No Saintly Protagonists, Decisive and Ruthless, Like a Modern Urban Immortal Emperor's Return 不圣母，杀伐果断，都市仙帝归来类型

1. 51 帝 The Emperor of Shadows 帝枭 Flowers Like Brocade花似锦Urban653k WordsCompleted (Invincible killing spree + queen of the music scene + senior sister + wish-fulfillment novel) “Oh my god, why did you provoke him?! He’s become more and more terrifying after spending a night cultivating with superstar Xu Mange! He can turn people into clouds of blood with a casual slap! Run while you still can!” The leader of the Dragon Group: “I’m his third senior sister.” The strongest expert on Earth: “I’m his master’s wife.” The queen of the music scene, Xu Mange, smiled faintly. “I’m that 2Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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   Reborn as an urban tyrant, arrogant and domineering, his punch leaves a blood mist; upon refining Qi, he becomes invincible.

2. 52 莺 A Cultivation Path Among the Warblers 莺莺燕燕修仙路 Illusory Mortal World幻人间Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An urban, everyday-life story told in plain language. High-martial-arts cultivation without spiritual energy; no System, no old master in a magical artifact, and no rebirth. There's life and conflict, and when it's time to fight or kill, the protagonist does just that. Beautiful women are his cultivation resource, not a harem obligation. This is a modern high-martial-arts world with almost no spiritual energy, so cultivation should be impossible. But lucky Li Jun unexpectedly obtained an incredi 59Reads8.1Score270Shelves

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   The story features a female protagonist in a vernacular style, a high-level urban martial arts world, and a cultivation system without spiritual energy. There are no systems for picking up girls, no rebirths or prophecies, no self-taught immortals, no showing off in other worlds, and a perfect protagonist halo without feeling stifled. The male protagonist is responsible but not a womanizer.

3. 53 万 All Paths Return, and I Am the Heavenly Lord 万道回归，我为天主 Daydreamer66白日梦想家66Urban124k WordsOngoing My name is Chen Qi. I used to think I’d live an ordinary life. If not for the eighteen years I spent dreaming, and the spiritual qi revival, ten suns in the sky, mountains crumbling and the earth splitting, the gods awakening, and the primordial world reappearing, I might have almost believed it. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Earth is fully recovering, everything is there. The world's recovery brings disaster, but after it is over, humanity will be reborn. The protagonist doesn't waste words, isn't a saint, and doesn't become unintelligent; the supporting characters are also not unintelligent. The revival of the old gods is blocked, new gods awaken among humanity, and all paths return to the Heavenly Court for re-establishment.

4. 54 四 Four-Dimensional Space: Solving Crimes Across Time 四维空间：跨时空缉凶 Ninety-Four Book Notes九四书音Urban106k WordsOngoing No System! No mindless plot! No saintly do-gooders! Mystery! Wild imagination! Crime-solving! Multiple dimensions! Science fiction! Fantasy! This book’s imagination is so wild that you’ll never know what comes next until you reach the end! Qin Ping’an has had the ability to see yin and yang since childhood. As the best police officer in the province, he is suddenly framed one day in a locked-room murder case, with all the evidence pointing to him as the killer! Most importantly, the one who fram —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A mind-bending urban fantasy novel, not a Mary Sue story! High-IQ crime! The protagonist is born with the ability to see things that others cannot. He is unexpectedly drawn into a case and becomes the police's number one wanted criminal. However, he also enters a four-dimensional space and hides his identity. He then travels between two places to solve supernatural cases.

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