Novels like The System Ran Off From the Start, but the Cannon Fodder Survived and Became Everyone’s Favorite
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The System Ran Off From the Start, but the Cannon Fodder Survived and Became Everyone’s Favorite, best match first.
- 1 The Dark Moonlight Keeps Trying to Rule the Three Realms 黑月光总想称霸三界 [Female Disguise + A Real and Fake “Young Master” + A Satisfying Read + Power Progression + The Protagonist Is Reborn Multiple Times] The half-demon Jie Yue died an unjust death. In her previous life, the Human Emperor Tian Yong mistook her for a murderer and pursued her for thousands of miles. Before she could clear her name, he struck her into a lake, where she drowned. When she opened her eyes again, she had become He Lingxi, a good-for-nothing at cultivation. No spiritual roots, so she could 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Quick Transmigration: After Changing Her Fate, the Supporting Actress Is Adored by All 快穿：女配改命后，万人追捧 [Quick transmigration + unrequited love + a touch of universal adoration + changing the fate of female supporting characters] [Interstellar] The Vicious Female Lead Won't Apologize In the original story, her three partners are never home after marriage. When people make things difficult for her, they don't take her side, and in the end they choose to dissolve their marriage. After Ruan Zhaohe transmigrates, she ends the marriage. Later, all three regret it. But by then, they discover she's alre 187Reads—Score11614d adds
- 3 Disguised as a Man, She Became the Leader of the Immortal Dao 女扮男装，她成了仙道魁首 [Gender Disguise] [System] [Sound Cultivation and Sword Cultivation] [Ice Spirit Root] [Reborn] [Genius Cultivation] [Happy Ending] Su Ling carries the bloodline of the Nuwa clan. After failing her mortal tribulation, she is forced to be reborn in another life. The System takes her back to the year she first joined a sect. But she does not realize that being reborn has caused her to lose her memories, leaving her convinced that she has transmigrated from another world. After regaining her memori 4.7kReads8.0Score90614d adds
- 4 The Sect's Junior Brother? She Cross-Dresses and Slays 宗门小师弟？女扮男装杀疯了 New rating just opened~ [No Romance + Female Disguised as a Man + Five-Element Spiritual Roots + Peerless in Alchemy and Crafting + Sword Cultivator + Cross-Plane Power Progression] She transmigrated into the cultivation world as a universally recognized laughingstock. Born with a useless body and unable to cultivate, she dressed as a man and liked men, earning the scorn of the entire cultivation world as a useless, gay freak. ? Shen Ke decided to teach them how to behave with her fists. Her sp 81Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 5 I Disguised Myself as a Man and Joined a Boy Band, Now the Top-Tier Stars Won't Stop Spoiling Me 女扮男装进男团，被顶流们追着宠 [Woman disguised as a man + mind-reading + beloved star of a boy band competition + abuse-value System + an utterly chaotic battle for her affections] When Xi Mingyi woke up, she had become the most pitiful heroine in an angsty romance novel. Disguised as a man, she joined a boy band, with no talents to speak of and a scandalous reputation dogging her every step. Her first day in, the male lead betrayed her, and she was about to be exposed and reduced to the plaything of five powerful men. The S 1.8kReads—Score29514d adds
- 6 Quick Transmigration: The Tragic Novel Heroine Is So Beautifully Alluring 快穿：虐文女主美得太撩人 Everyone’s Favorite + Talented Actress + Putting Scumbags in Their Place + No Romance Qing Wan, whose mission completion rate was zero, was rescued from confinement by the Tragic Romance Female Lead Department. Her new mission was to follow the plot and suffer physically and emotionally at the male lead’s hands. Qing Wan: “Being abused? Not a chance, not in this lifetime.” Coldhearted CEO: “If Wanwan wants it, I’ll give her my life and everything else.” Aloof Romance-Reality-Show Star: “I give y 25Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 7 Disguised as a Man: Has the Cannon-Fodder Junior Brother Become Everyone’s Favorite? 女扮男装：炮灰师弟万人迷了？ [Female Disguise as a Man + Two Powerful Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Romantic Rivalry] Xie Yu’an wakes up one day to find she’s become the female lead’s cannon-fodder simp in a novel about a woman adored by everyone???? But beneath the simp’s identity is a noblewoman from an immortal sect, disguised as a man. System: [Host, please complete your mission on time, or you will be punished.] The System punishes Xie Yu’an by making her kiss the female lead. She nearly gets run through by a swor 105Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 8 Disguised as a Man: Four Villainous Apprentices Keep Chasing After Me 女扮男装：四个反派孽徒追着亲 [Redemption + villains + System + a woman disguised as a man + a tangled love quadrangle] Bai Luoqing is a top-level corporate drone. One rainy day, after breaking down from working overtime, she drops to her knees and screams at the sky, “Why am I mute?!” The heavens answer, “You're not mute! Damn it, how dare you slander me! If you like being mute so much, then mute you shall be!” And just like that, Bai Luoqing transmigrates into a book, becoming the mute master from the melodramatic novel sh 154Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 9 Hide That You're a Woman! The Whole Sect Is Inspecting Me 藏好女儿身！全宗门都在验我正身 [Just Rated] [Woman Disguised as a Man + Light Ensemble Cast + Everyone's Favorite + Plenty of Everyday Life + Lighthearted Comedy + One-Sided Romance in the Main Story] Good news: She transmigrated into a book and became an outrageously pampered young heir! Her family is loaded, and she can do whatever she wants in her sect! She's got a winner's life from the start! Bad news: The transmigration System crashed halfway through, and a crucial feature is gone! Even worse: Everyone in her Tianyan Se 991Reads8.7Score18414d adds
- 10 My Aloof Master Is Not to Be Trifled With: She Disguises Herself as a Man and Is Overpowered 清冷师尊不好惹，女扮男装还爆强 87Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 11 Reborn as the Villain's Junior Sister, All My Senior Brothers Come Clinging to Me 穿成反派师妹师兄们都贴了上来 [Transmigrate into a book × Everyone's favorite × Comedy × Food × System × Harem rivalry × Love triangle] After Su Wanting was hit by a car while helping an old lady cross the street, she transmigrated into her favorite novel, "The Phoenix Rises Amidst the Clouds". The System promised that if she followed the assigned plot, she could come back to life and return to the modern world. But why aren't her senior brothers following the script?! Even her master has started acting strangely. She suspec 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Strongest Witch Just Wants to Slack Off 最强女巫只想摆烂 [Western fantasy, no fixed couple in the main story, multiple male leads, each gets a one-on-one ending, the heroine is literally the strongest, adored by everyone and hated by everyone] Aelove, the strongest and last witch in the world, was executed a thousand years ago at a witch trial for the crime of destroying the wizard clan. The sacred tree tended by the Elf Prince she once helped became the stake that bound her. The merfolk threads spun by the merman she had once fed as a mermaid pierced 182Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 13 Quick Transmigration: Disguised as a Man, I Maxed Out the Male Lead's Affection 快穿：女扮男装后，满级攻略男主 [One-on-one romance, sweet and satisfying, scheming and theatrically gifted heroine, unattainable first love, female rivals] Ye Jia used to handle the brotherhood route and never lost. Then, for no apparent reason, she was transferred to the ex-girlfriend route, where every attempt ended with, “I only think of you as a brother.” She was completely at a loss... After much soul-searching, Ye Jia decided to disguise herself as a man and return to familiar territory, where she could grind her target 14Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 14 Gu Zhenxi's Quick Transmigration Adventures 顾枕溪的快穿日常 [No CP + Everyone's Favorite] “What? I have to protect them? For the rest of my life?” “No, you only need to protect them until their growth values are full,” the System replies. “Two people? Can I split myself in two?” From then on, Gu Zhenxi never turns back from her path as the male and female leads' bodyguard. Later, the System says, “Host, the plot has gone off the rails.” “Darn it, why? I've only been working diligently on my missions!” ※ I didn't choose the fantasy romance tags. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Bewitching Fox: Disguised as a Man to Cultivate 狐色妖娆：女扮男装来修仙 I was just trying out a cultivation game, but the moment I started it, I somehow transmigrated to ancient times. Even worse, I somehow became a Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox of the Nine-Tailed Fox clan. Hey, can I go back or not? Wait, something's not right. The setting and characters seem familiar. Hold on, was I somehow swept into Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms, the show filmed in that future world? 72Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 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 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!!! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 After Faking My Death, I Became My Archrival's One True Love? 死遁后，我成了宿敌白月光？ [Two powerful leads + woman disguises herself as a man + past and present lives + secret love + both leads are each other's only partners + happy ending] (The rating has only just come out, so it'll keep going up.) In her previous life, Nan Xi was a once-in-a-generation sword cultivator, famed throughout the land, and also the carefully raised medicinal catalyst of her sect. On the night before she went to her death, she told the young master of the Demon Cult the only heartfelt words she had ev 4.6kReads8.6Score77914d adds
- 18 Disguised as a Man: The World’s Greatest Good-for-Nothing Rules the Continent 女扮男装：绝世废柴称霸全大陆 Qin Aofeng belonged to the Qin clan, a mighty family whose name was renowned across the nations of the continent. A direct descendant of the third generation, she was as famous as her genius elder brother, Aotian, yet she was also known throughout Qin City as the “useless Seventh Young Master.” Behind the high walls of the family home, power struggles ran deep. Before her rebirth, she had disguised herself as a man, and her origins were shrouded in mystery. Her talent was so poor that her famil 1.2kReads8.9Score19614d adds
- 19 Protect the Demon Venerable 保卫妖尊大人 A car accident causes Jiang Li to transmigrate into the novel she was reading, where she becomes the vicious supporting female character who competes with the heroine for the male lead. But Jiang Li has no interest in the male lead. She feels much more for the second male lead, the Demon Venerable, who silently protects the heroine and even gives his life for her. So she sets a plan in motion to protect him and keep him from repeating his tragic fate. But she’s just a devoted fan who thinks of h 21Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 20 If Ling Que 若凌阙 This book is also known as The Beast God Returns: The Demon Lord Welcomes Her with a Betrothal Gift. In her second life, Bai Ruoxi is chosen as the Divine Maiden. The people of the Divine Realm know only that her face is as fair as powder, her lips as red as rouge, and her beauty can topple kingdoms. She loves to wear red. But her extraordinary talent makes her a target. Looking at the crowd of hypocrites before her, Bai Ruoxi says, “The day I return will be the day I avenge this grudge,” before 126Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 21 Quick Transmigration: The Deadly Heartthrob Takes on Scumbag Men 快穿之致命万人迷手打渣男 Everyone’s favorite heroine vs. no fixed male lead (there are a lot of them) Ye Guanguan got bound to a System. She completes each client’s mission to get what she needs. As someone everyone adores, she has to be careful not to casually let her charm shine, okay? Too many people liking you isn’t a good thing. It can easily raise their malice level! Friendly reminder: a high malice level makes people want to hurt you~ Every client can watch Ye Guanguan carry out her missions in the pocket dime 2Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 22 To Inherit a Trillion-Dollar Fortune, I Disguised Myself as a Man and Enrolled in an All-Boys' School 为继承万亿家产我女扮男装闯男校 [Strong female lead + wild imagination + four academies + plot-focused + girl disguised as a boy + System + no goody-two-shoes heroine + no romance] In her previous life, she was an ordinary delivery worker who hadn't even gone to college. Now, reborn, she has become Jiang Xijun, who shares a name with the heir of a wealthy family, and has also acquired an auxiliary System that claims to be “all-powerful.” Her current status sounds glamorous: the Jiang family's only legitimate heir. In reality, 5Reads6.4Score114d adds
- 23 Disguised as a Man: I'm the Apocalypse's Ultimate Workaholic 女扮男装：我在末世当卷王 [Female Disguise + Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Apocalypse + System] Shu Xi, an ordinary college student, was killed with a single stab by a burglar who broke into her home while she was working a part-time job. When she opened her eyes again, she had somehow ended up in the apocalypse?! Xiao Qi: “Actually, I’m a strategy System. I just got a little careless and didn’t pay attention. Maybe, possibly, something went wrong, and I sent you to the apocalypse.” Shu Xi: “??? Does your supervisor 74Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 24 Disguised as a Man, I Cultivate in the Anime World and Take on Disciples 女扮男装，我在动漫修真带徒弟 [Woman Disguised as a Man] [No Romance] [Supernatural Powers] [Ghosts and Monsters] After waking up in an anime world, Lou Li discovers that it is completely different from the world she used to live in. In this world, both the supernatural and special abilities exist, along with all kinds of ghosts and monsters. Lou Li has received no memories from the original host, and the character doesn't appear in any anime she's watched. It's as if she appeared out of nowhere. By chance, Lou Li saves 172Reads8.9Score12814d adds
- 25 Transmigrated as the Second Male Lead in a Cultivation Novel, Disguised as a Man 穿成女扮男装的修仙文男二 Yu Yue transmigrated into the cultivation world and became the junior senior brother of Lingyue Sect, diligently shouldering the responsibilities of the role. She lived peacefully in the sect for decades, until the final day of the new disciples’ trial, when the Heavenly Dao appeared as a little white tiger and threatened to erase her if she didn’t follow the plot. Wasn’t that just forcing her into it? What, this body had been bestowed on her by the Heavenly Dao? To stay alive and return to her 334Reads—Score13714d adds
- 26 I Transmigrated into a Male-Oriented Novel, But I'm a Woman 穿越到男频小说但女人 No torturing the female lead, no need for the male lead to save her, and no focus on romance. This is a story about a true tale of immortal cultivation! A modern girl is thrown by fate into the world of a male-oriented novel when she transmigrates into a book. At first, Xiao Yanyan faces a grim fate: becoming Chen Feifan's concubine. She resists with all her heart. Determined to break free, she takes a brave first step and embarks on an adventure full of danger and challenges. Through all the ha 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Disguised as a Man: The Young Marshal’s System Crashes 女扮男装：少帅的系统崩了 [The story is continuing! Updates haven’t stopped!!] [Girl Disguised as a Boy + Transmigrate into a Book + All the Men Are Crazy] An unknown martial-arts stunt double transmigrates into a book with a System. After taking a quick look at the plot, she sees it’s just a matter of playing a dissolute young marshal who’s a girl disguised as a boy. How hard can that be? According to the plot: Crush the male lead early on. OK. Be at daggers drawn with the second male lead early on. OK. Go all out match 179Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 28 After Becoming a Good-for-Nothing, All I Want Is to Cultivate in Peace 穿成废柴后，我只想低调修仙 [Pretending to be a man + cultivation + girls’ love + everyone’s favorite] She only wanted to live a quiet life, but her power was so overwhelming that she became the lingering regret of all the great figures in the cultivation world. Medical graduate student Lin Mian transmigrates after a car accident and becomes Wei Jin, the Wei family’s good-for-nothing young master on the Xuan Yuan Continent. To find answers about her “pure yin body,” she disguises herself as a man and conceals her peerless 11.3kReads7.8Score1.4k14d adds
- 29 Faint Strings, Distant Music 杳杳弦音 [Complete] [No romance] [Light ensemble cast] [One-sided crushes] Shu Sheng is a new employee in the Female Protagonist Department. And she’s the female lead of a male-oriented novel. She thought she could coast through her first assignment with minimal effort, but she never expected… Writing a Mary Sue story (debatable) just to have some fun~ Feel free to ship characters, but please don’t argue~ A few extra reading notes! 1. Everyone loves Senior Sister! But they’re all one-sided crushes, haha 431Reads8.8Score10114d adds
- 30 I'm a Cannon Fodder, So It's Not Unreasonable for Me to Steal Your Golden Finger, Is It? 我，炮灰，抢你金手指不过分吧 Ji Guiyuan, a sword cultivator and lowly rogue cultivator of the Guiyuan Realm, has never known that she was chosen by fate. She risked her life to seize a treasured sword forged from a meteorite beyond the realm. She paid little heed when a prodigy cursed her with the word “cannon fodder” before dying. But during the Heaven-Piercing Trial in Yuezhou, when she was attacked from front and back and thought there was no hope of turning things around, a mysterious sword spirit calling itself “Wushe” 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Young Lord Is Everyone’s Dream Girl 世子殿下她是万人迷 Bai Qi opened her eyes and found herself transmigrated to a world utterly unlike her own, where she had become the only son of the most powerful minister in the land. The System that had awakened alongside her said: [Our mission is to unify the world, but everyone in it wants to kill you.] Bai Qi's eyes trembled slightly. “I'm really just an ordinary painter...” Everyone wanted to kill her, and Bai Qi couldn't understand why. The leader of the martial arts alliance who wanted her dead said, “ 213Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 32 Disguised as a Man, I Charm the Entire Cultivation World 女扮男装，撩遍修仙界 [Strong female lead] [Disguised as a man] [Spatial storage] [Leveling progression] [Comedy] [No male lead] A cultivation novel wrapped in comedy. Start reading now and you’ll be a die-hard fan! After transmigrating from the 21st century, Shen Yi finds herself as the illegitimate young master of the Shen family, a girl disguised as a boy. Once she embarks on the path of cultivation, Shen Yi only wants to pursue immortality, but countless handsome men and beautiful women keep throwing themselves 1.9kReads8.8Score12914d adds
- 33 White Moonlight, Take the Script of the Tragic Second Male Lead 白月光，拿好be男二剧本 [Female Disguise + A Touch of Ensemble Cast + One-on-One Romance (Cool Beauty x Puppy-Like Hero) + Lots of Foreshadowing] Eight hundred years ago, Mu Qing, senior sister of the Piaomiao Sect, sacrificed herself for the Dao, saving all living beings from an apocalypse. Her Questioning Heart Sword was left behind, standing upright as her tomb and guarding the meeting point of the Three Realms. But in this life, she transmigrates into a cannon-fodder tool of a second male lead. She becomes one of t 644Reads9.1Score10014d adds
- 34 A Book by Gu Wuyan 顾无言的一本书 Gong Renyue, the peerless crown prince of the Jiahe Dynasty, can turn clouds into rain with a wave of his hand. But his shameless father seals away his powers and dumps him in the middle of nowhere, ordering him to eliminate the demon embryo. He plans to finish the mission quickly, but when he looks into the demon embryo’s innocent eyes, even the cold and merciless crown prince can’t bring himself to strike… From then on, training the demon embryo becomes the crown prince’s daily routine. Facin 56Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 35 After Disguising Myself as a Man, I Became the Male Lead’s Bro 女扮男装后我成了男主兄弟 [Female-led cultivation fantasy, progression, slow burn, woman disguised as a man, genius] The road to immortality is long and fraught with obstacles. Forced to flee because of infighting within her family, Ling Qi entered the continent’s top cultivation academy, beginning a remarkable life of cultivation. To conceal her identity, she disguised herself as a man. On the first day of school, she met a mysterious, aloof roommate. Her roommate was cool on the outside but warmhearted underneath. Afte 600Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 36 The All-Powerful Little Spirit Master Defies Heaven 逆天全能小灵师 Chuxia, commander of a 21st-century mercenary squad with special abilities, wakes up to find her soul transmigrated to another world. An ugly woman? Ugly your sister! I'm a celestial beauty sent down from heaven! A useless nobody? Sorry, I came with superpowers! Dumped? There are countless handsome men waiting at my beck and call. Why would I care about one crown prince? You, you, yes, you! Handsome boy, come over here and sing your surrender to me!!! As her brilliance shines across this new wor 70Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 37 The Reckless Heir and His Flirtatious Tutor 世子轻狂，太傅撩人 Ning Fangsheng, the Prince of Ning, was handsome, charming, and blessed with peerless beauty. She had never imagined that the little brat who used to trail after her would one day return in glory, or that Xiao Jinshi, once as weak as a koi fish, would have completely transformed. That boy’s brazen gaze seemed to linger everywhere between her neck and her waist, leaving Ning Fangsheng grumbling inwardly every time... 113Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 38 GB: The Aloof Master Rips Apart the Love Rivalry GB：清冷师尊手撕修罗场 [Female-Top GB · Nontraditional Cultivation World + Everyone's Favorite + Woman Disguised as a Man + Multiple Endings, No Shipping Wars + No Need to Think Too Hard] Lu Yan transmigrated into a book, becoming the vicious antagonist who shares her name in a melodramatic novel, a woman disguised as a man. In the original story, she was volatile, sinister, vicious, and mad as a rabid dog. In the end, the protagonist's group used up their cultivation to take everything from her, and she died full of 341Reads9.2Score10214d adds
- 39 Quick Transmigration: Weren't You Supposed to Be Universally Hated? How Did You Become Everyone's Favorite? 快穿：说好的万人嫌怎么万人迷了 [Female lead adored by everyone × no romance × female lead with top-tier combat skills × all kinds of romantic rivalry] After Rong Ce binds with a System, her mission is to go to various worlds and stabilize their cores. But her identity is none other than the one everyone hates. At first, 7143 couldn’t reconcile the words “powerful” and “fragile” in the same person, until it met Rong Ce. But what surprised it even more was that, although they weren’t doing romance-targeting missions, everyone e 2.2kReads7.5Score16214d adds
- 40 I’m a Woman Playing a Saintly Father Figure in a Male-Oriented World 我，女的，在男频世界扮演圣父 [System + woman disguised as a man + fake saintess + irresistible charm + one-sided love + drama-queen heroine] Yu Zhaozhao was the most ordinary among the many transmigrators. All she wanted was to finish the missions in ten worlds, collect her ten-billion bonus, and be reborn into a comfortable life. But before she could get anywhere, the company went under. Yu Zhaozhao had just broken off her engagement to Long Aotian and thoroughly offended him. She felt as if the sky had fallen! Even gettin 2.6kReads8.6Score22614d adds
- 41 Reborn, I Infiltrated the Protagonist's Crew and Went on a Rampage 重生后，反派潜伏进主角团杀疯了 [Everyone's favorite, beloved by men and women alike + secret identities + woman disguised as a man + a battlefield of romantic rivals + no romance + every character is a lovesick puppy with a one-sided crush + cultivation] Note: The heroine is not a good person. She will do whatever it takes to achieve her goals. Everyone who likes her is hopelessly devoted, but she will never love or respond to anyone. The bright moon hangs high, shining on no one. I thought she was an old friend's child. Don' 133Reads—Score10414d adds
- 42 How Does a Sickly, Beautiful, Tragic Heroine Become the One They Can't Forget? 论病弱美强惨如何成为白月光 [Unmatched strength + all kinds of debuff collars + cool on the outside, a mad dog within + female lead disguised as a man] Shang Xianyue was trying her best to get herself killed and follow the plot, only to discover that the System's plot was a cheap knockoff. Including, but not limited to: The ridiculously powerful original male lead is actually a moron. Or: I treat my junior as my son, but he wants to * me. Or: The upright, old-fashioned eldest senior brother is actually a father figure who 1.9kReads8.7Score27214d adds
- 43 The Crazy Consort Is Here: The Scheming Prince Draws Her In 狂妃来袭：腹黑王爷诱入怀 She was the uncrowned queen of the 21st-century assassin world, but after transmigrating, she found herself in the body of the good-for-nothing “eldest young master” of the Su family, someone everyone could bully and beat at will! When her starry eyes flashed and her sharp edge emerged, she would rule the world! Good-for-nothing? I’ll show you what five-colored primordial energy can do! Divine beast? I’ll raise it as a pet! Those who bully and humiliate me will pay a hundredfold! When the powerf 239Reads7.8Score10914d adds
- 44 If You Don't Understand Redemption, I Know a Thing or Two About Going Mad 如果你不懂救赎发疯我也略知一二 Cultivation, no CP, ensemble cast, everyone loves the protagonist, and a woman disguises herself as a man. She presents as male in the early stages and female later, and will reveal her secret identity. The heroine's descent into darkness: an innocent young man as pure as the breeze and bright as the moon -> a brash, arrogant heaven-blessed prodigy -> a beautiful, unhinged figure who is neither wholly good nor evil -> an unattainable, heartbreakingly perfect beloved who is stronger than everyon 2.2kReads9.1Score23714d adds
- 45 I Disguised Myself as a Boy and Became Cultivation’s Most Beloved 女扮男装后，我成了修仙界万人迷 (Original title: After Disguising Myself as a Man, I Became the Most Popular Person in the Cultivation World) [Growing Female Lead, Everyone Loves Her, Cultivation, Genius Protagonist, Disguised as a Man Through Spellcraft] After transmigrating into a world of cultivation, Liao Sui Ran looked down and froze. Had she turned into a man?! Oh, thank goodness. It was just a disguise. But the disguise was way too convincing. She took off her pants, and there wasn’t a single flaw! The only problem was 181Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 46 A Powerful Minister in a Male-Oriented Novel: The Disguised Lady Jiang 男频文里当权臣，女扮男装江大人 A strong heroine with no romance, brainy battles, and a lightly ensemble cast, mostly women “My name is Jiang Zong. ‘Zong’ as in a heaven-sent genius.” After transmigrating, Jiang Zong found herself in a nightmarish situation from the start: a father who had died young, a gravely ill mother, vicious relatives, and herself, still a child. Jiang Zong said, “No need to panic.” Her vicious relatives have a fortune? First learn martial arts, then go into business. Their family wealth will become my g 554Reads8.9Score11614d adds
- 47 I'm This Powerful, How Could I Be Cannon Fodder? 我这么强，怎么可能是炮灰？ [Two powerful leads + romance + ice spirit root + sword cultivator + competing for opportunities] Hard work can’t beat being born into a good family. Di Xuanyi has been the only daughter of the foremost cultivation clan, the Di family, since childhood. She has everything she could want, never lacks resources, and has no need to work hard. Then one day, she discovers that the world she lives in is a novel, and she’s just a cannon-fodder character. Is her family just there to hand opportunities to 802Reads—Score10114d adds
- 48 Slaying Gods: A Life-or-Death Escape Disguised as a Man 斩神，从女扮男装逃命开始 [A satisfying power fantasy + reborn + high-martial-arts world + decisive and ruthless + no romance] Reborn into a new life, Liu Ruyi had hoped for a quiet existence. Instead, trouble came out of nowhere, and she was forced to jump into a river. Fortunately, it wasn't her time to die, and the transmigration perk she'd been waiting over ten years for finally arrived: her Martial Arts System awakened! But her enemies were powerful and ruthless. To survive, she had no choice but to disguise herself 1.1kReads8.7Score12614d adds
- 49 An Average Girl Getting Weird? Work Overtime and You'll Learn Your Place 普女还搞抽象？加班就老实了 An ordinary face, an ordinary figure, an ordinary height, steady emotions, and average grades. That’s Xie Yi, an utterly unremarkable background character. For special reasons, she takes a break from school and studies at home. Everything remains utterly ordinary until one day after she comes of age, when people inexplicably start approaching her and striking up acquaintances. From then on, things get completely out of hand. At first, she doesn’t understand why they’re getting close to her. Then 384Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 50 After Being Reborn, the Bigwigs Became My Lapdogs 重生后大佬们成了我的舔狗 [Female disguises herself as a man, devoted couple, sweet romance.] Qin Xinyao dies, but her hatred is so strong that she is reborn at the age of eight. In a flash, she becomes the sole heir to a grandmaster of the magic world and picks up a handy pocket dimension. From then on, she excels at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. With a whole arsenal of skills, all she wants is to quietly take revenge. Instead, she accidentally creates one industry legend after another and even draws a crowd 148Reads8.5Score—14d adds
