No Romance, Great Characterization, and Pure Wish Fulfillment 无cp人设爽

1. 51 开 How Do I Survive After Becoming the Villain in a Formulaic Novel from the Start? 开局穿成了套路文的反派怎么破 Meow Nineteen喵十九Eastern Fantasy627k WordsCompleted The sequel is underway and can be found in the author’s works. This leans toward the female-audience genre. If that’s not your thing, please don’t read. Lighthearted and funny, an irreverent fantasy story. The protagonist is adored by everyone, men and women alike. All flirtation, no CP. After transmigrating, Cang Yu finds himself cast as the villain in three different books! Even though he’s the villain, he’s stuck with the job of saving the world! He decides he’d better save himself first. 007 3.9kReads9.2Score34214d adds
2. 52 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Too Unhinged for the System to Stop 快穿：宿主太疯球，系统拦不住 Yan Shuqing宴殊青Ancient Romance503k WordsCompleted [Quick Transmigration, Male Lead's POV, No Romance, Unhinged Host] After Yan Nanxu died, he was bound by a System and transmigrated to different worlds. His mission was to correct disruptions in each world. But Yan Nanxu was in a hurry to go back and take his revenge. First world: System: We just need to protect the protagonist and stop the reborn person from hurting him. Yan Nanxu: That guy's too slow. Why don't I do it instead? Second world: System: We just need to help the protagonist and set 4.7kReads9.3Score45014d adds
3. 53 科 Imperial Exam Triumph: The Strongest Female Grand Secretary 科举逆袭：最强女首辅 Dressed in Splendor宝妆成Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted After finally becoming the first female heir in her family, she opens her eyes and finds herself back before the revolution. Her father is dead from the start, leaving her with a frail mother and three beautiful older sisters. She is the only son who can carry on the Cheng family line... Cheng Qing looks down at her slightly developed chest, wondering what on earth went wrong. Surrounded by scheming wolves, Cheng Qing, now with a new soul in her body, sets herself two small goals: First, keep pr 8.2kReads9.5Score1.3k14d adds
4. 54 模 Simulating the Future: At Last, Lord of Time 模拟未来：终为时光之主 Golden Waves and Billows, Machine No. 3金涛骇浪三号机Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted [Simulations + extending lifespan and improving aptitude + no artificial limits on combat power + fast-paced + neutral protagonist who does as he pleases] In a world devoted purely to martial arts, Yun Shou thought that with only his weak cheat, he'd live an ordinary life... That is, until he turned fourteen and got a second, flawed simulator. He never expected that when the two cheats combined, he'd become invincible! After the years flew by (though, in truth, not that long), Yun Shou looked ba 52.8kReads8.7Score5.7k14d adds
5. 55 魔 The Demon Venerable Is Reborn as a Baby and Helps His Father Pass the Imperial Exams 魔尊胎穿崽，陪爹考科举 Show-Off with the Hazard Lights On显眼包开双闪Ancient Romance663k WordsOngoing [Reborn and reincarnated from infancy; farming in the early stages; imperial exams in the middle; officialdom later on; warm family bonds; no romance; adored by everyone] The Demon Lord Shen Yan got a fresh start one day, only to be reborn by mistake as a child born to a cuckold. His cheap father had been cuckolded so badly that his head was practically green-black. So what? At least he had a father now! His father was in poor health? No problem. Three-year-old Shen Yan dragged over a big stool, 1.2kReads9.0Score10314d adds

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   No CP (couple pairing)

6. 56 谍 Espionage: Body in Cao's Camp, Heart with Han 谍战：身在曹营心在汉 Little Black Sun黑色小太阳Urban450k WordsCompleted Long Yan transmigrated, and woke up in the body of a Japanese man. And one with a little royal blood, at that. He swore to the heavens that even if he was wearing a Japanese man's skin, he would defend the land of China to his dying breath! A fake Qiu Chan is in mortal danger? Long Yan says with a serious look, “Comrade, I’m Qiu Chan! I’ll cover you, so hurry and run!” The real Qiu Chan, whose identity has been stolen, is completely dumbfounded? Ye Chong raises his hand and shoots someone dead 604Reads9.4Score10014d adds
7. 57 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 174.5kReads9.7Score17.6k14d adds
8. 58 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
9. 59 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 113.5kReads9.5Score12.3k14d adds
10. 60 天 Awakened by Heavenly Treasures: I Can Engrave Anything 天物觉醒：我能刻印一切 The Leaf Riding the Wind御风而行的葉子Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Publication Contract Signed, Safe to Read][Tales of Youth][Everyone Has Common Sense][Absolutely Wonderful][Magic][Distinctive Characters][No Female Lead] My name is Jin Feichen. Draped in the twilight of my youth, I once thought I would muddle through life, relying on taxpayers to support me forever. I thought that would be my fate. However, all of that came to an end on a rainy afternoon. Youth is a grand stage. On that evening when rain poured down in torrents, the stage reached out to me, a 265.2kReads9.5Score22k14d adds

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    They're all pretty good-looking (≧▽≦)

11. 61 说 You Say I'm Sick? But I Really Can Make My Words Come True! 说我有病？可我真能言出法随啊！ Time Without Ink时光无墨Mystery767k WordsOngoing [National Fate] + [Mental Illness] + [No Heroine] + [Absurd Humor] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Invincible] Rule-based horror descends, and players are bound to their nations' fates. Complete the game's missions to strengthen your nation's fate. Fail, and you will suffer a penalty to it! Li Ziyuan, who has been diagnosed with mental illness, is selected for the Weird Game by a twist of fate. But the weird creatures realize that Li Ziyuan seems to be the one who's truly the most insane! His talen 204Reads8.8Score10014d adds
12. 62 顶 A Top-Tier Clan! My Music-Type Powers Make Me a God? I'll Wipe Out the Other Races! 顶级世家！我音系成神？灭异族！ San Dian Shui Ti三点水替Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Invincible Protagonist + Genius Protagonist + Power Progression + Top-Tier Family Background + High Martial Arts + Music-Based Powers + Genius Ensemble + Comedy] An alien invasion threatens the Great Xia human race, which has fought for 300 years without being wiped out. Humanity awakens, producing all kinds of superpowered warriors who develop skills across a variety of schools. The world has its own unique rules, and the protagonist has female teammates. This is no ordinary story. Chen Xiyin' 19.5kReads8.6Score2k14d adds
13. 63 快 Run! Wei Zheng Is Bringing His Son to Court! 快跑，魏征扛着他儿子上朝了！ My Bumpy Journey磕磕绊绊的我Historical1.2M WordsCompleted Year Seven of the Zhenguan era. A thunderous boom sounded in the sky, and I transmigrated into Wei Shuyu. As Wei Zheng's beloved son, shouldn't I help my father with his troubles? Li Shimin secretly hiding spending money? Take a break, Dad. I'll chew him out. Li Shimin wanting to take a concubine? Take a break, Dad. I'll chew him out. Li Shimin wanting to lead a personal campaign? Take a break, Dad. I'll chew him out... In short, whatever Li Shimin does, we oppose it. That's how you earn a reput 23kReads9.0Score2.7k14d adds
14. 64 身 As a Mysterious Evil God, What's the Harm in Giving the Dragon Nation Cheats? 身为诡秘邪神，给龙国开挂怎么了 Xuanyang Himself玄阳本阳Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Absurdity + National Destiny Behind the Scenes + Evil God as Backer + Subversion of Expectations + Comedy + Livestream + Pure Thrills] In the age of spiritual qi revival, the Dragon Nation lost its only eighth-tier Martial Saint and found itself under the watchful eyes of every other country. Just as the nation was on the brink of disaster, things went from bad to worse when an evil god invaded. Looking for entertainment, the evil god created bizarre secret realms where death was all but cert 20.1kReads7.4Score2.2k14d adds
15. 65 我 I’m a Righteous-to-the-Core Streamer: I Just Keep Fighting! 我，正的发邪主播，咔咔就是干！ The Gods Wage War诸神征战Urban252k WordsCompleted Programmer Lin Chen transmigrates to a parallel world, where he becomes a small-time streamer and is bound to the “Righteous to the Point of Evil” System. One day, while livestreaming from a restaurant, a woman suddenly appears in front of him. “I was an unmarried virgin, and now I'm pregnant. You have to take responsibility.” His nearly empty livestream quickly fills with viewers eager to watch the scandal unfold. What? You dare pin this on me? Then I'll show you that justice cannot be sla 307Reads8.2Score10814d adds
16. 66 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Slapped a Supernatural Being 规则怪谈：开局给诡异一巴掌 Niu Gulu Achuan钮钴禄阿川Mystery743k WordsCompleted 21.1kReads9.2Score2.9k14d adds
17. 67 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: Three Readings a Day Somehow Earn Me Boundless Merit 直播算命：一天三卦竟功德无量了 Ultraman Is Out of Power奥特曼没电了Urban277k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Lighthearted] [Everyday Life] “My name is Su Fan, and I'm a short-lived guy.” He's died twice, and both times he failed to live past twenty. In his third life, Su Fan is struck by a Livestream Fortune-Telling System. A replica of the Book of Life and Death? Take it! Ghost Eyes? Take them! A specialty of the Underworld, the Three-Life Stone? Take it!!! On his first day fortune-telling, Su Fan says, “Want to make up with your wife after a cold war? Brother, take a look at who's i 4.7kReads9.1Score61314d adds
18. 68 娱 Showbiz: Back Then, I Had My Hands in My Pockets and No Rivals 娱乐：那年我双手插兜，没有对手 Chi Sisi迟肆肆Urban500k WordsOngoing [Ghostwriter + Hit Songmaker + System + No Heroine + Logic-Free Wish Fulfillment] After transmigrating to Blue Star, he has a System at his fingertips. Even as a fledgling hit songmaker, he can handle anything with ease. Music, film and television, writing, painting: he knows a little bit of everything~ With “The You at the Same Desk” from the start, he easily claims the top spot on the newcomer chart. After that, every time he makes a move, he takes first place. He even snags Newcomer of the Ye 172Reads8.8Score2114d adds
19. 69 诡 When the Supernatural Arrives, I Summon Black and White Impermanence from the Start 诡异降临我开局召唤黑白无常 Hardworking Little Pig奋斗小猪Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Supernatural Revival + Decisive Killing + Summoning + Behind-the-Scenes Manipulation + Invincibility + No Female Lead] Ye Yu transmigrates into a world where the supernatural has revived and ghosts roam everywhere. He thinks he is as good as dead, but then he binds to the Underworld Summoning System and becomes the Underworld's supreme ruler, the Yin Emperor. He summons Black and White Impermanence to slaughter their way through a mass grave. He summons the Ox-Head and Horse-Face to pacify the 18kReads8.2Score1.6k14d adds
20. 70 大 The First Emperor of Qin: Just Pretend I'm Really Dead! 大秦始皇帝：你就当我真死了吧！ Tiny Little Gray Cat灰猫猫小小一只Historical1.4M WordsOngoing Ying Qi transmigrated to the Qin Dynasty as the Ninth Prince. He had planned to develop quietly, waiting for the realm to fall into chaos so he could set things right. But the First Emperor suddenly died, catching him off guard. Fortunately, he awakened the Mandate of Heaven System. With events moving faster than his plans, he decided to go all out. Seize the throne, pacify the realm, and conquer the world. The whole world must speak Qin! Meanwhile, the First Emperor, who had faked his death to 690Reads8.2Score10014d adds
21. 71 黑 Hacker: I Turned Off a Streamer's Beauty Filter Live 黑客：直播关闭女主播美颜 Laughing Proudly in the Mortal World笑傲红尘Urban762k WordsOngoing (Hacker + livestream) One day, a god-tier hacker System appeared in Su Yang's mind. With points, he could exchange them for all kinds of hacking tools. So Su Yang put on a mask and a hood, disguised himself as a mysterious hacker, and started a livestream: Ten thousand viewers watched as he called a beautiful streamer live and disabled her beauty filter. One hundred thousand viewers watched him hack into his online buddy's ex-girlfriend's wedding and expose the gold digger's sordid past. One 2kReads8.4Score16014d adds
22. 72 我 I Just Sell Fried Pancakes, and You Say I'm a Spy? 我就卖个炒饼，你说我是间谍？ Little Flower Eats Cat Food小花吃猫粮Urban452k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted and fun, livestream jokes, comedic antics, no female lead] He transmigrated to a parallel world. Su Nan became the owner of a fried-pancake stall. At that moment, he was competing in a variety show called Startup Star. In his previous life, Su Nan had been a naive, clueless college student. How could he possibly know how to make fried pancakes? Luckily, his System awakened just in time. Except... [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have successfully bound the God-Tier Spy System.] Su 2.6kReads9.0Score41314d adds
23. 73 让 You Asked Me to Debut, Not Expose Another Country’s Crimes! 让你出道，没让你揭发偷国恶行！ Abundant Grain and Plump Fish粮丰渔肥Urban328k WordsCompleted [Patriotic power fantasy + taking down South Korea + intangible cultural heritage + no female lead + System + parallel world] Sheng Yan transmigrates into the body of a Chinese trainee on the stage of the international audition show Starry Boys! In South Korea, he binds himself to the ridiculously powerful Anti-Theft System. Reforming South Korea starts with me! South Korea wants to gang up on me? Chinese kung fu! South Korea stole something from my mother again? System, get them! What, Li Bai w 597Reads8.0Score—14d adds
24. 74 为 I Cleared Rule Horror to Get Through Summer Vacation 为了暑假，我通关规则怪谈 Come See the Ending进来看结局Mystery844k WordsCompleted [Summer 2023, this one's for you] [Everyday life + lighthearted + on-screen comments + national destiny + livestream] The day before summer break, chosen by the Rule Horror Game... Xia Tian: My life is over. See you after summer break. - The Dragon Nation has lost again and again, and five cities have fallen! Every single time, they lose to their own country's urban-legend culture! One more loss might not cost much, but the nation will lose its standing and prestige! The world will laugh at them 2.3kReads8.7Score38714d adds
25. 75 直 Live-Streaming the Supernatural: Judge of Hell 直播怪谈：地狱判官 I Love Zhang Zhang Zhang我爱张张张Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (Brain storage area: just enjoy the power fantasy.) (This book is ruthless and decisive. Revenge comes the same day, with no dithering.) (Hell's Judge: it's at its best after a million words.) A life for a life, a debt repaid. That should be only natural, but this world is rife with injustice that flies in the face of reason. Juvenile murderers go free because they're underage. Deadbeats refuse to repay their debts, yet squander money and shower female livestreamers with gifts. Online trolls bul 3.7kReads7.0Score35014d adds
26. 76 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 503.4kReads9.5Score37.7k14d adds
27. 77 全 Global Horror: A Red-and-White Collision Scares the World to Tears from the Start 全民恐怖：开局红白撞煞吓哭全球 The Script Is Set to Go Viral定本本爆火Urban313k WordsCompleted [Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng + Chinese gods + Chinese-style horror + no saintly protagonist + no heroine + exhilarating, unstoppable power fantasy.] The world's mythological systems have collapsed. Western mythology now dominates, while Eastern mythology has been forgotten and mocked, and Chinese civilization has become a laughingstock. Wang Feng transmigrates with the entire Chinese pantheon... The Sakura Country and American Eagle mock China for having no gods! The people of China cry out in desp 2.7kReads8.5Score30314d adds
28. 78 别EN You're Speedrunning High-Level Martial Arts While Others Suffer? 别人练功吃苦，你直接速通高武？ Changshou Can't Fly长寿不会飞Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Signed for publication] [High martial arts + wish fulfillment + total domination + fast-paced + ruthless] “Ye Li, your opponent this time is my boyfriend. You’re no match for him, so hurry up and forfeit...” “You knocked him to his knees?!” “Ye Li, why did you apply to the top of the five great academies? Didn’t your teacher tell you not to get complacent and to keep your feet on the ground... You’ve already been granted early admission?!” “Ye Li, this strange beast rules the whole region. We’r 143.2kReads9.1Score10.8k14d adds
29. 79 娘 Wife, Are You Human or Ghost? 娘子你到底是人是鬼？ Chai Qiqi柴柒七Ancient Romance639k WordsCompleted [Neither ghost nor god, neither human nor demon + no romance + a girl squad + no love stories, just monster-hunting] A delicate young lady and a little maid travel through mountains and rivers. The half-human, half-ghost lady loves to eat ghosts. Her golden, one-eyed gaze sees through spirits and monsters, while her maid is a skilled ghost cook who takes meticulous care of her. The lady wanders the mortal world in search of the missing half-inch of her heart. Without it, she cannot be human. Wh 4.9kReads9.4Score83414d adds

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    It's a story about a group of girls, there's no male lead, highly recommended.

30. 80 癫 Insane! How Dare You Mess with Her? The Butterfly God Turns All of Douluo Upside Down 癫！惹她？蝶神把整个斗罗掀翻天 Wan Yueshu绾玥姝Anime Fanfiction283k WordsOngoing [Soul Land 2 + Tang Wutong as the sole female lead, no pairing + invincible + mindless power fantasy + steamrolling Soul Land + out of character + drastically diverges from the original] [This story has three major arcs: Soul Land, the Divine Realm, and the universe] [Please help keep the rating where it is, everyone!] Tang Wutong had a dream. In that dream, she slept for love, hid her brilliance, and became someone’s accessory? Absurd. She was the daughter of the supreme God King, born to walk 55Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    There's no romantic pairing; it's just a strong female lead focused on her career, and at most, it's a sisterly relationship.

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