A Powerful Female Lead Whose Mission Is to Save the World 以拯救苍生为己任的大女主

1. 1 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.3kReads9.5Score15.5k14d adds

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   That has to be it. Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people, it's guaranteed to be good-looking.

2. 2 与 Joy with You 与君欢 Moonset月落Ancient Romance657k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming + Marriage Before Love + Mutual Devotion] A young king and queen join hands to bring peace to the realm, brimming with ambition! A sinister, calculating ruler versus a clever, decisive queen: evenly matched, they win the world together! Jiang He, daughter of an envoy from Qi, was forced to enter the palace as a servant after her mother died and her father disappeared. Then, just before the marriage alliance, the princess of Qi died a tragic death, leaving 26.3kReads9.5Score3.4k14d adds

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   The female lead is definitely the main character; she is confident, independent, and on par with the male lead.

3. 3 惜 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 18.6kReads9.6Score4.2k14d adds
4. 4 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 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6k14d adds

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   Lin Du definitely deserves a place in this; her journey from struggle to acceptance is absolutely captivating.

5. 5 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 96.6kReads9.5Score15.7k14d adds

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   Hilarious female protagonist novels

6. 6 震 Shocking! My Junior Sister's Teammates Are All Picked Up Along the Way 震惊，小师妹的队友全靠捡 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Four-Person Team] [Xianxia-Inspired] [Ensemble Cast] [Sect Life] [Light Humor] [Redemption] [Unity] [No CP, No Romance Allowed in This Cultivation Story!] A somewhat unorthodox account of orthodox Daoist cultivators on their path to immortality. In the early part, they cultivate merit in the mortal world through several short stories. Later, they enter a secret realm for a chaotic free-for-all, with multiple sects joining in. The four youngsters save one another and grow together. There is too 9kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds
7. 7 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3k14d adds
8. 8 我 I Unleashed the Supernatural Revival Through Livestreaming 我靠直播开启诡异复苏 A Letter on Plain Silk尺素Modern Romance609k WordsCompleted [Handing everything over to the state + paranormal resurgence + Cthulhu + livestreaming + SCP] Reborn before the paranormal resurgence, Jiang Changzhao decides to livestream the whole thing to the world as it unfolds Deep in the mountains, grotesque, bloated black goat offspring scream soundlessly, their tentacles writhing; Near the coast, travelers who have journeyed thousands of miles to return home grow fish heads and gills; In the dead of night, a girl in red wanders by the roadside, searchi 271Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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   I think this book is quite good, but it has very few ratings and readers. The female protagonist uses her supernatural abilities to travel through hundreds and thousands of timelines in search of a glimmer of hope for the world.

9. 9 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 31.3kReads9.4Score4.2k14d adds

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   This book is recommended 🥰🥰🥰

10. 10 游EN Game Invasion: Addicted to Snatching the Male and Female Leads' Destinies 游戏入侵：抢男女主机缘会上瘾诶 The Cat Isn't Bald猫不秃Sports3.1M WordsCompleted [Game Invasion + No Romance + Leveling + Lone Wolf + Gaming] (Also known as: Game Invasion) After being reborn, the first thing Yu Xunge did was go home and make her younger brother down a bottle of liquor, causing him to miss the first game beta test. In her previous life, she didn't learn until she was dying that he had been scheming against her from the shadows all along. She was merely the villainess in a wish-fulfillment novel about a live-in son-in-law... Every bit of malice she suffered w 998kReads9.5Score85.8k14d adds
11. 11 刚EN Cast Out of the Rich Family, Global Apocalypse Strikes 刚被赶出豪门，末世天灾降临全球 Ye Zhenzhen叶榛蓁Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Infinite Survival Challenges + All Kinds of Disasters + Transmigration + Strong Female Lead + Golden Finger + Management + Livestreaming + Wish Fulfillment + Taking Down Scum] Ye Zhao transmigrates into the real heiress who was switched at birth. She has just been kicked out of her wealthy family when the Black Hole Game descends upon the world. Zombie crisis; strange phenomena descend; global infection; gravity goes haywire; worldwide heatwave; global conflict; survival at sea; su 12.1kReads7.8Score1.1k14d adds
12. 12 我 Those Years I Lived It Up in the Apocalypse 我在末世浪的那些年 Red Sandalwood红檀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse357k WordsCompleted [Post-apocalypse + Space Storage and Hoarding + Zombies + Superpowers + Exploration + Leveling Up + Absolutely No Forgiveness] Zhou Yunling transmigrated into a book. She became a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a post-apocalyptic novel. The character loved her husband without complaint and refused to divorce him, even at the cost of her life. Unfortunately, her husband had another woman in his heart. In the end, the cannon-fodder wife became zombie food while searching for food for 1.2kReads8.9Score11614d adds
13. 13 天 Stockpiling for Disaster: I Was Diagnosed as a Lunatic from the Start 天灾囤货：开局被诊断为神经病 Xiaoyi夏小乙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Natural disasters + apocalypse + rebirth + space + stockpiling + no romance + strong female lead + crazed heroine + independent and beautiful + ruthless + decisive killer + lots of pets + supernatural abilities] Hao Wenjing struggled to survive in the apocalypse for more than five years before being tortured to death. Reborn three months before the disasters begin, she hasn’t even had time to celebrate before she’s diagnosed with severe mental and psychological disorders? Fine! If she’s sick, s 2.7kReads7.8Score25814d adds
14. 14 神 The Age of the Gods: All My Followers Are False Believers 神明时代：我的眷属全是假信徒 A Demon Forged by a Hundred Sins百罪成魔Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (No Romance) He Xiaoxiao was one of countless impoverished students born into this world of gods, and by chance, she was admitted to one of the top universities. Yanhuang Academy was one of the best universities around. Its students were all rich or powerful, and everyone had to keep their identity hidden. No one here could use their status to lord it over others, which seemed like the best environment for her to thrive. She successfully awakened her own nascent divine realm and began cultivatin 7kReads9.2Score71414d adds
15. 15 末 So What If It's the Apocalypse? I Have an All-Purpose System 末世怎么了？我有万能系统 Stewed Fish炖鱼鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse430k WordsCompleted (The rating is low because there aren't many ratings for this new book, not because readers rated it poorly on average.) [No Romance + Apocalypse + Management + Leveling Up] After Nan Jiang completed her quick transmigration missions, the System offered her a choice of one ultimate reward: a fortune worth billions, 500 years of life, or being reborn. Nan Jiang chose rebirth without hesitation. Her original world was a Level Five apocalyptic danger zone, but Nan Jiang had nothing to fear. This ti 1.9kReads9.1Score23314d adds
16. 16 变 I've Transformed a Billion Times, and I Refuse to Be Cannon Fodder. I'll Slaughter Them All 变身亿万次，我拒当炮灰嘎嘎乱杀 Meow Meow Bear Baby喵喵熊宝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse894k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + spatial storage + infected + special abilities + shapeshifting + absolutely no forgiveness + no romance] After Zhu Yan dies, she discovers that the world she lived in was actually a brainless, sugary romance novel called The Fake Heiress Is Everyone's Darling in the Apocalypse. In the book, she was the real heiress who took a blade for the fake heiress and handed over a treasured artifact. After her usefulness was drained, she was abandoned in a tide of blood demons and devoured to 13.3kReads8.0Score1.2k14d adds
17. 17 末 Apocalypse Game: I Use My Charm to Rob the Rich 末世游戏：我靠魅力黑吃黑 Tang Anuan糖阿暖Sports404k WordsCompleted (Apocalypse Game + Strong Female Lead + Villains + No Romance + The Strong Prey on the Weak + Decisive and Ruthless + Putting Trash in Its Place) An apocalypse game descends upon Blue Star, forcing seven billion people to choose sides and enter the game. Only the fittest survive. The losing side is wiped out. Why are women always expected to be the weaker ones? The world is ending, and we’re still supposed to endure humiliation?! A pretty face, a plaything? A trash can for anyone to take out the 169Reads8.0Score—14d adds
18. 18 穿 I Transmigrated to the Han Dynasty, and Huo Qubing Is My Brother 穿越汉朝，霍去病是我哥 Xi Xi息昔Ancient Romance946k WordsOngoing No romance, no ambiguous relationships, just farming and infrastructure building “The theory that Huo Qubing was killed by Emperor Wu of Han” is a rumor I quoted in the novel, not a view I personally agree with. In the later story, I’ll use Huo Guang’s observations to disprove it step by step, ultimately returning to the accepted historical account that “Huo Qubing died of illness.” I simply wanted to use a narrative approach of “introducing a rumor first, then clarifying it through the story.” 5.7kReads9.1Score52114d adds

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    I don't know if you think this is okay, but the female protagonist transmigrates to the Han Dynasty as a princess, raised by Emperor Wu of Han (Liu Che), and is very intelligent. She then gathers together various schools of thought, including the Mohists, the Agriculturalists, the Yin-Yang School, and others, to invent things, develop new industries, and strive to improve the lives of the people.

19. 19 逆 Defying Heaven's Cute Beast: The Peerless Demoness Rules the World 逆天萌兽：绝世妖女倾天下 First Day, Seeing the Moon初一见月Ancient Romance6.2M WordsCompleted [Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her 146.8kReads9.6Score18.9k14d adds

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    Both of these books are very good, Yin Nian and Lin Du.

20. 20 穿 I Transmigrated into the Deep Mountains, So How Did I Become the Mountain God? 穿越深山，我怎么就成山神了？ Wrapped in a Blanket with the AC On裹着被子吹空调Ancient Romance593k WordsCompleted Qin Zhao dies unexpectedly after her soul is mistakenly summoned. To make it up to her, the other party sends her to be reborn in a small world and gives her a pocket dimension and peerless treasures. Qin Zhao lands in a remote wilderness and assumes she's been handed a peaceful farming-and-seclusion story. But after she casually comments on the weather, things take a strange turn. A young general who has raised an army to avenge his family encounters a solitary young woman in the woods. Thinkin 5.9kReads8.6Score83414d adds

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21. 21 公 The Top-Ranked Road Survivalist Says She'll Walk to the End of the Road 公路求生榜一说她要走到公路尽头 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sports2.9M WordsOngoing Strong female lead, no romance, no romantic subplots, clear-headed protagonist, ensemble cast, team-focused. Qi Xu wandered alone along this highway filled with danger and death for nearly four years. With disasters striking endlessly and monsters growing ever stronger, she gradually transformed from a frail woman who could not even kill a chicken into a seasoned player who killed without hesitation. Yet she still died regrettably inside a dungeon... Just before her death, she triggered the prec 434kReads9.4Score40.6k14d adds
22. 22 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: Farming and Stockpiling Food with My Best Friend 末世重生：和闺蜜的种田囤粮日常 The River Flows On as the Sun Sets江水落日尽Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.0M WordsOngoing [Natural disasters + Apocalypse + strong female lead + supernatural abilities + pets + reborn + pocket dimension + stockpiling food + gourmet dishes + no romance] [Loads of adorable animals + everyday life at first, then war and fantasy + unnatural disasters] [A slow-burn, growth-oriented heroine. Please go easy on her!] [The author is extremely patriotic] Lin Miao spent ten years barely surviving in the Apocalypse. She thought she could ride out the disasters in a shelter, but just a few months 9.1kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
23. 23 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 29.3kReads9.4Score4.4k14d adds
24. 24 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 7.6kReads9.3Score94114d adds
25. 25 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 198.3kReads9.4Score32.4k14d adds
26. 26 谁 Who Gets Forced to Inherit the Young Master Position After Transmigrating? 谁家穿越被迫继承少主之位啊 If I Do Not Leave若不辞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Urban Imagination + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Interstellar] It all began when five burly men showed up at her house. “Miss Zhixin, we have been waiting for you!” Zhixin (not a text message!): What?! Overnight, she became the heir to East Xia’s foremost family, and discovered that this world didn’t seem quite right. Zhixin slapped her thigh. “We can talk about being the young mistress later. Looks like things are about to get interesting.” The principal set her up when she enrolled, so Zhixin 65.1kReads9.5Score9.5k14d adds
27. 27 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 45.2kReads9.5Score6.8k14d adds
28. 28 重EN Too Many Reborn Heroes? Time to Bring in the Government 重生者太密集？我带国家队下场 Bian Lu边鹿Sci-Fi & Apocalypse758k WordsCompleted (A feel-good power fantasy, with a beautiful, badass heroine who confiscates golden fingers) “Sheng is the boss around here. She's ruthless and doesn't waste words. Cross her, and she'll take you down!” In the year 2323 of the Star Era, the apocalypse is about to begin. Some people awaken their powers early, while reborn people are already making their moves… As the head of a new department, Sheng An is responsible for recruiting and leading all the powered and reborn individuals, preparing for 123.7kReads9.7Score17.5k14d adds
29. 29 热 The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its 27.5kReads9.0Score2.5k14d adds

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    What a wonderful article! Reborn, embarking on a life of triumph! [KISS]

30. 30 黑EN Death God of the Night 黑夜杀神 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Eastern Fantasy509k WordsCompleted Hunted from the start, I barely escaped with my life. I fought to defy fate, launching attacks and taking down countless powerful opponents. Born with a beautiful face... I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.9kReads8.8Score21414d adds
31. 31 梦 Dreaming of All Under Heaven 梦想天下 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical206k WordsCompleted A fiery rebirth, slaying foes as I ascend to the Third Heaven. I will create the world of my dreams, so that wherever the sun and moon shine is Chinese land, and wherever people live, they learn Chinese characters and speak Chinese... 12Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 32 情 City of Heartbreak 情伤都市 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Urban215k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds

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