Dark Stories, Cold-Blooded and Ruthless, but Not Mindless 黑暗文，冷血，无情，不无脑

1. 51 末EN Apocalypse Game: Killing My Girlfriend on Day One 末日游戏：开局手刃校花女友 Green Plums Fade Easily青梅易逝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Game Stats] [No Romance] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Invincible Protagonist] [Absolute Egoism] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] No saintly heroes allowed!!! After surviving ten years of the apocalypse, Lin Ziluo was reborn on the day the apocalypse game arrived. When he came to, the first thing he did was kill his campus crush, the girlfriend who had betrayed him and ruined his life for ten years. Unexpectedly, he activated a System that could grant him countless golden fingers. His first golden finger: Ab 131.3kReads9.4Score10.8k14d adds

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   The first book features a protagonist seeking revenge in a post-apocalyptic world; the second book, while not highly rated, is still quite enjoyable.

2. 52 无 Endless Killing Intent: At Midnight, the God of Death Passes Judgment 无尽杀机：午夜12点，死神断罪 Snow Flying over the Cold River寒江飞雪Urban354k WordsCompleted [Do-gooders, stay away] [Does not join any organization] [No female lead] [Ruler of the myriad worlds] A mysterious Reaper's Judgment System can drag evil people into illusory worlds and make them face terrifying trials and judgment! “At midnight, the Reaper judges. Justice and fairness prevail. Life and death are left to fate!” [Within China's borders, evil will find no quarter] Whoever you are, don't commit evil, or you'll be the next to face judgment! Illusory worlds: Buried, Wrong Turn, Saw. 1.1kReads8.7Score10214d adds
3. 53 墓 Reborn in the Graveyard, I Go on a Rampage with the “Am I Dead?” System 墓地重生，我靠死了吗系统杀疯了 Wan Hua琬华Mystery892k WordsOngoing [Reborn in a graveyard + Death System + mystery and crime-solving + powerful heroine seeking revenge] [Nonstop thrills + a badass heroine + lots of twists + crushing scumbags every step of the way] ⊗ Orphan Qin Mo is kidnapped and thrown into a mass grave. After crawling out of a coffin, she unexpectedly binds herself to the [Are You Dead Yet] System. ⊗ Fail six missions in a row, and the System will erase you! ⊗ Watch Qin Mo plan each move carefully, turn the tables against all odds, and make h 1.2kReads9.2Score10214d adds

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   Awakening from a cold tomb, burdened with a blood feud, she journeys on. Bizarre cases unfold one after another, hidden evils constantly surface, and the heroine, holding a trump card, overturns the darkness and punishes the world's villains. [Already hooked][Admiring][Cool]

4. 54 当 An Eighty-Year Servant? I’ll Smash Everything! 当80年仆从？我打爆一切！ Could You Please Defend the Tower?防下塔好吗Urban417k WordsCompleted [Talent Plundering + Villain Protagonist + Evil Harem] Why did you send me an eighteen-year-old pregnant woman? Li Si stakes his entire family’s freedom. All four siblings become servants, just so he can get one chance to awaken. And then he successfully awakens the one and only psychic talent! “Oh? Your Body-Strengthening talent? I’ll take that!” “Oh, this technique is pretty good. I’ll inherit it!” “Wow, more children, more blessings! Let me have that!” When Li Si reaches the ninth rank 6.5kReads5.6Score30814d adds

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   Pregnant woman...

5. 55 玄 Xuanhuan: Burning Bright to Slay the Gods, Starting with Sacrificing Pain 玄幻：火旺斩神！从献祭痛苦开始 Little Bear Felt the Spring Breeze Again Last Night小熊昨夜又春风Eastern Fantasy588k WordsCompleted A mad genius slaughters his way through the Three Realms! The more it hurts, the more berserk his combat power becomes! [Madness from the start] He is Patient 07 at a psychiatric hospital, and also the “mad dog” outer disciple of the Cangyang Sect in another world! When the red fog infects Earth, he tears through space and time amid the smell of disinfectant and rust. With his left hand, he subdues Elder Deadwood and makes him bark like a dog; with his right, he snuffs out the Purple Moon Phoeni 204Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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   Just take a look and you'll see! *Fantasy: Huo Wang Slays Gods! Starting with Sacrificing Pain* "Mad God of War × Pain-Powered Cheat × Dual-World Collapse × God-Slaying and Dao Destruction" [When Mental Illness Becomes the Ultimate Cheat] Huo Wang, the "stubborn resident" of bed number 7 at Qingshan Hospital, has danced with hallucinations for fifteen years. He can't distinguish between the system prompts in his ears as salvation or the ramblings of fellow patients, until the clock in New York stops, pedestrians in Tokyo turn to salt—the moment the ward explodes with lightning, he opens his eyes to find himself a useless disciple of the Cangyang Sect in another world, ribs broken, dantian shattered, thrown into the Monster Forest to await death. "Ding! Pain Value System Bound—The More Pain, the Stronger!" [Others cultivate immortality through spiritual roots, I become strong entirely through madness] Self-torture is cheating: Blade strikes and lightning strikes? Poisoned blades piercing the heart? Thanks, 100,000 pain values ​​credited! Thunder patterns temper his body as broken bones regenerate, and he breaks through realms and soars while spitting blood to heal! A series of outrageous and insane actions: forcing Elder Kumu to bark like a dog in public, extorting Nine-Turn Profound Pills as candy, and stealing the sect leader's divine sword only to melt it into a dog leash! Double-world exploitation: carving cultivation techniques in a mental hospital, and a thunderstorm shaking the eight wastelands in another world! His left eye sees the vital points of spiritual energy, his right pupil reflects the iron bars of the hospital window—who says a madman can't tear apart the Heavenly Dao? [Red Mist Devours the Heavens × Sect's Deceitful Scheme, Madness is the Only Way to Survive] Earth's red mist erodes the sacred blood of the Vatican, while the Cangyang Sect in another world harbors a conspiracy involving the Blood Soul Pearl. When Huo Wang's Reincarnation Eye pierces the barrier between the two worlds, he discovers that all disasters share a common origin—the Blood Soul Pearl in Elder Kumu's hidden compartment resonates with the ancient sword in the cracks of the hospital's surveillance screen! The star trails burned by the Purple Moon Phoenix correspond to the seven forbidden zones devoured by Earth's red mist! When the tranquilizer and the dragon's roar resonate, the Heavenly Dao of both worlds collapses simultaneously! "So my madness was the Heavenly Dao's last trump card." [High-Energy Explosion] 🔥 Mad Aesthetics: White hair stained with blood, body entwined with lightning patterns, laughing as he breaks through to the next level! The deeper the pain, the more explosive his combat power! 🔥 Famous Slap-in-the-Face Scenes: Three moves to make an elder cry, forcing everyone in the arena to bark like dogs, stealing from the alchemy pavilion and then extorting ten bottles of Breakthrough Pills! 🔥 Forbidden System Awakening: When "Dao Gui Zhan Shen" is activated, white hair transforms into a dragon tearing apart the divine realm, and the Nine Heavens Tribulation becomes a power bank! 🔥 Ultimate Double Reversal: The source of Earth's red mist is actually the Heavenly Dao of another world, and Huo Wang's madness... Is the ticket to slaying gods! [Editor's Recommendation] Subverting traditional fantasy tropes! When self-torture to become stronger and psychotic breakthroughs collide with a high-martial-arts world, pain and madness become sharp blades tearing apart the Heavenly Dao! A dual narrative weaves a shocking mystery: a modern apocalypse shrouded in red mist × a bizarre sect in another world. Watch as a mad god of war, covered in scars, slays countless gods and Buddhas!

6. 56 无 Endless Killing Intent 无尽杀机 Number One Lazy Fish天字一号咸鱼Sports367k WordsOngoing The groundbreaking online game Endless Killing appeared out of nowhere, dragging the entire world into an abyss of terror. Bai Qiong opened his eyes and discovered that he had been reborn at the time the game first launched. Looking at the familiar game and its new players, Bai Qiong recalled the killing techniques and gaming experience stored in his mind, then laughed aloud. (A game-world novel in the style of Dead by Daylight and Identity V, bringing you an experience unlike anything you've 5.4kReads9.3Score40814d adds

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   All of these agree that no book features a protagonist who is merciful and soft-hearted, guaranteeing its quality. The book with the doll-like protagonist is reborn as a non-human, so it can't be viewed from a human perspective; indiscriminate killing is also possible. Those with fragile egos or overly compassionate hearts should avoid this book.

7. 57 献 Lord of Sacrifice 献祭之主 Wang Xin王信Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [A new book from a veteran author, guaranteed quality and regular updates.] [No System, beast taming, high martial arts, fantasy] Chen Gu transmigrates into a fantasy world where martial artists reign supreme and strength is everything. However, most people have no talent for martial arts. For ordinary people, the only way to reach the top is to spend nine years studying beast-taming theory and become a... Beast Tamer! While others cautiously spend their few spirit stones at the beast market, ch 2.8kReads8.6Score30014d adds
8. 58 反EN The Villain Should Be Invincible 反派就应该无敌 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The animated adaptation is now streaming: The Lord Who Suppresses the Nine Heavens: The Protagonist Should Be Invincible Reborn as the leader of a demonic cult, he obtains the Villain Invincibility System and from then on makes the cult invincible. I am Zhou Qiong, leader of the demonic cult. No one is allowed to contradict what I say. Even while protecting the cult with one hand, I remain invincible in the world. 33kReads9.3Score2.6k14d adds
9. 59 惊 Thriller Game: I Can See the Hints 惊悚游戏：我能看到提示 Master Mouse in Sunglasses戴墨镜的鼠爷Mystery951k WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy + power fantasy. Not scary. If that's not your thing, move along!] A mysterious dimension descends upon Earth, randomly selecting humans to take part in a horror game. Uncensorable horror livestreams spread across the internet, allowing all of humanity to witness one terrifying spectacle after another. Gu Yi is unlucky enough to be chosen as an adventurer. Fortunately, he can see mysterious hints. Following the hints, Gu Yi gradually seeks out the truth, only to discover that 6.9kReads8.9Score66014d adds
10. 60 无 Infinite Planes: Starting with Final Destination 无限位面：从死神来了开始 Madman of the Mohist School墨家狂人Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted I battle wits with the invisible Reaper in the world of Final Destination. In the Three Kingdoms, where eunuchs hold sway, I bide my time and become sworn kin to the Ten Attendants, changing the course of history. In A Chinese Ghost Story, I dance with beautiful female ghosts... I don't know why I'm alive, or what keeps me going. Maybe I'm chasing the thrill of life and death in an instant. Maybe I'm searching for something exciting enough to make my frozen heart beat again... 4.9kReads8.9Score35914d adds
11. 61 从 Starting as a Doll: Scaring All of Humanity to Tears 从洋娃娃开始：吓哭全人类 Hu Tao Half-Life Cat胡桃半命猫Urban580k WordsOngoing Feng Tianlin was fast asleep when he suddenly transmigrated into a horror world and became a doll. He can grow stronger simply by making other people afraid of him. From then on, Feng Tianlin sets about building his own empire of terror. A little girl comes with the deal from the start? I’ll take her. Now there’s a teddy bear toy? You make me feel right at home. I’ll take you too. So ghosts really do exist? You’re joining my crew as well. Before long, terrifying legends about Feng Tianlin’s 324Reads8.0Score10114d adds
12. 62 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. 371Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Dark fantasy, the protagonist is decisive and ruthless.

13. 63 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—14d adds
14. 64 修 What the World of Cultivation Was Meant to Be 修仙界本该有的样子 Demon God Leng Yuan魔神冷渊Eastern Fantasy233k WordsOngoing [No mindless protagonist, no power fantasy, no face-slapping, no System, no heroine, no clichés, ruthless, profit above all, absolute rationality, immortality] [Survival of the fittest, brutal, strategic, major villain] - The first fracture was the birth of the universe, and the first cry and crack that gave rise to every story, war, ambition, and redemption. 17Reads—Score—14d adds

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15. 65 颠 Turning the World Upside Down: Playing the Villain from the Start 颠覆全球：开局扮演反派大佬 Blazing Heavenly Inquiry炽生天问Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Yan transmigrates to a parallel world. As soon as he arrives, he falls into a strange dimension. Everyone who falls in here is slaughtered by alien creatures, dying in despair! Luckily, at this moment, Shen Yan obtains the Super Big Shot Role-Playing System. “Ding! Randomly drawing a big shot template. Big Shot Role-Playing Mode activated. The closer you are to the character, the more abilities you can unlock.” Make people believe the character is real, and you’ll earn Subversion Points. Th 22.1kReads9.4Score2.2k14d adds

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    The first illusionist yyds

16. 66 开 How Do I Survive After Becoming the Villain in a Formulaic Novel from the Start? 开局穿成了套路文的反派怎么破 Meow Nineteen喵十九Eastern Fantasy627k WordsCompleted The sequel is underway and can be found in the author’s works. This leans toward the female-audience genre. If that’s not your thing, please don’t read. Lighthearted and funny, an irreverent fantasy story. The protagonist is adored by everyone, men and women alike. All flirtation, no CP. After transmigrating, Cang Yu finds himself cast as the villain in three different books! Even though he’s the villain, he’s stuck with the job of saving the world! He decides he’d better save himself first. 007 3.9kReads9.2Score35314d adds
17. 67 惊 Horror Academy: My Other Self Keeps Trying to Replace Me 惊悚学院∶我的另一面总想取代我 Huaixu Shiliu槐序十六Mystery484k WordsCompleted Hope is a beautiful word. But when hope grows deep enough, it ceases to be beautiful. It becomes a key, a key that sets demons free... ...Nan An wakes from a hazy dream and somehow finds himself at a school. There are “kind and gentle” teachers, “fun and engaging” classes, and “simple little” weekly and final exams every so often. This is just what college life is supposed to be! Nan An’s lips have barely begun to curl into a smile when Nan An hurriedly cries out, “Hey, Nan An, wait! Don’t move 381Reads9.1Score10614d adds
18. 68 我 I Became the Global Administrator of Hell's Games 我成了全球地狱游戏管理员 Ancient Ferry古渡Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing “From the moment the game begins, inferior, weak humans will be stripped of the right to breathe.” This world has no nations. It is ruled by five top conglomerates, and the gap between rich and poor is enormous. The wealthy feast behind their red gates while the poor freeze to death in the streets. The rich districts blaze with light and bustle with people, while the slums are shrouded in darkness and rife with violence and crime. This is an age of capitalist revelry, an age of splendor built up 1.2kReads9.2Score19614d adds
19. 69 黑 Dark Academia Life 黑暗系的校园生活 White Night BatX白夜蝙蝠XMystery252k WordsCompleted 6Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Petrification][Petrification][Petrification][Petrification][Petrification][Petrification][Petrification]

20. 70 末 Apocalypse: A Gatling Gun with Infinite Ammo from the Start 末世：开局一把无限子弹加特林 Wang Xin王信Sports482k WordsOngoing [Earth has been completely digitized. Since the conditions for starting the game have been met, Earth Online is now launching. This major update is Earth Version 3.0.] [To enhance the gaming experience, the “Cleaner” virus code has been added to the database of every living thing on Earth. This virus has one effect: it has a 70% chance of greatly enhancing the Host’s physical abilities, granting the ability to devour and evolve, and making them fearless of death. The price: a complete loss of re 131Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    No need for further words, I'll just post this first! For first and second-tier universities, don't look at the ratings, look at the reviews!

21. 71 我 I’m a Dual-Personality Surgeon, Professionally a Ripper 我，双面手术师，职业开膛手 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Some call him Miracle Doctor Lu, while others call him Lu the Skinner. Some owe their battlefield dominance to the mechanical limbs he fitted them with; others have breathed their last beneath his surgical knife. He can save someone on the brink of death, or make a corpse disappear without a trace. By day, he is the warmest kindness in the world; by night, he is a terror that makes the whole world tremble. A scalpel rests between his fingers: one side is a demon, the other an angel. His name is 20.4kReads9.4Score2.3k14d adds
22. 72 我 I Have 99 Kinds of Twisted Personalities 我有99种变态人格 Little Half-Immortal of Shu Mountain蜀山小半仙Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted What would you do if one day 99 different psychopaths appeared in your mind, and you could return to normal only by perfectly acting out each and every one of their personalities? Su Mo smiled wickedly. “This sounds fun.” The cases in this book are based on real events, taking you into the strange world of psychopathic personalities. 419Reads9.2Score10714d adds

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    It's really beautiful (personal opinion, please don't argue, it's just what I think).

23. 73 我 I Don’t Have a System, but I Do Have a Hammer 我没有系统，但我有榔头 Geng Xiaoyue耿小越Urban4.7M WordsOngoing Fifteen years ago, the “God of Gambling System” abandoned me. Along with it went my luck, gambling skills, wealth, women... and every memory my family and friends had of me! As if the whole world had cast me aside, I angrily grabbed everything I owned, rushed into a hardware store, and spent 38 yuan on a hammer. From that day on, I decided I would kill every System with nothing but my mortal body! (Author’s note: No transmigration, no System, no cheats, no female lead, no brothers, no faction, n 391Reads9.0Score—14d adds

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    No girl can survive more than three chapters in this novel; if she does, she'll be killed by the protagonist himself.

24. 74 末 The Eighth Book of the Apocalypse's Superpowers 末世的异能的第8本书 Esper of the Apocalypse末世的异能者Eastern Fantasy211k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 346Reads6.1Score—14d adds

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    Gu script, evil and selfish, not mindless.

25. 75 龙 A Dragon Kingdom Police Cadet Charges Into Maitira 龙国警校生，勇闯迈提拉 Thousand-Year-Old Stone Monkey千年老石猴Urban137k WordsOngoing [Decisive, not a bleeding heart, self-serving, scheming, highly intelligent, always planning several steps ahead]+ [Everyone is ruthless]+ [No System, no golden finger]+ [No characters acting stupidly, logical]+ [No heroine, female supporting character] Ye Zilu plays by his own rules! This is a logically consistent power fantasy: With his options exhausted in Longguo, Ye Zilu, a graduate of the Longguo Police Academy, ventures into Maitila to survive. After joining the police force, he uses ever 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Decisive and ruthless, self-serving, highly intelligent and emotionally intelligent, not a saint, logical, not brainless—a villain. Welcome to judge!

26. 76 杀 The Path of Slaughter: I Begin by Sacrificing My Father 杀道成尊：从献祭生父开始 Sun-Eroding Flying Snow蚀日飞雪Eastern Fantasy346k WordsOngoing My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I think this is Tomato's darkest story ever. The protagonist personally killed all his clansmen except for himself and one woman, thus achieving the Ten Absolute Physiques. Don't ask why he didn't kill the woman; he couldn't for the time being, but he wanted to, and he probably will later.

27. 77 诸 The Bloodwing Cult Master of the Myriad Worlds 诸天万界之血翼教主 Lü Bu Battles Li Yuanba吕布大战李元霸Male-Channel Fanfiction542k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Zhou Yuan, binds himself to the Myriad Worlds Cult Leader System. He had planned to transmigrate into a famous wish-fulfillment novel and rise to the top, but instead he accidentally lands in Zhongzhou and inherits the legacy of the Immortal Venerable's first life: the Bloodwing Demon Cult. Joining forces with Wuji, he breaks through the barriers between worlds and explores the Myriad Worlds! (Three new arcs have since been added: the Cangwu Cultivation Realm, the One Piece worl 3.7kReads—Score14114d adds
28. 78 重 Reborn with My Backing in the Three Realms 重生之我的靠山在三界 Xu Tinglan叙亭兰Modern Romance108k WordsCompleted [Past and Present] [Angsty Romance vs. Devoted Love] A romance between different races, a love for one alone, with laughter and tears of blood, fateful encounters, and past lives and present ones. The cool and bewitching prince of the Fox Clan is devoted to that orchid. She is the jewel of the Lu family, an orchid that cultivated itself into human form. He was the Heavenly God who once bestowed sweet dew upon the orchid. Grateful for his kindness, she offered herself to him when he descended to —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Yan Qing confiscated all of Lu Li's communication devices, leaving her unable to contact anyone. Initially, she was cold and defiant towards Yan Qing, even crying and begging him. But this only resulted in even stricter surveillance. When he wasn't on the island, a nanny stayed with Lu Li 24/7, reporting to him constantly.

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