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1. 201 鲸 Whale Fall into the Abyss 鲸落深渊 The Evil Dragon Blows Bubbles恶龙吹泡泡Two Male Leads39k WordsCompleted Little fish, little fish, may you swim out of the abyss soon. His younger brother, whom he had raised by hand despite no blood relation, sent him to a detention center for two years to “set him straight” and told him to come out once he was normal. Those two years were a nightmare that devoured him, one he could never wake from. His body and mind were tormented, his feelings worn away, and he was trained into numb, hopeless submission. “Knowing you raised me makes me sick. Why don’t you just die 23.4kReads8.1Score4kShelves
2. 202 穿 Transmigrating into a Book Is One Thing, but How Did I Pick Up a Villain? 穿书就穿书怎么捡了个反派 Little Fish Belly小鱼肚Ancient Romance287k WordsCompleted [Transmigration into a Book + One-on-One Romance + Happy Ending + Sweet Romance, Mutual Devotion + Bickering Couple + Not a Traditional Fantasy] [Sharp-Tongued Ray of Sunshine x Sarcastic Villainous Big Bad] Content warnings: The heroine has no forced conquest mission. She grows without becoming a burden, and there is no contrived loss of intelligence. The romance develops gradually, like water slowly coming to a boil. If you prefer heroines who jump straight into slaughtering everyone, this may 10.9kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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   This is really good! [Sending heart] But it's not the traditional kind that focuses on the female lead's advancement and cultivation; instead, it emphasizes the plot more, like a series of dungeon challenges. I love it! [Admiration]

3. 203 路 A Nobody Zombie Sweeps Through the Cultivation World With His Body Alone 路人甲僵尸，靠肉身横扫修真界 Jin Tang妗糖Fantastical Romance309k WordsCompleted [Pure feel-good fun + no romance + ensemble cast + everyone’s favorite + a thousand-year-old zombie who slacks off while cultivating immortality + iron bones and immense strength + slow to catch on + System meltdown] Xu Qiumian is a thousand-year-old zombie who loves nothing but sleeping and eating. All she wanted was to sleep until the end of time. Who knew a Side Character Comeback System would fall from the sky and forcibly bind her, launching a cultivation quest? System: “Complete your mi 2.1kReads8.0Score416Shelves

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   Ensemble stories, both those with and without romantic pairings are great!

4. 204 锤 The Hammer-Wielding Junior Sister Turns Out to Be a Crybaby 锤修小师妹原来是泪失禁体质 Jin Tang妗糖Ancient Romance617k WordsCompleted Note: There is a couple, but romance isn't a major focus! If you really don't like stories with couples, please don't read this. It'll be better for you, me, and everyone. Yun Qian transmigrates into a book, landing inside an old-school cultivation novel she stayed up late reading the night before. She'd stayed up so she wouldn't be completely clueless if the same-name transmigration rule came true. Never did she expect it to actually happen! She becomes the male lead's namesake, his white moonl 4.2kReads9.0Score607Shelves
5. 205 星 Interstellar Mecha: The Frail Commander Takes on Seven Alone 星际机甲：病弱指挥官单挑一穿七 Taking Gold from the Luan Terrace鸾台取金Modern Romance615k WordsCompleted (Please read the first page of the main text for content warnings.) [Apocalypse, Interstellar, Strong Female Lead, Face-Slapping, Everyone Loves Her] Apocalypse enforcer Xu Lingqu transmigrates and becomes an unpopular, sickly adopted daughter of a general. Despite a constitution that leaves her fainting every three steps and coughing up blood every five, she's sent to the command program at the Imperial Military Academy. Command is great, command is wonderful. Commanders can sit safely behind 54.8kReads9.4Score7.9kShelves
6. 206 修 Something’s Wrong in the Cultivation World, She’s Running Away, Away, Away! 修仙界不对劲，她逃逃逃逃 Eating Tomatoes Every Day天天吃番茄Ancient Romance258k WordsOngoing New book, not yet rated. Also known as Su Tu Sweet romance, comedy, a touch of ensemble cast, Cultivation Su Tu is a remarkable woman who, after failing to win over Xi Zhi, the genius of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, switched careers and became a bandit. Determined to “prove herself,” she sneaks into the Immortal Sects’ grand gathering, hoping to cause a little trouble. But Xi Zhi catches her on the spot. He points his sword at her throat, his gaze dangerous. “Su Tu, you’re finished.” Su Tu thin 32Reads—Score—Shelves

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7. 207 天 Heavenly Dao, Your Chosen One Is Into Men 天道你家气运之子是男给给 Lin Yindan临音丹Two Male Leads631k WordsCompleted [Two male leads / both virgins / 1v1 / nontraditional cultivation / transmigration / System / childhood friends / jokes and memes] (Original title: Did the Senior Brother and Junior Brother Hook Up Today?) [Senior Brother Lingzhou Qing (top) x Junior Brother Xie Tingyu (bottom)] After dying in a plane crash, Xie Tingyu is taken by a System named 666 to another world, where he’s sent back to the womb to start over. He thinks having a System means he’ll have a golden finger, but this lousy 666 Sy 13.7kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves

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   Ahhhhhh, childhood sweethearts are the best! Hehehehehe, when are you two going to start dating...?

8. 208 道 Fellow Daoist, You’re Not from Around Here Either, Are You? 道友，你也不是本地的啊 Chocolate Peach Shika巧克力桃希卡Ancient Romance446k WordsOngoing #The rating is low because it just opened; it should rise later. This book has been riddled with players transmigrating in with Systems. Romance, comebacks, tycoons, childbirth: fail to complete a task and your life points plummet until you die. Li Feiyan transmigrates into a novel about a woman adored by all as the junior sister who is betrayed by her master and senior brothers, then abused in body and spirit before meeting a tragic end. When the white-lotus heroine's aggressive lackeys come af 46Reads8.4Score103Shelves

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   This is the only book I could actually finish reading since Ye Qiaolin Ferry. I usually only read highly-rated ones, but after discovering this one, I suddenly realized that no book is high-scoring from the start. It's a hidden gem! It's definitely an ensemble piece, with a few romantic subplots, and it's not love at first sight. The male and female leads have very positive values, and their relationship develops slowly and steadily. The four-person group is supposed to be saviors; three of them are fellow townsmen who transmigrated from the same hometown, and the male lead is a local. All four have systems, but the systems become less prominent later on. The male lead is initially aloof but is later assimilated. It's a funny and humorous story. [Laughing]

9. 209 捡 After Taking in Five Brothers, No One in the Capital Dares Cross Me 捡了五个哥哥后，京城无人敢惹 Mo Yuzhi陌于之Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted After fifteen years on the streets, Jiang Sheng had found herself five older brothers. For their sake, little Jiang Sheng braved every danger and worked herself to the bone to earn money. Her brothers never let her down, either, giving everything for their little sister. Then the General’s Mansion discovered that its legitimate daughter had been switched at birth and hurried to find her. But they didn’t treat her well, either. Some mocked her as uncouth, some laughed at her ignorance, and others 42.2kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves

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   The little beggar is actually a rich girl. She picked up five older brothers and they grew up supporting each other. Each character has their own growth story.

10. 210 攻 The System for Winning Over the Villain Keeps Breaking Down 攻略反派的系统一直在崩坏中 Floating Orange One浮橙一Ancient Romance484k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book + 1v1 Romance + System + Players + NPCs Awaken to Consciousness + Nontraditional Cultivation] [Brooding, Obsessive, Fragile Male Lead × Unhinged, Sweet-on-the-Outside-Black-Within Female Lead] Three thousand years of splendor cannot compare to one glance from you. We are monsters nurtured by desire, locked in a passionate embrace at the end of the worldline. In the real world, Ji Zhuyue suffered from ALS. With no divine favor or blessing, she died of respiratory fail 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Mini-ensemble cast, all villains, with a touch of angst.

11. 211 传 Heir, Stand Amid the Torrential Rain and Face the Road Home 传承者，立于滂沱向归途 HjjjjjjModern Romance212k WordsCompleted [Fantasy] [Coming of Age] [Ensemble Cast] [Lighthearted] [Mystery] [Unconventional Love Triangle] [Unbreakable Friendship] From Songfeng Town to the Forest of Divine Sight, a flash of fateful light sets three boys on the path to awakening. An extraordinary adventure begins in an extraordinary summer. Lin Lezhi never imagined that a trip to the South China Sea would send her tumbling into another world. When she wakes, she is in a strange forest. A man named Mo Weiyao tells her that she has awake 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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12. 212 灵 After We Switched Souls, the Aloof Noble Lady's Perfect Image Crumbled 灵魂互换后，高冷贵女她人设崩了 Brushing Past Wind and Snow拂风拂雪Ancient Romance544k WordsCompleted A cozy, lighthearted comedy with no angst, just pure fun. One-on-one romance, devoted to one another, happy ending. The story of Jiang Yunqi, the capital’s most eligible young lady, and Lu Ji, a playboy heir, who accidentally swap souls, go from mutual dislike to falling in love, and grow together through one hilarious mishap after another. To imitate her, he studies day and night until his fingers are nearly ruined from embroidery. To imitate him, she learns to ride and fight, then takes a tumb 1kReads8.3Score128Shelves
13. 213 快 Run! The Shameless Junior Sister of the Carefree Sect Is Out! 快跑！逍遥宗缺德小师妹出门了！ Heartless Allen无心AllenAncient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing Wait, don't go! The rating just came out! [No romance, shameless heroine, strongest spiritual root, wish-fulfillment] Bad news: Qi Luo died. Good news: Qi Luo transmigrated into a book, into the body of a character with the same name in a novel that wore the trappings of a cultivation story but was really about everyone doting on the heroine. Bad news: She wasn't the one everyone doted on. She was just a disposable supporting character... In the original story, she was the senior disciple of the 2.4kReads7.7Score336Shelves

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    Let's see if there's anything I like. Some I've finished reading, some I'm waiting for chapters to finish, and some I forgot about halfway through and decided not to continue.

14. 214 不 Don’t Laugh, Little Junior Sister Is Obviously Very Serious! 不要笑，小师妹明明超正经的！ Knife, Medicine, Pen刀药笔Ancient Romance745k WordsCompleted [No romance, female-led] [Ensemble cultivation] [Lighthearted comedy] [Eldritch creatures] [Greatsword] [Lightning spirit root] After getting hit by her teacher’s eraser for eating spicy strips in class, Qin Liuyi transmigrates into a book as a nobody who spends every day chopping wood and cooking in the female lead’s backyard. At long last, she makes it to the ending: the female lead hangs herself to make the male lead regret everything. Qin Liuyi packs her little bundle. “It’s the ending. Time 7.4kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
15. 215 全 Everyone in the Sect Is a Grind King, Except the Junior Sister, Who's a Survival King 全宗门皆卷王，小师妹纯苟王 Yuan Yuan鸢缘Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book] [Silly Power Fantasy] [Leveling Up and Fighting Monsters] Ning Zhi transmigrated into a book as the stepping stone on the female protagonist's path to immortality. The female lead freeloads, and Ning Zhi pays the price. The female lead causes trouble, and Ning Zhi takes the blame. The female lead finds a lucky break, and Ning Zhi takes the hit for her. The female lead ascends, and Ning Zhi gets sacrificed to the heavens! From the start, the female lead asks her to join 6.7kReads8.3Score933Shelves
16. 216 清 Cold, Untouchable Moonlight? No! I'm the Villain Chosen by Fate 清冷白月光？不！我是天命大反派 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Ancient Romance578k WordsCompleted [System-driven + villainess protagonist + egoist + top prodigy + near-invincible power fantasy + no romance (no male consorts)] After transmigrating, Nan Xian becomes a fake prodigy used by a top family to save face. She is about to fight the real prodigy. Should she just wait to die? No rush, the System is here to help. [Ding! The Ultimate Villain System is at your service.] [Humiliate your arrogant fiancé and get a divine beast mount as a reward.] Nan Xian: Kill him. Her younger siblings are d 38.4kReads9.5Score6.7kShelves
17. 217 修 After Cultivating the Heartless Path, the Little Junior Sister Is Unbelievably Powerful 修了无情道后，小师妹她强的过分 Xia Yu Who Loves Hami爱哈米的夏欲Ancient Romance522k WordsCompleted After Xia Ling was struck dead by lightning, she transmigrated into a melodramatic novel as a doomed cannon-fodder character who died horribly. Other people transmigrate to face-slap their way to success and reach the pinnacle of life. She transmigrated only to have her spiritual roots ripped out, her meridians severed, and her dantian crippled… But it was fine. She could always go crazy, so who cares? * After leaving Yinmiao Sect, a gathering place for exploited workhorses, Xia Ling infiltra 5.3kReads8.9Score900Shelves
18. 218 大 After Her Lazy Plans Failed, the Eldest Senior Sister Went Mad 大师姐摆烂不成功后成疯批了 Fang Jüliang房踽凉Ancient Romance513k WordsCompleted Ning Ran is the senior disciple of the head of Mu Tian Sect. In the cultivation world, she was the first to reach Foundation Establishment in five hundred years, the first to form a Golden Core, the first to reach Nascent Soul, and the first to attain Divinity Transformation. Ning Ran is the pride of Mu Tian Sect and a role model for all its disciples. She is dutiful and spends every day cultivating and teaching her junior brothers and sisters. She always puts the sect’s honor first, and wheneve 2.9kReads9.1Score326Shelves
19. 219 穿 I Was Reborn as the Villainess, So Why Are You Calling Me the Light of Righteousness? 穿成反派大小姐你叫我正道的光？ Si Jiayi斯嘉一Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No Romance, Pure Power Fantasy] Su Zhuo transmigrates into a book as the fake heiress of an immortal sect. As the protagonist’s sworn enemy, she’s doomed if she stays in the holy land for long. Without hesitation, Su Zhuo joins a villainous sect, saving herself ten years of detours! Her new sect is full of powerful figures: a fiercely protective master, a formidable mistress, genius fellow disciples, and her, who can simply lie flat. Su Zhuo thinks, “The sect’s scenery is so lovely. I’ll take i 17.9kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves
20. 220 我 I'm the Cannon Fodder Villainess. So What If I Give Up? 我，炮灰女配，摆烂怎么了！ Ink Falling in Nine Layers九重落墨Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Sheng Xi transmigrates into a novel about a heroine adored by everyone, becoming a cannon-fodder supporting character whose only purpose is to serve as a stepping stone for the beloved heroine! Faced with a deadly start, Sheng Xi wisely backs down and heads down the mountain in the middle of the night to find a new sect where she can lie flat. Hmph. Whoever wants to be a stepping stone can do it themselves. Her new sect has simple relationships and no performance reviews. Every one of her se 13.7kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves
21. 221 星 The Stars Fall, Yet the Sword Endures 星辰落尽剑未央 Fish Who Loves Eggplant Casserole爱吃茄子煲的鱼Ancient Romance988k WordsCompleted Feng Luoluo's ideal life: work as a menial disciple in the Spirit Chef Sect, eat to her heart's content, pet dogs, raise Fuguang, and take out a few enemies along the way! Who knew her inner thoughts would be exposed, drawing the attention of that lofty Sword Lord Lingjue! She calls him “born so beautiful he can't help but show off,” and he frowns and takes her as his personal disciple; She calls someone “sharp beaked, thick-skinned, and empty-headed,” and he makes her study the righteous path 1.6kReads8.5Score189Shelves

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    It's a very good book. It's an ensemble piece, and everyone has their own personality.

22. 222 缺 One Move from This Shameless Junior Sister, and the Experts of the Nine Provinces Are All Stunned 缺德师妹一出手，九州大佬全麻了 Holding a Lamp Beneath the Moon月下执灯Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Lu Lingyou transmigrates into a novel about a universally adored heroine, only to become the cannon-fodder female supporting character. The original owner was useless at everything and always the first to take the blame. The heroine killed a fellow disciple? The heroine leaked the sect's secret techniques? The heroine was secretly involved with the Demon Clan's holy lord? She got blamed for all of it. In the end, she died horribly amid the cheers of the entire cultivation world! Lu Lingyou says 46.3kReads9.1Score6.8kShelves
23. 223 讹 After I Swindled the Crown Prince Out of Five Thousand Taels, He Refused to Take It Lying Down! 讹了太子五千两后，他不干了！ Fish Who Loves Eggplant Casserole爱吃茄子煲的鱼Ancient Romance233k WordsCompleted Crown Prince Xiao Chen was furious the moment he met Shen Yunxiu: How dare she step on his face? How dare she swindle him out of five thousand taels of silver? She thought that fatso was cuter than him! She loved gold ingots most of all! She was blind! And then, he went blind too! All he could see was Shen Yunxiu! 358Reads6.9Score104Shelves
24. 224 论 A Hundred and Eight Ways for a Villain to Slack Off 论反派摆烂的一百零八种方式 Li Jiu理久Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [The comic is now available on Tomato Novel. Search for "The 108 Ways a Villain Can Give Up" to read it] [This is a slow-burn story with a couple. The male lead, Yu He, arrives late. The female lead is incredibly powerful, but she just gives up! This is not a conventional power fantasy, so fans of power fantasies should steer clear! Note: This story has lots of original worldbuilding. Please don't compare it to other works!] [A solemn announcement: Actually, never mind. Just make do with it! If 12.5kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    The ensemble pieces are all good.

25. 225 法 Cloudy, the Clapback Queen of the Law Peak 法峰有个云怼怼 Fish Who Loves Eggplant Casserole爱吃茄子煲的鱼Ancient Romance454k WordsCompleted A useless Five-Spirit-Root cultivator? That's just a cover for her hidden brilliance! Yun Xiu transmigrates into the role of the fifth senior sister on the Sword Peak of the Myriad Swords Sect, a punching bag for everyone. The moment she opens her eyes, her sect brothers and sisters are already forcing her to pick spirit fruit for their junior sister. With demonic beasts closing in, everyone else only cares about snatching the Azure Spirit Fruit. She sneers, stuffs the fruit into her mouth, then 134Reads6.5Score—Shelves
26. 226 镜 Mirror Flowers and the Moon on Water: The Sacrifice Arc 镜花水月I祭祀篇 Zhao Yun Wants to Sleep昭云想睡觉Two Male Leads114k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast] [Varied Couples] [Wild Imagination] [Original Setting] [Vast Worldbuilding] Main couple: Sikong Mohan x Xiao Junsu (shixiong and shidi at the beginning) Main cast, in order of prominence: Sikong Mohan, Xiao Junsu, Tong Yan, Su Jinrou, Yin Luochen, Yang Cenlin, Qin Lan Zuifang Mountain's rules: Live for tomorrow, live for desire, fear no hardship, and ask only that you remain a disciple of Zuifang Mountain. Sikong Mohan: "The world has meaning because he is in it. Without him, i —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 227 惊 The Horror Game Gave Me a Witch’s Talent 惊悚游戏降临后，我变成女巫了 Yan Wuzao言无早Mystery660k WordsOngoing [Horror Game + Live Streaming + Mild Horror + Lighthearted + Ensemble Cast + Power Fantasy + No Romance] The rating just came out, so it’ll go up soon. Please give it five stars, thank you! (◦˙▽˙◦) The heroine is incredibly powerful, but at first she still has an ordinary person’s mindset. Just wait until she enters the instances. The horror game descends, and Cen Yao, who’s afraid of dying, accidentally gets bound to a Learning System that teaches her how to become the greatest witch in the uni 91.7kReads8.9Score20.5kShelves

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    I really love ensemble pieces!

28. 228 穿 Reborn as the Male Lead's Vegetative Younger Sister in a Game Novel 穿成游戏文里男主的植物人妹妹 Mystical Gate Koi玄门锦鲤Modern Romance603k WordsCompleted [Game invasion + transmigration into a book + the comatose younger sister in a male-oriented game novel, who stays that way until the ending + ensemble cast. Planning to write couples, and everyone gets one! Supporting CPs and Fu Lin CP!] Chu Fu discovered that she shared a name with the male protagonist’s younger sister in a male-oriented game novel. She stayed up all night reading the massive story to its latest chapter. The male lead, Chu Feng, had returned from ten years in the future. Natur 38.3kReads8.8Score7kShelves
29. 229 末 Apocalypse: I’m the One Who Arranged for All the Reborn 末世，重生者都是我安排的 Xue Da雪大Sci-Fi & Apocalypse749k WordsOngoing (No Romance + Absolutely Committed to Laying Low) Jiang Qingyue noticed that her neighbor had been acting strangely lately: working out like crazy, borrowing money everywhere, and stockpiling food. After keeping an eye on him, she realized he was one hundred percent reborn. She hesitated for just three seconds before deciding to mortgage her house and take out a loan. Then she bought everything he bought, only more of it. A month later, when her first payment was due, every last cent she had was 91.1kReads8.6Score8kShelves
30. 230 当 After the Villain's Early-Dead Younger Sister in a Male-Oriented Novel Awakens 当男频文大反派早死的亲妹觉醒后 One More Billion Bites, Please再吃亿口叭Modern Romance832k WordsCompleted [Full-dive game + game invades reality + golden finger goes into overdrive + pure wish fulfillment + reborn and awakened + no romance] [The cover is a template cover, no shipping male characters] Only after Jiang Liyue dies does she learn that the world she lives in is actually a male-oriented gaming novel. She’s a minor character who appears only a few times before dying by suicide after being bullied. Her biological older brother, Jiang Muyun, is the novel’s antagonist. In the original story, 103.3kReads9.2Score13.2kShelves
31. 231 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.5kReads9.7Score69kShelves
32. 232 拂 Defying Fate 拂命 Li Heng离珩Fantastical Romance420k WordsOngoing The rating just came out and will rise [Cool, aloof senior sister × Dark, obsessive junior brother | Both devoted to each other | Cultivation | Romance | Everyone changes their fate | Ensemble cast] Jiang Weishu possessed a book of destiny called The Book of Slander. It stated plainly that Dingxiao Sect, the foremost sect in the immortal world, was the source of calamities that would bring ruin to all under heaven. What a coincidence. She had just joined that very sect. She kept reading. Her sen 3kReads8.5Score744Shelves

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    Let me recommend my own book! [Kissing emoji]

33. 233 我 I'm a Brain-Dead Solo Fighter. All I Know Is How to Fight 我无脑单兵，只会打架 A Kite That Wants to Go Crazy想疯的筝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsCompleted [Interstellar + Female Lead + Military Academy Coming-of-Age + No Romance] You Yi, a psychic-type zombie queen who used to survive by keeping her head down, transmigrates to the interstellar age one day and is picked up from a garbage heap by a black cat. With no memories or identity, she has only 100 credits to her name. She can't even afford a bottle of nutrient solution, much less a bowl of wontons! Luckily, You Yi is taken in by the black cat's “kindhearted” owner just after nearly dining an 10.8kReads8.9Score1.8kShelves
34. 234 满 Max-Level Thunder Spirit Root: I Outwork the Entire Cultivation World 满级雷灵根：卷哭修仙界 The Only Way Out没有办法的办法Ancient Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Beloved by Everyone + Nontraditional Power Fantasy + Subverting Expectations + Ensemble Cast + System + No Romance] (Original title: Max-Level Lightning Spirit Root: Making the Entire Cultivation World Work Itself to the Bone) (The bonus chapters will include a romantic pairing) (Content warning: The heroine does not have everything go smoothly! This is not a power fantasy where she steamrolls everyone from the start! There are angsty moments. Read without overthinking.) When three-year-old Lin 64.1kReads9.0Score7.7kShelves

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    This is so beautiful!

35. 235 穿 Transmigrated as a Treasure-Hunting Mouse, I Became the Villains' Darling 穿成寻宝鼠我在反派窝里被团宠了 The Rabbit from Flower-Planting Country种花家的兔子Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted As someone with little enthusiasm for the daily grind, Shushu never imagined she’d one day die just because she was eating and watching the drama unfold. Then she transmigrated into the spirit pet of the heroine in the fantasy novel she’d just finished reading. A tool mouse whose sole purpose from beginning to end was to find all kinds of rare treasures for the heroine: in other words, the indispensable golden finger of a fantasy heroine, the Treasure-Seeking Mouse. Fortunately, she arrived at t 7.2kReads9.2Score958Shelves
36. 236 女 The Supporting Female Lead Rejects Love-Brain Syndrome and Just Wants to Outwork the Chosen One 女配拒绝恋爱脑，只想卷死龙傲天 Shallow and Deep浅予深深Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [A fiercely competitive go-getter and her eccentric companions, ready to take on anyone] [Ensemble cast] Bai Youyou transmigrates into a book she once criticized, landing in a novel she had hated. The moment she opens her eyes, the original host’s mother is right in the original male lead’s face, going on the attack: “A pheasant thinks it can dream of becoming a phoenix?” Bai Youyou: ... Mom, do you realize that one line has just doomed our entire clan? But when she thinks of the original st 20.8kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    This book is amazing, it features a large ensemble cast.

37. 237 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held 50.6kReads9.7Score7.4kShelves

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    It's absolutely gorgeous!!! Trust me!!!

38. 238 执 I Wield My Sword to Protect All Life, Yet the Immortal Sect Forces Me to the Summit 执剑护苍生，仙门却逼我站在巅峰 Xu Chunsi续春肆Fantastical Romance403k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast of prodigies + ancient political intrigue + two powerful, devoted leads + strong heroine with no saintly streak + swordsmanship + ice spirit root + satisfying face-slapping + slow-burn development] (I’m not very good at writing openings, so feel free to skip ahead to Chapter 5.) Xu Huainian, daughter of a general of Zhao. At fourteen, she took up her sword and joined the Heavenly Sword Sect, vowing to protect all living beings through the way of the sword. “As the daughter of a m 221Reads—Score109Shelves

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    This has to be it! The female lead is the daughter of a military family, with a heart for the common people. Even if the enemy is stronger than her, she will fight for a chance to survive. Prodigies from all over the country gather because of her. On her path to becoming a sword immortal, she discovers that she is bound by a restriction, caused by a curse placed on her mother. The protagonist then cultivates and unravels the mystery, uncovering the secrets of her past life, while becoming the supreme swordsman. Moreover, this book is an ensemble piece, a female-centric novel, with many secret realms and cultivation techniques. The best part is how cool the female lead is when she fights monsters. There's also an inner sect competition, where prestigious families from all over the country come together to fight and compete for a place in the inner sect.

39. 239 看 After Seeing the Comic’s Bullet Comments, I Tore Up My Cannon Fodder Script 看到漫画弹幕后我手撕炮灰剧本 Mo Xiao Mo莫晓moUrban1.8M WordsOngoing [Not a wish-fulfillment story. Superpowers + defying fate + no romance/just friendship + ensemble cast + character growth. Not fanfiction.] [Ah, is that purple-haired guy a minor background character? Getting killed by a billboard is just too tragic.] On an otherwise ordinary day, a sentence like this appeared out of nowhere in front of an ordinary person named Lu Jiuxiao. That was how he learned he was inside a comic. As an insignificant little extra, his greatest contribution was to die and 65kReads9.1Score7.4kShelves
40. 240 惊 The Whole Arena Was Stunned: The MVP Was the Support 惊全场mvp竟是辅助 Big Peach Blossom大桃花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Title: The Whole Arena Is Stunned: This Support Is No Ordinary One! Also known as: Shock! The Academic Failure Makes a Comeback and Becomes a God (All-Round Support!) [Strong heroine + team battles + passionate action + apocalyptic wish fulfillment + adored by everyone ★ hot-blooded youths] Everyone thinks she's a good-for-nothing support, but she's already become a god, while you haven't even graduated! Who says support characters can only heal other people? I'll support myself and slaughter 9kReads7.4Score1.1kShelves

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    This [admiration][admiration][admiration]

41. 241 小 My Junior Sister Is Insane, and Her Mental State Is Miles Ahead 小师妹疯癫，精神状态遥遥领先 Summer Seven, Autumn Nine夏柒秋玖Ancient Romance657k WordsOngoing {No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Everyone Has Two Faces + Multiple Storylines + Echoes of Fate + The Entire Main Cast Is Platonic} (Also known as: A Thousand Strategies, One Wager) Gathering splendor, Xie Ning; may you flourish through the years. They wished for her to be by their side every day, safe and well year after year. But the world rarely goes as people wish. When the pale red lotus blooms, the blood-lit barrier of ghostly fireflies rises. From the moment Xie Yang stepped back into the dea 151Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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    This is a fantastic ensemble piece! There are forty disciples from the eight major sects of the immortal realm—it's bound to be noisy!! The fifth volume is a massive ensemble piece (a portrait of all living beings). Take a look! 📢 No romance, no system, no female rivalry, no mindless banter, no ambiguity—a passionate and action-packed ensemble piece about cultivation. Everyone is a good kid, and the disciples are all protagonists, fighting side-by-side—it's incredibly cool!! The secret realm joins forces to kill the Demon Lord's remnant soul, and there's also the grand competition to break the Calamity-Crossing Formation, plus the upcoming team battle between the five royal families' young masters of the Demon Realm (stay tuned!). Their personal communication groups are constantly buzzing with messages, not just limited to—Jiang Bian spouting ten lines, Song Zhehan retorting with twenty, Mingxia, Ji Chao, and Bai stirring up trouble (let's fight!), Yun Zhaoying and Jin Niao taking sides, Jun Lichou, Fu Qinghuai, and Murong Shuo randomly revealing gossip (the little stories each sect's personal members have to tell), Xingzhi trying to mediate (everyone should value peace), and the eldest brother (Ye Nanxiao) delivering a killer line: "Chief Jiang (Jiang Bian) applied to leave the sect before speaking online, is it because he's ashamed to face anyone?" Chief Jiang Bian: Seriously, enough! Ye Nanxiao!! (Silences his phone, listening to our Chief Jiang's breakdown, hahahahahahahaha cough) Please know, our eldest brother is just quiet, not weak-willed. That's the good thing about our Chief Ji Cang, his sharp tongue doesn't harm himself or the entire sect. This kind of thing happens at least once a month since the main group was created (oh, the main group was only created at the start of the competition, lol, I'm so rich, these people's usernames are all over the place). Hahaha, really, their usernames are all over the place, you can't find many that are serious. For example, IDs like [One Million Bounty on Song Zhehan's Dog Head], [Let's Fight! Let's Fight!], [Borrowing a Corpse], [Has the Feast Started Today?], [Let's Fight], [Lying Down and Waiting to Die], [Real Name Authentication, the Most Handsome in the Eight Sects], etc. Also, their main group messages fly around, please see chapters 219 and 227. I've really never seen anything like this, hahaha, it's very lively, guaranteed to be noisy! This novel features two-faced characters, riddle-solving characters, and all characters with brains. Echoes of Destiny + Multiple storylines running simultaneously. Covering multiple elements, including the Five Elements, Eight Trigrams, Qimen Dunjia, Yin Yang Techniques (Our author has researched and studied the materials, fellow Daoists can enter with confidence, you won't regret it, trust me, okay?). Seriously, hurry up and read it, it's guaranteed to get you hooked! Because the author is a high school senior with heavy academic workload, updates will be random, but don't worry, I will never abandon the story. It's guaranteed to be addictive, engaging, and not angsty, with a happy ending, I promise! (So, could you please give me a five-star review to support me? Thank you! [Kissing emoji]) Please also support our author Jiu Jiu's other new work—"The Chief Gambler and Diviner, Specializes in Making Things Difficult for the Protagonist." Shang Shi: There were no villains in the world, but you drove me crazy, so I'll be the villain! There's also another contemporary romance novel with multiple identities, "Stealing My Luck to Become a Tycoon, Buying You Out Will Make You Obedient." The male and female leads are Yu Zhili vs. Nan Zheshu, a powerful duo versus a group of ten intelligent characters. Thank you all for your support!

42. 242 别 Stop Pushing Yourself, Junior Sister. You're Already First in the Sect 别卷了小师妹，已经是宗门第一了 Wicked Stink Bug恶毒臭屁虫Fantastical Romance349k WordsCompleted [Strong female lead + power progression + goofy comedy + rat race + ensemble cast + pseudo-transmigration] Jiang Si is the ultimate overachiever. Ever since she was a child, whenever she competed in anything, she refused to let herself fall behind! Her motto: Only the strong can control their own fate! Then she got so absorbed in studying that she worked herself to death and transmigrated into the body of a runaway bride in a world of immortal cultivation. Cultivation? So what? Isn't that a kind 237Reads—Score101Shelves

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    It's about cultivating immortality! It's a group portrait!

43. 243 五 Crossing the Five Images 五象渡 Yue Jiu悅玖Mystery365k WordsOngoing [Folklore and the Supernatural]+ [Red-and-White Case Files]+ [The Five Elements in Harmony] [Five Signs]: Metal (Wen), Wood (Ruan), Water (Xin), Fire (Bai), Earth (Su) A red wedding sedan collided with a white coffin, turning a joyous occasion into a funeral. The Du'e Hall, a grassroots outfit that took money to handle weddings and funerals, was framed overnight and ruined by scandal. Members Xin You and Su Chenyuan were ordered to investigate. Along the way, they were forced into a team with: A 960Reads—Score193Shelves

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    [Martial Arts], [Folklore and Strange Tales], [Episode Cases of Weddings and Funerals], [Group Portraits of Redemption], [Chinese Aesthetics]!! So beautiful 🥺 Men get their periods after watching it 🙄 Women go crazy after watching it 💪 This is the nemesis of depression 😎 It's the alarm clock for vegetative patients 😭 So cute that tears streamed down my face, turning into a tidal wave in the Qiantang River 😱 So cool 😘 God is my rose, illuminating my dark life and giving meaning to my world 😊 I ran and jumped, I danced the tango on the balcony of the 0th floor 😮 It made me realize that God truly exists. I was so cute that I couldn't stop crying. From now on, the world will never lack water again. The nemesis of depression 😋 It's the alarm clock for vegetative patients 😨 So cute that it turned into a tidal wave in the Qiantang River 😈 So beautiful to listen to 🥰 God is my rose, illuminating my dark life and giving meaning to my world 😙 I ran and jumped, I danced the tango on the balcony of the 20th floor, making me realize that God truly exists. I was so beautiful that tears streamed down my face. From now on, the world will never lack water again.

44. 244 什 What Do You Mean, Evil Cultivator? My Junior Sister Is as Righteous as They Come 什么邪修啊？我家师妹超正经的 Burning Books, Burying Myself焚书坑己Ancient Romance2.2M WordsCompleted [Goofy, transmigration, unhinged, pocket dimension, cultivation with no pretensions] Miao Miaomiao transmigrates into a cultivation harem novel as a disposable side character. After the sect cuts out her heart and lungs, the original owner is dumped in the wilderness. Then she rises from the dead! With a chance to obtain an infinite pocket dimension, she decisively returns to the sect for revenge. The sect is covered in barriers? Miao Miaomiao casts a sinister glance toward the graves behind the 38.9kReads8.9Score5.2kShelves

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    Emma laughed so hard she was honking like a goose late at night! It's hilarious! The female lead's pros and cons are revealed, and the review is incredibly insightful. Hahaha, it's definitely worth watching, go watch it now!

45. 245 穿 I Can't Stop Causing Trouble After Transmigrating to the Cultivation Realm! 穿到修仙界搞事不能停！ Spring Breeze Mourns the Painted Fan春风悲画扇Fantastical Romance402k WordsOngoing [No CP, Ensemble Cast, Everyday Life, Comedy, Feel-Good Cultivation] Good news: I hit the jackpot! Bad news: It really was a jackpot! Even worse news: I seem to have been knocked into another world, and it looks like the perilous world of cultivation, full of fighting and killing. Yun Nian despairingly prepares to die again, only to discover that her older sister has come too. Suicide is off the table, so their adventure begins. Thankfully, everything goes smoothly. They successfully join a sect 18Reads—Score102Shelves

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    A true ensemble cast with no romantic pairings, it's incredibly good.

46. 246 星 Interstellar: The Black Sesame Rice Balls I Raised 星际之我带大的那群黑芝麻汤圆 Spring Breeze Mourns the Painted Fan春风悲画扇Sci-Fi & Apocalypse356k WordsOngoing [No romance, strong female lead, military academy, ensemble cast] The Heavenly Dao of another world has no choice but to abduct someone powerful from the world of cultivation to help it avert the destruction of the interstellar realm. The person it abducts is indeed powerful, but a little emotionally unstable. Whether it’s a major or minor matter, good or bad, she just gets things done. Basically, whatever happens, she’ll start by kicking you. Whether you’re willing to submit or not, she’ll beat 19Reads—Score103Shelves
47. 247 办 I'm Working a Case! The Victim's Floating Away 办案呢！受害者一边飘着去 Spring Breeze Mourns the Painted Fan春风悲画扇Mystery204k WordsOngoing No romance, a lighthearted and funny ensemble ghost-hunting story. After defeating a host of ghosts in the underworld, the ancestors of the Liu and Han families snatch up a major project: transmigrate to ancient times and earn merit. On the very day the project is awarded, Liu Yue is knocked unconscious in a gauntlet of attacks by the Seven Great Ghost Kings. When she wakes, she finds herself in ancient times. Once she learns why she’s there, she plans to head back to the underworld and settle t 4Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 248 我 This Is a Legitimate Haunted House. There Are No Ghosts! None! 我这是正规鬼屋，没有鬼！没有！ Spring Breeze Mourns the Painted Fan春风悲画扇Modern Romance506k WordsCompleted No CP, occult mysteries, ghost-hunting, friendship, and a warm, cozy story (The rating is low because it just came out, but it’ll rise later.) The title the book-rating tool picked as the best: The Years I Took Odd Jobs to Keep the Haunted House Afloat If you see a different title, don’t be confused. They’re all the same book. With the job market so tough, Ning Yu had planned to inherit her family’s Taoist temple and live comfortably off her elders. Unfortunately, her master wouldn’t agree. He 153Reads8.4Score106Shelves
49. 249 全 All of the Capital Knows That Father and Daughter Have a Few Screws Loose 全京城都知道，那对父女脑子有坑 Little Wine Riddle小酒谜Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted and witty + no romance + daily life + everyone’s favorite + satisfying read + ridiculous fun + strong female lead + ensemble cast + political intrigue + absurd plot] (I’m no good at writing introductions, so just jump straight into the story!) Ever since Ye Qiong, the only child of Prince Duan’s household, was kicked in the head by a donkey and lost her memory, The old libertine Prince Duan’s good days came to an end. Other families enjoy loving fathers and filial children. The Pri 399.8kReads9.3Score56.1kShelves

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    The female protagonist seeks revenge on the spot. A silly, strong female lead novel.

50. 250 穿 Reborn as the Cannon Fodder's Little Sister, I'm on a Daily Countdown to Death 穿成炮灰妹妹，天天生命倒计时 Shark Fin鱼翅Modern Romance800k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book] [Livestreaming] [Feel-Good Romance] [Has a CP] Tu Yao transmigrated into a book, and a strange life-progress bar appeared in her mind. The good news: She now had three older brothers, and the bar was tied to their fortune values. The bad news: All three brothers were living away from home. The eldest was a top-tier star with a foul temper, caught in a bullying scandal that had sent his career into a tailspin. The second was a musical prodigy who became a sinister, dupl 37.4kReads9.5Score5.7kShelves

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    I just finished watching it, and I cried so much.

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