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. 401 规 Rule Horror: The Prince Is Always Lusting After Me 规则怪谈：王子总是对我垂涎欲滴 There Will Always Be Youth总有青葱Mystery2.1M WordsOngoing [Volume One of the print edition goes on sale August 7] [Short drama and comic adaptation now available] [No romance + Infinite-flow + Horror game + No national destiny + Dark fairy tales] A young woman weeps softly at midnight. A handsome prince turns into a bloodthirsty “beast” at night. Cinderella dies a gruesome death on the night of the ball. The horror game is wrapped in shiny glassine, disguised as a sweet candy. What lies hidden behind the enchanting fairy-tale world... Weird tales desc 84.3kReads9.3Score9.9kShelves
2. 402 什 What? That Background Character Is Actually the Team Leader 什么？那个路人甲才是团队领队 Sen Ce森测Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Everyone's Favorite + Mild Harem Appeal + Superpower Tournament] Lou Zhiqing thinks he's just an unremarkable passerby. All he has to do is awaken an ordinary ability, just like in the original story. After all, simply staying alive as a sickly person is already good enough. But at the awakening ceremony, a pillar of seven-colored light blasts through the sky, and a spirit body capable of taking every form surrounds him. He awakens as an SSS-grade Origin Spirit Tame 17.1kReads8.8Score2.8kShelves
3. 403 主 So What If You're the Protagonist? The Senior Sister Takes You Down With One Sword 主角了不起？大师姐一剑一个 Joy at Every Step步步见喜Ancient Romance500k WordsCompleted Only after Yao Wan dies does she realize she was living in a harem novel about a domineering male lead. The good news: she isn't part of his harem. The bad news: she's dead from the start. In the book, she exists as a corpse for the male lead to use and as the junior sisters' beloved. The four junior sisters are tricked by the male lead into giving up their money and virtue to bring her back, and none of them meets a happy end. On the seventh day after her death, Yao Wan rises from the grave. Fr 4.5kReads9.4Score685Shelves
4. 404 惊 The Horror Game Gave Me a Witch’s Talent 惊悚游戏降临后，我变成女巫了 Yan Wuzao言无早Mystery660k WordsOngoing [Horror Game + Live Streaming + Mild Horror + Lighthearted + Ensemble Cast + Power Fantasy + No Romance] The rating just came out, so it’ll go up soon. Please give it five stars, thank you! (◦˙▽˙◦) The heroine is incredibly powerful, but at first she still has an ordinary person’s mindset. Just wait until she enters the instances. The horror game descends, and Cen Yao, who’s afraid of dying, accidentally gets bound to a Learning System that teaches her how to become the greatest witch in the uni 91.7kReads8.9Score20.5kShelves
5. 405 穿 Transmigrating to the 1990s: Grandma Tang’s Killer-Hunting Crematorium 穿越90年代：唐老太追凶火葬场 Chubby Second Brother胖小二Mystery629k WordsCompleted [Light comedy + solving an old case together across 30 years + not a power fantasy] Tang Fengshu, 24, never imagined she would transmigrate to the 1990s! The good news: She becomes a mother without giving birth, and a grandmother without even trying! The bad news: She wakes up at a crime scene! Firmly believing that you should call the police when you’re in trouble, the sixty-something woman gathers her remaining strength and rushes to report the crime. The good news: Her call goes through! 7.2kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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   Very good, highly recommended. The logic is strong, the subject matter is fresh, and for a seasoned bookworm like me who reads all sorts of books and genres, this is truly enjoyable. I rarely get hooked on a book from the very beginning, but this is one of the few I've managed to get into. There are couples, but no romantic feelings involved; the entire book is focused on cases, not romance. It's more of an ensemble piece; every character is vividly portrayed, not just a rigid, two-dimensional figure.

6. 406 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! You have to read it to know how good it is. No romance + ensemble cast + save/simulation + comedy (?) + Cthulhu/mystery. I read it on a secondary account, so my main account's reading time was very short. I'm too lazy to write a review, so I copied the ending and synopsis of each book. The reviews are long, so you must read them patiently. In my opinion, these two books are simply divine, equally good. Everyone is left with unresolved feelings. If you disagree, you can criticize me, but please don't criticize the author. -------------------------------- First book (ending) (save/simulation?) Reading difficulty: 2 stars (mainly difficult because of the very few foreign names (in my opinion)) Ending: Maybe it's all fake. Maybe I'm just a mediocre madman. Maybe it's all just my imagination and illusion. Maybe Lianshanology, R'lyeh, and parallel universes never existed. Under 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. I hope no one will remember me anymore. -------------------------------- Tweet (although lazy, I still wrote a little): The protagonist is an incarnation of an evil god, and she is really trying to save the world. She becomes stronger by constantly reloading saves. However, as a member of the evil god, knowledge is polluting. She can only constantly erase the existence of herself and other evil gods to fight for a place for human survival. In the end, there is only a one-sided farewell. Due to the length of the book (it is completed), there are not as many outstanding characters as in the second book, but it gives people the feeling that everyone is a spark of salvation. The most impressive line is: Daoxiang Village, an unknown 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 introduction) "What are you eating?" The dumplings in the bowl burst open with bloody mouths and bit into 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 the 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 are normal experiences. 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 heroic tales, and 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)."

7. 407 我 I'm a Genius! So Why Do I Have the Build of a Chicken Carcass? 我，天才！但是身骨咋是个鸡架啊 Wednesday's Funeral星期三的葬礼Urban640k WordsCompleted "No heroine" "Ensemble cast" The rating just came out, so it'll go up|•'-'•)و✧ (probably) I awakened an SSS+ ability, becoming the Federation's thirteenth. But I really don't want to fight. I just want to smoke a little, eat lollipops, and play games. I figured I could win by doing nothing, without having to cultivate. But the reality is that I train every day until I collapse, and that hit me like a ton of bricks. The Federation sent two bodyguards to protect me around the clock. One is always 169Reads5.8Score224Shelves

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   It's alright, not everyone is a simp.

8. 408 尸 Dead Island Massacre 尸岛大逃杀 Explosive Chestnut King爆炸板栗王Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Blood Cross-style setting + madness + apocalypse + no CP + no special abilities, but some enhancements + strong female lead + escape + natural disasters + zombies + mutated plants and animals] Not a power fantasy. Shen Xi thought this was just an ordinary graduation trip. But who could have guessed that, just after they reached the island, black rain would begin falling from the sky? This was actually a global catastrophe that would bring the world to its knees! One by one, people turned into m 126.9kReads9.3Score22.4kShelves

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   This is truly a masterpiece! The inner thoughts and feelings of the ensemble cast are beautifully portrayed. A divine book! It's a gold-level release! Trust me.

9. 409 死EN After Dying a Hundred Thousand Times, I Bribed the River of Time and Space 死亡十万次，我直接买通时空长河 Natsume Says Nothing夏目不语Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Future Setting] [One Female Lead or No Female Lead] The Shijing appeared, strange beings invaded, and the Chosen Ones charged with fighting them were on the brink of defeat. So the most determined among the Chosen Ones began searching for a way to save the world. “Ten years later, the basic body-tempering method appeared, and the first martial artists were born.” “A hundred years later, spiritual martial arts burst onto the scene, and the martial arts community officially took shape.” “A thousa 179kReads9.4Score27.2kShelves
10. 410 快 Quick Transmigration: Every World Starts in Hell 快穿：每次都是地狱开局 Yin Binger音冰儿Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance pairings / alternate history / nation and family] [Please don't use AI to generate the heroine. The author commissioned the illustrations at personal expense.] Yin Lingyu is one unlucky girl. In her quick transmigration missions, she always gets the most hellish start and has to roll up her sleeves and climb her way up, becoming the beautiful, tragic woman everyone admires. World One: The top scholar's younger sister, sold into a brothel. (Setting: Li Shimin of the Tang dynasty) Worl 20.4kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves
11. 411 震 Shocking! My Junior Sister's Teammates Are All Picked Up Along the Way 震惊，小师妹的队友全靠捡 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Four-Person Team] [Xianxia-Inspired] [Ensemble Cast] [Sect Life] [Light Humor] [Redemption] [Unity] [No CP, No Romance Allowed in This Cultivation Story!] A somewhat unorthodox account of orthodox Daoist cultivators on their path to immortality. In the early part, they cultivate merit in the mortal world through several short stories. Later, they enter a secret realm for a chaotic free-for-all, with multiple sects joining in. The four youngsters save one another and grow together. There is too 9.2kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves

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    This is perfect! I think this ensemble piece is the best because there's no fierce competition; it's about each sect working together to govern the world. Everyone is like a family, and no one is vying for first place; they only focus on how much suffering they can alleviate for the people. The group battles are like those between different sects, while the smaller groups are like four-person teams, growing through playful fights. The journey is filled with battles and insights—a classic cultivation story with few overpowered abilities (actually, I don't think there are many), but it's not frustrating because everyone is a genius!! No romance!

12. 412 快 Quick Transmigration: Who Says the White Moonlight Is a Wicked Supporting Character? 快穿：谁说白月光是恶毒女配 A Big White一大白Modern Romance435k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Quick Transmigration + Strong Female Lead + Unattainable First Love + Serving the Motherland] As the male lead's early-deceased unattainable first love, Jin Ning watches the leads twist themselves into knots over her later on. She refuses to take the blame and tears up their tragic romance script instead! Sorry, even a dog wouldn't play the unattainable first love! Given another chance, Jin Ning first teaches the heroine to stand on her own two feet and reject every form of psychol 16kReads9.3Score2kShelves
13. 413 糟 Oh No, the Regent’s Crush Is Flirting Back 糟糕，摄政王被他的心上人反撩了 Tuan Tuan, Nothing Special团团无奇Two Male Leads607k WordsCompleted Two male leads + mutually devoted 1v1 + sweet romance + transmigration + romantic push and pull + light political intrigue + happy ending + ensemble cast with multiple couples A devoted, reserved Regent (top) × a sly, forward beauty (bottom) The year Luo Zhitang turned eighteen, he finally figured out two things: first, he liked men; second, he was dead. After transmigrating into the body of a young master from an ancient ministerial household, he had barely had time to celebrate before discover 12.9kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
14. 414 那 The Brother Who Died Ten Years Ago Has Returned 那个死了十年的兄弟，他回来了 Squid Douding墨鱼豆玎Two Male Leads563k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s favorite + no romance in the main story + ensemble cast + everyone has a one-sided crush + absurd comedy + System + bonds of friendship + they all come around] Only after Jiang Che died did he learn that all his good friends were lunatics straight out of novels. Friend One: A lunatic from a groveling-ex story, who did every vile thing imaginable to the heroine, from removing her kidney to draining her blood, then came to regret it and died after being hit by a car while saving her. 19.4kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
15. 415 全 After the Whole Sect of Villains Heard My Thoughts, They All Went Crazy 全宗反派听我心声后，集体发疯了 He Liyu河理鱼Ancient Romance751k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast at a Cultivation Sect + Rebirth + Mind Reading + Beloved by Everyone + Absurd Comedy + Putting Scumbags in Their Place] The little junior sister, whose merciless Dao Venerable husband had killed her to prove his Dao, was reborn. She returned to a time when her sect was still intact. The moment she saw her master, she burst into tears: “Master, you’re about to sacrifice yourself for love and abandon us!” “Once you’re gone, each of us will die more horribly than the last!” The eldes 6.1kReads9.4Score974Shelves

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    I recently finished reading it; it's an ensemble piece, about "cyclical recurrence and endless life."

16. 416 系 The System's a Clown, I Make Things Worse: Rebellious to the Core 系统沙雕我添堵，一身反骨离大谱 Ou Cong偶葱Modern Romance9.1M WordsCompleted They came from distinguished families and were beautiful, talented, and exceptional. But whenever they crossed paths with the male and female leads, they became brainless cannon fodder, burning themselves up to make the leads’ romance flourish until their dying breath. And now Gu Mo has become all those women from countless novels. System: Boss, you can face-slap the villains and break up those couples! Go get ’em! Gu Mo: I’m awesome! I can do this! Much later, the System stares in bewilderment 37.4kReads9.1Score3kShelves
17. 417 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
18. 418 我 I'm a High Schooler. What's Wrong with Working Part-Time as a Spirit Warden? 我高中生，兼职镇灵卫怎么了？ Qiuqiushuiyu秋秋水鱼Urban2.7M WordsOngoing The animated series I'm the Spirit Guard is expected to launch on August 24~ Everyone, enjoy it with peace of mind~ [High Martial] + [Adventure] + [Ensemble cast] + [Lighthearted comedy] + [No System] Yun Nian is a broke campus heartthrob who can earn 550 yuan by dancing at a bar. But his real identity is the youngest-ever “Host” in the history of the Spirit Suppression Bureau. While others might awaken their spirit familiars at eighteen, after taking the college entrance exams, he returned from 25.3kReads8.6Score2.5kShelves

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    Super good read, a satisfying read, no angst.

19. 419 修 The Cultivation World’s Number One Talisman Master 修仙界第一符修 The Faint Morning Light晨光熹微Ancient Romance2.6M WordsOngoing [The rating has just been posted and will rise later] [Female-led cultivation progression fantasy + Talisman genius + Ancient gods awaken in the late game] The day Sang Yu joined an immortal sect, a genius with a Heavenly Spiritual Root appeared in the Southern Region of the cultivation world. Sword cultivation, spell cultivation, alchemy, formations, beast taming: she could choose any path she wanted. No. She just wanted to quietly paint and become a talisman cultivator! The elders of the immor 265.8kReads9.2Score25.3kShelves

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    I highly recommend this book. It's about gradually becoming stronger, the female lead is incredibly cool, and there are so many couples to ship. I read it non-stop, it's so good!

20. 420 快 Quick Transmigration: The Corrupted Villainess Tears Apart the Cannon Fodder Script 快穿：黑化女配手撕炮灰剧本 Sui Yuan岁圆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Mindless fun + no romance + no holier-than-thou heroine + an unpredictable female lead + fast-paced quick transmigration (Not your thing? No worries, come on! Skip to the next one! P.S. There are thirty-nine worlds, so there’s bound to be a little story you’ll like!) Synopsis: Shi Xia is an overworked wage slave in the modern era. One day, she transmigrates into a book, only to keep working. In these other worlds, there’s always a group of exceptional young women. They come from good families, e 4.6kReads9.3Score448Shelves
21. 421 这 Do I Really Have to Be Your Master? 这师尊非做不可吗 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads535k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] My disciple is looking at me strangely. I really want to run away Sweet romance + equally matched leads + one-on-one + secret identities + irreverent cultivation Liu Yu'an transmigrates into a book and becomes the cannon-fodder master of the arrogant male lead. The male lead is gifted, but he takes the demonic path. To keep the plot moving, Liu Yu'an fusses over the male lead every day, showing him every kindness in an effort to bring him back to the righteous pat 62kReads9.1Score10.1kShelves

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    This ensemble piece is just so cool!

22. 422 我 Our Chaos Is the Universe’s Tattoo 我们的混乱是宇宙的纹身 Yi Yi Yi Shu亦苡逸瑹Sci-Fi & Apocalypse128k WordsCompleted Humanity has gone completely insane!!! An advanced civilization known as the Observers has kept humanity in a “protected zone” on the edge of the Milky Way, recording its development as casually as watching ants move house. The Observers' technology is so far beyond humanity's that they can crush stars with a flick of the wrist and use black holes as garbage dumps. To them, human nuclear weapons aren't even fireworks. Humanity's civilization rating is “redundant data slated for deletion.” The Ob 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two are group-oriented novels, especially the first one, which is quite novel.

23. 423 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 473.6kReads9.7Score67.7kShelves

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    Ensemble cast, I'm familiar with that.

24. 424 满 Everyone in the Sect Is Serious, Except for Our Ridiculously Silly Junior Sister 满门都是正经人，唯师妹过分沙雕 Gongye Suhe公冶肃禾Ancient Romance547k WordsCompleted Xiao Wu was a notorious backstabber in the apocalypse, but she transmigrated into the body of a vicious cannon-fodder female side character with the same name in an old-fashioned harem novel, whose fate was absolutely miserable. To avoid following the original plot, she immediately took a master, moving him to tears until he fished out a little handkerchief and dabbed frantically at his eyes. Later, everyone in the sect realized that aside from being talented and good-looking, Xiao Wu was, at he 10.7kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves
25. 425 混 The Chaos Green Lotus Defies the Immortal Path 混沌青莲逆仙途 Yi Yi Yi Shu亦苡逸瑹Eastern Fantasy388k WordsCompleted Ye Chen, the good-for-nothing of the Ye family in the Mortal Realm, awakens the [Azure Lotus Destiny System] after obtaining a bloodstained spear shaft. He stages a comeback at the family trial grounds and face-slaps his cousin at the grand competition, only to get caught up in a conspiracy to frame him over the spirit vein. Brothers turn against each other: his younger brother Ye Ling joins forces with the Third Elder and betrays him. Ye Chen awakens the Chaos Azure Lotus artifact spirit and e —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 426 1 1937: My Players Are the Fourth Calamity! 1937：我的玩家是第四天灾！ Eastern Painting, Dust and Brocade东画尘锦Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Fourth-dimensional disaster + ensemble cast + resistance against Japan + nation-building + detailed] Xu Yanqing transmigrated to 1937. Just as he was preparing to join the forces and defend his country, he suddenly discovered he could summon people from the future Earth to this time period. In the enemy's eyes: “Nan-ni? Why are the enemies back again?” “They're a bunch of devils, completely unafraid of death!” “Who are they? If they're so well educated, why are they fighting on the front l 64.8kReads9.1Score5.7kShelves

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    Anti-Japanese War novel, especially good.

27. 427 惊 What?! After Awakening, the Vicious Female Villain Becomes a Legend in the Apocalypse! 惊！恶毒女配觉醒后在末世封神！ Qiao Zheng翘峥Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Apocalypse + reborn comeback + strong heroine adored by everyone + satisfying space-upgrade power fantasy + face-slapping and punishing scumbags + all the villains and cannon fodder change their fates + a CP, but not Wang Chen] The apocalypse arrived. But Ye Xi was controlled by the plot and turned into a vicious supporting female character hated by everyone. She watched helplessly as her older sister, Ye Yan, was manipulated and killed by the “male lead,” Wang Chen! In the end, she 35.4kReads9.1Score4.3kShelves

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    The only flaw of the first book is that it's not finished yet, but it gets more and more exciting later on! May the Li Clan live forever!!! The second and third are good post-apocalyptic novels.

28. 428 攻 Winning Over the Young Lord of Miaojiang 攻略苗疆少主 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Ancient Romance507k WordsCompleted Chu He transmigrates into a book. [The villain will kill the male lead, cripple the female lead, and then commit suicide out of hatred for the world. This world is about to collapse, and your mission is to save it.] The lousy System vanishes after assigning the mission. Before Chu He can even figure out what to do, she is kidnapped to Miaojiang, where she becomes the perfect mother Gu for the medicine people to cultivate their Gu. Medicine people aren’t human and have no memories of their past. 138.1kReads9.4Score14.4kShelves

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    This feeling is so heartbreaking.

29. 429 王 Ace Superpower: She Looks Incredibly Delicate 王牌异能：大佬她看起来十分娇弱 Hui Xier绘禧儿Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Advanced technology, warriors temper their bodies. The nations have reached an unprecedented peak of technological development, while the mysterious forces operating behind the scenes are even more formidable. As the nations grow stronger, how long can the world’s apparent peace last? To prepare, the highest leaders of Guangxia held a secret meeting. In a seemingly casual conversation, they created Guangxia’s most fearsome guardian deity! Yu Jiu! From then on, the divine dragon rules the nine he 11.5kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves

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    This ensemble piece is delicately portrayed, yet imbued with a strong sense of patriotism and passionate spirit. The beginning is genuinely light and beautiful, but the latter part is incredibly heart-wrenching; I cried non-stop during the angst-filled section. May our mountains and rivers be safe and sound, may all people live in peace, may the new year surpass the old, may the future be better than the past. We, the youth, have no fear of storms. May the rising sun always shine upon our land, and may we never forget the martyrs whose blood stained the earth.

30. 430 血 Infinite Escape: Song of Blood and Death 【无限逃杀】血与死之歌 One Flower Jujube花枣一颗Mystery760k WordsOngoing [The rating will rise once it’s released] [Gore, unconventional Infinite Flow + a touch of horror + battle royale + no romance + thrills + an original, unusual world + ensemble cast] [Not a power fantasy]+ [A gloomy, inhuman protagonist] “Anyone online? I think I’m the only thing in this battle royale that can’t die. What do I do...?” High school senior Fu Sheng and his entire class are transported to the Boxed World. Unfortunately, every one of them dies. After inexplicably waking up reborn, he 17.1kReads9.0Score3.1kShelves

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    The ensemble cast has no romantic pairings, and in every sense, each character is fleshed out, independent, and without any one-sided feelings for the protagonist.

31. 431 配 A Side Character's Guide to Tearing Up the Script and Taking the Lead 配角撕碎剧本上位指南 Dawn Overflowing凌晨四溢Two Male Leads540k WordsCompleted [This book has been discontinued. It has only one extra chapter as an ending, so don't read it. Thank you for stopping by.] In his previous life, Shen Tingyun was a disposable villain in a scripted story. Before he died, he realized that the righteous path was not always righteous, nor was the demonic path always demonic. Good and evil were merely labels written into the story, and he was the supporting character written off. So after being reborn, he stopped running. He had only one thought: te 638Reads8.7Score101Shelves

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    The protagonist falls into demonic possession, and his two best friends also fall into demonic possession along with him, which is quite heartbreaking. After they fall into demonic possession, some new characters appear, all of whom are adorable and wonderful. The protagonist is quite crazy, but it's a dual-male lead story, and it's really sweet. The male lead is sharp-tongued in the beginning, but later he completely forgets his roots. He slaps and throws slippers at those who betray him. It's all very satisfying, and everyone is very kind to the protagonist. The later part truly feels like a satisfying ensemble piece. There are also some very funny scenes; everyone should read it. The friendship and romance storylines are well-written, and the writing is excellent, but it's just not a popular genre.

32. 432 强 Identity Exposed! The Useless Senior Disciple Is Actually Everyone's Crush 强势掉马！废材大师兄竟是万人迷 Chen Mo reborn辰陌rebornTwo Male Leads1.0M WordsOngoing Complete [Female-Oriented, No Fixed Pairing + Secret Identities + Everyone's Favorite + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Love Triangle Chaos + Male Rivals Competing + Everyone Has a One-Sided Crush] Yuan Wujiu transmigrated. No System, no golden finger. He transmigrated into a cultivation novel as a random passerby. Thinking he ought to learn something to defend himself, but unable to decide which sect was best, he simply signed up for the trials of five top sects all at once. He only meant to cast a w 93.1kReads9.5Score12kShelves

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    Okay, that's great! Absolutely delicious. The group portrait is awesome! I'm raising the banner for the group portrait; let's see who dares to oppose him!

33. 433 明 There Are Clearly Three Sins, So Why Am I Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic?! 明明是三罪，我却是美强惨！ Old Song Sea旧曲海Modern Romance653k WordsOngoing Just launched! Manga forum, a misunderstood tragic hero, handsome and powerful male lead, no romance Bo Xing accidentally transmigrates into a manga and gets bound to a popularity-collection System. It tells him he can only stay alive by collecting popularity. A disastrous start? No problem, he knows how to keep his head down. Someone tests him? No problem, he puts on a good act. She runs, he chases? No problem, he's a fast runner. Still, he's a little puzzled. Why do people keep looking at 21.5kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
34. 434 异 Returning to Another World: Also Known as Chen Qing Ling’s Journey as Ye Bingshang 异世归又名叶冰裳的陈情令之旅 Shi Shoucai时守财Female-Channel Fanfiction289k WordsCompleted The story is in the main volume. The earlier parts aren't. “Ye Bingshang waited for someone. She waited thirteen years. It wasn't that she had to wait for him. She just didn't want the prophecy to come true: five of her closest kin, and only one left for the rest of her life. She died in the imperial prison, a bowl of poisoned gruel ending her former life. When she woke, she had become a six-year-old girl from the outer sect of Lotus Pier in Yunmeng. In this life, she thought she had found ha 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book seems to be an ensemble piece; the female lead doesn't really depend on the male lead, and everyone has their own distinct personality.

35. 435 真 The Real Heiress's Heart Twinges, and the Villainous Madmen Panic 真千金心一疼，疯批反派们慌了 Le Er Yue乐儿悦Modern Romance736k WordsOngoing [Wildly made-up crime and metaphysics] Lin Sui was born with congenital heart disease and grew up in a Taoist temple. When she turned eighteen, her biological parents came looking for her, intending to marry her off. That very day, Lin Sui dreamed that she was actually a cannon-fodder villainess in a Mary Sue harem novel disguised as a crime thriller. The heroine, Lin Siyao, was not only a fake heiress, but also someone who had transmigrated into a book. Thanks to her knowledge of the plot, afte 7.3kReads9.3Score879Shelves

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    These are the two best ensemble books I've found so far: the first is about cultivation/rebirth, and the second is about metaphysics/ongoing. Both are incredibly good and heartwarming. Go for it! 💕

36. 436 我 My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant 我的26岁女房客 Super Big Tank Kobe超级大坦克科比Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After a wild night at a bar, a beautiful woman pinned him with a paternity claim, and the down-and-out young man suddenly became a father. As if things weren't bad enough, the owner of his rented home changed, and he was about to be kicked out. But his new landlady was beautiful! Should he ask to share the place? She coolly gave him a single word: “Get out!” A romantic entanglement sparked by a housing problem. 120kReads9.7Score13.9kShelves

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    I recommend this book, "My 26-Year-Old Female Tenant." It's lighthearted, heartwarming, and purely enjoyable. I suggest reading it alone at night. [Winking emoji]

37. 437 星 After Faking Her Death in Space, the Big Shot Disguises Herself as a Man and Goes on a Killing Spree 星际假死后大佬她女扮男装杀疯了 AsprosModern Romance804k WordsOngoing [Interstellar + powerful female lead + no CP + spy within a spy + ensemble cast + endless twists + smart characters] Leng Ran, an apocalypse veteran, is reborn in the interstellar age. She plans to be a lazy princess who eats and waits to die, only to be kidnapped, with her parents going missing. It was all planned. The federal government, the Illuminati, the Free Alliance, the imperial royal family, artificial intelligence... and the truth behind the apocalypse's destruction all intertwine, cre 1.6kReads8.6Score198Shelves

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    1. "Including Master?" "Including me." —Including oneself, one's own memories. "I searched for him a thousand times in the crowd, and suddenly, turning around, I found him where the lights were dim." "There are never victors in war." "Judge, may the light be with you." Renn wanted to persuade her again: "Your Highness, about that matter from a few years ago, you..." "Enough, Renn." A cold voice interrupted, "The eldest princess should never be a flower in a greenhouse, but a pillar of the empire." "Renn, I do not wish to hide under your protection forever." Cecilia smiled, "Besides, I trust the strength of both of you." She turned to Cecilia, a hint of unruly smile on her face: "Let's go together, eldest princess!" Cecilia's smile was radiant, brightening the entire room: "Just call me Cecilia, thank you, He Xiting." How long had it been since she... Had been protected by anyone else after the nameless one disappeared? Yue Qiufeng also stood in front of her: "Rest well. Leave the rest to us." Leng Ran unexpectedly spotted Shao You's figure: "Hmph, I don't want to owe you anything." Leng Ran naturally raised his heavy sword, slung it over his shoulder, and squinted at his opponent. "Now, it's my home turf." 2. "Victory belongs only to Dawn!" "Dawn's strongest five swordsmen, one of the champion teams of the 10th Three Schools Freshman Competition, Tongtian Dai, three consecutive victories, their record is verifiable." 3. "As long as there is still a spark of hope in the world, as long as there is still a family lighting their lamp, my sword will always exist." Pei Qingji stepped into the seabed, sending six people plummeting into the deep sea. "If Song Ji doesn't cultivate, many people might die in the end. The number one healing ability in the world, she has no right to rest." "Sword, come!" "My surname is Sheng, Sheng Mengyi." "My dream is for peace and tranquility throughout the world." Lin Zhe'an saw off more and more people, her expression becoming increasingly indifferent. "Not that emperor." The black-robed figure knocked Pei Qingji unconscious. She placed him in a cave, then took out paper and pen, writing furiously, "Emperor Qin, Pei Qingji, is asleep. Complete." This parting, who knows when old friends will meet again? "When humans prosper, demons decline. May you all be spirited, devise strategies to suppress demons, and finally, return alive." "I didn't protect those around me before; now I hope I can protect this country." "On the day I awoke, looking at this magnificent land, I was moved to write this, but it was the first time I played it." "Let's name this song... 'The Great Building Doesn't Collapse.'" "I seem to be able to sense the presence of living people, like... Those ordinary people who are asleep." "Now, a group of low-IQ robots will dance and pretend to be dead when they encounter Lin Zhe'an." Meeting you again, how have you been? On one side is "Yu Lan," on the other is "Wen Qilan." Nan Zhao shook her head, and under Xu Qiuyu's gaze, she said, "How can you compare the hardness of your own arm to a blade?" "Ah Ji, can you feel my heartbeat?"

38. 438 老 The Heavens Say a Goddess and Savior Doesn't Have to Be Normal 老天说做神女救世主没必要太正常 Jiang Shijing将十景Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [There are couples! A comedic story with angst woven into the main plot and a touch of ensemble cast. Please don't reject romance of any orientation. Most importantly: no ship-bashing! If that's not for you, please don't open this story.] Ruan Wei, a university student of religious studies, dies suddenly of a heart attack after getting furious at her advisor for refusing to approve her leave request. After death, she transmigrates into a melodramatic cultivation novel written by her cousin, beco 6.5kReads9.2Score890Shelves

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    I don't see anyone recommending these three books, but they're all my absolute favorites. Except for the last few chapters of the first one, which were so heart-wrenching I couldn't bear to read them a second time, the other two are simply superb. [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

39. 439 人 In the Interstellar Era, Reviving Chinese Civilization 人在星际，复兴华夏文明 Fishing Lights Beneath the Dark Moon月黑见渔灯Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Reviving Chinese civilization + summoning figures from Chinese mythology + civilization map] [A fun-loving heroine vs. a hero with a somewhat split personality, traditional boy-girl romance.] [The Primordial Era + Investiture of the Gods + Journey to the West + Classic of Mountains and Seas + famous historical figures, and more...] She woke up to find she had transmigrated into an interstellar age, where mythological figures appeared one after another, while Chinese mythology had faded into obs 93.8kReads9.4Score10.9kShelves

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    May the flame of civilization never be extinguished, and may civilization endure forever. A fairy girl named Yu transmigrates to the interstellar era, encountering a Cthulhu invasion at the start. With the God-Slaying Gun, all demons and gods are wiped out. She then awakens as the sole heir of the Chinese divine favor. During the divine favor exam, she summons Nezha, who grants her the right to use his weapon. The Hun Tian Ling (a magical ribbon) even styles her hair in double buns—super cute! She then enters the Divine Favor Academy, where she and a group of friends revive Chinese civilization. The world-building in the story is fantastic; in times of crisis, there are always those who protect our heritage. Just like the opening line says, may the flame of civilization never be extinguished, and may civilization endure forever! This is a story of a race's struggle, not just a heroic tale of the protagonist or his group.

40. 440 我 I Level Up on My Own in an Old-School Romance Novel 我在古早言情文里独自升级 I Really Am About to Cry我真的要哭了Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing [Unconventional wish-fulfillment + woman disguised as a man + adored by men and women, with everyone harboring one-sided crushes, no romance + no System, progression through cultivation + ensemble cast] Shuo Li spent her whole life working for the Federation in an interstellar society, then died after eating too much cheap takeout. When she opened her eyes, she discovered she had arrived inside what might be a few-hundred-year-old fantasy romance novel for female readers. The heroine was kind 71.3kReads9.4Score7.8kShelves

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    Please take a look at my two goddesses!

41. 441 C Halfway Through Cosplay, I Took My Whole Class on an Anime Crossover COS到一半，我带全班穿综漫了 Deer Mountain Snow鹿山雪Anime Fanfiction460k WordsOngoing Rating just released. Primarily Jujutsu Kaisen + Bungo Stray Dogs + Demon Slayer, no romance, heroine doted on by everyone, the whole class transmigrates, System + lighthearted power fantasy Getting transmigrated halfway through a cosplay isn't scary. What's scary is bringing your entire class along! Lu Nian, a high school student in China, is useless at everything and a champion troublemaker. While cosplaying a human wish-granting machine at a convention and waiting for her classmates to get dr 2.8kReads8.6Score232Shelves
42. 442 群 Ensemble Cultivation: What Are Those Five Up to Now?! 群像修仙：那五个又又干啥了？！ Chao Jiang嘲江Fantastical Romance574k WordsOngoing [Strong female lead, no romance, genius, lightning spirit root, ensemble cast, sword cultivators] Two sword cultivators, one talisman cultivator, one diviner, one healer: three women and two men. Que Cishen is the most irreverent genius senior sister in the history of Lan Cang Sect. She spends her days appearing and disappearing like a ghost, looking half-asleep. Whenever she shows up, she is either spouting nonsense with a straight face to tease her junior brothers and sisters or causing troubl 5.4kReads8.9Score751Shelves

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    This book is especially good.

43. 443 恐 Horror Game Jester! The Big-Game Player Turns the Tables on Everyone 恐游乐子人！比格玩家掀翻全场 One-Thirteen-One一十三幺Mystery345k WordsOngoing [No CP, Infinite-Flow, Over-the-Top Brain-Off Power Fantasy, Table-Flipping Big-Dog Villain, Emperor-Type Fun-Lover (Not the Typical Kind)] · 'Ding! You have been loaded into the cozy live-stream game of the Inner World. This round is an asymmetric match. Your role is: undercover (if caught, you'll be beaten to death).' Jiang, the short-lived brain-tumor patient, Xiu: "..." Great, great. The absurd System is holding an online funeral, and here comes a match where two survivors face off against e 19.2kReads8.8Score2.6kShelves

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    They were all very interesting, and the writing was quite good. The last one had a romantic pairing, which made it even enjoyable for someone like me who only reads books without romantic pairings.

44. 444 从 Saving the Protagonist from Scratch 从零开始拯救主角 North Wind Howls on a Lonely Night北风啸孤夜Modern Romance224k WordsOngoing [Not a power fantasy, manga/superpowers/no CP except for the parents’ romance/ensemble coming-of-age] [This is not a lighthearted, funny superpowered school story. Read with caution.] The manga Saving the World from Scratch was forced to go on hiatus after its author died of an illness. Its protagonist went berserk and launched a massacre, straying so far from the plot that the manga’s world was on the verge of collapse. “So, young man, come with me and set out on the path to saving the world!” 9.6kReads9.1Score936Shelves

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    I really like these two books, and they're not finished yet. The first one is an ensemble piece with two male leads, and the second one is a time-travel story, but the time travel element is relatively small. I don't know the plot yet, only the general idea.

45. 445 创 Conquer Another World 创翻异世界 Hehehe Hehehehe嘿嘿诶嘿嘿嘿Sports843k WordsCompleted (Absurd comedy + group transmigration + a protagonist with no romance + nonsensical humor) “Who knows? We heard you could get an internship stamp for beating the Demon King, so we came.” This is the story of a group of friends who transmigrate into the game Another World Adventure, defeat the Demon King, and save humanity. Priest Chen Ranzhu, the beastfolk world’s top undercover agent and a hemorrhoid expert, uses the most awesome healing skills to pull off the wildest stunts. [No priests or dog 2.6kReads9.4Score449Shelves

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    If you asked me to choose one main character out of the four main characters, I couldn't. They're all very equal, equally funny, and equally good at teasing each other. And there's a little bit of red in the mix too.

46. 446 状 The Top Scholar Goes on a Killing Spree in a Horror Game 状元她在恐怖游戏杀疯了 What's Wrong with Being the Fastest Eater?吃饭第一名咋了Mystery556k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Horror Game + Mind-Bending Suspense + No Romance] Ji Yao, the top science student in her province and a hardcore gamer, enters a horror game with a body that could shut down at any moment. The entire livestream audience is waiting for the pink-haired “fragile vase” to die, betting she won’t last three seconds. Until When the rules start killing, she gives a cold laugh and mocks the dungeon’s logic for having bigger plot holes than the gaps left when Nuwa patched the sky. When mo 1.7kReads9.1Score231Shelves
47. 447 满 Max-Level Thunder Spirit Root: I Outwork the Entire Cultivation World 满级雷灵根：卷哭修仙界 The Only Way Out没有办法的办法Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Beloved by Everyone + Nontraditional Power Fantasy + Subverting Expectations + Ensemble Cast + System + No Romance] (Original title: Max-Level Lightning Spirit Root: Making the Entire Cultivation World Work Itself to the Bone) (The bonus chapters will include a romantic pairing) (Content warning: The heroine does not have everything go smoothly! This is not a power fantasy where she steamrolls everyone from the start! There are angsty moments. Read without overthinking.) When three-year-old Lin 64.1kReads9.0Score7.7kShelves

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    Transmigrated into the body of a villainous female supporting character in a cultivation novel, Lin Zhiyi, seeing her original fate of having her spiritual root extracted, her cultivation crippled, and everyone turning against her, decisively clung to the system's coattails. A mutated lightning spiritual root? Mine. An ancient divine beast as a pet? Mine. An immortal master's endless pampering? Mine. Wait, what happened to the tragic female supporting character? How did she become the darling of the entire sect? Watching the original male and female leads' gradually losing their aura and their "harem" turning against them, Lin Zhiyi smiled wryly: Sorry, I've changed this script.

48. 448 规 Rule Horror: All of You, Turn into Birds 规则怪谈：你们都给我变鸟 I Eat Crayfish我吃小龙虾Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [No heroine + mystery-solving + brains over brawn + interstellar + livestreaming + national destiny + power fantasy] Rules-based horror descends upon Earth. Those selected are sent into a bizarre world to face challenges on behalf of their respective countries. While every other contestant fights for their country, one gentle young man says his wish is for everyone to get along peacefully. Everyone: "Peaceful my ass! Do you think this is kindergarten?" Then they watch as this mild-mannered young 13.7kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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    Both are supernatural tales set against the backdrop of established rules, and the ensemble cast is exceptionally well-developed, with each character vividly portrayed. I highly recommend them. The first book is about a protagonist with a great love who saves the world, while the second, which I'm currently reading, is about the protagonist's quest to uncover his mysterious and complex past.

49. 449 我 I've Become the Villains' Master, How Could I Be a Good Person? 我都成反派们师父了，能是好人？ Shang Buyu商不予卿Ancient Romance1.9M WordsOngoing The animated series is now available. Search for “I Became the Villains' Master, So How Could I Be a Good Person?” [No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Ensemble Cast of Villains with a Few Screws Loose] “This master will shelter you from wind and rain, but don't ask where the wind and rain came from.” The villain, badly wounded after being defeated by the protagonists, cries out, “Stop standing around and save me!” “Maybe you shouldn't have slacked off in your training. You can't even beat a bunch 39kReads8.9Score6.9kShelves

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    These are all pretty good, most of them are non-romantic and feature strong female leads.

50. 450 锦 The Lucky Little One Is Here, Big Brothers, Please Sign for Delivery 锦鲤崽崽已到，哥哥们请签收 Bing Ningmeng冰柠萌Two Male Leads867k WordsCompleted [Everyone dotes on the protagonist + little boy + lucky constitution + two male leads + building a life from scratch + supporting one another + heartwarming + exciting plot + both devoted to each other + happy ending] Six-year-old Lu Yuchen, nicknamed Lu Xiaobao, never imagined that after finally making his way home, he would find both his parents gone, leaving him with only his five brothers. They would have to rely on and support one another. Xiaobao thought that from then on, life would be no 2kReads9.3Score275Shelves

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    These books are absolutely fantastic!

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