In a Reading Slump (ಥ﹏ಥ) Looking for a Single-Heroine Fantasy or Urban High-Martial-Arts Novel 书荒了(ಥ﹏ಥ)求单女主，玄幻或者都市高武

1. 51 神 Outsider of Shenzhou 神州方外人 Qian Xiao千笑Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Chinese-Style Superpowers] [One Female Lead] [Not a Power Fantasy] On an ordinary day, all the people of Huaxia were dropped onto an unfamiliar planet seemingly stuck in the Stone Age. The alien atmosphere gave rise to the "Outlanders," people with supernatural abilities. As Huaxia rebuilt its civilization and fought bloody wars against other races, it eventually came to dominate the Shenzhou Continent. A strange Outlander named Qin Wuyang was said by everyone to have seven personalities. He hi 12.8kReads9.3Score1.3k14d adds
2. 52 无 The Supreme Immortal Dynasty: Starting with the Web of Shadows 无上仙朝，从召唤罗网开始 Jiu Shu玖姝Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing Chu Fan wakes up to find that he has transmigrated to a Xuanhuan world. He discovers that he's no good-for-nothing. In fact, he's a renowned prodigy throughout the Northern Border. His grandfather rules the entire Northern Border, and his father is its supreme marshal. He's had an unbelievably lucky start. But it doesn't take long for him to realize something is wrong. He's survived thousands of assassination attempts over the years. The ruler of the dynasty is deeply wary of his grandfather and 118kReads7.0Score13.9k14d adds
3. 53 重 After Being Reborn, I Spoiled My Fierce Tiger-Woman Wife 重生后，宠爆虎女娇妻 Era Thousand Six年代千六Urban331k WordsOngoing [Reborn in a Bygone Era + One Heroine + Everyday Life + Low on Violence + Cozy Romance + Wife-Wooing + Pet White Tiger + Hunting] In his previous life, Xu Wei was hopelessly infatuated with He Weiwei, a hypocritical educated youth. To scrape together a 400-yuan bride price, he sold Ah Bai, a woman raised by tigers who had been intimate with him, without a shred of conscience. He even plotted to hunt down the white tigresses who were the only family she had. He spent that blood money on a lavish 89Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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   The first book features a single female protagonist, while the second is a high-martial arts story. The first book has a pure and innocent female protagonist with a lot of inner monologues, making her quite adorable. The second book features characters like Gojo Satoru from fan-made anime; those who enjoy this type of anime might want to check it out.

4. 54 REN Abandoned as R-Rank, I Became an SSR: Why the Tears? R卡被抛弃，我成SSR你哭什么 Summer Abyss Tavern夏渊酒馆Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [School Beauty Contract + I Became a Card-Pool Character + The Ultimate Power Ceiling in a Shape-Shifting Crossover + A Fresh New Concept] “How unlucky!” “An R-rank spirit card? You wasted my 180-pull pity!” “A useless character like you thinks you’re worthy of a contract?” Jiang Li, a spirit-card summoner, turns livid and angrily dissolves the contract. She snarls, “A trash character like you can just disappear!” Xia Yuan transmigrates into the card pool as its lowest-tier R-rank character. The 66.6kReads8.4Score5.9k14d adds
5. 55 高 High Martial: A Matchup? I Can Beat Even the Empress! 高武：对比？女帝我也包赢的！ Rolling in the Dirt, Eating Tomatoes扑土吃番茄Urban4.3M WordsCompleted 76.7kReads8.9Score7.6k14d adds

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   It's so good! The pacing might be a bit slow at first, but it really takes off later on. It's hilarious and funny; I laughed like a pig in bed last night! 😄

6. 56 古 The Young Man and the Ancient Martial Serpent 古武蛟蛇少年 Of the Unknowing无明之Urban2.6M WordsCompleted Spiritual qi revival + internal cultivation + Classic of Mountains and Seas. Ling Feng, a special forces soldier, strays into a serpent-dragon's territory while pursuing drug lords and is swallowed by the beast. In desperation, he accidentally swallows a strange treasure that looks like the serpent-dragon's inner core... 9.8kReads8.3Score1.1k14d adds

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7. 57 高 After the Gaokao, I Join the Chinese Multiverse Alliance 高考后，我加入华夏多元宇宙联盟 Someone Surnamed Ling, Who Loves Mandarin Fish Slices爱吃贵妃鱼片的凌某Sci-Fi & Apocalypse369k WordsOngoing (Handing things over to the government + a story of national strength + the red flag spreading across the universe + passionate patriotism) “Lin Jingfang, you're this year's top scorer on the college entrance exam! Are you going to Shuimu or Jingda?” “I'm going to the National University of Defense Technology!” “Why?” “I want to finish the journey my parents couldn't complete.” With his completed application form in hand, Lin Jingfang walks out of the school gate, only to be struck by a speeding 20Reads7.0Score—14d adds
8. 58 为 I Went Undercover for My Country for Twenty Years, and Now the World Won’t Let Me Return 为国卧底二十年，全球阻止我回国 Flowing Light Over a Sea of Clouds流光云海Urban306k WordsCompleted [Genius]+ [Undercover]+ [No Female Lead]+ [No System]+ [Patriotic]+ [Face-Slapping] Su Chen went abroad to study at the age of eight. He volunteered to stay in M Country for twenty years to advance his homeland, enduring the harshest abuse while secretly training more Chinese students. At last, the controlled nuclear fusion experiment succeeds. Su Chen's undercover career comes to an end. Just as he hands the materials to his students and is about to board a plane, the FBI stops him. “Dr. Su, yo 458Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 59 系 I Handed the System Over to the Nation, and God-Tier Traits Take the Country Across the Sea of Stars 系统上交国家，神级词条带国星海 Little Fishy一只小鱼鱼儿Urban347k WordsOngoing [Handing it over to the state] [Passionate service to the country] [Development] [The stars and the sea] Long Qiang is divorced by his wife, and the wealth accumulated by three generations of his family is handed over to someone else. An accidental electric shock binds him to a System that draws attributes. As long as he collects enough energy, he can win a prize! A gold digger swindled him out of his entire fortune, and now he’s broke? No problem, just add an attribute! Brick + [Gold] attribute 1Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 60 黑 Black Tech: The System Sends Me into Showbiz! 黑科技：系统让我去娱乐圈！ Lan Kuang篮匡Urban716k WordsOngoing [Black Technology + Entertainment Industry + Feel-Good Story + Celebrities + Alternate Setting + Content Creator + One Female Lead] A System from the future found a suitable Host. I want China to return to its former glory. I want us to be able to defeat our powerful enemies in the future. A System for technology, a career in entertainment. Two fields that seemed impossible to connect truly come together here. In the world of technology, I'm China's youngest academician. In the entertainment ind 42Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 61 大 Great Ming: The Heir to Heaven's Secrets, Beginning with the Emperor's Wrath 大明：天机传人，从帝王之怒开始 Shuiqiao Ermiwu水桥二米舞Eastern Fantasy443k WordsOngoing From the start, he curses the Crown Prince to death, and Zhu Yuanzhang overturns Zhang Peiyuan's fortune-telling stall on the spot! Zhang Peiyuan transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty and becomes the sole heir to the Divine Divination Sect, with the power to defy fate and change destinies! The more he alters the secrets of heaven, the faster his cultivation skyrockets. As a transmigrator, he brushes off Heaven's backlash and vows to shake the fate of an entire dynasty! By the Qinhuai River, at a for —Reads—Score6.5k14d adds
12. 62 网 Online Shopping with 100-Fold Cashback: The Country Can't Sit Still Anymore! 网购百倍返还，国家坐不住了！ Jiangyang Broadsword江洋大刀Urban421k WordsCompleted Lu Ming was an unlucky wage slave, used to having things go wrong. Then, by chance, he got bound to a System that gave him a hundredfold return on online purchases. No matter what he bought online, he got a hundred times as much back! But he had no idea this was happening. After getting a hundredfold return on several purchases, he thought the courier or seller had made a mistake. His complaints brought him to the attention of the government. “What the heck? You have this ability and you’re b 4.9kReads6.0Score49514d adds
13. 63 买 Buying the Cavaliers to Help Young LeBron, Snatching the General from the Start 买下骑士助幼詹，开局截胡大将军 Young Master Er Xu二须公子Sports2.7M WordsOngoing [NBA + No System + Young LeBron + Building the Cavaliers Dynasty from Scratch] Nobody likes being a nomad. You only leave because you can no longer see any hope! If someone had found LeBron strong teammates back in the Cavaliers 1.0 era, he would have remained the king of Cleveland forever! Qin Yu transmigrates to 2003! This time, he has no System, only money and a keen eye. Then let’s buy the Cavaliers and make the whole league tremble! Draft LeBron! Snatch Arenas away! Trade for Ray Allen! Tam 1.5kReads7.8Score11414d adds
14. 64 神 God-Tier Pet Evolution System 神级宠物进化系统 Furious Waters, Three Mountains怒水三山Urban5.7M WordsCompleted Ordinary young man Feng Yixiu binds himself to a god-tier Evolution System and embarks on a journey of endless pet evolution. You say Flower Spirits have the least potential? Go have a chat with the Thorn Queen behind me! You say you have the strongest lightning-type pet? My White Dragon Saint will make you think twice before you speak! You say your pet can take on a hundred opponents and sweep all before it? Take a look at the Epic Titan behind me, standing a hundred meters tall. It'll make you 15.4kReads8.6Score1.6k14d adds

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    These are all acceptable.

15. 65 大 Descendant of the Great Shang: Restarting the Divine War 大商后裔之重启神战 May You Return Just as You Were愿归来仍如当年Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted From a primitive world to a civilized one, the early story features mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, as people fight for survival. In the middle, dynasties contend for supremacy as the protagonist fights for revenge. In the end, the rulers of heaven and earth vie for power, and the protagonist fights for humanity. 5.8kReads8.1Score47314d adds
16. 66 两 The Immortal of Two Worlds 两界之仙 Green Pepper Too青椒也Urban3.3M WordsCompleted Standing before you is Zhou Li, an ordinary cultivator with unremarkable spiritual roots, who ranked first in the entire city on the Immortal Mansion entrance exam at eighteen, entered Foundation Establishment at twenty, reached Core Formation at thirty, formed a Nascent Soul at sixty, and ascended after a little over a century. He’s proficient in alchemy, puppet-making, spirit rice cultivation, talisman-making, and array formation. You may ask how I got so incredible. Because I can travel back 27.8kReads7.7Score4.7k14d adds
17. 67 渊 Beyond the Abyssal Oath 渊誓之上 Chi Zhouzi赤州子Urban245k WordsOngoing [Traditional culture] [Alternate history] [Urban supernatural powers] [Not mindless] [High-energy action] Year 4721 of the Qi Emperor Era A divine being called "Qi" descended into the world. It proclaimed, "All beings are equal, and Qi flows through all six realms." The words rang like thunder in the minds of the chosen ones. "Qi" bestowed upon them abilities known as "Talents." With these "Talents," scaling blades and plunging into flames, vaulting over rooftops, and gliding over water were no 8Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Fantasy, intellectually stimulating, with a compelling plot.

18. 68 时 The Emperor of Time and Space 时空帝君 Defying Heaven Z负天zUrban342k WordsCompleted [Exhilarating + Genius protagonist + High-martial arts superpowers + Ensemble cast + Passionate] Ming Zhu is a poor kid living in a rundown rental in Maocheng. His single mother supports the family by working in a textile mill, while their broken fan creaks overhead. On the eve of Awakening Day, he lies on his hard bed and dreams: “I'm so handsome, I must be destined to become a Martial Emperor!” The next day, the whole school watches: The campus beauty, Dugu Fuxue, awakens an A-grade ice abilit 3.4kReads7.1Score25114d adds
19. 69 你 What Can You Martial Artists Do Against Me, a Cultivator? 你们练武的拿什么跟我修仙的斗？ What a Load of Nonsense离了个普Urban1.2M WordsCompleted On the night of Huaxia’s eighty-first sexagenary year, the stars changed. The universe was like a pool of muddy water suddenly purified, and cosmic energy poured down upon Earth, where spiritual energy had long since withered. Ancient legacies gradually reappeared in the world, and the legendary vicious beasts awoke alongside them. When the human body can withstand modern weapons, what kind of sparks will fly between martial artists and technology? The protagonist is practically invincible, 2.9kReads8.8Score24914d adds
20. 70 弃 Abandon the Gods 弃神。 Fish Don't Speak of Fishing鱼不语渔Urban2.5M WordsOngoing [No System + not a saint + self-interest above all + satisfying read + invincible protagonist] Spiritual qi revival. Alien races invade the world, and the skies are about to collapse. This is an age of opportunity, because everyone has a chance to enter the realm of the extraordinary and gain power to rival the gods. But it’s also an age of despair, because human life is worth less than grass, and one misstep can mean falling into eternal darkness… Ning Yuan once saved hundreds of thousands of 167.5kReads7.2Score21.8k14d adds
21. 71 系 System Sign-In: Transmigrate to Ancient Times and Become a Princess's Husband 系统签到，穿越古代当驸马 The Orange That Can Swim会游泳的橙子Historical1.0M WordsCompleted Li Zhenbang, an instructor at a police academy, accidentally transmigrates to ancient times. Through a series of mishaps, he becomes the princess's consort. He had planned to spend his days cockfighting, bird-walking, flirting with fairies, beating up spoiled brats, and kicking the arrogant prodigies around. Who could have guessed he'd awaken a sign-in System? As he looks at his stunning princess wife, he sees the disdain in her eyes. “My husband is a peerless gentleman, both a scholar and a war 13.8kReads8.7Score88714d adds
22. 72 无 No Cultivation Needed! I Buy My Cultivation Realm Online! 无需修炼！我直接网购修为境界！ The Rabbit Makes Medicine for Chang'e兔子捣嫦娥Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a world of cultivation, Lu Yu obtains the [Myriad Worlds Supermarket]! From cultivation realms and all kinds of supreme cultivation techniques and martial arts, to divine abilities, heaven-defying pills, peerless immortal weapons, and top-tier bloodlines and physiques... it has everything. “Why bother cultivating when I can spend money to raise my cultivation realm?” “What, you look down on me for not having a special bloodline or physique? Watch me buy an Ancient Desolat 13.3kReads6.5Score1.3k14d adds
23. 73 领 She Stood Me Up on the Day We Were Supposed to Register Our Marriage, So I Turned Things Around with a System 领证当天放鸽子，我靠系统逆袭 Handsome Toad好看的癞蛤蟆Urban433k WordsCompleted [The wife-chasing crematorium trope, female CEO, power fantasy, comedy, oh no, my wife’s whole family adores me…] Short drama: Dumped at the start, I signed in and got a female CEO wife You’re at the Civil Affairs Bureau to register your marriage, but you want to take care of your unrequited love? Fine. Don’t ever come back. To complete the System’s beginner mission, Li Xiu gives in to Liu Ruyan’s 99 outrageous demands. At last, he completes the mission and gains the ability to sign in. The wife 959Reads7.6Score10714d adds
24. 74 开 Winning the Goddess from the Start and Activating the Investment System 开局拿下女神，激活投资系统 May Every Wish Come True愿所愿皆成Urban341k WordsCompleted In his previous life, Lu Xu was betrayed. Not only did he fail to save the pharmaceutical company his parents had left behind, but he was also brutally murdered. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the day Shen Yunhe came asking him to invest. Lu Xu agreed without hesitation. Who could have guessed that this young woman in her twenties would develop a cure for cancer? Before investing, Lu Xu was hoping to negotiate a few more benefits for himself. Shen Yunhe misunderstood what he m 318Reads6.3Score—14d adds
25. 75 穿 Day One After I Transmigrated, the Female General Dragged Me Off to Get Married 穿越第1天，我被女将军拉去结婚 Baimi百密Eastern Fantasy234k WordsCompleted A protagonist who takes life as it comes and always wants to lie flat, but has to work hard to make ends meet. A female general who seems strong-willed, but is only doing everything for the General's Manor and has no choice but to be tough. An empress who seems impossible to read and secretly has a yandere streak. A princess apprentice who has unpredictable outbursts and declares the protagonist her master. A female apprentice who acts sweet and obedient around the protagonist, but is actually a 283Reads8.1Score10514d adds
26. 76 我 I’m the Villain, and I Married the Fate-Bearing Girl 我，反派，娶了气运之女 Mo Anman沫闇曼Urban521k WordsCompleted I, Lin Xiao, transmigrated into the body of a villainous rich second-generation heir. I was at the top from the start, but the System actually told me to steal the heroine! To defy fate, I brazenly stole her away and married the original novel’s woman of destiny. I thought my life was about to take off, but then all kinds of protagonists with their halos began showing up one after another. The chosen ones were sharpening their knives, ready to step on me to climb to the top? The cuckolded Aotian 80Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 77 系 System Bound to the Wrong Person! The Unhinged Goddess Won't Marry Anyone but Me? 系统错绑！疯批女神非我不嫁？ No Stalling, No Stalling, No Stalling不浪不浪不浪Urban671k WordsOngoing (Multiple female leads, multiple female leads, multiple female leads. That’s three times, so enter at your own risk.) Lin Ze was sent flying by his late father, who was driving a heavy truck. The next second, he landed in a high-martial world as a villainous young master whom everyone despised. But what kind of opening is waking up in the hospital wrapped like a mummy? And what’s with his System binding him to a crazy goddess?! [Host detected with relationship troubles. Activating Villain’s Win- 20Reads6.1Score—14d adds
28. 78 反 Villain: From the Start, the Immortal Emperor's Protagonist Cursed Me to Die 反派：开局被仙帝主角下血杀咒 Little Haozi小浩子Urban315k WordsCompleted [Multiple heroines + System + villain + plundering + leveling up at breakneck speed!] Wang Chen transmigrates into the world of a novel and becomes a villain. From the start, the protagonist, an Immortal Emperor, curses him! Just as he's on the verge of death, he awakens a Fortune Plundering System... “System, can I make a run for it?” [Ding! No.] Hearing the System’s cold, mechanical voice, Wang Chen can only sigh and face off against all the protagonists! “An immortal doctor’s inheritance?! Ha 120Reads5.9Score—14d adds
29. 79 谁 Who Let Him Become a Ghost Constable? 谁让他当鬼差的？ A Hundred Flowers万花丛Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted After dying, Su Fan transmigrates into the body of a spirit in the Three Realms and becomes a soul-reaping ghost constable in the Underworld. From then on, the whole culture of the Underworld changes. “First of all, let me make this clear: I’m not the one who corrupted the culture of the Underworld. Ghost constables are supposed to reap souls. I’m just doing my job.” “If you can’t keep up with me, don’t blame me for changing the culture.” With that, Su Fan walks out through the Gate of Hell, car 78.2kReads9.3Score6.1k14d adds
30. 80 魅 My Succubus Tried to Devour Me, So I Turned Her into a Divine Archangel 魅魔噬主，反手养成神级大天使 Talkative Baozi话包子Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Lord] + [National Fate] + [Farming] + [Battlefield of Ten Thousand Races] + [One Evolution Point Per Second] + [Decisive and Ruthless]. The age of global lords had begun. On the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Races, Dragon Country was betrayed by its Blue Star allies and lost its last God-tier Lord. If no new God-tier Lord emerged within 30 days, every citizen of Dragon Country would become a refugee on the battlefield, and the nation would cease to exist. Ye Fan was chosen as one of a million Lor 14.5kReads7.0Score1.5k14d adds

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