A Student Protagonist Who Is Highly Intelligent, Cold, and Ruthless 主角是个学生，高智商，冷漠，冷血

1. 1 被 After They Read His Mind, the Madman Wants to Kill Someone Every Day 被读心后，疯批变态天天都想杀人 Leisure Time时暇Modern Romance760k WordsCompleted [Looks like a little lamb on the outside, a true maniac on the inside; everyone is highly intelligent; angsty romance] Yu Ke transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder biological heiress in a story about a real and fake heiress. Not only is her whole family doomed to die, but she’s surrounded by cannon fodder who meet increasingly gruesome ends. She rolls up her sleeves and decides to save these poor souls, but... The first time, someone pushes her off a building and she dies. The sec 12kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves

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   The protagonist is a highly intelligent madwoman who has been reborn 99 times. In her final rebirth, she discovers that all her classmates are acting strangely. After careful observation, she realizes they can hear her thoughts. Knowing this, she manipulates them completely.

2. 2 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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   Another book whose title doesn't do it justice!!! This one has to be good (only the early part). The early plot revolves around students, after which they leave school. The worldview is quite different, leaning towards a post-apocalyptic setting. The protagonist is the class's psychology representative, academically outstanding, and although he comes from the slums and hasn't awakened any special talents, he's deeply loved by his classmates and trusted by his teachers. He's very good at pretending, but in reality, he's a very cold and aloof person. He hasn't awakened any talent for faith because he worships an evil god (it's incredibly exciting!), A path of destruction, and a gold-tier one at that. Then every day he has to pretend to be a devout believer in a contract god… His time at school was truly thrilling. He couldn't afford to gamble, and he couldn't let anyone discover his faith, so he never trusted anyone. And in the early stages, he's always in dire straits, being treated like a Japanese character by the protagonist (whose name is Huang Ye, a fairly normal name that fits the theme, and I'll use it as a shortened version from now on). Sigh, the reason for leaving school is a bit complicated, but that period was quite agonizing. I didn't cry buckets, but it was still quite heavy! Let me mention some things about this book that might be off-putting to some readers: it's a bit niche, some scenes are a bit gory, there's a bit of heavy-handed humor, and it's somewhat mind-bending. There's no female lead (and it seems unlikely to be one in the future). If you mind this, don't read it! This book is truly let down by its title, trust me!! The plot regarding the protagonist's killings at a certain point in time has several twists and turns later on, I won't spoil too much, but when I saw it, I gasped – no wonder he's a madman with a golden-grade destruction path. He's so ruthless he even pinches himself; he doesn't even believe himself. Also, the author's writing style is worth mentioning. I was drawn in by the first chapter, where the author's language had a touch of dark humor. Later, whenever the plot gets tense, it eases up a bit, and even those moments are filled with his dark humor; the metaphors are quite vivid, at least making the reading experience funny [facepalm][facepalm]. The author is also quite successful in character development; some of the deceased characters are quite well-rounded. I especially love the way the author's madness sometimes disappears for a few days; I wonder if he's thinking about such things. If you don't like it, don't read it. Don't stir up trouble. Sorry, my words were a bit harsh, but I don't like my favorite book being manipulated by others. After all, it's a new author and a new book; it's normal for it to have flaws. This rating is already very high; it can't withstand our criticism. Don't stir up trouble, otherwise people who like this kind of book won't want to read it anymore. During the period when I was a die-hard fan, it consistently ranked as a top-rated book for a long time. I didn't have a screenshot of the first place rating, which is a real shame. I only have screenshots of the second place rating, and those are from a long time ago. I'm considered a long-time fan of the author. As a student, I don't have much money. I showed the author three ads every day, but I had to study, so I couldn't keep up with the story. I will definitely support the author after the college entrance exam [facepalm][facepalm]. I'm promoting the author now; I highly recommend it!

3. 3 我 I Told You, That Villain Isn't Me 我都说了，那个反派不是我 Big Bai Bai Bai大白白白Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Sequences + Mild Horror + Slow Burn] Jiang Yan is a high school student. One day, he suddenly noticed that everything around him had started to get strange. “I don’t know what’s going on. Everyone who sees me is terrified, saying I brutally slaughter my own kind and that I’m a deranged lunatic. But I’ve always treated everyone politely and kindly. I respect my teachers at school, take good care of my elders at home, and I’ve never even met these people... Doctor, do you know wh 10.3kReads8.8Score1kShelves

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   1. A high school student, mysteriously resurrected, harbors a secret within. 2. As a child, due to his father's actions, he was thrown into an abyss; he is very strong. 3. A high school student (white-haired A) enters a survival game after clicking a mysterious link. (See the synopsis for the rest.)

4. 4 精 I'm the Son of a Schizophrenic, and Even Gods Give Me a Wide Berth 精神病儿子的我，神明见了也绕道 Rushed into the Fire扑过火Urban690k WordsCompleted When Wusheng was five, his father was implicated in a crime, and he and his mentally ill mother were thrown into the Abyss of Exile. Fearing that his father's troubles would affect them, the family severed all ties with him and forgot about the mother and son. Everyone believed they had long since been devoured by ghosts. But no one imagined that eleven years later, a sixteen-year-old boy would emerge from nowhere and become a legend of the Nine Abyss Continent! Wusheng at five was forgotten. W 500Reads7.0Score104Shelves
5. 5 终 Endless Haunting: Reading Minds from the Start, My Whole Family Wants Me Dead 终诡游戏：开局读心，全家想杀我 My Name Is Wang Tugou我叫王土狗Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Warning!!! Not traditional horror! Unconventional! Emotion-driven, plot-focused, not a power fantasy!] [Horror game + lighthearted comedy? + ultra-healing + not a mindless power fantasy + male lead starts out normal, then turns unhinged and inhuman + no romance + intelligent System + author is in a good state of mind = ???] [Welcome to the Ultimate Horror Game!!!] Zhao Ping'an became a player in the [Ultimate Horror Game] and entered its world. From the start, he had to choose his family. Who s 2.7kReads9.1Score319Shelves
6. 6 大EN The Gravekeeper of Great Xia 大夏守墓人 Rain Falls, Bamboo Turns Cold雨落竹冷Urban1.6M WordsCompleted Ten years ago, after three consecutive days of blood moons, ghosts, gods, strange-eyed beings, and eerie tales began arriving one after another… As the mysterious and the occult descended upon the human world. As terror and despair roamed the land. As human beings, should we kneel and bow our heads, break down in tears, or…draw our blades? This is a brand-new era. And this era belongs to the supernaturals! After stepping through the door to the supernatural, Su Bai saw a whole new world. And i 37kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves
7. 7 我 I Traded Seven Lives with the Gods 我与神明一换七 Isn't It My Turn Now?该轮到我了吧Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [A protagonist who grows over time, slow burn, plot-driven, passionate, not mindless, not invincible, no System] No one knew that every year, there were actually two kinds of exam papers at the college entrance exams. The first kind was visible to everyone. Most people couldn’t see the second. If you did well on the first, you could be selected for a happy life, becoming a social elite like a doctor or lawyer and marrying a refined, accomplished wife. You could live happily ever after. You could 3kReads8.7Score253Shelves
8. 8 地 I Came from Hell, Yet My Values Are Perfectly Sound 地狱走出的我三观很正 Once Upon a Time话说从前Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Spiritual qi revival. Supernatural abilities awaken. The rules of the world have changed, and the strong hold power over the winds and clouds. Some move mountains and fill seas, some shatter the void, some pluck stars from the sky, and some slice rivers of stars with their swords... while others would turn back the very heavens! Spirit realms connect to the mortal world, and beyond the boundaries of space lurk bloodthirsty monsters. The times shape events, and the tides of the age make heroes. . 12.6kReads8.5Score991Shelves
9. 9 超 The Extraordinary Era 超凡纪元 Don't Laugh, How Many Return?莫笑几人回Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Originally titled "The Extraordinary Era" The end of science is the occult. As technological progress hits a bottleneck, humanity begins its transition from a technological civilization to an extraordinary one. The clash between civilizations plunges people, who have barely had time to enjoy the conveniences of technology, into endless panic. What should humanity's future look like: a technological world, an extraordinary world, or one where technology and the extraordinary coexist? 57.4kReads8.0Score4.8kShelves
10. 10 你 Your Mystery Novels Make You Better at Solving Cases Than the Police? 你写悬疑小说比警察还会查案？ Ju Jiuzhi桔九织Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (No System, no female lead, not invincible, mostly everyday life, Conan-like bad luck, cases both big and small.) (Warning: The protagonist does everything for himself and is no conventional good guy. Don’t read if that bothers you. Also, no female lead doesn’t mean no female characters; it just means there are no romantic scenes. Don’t read if you don’t want women to appear.) Other people transmigrate and find opportunities and connections waiting for them. When Lu Ci transmigrates, the only th 7.1kReads8.9Score846Shelves
11. 11 人 A College Student in Public, a Ghost Hunter in Private 人前大学生，人后猛除鬼 A Touch of Lin翊点儿琳Two Male Leads264k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + urban supernatural + special abilities + evenly matched leads] Chu Xiaoyan x Fu Hui Fu Hui, an ordinary third-year college student, gets caught up in a strange incident by chance. That's when he learns that vengeful ghosts really do exist in this world. What's more, the government has set up a Special Incident Response Department. People with innate abilities are called gifted, while those who can purge vengeful ghosts are called exorcists. Fu Hui watches the exorcists struggle 5.2kReads9.2Score904Shelves
12. 12 诡 The Supernatural and I Are One, and I'm the Real Monster! 诡异共生，我才是真正的怪物！ Ke Xi珂西Mystery525k WordsCompleted [Supernatural Horror + No Female Lead + No Mercy for Do-Gooders + Everyone’s Evil + Dark and Twisted + Disturbing Plot] This world is sick. We, hidden away in corners where no one can see us, are slowly rotting. This is a strange world where humans and ghosts coexist. A boy has a monster with nine eyes growing on his arm. They are people hidden away in the remotest corners of the world. When they encounter the “monsters” wearing human skin, they strike an amusing bargain with one another, gi 1.3kReads7.1Score199Shelves
13. 13 不 Don't Like the Straight-Ace Campus Heartthrob? Try Being Stubborn Again! 不喜欢直男校草，再嘴硬试试？ Ascending to the Azure Clouds青云高至Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [A cool, straight-acting guy who pretends not to care, paired with four male leads from a noble academy; a group of villains bound by pure hatred; a battlefield of rivals competing for one man] Shen Qingci is the campus heartthrob at a noble academy. In everyone’s eyes, he is aloof and proud, his family background shrouded in mystery. He disdains keeping company with anyone and is hailed alongside the campus F4 as a “flower on a high peak.” But the truth is… Shen Qingci is all pretence: vain, ar 33.7kReads9.2Score6.6kShelves

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    They're all beautiful, and all carefully selected.

14. 14 重 Reborn in a World of the Paranormal, and You Want Me to Join Bureau 749? 重生诡异，你让我加入749局？ Fire Beast火暴兽Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Devouring Evolution]+ [Self-Interest]+ [Humanity’s Natural Enemy]+ [Nemesis of Its Own Kind]+ [Kills Men and Women Alike]+ [Plot-Driven]+ [Undercover]+ [Villain]+ [Eerie] "No female lead!!! No harem!!! No romance!!!" (Not Eerie in the traditional sense. The protagonist is undercover in the human camp and kills both humans and Eerie, men and women alike. This story is plot-driven, so readers looking for a feel-good monster-grinding power fantasy should think twice.) (The rating has already been 59.3kReads8.9Score8.6kShelves
15. 15 司 Commander Si, Why Are You Standing with the Monsters? 司统大人，您怎么站怪物那边了？ Little Black the Firebreather喷火小黑Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [No female lead + no romantic tension + no romance + ruthless and decisive] Amid the crowds beneath the neon-lit cityscape, there are monsters wearing human skin, walking among them just like ordinary people. The news says these people are called the Awakened. They feed on human flesh and are savage monsters. One quiet afternoon, an ordinary high school sophomore undergoes a transformation and becomes one of the Awakened, standing against all of humanity! To survive, he makes a pact with a god a 102.6kReads8.7Score10.4kShelves
16. 16 异 Alien Beasts Invade: I've Become the Evil Cult's Boss! 异兽入侵：我成了邪教boss！ 7723 Ah7723啊Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Villain + Gene Fusion + Cult Leader + Behind the Scenes + No Female Lead] Qin Sheng is transmigrated, and though he survives by sheer luck, he has less than a year to live. Luckily, he binds the System carried by the transmigrator. It can extract and fuse alien beast genes to create all kinds of potions. In this era, alien beasts have been invading for a hundred years, and humanity has been forced to establish nine cities. Alien beast genes are considered taboo. But to stay alive, he has no cho 20.5kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
17. 17 写 I Wrote a Fairy Tale and Forged the Twilight of the Gods 写个童话，铸成诸神黄昏 Milk Tea Cats and Dogs奶茶猫狗Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing One day, countless [Gates] suddenly appeared across the world. At the same time, a power known as [Truth] began to echo through the human realm. Some awakened the Truth of Isaac Newton, father of mechanics, and learned the sky-rending magic of manipulating gravity. Some awakened the Truth of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the nuclear bomb demon, and could turn an entire city to lifeless ruins with a wave of their hand. Some awakened the Truth of Li Bai, the immortal banished from heaven, and could d 62.5kReads9.3Score5.1kShelves

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    I almost gave up on the book because of its title, but I ended up reading it to my heart's content. Every part of the story was very interesting, the protagonist's intelligence never faltered, and he loved to make up dark fairy tales and often said surprising things.

18. 18 让 I Told You to Be a Trainer, So Why Did You Become the Number One Villain? 让你当训练家，你跑去当头号反派 Deep-Sea Glass Whale深海琉璃鲸Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [A Villain’s Growth Diary] [A Human-Shaped Incubus] [In Spirit Battles, the Trainer Is the One Who Matters] [If You Can’t Beat Me, You’re the One Who Evolved Wrong] [I Only Just Found Out That Creating Spirits Is Illegal] [Fine, I’ll Make My Own Super Divine Beast] [I Just Wanted to Earn Some Scholarship Money, So How Did I Become the Number-One Villain?] After transmigrating to a world of contracted beasts, Xu Wang’s very first spirit undergoes an incorrect evolution and becomes a virus species 12.7kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves

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    The second and third protagonists aren't students, but they meet the other requirements. I highly recommend the first book; it's exceptionally good. The protagonist gradually grows from an ordinary student into a true god among men—or perhaps the villain.

19. 19 男 Male-Focused Quick Transmigration: The Awakened Cannon Fodder Has Ideas of His Own 男频快穿：觉醒炮灰有自己的想法 Mo Mo Tea麽麽茶Urban4.1M WordsCompleted A word of warning: [Not an overpowered protagonist] + [A protagonist who grows over time] + [Questionable morals] [Smoking and drinking] + [Self-centered protagonist] + [No fixed pairing] Being a meticulous self-interested person doesn’t mean you’re cold and heartless. It just means your own interests matter more, and your emotions are more self-centered. The protagonist’s mindset and way of doing things will change as the worlds do. Every time someone reads a novel, its plot plays out all over 64.3kReads8.4Score5.1kShelves
20. 20 游 Wandering Through Mythology, and You Want Me to Steal Jesus' Corpse? 游走神话，要我偷耶稣尸体？ The Sheep Who Loves Eggs爱吃鸡蛋的羊Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Yu Lin awakened a mythic book that let him travel through the world of myths. By completing missions, he could obtain special abilities. His first mission was… “Steal Jesus’ body?” “Earn a random trait of Jesus’?” “Yu Lin, would you like to attend my banquet?” Yu Lin looked at Jesus, who had just invited him. He smiled and nodded. “I’d be delighted.” 58.9kReads8.4Score6.6kShelves
21. 21 邪 An Evil God’s Temptations? I Don’t Understand! 邪神蛊惑？我听不懂啊！ Dream of the Clear Crane清鹤梦Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [A blend of martial arts, superpowers, and magic] [Feel-good power fantasy] [Breakthroughs at breakneck speed!] In Daxia, where a crackdown on demons is underway, I became a mage from the start. … My name is Tao Yan. I transmigrated. On Blue Star, mages are considered “heretical cultivators.” On my first day as one, I heard the whispers of an evil god. Evil God: “Wah-bi-ba-boo, aba aba aba...” Me: ? I discovered that I was a magical genius with an exceptionally high affinity for mana. But study 657Reads7.3Score100Shelves
22. 22 反 Villain? No, I'm the Fan Favorite 反派？不，我是人气Top Little Dried Fish Loves to Eat小鱼干爱吃Modern Romance493k WordsOngoing Just got a rating, and it will go up. [Transmigration + pseudo-ensemble cast + comic-book world + System + faux tragic beauty + no CP + forum comments + succubus] An original anime, not a derivative work!! Su Nian'an is bound to a System and transmigrates into the comic Light and Shadow Intertwined to gather popularity points. Su Nian'an falls into thought, then curls her lips. How could one character possibly be enough? “Tsk, tsk, what a poor little thing~” The young man wears a wine-red ru 331Reads7.7Score—Shelves
23. 23 路 An Extra's Guide to Surviving in a Comic 路人乙漫画生存指南 The Long Road Back South迢迢南归Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Dropped by the author. You can go straight to the final three chapters. Male lead, no romance. Ensemble cast. Academy for people with special abilities. A year after the school arc of the comic Superpower Academy ended, the college arc finally began. It opened on September 1, with the main cast entering Supernova Academy for the Gifted. [The main cast ending up in Class F really is a classic] [That person in Class F must be a big shot] [The people in Classes S and A are so strong too] [What abou 25.2kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves

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    These three books fit perfectly, hehehe.

24. 24 在 Surviving in a Comic World by Stealing the Spotlight 在漫画世界靠高光苟活 River and Bird江与鸟Modern Romance583k WordsCompleted [Comic Forum Style + No Official Pairing + Shonen Manga + Serious Plot + ...] A manga artist notorious for going on hiatuses has launched a new series. Old and new readers grumble as they dive in, swearing they’ll make the rotten old mangaka experience the thrill of a precipitous drop in readership. Chapter 1: So-so. Dropping it after ten chapters... Chapter 5: Not bad. Dropping it after ten chapters... Chapter 10: Pretty good. One more chapter... Chapter 20: Barely passes. This is the last chap 6.8kReads9.3Score866Shelves
25. 25 笑 Ha! The Bug Hater Transmigrates Into a Zerg Novel 笑，当讨厌虫子的人穿进虫子文 Kong Kong Kong Kong Kong Kong Kong Lu Yu空空空空空空空麓欲Two Male Leads238k WordsCompleted (Main story complete; bonus chapters updated whenever inspiration strikes. Proceed with caution, you may get emotionally wrecked. This is the author's personal ship.) [The male lead has no pairing in the main story, but there is unrequited love for the protagonist in the bonus chapters + interstellar + academy + mecha + scrolling comments + original insectoid worldbuilding: anthropomorphic insects + light, easy reading + shifting perspectives] - Content warning: The author doesn't even know what 839Reads8.7Score102Shelves
26. 26 穿 After Transmigrating Twice, She Shocked the Whole World 穿了两次后，她惊翻了全世界 One Little Round Ball一口小圆球Modern Romance653k WordsCompleted [This story is entirely fictional. It features a System, a heroine with many skills, a silly, low-stakes plot, a woman disguising herself as a man, strong male and female leads, and a touch of secret identities. Readers who demand strict realism, stay away!] Gu Li died in the modern world, transmigrated after binding herself to a System, died again, then was reborn in the modern world. This time, she became the Gu family's Seventh Young Master, disguising herself as a boy and living in seclusio 359Reads9.1Score100Shelves

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    I checked the comments section, and nobody recommended this book. Don't let the title put you off; the female lead is incredibly intelligent. The student's "cold-bloodedness" isn't really cold-blooded; it depends on the person. Plus, he's quite strong in combat. I don't understand why the author changed the title once; it's still so corny.

27. 27 贵 The Mad Villain Everyone Loves at the Elite Academy 贵族学院疯批万人迷反派 Three Lives, One Game of Go三生有弈Two Male Leads150k WordsCompleted (Everyone's Favorite + No Romance + ABO + System + The F4 of an Elite Academy) Jiang Qi is a transmigrator bound to a villain System. He plays a deranged villain and completes the System's missions. In the end, he's just paving the way for the protagonists. Since he'll pay for everything he does anyway, he might as well make his moves even more ruthless. - Then something strange happens. Jiang Qi suddenly notices that everyone is looking at him differently, when all he wants is to see fear in th 51Reads—Score147Shelves

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    These books fit the bill quite well.

28. 28 在 Days Spent Watching the Drama Unfold in a Comic World 在漫画世界看戏的日子 Lighting Industry灯饰界Urban255k WordsOngoing No CP + comic + supernatural powers + ensemble cast + forum Fifteen years after being reincarnated in another world, Yun Hongxue still believed the world followed the laws of materialism when he received a strange package. Once he discovered that the world was actually a comic, he plunged into a bizarre world of supernatural abilities and began spending his days watching the drama unfold. 795Reads8.1Score107Shelves
29. 29 黑 Darkness Invades: I Can Only Summon Myself! 黑暗入侵：我只能召唤我自己！ Love-Chan Doesn't Want to Work恋酱才不要工作Urban590k WordsCompleted [Darkness Invasion] [No female lead] Darkness descended, and countless evil gods set their sights on Blue Star, known as the Origin Star. At this critical moment, Blue Star's consciousness awakened, granting humanity the power to repel foreign enemies. Talents were the power humanity relied on to survive. Su Yuan, who had transmigrated here for reasons unknown, had no ties to hold him back, so he decided to go home! However, his talent was Heroic Spirit Summoning, and the heroic spirits of this 3.2kReads8.4Score337Shelves
30. 30 反 The Villain Awakens. Huh? Another Conqueror Has Arrived! 反派觉醒，嗯？又来一个攻略者！ Nan Yang楠阳Modern Romance322k WordsCompleted [No romance, a System, no System for the heroine, she has a golden finger, but this isn't a particularly satisfying read] My misery doesn't need anyone else's self-righteous salvation! The heroine and the supporting female characters are not men's accessories! A villain is a villain, evil by nature! What if your life is nothing but words and settings in one novel after another, existing only to make you turn evil, to become a suitable target for a transmigrator's missions, to be the heroine's ob 42Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 穿 Transmigrated as a Villain, I Rise Above All 穿成反派后我凌驾众生 Three Lives, One Game of Go三生有弈Urban264k WordsCompleted Becoming the Villain Everyone Wants to Bend (Volume 2) The protagonist is the villain of a novel (No CP + two male leads + transmigration + never soft-hearted + everyone’s favorite) Gu Jinzhi is the villain in a novel, guilty of countless misdeeds and never once soft-hearted. He seeks to reach the pinnacle of power. Gu Jinzhi scoffs: “I’ll make you do whatever I want. Whether you’re willing or not, you’ll do it.” The transmigrator’s redemption: “I hope you can see me, okay?” The conqueror’s help 34Reads—Score101Shelves
32. 32 颠 I'm the Crazy One, and the Only Mole in the Protagonist's Group? 颠公的我是主角团唯一的卧底？ Qing Fei Mo青霏墨Urban799k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, but it will rise later.) What a shock! After an unexpected transmigration, he finds himself as the biggest early-story villain in a comic! They say this villain is utterly inhuman: sinister, vicious, manipulative with people’s feelings, cunning, cruel, and quick to kill. Most surprising of all, one of the main characters turns out to be the major early-story villain! Taking things as they come, Yun Qi'an sets out to play the whole protagonist group like a fiddle. But w 4kReads7.1Score426Shelves
33. 33 实EN Assassination Classroom: The Cross-Dressing Trickster's Unhinged Mind 实教：伪娘欺诈师脑洞不正常 Unreasonably Bitter Tea逆天的苦茶子Anime Fanfiction464k WordsOngoing [A-Class from the Start + Board Game Mind Games + Original Exams + Seriously Unhinged + Cross-Dressing Protagonist + Madness + Con Artist + Cheating Gambler] The con artist and cheating gambler from the abyss, Otonashi Hoshinoiro, arrives at a school where ability is everything. Though he usually seems like a nobody in his class, he can control the two leaders who hold sway over Class A. Katsuragi Kohei: “Restoring Class A to glory is our duty!” When Sakayanagi Arisu gets swept up in romance and 1.2kReads8.6Score103Shelves

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    This character appears to be a weak and cute cross-dresser, but is actually extremely dark inside.

34. 34 重 After Being Reborn, I Choose to Cultivate Immortality in Silence 重生后，我选择默默修仙 Even Mild Spice Is Spicy微辣也辣Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Everyday cultivation] [Lighthearted comedy] [Students] [The one and only immortal] [Daily life] When he opens his eyes again, he's back in the classroom. Xu Qingfeng, a mighty Soul Formation cultivator reborn from the cultivation world, decides that this time he'll take life one day at a time and cultivate to immortality at his own pace. 32.7kReads8.2Score2.5kShelves

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    Recommended Read [Top Post][Top Post] The protagonist, carrying memories of his past life and a cultivation inheritance, is reborn back to his high school days. No melodramatic clichés, just a series of amazing adventures: using his cultivation memories to become a top student, solving problems with his cultivation, making up for past regrets, and protecting those he cares about. Lighthearted and heartwarming campus life, exhilarating and addictive cultivation leveling—a perfect blend of rebirth and cultivation.

35. 35 魔 A Demonic Cultivator’s Everyday Life on Campus 魔修的青春校园日常 Melancholy Lemon忧郁的柠檬Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Supreme Above All] [Urban Cultivation] [Funny and Entertaining] [Everyday Campus Life] [Lighthearted and Enjoyable] [Ensemble Cast] A Demon Venerable at the Tribulation Crossing stage is hunted down by several righteous Immortal Venerables. When he wakes, he discovers that he has returned to his youth. It's 2018, an era everyone remembers fondly, a time that lives on in people's memories as something beautiful. Against this backdrop, a demonic cultivator experiences the everyday life of a teena 8kReads7.7Score649Shelves
36. 36 神 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 Small-Town Earl小镇伯爵Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 75.4kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves
37. 37 小 A Young Boy's Life of Cultivation 小小少年修道生活 An Idle Fellow一个闲散的汉子Urban1.4M WordsCompleted (The jianghu is never far away! See you again!) When he was just a little boy of three, an accident gave him the memories and legacy of an adult cultivator. Life in the 1990s is a happy one: his elders dote on him, and he has his own cultivation heritage to follow. A laid-back slice-of-life story... Easygoing, a little funny, and no over-the-top characters... This is only a blurb. Please read the story itself! 6kReads7.6Score380Shelves
38. 38 重 After I Was Reborn, the System Told Me Cultivating Immortality Was Easy 重生后，系统跟我说修仙很简单 When Free, Go Have Tea得闲去饮茶Urban2.5M WordsOngoing The author has returned as the Dragon King! The college arc is now in full swing! [Extremely Slow Burn] [Multiple Heroines] [Daily Life] [Urban Cultivation] [Laid-Back Vibes] [The High School Arc Was Great] Also known as System, Make Me Cultivate, But Look Where I Am; After Being Reborn, the System Told Me Cultivation Was Easy; and A Cantonese Man's Cultivation Chronicles Good news: I've been reborn. Even better news: I was reborn with a System. So, should I make money or cultivate immortality? 25.9kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves
39. 39 别 [ Apocalypse ] Don't Fall Asleep! You'll Die! 【末世】别睡觉！会死！ Joy at Every Step步步见喜Mystery658k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Infinite Flow + Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Nightmare Invasion] A countdown appears at random over cities. When it reaches zero, the city's residents are forced to fall asleep and dragged into the Nightmare World. After being reborn, Li Ge has just one goal: kill every aberrant and take down the Nightmare! At first, the Nightmare monsters think Li Ge is just a tasty human. But later... So which one of us is the monster?! Is the food chain backwards or what?! In th 25.7kReads9.2Score5.6kShelves

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    Strong female protagonist, high school student

40. 40 东 Tokyo Exorcist Diary 东京除灵日记 Luo Ran 123洛然123Urban1.9M WordsOngoing Japanese-style light novel + not overpowered + slice of life + healing + a touch of the supernatural + Taoist arts + alchemy Hoshino Gen transmigrates, with a younger sister and a house, while both parents are always busy. His busy parents are loaded, and his younger sister is even a hugely popular idol. Without a doubt, Hoshino Gen has won at life. But then... A swordsman stands watch, sword in hand, for hundreds of years in a dilapidated dojo beneath the evening sun... In a warm and healing ga 45.1kReads9.4Score3.5kShelves

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    What else is there to say? Top-tier Sigma man.

41. 41 为 To Survive, I Have No Choice but to Win Her Over 为了活下去只能攻略她了 A Single Baby's Breath一只满天星Anime Fanfiction320k WordsOngoing The rating just came out. It'll go up. Single heroine [Ding! Hidden quest triggered: Save the original protagonist, who has been gender-swapped] Quest list: ① Confess to Su Qian, without being found out: “You're the savior whose story I rewrote.” ② Stop Su Qian from turning evil (failure means the world is destroyed, BAD END) ③ Have Su Qian kill you with her own hands to restart the “original script” Chen De: “...System, are you serious?” Su Qian rises onto her tiptoes and places the flower crow 5Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    Not entirely, and this is not a matter of evaluation.

42. 42 开 From the Start, I'm an Elementary Schooler, So Why Is My Best Friend's Childhood Sweetheart Calling Me Mom? 开局小学生，让好兄弟青梅叫妈？ Chu Shen楚身Urban422k WordsCompleted [Everyday Life, Multiple Heroines, System] Wu Er has a problem in sixth grade: there’s an extremely aggressive Tieba System in his head. When the teacher asks about the story of borrowing arrows with straw boats, the System tells him to answer: [Luo Guanzhong once served as an advisor to Zhang Shicheng. He was a loser, so he sympathized with the equally defeated Kingdom of Shu and used Sun Quan’s camp to put down Zhu Yuanzhang, who was also a King of Wu.] When his mischievous childhood friend ma 1.5kReads8.8Score141Shelves
43. 43 怎 How Could You Mistake Me for the Villain? Then I’ll Truly Take on the Role 怎么误会我是反派？那我真上岗了 Yuan Li原李Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Coming-of-age] [Warning: triple-identity spy ⚠️] [The three identities come after four instances] [Lone Wolf, no male-gaze content] [The protagonist is pursued early on, extreme protagonist stans, back off!] [Fictional setting with a realistic feel] The “Carnival Paradise” arrives and gradually devours the real world in the form of a game. Zhu Yan unexpectedly awakens the talent “Impersonation” and becomes one of the first closed-beta players. He thought he could safely build up his strength, 98.9kReads9.4Score13kShelves

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    This guy is so smart and has such a charismatic personality.

44. 44 快 Quick Transmigration: The Big Shot Gains Blessings and Virtue in Every World 快穿：大佬在各个世界福德加身 Humen Haohao虎门好好Modern Romance351k WordsCompleted [Male protagonist + quick transmigration + no romance + merit] Jiang Wu catches a wild System, gains the power to control the laws of space, and shatters the void to travel through countless worlds as a savior, earning boundless merit along the way. Some worlds face collapse, whether due to natural or man-made disasters, or simply because that’s how they were written. Don’t panic, your savior is here!! World 1. [An asteroid will hit Blue Star in seven years?] (Complete) He transmigrates into a u 5kReads8.6Score358Shelves
45. 45 落 After Failing the Exams, I Raised an Army, and the Empress Begged Me Not to Rebel 落榜后招兵买马，女帝跪求我别反 Premium Peanut Butter极品花生酱Historical535k WordsCompleted My name is Han Zicheng. I got lucky and transmigrated to the Great Qi Dynasty. I planned to enter officialdom through the imperial exams, but someone changed the name on my exam paper and took my place. He became the top scholar, while I failed. When I went to confront the examiners, they threw me out. In despair, I activated the “Failed Candidate” System. “When autumn comes, on the eighth day of the ninth month, my flowers will bloom and all others will die!” “If I can’t pass the exams, then I 7.3kReads7.0Score398Shelves

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    I recommend these books~ They're definitely worth reading!!! [Thumbs up]

46. 46 只EN I Only Want to Destroy the World, Yet I'm the God Who Created It! 只想灭世的我，真的是创世神！ Shenwei Bar Cross Spear神威吧十字枪Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [Invincible] [World creation] [Ridiculous netizens] [Pocket worlds] Su Mo binds himself to the Creation God System, only to discover that he can grow stronger simply by destroying worlds! A ladle of water becomes a world-ending flood! A shovelful of dirt becomes a meteor that destroys the world! Some revere him as the Creator of Worlds, the one who gave them life and intelligence. Others curse him as an evil god who destroys the world every thousand years. Countless lives wail in 12.5kReads7.6Score791Shelves
47. 47 剧 Scripted World: This Actor Just Wants to Cause Trouble 剧本世界：这演员只想搞事 Nine Tomato-and-Egg Stir-Fries九番茄炒蛋Urban326k WordsCompleted [Original scenarios + loves stirring up trouble + fun and comedy + transmigration + wish fulfillment] Xu Lie dies unexpectedly, only to be revived by a company called “Myriad Worlds Film and Television.” He has to travel into one script world after another and perform in them. Having been granted a miraculous second life, Xu Lie no longer wants to play by the rules. All he wants is to cause a huge stir in every script world! In the first script, a world where free love is forbidden, what was sup 992Reads8.5Score101Shelves
48. 48 我 I Have a Joker Card 我有一张小丑牌 Azure Company蔚蓝公司Urban2.2M WordsCompleted They say that on the day some people turn eighteen, the gods grant them a playing card with a supernatural ability. There are 52 playing cards and 52 different abilities. Those who receive a supernatural playing card are allowed to attend the best ability-user school. The campus belle: “I have the Queen of Spades. I can conjure all kinds of weapons!” The rich kid: “My dad has the Jack of Diamonds. He can get unlimited money!” Meanwhile, somewhere, a boy took his own playing card and used all 52 157.4kReads8.9Score24.5kShelves

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    This is worth recommending. "The magic trick didn't fail; you just fell into my carefully laid trap."

49. 49 重 Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld’s Young Mistress! 重生后，我被迫成了黑道大小姐！ I Have a Big Blade我有一把大刀Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted [Reborn at school, strong female lead, no romance, all business, countless black-clad underlings, comedy, and pure wish fulfillment!] (Original title: After Being Reborn, I Was Forced to Become the Underworld's Young Mistress!) In her previous life, Liu Yutong was a lawyer. By a twist of fate, she is reborn on the eve of the 2007 college entrance exams, only to be mistaken by a gang of street thugs for the daughter of an underworld kingpin. The fearsome daughter of an underworld boss? Fighting, 24.5kReads9.1Score3.4kShelves

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    I just watched this, it meets my requirements, it's good, and I'm following it...

50. 50 我EN My Arrival in the Matrix Universe 我降临在矩阵宇宙 Wang Zilü王自律Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.4M WordsCompleted A young man arrives in this Matrix Universe, carrying a lantern. Inside it are his twelve manifested personalities. They weep, and they shine. He sets the lantern on the ground, lighting a small space around him. Before him, the continent falls, flames soar into the sky, and sixty million people plunge into the abyss. I am both the destroyer of this universe and its savior. 23.9kReads9.6Score2.8kShelves

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    High intelligence, no guilt even when committing crimes

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