No Idiot Plots, System Novels, Saintly Protagonists, or Mindless Power Fantasies 不要降智文，系统文，圣母文，无脑爽文

1. 1 玄EN Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 141.6kReads9.6Score14.7k14d adds

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   A novel whose title doesn't do it justice. I read it last year. The world is vast yet not chaotic, and the characters are numerous yet each one is vividly portrayed. It has a similar feel to the ensemble cast of "The Snow Sword." The protagonist is decisive in action, has his own moral compass, and never acts irrationally. Importantly, it's finished.

2. 2 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds

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   Tomato masterpiece

3. 3 开EN Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 333.1kReads9.7Score43.5k14d adds
4. 4 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Get a New Skill Every Day 灵气复苏：我每天get一个新技能 Dreaming Bookworm书梦人Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + System + urban life + comedy] Lin Qiu is chosen by 9527 and reborn two minutes in the past. From then on, he can awaken a new skill every day. He thinks he’s about to reach the pinnacle of life, but who could have guessed his skills would all involve spreading seeds, fertilizing, and breeding? What kind of ridiculous skills are these? Where are the promised X-ray vision and space powers? 27.1kReads9.2Score2.9k14d adds
5. 5 风EN Dragon City: Winds of Change 风起龙城 Wei Jie伪戒Urban3.4M WordsCompleted Sixty years after global disaster, the Little Freeze has ended. Governments across the living zones begin reclaiming large stretches of unadministered land awaiting development, reorganizing resources and ushering in a full-scale recovery. These twenty years are also known as the “Golden Twenty Years.” It's a dazzling new age: new zones rise one after another, politics sets the stage while capital puts on a show, and ambitious schemers are everywhere. Heroes and strongmen, treacherous warlords a 33.3kReads9.5Score3.9k14d adds

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   If you have a brain, you can give it a try.

6. 6 穿 Transmigrated as the Southern Song Crown Prince, I Meet Huang Rong from the Start 穿越南宋皇太子，开局邂逅俏黄蓉 Yin Qi Chen Feng寅起辰风Male-Channel Fanfiction774k WordsOngoing No System, no invincibility, multiple heroines He was the rightful heir to the throne, but on the day of his coronation, someone else sat upon the dragon throne! After awakening memories from a later life, he is assassinated deep in the palace from the start, then drifts through the martial world, learns divine arts, and meets the most beautiful woman in the Jin Yong novels. Can he change his fate… He will pacify the West, destroy the Eastern Japanese, and build an empire. Watch as he rises fro 1.2kReads6.1Score10014d adds

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7. 7 诸 Myriad Realms of Martial Heroes: The Tendon-Transforming Classic from the Start 诸天武侠，开局易筋经 Handsome Phone Repair Guy修手机的靓仔Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted A growth-focused story! The protagonist isn't invincible and will take plenty of losses. No heroine, but there are women. He does as he pleases, walking the demonic path. He grows as much as possible while following the world's rules. He gets the Yijin Jing from the Dragon Tiger Gate movie to ease into things! The story mainly draws on Jin Yong's wuxia worlds: The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (CCTV drama version, the martial world), The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (TV drama version, fighting for su 11.7kReads6.6Score59214d adds
8. 8 我 I Have 90 Trillion Simp Dollars 我有九千万亿舔狗金 Tomato's Number One Handsome Guy番茄第一帅哥Urban4.5M WordsCompleted Chen Yuan, an ordinary university student, gets dumped from the start and obtains a God of Wealth System. From the start, he receives ninety trillion, but the catch is that he can only spend it on women. With no other choice, he sets out to spend it all, embarking on an extraordinary journey as a tycoon! 74.4kReads9.0Score7.4k14d adds

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   It was very pleasing to the eye at least two years ago! 😘

9. 9 独 Savoring the Mortal World Alone 独嚼人间 Unburnable Candle烧不完的蜡烛Eastern Fantasy960k WordsOngoing (No saintly heroine, no harem, no System, not invincible, not brainless, not a wish-fulfillment novel. Enter at your own risk if that's not your thing! Those who want a saintly heroine, beware! This is not a typical Long Aotian power fantasy!!!!) From the start, he has to eat moldy steamed buns, is thrown into a river, has his soul shackled, and is forced to cultivate demonic arts. In this cultivation world where human lives are worth less than grass, he finally understands: this world is full o 1.5kReads8.1Score10714d adds

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   (No Mary Sue, no harem, no system, not invincible, not mindless, not a wish-fulfillment story. Enter at your own risk if you mind these elements!!! Mary Sue readers beware!! Wish-fulfillment readers, enter at your own risk!) Chen Chen's first lesson after transmigrating: Eating moldy steamed buns. Second lesson: Being drowned in a river. Third lesson: Being locked in a soul-binding situation, sharing life and death with a girl. In this cultivation world where human life is as worthless as grass, he realized: Kindness is the path to death! Cultivating evil arts, wielding a demonic blade, slaying enemies, and devouring life! He crawled out of the mire of despair, with piles of white bones behind him. He subdued a kind-hearted killing god burdened with blood debts, picked up a mysterious and crazy strongman, and raised the little loli who only knew how to rely on him. He built a team that was not tolerated by the world, carving a bloody path in the cracks between immortals and demons! "I am not a demon, I just want to live, and incidentally, let the people around me live well too."

10. 10 靖 Records of Jinglan 靖澜录 A Stroke Across the Mortal World一笔淡红尘Mystery283k WordsCompleted Su Yanci, courtesy name Jingyuan, is the son of Su Zhenting, former commander of the Northern Frontier. After his family is disgraced as traitors, he lies low in the martial world as “Master Mo,” then enters the imperial court, rising from Assistant Director of the Supreme Court to Censor-in-Chief. His plans are meticulous, yet he always leaves room to maneuver. While investigating the Jiangnan salt-tax case, he spares a minor official from the maternal relatives’ faction who was forced into wro 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I'm currently reading some pretty good books myself. If you like them, please leave a rating.

11. 11 晦 The Shadowed Pivot of Heaven 晦影天枢 A Stroke Across the Mortal World一笔淡红尘Eastern Fantasy312k WordsCompleted The Dragon Veins of the Yin Dynasty are stirring, heralding chaos across the land. The ancient assassin organization “Shadows of Dawn” follows the creed “Hide in shadow, preserve the balance” and must intervene to prevent an imbalance of power from bringing suffering to all. Factions: Shadows of Dawn: Assassins who safeguard the balance. Within the organization, two factions clash over their approach: the “Celestial Pivot,” which advocates intervening in the imperial court and making direct corr —Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 12 武 Martial Arts Conquer the Eight Wastelands: Chronicles of the Martial Dynasty 武镇八荒之武朝风云录 A Stroke Across the Mortal World一笔淡红尘Eastern Fantasy553k WordsCompleted The top-tier adventure game Chronicles of the Martial Dynasty has opened its closed beta, and I'm taking on its extreme mode with pain sensitivity set to one hundred percent. The moment I log in, a searing pain tears through my nerves. I've actually entered another world with my game character card. A bronze tiger tally glimmers faintly, and an old passerby jolts me out of my confusion with the words, "A martial artist tempers his sinews and bones; a Dao cultivator forms a golden core." Powerful —Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 13 大 The Great Yong's Bureau for Suppressing the Supernatural 大雍镇玄司 A Stroke Across the Mortal World一笔淡红尘Eastern Fantasy186k WordsCompleted The Decline of Imperial Authority and the Legacy of the Imperial Guard Imperial Authority Organization: Once the exclusive covert guard of the Great Yong imperial family, at its height it controlled three powers in the capital: intelligence, assassination, and the secret vaults. Three hundred years ago, as part of Old Man Mo’s plan to “weaken imperial authority and create a balance of power,” it was broken up and dismantled. Some members became independent martial artists, while others surrender —Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 14 赤 Bright Red Moon: A Ballad of Ten Thousand Years 赤月昭昭：万载谣 A Stroke Across the Mortal World一笔淡红尘Eastern Fantasy218k WordsCompleted On the day the Red Moon rises each year, once known as Disaster Day, the people of the Canglan Continent celebrate the Silver Moon Festival. They recite verses about the Red Moon and the four great legends, and display replicas of the Red Moon Mirror, the Shattered Moon Sword, and the Star Compass, commemorating ten thousand years of protection. On the day of the festival, the male and female leads appear to tell the legendary tales, passing the ideal of "protection" down through the generations —Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 15 我 The Heavenly Dao Has Its Eye on My Survivalist Ways 我的苟道被天道盯上了 Eight and Nine Are Close to TenL捌玖不离拾LEastern Fantasy574k WordsCompleted [Scientific Cultivation + Cautious Cultivation + Behind-the-Scenes Story + Tactical Story + Management Story] Not an effortless, invincible power fantasy Lu Chen: Playing it safe is strategy, being a coward is tactics. Scientific caution is the pinnacle of the Way! Xing Yi: Captain's cowardice rating has exceeded the screen's limits. Recommend lying flat together with Xing Yi! Su Mu: When it comes to acting, I'm a professional. The star of the Poqiong Alliance and its chairwoman, that's me! Shi 96Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    Give this one a try! The protagonist and the antagonist are both incredibly intelligent throughout, employing all sorts of unsolvable schemes that predict your every move. The plot is also well-designed.

16. 16 十 The Thirteen Heavens 十三重天 Chen A Sheng陈阿笙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse180k WordsOngoing (An ensemble cast) We crawled out of hell just to stay alive. Anyone who won’t let us live will die! If we’re going to take you out, it means you deserve it. If you don’t, we’ll make up a reason. And if we still can’t take you out after that, we’ll just do it in secret! We don’t care about morality or humanity. We’ll do whatever it takes! Only after conspiracy and madness tore through every boundary did we realize that our people were enslaved not only by our greedy, despicable kin, but also —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Invincible werewolves who crawled out of hell, you are all our stepping stones. We crawled out of hell just to live, and whoever prevents us from living, we will kill! We have no morals, because we have no power to talk about morality! We have no humanity, because anyone who talks about humanity has been silenced! We are selfish, we are insidious and ruthless! Just to live!!!

17. 17 无 The Invincible Live-In Son-in-Law: I Just Want to Take It Easy, but I'm Forced to Get to Work 无敌赘婿：只想咸鱼的我被迫营业 Great Arctic Penguin北极大企鹅Historical1.8M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Alternate History + No System + Cunning + Everyday Life + Secretly Invincible] Chu Chen, the king of assassins, transmigrates to another world and becomes the live-in son-in-law of a marquis's household. He had no choice before, but now he just wants to laze around and live off his wife, listening to music at the pleasure houses and flirting with women on pleasure boats... Unfortunately, people keep plotting against him. So he has no choice but to return to his old profession. 16.2kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds

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    Chu Chen, the King of Assassins, transmigrated into the body of a noble family's son-in-law in another world. He initially planned to live a carefree life, indulging in pleasure and entertainment, but unfortunate individuals always seemed to have designs on him. Forced to return to his old ways, he killed, wiped out entire families, and exterminated entire clans… terrifying powerful clans, princes, and even foreign tribes, while feigning innocence: "I was just forced to do this, what did I say?" Witness how this cunning son-in-law secretly becomes invincible in his daily life, creating the most contrasting legend of a son-in-law.

18. 18 穿 Transmigrated to the ’70s: The Sect Leader and Her Adorable Husband 穿到七零，门主和她的小娇夫 Dragon Palace Gate龙宫殿门Modern Romance588k WordsCompleted 1970s + Transmigration + Pocket Dimension + Medical Skills + Two Strong Leads + Contrast Male Lead + Military Marriage Su Qiqi, the sect leader of the Ghost Doctor Sect, transmigrates to the 1970s with the sect's inherited medical knowledge and pocket dimension. My stepmother wants to sell me? Here, have some bullets! Japanese invaders? I'll stab you to death with silver needles! I went to the countryside and picked up a general to be my god-grandfather. With nothing better to do, I opened a fa 3.5kReads8.2Score42814d adds

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    Fast-paced, male lead with contrasting personalities

19. 19 龙EN Dragon War God 龙血战神 Feng Qingyang风青阳Eastern Fantasy16.3M WordsCompleted In the ancient era, when heaven and earth were first created, the Dragon Sacrifice Continent belonged to the Divine Dragon clan. Now, the dragons have all but vanished, and a mysterious cataclysm threatens once more, placing all living beings in grave danger! The young Long Chen bears the glory and mission of his forebears as he pursues the mystery behind the dragons' extinction. By a twist of fate, he becomes the only Ancestral Dragon martial cultivator in millions of years, rises to the pinnac 15.7kReads8.6Score1.7k14d adds

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    I wholeheartedly recommend this book! No system, no saintly figures! Everyone is intelligent, and the male lead is decisive and ruthless! He starts as a good-for-nothing playboy. Because of his father's influence, he rises to become a powerful warrior, fiercely loyal to his brothers, and relentlessly strives to fulfill his ten-year promise to the female lead! He always risks his life in danger! I started reading this book in middle school, and it was continuously updated. Then I stopped reading it last year and suddenly remembered it—I was surprised it was still around! I highly recommend everyone check it out.

20. 20 开 From the Start, I Had an Infinite Troop-Spawning System and Swept Through Cambodia 开局无限爆兵系统，血洗柬埔寨 li Li Gongzili李公子Urban241k WordsCompleted [For the guys] + [Hot-Blooded Wish Fulfillment] + [Modern Weapons] + [No Goody-Two-Shoes Heroine] + [System Novel] + [No Being Pushed Around, No Holding Back, Just Slaughter] After the scam compounds in northern Myanmar were swept away, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, became the next target of public outrage! On the surface, this place looks dirty, chaotic, and run-down, like a third-tier city in the 1990s. But in secret, it is becoming Southeast Asia’s most notorious dark horse capital! Westerners tre 2.2kReads5.7Score10214d adds

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    A fast-paced, action-packed urban fantasy novel featuring an invincible start and a barrage of modern weaponry.

21. 21 星 Rebel of the Starry Sky 星穹叛逆者 Geng Wu Xin Si Ding You庚午辛巳丁酉Urban247k WordsCompleted …When spiritual qi revival begins… …An era in which everyone has the chance to cultivate immortality… …Fellow cultivators, will you choose cultivation or keep being wage slaves?… …What happens when spiritual qi is monopolized and has to be rented or bought at exorbitant prices… …Fellow cultivators, how should you respond???… ...When knowledge of cultivation, techniques, resources, pills, and cultivation abodes are monopolized, how —Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 22 善 A Thought of Good or Evil Makes an Immortal 善恶一念仙 Sunset and Dawn落日清晨Eastern Fantasy428k WordsOngoing Evil takes shape from the fear, desires, and greed born of hunger and displacement. Knowing the thoughts deep within people's hearts, it continually creates greater panic and enslaves the masses. They build an immortal tomb that answers every prayer: whether in life or after death, anyone with a sincere heart will receive a response. People try to move them, hoping to be reborn as immortals. 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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23. 23 没EN There's Always Someone More Cautious 没有最苟的只有更苟的 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted What is an immortal? What is a demon? What is righteous? What is evil? It all comes down to what the victors say! With absolute power, no matter how cunning your schemes, how brilliant your plans, how overwhelming your fortune, whether you are Heaven’s favored child or blessed with one opportunity after another, you can still only be crushed… Qin Fusu of the Great Qin Dynasty had been its crown prince since childhood. As the saying goes, a man of great wealth should not sit beneath a dangerous r 6.5kReads9.0Score47714d adds

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    I highly recommend this slow-burning, traditional Eastern fantasy cultivation novel! 📖

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