A Cold, Taciturn Male Lead Who Acts Decisively 男主冷漠话少但杀伐果断

1. 1 第 First Rate! 第一流！ Zhong Jiuling钟九陵Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead, no formulaic tropes, not a power fantasy. Excellent writing and a first-rate plot. If that’s not your thing, don’t read.] Year thirty-one of the New Era. Snow fell in the bitter cold of winter. Many things happened that year. The Divine Church gained a new Divine Son, the Buddhist faith saw thirty-six golden lotuses bloom, and a madman emerged from a crumbling Taoist temple. The North Sea churned, threatening to swallow heaven and earth. A tiny blade of grass grew in the De 39.7kReads8.5Score3.5kShelves

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   The male protagonist in this book isn't cold-hearted, but rather calm—a calm acceptance of the world's complexities! Decisive and ruthless, a well-thought-out story, and a slow burn! [Kissing emoji] Follow Fireworks🎇 and you'll never be short of books to read again! 📖

2. 2 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: With Foresight, I Sweep Away Everything 末世重生：我靠先知横扫一切 Casual Notes随缘随笔Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Apocalypse Rebirth] [Myriad Star-Race] [High-Martial Universe] [Early: Blue Star Apocalypse] [Mid and Late: Swallowed Star] After Blue Star merged with an alien planet, the laws of the world collapsed. Electricity failed, and all the electrical technology humanity possessed vanished without a trace... But that was far from the only disaster. Billions of alien races from across the stars and colossal sky-piercing beasts descended upon Blue Star. Within just a few years, fewer than one in a hundr 224.3kReads8.3Score34.1kShelves

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   I never recommend books, but this one really suits my taste.

3. 3 一 One Sword to Rule Them All. What? I’m in a Romance Novel? 一剑独尊，什么？我在女频 New Energy Dragon新能源龙Eastern Fantasy634k WordsOngoing The rating just came in and will go up Transmigration, System, immortal cultivation, feel-good fiction with unconventional twists, a touch of danmei, no female lead, leveling Feng Lingjiu, the ultimate villain in a male-oriented world, was ruthless and decisive, leaving a trail of blood on his path to immortality. Yet just one step from reaching the Heavenly Dao, he fell short at the last moment. Just then, a mysterious System suddenly appeared: “Because you've done nothing but evil...” Befor 1.2kReads7.4Score111Shelves

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4. 4 没 No Spiritual Root? Then I’ll Slay My Way Through the Immortal Path! 没有灵根？那就杀穿仙路！ Hope Flowers Bloom希望开出花Eastern Fantasy672k WordsCompleted Not a mindless power fantasy! A slow-burn, traditional fantasy with imaginative twists and characters who are decisive and ruthless! After transmigrating to a world of cultivation, Chen Qing is judged to be a good-for-nothing with no spiritual roots. Cast aside by his clan, he's bullied by everyone. At his lowest point, he binds himself to the Martial Dao Scripture Pavilion: master techniques in seconds, invent divine abilities from scratch. The Martial Dao has no limits! Immortal cultivators h 661Reads7.6Score110Shelves

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   The male lead is very strong. Read the synopsis to decide whether to read the book. [Got it]

5. 5 只 As Long as I Dare to Draw My Blade, It Gets Faster Every Time 只要我敢拔刀，我的刀就越拔越快 You Don't Realize君不觉Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Low Martial Arts + No Female Lead + Not a Power Fantasy] After transmigrating to a world that exists outside the usual setting, Xiao Shi was no exception: he came with a System of his own. His System was simple. Kill someone to extract their lifespan, then burn that lifespan to grow stronger. There was just one catch: the person he killed had to be willing to die by his hand. Xiao Shi chose to become an assassin, drawing his blade to kill his clients’ targets in exchange for t 3.6kReads6.4Score211Shelves
6. 6 练 Three Thousand Years of Sword Training, Invincible the Moment I Leave the Mountain 练剑三千年，出山就无敌 Oh No, It's Raining哎呀下雨了Eastern Fantasy580k WordsCompleted There are countless paths of the Dao in this world, but I have only the sword in my hand. With a single sword, I can shatter all the myriad paths of the Dao. He trained with his sword beneath Sword Mountain for three thousand years. The world mocked and despised him, saying that a once peerless prodigy had been ruined by a woman and reduced to a cripple. Little did they know he was only pursuing the ultimate sword strike. The day his sword was perfected, none in the world could stand against him 12kReads9.0Score758Shelves
7. 7 身 As a God of Slaughter, What's Wrong with Having a Slightly Stronger Bloodlust? 身为杀神，我杀心强亿点怎么了 Yu Ni Cheng Shuo宇你成说Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [No System, decisive and ruthless, unwavering Daoist heart, traditional fantasy, on the dark side. If that’s not for you, don’t read!] In ancient times, everyone was a dragon. The Three Sovereigns ruled heaven and earth, divided the Three Realms and Six Paths, and cast their light across the myriad worlds. After the great calamity, the Three Sovereigns fell, the Heavenly Dao collapsed, and both Heaven’s Court and the underworld were reduced to dust. In the chaotic modern era, the laws had grown 28.8kReads7.9Score2.4kShelves

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   Those who say the protagonist isn't ruthless, who like to say he's brainless, come and see this! [Smile][smile]

8. 8 我EN Avoiding Peril: My Low-Key Path to Eternal Life 我靠避凶天赋苟道长生 Roadside Banana Shade Wanderer路政蕉下客Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Low-key cultivation + cautious path to immortality + avoiding danger] In the cultivation world, Lu Qing relies on his danger-avoidance skill to escape one deadly predicament after another. He keeps a low profile. All he wants is to cultivate cautiously and live forever. While peerless prodigies flourish, Lu Qing keeps cultivating. While unparalleled experts burst onto the scene, Lu Qing is still cultivating. Eventually, the geniuses of his generation, peerless monsters, and unparalleled experts 66.3kReads8.5Score4.5kShelves

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   These books are all pretty good. [Laughs][laughs]

9. 9 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 231.9kReads9.5Score28.4kShelves

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   These three books are cold-blooded, ruthless, and decisive in killing.

10. 10 逻 Logical Trap: Extending My Life in a Game of Human Nature 逻辑陷阱：我在人性游戏中续命 Bamboo Leaf Brew竹叶酿Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Also known as: Logic Trap: I Keep Myself Alive in a Game of Human Nature [No humanity + original game scenarios + mind-bending games + survival through non-horror psychological battles] Human nature? Sorry, I don’t have any! I just want to survive! Yu Tu, who has terminal cancer, unexpectedly enters the mysterious Divine Cage: a ball-splitting game, the prisoner’s dilemma, Mafia… Clear the games, and you can extend your life! To stay alive, to hell with human nature! Gradually, even Yu Tu can’t 433Reads8.3Score—Shelves
11. 11 人 Invincible in This World: Rising from Prison 人间无敌：从监狱开始崛起 Blue Smoke Between the Fingers指间青烟Urban1.5M WordsOngoing This story takes place in a technological age when humanity can travel to the moon and gaze out at Mars. What happens when a man who walks in darkness pushes his body and mind to their absolute limits, and clashes with the forces that already govern this world? Will he become a god? Or the enemy of the entire world? No one knows. But this story begins with the most notorious gangster in the district, sentenced to seven years in prison. 63.9kReads8.8Score4.6kShelves
12. 12 修 Cultivating the Demonic Path, Building My Foundation Through Slaughter 修魔成道，杀生筑基 Jia Chou Mo Hai甲丑末亥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivation] [Cold-Blooded and Ruthless] [Decisive and Merciless] [The Dark Side of Human Nature] [The male lead is an ordinary man. There are women, but no female lead.] Consume treasured elixirs to gather qi and improve your cultivation and spells. Xu Sanyan was born among bandits and knows that human life is as worthless as grass: if you don't kill, you'll be killed. To stay alive, he severs the compassion in his heart and unleashes the evil within. To obtain a cultivation manual 21.3kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves

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    These are definitely the books I'll be referring to. [Laughs]

13. 13 网 Tennis: At Rikkai, I Get Stronger Just by Going AFK 网球：人在立海大，挂机就变强 Happy Little Goldfish快乐的小金鱼Anime Fanfiction494k WordsCompleted (No female lead!) Gaoqiao Yanyan transmigrates into the Prince of Tennis world, joins Rikkai Dai from the start, and awakens an AFK System that makes him stronger just by lying flat. “After one day AFK, you’ll have a basic grasp of tennis and regional-level ability.” “After one week AFK, you’ll have mastered tennis and reached Kanto-level ability.” “After one month AFK, you’ll have perfected your tennis skills and reached national-level ability.” … “After one year AFK, your tennis skills will ha 5.7kReads8.9Score430Shelves
14. 14 魔 The Demon King Transmigrates into the Victim? He Goes on a Rampage, Killing Everyone in Sight! 魔王穿越苦主？血溅五步杀疯了！ Hai Jingliangong海静凉宫Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Male-Oriented Quick Transmigration] + [Wish Fulfillment] + [Meme-Filled] + [Just Here for the Fun] + [Ruling Multiple Worlds] The demon king of civilization, Su Chen, is bored out of his mind. After capturing a System belonging to a wronged protagonist, the great demon king sets out to conquer mission worlds! The wronged victim of bullying: Su Chen mercilessly slaughters the bullies! Take them out, every last one! The tragic life of a wealthy family's real heir: Su Chen rules like an emperor at 12kReads8.8Score746Shelves
15. 15 人 Writing Self-Help in America, I Become the Nation's Choice for President 人在鹰酱写鸡汤，全民求我当总统 Steamed Plum Pastry Sauce蒸梅油酥汁Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Tang Darcy transmigrates to America and becomes a sheriff. He activates the Influencer System: all he has to do is write toxic inspirational quotes and cultivate influencers to earn rewards. How hard can that be? He fires off all kinds of self-contradictory quotes to fool foreigners: “America, Please Wait for Your People!” “Don't Make America Great Again! Give the Little People Their Dignity!” “Why Does China Wash Its Dishes Seven Times?!” The more foreigners he fools, the more buffs the System 16.7kReads9.6Score2.2kShelves
16. 16 被 After My Golden Core Was Stolen, I Awakened the Spiritual Root of Heaven and Earth 被夺了金丹后，我激活了天地灵根 Trouble at Chize池泽生变Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Sequel: Bad News! My Dad Married Into Another Family, and I Became a Carefree Rogue Cultivator [Survivalist Cultivation + Not a Power Fantasy + Daily Life + Farming + No Female Lead + Ruthless + Old Schemer + System + Dark + Lone Wolf + Rogue Cultivator] Chen Si had a single Wood Spiritual Root, and his master, Daoist Changsheng, poured everything into cultivating him as a supreme elixir. On the day Chen Si formed his Golden Core, his master took it for himself. After escaping with a Void-Evasio 18.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    1. A lone wolf, adept at survival, mostly cultivating alone on an island, but quick to flee at the first sign of trouble, killing without hesitation (this cultivation world is full of traps, every powerful figure is a bait). 2. Prone to action after a few words, ruthless and decisive, capable of massacring entire cities. 3. Similar to the protagonist of "Reincarnation of White Night," but with female characters, ruthless and a lone wolf. 4. Knows their place, intelligent, and ruthless.

17. 17 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.3kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
18. 18 全EN Survival for All, Obtaining the D-Class Personnel Simulator 全民求生，获得D级人员模拟器 Dream Tea Turns Cold梦茶凉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.7M WordsOngoing Everyone transmigrates into an apocalyptic world, where each person starts with a shelter and a unique talent. Lin Ye gains the D-rank Personnel Simulator ability, which lets him enter other worlds and simulate being D-rank personnel. Lin Ye: ??? 146.7kReads8.9Score11.2kShelves
19. 19 朝 A Hound of the Imperial Court? You’ve Never Faced the Six Fan Gate’s Blades 朝廷鹰犬？没挨过六扇门的刀 Tian Yan天衍Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsOngoing Also known as: Six Doors: Confiscating Estates and Wiping Out Clans [Transmigrate into a book + ruthless and decisive + single or no heroine] Reality isn’t a game, nor is it a storybook. Reality has rules, and breaking them brings retribution. My name is Li Jun Su. I paid the price for breaking the rules. After that, I was reborn. Unlike the real world, this world was dominated by martial arts, and the path to immortality flourished. Power mattered more than authority. The Great Qian Dyna 65.7kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves
20. 20 以EN In the Name of Justice: Slaying the High-Martial Multiverse 以正义之名，斩尽高武苍生 Ya Qi鸦栖Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment + Overwhelming dominance + Ruthless + No female lead] In the interstellar age, martial arts flourish. Chu Sheng binds himself to the Justice System. Every righteous deed earns him a reward. Being timid and submissive is not justice. Justice that comes too late is pure bullshit! Justice means striking hard! Taking the initiative! Evil must be punished! If the wicked don’t die, should I die instead? Evil breeds evil! What do you do when someone frames you? Hit back! What do 42kReads8.1Score3.9kShelves

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    Recommend a new book; it has huge potential.

21. 21 刀EN The Reticent Blade 刀不语 LazyEastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted Someone once asked me, “What is the jianghu?” I thought for a moment. I thought of a jug of rough wine on the table, a distant figure walking away beneath the setting sun, a grave beneath the moon, and the cigarette burning down to ash in my hand right now. That person asked again, “Where is the jianghu?” I smiled and looked out the window. There were countless jianghus out there. One person is a story. Two people make a jianghu. 28kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves

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    Ruthless and taciturn

22. 22 高 The Master Sent Me Down the Mountain to Break Off My Engagement and Marry My Senior Sister 高手下山，师父让我退了婚娶师姐 Flying Sword From the West飞剑西来Urban474k WordsOngoing Little Taoist Lu Xuan is ordered by his master to go down the mountain and break off his engagement. His fiancée, the Su family, gives him a hard time, but his senior sisters arrive to help. They also reveal a secret from eighteen years ago: his parents' deaths were no accident. His fiancée's grandfather, Su Zhenhai, was responsible... 2kReads—Score100Shelves

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    An incredibly satisfying and exhilarating story, full of ruthless and decisive action.

23. 23 重 Reborn in 1942: While Others Flee on Tree Bark, I Eat Stewed Meat 重生42逃荒别人吃树皮我吃炖肉 Getting Up in the Morning to Eat Spinach早上起来吃菠菜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine] [Reborn] [Pocket dimension] [Decisive and ruthless] [Killing Japanese invaders] [Killing people and looting their bodies] [Multiple heroines, no single female lead] Ma Tian was a hitman who had only recently entered the profession when his fixer set him up. He was sent to assassinate a Southeast Asian general, only to discover it was a trap. At the last moment, he detonated the explosives in his hands, taking his enemies down with him. He transmigrated into the body of Su Chen, 29.2kReads7.1Score1.4kShelves

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    Check this out! It's about a refugee, a male protagonist who kills Japanese invaders and traitors. He's decisive and ruthless, doesn't dote on his sister or any other woman, and is all about women, not female leads. He doesn't falter at the sight of women, doesn't lose his mind, and doesn't shy away. He's a breath of fresh air. He has the heart of a ruthless hero; anyone who gets in his way will be killed. If his sister becomes an obstacle, he'll even kill her to prove his worth. If you like refugee stories and stories with a female protagonist who's a hero, this is a good book. Highly recommended!

24. 24 从 A Career-Building Game Starting with SWAT 从SWAT开始的职业成长游戏 Nan Chang南长Urban5.2M WordsOngoing He is an elite assault operator with the San Diego SWAT team in the United States! He is a top German marksman active on the Western Front during World War I! He is a top spy trained at the X-agent training camp during World War II! He is a legendary explorer of the American West, the uncrowned king of the Caribbean, the world’s most formidable lone counterterrorism operative… Before earning all these countless titles, Zhang Xuan was just a low-ranking police officer who had transmigrated into n 67.3kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves

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    The protagonist is a top-tier succubus, and the story is similar to an infinite flow dungeon. All the other villains are completely ineffective; in this dungeon, almost all the villains, big and small, fall at the protagonist's feet due to his charisma. The protagonist gives off a strong sense of security, is skilled at soothing villains to sleep, and is intelligent. The plot is smooth and logically clear. The author's writing is superb. A 9.5-Star masterpiece with three million words. Don't be fooled by the cover and synopsis; you'll know how good it is once you click through.

25. 25 全 The World's Number One Assassin 全球第一杀手 Lamb Who Found Its Way Back迷途知返的羔羊Urban1.3M WordsCompleted He survives beneath the light and walks through the darkness. Together, light and darkness weave a glittering world. Volume One: The Traditional Urban Assassin. Volume Two: A Dark Feast at the End of the World. (It leans more toward science fiction in the middle.) 18.6kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    It's great! Don't be fooled by the fact that it's a dual male lead story; it's actually like a brotherhood.

26. 26 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Immortal Cursed to Live Forever 盗墓：身怀诅咒的长生者 Ten Years of Innocence十年天真Two Male Leads526k WordsCompleted [No female lead + two male leads + several couples. Please don't read if that's not your thing!] “Ah Qi, I don't want you to get hurt.” “Old Qing, take care of yourself.” “Little Brother, I'm here to take you home.” “Wu Xie, take me home.” “Tianzhen, Little Brother, it's raining. Hurry back!” “You guys, be careful, whatever happens.” Muchen Pearl, Ten-Year Promise, Retirement 5.8kReads9.5Score764Shelves
27. 27 盗 Tomb Raiding: Shh! That's a Monster 盗墓：嘘！那是怪物 Ten Years of Innocence十年天真Two Male Leads522k WordsCompleted [No female lead + tomb raiding + pairing undecided for now] “That's a monster. Don't go near him!” “Ah Ci, I'll call you Ah Ci...” Even after losing his memory, Zhang Qiling still remembered those two lines. Wu Xie remembered the first time he met Ah Ci. It was the most humiliating moment of his life, a memory that would keep coming back even after he retired. He'd think of how embarrassing he'd been back then. “Comrade Ah Ci, come on, let's go have some fun!” Fatty ignored Ah Ci's icy expressio 1.4kReads9.2Score222Shelves
28. 28 盗 Tomb Raiding: Who Put the Lid Back on My Coffin?! 盗墓：谁把我棺材盖儿盖上了？！ Sweetened Oleander夹竹桃加糖Two Male Leads616k WordsOngoing [Original male lead + the Five Tender Beef Cuts + no female lead + no System + no transmigration] Cool, quiet, and highly skilled in combat. Double the Little Brother, double the fun. No CP! No CP! No CP! Many original settings. The male lead has it a little rough. Li Mokai is the only son of Half-Li, the infamous Half-Li who everyone knows is the most ruthless man around and someone nobody dares to provoke. So why does his father hate him so much? Is there more to Li Mokai's identity than meets 141Reads8.6Score101Shelves
29. 29 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 54.3kReads9.2Score11kShelves

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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] The opening of this book is slightly repressed and indifferent, but it effectively highlights the atmosphere and the message it wants to convey. That repression and indifference perfectly match the temperaments of the male and female leads, and it is precisely this indifference that makes the sparks between them so bright.

30. 30 战 My Saber Is Sheathed, Yet I'm Still Number One Under Heaven 战刀入鞘，我依旧天下第一 Old Zhu老朱Urban753k WordsCompleted [Unmatched in slaughter + absolute power + surrounded by beauties + steamrolls all the way] He once ruled over hell. The name King of Hell made the world's powerful tremble in fear! The moment he emerged, three Black Hawks cut across the sky as forces from every direction knelt to welcome him! He could wipe out a powerful family with a snap of his fingers, slay formidable foes with a wave of his hand, and win the devotion of beauties who would follow him to their deaths! In this chaotic age of h 2.2kReads9.2Score176Shelves
31. 31 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 525.3kReads9.5Score41.9kShelves

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    Lu Taisui absolutely meets your requirements [smirk]

32. 32 英 The Age of Heroic Spirits: I Can Simulate Infinite Possibilities 英灵时代，我能模拟无限可能 A Thought of Emptiness一念之空Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Simulator + Invincible Protagonist + the Myriad Worlds [No choosing between options: all simulation rewards are inherited] Earth has entered an age where everyone can summon Heroic Spirits. Once they reach adulthood, people can summon spirits renowned in history from the infinite worlds, using either their innate affinity or a holy relic. Mundane, Noteworthy, Curious, Legendary, Epic, Undying. The powerful can effortlessly destroy cities, shake the earth, or even alter ecosystems, while the full 49.7kReads8.5Score5.2kShelves

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    Decisive and ruthless, the strongest, an invincible and exhilarating story.

33. 33 神 Divine Punishment: Infinite Devouring 神罚：无限吞噬 Lamb Who Found Its Way Back迷途知返的羔羊Urban131k WordsOngoing [No System + Traditional Assassin Story + Dark World + Genetic Evolution + Artificial Intelligence] When the world is no longer peaceful and ordinary people are no longer ordinary, mercenaries, assassins, and hackers, professions hidden in the shadows, gradually step into the public eye. The entire world is about to be turned upside down. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 暗 Legend of the Underworld 暗黑界传奇 Lamb Who Found Its Way Back迷途知返的羔羊Urban1.1M WordsCompleted No System, a high-octane mercenary battlefield story. Starting out in northern Myanmar, the protagonist sweeps across the globe, crushing the entire underworld, punching the Americans and kicking the Japanese. Battlefield combat, assaults, assassinations, raids, clashes between factions, and great-power rivalries. I'm no good at writing blurbs, so dive into the story. Main members of the Asura Squad: Jiang Feng (protagonist) (Assault: Jiang Feng, Wolf King, God of Slaughter) (Snipers: Xiao Jiu, 19.7kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
35. 35 末 The Boy Who Rules the Apocalypse 末世少年掌控者 Who Knows Who's the Fool不知谁虎Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.4M WordsCompleted [Reborn + Invincible + No holier-than-thou heroine + Spatial abilities + Beast taming + Stockpiling supplies] When the apocalypse arrived, everyone else hid and struggled to survive, while Chen Tian had a blast killing monsters wherever he went. He evolved billions of steps ahead of everyone else and never missed a single opportunity. (Evolution ranks: Evolver, Awakened, Controller) 33.9kReads7.9Score2.9kShelves

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    When the apocalypse arrives, while everyone else is hiding and fleeing, the protagonist Chen Tian uses his telekinetic abilities to hunt monsters everywhere, living a carefree life 😄. His evolution speed is incredibly fast, far ahead of others, and he doesn't miss any opportunities. A truly exhilarating protagonist in the apocalypse 👍.

36. 36 断 The Broken Blade! 断刀行！ Wang Hammer王锤子Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [No System + traditional fantasy + slaying demons and vanquishing evil + multiple heroines + passionate fantasy adventure] (A novel typed out one character at a time.) Wang Shan was drafted into the war against the demons in the Continent of the Provinces. After a century of bloodshed, he returned crippled and drained of strength. Having offended a great sect, he was abandoned by them. So he scattered his cultivation and returned the techniques to the sect, then descended the mountain alone to c 1.6kReads7.0Score114Shelves

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    A ruthless and decisive swordsman! No talk, just action!

37. 37 诸 Reincarnating Through the Heavens, I Bloom Amid Slaughter 诸天轮回，我于杀戮中绽放 A Heart of Roses, Fierce as a Tiger心有蔷薇如虎Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite flow, the Myriad Worlds, original worlds, decisive killing, no female lead] After Chu Yunhan was chosen by the Tower of Guixu, which governs the infinite multiverse, to become a hunter, his talent, Spirit-Slaying, granted him the ability to absorb the power of souls through killing, strengthening himself and deducing cultivation techniques. To survive, he had no choice but to descend into one terrifying world after another and face endless slaughter. When his presence spread across the 84.7kReads8.5Score10.5kShelves

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    A high-quality infinite flow novel, featuring decisive and ruthless action, a lone wolf protagonist, an original world, no female lead, and a protagonist who travels through countless worlds, proving his path through killing and slaying all beings. The plot is exciting, the world-building is grand, the writing is smooth, the pacing is fast, and there are no mindless or idiotic plots. It's absolutely perfect for veteran readers who are looking for something to read!

38. 38 末 Apocalypse Train: I Can Upgrade Without Limits 末世列车：我能无限强化 Muttering Immortal呓语仙人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse234k WordsCompleted The virus mutates, zombies run rampant, and mutated beasts roar. Zhen Jingbai awakens the Infinite Enhancement System and starts with an RV, transforming it into a train. “Vehicle body enhancement successful. Congratulations, you’ve obtained a vibranium chassis!” “Onboard system enhancement successful. Congratulations, you’ve obtained a super artificial intelligence!” “Powered armor enhancement successful. Congratulations, you’ve obtained nan-alloy armor!” In the dark, freezing apocalypse, Zhen 3.4kReads8.3Score148Shelves

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    He is absolutely ruthless and decisive, and not a saint. The protagonist is self-serving and will be punished by heaven and earth. Even some of the bad endings were caused by the saints in the comments section reporting him.

39. 39 黑 Black Otherworldly Immortal 黑异恒者 Former Lord of Chaos昔日混君Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Across countless universes, gods run rampant and overlords clash for supremacy. The Black Prison finally erupts. … Lu Jun, male, twenty-six, single, with no home or savings. A ruthless Black Adept who cares only about profit. One day, a white-haired girl suddenly appears out of nowhere in his shop. “Miss, what do you want?” “This humble one wishes to experience the most complex emotion in the world… love.” “Any special requirements?” “The love I desire must be pure as a lily.” Lu Jun understood 2.5kReads8.2Score166Shelves

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    A self-serving individual, averse to women, cold and ruthless.

40. 40 开 Death Sentence from the Start: How Can I Survive Without a Heart of Stone? 开局死刑：我不心狠怎么活？ When the Brush Falls, the Wind Runs Wild笔落风荒Urban6.2M WordsOngoing [Six million words, it's ready to binge!] [Decisive and ruthless + dark revenge + invincible protagonist] [Killing grants energy, breaking through realms is as easy as drinking water! That's what it means to be invincible!] Long Kai transmigrates into the body of a death-row prisoner, and starts out in prison! The System awakens: Kill! Kill! Kill! He kills his way from prison to the stars, from mortal to Dao Lord. He kills until his power runs wild, until he stands invincible beneath the heavens 20.6kReads6.6Score1.6kShelves

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    [Over three million words, time to churn!] [Decisive and ruthless + dark revenge + invincible protagonist] "Death row inmate? No, I am the nightmare of all races!" Long Kai awakens in a purgatory cage, his family destroyed, his enemies reveling. In dire straits, his power-boosting system awakens—killing one person grants him immense power, annihilating an entire race makes him virtually invincible. He emerges from prison, stepping on the corpses of countless races in the starry sky, becoming the supreme Dao Ancestor! One foot shatters the royal court of an alien race; one spear pierces the true body of a nuclear immortal demon; one sword slays the ancient primordial race; the star sea beasts roar? He counterattacks, shattering their bloodline source! He wields the three thousand Great Dao rules, sweeping across countless realms and races. So-called geniuses are nothing but my cultivation resources. When the starry sky and the source sea tremble, the ancient ancestors kneel: "My lord, we are willing to offer our ancestral star to beg for mercy!" Long Kai lightly flicks his sword: "What's the rush? May I ask—are you worthy to die by my hand?"

41. 41 最 The Retired Life of the World's Strongest Assassin 最强杀手的退休生活 Qin Yun, Who Loves Blue Hyssop喜欢蓝香芥的秦允Urban140k WordsOngoing Once the world’s number-one assassin, a god of slaughter whose name struck terror into everyone’s heart, he suddenly chose to retire for reasons unknown. He went into hiding in a small city and became an ordinary man, but after more than a decade as an assassin, he found it hard to fit into society. What was he supposed to do now??? 708Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is an assassin—cold-blooded, ruthless, and decisive in killing.

42. 42 神 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 Small-Town Earl小镇伯爵Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 75.4kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves

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    A small-town boy, inheriting a Daoist technique, hides it away and cultivates alone. He attends school by day and cultivates at night, unassuming and unpretentious, quietly astonishing everyone with his simple cultivation. He doesn't show off; the protagonist is genuinely low-key, though others don't necessarily see it that way.

43. 43 欺 You Think I Have No Power or Influence? Why Are You Crying Now That I’m Raiding Your Estate? 欺我无权无势？我来抄家你哭什么 Mr. Xin Yu辛雨先生Eastern Fantasy468k WordsOngoing [Jinyiwei + Ming Dynasty martial world + political intrigue and comeback + iron-body demonic blade + building a faction] The dynasty is in its final days. The court is in turmoil, and sects rise up everywhere. Evil cults plot to overthrow the dynasty, while demons and monsters from Buddhism and Taoism wreak havoc among the people! Warriors from Japan trample the Central Plains, and warlords across the land raise armies in rebellion! Lu Bing transmigrates into this world and inherits his father's 338Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    Decisive and ruthless, cutting down enemies relentlessly, the Imperial Guards are invincible, their cultivation levels explode upon killing.

44. 44 神 Invincible Divine Blade: The Strongest Warrior in the Mortal Realm 神刀无敌：人间最强武夫 Nine-Jointed Tea九节茶Eastern Fantasy234k WordsOngoing [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Xuanhuan + Prodigy + Invincible Protagonist + Swordsmanship] What does it mean to be invincible? To stand as an equal to the gods in a mortal body. To slay enemies against all odds with the blade in your hand. To nurture an invincible will and become the strongest Blade Saint. To storm the forbidden zones and suppress the supreme taboos. To charge into the demon realm, where the Demon Venerable dares not set foot outside for three hundred years. To stand atop the firma 41Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Meets the requirements.

45. 45 双 Two Souls, Two Lives: I'm Invincible on the Path to Immortality! 双魂双命：修仙路上我无敌！ In the End, Just One Person终究只是一人Eastern Fantasy758k WordsOngoing [No female lead, genius ice-attribute sword cultivator, character growth, decisive and ruthless] “Death Dao Intent, manifest!” A black yin fish appeared before Gu Jianqiu. “I myself have not comprehended the Dao Intent of Life.” “Yet the Dao has myriad paths.” “Killing... can also be the ultimate realm of ‘death’!” At a thought, the baleful aura around him spread, and the Dao Intent of Slaughter bloomed like thorns. “Without life, I shall prove death through slaughter, and use death... to perpet 881Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    A sword cultivator with an ice-attribute celestial spiritual root and a special physique. Early on, he killed a Void Beast cub, seized the Void Stone, and gained control of spatial power. He is decisive in killing but not indiscriminate, and there is no female lead. He is only good to his own sect, maintaining harmony within the sect, and there are no elders who look down on or plot against him. He cultivates the Killing Sword Intent and the Death Sword Intent, and possesses the Human Emperor Banner.

46. 46 问 Aspiring to the Imperial Throne 问鼎皇尊 Counting掏数Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Growth-Focused | No System | Fresh Setting | Expansive Worldbuilding] When chaos first stirred and the world was born, how many ages passed in the endless struggle for supremacy? In the Chaos Realm, gods and demons came into being, only to vanish into the river of history after countless ages. In the Beast Star Domain, savage beasts roamed the wilderness, yet even they could not escape fate, disappearing from heaven and earth. The Icebound Era began, and no life remained in the world. In the Pr 8.9kReads9.2Score621Shelves

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    Ruthless and taciturn, decisive in killing, rumored to have killed the Holy Mother.

47. 47 哎 Oh No! I’m One of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I Got MVP! 哎呀！我七原罪，得了MVP！ Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Dark comedy + hilarious + ruthless action + global setting + unconventional ideas + one heroine + near-invincible protagonist + power fantasy with a brain (or without one)] Horror games descend upon the world. Those chosen to participate must face challenges of inhuman difficulty. Though the games are full of torment, they also offer people a chance to gain supernatural powers. Life or death. A meteoric rise, or losing everything. But Lu Ce, who has been unable to feel pain since childhood, fee 142.6kReads9.3Score16.9kShelves

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    *I've Seen Many Perverts, and They All Call Me a Pervert (Abyss of Pain)* 😜 My darlings, *I've Seen Many Perverts, and They All Call Me a Pervert (Abyss of Pain)* is absurd and addictive! The protagonist finds himself in a dark and eerie place, surrounded by a bunch of weirdos and perverts, but he makes his "debut" with an even more bizarre thought process and wild methods. The story is full of dark humor, with explosive fight scenes. Watch the protagonist's "perverted" rise to power, you'll laugh until you drop, so add it to your watchlist now! *The Boss Has a Little Conscience, But Not Much (Conquering the Heavens)* Family, I highly recommend *The Boss Has a Little Conscience, But Not Much (Conquering the Heavens)* ✨. The protagonist is a morally ambiguous powerful figure across the heavens, traveling through countless worlds and acting entirely on his whims. Sometimes he helps those in need, sometimes he treats various forces like fools. His "conscience" occasionally flashes, and the plot jumps back and forth between comedy, action, and mind-bending twists, making it incredibly entertaining and impossible to stop reading. Dear readers, *The Grim Reaper Descends* is packed with high-energy content right from the start! The protagonist, a mysterious Grim Reaper, emerges from hiding after a long period, instantly transforming the human world. He wields the power of life and death, ensuring that good and evil are rewarded wherever he goes. He shows no mercy to evil spirits and vengeful ghosts; and he resolves thorny problems with his extraordinary wisdom. The tense and exciting plot, coupled with cool superpowers, will keep you hooked.

48. 48 大 The Big Shot Is a Little Twisted Because He's Too Refined 大佬因太过斯文而有些变态 Clingy Grain穗穗黏黏Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Decisive and Ruthless] x [No Romance] x [Ridiculous Power Fantasy] x [Unhinged but Handsome Male Lead] x [Refined Pervert] “Executioner No. 001, mission completed perfectly.” After dying, Yan Wugui, who had spent ten years in a psychiatric hospital, became an executioner for the Myriad Worlds System. He travels across the heavens and countless realms to hunt down rule-breakers and keep the worlds running as they should. An executioner? Call me the Reaper. [System] Executioner No. 001. Assassina 19.5kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves
49. 49 都 The City's Super Doctor 都市超级医王 Luo Qingfeng落青峰Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Passionate battles and slaughter, no dragging things out, no saintly do-gooding, an invincible power fantasy] Five years ago, he was framed for spending a passionate night with Jiangnan's most beautiful woman. His family was wiped out, and his parents died horribly! Five years later, he returns from a mysterious place, armed with extraordinary magical arts! He will make the traitors taste blood and the ones who tormented him feel their souls tremble! Luo Chen: You dare defy me? Then you all die 4.9kReads8.9Score501Shelves
50. 50 人 A Brocade Guard, from the Start I Master the Marrow-Washing Sutra 人在锦衣卫，开局领悟洗髓经 Sword in Hand执剑Historical432k WordsCompleted [Imperial Brocade Guards + ruthless decisiveness + no female lead + human-shaped nuclear bomb] Gu Yu transmigrates into a low-ranking Imperial Brocade Guard officer and activates a kill-enemies-to-get-treasure-chests System. From the start, he masters the Marrow-Cleansing Scripture and becomes a walking human nuclear bomb, crushing and annihilating everything in his path. "Hear the Way in the morning, and you can die content in the evening." If I learn how to get to your house in the morning, by 12kReads8.6Score851Shelves

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