A Male Lead With Off-the-Charts Intelligence, No Saintly Streak or Harem, and a Decisive, Ruthless Nature 男主智商爆表，不圣母，不种马，杀伐果断

1. 1 神 The Game of the Gods: Apostle Number Thirteen 神明的游戏：第十三号使徒 Walking a Snail牵蜗牛散步Eastern Fantasy665k WordsCompleted (A battle of human nature + suspense game + in the vein of and + ensemble cast + infinite-loop progression) The doomsday bell tolls A divine oracle appears without warning, a magic cube descends, and the firmament splits with a roar! The selection tournament for the game [The Primordial Age of the Gods] begins. Attention: [The Thirteenth Apostle] has awakened. Now making his entrance [The Thirteenth Apostle] [The Founder of the End] [The Blood-Red Clown] [The 969Reads8.0Score10814d adds

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   The first novel in the same genre as "Ten Days to End" is also about high intelligence, with the protagonist skilled in manipulating and navigating human nature. It's really good.

2. 2 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 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
3. 3 问 Aspiring to the Imperial Throne 问鼎皇尊 Counting掏数Eastern Fantasy1.3M 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 9.4kReads9.2Score66214d adds

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   The protagonist has unparalleled intelligence.

4. 4 请 Please Spare the Eighteen-Year-Old Me 请放过18岁的我 Always Advise People Not to Conceal the Truth万事劝人休瞒昧Urban780k WordsOngoing Five gold-inlaid nanmu tokens, an acrostic poem, countless players caught in the game, and endless joys and sorrows. What is the truth behind the shocking massacre of the Lu family? The answer lies in the poem. A case within a case, a plot within a plot. Was it an age-old feud passed down for five hundred years? A vicious struggle driven by profit? Or a conspiracy between East and West, brewing for a thousand years? It all lies hidden in the prophecy made five hundred years ago. Everything was d —Reads—Score—14d adds

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5. 5 娱 Showbiz: I'm the Ultimate Entertainer 娱乐：我是大娱乐家 Xuan Yuan Guardian轩辕守护Urban3.4M WordsOngoing The story mainly follows the everyday romance between the protagonist and actresses in the entertainment industry, with his career as a secondary focus. There are career and romance storylines both at home and abroad. That's all for now. Come on in and take a look, please!!! 11.3kReads7.3Score78914d adds
6. 6 伏 Ambush 伏杀 Mo Bai1莫白1Historical1.4M WordsCompleted [Original title: Ambush] Beneath the awe-inspiring might of Heaven, all living beings are mere ants. And yet he dares, with the strength of an insect, to turn the world upside down. For family, for friends, for the burning hatred in his heart, for the nightmares that haunt him year after year, for justice, and for fairness. This story is set in an imaginary world and has no connection to actual history. Everything in it is fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental. 15.1kReads8.3Score96214d adds

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   The more you read, the more addictive it becomes; this novel about political intrigue without a system has become a classic.

7. 7 一 Heaven-Dominating Sword 一剑霸天 Eternal Night, Starry River永夜星河Eastern Fantasy9.6M WordsOngoing [A great author's alt account, one heroine, ruthless and decisive. Highly recommended!] Legend has it that there is a realm where one can pursue cause and effect, erasing every trace of an opponent across time and space with a mere sliver of divine power. One can command life and death, make countless worlds rise and fall with a single thought, and annihilate all living beings. One can stand level with the Heavenly Dao, harness the order of the universe, and rule supreme throughout eternity. Thi 341.8kReads9.2Score40.2k14d adds

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   My requirements for you. A ruthless and decisive swordsmanship novel that gets more and more enjoyable as you read. The male protagonist proves his Dao with the sword, leaving no trace of evil on his path to heaven. He controls cause and effect, erasing the marks of time and space, and lives and deaths hang in the balance. The female lead is single and very devoted in her affections. It's a high-energy, mindless adventure!

8. 8 残 The Broken Imperial Seal 残玺 Long Chu龙杵Urban900k WordsCompleted “Anger is commonplace, but a smiling man is inscrutable...” Inspired by a hidden chapter of real history, this tells the story of a wild strategic-level scientist’s rise and growth. The premise is fresh, fantastical yet grounded in reality, and encompasses history, the workplace, the military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, elaborate schemes, murder, and modern high-stealth espionage, high-tech hacking, and high-intensity aerospace electronic warfare. The ending 5.8kReads8.5Score68314d adds

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   A high-quality, completed novel, a hardcore work by a science and engineering enthusiast. It starts slowly but builds to a savvy, mind-bending plot, blending science fiction, realism, suspense, and mind-bending elements. The subject matter is novel and logically rigorous, with no time-travel, reincarnation, system, or cheat codes. The narrative flows smoothly, is humorous, and avoids unnecessary padding. The content covers history, workplace, military, technology, national security, criminal investigation, manipulation, murder, as well as high-tech espionage, hacking, and aerospace electronic warfare. The ending features a profound twist. Tailor-made for seasoned readers; if you don't enjoy it, I'll kill myself!

9. 9 独 Alone Against the Ages 独斗万古 Bing Xian冰闲Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing In the Age of Dharma Decline, spiritual energy has vanished completely. A young boy who knows the secrets of the Daoist sects is persuaded by an old Taoist priest to travel to another world, beginning a dazzling yet perilous journey to prove the Dao... 782Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Traditional fantasy... A young boy is lured to another world by an old Taoist priest. The world is vast, the story is original, there's no system or pretentious posturing, and the protagonist's intelligence is consistently high throughout. [Add one to your bookshelf]

10. 10 谁 Whoever Dares Force Him to His Death Will Fall First 谁敢逼他赴死，谁就得先倒下 Du Yuan都鸢Eastern Fantasy584k WordsOngoing This is not a story about a noble, righteous hero. Han Yan is an utterly ordinary man who transmigrated to another world. Other people transmigrate with a System, a wise old mentor, or a golden finger. He got nothing at all and had to claw his way forward on his own. He is cautious by nature and lives by the principle that self-interest comes first. Morality? What is that, can you eat it? When it comes to enemies, if he can fight, he won't waste time talking. If he needs to kill, he won't he 4kReads—Score28814d adds

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    The protagonist is a drama queen who prioritizes profit and loves to take advantage of others. There are quite a few female leads. He transitions from martial arts to immortality. The plot isn't stupid. He is cautious yet cunning, extremely shrewd, and even has a touch of humor.

11. 11 诡 The Eerie Hotel: I Break Deadly Plots Through Endless Deduction 诡异饭店：我靠无限推演破杀局 Jia Huan嘉奂Mystery137k WordsOngoing [Horror Rules] [Light Infinite-Flow] Want a seat at the table? Then bet your life first! Lin Fan accidentally wanders into a bizarre restaurant, where the ingredients are actually the diners. Can he survive only by filling the menu? If every step comes with a rule, perhaps turning those rules against the restaurant is his one chance to stay alive... 148Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The protagonist's transformation from calm and wise to indifferent and cold, even somewhat insane, is very complete.

12. 12 先 Married First, Love Later: The Passionate Soldier Devotes Himself to Her Alone 先婚后爱，烈爱兵锋独宠她一人 Old Zhu老朱Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Wealthy Family + Both Leads Are Inexperienced + Marriage First, Love Later + Intense Push and Pull + Ruthless and Decisive] What Qin Huanhuan regrets most is giving herself to Xiao Zhan when she was left with no other choice. They spent one night together, each getting what they wanted. She thought they would never have anything to do with each other again, but fate brought them together once more. One wants money, the other craves beauty, and so the two become entangled again. Their r 12kReads8.1Score1.4k14d adds
13. 13 逆 Heaven-Defying Demon Mirror 逆天魔镜 Baili, God of Wind风神百里Eastern Fantasy325k WordsCompleted [No transmigration, no System, ruthless and decisive] Zhong Li, a descendant of Zhong Kui, is framed and turned into a corpse puppet. After his bloodline awakens and activates a magic mirror, he rises from the Ashen Lands of the Demon Realm and carves a path through the worlds of immortals and demons... [Demonic world, survival of the fittest, brutally frank, demonic cultivation, immortal cultivation, the Immortal Way, golden finger magic mirror, golden finger, a world-shaking scheme, all-out co 10Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The opponents are all cunning and shrewd; the protagonist is outmaneuvered and even turned into a corpse—it's not easy! This isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, nor is it a harem story; the premise is incredibly powerful! "The Mirror of Destruction" is definitely worth reading.

14. 14 不 The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍 Yu Jinhe余瑾和Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.” 3.2kReads—Score22914d adds

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    I looked at the puzzle of statements 47 and 49 repeatedly. Angle, seven feet, half a step back, lying down to light the fire, "The Undying Starves" wrote the recounting like watching a TV series.

15. 15 京 The Tide Between Beijing and Hong Kong 京港澜渡 A Book Worth a Fortune一本千万利Modern Romance631k WordsOngoing [The rating just opened, slowly climbing] [Hong Kong old-money style vs. Beijing political circles] [Intrigue and covert battles among the wealthy] [High-IQ business and romance] [Slow burn, not a fast-paced power fantasy; feel free to skip chapters] Four pairs of hunters, four hunts. The rain pours over Hong Kong. Come enjoy a TVB-style romance, business-war, and suspense drama! Sweet nothings go beyond “Stay a little longer” and “I adore you” to include “I’m crazy about you.” Duplicity is the 8.5kReads8.9Score77514d adds

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    It's not cliché; it's a business war and suspense story set in Beijing, Hong Kong, and Macau, giving it a Hong Kong drama feel.

16. 16 深 A Master Plan 深度布局 Mist-Shrouded Mystery雾锁谜局Mystery215k WordsCompleted A High-IQ Revenge With a single move, the “Soul-Severing Meridian Needle,” he can kill without a trace. On a crowded bus, he makes his target die silently, without anyone noticing. Police captain Zhao Gang sees everything clearly on the surveillance footage, yet is powerless to act. This is the third unsolved case, and every clue points to his own older brother, missing for twenty years... When the person closest to him becomes the prime suspect, how will he choose between the law and blood ties 887Reads6.4Score10014d adds

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    (Deep Layout) is finished. (Deep Layout: Liquidation) has a short word count and a super fast pace. Neither book has a system or harem. It's all about fighting spirit. If you like brain-teasing stories, you can read them.

17. 17 深 Deep-Laid Plans: The Reckoning 深度布局之清算 Mist-Shrouded Mystery雾锁谜局Mystery130k WordsCompleted The discovery of an unidentified body on a bus tears open a bloody wound. Following the trail of an ancient painting, Detective Lin Qiang uncovers elder abuse at the Sunset Years Retirement Center. Behind the farce of a fight over an inheritance lies an unsolved case from fifteen years ago, in which an entire family was murdered. The truth is buried beneath layers of fog. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 劫 Chronicles of Defying Heaven 劫天记 Zi Ye子曳Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy] [Hot-Blooded] [Infinite Heavens] [Plot-Driven] [Destiny] Heaven and earth are a cage, and all living beings are mere ants. In this life, Xuan Ye awakens memories of his past. Despair and fury from a hundred thousand lifetimes roar through his veins, and at last he understands: so-called destiny is nothing but an epitaph the strong write for the weak! "This time, I won't be a pawn. The Nine Dimensions will not be destroyed!" The myriad heavens tremble as his fated calamity a 74Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A blend of traditional fantasy, action, and plot, the protagonist defies fate, traversing countless realms and undergoing ten thousand reincarnations to uncover the truth of the world. His wives are not only beautiful and numerous, but also incredibly intelligent. The nine-dimensional universe is a wildly imaginative concept, with a gripping and dramatic plot. When the truth is revealed, the entire universe will tremble! High quality, exciting storyline.

19. 19 神 The Mighty Little Constable 神通小捕快 Seven Stars in Hand手握七星Martial Arts2.0M WordsOngoing “One leaf riding the wind, roaming ten thousand miles; a dashing constable, famous throughout the land.” The most righteous men are often those society looks down on, and heroes rise from the streets. The spring breeze and I are both passing travelers, but your name alone belongs to the martial world. Ye Fei, a lowly errand boy at an inn, is rejected by the Su family because he's nothing but a nobody who runs errands! Who could have guessed that after getting drunk, saving a beauty, and catching 15.1kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds

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    Clad in black clothes stained with the grime of smoke, a touch of roguish charm adorns his demeanor.

20. 20 绘 Painting Dreams of This Life 绘今生梦 Fei Wuyu费无鱼Mystery326k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast + Infinite Flow + Battles of Wits + Hard-Core + Slow Burn] I woke up to discover that I had become the creator of a dream. This is the dream world, also known as the Lost City. It is a world built by people in their dreams, and the world Qin Wu now inhabits. And this is Qin Wu's dream. But just as Qin Wu thought he was in a wish-fulfillment story where he knew everything, a speeding train exploded right before his eyes. Sinister rules. A train that devours people. Death is put on 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a very good book. You can read the first volume first and then rest before reading the rest.

21. 21 7 749 Told You to Turn It In, So Why Did You Tattoo a Weird God Sequence? 749让你上交，你纹诡神序列？ Little Bear Felt the Spring Breeze Again Last Night小熊昨夜又春风Urban513k WordsCompleted [Decisive and Ruthless] [Freshman Intern at Organization 749] [Supernatural Horror] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Mystic Tattoo Powers] [Tai Sui Fatekeeper] [Gu Wei Nan Ting] [One-Punch Demon Slayer] [Paper Bride] [Sun and Moon Out of Sync] [Passionate Team] "No heroine, no harem! The villains are smart, and no matter how far they run, they will be hunted down!" (About one standalone case every ten chapters, with the overall story tying together in a closed loop. A highly satisfying read with plenty of 451Reads5.8Score—14d adds

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    This is a great book!

22. 22 厄 Dimension of Calamity 厄境维度 Wan Xuan Lin Feng万炫林峰Urban104k WordsOngoing | Lighthearted Daily Life | Mind Games and Illusion Battles | A Group of Boys Join Forces | Long-Term Foreshadowing Payoffs | No Mindless, Overpowered Wish Fulfillment | This world is made up of multiple dimensions, but for various reasons, the number of souls in each dimension is dwindling. Before long, every dimension will be lifeless. The only solution is to merge the dimensions, but doing so will cause many people to die. To this end, the Two-Headed Bird selects a group of people from differ 38Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is the type of writing I want to do, and I want to write it this way, but I don't know how well it will turn out. Please take a look.

23. 23 诀 The Dao-Cutting Art 诀天道 Yue Xin Hengtian月信恒天Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing (No mindless protagonist, no clichéd plot, a cunning lead, fully realized characters, no System, twin swords) The twin swords ring out, cleaving the heavens. Let souls be severed and bones torn out as you will. The world shall know no more bloody storms. I am both demon and god! With everything shattered, can it be made whole again? Faced with the shackles of fate, he will cut them apart with his twin swords! The gods and demons wage war for a hundred years. The Heavenly Dao is merciless, treati 3.6kReads—Score28914d adds

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    Speaking of which, I have to mention this book. It has a very positive moral compass, doesn't hold grudges, and lets revenge happen on the spot. The chapter where one person fights seven geniuses was especially satisfying! It avoids the clichés of traditional fantasy, the protagonist is very shrewd, and it's not just mindless wish-fulfillment.

24. 24 末EN Apocalypse Game: Killing My Girlfriend on Day One 末日游戏：开局手刃校花女友 Green Plums Fade Easily青梅易逝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Game Stats] [No Romance] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Invincible Protagonist] [Absolute Egoism] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] No saintly heroes allowed!!! After surviving ten years of the apocalypse, Lin Ziluo was reborn on the day the apocalypse game arrived. When he came to, the first thing he did was kill his campus crush, the girlfriend who had betrayed him and ruined his life for ten years. Unexpectedly, he activated a System that could grant him countless golden fingers. His first golden finger: Ab 131.1kReads9.4Score10.8k14d adds

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    📚The male lead's IQ is off the charts🍓A Game of Gods: Someone is forced into a life-or-death game. The opponent seems honest but is actually cunning, using his daughter as a pawn to try and fool the protagonist and win the grand prize. However, the protagonist sees through his scheme, and he ultimately falls just short of winning the grand prize. [Sad]

25. 25 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 65.7kReads9.2Score4.8k14d adds
26. 26 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 232kReads9.5Score28.6k14d adds
27. 27 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 142.3kReads9.3Score16.9k14d adds
28. 28 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 39.6kReads8.5Score3.5k14d adds
29. 29 绝 Stranded on a Deserted Island 绝岛逢生 Heartless Iron Rod铁棒无情Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [A no-nonsense military survival story set on an island] A mysterious bodyguard is escorting a biologist and his wife across the sea when their passenger ship is struck by a torpedo. Forced to leap overboard, they wash up on a deserted island. After enduring wind and rain, they finally reach the island, only to discover that danger lurks everywhere... This story will take you into the most realistic world of survival at sea and on an island. You’ll feel the beauty of the ocean beneath a starry s 19.7kReads9.1Score1.9k14d adds
30. 30 全 I’m the Only One in the World Without Powers 全世界只有我没有异能 Do Not Speak of Immortality莫道长生Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted The apocalypse arrives, and after destruction comes new life. Everyone gains special abilities, while Li Chang'an, who has none, lives like a beast. Some teach him to be kind to others; others teach him to fight his way to a better world. Little by little, he comes to believe that there is light even in the darkness. Though the road is hard, he still wants to become one of the strongest, standing at the very top. But one day, the light vanishes before his eyes. 5kReads9.4Score79914d adds
31. 31 超 Superpowered Spycraft: An Agent's Blissful Path to Immortality 超神谍武，特工修仙爽歪歪 Chu Yuxiang褚豫翔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsOngoing Truth and illusion are hard to tell apart, And love, hatred, and old grudges stretch beyond count! Greed, anger, delusion, sorrow, joy, and resentment, Who among us hasn’t tasted them all? Spy wars, schemes within schemes, a world of temptation, Half-drunk, half-sated, still unable to enjoy the night. I can change a thousand ways, And unleash every supernatural power. Why should I fear their schemes and plots, Their sharp tongues and cutting words? I roam the sea of stars to settle old scores, W 4.9kReads9.5Score37514d adds

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    Humorous science fiction cultivation

32. 32 破 The Bankrupt Exorcist's Haunted House Livestream 破产天师的凶宅直播间 Fengyuan砜元Mystery356k WordsCompleted “Congratulations. You've inherited a mansion worth a fortune, as well as... 200,000 yuan in deadly yin debt.” The lawyer's voice was like a scalpel, cutting through all my beautiful dreams. I'm Wu Suowei, a con artist who edits photos to pass myself off as a master of the occult. I was planning to pack up and run. But when I opened the doors of Jingxin Studio and saw the strange assortment of “family members” inside... I knew there was no escape. This wasn't a haunted house. It was an ancient se 184Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book features a male protagonist with high martial arts skills, sharp intelligence, decisive action, and no saintly qualities, harem elements, or womanizing plot devices.

33. 33 德 The Texas Underworld 德州江湖 The Once-Great Sage Equal to Heaven曾经的齐天大圣Urban325k WordsOngoing A tale of hooligans in Dezhou, Shandong, China? No. A tale of gangsters in Texas, USA? No. Texas hold 'em? Getting warmer. There are no miraculous gambling skills, no tense showdowns at the poker table, and no underdog comeback story. All there is is a poker table and the assortment of people around it: cops, businessmen, spies, brothers, high-ranking officials, lovers, and lowlifes. The worlds of money, power, loyalty, and love are all deadly. They aren't gambling on cards. They're gambling on 343Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Just over 200,000, with another 700,000 or 800,000 to come. Definitely not a saint, average intelligence, but fortunately, a hero needs three helpers, and three mediocre subordinates are as good as Zhuge Liang. Less fighting and killing, more social skills and understanding.

34. 34 重 Back to the Beginner’s Village? No! I’m Here to Retire! 重回新手村？不！我是来养老的！ Tattered Immortal破烂仙人Ancient Romance3.3M WordsOngoing After completing 9,999 repair missions in minor worlds, Hua Yi decisively retires and chooses a world to spend her remaining years in. She seems like a fresh-faced newcomer who has just entered the world of cultivation, but behind the scenes, she’s a powerhouse who dares to go head-to-head with the Heavenly Dao! Along the way, she plays the pig to eat the tiger, picks up strays, and enjoys the gossip and drama. There’s the Child of Misfortune, sealed away by a powerful cultivator. There’s also t 10.3kReads9.2Score1.2k14d adds

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    Both the main characters and supporting characters are intelligent.

35. 35 无 No Spiritual Roots? I’ll Hunt Down the Heavenly Dao with My Mortal Body 无灵根？我以凡躯猎杀天道 Qi Qiao Linglong柒巧玲珑Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing On the day of the tournament, my cousin sighs that I have no spirit root. My fiancée demands to break off our engagement. My whole clan sees me as a burden, and the Heavenly Dao declares me a cripple. But no one knows that the [Myriad Daos Return to the Void System] I awakened tells me: Spirit roots are shackles imposed by the Heavenly Dao. Having no spirit root is what makes a person whole! From then on, I forge an original Great Dao that requires no spirit root. My cousin is a genius? I'll gra 9kReads9.3Score77314d adds
36. 36 金 A Journey Through the Martial World in Golden Winds and Jade Dew 金风玉露江湖行 Ink on the Right Hand右手点墨Male-Channel Fanfiction747k WordsOngoing Chen Hao comes from a world utterly different from this one. There, cultivators soar through the skies and burrow through the earth, spells can destroy heaven and earth, and sects have endured for millennia. As the son of the Hehuan Sect’s leader, he was meant to inherit the sect and roam the world in freedom. Until that blood-red night. His sect was destroyed, his father blew himself up, and every fellow disciple was killed. He fought desperately to protect his senior sister, only to end up wit 7.3kReads9.3Score1.1k14d adds
37. 37 我 My Grandmaster Is Zhuge Liang 我的祖师爷是诸葛亮 Zhijin Di脂金地Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Fantasy premise] [Urban supernatural powers] [Two Worlds] [Wits and strategy] [Three Kingdoms mysteries] Life is a play, and everything depends on your acting. Surrounded by enemies, fish in troubled waters. Make enemies believe they’re your friends, and make yourself seem like their enemy. Zeng Ming is plagued by a hidden ailment and has little time left to live. By sheer luck, he meets a benefactor and learns a life-saving spell passed down from Zhuge Liang. The trouble is, this spell comes w 2kReads9.5Score21914d adds
38. 38 无 Endlessly Reborn to Kill the Male Lead 无限重生只为杀男主 Mosquito Who Loves Tearjerker Dramas爱看虐剧的蚊砸Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Duan Wuer is trapped in an endless cycle of rebirth. Her greatest goal in life this time around: kill Qi Yi and clock out for good! Who could have guessed her assassination attempts would be so absurd, each one turning into a spectacular fiasco? She once became a buzzing mosquito, only for him to slap her dead. She once became a stray black dog, and he took her to be neutered. The most ridiculous time, she choked to death on a steamed bun while watching a play! Every assassination attempt fail 539Reads9.4Score10214d adds
39. 39 雪 Life-and-Death Gambit in the Snowlands 雪域生死局 Trusted Washlet心腹大浣Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Chinese Folk Horror + Gods and Ghosts + Folk Legends + Secret-Realm Exploration + Mystery and Deduction + Strong Allies] At an antique fair in Lhasa, I stumbled upon an ancient Tibetan stone tablet. Curious about its contents, I accepted an invitation to join a merchant named Lao Gun and the team he had assembled to search for goods. Together, we ventured deep into the barren mountains of northern Tibet to investigate an ancient temple. I never expected the old temple to conceal such mysteries. 8.2kReads8.6Score1.2k14d adds

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    High-quality suspenseful supernatural adventure novel. The male protagonist is intelligent, humorous, and decisive. He is neither a saint nor a harem character.

40. 40 大 The Splendor of Great Ye 大邺梦华录 Mundane Little Things凡人小事Eastern Fantasy527k WordsCompleted He crashed while delivering takeout and transmigrated. Everyone else got a System and a golden finger from the start, but he got nothing. This world has true qi, spiritual qi, and qi cultivators. But spiritual qi is so scarce that finding it is harder than snatching a takeout order! Countless people get stuck at the very first step, drawing qi into their bodies. He’s just an ordinary mortal, so what makes him think he can defy fate? No System, no wise old mentor. All he has is relentless self- 2.1kReads7.0Score17914d adds

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    The content of this book meets the requirements.

41. 41 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 930Reads5.8Score—14d adds

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    A sword cultivator with an ice-attribute celestial spiritual root and a special physique. He cultivates the Sword Intent of Slaughter and the Sword Intent of Death… In the early stages, he kills Void Beast cubs to obtain Void Stones, and later comprehends the power of space. He is decisive in killing but not indiscriminate, and there is no female lead. The sect is harmonious with no internal strife.

42. 42 残 Seeking Life Amid Lingering Regrets 残念觅生 Yu Cangjue御苍爵Mystery318k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, rules-based horror, extreme escape, eerie games, no harem, no formula, no invincible protagonist, no System, no mindless plot, not a feel-good power fantasy] I’m a ballet doll, grinning as I watch them kill themselves. I throw people into “my” mindscape and lay out an inescapable path to their doom. But that lunatic Li Yu finds a loophole in every stage. I crank up the difficulty of surviving, but he uses game theory to beat me. I forbid him from speaking, but he has the whole t 267Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Infinite Twists | Horror & Thriller | Group Battle | Mind-Bending Battle] -- Ten-Day Same Style -- Werewolf is so weak! Mind-bending battles are a crazy party! The fat guy smashes the wall and gives away first blood, the man in the suit starts with "You're all dead..." The protagonist is not an overpowered protagonist, there are no mindless wish-fulfillment novel tropes, only a battle of wits! ▶▶▶▶Preview Before Reading◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀ ❶ Mind-Bound Prison + Time-Limited Annihilation, Death Prohibitions are Deadly— ❷ Public Investment Hides Traps, Lending Rules Bury Deadly Motives, Every Step is a Gamble with Life! ❸ Rabbit Gnawing on Skull Doll Seeking Death, Church Jaw-Cracking Mechanism, Horror and Thriller at their Peak! ❹ Chain Shaking to Break the Game, Sherlin's Game Hides Mysteries, Mind-Bending Battles that Will Make Your Scalp Twist! ▼▼▼ [Click the Cover Below]▼▼▼Start Unlocking! 1558853

43. 43 种 Farming: From Sect Tenant Farmer to Supreme Across the Myriad Worlds 种田：从宗门佃户到万界独尊 Foolish Zhi傻志Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming] + [Ensemble cast] + [Lord] + [Conquest] + [System] + [Satisfying wish fulfillment] Zhang Guiyuan transmigrates to a parallel world at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, where he becomes a tenant farmer growing spiritual plants for a sect. He awakens the strongest Lord System and obtains an unparalleled book: Postpartum Care for Sows He settles into a fine life of farming, raising pigs, and teasing his wicked sword cultivator little sister. But then a calamity that comes once every tho 3.2kReads5.7Score18714d adds

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    [Conquest] + [Territorial Expansion] + [Lord] + [Ensemble Cast] The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, never a saint, and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. He is quick to avenge wrongs and settles scores on the spot.

44. 44 穿 Transmigrate to Another World: This Great Dao Wants to Eat Me 穿越异世：这个大道要吃我 Feng Tang's Half-Life of Wasted Years半生蹉跎叹冯唐Eastern Fantasy219k WordsOngoing “I spent my whole life following the rules, but the rules killed me!” [Poetry-led storytelling + clever power fantasy + subtle foreshadowing + Lovecraftian horrors + political intrigue and conquest + mystery and investigation] The Great Dao has no form, and fate is a hunting ground. Mortals are ants, cultivators are livestock. After death, every soul is devoured by the Dao. His name is Yun Ping'an, also known as Yun Qingshan. In the dead of night, he is the “Ghost of Yun,” the man who lays other 31Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Cold mountains hold snow, mortal shadows cross the mortal world. A single step through three thousand lifetimes, a fleeting glance a phantom. Unable to send messages to the wild geese on the clouds, only to ask the wanderer in the snow and mud. Long have I wandered the ends of the earth, where can I find roots? The protagonist's intelligence is off the charts, and the supporting characters and villains are not mere tools; they are all quite intelligent, without any sign of intellectual impairment. Decisive in killing; to put it another way, you can only detect the protagonist's killings through subtle descriptions by the author, otherwise you'll just think he acted without warning.

45. 45 走 The Horse-Riding Hidden Scheme 走马藏局 Kai Zhong Feng Shui凯中堪舆Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Geomancy and the Yin-Yang arts rule the world, while the Jianghu is full of schemes! At twelve, Shen Qianfan became an orphan and was cast adrift in the Jianghu. He grew up teaching himself from books scavenged from trash heaps, cleared his father's name, and pressed on through one Jianghu con after another, setting schemes and breaking them, navigating schemes within schemes. He cut a path through every obstacle, built a business empire, and leveraged his influence to establish a regional milit 1.6kReads6.3Score19014d adds

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    Kai Zhongkan's novels, starting with "The Path of Feng Shui Cultivation," followed by "One Man and One Mouse Cultivate Immortality," and then "Mecha Immortal Path: Invincible from Exile to Mars," are all now complete. These three books form a cultivation trilogy. Now, he's back with a new book, but this time it's not about cultivation. Instead, it focuses on things closer to home: feng shui, human nature, kung fu, strategic planning, breaking through barriers, the eight major martial arts sects, and his journey of overcoming obstacles to build a business empire and leverage regional military power… This new book is called "The Hidden Game of Horsemanship," where "horsemanship" represents feng shui, and "hidden game of the world" represents human nature. The book's message: ... You can't be afraid; if you are, you lose! It's definitely worth reading!

46. 46 十 Ten Realms: I Was Ordinary 十界：我本平庸 Sanqi Confused Fish三七糊涂鱼Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing (We are all ordinary people. Some say they don’t understand what I’m writing! The truth is, I simply want to tell the story of an ordinary person who keeps growing, improving, and learning. He feels lost and helpless, never knowing what to do. His life is full of stumbles, but through repeated setbacks and lessons, he slowly grows! Some people are born in Rome, while he is stuck in the mud. In Rome, it’s easy to cross the finish line. But there’s something all the more inspiring about perseverin 7.1kReads9.1Score59514d adds

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    Of the three thousand paths I've traveled, you are the one I've come from.

47. 47 修 Repairing the Dragon Vein: Starting by Digging for Dragons in the Three Gorges 修龙脉：从三峡挖龙开始 Liang Ziyuan梁子渊Urban319k WordsCompleted Mending dragon veins is not tomb raiding. You cannot simply charge in, swinging a pickaxe and digging straight down. Tomb raiding is destruction and plunder, seizing the lifeless grave goods. Mending dragon veins, by contrast, is soothing and awakening, restoring vitality to the mountains and rivers. It is an elegant and sacred art. Like a physician taking a pulse, your fingertips must feel the heartbeat of the earth. Like a painter guiding a brush, you must regulate the subtle flow of earth 86Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Warning: This is not a tomb raiding guide! While the West awaits a "rain of spiritual energy"—the people of the Dragon Kingdom have already gripped their wrenches, delving into the earth's veins: using tectonic plates as anvils and mineral veins as filters, forging dragon energy into spiritual breath. Open this book and unlock the earth vein calibration rights buried in your DNA by your ancestors—the so-called revival is nothing more than humanity finally learning to tighten its own screws!!!

48. 48 宁 Ning Jinge 宁烬歌 Calm as Ever冷静如斯Ancient Romance699k WordsOngoing [Female commander × top-tier spy and assassin | Two equally matched leads | Court intrigue and the martial world | Standing together in troubled times | Devoted 1v1 romance] The sweeping scale of a male-oriented story, with the emotional depth of a female-oriented one. Fast-paced and tightly plotted, with no filler or dragging. The political intrigue is logical, and long-laid clues are brought back into play. A serious world with lighthearted, hilarious everyday moments, and an incredibly sweet 377Reads8.5Score10314d adds

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    I just finished reading today's updated chapter and was once again blown away by the plot twists. It's so well-written! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] I must recommend it to more people.

49. 49 我 I Grow Stronger by Devouring the Dead, but the Goddess Wants to Devour Me 我靠吞噬死者变强，女神却想吞我 Director Little Dot导演小不点Urban350k WordsOngoing [Urban high martial arts + varied supernatural abilities + new power system + no System / but a loot-box-style golden finger + intelligent protagonist who grows stronger + satisfying story with brains + mind games and martial combat] Lin Mo is a cleanup worker for the Special Affairs Administration in Shenzhen, tasked with handling the affairs of unclaimed "lonely deaths." During a routine funeral, he unexpectedly awakens the supernatural ability "Echoes of Last Wishes": by touching a dead pers 326Reads—Score1814d adds

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    Some brothers, some [thinking]! New author, new book, new original! Near future + urban fantasy with high martial arts, the story is mainly set in the Eastern Kingdom in 2049. Every character has clear motivations and is fleshed out, no AI, stable updates, if you're tired of formulaic stories, come and try something different.

50. 50 解 The Dissociator: The Canary Heist 解离者：金丝雀大劫案 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery119k WordsCompleted This series focuses on a heist of the century. What seemed like an ordinary day at Collingwood Global Investment Bank is shattered when a gang of armed robbers breaks in. They force the bank employees to follow their orders. In the aftermath, a chief inspector caught in a dilemma races against time, vowing to discover who stole the £3.9 billion and why. 68Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A crime thriller set on the smallest tomato track. Meets your requirements.

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