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- 151 Infinite: How Did a Slacker Like Me Become a Big Shot? 【无限】混子的我怎么成大佬了 The ratings just opened. Thanks for your support! [Two Male Leads] [Infinite Flow] [People Think He's a Master, but He Never Gives Himself Away] [Bottom Lead] Qin Xi transmigrates into a book, a no-romance infinite-flow novel for male readers called Realm-Breaking Madman. The problem is, he has never read it. All he knows is that the male lead's name is Li-something-Yuan! With no other choice, Qin Xi strikes a deal with the original System. Luckily, the System is pretty reasonable (?). It agree 18.7kReads7.6Score3k14d adds
- 152 Wuxia Game: The Villain Is the Era’s Beloved White Moonlight 武侠游戏：恶毒反派是时代白月光 [Ensemble cast, all male leads + villain redemption System + court intrigue + jianghu adventures + martial arts sects + villains become the cherished beloved + perfect for multishippers, ship whoever you like] Qin Yu awakens to the truth: he's a wicked villain in a martial arts MMO from the future. Though he's a classmate of the protagonist's group at Bailu Academy, he becomes a high-ranking official in the separatist state of Northern Yan. He hunts down the protagonist's group and, under the 9.1kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
- 153 What Do I Do After Becoming the Illegitimate Little Brother of a Shota Protagonist in a Horror Manga? 穿成漫恐主角正太私生弟弟咋办？ [Comic + Secret Identities + Forum + No CP + Ensemble Cast + Female-Oriented] He transmigrated into a strange-game comic he had written himself. He became the male lead’s hated, despised, utterly shameless younger brother: a wicked villain who stood only 1.5 meters tall, had an angel’s face and a snake’s heart, and lived to make his brother’s life difficult. The wicked younger brother, Ruan Huaizhou: “…” At this point in the story, the original character had already done everything he was suppos 21.9kReads7.5Score2.4k14d adds
- 154 I Was a Veteran Member of a Superpower Organization, but It Turns Out I'm the Villain 身为异能组织元老的我原来是反派 [Elders of an Esper Organization + A Pitiful Nobody in the Villain Organization + First Person + Possessed by a Villain + Fake Amnesia and Villainous Turn + Twisted Affection from Teammates, Including Locking Me Up + Constantly Switching Sides + No CP, and the Protagonist's Gender Is Not Emphasized + Popular for Friendship] One day, I suddenly learned that I was going to become a villain. That was after I had become an elder of an esper organization and its head of logistics, and had already sp 2.2kReads8.3Score38714d adds
- 155 Infinite: Waiting to Die, While Earth Ascends 【无限】等死，但地球升格 Infinite-flow, livestream, no CP. The protagonist has white hair and is a very cheerful mental patient, with lots of worshippers and cats who adore him. I believe in a laissez-faire approach to suicide. Eat whatever I want, live a short life. At last, I got the news that I had cancer. Before I could spend all my money celebrating, a voice rang out from the sky. [Blue Star has met the requirements for ascension. Your remaining lifespan will be displayed on your right arm. You will be randomly 404Reads8.8Score10014d adds
- 156 I Became a God on My Beautiful, Strong, Tragic Persona 我靠美强惨人设封神了 [Two Male Leads + Transmigration + Comic System + Supernatural Powers + Fantasy + Powerhouse + Secret Identities + Mastermind Behind the Scenes + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Invincible] [A popular comic protagonist who is a master of secret identities and a behind-the-scenes mastermind] Xie Qingge, who is terminally ill, binds himself to a Comic Correction System. As the name suggests, he must transmigrate into a comic-book world and correct its storyline. From then on, an entire world chang 616Reads8.3Score11514d adds
- 157 Transmigrated as a Cannon Fodder in a Game 穿越成了游戏里的炮灰角色 Li Silun never imagined he could transmigrate just by taking a train. A struggling fresh college graduate, he was on his way to a big city to toil like a pack animal when he was accidentally transported to another world from a game. He wasn’t the protagonist, the villain, or even a background NPC. He was just a disposable character who died in the backstory. “Use your golden finger to make the most of your high school life,” said the System in his head. 1.8kReads7.1Score12014d adds
- 158 Ha! The Bug Hater Transmigrates Into a Zerg Novel 笑，当讨厌虫子的人穿进虫子文 (Main story complete; bonus chapters updated whenever inspiration strikes. Proceed with caution, you may get emotionally wrecked. This is the author's personal ship.) [The male lead has no pairing in the main story, but there is unrequited love for the protagonist in the bonus chapters + interstellar + academy + mecha + scrolling comments + original insectoid worldbuilding: anthropomorphic insects + light, easy reading + shifting perspectives] - Content warning: The author doesn't even know what 805Reads8.7Score10214d adds
- 159 I Founded a Virtual Organization to Save the World Using My Secret Identity 我靠马甲成立虚拟救世组织 [My Take on Secret Identity Stories, No Romance] After transmigrating, Han Chengyu binds himself to a System that tells him he has to save the world if he wants to survive. Han Chengyu: ? The System explains that his new world has been invaded by the indescribable, and will be destroyed before long. Han Chengyu: ?? Seeing him stare blankly, the System reassures him that saving the world is difficult, so it applied to its superiors for permission to connect this world to a full-dive game in anoth 3.4kReads9.0Score34214d adds
- 160 With a Background This Powerful, How Am I Supposed to Be an Orphan? 背景这么强！说好的孤儿呢？ [All x protagonist, no official pairing + secret identities revealed + academy] After the March 12 explosion, Xu An became an orphan and developed a second personality with incredible strength. Though he was left all alone, at least his father had been one of the founding members of the Shadows, so he still had plenty of friends. Among them were the captain of the Special Operations Team, the Shadows' commander-in-chief, a world-class doctor, a business tycoon, and the top technical expert. So, 16.5kReads9.0Score2.8k14d adds
- 161 I Reached the Pinnacle of Superpowers Through a Comics Forum 我靠漫画论坛登顶异能之巅 [Comic / Superpowers / Forum posts / Slightly glorified character / No CP / Ensemble cast] After An Luo awakens to his true nature, he discovers he’s in a comic book world and is a cannon-fodder character who dies from the start. The consciousness of the comic tells him that the author will eventually ruin the ending, and only he can change it. To stay alive, An Luo agrees. He walks up to the protagonist. “Excuse me, coming through.” He bends down, picks up a female corpse, and begins stitching 69.1kReads9.3Score13.3k14d adds
- 162 Slapped the School Belle from the Start, Then Changed Class to the One and Only Sword Immortal 开局扇校花耳光，我转职唯一剑仙 [Sword Immortal + System + No Romance + No Forgiveness + Game Merges with Reality + Ensemble Cast Later On + Not Invincible + Growth-Oriented + Slow Start, Strong Finish + Swordsmanship + Brotherhood] Fifty years ago, a game descended upon reality. Since then, all of Blue Star has been digitized. Martial arts reign supreme, ferocious beasts run rampant, and dungeons are everywhere! Xu Gui transmigrates into this world and awakens the Divine Choice System: Every choice he makes earns him a corres 400Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 163 This Blind Man Isn't Blind 这个盲人他不瞎 [Urban Superpowers + No Romance + Slightly Sickly + An I-Person Male Lead of Ambiguous Beauty + Mildly Pampered by Everyone + Slow-Burn, Not Much of a Power Fantasy + Transmigration + System] Though this is listed under male-oriented fiction, it doesn't really have the usual traits of the genre, so male readers might not enjoy it. Feel free to steer clear. My writing is very amateur, so please don't set your expectations too high. I hope you'll be gentle when leaving reviews. (╥_╥) After barely 2.5kReads9.3Score37314d adds
- 164 My Livestream Rolled a New Plotline, and the Audience Says I'm the Best 直播摇出新剧情，观众呼吁我最行 [Livestream + bullet comments change the plot + slow burn + a touch of everyone-loves-him + secret identities + no CP] During the years he spent transmigrated into a book, the characters showed Zhao Wuyang that things aren't always what they seem. From the start, a botched move got him stripped of his human status, making him the first genius to transmigrate into a book and become a dog. When he met the first character from the book, he saw with his own eyes the supposedly gentle, heavenly beaut 79Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 165 I Was Only Borrowing the Protagonist’s Aura, So How Did I Turn Evil? 就蹭蹭主角光环，怎么就黑化了？ [Fake villain + no female lead + not invincible + no cliches + lighthearted + ensemble cast + Western fantasy setting + academy + unconventional corruption arc + slow burn (the main corruption storyline begins with the third instance)] After an unexpected transmigration, Cavies becomes a remnant of the demon race with both ice and dark affinities. He thinks he's been handed the role of a villain everyone loves to hate, but at the age of 14, he binds himself to a Fortune System. Not only can he s 2.1kReads9.3Score23514d adds
- 166 The Families Behind the Manga's Protagonists Are All My Secret Identities 漫画主角背后的家族都是我马甲 [The tags are wrong! Original comic + no romance for the protagonist + romance for the supporting cast + secret identities + forum] Lin Jing transmigrated into a comic world, where he became the scumbag father who abandoned the protagonist’s wife and child. Lin Jing: “…” What made matters worse was that he had never read this comic, and it didn’t even exist in his original world. The System was the one that told him, but it was already broken. That was because he hadn’t just brought one System 1.3kReads8.7Score16614d adds
- 167 Dimensional Rift: You Can't Strip Me of My Humanity 纬度间隙：不许开除我的人籍 [Full-Dive Game]+ [Infinite Flow]+ [No Female Lead]+ [Not a Power Fantasy]+ [Spiritual Qi Revival] At first, as a staunch materialist, Feng Yan thought that Dimensional Rift, a game officially promoted by the government, was simply an incredibly awesome Infinite Flow full-dive game. That was, until he received an admission letter from the game in the real world. Something was off about this game. Later, he discovered that something seemed... off about the real world, too. “How am I not human?” F 288Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 168 After Seeing the Manga Comments, I Tear Up the Cannon Fodder Script 看到漫画弹幕后我手撕炮灰剧本 [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 61.7kReads9.1Score6.9k14d adds
- 169 I Built a Top-Tier Star of the Literary World All on My Own 我一人组建了文坛顶流 Two male leads, secret identities, main character is the bottom, 1v1 (The rating just opened, so it'll go up later.) (The romance is a slow burn. At first, the main character is mostly writing stories under his secret identities. They're both busy, and they squeeze in dates when they can.) There will be a few people figuring out his secret identities, meaning his boyfriend, but there's no chance of a big reveal to everyone. Jiang You finally enters the novel he wrote. He's bound to a System, whi 9.3kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
- 170 Transmigrated, but I Can't Lie Flat on My Looks Alone 穿越之我靠美貌躺平不了 [Tags: No romance, interstellar transmigration, System, coming-of-age] [Content warning: The System is an old-school type at first, with no humanity, but it gets better later. The protagonist only wants to lie flat in the early stages, then works hard in the later stages.] After Gu Ziheng transmigrates to the interstellar era, he gets bound to a System. He thinks he’s about to reach the pinnacle of life and become a winner, but it turns out to be a pretty-boy System. Oh well, he can get by on hi 2kReads8.9Score23314d adds
- 171 No Overpowered Abilities, So I Can Only Keep My Head Down and Grow 没有狂拽异能，只能苟住发育 [Supernatural Powers + Modern Urban Setting + No Heroine + No System] A white light appears in the world, accompanied by a divine proclamation. From that day on, every human has the chance to gain supernatural powers, and the Age of Powers begins. He was supposed to die on the night the Age of Powers began, but miraculously came back to life with a powerful ability to heal himself. Yet his past seems unusually complicated, and an unseen hand is pushing him toward raging undercurrents. The “Doors 189Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 172 They Called Me a God After I Tried to Get Myself Killed 我作死后，他们却叫我大神 [Infinite flow + no CP + livestream + everyone misinterprets everything] Bai Qi was selected for a death game, only to discover that the boss of the beginner instance was his best friend. His best friend told him that if you die in the death game, you can become an NPC and mess with the players. Well, then, time to elbow the concrete floor! But why is there a victory beam underneath me??? Every time Bai Qi tries to get himself killed so he can join his best friend, his antics accidentally turn i 5.9kReads8.7Score54514d adds
- 173 After Entering a Comic, I Became Everyone's Moonlight 穿进漫画后我成了所有人的白月光 [Main story complete] [Bonus chapters updating regularly] [No romance, no romance, not even for the key characters! The only tags are no romance, happy ending, System! A wish-fulfillment story!] The talkative, chuuni, drama-loving male protagonist, Zheng Guanqi (known as Yazhou in the comic) The Dungeon Guidebook became a huge hit thanks to its breathtaking art and merciless plot. But as the story progressed, readers realized that one after another, the main characters seemed to be dying, and t 44.2kReads9.4Score8.4k14d adds
- 174 I'm an Innocent Bystander, So Why Did They Turn Me into a Criminal Mastermind? 无辜路人的我却被迪化成犯罪大师 [Male lead, no CP, not a romance-focused all-around charmer, live comments, suspense, crime, mistaken identity, succubus persona] Xie Qihai was the young master of a wealthy family. He received millions in spending money every month, and his greatest ambition in life was to be a rich layabout. Until one night, he opened his eyes to find himself lying beside a corpse. As the only living person at the scene, he became the prime suspect. [The stream is finally live. Is this the cannon-fodder lit 102.8kReads9.3Score21.9k14d adds
- 175 A Tragic Beauty? I Just Want to Go Home for Dinner 美强惨？我只想回家吃饭 [The Rating Will Rise Once It Gets Going] [No Romance] [Misunderstandings] [Daily Life] [Female-Oriented] Gu Lin is an SSS-rank Awakened with the ability "Absolute Control." He has a cool, aloof appearance, godlike strength, a happy family, living parents, a younger sister, and a cat. His biggest worry in life is whether he can get home from work in time for dinner every day. But in everyone else's eyes, his past is shrouded in mystery. He's covered in old scars, taciturn, self-destructive in ba 14.6kReads8.5Score2.5k14d adds
- 176 The Cannon Fodder Goes Viral on the Forum by Shipping Couples 炮灰靠炒cp爆火论坛 The novel is complete. [CP cultivation + forums + bullet comments + multiple secret identities + possible selfcest plotline + no CP in the main story, every pairing gets a full ending in the extras + ship whoever you like + supernatural resurgence] One day, Xie Yan transmigrated into a disposable character in the latest novel by a hugely popular author notorious for leaving plot threads unresolved. The catch? It was a supernatural resurgence novel! Without enough popularity points, he wouldn’t 17kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
- 177 Pollution Has Arrived? I Studied to Purify the World! 污染降临？我学的就是净化世界！ [No romance, no System, delusions of grandeur, comedy, invincible, ensemble cast] “I’m here because I’m sick, not because I’m stupid.” Strange dreams descend, and the door to a new world slowly opens for Zhang Fan. A wealthy academy that comes knocking on its own is brimming with an air of unreliability. Your first lesson as a new student: this is offense, this is defense. Got it? Great, you're ready to take on strange pollution all by yourself. Go defeat them! Stone figures awaken at a manor de 11.8kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds
- 178 The Villainess in the Comic Sees the Comments and Goes on a Killing Spree 漫画反派看到弹幕后，她杀疯了 [Villainess Awakening + On-Screen Comments + Comic + Academy of Supernatural Abilities + Working Like a Mule for the Academy + Genius + Strong Female Lead + Female Lead Has No Romantic Pairing + Ensemble Cast of Women] The villain is a hopeless romantic, but the object of her affections is her school (?) As one of the hottest comics around, Strange Tales of Supernatural Abilities has a huge cast of popular characters, each with a distinct personality, as well as a whole host of inexplicably trag 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 The Whole World Wants to Ship Me with Someone 全世界都想跟我组CP [Dual Protagonists, No Romance, Powerful and Ruthless Protagonist-Centric Story, Dark Tone] As the protagonist of a virtual game world, Feng Shenling has maxed-out talent and skills. He is devoted to helping the weak and fighting the strong, and wants to kill every monster to protect humanity. He is the conquest target of every player and a savior who exists as a "god." Yet despite his immense power, Feng Shenling was born unable to understand emotions. That changed when he met a mysterious yo 119Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 180 A Malicious Community? The Criminals Are Just Having Fun! 恶意社区？犯罪者们只是玩玩！ [Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Unhinged Crew + Infinite-Flow] As an albino, he never imagined that going out to buy a snack would get him maliciously chosen to enter a malicious world. Bai Chenye: No worries! I can’t die even if I want to, and I can’t live even if I want to. He has just entered the game instance. Bai Chenye: Give up! Then he spots the rainbow charm on a little girl’s backpack. Bai Chenye: I want it! Little girl: Take me out of here and I’ll give it to you. Bai Chenye: Then stick 712Reads8.7Score13114d adds
- 181 When You're Out in the World, You Make Up Your Own Identity 出门在外，身份全靠自己编 No CP, wish-fulfillment, a little delusional, System, Republican Era, no identity reveal The rating just opened, so it’s a little low. It’ll gradually rise as more people rate it. Lin Zhou, a college sophomore, is forced to bind himself to a System after a car accident and transmigrates into a novel set in an alternate Republican Era. The System tells him he needs 100,000 entropy points to come back to life. After working diligently for two months and earning only three points, Lin Zhou final 1.8kReads7.1Score21014d adds
- 182 EN The Cultivation of a Popular Character 实教，人气角色的自我修养 After arriving at the Advanced Nurturing High School, Huangye Dubu awakens a Popular Character System. As long as he makes a good impression on the audience, he can earn popularity points and exchange them for abilities in the System's shop. To earn even more popularity, Huangye Dubu decides to build a distinctive persona. Mysterious: He never says everything outright and always speaks in riddles. Kind: He helps people in trouble, even when it makes him look foolish to others. Powerful: He spend 1.1kReads9.1Score11914d adds
- 183 Book Transmigration: How a Shut-In Survives in Another World 穿书：论死宅如何在异世界苟命 [Straight shou / transmigrate into a book / a touch of everyone-loves-him / growing protagonist / win-her-back hell / romantic rivalry free-for-all] Snarky, straight shou Chen Xian Dark, beautiful gong Mi Xijin or steady, upright, handsome gong Aletan The main story has an open ending, with a separate alternate-timeline story after the conclusion. A straight man's bumpy road to godhood in another world. Chen Xian transmigrated into a novel set in another world. Unfortunately, he interrupted the 1.1kReads8.6Score11514d adds
- 184 No Way! This Demonic Cultivator Is Way Too Righteous! 不是吧？这魔修过于正义！ [Ensemble cast + No female lead + Invincible hero + Fast-paced + Gets better the more you read + Characters aren’t one-dimensional] (Every character has their own distinctive personality.) Yan Qing transmigrates into a popular action anime called Martial Arts Across the Nine Heavens. Identity: The top prodigy of the Demon Sect. Original ending: He acts like a lovesick puppy, gives his rival his spiritual root, and gets humiliated to death. Faced with such a cannon-fodder ending, Yan Qing is furi 21.4kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
- 185 Hey, Buddy, Slow Down! 好兄弟，你慢些走！ [No Romance, No Female Lead + Beloved by All, Brotherly Bonds + Comeback Without a System + From Top Student to School Bully + Everyday Friendship and Redemption + Campus + Entertainment Industry] Xu Cheng is diagnosed with a terminal illness and thinks he doesn't have long to live. He plans to keep a low profile and wait to die, but his abilities won't let him! Seeing how sincere his brothers are and clearing up a misunderstanding with his childhood friend, he gradually reveals his comeback pot 243Reads8.8Score10414d adds
- 186 Searching for Dragon Pearls 寻龙藏珠 [First person + Suspense and exploration + Supernatural arts + Ensemble adventure + Ancient civilizations + No romance] To find my missing childhood friend, I accidentally wander into an underground cave, where a thousand-year-old drought demon bites me and leaves me afflicted with an ancient curse. The only way to suppress the curse and stay alive is to cultivate using Dragon Pearls. Thus begins my perilous and unpredictable quest to find dra 219Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 187 Fine, Fine, My Captain Is So Rotten He’s God-Tier 好好好，我家队长缺德到超神 The rating just came out, so please ignore it for now~~ [Spacefaring + ensemble cast + academy + strong female lead + face-slapping] Ye Yunlan, commander of the Huaxia Red Eagle Special Forces, transmigrates one day into an orphan on an abandoned planet. With no parents, she survives by eating garbage. A letter of recommendation sends her to a low-tier academy in ragged clothes and barefoot. “Natural force at Grade A? All her abilities are Grade A? Is Ye Yunlan a crab or something? Why’s she so 7.6kReads8.5Score1.8k14d adds
- 188 Quick Transmigration: Secret Identity, Mountains of Fine Jade and Gold 快穿马甲宜苏之山，多金玉也 [Secret identities + System + a touch of delusion + slow transmigration] Jiang Yisu had just graduated and become unemployed. Before she even had time to mourn, she transmigrated into a world of immortal cultivation, where she became a cannon-fodder character destined for a miserable end. Jiang Yisu: (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ) Then System A01 bound itself to her. As long as she awakened her secret identities, she could change her fate of being reduced to cannon fodder. As for the System’s missions, her secret ide 931Reads8.2Score10414d adds
- 189 After Entering a Bad-End Comic, I Took the Lead in Tearing Up the Script 穿进be漫画后，我带头手撕剧本 [Forum-style posts + mistaken assumptions and exaggerated interpretations + beautiful, strong, and tragic characters + ensemble cast finding redemption + no romance] Yan Qi always felt he’d transmigrated into this world in entirely the wrong way. It was bad enough that he’d ended up in a depressing superpower comic where everyone died. To make matters worse, the ability he awakened, [Words of Absolute Truth], came with a deadly side effect: the more bluntly he spoke while changing cause and ef 154.2kReads9.4Score21.2k14d adds
- 190 All-Element Powers: My Talent Is So Strong It Breaks the Combat System 全系异能，我的天赋强到战力崩塌 [All-Attribute Genius + No Female Lead + No Brain-Dead Villains + An Overpowered Golden Finger with a Brain] The Abyss descends, demons close in, the demon race returns to its ancestral roots, and humanity awakens. Three races stand in a precarious balance. Everyone gets a chance to awaken a supernatural ability at sixteen. Zhao Yu awakens an unprecedented S-rank ability that encompasses every element and activates his golden finger. He sweeps the civil and martial arts entrance exams, becomes t 2.8kReads8.7Score33614d adds
- 191 Tragic Beauty? Huh? Me? 美强惨？啊？我吗？ [Fake Angst | Quick Transmigration | Two Male Leads or No Pairing in Each World | Delusional Misinterpretations | Strong, Tragic, Beloved by All Protagonist | Some Forum Posts | Light Faux Coercion] When a vain young man binds himself to a Popularity System, all he can think is: “Whoa! Can I customize my face? I want the most handsome one!” 556Reads7.8Score11114d adds
- 192 Forced to Become the Hot-Blooded Manga Hero, He Faked His Death on the Spot 被迫成为热血漫主角后他直接死遁 [No Romance] [No Female Lead] [Hot-Blooded Shonen] [Everyone Is Evil] [The Protagonist Is a Genuine Villain, With No Redemption] [Ensemble Cast] The hot-blooded shonen manga Villain's Fate is a blend of excitement, warmth, laid-back fun, and comedy. Its polished art, unexpected plot twists, and characters who leave readers aching for what might have been have earned it a devoted following. However, the author went on hiatus at the story's climax and stayed away for three years. Then, after three 22.2kReads9.1Score2.8k14d adds
- 193 Bound to the Wrong System, I Went from Ugly to Handsome 绑错系统，从此丑逼变帅哥 [Note: This is a silly, easygoing story, just for fun, so you don't need to think too hard. The male lead wasn't a sissy before, and he won't be one later. It's upbeat, and the pacing isn't fast. The entertainment industry comes into play later, but not the conventional kind. Key point: There is no female lead, no pair of male leads, and no harem-style romantic ambiguity.] Original title: Bound to the Wrong System: From Ugly Guy to Handsome Hunk Luo Mo was extremely ugly, but incredibly conf 2kReads8.6Score13114d adds
- 194 A Maniacal Jester: The Bullet Comments Keep Calling Me Elegant! 疯批乐子人，弹幕直呼我优雅！ Infinite-tower adventure, no female lead, troublemaker, villainous boss, killing with elegance and rules On the first day Qi An became the boss of a haunted instance, a livestream appeared above his head. The chat's usual three-part refrain: [Boss, kill him! Kill him and I'll send you a Cloud-Piercing Arrow!] [Was hubby elegant today? If he was, I can die in peace.] [Boss An, that boss in the instance next door says you're not as twisted as he is!] Qi An: I just wanted to kill people quietly. Yo 21.3kReads8.8Score3.7k14d adds
- 195 What? That Background Character Is Actually the Team Leader 什么？那个路人甲才是团队领队 [No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Everyone's Favorite + Mild Harem Appeal + Superpower Tournament] Lou Zhiqing thinks he's just an unremarkable passerby. All he has to do is awaken an ordinary ability, just like in the original story. After all, simply staying alive as a sickly person is already good enough. But at the awakening ceremony, a pillar of seven-colored light blasts through the sky, and a spirit body capable of taking every form surrounds him. He awakens as an SSS-grade Origin Spirit Tame 17.2kReads8.8Score2.8k14d adds
- 196 Tales of Strange Beasts 奇妖志 [No romance + no female lead + a touch of ensemble cast] Seven years ago, Xu Rangchen was the sole heir to a family of demon hunters; Seven years later, he became the owner of the Strange Flavors Inn. Seven years had passed, and everything had changed. Once, everyone revered him, and even demons gave him a wide berth. Now, no one remembers him. What could have caused such a drastic change? He had been living peacefully at the Strange Flavors Inn, but the arrival of a rat demon shattered that tra 333Reads8.2Score10614d adds
- 197 Shanhai Academy: The Age of Awakening 山海学院：觉醒时代 [No female lead + no System + thrilling read + academy setting + ensemble cast] Every year, some people in this ordinary world awaken to the “power of the mountains and seas” within them. After a mysterious exam, Fang Shijin is invited to enter the mysterious Shanhai Academy. Other people can wield elemental powers. But I have an affinity for every element and can command them all! Other people can summon weapons. But I can summon twelve legendary weapons! Watch as I, Fang Shijin, rise in this a 569Reads6.3Score10014d adds
- 198 My Secret Identity Is So Impressive, I Don't Fit In 马甲太强显得我格格不入 [Ten selves, all played by the same person + transmigration + System + secret identities + no CP + mortal enemies + love at first sight + adored by everyone + light ensemble cast + satisfying face-slapping + slight overinterpretation early on] Su Wang transmigrates into this world, expecting to live an ordinary life. But after an accident draws him into a bizarre game, he has no choice but to activate the secret identity System. He never expected everyone to let their imaginations run wild. Secr 3.4kReads8.2Score37914d adds
- 199 A Survival Handbook for the Academic Detective Road 柯学路人生存手册 [System + save-and-load + survival + secret identities + forum + no romance] An unconventional, sweet-and-innocent protagonist with a strong sense of justice. His deductions rely almost entirely on save-scumming, and he gradually grows over time. Later on, he adopts secret identities and infiltrates an organization to survive. Light crossover elements; aside from the System, there are no supernatural powers. Contains plenty of original worldbuilding. Second edit: There are a few genuinely painfu 22kReads9.3Score2.6k14d adds
- 200 In the Horror Game, I Refuse to Share the Same Sky with That Overthinker 惊悚游戏我与脑补侠不共戴天 If you like speed-reading, you can skip straight to the main story of Volume Two. (No CP + a little character misinterpretation + mild horror + a disguised tragic beauty + third-person narration + protagonist’s own efforts + a little angst + slow burn + ensemble cast focus early on) I transmigrated into the horror novel I’d just been reading and got bound to the defective System 0443. “Appearance Modification” makes me get injured at any moment, while “Affection Check” is always delayed. Inside 837Reads8.4Score—14d adds
