The Protagonist Proves the Dao Through Killing. From Beginning to End, There’s Only One Word: Kill 主角以杀证道，从头到尾就只有一个字，杀

1. 1 施 I Get Stronger by Inflicting Pain, and I Speedrun the Fantasy World Through Slaughter 施暴就变强，我靠杀戮速通玄幻 Matter, Form, Loss, World事式失世Eastern Fantasy431k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy + fast-paced + takes off from chapter one + decisive and ruthless + cross me and die + hardened badass + never takes a single hit] Lin Yi is crippled from the start by his younger brother Lin Feng and his fiancée Shen Zhaoxue, but awakens the Violence System: the more he beats people, the stronger he gets. A maid looks down on him… dead! The second-in-command’s son and daughter deliberately cause trouble… dead! The boss’s son tries to crush Lin Yi… dead! Every family patriarch thi 9.1kReads8.4Score79314d adds

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   The killing begins in the very first chapter and continues relentlessly.

2. 2 疯 Are You Crazy?! Streaming Live in the Cultivation World, I Prove My Dao Through Killing 疯了吧！修仙界直播，你以杀证道 Senior Brother Ah Hen大师兄阿痕Eastern Fantasy457k WordsCompleted [Livestreaming + ruthless and decisive + no female lead] Spiritual qi revival. Monsters and demons run rampant. The Dragon Kingdom is in grave danger! To resist the invasion, the Heavenly Dao bestows its blessing. At the beginning of every September, it sends ten people to the cultivation world to practice immortal arts and seek the true scriptures! Their journey will also be livestreamed in real time! Su Yu, who was framed as a death-row inmate, is one of them! “Hahaha! Sending death-row inmate 405Reads7.8Score17914d adds

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   If the male protagonist in this novel had even the slightest bit of a saintly quality, I'd swear I wouldn't. He has absolutely none of those qualities, not even a shred of loyalty to his country. I absolutely love this novel.

3. 3 我 I Prove the Dao Through Slaughter 我以杀伐证道 Wu Wu Wu Mei巫巫巫梅Ancient Romance104k WordsOngoing [Female-Centric Power Fantasy + Strong Female Lead, the Strongest of All + Misogynistic Men + Men Who Have One-Sided Crushes] (A Great-Women-First Story, by a Glass-Hearted Author) The only female empress in the Nine Heavens, a supreme ruler of her age, was ambushed by several male Great Emperors and fell into the Endless Northern Sea. When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the day of her clan's martial arts competition at age fourteen. The Xue family was still a prosperous martial 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a female protagonist-centric, feel-good story. She fights when she needs to fight, kills when she needs to kill, without hesitation or being a saint. It also contains many dark and humorous anecdotes.

4. 4 武 Wuxia: Killing Enemies Earns Cultivation, and My Power Is Unfathomable! 武侠：杀敌爆修为，我功力滔天！ The Salted Fish Is Ready to Take Off咸鱼要起飞Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Gain cultivation by killing enemies + ruthless and decisive + level up fast] This is a world full of powerful experts and sects: the Nine Sects and Six Gangs, the Eight Demonic Sects, the Three Daoist Orders, the Two Buddhist Temples, and the Great Qian imperial court, whose might holds the four seas in awe. The powerful see the weak as ants, while princes treat the martial world as a chessboard. Fortunately, Xiao Bieli activated the Kill to Gain Cultivation System. As long as he kills an enemy 85.9kReads8.7Score5.2k14d adds

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   Traveling through a year to become invincible

5. 5 我 I Enter the Path of Slaughter Through Hatred 我以恨念入杀道 Pitiful Yang狼狈不堪的洋Eastern Fantasy275k WordsOngoing [Dark story + world-ending stakes + scheming protagonist + cold-blooded + villain protagonist + slow burn + no saintly heroine + no System + no female lead + decisive and ruthless + destruction of heaven and earth] I used to be naive, too. Only later did I realize it had all been nothing more than my own wishful thinking. In real life, childhood sweethearts who grow up together and become lovers simply don’t exist! I thought she was no different from anyone else. But when I heard her say we were 76Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A fresh and unique dark villain story. Completely inhuman, utterly corrupted, driven by hatred to a path of slaughter, born only for carnage. Living only for killing. A lifetime of killing. Viewing human life as worthless. No system, no female lead, just a rain of knives, no saintly figures, ruthless and decisive, sparing neither the old nor the young, the sick and disabled. A tragic beginning, a tragic middle, and a tragic end! After solidifying his physical body, no one can stop him. Known as a daredevil, fighting with a death-defying ferocity. Even if he can't win, he'll self-destruct to kill his opponent. ???

6. 6 两 A Trader Between Two Worlds: Thriving in the Cultivation Realm 两界倒爷，我在修仙界风生水起 That One Mountain那一座山Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Reborn in his final year of high school, Ning Dong uses a mysterious jade pendant to travel between two worlds. He slaps down a scheming green-tea girl and her scumbag boyfriend, while selling Blue Star goods in the cultivation world. He cultivates alongside beautiful women, but some join him while others leave. Their drifting away, betrayals, changes of heart, and steadfast loyalty reveal every facet of life. From a lowly sect cultivator, he rises against all odds, roams the great cultivation w 2.4kReads7.2Score25114d adds

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   These two books are incredibly good. They have a grand world-building aspect.

7. 7 杀 Slaughter My Way to Sainthood: Starting as a Wretch with Just 50 Qi and Blood 杀戮成圣：从气血五十的废物开始 That One Mountain那一座山Eastern Fantasy146k WordsCompleted High school student Lin Feng watched as the young thug Zhao Ming killed the younger brother he had depended on, then was surrounded and attacked himself. At the brink of death, he activated the Slaughter System and was reborn on the alternate world of Canglan Continent as the useless third son of a military family. Here, killing demonic beasts earns him vitality, allowing him to grow ever stronger. Once powerful enough, he will return to Blue Star under a new identity and unleash a bloody reveng 12Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 8 食 The Demon-Eating Sutra 食魔经 I Love the Mortal World我爱红尘Eastern Fantasy624k WordsCompleted Lin Gou, who transmigrated after sacrificing his parents, thought he could slaughter his way through the world like the protagonist of a power fantasy. Sure enough, his golden finger arrived right on schedule, but it turned out to be a useless trap. No matter what he tried, he couldn't find a way to activate it. Then one day, the sun sank in the west, sending its aftershocks across several nearby provinces. Its terrible heat dried up the rivers and the moisture in the soil, and the most devastat 784Reads8.3Score11014d adds

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   The first book, besides killing, has one word running throughout—eating! The second book is still in its early stages; the story has just begun, but judging from the cheat-like abilities, it's also the type that involves countless killings.

9. 9 我 I Have a Heavenly Book of Assassination 我有一卷杀人天书 I Love the Mortal World我爱红尘Eastern Fantasy191k WordsOngoing Lin Mo transmigrated into the body of a young man from an ancient aristocratic family. He thought he could spend this life amid romance and pleasure, indulging in wine and women, but he was trapped by the family's exceedingly strict rules. Gradually, he realized that something about this world and his family seemed terribly wrong! The clearly defined clan rules could not be broken or defied, and some unseen force ensured that the morning and evening formalities were observed... His parents vanis —Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 10 获 After Gaining Ten Thousand Years of Inheritance, My Merciless Slaughter Shocked the Heavenly Dao 获得万年传承后，杀人如麻的我惊呆了天道 Heartbroken Zhu Dachang伤心朱大常10k WordsCompleted After inheriting ten thousand years of legacy, I stunned the Heavenly Dao with my ruthless killing spree 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I'm pushing myself. A complete rampage, a total slaughter.

11. 11 功 Executed for Being Too Powerful, I Go on a Rampage, So Why Are You Crying? 功高震主被赐死，我杀疯了你哭啥 I Am a Man Like a God朕是神一般的男人Urban217k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless, pure wish fulfillment, the protagonist steamrolls everyone and remains invincible] Five years ago, Jun Moxie was the nation’s guardian war god, who single-handedly suppressed the Demon Abyss and stood on equal footing with the Demon King. Five years later, the Empress of the Great Xuan Empire seized power, discarded him after he had served his purpose, and personally sent Jun Moxie to trial, falsely accusing him of colluding with demons and betraying his country. In an in 211Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 12 八 Cultivating Immortality at Eight: My Disciples Beat Up the Whole World 八岁修仙，我的徒弟暴打全世界 I Am a Man Like a God朕是神一般的男人Urban285k WordsCompleted [A genius doctor, a master descending from the mountains, an invincible and outrageously satisfying novel. The male lead is decisive and merciless, wildly cocky, dazzling, and unbelievably badass. Please give it five chapters. If it isn’t good, come after me.] Ten years ago, Ye Xiaoyao’s parents were brutally killed and his siblings disappeared. An old man rescued him and taught him extraordinary cultivation techniques. Now he has returned in force, determined to cut down every enemy! “You’re th 103Reads6.5Score—14d adds
13. 13 七 Seven Slays: A Setting Sun Stains Half the River Red 七杀：一抹残阳半江红 A Dream on the Fifth Night第五夜的梦Urban323k WordsOngoing [Superpowers] [Underdog] [Assassins] [Police] [Awakening] [Thrilling] [Passionate] As the setting sun shines over the river, assassins and police cross paths, and one major power after another emerges: counterattacks, the Outcasts organization, the Extreme Path Alliance, and those who bide their time... This assassin organization is called Seven Kills. It has seven colors and seven assassins, each with a distinct style. Do they exist because they are in step with the times, or because they defy 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    No killing gods, no killing demons, no time travel, no rebirth. Starting as an ordinary person, this is the story of a loser assassin's rise to power. So what if she's a policewoman with unparalleled marksmanship? She's still getting beaten to a pulp! Anyone who dares to bully my little girl will die! Watch as this nerdy guy breaks free from his constraints and becomes a legend in the assassin world!

14. 14 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 513.4kReads9.5Score39.7k14d adds
15. 15 凡 The Mortal Path of Slaughter 凡身杀道 Killer of Geniuses专杀天才Eastern Fantasy168k WordsOngoing In the world of cultivation, spiritual roots determine your place in the hierarchy. Without one, you don't even qualify to begin cultivating. All you can do is menial labor or slave away in the mines, at the mercy of others. Su Chen is one such "good-for-nothing." Then he accidentally kills someone and uncovers a shocking secret: the "Dao Seeds" inside cultivators are chains planted by the Heavenly Dao. Cultivation is just "fertilizing" the Heavenly Dao, and ascension means being locked away i 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    So what if I'm used as a sacrifice? I'll seize the Dao's essence, wield the rusty sword, and make even the Heavenly Dao tremble before me!

16. 16 一 A Killer’s Path to Immortality 一个杀手的修真之路 Remembering Fleeting Light念流光Eastern Fantasy878k WordsCompleted This is the story of an assassin in the cultivation world: elusive and unpredictable, he kills one man every ten paces and leaves no trace across a thousand miles. The assassin Nameless seeks that sliver of opportunity to attain the Dao. He repeatedly swings the sword in his hand, makes one difficult choice after another, and hunts down one target after the next. Whether by luck or misfortune, the Sword Scripture he obtained was only half complete. He would have to comprehend the rest on his own 2.9kReads8.6Score33514d adds

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    They come and go without a trace, their movements unpredictable, killing one person every ten steps, leaving no trace for a thousand miles. This is the story of an assassin cultivating immortality through killing.

17. 17 献 Lord of Sacrifice 献祭之主 Wang Xin王信Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [A new book from a veteran author, guaranteed quality and regular updates.] [No System, beast taming, high martial arts, fantasy] Chen Gu transmigrates into a fantasy world where martial artists reign supreme and strength is everything. However, most people have no talent for martial arts. For ordinary people, the only way to reach the top is to spend nine years studying beast-taming theory and become a... Beast Tamer! While others cautiously spend their few spirit stones at the beast market, ch 2.8kReads8.6Score30014d adds

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    Absolutely amazing! Almost a legend!

18. 18 万 Lord of Ten Thousand Nights 万夜之主 A Black-Inked Blade一柄墨刀Eastern Fantasy4.7M WordsCompleted Thirteen years ago, a blood-red demon star fell to earth. Was it the end, or a resurgence? The starry sea dimmed, and all things withered. As dusk fell, a ghostly fog once again spread across the land, revealing a mysterious world... 6.2kReads8.9Score63214d adds
19. 19 我 Where I Am Is Where the Jianghu Is 我所在之地，便是江湖 Wang Xin王信Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted “Cultivators are people too, and people die.” Chen Dao sits at the table, staring at the calligraphy and painting before him. After a moment of silence, he says softly, “Pass down the order. Tell our Dao Gang brothers to get ready for tonight’s operation. The target is the Tianxian Restaurant.” “Keep it quiet. I don’t want my father finding out that there’s a band of bandits outside the city who belong to his precious son.” In a secret chamber somewhere in the Chen residence. Chen Dao’s 1.7kReads8.9Score66414d adds
20. 20 末 Doomsday Hegemony 末日霸权 Milky Way in a Dream梦里银河Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.0M WordsCompleted He wages war to protect, and from war, he forges dominion! Lin Chen possesses heaven-defying treasures and extraordinary abilities, and returns to the eve of the apocalypse. Looking toward the future, Lin Chen stands tall and confident. He will have his way with heaven and earth alike: neither sky nor land will stand in his way! (Lin Chen: To be honest, I never really cared about dominion. I just wanted to provide the people I love with the ultimate protection. But after crushing so many people, 106Reads8.3Score—14d adds
21. 21 末 Apocalypse Devourer: Infinite Divine Genes 末世吞噬：无限神基因 Sun Sulfur太阳硫磺Sci-Fi & Apocalypse317k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + Rebirth + System] Reborn from an endless, brutal, dark apocalypse, Jiang Cheng has obtained the [God-Tier Gene System]. What will he do now? Will he indulge his darkest desires? You must understand: darkness inevitably breeds evil! The intoxicating power, The endless beauties, That throne from which he can decide who lives and dies, and which no one dares defy. Who could possibly turn it down! 14Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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22. 22 三 Triple Kill 三杀 Zhuge Jiahui诸葛家辉Mystery30k WordsCompleted One courtyard, three ruthless men, six lives! “Smiling Tiger,” “Gentleman,” and “Ghost’s Bane” all make their living through illegal trades. As the saying goes, “The wisest hide in the wilderness; the next wisest hide in plain sight.” Each man has his own way of lying low in the same courtyard, carrying out crimes in secret while playing cat and mouse with the police. After years as a detective, Liao Jie is heartbroken to learn that his older brother has been murdered, and vows to find the kille 28Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This one! If it doesn't kill you to your satisfaction, I'll eat my hat! 🤦

23. 23 杀 The Mandate of Slaughter 杀戮天命 I Use a Pen我用一支笔Eastern Fantasy139k WordsOngoing If someone wants to kill me, I’ll kill them too! If Heaven wants to destroy me, I’ll destroy Heaven! I am Zhao Tianming. My fate is sealed, but Heaven’s will is meaningless. The world is unjust, so I’ll slaughter everything and destroy the world. Kill, kill, kill! I am the God of Slaughter. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Zhao Tianming was surprised and happy that this kind of life was about to end, but at the same time, a dangerous feeling rose in his heart. He had only survived this long by pleasing the young masters and ladies in front of him, and more importantly, by Lü Mingde's interest in him. But now that he was saying he wasn't having fun anymore, did that mean he was going to be killed?! That Young Master Li! I've recently learned an even more advanced crawling technique, I wonder if I can try it again. Zhao Tianming had to endure it in order to survive. It seems you still don't understand, what I mean is that you are going to die today, and be beaten to death by dozens of us, but I will copy the whole process and give it to Young Master Lü, he should be very happy, so Zhao Tianming, just make the most of your remaining life! From Li Xia's words, he already knew that he could not escape death today, and he was relieved. Since he couldn't live, why be a grandson? Then he straightened his back, looked at Li Xia and the young masters and ladies with an extremely contemptuous look, and a slight smile appeared on his lips! "You bunch of trash! If I don't die this time, I'll be your nightmare! Hahaha!" The laughter stopped! To the incredulous eyes of the onlookers and those damned young masters and ladies, a dagger appeared in Zhao Tianming's hand. This dagger was secretly forged from bluestone ore, a method Zhao Tianming had planned to use for suicide one day. To everyone's eyes, the dagger seemed to plunge into Zhao Tianming's own heart. He shouted, "I refuse to accept this! Why did I come to this godforsaken place? What kind of time travel is this?" Then his body went limp and he collapsed onto the snow, weeping with resentment. Li Fu was stunned by the sudden turn of events and asked the others, "What the hell did he mean by that last shout?"

24. 24 杀 The Way of Killing 杀之道 Nan Mang南莽Historical80k WordsCompleted Zhang Tie enlisted to avoid paying taxes and became a veteran in the Liang army. He and Yuan Jin, the son of an official, were surrounded by Qin forces at Luofeng Slope. Somehow, he managed to escape with his life, but was swept into an even greater maelstrom. Through a twist of fate, he also embarked on an extraordinary path… —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This guy is smart.

25. 25 我 I Died Fighting Evil, So Why Are You Crying? 我为惩奸除恶而死，你们哭什么？ Huang Boshu黄搏曙Mystery923k WordsCompleted [The entire story has been revised. Things have changed, and I don't recommend reading it. Wishing you all a happy life and a joyful family.] When equality is ignored, freedom trampled, and the spirit of fraternity lost. When faced with twisted, hideous beasts who commit heinous crimes, what choice will you make? Send them to prison to be reformed and given a new lease on life? Or send them to hell? The sun may shine brilliantly. But it cannot reach every corner of this world. Only darkness can 838Reads8.3Score—14d adds

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    Enough said, enough said, just this one book.

26. 26 穿 Transmigrated as an Abandoned Heir, I Awakened a Talent Conquest Book 穿越成弃子，觉醒天赋攻略书 General Serpent大蛇将军Eastern Fantasy213k WordsOngoing [Decisive] [No romance] [Fast-paced] [No frustrating setbacks] [No dragging things out] After transmigrating into a fictional high-martial dynasty, Mu Xiao awakens as a Demon-Slaying Guard and obtains the Talent Guidebook. From then on, she defies fate! No pointless chatter, no frustrating setbacks. She never lets evil go unpunished, and slays demons with a single blade! With the guidebook in hand, she unlocks countless talents at will: the strength to uproot mountains, fiery eyes that see throu 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Decisive and ruthless, using violence to combat violence, vengeful, doesn't play dumb to deceive, no romantic pairings, no toxicity.

27. 27 至 Supreme God of Slaughter 至高杀神 Zhang Shao, Who Loves Sweet-and-Sour Crucian Carp爱吃酸甜鲫鱼的张少Eastern Fantasy218k WordsOngoing Shi Yan was orphaned as a child. Though he inherited a vast fortune, his life felt dull. By chance, he discovered extreme sports. The near-death thrills of bungee jumping, cliff diving, and skydiving made him feel alive. Then, one dive shattered his life. He woke in the wilderness, surrounded by stinking corpses, in a body that wasn't his own, and was immediately swept into a world full of danger. Though he could no longer seek the thrills of his old life, Shi Yan refused to give up. In an unfam —Reads—Score—14d adds

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