Dark Fiction: I Want the Utterly, Utterly Dark Stuff 黑暗文，我要那种极致黑暗的

1. 701 创 Creating the Supernatural, Starting with Vampires 创造超凡从血族开始 Admiring Flowers in a Dream梦中看花Urban300k WordsOngoing “You’ll suffer, lose your loved ones, and die horribly, but it’s not because there’s anything wrong with you. It’s because I’m here.” [Merciless + Creating the Supernatural + Behind the Scenes + No Female Lead + Cannibalism + Vampires] Ye Qingshan wakes up in another world. He knows no one and nothing there, but fortunately, he awakens an emotion System that lets him use other people’s emotions as currency to exchange for all kinds of rare treasures and gain supernatural powers. So, which emotio 5Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 702 都 You’ve All Left the Sect. Who’s Going to Put Up with You Now? 都叛出宗门了，谁还惯着你啊 Yogurt Ice Cream酸奶冰激凌Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted [Reborn]+ [Begging Her Younger Brother to Return]+ [Never Forgiven]+ [Regret That Tears at Her Heart]+ [Utterly Satisfying] In his previous life, Jiang Han possessed peerless talent. He should have become an unrivaled true dragon soaring through the nine heavens, enjoying eternal freedom and receiving the worship of countless worlds. Who could have known that he would be treated unfairly by his sect? His beloved junior brother falsely accused him, the senior sister he had risked his life to s 14.2kReads6.5Score1.3kShelves
3. 703 龙 The Dragon Lifts Its Head 龙抬头 The One Playing the Zither抚琴的人Urban5.9M WordsCompleted The goddess who used to look down on me is now applying for a job at my company… When the tiger returns to the mountain, the land will run red with blood; When the dragon rises, even the Yellow River will flow backward! 66.2kReads9.0Score8.2kShelves

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   "The gangsters you think they are are just the first stepping stones I've taken!" This urban action masterpiece, hailed as a "dark version of 'The Storm Riders'", tears open the bloody laws of the underworld with its sharp and incisive writing style—"The dragon lies dormant in the abyss for ten years, and one day it raises its head to devour mountains and rivers!"

4. 704 黑 The Black Fog Descends: I Am the Forbidden One 黑雾降临：我为禁忌 A Little Lump of Chenchen一坨小臣臣Urban733k WordsCompleted [Sequences] [Cthulhu] [Slow burn] [No female lead] Sixteen years ago, a blood-red meteor tore across the dawn and descended upon the world. No one knew how terrifyingly strange the world humans knew would become because of its arrival. From that day on, a black fog that engulfed the entire world descended. Among humanity, people with immensely powerful abilities known as Sequence holders began to appear. With a wave of their hands, they could destroy cities and mountains, but the world had alrea 6.1kReads8.9Score835Shelves

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   [Cthulhu][Death] The protagonist suffers a tragic end. "I extinguished the flickering candlelight." "My final curtain call will come." "Death... Or freedom." "I found it." "My only 'freedom'."

5. 705 奥 Ultraman: I Am Celebro 奥特：我是赛雷布洛 Ye Xiaolin Qin叶筱麟沁Anime Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [Dark story + pure villain protagonist + high intelligence + no female lead + civilization self-destruction game + Ultraman-inspired elements + progenitor of the Space Beasts] (This is a thoroughly dark novel. Readers who are overly compassionate or who embrace the spirit of Ultraman should proceed with caution. No female lead, a pure villain protagonist, and a character growth arc.) He opens his eyes and finds himself transmigrated into Ultraman Z as the highly intelligent villain, the parasiti 8.6kReads8.1Score982Shelves
6. 706 长 Immortal for Ten Thousand Ages: From the Start, It Begins with Running Away 长生万古开局从跑路开始 Cat Meat Cans猫肉罐头Eastern Fantasy137k WordsOngoing [Ordinary Protagonist] [Cautious Cultivation] [Everyone Is Clever] [Longevity] [No Female Lead] [No Tragedy] Ye Tian transmigrates to a cultivation world. When a battle between cultivators destroys the village where he grew up, he realizes just how terrifying this world is. After gaining eternal life, he decides to lie low. He refuses to show himself unless he is invincible. What should he do when he sees an old man with a white beard? Disperse his soul first, then send him on his way. What abou 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I just read the beginning. The protagonist is despicable, shameless, and an ingrate; he's not a saint at all.

7. 707 百 Starting with a Hundred Billion Spirit Stones, I Become the Richest Man in the Cultivation World 百亿灵石开局，我在修仙界当首富 Ling Ling Yao Yao Dong Dong Qi零零幺幺洞洞拐Fantastical Romance229k WordsOngoing Feel-good power fantasy\Female-led story with a domineering heroine\Career-focused\No romance\Dark cultivation\Progression fantasy Setting: The more powerful and revered a cultivator is, the lower their moral standards. The more righteous a sect claims to be, the less scrupulous it is. Heroine: An honest sword cultivator who gets talked into becoming a total pervert. In the heroine’s world, there are no cultivation partners, only human cauldrons. She’s more powerful than anyone in the Joyful Uni 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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   In this world of cultivation, eating people is a piece of cake... If you're going to eat, you have to eat for lifetimes to come, you have to eat in a planned way, you have to eat your way through all thirty-three heavens, and eat until 2026 AD!

8. 708 食 Cannibal Cultivation: The Biggest Loser in History 食人修仙之史上第一出生 Dao Refining Immortal Venerable, Heh 2炼道仙尊捏2Eastern Fantasy588k WordsOngoing Chen Mu is a born villain. Carrying the avatar of an outer-realm deity, Kong Chan, he is reborn in a cultivation world where people are used as resources for cultivation. His cruel, cold-blooded, and deranged nature is no longer restrained. He lets it run wild. Murder and arson are just the basics. He never hesitates to stab friends and family in the back. Bullying the weak is only natural. His values are twisted, and he has no bottom line. In this cannibalistic cultivation world, everyone is ev 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Highly recommended!!!

9. 709 被 Exiled from the Sect, My Beautiful Master Begs Me to Forgive Her 被逐出师门，美人师尊跪求我原谅 Follow Your Heart y从心yEastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [A remorseful sect + a disciple-chasing road to redemption + leans toward xuanhuan later on] Twenty years ago, Yang Qingliu, heir to the Taiyi Sect, was framed, betrayed by his sect, and cast out of the mountain gate. From then on, he lived in seclusion at a dilapidated Daoist temple, spending his days watering flowers and tending trees. Unexpectedly, he awakened a lie-flat System, and his cultivation grew stronger by the day. Twenty years later, the Taiyi Sect’s leader emerged from seclusion an 5.5kReads6.3Score33.1kShelves
10. 710 我 I'm Almost a Max-Level Evil God, and You Want Me to Switch to Summoning? 我快邪神满级，你劝我转职召唤？ The Sky Isn't Dark Around the Corner转角天不黑Urban2.3M WordsOngoing The animated series is now streaming: Buried Gods! If you can't get enough of the novel, please go show it your support!!! (Story-focused, somewhat dark, with a touch of warmth, no female lead, not invincible, not a System power fantasy, a modest ensemble cast; read with caution if any of that bothers you) On the wasteland, the gods greedily carve up their territories. To survive the beast tide, people can only offer up their humble faith, hoping to earn the gods' mercy and attain the supernatur 35.8kReads8.8Score4.7kShelves

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    "I've already dug my grave, one for myself, one for the gods." Dark fantasy, the protagonist is decisive and intelligent, there's no female lead, and it leans towards an ensemble cast, but that doesn't affect the protagonist's character. He prioritizes his own interests above all else. Super good!!

11. 711 仙 The Immortal Sects Rejected Me, So I Entered the Mortal World to Forge My Own Path for Eternity 仙门不收，我红尘入道独断万古 There Are Still Some Weirdos变态还是有的Eastern Fantasy518k WordsOngoing Everyone carries a flame of mortal dust that burns away their spiritual roots, cuts them off from spiritual energy, and locks their lifespan. They are treated like straw dogs. Li Changhuo was an ordinary man, without spiritual roots. He rose from humble beginnings, yet ten thousand years later, he would become a nightmare spoken of with dread throughout the cultivation world. Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: “However vicious you are, can you be worse than Daoist Changhuo? Even if you and I 37Reads7.4Score—Shelves
12. 712 港 Hong Kong Crossover: From the Start, I Rule Sai Kung 港综：开局西贡清一色 Han Feng汉風Male-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsCompleted (Hong Kong crime saga + gang member → gang leader → business tycoon → founding a nation) “Chairman Lin, people have given you many titles, such as film and television mogul, logistics tycoon, oil king, one of Hong Kong’s Ten Outstanding Young Persons, and the last godfather of the underworld. Could you share with our magazine’s readers how you went from being a gang member to becoming the ruler of Nanyang?” Lin Bin listened to the question from the Time magazine reporter before him, then slowly 14.1kReads6.1Score502Shelves

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    A new Hong Kong variety show is here, but the ratings are a bit low right now. High IQ, decisive action, not for beginners. If you don't like it, you can come and kill me!

13. 713 窃 The Heavenly Theft Record: All Living Beings Build My Dao Foundation 窃天录：众生筑我道基 Kitty Bro 114514小猫老弟114514Eastern Fantasy160k WordsCompleted Xuanhuan + dark fantasy + no System + ruthless and decisive + ungrateful + no moral constraints + self-interest above all + no female lead + a new premise you’ve definitely never seen before The rating just went live! It’ll go up! Spiritual roots are brands stamped on livestock before slaughter. Ascension is the final ceremony that delivers them to the platters of those above. Lu Jin was born without spiritual roots, yet he is the only “loophole” in this immortal-cultivation farm. He can see 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    His hometown was destroyed by a cultivation sect. A young man with no spiritual roots survived a desperate situation and obtained a forbidden technique. Using the spiritual roots and lives of cultivators as nourishment, he meticulously uncovered a shocking deception. The ruthless and fast-paced action is truly amazing.

14. 714 仙 Immortal Womb, Cursed Body: From Blood-Refining My Entire Clan to Eternal Life 仙胎咒体，从血炼全族走向长生 Fish with Scalded Feet烫脚的鱼Eastern Fantasy842k WordsCompleted [No System + Mortal Cultivation + Decisive and Ruthless] A demon with a cursed physique, willing to cast everything aside in pursuit of immortality. He seeks the path to immortality and eternal life, riding the void and commanding the saintly soul. 178Reads6.2Score—Shelves
15. 715 特 Special Cleaner, Occasional Crime Scene Stager 特殊清洁员，偶尔也布置案发现场 South Morning, North Moon南晨北月Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (Content warnings: no female lead, no romantic ambiguity, dark plot, protagonist is not a good person, lighthearted everyday tone) (No female lead does not mean no female supporting characters. Recommended that you stay away. The male lead is very much a criminal, not a positive role model, and people get killed on a regular basis.) Good news: He transmigrated. Bad news: The body’s original owner seems to have just killed someone. Is Qi Shu panicking? He’s practically panicking to death. After a 511Reads8.6Score102Shelves

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    He's an unofficial member of the police force, and a fearsome killer on the dark web. As a special cleaner for the police station, he commits murder one day and works with the police on cases the next. He has a lawyer mother with a terrible past, and a father with a terrible past who mysteriously disappeared. Behind him is a children's welfare home filled with his people. He has a cute side, but also a dark side. He has a cute, innocent friend who doesn't know his true identity, and several other friends like him. Finally, I highly recommend this book!!

16. 716 开 I Was Almost Eaten from the Start, but Luckily I Can Transfer Negative Effects 开局差点被吃，幸亏我能转移负面状态 Not Quite Sober in This World人间不清醒Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [A somewhat dark protagonist who looks out for himself] In years of devastating famine, people devour one another. Zhou Heng has only just transmigrated into this world when he starts out with all four limbs broken, reduced to a helpless lamb waiting to be slaughtered and served as someone else's dinner. Fortunately, as a transmigrator, he has a cheat that lets him transfer his own negative conditions to other people. All four limbs broken? Transfer! Starving to death? Transfer that too!! Utterl 23Reads6.3Score—Shelves
17. 717 大 The Great Dao Crucible: From the Start, a Prince's Heir Plots to Seize the Throne 大道熔炉，开局王府世子谋夺帝位 Deadly Key绝命密钥Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsOngoing The spiritual energy of the Desolate Domain has dwindled to its lowest point. The four great dynasties stand opposed, while sects and demonic cults stir restlessly. The great martial clans await the arrival of a golden age, while ambitious schemers have already begun plotting in secret. The old emperor is considering passing down the throne. He plans to hold a bloody trial to choose the strongest royal heir, recalling his princes from the battlefield and giving his grandsons hope as well. Just a 6.3kReads8.2Score399Shelves

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    After looking at them all, I still have to choose this one.

18. 718 我 I Prove My Immortality Through Body Snatching 我靠夺舍证长生 Pan Xiong潘熊Eastern Fantasy187k WordsOngoing [Traditional Style] + [Clever Protagonist] + [Eerie Fantasy] + [Protagonist’s Growth] Why do the elders of the immortal sects sit high above the world, enjoying their offerings while turning a blind eye to the suffering of mortals? Why are the great clans of the imperial dynasty born to privilege, while common folk like us are as insignificant as ants, struggling to survive between demonic beasts and evil cultivators? Wang Cheng was once a financial titan on Blue Star. Now a nobody in the Liyuan 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is extremely cold-blooded, killing someone right from the start.

19. 719 让 I Asked You to Write a Superhero, and You Wrote the Joker? 让你写超级英雄，你写小丑？ I Write Novels Every Day我天天写小说Urban475k WordsOngoing Li Su transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers that he's competing in the Global Screenwriting and Directing Contest, where contestants must create films and TV dramas based on a given theme. The first theme is “Superheroes.” Li Su goes straight ahead and writes Joker. At first, the audience laughs. They think Li Su is just like the Joker he wrote: a complete clown! But as they keep watching, the whole crowd falls silent. “I just hope my death will be more meaningful than my life.” “I tho 957Reads8.1Score142Shelves

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    The characters, the subject matter, and the writing style are all excellent. Crucially, the author doesn't use the ordinary writing style, but rather a unique approach, like a cinematic commentary. (Additionally, a summary of Joker's story is included.)

20. 720 1 Reborn with 1.87 Million in Debt 187W负债重生 Young Uncle年轻的叔叔Urban291k WordsCompleted Chen Mo is a Beijing guy who used to have it good. Then the pandemic hit, his business went under, and he wound up buried in debt, including online loans. The collection calls came more reliably than his alarm clock. He thought his life was pretty much over. But guess what? Someone was willing to pay for his “experience of failure.” Turns out, taking that fall landed him a whole new line of work. Where were these people when he needed them before? This is a story about digging yourself out from 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The ultimate life, the ultimate subject matter

21. 721 世 End of the World: Half of Humanity Dies at Random Every Day 世界末日：每天全人类随机死一半 Nai Fuyue乃负岳Sci-Fi & Apocalypse80k WordsOngoing [Fresh premise + apocalyptic setting + dark tone + no female lead + no System + utter despair] Question: “Is there anything absolutely fair to all of humanity?” Answer: “Yes. There’s only one thing: ‘random death’!” Song Zhong suffers from a fear of going to work. Then he gets his hands on the button that will randomly kill half of humanity. “At last! I’ve finally been waiting for this! It’s even better than the nuclear launch button!” “If we’re both going down, I’d rather die than let you get a —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [It feels like it's going to be taken down; the finale can't be posted: In short, almost everyone else dies, along with their unborn children, from domestically produced missiles and sixth-generation fighter jets. Song Zhong returns to his homeland, Kyoto, in early September and makes a deal with the head of the "Lighthouse" to press the "nuclear" button—if you don't press it, I will, betting an entire city and half the world's population. The sixth and seventh times, the population is reduced to tens of millions, but in the end, he loses the bet and dies.] DM me if you want to see the full ending; it's free! [Laughing][Exploring][Exploring]

22. 722 凡 A Mortal’s Demonic Cultivation: The Profound Yin Chronicles 凡人修魔：玄阴传 One Big White一只肥大白Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [Mortal-world setting + satisfying read but no overpowered, arrogant hero + genius protagonist + decisive and ruthless + demonic cultivation + technical approach to cultivation + creates his own techniques and secret arts later on + slow burn + Xuanguxian template + skips the mortal-world opening] Xiao Qing is reborn in the cultivation world carrying a mysterious jade pendant. After testing as a three-element spiritual root, he unexpectedly joins a demonic sect. Once there, Xiao Qing relies on h 49.7kReads8.6Score4.9kShelves

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    A mortal who cultivates demonic arts becomes extremely selfish, cold-blooded, and ruthless, eventually sacrificing the entire world in blood.

23. 723 身 As an Evil Ghost, I’m Simply Too Elegant 身为恶鬼的我，实在太优雅 Min Laoshi闽老湿Urban2.3M WordsCompleted My brother and I are twins. One of us was destined to be an immortal reborn, the other a ghost, but only one of us could survive birth. I became the one who had to die... 61Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 724 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 3.2kReads—Score261Shelves

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    After seeing the wickedness of the world, the protagonist's heart begins to twist and become unbalanced. Later on, the male protagonist becomes more cunning than a sieve, wielding two swords and neither worshipping gods nor kneeling before demons, fighting his way out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood in the war between gods and demons.

25. 725 诡 Eerie Descent: I Am Immortal 诡异降临：我不死不灭 The Civil and Polite Mr. Xue文明礼貌雪某Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Evil spirits descend, and the supernatural runs rampant. From the start, a female ghost is chasing you down. What do you do? The answer: Find her in the wilderness and passionately bite each other! As long as you eat the ghost first, it can’t eat you! Ye Yan, blessed with an immortal body and the ability to devour evil spirits, searches for his own path in a world overrun by the supernatural. Then one day, the formation shatters, and evil spirits invade in force. At last, humanity remembers the 7.1kReads8.4Score484Shelves
26. 726 爆 Troop-Building System: From the Start, I Killed the Empress in a Fit of Rage 爆兵系统之开局怒杀女帝 Chuunibyou Dreams中二之想Historical675k WordsCompleted Chu Ge had been a puppet emperor for twenty years. His Empress Dowager mother even wanted to depose him and proclaim herself empress. His beloved consort and the child she carried were murdered, and even his own imperial relatives betrayed him. It drove him completely mad and turned him into a tyrant! I once wanted to be a benevolent ruler, but now I am a tyrant! “Ding! Mission issued: Restore the court.” Mission Name: “Restore the court.” Mission Description: Reform the court and appoint new 3kReads8.1Score152Shelves

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    The protagonist turns evil.

27. 727 我 Thriving in the World of the Siheyuan 我在四合院的世界，如鱼得水 You Asked Me to Write, but I'm Really No Good at It你让我写我是真不行啊Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted The protagonist has twisted values, no boundaries, and no humanity. This may be disturbing, so read with caution. The story has relatively little to do with the courtyard house. A soul from the 21st century travels into a 1960s courtyard house. With a “Connections Network” System that can bind key people to him, he thrives in an era of scarce goods, navigating social relationships as he quietly weaves a life of his own. Follows the TV version, no major changes. The protagonist is not a good per 2.5kReads8.8Score109Shelves

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    The protagonist has a dark side, just like the most villainous character in a TV series.

28. 728 我 I Unleash Horror Upon the World 我让恐怖降临 Wang Make王马克Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to a parallel world, Shen Zifeng becomes a web-novel superstar. Bound to the Spirit Investigation Notes System! The stories he writes are also terrifying truths hidden in the darkness of the world! Bus Route 13, thirteen lives lost in a single bus! A mysterious archive, haunted by vengeful spirits! An orphanage, where karma comes full circle! As the novels perfectly match one bizarre incident after another, people from every walk of life can't stop talking about them. “Damn, 150Reads5.3Score—Shelves
29. 729 世 The World Became a Game, but Forgot to Generate the Players 世界游戏化，却忘了生成玩家 Red Bean Tea红豆茶Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing The physical edition of Volume One will soon be available for preorder. Follow @0RedBeanTea0 for details. Everyone says that the Dao is waning, demons are growing stronger, and the Heavenly Tribulation is imminent, but Zhou Yuan disagrees. Undying, indestructible demons? Those are just monsters respawning in a game. Paradise realms and wondrous secret realms? Those are just game dungeons. Humankind sealing and suppressing demons? That just means not exiting the dungeon, preventing its monsters f 209.6kReads9.3Score18.9kShelves

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    🍦I gave up after the first three chapters of "Godslayer," I just couldn't get into it. If the first three chapters aren't engaging, you'll leave. This book, however, truly has the power to make you want to keep reading. The narrative is simple, yet it has a certain magic that keeps you hooked.

30. 730 尸 Raising Ten Thousand Ghosts with a Corpse, I Cultivate the Dark Arts on the Black Market 尸躯养万鬼，我在黑市当邪修 Dark Lazy Bug暗懒虫Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted As the blood of his parents cooled in the cracks between the bluestone slabs, Li Feng understood: if he wanted to survive, he had to be filthier than the wicked and more worthless than mud! Grovel before the Black Tiger Gang? Volunteer to practice the life-shortening Five Poisons Palm? Treat his subordinates as sacrificial offerings? Sell his devoted partner off as a cultivation furnace? As long as it helped him climb higher, he wouldn't blink! His body is on the verge of collapse? Refine it int 2.1kReads6.9Score188Shelves

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    Super good-looking, not mindless, a must-read novel

31. 731 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score334Shelves
32. 732 太 That Hurts! From the Start, My Blind Date Ripped Out My Heart and Lungs 太痛了！开局被相亲对象掏心挖肺 Ka En卡恩Urban127k WordsCompleted [Undercover investigator + tentacles + light and breezy + no System + not fanfiction + high-octane power progression!] It’s a bit like Tokyo Ghoul. It hurts. It hurts so much! Right after I transmigrated, a beautiful teacher told me some heartfelt words. She really did reach into my heart! Not figuratively... I died, and she turned me into a Moon Fiend, a monster that can grow tentacles. I’ve become a monster, and one with an exceptionally rare blood type, to boot. Now the Moon Fiends want to ea 805Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    It's a bit like Tokyo Ghoul.

33. 733 妖 Demons and Evil Spirits? They’re Clearly All Auspicious Omens! 妖魔邪祟？明明都是祥瑞！ Someone's Coming, Run!有人来了快跑Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Evil spirit from the start] [Eerie cultivation] [Recruiting demons] [Sheltering humanity] [Believers’ delusions] [No female lead] Chen Zhou transmigrated to a bizarre world teeming with demons and rampant evil spirits. Demons slaughtered humans, specters preyed on them, immortals devoured them. Monsters ran amok, evil spirits wreaked havoc, gods and Buddhas had fallen, and humanity was in decline. Fortunately, Chen Zhou hadn’t transmigrated as a human either. He started out as an evil spirit 88.3kReads8.8Score9.6kShelves
34. 734 斩 Slay the Gods: I’m the Proxy for Big Gray Wolf, and Even Conceptual Gods Are Gods 斩神：代理灰太狼，概念神也是神 Little Little Falling Leaf小小小落叶Male-Channel Fanfiction564k WordsOngoing [Slay the Gods]+ [Mentally Ill Protagonist]+ [Unhinged Comedy]+ [Big Bad Wolf’s Agent]+ [Conceptual Gods Are Gods Too]+ [Woolly]+ [Tom Cat]+ [Doraemon]+ [Who Cares If You Get It? Just Click and Read!] After transmigrating into the world of Slay the Gods, Chu Ming discovered that he had become a mental patient, and that he shared a doctor with Lin Qiye. Chu Ming was tied tightly to a hospital bed. Doctor Liu: “Sorry, your condition is rather serious. We have to restrain you.” Chu Ming: “I’m r 11.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
35. 735 转 Reborn as a Demon Sword, I Can Slay My Master Without End 转生魔剑，我能无限弑主 Wind and Mist风雾Eastern Fantasy543k WordsOngoing [No romance]+ [No bleeding-heart heroine]+ [No human transformation] Su Yun transmigrates to a fantasy world and becomes a demonic sword, unlocking the Supreme Demonic Sword System. As long as he slays people and kills his master, he can evolve. So he begins killing his masters, setting off on a path of slaughter to evolve. Slay one person (kill one master), and evolve into a Common Weapon. Slay a hundred people (kill a hundred masters), and evolve into a Profound Weapon. Slay ten thousand peopl 5.5kReads8.6Score509Shelves
36. 736 人 I'm in America, Faking a Reincarnation Space 人在美利坚，我伪造轮回空间 Li Gongde from Xiaokang Village小康村的李功德Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Building a Lord God] + [Behind-the-scenes] + [Infinite Flow] + [Dark] + [Ensemble cast] “This world had no god until I came along.” After transmigrating to a parallel Blue Star, in America, and spending half a year there, I thought I could live well in the legendary land of opportunity. But it turned out to be heaven for the rich and hell for the poor. I go to school during the day and wash dishes at night. Life is miserable, but luckily I inherited a dilapidated divine realm and the authority 42.7kReads8.0Score5.3kShelves
37. 737 诡 The Strange Immortal Walks a Different Path 诡仙殊途 The Pigeon King Unleashes His Pigeon Call鸽王一展鸽喉Eastern Fantasy136k WordsOngoing [Xuanhuan] [Cthulhu] [No Romance] In this eerie world, Zhong Mo gradually lost his way. Evil spirits, monsters, even the immortals and Buddhas beyond reach, the deaths of old friends... None of it could stir the slightest thought in him. The road stretches endlessly. Looking back, he sees only the divide between the strange and the immortal. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recently came across a new Cthulhu-themed book. The author's writing is quite good and detailed, with a touch of the mysterious and otherworldly.

38. 738 别EN You're Speedrunning High-Level Martial Arts While Others Suffer? 别人练功吃苦，你直接速通高武？ Changshou Can't Fly长寿不会飞Urban3.5M WordsOngoing [Signed for publication] [High martial arts + wish fulfillment + total domination + fast-paced + ruthless] “Ye Li, your opponent this time is my boyfriend. You’re no match for him, so hurry up and forfeit...” “You knocked him to his knees?!” “Ye Li, why did you apply to the top of the five great academies? Didn’t your teacher tell you not to get complacent and to keep your feet on the ground... You’ve already been granted early admission?!” “Ye Li, this strange beast rules the whole region. We’r 142.9kReads9.1Score10.8kShelves

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    🙈🙈No time to mourn the past😎, now we have Lu Ding, the official investigator of 749👮, patrol officer of Baofan District🚓, Crown Prince of Yunhai👑, Zeng Fanren Shattered the Stubborn Stone💪, Zhao Xuan killed Linghai⚔️, Linghai killed Shen Gong🏛️, Linghai seriously injured Siming👻, Siming fought Tiancha head-on🤜🤛. Dicha plotted against Tiancha, one of the guaranteed admissions in the three-district league🎖️. One hand is the Evil Dragon Emerging from the Sea🐉, the other is the Way of the Chariot🛞. He crushed the geniuses of various countries in the Monster Room🥊, a meat grinder on the battlefield🩸, a first-rate connoisseur👍. He only kills and does not save, and is known as the Corpse-Dissolving Grand Duke Lu~Ding!!! 😈

39. 739 我 I'm an Evil Cultivator and Demon Lord. You Want Me to Enter a Horror Game? 我邪道魔头，你让我进诡异游戏？ Mr. Yan, Who Loves Sunflower Chicken爱吃葵花鸡的颜先生Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [This novel has been adapted into a comic series. Go check it out: its title is The Final Evil Cultivator: I Cultivate Immortality in a Haunted Game.] [Comedy + suggestive and cheeky writing + fun-loving protagonist + standout female supporting character] What’s it like to be an evil cultivator in a technologically advanced world where spiritual energy has run dry? Lin Ming can only say: It’s rough! Damn rough! Luckily, the haunted game arrived. It’s full of countless horrors. They are Lin Ming’ 52.9kReads8.4Score5.4kShelves
40. 740 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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    Early game first-person perspective (Chen Chen); mid-to-late game third-person perspective (Jue). Jue and Chen Chen start out alone, eating moldy steamed buns, being drowned, having their souls locked, and forced to practice evil arts. In this cultivation world where human life is cheap, he ultimately realizes: this world only has wolves. Early game first-person perspective (Chen Chen); mid-to-late game third-person perspective (Jue). Jue and Chen Chen are alone.

41. 741 牵 Silken Threads, Devouring Cocoons 牵丝蚀茧 Will I Stay Calm When My Ultimate Is Ready?大招好了我会冷静吗Urban121k WordsOngoing The future me is coming to kill me. On the day the college entrance exams ended, a crack split open Chen Yu's world. Beyond it lay a battlefield where gods slaughtered one another, an upside-down black forest, and a five-headed serpent god nailed to the earth. On this side were the girl he'd had a crush on for three years, and the ordinary life he'd never be able to return to. Someone told him his birth was part of a plan. Someone else told him his death was part of one, too. But when Chen Yu fi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I have a feeling this book will turn very dark later on, and the protagonist will completely turn evil.

42. 742 穿 Transmigrated to the Six Dynasties Cultivation World, My Modern Knowledge Gives Me a Huge Edge 穿到六朝修仙界，现代知识赢麻了 I Eat Preserved Mustard Greens我吃梅菜Fantastical Romance102k WordsOngoing [Nontraditional cultivation + multiple male leads + not all relationships are exclusive + dark themes + rivalry among men] (Readers with strong preferences for purity, proceed with caution) Cheng Xiaoxiao transmigrates to another world! In ancient times, six kingdoms stood side by side in this realm. One fell several hundred years ago, leaving the five kingdoms of Jin, Liang, Chu, Yan, and Donghu. Yet the heartland of the continent still follows the old custom of calling it the Six-Dynasty Conti 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Extremely dark literature

43. 743 序EN Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 987.7kReads9.3Score121.8kShelves
44. 744 我 I'm a Good Person, So Why Do You Call Me a Menace? 我一个好人，你们说我是祸害？ Likes Eating Tangerines喜欢吃橘子Urban2.6M WordsOngoing [School Life, Everyday Comedy, Hilarious, spiritual qi revival, No Longer Human, Absurd, Shameless] When Qin Ke opened his eyes, he found himself in a parallel world undergoing spiritual qi revival! Right from the start, a bully showed up looking for trouble and asked him if he knew how to write the word “death”! No need to panic. He flipped open a dictionary and showed him exactly how to write it! “Repeat after me: si, as in ‘death’! Its opposite is ‘live,’ as in ‘stay alive’!” If the Syst 52.3kReads9.3Score5.2kShelves
45. 745 末 Apocalypse: The Invincible Summoning System 末世之无敌召唤系统 Half a Chalk Stick半支粉笔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse813k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse] + [Slaughter] + [Awakened Superpowers] + [Power Fantasy] After surviving for three years in the Apocalypse, Chu He returns to its very beginning. This time, the king has returned! Just as Chu He is about to seize resources ahead of everyone else, he discovers that he has awakened the Invincible Summoning System. [Congratulations, Host, you have successfully summoned the Chainsaw Devil as a companion.] “Fear will bring you an even more brutal death!” [Congratulations, Host, you have 380Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    This is truly a dark and satisfying novel; the first one deserves a 9 out of 10.

46. 746 鼠 The Rat Immortal 鼠真人 Ink Grass Stone墨草石Eastern Fantasy117k WordsOngoing [Dark] [Critical] [Heretical Cultivation] [Satire] [Human Nature] [Reality] On the surface, it's about cultivation. Beneath that, it's about reality. "I opened this cultivation world's history book and found no dates in it. Every crooked page was covered in the words 'benevolence, righteousness, morality.' I tossed and turned, unable to sleep. After studying it closely for half the night, I finally read between the lines: the whole book was written with two words: 'eat people!'" —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It is filled with philosophical reflections on human nature and existential thinking.

47. 747 反EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 342.6kReads9.5Score38.8kShelves
48. 748 第 The Ninth Empire 第九帝国 Honored Guest of the Qing Tower清楼贵客Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Alternate Empire + War Among a Hundred Races + Supernatural Powers + Battles Across Different Worlds + Hunter Guilds + Slow-Burn Opening + Ensemble Cast + Both Thrills and Heartbreak] God gave life to all things and created the world. As God lay dying, humanity betrayed the divine, seized greed and wisdom, and founded an empire. The successor inherited the gods' power, swore to destroy the world, and founded the Church. From then on, the Empire and the Church waged war for ten thousand years. T 168.5kReads9.4Score15.3kShelves

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    ⭐The one who most resembled him, and was usually the most loyal of the gifted beings, betrayed the god, taking wisdom and greed with him in the chaos. The god fell, chaos erupted, and the victorious gifted beings seized power and savagery. The last gifted being to arrive was chosen by the god, inherited his bloodline, and swore an oath to destroy the world.

49. 749 杀 Killing Game: Awakening Undead Powers from the Start 杀戮游戏：开局觉醒亡灵异能 Lord of Zhangjiajie张家界界主Sports720k WordsOngoing [Passionate power fantasy] [The greater good of the human race] Ten billion people around the globe descend upon a battlefield of slaughter, and Lu Yuan awakens an SSS-rank necromancy ability from the start! A one-on-one fight? I command billions of undead! A regional battle? I take on ten thousand alone! A war between nations? I defend my homeland by myself, fighting until every nation quakes in fear! A war between races? I am humanity's guardian deity! Years later, gods from myriad realms desc 530Reads8.9Score103Shelves
50. 750 我 I Stack Buffs in a Strange World! 我在诡异世界叠BUFF！ Half a Bowl of Qingbuliang半碗清补凉Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless, multiple Systems, boundless imagination, no-brain fun, extreme-path cultivation] Zhang Yang transmigrates into an eerie world, but the only thing he brings with him is a rather underwhelming BUFF System. But after using the BUFF System to reach the top of this eerie world, he realizes this is only the beginning. The boundless continent beneath his feet is merely an insignificant fragment. When he kills the first reborn person, he discovers that he isn't the only lucky one 2.7kReads7.9Score221Shelves

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