Share Your Top Ensemble-Cast Novels, Preferably Without a System, Any Genre 交出你们的top群像，最好无系统，体裁不限

1. 1 末EN Apocalyptic Calamity: Who Let These Lunatics Save the World? 末日灾祸：谁让这群癫子去救世的 If I Do Not Leave若不辞Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [No romance, ensemble cast, apocalyptic disasters, urban fantasy. Split up, and trouble strikes from every direction. Together, and the world faces annihilation.] (The animated series adaptation is now available.) The team’s main mission: save the world. Hidden achievement: elbow-check the world. Code of conduct: As long as we elbow-check fast enough, disaster will always be one step behind us! People around the world: Thanks to the Daxia Squad for the elbow-check survival kit. We refuse deliver 198.3kReads9.4Score32.4kShelves

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   I highly, highly recommend this book! It's an incredibly ensemble piece!!! It's a massive ensemble drama; not only do the main characters each have their own complete backstory, but many characters in the End of the World also have their own growth and storylines. While some key plot points are initiated by the main characters, they aren't the ones who solve the problems—it's everyone in the End of the World involved. There are even several chapters where the main characters aren't present, but I think that's normal, haha. The weaklings just need to survive the early stages, and later it's mostly the main characters' story. Mainly because these prodigies level up so quickly, haha, it's impossible to keep up! I especially feel sorry for Horizon here. Although the main plot is still about saving the world, and it seems very tense on the surface, the author's overall pacing is well-balanced, unlike some novels where watching the main characters' hectic schedule is exhausting. The plot is full of unexpected twists. At first, I thought that the natural disasters of "The Abyss" were completely opposite, and the whole story might be about eliminating the natural disasters. But I didn't expect that each natural disaster had its own storyline. It was really touching. Later on, humans and natural disasters coexisted harmoniously. In the final stage of saving the world, humans and natural disasters in the universe worked together. It was really moving.

2. 2 被 Driven to Death by Her Cultivator Mistress? I Take Up My Sword and Storm the Ninth Heaven 被修仙外室逼死？我提剑杀上九霄 Bian Lu边鹿Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho 78.3kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves

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   This is so good! I stayed up two nights in a row to finish it. I feel like I'll become a vengeful ghost if I don't finish the ending. If you like stories with strong female leads, ensemble casts, and unconventional plots, don't miss this one.

3. 3 病 Spring Returns to the Branches of a Sick Tree 病树枝头又逢春 Sweet Melon甜甜的瓜Ancient Romance476k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] Sang Nian accidentally climbs into the world of cultivation and becomes the vicious supporting female character who meets a tragic end in the book. System: Your mission is to marry the male supporting character, Xie Chenzhou, abuse him, humiliate him, and then get killed by him. Sang Nian: OK (brandishes little whip) (hits herself) (collapses with a thud) System: (silence) (stares at the sky) System: Mission changed. Win him over, or go mine coal. Sang Nian: (smiles 188.6kReads9.5Score25.6kShelves

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   "I once had many close friends and a large retinue of acquaintances, believing that everything in the world would be so perfect." **✨ "Three hundred years after her death, he became a world-destroying demon." ✨** **🌙Sang Nian** (Reborn, the true white moonlight): "Xie Chenzhou, I'm back... But how did you become like this?" In her previous life, she innocently faced death; in this life, she tears up the script! Redeeming the blackened villain? No, teaching him to be a human (demon) again! **⚔️Xie Chenzhou** (Blackened, the insane villain version): "Sang Nian, if you die again—I will make the three realms pay for your death." Abandoning immortality for demonic possession, his obsession has gone mad. Destroying the world? He just wants to force the heavens to give her justice. **🍵Gentle senior brother/nemesis/mastermind (?)**: "Junior sister, are you sure you want to save him?... He has never regretted falling into demonic ways." Seemingly gentle and refined, he holds the key to her fate in his hand.

4. 4 全 Everyone in the Sect Is Love-Brained, Except Me, a True Lunatic 全宗门都是恋爱脑，唯我是真疯批 Paper Tiger纸老虎Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The complete print edition of A Double Crossing is now available on all platforms. Relationship blogger Lin Du died of a broken heart after being driven crazy by hopeless romantics. After death, she transmigrated into a tragic romance cultivation novel, becoming the beautiful, powerful, yet doomed junior uncle who paved the way for the protagonists' great love with her own ashes. After reading the script, she slowly typed a question mark. “Have they dug up every wild vegetable on this sect's mou 234.9kReads9.7Score27.6kShelves

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   The first book is simply divine! The protagonist, Lin Du, transmigrates into the body of a beautiful, powerful, and tragic junior uncle whose ashes pave the way for his love. The entire sect is ridiculously love-struck: the eldest brother's spirit bones are extracted, leaving him crippled; the second senior sister's pregnancy is surgically removed by her Daoist partner; the junior sister is abandoned after being robbed of her treasure and falls into demonic possession… The system threatens, "If you don't save them, you'll die," to which Lin Du retorts, "One is willing to hit, the other is willing to be hit; respect is locked!" However, he only has one day left to live and has no choice but to grit his teeth and get to work! Even more amazing is the sudden change in the sect's atmosphere—the sect leader is cooking goose in an iron pot, and the entire sect is engaged in farming and treasure hunting. After being redeemed, the love-struck senior brothers and sisters surprisingly become sober and focused on their careers?! Lin Du goes from "complaining and giving up" to "redeeming it all," simultaneously confronting the system and uncovering the evil mastermind. The plot is both satisfying and heartwarming, with a touch of sarcasm. 🥺🥺 "She was nurtured by all living beings, and what she learned should be returned to all living beings." Lin Du, the one who saves others, but who will save you after saving others?

5. 5 看 What Are You Looking At? Never Seen a Goose Cultivate Before? 看啥看没看过大鹅修仙啊 An Cheng安橙Ancient Romance818k WordsOngoing System, protagonist isn’t human, lighthearted comedy, no romance, villain protagonist, doesn’t play by the rules, golden finger. An ordinary wage slave from the modern world falls through a manhole cover right before the New Year and transmigrates into the body of a goose in the cultivation world. Bound to a System that seems a lot like a pyramid scheme, the goose embarks on a socially anxious journey that terrifies society. “Are you tired of training your hardest and still failing to level up? 6.1kReads8.8Score699Shelves
6. 6 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 123.7kReads9.7Score17.5kShelves

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   I was also looking for a palace intrigue novel with an ensemble cast. I remember the ending was that the concubines killed the emperor together, and the empress personally fed him the medicine. There was also a princess from another tribe who was sent as a political marriage; she was very forthright, and her ending was that she returned to the grasslands to ride horses. I think her title was Ying.

7. 7 辅 The Number One Support Keeps Refusing to Act Human 辅助一姐又又又又不当人了 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Female-led power fantasy, no romance, academy, passionate, team-focused A modern young Taoist, cursed with the Five Flaws and Three Deficiencies, starves to death one day and transmigrates to a parallel world, where she is bound to a Wealth System. As long as she earns money, she can gain energy points to buy all kinds of amazing goods. This world is crawling with strange beasts, and humans are awakening and evolving too. Si Junni has never been one to sit still, so she’s thrilled and resolves t 26.5kReads9.1Score3.5kShelves
8. 8 天 The Prodigies Accidentally Make a Name for Themselves Across the Continent 天骄们一不小心扬名全大陆 Bai Zhaoran白昭然Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast + Nontraditional Strong Female Lead + Alternate Era] “Perhaps the gods have forsaken us, and the stars have grown dim.” “But as long as the young are here, so are hope and salvation.” Nangong Muyin had dreamed since childhood of reaching the summit of the Nan Hui Continent and becoming a true prodigy. As the future sword-bearer of her prestigious family, she honed her edge through grueling trials, at last becoming the undisputed “star of the clan” in everyone’s eyes. When the Prod 121Reads7.7Score—Shelves
9. 9 问 Three Sins Against Heaven 问天三罪 4035Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [No System] + [Demonic cultivator] + [Decisive and ruthless] The gods choose the gifted. The demons choose those who never give up. My name is Chen Ze, and I was chosen by a demon. Of course, you can call me Gui Qing. Speak my name on the road to reincarnation, and Granny Meng will give you free soup. That day, I questioned the heavens three times. The gods and Buddhas across the realms said nothing, and I knew there was no place for me in this world anymore. In that case, I have no choice but t 32.8kReads9.2Score3.9kShelves

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   The ratings are reassuring. The first book is really enjoyable and sweet, with no angst throughout. Once you start reading, you'll understand. After finishing it, you'll understand the senior brother's perseverance. A very touching line is, "Make steady progress every day, regardless of success or failure, only focus on the process." (However, the values in this book are quite unconventional at first, leaving me somewhat confused. But after finishing, everything becomes clear, and it's very open to discussion.) This book is particularly thought-provoking, with more dialogue than action, though the action scenes are less prominent. It definitely requires a lot of brainpower. The second book, "The High Minister of the Ghost Seat, Unfallen in Reincarnation," is much more cheerful than the first, with extremely good writing. As a bookworm for 8 or 9 years, this is my opinion. This is the best-written book I've read so far (of course, I haven't ruled out that there's a lot of rubbish in it). Chen Xun, the Dao Ancestor, is so cool! You can treat this as a relaxing read (the pace is very slow, so those who are impatient or looking for fast-paced stories shouldn't bother, but let me tell you, the later parts are truly amazing). However, you shouldn't wait too long, because the author's world-building is so vast, and the plot is remarkably fresh and original, with very few repetitions. It was truly a revelation when I first read it. I wonder if the Ancestor has finished his tea yet. The author stated from the beginning that this book is for resting, to be read whenever you feel like it. The Dao Ancestor is always waiting for you (you can probably tell from the ratings, from 9.9 to 9.8). Welcome everyone to discuss!!! This is truly one of my most treasured books.

10. 10 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 515.8kReads9.7Score69.9kShelves
11. 11 说 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.3kReads9.5Score15.5kShelves

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    I think these three books are quite good.

12. 12 我 I’m Stirring Up the Cultivation World with Grind Culture 我在修仙界搞内卷 Cong Yue丛月Ancient Romance3.2M WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] After Qin Shu transmigrated into a book, she learned that she was a fraud who had taken her younger half-sister's place to cultivate immortality. After eight years of cultivation, her half-sister entered the Dao despite having been an ordinary mortal. Qin Shu's cover was blown in front of everyone, and the sect mercilessly cast her out, even though she had only reached the third level of Qi Refining. With her peerless beauty, she was turned into a cultivation furn 130.4kReads9.5Score53kShelves
13. 13 我 I Saved the Entire Sect by Giving Up 我靠摆烂拯救了全宗门 The Princess Isn't Going Home公主不回家Ancient Romance1.9M WordsCompleted (The second physical volume is out) Ye Qiao woke up one day to find she had become the second senior sister, a tool character in a novel about a girl adored by everyone. In the novel, whenever the junior sister was in trouble, the second senior sister stepped in. If the junior sister wanted a divine artifact, the second senior sister fetched it. If the junior sister lacked a spiritual root, hers had to be dug out. Ye Qiao was at her breaking point. She fled the mountain in the middle of the nigh 217.1kReads9.6Score24.3kShelves

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    I highly recommend the third book.

14. 14 第 The First Mad Concubine 第一狂妃 Bean Girl豆娘Ancient Romance9.1M WordsOngoing Ye Qingge, the notorious good-for-nothing of the Beiyue Kingdom and the ugliest woman in the imperial capital, died a tragic death, disgraced and ruined. When her phoenix eyes opened, the soul of a champion mercenary took control of her body, and the world was thrown into turmoil. A useless nobody? She could refine supreme-grade pills and tame the king of beasts. Who could rival her? The universe was at her fingertips. An ugly woman? Who could have guessed that beneath her wretched appearance la 3.9kReads9.2Score452Shelves

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    This is my number one book! Every character is wonderfully designed and incredibly inspiring. It's unlike those typical transmigration novels where the female lead is the main character, but all of Qingge's friends and the entire storyline are incredibly moving. I highly recommend it! Please, please check it out!

15. 15 星 Interstellar Campus: The Five-Person Team Charges Ahead 星际校园：五人小队向前冲 I Refuse to Flop, Starting with Myself拒绝扑街从我做起Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Military academy + mecha + no romance + coming of age + ensemble cast + light humor + five-person team + strong team spirit] For the first seventeen years of her life, Jiang Lin's goal was to get into Mingde's mechanical engineering department and become a highly paid mecha engineer. But an unexpected turn of events sent her to Dawn Military Academy and set her on the path to becoming an elite solo fighter. Inter-academy tournaments, live-fire drills, interstellar battles... Years later, five s 62.6kReads9.5Score7.2kShelves

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    My ensemble piece is definitely number 1!

16. 16 除 Everyone on the Team Is a Villain Except Me 除我以外，全队反派 Ruan Qingruan阮清阮Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing An original fictional society with lots of personal worldbuilding and foreshadowing. Don’t come in with your own preconceptions and impose them on the author or the story. No suggestions, please. There is a couple, but the romance doesn’t take up much of the story. An alternate “what if” storyline will be written after the ending. Readers with strict moral sensibilities, please stay away. The protagonists aren’t perfect, so don’t judge them by universal standards of morality. If this isn’t to yo 24.9kReads9.6Score2.6kShelves
17. 17 因 I Feared Pain, So I Forged Myself into the Toughest Woman 因为怕痛，我把自己炼成最硬女人 The Shrimp Invited Me for Tea虾子请我去吃茶Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [No romance, though the bonus chapters may have a romantic subplot] Chu Jiao was walking along minding her own business when someone who jumped from a building hit her, leaving her covered in blood. She died on the spot. When she woke up, she discovered she had transmigrated into a xianxia novel as a plot device. In the novel, Chu Jiao was a diligent human shield. Whenever the female lead was in mortal danger, she would show up right on cue and take every blow for her, like a walking shield. Th 25.5kReads8.2Score3.3kShelves
18. 18 霍 The Serpent Wizard of Hogwarts 霍格沃兹的蛇类巫师 Octopus Who Loves Foot Baths爱洗脚的八爪鱼Anime Fanfiction683k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] It's not that I don't want to write one. I just don't know how. It took Samai Er eleven years after transmigrating to realize he'd arrived in the Harry Potter world, and that he was a descendant of the Gaunt family who had been living abroad. What sparks will fly when Parseltongue meets an onslaught of giant snakes? What will happen when werewolf venom combines with blood magic? And what changes when Orochimaru meets the Azure Snake Three Flower Eyes? Samai Er Gaunt, a wizard in 6.7kReads9.3Score668Shelves
19. 19 世 The World Is One Giant CEO Romance Novel 世界是一个巨大的霸总文学 He Xilu何西陆Two Female Leads373k WordsCompleted (Not a romance. Two female leads, comedy, memes, no male lead, and a career-focused main plot. If that bothers you, don’t read.) The world is one giant domineering CEO novel, and Wang Mingyue is an insignificant cannon-fodder character. Cannon fodder Wang Mingyue charges into the world of domineering CEOs. Wang Mingyue is a warrior of violent aesthetics, skilled at butchering New Year pigs and using a calculator to press 6. On the first day of school, she latches onto the leg of a wealthy heires 2.3kReads9.4Score243Shelves
20. 20 天 Heavenly Chess: The Path to Chess Sagehood 天弈：棋圣之路 Xuan Chen玄尘Urban4.0M WordsCompleted [A brand-new setting] [Heroes at the Chessboard] What happens when chess meets heroic battles? When civilizations collide, would you dare to play against Heaven? After transmigrating, Zhuge Yi discovers that although modern Huaxia is prosperous and powerful, its people know almost nothing about their own history. The game Tian Yi, a chess game built around the heroes of the people, has become the world's mainstream pastime. At that time, the Huaxia chess world is weak, while Western chess dom 40.9kReads9.6Score4.1kShelves

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    A very good ensemble novel; everyone seems to be a protagonist from another perspective. Highly recommended!

21. 21 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 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
22. 22 戒 Diary from a Conversion Therapy Center 戒同所日记 Youthful Years, Thinking of the Brocade Zither华年思锦瑟Two Male Leads29k WordsCompleted A diary recording the final two months of my life... Maybe I'm just not meant to be loved. Otherwise, why would everyone who loved me leave? 12.6kReads8.2Score2.4kShelves
23. 23 阴 The Dark and Dashing Senior Sister Has the Cultivation World Going Crazy 阴暗师姐她超帅，修真界全疯了 Cheng Ya乘芽Ancient Romance519k WordsCompleted [Publication pending] [No romance + ensemble cast + strong female lead + sect life + everyone’s a little crazy] [The main cast are unhinged and shameless. The heroine is fiercely independent, loyal, and more than a little mad] Xie Qing transmigrates into a book as a cannon-fodder supporting character and finds herself struggling to survive in a sect full of slackers. Who wants to pick a fight with the heroine? Xie Qing will set the whole cultivation world straight. She encourages her world-weary 38.1kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves

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    The first exceptionally good ensemble novel features a protagonist leading a group of characters who go crazy together, helping each other without any romantic pairing. Xie Qing transmigrates into a book as a cannon fodder female supporting character, crawling in the shadows of a shady sect. Who wants to oppose the female lead? Xie Qing directly reforms the cultivation world, encouraging her world-weary, villainous junior brother to grow stronger and eventually become the leader of the villains. Xie Qing: "We're talking about becoming the leader of the demons." She even gets her aloof and arrogant senior brother to read forbidden books, and they become thieves together, the sixth brother. Senior brother: "Tonight, are we going to your place or mine?" Xie Qing: Would it kill you to talk about practicing swordsmanship? He instigated a beautiful, powerful apothecary to concoct poisons, causing chaos in the apothecary valley. The powerful apothecary: "Would it kill you to become my disciple?" Xie Qing: "We're not suited for a shady sect engaging in infighting." A disagreement escalated, and the neighboring old Wang shouted: "Stop playing mahjong, your mountain's been blown up again!" The sect leader: "A winning hand on a winning tile!" The original female lead became a die-hard fan, sharpening her knife at the male lead: "Anyone who touches my Senior Sister Xie will die!" A spirited young man, what does a minor illness matter? The world finally became what Xie Qing wanted. Everyone went mad at the Immortal Sect Assembly. Xie Qing led his personal disciples in a dance party on the graves of other sects: "Isn't anyone going to do anything about this?!" The second book features a strong cast, a reasonable plot, and a fast-paced storyline. The protagonist has strong leadership skills.

24. 24 公 The Top-Ranked Road Survivalist Says She'll Walk to the End of the Road 公路求生榜一说她要走到公路尽头 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sports2.9M WordsOngoing Strong female lead, no romance, no romantic subplots, clear-headed protagonist, ensemble cast, team-focused. Qi Xu wandered alone along this highway filled with danger and death for nearly four years. With disasters striking endlessly and monsters growing ever stronger, she gradually transformed from a frail woman who could not even kill a chicken into a seasoned player who killed without hesitation. Yet she still died regrettably inside a dungeon... Just before her death, she triggered the prec 434kReads9.4Score40.6kShelves
25. 25 光 Glamour 光鲜 Xing Yanyan行烟烟Anime Fanfiction542k WordsCompleted [Women’s Growth + The Real Fashion Industry + Matched Opponents] The glamour you see is not the whole story of fashion. Xing Yanyan’s acclaimed work, Glamour, is now shining online! A story about women in the workplace and the challenges they face, reality and ideals, love and freedom, courage and fearlessness. True feminism is a path to freedom, and freedom should never be limited to just one way of life. When luxury brands collide with street culture, refined commerce with rebellious nonconfor 353Reads9.4Score104Shelves

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    My ideal ensemble cast: 1. **"Glamour"** **"Beneath the glamorous robes of the fashion world crawls lice."** Jiang Lan is a high-ranking executive at a top luxury brand, glamorous and successful, yet forced into a power struggle; Fei Ying is the founder of a streetwear brand, rebellious and unconventional, yet he tears open the cracks in her hypocritical world. **—Will you be a sheep tamed by the rules, or a wolf that overturns the table?** 2. **"The Number One Sickly Child in the Cultivation World"** **"The entire cultivation world thought I was about to die—until I pierced the Heavenly Dao with a sword."** Qi Wuyou carries a deadly poison, coughing up blood as usual, yet she uses her "sickly weakness buff" to deceive the world. The villains wait for her to die, her teammates prepare a coffin for her, but who knew that she would survive until the day of her ascension, smilingly burning everyone's scripts. **#Sickly?** Pretending to be a #Cultivation World's Best Actress# 3. **"I'm Giving Jobs to the Protagonists in the Apocalypse"** **"The apocalypse has arrived, and I've become the 'Savior HR'."** The system allows Song Ci to recruit chosen ones to form a special operations team: a mad scientist, a reborn wolf cub, a saintly mutant… all troublemakers. **"Five insurances and one housing fund, room and board included, killing zombies is part of the KPI—sign or not?"**

26. 26 道 Fellow Daoist! That Thief Has Written Another Book 道友！那贼子她又写新书了 Three or Four Times三四番Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Cultivation + ensemble cast + no romance + divination cultivator + light literary borrowing] What do you do when you transmigrate to the cultivation world and are about to starve to death?! I’ve just arrived in the cultivation world, fresh off a mule. Thanks for asking: of course I’ll write stories to make money! . Her quest for immortality could wait. One book, After My Spiritual Root Was Destroyed, I Became the Immortal Venerable’s First Disciple, made her famous. Zhu Wuyou thought she could 8.7kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves

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    I always recommend these three books when I encounter ensemble pieces; they're all non-romantic and 3 are still ongoing.

27. 27 宗 Every Sect Wants to Kill Me, So I Just Reload After Death! 宗门都想噶我，我直接死亡回档！ Chao Lianyun巢怜云Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigrated into a Book + Villainess + Death Rewinds Time + Eldritch Cultivation + Unhinged + Quirky Style] Lu Xiaojin transmigrated into a book, becoming the lovesick senior apprentice sister in a cultivation novel where everyone falls for the heroine. She kept fighting the heroine for men and ended up dying horribly. No problem. She wasn't stupid. She knew how the plot went, so she could avoid trouble, stay away from the men, and survive. But! Can someone tell her why her junior apprentice 24.8kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
28. 28 互 Transmigrators Who Pretend to Be Each Other Have a System 互演的穿越者们有系统 Yangbai Potato阳白土豆Martial Arts2.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + transmigration + forum + ancient wuxia + no romance] The transmigrators arrived in a wuxia world. Some got the harem rivalry plot, some became reclusive masters, and others were in a classic wuxia story... But none of them had a golden finger. Faced with System missions on hell mode, they chose to start by making a post on the forum. Young Hero of the Jianghu: Watch me kill myself 1L: Details, please 2L: You again? 3L: How did you die again? Scholar: Need help writing an imperia 14.8kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
29. 29 在 Playing a Life Sim in an Otome Game 在乙女游戏里做生活玩家 5185Ancient Romance630k WordsCompleted [Animated comic now available] [There are a thousand kinds of love] [Everyday cultivation + No CP + Cozy + Not a power fantasy] "Want to fall in love? Then come to [Die Without Romance]! Gentle, tsundere, alluring, aloof, gloomy, masters, senior and junior fellow disciples, half-demons... Whatever you like, we've got it! Come and win them over!" Su Tangxing: No, thank you. She'd rather live a good life and enjoy her cultivation. References: Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang, Baopuzi, Classic o 18.8kReads9.5Score2.9kShelves

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    All of these stories have no romantic pairings or ambiguous relationships (between men and women), and I believe they are all female-centric. However, they all have systems. The first book's system is basically background, similar to an otome game system, like an encyclopedia. The second book is a survival story, so the system has a larger role, but it's not solely the female lead's. In this book, the systems are collectively called "balls," and they manage people in several zones. There seems to be a hierarchy between the systems. The third book is also mostly background, appearing only during the settlement phase. If you have any further questions, such as whether there are any triggers for you, you can ask in the comments, and I will reply.

30. 30 你 Not One of You Gets to Be Reborn 你们一个都别想重生 Hua Maobai花毛白Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Everyday school life + sunny heroine + no reincarnation or transmigration + warm and healing] [Special notice: The heroine won't have a romance. Other characters may have romantic storylines.] After narrowly escaping death, Gu Qinghuan partnered with the System and enrolled in Class Three, Year One, at a private high school. [Someday in the future, your classmates may be reborn.] [Before then, they will be deceived, hated, attacked, and destroyed,] [Your mission is to stop them from being rebor 26.8kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves
31. 31 我 I Really Didn't Rely on My Disciple 我真没靠徒弟 Silent Sigh叹气无声Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Raising disciples + lighthearted comedy + hot-blooded action. The protagonist isn’t instantly invincible. Some angst, so don’t read if that’s not your thing.] “What? The number one sword immortal of Da’an and the Medicine Emperor of the Southern Domain are disciples of a mere Body Tempering martial artist?” “Give me a break. Do you really think someone who could teach a sword immortal and a Medicine Emperor is only at the Body Tempering realm?” “Exactly! Do you know how the Rift-Splitting Gorge 35kReads9.1Score3.6kShelves

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32. 32 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his 163.2kReads9.5Score18.2kShelves
33. 33 春 Spring and Moonlight 春与月光 Parting Words诀别词Modern Romance116k WordsCompleted [A Million Readers' Highly Praised Favorite! Childhood Friends / Secret Crush Comes True / Tension Builds / One-on-One, Sweet Romance!] After a family crisis, Zhou Yue temporarily moves in with Lin Qi. The two grew up together and have always been close. Zhou Yue's striking looks and height, along with his excellent grades, make him the center of attention. As everyone keeps probing, Lin Qi repeatedly insists otherwise. What Lin Qi doesn't know is that, in Zhou Yue's heart, he built himself a ga 41.3kReads9.7Score5.7kShelves
34. 34 奶 My Little Childhood Friend Smells Like Milk Candy 奶糖味的小青梅 Bei Xiao Qing北小青Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted A second-chance romance Sharp-tongued, super-cool top student childhood friend X carefree, goofy childhood sweetheart What do you do when you fall for your childhood friend?! Lin Xiaoxing never imagined that the cliched idol-drama plot of falling for her childhood friend, who just happened to be a top student, would happen to her. She thought she was playing the part of someone with an unrequited crush. But what was this Qi Ziyu, pinning her against the wall and kissing her the moment he got hom 331Reads9.2Score101Shelves
35. 35 快 Quick Transmigration: The Yandere Male Lead Is Jealous Again 快穿：病娇男主他又吃醋了 Blue Hand蓝手Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Season One and Season Two of the short drama based on this book, Quick Transmigration: The Lovesick Male Lead Is Jealous Again, are now streaming. The print edition, titled He's Jealous Again, is available in Volumes One and Two.] Qu Yan is famous among quick transmigration agents for being beautiful, seductive, spoiled, and carefree. She has never failed a mission. No matter how arrogant and unruly a man may be, eventually he will become The cold, domineering CEO: “Be a good girl, darling. I 26.2kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
36. 36 挖 I Dug a Fishing Pond, and Anglers Across the Country Hailed It as a Sacred Site 挖了个鱼塘，全国钓鱼佬奉为圣地 Lone King's Play孤王戏Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Farming + everyday life + family and village affairs + comedy + development + fishing + no female lead (focused on work). A leisurely pace, starts slow and builds momentum, so dive in without worry. After three years drifting in Beijing, Li Fan unexpectedly obtained a fishing-ground System after a night of drinking at a club. He returned to his hometown, Ligang Village, dug fish ponds, and opened a fishing park. Starting with one small fish pond, Li Fan gradually built his business up step by st 34.3kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves
37. 37 乡 Rural Livestream: 100,000 Acres from the Start 乡村直播：开局10万亩地 Night of the Fish鱼之夜Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Bound to the Manor Owner System, he receives 100,000 mu of land from the start! He decisively chooses to become a great manor owner, farming, raising livestock, fishing, making use of the lush mountains and clear waters, and earning a fortune. Faced with all the wondrous items in the System Shop, An Ge also starts livestreaming. Who would have thought he’d gain tens of millions of fans? Fine food, fine wine, beautiful women, stunning scenery, luxury cars, villas, airplanes, skiing, mountain clim 14.6kReads8.9Score957Shelves
38. 38 失 After Losing My Job, I Went Home to Farm and Became the Richest Man 失业后，回家种地成首富 A Big Plate of Braised Eggplant大盘红烧茄子Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Divine Spring Farming + Unemployment Comeback + Multiple Heroines + Smart Protagonist + Complete at Over One Million Words] Strawberries for 200,000 yuan per pound?! They cure every illness and keep you youthful and healthy, too? After losing his job, Lin Chuan accidentally discovers a divine spring. Using its water, he cultivates fruit, starts a company, and builds a scenic attraction like a fairyland, beginning his journey from obscurity to success. [Lin Chuan has absorbed the secret of the d 6.3kReads8.1Score683Shelves
39. 39 快 Quick Transmigration: The Lovesick Tycoon Is So Clingy 快穿：病娇大佬他好黏人 Sui Sui Er岁岁儿Modern Romance3.3M WordsCompleted [Comic adaptation complete] At the moment of her death, Nan Qing’s greatest wish is to have a healthy body. After she dies, she gets bound to something that calls itself the System. It can give her a healthy body, and in return, she has to complete the tasks it assigns. Save the male supporting characters? Er’er: “Save the male supporting characters in stories about saving the world, and change their tragic endings of loving someone they can’t have, growing old alone, and spending their whole li 47kReads9.5Score4kShelves
40. 40 她 Her Dimpled Smile Is Off-the-Charts Sweet 她的梨涡，甜度爆表 Soft Strawberry Cub酥软的草莓崽Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted [Wild bad boy x sweet, well-behaved girl] (Sweet campus romance + sugary sweet + devoted couple + happy ending) Gu Sheng is famous for being wild, a classic playboy whom nobody can handle. Until a new transfer student joins his class: sweet, charming, and absolutely gorgeous. When they first meet, Gu Sheng is all lazy swagger. “New classmate, I’m Gu Sheng. Sheng, as in midsummer.” Xia Li gazes at him timidly and speaks in a tiny voice. “Hello, I’m Xia Li.” From then on, Gu Sheng, once so wild h 10.8kReads8.9Score2kShelves
41. 41 藏 Hidden in Midsummer 藏于盛夏 Autumn Chill秋日凉Modern Romance308k WordsCompleted A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t 84.2kReads9.6Score14.8kShelves
42. 42 降 Descending Into His Heart 降临他心上 Scallion Egg Pancake葱香鸡蛋饼Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted [Physical edition available for preorder on April 4] + [Short drama now streaming] [Sweet youth romance] + [Both leads are pure] Zhou Ran, owner of Xiacheng’s most famous tattoo shop, is synonymous with coldness and wildness. The first time Xia Mian sees him, she barges into his tattoo shop and asks for a butterfly tattoo. “What color do you want?” “Green.” “What shade of green?” Xia Mian hesitates, then points to his light green hair. “That exact shade.” Zhou Ran: “?” - People in Xiacheng say t 30.8kReads9.5Score4.5kShelves
43. 43 超 So Sweet! The Campus Heartthrob Coaxes His Adorable Crush in a Husky Voice 超甜！校草哑声诱哄小可爱 Peach Branch Tea桃枝茶Modern Romance406k WordsCompleted [Bad-boy school boss × sweet, soft-spoken top student] [A sweet campus romance, two strong leads, lighthearted and affectionate, healing each other] Rumor has it that Jiangcheng No. 8 High has a school boss named Gu Cilan: unruly, arrogant, and looking down on everyone. In their second year of high school, a sweet transfer student arrives. Li Su is beautiful with a honey-sweet voice, and she takes first place in her grade on her very first monthly exam. She’s just far too bold, always picking on 27.9kReads9.3Score4.6kShelves
44. 44 快 Quick Transmigration: The Villainess Role-Playing Plan 快穿：恶毒女配扮演计划 Bright Again and Again明明又明明Ancient Romance640k WordsCompleted Main story complete, bonus chapters ongoing Beautiful, ruthless heroine who’s a brilliant actress The heroine has a different character in every world One-on-one romance, male lead split into different fragments [Warning: The heroine is genuinely evil!] Jiang Xinlian was bound to a System and tasked with playing a vicious supporting female character. She was brimming with confidence. “Leave it to me!” After several worlds, another System asked the thoroughly troubled 086, “Why don’t you help you 51.2kReads9.4Score4.2kShelves
45. 45 快 Quick Transmigration: The Host Can Complete Missions Even by Slacking Off 快穿：宿主摆烂也能完成任务 Orange Toast橘觞Modern Romance722k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + one-on-one romance + male lead is love-struck + male lead falls for her on his own + heroine can be sweet or seductive + both leads are virgins + no misunderstandings] Jin Yan found the world a little boring. It seemed she had forgotten something, but she couldn't remember what. One day, after waking up, she was inexplicably bound to a soft, white little ball. It said they had to collect someone's fragments so she could recover her lost memories. She had no interest in s 17.4kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
46. 46 被 After My Scumbag Dad Abandoned Me, My Billionaire Dad Spoils Me to the Heavens 被渣爹抛弃后，首富爸爸宠翻天 Xia Tianbao夏甜宝Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted The day Sui Sui's mother died, she called her father and uncle. Her father didn't want her, and her uncle told her to go die. Just then, the richest man in town happened to pass by, took her home, and made her his daughter. She thought she'd be a pitiful little stray, but on the day she arrived at the He family home, Grandma waved her hand, and luxury goods from all over the city filled the place. She could pick whatever she wanted. Her billionaire dad: Now that you're my daughter, whoever bulli 39.7kReads8.9Score3.4kShelves
47. 47 斩 Immortal-Slaying Platform 斩仙台 The Little Cockroach Is Seven小蟑螂七岁了Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the Primordial World, he became a rogue immortal. But from the start, he was on the Execution Platform, about to be executed by the Heavenly Court and the Western Church working together. Even the gods couldn’t save him. With death at hand, he awakened the Life Editor System. This System couldn’t be upgraded or provide magical treasures. Its only function was to let him freely make up his own past and turn it into “reality”! [Edit: I studied at Lingtai Mountain, and I’m 20kReads7.6Score10.1kShelves
48. 48 怪 Ghost Story: I Transform into a Girl, and the Nation Teaches Me to Cuddle! 怪谈：变身少女，国家教我贴贴！ Luo Luo's Luo Luo洛洛的洛洛Mystery999k WordsCompleted [Gender-bender, cuddly romance, from the start, a losing streak for the Dragon Kingdom] [The think tank is useful; the title is explained in Chapter 3] When national-fate horror games descended, the Dragon Kingdom’s “Pioneer” suffered nine straight defeats. The lives of 1.4 billion people were shortened by ten years! At the darkest hour, the newly appointed proxy, Su Xiaowan, was chosen. To everyone’s shock, she was a timid little crybaby who could do nothing but tremble. The global livestream c 9.5kReads9.2Score1.4kShelves
49. 49 庶 The Concubine’s Daughter Spills Her Inner Thoughts While Gossiping, and the Entire Court Secretly Dotes on the Heir’s Wife 庶女吃瓜漏心声，全朝偷宠世子妃 Ting Bao汀煲Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted 41.2kReads8.9Score5.8kShelves
50. 50 都 Urban: Marital Desire 都市：婚欲 Splendid Scenery瑰丽风景Urban604k WordsCompleted [Urban life + romance] Cheng Yang once had a stable, happy family. But after his wife went away on a business trip, her friend Li Xiaoya came to him and revealed his wife's secret, setting off a chain of events… 5.6kReads7.6Score412Shelves

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