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1. 1 女EN The Infinite Reset: A Side Character's Journey to Immortality 女配修仙，但是无限读档 Moon Facing the Sky月对空Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, an absolutely massive golden finger, carefree cultivation, fighting monsters and leveling up] What happens when a cannon-fodder supporting heroine gains the ability to reload infinitely... Bad spiritual roots from the start? Reload and try again. Can’t win the sect tournament? Reload and try again. A secret realm full of danger? Reload to avoid every danger and collect every rare treasure. Offended a high-ranking cultivator? Even with just a 1% chance of success, keep reloading thro 74.2kReads9.4Score9.9k14d adds

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   The female protagonist mixes between the righteous and demonic factions, while also swindling and deceiving among the demon race.

2. 2 全 Survival for All: The Top-Ranked Girl Never Watches Where She’s Going 全民求生，榜一她总是不看路 Sigh of Fufeng扶风叹Sports701k WordsOngoing Humanity on Blue Star was dragged into a survival game, and everyone collectively lost their minds. Who can relate? It’s just some lousy game, but it expects us to figure out skills on our own. It gives us a blueprint and expects us to gather materials and make things ourselves. If I could do that, would I be earning just 3,500 a month?! It was supposed to be a road survival game, but now it’s forcing us to learn stuff! Where’s the one-click learning button? Where’s the one-click crafting button 14.8kReads9.4Score1.5k14d adds

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   Highly recommended!!!

3. 3 星 On the Interstellar Battlefield, I Fly on a Sword! 星际战场，我！御剑飞行！ Fang Xiangpi方响屁Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Interstellar + Cultivation + Mecha + Military Academy + Ensemble Cast + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + No Romance] The animated series is out, and it's pretty good Ensemble cast! Ensemble cast! An absolutely massive ensemble cast! In the Renwu year of the Immortal Calendar, Shi An, sect master of Xuanqing Sect, the greatest sect in the cultivation world, attempted to overcome the tribulation. He encountered the rarest divine-annihilating lightning tribulation in ten thousand years and perished, 114kReads9.1Score23.1k14d adds

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   The female protagonist fails her tribulation and ends up cultivating immortality in interstellar space by taking on disciples. There's no romantic pairing; it's a true ensemble piece, with the female protagonist possibly not appearing for several chapters. Each character has their own distinct personality. It's very good; the author has a truly imaginative mind!

4. 4 当 When an Evil Cultivator Becomes a Cannon-Fodder Fake Heiress 当邪修穿成炮灰假千金 Gu Jiuru故久如Mystery500k WordsCompleted [Female-led story, with a male lead. If that's not your thing, don't read. Half supernatural, half cultivation, with little romance.] A genius heretic cultivator failed to overcome her tribulation and transmigrated to the modern world, where spiritual energy was scarce, charlatans ran rampant, and sinister forces were everywhere. Rong Yi: “Isn't this the perfect place for me to practice cultivation?” To absorb baleful energy and restore her cultivation, she casually took care of one supernatural 15.2kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds

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   The pacing is good, the story is excellent, and with over 200 chapters, it's easy to finish in a day if you're fast. The logic is okay, and the characters are well-developed.

5. 5 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

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   In his past life, Qi Xu, a lone wolf, was driven to desperation by a church. He obtained the Emerald Heart in a game and died, only to be reborn on the first day of the game. This gave him a significant advantage, allowing him to encounter many people he hadn't met in his previous life, whose fates were altered because of him. After reaching his previous level, the advantages of rebirth gradually disappeared. However, a friend strengthened his resolve, and he later discovered that the only daughter of the God of Money was a repeater, from whom he could glean information. The team members are diverse in gender, including both men and women. Everyone is intelligent; come and witness how this reborn player carries his "god-like" teammates to the very end!

6. 6 清 Cold, Untouchable Moonlight? No! I'm the Villain Chosen by Fate 清冷白月光？不！我是天命大反派 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Ancient Romance578k WordsCompleted [System-driven + villainess protagonist + egoist + top prodigy + near-invincible power fantasy + no romance (no male consorts)] After transmigrating, Nan Xian becomes a fake prodigy used by a top family to save face. She is about to fight the real prodigy. Should she just wait to die? No rush, the System is here to help. [Ding! The Ultimate Villain System is at your service.] [Humiliate your arrogant fiancé and get a divine beast mount as a reward.] Nan Xian: Kill him. Her younger siblings are d 37kReads9.5Score5.6k14d adds

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   The female protagonist is the villain, but everyone thinks she's kind. She's the mastermind behind everything, controlling the entire situation and even using important characters from the book for her own purposes. Most importantly, this book is already finished.

7. 7 别 Don't Mess With Her! The Rogue Immortal Lady Cultivates the Path of Slaughter! 别惹！散仙娘娘她修的是杀戮道！ Today's Fortune: The Best Omen今日财运上上签Ancient Romance955k WordsOngoing [Strong female lead + powerful from the start + romance + plot-driven feel-good story + happy ending] [Female lead stronger than the male lead] [Male lead has few scenes but a complete romantic storyline] [Morally gray villainess heroine] Si Jinchao, the Three Realms’ number one rebel. She was fated to be stillborn, yet came into the world as a coffin-born child. Even her very existence defied the will of Heaven. Heaven wanted her frail and sickly, her life full of misfortune, her days wretched 8.1kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds

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   These female protagonists are all somewhat morally ambiguous; the third book's female protagonist is a vampire, which is quite funny.

8. 8 两 I Close My Eyes and Start Sucking. I'm the Progenitor, What Do I Have to Fear? 两眼一闭就是吸，我是始祖我怕谁 Flower Roll Rice花卷饭Ancient Romance233k WordsCompleted [Strong female vampire + cultivation setting + no romance, everyone has one-sided feelings + transmigration in one's original body + System] Ning Qing is a shameless vampire who spent her first day after transmigrating crawling around in the dark with hunger. She clasped her hands and prayed devoutly: “I swear I'll eat nothing but vegetables for the rest of my life, if Heaven will just send me a high-quality blood bag.” “Bang!” As soon as the words left her mouth, a handsome, battle-worn man fel 543Reads9.2Score10314d adds
9. 9 穿 Transmigrated as a Demonic Cultivator, I Like It, But Staying Alive Takes a Lot of Grinding 穿成魔修我喜欢要想活命还得肝 Rest Your Eyes歇歇眼Ancient Romance256k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + no male lead + System + cultivation + character growth] Become a demon or an immortal, it all depends on a single thought. Become both a demon and an immortal, and it depends on two. Mo Yi was brought to a world of cultivation by a cultivation System. Because of her unusual constitution, a demonic cultivator took her to the Demonic Realm, where she latched onto a powerful patron and saved her own life. Her patron told her to start from scratch as an orthodox demonic cultivator. 214Reads8.7Score—14d adds
10. 10 修 Cultivation? Even My Great-Aunt Is Invincible 修炼？我家姑奶奶都无敌了 Adults Don't Eat Cilantro大人不吃香菜Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Invincible + spiritual qi revival + modern cultivation sect + female lead with no romance] In the Age of Declining Dharma, when spiritual qi had all but dried up, the Su family, a lowly clan of rogue cultivators, summoned an ancestor at a desperate moment when their survival was at stake. This ancestor's origins were a mystery, but she was incredibly powerful. With a casual wave of her hand, she removed the Su family's bloodline curse and helped the family escape poverty and hardship. When they 131Reads—Score—14d adds

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11. 11 被 Kicked Out of My Home, I Awakened a Plant System 被赶出家门后，我觉醒了植物系统 Mantou-Flavored Baozi馒头味包子Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Multiple Plant Variants] [No Romance] After a car accident, Li Wu transmigrates to the interstellar age. Her parents are missing, her younger siblings are still children, and her ambitious uncle and ill-intentioned adopted daughter have seized their home and thrown them out. The true heiress becomes a fake heiress in an instant. Luckily, she has an army of plants. She'll take back what belongs to her, bit by bit. Sunflowers that produce sunlight, and Peashooters that fire bullets. Squash that i 8.4kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
12. 12 一 I Break Through Realms Every Time I Speak? I Can't Help It! 一开口就突破？我也很无奈啊！ Fang Yuan芳媛Fantastical Romance1.4M WordsCompleted While other cultivators rely on grueling training, Su Qingyuan cultivates by... making people hate her. After transmigrating to the cultivation world, she binds to the “Versailles System.” All she has to do is make others envious and jealous, and she earns “envy points” that she can exchange for any cultivation resource. Her cultivation soars by the day! From then on, the cultivation world takes a strange turn: While her fellow disciples fight tooth and nail for a single wisp of spiritual energy 110Reads5.8Score—14d adds
13. 13 星 The Interstellar Audience Watches Me Summon Gods on Livestream and Cries, 'Our Ancestors Have Answered!' 星际看我直播召神，直呼祖宗显灵 Wake Up, I Can't Wake Up醒醒睡不醒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse553k WordsCompleted [Adapted into a full-cast audio drama] [Apocalypse / interstellar / livestream / strong heroine / no romance / ensemble cast] Gu Xingmiao transmigrated and woke up 4,000 years in the future, in an era where magic and technology coexisted. The divine system had fallen apart. People 4,000 years later didn’t believe gods had ever existed, yet they prayed for divine intervention to repel the uncanny whenever they performed summonings. Everyone searched for ancient relics, hoping to receive blessings 4.9kReads8.8Score45214d adds
14. 14 变 After Turning into a Zombie, I Return to My Motherland with Trillions in Supplies 变成丧尸后，我携万亿物资归祖国 Zhui Jin隹晋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse785k WordsCompleted (Female-oriented apocalypse, no romance, family-focused, with a heroine who is powerful from beginning to end; apocalypse in the first half, interstellar adventure in the second.) The main story is complete. Warning: The heroine has an overpowered golden finger and is strong from beginning to end. This story has no scientific basis, so readers who want realism should stay away. Synopsis: The Zombie King is born before the apocalypse even begins. To find a cure for her paralyzed brother, Ji Wanyi 2.2kReads8.9Score32214d adds
15. 15 手 With Three Systems in Hand, Her Spirit Treasures Are More Than a Little Abundant 手握三个系统，她的灵宝有亿点多 Qing Ruyue卿如月Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Invincible Power Fantasy, Pure Wish Fulfillment, No Romance, The Female Lead Shines on Her Own, No Angst, and She Knows Exactly How Strong She Is] From the start, Tang Yue gets a Sect-Building System. As long as she takes in disciples, grows the sect, and raises its reputation, she can become stronger. Just as Tang Yue is getting ready to go all out, she unexpectedly gets bound to two more Systems. One is a sign-in System, and the other is a rebate System. Both Systems are fiercely competitive. 19.7kReads8.8Score3.1k14d adds
16. 16 师 Senior Sister, Stop Hiding. You're Already Invincible 师姐别苟了，你都已经无敌了 Gion of Flame City烈焰城的祗园Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [No romance + Invincible + Cautious] Tang Shi transmigrated to another world, into a realm of immortal cultivation. With poor aptitude, she couldn’t keep up with the ambitious, but she couldn’t even slack off properly. She was tired of it all. Might as well let the world end. If she was lucky, she’d be dead by tomorrow. “Ding! You have been bound to the Retirement System. For every extra day you live, the System will grant the Host a certain amount of cultivation.” Tang Shi: “I suddenly feel lik 8.1kReads8.2Score72214d adds
17. 17 女 The Supporting Female Lead Rejects Love-Brain Syndrome and Just Wants to Outwork the Chosen One 女配拒绝恋爱脑，只想卷死龙傲天 Shallow and Deep浅予深深Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [A fiercely competitive go-getter and her eccentric companions, ready to take on anyone] [Ensemble cast] Bai Youyou transmigrates into a book she once criticized, landing in a novel she had hated. The moment she opens her eyes, the original host’s mother is right in the original male lead’s face, going on the attack: “A pheasant thinks it can dream of becoming a phoenix?” Bai Youyou: ... Mom, do you realize that one line has just doomed our entire clan? But when she thinks of the original st 19.6kReads9.2Score2.2k14d adds

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18. 18 女 Dormitory Survival: Coasting to Victory on the Infinite Train 女寝求生，无限列车躺赢 Dongyufang东鱼坊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.9M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow]+ [Four-person ensemble]+ [No romance]+ [Superpowers]+ [Farming and building]+ [Lighthearted comedy] The Apocalypse is here, and you've boarded the last train out... With the end of the world looming over Blue Star, four roommates from Women's Dorm 502 end up aboard the Infinite Train, forced to take part in an Apocalyptic journey with an unknown final stop. After awakening their Superpowers one by one through beginner scenarios, they form an incredible team: assassin + archer + s 35.8kReads8.8Score5.9k14d adds
19. 19 开 From the Start, I Reported Everything and Built the World with Summoned Players 开局上交：我靠召唤玩家搞基建 A Life of Poetry and Wine诗酒一生Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsOngoing [No CP] [World-Building] [Fourth-Dimensional Disaster] [Players] [Zombies] [Undead] [Ensemble Cast] [Behind-the-Scenes Boss] #IWantToHandOverAnotherWorld# The moment Yun Lan suddenly gained a small world, she came clean to the state! After that, an unprecedented full-dive game, Zombie Nation, officially launched online! -- Before the game launched -- Netizens: Fake! Fake! Fake! A scam to fleece us! -- After the game launched -- Netizens: Give me an invite! Give me an invite! Hurry up and open th 18.1kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds
20. 20 如 How to Be a Good Junior Sister to a Reborn Big Villain 如何当好重生大反派的小师妹 Mi Tangtang Xi米糖糖兮Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast, Lighthearted, Growth-Oriented Heroine, Leveling Up] Learn medicine, make pills, brew poisons, master all kinds of magical arts, and hone your swordsmanship to perfection! When Li Xi discovers she has transmigrated into the cultivation world, she is over the moon! Who hasn’t dreamed of flying on a sword, holding a pill in one hand and a talisman in the other, and cleaving the sky with a single strike? It’s just that her newly joined sect is a tiny bit too poor… Oh heavens! Did you 14.2kReads9.0Score2.2k14d adds
21. 21 末 Doomsday Game: It Begins with Awakening Healing Powers 末日游戏游戏，从觉醒治疗异能开 Cat Paw Candy猫爪糖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted Heads-up: The heroine isn't invincible or a savior. She has support abilities and grows over time. There are no scenes of her slaughtering everyone. The pace is slow and focused on daily life. [No romance / everyday life / leveling up and fighting monsters / kindhearted but not cold-blooded] A survival game from the Apocalypse merges with resource-depleted Blue Star. Chu Ling awakens her superpower. To survive better in the Apocalypse, she works hard to level up by fighting monsters and secretly 1.7kReads8.7Score14614d adds

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    These post-apocalyptic novels are all quite good. [Sparrow Eater's masterpiece][Sparrow Eater's masterpiece][Already added to my wishlist][Already added to my wishlist]

22. 22 恐 A Horrifying Apocalypse: The Cannon Fodder Villainess Starts with God-Tier Tools 恐怖末世，炮灰女配神级道具开局 Silent Worry不语忧Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted Reborn, Wu Yue finally learns that she's nothing more than a vicious cannon-fodder supporting character in a book. She has no mental power or awakened abilities, gets crushed by the heroine, a delicate, qipao-wearing charmer adored by everyone, and is eventually torn to pieces by evil spirits after being used as bait. She immediately decides to stay far away from the leads, find a hidden instance that nobody knows about, and lie flat like a lazy salted fish for the rest of her life. But a change 39.9kReads9.2Score6.4k14d adds
23. 23 天 Natural Disasters Strike: I Scavenge for Junk in Dungeons 天灾降临：我在副本里捡破烂 Admiring Beauties Under the Moonlight月光下看美人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted When Ji He transmigrated, she thought she'd gotten the script of a business tycoon. She worked hard to make money, all so she could count it until her hands cramped. Then she suddenly discovered she was in a post-apocalyptic survival story. She refused to accept it. But what could she do? With the belief that a miserable life is better than a quick death, Ji He did her best to keep her head down. She worked by day, dug tunnels at night, and even ran a dungeon whenever she had time. She lived by 14.7kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds
24. 24 说 Weren’t We Supposed to Be a Team of Useless Losers? Why Are We All Badasses? 说好的废物小队呢，怎么全员狠人 Tang Jiuy ao棠九尧Sci-Fi & Apocalypse819k WordsCompleted Sui Qi transmigrates into an interstellar world as a vicious, lovesick woman with a terrible reputation and five million in debt. She’s about to take part in a 21-day survival challenge in the apocalypse. If she succeeds, she’ll win ten million interstellar coins, enough to pay off her debt and live out the rest of her life doing nothing. The problem is, no one will team up with her, and the game can’t start without four players. But every player gives her a wide berth, so Sui Qi decides to rely 62.6kReads9.1Score9k14d adds
25. 25 末 Doomsday Rebirth: The Ghost Guanyin Mutates into a God 末日重生：鬼观音她畸变成神 Watching Mountains, Talking of Rain观山谈雨Sci-Fi & Apocalypse763k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse] [Pocket Dimension] [Stockpiling] [Villainess] [Special Abilities] [Mutation] [Natural Disasters] Mutations, floods, freezing temperatures, volcanic eruptions, heat waves, epidemics, insect plagues... Unprecedented disasters sweep across Earth. Humanity enters the apocalypse, struggling to survive on a desolate wasteland. In her previous life, Miao Yin committed countless atrocities. When her long-suffering subordinate finally had enough, he knocked her out with a syringe and threw h 1.1kReads9.0Score15714d adds

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    Reborn from the apocalypse, the Ghost Guanyin carries the pain and hope of the past. On her arduous journey to become a god, she faces struggles and difficult choices. This is not merely a transformation of power, but also a redemption of the soul, touching a deep resonance within you regarding survival and growth.

26. 26 踏 I Started by Taking Out Student Loans to Make My Way Through the Contaminated Zone 踏平污染区从贷款上学开始 Out Begging出来要饭的Sci-Fi & Apocalypse315k WordsOngoing Robber-style heroine + crazy teammates + pseudo-interstellar setting + unknown lifeforms + mechs + planetary competition + partner-style male lead + lighthearted comedy + wish fulfillment One-sentence summary: The heroine plows through everyone. (A real headcase of a story. Read it, and who knows, you might end up a headcase too. The author has certainly written themselves into one lately.) Full synopsis: Lin Deng, who ran wild and unchecked in the post-apocalyptic world, accidentally transmigra 154Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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    This is pretty good, the main character is a bit sick (in a good way) and it's hilarious 🤔

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