her year at Longcheng No. 1 High School. Not only is she beautiful and kind, but what the girls envy most is that she is dating Shen Yuchi, the school heartthrob famous throughout the entire school. Shen Yuchi is the heir to the Longcheng Group: rebellious and fierce in a fight, yet as obedient as a husky in front of Ji Shihe, even shedding little tears when he feels wronged. The life of a girl born to —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is great! It features an ensemble cast! And there are no clichéd plots! Everything is fresh and new, like reading about the gossip at school.

41. 41 嗟 Alas, Immortal 嗟仙 Meticulous Cultivation精耕细作Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [The human side of cultivation, ensemble cast, no golden finger] Now that order has been established in the cultivation world, fighting and killing are no longer the norm. What matters more is navigating human relationships. Zhu Xiaosuo rises from an ordinary mortal to an immortal, one step at a time, in the name of “saving face.” 31.1kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves

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    Very good, extremely exciting

42. 42 当 When a Beta and an Alpha Grow Up Together 当Beta和Alpha一起长大 The Puppy Loves Swimming小狗爱游泳Two Male Leads259k WordsCompleted Ning Yunxi has an outstanding older brother, an Alpha, and a lively, adorable younger sister who will likely present as an Omega. As for him, he is an utterly ordinary-looking Beta. He isn't much of a sweet talker either, and is the sort of person who is easily overlooked, both at home and out in the world. But he has a friend, Zhang Xiangnan, who has been with him since childhood. Zhang Xiangnan is handsome, talented, and even more eye-catching after presenting as an Alpha. As a result, even or 185Reads8.5Score117Shelves
43. 43 杀 After Killing My Husband to Prove the Dao, I Ran Into My Brooding Ex-Husband Again 杀夫证道后，我又偶遇阴湿前夫啦 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Fantastical Romance601k WordsCompleted [Publication deal signed] To ascend and return home, Yun Zhao decided to prove her Dao by killing her husband. So she packed her bags in the middle of the night, went down the mountain, found the villain of the book, became his Dao companion, and then plunged a sword into him. Her ascension failed. Yun Zhao: “???” Her now ex-husband, the villain, said, “Maybe you weren’t sincere enough.” So Yun Zhao sincerely stabbed him again. Her ex-husband said, “Get lost.” The situation was awkward fo 39.3kReads9.3Score6.1kShelves

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    You should read this book! She cries without saying a word. She's reached an age where she can understand everyone's situation.

44. 44 云 The Clouds Run Deep, and the Crane Never Returns 云深，鹤不归 Fei Ziyu非子羽Fantastical Romance270k WordsOngoing [Heroine's Growth + Strong Female Lead + Xianxia Fantasy + Ensemble Adventure + Mutual Healing + Romance] Heroine: Crane-Demon bloodline | Cool and resilient | A story of revenge Hero: Senior Disciple of the Immortal Sect | Cold outside, tender within | Sincere and restrained She is a crane demon with a rare bloodline, and everyone covets the extraordinary power in her veins. A blood feud is etched into her very bones. Her only obsession is to win justice for her mother, who died unjustly. One d 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An original ensemble piece told from the perspective of monsters, depicting their journey of fighting monsters and cultivating immortality.

45. 45 攻 Winning Over the Young Lord of Miaojiang 攻略苗疆少主 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted Chu He transmigrates into a book. [The villain will kill the male lead, cripple the female lead, and then commit suicide out of hatred for the world. This world is about to collapse, and your mission is to save it.] The lousy System vanishes after assigning the mission. Before Chu He can even figure out what to do, she is kidnapped to Miaojiang, where she becomes the perfect mother Gu for the medicine people to cultivate their Gu. Medicine people aren’t human and have no memories of their past. 140.2kReads9.4Score14.6kShelves
46. 46 我 I Really Don't Want to Be an Official 我真不想当官啊 Longevity Breeze长生风Two Female Leads575k WordsOngoing [Wuxia] [Three Female Leads] (The three female leads drive the main plot) [Two Female Leads] (The main romance) [Love Grows Over Time] [Light Fantasy] [Heavy Political Intrigue] [Light Harem Intrigue] Er Wuwen lost her memory in an accident. Afterward, all she wanted was to lie flat and live as a carefree slacker. But another accident pulled her into a struggle, setting her off on a journey to solve a case... She never expected to become a powerful enforcer for the imperial court. What should sh 329Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Hi everyone, I'm recommending this to anyone interested in Tang Dynasty and martial arts stories. It features two female leads with minimal romance at the beginning; the focus is on solving cases, multiple couples, and an ensemble cast. The two main female leads are a traumatized, icy guy and a persistently pursuing, sunny girl.

47. 47 都 I Married Him Before I Found Out He Had a Fox Tail 都成亲了才发现夫君有狐狸尾巴 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Ancient Romance370k WordsCompleted Qiao Ying transmigrated into a book, but unfortunately, kidnappers injured her head and left her with amnesia. In a dark, damp dungeon, she met a young man. He wore blue robes, had snow-white hair and strikingly beautiful features, and his eyes were covered with white silk. Though he was physically impaired, he was remarkably cheerful and always smiling. That day, the amnesiac Qiao Ying escaped from the dungeon with the harmless young man. The young man was a good person. He was afraid of blood, 55.3kReads9.4Score8kShelves
48. 48 集 We All Transmigrated? The Powerful Families of the Capital Beg Me for Help 集体穿越？京圈勋贵哭着抱我大腿 Morning Clouds Purple朝云紫Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhen, a top academic prodigy and the rock her elders rely on, is a specialist at whipping underachievers into shape. Then she transmigrates to ancient times and becomes the discarded wife of a poor scholar who passed the highest imperial exam. But the underachievers who used to give her headaches have become influential figures in the capital. The shut-in: Transmigrated as a spoiled young wastrel, he’s forced to eat, drink, and visit brothels, wearing an expression of pure misery every day 111.1kReads8.8Score11.8kShelves

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    Always believe in the collective image

49. 49 大EN The Tang Dynasty's Pearl-Dispelling Record (Original Novel of the TV Adaptation Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong) 大唐辟珠记（田曦薇、宋威龙主演同名影视原著） Meal Card饭卡Martial Arts810k WordsCompleted [All-New Bonus Edition] [A Screen Adaptation with the Same Title Has Been Officially Announced, Starring Tian Xiwei and Song Weilong] [Beloved Princess Reborn: Looks Like a Delicate Crybaby, Actually a Well-Rounded Warrior] ✖ [Defiant, Doomed, Devoted, Pure-Hearted Top Jianghu Big Shot] [Their Romance Is So Sweet It Makes You Cry] Princess Wanshou, blessed with the Tang emperor's favor and love, died of an illness at just seventeen. A thief secretly opened the eerie underground palace, only to d 203.8kReads9.7Score25.2kShelves
50. 50 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves

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    These four books are highly recommended, all featuring ensemble casts!!! 1. I've read them 7 times. The protagonist is a junior uncle, it's not a traditional leveling-up story, the Dao heart trumps chance, the character design is unique, the writing is superb, and it has a beautiful atmosphere. "A boat appears on a desperate crossing, a withered tree blooms in spring"—it's so good! 2. There's a little bit of angst in the middle, but the impact is strong enough for the first reading, and the overall writing is good. 3. The character designs are all good, the perspective is fresh, it's quite good, just don't read it late at night. 4. Without saying anything else, just read the first three chapters. This one also has superb writing, "One flower, one wine, one immortal, sleeping, drunk, and living forever"—it's a longevity master-disciple story, not a traditional cultivation story, lighthearted and funny, no angst.

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