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- 1 Pretending to Be a God Is Another Day of Being a Lackey 假装神明，又是当牛马的一天 Transmigrate and collect faith points? Shi Luo says, “No thanks. I don’t want to. I just want to stay dead in peace.” Complete missions and get a billion in cash and a chance to come back to life?!! Shi Luo: “It’s not that I’m obsessed with money or anything. I just happen to like collecting things. Tell me where to collect them, and I’ll go! Bringing up money would be so tacky, right?!” Note: This novel has no couples. If there are any, they’re one-sided. The female lead is perfectly happy on h 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 I Became a Divine Maiden in the Qing Dynasty 我在清朝做神女 [No Romance / Pretending to Be a Deity / No Divine Powers, Just Technology and Acting] Bai Miao was an ordinary beauty-clinic doctor, but lost her job after several years of mask mandates. She was simply looking out at the view from her balcony when, for no reason at all, the System decided she was about to take her own life and forcibly bound itself to her. For no reason at all, she was saddled with a mission to collect faith points. The next time she opened her eyes, she'd been transported sev 194Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 3 Clan-Wiping Match? I Became a Goddess by Living Off the Gossip 九族消消乐？我靠吃瓜苟成神女 [No romance + pretending to be a deity (The rating just came out and will rise later)] Also known as "A deadly start? I whip out a goddess secret identity!" The moment Chu Qingshuang opens her eyes Her entire clan is kneeling in a neat row. The executioner's blade gleams, and the emperor coldly waves his hand. “Execute them!” System: “Host! Something terrible has happened! I accidentally sent you into Clan Eradication: Emperor's Deluxe Edition!!!” Chu Qingshuang: “!!!” As the executioner's blade 17Reads6.7Score1014d adds
- 4 I Pretend to Be a Goddess with My Taobao System 我靠淘宝系统伪装神女 (See the author's profile for the sequel) Xuan Ling transmigrates and binds herself to a bizarre System that requires her to pose as a deity in various mission worlds. Looking at the System shop's bizarre assortment of goods, none of which are worth a damn for surviving in a chaotic age, Xuan Ling pinches the System's physical form and says calmly, “So you're basically just a Taobao app, aren't you?” First mission world: “Crossing the Chaotic Age” (fictional Wei-Jin era) (posing as the Moon Godd 152Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 5 Dress-Up System? No, a Divine Being Roleplaying System 换装系统？不，神明扮演系统 [Main story complete] [Outfit-changing System + Redemption Through Pursuit + Slow Transmigration + Everyone's Favorite + Mary Sue + Secret Identity + Feel-Good Story + Identity Never Exposed] Lin Xiyin transmigrates with an outfit-changing System. Her first world is a brutal place ruled by powerful tycoons. System: [Please put on a beautiful outfit and save the villain from his doomed path. Make him give up revenge and embrace a better life.] Lin Xiyin: “Sure thing, darling~” System: [Congratula 425Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 6 I'm Still Pretending to Be the Supreme God Today 今天也在伪装至高神 If this isn't to your taste, feel free to move on, but please don't leave a negative review on purpose. Thank you! The rating has just been released. After workaholic Yun Shu died suddenly from overwork, she didn't arrive at the reception desk of the underworld. Instead, she woke up in an ancient temple on a crumbling mountain. From the start, she was penniless, hungry, and thirsty, with the difficulty of survival set to maximum. Even more absurdly, the Heavenly Dao of this world forcibly bound 625Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 7 The System Made Her Pretend to Be a Goddess, but She Took It Too Far 系统让她装神仙，不小心装过头了 [Female-oriented, impersonating an immortal, System!] Meng Liyue grew up in the ancient farming village of Xin Yu. The people there favored sons over daughters, and she often wished that one day men and women could be treated equally. When she was fifteen, her family members died one after another in an accident, leaving her an orphan. Unable to stay in the village any longer, she left and survived by begging. One day, she got into an argument with some thugs over a little food. They beat her to 1.3kReads6.1Score10514d adds
- 8 I Alone Am an Immortal: While They Fight for the Emperor’s Favor, I Cultivate and Build Infrastructure 惟我独仙：别人宫斗我修仙搞基建 [Unifying the realm + mutual devotion, one-on-one romance + cultivation-style infrastructure building] Xia Ranyue transmigrates into the body of a princess about to take the stage and pray for rain. If it doesn't rain, she'll be executed! Luckily, the cultivation game she used to play came along with her. On the altar, Xia Ranyue calmly casts a spell, and the people bow their heads in gratitude. Chancellor: Furious! I just finished drafting the imperial family's “Edict of Self-Reproach”! Assassi 67Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 9 I Pretended to Be an Immortal in the Late Ming Dynasty 我在明朝末年假装神仙 Spring, the sixteenth year of Chongzhen's reign. A mass of crimson celestial fire crashes down on the imperial tombs outside the capital with earth-shaking force. The Imperial Guards rush to the scene on horseback. From the wreckage, they carry out an unconscious young woman... He was born a man, but overnight, he awakens in a woman's body... Summon thunder and lightning, call forth divine dragons! Discern the loyal from the treacherous, cleanse the imperial court! Spread the arts of immortal c 894Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 10 I Disguise Myself as a God Through Costume Changes, and I'm Adored by Millions 靠换装假冒神明的我受到万千追捧 [Dress-Up System + Posing as a Deity + Beloved Heroine + Every Male Lead Has a One-Sided Crush + Tons of Gorgeous Outfits + Ancient-Era Development] Shu Ling, who loves dress-up games, was bound by the System Dingdang and transmigrated into a small ancient world. Faced with a backward, impoverished era and a huge faith-point quota, Shu Ling intimidated her adorable System into handing over the rewards and unlocked the beginner set. The beginner set, “Painting a Thousand Miles of Mountains and Ri 869Reads6.6Score10114d adds
- 11 False God Conquest: I Pretend to Be a God in a Dating Sim 伪神攻略：我在恋爱游戏里装神 [System] [Pretending to Be a God] [Goddess Persona] [Divine Displays Before the Masses] [Secret Identity] [Everyone's Favorite] [Female-Led] [No Romance] [Strong Female Lead] In the future, Blue Star's Lingxi Interactive Entertainment company releases a large-scale virtual romance conquest game, The Great Yan Dynasty. Five male leads with very different personalities await the players' advances. The huge prize money is tempting, but no one has managed to win the game. Jiang Lingyue has come for 176Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 I Transmigrated to Ancient Times and Was Mistaken for a God 穿越古代我被误认为神明 [No Romance] [Invincible Female Lead] Yue Heng is a struggling web-novel author who dies suddenly after staying up all night working herself to the bone, then accidentally transmigrates to ancient times. She activates an invincible System that grants her whatever she wishes for and lands on the snowy mountains of Penglai. She waits at the mountain summit for the right chance to enter the world. What arrives instead is the Prince of Jin’s heir, pleading for divine aid. She descends the mountain a 191Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 13 From the Start, I Lived in the Mountains and Was Revered by the Villagers as the Mountain Goddess 开局苟在深山被村民奉为山神娘娘 [A powerful golden finger! A feel-good story! No romance!] Good news: I transmigrated and got bound to a [Has Everything] System. Bad news: from the start, I'm deep in the mountains, with the growls of wolves, jackals, tigers, and leopards sounding in my ears every now and then. Zhou Ziyue gritted her teeth and berated the System: A Host's life matters too! But when she saw the safe house in the beginner's gift pack, she hurriedly buttered it up: Sorry~ I was ignorant and shortsighted. She thoug 493Reads8.5Score10414d adds
- 14 With the System on My Side, I Really Am a Goddess 系统在手，我真是神女 [Pretending to Be a God + Cultivation heroine + System shop + No CP] After transmigrating, the heroine is bound to a System that lets her pretend to be a god, and she's powerful from the start. Read the story and decide for yourself what might be a dealbreaker. Pretending to be the supreme heavenly god in a primitive tribal society [Complete] Pretending to be a reincarnated goddess in a matriarchal world [Complete] The Nine Heavens Goddess in a zombie apocalypse [Complete] Pretending to be the d 1kReads6.7Score12414d adds
- 15 Cast Aside by My Family? No! A Divine Maiden Has Descended 家族弃女？不！是神女临世 Completed. The rating is right here. Read it or don't, it's up to you. The book was originally titled The Family's Castoff Daughter? No! A Goddess Has Descended. The important part is the last four words. [System + keeping secret identities hidden + pretending to be a god + no CP + two female leads, not a GL romance, ensemble cast] “Go die!” Those were the first words she heard after transmigrating here. The haughty young girl said, “Your very birth is a sin.” The original owner died, and she ca 2.7kReads6.6Score20314d adds
- 16 Quick Transmigration: I Become a Deity in Ancient Dynasties 快穿，我在古代王朝当神明 [Playing at being a god + no romance + no flirting + no one-sided crushes + ultimately becomes a true god] What do you do when you transmigrate to an ancient feudal dynasty and get bound to a merit-and-faith System? System: Keep your head down and work your way up through the palace intrigue... It's just a means to an end! [First become a favored consort and use your influence to establish authority] Gather some faith. [Become Empress Dowager and meddle in government] Earn some merit. Qin Wanyua 3.2kReads8.4Score20614d adds
- 17 I Transmigrated to the Great Qin Dynasty with Barbara's Skills 我带着芭芭拉的技能穿越大秦了 [No romance + parallel-world Great Qin + some history, but not much + a six-constellation healer with Barbara's skill set + transmigration + everyone's favorite + invincible + brainless fun + two-faced drama queen] I, Bai Qingyan, transmigrated to Great Qin with Barbara's skills from Genshin Impact. You guys, can you believe it? My Brother Zheng has to unite the whole little planet, and while he's at it, wipe out those countries that have it pretty good. Other than dying of old age, the First Em 1.1kReads8.5Score10314d adds
- 18 I Kept Myself Alive by Pretending to Be a God, Until I Became One 我靠假扮神明续命成真 [No romance! System! Golden finger! Role-playing! Quick transmigration] Luo Ye thought he was about to die. Just before the end, he was bound to a God System and began traveling to different worlds disguised as a god. To stay alive, he had to earn faith points. He starts out as a slacker, but grows stronger and becomes incredibly powerful later on! (The merfolk world and the Witch and Beastfolk world can be skipped, since those two arcs are rather rough. You can start directly from Chapter 15.) 331Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 19 My Thoughts Are Leaked on Cue, So I Pretend to Be a God Undergoing Tribulation 定向泄露心声，我伪装历劫神明 A short drama with the same title is now streaming on Hongguo. [Mind reading + eavesdropping on gossip + no romance + pretending becomes reality + no cultivation] Yue Fuguang died carelessly while trying to save someone. Then, while saving another person, she was bound to a Merit System, defective version, and restarted under a new identity. What? She's the real heiress who dies young in a story about a fake heiress and a real heiress? Now that Yue Fuguang is here, dying young is out of the ques 7.8kReads7.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 20 Crossover: After Changing Outfits, I Became Their White Moonlight 综：换装后我成了他们的白月光 [Dress-up + Secret Identities + Plot-Driven + First Love + Classic Mary Sue + Not Overpowered + No Couple in the Main Story] Every miraculous outfit has its own skills and story. Chuqi is a textile worker whose job is to transmigrate between worlds, drawing energy to develop the backstories and skills of miraculous outfits. For some reason, though, people keep mistaking her for a goddess due to one coincidence after another. The Matchmaker's red strings keep getting tied around her, but all she 2.1kReads8.4Score18514d adds
- 21 After Feeding the Little People, I Became the Mountain Goddess 投喂小人后，我成了山神娘娘 [Female-oriented novel] [No romance] Chu Feng binds herself to a System that lets her see tiny kingdoms inhabited by little people no bigger than her thumb. [You are now bound to a world: The World of Tiny People] [Map unlocked: Ancient Tiny Kingdom] Five kingdoms vie for supremacy as heroes compete for control. The people are starving and destitute, certain they are doomed to die. Then they encounter a kindhearted deity. The deity gives them food and drink: steamed buns as big as five houses, f 797Reads8.5Score10414d adds
- 22 I Rule the Heavenly Dao in My Dreams 我在梦境执掌天道 Eighteen-year-old Xue Xixi's whole thing was lying flat, but she never imagined she was actually the Heavenly Dao, ruler of countless worlds! She lost her memories after descending to the mortal realm to undergo a trial, and for three years was plagued by bizarre nightmares. Every time she awoke, her head throbbed as if it would explode. Little did she know that the cool, imposing powerhouse who tore into scumbags and judged evildoers in her dreams was none other than herself. The little Heaven 430Reads—Score10314d adds
- 23 I Landed in the Middle of a Home Confiscation, and My Mansion Fell From the Sky 穿到抄家现场，我的豪宅从天而降 [Overpowered heroine + doted on by everyone + cannon fodder + Mary Sue adored by all + satisfying story] Ye Xilai transmigrated into a book. She landed right in the middle of the Cheng’en Marquis Manor’s confiscation, with the whole family lined up to hang themselves. Realizing she was about to die again right after being born, Ye Xilai hurriedly called for the System, hoping to find something to protect herself. But with her tiny baby hands, she accidentally pressed the wrong button and brought 687Reads7.4Score10214d adds
- 24 I Pretend to Be a Goddess in Ancient Times With a Dress-Up System 我靠换装系统在古代装神女 [Important! This story was written too early and has been on hiatus for too long. I'm lacking inspiration to continue writing it. There's a new story about a similar character disguised as a goddess available for you to check out! She disguises herself as a goddess, demoness, or witch in multiple worlds! It's a no-romance story!] The rating is quite low right now! After Hua Yunshang died, she transmigrated into a fictional ancient famine-stricken novel. The plot is about the female protagonist b 719Reads8.0Score10314d adds
- 25 The Ancient World's Apocalypse: I Become a Deity with Unlimited Supplies 古代末世，我靠无限物资当神明 [Ancient-era disasters + Pocket dimension + Stockpiling + Farming + Infrastructure + No romance] One pot of mushroom soup leaves the entire Luo family dead as doornails. When Luo Wei opens her eyes again, her whole family has transmigrated into an ancient apocalypse novel, becoming unlucky souls about to have their home confiscated and be exiled. Their home will be confiscated tonight, they'll be exiled tomorrow, and a month later, a catastrophic freeze will hit! “Dad! Mom! There's no time! Hurr 3.2kReads9.0Score41014d adds
- 26 I Transmigrated into the Deep Mountains, So How Did I Become the Mountain God? 穿越深山，我怎么就成山神了？ Qin Zhao dies unexpectedly after her soul is mistakenly summoned. To make it up to her, the other party sends her to be reborn in a small world and gives her a pocket dimension and peerless treasures. Qin Zhao lands in a remote wilderness and assumes she's been handed a peaceful farming-and-seclusion story. But after she casually comments on the weather, things take a strange turn. A young general who has raised an army to avenge his family encounters a solitary young woman in the woods. Thinkin 5.9kReads8.6Score83414d adds
- 27 Please Don't Force Me to Become an Immortal 请不要逼我做神仙 Zhang Tian accidentally fell into ancient times. The soldiers and generals shouted, “The Immortal’s divine might is unmatched!” The emperor, his ministers, and the nobles crowded outside his home, pleading desperately: “Immortal, have mercy! Take pity on us! Please grant us your immortal arts and teach us how to live forever!” A wealthy merchant showed up with a hefty sum: “I’m infertile. Please help me have a son...” A young scholar said, “Please take me as your disciple, Immortal Master, and b 14.8kReads8.7Score94014d adds
- 28 The Reborn Minecraft Player at the End of the Ming Dynasty 重生明末的方块人 During the Ming dynasty's Little Ice Age, disasters struck every corner of the country in different ways. Thousands of coffins a day, the people starving, and the living eating one another! Bai Li accidentally stumbles into this desperate, chaotic age. Fortunately, he has all of Steve's abilities from Minecraft! He can also bring the laws of the MC world into reality. No food? With a fishing rod in hand, he can fish from the void. The lake's dried up? He can drink all he wants with an infinite t 21.6kReads8.9Score1.9k14d adds
- 29 The Ancestor Came from the Cultivation World 老祖宗她来自修仙界 [Purely ancient setting + no romance + no spiritual qi revival + heroine’s cultivation is suppressed, but she’s still the strongest + the heroine is the only cultivator] The declining Weisheng clan had a secret. More than six hundred years ago, their ancestor, Weisheng Yue, was chosen by an immortal and embarked on the path of cultivation. Fifty years later, a luan bird brought a bronze bell and a piece of deadwood. Once the bell rang and the deadwood bloomed again, their ancestor would return. 19.8kReads8.6Score2.1k14d adds
- 30 In the Chaotic Era, I Rely on a Costume Change System to Pose as a Goddess 我在乱世靠换装系统装神女 (The ending includes a woman disguising herself as a man. Feel free to skip if that bothers you.) [Disguised Goddess Who Never Gets Found Out + No Romance + Power Fantasy + Everyone Loves Her] Yun Shu transmigrates into a turbulent-era novel with a dress-up System. It's the end of the Yong Dynasty. Natural disasters strike again and again, and corpses litter the land. She puts on the starter outfit given by the System, [Snowy White, Fragrant with Grace], which comes with the [Unlimited White Con 43.4kReads6.5Score4.3k14d adds
- 31 Film and TV Crossover: The Deadly Game of Extreme Plot Twists 综影视：极限反转必死局 (This book is mainly for going completely off the rails. It's absolutely wild, so prepare yourself before reading.) Chi Yining is a plot reverser, specializing in turning around the bleak endings of villain clients after their true colors are exposed. Whether they need a clean slate or want to crush their enemies, with them around, there is no certain-death predicament in this world that can't be reversed. The characters are tentatively: 1. Yixiu, trapped in a trial over the death of Chun Yuan; 5.7kReads8.4Score30614d adds
- 32 The Lady of Ten Thousand Treasures 万宝娘娘 [No romance + golden finger + building a career] Chong Fan transmigrates to an ancient otherworld, bringing along a beginner’s hut and binding to the Myriad Treasures System, which allows her to craft magical artifacts. The artifacts she crafts earn Legend Points and Creation Points. The former can strengthen artifacts, while the latter can be used to craft other artifacts. One day, villagers from the foot of the mountain came to ask the immortal for help saving their dying crops. Chong Fan: “Ar 2.8kReads8.8Score26514d adds
- 33 Transmigrate Into a Book: The Goddess Has an Overpowered Golden Finger but Just Wants to Be a Lazy Fish 穿书，神女金手指超强只想当咸鱼 [Transmigrated Into a Book + Golden Finger + No Romance + Feel-Good Story] After a car accident, Ji Fuyue transmigrated, only to find herself in the body of the beloved little girl she'd raised in a game for three years. With her game character profile and everything in her inventory and storage warehouse, she fell from the sky in broad daylight and landed right in front of the male lead of a novel she'd read just two days earlier. Faced with the male lead kneeling before her and proclaiming her 3.3kReads8.4Score23714d adds
- 34 From the Start, I Transmigrated into a Deity Statue and Was Worshipped as a Goddess in a Year of Famine 开局穿成神像，我在荒年被奉神女 [No CP] [Mountain God] [Infrastructure Building] [Transmigrators Helping Each Other] From the start, she transmigrates into the statue of a god in a ruined temple on a barren mountain. No problem: she’s also bound to a Godhood System! When Yu Luo gives a roasted chicken to a mother and daughter who have long been bullied, they become incredibly strong and turn the tables on their tormentors. The black soil she gives them makes crops grow at astonishing speed. Cotton, sweet potatoes, and potatoes 4.2kReads8.9Score38014d adds
- 35 I Became the Moon Goddess in Ancient Times 我在古代当月神 [No Romance + Maxed Out from the Start] Please note: this is a female-oriented novel!! Xiyue is bound to a System and transmigrates to ancient times. She must accumulate enough faith points to return home. Using the skills granted by her beginner’s gift pack, she manifests before the people as the Moon Goddess. Paper-making, a focus on agriculture and commerce, imperial examinations, selecting female officials… At first, the people say: The Moon Goddess may be aloof, but she cares about the comm 4.9kReads9.2Score53014d adds
- 36 I Rely on the System to Become a Goddess 我靠系统当神女 After binding with a System, Xiyue began transmigrating through different worlds to collect faith. When she became an unloved illegitimate daughter in the family of an ancient official, she didn’t hesitate to use her System skills to stage a grand apotheosis ceremony, and was revered by the people as a goddess. After transmigrating to the modern world, she rode the divine beast White Tiger from the moon down to Earth. And so began her journey of playing a goddess in world after world. But after 10.9kReads8.8Score83314d adds
- 37 Quick Transmigration: The Host Is Always on the Way to Scaring Ghosts 快穿：宿主她总在吓鬼的路上 [Quick transmigration + no romance + the heroine isn't human] When other people see a ghost: “Help!” When ghosts see the heroine: “Help!” World One: She transmigrated into a palace maid and became the empress of a matriarchal kingdom. World Two: She got the vicious supporting-woman role and became a master of the supernatural arts. World Three: She transmigrated as a zombie and spent the whole story slacking off like a lazy fish. World Four: She transmigrated as a prince who was the king's backu 3.2kReads8.9Score26914d adds
- 38 I Conquer the Entire Dynasty by Pretending to Be a Goddess 我靠伪装神女攻略整个皇朝 [System + No Secret Identity Reveals + Divine Goddess Persona + No Romance] After Jiang Wu is bound to the System, money clouds her judgment. The System takes her to some obscure dynasty in the middle of nowhere to complete a mission. Only then does she learn that she is an ordinary commoner, while her targets include the emperor, empress, crown prince, princess, general, marquis, heir to a noble title... Great. Her targets include fathers and sons, husbands and wives, and brothers and sisters. 20.2kReads9.1Score2.2k14d adds
- 39 Quick Transmigration: The Vicious Fiancée Becomes Everyone’s Dream Girl 快穿：恶毒未婚妻成了万人迷 [Print edition signed] [Quick transmigration + mildly irresistible heroine + love at first sight + sweet romance + one-on-one + both leads are virgins + face-slapping] The main story is complete; bonus chapters are being updated. In every clichéd melodrama, once the male and female leads fall in love, the male lead’s perfectly legitimate fiancée is usually reduced to a vicious supporting character. She’s obsessed with him, jealous, and willing to do anything. In the end, everyone turns against 80.5kReads8.4Score5.2k14d adds
- 40 I Transmigrated into a Book Set During a Famine and Became Invincible Through Cultivation 穿书荒年，我靠修仙无敌了 [Space + farming + no romance + wealth + feel-good revenge] [The animated adaptation is now available. If you’re interested, check it out!] Qiao Qi transmigrated into a book and became the vicious female supporting character. The good news: Her medicinal garden space came with her, and she could cultivate and level up to her heart’s content. The bad news: The male lead had just stabbed her to death. ☸ 1. A ridiculously powerful golden finger, a feel-good story, ruthless decisiveness, and ov 45.2kReads9.2Score6k14d adds
- 41 Quick Transmigration: A Max-Level Expert Stumbles Into a Palace Intrigue Set 快穿，满级大佬误入宫斗片场 Synopsis: Ever since 18888 was bound to its Host, it had felt that something wasn't quite right. But when it saw its Host looking like a delicate, weak beauty, it relaxed. Until... For its first mission, it had to win the emperor's favor. 18888 was very pleased with itself for snagging a palace-intrigue template. This would be a piece of cake. Who could have guessed that, in the great hall, a sinister wind would blow as the emperor and his ministers trembled in fear? Enter Ling Xiao, the emperor 19.9kReads9.2Score1.6k14d adds
- 42 I’m the Favored Son of Heaven in the Cultivation World 我在修真界做天之骄子 No heroine + no romance + a goofy comedy (P.S. This is a silly, funny slice-of-life story, so don't take it seriously!) A story for female readers. If you're feeling down, come take a look! My dear readers, the world may be full of disappointments, but please believe that hidden in all the cracks and bumps are the little sweets fate has secretly tucked away. If you're unhappy, imagine you're the protagonist and grow alongside them! The author will write you a joyful, carefree world. What does it 34kReads8.9Score3.6k14d adds
