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1. 1 被 A Life Spurned by Another World 被异世界唾弃的一生 Cool-Off Period清冷期Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Western fantasy + ensemble cast + no cheats + sword and magic + fictional world + some angst] My soul transmigrated to another world. No System, no dazzling start, and this isn’t a power fantasy. Give me a little patience, and I’ll give you a fantasy world unlike any other. This is the story of an ordinary modern office worker who must first survive in a world torn by chaos, then step over heaps of corpses on his way to becoming the Doomsday Demon feared by all. Reader advisory: The first two 4.9kReads9.0Score437Shelves

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   This is an isekai (another world) story. There are no cheat codes, no systems, and no lucky encounters. If you kill one person, you are a criminal; if you kill millions of lives, you are a king. It has a dark style, no saintly hearts, and is ruthless and decisive. There is no right or wrong, no justice or evil, only different perspectives.

2. 2 幕 Intermission Game 幕间游戏 Have a Piece of Cake吃个蛋糕Mystery424k WordsOngoing [All-Genre Infinite Flow, Cold-Blooded Protagonist, Strategic Games with Powerful Rules, Long-Term Scheming, Information-Dense, Not a Mindless Power Fantasy] My name is Bai Li, and I'm a sculptor. I don't sculpt stone. I sculpt the human heart. The day I was dragged into the Interlude Theater, my third work was nearing completion. Every script here has a corresponding "host." Each one has their own agenda, yet our fates are intertwined. The hosts place bets through their scripts, while those abo 19Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This is a male-oriented infinite flow novel featuring a cold-blooded protagonist who is not brainless or naive. The protagonist grows and learns, but remains cold-blooded from the start, purely rational and cold-blooded. He doesn't kill indiscriminately or act like a saint; he can disguise himself. Eight arcs have been written so far, each with a unique mechanism and innovation: card-based survival, folk mystery solving, deductive plot twists, fantasy team battles, elemental cycles, ability clashes, rule-based supernatural tales, and horror simulations. The diverse arcs are balanced by the creation of a semi-divine space setting from scratch, requiring extensive setup. It is indeed a pure infinite flow novel. (The synopsis is too long; you can read it directly in the book.) This is intended to be a long read; all eight arcs can be read in one go. It's still being updated. Please leave your reviews!

3. 3 被 After the Female Emperor Ruined My Life, I Tore My Two-Faced Fiancée Apart 被女帝祸害后，我手撕绿茶未婚妻 Cloudtop Sky Rabbit云端天兔Urban640k WordsCompleted [Fast-paced power fantasy + decisive and ruthless + invincible domination] Ning Ce was betrayed by his fiancée, who cheated on him, seized his family fortune, broke all four of his limbs, and left him to die in a sea of flames. Fortunately, the Empress saved him. Three years later, he returned to the city invincible, crushing every enemy, wreaking havoc across the world, and sweeping through the Myriad Worlds! If the gods stand in my way, I will slay them! If the heavens block my path, I will de 2.4kReads8.4Score271Shelves
4. 4 让 You Were Told to Descend the Mountain, Not Conquer All Worlds 让你下山，没让你横扫万界 Beneath the Soapberry Tree无患子下Eastern Fantasy549k WordsCompleted Fantasy + Decisive and ruthless + Multiple worlds + One heroine After being trapped on a mountain by a mysterious old man and forced to cultivate for ten years, he finally comes down, only to learn that his family has been wiped out and that he wasn't even his parents' biological son. All he has left is a mysterious jade pendant tied to his origins. Once he obtains the divine pendant, Chu Yun's life takes off as if he has cheat codes, and he finally realizes that his past is far from ordinary! 233Reads8.0Score—Shelves
5. 5 浪 The Prodigal Son Turns Over a New Leaf! Taking Mom's Side, Disciplining Dad, and Punishing Big Brother! 浪子回头！替母，训父罚兄！ The Grease Pencil揩油笔Urban345k WordsCompleted Five years ago, Qin Duxing’s biological father tore up his university admission letter and made him work to pay for the education of his three older half-siblings. Years of pent-up resentment and anger erupted that night, and Qin Duxing ran away from home... Five years later, Qin Duxing had become an internationally notorious bandit. The prodigal son returned home, only to find that his good-for-nothing father and three older siblings had moved into a luxurious mansion, while his own mother... l 6kReads6.8Score418Shelves
6. 6 凡 The Mortal Body Devours the Heavens 凡体吞天 Crossing to the Other Shore渡至彼岸Eastern Fantasy422k WordsOngoing Born to be trampled like grass? Then I'll use this worthless life to turn the entire cultivation world upside down! A mysterious little cauldron anchors fate, while an ancient nameless blade decides life and death. I bow to no patriarch, follow no old ways, and kneel to no heaven! Chu Tiance crawled out of the mud, determined to forge his own path and rewrite the laws of all eternity: The Heavenly Dao rests in my palm. I make the rules, and I will remake them. This story is entirely fictional. 67Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 九 I Cultivate with Nine Female Emperors, So I’m Invincible 九位女帝同修，我无敌 Crossing to the Other Shore渡至彼岸Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing The God-Burying Abyss, where the gods fell. Qin Wuya thought he was done for. Instead, nine stunning empresses cornered him: “Unreasonable demands, years later, the boy who once cried and begged for his life holds the nine empresses close as they look down upon all living beings. ‘Supreme beings? Which one of these nine behind me isn’t the ancestor of a Supreme being?’” This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. 553Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 背 Betrayal: Proving the Way Through Slaughter 背叛之以杀证道 Crossing to the Other Shore渡至彼岸Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsOngoing The greatest prodigy in the Celestial Realm had his heart cut out by the one he loved and offered up to forge a sword, sending his soul tumbling into the dust. When he opens his eyes again, he has become the “useless son-in-law” everyone despises in a lower realm. His spiritual meridians have been ripped out, his bones shattered, and he's worth less than a dog. Ridiculous! With the Dragon Abyss Sword in hand, he draws power from the mountains and rivers, uses his blood and bones as a furnace, an 698Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 葬 The Burial of the Evil Lord 葬灭邪君 Crossing to the Other Shore渡至彼岸Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing An invincible power fantasy with a fast pace, ruthless action, and no self-righteous heroics. At the dusk of the gods, millions of years later, a young man is buried alive in a coffin and fuses with the Divine Burial Coffin. The moment he crawls out, he becomes both the undertaker and the ender. "Rescuing people? I'm no good at that." The young man's gaze is ice-cold. "But when it comes to burying people, " "Heaven can be buried, earth can be buried, and immortals, gods, and demons can all be bu 891Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 我 My Demonic Path Has No Mercy Option 我的魔道没有慈悲选项 I'm Not a Hotchpotch我不是大杂烩Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing (New book setting sail!) [Dark story] [Demonic cultivation] [No saintly heroics] [No female lead] [Women appear, but he kills them after using them, without exception] [Self-serving] [Ruthless and decisive] • I broke through to Nascent Soul, killed my benefactor-master, and stole the Immortal Key. The entire cultivation world once called me the “Blood Demon Child.” • On the banks of Eagle Sorrow Gorge, the sects joined forces to hunt me down. Everyone said my soul had been utterly destroyed. • B 4.9kReads5.5Score370Shelves

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    As for this one, I say, go read it, it's full of villains.

11. 11 汉 A Foolish Emperor in the Late Han? From the Start, I Conquer the Peerless Beauty Diao Chan 汉末昏君？开局征服绝世美女貂蝉 Riding the Wind and Breaking Through the Waves一路乘风破浪Eastern Fantasy563k WordsCompleted About to die from the start? And from a bout of bedroom exertion, no less. No! The Immortal Emperor Lu Zihong has possessed Emperor Ling of Han! On the brink of death from the start, he activates the Beauty Compendium: Conquer peerless beauties to unlock the cultivation of an Immortal Emperor! Diao Chan? A supreme furnace to extend his life and establish his foundation! Empress He? Conquer the deposed empress, and his cultivation will soar! Cai Wenji? A celestial sound spirit root to send his en 175Reads—Score102Shelves

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    The path of slaughter, beauties abound, ruthless and decisive, invincible and unstoppable! Look at that! 👀

12. 12 合 Harmonious Joy and Immortality? No! What Does the Empress’s Pregnancy Have to Do with Me? 合欢长生，不！女帝怀孕关我啥事 Riding the Wind and Breaking Through the Waves一路乘风破浪Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [The rating has just been posted and will rise. Thank you for your support!] [Decisive and merciless + overwhelmingly powerful + thrilling romance + nonstop action!] Lu Changsheng failed his tribulation and transmigrated into the body of the useless abandoned son of the Prince of Zhenxi and the good-for-nothing live-in son-in-law of the Marquis Who Guards the Nation! Reborn in the imperial prison, he’s forced to help a mysterious woman remove the poison of the Aphrodisiac Powder. Then he awakens 1.2kReads6.6Score148Shelves
13. 13 开 From the Start, I Saved a Fairy, So How Did I Become the Warring States’ God of Slaughter? 开局救仙子，我咋成了战国杀神？ Riding the Wind and Breaking Through the Waves一路乘风破浪Eastern Fantasy113k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + invincible power fantasy + brand-new setting] A Blue Star assassin falls into a trap set by Organization 749 and finds himself transported bodily to a version of the Warring States period where immortals and martial arts abound! Where's the System? Where's my golden finger?! Ding! Here it is! “Killing enemies can make my cultivation skyrocket?” The immortal maiden is dumbfounded. “How do you keep breaking through in the middle of a fight?!” System notification: Falling i —Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 三 My Three Daoist Consorts Crossed Servers and Became Empresses, Now They Want Me to Conquer the World 三位道侣跨服成女帝，求我战天下 Riding the Wind and Breaking Through the Waves一路乘风破浪Eastern Fantasy209k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + guiding things from behind the scenes + invincible power fantasy] Lu Linfeng transmigrates to a world where people can cultivate immortality, practice martial arts, and even gain supernatural powers through reading. He'd hoped to make a name for himself, but unfortunately, that has nothing to do with him. After three years of letting life pass him by, his only gain is Pan Jinlian. One day, [Nameless Substance] activates the Primordial Heaven-Peering Realm. The game Desti 1Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 我 I Really Don't Want to Be the Dark Ancestor 我真的不想当黑暗老祖 Fish Don't Speak of Fishing鱼不语渔Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [No System + Invincible + Villain] After Ye Feng, who died suddenly, wakes up again, he discovers that he has become the patriarch of a top-tier immortal clan. He thinks his luck has finally changed and that he can enjoy a carefree life at last, but memories surfacing in his mind reveal that something is wrong. The beings of countless worlds regard his clan as taboo. He himself is known to all the worlds as the source of darkness. Every living being hates him, fears him, and wants to tear him ap 13.3kReads8.4Score909Shelves

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    * **Starting as the Source of Darkness, Sacrificing Blood to All Realms:** A high-energy opening! The protagonist becomes the source of darkness, sacrificing blood to all realms with overwhelming power, breaking conventions and delivering maximum excitement! A clash of super-powerful forces and a mysterious plot unfold layer by layer, taking you on an ultimate dark fantasy adventure. * **Darkness: I'll Stop at Nothing for Immortality:** In a dark world, the protagonist will stop at nothing to achieve immortality, fighting his way through perilous situations. He navigates the complexities of conflict with various forces, thrilling and immersive, every step captivating. * **Fantasy: I, the Eternal Immortal Emperor, Fallen into Darkness!** A former Immortal Emperor falls into darkness, a striking contrast that's incredibly captivating. Watch as he rediscovers himself in the darkness, reversing fate with unparalleled power. A battle between immortals and demons, a thrilling story that will keep you up all night. * **Starting with a Dark Turmoil:** A bombshell from the start! The protagonist launches a dark turmoil, instantly disrupting the situation. Powerful figures from all sides gather, and a chaotic battle is about to break out. The protagonist uses his wisdom and strength to break through the encirclement. The plot is fast-paced and there are no dull moments.

16. 16 黑 Darkness: I'll Stop at Nothing to Live Forever 黑暗：我不择手段只为永生 Lin Qianye林千也Eastern Fantasy177k WordsCompleted [Dark Style + Cold-Blooded Protagonist + No Female Lead + Profit Above All + No Goody-Two-Shoes] How does one rise above the mortal world? The sky is high, the land vast, and the road stretches far. Sects stand everywhere, myriad races run rampant, and across billions of miles, who will rule over all? Through the ages, kings have vied for supremacy, and with a mere gesture they blot out the sky, proving the eternal Dao. In a chaotic age, he carves a path through bloodshed and wipes out all trace 593Reads5.1Score—Shelves
17. 17 玄 Xuanhuan: I, the Eternal Immortal Emperor, Have Fallen into Darkness! 玄幻：我，万古仙帝，堕入黑暗！ Heartbreaker可破心Eastern Fantasy252k WordsCompleted [Furnace Cauldron + Mastermind Villain + reborn + Scheming + System] [This isn't a story about falling into demonic cultivation, but about descending into darkness. Do not read if you favor saintly protagonists.] I, Huang Daotian, cultivated for countless years and eventually became the Immortal Emperor of the Eternal Ages. I sensed that my path ahead was not yet at an end. After countless eras, I obtained the method to shatter the shackles of the Heavenly Dao: the Divine Art of Gods and Demons 645Reads7.0Score102Shelves
18. 18 开 I Unleashed a Dark Turmoil from the Start 开局我发动黑暗动乱 When the Brush Falls Beneath the Lamp笔落灯下Eastern Fantasy192k WordsCompleted What legendary Divine Lord? He was just a corpse who had been hunted by an ill omen for a thousand years, and only barely survived in a coffin after giving it everything he had. What boundless universe? It was merely a world born inside an abandoned secret realm. The Immortal Gate countless people tried to open was no different from a latrine door. There was no eternal life or everlasting existence. It was all just a wisp of an Immortal Emperor's aura. This book is action-packed from start to fi 448Reads8.0Score—Shelves
19. 19 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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    A high-quality fantasy masterpiece, featuring decisive action and no overly sentimental characters.

20. 20 道 Fellow Cultivator! Would You Lend Me a Hand? 道友！可愿助我一臂之力！ A Show-Off Creation of Nuwa女娲炫技产物Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Schemer + Cautious + No Holding Back His Realm + No Heroine + Invincible] [He’s reached Nascent Soul, time to start slaughtering!] Lu Ming accidentally transmigrates to the cultivation world and obtains a volume of the Golden Book of Karma. Taking the essence and discarding the dross, he transfers every side effect of cultivation to his enemies. From then on, Lu Ming lives in comfort while his enemies suffer. What’s that? Using a blood-burning secret art consumes your vital essence and damages 8kReads6.8Score528Shelves

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    He is ruthless and decisive, possesses a cheat ability that can transfer side effects, and takes revenge without delay.

21. 21 地 Hell’s Tyrant Crushes the World of Twisted Fiction 地狱枭雄碾过颠文世界 Wind Speed 2022风速2022Urban882k WordsOngoing In court, Gu Yun was sentenced to death for dozens of serious crimes. A heavy machine gun shattered his body, and his soul plunged into the Eighteen Levels of Hell. While others wailed and begged for mercy under torture, he lounged in the oil cauldrons and strolled across blade mountains. He tricked the ghost guards, stirred up infighting among the judges, and shattered Ksitigarbha's ten-thousand-year-old Daoist resolve through debate. In the Underworld, he became Lord Yun, a figure everyone fe 66Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a good book. The characters are quite dark and ruthless, and the ancient martial arts fight scenes are well-written. In addition, both the male and female protagonists are intelligent, and the characters are quite well-developed.

22. 22 开 From the Start, a Princess Forced Herself on Me, So I Joined the Embroidered Uniform Guard to Seek Immortality 开局被公主强推，入锦衣卫觅长生 Pot-Stewed Goose大锅炖鹅Eastern Fantasy455k WordsCompleted [Eastern Fantasy + Transmigration + Feel-Good Story + Imagination-Rich + System + Decisive and Ruthless + Alternate History] “What? You want me to oversee the execution of the White Lotus Cult's holy maiden? I'm just a low-ranking Imperial Guard. I'm not qualified!” Lin Feng offends his superior, who uses him as a scapegoat and sends him to oversee the execution of the White Lotus Cult's holy maiden. Unexpectedly, the disaster turns into a blessing when he activates the Longevity Panel. Killing 1.1kReads7.2Score103Shelves

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    A lighthearted and enjoyable read, full of ruthless action and decisive, sweeping through the enemy ranks.

23. 23 律 The Law Can’t Punish You, but My Fists Can 律法制裁不了你，我还有拳头 Nine-Colored Donkey九色毛驴Urban235k WordsCompleted He was Mo Wuhen, an orphan who survived by begging. With his frail shoulders, he carried the hopes of his three younger siblings. The cold, hard paving stones in the alley where he curled up as a child, and the blood and tears he silently tended to alone at night, made him vow never to let his loved ones suffer even the slightest abuse again. When his bank balance finally grew large enough to build them a safe haven, he realized the word “orphan” had already been carved into his very bones: his 66Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this new book. The characters are all intelligent, and the villains are villains. The protagonist uses his wits and courage to outwit his opponents. Highly recommended!!!

24. 24 百 A Hundred Lifetimes of Reincarnation: I Will Become an Immortal 百世轮回：我终将成仙 Situ Liu司徒流Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Warning: the protagonist has no moral limits] [Dark story] [Not a saintly protagonist] [No heroine] [Decisive and ruthless] [Intelligent protagonist] This is the story of a despicable man who reincarnates a hundred times and seeks the path to immortality in the cracks between worlds. 6.4kReads6.9Score398Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, a cold-blooded and dark novel. The protagonist is a ruthless and treacherous villain who prioritizes self-interest and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

25. 25 我 I Turn My Five Organs into Swords and Slay My Way Through the World of Immortal Cultivation 我！五脏化剑，炼腑杀穿修仙界 Hong Lun鸿轮Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [No System + Lone Cultivator + Righteous to a Sinister Degree + Too Lazy to Explain, You Can Listen If You Like + Harem] Also known as The Five Viscera Become Swords, the Six Bowels Become Palaces, and I Cultivate Into a Sword Immortal Modern urban setting. During the spiritual qi revival, Li Changhong discovers to his despair that his girlfriend is the fated partner of Ye Chen, the domineering protagonist who loves face-slapping! After being humiliated and slapped in the face, he refuses to acc 2.6kReads8.8Score182Shelves

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    🌿✨The protagonist is a sword cultivator who only knows how to kill, a master of extreme darkness and carnage. In the era of spiritual energy revival, Li Changhong discovers his girlfriend is actually the partner of the protagonist, Ye Chen. Humiliated, he accidentally ingests a deadly poisonous elixir and dies👻, only to be transported to the world of cultivation. Although told that his golden spiritual root is damaged and he can no longer cultivate swordsmanship, he resolutely chooses to use his five internal organs as swords and his six viscera as palaces, slaughtering his way through the world🔥

26. 26 阎 Your Highness, Lord Yama, Please Spare This Lowly One! 阎王大人，求您饶了小的吧 Dong Zhiyu董知鱼Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Both Pure] [Male Lead Stronger at First, Both Strong Later] [Dark Underworld Boss vs. Down-on-Her-Luck Assassin from an Ancient Clan] Nian Wan risked her life to escape a family that sacrificed women. She thought five years of torment would be followed by the freedom of being reborn, but instead she blundered into the world of a living demon. She pleaded cautiously, “Master Huo, please spare me. I had no choice...” The man seemed to find it a joke. “Darling, you were the one who forced yoursel 560Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    Dark, ruthless, and absolutely intelligent!!

27. 27 独 Savoring the Mortal World Alone 独嚼人间 Unburnable Candle烧不完的蜡烛Eastern Fantasy960k WordsOngoing (No saintly heroine, no harem, no System, not invincible, not brainless, not a wish-fulfillment novel. Enter at your own risk if that's not your thing! Those who want a saintly heroine, beware! This is not a typical Long Aotian power fantasy!!!!) From the start, he has to eat moldy steamed buns, is thrown into a river, has his soul shackled, and is forced to cultivate demonic arts. In this cultivation world where human lives are worth less than grass, he finally understands: this world is full o 2kReads8.1Score147Shelves

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    He starts by eating moldy steamed buns, is drowned, has his soul locked, and forced to practice evil arts. In this cultivation world where human life is as worthless as grass, he finally realizes: this world only has wolves. First-person perspective in the early stages (Chen Chen), third-person perspective in the mid-to-late stages (Jue). [Angry][Angry] Jue and Chen Chen are the same person.

28. 28 重 Reborn for Revenge: You Want Me to Be Your Lapdog? I’ll Feed You to the Dogs 重生复仇，让我做舔狗我扔你喂狗 Winter Cattle and Horses冬季牛马Eastern Fantasy530k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Chen Ping'an was betrayed by the person he trusted most and met a tragic end. Reborn in a new life, he returns with a boundless hatred. He awakens the Slaughter System! From then on, anyone who wrongs him will pay a hundredfold! Anyone who harms him will be ground to dust! In this life, he would rather be a demon than a good man, slaughtering his way from obscurity to the highest heavens until every one of his enemies is groveling at his feet! 912Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is pretty dark. Too many people were killed.

29. 29 7 749 Bureau: From the Start, I Became a Zombie 749局：开局变成僵尸 I'm Not a Madam, Am I?我不是太太吧？Mystery1.6M WordsOngoing "Ruthless and decisive" "All monsters deserve to die" "I’m a monster? Then I deserve to die too!" "No female lead" "A slightly slow start" "Takes off later" Li Buguo is an online absurdist streamer who makes a career out of wild antics. On the Ghost Festival, just as he was making his comeback, a strange beast being hunted by Bureau 749 happened to pass by and pierced his chest. It sent him straight through the open Gates of Hell, only for a ghost to kick him back out. He became an exceptionally 71kReads8.9Score7.8kShelves

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    This is a delightful supernatural novel I stumbled upon during a reading slump. It has both a wildly imaginative and entertaining plot, as well as a hardcore storyline with decisive action. The inclusion of corpses in the story is novel and unique, the logic is sound, and the pacing is comfortable. You can binge-read it without worry.

30. 30 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- 2.2kReads7.0Score183Shelves

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    This is a high-quality book

31. 31 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy761k WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!! 3.2kReads5.4Score316Shelves

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    A traditional cultivation-themed story, the protagonist is ruthless and decisive, willing to use any means to achieve his goals; he is cold-blooded, cunning, and utterly inhuman. No female lead, no system, and not a brainless or dark novel. [Awkward laugh][awkward laugh]

32. 32 从 Cultivating Immortality as an Outer-Door Servant 从外门杂役开始修仙 Baby Sea Whale海鲸宝宝Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey + No System + No Golden Finger + No Female Lead + Not Invincible + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story + Fast-Paced + Decisive and Ruthless] A young man from the modern world accidentally transmigrated and stumbled into the path of immortality, struggling onward in his quest to become an immortal. The road to immortality was harder than ascending to heaven. Faced with countless dangers, his resolve to seek the Dao remained as solid as stone. Fang Qing transmigrated here and started ou 2.3kReads6.2Score109Shelves

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    Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul – a mortal cultivation story with no female lead or romantic pairing. The protagonist rises step by step from a lowly servant, displaying decisive ruthlessness and intelligent villains. The plot is fast-paced and engaging, highly readable, and quite lengthy. It's already quite substantial and worth reading!

33. 33 横 I Conquer Another World with Nothing but My Own Talent 横推异界，我全靠自身天赋 Mr. One Leaf一叶先生Eastern Fantasy395k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless, multiple women, invincible protagonist, self-interest above all] In a high-martial world, prodigies rise everywhere. Yang Feng transmigrates here, relying solely on his own talent. One day, he throws a punch, and the sky is stained with blood. Only then do people realize in terror that he has long since become the highest peak in the world. Yang Feng’s life story: sweeping aside all challengers and, before he knows it, becoming the supreme ruler. 350Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is ruthless and unscrupulous.

34. 34 从 From the Desolate Realm, I Begin My Rise to Godhood 从天荒界开始成神做祖 Mr. One Leaf一叶先生Eastern Fantasy686k WordsCompleted A single general's success is built on the bones of countless fallen soldiers. The road to an immortal throne must be paved with the flesh and blood of the masses. Yang Yue transmigrates to the Tianhuang Realm and rises from a mere gang disciple, sweeping across the world to attain immortality. (An overpowered, easy-to-read power fantasy with decisive, ruthless action.) 310Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 我 I Hunt Down Transmigrators in Ancient China 我在古代抓捕穿越者 Evergreen Greens长青菜菜Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Long Chen, transmigrates into an ancient world. But it turns out that world is full of transmigrators. They belong to many different factions. Long Chen, himself a transmigrator, receives a mission: eliminate every other transmigrator. … 3.4kReads—Score172Shelves

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    This is a very good book.

36. 36 蝶 Butterflies and Spies 蝶来谍网 The Internet Is Like This网是如焉Urban465k WordsCompleted A beautiful female bandit blunders into Harbin's espionage network. She takes a male spy hostage, only to find herself trapped in bed with him. The two decide to plot together in private and put their plans into action beyond their bedroom door. They spill blood in a bandit stronghold, root out traitors in a brothel on Peach Blossom Lane, lie in wait to catch bandits at an illegal gambling den, and smash up an opium house to rid the area of its evils... This is neither fantasy nor a story about 15.1kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves

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    A great spy thriller!

37. 37 天 The Son of Heaven’s Decree 天子令 Flying Camel2飞翔人骆驼2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing [Ruthless protagonist / no saintly hero / one heroine / face-slapping / invincible] Have you ever seen the sharpest blade? Have you ever felt the coldest wind? Have you ever met the most tender woman? Have you ever witnessed the most passionate night? When the young Son of Heaven is angered, mountains and rivers tremble, and blood flows for a thousand miles… ! 989Reads8.6Score103Shelves

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    🎋After a long and arduous ten years in prison, he returned to the world in unparalleled glory, only to find his family wiped out and his lover pregnant with another man's child. His life seemed to have reached its lowest point yet. Wielding a long sword and carrying a token, his decisive power struck fear into the hearts of his enemies and shook the world. The mere mention of his name was enough to intimidate an army. He showed no mercy to the tyrant's cruelty; he was ruthless against the betrayal of the martial arts world; and he responded to the ambitions of various races with force. Those who had once imprisoned him and subjected him to the scorn of the world could now only look up at his retreating figure, unable to reach his level, as he returned in glory and shone brightly.

38. 38 出 The Day I Got Out of Prison, My Ex-Girlfriend Became My Mother-in-Law 出狱当天：前女友成我丈母娘 Wangchai Doesn't Eat Fish旺柴不吃鱼Urban1.4M WordsCompleted Three years ago, Lin Tian took the blame for his father and went to prison, where he became the closed-door disciple of the four forbidden figures in the Dragon Abyss Prison! On the day he was released, three thousand hardened criminals knelt and cried, “We respectfully see Master Lin off!” But his ex-girlfriend, Su Xiaoyan, only sneered. “Marry me? Keep dreaming!” What was even more absurd was this: “Marry me, and half the Song family is yours.” A cool, elegant beauty proposed to him, and she w 3.6kReads9.1Score311Shelves

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    Transcending societal taboos, a deeply moving love story unfolds—"The Dragon Son-in-Law Returns, the Ex Becomes the Mother-in-Law." Emotions, power, and humanity—all are explored in one go—a must-see!

39. 39 搜 Loot, Shoot, and Escape: A Million Puppets in My Shelter 搜打撤：我的庇护所百万傀儡 Big Lazy Cat66大懒猫66Sci-Fi & Apocalypse258k WordsOngoing (Self-serving protagonist + cold and efficient + play the pig to eat the tiger + quietly amass a fortune + one heroine) The apocalypse's loot-and-escape survival game has begun! Ye Chen transmigrates and awakens a hidden god-tier class: Puppet Master! While others struggle to survive, he summons puppets to sweep through monsters. While others painstakingly scavenge for resources, he lounges around as his puppets make him rich. While others fear death, he kills his enemies and turns them straight 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This survival story is incredibly exciting. The protagonist, centered around a puppeteer, builds shelters, creates a puppet army, explores mines to gather resources, and boasts a solid plot – you won't regret reading it!

40. 40 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
41. 41 仙EN The Harsh Road to Immortality: Built on White Bones 仙路难行，白骨筑长生 Octopus Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的章鱼Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing “Rules? On the road to immortality, my rules are the only rules!” [Mortal Cultivation of Demonic Arts] [Founding a Demonic Cult] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Profit Above All] (Already at the Nascent Soul stage, with plenty of content to enjoy) Protagonist Qing Chen: He knows when to yield and when to stand firm, is utterly self-serving, greedy for money and women, and will stop at nothing to achieve immortality! He will found a demonic cult, dominate the world, and climb step by step to the very to 80.9kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves

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    This survival story is incredibly captivating. The protagonist, centered around a puppeteer, builds shelters, creates a puppet army, explores mines to gather resources, and boasts a solid plot – you won't regret reading it!

42. 42 我 I Became Awesome Through Technology 我靠科技开始牛掰 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [No System] [Villain in the Later Chapters] [Immortal-Sucking Technique] [Soul Devouring] [Fast Leveling] A scientist transmigrates to the cultivation world and gradually transforms from a good person into a demonic cultivator. 293Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 娇 When His Sweetheart's Eyes Turn Red, the Wild and Fierce Crown Prince Gently Comforts Her 娇娇青梅一红眼，野戾太子爷轻哄 Seven Strawberries七颗草莓Modern Romance473k WordsCompleted The print edition is now available! [Childhood friends + starting from childhood + male lead is reborn + coming-of-age romance] [Sweet, frail girl vs. possessive madman who constantly fears losing her] Shen Lichu was an orphan with no one to rely on. She’d been frail since childhood, like a porcelain doll that might shatter at the slightest touch. And yet, despite being so delicate, she was someone no one in Wangjing dared to provoke. Pei Yu was every bit the crown prince of the capital’s el 97.1kReads9.1Score12.1kShelves
44. 44 妖 Tales of Demons and Ghosts at Night 妖鬼夜话 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Mystery209k WordsCompleted My new book, I Get Awesome with Technology, is now being serialized. My short ghost stories The Water Ghost, The Seventh Night, The Departure That Year, and The Soul-Calling Lantern are available on Tomato Short Stories. 421Reads6.6Score—Shelves
45. 45 我 I Cultivate Through Bloodsucking 我靠吸血修仙 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Eastern Fantasy357k WordsCompleted The new novel, I Get Awesome Through Technology, is currently being serialized and has already reached one million words. The ghost story collection, Tales of Demons and Ghosts at Night, is complete. If you like ghost stories, go check it out. 59Reads—Score—Shelves

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    They are all decisive and ruthless.

46. 46 末 Apocalypse: Three Trillion from the Start, Lolis and the Undead Calamity 末世：开局三兆，萝莉与亡灵天灾 Cat-Ear Paradise猫耳乐园Sci-Fi & Apocalypse201k WordsCompleted [Villain protagonist + invincible + self-serving + not a do-gooder + ruthless + dark] [Little girl + affectionate intimacy + no male lead + ability theft + enslavement + undead] Two hundred years after humanity entered industrial civilization, the once-prosperous world had been left in ruins. As if to punish humanity for its greed, crimson rain fell alongside a red mist. Large numbers of humans, animals, and plants mutated. Electronic devices failed completely, and all species found themselves b 571Reads—Score106Shelves

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    The villain is not a saint, unlike those who pretend to be saints but actually save people everywhere—they are cold and ruthless.

47. 47 鲜 The Blood Swordsman 鲜血剑士 Feathers Fall Silentlysam羽落无声samEastern Fantasy367k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless, an ensemble cast, an alternate world] Viblade is a vast, boundless continent, like a fantasy painting woven from the glow of magic and the glint of blades. Dwarves, elves, humans, orcs, and many other races thrive across this land, each living out its own legend. A holy war a thousand years ago left the world devastated. Now, a millennium later, conspiracies are brewing once more. The story begins with a coachman in a border town, gradually lifting the veil of fate. Raci 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Spirit Race, abandoned by the Spirit Race, possesses magic; the Iron Capital Mountains hide dwarves who hold sway over destiny; the Savage Orcs arrive with blood on their feet; a battle for supremacy in another world with an immersive, super-modern feel!

48. 48 求 Survival Game: From the Start, I Get an SSS-Rank Talent 求生游戏，开局获得SSS天赋 Lun Who Moves Bricks Every Day每日搬砖的伦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse557k WordsCompleted [Growing heroine + no romance + natural disasters + survival for all + plant-based supernatural ability + infinite flow + rule-based horror] Without warning, ten billion people around the world are dragged into a survival game. From the start, Ye Hangxia relies on the lightning-fast reflexes she honed by competing for class registrations, and hits the jackpot. She draws an SSS-rank talent: plant-based supernatural abilities, a perfect fit for her background as an agricultural student. Islands co 2.4kReads5.0Score198Shelves

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    The novel is very well written; I highly recommend it.

49. 49 人 The Human Emperor Reaches for the Heavens 人皇凌天 Pi Wai皮歪Eastern Fantasy177k WordsOngoing The Human Emperor fell after being besieged by the Six Clans, and his son, Ling Tian, disappeared after falling into the Demonfall Abyss. The young Ling Tian was invaded by the power of the Six Clans, but unexpectedly forged a Chaos Dao Foundation. Subdue the Black Dragon, trample the Six Clans, and restore glory to humanity. Battle Immortal Emperors, devour the Myriad Daos, and forge the supreme Chaos Body! —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Looking for a ruthless and decisive story? ✨✨✨ [A must-read fantasy novel!] This book boasts excellent immersion and a superb plot. 🌈 Fast-paced, no major flaws, and constant foreshadowing and plot twists—a highly recommended read.

50. 50 归 The Origin Society: Clash of Kings 归源社：诸王纷争 Head of the Guiyuan Society归源社社长Urban406k WordsOngoing (The early chapters are a little slow-paced, but the story picks up after Chapter 18.) [Three male leads + fresh setting + no saintly protagonist + no System] Parents slain in battle, an empty home, a mysterious teacher, and a boy in despair. A blood-red sunset, a home stripped bare! On the night fate comes calling, eerie shadows descend! The night he meets Gu Chaoxiao, an invisible hand seizes his destiny, turning him into a pawn on a board, powerless to choose his own moves… Eerie shadows in t 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥 [Ruthless and decisive + revenge + high-octane action] Absolutely amazing! 🌈Fast pacing, fresh plot, immersive experience – a must-see!

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