Any Books with a Rather Cold and Cool Protagonist? 有没有那种主角比较冷漠，酷酷的书？

1. 51 诡 The Eerie Town: From the Start, I Became a Plague Doctor 诡异小镇：开局成为瘟疫医生 Buddha's Son of Loulan楼兰佛子Mystery500k WordsCompleted [No romance + infinite flow + paranormal horror + not a power fantasy + character growth + forced to become an all-round doctor] [Evernight Town] The dead disguise themselves as living people, a doctor who knows nothing, and a fishman who appears out of nowhere all vie for control of the town. [Spring Blossom Middle School] Thirteen eerie urban legends, a troublemaker who gets toyed with, and a doctor who never gets a moment's rest. [The Never-Ending Train] The nine carriages are all different. 1.4kReads9.2Score173Shelves
2. 52 深 Midnight Nightmare 深夜噩梦 Idiom for the Deaf成语接聋Mystery991k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [Hell Difficulty] [Original Dungeons] [Multiple Twists] Note: The dungeons are extremely difficult, so proceed with caution. The first two are only warm-ups. They say that “Ghost Eyes” can see a person’s “good and evil.” Wang Cheng was born with a pair of Ghost Eyes. But he discovered that this claim didn’t tell the whole story. Because Ghost Eyes can see more than people. They can also see cats, dogs, houses, mountains, and rivers… Or perhaps a strangely lifelike doll, or an old 219.2kReads9.4Score37.6kShelves

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   At least in other people's eyes, he seems quite aloof, unless you see him trying to fool people.

3. 53 东 Tokyo Exorcist Diary 东京除灵日记 Luo Ran 123洛然123Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Japanese-style light novel + not overpowered + slice of life + healing + a touch of the supernatural + Taoist arts + alchemy Hoshino Gen transmigrates, with a younger sister and a house, while both parents are always busy. His busy parents are loaded, and his younger sister is even a hugely popular idol. Without a doubt, Hoshino Gen has won at life. But then... A swordsman stands watch, sword in hand, for hundreds of years in a dilapidated dojo beneath the evening sun... In a warm and healing ga 46.7kReads9.4Score3.8kShelves

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   These two books, especially the second one, absolutely fit the bill.

4. 54 神 A Tycoon Awakens: My Gold-Digging Girlfriend Knows Exactly How to Charm Me 神豪觉醒：我的拜金女友超会撩 Windblown Smoke风卷烟Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Campus life] + [One heroine] + [Slow-burn romance] + [Not an over-the-top tycoon novel] + [No womanizing] + [No brainless logic] At eighteen, Gu Yan finished high school, grabbed his suitcase, and boarded a high-speed train to Nanjiang City. The journey was full of the sights and sounds of everyday life, as well as breathtaking scenery along the way. He drove the convertible sports coupe gifted by the System onto campus and began the final chapter of his student life. Quiet and aloof, he was an 25.4kReads7.4Score1.6kShelves

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   Everyone, come and show me this!

5. 55 诸 Myriad Worlds: I Came to Change the Protagonist's Tragic Fate 诸天：我来改变主角的悲惨命运 Stars in the Night Sky夜空的星辰Anime Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [The Demon Slayer arc is complete.] [The Snake and Love bonus story is complete.] [Bonus story: Train to Busan is complete.] The book has been renamed: The Journey Begins in Demon Slayer. A sword of unknown origin, with no known destination, suddenly descended into the world of Demon Slayer. Within it dwelled a mysterious sword spirit. What sparks will fly when this sword spirit, who knows nothing of its past and has a detached disposition, meets the pure-hearted Tanjiro? Demon Slayer means o 504Reads8.0Score—Shelves
6. 56 漫 Marvel: I Traded Uncle Ben for the Punisher Spider's Debut! 漫威：我拿本叔换惩戒蜘蛛登场！ Sword Tassel Swaying in the Locust Tree槐上剑穗扬Male-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Dark Spider-Man] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Obsessed with Physical Enhancement] + [Endless] + [No Female Lead] After transmigrating into Endless, Luo Mang got his hands on NTZ-48. He permanently unlocked NTZ-48 and thought he was on his way to the top, but an accident sent him to the Marvel Universe instead. This time, Luo Mang is willing to pay any price to survive! He helps bring about Uncle Ben's death, pushing Spider-Man to break his no-kill rule! He plunders and assimilates mutant modif 8.4kReads8.3Score457Shelves
7. 57 末 Apocalypse: Summoning Jiang Chang'an from the Start 末世：开局召唤姜长安 A Touch of Clear Ink一抹清墨Sci-Fi & Apocalypse82k WordsOngoing [Apocalyptic rebirth + multiverse summoning + female lead's growth + semi-ensemble cast] Li Zhaoxi closed her eyes on the Throne of Eternal Night. As humanity's last Dark Spirit Summoner, her throne was forged from bones and regret. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the moment before hell began. When the insect tide returns and the undead sweep across the land, the world is still panicking and falling apart. But she has already quietly taken hold of a new power: Dimensional Sum 78Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Both of these are vegetarian! The first one needs some time to mature.

8. 58 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves
9. 59 绝 The Secret Squad 绝密战队 Could It Be the Milky Way疑是银河Urban1.9M WordsCompleted No heroine, no System, no cheat powers. The male lead has none of the usual advantages. He’s young at first and the darling of the unit, then grows up to become the unit’s boss… or its dad? Ah, whatever! The point is, he’s an absolute force to be reckoned with. At the age of six, Yu Zhiming enters the new-recruit training camp of the 15th Unit. There, he learns the meaning of faith and makes many comrades, but his identity prevents him from joining the military. So he can only join the country 45.8kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves
10. 60 系 The System Abandoned Me, So I Took the Heavenly Dao as My Father 系统弃我不顾，我认天道为父 There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted [No female lead + no System + traditional cultivation + comedy + bloody slaughter] Fifteen-year-old Li Chuyi finally awakens a System, only for it to try to run away before the day is out. Fortunately, before leaving, the System tells Li Chuyi to make the Heavenly Dao of this world his godfather. From then on, Li Chuyi becomes the Heavenly Dao’s godson, the darling of the world, blessed with good fortune. He finds money on the road and stumbles across so many senior cultivators’ graves that he c 26.2kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves

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    [No female lead, no romantic subplots + cultivation + male lead + fast-paced, satisfying read] The entire story is lighthearted and humorous, with no angst, very long and easy to read. It features strong cultural elements and a clash of ideas, not just mindless banter. The first book is titled "Youth is forever like the moon in the sky, pure and untouched by worldly dust." The second book is titled "Only I, the fifteenth Dao Lord, my Daoist robes are as black as ink, my clothes unblemished by dust." This family tradition is truly satisfying!!!

11. 61 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 207.6kReads9.0Score19.6kShelves
12. 62 战 Half a Life on the Battlefield, Yet I Return as the Same Old War God 战死沙场戎半生，归来仍是旧武神 A Quick Silence反手一个沉默Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Wang Xian, a half-step Martial God at the eighth realm of Old Martial Arts, died on an alien battlefield protecting ordinary people, only to return in a dream to his youth in his senior year of high school. In my previous life, I achieved greatness late, reaching the peak of the half-step Martial God realm, only to stop at the eighth realm and die with regrets. In this life, I will use my self-created Starry Sky Body-Tempering Art to forge a starry sky martial body capable of devouring stars and 92kReads9.1Score7kShelves

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    I recently found a book where the main character has a really positive personality.

13. 63 佣 The Mercenary Says Nothing, Just Shows Off the Art of Violence 佣兵不语，只一味展示暴力美学 anzawaSports306k WordsOngoing [No female lead] + [A cold-blooded, murderous, violent male lead] + [Highly globalized Infinite Flow] The 185.3-cm-tall young man, whose parents were both dead and whose codename was "Leviathan," used to be an ordinary international mercenary with professional ethics. Now and then, he also moonlighted as a freelance hitman. At twenty-one, he was selected to enter the Space of Desperadoes. Easygoing and emotionally steady, he methodically cleared instances, completed missions, took contracts, sa 375Reads8.5Score102Shelves

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    Leviathan is so cool and handsome, I like him.

14. 64 国 National Fate: Starting with Nawa, I Make Up for Past Regrets 国运：从拿瓦开始弥补遗憾 Stars Falling into the Celestial River星子落天河Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsOngoing [Instances now open: Armor Hero: Lava (3-130) → The Legend of the Seven Swords (131-320) → Armor Hero: Shadow and Light (327-ongoing) → The Legend of Sword and Fairy 4 (outline in progress) →] Reborn in a world caught up in a national destiny war, Yun Gui is expressionless. He has no regrets and never planned to keep living. When Yun Gui looks up and sees the live broadcast projection covering the sun, he too is chosen, becoming one of the destined contestants in a new round of national destiny 5.1kReads—Score284Shelves

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    Warm on the outside, cold on the inside; all with sharp minds; everyone brings their brains to the table.

15. 65 危 Keep Your Distance from This Dangerous Person 危险分子勿靠近 Le Chu Shi乐初十Modern Romance401k WordsCompleted (The rating just came in, so it’ll go up) Human Weapon Mercenary × Cool and Composed Chief Doctor Attention, attention: mutual salvation! Unconventional ideas about love! Flawed characters! Twisted possessiveness!! A striking size difference!!! He is a “human weapon” who scored two out of a hundred on his exams, with nothing left beneath his mask but the instinct to kill. She is the only doctor at the sanatorium who isn’t afraid of him. Calm and composed, she just wants to do her job well. He wo 53kReads9.2Score10.7kShelves

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    Seeing a calm and composed person fall in love, and someone who doesn't understand love get emotionally moved, is truly delightful! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] The opening of this book is slightly oppressive and indifferent, but it effectively highlights the atmosphere and the message it wants to convey. That oppression and indifference perfectly match the temperament of the male and female leads, and it is precisely this indifference that makes the sparks between them so bright.

16. 66 燃 Burn Until Nothing Remains 燃烧直至灰烬 EraserGoTwo Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Childhood friends / raising each other / two strong leads / school life / ensemble cast / period setting] He looked at his face and saw those ten years, both unfamiliar and familiar. An old phone filled with text messages, a damaged photo pulled from a raging fire, and a relationship steeped in resentment and push and pull. Two boys who made their unsteady way through the 1990s, a broken moon and a butterfly flying into the flames. In their short lives, they save themselves, set each other a 60Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 你 Hey, You! Do You Really Have to Be This Low-Key?! 你小子！用不用这么低调！！ Half a Cup of Lingering Sorrow半盏残忧Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The immortal, undying ancient dragon left behind only a rotting corpse. The phoenix, unafraid of death, was reduced to a single broken root feather. The auspicious qilin, surrounded by good fortune, could not foresee its own death. The Black Tortoise, master of countless laws, had its shell forcibly stripped away. The cemetery of the gods still stands, watching the ruins endure for millennia, while grass and trees flourish and fade through the seasons. Who dares claim to be immortal… The years t 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 绝 Zenless Zone Zero: Tiny Bangboo, I’m Going to Kiss You to Death! 绝区零：小小邦布，我亲死！ Qing Buhuan青不换Anime Fanfiction215k WordsOngoing [Male protagonist, no romance; he loves little Bangboos most. He takes part in the main story, but has his own storyline too. In my version, both Zhe and Ling guide the Proxies inside the Hollows, and Zhe is the one who awakens Fairy.] An ordinary office worker, Ning An is summoned by a truck into the world of Zenless Zone Zero. Hollows, Ethereals, robots, Hollow Raiders: this world is beyond anything he could have imagined. But what is this? This tiny, round, soft, adorable little creature is p 102Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 末 Apocalypse Villain: Reborn, I Infiltrate the Protagonist's Crew 末世反派：重生后，我混入主角团 Room-Temperature Sugar-Free Soda常温无糖汽水Sci-Fi & Apocalypse683k WordsCompleted [Zombies + post-apocalypse + doomsday + self-interest + decisive and ruthless + villain] Important: The protagonist is neutral evil when he’s in a good mood and chaotic evil when he’s not. He has almost no humanity. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. Only after Chi You dies does he learn that the hotheaded boy who’s always going on about love and peace is the chosen protagonist, destined to save the world, while he himself is merely a villain serving as a stepping stone along the protagonist 37.5kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
20. 70 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves

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    1. As the apocalypse arrives, a group of brave individuals form the "Ten Days of Ending" organization, attempting to reverse time and save humanity. But what awaits them are countless death-solving puzzles, and a grander event that only begins after their actual deaths. / Mystery, Suspense, Mind-Bending 2. A young man named Nan'an, surnamed Gui, was taken in 17 years ago by the owner of the White Cat Detective Agency and raised by a group of demons and monsters. He suffers from congenital emotional deficiencies, and his daily routine involves mimicking humans to handle cases brought to the agency. / Ghost tales, Heartwarming

21. 71 我 I Use Illusions to Control the World 我用幻术控制全世界 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A rare illusion-based novel featuring a villain protagonist, nightmare invasions, and original instances] Su Mu has the same dream every night. Each time he wakes, his mental strength has increased by one percent. He grows stronger just by sleeping. In the first year, hypnosis. He discovers his mental strength is already powerful enough to hypnotize others, and soon gang bosses, the campus belle, beautiful CEOs, and more have all become his slaves. In the second year, control over the five sens 67.8kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves
22. 72 一 I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案 No Joy无喜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst... 29.5kReads9.3Score3.1kShelves
23. 73 重 Reborn as the Urban Immortal Venerable 重生之都市仙尊 Luo Shu洛书Urban12.8M WordsCompleted Luo Chen, once a supreme immortal, is ambushed and reborn on Earth. Though he holds an ordinary position in society, he faces contempt from his girlfriend, ridicule from his rival in love, his parents' miserable lives, and threats and provocations from the scions of wealthy families. He swears to change his unfair fate, stand at the pinnacle of the world, and show everyone that he, Luo Chen, was once here. 26.5kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
24. 74 夜 A Soft Warmth in the Night 夜光微暖 Shan Qian彡千Modern Romance805k WordsCompleted Sweet, innocent girl meets icy CEO. Both are virgins + no angst + doting romance An iceberg that even sunlight couldn't melt encountered a heart warm enough to glow through the night. At that moment, all he could think of was love. This word, so often appearing in his nightmares, no longer tore at his heart. Instead, it shone with a warm light, filling his heart to the brim. 131Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The domineering CEO and his sweet little wife [Top Post]

25. 75 我 I Used the Myriad Worlds Exchange System to Redeem Myself 我用万界兑换系统兑换我自己 Puppet Number Twenty-One二十一号傀儡Urban343k WordsCompleted [System + mastermind behind the scenes + multiple worlds + apocalypse + no saintly hero] Yang Tian acquired a strange System. The items in its shop turned out to be attributes he had "lost" himself? [Looks +10]? I lost that! [Intelligence +20]? I lost that too! [Protective Astral Energy]? That's my passive skill! Yang Tian: "Hey, System bro, aren't you just making me pay to buy myself back?!" The world changed. The Gray Realm descended, and reality merged with the mysterious and uncanny. Wit 157Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's cold and cool, but really awesome. I recommend it to you.

26. 76 组 Team Up to Go Home for the New Year: Why Are All My Teammates Goddesses? 组队回家过年：队友竟然全是女神 Puppet Number Twenty-One二十一号傀儡Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Urban + System + multiple women + lighthearted + feel-good power fantasy + mostly everyday life] “Yang Tian, if you don’t bring home a girlfriend this New Year, you’re sleeping in the pigsty!” Faced with his mother’s ultimatum, penniless Yang Tian suddenly obtains the [Instance Party System]. As long as he posts a mission, all kinds of goddesses will accept it and “team up” with him to go home and conquer every obstacle. New Year’s Eve, family reunion dinner. Uncle: “I heard Yang Tian lost his 2.3kReads6.0Score258Shelves
27. 77 嫌 You Thought I Was Too Weak, So My Cultivation Technique Went Dark Overnight 嫌我太弱，我的功法连夜黑化了 Puppet Number Twenty-One二十一号傀儡Urban744k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + Misunderstandings + Chat Group + Fully Automated Training + Overpowered Power Fantasy] Yang Tian transmigrates into a high-martial-arts world. With mediocre talent, he only wants to lie flat. But who could have guessed that the cultivation techniques inside him would think he was too weak and turn sentient overnight! And that’s not all. His techniques even set up a chat group: [Iron Shirt] left the group and wrote: “The Host is too fragile. I went for a soak at the nuclear power 730Reads—Score102Shelves
28. 78 战 God of War: Storm X 战神风云X Lian Da连大Eastern Fantasy410k WordsOngoing [The fate of a so-called God of War...] [Is to sleep alone in endless darkness...] [Until the dawn arrives...] [Then raise the battle flag once more...] [And return to the battlefield...] [The solitude of darkness is nothing to fear...] [It is like having a long, long dream...] [Until we have enough strength to wake...] [All we need to do is wait quietly...] [We will awaken in the end...!] 230Reads9.6Score—Shelves

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29. 79 普 Basic Attacks Are Going Nowhere, Take It Up with My Passive! 普攻没前途，跟我的被动说去吧！ Gou Daguai勾大怪Eastern Fantasy421k WordsOngoing Lin Mo is chosen by a mysterious space and becomes a qualified candidate for traveling between countless worlds. While others barely survive their missions, his ridiculous collection of passive abilities sends the whole story veering wildly off course! The enemy BOSS stacks the thickest armor, but the moment he locks his health at death’s door, the countdown to his death begins. Ever heard of [Death Sentence]? A mage spends ages casting a world-ending forbidden spell? Sorry, [Mark of Concepts] 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 80 怪 Containment of the Strange: Eight Demons Live Inside Me 怪异收容，我的体内有八只恶魔 The Silent Lambwolf沉默的羔狼Urban331k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out; it'll rise later.) [Decisive and ruthless] [Cold-blooded] [Invincible] [The protagonist has no feelings] [Elegant] [The protagonist is more like a monster than the monsters] [A dog-eat-dog world] [Get revenge on the spot] Yan Luo grew up in a strange world called the Abyss. His daily routine was to kill monsters, eat monsters, and drift through life in a daze. Under the Abyss's corruption, he gradually lost every feeling and desire. He could even shut off his senses at 7Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist is devoid of emotions and desires; a pretentious show-off. Cold, but not brainless, nor does he lack intelligence.

31. 81 病 The Yandere Princess's Tutor Is a Fate-Binding Pactkeeper 病娇公主的家庭教师是缚命司契 ElicaEastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing Fatebinding Contract Keeper. Doesn’t that sound like an impressive class? But only Cangqi Chengsi, who is preparing to flee the empire, knows how bitter it really is… As a transmigrator who awakened an exceptionally rare class, he has no idea how he ended up in this predicament. ---- Having an imperial princess with an extremely possessive streak to deal with is already more than enough. While fleeing toward the principality, he decides he absolutely cannot make the same mistake again… 301Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 82 降 After My Arrival, I Turned Out to Be the Hope Against Calamity and the Guardian 降临后，我竟是灾厄与守护的希望 ElicaSports544k WordsCompleted Just after gaming otaku Chen Jie got obliterated by the final boss of Ashen Era, he opened his eyes and found himself transmigrated into this soul-like hell! (A University's character will play a major role later, so stay tuned.) From the start, all he had was a broken coffin, and his stats were unbelievably terrible: high attack, low health, the classic glass cannon. The only thing he could count on was the junk gear in the coffin that he had dismissed: the Nameless Mask. Its special effect co 18Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 83 搜 Loot, Shoot, and Escape: A Million Puppets in My Shelter 搜打撤：我的庇护所百万傀儡 Big Lazy Cat66大懒猫66Sci-Fi & Apocalypse258k WordsOngoing (Self-serving protagonist + cold and efficient + play the pig to eat the tiger + quietly amass a fortune + one heroine) The apocalypse's loot-and-escape survival game has begun! Ye Chen transmigrates and awakens a hidden god-tier class: Puppet Master! While others struggle to survive, he summons puppets to sweep through monsters. While others painstakingly scavenge for resources, he lounges around as his puppets make him rich. While others fear death, he kills his enemies and turns them straight 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This story jumps straight into a post-apocalyptic world, with the protagonist gaining the unique ability of a puppeteer. He uses a shelter to create puppets and explore the harsh environment, steadily growing stronger amidst the chaos. A must-read for anyone looking for something to read.

34. 84 重 Reborn to Destroy the World 重生毁灭世界 Ugly Taotie丑饕Sci-Fi & Apocalypse115k WordsCompleted (Decisive and ruthless, villain, BL, stays consistent later on, not brainless, subverts expectations, major twists, devoted love, self-sacrifice, not a saint, no heroine, aliens, ultimate transcendence, no golden finger from the middle to late story, no harem, slow burn, demons, not wish fulfillment, angst) You are nothing. You just think too highly of yourself. I’m nothing either, but you have things you fear, and I happen not to fear them. I do all this not for myself, but for him. He deserves 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Unlike previous post-apocalyptic novels, this one doesn't touch on the themes or introduce new characters. It's an attempt to write a new kind of post-apocalyptic story, also without a female lead, a saintly protagonist, or a harem. I'm currently updating consistently with 6000 words daily, and there's plenty of angst if you want!

35. 85 修 Cultivation Public Opinion Survey System 修真民意调查系统 My Wife, Emperor Shitian吾妻帝释Two Male Leads211k WordsOngoing New book: [Cool top × sunny bottom + one-on-one + snake-like yandere top + both leads are pure + brainless sweet romance + System + unconventional transmigration into a book + light cultivation forum format] Former aloof beauty turned jealous, snake-like, crazy top × seemingly harmless, good-for-nothing straight bottom Lin Yueqing, who was suffering from cancer, transmigrated into a book: the face-slapping power fantasy The Peerless Sovereign, which he had just finished reading. The good news wa —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [OK][OK]

36. 86 你 You Can Call Me a Savage, but I Don't Want to Be an Assassin 你可以叫我野人！但我不想做杀手 Du Ai毒毐Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Superpowered martial arts + fantastical imagination + decisive and ruthless + utterly insane + demonized god of slaughter + cold to the core + invincible villain] Ten years ago, he was an orphan whose family had been wiped out. He stumbled into Mount Ailao, and ten years later, a beast emerged from the forest: the wild man had returned. He casually took out a top-ranked S-class assassin, then went on to bathe the city in blood, killing his way to the top of the world’s strongest assassin rankin 4.1kReads7.7Score743Shelves

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    The protagonist is extremely cold-blooded.

37. 87 星 Talent Scout: A Journey to the Future of Eternal Life 星探：永生之未来之旅 Bright Star Dawn星晨耀眼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse87k WordsOngoing [Transmigrating to the apocalypse + no saintly do-gooder + high intelligence + schemes and planning + major foreshadowing] “Do you believe there are gods in this world?” “No, but I’ve seen one with my own eyes!” My name is Yang Xingyue. I don’t believe that gods truly exist, so I believe that anything claiming to be a god is a fake. I’ll prove that I’m right. I died, but I succeeded. I don’t know why I came back to life after dying, but I’ll find the truth, just as I’ll prove that gods don’t exi —Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 白 The Gray-Eyed White Cat 白猫传灰瞳 Mr. TT白先生Urban107k WordsOngoing The young heir of a crime family is forced to become a beggar. With nothing but a bowl from the start, he becomes the Zhu Yuanzhang of the underworld. Fresh twists and airtight logic. Italian mixed-race, ruthless, cruel, and realistic. He kills decisively, with every punch landing hard, every blade striking true, and every bullet finding its mark. A slow burn. Trust me, it only gets better as it goes. (No saintly heroine, no System, no harem, pure underworld fiction.) —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Some are brothers, some are third-generation gangster princes, Italian mixed-race, not saintly, no system, ruthless and decisive, every punch and kick is brutal, every strike is a critical hit, every shot is a headshot, cruel enough, realistic enough, slow-burning, innovative in tropes, and logically sound.

39. 89 十 Lights Out at 10:30, Anyone Who Makes a Sound Dies 十点半熄灯，出声者死 Sleeping on Rainy Days雨天睡觉Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing The one and only piece of advice. Do not! Break! The rules! [No System; One Female Lead; Global Anomalies; Awakened Powers; A Touch of Horror] Also known as “I Told You Not to Break the Rules,” “Breaking the Rules Really Does Get You Killed,” and “You Die If You Talk After Lights Out, Where’s the Justice?” Rule-based incidents descend upon the entire world. This is a world where rules can kill. From household rules to the laws of the land, rules are gradually taking on physical form. Whenever a 1.2kReads7.7Score146Shelves

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    "I told you not to break the rules," "Breaking the rules really can kill you," "Talking in the lights out means death, is there no justice?" Rule-related events have descended upon the world. This is a world where rules kill. From family rules to national laws, everything is gradually becoming tangible. Once a rule-related event occurs, violating the rules will bring terrible consequences. Fang Zhen discovers that students are disappearing one by one from his school. Everyone's memories have been altered. Except for him, no one remembers the missing. He can only try his best to survive and find the truth. In this process, he awakens his ability to harness the power of the rule-related events he encounters. While all awakened individuals need to team up and complement each other's abilities to resolve rule-related events, he alone is a perfect team.

40. 90 封 I’ll Become Emperor, and Make the Whole World Regret It 封皇称帝，我让天下人都后悔了 Midnight深夜十二点Eastern Fantasy97k WordsOngoing [Satisfying Payback + Decisive Killing + Strongest System + Seven Kingdoms + Jianghu + Martial Arts] After transmigrating to the Dongling Kingdom, Zong Mo diligently helped the Eastern Emperor build his empire and was promised a marriage alliance with the princess. But before the great undertaking was complete, he was cast aside once he was no longer useful, and their bond was severed. Fine. Just fine. “I bid farewell to Dongling's people. When we meet again, we'll be strangers!” Bound to the st —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An extremely satisfying and exhilarating novel, featuring ruthless decisiveness, invincibility, the strongest system, and a madman protagonist.

41. 91 龙 A Dragon Kingdom Police Cadet Charges Into Maitira 龙国警校生，勇闯迈提拉 Thousand-Year-Old Stone Monkey千年老石猴Urban137k WordsOngoing [Decisive, not a bleeding heart, self-serving, scheming, highly intelligent, always planning several steps ahead]+ [Everyone is ruthless]+ [No System, no golden finger]+ [No characters acting stupidly, logical]+ [No heroine, female supporting character] Ye Zilu plays by his own rules! This is a logically consistent power fantasy: With his options exhausted in Longguo, Ye Zilu, a graduate of the Longguo Police Academy, ventures into Maitila to survive. After joining the police force, he uses ever 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Decisive and ruthless, self-serving, highly intelligent and emotionally intelligent, not a saint, logical, strategic, and good at planning and strategizing. Welcome to join us!

42. 92 尸 The Corpse Whisperer: A Citywide Manhunt 尸语者：都市追凶录 Coconut Juice, 70% Sweet椰汁七分甜Mystery745k WordsCompleted Beneath the neon lights of the bustling city lurk dark crimes hidden from view. Forensic pathologist Gu Yanbai, a genius his colleagues call the “Whisperer of the Dead,” uses his scalpel as a pen and corpses as his pages, decoding the dead’s final “words” on the cold autopsy table. Whenever an apparently unsolvable body is brought in, he can always uncover clues left by the killer in the angle of a wound, a fracture in the bones, or the slightest change in an organ. Ice crystals in a victim’s bl 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Check out this suspense novel! [Chuckles]

43. 93 猫 The Cat Demon Defies Heaven: The Emperor's One and Only Beloved Disciple! 猫妖逆天，帝尊的独宠徒！ Liu Shuyan柳书妍Fantastical Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan + two strong leads + both leads' first love + sweet and angsty + mythical beasts + ensemble cast] (Romance + cultivation, passion + action. The cat-demon heroine boldly pursues her man, with something for everyone!) “Our fates have always been shallow, yet our love runs so deep.” Xu Wan, an ordinary young woman from the twenty-first century, transmigrates into the world of cultivation and takes the form of a spirited cat demon. In the demon realm, she meets the aloof and noble Empe 63Reads9.5Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is aloof and the female lead is lively and spirited; it's a cultivation novel.

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