If You Can't Write an Ensemble Cast, It Just Feels Like Everyone Is Fawning over the Protagonist. Keep That Away from Me 群像写不好，就跟全员舔狗没啥区别了，别来沾边哈

1. 151 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
2. 152 努 I Strive for the Imperial Exams, But My Slacker Dreams Never Change 努力考科举，咸鱼梦想从未改变 A Little Green Ear一只绿耳Historical1.8M WordsCompleted [Imperial exams + everyday life + lighthearted] Lu Yang, a rich second-generation heir, wakes up one day as the youngest and most cherished son of the Lu family. This youngest son is a scholar, yet selfish and self-centered, turning a blind eye to his family's sacrifices and caring only about his own future. Lu Yang may be a slacker with little conscience, but he knows who's good to him. He keeps his dream of being a slacker tucked away and works hard to pass the imperial exams, hoping to become 17.9kReads9.1Score1.8kShelves

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   It's quite good. It's a civil service exam novel. Although it has a main character, the other characters are also quite memorable. It's very enjoyable.

3. 153 剑 Sword Immortal, Demon Lord, Stop Fawning Over the Heroine! Your Mom Was Angered Back to Life 剑仙魔尊别舔女主！你妈被气活了 Nan Xiaofei南小非Fantastical Romance757k WordsCompleted [Invincible from the Start + Power Fantasy + Disciplining Sons, Husband, and the Whole World] Su Minghuang is struck dead by heavenly lightning just after becoming the new head of the Xuantian Sect. Only after dying does she learn that she was living inside a story, and that all four members of her family are villains. Her eldest son is a genius sword cultivator devoted to the merciless path. He falls in love with the heroine, goes mad, and is eventually killed so his murderer can prove her Dao. 19.2kReads7.7Score2.5kShelves
4. 154 穿 After Entering a Male-Oriented Novel, I Stole the Harem of the Dragon-Aotian Hero 穿进男频后抢走龙傲天男主的后宫 Don't Eat Fried Shrimp不吃炸虾Fantastical Romance773k WordsCompleted [I hate that the moon shines so brightly, yet not on me alone] [Everyone has a one-sided crush] [No couples in the main story] After transmigrating into the role of a villainess, Song Yao diligently courts death every day to complete her mission. Her eldest senior brother is aloof and noble, with broad shoulders and a slim waist, making him perfect to drug and force into a striptease. Her second senior sister has a fiery temper and loves spirit pets, making her perfect to steal, roast, and serv 23.9kReads8.6Score3.5kShelves
5. 155 修 The Cultivation World’s Dark Moonlight: I’m Proud to Be Shameless 修真界黑月光，缺德我是认真的 Cheng Ya乘芽Ancient Romance344k WordsCompleted (Low rating due to low popularity; see the novel for details.) [No romance + ensemble cast + strong female lead + young genius + secret identities + plot-driven] Ning Wei is reincarnated as the personal disciple of the head of a notoriously unscrupulous sword sect. She wants nothing more than to have her soul scattered, but accidentally makes a name for herself across the cultivation world and becomes its dark moonlight. In the Qi Refining stage, she enters a trial to die, but accidentally wipes 2.4kReads9.0Score376Shelves

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   These books are all excellent!!! The first one: A Western Fantasy Ensemble, where villains redeem each other and achieve self-realization. The writing is excellent, especially the self-narrations; everyone has their own story. The second one: Interstellar, exceptionally good!!! With flesh and blood, they recreate the dawn! The spirit of dawn reminded me of our ancestors; they were all great people. The third one: Magic School, the female lead, Li Wenyin, is particularly good! Original text: "Yu Chiquan's writing is sharp, concise, and incisive, his evaluations like a prediction he's written for them. Writing Li Wenyin's judgment took Yu Chiquan a long time. After finishing it, reading it again, it's not a judgment, not a conclusion. It's like a heartfelt and passionate hymn." The fourth one: Who Understands the Three Musketeers, bickering and arguing, yet with a hint of powerlessness. Original text: They didn't know how long this youthful tranquility would last, perhaps short, perhaps long. Years later, when they suddenly look back, will they still remember this autumn that belonged to them, the autumn of their youth? Books 5 and 6: Written by the same author, welcome to Cheng Ya's cultivation world. This book is different from other cultivation ensemble books; it doesn't feature a single female protagonist and a bunch of fellow disciples. Both are noisy and chaotic; when separated, they are renowned throughout the land, but when united, they are a mess. The sects in both books are excellent, giving a sense of family; they betray each other internally but protect each other externally. Books 7 and 8: "Young Master Yi" really made me cry; Young Master Yi, you have no heart! Beneath the humorous writing lies a sad story. Every time I reread it, seeing those characters feels like a revolving lantern. The completed one has a happy ending; I don't know about the unfinished one. These books are truly my treasures; ensemble stories are always the best.

6. 156 玄 The Metaphysics Master Keeps a Male Ghost 玄学大佬他养男鬼 Yinzi Jin音子津Two Male Leads749k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + one-on-one, devoted romance + metaphysics master and Taoist priest as the bottom, obedient dog-like younger ghost as the top + happy ending] [Tang Xichen & Lu Yan] [Ensemble cast] The young general Tang Xichen brought home the partner fate had destined for him. At first, someone thought he’d picked up a little bride to pamper endlessly. He never expected the puppy to bite, and bite him of all people! Lu Yan. His parents gave him a name meaning “loathing.” He didn’t know why h 4.5kReads9.1Score794Shelves

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   These are all ensemble novels I've been reading recently. The first is a different kind of rebirth novel, about the Jieshi Band and their families. Dong Lin single-handedly fights against the system to save his best friends' fates, thankfully with Xiao Chi by his side later. The second is a super-powerful story where everyone is incredibly vivid; it turns out supernatural novels don't have to be about lone wolves. The third is an atypical infinite flow novel, about Monster Apartment. Everyone redeems each other, their relationships are even closer than family. The last one has a grand setting of past and present lives; everyone encountered in this life has a connection to their past. Ensemble novels are the greatest!!!

7. 157 第 The Fourth Calamity: You Say Humanity Is Weak in the Interstellar Age? 第四天灾：在星际你说人族势弱？ Yi Pingping一平平Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted In the era of the Interstellar Alliance, countless races have united to fight off the invasion of the insectoid race. Among all the races, humanity is the weakest. As the only human to enter the Lord's Academy, he is assigned a remote, desolate planet. Danger lurks everywhere, and the insectoids could discover and devour him at any moment. Unless he can develop his own people and planet, Wei Yuan will not only fail to graduate, he may not survive. Luckily, transmigration comes with a System. Wei 30.9kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves

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   I've read a lot of Tomato's books, but only a few I truly wanted to finish. This one is genuinely good. It's more of an ensemble piece; the amount of space devoted to describing the other characters is equal to that of the protagonist. Each character is well-developed and portrayed, and most importantly, everyone is hilarious and genuinely fun.

8. 158 小 The Poor Little Cutie Is the Monsters’ Darling in the Infinite Flow World 小可怜在无限流做鬼怪们的心尖宠 Summer Fireflies夏日暖萤Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Infinite Flow + Everyone’s Favorite + Silly and Healing + 1v1, Both Pure + Mutual Salvation] A vampire who can turn into a cat and is the strongest top x a cute, pitiful bottom with no fear meter (Not a traditional Infinite Flow story. The bottom is an ordinary human but plays an NPC. The further you read, the more lighthearted and funny it gets.) After Xu Xingyuan’s mother passed away, his father remarried in a hurry. His stepmother abused him in secret and usurped his place i 17kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
9. 159 我 Could I Really Get Canceled in a Rules-Based Horror Game? 我还能在规则怪谈里塌房不成？ Xi Yao喜杳Mystery2.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-Flow + Rules-Based Horror + Horror Game + Strong Female Team + A Group of People With Questionable Sanity] Just before their debut, the group Shili belonged to was betrayed by a bandmate, who framed them for bullying. Their debut fell through, while the bandmate won netizens’ sympathy and relaunched her career to great success. To this day, Shili’s social media accounts are still flooded with abuse from the other girl’s rabid fans. As luck would have it, in the third year after the com 64.4kReads9.6Score7.6kShelves
10. 160 甜 Too Sweet: President Fu's Guide to Raising His Little Rascal 甜翻，傅总的小鬼喂养指南 A Fish Swimming Thirty Thousand Miles游鱼三万里Two Male Leads388k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + pure love + devoted to each other + age gap + domineering CEO + sweet romance + a touch of fantasy + a touch of past lives and present] Lin Yan, whose nature gradually changes × Fu Yuchen, mature and steady Adorable Yanbao early on, cool and dashing later × Fu Yuchen, who spoils him beyond measure When Lin Yan was thirteen, it was exposed that he was the Shen family’s fake young master. After returning to the Lin family, he was abused, and on his eighteenth birthday, he was fr 5.7kReads9.3Score901Shelves
11. 161 穿 Transmigrated Into a Substitute Puppet, I Took Up Sword Formation Dual Cultivation 穿成替死傀儡，我直接剑阵双修 The Forest Stream Runs Deep林寒涧溯Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead + Power Progression + Slow Burn + Past and Present Lives + Ensemble Cast + Passionate Adventure + Redemption] The past-life arc is underway! Come join us~ Transmigrated into a book as the heroine’s puppet? Or a fake replacement meant to lure the villain into a trap and kill him? Chi Mian: “This script is trash. Tear it all up and start over!” Kill the heroine, seize her opportunities, make a contract with a divine beast... Chi Mian carves out a path of her own. She thinks her 10.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    Both of these group portraits are vividly written, with not a single scene skipped. I've kept them on my bookshelf ever since I finished reading them. Highly recommended!

12. 162 姝 The Goddess Shu Chronicles 姝神录 Zhong Luo鍾落Ancient Romance2.8M WordsOngoing [Nontraditional cultivation + Ensemble cast + Eight-person academy team + Growth-oriented heroine + Rewinding time + A journey to godhood + Slow burn + Plenty of everyday life] The rating is low because not many people have read it. It'll go up later!! The eight-person team, introduced in the Upper Realm arc: competitive saber cultivator Lian Shu, gentle physician An Huai, obsessive-compulsive sword cultivator and sister-obsessed Zhu Ling, airheaded dark elf Luta, slightly haughty formation cult 4.3kReads9.2Score579Shelves

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    Looking for group portraits? Look no further than me!! 1: Those who once shared a toast in their youth may one day turn against each other. 2: "What is a family?" "Father, mother, and children. But actually, as long as there is love, you can be considered a family." 3: "Justice in this world is not about standing on the side of the majority." 4: The only one going against the tide in the dense forest, choosing to join the wind that stirs up waves. 5: Let's celebrate their passionate and brilliant youth with a little celebration. 6: Life has many divergent paths, but to walk together is already a rare treat. 7: "Don't be trapped in the past, we will all have a newer and brighter future..." 8: We are a team, sharing benefits and risks. 9: "Thinking back to the Jade Capital of yesteryear, a grand banquet for heroes, jade paved the ground, gold built houses, truly the epitome of wealth and luxury. That year, seven firsts were achieved." 10. I would give everything I have for the existence of my love! 11. Some roads need not be walked, some hardships need not be tasted, but youthful folly leads to willing sacrifice. 12. Young people are fearless and should ride the waves, soaring high in the heavens. 13. Friends are family members you choose, without blood ties.

13. 163 黑 The Crown of the Dark Moon 黑月光冠冕 Three Lives, Three Three叁生三三Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted [The first print volume is now available] [Sweet Romance in a Wealthy Family] + [A Forbidden Love Falls from Its Pedestal] + [Characters Awaken] + [A Chaotic Love Rival Showdown] “You are a cannon-fodder character in this world. Your character tags are: beautiful, vicious, and stupid. When you were eight, you were adopted by the Shen family, the most powerful family in Whale Harbor. The head of the family treasured you like a gem, but you joined forces with your villainous mother to scheme agai 319.2kReads9.5Score43.7kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book! I've been following it for a long time. I would call the second book a masterpiece, and the first one is also the pinnacle of ensemble drama.

14. 164 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 124.2kReads9.7Score17.6kShelves

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    In terms of patriotism and portraying a diverse group of characters, we still need our Special Affairs Department; everyone here is a spark!

15. 165 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 127.1kReads9.6Score17.2kShelves

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    A true ensemble piece is one where every single one of them is indispensable; each character is important. The real excitement begins after the Xie family story ends. Please be gentle with your criticism of the female lead's character, since she's essentially a living dead. I initially found her unlikable, but the revelation of the mystery later on was so moving that I deleted all my negative comments overnight—the aftereffects were powerful! Everyone is the protagonist of their own story. Each story's main characters are people you can rely on; it's as if they were born to be together.

16. 166 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
17. 167 假 After Faking Nobility, I Became a God 假冒贵族后我成神了 A Scholar Through and Through书生本色Fantastical Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Fake aristocrat + true queen + secret identities + everyone’s favorite + nation-building + personal growth] Luo Wei transmigrates into the body of a lowly commoner who passed herself off as a noble girl to enroll at school. Her identity is about to be exposed, and she’ll be despised and cursed by the entire school before being hanged at the gallows in the marketplace. Luo Wei: What’s there to be afraid of? I just have to pretend to be a noble. As someone from the twenty-first century, I can act 128.8kReads9.5Score13.8kShelves

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    1. Who wouldn't fall in love with the first book?! The female characters are all charming, even the villains are realistically evil. It's a serialized book, but already quite long. A must-read for fans of ensemble casts! (If you like this kind of female-centric story, you can check out another book, "If You Don't Spend Money, You'll Become Demented (System)," which is also very good. The writing style is similar to books 5 and 7, just a different genre.) 2. A really good Western fantasy novel about becoming a god. The author's updates are inconsistent, but it's quite long. I think it's generally more of an ensemble cast story. 3. An infinite flow novel, a standard ensemble cast story, with a great imagination and well-developed plot. 4. A very interesting and lighthearted writing style. Like the first book, it's good for relieving stress, but it's not a simplistic story; it has good writing and a good plot! 5. By the same author as 7, the writing style is more slice-of-life and lighthearted, occasionally a bit nonsensical, but still very logical. 6. A fairly famous cultivation novel. I have a review on my homepage; it's very good!

18. 168 丽 Lida's Wish 丽达的心愿 Pomegranate Dew榴露Ancient Romance135k WordsOngoing [A serf girl accused of witchcraft after breaking up a couple from the start: how can she survive the medieval witch-hunting frenzy?] [Alternate history | Western Middle Ages | A turbulent era and its many characters | Vocational ideals | Love and friendship | Realism] [If this time we choose love, kindness, and courage, could things turn out differently?] Theme: A story about love, growth, understanding, and healing Events: The witch hunts, the Renaissance, the Reformation Elements: A serf r 152Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Give it a try, and feel free to leave a review.

19. 169 我 I Started by Devouring Gods and Rose Against the Current 我从吃神开始反向晋升 Cool Isn't Cool酷是不酷Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Urban high martial arts] [Ensemble cast] [No System] The gods descended upon the world, and the Ascenders appeared. At the age of eighteen, everyone can choose a unique path to godhood within the Ascension Tower. But Jiang Qi’s left eye is connected to a forbidden zone. Within the forbidden zone, he embarked on a strange path: he can ascend as long as he eats monsters. The world obtains everything from the Ascension Tower. And my ability is... [When I write the first sentence, the universe coll 238.5kReads9.1Score22.7kShelves

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    This is a true ensemble piece.

20. 170 系 System: The Savage Lands Crown Princess Just Wants to Herd Sheep 系统：蛮荒太子妃只想放羊 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Also known as The Ambition Isn't Great: Just You and the World A Qi is clever and innocent. Her eldest brother is honest and just wants enough to eat; her second brother is sharp and wants to see the world. Their aunt is always fierce when chopping wood, their father is a wonderful cook, and their grandfather can recognize twenty characters, though he gets thirteen of them wrong. Their ambitions weren't great, but somehow they ended up winning the world. Content warnings: ... 30.3kReads9.6Score3.8kShelves
21. 171 全 Our Whole Class Transmigrated to the Cultivation World and Joined the Country's Development Effort 全班穿越修真界，上交与国搞发展 Rain on Jade Mountain山玉有雨Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted No CP + ensemble cast + nontraditional cultivation + comedy + sect-building (Female-oriented! Female-oriented! Female-oriented! Not male-oriented!) The whole class transmigrates to the cultivation world after an accident. All 45 students in the class each get a System. Class Monitor: Everyone, get grinding! A golden finger is meant to be put to work. Class Organization Secretary: Come on, let's choose your cultivation paths based on your Systems and meet the assigned KPIs. Anyone who falls short 7.1kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    I'm recommending a new book! A comedic ensemble piece where the entire class is transported to the world of cultivation and works together to build a new sect.

22. 172 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
23. 173 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.4kReads9.7Score19.3kShelves
24. 174 被 After a Thousand Swords Pierced Her Heart, Her Junior Sister Slays Her Way to Immortality 被万剑穿心后，师妹她靠杀戮成仙 Luo Shi罗什Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Defying Fate + Everyone’s Darling + Revenge + Thunder Spirit Root + Greatest Prodigy] Yan Lang is an ordinary mortal woman and the heroine of an inspirational cultivation novel. She should have soared through the heavens, but after stepping onto the path of cultivation, she was manipulated and framed for half her life. In the end, she dies a brutal death beneath the swords of the immortal sect. Only after her death does she learn that her senior sister is a transmigrator into a boo 27.9kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves
25. 175 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 969.1kReads9.5Score83.2kShelves

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    Both of these are non-romanced. The first one features a male protagonist who transmigrates into a comic book and changes the ending. Each teammate has a distinct personality, and our captain ultimately carries too much burden. The author's writing is excellent, and the plot is super engaging, combining humorous slice-of-life moments with thrilling adventure—a young man saving the world! The second one, "Searching for a Song," needs no further explanation.

26. 176 无 Quick Transmigration: Taming Gods in Dark Fairy Tales 无限流：在暗黑童话里驭神 Pear Wine梨酒儿Two Male Leads538k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + Two Male Leads + Power Couple 1v1 + Mild Horror] He is the wicked “dark wizard” who tears the prince and princess apart in Sleeping Beauty. He is the evil “brother” who tries to take Cinderella’s place. He is the scheming “beauty” who lures the mermaid princess to her death. He is the top con artist everyone knows in the fairy-tale world. “I’ll never let you down when it comes to speaking ill of me.” The young man sits high upon his throne, facing the lights. Red thread winds ar 5.2kReads9.4Score881Shelves

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    1. A recently discovered gem of a novel: superpowers + everyone's a villain + ensemble cast + academy + multiple identities. 2. Forgotten ending. Zheng Xun? Which Xun? "The Xun of 'cycle'." 3. This author seems to have fallen out of favor, but I really love it! "Raising Evil" introduced me to the world of dual male leads. 4. Everyone's a simp? No, no, no, the protagonist is the villain, but he's so charming!

27. 177 穿 I Transmigrated into a Cultivation Novel, but Is This Actually a Women's Romance?! 穿越修仙文，但是疑似女频？！ Chaivvvvv柴vvvvvEastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Cultivation, Ruthless Male Lead (Fourth Chapter Onward, He Starts Chopping, and Doesn’t Stop Until It’s Satisfying] He transmigrated into a cultivation world, but there was another soul inside his body. A woman! A lovesick, sweet little flower!!!!!!! And they had to take turns controlling the body every day. Shu Qiuqiao: I heard the protagonists in male-oriented novels kill people’s entire families at the drop of a hat and never bother with reason. Li Xia: That’s a complete slander! Who said th 39.8kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves

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    Please ignore the book's somewhat marketing-sounding title! It's a super detailed ensemble piece about cultivation, where every character has their own story, distinct personality, and background, yet they all eventually come together. I really love this book!

28. 178 友 The Friend-Pestering System 友人犯贱系统 Xiao Cai the Liar笑菜骗子Urban2.5M WordsOngoing [No Couples Among the Main Cast] The Friend-Messing-Around System. Just what it sounds like. “Sorry, could you repeat who your friends are?” “One brainless guy who likes Transformers, one cowardly doctor who’s two-faced, and one cyborg with seriously weird kinks.” “So you mean you spend every day messing around with the world’s strongest Taoist sorcerer, the greatest legendary wood-magic healer in history, and a divine being turned into a cyborg by technology...?” “Sorry, I think you’ve misunder 4.5kReads8.9Score618Shelves

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    Book 1 – No, who says good people get fatal injuries in fights because they're all from their own family? And that model student, who told you to break into the lab in the middle of the night? Teacher: How do you know my student devoured all the books in just a few days? Also, don't mention he doesn't know how to use ice; I didn't teach him how to make heated ice. Book 2 – No, why can't I understand this from my esteemed God's perspective? Everyone's lying to me! Book 3 – Completed. Well done! With Gu Ge's death, the naive and optimistic young man turned into a sinister ghost. Book 4 – My name is He Li, so my words are perfectly reasonable. Book 5 – In an era where transmigrators travel together, what kind of clash can there be between the idea of ​​equality and monarchical power? Book 6 – A sparrow travels a thousand miles to find love; three childhood friends meet but don't recognize each other. Everyone's first meeting is actually a reunion. Why use your brain when you can solve things with force?

29. 179 搞 Who Can Cultivate Immortality Without Going Crazy? 搞修仙的谁不疯呢 Zhou Guifeng周圭寸Two Male Leads612k WordsCompleted [Just started getting ratings, and they’ll go up, so enjoy without worry] [Two male leads + both powerful + transmigration into a book + comedy + one-on-one, both pure] [Sharp-tongued king who’s also genuinely strong, the bottom x a refined gentleman on the surface, but actually possessive and obsessive, the top] Yan Yangsheng transmigrates into a book and discovers he has become the male protagonist. Terrified, he quickly finds an upright, powerful man to cling to. When Yan Yangsheng’s identity 28.3kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves

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    The first book, "Yan You Hua Yin Lin F5," is a ensemble piece; the second book is simply divine in its ensemble writing. I don't understand why it's not more popular. 🔥

30. 180 仙 After the Immortal Venerable Was Publicly Jilted, She Became the Emperor’s Wife 仙尊被当众退婚后，成了帝尊夫人 Nan Qilu南亓鹿Two Male Leads496k WordsCompleted Powerful Master of the Six Realms VS Beautiful, Cold Immortal Venerable 1: Su Wenqing was unlucky. He had just sealed the Demon Venerable and lost all his cultivation when his fiance publicly broke off their engagement. Su Wenqing was glad to be rid of the fuss. No one knew that beneath his cold heart, he had a cherished corner where, for thirty years, he had used his heart's blood and all his spiritual power to nourish a fragment of a soul. Then, on the very day his engagement was broken off, t 8.5kReads9.6Score1.1kShelves

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    I've read the fourth book countless times; it's truly amazing. I just finished the first one yesterday; it's basically a story about a bunch of hot-blooded idiots. I read the second one a long time ago, and it was also very enjoyable. I'm not sure if the third one counts as an ensemble piece, but it's absolutely fantastic! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

31. 181 我 I'm Just Schizophrenic, That's All 我只是精神分裂而已 A Vast Sky in a Grand Dream大梦长空Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone thinks I’m crazy, but I know I’m not crazy. I just have a split personality. Don’t get the wrong idea or overthink it. I mean exactly what you understand by… split personality. 2.8kReads8.9Score235Shelves
32. 182 玩 Players at Stake [Infinite Flow] 玩家对赌中【无限流】 Check Catcheck猫Two Male Leads2.1M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Welcome, player, to the life-or-death gambling game!] [Mandatory gamble has begun!] [The gamble: Can you survive this instance until you clear it?] [Choose: Yes/No] Xie Chu: ...Running an illegal casino, and nobody’s reported you? If nobody has, then I will. System: ? Wow. · ·The synopsis is detailed enough. Please read the tags and mind your preferences → -Cake Yan × Fork Chu (actual feeding), with a brief memory-loss plot point· · 1. 1v1, two male leads, unlimited-flow story. Yan 30kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves

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    I've read the fourth book countless times; it's absolutely fantastic. I just finished the first one yesterday; it's basically a story about a bunch of hot-blooded idiots. I read the second one a long time ago, and it was great too. I'm not sure if the third one counts as an ensemble piece, but it's incredibly good. 👍👍👍👍

33. 183 天EN OMG! What Nobody Actor Kisses the Unhinged Villain Right Away? 天！谁家糊咖上来就亲疯批反派 Mountain Mist Courtyard山有茫庭Two Male Leads579k WordsCompleted Highlight: The secondary couple's story is concentrated in the extras. If they appear in the main story, it is only to serve the plot, and they occupy very little space. Readers who dislike this should proceed with caution. [Double male leads + entertainment industry + face-slapping + a vicious, ruthless, indulgent top with a hidden perverted side versus an all-around, dazzlingly talented bottom who openly flirts] Shen Lian was a top-tier star, but when he opened his eyes, he had become a nobody 134.5kReads9.7Score15.9kShelves
34. 184 末 Apocalypse Snail: A Little Conscience, but Not Much 末世蜗牛：有点良心，但不多 Uncultured, zz有辱斯文zzSci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [No System or Superpowers] [Comedy] [Wild Ideas] [Plot Twists] [Light Novel] [Protagonist Fans, Read at Your Own Risk] [Bizarre and Explosive] [Not for the Straight-Laced] One day, snails poured from the sky in place of rain. Anyone bitten turned into a monster, and resources became scarce… You'll see a protagonist group that is selfish and self-serving, lacking in empathy, hypocritical, vindictive, fake do-gooders, arrogant, two-faced, all pretenses, and downright crazy... Every las 9.1kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
35. 185 又 Possessed Again? I Heard He Has a Second Personality 又被顶号，听说他有第二人格 Lin Jiong林顭Two Male Leads1.4M WordsOngoing [Signed for publication] Fun fact: His second personality secretly calls him “wife”! [Ensemble cast + two male leads + mystery romance + ghost hunters + black-hearted beneath a gentle exterior + tomb raiding + both leads are each other’s one and only] Before his death, Grandpa used his last chance to set a trap, drawing the Ghost King into Zhang Jizhi’s body to protect him from a deadly calamity. Zhang Jizhi had been blind from birth, but after that night, he could suddenly see white qi. An irri 96.6kReads9.5Score13.6kShelves

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    Of the three ensemble novels I've read, the first one was supernatural and really good, and the latter two were ancient Chinese novels about princes and their secret guards [laughs], they were definitely worth reading!

36. 186 这 This Shadow Guard Is a Little Wild 这个暗卫有点野 Don't Say I Can't Do It不能说我不行Two Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [A large ensemble story about a group of secret guards] [Complete] After drinking himself into a stupor, he woke up as a secret guard. When Xiao Zheng’s awareness returned, he felt exhausted and heavy. He opened his eyes to a bed and curtains spinning wildly around him. There was also a noble-looking, handsome man beside him. What was he going to do? What was he going to do?! Who am I? Where am I? As memories surged through his mind in a torrent, he realized he had actually become a secret guard 34.5kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves
37. 187 陛 The Emperor's Captain of the Guards Is Seeing Red Again! 陛下的侍卫统领又红温了！ Don't Say I Can't Do It不能说我不行Two Male Leads519k WordsOngoing What? His Majesty is trying to run away? He wants the Crown Prince to handle state affairs in his place... but the Crown Prince is only four years old! Isn’t the Crown Prince’s father, the Regent, still here? Crown Prince: Father tries to run away every day. Heir of Beiyang: My father keeps egging him on. Illustrious Heir: I heard my mother wants to come along too. Crown Prince: Then will it just be the three of us left? Illustrious Heir: The little aunt from Prince Jing’s household will stay be 1.4kReads8.3Score187Shelves
38. 188 弹 Bullet Comments! The Handsome, Tragic Senior Brother Makes the Sect Give Him a Center-Stage Funeral 弹幕！美强惨师兄让宗门C位出殡 The Actual Demoness妖精本妖Two Male Leads425k WordsCompleted 16.3kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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    The first book, "The Crow is God," is one I read a long time ago and have forgotten some details, but I vaguely remember it being very good. The second book is one I've been following recently; it's also very good and I've already finished it. The protagonist is Crow Su, a true gentleman who observes the game silently. Everyone is trying to save Crow, who believes his death is the best option. However, for others, as long as Crow lives, that's enough. Don't worry about the serialization; it should be finished by summer vacation. It should be the last dungeon now. It's a shonen manga, and anyone who can't avoid this theme should check it out; it's really good. The third book also features Crow Su, and he's incredibly cute. How can one live without showing off? The author is slowly changing; he no longer keeps everything bottled up like before. Now he proactively admits things and explains the price he has to pay for his abilities. The latest chapter is about him losing one of his five senses—hearing—but don't worry, it will recover. It's also very good. The fourth book is authoritative and needs no further explanation; those who know, know. The fifth book is icy, but also very good, and should be nearing its end. I'm currently waiting for the part where Si Ye dies. These books are indescribably authoritative, you know? Those who have read them will understand. May the world no longer need saviors. These saviors are all like this; they infuriate me. They're just trying to make me cry (not really).

39. 189 我 Relying on the Forum, I Rebuild the Underworld in the Manga World 我靠论坛在漫画世界重建地府 Farewell to the Cold辞寒Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Female-audience novel with a male protagonist + urban supernatural abilities + comic forum + ensemble cast + mastermind behind the scenes + card-draw summoning] Question: What’s it like for an ordinary side character to accidentally get bound to a System and sent down the path of saving the world? Si Ye: Thanks for asking. I’m dead. Burn paper offerings if you need anything. They won’t do you any good, and hey, I’m not even looking. Si Ye, whose supernatural ability is drawing flowers, gets bo 15.9kReads8.6Score2.5kShelves
40. 190 拯 After Saving My Childhood Friend, the Chosen One, He Started Treating Me Like His Wife 拯救龙傲天竹马后，他拿我当老婆 Qinling琴岭Two Male Leads587k WordsCompleted (Audio drama released, complete) [Two Male Leads] [Childhood Friends] [Transmigrate into a Book] [Cultivation] [Mutual Devotion, HE] [An Overpowered Hero in Public, a Mature and Devoted Guard Dog in Private: Top × A Stunning Beauty to Others, Actually a Funny and Carefree Bottom] You Yu transmigrated into a book, a cultivation novel about an overpowered hero, and got a three-piece starter kit: He arrived at the wrong point in the timeline, got assigned the wrong character card, and even had his 56.4kReads9.5Score9.5kShelves
41. 191 魔 The Magic School Junior Who Can Do Anything, from Pranks to Making Trouble 魔法学校小学妹，沙雕搞事啥都会 Ghost Denier无鬼论者Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing [Not Western fantasy: a Chinese-style magic academy, absurd comedy + ensemble cast + hilarious daily life, with romance] [A ridiculous heroine causes trouble and leads everyone astray: a bunch of lunatic students hilariously learning magic] Li Wenyin woke up in a magical world and struggled to survive at a top-tier Chinese-style magic academy. She cut up the school flags to make uniforms, stole textbooks and sprinted for her life, and made the deans so furious their eyes nearly popped out. She w 118.9kReads9.6Score13.2kShelves
42. 192 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
43. 193 误 She Stumbled Into a School for Nobles, but All She Wants Is to Make Money! 误入贵族学校，她只想搞钱！ Grape Milk Tea with Pearls芝芝葡萄加珍珠Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Sweet group-adored romance, a story of redemption, also known as: The Heroine Only Wants to Make Money] Santoria is a private aristocratic academy attended by the children of wealthy merchants, scholarly families, and politicians. While students at ordinary schools bury themselves in problem sets, hoping to get into a good college, these young masters and young ladies must learn how to expand their networks and uphold their families’ reputations. Power, money, connections, and resources are top 26.3kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
44. 194 满 Everyone in the Sect Is Crazy, So I Max Out My Luck Instead 满门皆疯批，小师妹反手气运拉满 A Pound of White Tea一斤白茶Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Everyone's Darling + Ensemble Cast + Lighthearted + No Love Rivals + System] After Yun Yici transmigrates into a book, she's bound to a damnable fortune System. By earning the favor of those destined for great things, she can exchange their affection for fortune points and unlock draws. But after finally joining the sect at the heart of the story, she discovers that she's arrived two hundred years before the plot begins. Fortunately, her ethereal yet unreliable master has impossibly high standa 15.6kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
45. 195 下 The Downcity Stray Dog's Survival Guide [Everyone's Favorite] 下城区野狗生存法则【万人迷】 The Motherland's Rare Flora祖国的奇花异草Two Male Leads1.2M WordsOngoing Everyone is a lunatic with a one-sided crush + secret identities exposed in a battlefield of love + morally chaotic cast + schemes within schemes within schemes + best friends turned love rivals + emotional manipulation + father-son power plays | A coming-of-age story of growth and redemption. There are no fairy tales in the Lower District. Shootouts are part of everyday life; gang wars are a cause for celebration. The rules here are simple: 1. Fists are more useful than reason. 2. Live on your 27.1kReads9.5Score2.1kShelves

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    Well, it's a shame the first book wasn't completed; all the others were serialized.

46. 196 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 45.6kReads9.5Score6.7kShelves
47. 197 他 He Has a Pair of Starry Eyes 他有一对星瞳 Duan Yang Hermit端阳居士Urban2.0M WordsCompleted No matter the era, the stars seem to hang forever in the high sky, carrying endless visions and hopes for the future. They shine on the world and watch over it. Year 227 of the Revival Era: a remarkable period when every story begins, and every sorrow begins as well. The world itself is one great sorrow. Why worry about all those so-called things? Just do what you have to do. So said the young man named Su Ye, as the starry sky in his eyes flashed past. His gaze reached beyond the distant stars, 15.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    Personally, I think the first and third books are the best.

48. 198 成 Becoming The Character Who Doesn’t Exist In A Post-Apocalyptic Novel 成为末世小说里不存在的角色 Deer Calls鹿之呦呦Two Male Leads911k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Two Male Leads + Ensemble Cast + Multiple Couples] (Note: Some chapters feature the secondary couples quite heavily, so please keep that in mind.) Wolfish, rugged powerhouse top VS timid but highly skilled transmigrator into a book bottom Luo Miao was a high school graduate-to-be who had finally escaped the misery of high school. With college life just around the corner, he never expected to be killed by a piece of trash on his way to buy something. Yes, actual trash. When he opene 11.9kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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    These four books are really good, highly recommended! They all feature two male leads, multiple couples, are sweet, funny, and a little tear-jerking. Book 1 is a sequel to Book 2, so I suggest reading Book 2 first, but you can also read Book 1 on its own (Book 1 is still ongoing).

49. 199 天 Genius Training Camp 天才训练营 Demon's Path魔行Urban2.4M WordsCompleted People without an aspect cannot cultivate. This is an unchanging law among humanity. Yet a group of powerful madmen, harboring the outrageous dream of making everyone a dragon, joined forces to build a genius training camp, forcing people to try other cultivation systems. Chen Yan, obsessed with martial arts, eventually earns a chance to enter. Here, he will change his fate and forge his own path in martial arts! 21.6kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
50. 200 雷 Thunderous Edo Sticker 雷霆江户贴 Grand Marshal Ming Wang of Su Mushan苏沐山的大元帅明王Anime Fanfiction2.0M WordsOngoing She is the thunder from Genshin Impact, yet steps into the warmth of everyday life, carving “eternity” into the space between absurdity and epic grandeur. When she first arrives in Edo, she topples the Tokugawa shogunate and brings a new everyday life to everyone amid the bustle of Kabukicho. Strawberry milk from the Odd Jobs crew, mayonnaise from the Shinsengumi, the first glimmer of dawn over the ruins of Yoshiwara: from the Raijin who once sat enthroned in her castle, she becomes a country b 1.9kReads8.6Score157Shelves

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    An ensemble piece with no romantic pairings or ambiguous relationships; the main character is single; friendships are strong, the characters are somewhat naive but have strong moral principles; it features heartwarming everyday moments as well as thrilling battles; it includes ordinary people and chivalrous heroes. A story of walking alongside the people.

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