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. 51 开 Exiled from the Start? I'll Cut Through the Ten Thousand Clans and Return in Glory 开局被放逐？我砍穿万族霸气回归 That Bamboo Green那一片竹色Urban744k WordsOngoing Lin Kan has just graduated from martial arts high school when he is framed and exiled to the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Races. Luckily, he obtains the Ten Thousand Races Logging System. By earning logging points, he can steadily improve his cultivation, martial arts, and weapons. Whether they are beasts, demons, devils, or gods, as long as Lin Kan chops them down, he can keep earning logging points. With nothing but an axe in hand, he chops out a place for himself, one swing at a time. Lin Kan 31Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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2. 52 这 This Cultivator Is Rather Cunning 这个修士有点心计 Cigarette Between the Fingers指间香烟Eastern Fantasy421k WordsOngoing This story focuses on schemes, suspense, and plot twists. If you enjoy this style, dive right in with confidence. Her family is wiped out, a bounty is placed on her head, and she is hunted down. She moves among the great clans, repeatedly teetering between life and death. When talent falls short, cunning makes up the difference. So what if I’m only at the Qi Refining stage? I can still scheme a Golden Core cultivator to death. So what if I have a crippled spiritual root? I can still join a major 103Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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   A fantastical battle of wits, a masterful strategy to break the deadlock, and ruthless decisive action.

3. 53 断 Severing Love, I Stain Three Thousand Worlds with Blood 断情丝血洗三千界 Crossing to the Other Shore渡至彼岸Eastern Fantasy968k WordsOngoing The prodigious young Su Lietian is betrayed by the woman he loves, imprisoned for three years, and kept as a living blood bank. The imperial blood in his body is drained, all four limbs are crippled, and he is thrown into the Abyss of Ten Thousand Demons to await death. But a dark divine stone descends from the heavens and rewrites his fate. He obtains the Heaven-Defying Battle Canon, creates the Nine Revolutions Star River Art, slays old enemies, and seizes the secrets of heaven. From then on, —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 54 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
5. 55 女 I’ll Cut Down Any Empress Who Tries to Keep Me Under Her Thumb 女帝胯下，我必斩之 Crossing to the Other Shore渡至彼岸Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing He gave her everything he had, but on the night of their wedding, she cut open his dantian and destroyed his path to immortality, all to secure her own throne. Eight years later, Lin Jiuyou returns with the Nine Tribulations Sword Pagoda. The pagoda has nine floors, each with a tribulation, and each tribulation brings a kill! “Ye Hongyi, it’s time to repay what you owe me.” “I’ll take this throne. You, I’ll bury with my own hands.” This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual pe —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 56 师 My Master's Cultivation Technique Is Not Quite Right 师尊的功法不正经 Crossing to the Other Shore渡至彼岸Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines + decisive and ruthless + fairy-like master + pure wish fulfillment] Xiao Yuanshan awakens the Pure Yang Sacred Body, only for his aloof, moonlike fairy master to hand him a copy of the Yin-Yang Creation Art. “Disciple, don’t read too much into it. This scripture harnesses the creation of Heaven and Earth. It has nothing to do with romance.” But with every breakthrough in the art, another peerlessly beautiful woman appears at his side: The Demon Empress bathes three thousand s 462Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 57 凡 Sword Cultivator of the Mortal Body 凡体剑修 Juice果汁Xianxia693k WordsOngoing [Cultivation, Fantasy] + [Swordsmanship] + [Decisive, Blood-Pumping] + [No System] During the sect tournament, Lin Xuan was publicly humiliated and demoted to an outer disciple. Elder Wu declared that if he failed to reach the eighth level of Qi Condensation in three months, he would be expelled from the Spirit Sword Sect. Everyone laughed at him as a good-for-nothing in the immortal path, someone whose life was worth less than grass. Who could have guessed that as soon as he arrived at the oute 38.4kReads8.0Score2.5kShelves

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   Mortal sword cultivators defy fate.

8. 58 英 The Age of Heroic Spirits: I Can Simulate Infinite Possibilities 英灵时代，我能模拟无限可能 A Thought of Emptiness一念之空Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Simulator + Invincible Protagonist + the Myriad Worlds [No choosing between options: all simulation rewards are inherited] Earth has entered an age where everyone can summon Heroic Spirits. Once they reach adulthood, people can summon spirits renowned in history from the infinite worlds, using either their innate affinity or a holy relic. Mundane, Noteworthy, Curious, Legendary, Epic, Undying. The powerful can effortlessly destroy cities, shake the earth, or even alter ecosystems, while the full 49.5kReads8.5Score5.3kShelves
9. 59 我 I Just Awakened My System, and Her Dad Told Me to Get Lost? 我刚觉醒系统，她爸让我滚远点？ Jing Jiangyan憬江言Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Physical book deal secured, enjoy with confidence] [Ultimate power fantasy] [Decisive and ruthless] [Absurd comedy] [One heroine] [Ensemble cast] [Unhinged] Year 529 of the Cultivation Calendar. Yun Mochen wakes from a nap and unexpectedly awakens a System. [Absorb qi and blood to grow stronger!] But there's one big problem: his girlfriend of three months is the daughter of the Zhu Clan's Emperor, one of the five great cultivation clans. Even worse, her emperor father comes straight to his door 69.4kReads8.6Score5.5kShelves

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   A masterpiece, truly captivating. It features an academy setting, diverse races, a vast world, swordsmanship, and a single female protagonist. [Tang Dynasty Sword] I was reading it before, and it's a well-written and enjoyable read.

10. 60 女 My Daughter Is Five, and I Became the Father of the World's Number One 女儿五岁，我给世界第一当了爹 Ten Miles of Windblown Lotus十里风荷Urban135k WordsOngoing [Invincible + One Heroine + Feel-Good Revenge + Sweet Romance] Three years ago, she left me and our daughter behind, calling me a “good-for-nothing who wasn't good enough for her.” Our daughter chased her car for two miles, crying until her voice gave out. Three years later, she knelt before me, begging to get back together. Because in just three days, I had: Cured an incurable disease and earned a hundred million, Crushed the Ye family's prodigy and instantly defeated the remnant soul of a gran 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is good; it has that satisfying pace.

11. 61 神 The Mighty Little Constable 神通小捕快 Seven Stars in Hand手握七星Martial Arts2.0M WordsOngoing “One leaf riding the wind, roaming ten thousand miles; a dashing constable, famous throughout the land.” The most righteous men are often those society looks down on, and heroes rise from the streets. The spring breeze and I are both passing travelers, but your name alone belongs to the martial world. Ye Fei, a lowly errand boy at an inn, is rejected by the Su family because he's nothing but a nobody who runs errands! Who could have guessed that after getting drunk, saving a beauty, and catching 15.1kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves

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    Though living in the city, he has the world in his heart; even a lowly constable has a grand world to explore.

12. 62 穿 Transmigrated into a Gu Long Novel as a Villain? I Turn Chu Liuxiang Away from the Start 穿越古龙成反派？开局截退楚留香 Worn-Out Old Dog颓废老狗Male-Channel Fanfiction573k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into a Gulong world as a dissolute young master, Lu Qiyuan does just three things every day: drink, visit brothels, and hone his sword. The martial world mocks him as the “Four-Waste Young Master”: fond of wine, women, wealth, and swords, yet mediocre at all of them. No one knows that he has turned a righteous art into an evil technique. With the Golden Gate Jade Lock Art, he draws his bow but never fires, turning the springtime beauty of the brothel into a furnace of true f 488Reads6.6Score—Shelves
13. 63 江 The Jianghu 江湖 Guo Degang郭德纲Historical118k WordsCompleted “People who move in the jianghu need three things: powerful connections in government, strong ties in the underworld, and real ability of their own.” Guo Degang, The Jianghu What kind of cunning, wits, and vision do you need to make your way in the jianghu? Listen as Guo Degang discusses history over wine and jianghu bosses talk about the jianghu. Drawing on official histories, unofficial accounts, and folk tales, he distills the underlying logic of China’s relationship-based society, revealing 816Reads9.4Score104Shelves
14. 64 玄EN Fantasy: Starting Blind, I Cultivate with an Erhu 玄幻：开局瞎子，从拉二胡开始 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted (The short drama is now streaming: Fantasy: Beginning with Two Springs Reflect the Moon) [Spending Life + Grinding and Lying Low] "Once a song breaks the heart, where in all the world can one find a kindred soul?" From the start, he transmigrated as a blind man and became a street musician. [Two Springs Reflect the Moon: LV2 (1/10000) Effect: Unblocks qi and blood, opens the meridians, dispels dampness, and warms the body] He is a blind street musician who wipes out an entire gang for 141.6kReads9.6Score14.7kShelves
15. 65 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.

16. 66 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.) 358Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 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. 6.4kReads6.9Score392Shelves

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    The protagonist is a ruthless and unscrupulous villain who prioritizes self-interest and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

18. 68 天 Lord of the Murder Star: Boundless Merit 天杀星主：功德无量 Drunk Cat Xiaoxiaosheng醉猫笑笑生Eastern Fantasy218k WordsCompleted [Ruthless killing + overwhelming force + Water Margin cast + harem] Don't tell me to put down my butcher's knife! Every bit of my merit comes from killing! Reborn in Great Yu, I become the tiger-slaying "Second Brother Wu." From the start, it's hell mode: locked in death row, my pipa bones pierced, with some spoiled scion of a great clan forcing me to drink a farewell cup before my execution? No problem! I awaken the [Heavenly Book of Merit]. Killing evildoers makes me stronger, and slaying demo 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Rebirth + Merit System + Water Margin Character Design: The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, not a saint. He fights back from death row, confronts in court, and slays demons at night. Every chapter has a new surprise. It's really amazing!

19. 69 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 8.1kReads6.8Score530Shelves
20. 70 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. 566Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 种 Farming: From Sect Tenant Farmer to Supreme Across the Myriad Worlds 种田：从宗门佃户到万界独尊 Foolish Zhi傻志Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming] + [Ensemble cast] + [Lord] + [Conquest] + [System] + [Satisfying wish fulfillment] Zhang Guiyuan transmigrates to a parallel world at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, where he becomes a tenant farmer growing spiritual plants for a sect. He awakens the strongest Lord System and obtains an unparalleled book: Postpartum Care for Sows He settles into a fine life of farming, raising pigs, and teasing his wicked sword cultivator little sister. But then a calamity that comes once every tho 3.2kReads5.7Score187Shelves

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    [Conquest] + [Territorial Expansion] + [Lords] + [Ensemble Cast] The protagonist is decisive, ruthless, and will stop at nothing for profit; he is absolutely not a saint.

22. 72 妖 The Demon Descends: Beneath the Throne 妖临：王座之下 Watching Cats and Dogs看猫看狗Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [Transmigration fantasy] + [Races] + [War for supremacy] + [Ensemble cast] Decades after the demon tide invaded, the war between the two races still rages on. The Emperor, whose might once shook the world, is missing and presumed dead, while the higher-ups are powerless to act. The great clans stand divided as they resist the demons, each scheming against the others in the open and behind closed doors. Ambitious human scions set their s 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That fantasy serial novel! The protagonist is a perfect fit!

23. 73 坠 After the Dragon Fell, I Ruled All Spirits in Human Form 坠龙之后，我以人身统御众灵 Watching Cats and Dogs看猫看狗Urban713k WordsCompleted Yan Chong falls into the water by accident and is rescued by a mysterious stranger. Thanks to his natural talent, he is recruited into a company. From then on, Taotie is by his side, and he wields his sword to protect the world! The legendary spirit beasts of Hanxia are appearing one after another, and it seems things aren't quite as he remembers them. Daoist and Buddhist sects, spirit beasts and divine beings: all of them have been moving in secret! And his mysterious boss seems to have an extr 7Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 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

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    Absolutely ruthless, decisive, and without hesitation.

25. 75 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. 423Reads6.6Score—Shelves
26. 76 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
27. 77 大 The Splendor of Great Ye 大邺梦华录 Mundane Little Things凡人小事Eastern Fantasy527k WordsCompleted He crashed while delivering takeout and transmigrated. Everyone else got a System and a golden finger from the start, but he got nothing. This world has true qi, spiritual qi, and qi cultivators. But spiritual qi is so scarce that finding it is harder than snatching a takeout order! Countless people get stuck at the very first step, drawing qi into their bodies. He’s just an ordinary mortal, so what makes him think he can defy fate? No System, no wise old mentor. All he has is relentless self- 2.1kReads7.0Score179Shelves

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    This book has a high IQ.

28. 78 玄 Xuanhuan: Summoning Three Thousand Yin Soldiers and Founding the Hall of Yama 玄幻：召唤三千阴兵！创建阎罗殿 Primordial Grand Luo混元大罗Eastern Fantasy359k WordsOngoing Jun Wuxie transmigrates to a fantasy world and obtains the Underworld System. From the start, he is a useless demonic heir who cannot cultivate. Just as he is being forced into breaking off his engagement, he awakens the Underworld System. He leads three thousand Yin soldiers in wiping out the Xiao family! He creates an inner world and becomes its Underworld Lord. The Ghost Eight Immortals, Ox-Head and Horse-Face, and the Ten Yama Kings are all his subordinates. The experts of the Nine Heavens w 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🍀① Jun Wuxie transmigrated to a fantasy world and became the son of the Demon Emperor. ✨ At the beginning, his father, the Evil Heavenly Emperor, led a group of elders to a secret realm for training, while Xiao Aotian led the Xiao family to attack the Demon Realm... ✨

29. 79 只 Global High Martial Arts, All Thanks to Me 只因有我全球高武 The Slacker Prince混学王子Urban307k WordsOngoing [Multiple Heroines] + [Fast-Paced] + [Beyond the Ordinary, Immortal Dynasty, War of the Gods, Primordial Chaos] + [Power Fantasy] There’s a game where the more you play, the more invincible you become: this is the online game World Creation. Everyone here is a corporate drone, until one day someone modifies the source code and the world levels up, its version updated. The cruelty of the cultivation world terrifies us, and we still have to fight off AI enforcers! —Reads8.0Score—Shelves
30. 80 玄 Xuanhuan: Trading Lifespan Makes Me Stronger? I'll Bet It All 玄幻：典当寿命就变强？我直接梭哈 Little Rookie Wrapped Up小菜鸟裹裹Eastern Fantasy146k WordsOngoing [Xianxia Fantasy + Wild Imagination + System + Transmigration + Blood-Pumping Power Fantasy] Hu Junfeng transmigrates to another world and obtains Pawnshop No. 7. Anything can be pawned, and pawning makes him stronger. His spiritual root is too weak? He'll pawn his lifespan! His weapon is too poor? He'll trade away his sense of pain! His martial skills are too weak? He can live without love anyway! From the start, to defeat a wolf demon, Hu Junfeng grits his teeth and wagers the last ten years o 3Reads6.8Score—Shelves
31. 81 你 You Worship the Gods, I Worship Myself! 你们拜神，我拜自己！ Wandering Through the Void神游虚空Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Also known as Spiritual Qi Revival: I Get Stronger by Sacrificing Everything! (Spiritual Qi Revival + Leveling Up + the Myriad Worlds + No Female Lead + Wild Imagination + High Martial Arts + Beyond) "From your words and actions, I can see you're quite surprising. I never expected you to resist the charms of women and grasp the truth that beauty is but bones, rosy flesh a skull, and the mortal body frail and wretched." Zuo Xuanji: ??? I was just pretending! You actually believe that? Zuo Xuanji 28.1kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves
32. 82 从 Seeking Immortality in Swordcasting City 从铸剑城开始长生 Hydroxide Compound氢氧化合物Eastern Fantasy153k WordsOngoing [System] [Multiple Heroines] [Slow Burn] [Sound Logic] Lu Xuan unexpectedly transmigrates into a cultivation-world version of The Magic Sword and the Chess of Life and Death. The magic sword is about to appear, stirring up turmoil across the land and driving every faction into a frenzied struggle. Life and death hang on a single thought. Unwilling to let fate toy with him, the protagonist resolves to use extraordinary wisdom and courage to carve out a path to immortality in this perilous world. 47Reads7.0Score—Shelves
33. 83 五 The Five-Spirit Arcane Art 五灵玄法 Wind Passes, Dust Departed风过离尘Eastern Fantasy433k WordsCompleted [Swordsmanship + Mystery + Decisive and Ruthless + Ingenious Moves + Witty and Humorous + Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger] Reborn into a new life, the protagonist begins cultivating at the Qi Refining stage, slays demons and monsters along the way, overcomes countless trials and tribulations, and finally achieves the Great Dao. This book has a pure, sincere romance. This book has the most intense fight scenes. Step into this book and experience the most spectacular world of immortal heroes. 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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34. 84 主 Main God Agent: I Cheat My Way Through the Myriad Worlds 主神代理：我开挂碾压诸天万界 Yanran J Qingye晏然居青野Sci-Fi & Apocalypse645k WordsCompleted [The Myriad Worlds + Invincible Hero + Dimensional Overwhelming] The male lead is invincible from the start, unleashing his full firepower to sweep across the Myriad Worlds in a blaze of action! No dragging things out, no frustrating setbacks, no goody-two-shoes hero, easy reading, and little romance! Interstellar warfare, horror games, post-apocalyptic wastelands, spiritual qi revival, the descent of the gods, sci-fi high-martial-arts worlds, survival games… Every world transitions smoothl 179Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A true multiverse thriller! The male protagonist is invincible from the start, unleashing his full power, a journey filled with sparks and lightning, go all out! No dragging, no frustration, no saintly moments, no brain-draining moments! A non-stop barrage of exhilarating moments, tailor-made for thrill-seekers! You'll be hooked in seconds, so exhilarated you'll be slapping your thigh in satisfaction!

35. 85 逆 Northern Wind Falls Upon a Turbulent World 逆乱寰宇北风落 Feng Chen Xuan Mo风辰玄墨Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Epic Saga + the Myriad Worlds + Partly Wish-Fulfillment + One Heroine + Traditional Fantasy + Rebirth] When the barriers between realms become a prison and blood feuds are carved into his very bones, a young man challenges the heavens with his mortal body, vowing to rekindle the last sparks of the crumbling Dragon Domain. “The Nine Heavens have fallen and the Dragon Domain lies adrift? Then I will make myself the Dragon Domain's final line of defense!” In the Dragon Domain, the young man sets o 77Reads—Score—Shelves

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    How could this book be missing! It features a single female lead who is independent, strong, and mature, while the male lead has a mysterious background and is decisive in killing. It's definitely a future masterpiece series with an unprecedentedly grand world view, all characters are intelligent, and the battle scenes are magnificent and exciting. It will have thousands of chapters in the future, and I highly recommend reading it.

36. 86 动 Mending Bones, Restoring Love 动骨恢情 Chu Linmu楚林木Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [Face-slapping + scumbag takedown + a little angst with sweetness + humor + souls swapped between a man and a woman + down-to-earth and relatable + ordinary people with great wisdom + wealthy families + workplace business battles + youthful, sweet romance. Impossible to put down!] The years pass peacefully. Everyone has a first love in their heart, but not everyone can have a Jiang Miao Jie in theirs! In her previous life, Lin Muzi was robbed of her destined match, missed out on her dream guy, f 135Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    Revenge makes me feel good

37. 87 外 The Delivery Man’s Peerless Medical Skills 外卖员的绝世医术 Miaogushe藐姑射Urban541k WordsCompleted Qian Chen grew up in the countryside and lost both his parents. In the city, he scrapes by delivering takeout. Though honest and kindhearted, he is actually the inheritor of an ancient Medical God’s legacy. After accidentally awakening that inheritance, he gradually unlocks abilities in medicine, martial arts, feng shui, and more. From a lowly delivery driver, he rises to become the city’s divine physician and the universe’s supreme Medicine Saint, worshipped by countless realms. 51Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    Needles can both save lives and kill people; medicine and martial arts share the same origin, making them invincible in combat!

38. 88 都 I Told You, I’m Not Making Up My Novels! 都说了我写小说不是编的！ Holding Ink, Questioning the Heart执墨问心Urban376k WordsOngoing Yan Linyuan, a student at Xinghai University, has a secret: the cultivation novel he wrote that took the entire internet by storm isn’t made up at all! Ever since he was born, he has had a continuous dream every fifteen days. In it, he is the cultivation world’s undisputed strongest: the Half-Immortal of Dreams. He knows every cultivation technique, pill, and secret from his dreams by heart, but he can’t cultivate in real life. With no other choice, he poured all this “real stuff” into a novel, 34Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    [Take a closer look][Take a closer look] [A recent masterpiece of decisive and ruthless cultivation novel], the plot of this book is truly amazing, whether it is the writing style or the foreshadowing, it is very comfortable to read, and it is definitely a perfect bedtime story.

39. 89 我 I Am the Great Dao, and All Living Beings Are My Sustenance 我为大道，众生为粮 Leaning on the Tower, Listening to the Wind倚楼听凨Eastern Fantasy91k WordsOngoing Chen Yuan was once a boy from a mountain village. During the test to awaken his spiritual roots, his roots mutated, and the remnant soul of the ancient demonic cultivator, Patriarch Blood River, tried to seize his body. But a mutation occurred as their memories fused, and Chen Yuan created his own Great Dao of “all living beings as grain,” becoming its master. He discovered that those who cultivated the Blood River Sutra would become resources for his own cultivation, with power gathering throug —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please give me suggestions on what's lacking.

40. 90 逆 Heaven-Defying Asura Scroll 逆天修罗卷 Ping Xinxing平鑫星Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing “What? You’re saying I was reborn? Hahaha! I was reborn, I was reborn, hahaha! This time, I absolutely refuse to coast to victory. I’m going to win MVP.” “I have good news and bad news for you.” “Let’s hear it!” “The good news is that you were reborn. The bad news is that your save file was deleted.” “Uh... You’re messing with me! I’m the famous survival expert Bear Grylls Black. You can call me Little Blackie. I come from a lower plane of the Extreme Region, beneath the Gilded Immortal Domain, 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is unbelievable! Whose general is this? This is an incredibly hilarious and outrageous story. Did they hire a harpy cow at home? The author is inhuman, this is defying the heavens! The plot is alright though, the protagonist is decisive and ruthless, creating a huge contrast.

41. 91 神 The Strange World: Barbarians Roam Across the Heavens 神诡世界：野蛮人纵横诸天 The Chosen One王者之选Male-Channel Fanfiction677k WordsCompleted Zheng Da, a native butcher in a world of demons and the uncanny, is cursed by a pig. Every day, he falls into another world and experiences slaughter firsthand. Faced with endless zombies and Fallen, Zheng Da can only transform into a Barbarian and roar, fight, and kill... As he establishes a foothold in the other world, spiritual qi revival begins in his original world, where demons and uncanny phenomena run rampant. Watch as young Zheng the Butcher battles the uncanny and demons, honing himsel 543Reads6.9Score100Shelves

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    A protagonist who is decisive and ruthless. Everyone who's watched it says it's thrilling!

42. 92 落 Fallen Crows 落鸦 No Regrets in the Spark火花无悔Eastern Fantasy738k WordsCompleted (Fictional world + no System + no golden finger + slow burn + martial arts focus + wuxia film style + passionate + ruthless) Five years after the bloody chaos of the Great Division, the protagonist is left wandering the martial world. In the vast world of Fengxuan, a realm as round as the sky and as square as the earth, divided into sharply demarcated regions, what secrets lie hidden? What are the mysterious Cibei Hall and the Thousand Hands Organization searching for? And why are there so many 57Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Cultivation novels must be ruthless and decisive! This book needs no introduction. I've been in a reading slump lately, and this one really caught my eye. The plot is incredibly original without being mindless, and the atmosphere is absolutely fantastic.

43. 93 欲 Ascend to the Ninth Heaven 欲上云霄九重天 Reading Ink, Listening to the Wind读墨听风Historical2.5M WordsOngoing A coral pendant engraved with a fire phoenix emblem draws Qi Ming, a destitute youth who lives on credit at a teahouse in Tianque City, into a shocking secret plot sweeping across four kingdoms. The moment the iron hooves of the Longxiang Army smash through the door, he still has no idea that the token his parents left him is the “key” that can overturn the world. The grand machinations governing the realm have barged into his life without warning. From a tide of Gu poison in a dungeon to a pack 571Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The second male lead, Xiao Lin, is just like that! Set in an alternate Eastern history, it features political intrigue, palace intrigue, large-scale wars, and the grand scheme of things. It's a truly epic historical narrative. There are many characters, but each one is distinct and memorable; there are almost no stereotypical characters. The portrayal of human nature and the human heart is incredibly nuanced.

44. 94 平 An Ordinary Life: Ye Bufan 平凡人生叶不凡 Scholar of Hanmo Studio翰墨居士Urban2.0M WordsCompleted A golden-scaled fish is no ordinary creature. When the wind and clouds rise, it transforms into a dragon. Ye Bufan was born into a poor farming family. His ancestors had all been honest, hardworking farmers. The world laughs at me, calls me crazy and stupid, and says I’m just a farmer. But I’m wild, proud, and extraordinary. I dare to venture into the Myriad Worlds, and nothing can stop me. 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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45. 95 爽 Power Fantasy: I’m an SSS-Rank Gunner Girl, Hunting at Full Speed 爽文：我SSS级枪姬，疾速追杀 Yi Hui弋辉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse725k WordsOngoing A power fantasy with a strong female lead. Thrilling battles, gun-fu, and plenty of heat. [Key highlights: A cool, beautiful gunfighter + dazzling gun-fu + desperate escapes] Hei Yu was originally a virtual character in a game, but after a system malfunction awakened her, she was thrown into a killing ground made up of countless apocalyptic scenarios. With zombies surrounding the city, a nuclear bomb counting down, and military test subjects on the loose, she must fight her way through this city 192Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A powerful female protagonist story. Tactical combat, gunfights, and exhilarating action. [Key Highlights: Cold and alluring gunslinger + thrilling gunfights + extreme escape] Hei Yu was originally a virtual character in a game, but an anomaly caused her to awaken and be thrown into a carnage world composed of countless post-apocalyptic dungeons. Zombie sieges, nuclear countdowns, military experimental subjects… she must fight her way through this deadly city within seven days to find the only subway escape route. Beneath her sexy and aloof short black hair lies a gunfight technique as precise as a machine. A bulletproof vest accentuates her perfect abs, each bullet carrying the elegance of death. From police stations to subway stations, from mutated zombies to military mechs, Hei Yu's dictionary contains no word for "mercy"—she only trusts her gun and knife. When the reward for clearing a dungeon unlocks the "Desert Eagle with unlimited ammo," she coldly pulls the trigger: "Next dungeon, I'll still slaughter my way through."

46. 96 男 A Man's Journey: Starting with Fighting Back Against My Cheating Wife 男人成长录：从反击出轨娇妻开始 A Breeze Rising Again再起的微风Urban428k WordsOngoing Boxing coach Zhou Yuming had never understood one truth in his twenty-eight years of life: no woman is domineering in front of the man she loves. He happily married his lovely wife. After they married, faced with his domineering wife, he handed over all his income and trusted her unconditionally. He thought this was love, and that it was worth it! It wasn't until he was hospitalized with a broken leg and needed to pay his hospital bill that Zhou Yuming realized his wife didn't love him at all. S 879Reads—Score111Shelves

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    A classic male-oriented action novel where the protagonist undergoes a transformation after being betrayed and schemed against, embarking on a path of revenge as a powerful figure.

47. 97 特 Special Operations Soldier: An Eagle Spreads Its Wings 特战兵之雏鹰展翅 Brother Eight Hundred Miles八百里哥Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Xiao Ronghan is an ordinary boy from a mountain village, born in a Miao settlement in southern Xinjiang. He has no interest in going to college, working odd jobs, or joining the army. He is a farmer’s son, yet doesn’t know how to farm. From childhood, he trained hard in martial arts and practiced his family’s inherited techniques under the guidance of his retired-soldier father, his master, who is known as the foremost expert in Miao territory, and the clan chief. After years of grueling trainin 14.4kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
48. 98 铸 The Prodigy Smith: The Golden Cicada Hides the Iron Bow and Heavenly Tome 铸器骄子之金蝉铁弓藏天书 Brother Eight Hundred Miles八百里哥Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing Young blacksmith Chu Xiaoyang carries venomous insects, wields a slingshot, and relies on a pair of iron hammers. Neither wholly righteous nor wholly wicked, he is hunted by the righteous, pursued by the wicked, and even spurned by his own family. Wherever he finds injustice, he brings his hammers crashing down... 139Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 99 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 570Reads—Score106Shelves

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    A novel featuring an absolutely selfish villain with the power of plunder. He possesses the ability to plunder indiscriminate sharks, and the ability to enslave them. He will only enslave sharks who refuse to be enslaved. He has near-infinite resources, but would never help the elderly, weak, or disabled. He builds his power solely to unify the world and shatter the natural order. Those who submit to him prosper, those who oppose him perish! Cold and ruthless.

50. 100 末 Apocalypse Descends: The Dark Night Princess Is Up to Something Every Day 末世降临：暗夜公主每天都在搞事 Cat-Ear Paradise猫耳乐园Sci-Fi & Apocalypse437k WordsCompleted Apocalypse / War / Western Fantasy / Overpowered / Clingy Romance / Dimensional Overkill / Chaotic Neutral / No Saintly Do-Gooders / Decisive and Ruthless / Magic / Undead / Game System This is an apocalypse story that isn't stressful at all. There's no suffering for the characters, and it's a great way to unwind! In the apocalypse, Xing Mingxue and her pet cat, Danya, live in utter comfort. They have enormous wealth and little sympathy for anyone. They kill people blessed with great fortune on 177Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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