(There's a second list, just add a 2 to the name of this list and you'll find it) ... more>>

There are too many novels with cliché romance and harems with annoyingly useless girls. Reading them gets extremely tiring. There are too few novels with absolutely no form of romance or harem. Here are some novels I've found to not have romance/harem or have an harem/romance theme that didn't affect the plot of the novel to the point of it being annoying. 

Feel free to recommend novels that fit the criteria, arigatou^o^

P. S. I haven't read all the novels in this list so I might not be accurate in judging them. And there are some I've read but didn't finish and the novel ended up having romance or harem elements in a later chapter, please feel free to correct me anytime you see that I wasn't accurate. Arigatou minna-san <<less

A list of korean webnovels with a particular trope of the protagonist that involved in a death game and may or may not transported to said game world or have said game system transplated into our world.  There's also dungeons and monsters.... more>>

Not including novels that set in an actual game, e.g. Overgeared. <<less

This list made for korean novel with only few chapter that have been translated but look interesting... more>>

- Male Protagonist

- No romance/harem (i hate this genre esp in action/fantasy, please recommend me novel that not contain this) <<less

Finding good fantasy weak(or not so weak)-to-strong novels is a pain. Therefore, this list has been made to help you find the good stuff without having to touch manure!... more>>

Individual reviews are work in progress. If you have suggestions, please give them, I need more reading material. I also recommend checking out anything by Vihyungrang, Andur, or LupineKing on Royal Road. <<less

little to no romance

My top novels. Low-key mainstream with generic rinse and repeat plot points but w/e. Still love the genre and writing style. 
Start date: April 2019

Loved all of them tbh

A compilation of novels I've read. From interesting reads to fast food novels to pass time. They aren't ranked in any particular order though I... more>> did enjoy some more than others. <<less

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[Ranked based on Number of Readers] Included Tags: Royalty/Historical/Adventure/Fantasy

Novels that I didn't drop. Novels that I didn't drop because of the boredom of the novel.... more>>

Contains several types of novels, but mainly novels with a game system or set in games. Various genres of novels can be found here <<less

Any novels I read that I like, mostly action, fantasy, adventure novels. Occasionally some romance. Feel free to read them and follow, also it’s not... more>> in order - it’s just when I put them in the list. Made to track the novels I like to read :P <<less

I reAlly bad in english... Please ignore my bad english..This list is the list of CN and KN novel that i really enjoy in tag of level system... there are some of the novel i'm still reading.... more>>

NOTE: Some of novel in the list below has bad review. But to me those novel not really that bad just like the review stated. My advice to u, dont read the review but judge the novel itself after reading either the novel good or bad. But if u want to read the review just go on, it ur right. No forcement here, just suggestion.

BTW happy reading. <<less

These are web novels that I have read and where the MC is overpowered. Most of the novels are Korean. While not every story has... more>> a good plot, most of them do. The highest rating I would give is 9.5/10. And I will not post any novel which I rated less than 6/10. <<less

I reAlly bad in english... Please ignore my bad english..This list is the list of CN and KN novel that i really enjoy in tag of game element... there are some of the novel i'm still reading.... more>>

NOTE: Some of novel in the list below has bad review. But to me those novel not really that bad just like the review stated. My advice to u, dont read the review but judge the novel itself after reading either the novel good or bad. But if u want to read the review just go on, it ur right. No forcement here, just suggestion.

BTW happy reading. <<less

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As an avid wuxia/xianxia/litrpg novel reader for the past 8+ years these are some of the best of the best out of the hundreds I've read. I personally enjoyed the journeys and some even have somewhat decent endings. All are mostly completed novels, with a few enjoyable ongoing ones, arranged from highest rated to lowest. Most are worth the read. Of course these are all my own personal preferences, everyone has their own.... more>>

Also a few highly recommended Novels outside of NU you may enjoy (see synopsis in comment section):

1. Mother of Learning

2. Shadow s*ave (S-L-A-V-E)

3. Supremacy Games

4. The Primal Hunter

Disclaimer: These novels are highly addictive and can get you lost in and immersed in their own worlds resulting in a lot of personal time/life wasted, read at your own risk. <<less

Novels that couldn't be explained by merely Words! I must say that under this lists were great novels with their own uniqueness and flavor. I... more>> wanted to share these novels I read and currently stalking. Everytime I read these novels I got this feeling that I was with them along the way and adventure they were facing. I still have a lot of novels to add of course but I'll do that soon after I remembered those novels lol! Also, this is my own favorites, not yours! I'm just sharing what I love, maybe you'll also learn to love it. Who knows! <<less

Most novel here are what i already read, Many i've still read it while some i drop it.

These are some of the best novels I've read thus far. Usually, the MC is calm, very smart with no hero complex. No Harem, No Slice of Life, and Most likely no romance, and if there is, just know that the story is still awesome :)... more>>

That being said, keep in mind that some of these novels may not necessarily follow the above pattern. (For example some may include harem.)

I'll add description to novels later <<less

Just some novels I've read. My expectation for novels aren't that high and the ratings below are just my own opinion. But at least I've read through close to the entire novel or latest chapter (as of the last updated) before giving my thoughts. Last updated: 16/10/2023... more>>

Format for the remarks below:

(Chapters read)[Rating]:Comments about the novel

Novels I'm reading that aren't on NU:

Vile Evil Hides Under The Veil (Ch 1473)[5/5]: Regressor Novel. Fantastic novel.

Supremacy Games (Ch 1475)[5/5]: Regressor Novel. Really amazing novel. Looking forward to more chapters. <<less

Only included ones I haven’t dropped

How I spent my time in the last 4 years.

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All novels that I did not put in my other list/belongs in here. I enjoyed most of them as I definitely did read enough chapters to add these here.... more>>

Though  these reasons are not simply negative though as some good novels are here ---- reasons these may be here:

(a) Dropped because not good enough, not to my taste, too boring, was mistaken of the story, or I enjoyed them without thinking of the quality itself (b) Not bad, but reading-on-hold for now, (c) Hiatus, Stopped novels (d) Enjoyed and read but not good enough (e) Locked behind paywall so I put aside for now because I'm paying for other things (e) Not translated yet or only read the start so I have initial impressions (which may be neutral or has some negative in it, for example: Dungeon defense WN as I inevitably get somewhat disappointed it isn't more like the LN) 

My list for books the have passed a 'quality' muster: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/16488/?ft=yes?st=1 <<less