There Aren't Any Good Dark Stories Anymore. Come Prove Me Wrong 黑暗文已经没有佳作了，不服来辨

1. 101 全 Gu World for All: From the Start, I Skin People to Refine Gu 全民蛊游：开局剥皮炼蛊 Master Qingxiao青霄先生Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead] + [Ruthless and Cruel] + [Villain] + [Gu Insects] Today marks the eighteenth year since the game of Gu descended upon the world, and the second day since Fang Han used the [Primordial Gu] to be reborn. Looking at the familiar blackboard and classroom before him, Fang Han finally understood: in his previous life, his teammates and the major factions had forced him to his death. In a world that devours people like this, with no connections, no resources, no friends, and no one he 18.8kReads7.7Score2.1kShelves
2. 102 说 They Said the Insectoid Race Was the Weakest, So How Are You an Army All by Yourself? 说好虫族最弱，你一人成军？ Zi Hei籽黑Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [The comic adaptation, From Ant to Queen of the Hive, is now live!] [Insectoid Calamity + Beast Taming + No Romance + Decisive and Ruthless + Profit Above All + Swarm Building + Lone Wolf + No Transformation] This is a turbulent age of abyssal invasions, where everyone tames beasts. Lin Qun, a slum boy who grew up alone, awakens the universally recognized weakest, lowest-potential F-rank creature: the black-backed ant. With no resources and no connections, he faces hell difficulty from the start 44.7kReads7.9Score5.7kShelves
3. 103 不 Can You Become an Immortal by Any Means Necessary? 不择手段，可成仙否？ The Kingdra Who Loves Drum Corps喜欢军鼓的海刺龙Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless]+ [Will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals]+ [No female lead]+ [The middle and later parts get dark, so don't read if that's not your thing] "The weak are always making excuses for their incompetence and failures, but they themselves are the best excuse of all!" (There are a lot of trolls in the comments, so use your own judgment.) Chen Yi transmigrates to the world of immortal cultivation and opens his eyes already struggling to survive at the bottom. Five years ag 180.7kReads8.6Score23kShelves
4. 104 末 Apocalypse Shop: The Shopkeeper Is Invincible, and That Makes Perfect Sense 末世商店：店长无敌很合理吧 Person Who Loves Green Tangerine Pu'er Tea爱喝青柑普洱茶的人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse316k WordsCompleted [System + reborn + decisive and ruthless + supernatural powers + no romance + zombies + mutated beasts + no self-sacrificing saint + lighthearted daily life + self-interest] Wang Yu spent half his life struggling at the bottom of the post-apocalyptic world, only to end up devoured by a beast. Now he’s reborn. He thought he’d get a god-tier System and rise straight to the top, but instead he got a post-apocalyptic shop System and a shop from the start. What? He has to run a shop!? And he’s invinc 6.1kReads8.0Score475Shelves
5. 105 高 High Martial: The Strong Should Thoroughly Humiliate the Weak 高武：强者就该狠狠羞辱弱者 Starship Dream Voyage星舟梦旅Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [High-Martial Arts power fantasy] [Absolutely vicious trash talk] [Comedy and fun] [No heroine, but female supporting characters] [Decisive and ruthless] Also known as: “The Strong Should Thoroughly Humiliate the Weak!” [The rating just came out, so it’s rather low. The protagonist’s trash talk is absolutely vicious. He lays low for the first seven days, then goes on to slaughter his way across the universe!] Other people cultivate for a hundred years to become grandmasters? I only need seven da 8.1kReads7.0Score775Shelves
6. 106 开 Senior Year of High School from the Start: Kill to Gain Martial Arts Points and Reach the Pinnacle 开局高三，杀生加点武学通天 I Want to Eat Shaopi我想吃苕皮Urban479k WordsCompleted [High Martial] + [power fantasy] + [no female lead] + [ruthless and decisive] + [overwhelming force] + [rapid power-ups] Invaders from other races arrive, spiritual qi revives, and Blue Star enters the age of martial arts. Zhou Xun transmigrates here and binds himself to the Slaughter System. Every life he kills earns him Soul Points. With Soul Points, he can instantly perfect any cultivation technique, while gaining additional buffs. On top of that, the System grants him an exclusive top-tier t 3.8kReads6.9Score379Shelves
7. 107 我 As the Mastermind Behind the Scenes, I Usher in an Age of the Supernatural! 我为幕后主宰，开启超凡时代！ Crazy Power Generation疯力发电Urban910k WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Bestowing Supernatural Powers + Upending the World + Urban Superpowers] While others transmigrated to rule the world, Lu Qi only wanted to go home. Lu Qi found himself in a dark, despairing world. Fortunately, his blood could create gods. When a small, frail weakling awakens the power of giants... When a feeble, sickly patient gains an immortal body... When an avenger consumed by rage learns to travel through space... When the old world's order is shattered b 1.8kReads6.7Score108Shelves
8. 108 我 I’m Only Playing a Psychopath, but I’m Actually a Good Prisoner 我只是扮演变态，其实我是好囚犯 Walking the Dangerous Path危行Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Male lead is a trouble-loving thrill-seeker + livestreaming + role-playing + no romance, pure wish fulfillment + AI game infinite-flow] Xie Qi transmigrates to a parallel world. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself a prisoner, being taken to an island that houses the world's most vicious criminals. This world is controlled by major corporations, with the government nothing more than their puppet. The Prisoner Island is a massive livestreaming game made for the rich. All the prisoners are an 13.9kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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   These are all dark stories, all about self-interest!! 🙂[OK]

9. 109 永 Immortality Begins with the Demonic Path 永生从魔道开始 Singing Love Songs to Dogs对狗唱情歌Eastern Fantasy283k WordsOngoing In his previous life, Fang Yuan traversed countless realms, devoting his life to seeking immortality, only to die in the end with his cultivation destroyed. When he opens his eyes again, he is reborn into a demonic sect. Murder lurks at every turn within the sect, the orthodox path watches like a tiger poised to pounce, and undercurrents roil through the demonic path. He has no heaven-defying spiritual roots, no System bestowed from above, only the experience of a thousand years and a heart unto 57Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Square and round? ...

10. 110 鬼 Master of Ghostly Fate 鬼命之主 White Little White Cloud白小白云Eastern Fantasy889k WordsOngoing With a useless System and a ruthless Host, Mo Li, born a villain, will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. He has always believed in one creed: either be forsaken by everyone or ascend to the very top. 3.4kReads6.7Score277Shelves

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    The first book features a protagonist who kills his lover with his own hands, destroying both the person and their spirit; he also enjoys watching fireworks. The second book is a story of wits and strategy.

11. 111 她 She Once Lived This Way 她曾这样活着 Expired Yeast过期酵母Modern Romance89k WordsCompleted [One female lead + mild thrills + no CP + villainess’s growth + victim fights back] [Complete, so you can read with confidence. It has not been abandoned.] [Warning in advance: This story introduces the worldbuilding of a later work, but can still be read as a complete story about real life.] [Also known as: Cocoon Collapse] Under the double pressure of a high-stress workplace and malicious harassment by a stranger, graduate Gong Shu’s old psychological trauma resurfaces. Her inner world crumb 1Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 112 貌 Beautiful Saintess, Your Skin Belongs to Me 貌美圣女，你的皮属于我了 A Galaxy Shines in My Heart繁星映我心Eastern Fantasy768k WordsCompleted (Skin-Swapping, Dark Fiction, Earth Technology Versus Otherworldly Fantasy, Awakened Abilities, Empress, Invincible Protagonist, Feminine Man, Multicultural World) A thousand people transmigrated to another world together, and I awakened what seemed like the most useless ability of all: invention. But the brother I had protected since childhood gained the bizarre talent of “skin-swapping,” letting him strip beautiful women of their skin and wear it as his own. It was only when he slipped into th 5.4kReads6.8Score424Shelves

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    Dark Literature Masterpiece

13. 113 元 Yuanhuan: A Heartless Road Home 元幻：无情反乡路 Rock Sugar Strawberry冰糖草莓呀Eastern Fantasy122k WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless] [Not mindless] [Dark story] [Characters with depth and humanity] The agony of having his spiritual root torn apart had barely faded when Lin Yan was reborn, back at the moment he had first transmigrated into this world. In his previous life, he had treated his hypocritical master like his own father. In return, his spiritual root was ripped out, and his soul scattered. In this life, the Blood-Melding Pill was still hot in his palm, and his master’s “affection” was already —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is tricked and refined by his master shortly after transmigrating. After his rebirth, he becomes completely corrupted, resorting to any means to achieve his goals and scheming at every turn. The supporting characters are also fleshed out and will try to outmaneuver the protagonist. The protagonist's schemes in the early stages may seem somewhat mundane, but as the world expands, the story becomes increasingly exciting.

14. 114 这 There's a Demonic Cultivator Here 这里有一个魔修 Lord Xianyue仙月大人Eastern Fantasy121k WordsOngoing [Original Plot] [Entirely Handcrafted] [Xianxia] [Demonic Cultivation] [Corpse Raising] [Baleful Energy Refining] [Ghost Wedding Dress] [Cultivation Method Reform] [Resource Farming] [The Goodness, Truth, and Beauty of Human Nature] [The Way of the Five Elements and Yin and Yang] The protagonist is named Tishuang Shi. 1.3kReads—Score101Shelves

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    What kind of demonic path is it if it's not demonic? The protagonist has personality flaws but he's unaware of them.

15. 115 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

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    Kill without blinking an eye

16. 116 仙EN The Harsh Road to Immortality: Built on White Bones 仙路难行，白骨筑长生 Octopus Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的章鱼Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing “Rules? On the road to immortality, my rules are the only rules!” [Mortal Cultivation of Demonic Arts] [Founding a Demonic Cult] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Profit Above All] (Already at the Nascent Soul stage, with plenty of content to enjoy) Protagonist Qing Chen: He knows when to yield and when to stand firm, is utterly self-serving, greedy for money and women, and will stop at nothing to achieve immortality! He will found a demonic cult, dominate the world, and climb step by step to the very to 80.9kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves
17. 117 蛊 Venerable of the Gu Dao: I Can Raise the Success Rate of Gu Refining 蛊道天尊，我能提升炼蛊成功率 Not Quite Sober in This World人间不清醒Eastern Fantasy522k WordsCompleted Humans are the spirit of all things, while Gu are the essence of heaven and earth. Li Si transmigrated to a world ruled by Gu and awakened a Gu Refining System. By spending spirit points, he could increase his chances of successfully refining Gu, but spirit points could only be obtained through killing... 3.2kReads6.3Score234Shelves

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    What if I pull out the "Gu*ren" inheritance?

18. 118 墟 Ruin Gu 墟蛊 Dongfang YuYu东方玉YuXianxia153k WordsOngoing The Dongfang clan treated Dongfang Yu like a god, devoting the entire clan's resources to his care. Everyone envied him, saying he was born divine and had inherited the legacy of his ancestor. No one knew that every night he had to gouge out his heart and scrape his bones, feeding a “hollow grave” with his own blood and essence. Even fewer knew that he had secretly plundered the clan's entire treasury and refined the “Sacred Return to the Ruins” into his own life-bound Gu nest. Then, on the day —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This new book has immense potential; its grand world-building and dark themes make it a true masterpiece.

19. 119 朝 A Mayfly Lives from Dawn to Dusk; Today I Finally Understand What an Immortal Is 朝生暮死蜉蝣命，今日方知仙是仙 Heaven in a Teapot茶壶洞天Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Mortal's Journey] + [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] + [Smart Protagonists, Antagonists, and Supporting Characters] + [Slow-Building Plot] I transmigrated, and from the start I got a… Oh, no, from the start, I was given an old man for a father and eighteen young stepmothers, … Old man! Calm down! Let's talk this out! Put down the sword and straighten that green hat on your head first! … What?! I'd already made enough money, bought myself a little maid, and was all set to coast through life, and 12.6kReads7.7Score1.1kShelves

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    The Myriad Soul Banner refines evil spirits, controls corpses and puppets, cultivates Yin and Yang, a mortal's journey, no system, not a wish-fulfillment novel, both protagonists and antagonists are intelligent, complex and three-dimensional characters, not stereotypical. Worth reading for veteran readers tired of mindless wish-fulfillment novels!

20. 120 太 Primordial Demon Lord: Even Fairies Must Kneel Before Me 太始魔尊，仙子也得给我跪下 Expired Soda过期的汽水Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing In the Nine Nether Prison, condemned to eternal imprisonment, the saintess believed Ye Yan had long since been obliterated, while the aloof sword immortal had already forgotten he existed. Ye Yan opened his blood-red demonic eyes in the darkness. He burned away his shackles, breathed life into his withered bones, and reshaped his broken body. Leaving bloody footprints with every step, he crawled back to the world of the living from the endless hell. The once spirited young prodigy became a pri 49.7kReads7.2Score3.2kShelves

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    I'm so motivated to keep reading!

21. 121 我 Even Ghost Messengers Say the Hotpot at My Restaurant Is Delicious 我开的火锅店，鬼差吃了都说好 Lone Lord孤爷Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Low-key version She dropped out of school at thirteen and worked as a chef until she was nineteen. With the savings Lin Ye had scraped together over those six years, he opened a hot pot restaurant. Who could have guessed his venture would get off to such a poor start, with business so slow the place was about to close? Just as he was wondering what to do next, two customers showed up on the restaurant's final night and changed his life... Grim Reaper: “Boss Lin, your hot pot is so spicy. It 31.8kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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    It looks great! [Kissing emoji]

22. 122 末 The Age of Declining Dharma: From the Start, I Blood-Sacrifice and Refine Corpses on Hong Kong Island! 末法时代：开局在港岛血祭炼尸！ Salty Fish Only Know How to Be Salty咸鱼只会咸Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing In the age of declining magic, all arts have vanished, and cultivating the Dao is harder than reaching the heavens! In his previous life, Zhao Shan was a great demon of the unorthodox path. Reborn in 1990s Hong Kong, he discovers that this is still an age of declining magic. The orthodox sects are a dead end, and the unorthodox schools are no better, so he has no choice but to keep following his own wicked path. But gradually, he realizes that something about this world seems a little off. On Do 64.6kReads8.6Score5.7kShelves
23. 123 穿 I Went on a Rampage in a Stupid Apocalypse Novel 穿进脑残末世小说里杀疯了 Mu from Envious, Ze from Munze羡慕的慕恩泽的泽Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.2M WordsCompleted Bad people don't get to succeed. Space / immoral / villainess / despicable / not invincible / slow-paced apocalypse / world-hopping World 1: Modern-day natural-disaster apocalypse World 2: Ancient natural-disaster apocalypse (see Chapter 265) World 3: Modern game apocalypse (mild horror) (see Chapter 592) 6.6kReads7.7Score632Shelves
24. 124 修 A Guide to Cultivation Civilization 修真文明指南 Crispy Pork Belly香脆五花肉Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing The laws of physics in the world of cultivation, the periodic table of chemical elements along the path of cultivation, the theory of biological evolution among fantasy races... See how the protagonist uses his golden finger, a kaleidoscope of lives, to keep acquiring other people's cultivation realms and venture ever farther into an unknown world of cultivation. The book features a huge cast of supporting characters, including Lord Niu (Newton), Xiao Ai (Einstein), Lord La (Lavoisier), and Lord 9kReads—Score819Shelves

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    For a dark fantasy novel, I recommend this one. It features a beautiful girl, and the protagonist dies three times, two of whom are killed in explosions, leaving no trace of their bodies.

25. 125 独 Savoring the Mortal World Alone 独嚼人间 Unburnable Candle烧不完的蜡烛Eastern Fantasy960k WordsOngoing (No saintly heroine, no harem, no System, not invincible, not brainless, not a wish-fulfillment novel. Enter at your own risk if that's not your thing! Those who want a saintly heroine, beware! This is not a typical Long Aotian power fantasy!!!!) From the start, he has to eat moldy steamed buns, is thrown into a river, has his soul shackled, and is forced to cultivate demonic arts. In this cultivation world where human lives are worth less than grass, he finally understands: this world is full o 2kReads8.1Score147Shelves

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    Early game first-person perspective (Chen Chen); mid-to-late game third-person perspective (Jue). Jue and Chen Chen start out alone, eating moldy steamed buns, being drowned, having their souls locked, and forced to practice evil arts. In this cultivation world where human life is cheap. Ultimately, he realizes: this world only has wolves. Early game first-person perspective (Chen Chen); mid-to-late game third-person perspective (Jue). Jue and Chen Chen are alone 😶

26. 126 残 Seeking Life Amid Lingering Regrets 残念觅生 Yu Cangjue御苍爵Mystery318k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, rules-based horror, extreme escape, eerie games, no harem, no formula, no invincible protagonist, no System, no mindless plot, not a feel-good power fantasy] I’m a ballet doll, grinning as I watch them kill themselves. I throw people into “my” mindscape and lay out an inescapable path to their doom. But that lunatic Li Yu finds a loophole in every stage. I crank up the difficulty of surviving, but he uses game theory to beat me. I forbid him from speaking, but he has the whole t 237Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Infinite Twists | Horror & Thriller | Group Battle | Mind-Bending Battle] -- Ten-Day Same Style -- Werewolf is so weak! Mind-bending battles are a crazy party! The fat guy smashes the wall and gives away first blood, the man in the suit starts with "You're all dead..." The protagonist is not an overpowered protagonist, there are no mindless wish-fulfillment novel tropes, only a battle of wits! ▶▶▶▶Preview Before Reading◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀ ❶ Mind-Bound Prison + Time-Limited Annihilation, Death Prohibitions are Deadly— ❷ Public Investment Hides Traps, Lending Rules Bury Deadly Motives, Every Step is a Gamble with Life! ❸ Rabbit Gnawing on Skull Doll Seeking Death, Church Jaw-Cracking Mechanism, Horror and Thriller at their Peak! ❹ Chain Shaking to Break the Game, Sherlin's Game Hides Mysteries, Mind-Bending Battles that Will Make Your Scalp Twist! ▼▼▼ [Click the Cover Below]▼▼▼Start Unlocking! 53244665

27. 127 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy761k WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!! 3.2kReads5.4Score316Shelves

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    A traditional cultivation-themed story, the protagonist is ruthless and decisive, using any means necessary to achieve his goals; he is cold-blooded, cunning, and utterly inhuman. There is no female lead, no system, and it's not a brainless or dark story.

28. 128 再 Look at Me Like That Again and I'll Slap You 再看老子拍死你 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy511k WordsOngoing [The Most Hardcore Male Lead] [邪修] [A Cunning Old Schemer] [A Little Pervert] [Making a Fortune in Silence] [Beast Taming] [Looting Corpses] [Romantic Encounters] Slapping beautiful women, romantic encounters, dual cultivation, looting corpses, and finishing off his enemies with a surprise strike. He raises a pack of ferocious beasts, birds of prey, venomous insects, and corpse puppets, and his combat prowess is off the charts. The male lead pulls off one outrageous move after another, never pla 7kReads—Score693Shelves

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    [A Sly and Cunning Male Lead] He slaps beautiful women, picks up scraps, loots corpses, and finishes them off with a swift and decisive move. His quirky and endearing antics are unpredictable, the pace is fast, and the action is packed with satisfying moments. You won't regret investing in him! [Shy]

29. 129 穿 Transmigrate to Yunnan Worm Valley: A Survival Guide for the Consort of King Xian 穿越云南虫谷：献王妃求生指南 Like Snow, Remembering the Passing Years似雪忆流年Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Ghost Blows Out the Light] + [yandere] + [King Xian is a straight-up tyrant, no redemption arc] The rating has just been posted, so it’ll go up. Updates are steady, so you can’t go wrong giving this a try! I transmigrated, but instead of getting a comeback story, I landed straight in the palace of King Xian of the ancient Dian Kingdom! All around me, women wailed in agony. Before me stood a mad tyrant with a bronze sword in hand and a sinister look in his eyes. No System! No supernatural abilit 57.1kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves

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    This is a female-oriented novel where the male protagonist is a madman criticizing a tyrant, with no attempt to redeem him. He's obsessed with ascending to immortality and kills indiscriminately, while the female protagonist can only barely survive.

30. 130 给 Inscribing Runes on Fairies Makes Them Faster! 给仙子铭纹，可以加速！ Ah, Summer Flowers夏花啊Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsOngoing Multiple heroines + no scruples + extreme self-interest. Inscribed bonds can grant power boosts! Huang Yuyang has set out on a path of continually forming inscribed bonds with the immortals! The immortals just love inscribed patterns! 2.8kReads6.2Score291Shelves
31. 131 规 Rule Horror: The Art Studio’s Prodigious Beauty 规则怪谈：画室的她惊才绝艳 Overwhelmingly Beautiful倾国倾城倾倒众生23k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: The Girl in the Art Studio Is a Once-in-a-Generation Talent 213Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All are high-quality rule-based supernatural tales + a male-to-female trilogy. A transgender undercover trilogy.

32. 132 规 Rule Horror: The Dye House’s Beauty Waits a Hundred Years for Her Love 规则怪谈：染坊的她等君百年 Overwhelmingly Beautiful倾国倾城倾倒众生23k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: The Girl in the Dye House Has Waited a Hundred Years for You 98Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 133 规 Rule Horror: The Mirror House’s Beauty Lusts After Me 规则怪谈：镜屋的她馋我身子 Overwhelmingly Beautiful倾国倾城倾倒众生21k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: The Girl in the Mirror House Wants My Body 82Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 134 庄 The Manor Only Hires Young, Beautiful Girls 庄园只招年轻貌美的少女 Overwhelmingly Beautiful倾国倾城倾倒众生21k WordsCompleted The manor only hires young, beautiful girls. 107Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 135 卧 An Undercover Agent Crosses Mountains and Rivers, Bound to Spend the Rest of His Life in Chains 卧底安渡山河自缚余生 Overwhelmingly Beautiful倾国倾城倾倒众生18k WordsCompleted Undercover at Andu, bound to the rest of my life across mountains and rivers 43Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 136 江 I Offer My Kingdom as Betrothal, Forging Peace With a Phoenix’s Bones 江山为聘凤骨铸安宁 Overwhelmingly Beautiful倾国倾城倾倒众生28k WordsCompleted The Realm as My Betrothal, the Phoenix’s Bones Forged into Peace 33Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 137 我 My Demonic Path Has No Mercy Option 我的魔道没有慈悲选项 I'm Not a Hotchpotch我不是大杂烩Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing (New book setting sail!) [Dark story] [Demonic cultivation] [No saintly heroics] [No female lead] [Women appear, but he kills them after using them, without exception] [Self-serving] [Ruthless and decisive] • I broke through to Nascent Soul, killed my benefactor-master, and stole the Immortal Key. The entire cultivation world once called me the “Blood Demon Child.” • On the banks of Eagle Sorrow Gorge, the sects joined forces to hunt me down. Everyone said my soul had been utterly destroyed. • B 4.9kReads5.5Score370Shelves

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    Darkness, darkness, truly darkness. Other details are not worth worrying about.

38. 138 凡EN Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 96kReads8.9Score8.2kShelves

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    Let me tell you what dark literature is, especially the first one, it's darker than ink.

39. 139 奸 Tales of Treacherous Ministers: The Five Fiends and Six Bandits of the Northern Song 奸臣传之北宋五鬼六贼 Trajectory轨迹Historical49k WordsCompleted [A roll call of treacherous ministers, with a touch of spicy humor and theatrical satire!] The Biography of Treacherous Ministers: The Five Ghosts and Six Bandits of the Northern Song is like a blacklist of history's ultimate “villain club”! No need to transmigrate to the Song dynasty. You can “watch remotely” as these self-serving, scheming power brokers stir up trouble. Wang Qinruo, Ding Wei, Chen Pengnian, Liu Chenggui, and Lin Te, along with Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Wang Fu, Liang Shicheng, Zhu 5Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Xuanhe, the powerful minister

40. 140 千 The Many Faces of the Song Dynasty: Scholar-Officials in Letters Passed Down Through the Ages 千面宋人——传世书信里的士大夫 Qiu Chunxia仇春霞Historical249k WordsCompleted Drawing on more than 120 private letters exchanged between scholar-officials of the Song dynasty, this book reexamines isolated fragments of history in light of historical records. It weaves the people, events, and objects mentioned in the letters, along with the stories behind them, into complete narratives. Through five themes, the battlefield, officialdom, scholarship, human relationships, and life and death, it explores Song literati’s social connections, political leanings, inner feelings, 27Reads9.2Score—Shelves
41. 141 北 Political Systems and Political Culture in the Late Northern Song 北宋晚期的政治体制与政治文化 Fang Chengfeng方诚峰Historical321k WordsCompleted This book examines the political history of the Northern Song under Emperor Zhezong and Emperor Huizong, from 1085 to 1125. To avoid reducing political history to a history of political infighting, this book reexamines the complex political changes of the late Northern Song through the lenses of political institutions and political culture, in an effort to understand the distinctive nature of politics in ancient Chinese dynasties. First, the book consistently centers on the major theme of "sch 45Reads9.1Score—Shelves
42. 142 续 The Sequel to the Tale of the Bandit Suppressors 续荡寇传 Dd FoolDd愚Historical204k WordsOngoing This book is called Sequel to Suppressing the Bandits. It is a continuation of Suppressing the Bandits by the Qing writer Yu Wanchun, but why was it written? Because that old scoundrel Yu Wanchun wrote Suppressing the Bandits to smear and slander the Liangshan heroes from beginning to end, running counter to the spirit of Shi Nai’an’s original Water Margin. These days, theories about conspiracies in Water Margin are rampant, all because of that book. Why let such a vile, depraved work remain? Al 32Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 143 天 Imperial Scions: A History of the Song Dynasty’s Royal Clan 天潢贵胄：宋代宗室史 Jia Zhiyang贾志扬Historical289k WordsCompleted In 1127, the Jin army captured Kaifeng, the Song capital, and took away the two emperors Huizong and Qinzong, along with more than three thousand close relatives of the imperial family. Zhao Gou, a son of Huizong, rebuilt the Song Dynasty in Hangzhou. After his death, the throne returned to the descendants of Zhao Kuangyin. The imperial relatives who had fled south continued to receive government privileges and support, but they were also granted the freedom to take the civil service examination 15Reads8.4Score—Shelves
44. 144 邪 The Evil Daoist's Tale of Immortal Cultivation 邪道人修仙传 Jun Rufeng君如风Eastern Fantasy204k WordsOngoing P.S. Not an overpowered protagonist! Slow pace! Enter at your own risk! "Ning" carves up all living beings to mend his broken fate; "Xiu" keeps a sliver of kindness in his heart! [Build an Evil Tower] [All-New Setting] [Turn Enemies into Slaves] [Protagonist Ning Xiu]: His personality gradually darkens until he becomes utterly self-serving, stopping at nothing to achieve his goals! [Core elements]: Mountain-and-Sea Pearl + Netherworld Scripture + Five Elements Art. Mountain-and-Sea Pearl: (Cave- 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Slow-burn Mortal Cultivation Journey] · [Grotto-Heaven Treasure Farming Journey] · [Dark Selfishness] · [Perfected Cultivation Setting] · [Establishment of the Evil Tower] · [Numerous Foreshadowings] On his deathbed, "Ning Xiu" inherits a legacy in a dream, but also inherits two deadly crises. One is in the open, where all cultivators want to kill him; the other is in the shadows, hidden deep within the inheritance, like a shadow following him... But "the immortal path values life, the netherworld values killing." A scroll of the [Five Elements Technique] can forge the foundation of the immortal path, advance to the Five Elements Body, and control the Yin and Yang energies. A scroll of the [Netherworld Scripture] can refine the common people as resources, seizing the corpses, bones, blood, and souls of the world for his own use. Unacceptable to the world, he uses the [Mountain and Sea Pearl] to encompass a world, carrying "spiritual fields, spiritual veins, spiritual springs, and spiritual mines" with him, creating his own cultivation ground. From that moment on, the single phrase "Fellow Daoist, please wait!" Turned a thousand miles of mountains and rivers red, withered ten thousand years of Daoist tradition, and cemented his reputation as a "heretical cultivator"! "Do you all know?" The blood-red figure chuckled, "This world itself is a cauldron of great medicine, but I... Have already taken the spoon." Without divine mandate or the protection of fortune, only cautious steps and an unwavering distrust of others remain. Witness how this sickly youth, step by step, refines the entire cultivation world into the elixir of enlightenment!

45. 145 求 Survival Game: I Stay Alive by Becoming a God 求生游戏：我靠当神活下去 Stinky Duck Eggs Smell Great臭鸭蛋很香Mystery242k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead or Romantic Tension] [Cold-Blooded Egoist] [Dungeon Challenges] [Protagonist Leans Villainous] [Not an Overpowered-from-the-Start Power Fantasy] (The ratings just came in. I hope they go up.) An Si had used up all his luck for the future, but he was given another chance and returned to the time before the survival game began. This time, following the guidance of fate, he bet all his attribute points on Charisma and gained the passive ability Divine Beauty. [Divine Beauty: Everyon 5.4kReads7.2Score938Shelves

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    The loyal believers were willing to sacrifice everything for the protagonist.

46. 146 恶 The Wicked Villainess, but My Mission Is to Destroy the World 恶毒女配，但任务是把世界搞崩 Retired from the Name-Giving Game退堂鼓起名废Ancient Romance269k WordsCompleted In every world on the brink of collapse, there is always a woman infamous for her wickedness. System: “Host! Hurry up and follow the wicked supporting female character’s storyline! Max out their hatred for you!” Yan Zhixue lifts her eyes, her gaze utterly indifferent. “What’s the rush? Let them hate me a little more.” She travels through collapsing destinies, wielding wickedness as her blade and destruction as her path. She is the final straw that breaks the camel’s back, the tiny spark that set 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If the world is a cage, then is destruction the only freedom? *The Villainous Female Supporting Character, But Her Mission is to Collapse the World* Yan Zhixue isn't the villain; she's the world's "cleaner." She uses the most elegant demeanor to commit the most cruel acts. When she dances atop the ruins, you'll discover: So, destruction is also a kind of aesthetic. Completed. Perfect for reading late at night, with a lamp lit, as a grand funeral unfolds.

47. 147 浮 A Dream of Mortal Life: Child of the Abyss 浮生一梦：深渊之子 Li Zisuan李子算Eastern Fantasy195k WordsOngoing “People are bound by love and hate, while dreams are like flowers reflected in a mirror or the moon in water.” In this world shrouded by the Spring and Autumn Dream, inner demons take root, and life or death is decided in dreams. Those who die in a dream may simply never wake up, or they may drop dead on the spot. Yet great opportunities lie hidden in danger. Those who defeat their inner demons and break free from their dreams can obtain dream materials and refine dream essence, which grants ext 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My own book, a standard dark fantasy, I recommend it [eating popcorn emoji].

48. 148 奥 Ultraman: I Am Celebro 奥特：我是赛雷布洛 Ye Xiaolin Qin叶筱麟沁Anime Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [Dark story + pure villain protagonist + high intelligence + no female lead + civilization self-destruction game + Ultraman-inspired elements + progenitor of the Space Beasts] (This is a thoroughly dark novel. Readers who are overly compassionate or who embrace the spirit of Ultraman should proceed with caution. No female lead, a pure villain protagonist, and a character growth arc.) He opens his eyes and finds himself transmigrated into Ultraman Z as the highly intelligent villain, the parasiti 8.6kReads8.1Score982Shelves
49. 149 疯 The Unhinged Villain: Everyone Here Is Trash 疯批反派：在座的各位都是垃圾 Lan Qi兰崎Urban613k WordsCompleted [Dark male-lead story + powerful, merciless sadist who dotes on the protagonist + no female lead + no canon couples (ship whoever you like) + fantasy, not realistic + slow transmigration] [The protagonist has friendship arcs only, no romance! No kissing scenes! He will never get involved with any character from beginning to end!] Qi Zui is the most terrifying criminal mastermind in the history of the Imperial Star. His crimes are too numerous to count, and his sentence has reached a record-break 1.3kReads8.7Score180Shelves

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    This one!!!

50. 150 魔 Immortal Disciple of the Demonic Path 魔道仙徒 Moonlit Daoist Acolyte明月道童Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [No cheat, no transmigration, exceptional comprehension + Genius + Cunning + One female lead + Highly intelligent + Ruthless] If the earlier chapters feel too frustrating, start reading from Chapter 162, Dream 1. (This is not a wish-fulfillment novel, not a harem, not an invincible protagonist story, and is somewhat dark. The leads love and kill each other. The romance isn't particularly exciting, either. If you prefer sweet romance, multiple heroines, or no heroine, please go easy on me.) [Also 6.3kReads8.5Score501Shelves

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    I just finished reading this book, and I'm surprised to find that very few people are reading it. I really don't understand why no one is reading it; it's really well-written. I've been reading this book for 10 years, so I'll try my best to get more people to see it and give the author more motivation to finish it. I will definitely stick with it and finish reading it.

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