Novels like I Can't Keep Playing the Protagonist
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- 51 A Bowl of Wild Greens Soup from the Start, and I Became the Ming Dynasty's Culinary Sage 开局一碗野菜汤，我成了大明厨圣 A Bowl of Wild Vegetable Soup from the Start, and I Became the Culinary Sage of the Ming Dynasty 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 The Divine Beasts Are Coming 神兽来潮 A story inspired by the Classic of Mountains and Seas, where the path to godhood is forged from divine beast bloodlines, while ferocious beasts stand in the way. See how Bai Feiliu faces the challenge. No saintly hero, no harem, one female lead. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 53 Quick Transmigration: The White Lotus Root and the System 快穿之白莲藕和系统 [Quick Transmigration] [golden finger] [Alternate Universe] [Romance] [Ancient] [Modern] [Period] Legend has it that Bai Lianou was an ordinary fairy in the Heavenly Court. One day, she was reincarnated in the mortal world. From then on, Bai Lianou embarked on a grand and fantastical journey through countless lives… Over the long years, Bai Lianou was reborn as all sorts of people: a commoner’s daughter, a fashionable modern woman, an elegant beauty of classical charm, and even a fearless warrio —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 54 Hell's Deliveryman 地狱外卖员 Hell's Deliveryman 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 My Archrival Turned Out to Be the Perfect Lover 我的死对头竟是满分恋人 My Archrival Turns Out to Be a Perfect Lover 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 56 Abolished from the Immortal Register from the Start? I Turn Around and Sue the Thunder Bureau! 开局被废仙籍？反手状告雷部！ Ding! Your “Number One Legal Office of the Three Realms” has received a new case! VIP Client: Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong Case Description: After becoming a Buddha, the Buddhist sect withheld a thousand years of incense offerings. He demands back pay and compensation for emotional distress! VIP Client: Third Lotus Prince, Nezha Case Description: Because he was reborn in a lotus body, he requests to sever his “father-son relationship under the Celestial Rules” with Li Jing, the Pagoda- —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 Dragging the Salt Kiln God: Ten Rules for the Sedan Chair Bearers 盐灶拖神：扶轿人十不准 The Salt Kiln’s Spirit Escort: Ten Rules for the Palanquin Bearers 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 The Antarctic Ice Wall: Forbidden Zone Zero 南极冰墙：第零号禁区 Antarctic Ice Wall: The Zero Forbidden Zone 19Reads—Score—Shelves
- 59 The Patriarch Reforms the Cultivation Workplace 老祖整顿修仙职场 The Ancestor Reforms the Cultivation Workplace 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 60 Code 009: I Became a Robot Vacuum, Cleaning Corpses in a Haunted House 代号009：我变成了扫地机器人，正在凶宅里清扫尸体 Code Name 009: I Became a Robot Vacuum, Cleaning Up Corpses in a Haunted House 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Rule Horror: The Three Gates School Rules Forbid Telling the Truth 规则怪谈：三重门校规禁止说真话 Dungeon difficulty: Easy, Normal, Hard, Nightmare, Hell. Lin Han is in a different parallel universe in each dungeon, and the plots are unrelated, so feel free to read them out of order. Lin Han is clever and resourceful, bold in thought and action, and seriously badass. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 62 I Met an Immortal at a Diploma Mill 我在野鸡大学遇仙人 A lighthearted, hilarious urban fantasy with a wild imagination. Just read it... Zhang Chen walked toward the old man curled up beside a pile of straw, full of anticipation. "No, no." Zhang Chen waved his hand. The old man ignored him and kept shaking his bowl. With no other choice, Zhang Chen reached in, pinched something out, and slipped it into his pocket. The old man shook the bowl even harder, mumbling incoherently. "Oh, you're too kind! I really couldn't accept this!" "Kid, in all 144Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 In the Cultivation World, I Grind Dungeons into Immortality 人在修仙界，副本刷成仙 [Cultivation + playing it safe + no female lead + decisive and ruthless + devoted to cultivation] Transmigrated into the body of a failed scholar, Zhou Ming gains a dungeon System that can scan the real world, condense real locations into dungeons, and let him explore them in depth, test his limits, slay dungeon monsters, and earn rewards. The perilous mountain range teeming with demon beasts? He only needs to take a quick look around its foot. The inheritance secret realm thousands are fighting 31.9kReads7.8Score3.4kShelves
- 64 Republican Era: I'm a Professor at Peking University 民国：我在北大当教授 After transmigrating to the seventh year of the Republic of China, Shen Zhixing goes from being a librarian at Peking University to the young master of a remittance house, newly returned from studying in Germany. In a turbulent age of warring warlords and encroaching foreign powers, he refuses to inherit a fortune worth billions and vows to save the country with his pen. He buys the second-largest newspaper in Beijing and Tianjin and serializes the martial arts classic The Legend of the Condor H 571Reads5.8Score100Shelves
- 65 I Command You to Defeat the Entire World All by Yourself 我命令你凭一人之力打倒整个世界 [Invincible Protagonist + Player Perspective + the Myriad Worlds + Fast-Paced Thrills + Simulator] On the eve of the college entrance exams, a mysterious game appears in Ji Liu's mind. It offers absolute freedom, and any martial arts skills his character grinds out can be extracted into reality at 100% strength! In this interstellar age where martial arts reign supreme, Ji Liu has an epiphany. He immediately gives his game character the highest-priority command: "Find a secluded corner and grind 107.2kReads8.5Score12.7kShelves
- 66 I Passed the Civil Service Exam and Got a Government Job in the Underworld 考公上岸，我进了阴界编制 Si Yan ranked in the city's top ten on the written exam and answered every interview question with ease. He thought he was a shoo-in for a key department at the municipal bureau. Then a reassignment notice dumped him in the Civil Affairs Bureau's most obscure department: Folk Customs Affairs Coordination. A dilapidated little building, crumbling walls, and a department head whose idea of work was steeping goji berries and reading the newspaper. Si Yan thought: A cushy government post, a perfect 94Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 The College Student Who Only Kills Bad People 专杀坏人的大学生 A College Student Who Only Kills Bad People 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 High Martial: One Million in Debt, I Simulate My Way to Godhood 高武：欠债百万，我靠模拟成神 [High-martial world]+ [Simulator]+ [Decisive and ruthless]+ [Invincible, sweeping all opposition]+ [All-knowing and all-powerful] After transmigrating into a high-martial world, Li Ang found himself burdened with a million in loan-shark debt from the start. If he couldn't pay it back within three days, the Black Gold Merchant Guild would dismantle his body and take his corneas, heart, and bone marrow to settle the debt! Just as he despaired, the Life Simulator activated! [Simulation complete. Ch 79.3kReads8.1Score10.1kShelves
- 69 Zenless Zone Zero: The Devouring System from the Start 绝区零：开局扮演吞噬系统 (“Making up for regrets,” “no heroine or just Yixuan,” “lots of original plot and characters,” “possibly a lot of everyday life,” “possibly a slow start”) (Ignore the original title. My plans changed midway: I originally wanted to write about multiple worlds, but now I’m only writing about Zenless Zone Zero, so it’s unrelated to the role-playing System. Just think of the System as the protagonist’s cheat ability.) (My current title ideas are Zenless Zone Zero: Making Up for Regrets, Starting fro 1.8kReads—Score238Shelves
- 70 I Just Want to Return to Earth, but Writing and Screenwriting Made Me Famous 只想回地球的我靠写文和编剧爆火 (Rating just came out) [System + no romance + not limited to novels; later involves filmmaking, with the female lead as a screenwriter only; no plagiarism] Gu Yin transmigrates into the future and gets bound to the “Spread Culture Through Entertainment” System. The System encourages her: “Host, let's promote Blue Star culture (become a plagiarist) and reach the pinnacle of life!” Weak, pitiful, and helpless, Gu Yin replies: But I just want to go back to Blue Star. The domineering, unreasonable S 1.2kReads7.1Score104Shelves
- 71 Vocational High School's Battle God 职高战神 Vocational School's Battle God 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 What Kind of Calamity Can't Be Undone by Resurrection? 不能复活算什么天灾啊 [The Fourth Calamity] [Game World] [Nontraditional Stat System] [No Rebirth] [No System] [Harem] If players can’t come back to life, can it really be called the Fourth Calamity? That’s a good question. But have you ever wondered what a calamity truly is? Is it endlessly harassing a boss by coming back to life again and again at little cost? Like ants beneath an elephant’s feet, rats in the gutter, maggots in the sewer… yet grandly giving themselves the title of a calamity. A true calamity is the 44kReads8.8Score4.6kShelves
- 73 In the Name of the People: I Activate the Officialdom Upgrade System from the Start 名义：开局激活官场升级系统 I was transported into In the Name of the People and became Qi Tongwei’s cousin, Qi Ye! From the start, I had to face the desperate moment when he knelt down and turned to the dark side! That year, Qi Tongwei had yet to fall, and Zhong Xiaoying was still unattached! I would never let the same tragedy happen again! I immediately bound myself to the [Outwit Heaven by Half a Move: Official Career System]! Solving cases earns progress, and even lying flat can get me promoted step by step! Prestige 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 The Fried Noodle Stall Owner Is a Former Detective 炒粉摊主是前刑警 The Fried Noodle Stall Owner Is a Former Detective 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 Want a System? Here, One for Each of You 系统要吗？来，一人一个 [System Supplier + Behind the Scenes + Invincible + The Myriad Worlds + Comedy] “Ding! The Myriad Worlds Wholesale System has been successfully bound!” “Ding! The Myriad Worlds chat group invites you to join...” From the start, everyone gets a System. Fahai: “I am a Buddhist master. Why do I have a Bandit System?” Fahai: “Buddha, why have you betrayed me?” In the grand Buddha hall, everyone, have you ever seen a blue-glowing Gatling gun? Ning Caichen: “Hello, everyone! Welcome to Heav 10.7kReads8.0Score837Shelves
- 76 Apocalypse: Unbeatable at Home, I Rule Thanks to the System 末世：宅家无敌，我靠系统成霸主 The apocalypse arrives, and zombies overrun the world, turning it into a living hell. While everyone else risks their lives for a piece of moldy bread and struggles to survive amid zombie hordes, Han Dao lounges in his rented apartment, munching on braised snacks, sipping ice-cold cola, and watching zombies slam against his door. He can't even be bothered to move! Just the day before, he was a low-level office drone: his crooked supervisor stole credit for his work and fired him, his greedy land 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 My Prosecutor Brother Was Brutally Murdered, So I Buried the Entire Criminal Underworld with Him 检察官弟弟惨死，我让整个黑恶势力陪葬 My Prosecutor Brother Was Brutally Murdered, So I Made the Entire Criminal Underworld Pay 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 I Pretended to Be the System and Led My Host to Sweep Through the Myriad Worlds! 我假扮系统，率领宿主横扫诸天！ [Behind the Scenes] [Myriad Worlds] [Invincible] [System, Activate!!] As a transmigrator, Xia Fan never got a System. So after succeeding in his cultivation, he decided to pose as one, sheltering other transmigrators from danger. [Dynasty World] Xia Fan: Host, don't worry. So what if you started from nothing? As my Host, you were born to become emperor! [Weird World] Xia Fan: Host, don't panic. Those mere horrors are nothing to worry about! Come with me and fight our way into the world of horror 5.8kReads8.4Score360Shelves
- 79 You Call Me a Useless Leech on My Sister? I'm Three Major Ranks Above Her 骂我啃妹废物？我比她高三大段位 [Ding! S-rank genius little sister bound. Your rank will permanently be three major tiers higher!] In a high-martial-arts world, I lost all my cultivation to save my little sister and was branded a useless leech by the entire internet. Everyone thought I could only live off her, never realizing that my System had already awakened! [Congratulations, Host. You've risen straight to the Starshine Realm!] A rich young thug comes to force a marriage. You dare set your sights on my sister? With a casua 4.7kReads6.1Score389Shelves
- 80 The Muggle Professor at Hogwarts 霍格沃兹的麻瓜教授 A male-oriented Harry Potter fanfic: healing, making up for regrets, no conspiracy theories, and no female lead defined by a single trait. No transmigration to another world, no being reborn. Why would a soul from the future want to turn back time? Where does the Chosen One’s prophecy point? What conflicts await the future of wizards and Muggles? “I’m Xu Jin, a witch hunter and your new professor.” My name is Xu Jin. By the time you see this statue, I will have become history. Wizards cannot b 637Reads—Score110Shelves
- 81 You Say the End Is Here in This Prosperous Age? Are You Crazy? 繁华盛世你说末日来了？神经病啊 [Not a power fantasy: doomsday survival + apocalyptic disasters + fantastical imagination + invasion from another world + global evolution + smart characters] The Fourth Calamity's game mission fails, and a boss from another world crosses over. The apocalypse begins! A rare subject matter across all platforms, with a unique perspective that will show you a different kind of apocalypse! Plenty to read, and more than enough to keep you satisfied! Qin Yang had been a corporate drone for years, but 14.1kReads7.9Score978Shelves
- 82 I Live, I Die I活I This story has a fragmented, fast-paced feel. The heroine is forced to take over her entire family in the middle of an extremely chaotic emergency. I want you to experience alongside her that suffocating feeling of not even having time to catch your breath. Take your time reading, and don't rush. Historical Fantasy | Female Lead | Tragedy | Ensemble Cast | Political Intrigue | No Romance “What does it mean to be alive?” A little girl answers with a curse that lets her remember everything she 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 High Martial, Ten Thousand Races: I Ascend Beyond the Mortal World in Simulations 高武万族：我在模拟中飞升未来 [Simulator] + [Abstract] + [Simulating Other Worlds] + [Dominating the Real World] + [A Reasonably Clever Protagonist] Transmigrated into a high-martial world, where warriors split mountains and shatter moons. Beyond the Heavenly Gate, countless races vie for supremacy, and geniuses are born with innate divine abilities that let them sweep aside all who share their level... Though Xu Fei's martial arts aptitude is nothing special, he's got a cheat! By simulating one era after another, he ascends 63.2kReads8.2Score7.3kShelves
- 84 Cultivation: Becoming the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds Through Exorcism 修仙：从超度开始成为九幽道君 [Amber cultivation + System + leveling up, multiple female leads, not a fourth-generation disaster, and the protagonist is the only transmigrator] Long-time office worker Mo Nian suddenly dies and, with a System in tow, transmigrates into the world of the virtual online game Flying Immortal, Seeking the Dao, before its story begins. He becomes a minor Taoist who exorcises spirits, drives corpses, and dabbles in charlatanry. The dynasty is nearing its end. The mortal world is in turmoil, a demoni 30.5kReads8.4Score3kShelves
- 85 Journey to the West: I Begin as the Emperor of All Demons 西游：我万妖之皇开始 There’s a group of little monsters in the mountains: loyal, and tough as nails. The story of an ordinary little monster who leaves the Hundred Thousand Mountains... Are monsters who come out of the mountains really all this fierce? Sometimes I really admire you little mountain monsters. You’re willing to risk your lives just for a bite to eat. 4.8kReads8.6Score479Shelves
- 86 EN Stop It! You've Turned the Cultivation World Upside Down 你收手吧！修仙界被你掀翻了 [Heaven-Defying Comprehension] + [Creating New Techniques] + [Revolution] + [Creating Systems] + [Inner World] + [Systems for Everyone] “I transmigrated into the body of a lowly cultivation wage slave, and I’m about to die.” “This world is sick. This world is mad.” “I refuse to accept it. Why should cultivators stand above everyone else, while the powerful pass down their privilege for generations?” “I’m going to overthrow your rule!” Liu Yi went mad right along with them, determined to drag cu 19.8kReads8.7Score2kShelves
- 87 The System Arrived from the Start, but I Can't Lie Flat 开局系统降临，我却无法躺平 Lin Haotian unexpectedly transmigrates to another world. As soon as he wakes up, a golden finger comes to him. But the protagonist's one and only wish has always been to lie flat. How could a legendary golden finger possibly tolerate its host having such a lazy attitude? Special note: This story has no female lead. If that's not for you, please check out the book next door!!! Thank you! 172Reads—Score—Shelves
- 88 The Kill Line: I Slay Gods in America 斩杀线之我在美利坚斩神 Overnight, Bai Yu loses everything, from Beverly Hills to the hell of Epstein's island. His bank accounts are frozen, the IRS comes knocking, and he is put under surveillance, all because he witnessed the darkest secrets of the powerful. When the law becomes a tool for the hunt, the Chinese have only one choice: blood for blood. This is a life-or-death escape that tears the American Dream apart. In America, when you're below the kill line, you either become prey or become the one who slays gods. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 Record of Lingxiao's Journey Through the Ruins 凌霄破墟录 Heaven and earth were born from the Five Elements; all things return to the void and fall into silence. One hundred and fifty thousand years ago, the flames of the Hongmeng War spread across the land. The ancient emperors formed the Void-Sealing Array to cut off the star routes, safeguard the peace of the cosmos, and sever passage to the outer realms. One hundred thousand years ago, the Heavenly Demon God exploited a breach to shatter the barrier. The Three Origins Void-Sealing Seal was placed t 190Reads6.4Score137Shelves
- 90 EN I Just Attained the Dao as the Chaos Celestial Emperor, and You Want Me to Turn Myself into a Forbidden Zone? 刚证道混沌天帝，让我身化禁区？ After transmigrating into a fantasy world, Lu Qingyun was born with a Chaos Physique. He fought for eight hundred years and proved himself the Chaos Heavenly Emperor! But just as he was about to establish an Immortal Court and suppress the Dark Restricted Zones for hundreds of thousands of years, the System arrived and, from the start, ordered him to transform into a restricted zone. He scoffed at the idea! He was the mighty Chaos Heavenly Emperor, at the height of his power. Why would he crawl 189.4kReads8.5Score18.3kShelves
- 91 Infinite Deaths, Time Rewind: I'm Not the Protagonist 无限死亡，时间回溯：主角不是我 [Infinite loops, surviving in the cracks, no self-sacrificing saint, no invincible protagonist, everyone is smart, character growth.] Ning Mu, who has long suspected he’s mentally ill, finally realizes that the world is being reset over and over. When the usual course of events begins to change, he suddenly discovers that ghosts really exist. And those who eat ghosts awaken incredible abilities. Everyone is hunting and devouring ghosts in a frenzy. After countless strange incidents... “Go in pea 1.3kReads8.4Score153Shelves
- 92 To Save My Sister, I Entered the Forbidden Zone of Spirit Artifacts 为救妹妹，我踏足灵物禁区 My little sister is on the brink of death, and the astronomical cost of her medicine has pushed me to my breaking point. Then I discovered that there was something in this world called spirit relics. They can grant wishes, but they always demand a price. And I can see the threads of that price. I traded a Republic-era copper lock for a chance at survival, and bartered with a warped set of scales for a life-saving prescription. The black-market hunters see me as easy prey, while medical giants wa 37Reads7.7Score—Shelves
- 93 EN Transmigrated as an Old Grandfather, I Begin a Life of Taking It Easy 穿越成老爷爷，开启躺平人生 [Everyday life + lighthearted and witty + no female lead + no angst + king of playing it safe + no System + farming] My name is Lin Yu. I transmigrated as a remnant soul inside a ring. A System? A quest? A workaholic? Not a chance. I live by one rule: keep a low profile and sleep. Until the ring bonded with an innocent young man. When he was about to venture into a secret realm, I said, “Disciple, this place reeks of danger. Go home and sleep.” When he wanted to compete for a magical treasure, 13.2kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
- 94 From the Start, I Became the System's Big Shot 开局我成了系统大佬 [System + Clones + Infinite Worlds + Transmigration + Mastermind] In a modern urban rebirth novel, Zhong Li became a life-for-points System and helped the reborn protagonist discover the joy of learning. In a world of psychic powers, he became the God of All Cats, revered by everyone. In the Firmament Plane, he raised an unmatched female emperor! In the Journey to the West Plane, he became Brother Li, the one Wukong thought of constantly! Traveling through the Myriad Worlds, Zhong Li became 150Reads8.6Score100Shelves
- 95 Zootopia: From Zero to Black-and-White Gang Superstar 动物城：从零开始成为黑白帮巨星 [Beastars + Zootopia + multiple heroines + furry + superhuman strength] The moment he opened his eyes, Seth found himself surrounded by several tigers. He thought he'd gotten a speedrun scenario, but then he suddenly noticed that all four of his limbs were covered in orange-and-black fur. Oh my god! I've become a little tiger! Just as Seth was reeling from the shock of his new identity, the tigers beside him started talking! “Oh, look! What an adorable little darling, with those big eyes...” Tha 25.8kReads7.2Score3.6kShelves
- 96 The Sun Gives Me a Cheat 太阳为我开外挂 [Underworld power struggles + rigorous logic + survival on an alien planet + offbeat paranormal horror + intelligent protagonist + slow-burn thrills] Have you ever gazed up at the stars and wondered why the real world has nothing supernatural in it? When the real universe is invaded by a sinister universe, the result isn't a reshaping of reality's rules, but endless despair and terror. Monstrous beings that fuse supernatural powers with the laws of physics are coming. Survival is at stake. A 41Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 97 Don't Look Back. She's Eating the Gods 别回头，她在吃神 [No male lead | unhinged heroine | new mythology | dark suspense | Lovecraftian + Classic of Mountains and Seas | everyone is nonhuman | ensemble cast | locals | lots of original worldbuilding] Before she swallowed her first god, Sui Hui always thought she was just an ordinary god who liked to eat. After getting lost once, she wandered into a strange place that devoured hope. There, she learned for the first time that she was special. So she donned the secret identity of the 'God of the Defiled 3Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 98 I Can Only Fire Energy Waves, but One Finger Blast Can Pierce the Stars 我只会发波，但一指射穿星辰 [Nezha + the Great Sage + Yang Jian + mechanical evolution + ascension through myth = ???] Wu Dou transmigrated onto a magical super-train. Everyone in this world lived in its carriages, and everything around them had been digitized. The passengers grew stronger by completing instance trials and collecting all kinds of rare resources. On the day he turned eighteen, Wu Dou gained his innate ability, [King of Waves]! [King of Waves: Your wave-based skills, such as air waves, electric waves, and li 12.6kReads7.9Score1kShelves
- 99 Online Game: My Health Bar Can Grow 网游，我的血条能成长 Kill a player, and your maximum HP increases by 5. Kill an NPC, and your maximum HP increases by 10. Take down a boss, and your maximum HP gets an extra 100. When Qin Wu finally beat the divine beast Phoenix to death after it had revived nine times in a row, the Phoenix couldn’t understand why this guy’s health bar was longer than all nine of its lives combined! 1.6kReads8.7Score116Shelves
- 100 Two Souls in One Body, Knocking on Heaven's Gate with One Hand 一体双魂，只手叩天门 In this world, there is a path to becoming a celestial! Bai Annian’s soul transmigrates to another world, where his physical body unexpectedly contains two life souls. Even the greatest prodigies of the age can cultivate only one Great Dao, but he secretly follows two! He slays evil spirits, destroys his enemies, ventures into the halls of power, and overwhelms the holy sons and daughters of the great Dao lineages of his generation. In this turbulent age of strife, he rises ever higher and carve 37.2kReads7.8Score2.8kShelves
