Ever Since I Read Game Invasion, My Standards for Books Have Gotten So High 自从看了游戏入侵，感觉看书门槛都高了

1. 151 赶 Corpse-Driving Rules: The Eighteen Forbidden Charms of Chenzhou 赶尸守则：辰州符十八禁 I Am Wang Shisan在下王十三34k WordsCompleted Corpse-Driving Rules: Eighteen Taboos of the Chenzhou Talismans 2Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 152 在 Becoming the Most Popular One in a Horror Game 在惊悚游戏里成为最强万人迷 Cloudscorch Wanderer灼云客Mystery975k WordsOngoing (Content warnings at the end of the blurb. This story rejects writing advice.) [Infinite-Flow + Wish Fulfillment + Passionate Team Ensemble + Light Mystery and Combat + Horror Escape] [Top-Tier Talent, Brains and Brawn, a Cold-Humored, Protective Female Lead, and Teammates Who Each Shine in Their Own Way] At first, the twisted viewers thought that some poor woman in a hospital gown was going to die horribly on the very first night of the first round. That was until they saw her with their own ey 111.4kReads9.4Score12.1kShelves
3. 153 恶 Wicked Cultivator: I Hold the True, Good, and Beautiful System and Become the Demon Emperor 恶女修仙，手握真善美系统成魔帝 You Lianqing犹怜青Ancient Romance725k WordsOngoing [Lone-wolf cultivation + no romance + System + native-born underdog + villainess + dual mastery of medicine and formations] Li Li has always been sharp-tongued and ruthless, with a fierce grudge against anyone who crosses her. She has been beaten countless times for it, yet she never learns her lesson. When she was ten, a monster calling itself the “Truth, Goodness, and Beauty System” came to her, back when she was still called Ding Er Ya, and forced her to do good deeds. Guided by the principle 18.9kReads9.2Score2kShelves
4. 154 魔 The Witch's Farm: Build a Home in a Survival Game 魔女的农场：生存游戏建造家园 Nanbei Yuan南北鸳Fantastical Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead] [No Romance] [Everyone Survives in a Western Fantasy World] [Building and Farming] [Lone Wolf] Su Mo opened her eyes and found herself in a massive Western fantasy survival game. From the start, she had a 2x2 patch of soil, an axe, and a fishing rod. She needed to obtain building blueprints and establish her own territory. With a Strength stat of 1, even carrying a crate of water was exhausting. It was a nightmare start to a survival game. After killing a slime, she obtained a s 99.1kReads8.5Score13.9kShelves

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   The first book, "The Fake Heiress," felt very underwhelming, especially in the first few chapters. The later chapters focused more on the game world, a rather novel concept. The female lead is a very strong alchemist. The initial "real" and "fake" heiress dynamic was intentional on her part. I quite liked the premise of the second book, although the world was a bit vast, and the female lead was still developing. Everyone should check out the synopsis or read the book to learn more! My introduction wasn't very good.

5. 155 诸 The Gods Have Descended: I Talk Back to This One, That One, and That One 诸神降临：我怼这个这个还有这个 Feng Yingtian烽映天Urban100k WordsOngoing [Time travel]+ [Game Invasion]+ [System for all]+ [Jiahao] Xie Yi was reborn before the gods descended. His first move was to dump his unrequited love on the night of May 20 and rush to a psychiatric hospital overnight... Because the second closed beta for Gods Online was being held in the intensive care unit of a provincial psychiatric hospital. In other words: the province's number one PICU.… In his previous life, he had no choice and barely managed to catch the last train into the world of G 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These three are good; the first one is even a bit mind-bending.

6. 156 网 Online Gaming: A God-Tier Talent from the Start 网游：开局获得神级天赋 Yi Chen亦晨Sports7.0M WordsCompleted When online gaming and reality merge. After being betrayed by his brothers and lover, Zhang Yi returns reborn from eight years in the apocalypse. Armed with a supreme artifact and god-tier talent he obtained before his rebirth, he enters the game once more. The world will be reset in Zhang Yi’s hands... 10.8kReads8.5Score1.8kShelves
7. 157 公 Highway Survival: Why Is the Boss Inspecting Monster Supplies? 公路求生：大佬咋在验收怪物物资 Icebreaking Sledgehammer破冰大锤子Sports1.6M WordsCompleted [Road Survival raft + Infinite Dungeon Progression + Stockpiling] [Not an ensemble story, with a lone-wolf focus. Team battles only begin much later, after around chapter 450. Not a war-between-nations story, and not a rebirth story.] The early chapters borrow general elements from road-survival stories, such as vehicles, professions, and service stations. The story gradually opens up around chapter 100, combining an infinite-dungeon format with a road-survival setting. Current dungeons include 87.8kReads9.2Score8.5kShelves

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   These little fries are so cute, they look great!

8. 158 高EN Tower Survival: The Game Invades After I Beat It 高塔求生，我通关后游戏入侵了 Calico Cat Jiujiu狸花久久Sports354k WordsOngoing The rating just came out, but it’ll go up ( >^ω^< ) [Game invasion + no CP + survival + dungeon challenges] On an utterly ordinary day, Xin Jiu, a gaming streamer, cleared the full-dive survival tower game "Codename: Divine Arrival". One second, the System was announcing that she was the only player in the world to have cleared it. The next, a major update arrived. The trial towers from the game descended into reality, and everyone who had participated in the open beta had to enter a tower withi 311Reads8.2Score108Shelves

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   I think all of these books are good! The first three are about games coming to life.

9. 159 武 The End of Martial Supremacy 武极之末 Mu Rong Smiles木容笑笑Eastern Fantasy709k WordsOngoing The pinnacle of martial arts breaks through the void. It is the end of the martial path, the threshold to a higher world where one can seek the Great Dao and pursue immortality! Only when Liu Muyun reached that endpoint did he discover that the path to martial supremacy had only just begun! 5.7kReads6.4Score342Shelves

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   The first book is about the myriad worlds, the calamity of humanity, and the struggle between all races in the universe! The second book is about the apocalypse of the myriad worlds, including Gu Long's heroes, Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Tang Dynasty, Storm Riders, Yang Shen, the Great Zhou Dynasty, Shrouding the Heavens, Journey to the West, and Investiture of the Gods! The third book is about survival for all and the invasion of games!

10. 160 末 The Doomsday Blade Abyss 末日刀渊 Mu Rong Smiles木容笑笑Male-Channel Fanfiction3.6M WordsCompleted He begins with the game Blade Abyss and steps into the Myriad Worlds! From low-martial-arts jianghu to mid-martial-arts rivalries, then shattering the high-martial-arts firmament; next, sweeping through the Small Thousand Worlds and roaming the vast Middle Thousand Worlds, until he finally takes command of the Great Thousand Worlds' Heavenly Dao and reaches the supreme realm of the primordial chaos! 🌙 In the Gu Long world, he becomes Li Xunhuan's disciple! ⚔️ In the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber 23.3kReads7.9Score2kShelves
11. 161 什 What Do You Mean All My Secret Identities Are Beautiful, Frail, and Tragic? 什么叫我的马甲全是病弱美强惨 Bright Candle17明烛17Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing (Main story complete) Delusion-fueled misunderstandings / Multiple secret identities / Everyone's favorite / Ensemble cast / Superpowers / No official romance, but both the original and his secret identities attract plenty of intense one-sided devotion System: Your first secret identity is cannon fodder who dies at the beginning. Bai Ye: The one who got away. I get it. System: The second is an undercover agent understood by no one, who ultimately falls just before dawn. Bai Ye: The unforgett 34.3kReads9.1Score5.9kShelves

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    I want to recommend this heartwarming and sweet comic to the whole world! [I want to recommend this heartwarming and sweet comic to the whole world!] [I want to recommend this heartwarming and sweet comic to the whole world!] [I want to recommend this heartwarming and sweet comic to the whole world!]

12. 162 别 [ Apocalypse ] Don't Fall Asleep! You'll Die! 【末世】别睡觉！会死！ Joy at Every Step步步见喜Mystery658k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Infinite Flow + Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Nightmare Invasion] A countdown appears at random over cities. When it reaches zero, the city's residents are forced to fall asleep and dragged into the Nightmare World. After being reborn, Li Ge has just one goal: kill every aberrant and take down the Nightmare! At first, the Nightmare monsters think Li Ge is just a tasty human. But later... So which one of us is the monster?! Is the food chain backwards or what?! In th 26.2kReads9.2Score5.7kShelves

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    If you're experiencing a reading slump, look here! I've specifically found books you might not know about.

13. 163 满 The Max-Level Guide Returns, and Her Identity Reveal Sets Off a Battlefield 满级向导回归，掉马后修罗场炸了 The Cute and Charming Shrimp Skin可爱又迷人的虾皮Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Male Sentinels, Female-Targeted] [Everyone's Dream Girl] [One Female Lead, Multiple Male Rivals] Lin Zhu, once the strongest Guide, signed soul contracts with several top-tier S-class Sentinels and saved a world on the verge of collapse, only to vanish without a trace at the height of her glory. The Sentinels she had supposedly “loved and abandoned” had long since turned completely dark, driven mad by longing and mental corruption. They murmur her name over and over in their dreams, wanting to 35.9kReads9.0Score7.2kShelves
14. 164 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 63.5kReads9.5Score7.2kShelves

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    These two ensemble novels are absolutely fantastic! (≥▽≤)☆ The author's writing is superb!! The first one is an ensemble novel about a five-person team, no romance, featuring school competitions, and each character has their own story! I absolutely love it, and I especially love this author's writing! The second one is a space-themed supernatural novel, no romance, also ensemble-oriented, with the main character possessing a space-age ability. The supernatural powers are beautifully described, and all the plot holes from the beginning are filled in. I really hope the author will release a new book soon! Both books have excellent writing and incredibly smooth logic. I really enjoy them. You can read the first chapter and the synopsis to avoid any potential pitfalls!

15. 165 我 Conquering the Cold Beauty in the Horror World 我在惊悚世界中征服高岭之花 I Eat Roses我吃玫瑰Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite-level game + horror + heroine pursues hero, but no groveling after a breakup] ❗Warning: This is not a power fantasy with a strong female lead! The heroine is pretty useless at first! Please read the blurb carefully and make sure you’re okay with the heroine’s personality before starting. [Plot] He Zhi’s journey from a rookie in a horror game to a true god of the Purple Star took a very, very long time. [Romance] After being discharged from the hospital, Huo Xunjing mysteriously disap 28.6kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves

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    Both of these are horror books. I personally found the first one quite scary; the female lead is timid at first but gradually becomes stronger, and the ghosts and monsters in the dungeons scared me. The second one was the first horror book I ever read, and it was also good. The female lead is intelligent, and it's worth a second reading (>‿◠)✌️

16. 166 看 After Seeing the On-Screen Comments, the Vase-Like Female Lead Slaughters Her Way Through the Cultivation World 看见弹幕后，花瓶女主杀穿修真界 Gu Huo故火Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Live Chat Comments + Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Light Ensemble Cast] Also known as: The System Told Me to Win Them Over, So I Killed All the Chosen Ones Chu Yuan is the eldest daughter of a cultivation family. She works hard at her cultivation and treats others kindly, but one day she unexpectedly sees live chat comments: Just a flower with no fragrance. Hurry up and get off the screen! Who wants to see a simpering wife in a cultivation world full of male leads? I want to see Chinese-sty 43.4kReads9.2Score12.6kShelves

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    This is also a female-oriented novel, and one of those where the enjoyment gradually increases. The ideas it expresses are quite novel and thought-provoking. The female protagonist isn't the type who starts out with a high status or wealth and power, but rather achieves it through careful planning. I think it's very enlightening, with a grand world-building, well-handled foreshadowing, and a cohesive narrative. The characters are vividly portrayed, and there's no romantic pairing. The language is clear, engaging, and impactful, leaving a lasting impression. I think it's worth reading, especially for women.

17. 167 天EN Apocalypse Mutants: That Cheat? Yoink! 天灾异种：金手指？拿来吧你 Sugar Million糖百万Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.7M WordsOngoing [Natural disasters + mutations + strong heroine + reborn + pocket dimension + System farm + stockpiling + no romance] [Slice-of-life farming + younger sister + pets] Natural disasters strike one after another, mutations begin, and alien species arrive. Ming Jiu, an ordinary person with no special powers, cautiously survives until the seventh year of the apocalypse. She's careful, sneaky, and never draws attention if she can use a dirty trick instead. She works diligently, farming and doing odd j 52.7kReads8.5Score6.6kShelves
18. 168 无EN Infinite Rewinds: Everyone Thinks I'm a Big Shot 无限回档：所有人都以为我是大佬 What's Wrong with Money?钱有什么不好Mystery414k WordsCompleted [Adapted into a comic drama] [Audiobook narrated by a real person available] [Infinite Flow + Livestream Survival + Death Rewind + Half-Dihua] [No CP] [The story contains a lot of on-screen comment barrages] After Xu Xi died from overwork, he transmigrated to another world invaded by a survival game. He even discovered that he could rewind time after dying. By using this ability to escape danger time and again and successfully clear each instance, he unexpectedly became a top expert in the eyes 191.6kReads9.4Score20.8kShelves
19. 169 御 Beast Taming: My Bestiary Is a Little Demonic 御兽：我的图鉴有点妖 Poor Little Dummy可怜的小呆瓜Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Pet Encyclopedia (golden finger) + no female lead + decisive and ruthless (doesn't make enemies for no reason) + traditional style + somewhat of an ensemble cast] The world underwent a great transformation, and spiritual qi revival began. Animals, plants, and insects started mutating as spiritual qi returned, while humanity remained unchanged. Artillery could not scorch the skin of mountain giants, missiles could not blast open insect nests buried deep underground, and nuclear weapons could not 36.3kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves

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    Except for the second one, all are updated regularly, because the second one is almost finished (and updates are stable). The first one: the male lead isn't invincible (the first few dozen chapters could be considered a dual-male story). The second one: the male lead has a cheat code (most of the later development relies on this cheat code). The third one: as the title suggests, there are two factions, and of course, the four female leads will eventually be in the same faction. The fourth one: after rebirth, the early stages involve face-slapping, and the later stages are purely a satisfying read.

20. 170 末 The Apocalypse Arrives, and I Rely on Farming to Lead My Roommates on a Killing Spree 末世降临，我靠种田带室友杀疯了 Seeking a Thousand Mountains一觅千山Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic Game + Multiple Worlds + Ensemble Cast + Farming + No Romance + Stockpiling] [The author doesn't read reviews, but occasionally reads comments on individual chapters] Synopsis: An apocalyptic game descends, and the dorms across the entire school are overrun. Thanks to a dream, Xu Kewang gets a head start on stockpiling supplies with her roommates, and they successfully unlock all their career skills. But can someone tell her what kind of good person gets Crazy Dave as their career? 87kReads9.4Score13.9kShelves
21. 171 开 From the Start, They Sacrificed Me to Heaven. In the End, I Took Power 开局被祭天，结局我掌权 Big Shuttle大梭子Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted (The first fifteen chapters mostly recount memories from her past life.) Wei Yingshan was born a princess of the imperial family, but an accident left her stranded in the wilderness. She was brought back to the palace when she was thirteen. When she was seventeen, rebel troops laid siege to the city and demanded that a princess of the Wei clan surrender with her hands bound and a jade disc in her mouth. Her birth mother couldn't bear to subject the elder sister and younger brother she'd raised f 77.2kReads9.3Score11.4kShelves
22. 172 春 Scheming for a Night of Passion 春宵谋幸 Glutinous Rice Cake江米糕Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [No Transmigration. Native-Born Heroine Develops Early On, Becomes Powerful Later.] [Everyone's Darling, Not a Submissive Wife. Political Intrigue, Coming-of-Age Female Lead, Multiple Male Leads, All Pure and All End Up with Her.] Shen Zhixing died a pathetic death in her previous life. As the only daughter of a marquis's household, she gave everything to help a man ascend the throne. In the end, her family was branded traitors plotting rebellion. When she begged him, all she got was a death tha 13.8kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves

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    These two female-centric books are truly exceptional, especially the first one. They always provoke thought. Although not yet finished, both books tell the story of the female protagonists' personal growth, showing their gradual intellectual development. I suspect the ending might involve the protagonist becoming an empress. I highly recommend the first book.

23. 173 我 I Am the Biological Child of the Dragon-Prince's Emperor Father 我，是龙傲天父皇亲生的崽 Bu Yu Sen Sen Sen不豫森森森Fantastical Romance590k WordsCompleted [Just started posting, ratings will rise] As the daughter of the God King, Yuan Cuo’s life was one long tragedy. Her birth mother desperately wanted her younger brother to take the throne, and forced Yuan Cuo to serve as his stepping stone. Her father was cold and heartless, treating her as nothing more than a marriage alliance tool. Her friend was two-faced, joining forces with others to tear her limb from limb. Unwilling to suffer through life all over again, Yuan Cuo only wanted to die quick 18.5kReads7.9Score2.1kShelves
24. 174 斩 Slay the Gods: The Side Character and the Male Lead Got Their Happy Ending 斩神：路人甲和男主HE了 Shi0莳0Female-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Godslayer fanfic + female lead transmigrates + undoing tragic deaths + 1v1 + Lin Qiye pairing + breaking up the canon couple] Su Xiu transmigrated into a book. The good news: she'd read it. The bad news: the book was called Godslayer, a world of extreme danger where someone was killed off every day. The good news: she was an unnamed passerby with no role in the original story. If she kept her head down, she could survive. The bad news: she was a local of Cangnan, and in a year she'd vanish alon 12.6kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves

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    It's seriously amazing! Honestly, the interactions between the male and female leads are fantastic. The sweetness level has been a bit excessive lately, and one of the reasons I'm keeping reading is because the female lead will disappear with the entire city later—I want to see Lin Qiye's reaction, hehe. Anyway, it's still a very good read; it's one of the few I've read that I still find enjoyable.

25. 175 女EN The Infinite Reset: A Side Character's Journey to Immortality 女配修仙，但是无限读档 Moon Facing the Sky月对空Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, an absolutely massive golden finger, carefree cultivation, fighting monsters and leveling up] What happens when a cannon-fodder supporting heroine gains the ability to reload infinitely... Bad spiritual roots from the start? Reload and try again. Can’t win the sect tournament? Reload and try again. A secret realm full of danger? Reload to avoid every danger and collect every rare treasure. Offended a high-ranking cultivator? Even with just a 1% chance of success, keep reloading thro 74.8kReads9.4Score9.8kShelves

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    It's good, but I don't know why no one is recommending it. The female lead has an iron will comparable to Pavel Korchagin, and the female supporting characters are also very charismatic. It's a very realistic cultivation world where everyone is desperately trying to become stronger.

26. 176 全 The Whole Family Transmigrates to Ancient Times, but They're All Pretending to Get Along 全家穿古代，但貌合神离一家人 I Came to Be Emperor我是来当皇帝的Ancient Romance348k WordsOngoing [The whole family transmigrates + toxic family of origin + rejection of filial piety + selfish self-interest + me-first] Five years after escaping her family of origin, Xia Wucuo transmigrated and became a little girl in an ancient village. The ones who transmigrated with her were: Her mother, a high school graduate with a head full of feudal ideas, both pitiful and infuriating; Her father, who was obsessed with starting businesses, buried in debt, and had torn the family apart; And her younger 2.3kReads9.3Score274Shelves

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    Trust me, trust me, don't let the title put you off. Just look at my profile; I'm a huge fan of *You Qin*! I haven't opened *Tomato* (a popular Chinese novel) in ages because I can't stand other books. I was surprised to find this one, thinking it was another mindless farming novel with a system and a spatial ability. But there's no cheat code; she relies entirely on her own brains to find her way to make money. The scenes of confronting her family of origin are incredibly satisfying and cathartic! From gaining the children's approval through stories on her first day in the book, to becoming the leader of the kids, catching cicadas to exchange for money, and even catching locust tree worms, she treats her family of origin as just a daily source of amusement. Later, she connects the tavern with the village to catch bamboo worms, giving her the leverage to negotiate. Of course, people are afraid of danger and don't appreciate kindness (this is also from the book), but what truly allows her to establish herself in the village is when she directly kills and defeats thieves who come to steal from her home, eliciting fear from the village. When an old man comes to cause trouble because of his family's reputation, she speaks clearly and wins against five people, earning six hundred coins for free. It's incredibly satisfying, hahaha! Moreover, this book pays great attention to its background and avoids any ridiculous plot devices. The background has been slightly altered, but the author's understanding of history is evident throughout the text, interspersed with occasional glimpses of it, which is quite educational. The book is also full of humor, making it impossible to stop laughing. It shows great respect for women, with the female protagonist always offering assistance whenever she has the time. When a young woman is targeted by a playboy who paints lewd pictures, she directly paints several lewd pictures of the man, which is incredibly satisfying. This also inspired women of that time. She even managed to swindle fifty taels (equivalent to fifty thousand, I think), ensuring she was financially secure for a long time. Furthermore, there was a system in the time where women were allowed to attend school, with a small number of girls attending. After spending time with the young girls and realizing their desire to learn, the female protagonist manages to send all those who want to study to school. Truly ingenious. The female protagonist has a very free-spirited personality, adhering to the principle of "what you want, you arrange, you get." She is a highly intelligent individual. She doesn't recommend leading those she likes towards a brighter future, nor does she recommend harming those she doesn't get along with. The female protagonist is incredibly clear-headed; she sees her mother, father, and brother clearly. There's absolutely no sense of her working herself to the bone to support her family and then being grateful for their existence. It's incredibly satisfying! The author's name is also quite bold! But after finishing the book, all I can say is, "Please, Emperor, update more!"

27. 177 丧 A Zombie's Hiking Diary 丧尸的徒步旅行日记 Li Jiu理久Sci-Fi & Apocalypse296k WordsCompleted [Leisurely Travels + Everyday Storylines + No Romance] [Content note: No fighting or drama, and the protagonist isn't cold-blooded, going on killing sprees, or antisocial. This is purely a story about taking walks!] When the apocalypse broke out, Yu Qingxian chose to die. But her attempt failed, and she became a zombie. She had been socially anxious and depressed in life, so she decided to travel on foot. Since everyone was a zombie anyway, she didn't feel so afraid anymore. 24.2kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves

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    After finishing "Game Invasion," I immediately started reading this one; it's so good, and the author's writing is excellent.

28. 178 拍 I Photographed Every Has-Been Online Celebrity, and Now I’m Finally Famous 拍遍全网糊咖，醉姐终于火了 The Old Book Gets Another Chance旧书重来一次Modern Romance765k WordsCompleted [No romance for the heroine, career-focused + entertainment System + fan site manager / agent / boss] Chen Zui has been in a parallel world for a year. The music variety show she was supposed to join gets canceled at the last minute. Fine, fine, guess I’m just unlucky. She’s replaced on a dance show because she stepped out with her right foot first. She gets angry, then gets angry for a moment. She gets edited out of an entertainment variety show for offending a popular star. You dare mess with 18.8kReads9.4Score2.6kShelves
29. 179 去 To Hell with the Real and Fake Heiresses, She's Humanity's Top Ace 去你的真假千金，她是人族首席 Revive a Little Angel复活一只小天使Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (Spiritual qi revival + modern cultivation + female lead + ensemble cast) (HE, no rumors) Wen Chen was the Su family's real daughter, missing for seventeen years. She skipped school by climbing over the wall and gave up on the college entrance exam. After the Su family brought her back to the capital, they thought she was too uncouth to show off and refused to acknowledge her identity. The Huo family bullied her with their influence. The Lu family, to whom she had been betrothed since childhood, 120.4kReads9.2Score14.4kShelves

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    I won't say much more; I've read several articles I liked after the game invasion.

30. 180 游 Game Descends: The Original Heroine Flips the Table on the Spot 游戏降临：原女主选择当场掀桌 Shun Yunhua舜云华Fantastical Romance1.9M WordsOngoing [Reborn + No Romance + Unhinged + Lone Wolf] Content warning: There are pets. The protagonist had a romance in her previous life, but there is no romance in this life. She isn’t invincible from the start, and the early part is on the dark side. She is a female lead who had her fortune stolen and must win everything back on her own. Her dark past is the road that brought her here. The hardened version of the female lead won’t take her anger out on everyone, and will give ordinary people a chance 40kReads8.4Score5.4kShelves
31. 181 无 Endless Icefield: Three Toolboxes from the Start 无尽冰原：开局三个工具箱 King of Grape Mochi提子麻薯大王Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsOngoing [Survival Game] [Game Invasion] [Frozen Apocalypse] [Building Maniac] [Cute Pets] [Stockpiling] [Game Dungeons] The countdown begins, and the frozen apocalypse descends. Everyone is instantly teleported to an endless ice field. From the start, all they have is a campfire on the verge of going out. The only supplies they have are “what they’re wearing” and “what they’re holding.” The wealthy hoarders who’d stockpiled mountains of rice, flour, cooking oil, and even monopolized entire supermarkets 9.3kReads8.4Score730Shelves
32. 182 我 I Level Up on My Own in an Old-School Romance Novel 我在古早言情文里独自升级 I Really Am About to Cry我真的要哭了Ancient Romance2.3M WordsOngoing [Unconventional wish-fulfillment + woman disguised as a man + adored by men and women, with everyone harboring one-sided crushes, no romance + no System, progression through cultivation + ensemble cast] Shuo Li spent her whole life working for the Federation in an interstellar society, then died after eating too much cheap takeout. When she opened her eyes, she discovered she had arrived inside what might be a few-hundred-year-old fantasy romance novel for female readers. The heroine was kind 71.3kReads9.4Score7.8kShelves

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    These are all four books I'm currently reading. The second one needs no introduction. The first one is one of the few male-oriented novels I've read, and it's really good—one of my four most treasured books. The third is a group portrait, capturing the unique carefree spirit of youth; the descriptions are truly excellent. Don't worry about the writing style; all four are very well-written. The fourth is a political intrigue novel about a pampered crown prince, everyone's ideal man. These four are truly some of the best books I've read.

33. 183 癫EN What the Heck! Everyone Around Me Is Completely Nuts! 癫！孤身边全是神经病！ Wen Yuan Party文元党Ancient Romance764k WordsCompleted Born a crown prince, Qi Yuanzuo was convinced that he was the only normal person in the imperial family. Little did he know what the Crown Prince looked like to outsiders: At seven, he shot a tiger and won nine hundred kilometers of territory in the Qilian Mountains. At thirteen, he cut through the great clans of Jiangnan and personally orchestrated the Case of the Ninety-Seven Mourning Robes, stepping over piles of corpses to claim the throne. At fifteen, he gambled on the Qilian Mountains once 54.9kReads9.5Score7.1kShelves
34. 184 穿EN Reborn as the Firstborn of a Concubine: My Legitimate Brother Is an Immortal Emperor! 穿越庶长兄：嫡弟竟是仙帝转世！ Tonight, I'll Bask in the Moonlight今晚晒月亮Xianxia1.5M WordsOngoing [Signed for print publication | Brothers standing shoulder to shoulder, no romance, lighthearted and funny with a touch of ensemble cast, satisfying and never groveling, both brothers become top-tier powerhouses later on] After transmigrating, Yun Qing became the eldest son born of a concubine in one of the cultivation world's most powerful families. The good news: He possessed a Chaos Dao Embryo and an ancient double pupil. He could seize the sun and pluck the stars, with a boundless path to im 190.4kReads9.6Score15.3kShelves

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    This one is also acceptable, but it's completely different from the one about finding songs.

35. 185 快 Quick Transmigration: I Rely on Raising Kids to Become a God 快穿之我靠养崽封神 Qibao Tuantuan柒宝团团Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Audiobook and comic adaptations available. Search the title on Fanqie to read them.] [Quick transmigration + raising children + strong heroine + romance] Because she was a workaholic mother, her child died tragically and her husband took his own life. After Qiao Qiao transmigrates into her place, everyone says that CEO Qiao is utterly devoted to her husband and child. A mother dotes on her son while exploiting her daughter to support him, only to be pushed off a cliff by her son and die. Qiao Q 9.3kReads9.5Score784Shelves

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    [Book drought, seeking recommendations] As a ten-year veteran bookworm, my standards for reading books have gotten higher and higher [crying]. Below are some of Tomato's best books in my opinion (in no particular order). The writing is good, the plot is novel, and you can read them with confidence (the first two are not yet finished). I am averse to female-centric stories (including related profanity), female-female rivalry, excessive descriptions of the male and female leads' appearances, pajamas, too many male characters, male impurity, stupid supporting characters, illogical writing, excessive chuunibyou, overly sentimental writing, and filler content... 1. Tomato's top road trip novel, novel theme, large world view, logical writing, no romance, stable updates. 2. Many readers, long novel, no romance, many readers, no further description, recommended. 3. Post-apocalyptic raising a child, strong female lead, romance (medium length, easy to ship). 4. Good, real and fake heiresses (the heiresses have a very good relationship), strong female lead, romance, imaginative plot, the prison arc is the most outstanding. 5. The first novel I read on Tomato Bookstore, reread it twice. Quick transmigration with raising a child, has a romantic pairing (it's great!), A very long novel. The ending is a bit off, but otherwise it's great. A good read if you're looking for something to read. 6. A Xianxia novel with a strong female lead. The female lead is very charming! The story is novel and logical, the plot doesn't drag, and the romantic pairing is short (they're a good match). Recommended! 7. A romance novel, female lead-driven, both leads are virgins, great! Recommended, many epilogues. 8. Raising a child for redemption, strong female lead, no romantic pairing, both male and female supporting characters are well-developed. The world-building is complete, no major plot holes. 9. A novel where the female lead pursues the male lead, strong female lead, the ending is a bit strange, but overall it's quite good. A good read if you're looking for something to read. 10. A post-apocalyptic romance with mutual redemption. The female lead has a sunny personality, the male lead is a bit gloomy. A rather unique post-apocalyptic novel, the dungeons are like an infinite flow, there are no zombies. The romance is very sweet, no character idiocy. Many epilogues, good read, recommended.

36. 186 显 What's Wrong with Being an Attention Seeker? Go Ahead, Try Cutting Me! 显眼包怎么了，有本事你砍我啊 Give Me a Little Star给我一颗小星星Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Female-led, no romance, transmigrated, pure power fantasy, fake System, no past life] She somehow transmigrates into a cultivation world. The good news: she’s back to age fifteen and has a golden finger. It looks like she’s about to reach the pinnacle of life! The bad news: her golden finger is a cultivation-world upgrade mashup of Pinduoduo and Beauty Cam: the Show-Off System. [Invite an opponent to take one more chop and you can level up!] [Take three more chops in total to unlock the “Bright 29.3kReads9.2Score4.3kShelves

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    These books are incredibly valuable, no doubt about it! They're so good! I've caught up with or finished reading them all, they're just so good. Does anyone understand the value of these books?

37. 187 穿 The Villainess Who Became the Fake Girlfriend of an Amnesiac Big Shot 穿成假冒失忆大佬女友的恶毒女配 Wen Qi闻栖Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Everyday life / A slow-burn romance / Cohabitation before love / Both leads have no other romantic partners / Sweet romance] After transmigrating, Song Yunfei becomes the villainess who pretends to be the girlfriend of an amnesiac CEO. In the original novel, the villainess accidentally hit the CEO of Yanjin Group with her car. Afraid of going to jail, she pretended to be his girlfriend while he had amnesia. She even lied that he was a poor nobody, then took him to a remot 66.1kReads9.2Score8.9kShelves
38. 188 游 After Games Invaded, I Became a Top-Tier Star in the Horror Game World 游戏入侵后我成了惊悚游戏顶流 There Will Always Be Youth总有青葱Sports405k WordsOngoing [The rating just came in and will rise] No CP + Infinite Flow + Strong Female Lead + No romance. The instances include survival, role-playing, urban legends, and more. Shen Youqing had a perfect life by worldly standards. A beautiful face, a high income, and a handsome fiancé. Yet she found it all incredibly dull. That is, until... “Ding-dong! The universe’s most popular ‘Zeus Game’ officially launches on Earth today!” “Kill the inhuman creature hiding among you to qualify for the game!” Watchi 263Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    134 Is a dungeon crawler, I highly recommend 13. The protagonist is very smart, and the dungeons are quite intense. 1 Is simple and concise, with clear logic and no unnecessary fluff, plus some humor. A rare gem among Tomato's works. 3 Might be a bit scary, you can skip the dungeons to read it. I recommend the Snow White and Maria story, it's not scary. 5 Is a management story with food, and what attracted me most was the mutual help and self-rescue among people in the apocalypse. 2 Is a rebirth and revenge story, it gets better and better as it goes on. The female protagonist is manipulated by many parties but still remains strong and resilient, that tenacity is very appealing.

39. 189 徒 My Disciples Are All Great Villains! So What If I Spoil Them? 徒弟都是大反派！宠着呗能咋办？ Changdong000长东000Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Villain protagonist + comedy + no romance + ensemble cast + raising kids] Zhu Jiugu transmigrated into a beloved-by-all cultivation novel as the evil master whom the main characters would carve up and tear out the bones of. Her youngest disciple was the lucky heroine. For the Demon Lord hero, she hated her master like an enemy. The other four disciples were devoted male side characters. For their junior sister, they treated their master like dirt. Zhu Jiugu: “Whoever wants to be this master can 77.1kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves
40. 190 规 Rule Horror: The Prince Is Always Lusting After Me 规则怪谈：王子总是对我垂涎欲滴 There Will Always Be Youth总有青葱Mystery2.1M WordsOngoing [Volume One of the print edition goes on sale August 7] [Short drama and comic adaptation now available] [No romance + Infinite-flow + Horror game + No national destiny + Dark fairy tales] A young woman weeps softly at midnight. A handsome prince turns into a bloodthirsty “beast” at night. Cinderella dies a gruesome death on the night of the ball. The horror game is wrapped in shiny glassine, disguised as a sweet candy. What lies hidden behind the enchanting fairy-tale world... Weird tales desc 84.3kReads9.3Score9.9kShelves
41. 191 惊 Thriller Game: I Became Invincible After Throwing Away My Shame 惊悚游戏：我不要脸后无敌了 Yuan Jiu鸢九Mystery562k WordsCompleted Horror game + no romance + comedy + growing heroine (The heroine is an ordinary person. She keeps her head down while she gets stronger at first, then eventually stands tall. Early on, she’s a source of laughs; later, she becomes someone who enjoys the fun.) [Player: Gu Panxi] [Talent: Box of Fear] [For every 100 points of Fear collected, you get one chance to draw a prize from the Box of Fear.] [Fart Sound: When you fart, the sound is automatically amplified 1,000 times.] [Chrysanthemum Enthusi 6.5kReads9.0Score1kShelves
42. 192 养 Raising Cubs App! Log In to Get a Yandere Master! 养崽app！登录就送病娇师尊！ There's a Sea Over There那有一片海Ancient Romance430k WordsCompleted [Virtual boyfriend + yandere ghost + secret identities + mutual pining + closed-loop time paradox] The master Lin Sheng secretly loves has ascended. He is like a ten-thousand-year-old iceberg, lofty and unreachable. One day, she gets her hands on a strange gadget. The moment Lin Sheng steps inside, she sees a familiar little boy miserably chopping wood. Lin Sheng is startled. “Wait! How did I transmigrate to my master’s childhood?” * The boy’s life is full of hardship, and he carries a blood feu 3.1kReads9.0Score545Shelves
43. 193 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainess, I Bind Myself to the Brooding Villain Before He Turns Evil 穿成恶女配，绑定阴湿反派黑化前 Sugar-Free Preserved Plum无糖话梅Sci-Fi & Apocalypse599k WordsCompleted [Romance, Not a Strong Female Lead] A lightly Lovecraftian apocalypse: a sinister, twisted villain x a resilient, brave ray of sunshine The villain, Xie Yanhan, was born wicked: cold and merciless, brutal and bloodthirsty. He nearly destroyed the world single-handedly. But the villain who now stands invincible across the land once had a vicious, cruel fiancée. She left him with a broken leg, sold his flesh and blood, then threw him into the hellish prison of a research institute, where people re 56.5kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves
44. 194 抱 Sorry, I’m Crazy. Keep Your Weirdness Away 抱歉，我有疯病，诡异勿扰 Hot Pot Tripe火锅涮毛肚Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Dark Fairy Tales + Horror Game + Livestream + Hilarious + No Romance + Unconventional Ending] My name is Shi Yu, and I'm mentally ill. One moment I was asleep, and the next I had been transported into a horror game called “Little Red Riding Hood.” Black smoke was rising from Mom's head, and the cake meant for Grandma had been mixed with an unidentified kind of minced meat... The game was being livestreamed to the entire world in real time. People watched in astonishment as, while the other p 21.4kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves

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    The first book was "Beast Taming," which was the first book I read after "Searching for the Song," and it was also the book that made me want to keep reading. The second book is a kind of infinite flow novel, but I read it before "Game Invasion," and I personally think it also made me want to keep reading. The last book is a male-oriented novel with no romantic pairing, no harem, and no female lead. It's also the only male-oriented novel that I finished reading and gave a five-star rating.

45. 195 天EN Heaven's Chosen? Monster? No, It's the Grind Emperor 天骄？妖孽？不好，是肝帝 That Mountain, That Sea那山那海Urban2.3M WordsCompleted [The top workaholic in high-martial arts fiction] [Panel-based cultivation] [Cosmic setting] [Cultivation and progression, not point allocation or speedrunning; the protagonist is a born grinder] In the interstellar age, alien beasts invade and evil gods lurk all around. Li Qingshan awakens a martial arts panel that can record any technique or martial skill. He needs no insight or talent, and faces no bottlenecks. As long as he trains hard, he can improve, and every breakthrough lasts forever! H 218.2kReads9.3Score25.4kShelves
46. 196 魔 The Magic School Junior Who Can Do Anything, from Pranks to Making Trouble 魔法学校小学妹，沙雕搞事啥都会 Ghost Denier无鬼论者Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing [Not Western fantasy: a Chinese-style magic academy, absurd comedy + ensemble cast + hilarious daily life, with romance] [A ridiculous heroine causes trouble and leads everyone astray: a bunch of lunatic students hilariously learning magic] Li Wenyin woke up in a magical world and struggled to survive at a top-tier Chinese-style magic academy. She cut up the school flags to make uniforms, stole textbooks and sprinted for her life, and made the deans so furious their eyes nearly popped out. She w 118.9kReads9.6Score13.2kShelves

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    It's quite different from the game invasion genre, but it's absolutely fantastic! There's a couple, but it's sweet without being cloying.

47. 197 海 A Seal Pup's Journey Around the World 海豹崽崽的环球旅行 Invincible Cat Head无敌猫猫头Modern Romance938k WordsOngoing [Animal Story + Travel + Lighthearted and Healing + Relaxed Everyday Life + No Romance] Zhou Ning had never seen the ocean in her life. Reborn in the boundless sea, she becomes a… seal. No System, no special powers: she’s just a round, chubby, tiny, helpless seal pup. Survival is tough, but she’s determined to use her new life to fulfill the wish she left unfinished in her previous one and see the world properly. She braves the towering waves of the Bering Strait and dives hundreds of meters bel 14.2kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    1. Good to read 2. Interesting from an animal perspective 3. A new book, quite interesting 4. Good to read

48. 198 游 Game Invasion: From the Start, I Randomly Draw a System 游戏入侵：开局随机抽取一个系统 Sleepless Deer鹿不眠Sports772k WordsCompleted [No romance + feel-good power fantasy + face-slapping + invincible leveling + steamrolling everything] 179 years after games invaded the world, every boy and girl on Planet M34 who turns eighteen can awaken a game talent and enter their first game instance through the college entrance examination. Her S-rank talent, [Record Modification], is also known as the Mini Copier. It can record other talents and generate a weakened, one-use version when she enters a game. Looking at the dozens of Syste 16.4kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves

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    The first one needs no introduction, it's still authoritative. The second one is also authoritative, and the plot is very engaging. The fourth one is a romance novel (I think), and although the rating isn't particularly low or high, it's still very enjoyable.

49. 199 全 A Phantom Thief in a VR Game: Steal from Him, Then Steal from You 全息游戏当神偷，偷完他的偷你的 Wei Si Rui卫斯瑞Sports231k WordsOngoing Genesis has launched. Shi Xi was raring to go, ready to dive into the game and make a name for herself. As soon as she logged in, the System announced: [Congratulations! You have drawn a hidden class with a 0.00001% chance of appearing.] Shi Xi was ecstatic. What class had she drawn? Was she about to get some insanely powerful status, punch mages, kick warriors, and rise straight to the top? The System announced: [Congratulations! You have become a great,] [Thief.] Shi Xi: “???” From then on... 38.4kReads8.7Score7.9kShelves
50. 200 我 I Became a God Through Showing Off [ Transmigrated to Another World ] 我靠凡尔赛成神【穿越异世】 Catch the Stars抓住星星Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Can you believe it? Ji Hua transmigrates into a novel her best friend was reading. The bad news: She’s transmigrated, and there’s no way back. The good news: The novel’s main story has already ended, and the identity she’s transmigrated into is quite prestigious. The novel Good-for-Nothing Mage is about two good-for-nothing leads who rise to success. It’s worth mentioning that both the male and female leads each have a beloved person they can never forget. And here’s the best part: the male lead 44.9kReads9.3Score9.6kShelves

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