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1. 51 我 I'm the Only Living Person in This Apartment Building 我住的这栋公寓，只有我是活人 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士9k WordsCompleted I'm the only living person in the apartment building where I live. 4.3kReads—Score—Shelves

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   This is absolutely amazing! It's an incredible novel that could totally be adapted into a movie. It's a true masterpiece, no exaggeration, it's just so good! A masterpiece of its kind!

2. 52 活 Living Sacrifice 活人祭祀 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士9k WordsCompleted Living Sacrifice 1.8kReads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 游 Game Descends: Random Skill from the Start! 游戏降临：开局随机技能！ Love Dumplings and Yogurt爱吃饺子喝酸奶Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Handcrafted the Old-Fashioned Way] [A Little Abstract] [Turn Off Your Brain] [Nontraditional Infinite Flow] [Luck Above All] Other amusement parks: Give you countless powerful skills and match you with dungeons worthy of your abilities. All set. Now follow the story and enjoy a thrilling battle against an equally matched opponent! Abstract Amusement Park: Give you countless fun skills and match you with dungeons worthy of your abilities. All set. You're awake. Now you need to face the two most 36.8kReads8.2Score3.7kShelves

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   You can give it a try; it has no female lead.

4. 54 身 An Identity-Buying System? I’ve Been Raking in Black Market Loans from the Start 身份购买系统？我开局狂撸黑网贷 Hot Pot Without Dipping Sauce吃火锅不要酱Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless]+ [No female lead]+ [Villain???] Lin Fei was all set to go to college, but when his train passed through a tunnel, it brought him to another world. This was a world where rules reigned supreme. And those rules were controlled by people with one privileged identity after another. When Lin Fei transmigrated, he received the Identity Purchase System, a gift from the will of Blue Star. It let him buy any privileged identity. [Identity: Police Officer Privileges: 1. Issue fines 58.6kReads8.5Score6kShelves
5. 55 换 A Body-Swapping Guide to Soul Possession: Anthology 换身夺舍实录【单元文】 QingKUrban594k WordsOngoing [Body swap] [System] [Possession] [Soul swap] [Body snatching] [Skin suits] [Personality expulsion] [Hypnosis] [Memory alteration] [Spiritual possession] [Artifacts] [Control] [Body swap] [Gender swap] [Body swap] [One soul, two bodies] [Two bodies, one soul] [Limb swap] [Sensory swap] [Doppelganger dolls] [Astral projection] [Parasitism] [Soul transmigration] [Clones] Note: Possession is temporary, while body snatching is permanent. A collection of standalone stories with no fixed protagonist. 3kReads—Score139Shelves

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   Here is this one.

6. 56 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. 6.4kReads6.9Score398Shelves

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   The main characters are all top-notch villains.

7. 57 秩 Order Paradise: I Can Add Points Without Limit 秩序乐园，我无限加点 Ruler of the Ancient Gods古神支配者Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsCompleted [Nonhuman Protagonist + Infinite Flow + Data-Based + Logic-Focused + Utterly Dark + Anti-Human Nature + Decisive and Ruthless + No Female Lead] Mu Bei is a cause without origin, with no biological father. After spending eighteen years in a sterile hospital ward, Mu Bei signs a contract with the Paradise of Order. And so begins a story full of slaughter and destruction, devoid of love and mercy, one that feeds on all living beings... (Reader advisory 1: After the first volume, the protagonist bec 346Reads7.3Score113Shelves

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   Yeah, I think these are pretty good. You can take a look if you're interested.

8. 58 诡 As the Occult Withers, I Endure; As the Old Gods Die, I Live Forever 诡秘凋零我不朽，旧神逝而我永生 Ham and Egg Croissant火腿蛋可颂Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (Longevity + Cthulhu + Changing Eras + Attribute Points + Ultimate Villain!) In the Middle Ages, when strange corruption ran rampant, he became the mad pontiff who terrorized half a continent. In the age of science, after the Old Gods fell, he became a living legend who walked the mortal world. Even when humanity left the surface of the planet and reached for the stars, no one could deny the existence of this undying old monster who had endured across the ages! “First, I have to survive the 17.9kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves
9. 59 灭 Extinction: From Beginner to Expert 灭绝世界从入门到精通 An Elementary Schooler's Keyboard小学生的键盘Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Villain + villain + villain + no female lead + ruthless and decisive] “Li Yuan, you’re a madman! I can’t comprehend your malice toward life. I can’t even imagine how cold and dark your heart must be. Your actions are appalling. I simply believe that killing you is more urgent than killing any other enemy.” “Li Yuan, are you trying to play God? You want to turn the world into hell, etching your crimes into every corner. You want to make life your plaything, with everyone’s survival hanging on yo 6.1kReads7.5Score493Shelves
10. 60 从EN Becoming the Vampire Progenitor, Starting in Central Europe 从中欧开始成为血族始祖 Strawberry-Flavored Little Butt草莓味的小屁股Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted (Immortality + vampires + dark Central Europe + the Church + changing eras) A great vampire novel. - According to the Holy Covenant: [All things reproduce, but none die. Eden grew ever larger, so God created Death and suspended it high above the heavens. God, as the Lord, governed the beginning of life, while Jonah, as the End, oversaw the passing of all living things. Only Kuba displeased Him, and God cast him out. To escape Death, Kuba became immortal and hid from the sunlight.] Norton picked 23.6kReads8.3Score2.1kShelves
11. 61 没 Of Course I Don’t Look Human, I’m an Immortal! 没有人形就对了，因为我是仙啊！ Fei Xizi肥西子Eastern Fantasy564k WordsCompleted [Cultivation] [Nonhuman] [Eerie] Do not look upon my form. Do not imitate my ways. Do not learn my nature. In White Cloud Temple, I comprehended the Great Dao and gained an immortal fruit, winning freedom and bliss. Li Changmeng thinks he has the bearing of an immortal. Tentacles all over my body? That's the Thousand-Armed Immortal Physique, unmatched at controlling objects! Evil eyes all over me? Those are spirit-bright eyes of wisdom, seeing through illusions and revealing the truth! Unprompte 3.9kReads7.1Score430Shelves
12. 62 港 Hong Kong Crime Saga: Dark Refinement of the Heavens from the Start 港综开局，邪炼诸天 Resonating with Birds与鸟共鸣Mystery891k WordsOngoing Meng Chuxing gazes into the heavens, searching for his own path to destruction. But the Great Dao stretches on endlessly. When will he ever reach the end? As for his own creed, it goes like this: Within the Myriad Souls Banner, ten thousand ghosts wail in sorrow. Passersby hear them in terror. Go forth to exorcise demons, and return from death with your life restored. With an evil treasure in hand, I wield its fearsome power. Fellow Daoists, do not rush. I shall ensure you all come here for a li 2.9kReads5.6Score184Shelves
13. 63 癫 The Mad Ruins Dao Canon 癫墟道典 The Spokesman Who Loves Fish爱吃鱼的话事人Eastern Fantasy442k WordsOngoing In the “Mad Ruins Realm,” where perception is law, cultivating immortality means willingly infecting yourself with the world's madness. Spiritual energy is a lie, realms are delusions, and ascension means tearing through reality's cocoon and plunging into deeper madness. Wang Xing has contracted this world's incurable disease: lucidity. While people cultivate the “Five Senses of Betrayal Art” to see all things rot, he intermittently glimpses the world's horrifyingly “normal” face. His lucidity i 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is known as the Tomato Way of Deception.

14. 64 餍 The Gluttonous Immortal 餍仙 Master of the Eighteenth Tier十八线高手Eastern Fantasy683k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Ren Liang, was unlucky enough to encounter mountain spirits. Just as he was about to die, he was rescued by an immortal mother and daughter, and from then on became connected to the path of immortality. The Fairy Jinghong, hailed as the cultivation world's most beautiful woman, was ambushed and abducted by a demon king sixty years ago. The spirits who attacked Ren Liang were the very offspring she had borne. By a twist of fate, Fairy Jinghong was rescued by her master. Ren Liang 2.4kReads7.4Score124Shelves

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    Judging from my reading time, this book, along with "The Immortal Swordsman," are both excellent works by Tomato (the author).

15. 65 修 Cultivating the Demonic Path, Building My Foundation Through Slaughter 修魔成道，杀生筑基 Jia Chou Mo Hai甲丑末亥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivation] [Cold-Blooded and Ruthless] [Decisive and Merciless] [The Dark Side of Human Nature] [The male lead is an ordinary man. There are women, but no female lead.] Consume treasured elixirs to gather qi and improve your cultivation and spells. Xu Sanyan was born among bandits and knows that human life is as worthless as grass: if you don't kill, you'll be killed. To stay alive, he severs the compassion in his heart and unleashes the evil within. To obtain a cultivation manual 21.3kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves

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    There are too many books on the bookshelf to categorize them, but I think it's pretty much a matter of personal preference.

16. 66 凡 A Mortal’s Demonic Cultivation: The Profound Yin Chronicles 凡人修魔：玄阴传 One Big White一只肥大白Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [Mortal-world setting + satisfying read but no overpowered, arrogant hero + genius protagonist + decisive and ruthless + demonic cultivation + technical approach to cultivation + creates his own techniques and secret arts later on + slow burn + Xuanguxian template + skips the mortal-world opening] Xiao Qing is reborn in the cultivation world carrying a mysterious jade pendant. After testing as a three-element spiritual root, he unexpectedly joins a demonic sect. Once there, Xiao Qing relies on h 49.7kReads8.6Score4.9kShelves
17. 67 吾 I Am the Blood Lord, and All Living Beings Are My Blood Slaves 吾为血主，众生皆为血奴 Paper Ash Official纸灰官Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing [Slaughter] [Blood Princess] [Tentacles] [Corpse Refining] [Devouring] [No System] Fang Mo, the eldest young master of the Fang family, was the best cultivator among his peers and a widely acclaimed genius in Luoyun City, the focus of everyone’s attention. Unexpectedly, on the day the Heavenly Sword Sect came to recruit disciples, his family treated him as a pawn and discarded him. He was left gravely wounded and crippled. A few days later, news spread that Fang Mo had been poisoned to death. Th 11kReads8.5Score754Shelves

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    Read without explanation

18. 68 魔 The Demonic Sect’s Path to Enlightenment: I Discovered the Theory of Relativity for Sneak Attacks! 魔门悟道，我悟出偷袭相对论！ Tan Wenqing檀文清Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing The manhua series [I Comprehended the Dao in the Demon Sect and Discovered the Theory of Relativity for Sneak Attacks] is now available. [Everyone is intelligent, no female lead, slow-paced, with detailed worldbuilding] [The protagonist has a top-grade spiritual root, not a useless-protagonist type, and won't get any blatantly overpowered cheats] [Tight logic, comprehensive worldbuilding, and a newly reimagined cultivation world] Senior Brother, you're way too cautious! Aren't we a demonic sect? 97kReads8.4Score10.6kShelves

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    This one has a brain; the cultivation hierarchy is strict, and combat isn't limited to realms above one's own. The world-building is decent. [Note]

19. 69 从 I Started Cultivating as a Cockroach and Became the Insect Ancestor 从蟑螂开始修仙，我成了虫祖 A Hui'an Native Who Raises an Orange Cat养橘猫的惠安人Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted [Evil Demons] [Ensemble Cast] [Factions] [Scheming] [Plot-Driven] [Plenty to Binge] Take a shell, lie low and stay hidden, counting the long years, day after day. Become a cockroach, drift through dusty alleys, conceal your true form and blend into the eight wastelands. Crawl through cracks in the bricks, hide in the dust, Year after year, nobody suspects a thing. The Demon Ancestor’s Heaven-Connecting token is gone, So become a cockroach and blend in with mortal flesh. Some soar to the heavens 18.9kReads8.7Score1.9kShelves

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    An extremely high-quality fantasy novel, which could also be described as a dark fantasy. The protagonist, a cockroach, maintains the personality and behavior of an insect throughout. The plot is exciting and full of twists and turns, but it is definitely not a wish-fulfillment novel.

20. 70 编 Number 1500: Space Visitor 编号1500：空间访客 Zhang Xiaoai张晓爱Modern Romance211k WordsOngoing (Not nonsensical, not a wish-fulfillment story. Both leads are strong, devoted to each other, and cunning.) There are 10,000 spaces in the world. Each space has seven transmigrators and one space administrator. The story unfolds in Space 1500. Explaining the world is too boring. Let's jump straight into exploring and scheming in Space 1500. Good luck, transmigrator! 94Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Desperate Space Rules

21. 71 紫 The Purple Garment Apocalypse 紫衫启示录 Raising a Little Dinosaur in My Pocket裤兜里养小恐龙Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Readers, don't worry. I know what you're resisting deep down, and I'll smash every last bit of it to pieces. “World, we hate each other.” “Without lies, there can be no civilization.” “Organized crime is a stain on society, and you are a stain on organized crime.” “I can break down your moves because you've used those same moves on me.” “Rat race culture is the inflation of hard work.” “You kidnapped me, and now you're asking me about the meaning of life!?” “Hmph! Namo Amitabha!” “Tch! Jesus Chr 1.5kReads—Score219Shelves

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    Absolutely brilliant! The work itself isn't dark, but after watching it, you're the one who becomes dark.

22. 72 纯 Pure Evil: The Abbot of a Medieval Monastery 纯坏种，中世纪修道院的院长大人 Narrow Little Bear窄窄熊Historical2.3M WordsOngoing [History] [Political intrigue] [Capital] [Christianity] [Metaphysics] “Father Superior, the demon possessing my daughter will leave today, won't it?” “Are the profits I earn from trading and lending money pleasing to God? Or have I already been tainted by the sin of usury?” “Why does God remain silent in the face of disaster and injustice?” A top financial fraudster's soul travels to Florence in 1345, where he poses as a monastery's abbot from the start. In 1345, the Medici family had yet t 20.5kReads8.8Score2.4kShelves

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    I think you're right.

23. 73 边 I Slaughtered My Way to Godhood on the Frontier, and Now I'll Crush the Academy's Prodigies! 边疆杀戮成神，我打爆学院天骄！ Tai Xia Lao Jun太下老菌Urban2.2M WordsOngoing [No heroine + high-level martial arts + System + ruthless and decisive + talent upgrades + invincible protagonist + traits + not an academy story!] Not an academy story! The protagonist does not go to college! The rating has just come out and will gradually rise! Incredibly satisfying! The further you get, the better it gets! His place was stolen and he was expelled? Shen Tian turns around and walks into the dirtiest exotic-beast abattoir in the city! He only wanted to earn enough to get by, but 58.5kReads7.5Score6.2kShelves
24. 74 以EN In the Name of Justice: Slaying the High-Martial Multiverse 以正义之名，斩尽高武苍生 Ya Qi鸦栖Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment + Overwhelming dominance + Ruthless + No female lead] In the interstellar age, martial arts flourish. Chu Sheng binds himself to the Justice System. Every righteous deed earns him a reward. Being timid and submissive is not justice. Justice that comes too late is pure bullshit! Justice means striking hard! Taking the initiative! Evil must be punished! If the wicked don’t die, should I die instead? Evil breeds evil! What do you do when someone frames you? Hit back! What do 42kReads8.1Score3.9kShelves
25. 75 作 I Extend My Life by Doing Evil: Immortal in the High Martial World 作恶延寿，我在高武长生不死 Ya Qi鸦栖Urban625k WordsCompleted [Advanced Martial Arts + Fast-Paced Power Fantasy + Rapid Leveling + Crushing All Opposition + No Romance] In a world of advanced martial arts, the martial path flourished. Chu Sheng was reborn back to his senior-year sparring competition. His opponent was Ye Chen, who had crippled him in his previous life and loved to play the pig to eat the tiger. What else was there to say? He'd go all out and take him down! Ding! Serpent-Coiling Spear reached the state of returning to simplicity! Ding! Mount 9.9kReads8.5Score734Shelves
26. 76 揍 Beat People to Boost My Cultivation, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the High-Martial World! 揍人爆修为，我杀穿高武万族！ Matter, Form, Loss, World事式失世Urban292k WordsCompleted [Unrelentingly Satisfying + Takes Off Within Half a Chapter + Ruthless and Decisive + Never Takes an Insult + Dominates from Start to Finish + Brutal + Rapid Power-Ups + No Holding Back His Level] Accused of being a creep from the start, Ji Qiu beats up a self-righteous girl and activates the Tyrant System. He earns potential points by defeating opponents, and double the amount by killing them. What's more, potential points spent learning techniques can be reset and refunded! His classmates humi 8.6kReads8.4Score667Shelves
27. 77 诡 The Supernatural Returns, and I Am the Greatest Fear in the World 诡异复苏，我是世间最大的恐惧 Evil Clown恶魔小丑Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Villain] [Dark] [Invincible] [No female lead] Qin Yu died, and his soul arrived in another world, merging with a haunted house. In this age of supernatural resurgence, he continually grew stronger and evolved, creating his own kingdom of terror. Whether human or supernatural, everyone saw him as their greatest fear. 13.8kReads8.4Score928Shelves
28. 78 全 Global Mutation: The Mutant Frenzy of Trillions of Lives 全球畸变：亿兆生命的变异狂潮 Turbid One浊人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted Meat blossoms sprout from the soil, and fangs grow from the flowers. The old order awakens all around them. To it, humble humanity is nothing but vermin to be exterminated. Mount Fuji erupts, and the entire Sakura Isles are ripped up and hurled at Huaxia. The magnetic poles flip, super-earthquakes strike, towering tsunamis rise, and the seven continents are squeezed together by a giant hand. Abnormal memes, twisted reality, and layers of overlapping worlds: as the boundary between physics and co 14.1kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
29. 79 灵 Supernatural Revival: Wielding a Mirage from the Start 灵异复苏：开局驾驭海市蜃楼 Origin Demon God起源魔神Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No female lead, no CP, no morals, no limits, hypocrite, dark and self-serving) The supernatural returns, and vengeful ghosts run rampant. The human world is a living hell, with suffering everywhere. Ghosts cannot be destroyed! Only ghosts can fight ghosts! Order is on the verge of collapse, and truth is about to crumble. Reborn amid taboos, I cast aside my conscience and let my humanity die. “Anyone who makes me unhappy for even a moment will be unhappy for the rest of their life!” “Why stop at 15.2kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
30. 80 邪 The Path of Unorthodox Longevity, Beginning with Shifting Blood and Bone 邪路长生，从横移血骨开始 Golden Koi金鲤鱼Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Unorthodox cultivation] [Longevity] [Cautious] [Fake System] [Mercurial] [Pseudo-invincible] [Decisive and ruthless] [No female lead] [Also known as: The Unorthodox Path to Longevity: Shifting Blood and Bone; Fellow Daoist, Your Spiritual Root Looks Good. Mind If I Borrow It?; Unorthodox Cultivation: My Aptitude Falls Short, So I’ll Make Up the Difference with Fellow Daoists] [PS: (*^▽^*) Since this is a story about an unorthodox cultivator, some things go without saying. Ratings and comments a 9kReads8.2Score770Shelves
31. 81 生 I Devoured an Alien God, but I'm Really Not the Villainous Boss 生吞异神，我真不是反派Boss Go Study First先去学习Mystery616k WordsCompleted [No heroine, gradually becoming less than human, chaotic fun, decisive and ruthless but not dark] Cheat powers are meant to be fun! I transmigrated, so why should I have to deal with all this social etiquette? What the hell is with these brain-dead villains and stupid heroines? I’ll eat them! Bow to some damn master and make friends? I’ll just rocket over there, do a 360-degree Thomas Flair, and eat them! I’ll chomp down on the leader’s head! The authorities aren’t getting away either! I’ll poun 4.9kReads9.3Score620Shelves
32. 82 极 The Extreme Path to Immortality 极道仙路 Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [No Goody-Two-Shoes Heroine, No Female Lead, No System, No Transmigration.] Follow your heart and pursue what you desire: that is the path to the ultimate immortal way. The Heavenly Dao? It is dead. The Demonic Heaven shall rise. This is an utterly brutal cultivation world where the strong rule and the weak are ants. My name is Zhao Wuji. In pursuit of the immortal path, I have no taboos. 11.3kReads8.9Score852Shelves
33. 83 诡 The Eerie Hotel: I Break Deadly Plots Through Endless Deduction 诡异饭店：我靠无限推演破杀局 Jia Huan嘉奂Mystery131k WordsOngoing [Horror Rules] [Light Infinite-Flow] Want a seat at the table? Then bet your life first! Lin Fan accidentally wanders into a bizarre restaurant, where the ingredients are actually the diners. Can he survive only by filling the menu? If every step comes with a rule, perhaps turning those rules against the restaurant is his one chance to stay alive... 134Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist wants to create a new darkness, to unify the darkness—I don't even know if that counts.

34. 84 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
35. 85 重 Reborn in the Hehuan Sect, I Refine My Master into a Slave 重生合欢宗，师尊被我炼化成奴隶 Lone Smoke over the Long River长河孤烟Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [No System + no clichés + villain protagonist + multiple female leads + bizarre + ruthless and decisive, no saintly behavior] “Would you pick the Seven Fairies or the Seven Spider Demons?” “Only kids pick the fairies. Those who know, know.” “What if you really transmigrated to the Joyful Union Sect, where there are only female demons? They're fanatically devoted to the male body and worship you as a god?” “Wouldn't that be heaven on earth?” “Heh.” The young man smiled faintly. “I'm afraid it wou 86.8kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves
36. 86 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 207.6kReads9.0Score19.6kShelves
37. 87 全EN Global Death Exam: Straight from the Execution Grounds to the Test Room 全球死考：刚下刑场你让我去考试 I Love Eating Cat Chips我爱吃猫片哇Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Tactical battles + mild horror + infinite-world adventure] The Deadly College Entrance Exam has arrived, dragging thirty million candidates into hell. The exam questions have been replaced with scenes from horror movies and disasters. Even staying alive is a pipe dream. Pass and earn rewards. Fail and be erased! Ten points earn ten million. One hundred points earn Tyrant genes. One thousand points earn the Apocalypse. Only ??? can make it out of this exam. To investigate, the military “ 1.7MReads9.3Score344.4kShelves
38. 88 问 Three Sins Against Heaven 问天三罪 4035Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [No System] + [Demonic cultivator] + [Decisive and ruthless] The gods choose the gifted. The demons choose those who never give up. My name is Chen Ze, and I was chosen by a demon. Of course, you can call me Gui Qing. Speak my name on the road to reincarnation, and Granny Meng will give you free soup. That day, I questioned the heavens three times. The gods and Buddhas across the realms said nothing, and I knew there was no place for me in this world anymore. In that case, I have no choice but t 32.7kReads9.2Score4kShelves
39. 89 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves
40. 90 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
41. 91 十 Eleven Madmen 十一个疯子 Lu Ban Banban鲁班班班Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted (Not mindless, no harem, no System, and not a conventional power fantasy. Please read with that in mind.) From the day you were born until now, have you ever had doubts like these? “Do I really exist?” “Does the world really exist?” “Why do I exist?” “And why does the world exist?” “Is my existence inevitable? If I die, will the world keep existing?” “At the moment m 38.7kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves

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42. 92 身 As a God of Slaughter, What's Wrong with Having a Slightly Stronger Bloodlust? 身为杀神，我杀心强亿点怎么了 Yu Ni Cheng Shuo宇你成说Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [No System, decisive and ruthless, unwavering Daoist heart, traditional fantasy, on the dark side. If that’s not for you, don’t read!] In ancient times, everyone was a dragon. The Three Sovereigns ruled heaven and earth, divided the Three Realms and Six Paths, and cast their light across the myriad worlds. After the great calamity, the Three Sovereigns fell, the Heavenly Dao collapsed, and both Heaven’s Court and the underworld were reduced to dust. In the chaotic modern era, the laws had grown 28.8kReads7.9Score2.4kShelves

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    No female lead, ruthless and heartless, only killing and intrigue.

43. 93 吸 The Vampire Lord 吸血帝君 Listening to Snow, Plum Blossoms in the Pattern听雪纹梅Mystery153k WordsCompleted Gu, Gu, Gu, I refuse to accept this! I've worked so hard, so why am I still being manipulated? I want to return to the peak, and I want to save this world. Read it if you like. A tribute to the real person. If only I had known how hard it would be to begin, As my pen bore the frost and crossed a thousand mountains. Through countless rounds of deduction, I explored the path of the void, Bearing half a scroll of sorrow and joy all alone. Storms beyond the borders startled a guest from his dreams, 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Those who want to see it can take a look; the preceding parts are just for plot purposes.

44. 94 新 New Utopia 新，乌托邦 Broken Strings in the Rain雨中断弦Urban397k WordsOngoing [Political Thriller] [Montage Style] [Psychological Oppression] [Dystopian] (The story moves slowly at first, but more kinds of ghosts will appear later.) The calamity ended, and a city-state rose from the ground. People called it the New Utopia. Beneath its gleaming order, those in power were no longer human. Monsters wore human skin and occupied positions of authority. Their visions were linked, and everything was under surveillance. A colossal beast hung in the sky, while monsters roamed th 2.3kReads—Score195Shelves

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    Political thriller

45. 95 断 You Cut Off My Way Home? Then I’ll Sacrifice the Entire Otherworld 断我回家路？反手献祭整个异世界 Mo Shang Mo Yu陌殇魔宇Eastern Fantasy318k WordsCompleted Li Fan transmigrated to another world ten years ago and became a Demon King feared by all. But instead of killing people, he started sustainably farming resentment. Once he had collected enough, he could go home. His loving parents, air conditioning and Wi-Fi, and an ordinary but happy life were waiting for him. But the heroes’ final assault shattered everything. The hero smugly told him that the Justice League had gone to Earth, cut off the space-time tunnel home, and thrown him a missing-perso 1.8kReads5.5Score117Shelves

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    The otherworldly demon king only wanted to go home. His ten-year plan to "cultivate resentment" was about to succeed, but the Justice League cut off his access to Earth and even desecrated his familial feelings. Unable to bear it any longer, he turned evil, sacrificing the entire world to get a ticket home. The plot is so explosive you can't stop watching.

46. 96 从 I Began Immortality by Using My Disciples as Corpse-Refining Fodder 从把徒弟当做练尸耗材开始长生 May It Always Be This Way愿得长如此Xianxia272k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted from scratch + self-interest + no brainless protagonist + definitely not abandoned midway + decisive and ruthless + no saintly heroine + dark style + multiple female cultivators as pawns] Qin Yu transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes a rogue cultivator who barely survived a body-snatching attempt. But this is a world that devours people. As long as saints live, thieves will thrive; mortals are like grass, and cultivators are no different. Fortunately, he has an Eight Tri 1.5kReads6.0Score116Shelves

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    This is a pretty good book; the protagonist sacrifices his teammates at the beginning for a chance encounter.

47. 97 我 I’m a Wicked Witch, Give Me Your Emotional Support! 我，坏魔女，献上你的情绪价值！ Ham and Egg Croissant火腿蛋可颂Eastern Fantasy141k WordsOngoing [Capitalist takeover of a nation + development and management + Industrial Revolution + supervillain] "Fake witches use their bodies to exploit desire. It's inefficient, time-consuming, and beneath us." "Real witches sell addictive products, use capital to force civilization to advance, incite wars of invasion from another world, and equally drain everyone of their remaining emotional value!" When Miriam, who understands how capital works, opens her eyes, she takes up the extraordinary professio 340Reads6.5Score100Shelves
48. 98 诡 Eerie: I Can Devour Without Limit 诡异：我能无限吞噬 Origin Demon God起源魔神Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Eldritch Horror] [Supernatural Powers] [No Romance] [No Morals] [No Limits] [Cruel and Vicious] [Selfish and Self-Serving] In a world overrun by the uncanny, I accidentally reveal that I transmigrated here. Barely escaping with my life, I manage to get away. The flames of resentment bloom. My long-awaited golden finger finally arrives: a mysterious stone tablet on the dark side of the moon, capable of endlessly devouring the uncanny’s source. After years of building strength, I unleash a massa 15.9kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves

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    The same author, the male protagonist is selfish, vicious, and born evil.

49. 99 反 The Villainous Big Shot Always Wants to Make the Protagonist Cry 反派大佬总想虐哭主角 Lan Qi兰崎Urban975k WordsCompleted [Dual Systems + Sadistic Villainous Male Lead + No Female Lead + No Romance] Also known as: I Got the Script of a Sadistic, Perverted Villain Meng Ji is a wage slave with a Villain System. He diligently plays the behind-the-scenes villain in every script, tormenting the protagonist until they break down. His roles include, but are not limited to, “wealthy campus heartthrob,” “psychotic domineering CEO,” and “obsessive young master.” He has only one mission: find the protagonist and torment them 5kReads8.5Score490Shelves

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    They're all dark stories, all about self-interest!! [Smile][OK]

50. 100 吾 I Am the Demon, What Can Heaven Do to Me? 吾为魔，天奈我何 Mysterious Blood Night迷之血夜Urban210k WordsCompleted [No heroine, no saintly protagonist. The main character is ruthless and merciless, and cultivates demonic arts.] [Includes some scenes involving attraction to both men and women. If that's not your thing, don't read.] Shi Hantian was a great demon of the cultivation world. One day, he self-destructed, only to find himself back on Earth. He had also brought back his demonic god cultivation and the Primal Chaos treasure, the Heavenbreaker Divine Pearl. What changes will the demon god's return brin 105Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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