I Want an Ensemble Cast, Not a Beloved Darling or a Little Junior Sister Surrounded by Senior Brothers 我要的是群像，不是团宠，不是小师妹n师兄。

1. 301 这 This Fellow Daoist Isn't Human 这位道友竟不是人 Liu Who Loves Wild Rice喜欢野米的柳氏Fantastical Romance335k WordsOngoing [No romance + slow-burn progression + strong female lead + a touch of an ensemble cast] When Wang Ling was bullied, insulted, and looked down on by everyone, she thought to herself: One day, I’ll stand above them all, and they won’t even dare raise their heads when they see me. Later, when her exceptional talent made her grandfather insist that she keep a low profile, she thought: Why should those who boast of their own talent have been allowed to trample me since childhood, so that I couldn’t e 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book features a group portrait and is quite good.

2. 302 一 A Very Serious Cultivation Novel 一本非常正经的修仙小说 Cao Rong艹容Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Unhinged faction + ensemble cast + absurdist faction + comedy faction] No couples Not your typical cultivation story. ⚠⚠⚠ Extremely absurd [important point ⚠⚠⚠] Jian Bingwu invites her to see the scenery: Jian Bingwu is good. Jian Bingwu pushes her off the Immortal-Slaying Terrace: Jian Bingwu is bad. Jian Xieyun happily goes to meet her: Jian Xieyun is silly. Jian Xieyun gets pushed off: Jian Xieyun is miserable. But she’s a member of the divine race. Why push her off the Immortal-Slaying Terr 17.2kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves

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   I highly recommend these three books!

3. 303 驸 My Consort Took a Concubine, So I Cast Him Off; He Rebelled, So I Became Emperor 驸马纳妾我休弃，驸马造反我称帝 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance541k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication] [A noblewoman and a transmigrated woman join forces to contend for the throne. Strong female lead, ensemble cast, political intrigue, no romance] Yuan Xuan was born to be a pawn. For the sake of the realm, she lived as a man and served as crown prince for over a decade. When her younger brother was born, Yuan Xuan returned to living as a woman and became a discarded pawn. Abandoned by everyone, she had no one left who didn’t want her dead. Less than a year into her marri 15.3kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves

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   The main characters, supporting characters, villains, and even minor characters are all vividly portrayed and have well-developed personalities. There's no romantic pairing; it's a true ensemble piece. These are some of my favorite books so far, all featuring strong female leads. The fourth book is a healing type, a different kind of strong female lead story.

4. 304 明 The Ming Dynasty: Those Stories, Complete Edition (2021 Expanded Edition) 明朝那些事儿·全集（2021年 增补版） The Bright Moon of Those Days当年明月Historical1.6M WordsCompleted Those Things About the Ming Dynasty mainly tells the history of the Ming dynasty over the three centuries from 1344 to 1644. Drawing on more than twenty sources and miscellanies from the Ming era, including the Veritable Records of the Ming, Comprehensive Mirror of the Ming, History of the Ming, and Comprehensive Records of the Ming, it was reviewed and recommended by Ming history expert Mao Peiqi. Take in three hundred years of Ming history and see a different Great Ming dynasty. The Ming dynas 15.5kReads9.6Score3.2kShelves

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   These books are essential for a group portrait series; you'll thank me after reading them.

5. 305 斩 Cutting Spring 斩春 Chinese Loropetalum in the South南有檵木Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted ༆ Original title: "Slaying Spring", courtesy title: "Three Thousand Miles of Floating Light", also known as "A Little Bookshop in Chang'an" . "The audiobook is now available. Give it a listen!" . [Historical fantasy, farming, ancient romance, healing, opening a bookshop, romance, with a strong focus on the love story.] · [Heroine: Xu Jiang ★ Hero: Lou Yunchun] · [Other characters: Hu Xu ★ Song Li, Zeng Zhui ★ Lin Hongchu, Lin Qinnian ★ Madam Lin, Lou Jing ★ Madam Lou. Du Hui, Yuan Zuzu, Wu Zhi, 20kReads9.5Score3kShelves
6. 306 不 After Giving Up Achievement Points, I Became a God by Getting a Little Abstract 不当成就点后，稍微抽象就成神了 Over-the-Top CEO霸总超AAncient Romance650k WordsCompleted [Genius protagonist + absurd memes and jokes + ensemble cast + heroine cultivates both swordsmanship and formations + lighthearted power fantasy] Jiang Mingzhao caught the transmigration craze and opened her eyes in the cultivation world. She thought she’d landed the leading-lady role. Instead, she was told she’d transmigrated into a leveling-up novel where someone else was the protagonist. She was only a pitiful stepping stone, a source of achievement points for the male and female leads to fin 22.2kReads9.0Score4.1kShelves

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   It's a great show! The female lead is really strong, and the main characters are all very unique. It's truly excellent.

7. 307 你 You Must Call Me Lord Chicken 你要叫我鸡大人 Eggplant in Autumn and Winter秋冬时节的茄子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When Li Xiaorong opened her eyes again, her face turned green. That is, if she still had a smooth, featherless face... Then she became Ji Rong, a bird-person in another world... The path of the story: By chance, she enters the ancient past as the primordial age fades and the myriad races rise; Bloodlines and talents cut short the path to immortality, as clans flourish and turmoil erupts; With the world at her feet, she finds a haven, where the Canglan mountains and waters reveal a true god; With 19kReads9.2Score3.8kShelves

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   The first book: The female protagonist transmigrates into a colorful chicken!! It's a very good ensemble novel, and the little monsters in it are all very well portrayed, possessing both demonic and human qualities as well as divine ones. I loved them all. The second book: It's a chat group novel, but it's a little different. The characters are all from Earth who transmigrate to different dimensions. There are herbalists 🌿, snake spirits, a tragic female protagonist, and a substitute bride cannon fodder. Each character could be a protagonist in their own right. It's a very heartwarming ensemble novel.

8. 308 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

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   These are group portraits.

9. 309 此 The Moon Shines Brightly Here 此间月长明 Shallow Dreams Left Behind浅梦遗Fantastical Romance69k WordsOngoing [The Missing Saintess of the Demon Realm × The Rewinding Saint of the Immortal Realm] The Cloudrise Continent is divided into three realms: the Heavenly Realm, the Mortal Realm, and the Demon Realm. Immortals roam the Heavenly Realm, mortals gather in the human world, and demons travel throughout the Demon Realm. Young people are always brimming with ambition. They dream of joining a powerful sect, becoming heroes who guard their corner of the world, or attaining enlightenment and ascending to t 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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   New book recommendation! ✨ A fantasy romance with delicate writing, featuring Xianxia battles and a fateful unrequited love. While not top-tier, it's full of sincerity. Feel free to read a sample! 🥺 It's an ensemble piece, featuring the main characters!

10. 310 全 Our Whole Family Transmigrated Here, So We Might as Well Come Clean 全家都是穿来的，索性摊牌吧 Yeye Ya椰椰呀Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Whole Family Transmigrates + Rags-to-Riches + Pocket Dimension + Hearing Inner Thoughts + Medicine and Martial Arts + Lost Heiress + Face-Slapping + Relocation] Lin Xiaohua transmigrates to ancient times. The moment she opens her eyes, she finds herself in a drafty house, under a threadbare quilt, with her stomach rumbling from hunger! From her memories, the five people in her household get up earlier than chickens, go to bed later than dogs, and work harder than donkeys. They have it worse tha 1.8kReads8.0Score207Shelves
11. 311 丧 A Zombie's Hiking Diary 丧尸的徒步旅行日记 Li Jiu理久Sci-Fi & Apocalypse296k WordsCompleted [Leisurely Travels + Everyday Storylines + No Romance] [Content note: No fighting or drama, and the protagonist isn't cold-blooded, going on killing sprees, or antisocial. This is purely a story about taking walks!] When the apocalypse broke out, Yu Qingxian chose to die. But her attempt failed, and she became a zombie. She had been socially anxious and depressed in life, so she decided to travel on foot. Since everyone was a zombie anyway, she didn't feel so afraid anymore. 24.2kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
12. 312 我 I Dig the Pits, You Fill Them In. Everyone in Our Sect Is a Rebel 我挖坑，你填土，师门全是反骨 Running Toward the Sun向阳光奔跑Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Original title: I Became the Beloved Little Junior Sister and Turned the Cultivation World Upside Down] Xie Sisi transmigrated and became the cannon-fodder supporting character in a novel she’d once mocked, a character with the exact same name. The supporting character’s role was to bring the heroine to an immortal sect, dutifully serve as her medicine human, and ultimately die after being used to test the heroine’s medicines. Xie Sisi, who knew the plot: “Bah! Whoever wants to be a medicine hu 60.2kReads9.4Score7.8kShelves

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    Whether the bag is pretty or not, I'll wash my hair upside down.

13. 313 何 Why Not Sail Together 何不同舟渡 Xian Yuke羡鱼珂Ancient Romance483k WordsCompleted "The print edition under the same title is available to buy online" [No golden finger, no transmigration, no rebirth. A pure historical romance about family and country, with high-IQ espionage and political intrigue] [A double agent undercover + a petty thief who grows: a lone wolf plays a game of raising a rabbit, gives her fangs, then insists they run away together] In a chaotic age, she is a thief worth less than a blade of grass, willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive. She steals ten 143kReads9.7Score106.8kShelves

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    These three books are all ensemble pieces, and each one is excellent. I'm currently reading the first one and will finish it soon. I've already reread the second one, and I'm planning to reread the third as well. If you enjoy ensemble pieces, these are definitely worth checking out.

14. 314 修 After Cultivating the Heartless Path, the Little Junior Sister Is Unbelievably Powerful 修了无情道后，小师妹她强的过分 Xia Yu Who Loves Hami爱哈米的夏欲Ancient Romance522k WordsCompleted After Xia Ling was struck dead by lightning, she transmigrated into a melodramatic novel as a doomed cannon-fodder character who died horribly. Other people transmigrate to face-slap their way to success and reach the pinnacle of life. She transmigrated only to have her spiritual roots ripped out, her meridians severed, and her dantian crippled… But it was fine. She could always go crazy, so who cares? * After leaving Yinmiao Sect, a gathering place for exploited workhorses, Xia Ling infiltra 5.3kReads8.9Score900Shelves
15. 315 穿 Transmigrated Into the Cultivation World: I Am the Cool, Distant White Moonlight 穿书修真界：我是清冷白月光 Moonlight on the River明月映江Ancient Romance617k WordsCompleted [Completed] [Transmigrate into a book + true goddess’s beloved + genius + saintess + ensemble cast in the later half + a touch of being adored by all + no romance] Xuan Lingqing died at the moment when the young elites of Kyoto’s powerful families loved her most. When she awoke, she discovered she had transmigrated into the cultivation world as a wicked supporting female character. Worse still, the heroine had been reborn. Fortunately, her family background was top-tier, and her cultivation tale 11.7kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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    This book isn't too focused on an ensemble cast, but it's incredibly good. The female lead is a heartthrob, there's no romantic pairing, so you can ship her however you like. She truly reigns supreme over everyone else. "The bright moon should naturally hang high in the sky." "She was born with a Heavenly Grade Water Spiritual Root, the master of water."

16. 316 人 The System Makes Me Save the World in a Laid-Back Slice-of-Life Anime 人在日常休闲漫，系统让我救世 Kong Kong Kong Kong Kong Kong Kong Lu Yu空空空空空空空麓欲Modern Romance721k WordsOngoing (Ongoing, updates are slow / Current progress: Volume One complete, 7/10 of the book finished) (No romance + ensemble cast + gentle, sickly male lead + supernatural school + System + fictional society + everyday life + healing + light, sweet comedy...) Every character is a native of this world. Platonic relationships are the best! (Everyone is romance-free except the parents' generation.) The cozy coming-of-age manga Guardian Academy, serialized in a shonen magazine, has been criticized by read 8.1kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves

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    ① All villains are intelligent, Western fantasy style (everyone is a good baby when I take you home) ② All are fun-loving, both good and evil ③ Casual group story, everyone is friendly (except the villains) ④ A little bit of angst in the middle [crying] ⑤⑥⑦ Read Ruo Bu Ci's books with confidence!!! A world of group stories, who wouldn't offer a cigarette to Ruo Bu Ci! ⑧ I finished reading it a long time ago, I don't remember the content very clearly, but it was very good, trust me. P. S.: If you don't want to read group stories, you can look in my bookshelf. I am a loyal reader of group stories (various styles), but my bookshelf is a bit messy and hasn't been organized yet, don't blame me if you find something strange [heart][heart][heart]

17. 317 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 73.2kReads9.5Score10.7kShelves

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    ① All villains are intelligent, Western fantasy style (everyone is a good baby when I send you home) ② All are fun-loving, both good and evil ③ Casual group story, everyone is friendly (except the villains) ④ A little bit of angst in the middle 😢 ⑤⑥⑦ Read Ruo Bu Ci's books with confidence!!! A world of group stories, whoever sees Ruo Bu Ci won't offer a cigarette! ⑧ I finished reading it a long time ago, I don't remember the content very clearly, but it's very good, trust me. P. S.: If you don't want to read group stories, you can look in my bookshelf. I am a loyal reader of group stories (various styles), but my bookshelf is a bit messy and hasn't been organized yet, don't blame me if you find something strange 💕💕💕

18. 318 打 So What If I Draw Talismans on a Printer? I’ve Still Got Three Thousand Spirit Roots 打印机画符咋了，我还有三千灵根 Zhuning Bird of the Orchid Terrace兰台朱鸟Ancient Romance373k WordsCompleted [Cultivation, no romance, Heaven’s favorite daughter, from universally despised to universally adored, invincible power fantasy] Shi An transmigrates from the modern world into the cultivation realm and becomes the universally despised junior sister of the Ten Thousand Talisman Sect. She can neither cultivate nor draw talismans, a good-for-nothing through and through. For some reason, she angers the sect’s universally adored senior sister, who has a System. The senior sister steals her fortune, 211Reads7.3Score109Shelves

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    Although she's the junior sister, I thoroughly enjoyed watching the ensemble cast.

19. 319 我 I Became a God Through Showing Off [ Transmigrated to Another World ] 我靠凡尔赛成神【穿越异世】 Catch the Stars抓住星星Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Can you believe it? Ji Hua transmigrates into a novel her best friend was reading. The bad news: She’s transmigrated, and there’s no way back. The good news: The novel’s main story has already ended, and the identity she’s transmigrated into is quite prestigious. The novel Good-for-Nothing Mage is about two good-for-nothing leads who rise to success. It’s worth mentioning that both the male and female leads each have a beloved person they can never forget. And here’s the best part: the male lead 44.9kReads9.3Score9.6kShelves
20. 320 冲 Charge! The Sect Outcasts Alliance! 冲吧！宗门弃徒联盟！ Old Mushroom Eats Dumplings老蘑菇吃水饺Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Lin Ao worked herself to death pulling overtime, then woke up transmigrated into a novel she'd once read, inhabiting an unnamed female side character. The character had kept her head down in her sect and, for one reason or another, was eventually expelled. But when Lin Ao transmigrated, the character was only six years old. The so-called System left just a few words and then vanished without a trace. So the person brought back to the sect by an immortal was no longer the quiet, inconspicuous sid 196Reads8.6Score104Shelves

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    First book: My White Moonlight, a super large ensemble cast, everyone is a good kid! A seven-person team, 4 girls and 3 boys. Western fantasy. Warning: Slow updates, the first few dozen chapters are a bit like a group of darlings, but it's really mutual pampering!! Second book: Found a couple of days ago, very crazy and funny, the female lead is a biting little bitter gourd who never suffers a loss and has bitten most of the cultivation world terrified :) Also known as "The Crazy Daily Life of Taming Unworthy Prodigies in the Cultivation World" A group portrait of prodigies in the cultivation world. Warning: Voice input, the punctuation is weird, and some sentences don't make sense. Third book: Yi Zhi Bao is the best dragon! Little puppy companions must stay together forever ♡(ӦvӦ｡) A four-person team, two boys and two girls. Warning: There are angst (this author's books are all ensemble portraits without romance, and the values ​​are super positive)

21. 321 小 My Junior Sister Says Even a Madman Is a God 小师妹说神经也是神 Lop-Eared Rabbit Who Loves Cilantro爱吃香菜的垂耳兔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhu transmigrates into a novel about a girl adored by everyone, as a disposable female side character. The junior apprentice sister is gifted and loved by all, while the side character has cultivated for years and is still useless. In the end, she's pushed out to take a blade for the junior sister and dies miserably in the street. She opens her eyes to the sight of a whole sect full of hopeless sycophants, and Jiang Zhu wants to die. The heroine's suitors are everywhere. How about I bec 38.1kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves

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    A true ensemble piece!!

22. 322 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Book as the Villainous Ancestor, and My Junior Sister Gave Up on Me 穿书成反派老祖，师妹弃疗了 Ben Zhijie本止戒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Yuan, courtesy name Yanwan. You can tell from the name alone that this was a child nobody liked from the moment she was born. And... reality was exactly the same! There was no twist! The X-novel writer stared in despair at the reflection in the pool: a white-haired girl with scarlet eyes... That's right, she had transmigrated into a book, into the fantasy world of a novel she'd written called The Lost Immortal. Everyone except the protagonist met a bad end! The "lost" in The Lost Immortal me 23.7kReads9.5Score3.6kShelves

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    Qin Yuan struggled to absorb the Chaotic River of Space, and suddenly, starlight appeared in her mind, revealing a vast scroll painting. A high-rise building was ablaze, surrounded by a hundred astrological cultivators. "Hmm?" She was somewhat confused, but what happened next caused her mind to freeze. A dense rain of swords fell, piercing the white-clad woman playing the zither. She collapsed helplessly to the ground, but a smile lingered on her lips; the others were safe. "A-Yuan… I've come to join you…" "!!!" "Senior Sister!" An overwhelming rage instantly engulfed Qin Yuan, her bronze profound energy surging violently. Before she could understand, the second scroll unfolded, revealing a shattered ghost fox mask… "Hahaha!" An extremely arrogant laugh echoed as her sixth senior brother, Jiang Yu, was blasted away, half his body gone, leaning against a smashed statue: "A dog can bear the incense offerings of the people? Don't laugh yourself to death. Go back and tell your master that when I reincarnate, I'll smash his portrait again." With that, the external avatar descended, and Jiang Yu died. "Why!" The third scroll depicted a magnificent palace. Fourth Senior Sister Xia Yan's arms were broken, her thin undergarments stained with blood, and sharp fragments of the alchemy furnace pinned her to the wall. "Are all you Shangshan people so shameless? Poisoning your whole body?" The man in the moon-robed robe rubbed his right hand, his nails slightly blackened, but the blackening quickly disappeared. "You dog, are you impotent? You won't even touch me like this?" Blood gushed from Xia Yan's throat, her pupils dilated, and she finally perished. "Why!!" The fourth scroll depicts a gathering of relatives and friends, all now corpses, a joyous occasion turned to death. Third Senior Brother Pang Jin, dressed in wedding attire, and his betrothed wife Qing Qiu, are hung from the eaves... Why!!! The fifth scroll shows Second Senior Brother Fengliuzi facing Chen Ming, his cultivation completely destroyed, leaning against a stone pillar: "You dog, your grandpa is waiting for you down there." The sixth scroll depicts eight snake heads and fragments of tortoise shells scattered across the ground. Qin Yuan finally sees herself, but... She is holding her dying aunt. "Little Qin... Go help Qing Huan..." She says before losing her life. The seventh scroll shows the Upper Realm shattered and collapsing. King He loses his right arm, and Chen Ming stares in terror at the motionless figure. The next second, she vanishes like dust. The eighth scroll shows Fifth Senior Sister An Ran forced to become the world itself to prevent the Upper Realm from collapsing. The ninth scroll shows Qin Yuan's Dao Heart shattered, cast into the Void of Despair by King He's blasphemous statue. When she emerges, she has forged a ruthless Dao Heart and gained control of the blasphemous statue. The tenth scroll shows the gears of fate turning, and Qin Yuan becomes the author, the commentary, searching for the self who unexpectedly came to this world...

23. 323 无 The Theater of Endless Torment: I Run Ancient-Era Instances in a Ghost City 无间戏台：我在鬼城开古代副本 Nan Tao南桃Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [No romance + ancient-era infinite-level challenges + Chinese horror] Shi Jing lowered her head and saw the bright red bridal gown she was wearing. Beneath her veil, she held up a bronze mirror and aimed it outside. The mirror offered a blurry reflection of the scene beyond the bed. A stooped old woman stood ramrod straight outside the canopy bed She wore a crimson floral dress and a crooked velvet flower in her hair. Her face was as pale as paper, two garish patches of rouge on her cheeks, her 22.8kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves

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    The first book is one I've been reading recently, and it's the hottest book I've read in the last two years. Although it's not finished yet, it's sure to be a runaway success! It mainly features dungeon worlds, but the monsters and characters in each dungeon are all very fleshed out, and their backstories are very touching. The protagonist is even more remarkable; the story isn't just about her growth, but about her exploration of the essence of life after her growth. She's not alone on this path; every step she takes bears the shadow of others, one generation supporting the next, and she is no exception. The second book is probably already familiar to many, but I will always recommend it! Whether you like ensemble dramas or not, don't miss it. It's my number one overall favorite! [Note] Sister Sheng is always Sister Sheng. I can't say what gave me the most goosebumps, because that would be a spoiler. I can only say that this is a post-apocalyptic novel, but unlike others, it's a post-apocalyptic novel driven by national and familial righteousness. A nation is the foundation of a family, and a nation will never abandon any family.

24. 324 全 The Whole Class Transmigrates Into a Book: They Cultivate Immortality, We Go Crazy 全班穿书：他们修仙，我们发癫 Not Yao不是夭Ancient Romance395k WordsCompleted [Group transmigration + transmigrate into a book + System + big shots + hilarious + chat group] The rating just came in, and sixes all around! A special class full of people who are a little unhinged has transmigrated into a book together! Luckily, their brainwave chat group is still up and running. But Bai Li never imagined her rotten luck would come along for the ride. Well, that just sucks! They have to complete their missions without breaking character. The whole class has this to say: Gentl 830Reads8.7Score205Shelves
25. 325 攻 After Winning Over the Heartless Sword Cultivator, I Faked My Death and Lost My Memories 攻略无情道剑修后，我死遁失忆了 March Song三月歌Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted (Complete, ensemble cast, devoted couple with a happy ending) After Wen Li died, she transmigrated into the world of cultivation and was bound to a System. Completing its tasks would grant her wish. System: First, win over Pei Xingzhi. Second, cultivate diligently and become a powerhouse. Wen Li: Go on, tell me. Is he an obsessive villain or a sickly, lovesick second male lead? System: Neither. He’s an upright disciple of a righteous sect, a pure-hearted sword cultivator of the Ruthless Dao. 5.1kReads9.3Score333Shelves

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    The six-person group, each member is a complex and multifaceted individual.

26. 326 满 My Whole Family Are Cannon Fodder, but After They Read My Mind, They Rebel 满门炮灰读我心后，全家造反了 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Physical edition of "Claiming the Pearl 2" goes on presale October 17 at 7:30 p.m.] [Mind reading + System + adored by the whole family + transmigrate into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger] Qiao Jiaojiao had accumulated so much virtue in her past life that the Old King of Hell granted her a rebirth with all her memories intact, plus a golden finger: a Virtue Points Shop. Qiao Jiaojiao was thrilled to start her new life, only to discover she hadn't been reborn at all. She'd transmigrated i 124.4kReads9.7Score14.2kShelves

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    Because of the first book, I became hooked on ensemble novels. The second book featured mostly good-natured characters (except for the original male lead). The original female lead told the current female lead, "I want to exchange my true feelings for you," a line I still remember vividly. The third book was definitely worth the investment; it's a very good and sweet story, with each character well-developed. That year, the "Heroes' Gathering" produced seven first-place winners.

27. 327 师 My Junior Sister Takes Down Everyone 师妹她干翻全场 Lullaby摇篮曲Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + comedy + a little group adoration + prodigies + a few one-sided crushes] Wei Miao transmigrated into an insignificant nobody in another world. Not only was her spiritual core damaged, making her a useless cultivator, but after awakening ominous red eyes, she was hunted by her own Wei family. Luckily, there was always a way out. The Supreme Sect's leader found Wei Miao when she was on the brink of death from a deadly poison and brought her back to the sect. She had landed herself 12kReads9.0Score4.2kShelves

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    The female lead has very positive values, and the other characters are also very well-developed by the author. The ensemble cast is particularly impressive, and the story is already complete.

28. 328 猫 A Cat's Immortal Cultivation, and the Whole Sect Loves Fluffy Things 猫猫修仙，全宗门都是毛绒控 Born Exceptionally Gifted天富异禀Ancient Romance713k WordsCompleted Qu Youyou transmigrates into a cultivation novel and becomes a long-haired calico cat. Fortunately, she comes with a System. As long as she can change the villains' fates, she can strengthen her bloodline. Her master, Li Fuxue, is the greatest female sword cultivator under heaven. With a single swing, she can sweep across the nine provinces, yet her younger sister and a scoundrel of a man cut out her sword bone, driving her into demonic cultivation and making her swear to take the whole world do 1.5kReads8.8Score276Shelves
29. 329 团 The Beloved Junior Sister Returns to Save Her Entire Sect of Grudge-Bearing Villains 团宠师妹归来，拯救满门怨种反派 Dust-Forgotten Wine忘尘酒Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication, under the title “Clear Day, Boundless Light.” Strong female lead + light ensemble cast + everyone’s darling + putting scumbags in their place] On the brink of death, Ji Qingzhou regains the memories of her past life and learns that she has transmigrated into a tragic cultivation novel, where she is the male lead’s doomed first love. Ji Qingzhou: I have no interest in becoming part of some jerk’s tragic romance. The plot is about to kill her, and she is about to breathe h 53.9kReads9.5Score8.3kShelves
30. 330 规 Rule Horror: They Say I Have Multiple Personalities 规则怪谈：他们说我有多重人格 Eating Pomegranates Without Spitting Out the Seeds吃石榴不吐籽Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy, lighthearted, invincible, bizarre, ever-changing personality] This is the second year of the showdown between humanity and bizarre creatures, and the situation is growing increasingly tense... Bi Yi transmigrates into the body of a man who had jumped to his death. The moment he opens his eyes, he is chosen as a contestant. But his head was damaged in the fall, so he is always getting into trouble. Every day, he loses his memory, goes crazy, then turns around and becomes incredibly obedi 28.6kReads9.2Score3kShelves
31. 331 重 Back to the Beginner’s Village? No! I’m Here to Retire! 重回新手村？不！我是来养老的！ Tattered Immortal破烂仙人Ancient Romance3.2M WordsOngoing After completing 9,999 repair missions in minor worlds, Hua Yi decisively retires and chooses a world to spend her remaining years in. She seems like a fresh-faced newcomer who has just entered the world of cultivation, but behind the scenes, she’s a powerhouse who dares to go head-to-head with the Heavenly Dao! Along the way, she plays the pig to eat the tiger, picks up strays, and enjoys the gossip and drama. There’s the Child of Misfortune, sealed away by a powerful cultivator. There’s also t 9.8kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    An ensemble piece, the female lead has no romantic partner, every character is incredibly likable, there's no melodrama, no forced stupidity, no Mary Sue elements, and no disgusting scenes. After watching it, my breasts felt completely refreshed. Everyone has their shining moments. The female lead likes to win people over with virtue, and the various sects are led astray.

32. 332 明 Marry Me Beneath the Bright Moon 明月嫁卿卿 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Song Chuyu thought she and Kang Rui were deeply in love, and that no one could ever come between them. Yet that person had been living by their side all along, pampered under the title of “sister-in-law.” After being reborn, Song Chuyu didn’t spare Kang Rui a glance as he rode through the streets in triumph, and she certainly wouldn’t marry him again. * When Kang Rui woke up to find himself back in the impoverished days of his youth, he struggled to get used to the drafty windows after having li 87.9kReads9.3Score11.3kShelves

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    Aside from those still ongoing, of all the ensemble novels I've read, these two are the only ones where the characters and events are fully developed, with no disappointing endings or forgotten moments. They made us laugh and cry. A recommendation from someone with over thirty years of reading experience—don't miss them!

33. 333 穿 After Transmigration, Her Whole Family Are Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so 137.2kReads9.6Score16.5kShelves

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    [Already recommended] Sang Nian, who accidentally transmigrated into the cultivation world as a vicious female supporting character who died young, is reborn three hundred years later with a "husband-abusing crematorium" script. She discovers that the little wolf she casually raised back then has become a world-destroying madman. ✅ The male lead's evolution from a sinister demon lord to a tearful puppy: Xie Chenzhou, a former disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect, killed his wife to prove his Dao, then abandoned the path of immortality for the demonic path, leaping into endless purgatory. Everyone says Xie Chenzhou is insane. But no one knows that he just wants to find someone. ✅ The ensemble cast is superb! Every supporting character has a complete redemption story.

34. 334 无 Infinite Save-Loading: Stamping Out the Apocalypse Before It Begins 无限读档，把末世扼杀在萌芽中 Yu Fei鱼绯Mystery471k WordsCompleted [Cthulhu apocalypse + light game elements (eldritch invasion/roguelike) + light rule-based horror + light ensemble cast] Content warnings up front: 1. The heroine isn't looking for love. There may be a secondary couple. 2. She radiates saintly compassion and believes in love and peace. She repeatedly reloads to save people, so this will test your patience (roguelike). 3. No discussions of gender issues. To the Old Gods, all living beings are ants. The serious synopsis Cthulhu zombies are people 4.9kReads9.4Score915Shelves

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    A masterpiece with no romance, ensemble cast, save/load/simulation elements, humor (?), And eeriness/Cthulhu. Since I read it on a secondary account, my main account's reading time was very short. I'm too lazy to write a review, so I've copied the ending and synopsis separately. These books are quite long, so please read them patiently. In my opinion, both are simply divine, equally excellent. Everyone feels a sense of incompleteness. If you disagree, feel free to criticize me, but please don't criticize the author. -------------------------------- First book (ending) (Save/load (?) Story) Reading difficulty: 2 stars (mainly due to the long and few foreign names (in my opinion)) Ending: Perhaps it's all a lie. Perhaps I'm just a mediocre madman. Perhaps it's all just my imagination and illusion. Perhaps Lianshanology, R'lyeh, and parallel universes never existed. Beneath the stars, there is no gaze of the ancient gods, only 4.6 Billion years of time, dinosaurs and ants coming and going on this land. But isn't that better? There is no madness and chaos in this world that cannot be escaped forever, only a madman with a rich imagination, who fabricates terrifying stories to make his humble life glorious and great. What happened not only never happened, but will never happen again. I hope no one remembers me anymore. -------------------------------- Tweet (though lazy, I still wrote a bit): The protagonist is an incarnation of an evil god, genuinely trying to save the world. She becomes stronger by constantly reloading saves, but as a member of the evil god, knowledge is corrupting. She can only constantly erase her own existence and that of other evil gods to fight for a place for humanity's survival. In the end, only a one-sided farewell remains. Due to length constraints (it's finished), there aren't as many memorable characters as in the second book, but it gives the feeling that everyone is a spark of salvation. The most memorable line is: "In Daoxiang Village, an unnamed person pays homage." "Perhaps when the Luoshu first reversed the hourglass, the boundary between the human Luoshu and the evil god Geheros was already blurred." -------------------------------- Second book (book synopsis): "What are you eating?" The dumpling in the bowl burst open with a bloody maw, biting open the human body. Human blood mixed with chili peppers sprayed all over your face: "I'm eating people, what are you eating?" ["What are you listening to?" "A strange sound." "How did you hear that?" The strange man turned around: "Hehe, want to try [communication]? Two people with compatible minds, one cuts out their heart, the other gouges out their ear, then a specific 'Eight-Tone Elephant Insect' swallows their heart and ear, and you drink it, and language can transcend the barriers of species."] ["What are you drinking?" The other party handed over [an advertisement from the Ghost City]. '[Warning]: This product is a strange preparation for seeking integration into human society. After drinking, please remain calm. Seeing parts of your body randomly fall off or grow parts that shouldn't exist is a normal experience. Please do not panic.' [Very realistic user feedback]: Okay, okay, after so many years in human society, drinking this feels like coming home."] What kind of world is this??? Liu Yulou, an ordinary female college student who unfortunately transmigrated into a survival game, fell silent. Fortunately, she had the help of a simulator. Born and die, again and again, I've used countless lives to pave a bloody path home! But… [A kind simulator sent you a picture of the first blood.] Wait, what kind of good simulator mocks its host every day? (Please consider the protagonist as this world; in the abyss of despair, let me shine a little light.) -------------------------------- Recommendation: It tells the story of the protagonist's journey to a bizarre ancient world, from a person of a prosperous era to a person of a chaotic one. The author writes with great depth; it truly feels like everyone is a protagonist. The most memorable line is: He responds to the clamor with silence, returning to the world of words. People say he is aloof and solitary, but they don't know that he is building a bridge of culture with his own flesh and blood. When the bridge collapses, he will become the last tenon and mortise on the bridge pier, allowing civilization to pass through his bones. "Fantasy, eeriness, tragedy—these are the dominant themes of a chaotic world. The arrival of those living in prosperous times witnessed these tales of heroes. Perhaps when this world is no longer plagued by the tragedy of 'prosperity brings suffering to all, and ruin brings suffering to all,' that will be the day those living in prosperous times return home (just a guess)."

35. 335 学 The Top Student Logs In: Grinding for Thrills at Another World's High School 学神上号，我在异世高中刷爽度 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted [Less romance + strong heroine + male lead Xie Yu (if that bothers you, feel free to skip it; don't force yourself) + top student + four-person team + light humor + school life + friendship-focused + not a violence-for-violence power fantasy] One day, Cui Tingchao transmigrates. The next thing she knows, the top university student has become a 180-jin high school freshman being bullied. A fake-sweet best friend, a school bully, and a scumbag senior all come after her. The System's mission is to 1.9kReads9.4Score304Shelves

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    The first three books are all by the same author and are quite good ensemble works.

36. 336 对 The Rival Lane? My Stone-Faced Junior Brother Won't Stop Pouting 对抗路？臭脸师弟他不停不哄 Spring Comes Early早生春Two Male Leads808k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] [Two male leads + younger seme + aloof uke + shameless seme + bickering enemies-to-lovers] A shameless, unruly junior disciple who knows no bounds vs. his aloof, solitary beauty of a senior disciple The Seal Keeper of the Mingdao Sect has two gifted disciples. His senior disciple, Song Mingxue, is the most outstanding disciple of his generation: aloof and proud, like a distant mountain covered in snow. His junior disciple, Xie Qi, is the last surviving scion of the 97.5kReads8.4Score9.1kShelves

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    It is the country that respects the collective image the most in the world.

37. 337 这 This Simulator Is Such Garbage 这个模拟器就是屑啦 Zhong Shanshui钟山水Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Complete! Supernatural simulator + no romance + ancient-style setting + a cast of beautiful women in troubled times] [“What are you eating?” The dumpling in the bowl split open a bloody maw and bit into a person's body. Human blood mixed with chili sprayed all over your face. “I'm eating a person. What are you eating?”] [“What are you listening to?” “Supernatural sounds.” “How can you hear them?” The stranger turned around. “Hee-hee, want to try [Whispered Speech]? When two people share a deep 1kReads9.0Score152Shelves
38. 338 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 337.3kReads9.8Score47.3kShelves

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    Everyone has their own unique characteristics; only the original male and female leads are beyond redemption.

39. 339 说 The Storyteller 说书人 Mountains Full of Mist雾里满山Two Male Leads49k WordsOngoing The storyteller. People tell stories. Stories tell people. Why do people tell stories? Because only people have emotions and desires, and can tell a good story. Why do stories tell people? Because everything recorded in books is about people. Everything above was made up to fit the title and has nothing to do with the actual story. Also, the rating is low because I’m the only one reading this book. The other person who rated it was my friend… 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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    As for the second volume, rest assured, the author himself guarantees that he hasn't even decided on the pairings yet.

40. 340 这 This Protagonist Won't Take Orders, So I'm Done 这届主角不服管，老子不干了 Maple Drifts Past Chang'an枫过长安Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Recruiting protagonists + ensemble cast + slow start] The black-hearted System gives me an impossible mission: make the urban war god, the miraculous doctor, the martial arts prodigy, the Dragon King God of War, the reincarnated emperor, the blind Sword Sovereign, the reincarnation, the reborn one... submit to me. What the hell? They’re all absurdly powerful protagonists. You expect them to take me as their boss? I quit! 101kReads9.6Score11.4kShelves

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    The third book is one I recently read; the first two were good reads I'd read before.

41. 341 觉 Awakened as a False God, Abandoned by the Divine, I Become a God Myself 觉醒伪神，神明弃我，我自为神 Koala Loves Pigs考拉爱猪Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Hot-blooded] + [High Martial] + [Everyone fiercely protects their own] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No System] + [Ensemble cast] + [No female lead, only companions] He tested as having an SSS-grade talent, yet the Divine Hall judged him to be "one abandoned by the gods." Ability Sequence: False God, impossible to activate! The Divine Hall declared, "He will never be able to embed a divine sigil in his lifetime. He is destined to be nothing more than a slightly stronger ordinary man." The school 541.5kReads9.0Score63.7kShelves
42. 342 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. 30.3kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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    The group portraits of the Supreme Sect F6, the Prodigy Group F6, and the trio from the Heavenly Sound Sect are all very good.

43. 343 扮 Playing Five Exes' Junior Sister Has Worn Me to a Frazzle 扮演五个前任的师妹，累成狗 A Touch of Sweetness一抹清甜Ancient Romance793k WordsOngoing [Multiple secret identities + a spectacular identity-reveal disaster + a love-triangle battlefield with multiple male leads + a scheming, black-hearted, drama-loving heroine who laughs while stabbing you and runs once she’s used you] Chi Chao was born with a deadly, life-destroying constitution, and the Daoist path was cut off to her. She wouldn’t live past twenty-two. To cultivate and extend her life, she successively toyed with a cold, celibate sword genius, a pure-hearted Buddhist prodigy, a 369Reads8.3Score114Shelves
44. 344 修 After Cultivating Immortality, All They Want Is to Go Home 修仙后，他们一心只想回家 Garlic Pork蒜香肉Ancient Romance560k WordsOngoing [Cultivation + comedy + a touch of being doted on] After finishing her college entrance exams, Sang Wanyu transmigrated into a book. She ended up in a wish-fulfillment novel about a domineering hero who gets slapped to death by the Demon Lord. What could she do? A stranger in a strange place, she planned to scrape by on handouts and wait for death in the outer sect of Xiaoyao Sect. She never expected that the sect’s three personal disciples would all be old acquaintances. Great, the cultivation 80Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Group portrait, good-looking, I love watching it ꒰⑅°͈꒳​°͈꒱･*♡♡♡

45. 345 看 After Seeing the On-Screen Comments, the Vase-Like Female Lead Slaughters Her Way Through the Cultivation World 看见弹幕后，花瓶女主杀穿修真界 Gu Huo故火Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Live Chat Comments + Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Light Ensemble Cast] Also known as: The System Told Me to Win Them Over, So I Killed All the Chosen Ones Chu Yuan is the eldest daughter of a cultivation family. She works hard at her cultivation and treats others kindly, but one day she unexpectedly sees live chat comments: Just a flower with no fragrance. Hurry up and get off the screen! Who wants to see a simpering wife in a cultivation world full of male leads? I want to see Chinese-sty 43.4kReads9.2Score12.6kShelves

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    This book features an all-female ensemble cast.

46. 346 黑 Black Myth: Whoever Bullies Wukong, I’ll Bring Down the Heavens! 黑神话：谁欺负悟空，大师姐我掀了这天！ Qi Qi Qi Qi七琪启气Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [No romance + Journey to the West + adored by everyone + unbeatable workaholic + face-slapping] After transmigrating into a book, Yan Wuling becomes the high-risk character known as the Eldest Senior Sister. She spends seven years being a lazy freeloader to save her own skin. Only when she meets a little monkey seeking the Way to immortality does she realize she has transmigrated into the world of Journey to the West! Yan Wuling: “What? You want me to disrupt the great calamity of the Journey to 16.8kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves

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    I've recommended this book several times; it's truly excellent. The female lead is intelligent, and finally, it's not one of those overused Monkey King/Buddha romance novels. This is a different kind of Journey to the West story. Every character is well-developed, and the entire book focuses on pure friendship and master-disciple relationships, without any romantic subplots. Trust me, this book is definitely worth reading.

47. 347 小 The Little Junior Sister Is the Cultivation World's Biggest Sycophant? She Gets a Hundredfold Return! 小师妹修仙第一舔？她百倍返利！ All Intentions Rise with the Wind万意随风起Ancient Romance3.0M WordsOngoing [No romance + classic cultivation + sword cultivator + epic power progression + rebate system] “Gift an ordinary Spirit-Gathering Pill and receive a system rebate: one high-grade spirit pill!” “Gift an unremarkable Water Spirit Pearl and receive a system rebate: one Spirit Spring source!” “Gift a three-tailed spirit fox with impure bloodlines and receive a system rebate: one nine-tailed demon fox cub!” While everyone else was fighting tooth and nail over a single spirit pill or magical artifact, 15.3kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves

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    The first book is a proper ensemble piece, a young man saving the world; the second, with its series of pivotal moments showcasing the extraordinary destinies of ordinary people, strung together to form an ensemble piece, spanning generations, all woven together in the struggle to devour immortals; the third, repairing the celestial ladder, a story of universal love, is a true ensemble piece; the fourth, while the protagonist's solo performance doesn't overshadow the brilliance of the supporting characters, and the ever-present witches are unforgettable; the fifth, a classic example of the "admiration of strength" trope: because you are strong, I can temporarily set aside my hatred; because you are strong, I must immediately encircle and annihilate you before you grow stronger. War is cruel, and therefore, friendship forged in war is especially precious.

48. 348 兄 Bro, Are You Some Kind of Human Incubus? Fluffy Creatures Are Chasing You Everywhere 兄弟你人类魅魔啊？毛茸茸追着跑 Yue Jian Ying月见莺Urban3.5M WordsOngoing [This book has been signed for print publication] [Light livestreaming + Animals + No romance] Lu Xiao, a professor of botany and zoology, quits his job and heads alone to the Kunlun Mountains to gather research material, becoming a solitary yet vibrant mountain guardian. During his first winter in the mountains, he says he wants a cat. The very next moment, his dog brings him a snow leopard cub abandoned by its mother. Dog, this isn’t what I meant by a cat. This is a little too hardcore. He thi 100.2kReads9.6Score8.8kShelves

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    The various animals with different personalities are so cute!!! A truly heartwarming story! Fans of Yuexia Sang, give it a try!

49. 349 穿 After Transmigrating into a Dungeon, I Fooled Everyone 穿越副本后，我愚戏了一切 Not Called March Tenth不叫三月十Mystery480k WordsOngoing The rating is low because it was just released. [Instances Descend + Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Global Livestream + Ensemble Cast] Shi Yingyue, who had just written everyone to their deaths, transmigrates. She plans to use her knowledge of the plot to clear the game and get home, but the instances don't follow the script. She doesn't recognize a single one! That's not all. Why does the female lead from the start doubt who she is?! “The infinite instance world has successfully arrived.” “S 8Reads8.2Score—Shelves
50. 350 重 Reborn, the Eldest Senior Sister Gets Rich Beyond Measure 重生后，大师姐她凭亿近人 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Ancient Romance666k WordsCompleted Originally titled Reborn, the Senior Sister Is Worth Billions Su Chanyi never claimed to be a good person, but neither was she a vicious villain. Yet in the end, her entire family was wiped out, and her bones were ground to dust. Reborn, she cultivates both spiritual and demonic arts, masters both swordsmanship and formations, and proves the Dao through the Taiji. Her family is powerful, her status exalted, and her talent defies the heavens. With a phoenix and a Bai Ze at her side, she is the on 7.2kReads9.4Score950Shelves

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