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. 151 宗 The Sect's Workhorses Ran Away, and Three Days Later the Mountain-Guarding Array Collapsed 宗门牛马跑路，三天后护山阵崩了 Black-Eyed Immortal黑眼圈仙人Fantastical Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Master deceiver + a people-centered view of history + ensemble cast + no romance + cutting off the lifeblood] Si Miao transmigrates into a male-oriented cultivation harem novel as the male lead's doomed master. In her sect, she's called an elder, but in practice she's little more than a workhorse. She handles odd jobs in peacetime and acts as a human shield in battle, exhausting herself for her male lead disciple. In the end, she dies after taking the blame for him, while not a single person in 46.8kReads9.0Score8.2kShelves
2. 152 穿EN Reborn as the Firstborn of a Concubine: My Legitimate Brother Is an Immortal Emperor! 穿越庶长兄：嫡弟竟是仙帝转世！ Tonight, I'll Bask in the Moonlight今晚晒月亮Xianxia1.5M WordsOngoing [Signed for print publication | Brothers standing shoulder to shoulder, no romance, lighthearted and funny with a touch of ensemble cast, satisfying and never groveling, both brothers become top-tier powerhouses later on] After transmigrating, Yun Qing became the eldest son born of a concubine in one of the cultivation world's most powerful families. The good news: He possessed a Chaos Dao Embryo and an ancient double pupil. He could seize the sun and pluck the stars, with a boundless path to im 191.3kReads9.6Score15.6kShelves

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   No female lead. Everyone has their own charm. "Three Absolutes" is really funny (not really), the author's writing is excellent... The plot is so enjoyable and smooth, and the main characters have no romantic partner.

3. 153 蜗 Tiny Home: Stack Enough Bonuses and Even a Trash Card Can Be Invincible 蜗居：叠满加成，废卡也能无敌 AAA Eats Nothing But Fish MintAAA专吃折耳根Sports830k WordsOngoing Cards + adventure and monster-slaying + friendship, no romance + everyday life + natural disasters and saving the world. Female-oriented. The main cast is a group of seventeen- and eighteen-year-olds: three girls and two boys. The Sky Pillar Game arrives, monsters invade the real world, and everyone on Earth gets one chance to draw a starter card. Watch the main team use all kinds of card skills to defeat all sorts of Sky Pillar monsters. 1.9kReads8.9Score209Shelves

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   Hehe, good stories don't get discovered easily, so lower ratings are normal. I'm talking about the first book, an ensemble piece, lighthearted and heartwarming, no romance. The second book, hehe, it's absolutely fantastic! The Sky-Saving Team will definitely lead humanity to the light, hehehe. After all, their team name is "Save the Sky," right? Plus, a bonus elbow strike... No romance. The third book, hehehe, King Chunjin is the cutest little cake in the world!!! Very good, no clichés, no romance.

4. 154 无 It's Hard to Graduate from the Ruthless Path, So I'll Be an Outstanding Graduate 无情道毕业难，我偏当优秀毕业生 White Feathers Crossing the Cold River白羽渡寒江Ancient Romance654k WordsOngoing [Transmigrate into a book + cultivation + anti-love-brain + System-driven + lighthearted comedy + decisive heroine + no romance] Qin Zhaoning had just finished her wonderful college years and become a proper corporate drone. Before bed, she only wanted to relax with a novel, but it made her so angry she nearly had a heart attack: the entire sect, from top to bottom, was full of hopeless romantics! They’d let people use them, take their hearts, and squeeze them dry, yet still insist through their 64Reads8.1Score134Shelves

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   I can't take it anymore! This is the Third Senior Sister, who cultivates the Path of Ruthlessness. She's incredibly beautiful; I highly recommend you check her out! (›´ω`‹)(›´ω`‹)

5. 155 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.1kReads9.6Score18.1kShelves

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   It has a bit of an ensemble cast feel.

6. 156 早 If I’d Known, You Needn’t Have Made Me Transmigrate 早知如此，大可不必让我穿越 The Writer Who Draws码字的画家Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted [System runs in the background, ordinary-person cultivation, not a wish-fulfillment story, tactical spell battles, starting from scratch] Tang Zhen was among the luckiest transmigrators out there. In the eighteenth year after his transmigration, thanks to a spell-copying System with simple mechanics but ridiculously powerful functions, he became the leader of the greatest generation of prodigies in a thousand years of cultivation. The pillars of the righteous sects looked after him with great ca 23.5kReads8.8Score2kShelves

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   If we're talking about a group of ordinary people from the three religions, the tyrant of the Southern Continent, the True Lord Seeking the Law, the White Jade Gentleman, the Blood-Pitying Man, the Jade Toad Ancestor, Venerable Ananda, the Silly Big Sister, the Purple Cloud Saint, the Super-Skilled Brocade-Robed Old Celestial, the Reckless Human Demon Lord... Let's go!

7. 157 在 Becoming the Most Popular One in a Horror Game 在惊悚游戏里成为最强万人迷 Cloudscorch Wanderer灼云客Mystery975k WordsOngoing (Content warnings at the end of the blurb. This story rejects writing advice.) [Infinite-Flow + Wish Fulfillment + Passionate Team Ensemble + Light Mystery and Combat + Horror Escape] [Top-Tier Talent, Brains and Brawn, a Cold-Humored, Protective Female Lead, and Teammates Who Each Shine in Their Own Way] At first, the twisted viewers thought that some poor woman in a hospital gown was going to die horribly on the very first night of the first round. That was until they saw her with their own ey 109.1kReads9.4Score11.7kShelves

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   Why isn't anyone recommending this book? The writing is excellent, the ensemble cast is well-developed, and it avoids overly sentimental or contrived infinite flow elements.

8. 158 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 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves

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   This is so good! The concept is so fresh, and everyone is the protagonist of their own story. 💕

9. 159 小 My Little Martial Uncle Really Doesn't Push Herself. She Just Wants to Kill the Female Lead 小师叔真不卷，她只想杀女主而已 Mo Caiwei莫采薇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [People say the blurb did this book a disservice. I'm no good at writing blurbs, so just read the story.] Reincarnated as a doomed female supporting character destined for a gruesome death? No problem. Kill the heroine from the start, wreck the plot, and reset everything. This time, I'm the heroine. The original heroine was a pitiful girl born to a concubine. She had a lowly start but a powerful protagonist's aura. No matter what danger she faced, she always escaped disaster, ros 96.8kReads9.5Score16.2kShelves

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   The female lead is a junior martial arts master, with no romantic partner. He kills the original female lead three times, is slightly comedic, defeats the fake Heavenly Dao, and has an extremely fast cultivation speed.

10. 160 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 15.5kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves

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    Ensemble casts? I'm an expert on that; I've found ensemble casts of people and animals for you. The first three are by the same author, with intelligent plots, high IQs, and clear logic. The fourth is fantasy, with a novel setting, frequent memorable lines, and excellent writing. The fifth and sixth are well-known for their explosive logical thinking and excellent ensemble casts. The seventh book, set in the entertainment industry, focuses on a lighthearted and humorous atmosphere and is definitely worth reading. Those who reach the top of the charts are all incredibly talented. The eighth book is one I've read three times. This "Rules of the Strange" is an older book, but its setting is very novel. Unlike some previous "Rules of the Strange" stories that mindlessly pit or unite nations, this one is very logically clear and not entirely a wish-fulfillment story. Every character is very well-developed and clearly defined. Especially the old man reading the Bible; people think he's using the Bible to purify ghosts, but actually he's just throwing the Bible around because he's exhausted—one book for each ghost. The last book is an animal ensemble. This is the first time I've seen an ensemble piece featuring animals. Those who enjoy this genre should give it a try; I think it's alright, and I've read it twice. The premise was quite novel for its time, but... The author probably hit a roadblock with the ending. The transitions were a bit abrupt. However, the beginning is very enjoyable.

11. 161 姝 The Goddess Shu Chronicles 姝神录 Zhong Luo鍾落Ancient Romance2.8M WordsOngoing [Nontraditional cultivation + Ensemble cast + Eight-person academy team + Growth-oriented heroine + Rewinding time + A journey to godhood + Slow burn + Plenty of everyday life] The rating is low because not many people have read it. It'll go up later!! The eight-person team, introduced in the Upper Realm arc: competitive saber cultivator Lian Shu, gentle physician An Huai, obsessive-compulsive sword cultivator and sister-obsessed Zhu Ling, airheaded dark elf Luta, slightly haughty formation cult 4.2kReads9.3Score583Shelves

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    I personally think these two books are very good. They are not traditional cultivation novels, but rather feature an ensemble cast where each character has their own unique strengths. They are very enjoyable and I highly recommend them (the only downside is that they are still being serialized).

12. 162 沙 My Wacky Junior Sister Loves Going Wild, Turning the Cultivation World on Its Head 沙雕师妹爱发癫，另类整顿修仙圈 The Bear Who Bumps into Everything乱撞的小熊Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Animated series now streaming] [Complete] [Ensemble cast + no male lead] Some people transmigrate into a book as a treasure. Some transmigrate as a nobody. Yun Xi transmigrates as a vine. In the original story, she appears in just two chapters as a disposable villain in a hero-saves-the-beauty scene. After she dies, the captivating heroine takes her home, chops her into eighteen pieces, and turns them into eighteen good-luck charms for her eighteen devoted admirers. Yun Xi says, “If you’re maki 56.4kReads8.8Score8.9kShelves

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    It's incredibly good! The main characters are all eccentric, with uniquely quirky thought processes. It's not just about the junior sister; everyone feels so real and alive. Highly recommended!!!

13. 163 你 You're Just a Cat, So Why Are You Competing with the Police for Their Jobs? 你就一只猫，干嘛和警察抢饭碗？ Gao Wei高纬Urban436k WordsCompleted [Cat protagonist + System + a smooth ride all the way] “Dude, how’d you get in here?” “A cat brought me in.” “Huh? You call the cops ‘cats’ where you’re from?” “Heh. Ever heard of the Black Cat Detective?” A black cat that catches mice at the police station goes viral online! Netizens affectionately dub it “Black Cat Detective.” But after the little guy catches a hundred mice, the Cat Detective System activates, and the whole story takes a sudden turn… “You don’t think catching mice is all I can 5.7kReads9.5Score975Shelves
14. 164 除 Everyone on the Team Is a Villain Except Me 除我以外，全队反派 Ruan Qingruan阮清阮Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing An original fictional society with lots of personal worldbuilding and foreshadowing. Don’t come in with your own preconceptions and impose them on the author or the story. No suggestions, please. There is a couple, but the romance doesn’t take up much of the story. An alternate “what if” storyline will be written after the ending. Readers with strict moral sensibilities, please stay away. The protagonists aren’t perfect, so don’t judge them by universal standards of morality. If this isn’t to yo 24.9kReads9.6Score2.6kShelves

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    It depends on how you define an ensemble piece. If you define an ensemble piece as a collection of people with distinct personalities and characteristics, who, regardless of their ultimate goals or destinations, converge from all directions on the same path, then I think the first book is more suitable for you (because it's about meeting people along the way, it initially resembles a lone wolf story, but you could also consider her a lone wolf from beginning to end, simply encountering various people along the way and sharing a part of the journey with some of them). If you define an ensemble piece as meeting many like-minded people at the very beginning and having them accompany you until the very end, then perhaps the remaining three books are more suitable for you.

15. 165 这 Are There Any Normal People Left in This Cultivation World? 这个修仙界还有正常人吗 KELJINXAncient Romance535k WordsCompleted [Group Transmigration + Absurd Humor + Lighthearted + Ensemble Cast] [Completed] A shocking incident has recently rocked the cultivation world: several celebrated prodigies have disappeared one after another, their whereabouts unknown. These astonishingly gifted young geniuses all come from extraordinary backgrounds. Among them are sword cultivators from Kunlun Mountain, music cultivators from Wuwang Mountain, and even the Demon Realm has not been spared. Just as everyone laments, “The cultivati 5.9kReads9.1Score818Shelves

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    It's exceptionally good, featuring a top-tier ensemble cast and combining elements of murder mystery and cultivation. The theme is novel, the writing is excellent, and everyone has a significant role. It's incredibly enjoyable.

16. 166 氪 Cash-Shop System: I Use Card Draws to Pose as a Hidden Clan 氪金系统：我靠抽卡伪装隐世家族 A Lotus in a Fleeting Dream浮生梦莲真Ancient Romance812k WordsCompleted No CP + feel-good power fantasy + strong female lead + no identity reveal throughout Overnight, Song Xunzhen transmigrated into a cultivation novel as the vicious female supporting character. Out of jealousy, she repeatedly framed the heroine, only to be sentenced to death by the hero and sent to the disciplinary hall. Question: “What do you do when the disciplinary hall is right in front of you the moment you look up?” Song Xunzhen: “...Nice...” At her most desperate, her pay-to-draw-card Syste 23.1kReads8.6Score2.6kShelves

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    It should also be considered an ensemble piece (!).

17. 167 弑 Slaying Gods, Starting with Killing the Male Lead 弑神，从杀男主开始 Shi Sui Tan时岁檀Fantastical Romance480k WordsCompleted [Completed] [No CP + ensemble of women + mutual salvation + anti-cliché + xianxia + metafiction] [Content warnings: The heroine is not a genuinely kind and beautiful saint, and starts killing from the start! She isn't the only one in the spotlight; there will be many other female characters. Not every woman is strong: they can be weak and make mistakes, and they'll need time to grow. Feel free to ship whoever you like; I personally prefer friendship and family bonds.] What would the world becom 948Reads9.2Score155Shelves

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    A very compelling ensemble piece. The tragic heroine awakens and engages in dialogue with the author. Initially, the author tries to control her, but she manages to turn the tables on him. As the story progresses, they gradually become close friends. Important characters include the heroine, her "mothers" (one "mother" is the author, the other is her biological mother), female cultivators from another sect, her junior sisters, and members of other races. You can feel the love, hate, and clashes between the characters, as well as the author's love for each one. This book also reflects the author's thoughts on her first book, clearly showing the progress of the times and warming the reader's heart. Unlike other cultivation novels—as the title suggests—this book doesn't portray menstruation as something to be overcome, but rather as something inherent in women, making them so complete. Because of menstruation, a woman's body breathes with nature, rises and falls with the tides, and understands nature and the Dao; because of the uterus, she understands life and death. Therefore, it is easier to attain enlightenment. A one-sentence recommendation: If staying up all night reading could really lead to time travel, then traveling into this book would be incredibly lucky.

18. 168 重 Reborn: I Give the Nation a Cheat Code 重生之我给国家送外挂 If I Do Not Leave若不辞Modern Romance653k WordsCompleted [No romance + post-apocalyptic rebirth + ensemble cast + the nation steps in] (The first season of the animated series is out.) The Civilization Codices descended, devouring Blue Star in a dimensional attack and bringing the world to an end. Greed, envy, sloth... What secrets do the seven great Civilization Codices conceal? Yan Chu, a tomb keeper, was hit on the head by a brick and inexplicably reborn in the past. She decided to hand over what she had to the nation. With the Book of Fate and a b 29.7kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves
19. 169 星 The Interstellar Heiress's Collection of Junk 星际首富大小姐的破烂收藏 That Melon over in the West西边那个瓜Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Interstellar powers, military academy tournament, no romance for the protagonist, spatial abilities, lighthearted and satisfying, friendship-focused, with a large ensemble cast.] [Sole protagonist: Shen Chenfu (Xiao Fu)] [Volume One has been published] After years of wandering, Shen Chenfu is found and brought home by the richest man in the interstellar world. Her adopted sister is openly hostile toward her, and her twin younger brothers mock her for never having eaten meat. When her classmates 45.5kReads9.5Score6.8kShelves
20. 170 拯 Saving My Hopelessly Romantic Brother: I Tutor Him for the Top Universities 拯救恋爱脑亲哥，我辅导他考清北 Come Ship the Couple来磕糖吖Modern Romance314k WordsCompleted Su Zijin is fifteen years younger than her brother, Su Gu. Su Gu has been the perfect child since he was little: handsome, academically gifted, and possessed of sound values. Everyone says he’s bound for one of China’s top universities, but no one could have predicted that he’d fall for Xie Sisi, a master manipulator. The golden boy falls from grace. The title of “academic genius” gradually gives way to “delinquent,” and their parents smile less and less. Su Zijin wants to change things, but she 6.5kReads9.4Score902Shelves
21. 171 穿 Five Transmigrators, Dismantling the End-of-the-World Shelter 穿越五人组，专拆末世避难所 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [AI + five-person team + ensemble cast + character growth + bonding through conflict + apocalypse + no romance] Five survivors are cast into another world plagued by climate disasters and an out-of-control AI. Their main mission is to gather fragments of the Book of Heaven, reboot the AI, and find a way for humanity to survive. Mechanical augmentation, a mental utopia, a heretic carnival... The five hedgehogs brought together by fate slowly reveal their soft underbellies on this perilous journey 2kReads8.9Score261Shelves

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    An ensemble piece! Absolutely an ensemble piece! A fresh theme, and a compelling storyline! Give it a try!

22. 172 大 Senior Sister Specializes in Curing Forced Love in the Immortal Sects 大师姐她专治仙门强制爱 Big December十二月大Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted After being reborn through fetal transmigration, Xie Lingluo learns that she’s a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a cultivation novel, doomed to be silenced from the start. When she opens her eyes again, she’s bound to a System. Her mission is to sever the tangled romances between the male lead and his group and their junior sister, set the story back on the right track, and uphold justice in the cultivation world. This time, she’ll protect the innocent little junior sister! Her mast 20.2kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves
23. 173 星 Interstellar Mecha: The Frail Commander Takes on Seven Alone 星际机甲：病弱指挥官单挑一穿七 Taking Gold from the Luan Terrace鸾台取金Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted (Please read the first page of the main text for content warnings.) [Apocalypse, Interstellar, Strong Female Lead, Face-Slapping, Everyone Loves Her] Apocalypse enforcer Xu Lingqu transmigrates and becomes an unpopular, sickly adopted daughter of a general. Despite a constitution that leaves her fainting every three steps and coughing up blood every five, she's sent to the command program at the Imperial Military Academy. Command is great, command is wonderful. Commanders can sit safely behind 54.4kReads9.5Score7.8kShelves

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    1-2 Are Western fantasy ensemble stories (1 has a romantic pairing, 2 doesn't) [1. Underdog rises to power, ensemble story yummy] [2. The ending of a great adventure story should be the righteous hero defeating the evil demon king.] 3-5 Are military academy competition ensemble stories (3 has a romantic pairing, 45 doesn't) [3. Humanity's epic is an epic of struggle.] [4. An ordinary person rises to become the brightest star of the year] [5. With flesh and blood, they recreate the dawn. --Wow, this is one of my favorite ensemble stories. There are some minor plot holes, but I don't think they significantly affect the reading experience] 6-9 are stories about invasion by other civilizations (somewhat like the Fourth Calamity) (all without romantic pairings, 8 and 9 are written by the same author, there's another ensemble story in the same series, but I haven't read it) [6. The world belongs to Judgment, Judgment demands freedom, and with wine comes freedom!] —It can be viewed as a lone wolf story, but I prefer to see it as an ensemble piece. In this book, I can't bring myself to hate anyone except the female lead's father.] [7. They grew up together, like friends, yet also like enemies. They hated each other the most, seeing each other as monsters, but... It seems... They could never truly forget each other.] [8. This mortal world doesn't belong to those high above who draw blood. Every lit lamp waits for those who want to come home.] [9. "I have the right to decide what kind of future I live in, and I have the freedom to fight for the future I want." —Streetlights and tricks, I miss you so much in the mortal world🙃] 10. It's a cultivation-themed ensemble piece (with a few romantic subplots) [10. "Lin Du, my name is Lin Du, Du for ferrying people."] 11. It's a modern supernatural story (none) [11. "Brother Jiang, Jiang Jia is good, sending off all the generals of the Tu family!"] 12. It's an entertainment industry talent show story (none) [12. Her journey has only just begun!] —One of my three favorite contemporary romance novels]

24. 174 全 The Whole Dorm Was Reborn: The Apocalypse's First Girl Group Goes on a Rampage 全寝重生，末世第一女团杀疯了 He Zhiling赫至灵Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn in the apocalypse + quick transmigration with the whole group + a truly powerful heroine and a thrilling read + no romance, everyone is ruthless + overwhelming combat power + conquering the globe multiple times + stockpiling supplies amid the zombies + passionate action with no rivalry between women + reigning as two emperors at the height of her power Luo Jiu and her roommates fought desperately to survive the apocalypse for half a month, only to die together in an utterly unbelievable 22.8kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves

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    I just finished reading the first one, and the female lead is really strong, plus there's a romantic pairing. The writing is excellent. I highly recommend the second one. No male lead, five strong female leads, the friendship between the girls is so touching, it's a different kind of post-apocalyptic theme, with a system, and the protagonist transmigrates to a parallel world of China, starting from the primitive world. The ending with the Four Great Classical Novels is also funny. It emphasizes female power and has very positive values.

25. 175 全EN Global Raft Survival: I Start with a Ghost Ship Robbery 全球木筏求生：我开局幽灵船打劫 Moon Over Maitreya Mountain弥山月Sports1.9M WordsOngoing [Decisive heroine + exploration and treasure hunting + stockpiling food + island raids + small team + multiple professions + face-slapping thrills. The heroine dominates both the underworld and the legitimate world, and stays at the top of the rankings year-round. Romance included, with a chef as the male lead.] The moment Ling Chu opened her eyes, she found herself inside a survival game where everyone lived on rafts. She got a legendary fishing rod from the blind box from the start, and all h 162.8kReads9.0Score15.2kShelves

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    The first book might have had a rushed ending, but the beginning was really good. The second and third books were absolutely amazing, featuring a strong ensemble cast of female protagonists. When I couldn't find good books, I read these two, and I've read them many times. I'm currently following the fourth book, and it's quite good too.

26. 176 天 The Years My Younger Siblings Broke the Heavenly Dao 天道被我弟妹们搞崩的那些年 Shi Qingli Ya是清璃吖Two Male Leads699k WordsCompleted After successfully clearing an infinite-flow world, Sheng Xingyu transmigrated into a young scumbag who beat up his younger brother and kicked his adopted brother. Faced with his adorable, soft-hearted younger brother and his steady, sensible adopted brother, Sheng Xingyu’s fatherly affection overflowed. He declared on the spot: “Spoil them! Spoil them rotten!” While raising the two boys, he also rescued his mischievous, optimistic half-brother, took in a cool and sharp-tongued little merman, 1.5kReads9.1Score232Shelves
27. 177 都 Everyone Says I’m Overpowered 都说我武力值超高了 Xing Feng行风Fantastical Romance270k WordsOngoing Hey, classmate! Want to cultivate immortality? Soar through the skies, delve into the earth, move mountains and drain seas. You're the chosen one! Xi Su (extremely unlucky edition): ...So I have to spend another three years in high school? Teacher: That's right! Let's get ready for the college entrance exams and aim for Kunlun University! Xi Su: As far as I know, there's only one university in the cultivation world. Teacher: Oh, if you don't want to study, you can try the special admissions rout 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A modern cultivation story featuring a strong female protagonist, combining music and sword cultivation. The female lead is incredibly powerful from the start, skilled in both literature and martial arts, clear-headed and insightful. The four-person team each brings their own humor, never holding the team back on the field, and each displaying their unique abilities afterward! The storyline is the main focus, with romance as a secondary element. My official love interest, Xi Su, declares: "What's the point of participating in a competition if I don't win first place!"

28. 178 穿 I Went Too Far After Transmigrating Into a Book: I Turned the Second Female Lead Gay 穿书后玩脱了，我把女二掰弯了 Useless at Everything干啥啥不会纯废Two Female Leads171k WordsCompleted Su Yue never imagined that transmigration could happen to her. She certainly didn't think she was some chosen one blessed with incredible luck. This was obviously the System abducting her in broad daylight! You want me to do quests? No way! What, there's money in it? Well, maybe I could be persuaded. I admit I was a little loud just now. I'm supposed to save the second female lead, who's a hopeless romantic?! Forget it. I can't save her. You couldn't drag a hopeless romantic away from love w 276Reads—Score100Shelves

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    It's a bit ensemble-style, but I mainly wanted to recommend a book to myself.

29. 179 全 The Whole Sect Has Cheats, and Senior Sister Keeps Them All Fed by Roasting Them 全宗开挂，大师姐她靠怼人奶全宗 love Lilove狸Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing Some people are just asking for a verbal takedown! Lin Xiao, nicknamed Lin the Roaster, transmigrates into a novel about a woman adored by everyone, becoming its miserable senior disciple. Is she supposed to put up with that? Lin Xiao promptly roasts the white-lotus heroine until she passes out. From then on, Lin Xiao powers her way through life, launching into a cultivation-world career of “talking absolute nonsense.” Trying to guilt-trip her? Sorry, that only works if she has a conscience. Try 29.7kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves

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    These two books are so good, they've made me a fanatic, like King Zhou of Shang! QvQ

30. 180 没 No Hands or Feet? No Problem! Watch Me Conquer the World of Magic 没手没脚？不怕！看我勇闯魔法界 Sending You a Pigeon送你一只鸽Fantastical Romance156k WordsOngoing [Female Lead, No Romance] [Otherworld] [Magic] [Fantasy] (Based on an idea I had a long time ago, with lots of original worldbuilding.) (Not a wish-fulfillment story. Slow-paced, with no romantic pairings. Xia Xia and Xiao Yu are just good friends, so enjoy without worry~) [The female lead is not human! Not human! Not human!] (She's a flower fairy.) (Though for now, she's still a sprout.) (Don't worry, she'll awaken her spirit eventually!!) Du Xia transmigrates and becomes an unknown creature wi 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This place is full of flower fairies, so are humans the villains? Probably.

31. 181 别 While Others Cultivate Immortality, I Cultivate My Fate. Even the Heroine Can't Outlast Me 别人修仙我修命，女主也没我命硬 Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a book, cultivation, strong female lead, System, fire spiritual root, no romance] Chu Luo transmigrates into a cultivation world and binds herself to a Destiny System, starting off with her luck reduced by 9,999 points. It turns out that she and her twin sister share the fate of twin flowers on a single stem. All of Chu Luo's luck has been drained by her elder sister, the heroine of the original novel. Worse, her own family wants to kill her outright so the heroine can becom 7.7kReads9.3Score950Shelves

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    It's a great watch. The original female lead wasn't deliberately portrayed as bad; the characters are well-developed and not simply black and white. The world-building is also quite expansive. It's a very good watch.

32. 182 在 I Made a Chinese Restaurant a Huge Hit in the Apocalypse of Another World 在异世界末世经营中华餐厅爆火 Ice Cola Drink Substitute冰可乐代喝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Business Management] [System] [Gourmet Food] [Farming] [No CP, Ensemble Cast] After Ling Jing died, she became bound to a business management System and was randomly dropped into an apocalyptic world where plants and animals had mutated. The System asked her to name her restaurant. After thinking for a moment, she typed: Chinese Restaurant. In this mutated apocalypse, every plant and animal had become an enemy. When starving humans on the brink of death caught the scent of roaste 96kReads9.4Score14kShelves

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    The ensemble cast, the coherent plot, and the numerous foreshadowing elements truly amaze the author with their characters and world-building.

33. 183 沙 My Hilarious Junior Sister Is a Laid-Back Cultivator 沙雕师妹咸鱼修仙 Fu Yiling傅衣凌Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Xianxia + comedy + immortal cultivation + suona] Yun Qiqi spent her whole life as a happy slacker in the modern world. She never expected that after dying, she'd transmigrate to an immortal cultivation world where everyone was a workaholic. But she still refused to work! When choosing a master, Yun Qiqi thought it over for a long time. Sword cultivators worked too hard and had no money. Talisman cultivators drew talismans all day, and she couldn't even write properly, let alone draw talismans. 30.5kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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    These two books are quite interesting. The main characters aren't the typical senior or junior sister type; instead, they're a group portrait of disciples representing different sects in the cultivation world. [Sparrow's Divine Work]

34. 184 万 The Beloved War God: The Five Realms in Her Palm 万人迷战神：五洲尽在她掌心 Qiao Xiaoshui乔小水Ancient Romance643k WordsCompleted [A hexagonally talented female war god, both mature and sweet] x [A devoted, intensely loving Memory Seeker who is reserved but sharp-tongued] She was once the strongest war god in Flower Spirit Continent, so powerful that one person could awe all four continents. But after a single calculated scheme, she lost all her fighting strength, had her identity hidden, became a target, and was reduced to a cripple. Everyone wanted to trample her, but to their surprise, they all ended up on her side M 92Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Just finished reading this fantasy ensemble novel 👇 The team is made up of flowers, grass, trees, and the like, which is hilarious and very original. Everyone has a different style, personality, and magic, even their clothing styles are different. The ending is truly the most beautiful and fulfilling ensemble ending I've ever had! Highly recommended!

35. 185 天 Awakened by Heavenly Treasures: I Can Engrave Anything 天物觉醒：我能刻印一切 The Leaf Riding the Wind御风而行的葉子Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Publication Contract Signed, Safe to Read][Tales of Youth][Everyone Has Common Sense][Absolutely Wonderful][Magic][Distinctive Characters][No Female Lead] My name is Jin Feichen. Draped in the twilight of my youth, I once thought I would muddle through life, relying on taxpayers to support me forever. I thought that would be my fate. However, all of that came to an end on a rainy afternoon. Youth is a grand stage. On that evening when rain poured down in torrents, the stage reached out to me, a 269.6kReads9.5Score22.3kShelves

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    Superb group portrait

36. 186 谁 Who Says These Evil Spirits Are Fierce? I Specialize in Taking Down the Worst! 谁说这邪祟凶？我专治大凶之物！ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No female lead] [Decisive and ruthless] [Unlimited growth] [Slow burn] “You all call it an evil spirit, but I say it's clearly a good omen!” “Do you really think I don't know whether it can help me cultivate?” “Hand it over to me!!!” Shan Liang wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and strode forward with a knife... Evil spirit: “Don't come any closer!!!” 41.5kReads9.1Score3.7kShelves
37. 187 海 A Seal Pup's Journey Around the World 海豹崽崽的环球旅行 Invincible Cat Head无敌猫猫头Modern Romance938k WordsOngoing [Animal Story + Travel + Lighthearted and Healing + Relaxed Everyday Life + No Romance] Zhou Ning had never seen the ocean in her life. Reborn in the boundless sea, she becomes a… seal. No System, no special powers: she’s just a round, chubby, tiny, helpless seal pup. Survival is tough, but she’s determined to use her new life to fulfill the wish she left unfinished in her previous one and see the world properly. She braves the towering waves of the Bering Strait and dives hundreds of meters bel 14.6kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    This is beautiful. It offers reflections on life. It depicts various animals traveling together.

38. 188 氪 Spending Money Doesn't Work? I'll Get Them Through the Long March With My Life 氪金没用？我用命带他们走完长征 Luo Luo's Luo Luo洛洛的洛洛Urban1.9M WordsCompleted “Guys, whatever you do, don’t trust that designer named Luo An! He’s a fraud!” Kuang Ge, a top streamer with tens of millions of followers, is bawling in his livestream like a three-hundred-pound toddler, clutching his VR headset and refusing to let go. “He said it was a relaxing travel game, but from the start he dumped me on a snowy mountain in forty-below temperatures!” “He said there’d be no pay-to-win or in-app purchases, but I had to risk my life just to get a cold, hard black bun!” “He sa 119.4kReads9.5Score15.2kShelves

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    I still don't understand who the main character is; it feels like everyone in this story is a protagonist.

39. 189 穿 After Transmigrating into a Western Fantasy Game, She Became a God 穿越西幻游戏后，她成神了 The Forest Burns to Ash层林烬燃Fantastical Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Leveling up + no romance + Western fantasy + magic academy + girls’ dormitory + adventure + competitions Lian An transmigrated into the magic world of a terrible dating sim, becoming Ling He’an, a useless magic apprentice who was little more than a background character. In this danger-filled world, she started with a ramshackle wooden cabin and a magic teacher who treated apprentices like dirt. While others played romance games, she played the ultimate survival challenge. How many steps does it 21.8kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves
40. 190 天EN Apocalypse Mutants: That Cheat? Yoink! 天灾异种：金手指？拿来吧你 Sugar Million糖百万Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.7M WordsOngoing [Natural disasters + mutations + strong heroine + reborn + pocket dimension + System farm + stockpiling + no romance] [Slice-of-life farming + younger sister + pets] Natural disasters strike one after another, mutations begin, and alien species arrive. Ming Jiu, an ordinary person with no special powers, cautiously survives until the seventh year of the apocalypse. She's careful, sneaky, and never draws attention if she can use a dirty trick instead. She works diligently, farming and doing odd j 52.9kReads8.5Score6.6kShelves
41. 191 真 A Real Princess? No, a Real Monarch! 真公主？不，真君主！ Cherry Berry樱桃莓莓Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsOngoing (No romance + Strong female lead + Military academy competition in the early stages + Unifying humanity in the later stages + Passionate) Question: How many steps does it take to evolve from a monarch’s juvenile form to its complete form? Juvenile Ling Zhao: Orphanage from the start, with a game chip suspected to be a golden finger that keeps holding her back. Complete Ling Zhao: The first person of the post-interstellar era, first commander, divine star-caster, hope of humanity, sole heir to th 113.2kReads9.4Score16.7kShelves

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    Behind Ling Zhao, Xiao Hanxue and Yang Shu stood still, one moving. Countless people, laughing and joking, rolled up like red silk, one after another, forming the cloak of a hero.

42. 192 这 This Talisman Cultivator Is Pretty Strong 这个符修有点强 Yan Jinhuai颜槿槐Ancient Romance682k WordsCompleted [Gender equality + strong female lead with a touch of ensemble cast + growth and advancement + slightly slow-paced] Lu Chongshuang stayed up late revising her thesis and suddenly died from exhaustion, only to transmigrate to a cultivation world where everyone pushes themselves to the limit and never sleeps. She silently screams, Nooo! It’s okay, not everyone in the cultivation world has spiritual roots. What! They do, and mine are ninth-grade. Am I the protagonist? Chongshuang looks at her older 1.5kReads8.6Score326Shelves
43. 193 小 My Senior Sister Has a Terrible Affliction: Occasionally Wicked, Frequently Unhinged 小师姐有恶疾，偶尔缺德时常疯批 Snail Rice Noodles and Moss螺蛳粉青苔Ancient Romance732k WordsOngoing (Not many readers, so there aren't any ratings.) Xiao Ling died young and unexpectedly transmigrated into a deranged cultivation novel where the entire cast sacrifices themselves to help one person ascend. With everything stacked against her from the start, she remembered the rules for staying alive as a disposable background character who transmigrates into a book: don't pick fights unless you're sure you can win, don't play a hand you haven't figured out, and keep as far away from the leads as 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yes, yes, they are the eldest sister and the youngest sister, and the female lead is the fifth sister, haha.

44. 194 蛊 Gu Master Quick Transmigration: Scumbags, Be Sacrificed to Heaven! 蛊师快穿，渣男祭天！ Han Bai憨白Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + no CP + Gu master + an absolutely powerful female lead!] A domineering CEO? He's a scumbag who belongs behind bars. Use Gu to kill him! A master? He's a dirty old man preying on an innocent young woman and playing out a substitute romance. Use Gu to kill him! A crown prince? He's a heartless ingrate reincarnated. Use Gu to kill him! A war god? He's a poor-born man who marries for money, takes everything from his wife's family, then repays kindness with treachery. Use 16.7kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves
45. 195 下 Clock Out, Then Become a Paladin 下班，然后成为圣骑士 Zhuxi of the Paladin Order圣骑团的烛曦Urban243k WordsOngoing (Also known as A Ghost Story with Zero Overflow. #MildHorror #PoweredArmor #Superpowers #Paranormal #Comedy #Tokusatsu #Animation #Every chapter ends with a beautiful author illustration. Please leave a like.) I used to think my biggest problems in life were my boss and exams. Then, before I could even figure out what was going on, a monster and a transformation device appeared right in front of me. A person's fate, of course, depends on their own efforts, but you also have to take the course of 782Reads—Score194Shelves

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    Hey, check this out! Each chapter has illustrations. It's worth it just for looking at the pictures, isn't it? The main character is female, and it's aimed at an audience like those who watch Magical Girl Sakura.

46. 196 让 I Was Asked to Manage a Class of Good-for-Nothings, So How Did It Become the Martial God Hall? 让你代管废材班，怎么成武神殿了 A Heart Facing the Sun向阳的心Urban5.0M WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + slow-burn character growth early on + fake enlightenment + comedy + teacher-student bond (it only takes off in the middle and later parts, so don’t read if that’s not your thing)] Three homeroom teachers were driven away in half a month. Class Five, Grade One was full of little tyrants, and every student was a hopeless martial arts talent. Even with the director of academic affairs offering an extremely generous salary, no one would take charge of them. That was when Su Yang act 63.7kReads9.4Score5.1kShelves

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    High-level martial arts, teachers, a group portrait—each one is a talent.

47. 197 末 The Whole Dorm Transmigrates Into a Book in the Apocalypse! Are We All Cannon Fodder? No Way 末世全寝穿书！全员炮灰？不可能 Moon in a Can月亮罐头Sci-Fi & Apocalypse503k WordsCompleted The comic adaptation is now online [Apocalypse + transmigrate into a book + girl squad's comeback + dorm-room pocket dimension + taking down scumbags + ensemble cast + no romance] The dorm went “boom”! Mu Mu opened her eyes to find the apocalypse was just seven hours away! All four girls in the dorm had transmigrated into the bodies of cannon fodder who died early? Worse, each of them was destined for a miserable end, serving as nothing more than tools to bring the male and female leads closer. 6.1kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
48. 198 我 I Became Invincible After Maxing Out Every Stat 我，全修后无敌了 Moonlight Is Sunshine月光是阳光Fantastical Romance150k WordsOngoing [Reading Guide] This is a slow-paced ensemble coming-of-age story with a CP. Not a traditional cultivation novel. The world has evolved from a matriarchal society into its present form. Liking someone does not mean being in love. Love encompasses many kinds of intimate bonds. No harem or love triangle, only one CP, with a clear romance arc. [Synopsis] Born into this world from the womb, Song Xichen enters the path of cultivation by a twist of fate. The path of cultivation here is unlike any othe 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Give it a try, and I'd appreciate any feedback.

49. 199 修 Cultivation: Everyone Thinks She Has Powerful Backing 修仙，所有人都以为她背景很强 A Lovestruck Soul Among Flowers花语人痴Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [No romance, heroine’s growth + five-element spiritual roots + single-minded pursuit of immortality] Wu Weiyang is determined to cultivate the Dao and become an immortal, but she was born with five-element spiritual roots, considered the worst talent in the cultivation world. She refuses to give up. If her aptitude is poor, she’ll make up for it with hard work. If hard work isn’t enough, she’ll add a little luck and a little perseverance. When she gradually begins to stand out, everyone says, “H 20.9kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    This book features a protagonist who is a native! She is truly born into the land, not a descendant of a fallen noble family; she relies entirely on herself! However, along her journey, she receives help from many benefactors and encounters much malice (though only briefly mentioned, this forges Wu Weiyang's wariness and composure, a trait that I believe greatly helps her escape life-threatening situations). Wu Weiyang remembers everyone who helps her and continues to repay them even after becoming powerful (I don't even remember the person who tested her spiritual root for free at the beginning, but Wu Weiyang still remembers). Furthermore, it's not just Wu Weiyang who is powerful; while not the strongest, her growth rate is terrifying. Every disciple of the six major sects is a prodigy, each possessing unique strengths. Individually, each could be the protagonist of a cultivation novel. Each character's destiny is captivating, filled with opportunities and secrets. Their relationships aren't dominated by Wu Weiyang; they are based on equality, mutual respect, and friendship, making for a compelling ensemble cast!

50. 200 生 After Giving Birth, the Cold and Aloof Demon Emperor Begs Me to Stroke His Tail 生崽后，清冷妖皇哭求我摸他尾巴 Big Tangerine, Big Fortune大橘大利Fantastical Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Cool, aloof seductress VS domineering female demon] The female demon Chu Qun was reborn. A thousand years had passed, yet her legends still covered the continent. The Saint of the Pill, the world-destroying Marquis Chu Yi, the sword-forging patriarch... They were all her secret identities! In her previous life, her siblings betrayed her. She was torn apart by chariots, and her soul was sealed beneath the abyss. This time, she returned in triumph, slaying prodigies, killing her enemies, and supp 39.1kReads9.6Score5.5kShelves

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    This isn't about senior and junior sisters. If we have to categorize them by sect, does the male and female leads forming a "Scavenger Cult" count? The ensemble cast consists mostly of friends and family. The male lead isn't prone to jealousy, and the children of the male and female leads are incredibly filial [laughs]. The first two hundred-odd pages are available for reading.

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