A Coldhearted, Ruthless, Decisive, High-IQ Protagonist, with No Filler 主角冷酷无情，杀伐果断，文章不水，高智商

1. 1 我 I Returned from Hell to Plan the Perfect String of Revenge 我从地狱归来，策划连环完美复仇 Leaves Can't Predict Autumn叶难知秋Mystery525k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Mad Protagonist] [Elegant] [High-IQ Crimes] [No System] Ten years ago, the Shen family was wiped out by a mysterious organization known as the Alliance. Shen Feng was beaten to death and left in the wilderness. Now, Shen Feng’s soul has returned from hell. That day, the criminal investigation squad received a call from a mysterious person claiming he would kill the famous CEO Liu Ruxu at a shareholders’ meeting. The nightmare began at that very moment. Shen Feng planned one per 119.4kReads9.5Score12.9kShelves

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   The first book is about a male protagonist who seeks revenge after his family is murdered. He kills all the family members who killed him; it's a high-IQ crime. These are basically all novels about high-IQ crimes, with meticulously crafted logic.

2. 2 我 My 99 Perfect Hunts 我的99次完美狩猎 Little Half-Immortal of Shu Mountain蜀山小半仙Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Realism] [High-IQ crime] [Masterful mind games] [No female lead] [For readers who love logic] The police in Xikang City received a phone call from someone calling himself Ghost, who claimed he would kill a certain person in three days. More than that, he wanted the police to rush out and protect the target. He intended to carry out the killing under the police's tight security. The police took the threat extremely seriously and made careful preparations. When the three days were up, the result 39.4kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
3. 3 面 A Maniacal Smile Beneath the Mask: I’m Crazy, Don’t Run 面具下癫狂一笑，我是疯子你别跑 Making Money to Feed Yang赚钱喂洋Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No heroine, revenge, magic, madness, mental illness, ruthless action] He is a high-IQ, unhinged magician who kills for revenge. He is both a madman and a savior. His goal is to take perfect revenge on everyone! … Three years ago, Chen Sheng was secretly admitted for treatment after being diagnosed with several mental illnesses. He was classified as an S-rank dangerous patient. Three years later, Chen Sheng is discharged after recovering, only to discover that the Chen family has suffered a deva 9.7kReads8.6Score994Shelves
4. 4 魔 The Reborn Demon Lord Becomes the Ninth Prince and Is Forced to Be a Good Person 魔尊重生为九皇子，被迫当好人 No Pearl Is Lost in the Vast Sea沧海不遗珠Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing “Hypocrisy + training + multiple heroines + political scheming + darkness + yandere” (If you don't like it, don't read!) In his previous life, he slaughtered cities and destroyed kingdoms in pursuit of eternal life. In this life, the System forces him to become “the world's greatest good person.” Within the imperial palace, the crown prince is ruthless, the other princes circle like wolves, and the consort watches him like a hawk. He must play the harmless, benevolent Ninth Prince while wield 9.7kReads9.0Score992Shelves

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   Hypocrisy + multiple women + PUA + a combination of kindness and coercion + political intrigue + wish-fulfillment story + darkness + intellectual battles...

5. 5 高 The Master Comes Down from the Mountain, and My Senior Sister Dotes on Me Too Much 高手下山，我家师姐太宠我了 Please, Let Me Go Viral求求你让我火吧Urban6.3M WordsOngoing [An unstoppable power fantasy, every line is satisfying, the plot moves at lightning speed, with no dragging and decisive action] At my graduation banquet, my parents and brothers were brutally killed. Hunted down, I barely escaped with my life. After five years of martial arts training on Mount Kunlun, I've returned in triumph! “You're an elite rich kid, and you think I can't afford to offend you? My master could kill you with a slap!” “You're the king of Chinese medicine? My master is an hei 258.1kReads9.3Score8.1kShelves

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   Five years ago, at his graduation banquet, the protagonist Ye Beichen's parents and siblings were brutally murdered, and he was relentlessly pursued. By chance, a mysterious person rescued him, and he narrowly escaped, only to be taken to Kunlun Mountain to learn martial arts. On the mountain, he had 99 masters, each a powerful ancient being… Five years later, he returned having completed his training. He was not only decisive in killing, but also clear about right and wrong, always seeking revenge without holding grudges. If anyone was dissatisfied, he would instantly turn them into a bloody mist. Whether in Jiangnan, Kunlun Mountain, or even higher planes, he had a fearsome nickname: 'God of Slaughter'…

6. 6 赤 Red Sky: The Dynasty Cycle 赤霄：王朝周期律 It's Really a Dog真的是狗Historical342k WordsOngoing Note: This is an epic war story. Don’t see that the protagonists are two men and assume it’s the sort of “two male leads” story some female readers enjoy. It isn’t! There are two male protagonists named here only because there isn’t room to list more than a dozen. Each subsequent volume will have its own protagonist, and the complete story will feature more than a dozen protagonists. Each protagonist belongs to a different historical period. Faced with the crises of their time, whether struggles 127Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Both books are substantial, logically rigorous, and intellectually stimulating. The first attempts to deconstruct the dynastic cycle through a military epic. The second primarily explores the concepts of power checks and balances and the liberal market economy. The first, being a newer work, features exhilarating and visceral fight scenes. The second, starting from the third volume, includes extensive descriptions of large-scale battles, which are quite impressive. Both books delve deeply into the intrigue, politics, economics, resources, and systems behind war, going beyond mindless combat.

7. 7 关 The Guanshan Pact 关山契 It's Really a Dog真的是狗Historical488k WordsCompleted On the western frontier, yellow sands bury the dead, and honor is as fragile as paper. The young Zhao Tianhao was merely a merchant’s son from Ping Wharf. With a heart full of sincerity, he kept his contracts, protected his family business, and brought peace to his neighbors. Yet the crushing might of the war-torn age destroyed his household, driving him to abandon trade and take up arms. He entered the death camp, managed military rations, trained a corps of death-defying soldiers, and defended 5.3kReads9.3Score607Shelves
8. 8 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves

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   The protagonist is intelligent throughout, acting decisively and efficiently, and the plot is fast-paced with no unnecessary dialogue. The world-building is captivating, with the protagonist navigating the dark rules with meticulous planning, making for a particularly enjoyable watch.

9. 9 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
10. 10 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.7kReads9.6Score22.6kShelves
11. 11 带 The Dog-Walking Judge: Money Makes the World Go Round! 带狗判官，有钱能使我推磨！ Minotaur Knight牛头人骑士Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [The rating has been deliberately pushed extremely low, rock-solid and steady!] [The Douyin comic adaptation has over 100 million views and ranks 31st in Hongguo’s comic history. The quality speaks for itself, so enjoy with confidence!] (Villains, bandits, human nature, and a realistic writing style. Saints are welcome.) God created light, and you insist on picking a fight with Him? If you’re wondering who God is, then whoever has the biggest fist is God, damn it! Shu Yinghui: A man with flexibl 59.3kReads7.2Score5.1kShelves

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    You're welcome! [Thumbs up]

12. 12 每 Intelligence Updates Every Day: I Quietly Become an Immortal Emperor 每天刷新情报，我悄悄修成仙帝了 I Really Don't Eat Watermelon我真不吃西瓜Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [The motion comic is now available] My name is Gu Changsheng. I finally escaped the 996 grind after a stroke of incredible luck, but who could have guessed I’d transmigrate into the son of a mine slave raised by a cultivation sect? Am I destined to spend my life as a wage slave after all? Good news: At eight years old, I awakened my golden finger, the Daily Intelligence System! [Ding! Today’s intelligence has been refreshed] [Opportunity · Marrow-Cleansing Grass: Beneath the waterfall. No risk. 28.6kReads6.7Score2.4kShelves

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    This one's good! It's about building a foundation for immortality, cultivating supernatural powers, and seeking the metal element! It has the same premise as "Stealing in the Initial Saint Demon Sect" and "Mysterious Mirror"! [Heart]

13. 13 被 Driven to Death by Her Cultivator Mistress? I Take Up My Sword and Storm the Ninth Heaven 被修仙外室逼死？我提剑杀上九霄 Bian Lu边鹿Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho 78.3kReads9.6Score10.3kShelves

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    🌹She crawled out of the River of Oblivion, enduring excruciating pain every day, seeking only justice. But the celestial lords above the Nine Heavens were high and mighty, while Hua Yue and her companions, backed by powerful sects, were rising stars in the cultivation world, blessed with destiny… She, a mere wronged soul, not only ascended to the Nine Heavens but dared to slander those with destiny? At this moment, Li Fu finally understood that truth and justice in this world could never be found in others. That day, she returned to the River of Oblivion. And on that same day, thunder roared in the River of Oblivion, wronged souls returned to their places, and the resentment of the world converged in the Nine Heavens! Above the Nine Heavens, the prophecy of life and death concerning the cultivation world, made ten thousand years ago, appeared—The Lord of Ghosts and Fiends descended, and the calamity of the cultivation world's destruction arrived! Within the River of Oblivion, Li Fu opened her eyes. —Ten thousand vengeful ghosts paved the way, a single sword piercing through the six realms. —From this day forward, truth resides only on the edge of her sword!

14. 14 神 Divine Punishment: Infinite Devouring 神罚：无限吞噬 Lamb Who Found Its Way Back迷途知返的羔羊Urban131k WordsOngoing [No System + Traditional Assassin Story + Dark World + Genetic Evolution + Artificial Intelligence] When the world is no longer peaceful and ordinary people are no longer ordinary, mercenaries, assassins, and hackers, professions hidden in the shadows, gradually step into the public eye. The entire world is about to be turned upside down. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Decisive and ruthless, highly intelligent, and incredibly immersive – absolutely brilliant! [Thumbs up]

15. 15 全 The World's Number One Assassin 全球第一杀手 Lamb Who Found Its Way Back迷途知返的羔羊Urban1.3M WordsCompleted He survives beneath the light and walks through the darkness. Together, light and darkness weave a glittering world. Volume One: The Traditional Urban Assassin. Volume Two: A Dark Feast at the End of the World. (It leans more toward science fiction in the middle.) 18.6kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
16. 16 我 I, the Supreme Being of Old, Defy the Rules When I Strike 我，旧日至高位格，出手无视规则 Shimmering Night夜光浮摇Urban2.1M WordsOngoing I was once the world's first transcendent, a pioneer who ventured into the unknown. When I returned from two hundred years of being lost, the world had changed, and the mighty ran rampant. They said I was merely a relic abandoned by the times, the remnant of an ignorant fantasy. There was no place for me in the new world. What they did not know was this: I had witnessed the most insane horrors and the grandest downfalls. Dormant within me was an exalted existence capable of shattering the very l 302kReads9.3Score26.2kShelves

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    I'd like to recommend some books to everyone; the novels on this list are all excellent and well worth reading!

17. 17 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 4.9kReads9.0Score422Shelves

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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.

18. 18 仙 Immortal Martial Ming: From the Start, I Became a Ghost-Cultivating Brocade Guard 仙武大明，开局成为鬼修锦衣卫 Gray and White Rain灰白雨Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing “Have you ever heard the story of the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts?” The Brocade Guards walked openly by day, while Yin soldiers commandeered the roads. During the Yongle era, whenever you walked along the streets of the capital, someone would always ask you that question. Ninety-nine vicious ghosts, tens of thousands of ghost spirits. The figure leading them represented a legend. A legend about the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts. “After that, there were no more ghosts in the Great Ming.” 56.8kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves

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    A book I'm strongly recommending lately! [Flying Kiss] The protagonist is decisive, highly intelligent, and has a quirky personality. The plot is fantastic and hilarious! [Sending Heart] Follow Fireworks🎇 and you'll never be short of books to read again! 📖

19. 19 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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    The previous one was quite ruthless, being dark-themed.

20. 20 东 The Northeast Immortal Emperor Returns 东北仙帝回归 Wind Speed 2022风速2022Urban819k WordsOngoing Li Muchuan, an ordinary young man from Shencheng, Liaoning Province, accidentally fell into a river and ended up in the mortal realm of the cultivation world. After countless trials and hardships, he ascended to the Immortal Realm. After a hundred thousand years of star-sea warfare, devouring stars and withstanding supernovas, he repelled the joint assault of the Immortal Realm's Great Emperors six times, slew nine mortal enemies, and rose to become the one and only Demon Emperor. Everyone acro 47Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 战 My Saber Is Sheathed, Yet I'm Still Number One Under Heaven 战刀入鞘，我依旧天下第一 Old Zhu老朱Urban753k WordsCompleted [Unmatched in slaughter + absolute power + surrounded by beauties + steamrolls all the way] He once ruled over hell. The name King of Hell made the world's powerful tremble in fear! The moment he emerged, three Black Hawks cut across the sky as forces from every direction knelt to welcome him! He could wipe out a powerful family with a snap of his fingers, slay formidable foes with a wave of his hand, and win the devotion of beauties who would follow him to their deaths! In this chaotic age of h 2.1kReads9.2Score167Shelves
22. 22 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 5kReads5.5Score373Shelves

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    Recommended. Dark, demonic, ruthless.

23. 23 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 513.4kReads9.5Score39.7kShelves

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    🔥I really have to rave about this book! The protagonist is not only decisive and ruthless, but also incredibly cool in his descriptions. He's basically invincible throughout the story, and he has a fantastic quality: he doesn't waste time talking! 👍

24. 24 我 I, the Life-Fueled Martial God, Fear the Campus Isn't Violent Enough 我，氪命武神，害怕校园不够暴力 Catfish Book猫鱼书Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [The Stars and the Sea] [High Martial Arts in Space] [Decisive and Ruthless!] [Action-Packed and Satisfying!] Chen Yuan transmigrated, and he was terrified because he was bullied at school from the start. [Lifespan-Fueled System bound. Spend lifespan to deduce martial arts without limit] [Spend eighteen years of lifespan to take basic saber techniques from beginner to proficient, advanced, and perfect, and even comprehend the secret of 31.2kReads8.8Score2.9kShelves
25. 25 从 Starting at the Cheater's Tavern, I Deceive the Gods! 从骗子酒馆开始，欺诈诸神！ No Admiring at Dusk日暮不赏Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A satisfying power fantasy + mind-bending twists + reversals + slow burn + battles of wits + nonstop thrills] When people all over the world were “kidnapped” and locked in a prison, they were forced to take part in a game of death. In this game, only the winners had the right to survive. Su Yang received the talent “Call Your Enemy Dad” from the start. [Call Your Enemy Dad: After activation, if you make another “player” call Su Yang “Dad,” you can control their actions.] But when the talent fai 47.2kReads8.6Score4.1kShelves
26. 26 废 A Good-for-Nothing Live-In Son-in-Law? No, I’m a Born-Again Villain 废柴赘婿：不，是天生坏种 Su Nianxi苏念西Urban424k WordsCompleted Su Xiang is the discarded son of the Su family in the capital, and for three years he was a son-in-law to the Zhao family, treated worse than a dog or a pig. He was slapped, had his bones broken, called a good-for-nothing, and made the laughingstock of the entire city. But no one knew that beneath the dragon-shaped jade pendant on his chest lay an ancient bloodline powerful enough to overturn the entire martial arts world. The day its seal shattered and his bloodline awakened, he knew it was tim 188Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Su Xiang is naturally calm, cunning, and possesses exceptional intelligence. A born villain, he's a master of deception, adaptable, ruthless, and bloodthirsty. In his world, anyone can be manipulated. The agonizing cries of his enemies are the most beautiful music to him. He believes in the supremacy of strength and is willing to sacrifice everything to reach the top. He is devoid of kinship, emotions, and any sense of obligation. He abandons pride and emotions to climb the ladder, so ruthless that he'll even sacrifice his own life and dignity. Every conflict showcases his cunning and shrewd nature. Any provocateur will face a hundredfold retribution, delivered with ruthless methods. He is vengeful and has no romantic subplot! There's no "wife-chasing-after-the-crowd" scenario! He lets his strength speak for itself, refusing any mercy.

27. 27 重 Reborn with a System and My Invincible Squad 重生，系统，还有我的无敌小队 Moon Returns to the Boat on Canglang River沧浪月归舟Sci-Fi & Apocalypse724k WordsCompleted Hello, dear readers! When a catastrophe strikes without warning and human civilization collapses overnight, how will you survive when all hope seems lost? A global catastrophe has arrived! The deadly blue-green influenza sweeps across the earth overnight. Nine out of ten people mutate beyond control, turning into mindless zombies! Bustling cities become silent ghost towns, ambush monsters lurk in deep mountain forests, monsters rampage through rain-lashed streets, and bridges across the sea beco 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The main character has a complex title and character design.

28. 28 咸 The Laid-Back Princess Loves to Slack Off, Driving the Ice-Cold Prince Up the Wall 咸鱼公主爱摆烂，高冷王爷气破防 Moon Returns to the Boat on Canglang River沧浪月归舟Ancient Romance633k WordsCompleted Ye Wanqiu transmigrates into the Dayao Dynasty, becoming the seventh princess, the most overlooked and bullied person in the inner palace. Her birth mother, Consort Xian, mysteriously died years ago. In truth, she was framed and killed by Lu Linyuan, the Grand Councilor, in league with treacherous consorts in the harem. The original owner had no favor, no power, and no one to rely on. She was bullied for years by her legitimate elder sister, trampled by the consorts, and mistreated by palace ser 7Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 一 Heaven-Dominating Sword 一剑霸天 Eternal Night, Starry River永夜星河Eastern Fantasy9.6M WordsOngoing [A great author's alt account, one heroine, ruthless and decisive. Highly recommended!] Legend has it that there is a realm where one can pursue cause and effect, erasing every trace of an opponent across time and space with a mere sliver of divine power. One can command life and death, make countless worlds rise and fall with a single thought, and annihilate all living beings. One can stand level with the Heavenly Dao, harness the order of the universe, and rule supreme throughout eternity. Thi 341.8kReads9.2Score40.2kShelves

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    The concept of the Sky-Stepping Realm is so powerful. It controls cause and effect and determines life and death. Su Xin's journey from a teenager to the peak is incredibly exciting to watch!

30. 30 7 749 Told You to Turn It In, So Why Did You Tattoo a Weird God Sequence? 749让你上交，你纹诡神序列？ Little Bear Felt the Spring Breeze Again Last Night小熊昨夜又春风Urban513k WordsCompleted [Decisive and Ruthless] [Freshman Intern at Organization 749] [Supernatural Horror] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Mystic Tattoo Powers] [Tai Sui Fatekeeper] [Gu Wei Nan Ting] [One-Punch Demon Slayer] [Paper Bride] [Sun and Moon Out of Sync] [Passionate Team] "No heroine, no harem! The villains are smart, and no matter how far they run, they will be hunted down!" (About one standalone case every ten chapters, with the overall story tying together in a closed loop. A highly satisfying read with plenty of 451Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    Sure, here I come!

31. 31 玄 Xuanhuan: Summoning the Myriad Heavens 玄幻：诸天召唤 Crowless Tengu无鸦天狗Eastern Fantasy111k WordsCompleted (Invincible) (No Holding Back His Cultivation) (Breakneck Pace) Lin Tian transmigrates to another world. He gets the Myriad Heavens Summoning System. All he has to do is bring on slaughter, and he can summon figures from all the heavens. Don't like me? Kill. Dare to offend me? Kill. For slaughter points! Kill. 228Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Summoning, slaughtering the heavens, a fast-paced, exhilarating story where you do whatever you want.

32. 32 问 Aspiring to the Imperial Throne 问鼎皇尊 Counting掏数Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [Growth-Focused | No System | Fresh Setting | Expansive Worldbuilding] When chaos first stirred and the world was born, how many ages passed in the endless struggle for supremacy? In the Chaos Realm, gods and demons came into being, only to vanish into the river of history after countless ages. In the Beast Star Domain, savage beasts roamed the wilderness, yet even they could not escape fate, disappearing from heaven and earth. The Icebound Era began, and no life remained in the world. In the Pr 9.4kReads9.2Score662Shelves

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    Fantasy, the protagonist has maxed out his talents, he is decisive and ruthless but not a saint, add him to your bookshelf first so you don't get lost.

33. 33 你 Hey, You! Do You Really Have to Be This Low-Key?! 你小子！用不用这么低调！！ Half a Cup of Lingering Sorrow半盏残忧Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The immortal, undying ancient dragon left behind only a rotting corpse. The phoenix, unafraid of death, was reduced to a single broken root feather. The auspicious qilin, surrounded by good fortune, could not foresee its own death. The Black Tortoise, master of countless laws, had its shell forcibly stripped away. The cemetery of the gods still stands, watching the ruins endure for millennia, while grass and trees flourish and fade through the seasons. Who dares claim to be immortal… The years t 1.6kReads—Score—Shelves
34. 34 玩 Conquering the Tang Dynasty: I Help Wu Zetian Claim the Throne 玩转大唐：我助武则天登帝位 The Fish That Goes Early行早的鱼Historical414k WordsOngoing [Special Forces Transmigration]+ [Raising an Empress]+ [Technological Domination]+ [Historical Power Struggles] Modern Special Forces soldier Li Zhao unexpectedly transmigrates to the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, only to become Wu Zhao, Wu Zetian’s cousin. Modern cutting-edge technology is in his left hand, and the future iron-blooded empress is by his side. From an abandoned son in a side courtyard to a study companion in the Eastern Palace, from a brilliant artisan in the Directorate of C 3Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The main character is amazing, he's my favorite!

35. 35 日 The Sun and Moon Endure: Emperor Chongzhen's Cosmic Ambitions 日月未央，崇祯大帝的星辰大海 A Clear Dream at My Fingertips指尖清梦Historical519k WordsOngoing He opens his eyes slightly and the male lead is completely stunned: Didn’t I die for my country? How did I transmigrate into the body of Zhu Youjian, the last emperor of the Ming dynasty? And Wei Zhongxian is still calling the shots? What a disastrous start! Betrayed, trapped in a besieged city, hunted down? The original owner of this body really had a miserable time! In an age of great upheaval, the strong thrive and the weak perish! Heaven has chosen me to save the Ming, so I’ll show you how I 3Reads7.4Score—Shelves
36. 36 第 The Fourth Calamity Goes Wild: Goddess, How Many Regiments Do You Have? 第四天灾炸裂，女神你有几个连 Doudou in the Corner角落里面的豆豆Sci-Fi & Apocalypse791k WordsCompleted Completed! [Steampunk + Goofy Players + Glitching System + Otherworldly Perspective] Raymond was an utterly ordinary steam engineer. Then one slip of the hand turned the Doomsday Clock into a “Fourth Calamity Summoning Device.” The immortal, undying players of the Fourth Calamity gave this already crumbling world a tiny little shock. Having already been ravaged by abyssal demons, the world simply couldn’t take any more. Some used toilet plungers as weapons. Others brewed 65-proof baijiu with hol 35Reads6.9Score—Shelves
37. 37 重 Chongqing Is a Giant Black Tortoise 重庆是头玄龟 Not Eggplant不茄Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Rule-based horror + suspense + occult mysteries + mind-bending + surreal fantasy + character growth] Miner Tang Shouzhuo, heir to the Wuxian bloodline, bearer of the Salt-Bone Key. The Gray-Cloth Heirs, the Cleaners, and the Far-Side Contractees take turns trying to kill him, but he turns the tables and awakens the Bronze Mountains-and-Rivers Map, making it recognize him as its master. The moment violet qi rises from the Spirit-Gathering Banner, his supposedly invincible opponent flees in panic 261Reads9.6Score—Shelves
38. 38 重 Reborn: My First Love Regrets It, but I’m Starting a Business 重生：初恋后悔也没用，我要创业 Can Get Up Early可以很早起Urban200k WordsOngoing At four in the morning, thirty-four-year-old Lin Feng fell asleep at his desk. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in Lanzhou in 2014, in the rented room where he'd lived during his sophomore year. On the sofa, Li Yuqing, fresh from a breakup, leaned against him and asked softly, "Do you like me?" This time, he finally voiced the answer he'd kept hidden in his heart for years. "I do." "He doesn't want you, but I do. Be my girlfriend." The plane trees on campus, his rowdy dorm mates, —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 重 Reborn in 1958: What’s There to Fear with a Cheat? 重生五八年，有挂怕啥 Watching Dandelions眺望蒲公英Urban234k WordsCompleted Being reborn is one thing, but stacking that many buffs and still working like a beast, taking on every thankless job and meekly living as a slave? That’s not being stupid or a doormat. That makes you a saint, or an idiot. Yang Shuxi is doing things differently this time. He’s going to be bold! Anyone who tries to carve him up will get carved up first! All those spineless transmigrators are driving him up the wall. Someone needs to set them straight and show them what a real man is. He has super —Reads6.0Score—Shelves
40. 40 我 I'm a Bar Owner, Forced to Catch Ghosts 我，酒吧老板，被迫营业捉鬼 Beiluo Today北落今天Mystery1.9M WordsOngoing [Horror + supernatural + semi-invincible + no System + not brainless + ruthless decisiveness] I’m Heibai, an utterly ordinary bar owner. I only wanted to live a quiet life, but one commission and one problem after another keep landing on my doorstep. Curse magic, a drug-induced dreamless sleep, a yin-yang wedding, a deadly text message... As the Underworld descends, little Jiangcheng becomes a den of danger, and one strange incident after another unfolds. Well, looks like I can’t hide my abiliti 1.2kReads8.8Score110Shelves
41. 41 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Short-Drama Emperor Obsessed with Romance, and from the Start I Wiped Out the Empress's Entire Clan 穿成短剧恋爱脑皇帝，我开局诛皇后九族 Mulberry Nine-Treasure Tea桑葚九宝茶13k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated into a Short-Drama Emperor with a Love-Brain, and from the Start I Exterminated the Empress’s Entire Clan 97Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A ruthless emperor purges rebels online! A time-traveling short drama with decisive and ruthless actions—a fast-paced, exhilarating read!

42. 42 小 Survival in the Residential Complex, but I Was Pulled into the Management Group 小区求生，但我被拉入了管理群 Nazgar纳兹嘉尔Mystery784k WordsCompleted [Infinite horror + no female lead + cold-blooded male lead + split personality + author’s mental state is questionable + kill, kill, kill!] When everyone is unexpectedly dragged into a survival game, Cheng Xu discovers that his name appears in the administrators’ group. By day, the survivors search for resources and strengthen themselves and their shelters. At night, ghosts run rampant and disasters erupt. Only those who rely on their shelters can survive. One deadly trial follows another, and b 6.1kReads9.2Score837Shelves

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    It's been a long time since I've encountered such a compelling male lead! He's decisive, ruthless, and doesn't hesitate at all ∠( ᐛ"∠)_

43. 43 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 2.3kReads6.2Score106Shelves

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    Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul – a mortal cultivation story with no female lead. The protagonist rises step by step from a lowly servant, is decisive and ruthless, and the villains are intelligent. The plot is fast-paced and engaging, highly readable, and quite lengthy. It's a substantial read, not filler, and definitely worth buying!

44. 44 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! 965Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is worth checking out. Decisive in killing, and levels up quickly.

45. 45 双 Two Souls, Two Lives: I'm Invincible on the Path to Immortality! 双魂双命：修仙路上我无敌！ In the End, Just One Person终究只是一人Eastern Fantasy758k WordsOngoing [No female lead, genius ice-attribute sword cultivator, character growth, decisive and ruthless] “Death Dao Intent, manifest!” A black yin fish appeared before Gu Jianqiu. “I myself have not comprehended the Dao Intent of Life.” “Yet the Dao has myriad paths.” “Killing... can also be the ultimate realm of ‘death’!” At a thought, the baleful aura around him spread, and the Dao Intent of Slaughter bloomed like thorns. “Without life, I shall prove death through slaughter, and use death... to perpet 930Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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

46. 46 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.6kReads8.7Score314Shelves

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    A rare high-IQ protagonist in a post-apocalyptic novel, with a tight plot full of twists and turns, and realistic and profound descriptions of human nature; it's addictive once you finish reading it.

47. 47 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 26.8kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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    A breath of fresh air in the post-apocalyptic rebirth genre! The protagonist's high intelligence sets the stage, the suspense builds layer by layer, the human nature is realistically and profoundly portrayed, and the plot becomes more and more exciting as it progresses. You'll be thoroughly hooked after reading it.

48. 48 最 The Retired Life of the World's Strongest Assassin 最强杀手的退休生活 Qin Yun, Who Loves Blue Hyssop喜欢蓝香芥的秦允Urban140k WordsOngoing Once the world’s number-one assassin, a god of slaughter whose name struck terror into everyone’s heart, he suddenly chose to retire for reasons unknown. He went into hiding in a small city and became an ordinary man, but after more than a decade as an assassin, he found it hard to fit into society. What was he supposed to do now??? 731Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is ruthless and cold-blooded.

49. 49 五 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 5.8kReads9.3Score434Shelves

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    It's so beautiful!

50. 50 穿 After Transmigration, Her Whole Family Are Villains 穿越之我全家都是反派 Song Xiangbai宋象白Ancient Romance832k WordsCompleted Content warning: Lots of crude bathroom humor. Don't read while eating. Version One: Jiang Mianmian transmigrates. Her father is a scheming scholar with the face of a kindly man. Her mother has the face of a bodhisattva and the heart of a ruthless killer. Her eldest brother looks simple-minded but is cunning at heart. Her second sister is selfish and sharp-tongued. They were born destined to be villains. To highlight the protagonist's justice, kindness, and greatness, they work hard to do all so 139.1kReads9.6Score16.9kShelves

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