Strong Female Lead, No Miserable Suffering, No Romance 大女主，不憋屈无CP的

1. 301 继 The Second Empress 继后 Cai Wangwang菜汪汪Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The Noble Consort was favored, the Worthy Consort bore a son, the Bright Etiquette was the emperor’s white moonlight, and the Beautiful Consort was his cinnabar mole. Every other concubine had her own talents and charms. It was a whole garden in full bloom. So who was our protagonist? The unfavored empress, with no children and no powerful family backing. Great. Why did this plot feel so familiar? Never mind. On the first day Zhao Wumian transmigrated here, she decided to lie flat. Compete for t 81.1kReads9.5Score9.1kShelves

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   It's not really a story about a strong female lead; it leans more towards a harem anthology. The plot is logically sound, but rather realistic and understated. I still quite liked it.

2. 302 穿 Transmigrating into a Favoritist Mother-in-Law's Home 穿越遇到偏心婆婆 Belated Maturity迟到的成熟Ancient Romance258k WordsCompleted Other people transmigrate as young girls, but she transmigrated as a woman who had just given birth. Her mother-in-law was a biased shrew, so she split from the family and struck out on her own. With a pocket dimension and plenty of food, she regained her memories, found her birth parents, looted the imperial palace, and declared herself king. In a word: satisfying... —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 303 星 Star-Speaking Immortal Physician 星语医仙 Belated Maturity迟到的成熟Ancient Romance189k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + pocket dimension + cultivation + farming] After transmigrating into another world, she leads her family and relatives in growing new crops, solving their food and clothing problems and making them prosperous. Meanwhile, she stays busy cultivating medicinal herbs in her pocket dimension, making pills, raising spirit pets, and pursuing immortality. 26Reads—Score100Shelves
4. 304 快 Quick Transmigration: The Max-Level Big Shot Gets the Cannon Fodder Script 快穿当满级大佬拿到炮灰剧本 Ran Qiqi冉七柒Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted When the Cannon Fodder System has no other choice, it grabs a random lackey, never expecting to latch onto a max-level expert! From then on, it gets to coast to victory. In the heroine's story, the lives of cannon fodder characters are always turned upside down by her. No matter how innocent they are, cannon fodder can only ever be cannon fodder, a stepping stone on the heroine's road to happiness. Then Guihua transmigrates into the cannon fodder characters of various little worlds. Guihua says: 27.1kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
5. 305 司 Si Yan's Tale of Immortal Cultivation 司岩修仙记 Little Mo Big小莫大Eastern Fantasy164k WordsOngoing A slow-burn story that gets more terrifying the more you think about it. A vast cultivation world, no System, and rigorous logic, not mindless wish fulfillment!… In this world, cultivation is no smooth road to immortality, but a path to survival paved with flesh and blood. I, Si Yan, am a menial Qi Refining disciple of the Yaoxian Sect. I possess a time-related treasure and bear the burden of saving a friend. I once thought that the conflicts within the immortal sects were the greatest evil in 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Speaking of female leads, this is the only one I admire.

6. 306 继 I Inherit the Entire Demon Clan, and My Livestream House Calls Make Me a Sensation 继承妖族全员，我直播查房爆红 Cilantro Doesn't Eat Hot Pot香菜不吃火锅Modern Romance662k WordsCompleted Completed. A new novel set in the same world is currently updating~ [No romance + strong female lead + livestreaming + monsters + leveling up + pure exhilaration] Before programmer extraordinaire Zhang Mo (female) dies of illness, she finally gets news of the scumbag father she has never met: Good news: Her father is dead. Even better news: He left her a livestreaming company. / In the conference room, her late father's elderly assistant sheds delicate tears. Only after Zhang Mo signs for the in 26.9kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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   I just started reading this book and I've already finished it. It's all about the female lead, no angst, and it's very exciting. It's somewhat similar to a novel I read before.

7. 307 天 Sky Screen: I, the Princess of Ten Thousand Years, Rebuild the Han Dynasty Three Times! 天幕：我，万年公主，三造大汉！ Year After Year Tong年年童Ancient Romance422k WordsCompleted [Historical Court Intrigue + Nation-Building and Farming + Three Kingdoms Ensemble Cast + Empress + Strong Female Lead + Livestreaming + Satisfying Female-Power Story] Liu Yue, a modern engineering PhD, was born into the body of Princess Wannian in the final years of the Han dynasty. The history books spare her only a few words: Dong Zhuo abused her, and she died after her “passage was torn apart.” In t 97Reads6.8Score—Shelves
8. 308 闺 My Daughter's Words Become Law, and Her Mad Mother Lies Back and Becomes a God 闺女言出法随，癫娘躺赢成神 Hungry Goose大鹅饿饿Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted Qin Youyou has an incomplete soul and is reborn as a good-for-nothing orphan in a fantasy world, with only a farming System to her name. She lives tucked away in a small mountain valley, until one day she returns to her family. She has to care for her deranged mother, feed her good-for-nothing older brother, and support her declining family. She rolls up her sleeves and keeps working hard to grow vegetables and feed her family. Until... Her useless older brother drinks her tea and smashes a hund 13.4kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves

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   This has no CP (couple pairing).

9. 309 快 Quick Transmigration: I Am Fear Itself 快穿：我就是恐惧本身 Your Excellency, Please Stay尊驾请留步Ancient Romance692k WordsOngoing [Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Invincible + High-Concept + Dark] Those who follow me will prosper; those who oppose me will perish. Xie Lang is the evil corpse of an Immortal Lord, her body overflowing with demonic energy. She abducted a passing System and set her sights on three thousand worlds. Trash from the three thousand realms, prepare to weep bitterly! The Grand Princess of Great Wei, Guardian of the Nation: The Grand Princess expanded her father's territory, won glorious victories on 220Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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   A female-centric novel 😳, she lowers her eyes and smiles lightly: "Love and hate are the obsessions of the living." Everyone else is a crazy, one-sided lover, but the female lead remains perpetually clear-headed.

10. 310 快 Quick Transmigration: She Has Dissociative Disorder, But Doesn't Care 快穿：现实解离患者她不在乎 Belladonna贝拉唐娜425k WordsCompleted “Jing Ci has no heart, yet they insist on demanding one from her.” Born without emotions, she is like a deity carved in stone, untouched by joy or sorrow. Yet the quick transmigration System selects her to win over obsessive, deranged male leads and supporting characters. The System wants her to act devoted. She simply gives up. The male lead waits for her in the rain? She closes the window and goes to sleep. The male supporting character turns evil and imprisons her? She exchanges points for 61Reads6.2Score—Shelves
11. 311 假 Fake Heiress? She Has Countless Secret Identities and Will Crush You All 假千金？她马甲无数拉爆你们 Su Nianli苏念离Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted She is the strongest queen of the world's top mercenary corps, a legend who has dominated the world of assassins! After returning home, she transforms into the brightest star in the capital's elite social circles. Representing China at an international Go tournament, she claims the world's top spot, crushes competitors from other countries, and becomes the youngest world champion, famous at home and abroad! At the world's top shooting competitions, she is an unstoppable force, utterly trouncing 4.9kReads9.0Score696Shelves
12. 312 恶 After the Villainess Went Bankrupt, Everyone Wanted to Bully Her 恶毒女配破产后，他们都想欺负她 Little Xi Luck小西LuckModern Romance300k WordsCompleted [Everyone’s dream girl + Coercive possession + A battlefield of male rivals] [One female lead, multiple male leads + All the men are chaste + Everyone is wicked + Soapy Mary Sue romance] Lin Wanfu is a pampered heiress, spoiled and willful, always getting everything she wants. Unfortunately, the good times don’t last. The Lin family goes bankrupt and is buried in debt. Countless people covet Lin Wanfu’s beauty and want to claim her, keeping her like a songbird in a cage that belongs only to them 10.2kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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    This is a female-centric novel, and the female lead is very clear-headed!!!

13. 313 权 The Alluring Powerful Minister 权臣妖娆 Minced Meat and Fried Egg肉沫跑蛋Ancient Romance960k WordsCompleted Also known as The Female Top Scorer and The Female Imperial Tutor. He was a celebrated, charmingly elegant top scorer, showered with every favor under the heavens. Only after the Du family was destroyed and he hanged himself in prison did the world learn that “he” was a woman! After her father's death, the family's good name was ruined. Dozens of loyal servants starved to death. The beautiful women of the household were either made into servants or reduced to playthings for officials. Reborn, Du 3.3kReads9.1Score435Shelves

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    [Her identity is kept secret + she wields power all her life = a politically manipulative female protagonist in a novel without a romantic pairing] "When you're in the game, until the outcome is revealed, no one knows whether they are the player or a pawn being manipulated."

14. 314 郡 The Commandery Princess Returns to the Capital, So Why Is the Entire Marquis’s Household Dead? 郡主一回京，侯府怎么死光了？ Dancing Sunflower跳舞的向日葵Ancient Romance607k WordsCompleted [Satisfying family-intrigue story + ruthless heroine + face-slapping the villains] Qu Ling was framed by her stepmother and left the Marquis's residence for six years. When she returned to the capital, happiness wasn't waiting for her. Instead, she was driven step by step to the brink of madness. In the end, she went mad and killed everyone in the marquis's household, paying for it with her own life. After coming back to life, Qu Ling took up her knife. She no longer needed to go mad to slaughte 33.3kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves

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    All the female characters are strong, leading ladies. There are romantic pairings, but the male lead doesn't have much screen time; the main focus is on highlighting the female lead's strength. Highly recommended!!!

15. 315 重 Reborn in Tokyo: From a Noble Heiress to a World-Class Tycoon 重生东京：从华族千金到世界财阀 Chihaya Rinna千早凛奈Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [Business Wars] [Conglomerates] [Economics] [The Bubble Era] [Political Intrigue] “Even a pig could take off if it stood in Tokyo's path of rising fortunes in 1985. And I will be the dragon that commands the winds and rain.” A Wall Street elite is reborn in Japan in 1985, only to face the imminent bankruptcy of her family? Saionji Satsuki says: This is like taking a max-level character to slaughter the beginner village! This is the year before the Plaza Accord is signed, with the yen on the verg 113.3kReads9.3Score11.7kShelves
16. 316 带 Road Survival with a Baby: From the Start, I Have a Stroller 带娃公路求生，开局一辆婴儿车 Pomegranate Loves Sweet Potatoes石榴爱番薯Sports1.0M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted, heartwarming survival story, mom and baby, adorable pets, goofy teammates] After coming down with a high fever, full-time mom Shen Yu and her eight-month-old baby were dropped into a road survival world. From the start, all she had was a stroller, a baby bottle, and half a tin of formula... A straight road stretched before her, with thick fog on both sides. Monsters and treasure chests appeared and vanished in the mist... The monsters' growls and her baby's cries nearly drove her 9.1kReads8.8Score1.1kShelves
17. 317 九 Ninefold Azure River 九嶷青河 A Sprig of Wormwood in the Snow雪地一枝蒿Eastern Fantasy647k WordsCompleted At ninety-eight, he failed to establish his Foundation. His spiritual roots were mottled, his talent mediocre. He had given everything he had, yet even with his life nearly at its end, he still fell short of the threshold to Foundation Establishment. Disheartened, he sold off his belongings and set out alone on one last journey. That night, rain leaked through the roof of a ruined temple as thunder boomed and lightning flashed. He encountered a dying Ink Qilin, a descendant of a divine beast, c 149Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 318 伪 False Testimony, 1978 伪证1978 A Sprig of Wormwood in the Snow雪地一枝蒿Modern Romance19k WordsCompleted False Testimony, 1978 —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 319 断 After the Tracks Were Broken 断轨之后 A Sprig of Wormwood in the Snow雪地一枝蒿Marriage & Romance16k WordsCompleted After the Tracks Were Broken —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 320 巷 The Bowl of Wontons at the Alley Corner, Same Broth for Three Years 巷子口那碗馄饨，三年没换汤 A Sprig of Wormwood in the Snow雪地一枝蒿7k WordsCompleted The Bowl of Wontons at the Alley Entrance, Three Years Without Changing the Broth —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 321 主 The Mistress's Daily Life 主母日常 Zhou Dabai周大白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [An Aristocratic Lady Tears Apart a Transmigrator + Reborn + An Idyllic, Leisurely Life as the Mistress of an Ancient Estate] Lu Lingjun and her legitimate younger sister, Lu Hanyi, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Lingjun married the second son of a sixth-rank civil official, while her younger sister married the heir to a marquis’s estate. Everyone said her sister had made the better match. But who could have guessed that Lu Lingjun’s husband would become the prime minister and sec 23.5kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves

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    If you can overlook the fact that the female lead's views are somewhat influenced by the times, this is an incredibly satisfying and emotionally intelligent read! You can really learn a lot about management. Highly recommended! ❤️

22. 322 说 You Call Me the Other Woman? I'll Team Up with the Wife to Take Down This Jerk 说我是三？我带着原配撕渣男 Rambling 0515碎碎念051510k WordsCompleted You call me the other woman? I’m bringing the real wife to take down the scumbag 38Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 323 她 She Finds It Tiresome 她对此感到厌烦 Feihe妚鹤Anime Fanfiction315k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + No Romance + Western Fantasy + Female Awakening + Strong Female Lead] At a friend’s recommendation, player 6237486 bought a dating sim called The Goddess Chronicle. But she never expected to transmigrate into the game and become its heroine, Lilith. Even after successfully winning over the male lead, Lilith didn’t return to reality. To escape the game, she had no choice but to complete every route. Round after round, she replayed the game, winning over all the male leads and re 46.8kReads9.7Score7.6kShelves

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    If someone says there's no romantic pairing, does that mean there really isn't?

24. 324 抢 Fighting to Be Crown Princess? I Married the Crown Prince's Uncle, So Why Are You Kneeling? 抢当太子妃？我嫁太子他叔你跪啥 Yu and An御与桉Ancient Romance459k WordsCompleted [Full manuscript complete, two chapters updated daily. Feel free to dive in!] [Reborn + both pure + face-slapping and punishing scum + satisfying story] [Irreverent little devil in public, clingy and possessive puppy in private vs. sweet innocent flower in public, man-eating flower in private] In her previous life, Xie Jinting was framed by villains. The dignified eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites ended up marrying her own bodyguard, Fang Rongling. Meanwhile, her cousin Bai Rurui married 101Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is great!! Both leads are pure and strong + the female lead is reborn + a carnivorous female lead x a clingy male lead!! The female lead is vengeful and incredibly satisfying, and she's intelligent and not naive! The male lead is a prince, second only to the emperor, with a very prestigious status—he's extremely doting on her!!

25. 325 禁 A Hundred Years in the Forbidden Zone! She Can No Longer Hide Her Strength 禁地百年！她的实力藏不住了 Cong Xin丛薪Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [No CP (no male lead) + Extremely powerful heroine + Power fantasy + System is support only + Ferocious fighter + Decisive and ruthless + Nontraditional cultivation + Some flaws, readers with high standards beware + A little logic, but not much] A genius girl was deceived by a scumbag, who stole her heart and her mutated Ice Spiritual Root. She died young, and Ning Zhi, a soul from another world with the same name, gained control of her body. With the System descending from the heavens, a new er 3.7kReads8.7Score389Shelves
26. 326 世 The Heir Is Hard to Tame, and the Commandery Princess Is Hard to Placate 世子难驯，郡主难哄 Rainbow Lili彩虹里里Ancient Romance506k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Money-loving, pleasure-seeking commandery princess VS patient, scheming heir] [Mutual salvation] Synopsis One: The most pampered noblewoman in the capital is none other than Zhao Qihuang, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yong'an. The most distinguished young man in the capital is none other than Wei Lanzhou, heir to the Duke of Zhenguo. Their personalities are worlds apart, and they can't stand each other. She thinks he's a hypocritical, deep-in-thought, smiling tiger. He mo 3.3kReads8.6Score371Shelves

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    The male and female protagonists in this book don't feel resentful at all. The author uses a humorous touch to downplay the fact that they were both miserable as children. As adults, aside from the humiliations they suffer in front of each other, they are incredibly vengeful towards others, which I found very satisfying to read, haha. It's also really funny. In the early stages, they play tricks on each other, but later they support and trust each other. Both are incredibly strong!

27. 327 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 37.6kReads9.5Score4.4kShelves
28. 328 直 Livestream Fortune-Telling: From the Start, I Sponsored Grandpa's Underworld Startup 直播算命：开局赞助爷爷地府创业 Osmanthus of August, Gui'an八月桂安Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Livestreaming + Fortune-Telling + Metaphysics + Showbiz] A metaphysical master fails her tribulation and wakes up in the body of a universally hated, C-list villainess. To pay off her breach-of-contract fees, Ji He starts livestreaming fortune-telling. A viewer with dark circles under his eyes calls in: “Streamer, why do I dream every night that my grandpa is telling me to burn joss paper?” Ji He: “Your grandpa's starting a business down below. He's short on cash.” Viewer: “...” On 44.2kReads9.3Score7.9kShelves
29. 329 囤EN Stockpiling a Hundred Billion in Supplies: An Assassin Squad Clears the Apocalypse 囤百亿物资，杀手小队通关末世 Zhang Paopao张泡泡Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted (Female-led story, zombies, team-based, decisive and ruthless, not a bleeding heart) Bai Yaoyao, ranked number one on the assassin leaderboard, awakened a spatial ability after the apocalypse began. She led her brothers from the organization to carve out a path through the carnage and reach the top of the apocalypse's Ten Strongest list. Yet, in the end, she still died in the apocalypse's tenth year, cut to pieces by an Emperor-rank spatial zombie. She thought her life was over. But when she ope 114.7kReads9.5Score11.2kShelves
30. 330 自 From the Underworld: Slaying My Way from the Mortal World to the Immortal Realm 自冥界而来：从凡间杀穿仙界 1llMINOAncient Romance341k WordsCompleted Soul transmigration + revenge, ruthless and decisive, absolutely no saintly heroine!!! No romance. No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! No romance!!! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 331 开 S-Rank Power from the Start: Isn't It Only Natural for Me to Be a Little Stronger? 开局S级异能，我强一些很合理吧 From Today On, I'll Be a Godly Tycoon从今天开始当神豪Modern Romance277k WordsCompleted [No CP + Strong Female Lead + Monster-Slaying and Leveling + One Woman Is an Entire Organization] A thousand years after the spiritual qi revival, people with supernatural abilities have become an important part of society. After transmigrating for 17 years, Xu Man finally gets her golden finger: the Ability Queen Growth System. See how a generation’s Ability Queen shines in a parallel world! (Chapter 1 contains some explanations and warnings about potentially sensitive content.) (I’ll do my bes 1.1kReads8.9Score143Shelves
32. 332 团 The Pampered Little Army Doctor: Let Me Chat with Your Organs 团宠小军医，我跟你的器官聊聊天 Coming Up with Names Is So Annoying起名好烦躁Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The rating has just been posted, but it’ll rise later [1970s + apocalypse transmigration + sign-in System + spatial storage + special abilities + everyone’s darling + face-slapping and putting scumbags in their place + sweet romance + family life] From the start, she transmigrates into the 1970s with nothing but four bare walls, then gets driven to the brink by vicious relatives. Shen Kongqing: “Don’t panic. It’s no big deal.” [Ding! Sign in at a ramshackle cowshed. Reward: 2 sweet potatoes!] [D 1.3kReads7.3Score177Shelves

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    Currently, there are no romantic pairings.

33. 333 虐 The Tragic Romance Heroine and the Butcher's Little Sister 虐文女主和杀猪妹妹 We'll Always Be Together我们一直在一起呀16k WordsCompleted The Tragic-Novel Heroine and the Pig-Slaughtering Girl 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look, look!

34. 334 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 266.6kReads9.6Score31.2kShelves

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    Highly recommended! The female lead is intelligent and perceptive.

35. 335 八 The 1980s: A Cherished Darling Rushing Toward Wealth 八零捷报团宠娇娇向钱冲 Si Jiao Jiao肆饺饺Modern Romance2.5M WordsOngoing [Period setting + building wealth + doted on by everyone + native-born heroine + social butterfly + powerful figures + one-on-one romance] Before she turned fifteen, Shi Xiangxiang was stolen as a newborn. Her adoptive parents were denounced and sent down to the countryside, leaving her, though still so young, to shoulder the burden of feeding the whole family. After she turned fifteen, her adoptive sister, who had been reborn with a golden finger, returned in defeat after struggling her way t 36.9kReads9.4Score2.1kShelves
36. 336 女 Short Stories of Strong Female Leads with No Romance 女强无CP短篇合集 The Goldfish Doesn't Eat Fish金鱼不吃鱼Modern Romance560k WordsOngoing Short stories about strong female leads. None of the heroines have romantic pairings, and the stories span a variety of genres, including palace intrigue, modern life, mystery, the supernatural, and fantasy… This book is all about not getting love-drunk, not putting up with misery, and not settling. You’ll finish feeling refreshed, body and soul. 21Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 337 取 Steal Her Bones and Skin? You Don't Deserve This Heaven-Defying Phoenix Fate 取骨换皮？这逆天凰命你配吗 Yun Zibing云子冰Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Whole Family Gets Their Comeuppance] [Mind Reading] [Xianxia] [Pure Love] [Face-Slapping爽文] Yun Guiyue was the saintess cherished by everyone in Zhongzhou, yet because of a woman who had transmigrated into a book, she died at the hands of her own older brother. They stripped off her skin and ripped out all her immortal bones, just to give that white lotus a new skeleton and skin! The white lotus wore her face, enjoyed her status, and became Zhongzhou's most dazzling young lady, while Yun Guiyue 13.7kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves
38. 338 重 Reborn, I Tore Apart My Own Ship with My Own Hands 重生后我亲手拆了自己的CP Cacti Have Thorns仙人掌有刺Ancient Romance551k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, no romance, the heroine shines on her own] In her previous life, she did everything to help him rise to power. Her brave, battle-hardened eldest brother died on the battlefield. Her shrewd second brother spent his entire fortune paving the way for him. Her peerless strategist of a third brother had his eyes gouged out, his tongue torn out, and all four limbs crippled. But the first thing he did after ascending the throne was slaughter her entire family. After transmigrating 288Reads8.9Score—Shelves
39. 339 师 My Senior Sister’s Ruthless Dao Is Wild and Unrestrained 师姐的无情道又疯又飒 Frostflower Lemon Duck霜花柠檬鸭Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Rebirth + no romance + leveling up + a low-profile System + ensemble cast] After an otherworldly soul occupied her body for sixty years and wrecked the world, Senior Sister finally returned to her own body and was reborn, bound to a low-profile System. Yun Ci, the exceptionally gifted Senior Sister, entered the Dao through love yet cultivated the merciless path, opening up a new way for the world to attain the Dao. I wield a sword that can cleave all things beneath heaven. When dealing with pe 2.6kReads8.9Score291Shelves
40. 340 芜 Wuqian 芜阙 Swift as Fire掠如火Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Originally titled The Barren Realm] [This is not a story where a golden finger or System solves every problem for the protagonist. She has no useful allies from the start, and she is no arrogant chosen one. The author does not want to write a female version of an Immortal Venerable, but a villain who is not entirely selfish, can justify herself with reason, and cares not about good or evil, only about where people stand.] [Gender-bender, decisive and ruthless, kind-hearted, slow-burn, villain] 3.5kReads9.4Score379Shelves

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    A relatively niche, completed novel featuring a strong female lead who is decisive, ruthless, intelligent, and resourceful.

41. 341 修 She Rules the Cultivation World, While Her Disciple Turns into a Puppy 修仙界她横着走，徒弟养成哈巴狗 My Orange Cat Weighs Twelve Jin我家橘猫十二斤Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted As his master lay dying, he stroked Gu Gugu's head. “My life's ambition was to mend relations between humanity and the demon race.” “Legend has it that in ancient times, humanity lowered its flags to half-mast in mourning for a member of the demon race, the highest honor they could bestow.” “Gugu, I want you to become someone humanity will lower its flags to half-mast for.” After her master died, Gu Gugu charged alone into the human race's prodigy trial grounds and slaughtered 468 human prodigie 12.6kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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    This book has no romantic pairing, and it's enjoyable from beginning to end.

42. 342 快 Quick Transmigration: Chang Ning's Journey 快穿之长宁的旅途 Wind in the Mountains山间风声Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (No CP + Ordinary Passersby + Staying Away from the Plot + Transmigrating into a Book) The plot? I can use it as a reference. The protagonist? Has nothing to do with me. Romance? No thanks! Traveling through different little worlds, Chang Ning has only one goal: to stay alive for as long as possible. P.S. After the female lead transmigrates, her gender is not fixed. If that bothers you, please think twice before reading! 13.4kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
43. 343 献 Offering to the Abyss 献京渊 Qi Yi Zi七一子Ancient Romance528k WordsCompleted [Print edition releasing October 25] “He taught me to kill, seize power, and look after myself. I taught him what it means to have a weakness.” [Serious drama + political intrigue + the fate of the nation and its people + I’m terrible at writing blurbs] Jiang Qingyu was born into wealth, and her family’s love had made her naive and pampered. It wasn’t until the day the entire Jiang family was executed that she realized how foolish she had been! When she opened her eyes again, she was determined 24.7kReads9.5Score4kShelves
44. 344 疯 My Unhinged Persona Can't Crack [Infinite Flow] 疯批人设不能崩［无限流］ Da Yao大夭Modern Romance560k WordsCompleted [Infinite quick transmigration + horror, suspense, and mystery-solving + no romance. The heroine acts like a lunatic, but she's absolutely sane! Slow-paced! Slow-paced! Slow-paced!] After the S-rank felon Ye Li is forcibly bound to a Punishment and Rehabilitation System, she's exiled to countless perilous worlds created in virtual reality to serve her sentence and undergo punishment. The more she suffers while serving her time, the more of her sin points are deducted. During her sentence, Ye L 4.4kReads9.5Score627Shelves
45. 345 瞎 A Blind Cat Meets a Sweet Mouse: The Transmigrated Doctor's Love Affairs 瞎猫撞上甜耗子：穿越医女情事录 Wu Liyou吴李又Ancient Romance2.6M WordsOngoing When unlucky Nan Mu transmigrates, she thinks she's about to get a cheat-powered new life. Instead, she gets no perks at all and starts on hard mode. Just as she's worrying about how to make ends meet, fate ties her tightly to Crown Prince Chu Yu, heir Du Huaize, General Cang Lan, and General Ling Yun. On one side is the noble crown prince, on another the carefree heir of an aristocratic family, along with an enemy nation's prince and her savior, General Ling Yun. As her ties with these four ver 3.4kReads9.5Score423Shelves

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    I love it! Highly recommended!

46. 346 这 This Shadow Guard Is a Little Sweet 这个暗卫有点甜 Wu Liyou吴李又Two Male Leads673k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Xiao Qi transmigrates. She was a young woman, but wakes up in a man's body, and not just any man: a shadow guard who can't show his face. What is she supposed to do? Should she just die? She has already died once, and she can't bear to die again. But living like this is no good either. Xiao Qi had made a name for herself at school as a tomboy, but this gender mix-up just feels wrong. When Xiao Qi opens her eyes, the first thing she sees is a handsome man of noble bearing. The two are a 94Reads7.9Score—Shelves
47. 347 惊 Shocking! The Holy Sons and Daughters Are All So Awful 惊！圣子圣女们竟然都缺德 Angry Hippo愤怒的河马Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Absurd humor and memes + no romance + laugh-out-loud comedy + ensemble cast] With a loud crash from the heavens, Chun Jin met her end on the spot. Dying was bad enough, but then she transmigrated into a book, and not only that, she became a character everyone hated! As the saying goes, a doting older brother spoils his little sister. In the original story, Chun Hanwen was the unluckiest guy around. Even a dog would have left its mark on him. But a joke should never be made at a person's expe 56.4kReads9.3Score9kShelves

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    Why hasn't anyone recommended this? This one is nice too!

48. 348 看 Look! The Princess Born Frail Has Become a God 看！先天不足的公主殿下她成神了 Qian Ji千寂Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Strong heroine, no romance, decisive and ruthless, no melodrama, fast-paced plot. Come give it a try! ♥] She was a star from the heavens, born with nine-tenths of an ominous aura. Yet she was born into privilege, loved by her parents and master, adored by her people, and supported by close friends. “Little girl, if one day, and of course, this is just a hypothetical, someone calls you a harbinger of disaster, an evil spirit, a calamity for the continent, and everyone rises up against you, wha 2.7kReads8.9Score481Shelves

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    All of them are non-CP (couple pairing). The first two are cultivation novels, the third is ancient, the fourth is modern, and the fifth is interstellar.

49. 349 穿 I Became the Crown Prince’s Grandmother, and I’m Helping My Whole Family Build Their Reputations 穿成太子外祖母，我带全家立人设 Fu Tang'er福棠儿Ancient Romance872k WordsCompleted No romance, feel-good story, raising children, transforming the whole family After an accident, Shi Ying transmigrated to the Great Yong Dynasty and became the Old Madam of the Duke of Zhenguo’s residence. Her daughter was the empress, and her grandson was the crown prince. Her late husband had been the emperor’s teacher. It all sounded incredibly grand. But what happened? The crown prince died young, and the empress was deposed. Her younger son was defeated in battle and taken prisoner. Her eld 11.5kReads8.6Score1.3kShelves
50. 350 皇 Your Green Pastures Are All Yours, Emperor; The Realm Belongs to Me 皇帝，青青草原给你，江山归哀家 Corpse Boat Ferry骸舟渡Ancient Romance114k WordsOngoing I became a young empress dowager. Sweet and obedient on the surface, I secretly kept a whole harem of handsome men. The emperor, who was obsessed with me, always thought I was a little bird trapped in his cage. That is, until he was close to death and ordered me to be buried with him. I smiled and took the hand of the commander of the imperial guard. "Your Majesty, you may rest easy and go in peace." Only then did he realize that this empire had been mine for a long time. Later, I became the emp —Reads—Score—Shelves

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