High-IQ, Elegant, Noble, and Extremely Cruel Methods, with No Harem 要高智商、优雅、高贵手段极其残忍不要后宫。

1. 1 给 Give the World a Taste of a Villain’s Shock and Awe 给世界一点恶人震撼 Room-Temperature Sugar-Free Soda常温无糖汽水Eastern Fantasy202k WordsOngoing Deceit, betrayal, collusion, lies, and marriage are all tools. War, friendship, glory, faith, and hatred are all matters of profit. The evil king leads his soldiers, bringing one country after another to ruin. But before he can become king, Shen Ming, freshly transmigrated, still has plenty to take care of. For starters, he needs to kill his brother and father and become the next Count Haines. 54Reads7.2Score108Shelves

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   ① The protagonist has white hair and blue eyes, is born evil, and transmigrates into the body of a count's fourth son. He possesses high magical talent, is exquisitely selfish, and wicked. ② Dark and insane + everyone corrupted + high-energy villain + judgmental butcher + hellish reversal. "Dr. Jiang, I was wrong! Don't kill me!" "I shouldn't have pretended to be mentally ill, I... I confess!" The roar of the chainsaw drowned out the screams. "You only want to confess after falling into my hands?" Jiang Yin's white coat was splattered with blood. He raised the chainsaw and gently pressed down on the restraints on the man's wrists. "Unfortunately, it's too late."

2. 2 落 You Want to Turn Yourself In After Falling into My Hands? Too Late 落我手里才想自首？来不及了 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban207k WordsOngoing [Dark and Unhinged + Everyone Falls to Evil + High-Caliber Villain + Butcher of Judgment + Hellish Reversal] Those who fake illness go to hell. The truly insane go to heaven. That was what Jiang Yin believed, and that was exactly what he did. “Dr. Jiang, I was wrong! Don’t kill me!” “I shouldn’t have pretended to be mentally ill! I-I’ll turn myself in!” The roar of the chainsaw drowned out the screams. “Now you want to turn yourself in, after falling into my hands?” Blood spattered Jiang Yin’s w 14Reads8.2Score—Shelves
3. 3 灾 The Calamity Canticle 灾厄乐章 Braised Green Peppers红焖青椒Urban744k WordsCompleted [Musician + Summons + Mysterious Organization + Villain + No CP + Fun-Seeker] Perhaps, in some corner unknown to you, mysterious rituals are underway. Strange life forms secretly covet the flesh and blood of the living. The colossal entity that maintains order lurks beneath the surface of society. A bloated, foolish god's child rots and stinks in an underground palace. The giant king in the flames silently blesses his people. A fantastically colored giant shark swims through the deep sea. A skel 9kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
4. 4 地 The Hell Pianist: Starting by Selling the Lord a Dream 地狱钢琴师：从给领主画饼开始 Ye Molu, Who Loves Sun Cakes爱吃太阳饼的夜摩罗Anime Fanfiction445k WordsCompleted Hazbin Hotel fan fiction (Some readers near the top left rushed in and gave it a poor review after less than half an hour. But let me ask you, new reader: Would you rather trust passersby who merely skimmed the story, readers who spent hours immersed in it, or only yourself? Whatever the story is like, I hope you'll ignore others' few words and judge it for yourself.) [Wits and Strategy]+ [No Cheats]+ [Every Character Carefully Crafted]+ [Thrilling Plot]+ [No Romance Pairing (Ship whoever you li 7.5kReads9.4Score837Shelves

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   Yes, of course. The male protagonist of this book is highly intelligent and extremely elegant and noble, with a strong Victorian gentleman style. I highly recommend it.

5. 5 我 I Returned from Hell to Plan the Perfect String of Revenge 我从地狱归来，策划连环完美复仇 Leaves Can't Predict Autumn叶难知秋Mystery525k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Mad Protagonist] [Elegant] [High-IQ Crimes] [No System] Ten years ago, the Shen family was wiped out by a mysterious organization known as the Alliance. Shen Feng was beaten to death and left in the wilderness. Now, Shen Feng’s soul has returned from hell. That day, the criminal investigation squad received a call from a mysterious person claiming he would kill the famous CEO Liu Ruxu at a shareholders’ meeting. The nightmare began at that very moment. Shen Feng planned one per 118kReads9.5Score12.7kShelves

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   These three revenge novels are truly endlessly rewatchable, featuring characters who are both highly intelligent and extremely calm madmen.

6. 6 我 My 99 Perfect Hunts 我的99次完美狩猎 Little Half-Immortal of Shu Mountain蜀山小半仙Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Realism] [High-IQ crime] [Masterful mind games] [No female lead] [For readers who love logic] The police in Xikang City received a phone call from someone calling himself Ghost, who claimed he would kill a certain person in three days. More than that, he wanted the police to rush out and protect the target. He intended to carry out the killing under the police's tight security. The police took the threat extremely seriously and made careful preparations. When the three days were up, the result 39.6kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves
7. 7 面 A Maniacal Smile Beneath the Mask: I’m Crazy, Don’t Run 面具下癫狂一笑，我是疯子你别跑 Making Money to Feed Yang赚钱喂洋Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No heroine, revenge, magic, madness, mental illness, ruthless action] He is a high-IQ, unhinged magician who kills for revenge. He is both a madman and a savior. His goal is to take perfect revenge on everyone! … Three years ago, Chen Sheng was secretly admitted for treatment after being diagnosed with several mental illnesses. He was classified as an S-rank dangerous patient. Three years later, Chen Sheng is discharged after recovering, only to discover that the Chen family has suffered a deva 9.6kReads8.6Score989Shelves
8. 8 开 My Eyes Were Gouged Out from the Start, but the Abyssal Eye Can See the Heavens 开局挖眼，渊瞳窥天 Gu Mangmang顾忙忙Eastern Fantasy245k WordsOngoing [Native-born protagonist + genius + not brainless + a touch of ensemble cast + slow-paced] This is a world under invasion by fiends from beyond the realm! People from other worlds transmigrate here, bringing Systems that let them slay the Children of Destiny and steal their fateful fortunes. A Devouring Immortal Tower awakens, using the Spirit-Devouring Art of Ten Thousand Paths to devour divine physiques and seize saintly bones! A Soul Clan Immortal Emperor is reborn, displaying the Immortal Em 7Reads—Score161Shelves

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   In this traditional fantasy setting, the protagonist has no system, is not reborn, and relies on talent and skill to cultivate step by step, fighting against transmigrators with systems, powerful reborn individuals, and extraterrestrial demons, yet still manages to reach the pinnacle of power.

9. 9 不 The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍 Yu Jinhe余瑾和Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.” 3.2kReads—Score235Shelves

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   The water-repelling plaque (crack level), the small seven (fragmentation level), the tide-sounding snail (anchor point), and the fire-testing stone—each item in this chapter has a function and is not just for show. The plaque can block a knife, the snail can report a location, and the stone can verify a person's identity. There is a sense of system, but it doesn't overshadow the characters; the balance is quite good.

10. 10 他 He Forces Me, I Run, He Goes Crazy, So Do I 他强制，我跑路，他癫我也癫 Fish in the South of Jia嘉南有鱼Two Male Leads338k WordsCompleted A sweet, seemingly obedient beauty with a wild streak + a ruthless man in power. Forced love, doting romance. The first male lead is seriously messed up in the head; the second has serious psychological issues. Don’t read if that bothers you. During a car accident, Xun Baici sees his future: framed by his scumbag older brother, then killed by the madman Qin Yu. After suddenly awakening to the truth, Xun Baici decides to set the scumbag and the lunatic up with each other, so they can fall madly i 459Reads8.9Score102Shelves

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    Elegant, ruthless, madman

11. 11 邪 The Evil God Decides to Raise a Human 邪神决定养一只人类 Getting Up Early Isn't Goji Berries早起不是枸杞Two Male Leads322k WordsCompleted Dual male leads + light ensemble cast + Lovecraftian elements + the uncanny + infinite worlds + investigation bureau Li Chen has always admitted that he's aloof and arrogant, calculating and willing to do anything to climb higher. So when revenge finally came for him, part of him felt that he deserved it, but only part. More than anything, he was furious! He refused to die like this. He refused to end up without even a body left behind. He refused to let the people who had schemed against him 6.3kReads8.9Score859Shelves

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    An older man took a liking to his son's classmate and kidnapped him.

12. 12 纯 A Pure Heart: A Life-or-Death Game 纯净的心：生死牌局 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我9k WordsCompleted A Pure Heart: The Life-and-Death Card Game 432Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "A Pure Heart: A Game of Life and Death" - Life and death are intertwined with you, the intensity of love, the warmth of a sweetheart, the promise of family. I came, lifting you high, only to find I cannot gently put you down.

13. 13 爱 Love Like an Abyss, Suffocating 爱如深渊，窒息 Liang Hong of Cannes戛纳的梁红Two Male Leads570k WordsCompleted A sweet story about two men, an age gap, a difference in status, coercion, and being unable to resist, so you’re forced to lie flat? What is love? Shen Shiyuan says love means possession, a treasure held tightly in your hand. He has the power and wealth to protect what’s his. Nan Ke was born a sparrow. He once naively believed that if he worked hard enough, one day he would become an eagle and make a brilliant life for himself. Unfortunately, he met Shen Shiyuan. Before he could become an eagle, 23.8kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
14. 14 月 Moonsea Flower Pavilion: Cloudtop City 月海花亭：云顶城市 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我7k WordsCompleted Moonsea Flower Pavilion: Cities Above the Clouds 60Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 人 I Have Dissociative Identity Disorder, and I Awaken an Unknown Sequence 人格分裂的我，觉醒未知序列 Bearing Guilt负辜Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (No harem, no female lead, no formulaic tropes, no System, no brainless decisions, twists, slow burn, sequences, ensemble cast, passionate, elegant high-IQ madman) [I think this world is fake. I want to witness the real world.] [By the time you read this, I'll be dead. But I will keep watching you from wherever I am!] [My name is Yang Feng. Feng as in maple, not as in crazy.] 16.8kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves

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    The first book, "Elegant, High-IQ, and Madly Incredible," is my absolute favorite. The second book, "Wasteland Prince with Sesame Dumplings," isn't my particular favorite, but the author's writing is excellent and has improved significantly. It's a must-read for detail-oriented readers.

16. 16 你 You Are a Different Kind of Scenery 你是别样的风景 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted You Are a Different Kind of Scenery 91Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 让 You Asked Me to Revive the Gang, So I Flattened the Gods with Bricks 让你振兴帮派，你用板砖拍翻诸神 Bearing Guilt负辜Urban205k WordsOngoing (A handsome author with experience finishing million-character novels. Read with confidence~) (No harem, no tired tropes, no System, no mindless protagonist. A large ensemble cast, with a gangland heir who turns mad with rage but is usually calculating and sharp.) After the cataclysm, the influence of source energy causes some humans to become mindless aberrants. They are known as Abyss-Touched. Whenever an Abyss-Touched person is discovered, the city immediately enforces the Purge Ordinance: ki 9Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 白 A Kiss from the Clouds 白云之吻 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted A Kiss from the White Clouds 41Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 131.2kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves

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    ①🍅The protagonist is resourceful and capable, avenging his childhood abduction right from the start. The police suspect him but lack evidence. Highly recommended! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] ②🍅Speaking of elegance, it has to be the Illusionist—elegant and noble to the extreme!🔥🔥🔥

20. 20 大 Across the Ocean 大洋彼岸 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我7k WordsCompleted Across the Ocean 61Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 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 22.2kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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    No romantic pairing + role-playing

22. 22 东 Dreams of Tokyo: Love Through the Four Seasons 东京梦华：爱有四季 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Tokyo Dreams: Love Through the Seasons 80Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 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 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

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    This book not only lacks a harem, but the female lead is also not brainless, pretentious, clingy, a saint, pretending to be dead, or being a jerk—she simply doesn't exist!

24. 24 云 Sunset on Cloud Peak: The Ghost Rider 云顶落霞：幽灵骑士 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted Sunset on the Cloud Peak: The Ghost Rider 38Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 重 Reborn Nine Times, the Unhinged Villainess Takes Everyone Down 重生九次，疯批女配创死所有人 Zhen Wuyou祯无忧Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Villainess awakens + reborn for revenge + exposes and punishes scumbags + goes crazy and face-slaps them (literal face-slapping) + romance] Qiao Siyu was ignored and ostracized by her family from childhood. She was thrown out of the house, forced to take the blame, and had a kidney stolen. In the end, her enemies ran her over in revenge, leaving her paralyzed from head to toe. After wringing every last bit of value from her, the Qiao family abandoned her in the hospital to fend for herself. She 10kReads9.1Score1kShelves

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    The first book features a protagonist who is reborn multiple times and gradually goes mad; the second book features a female protagonist who defies fate, constantly teetering on the brink of life and death, yet always managing to forge a unique path through her intelligence, composure, and calm demeanor.

26. 26 踏 Walking Beneath the Moon: The Age of Machines 踏月而行：机械纪元 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted Walking Beneath the Moon: The Mechanical Era 103Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 杀 On the Run for Murder, I Go on a Killing Spree After Reuniting with My Wealthy Family! 杀人逃亡，被豪门认回后杀疯了！ Kiss My Eyes吻我之眸Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [The heroine is a man-eating flower! + Three thousand family rules! + Unhinged! + Strong female lead! + Character growth!] The Jian family has three thousand rules. On the day Jian Jinge was brought home by her biological third brother, she was told to memorize all three thousand rules. At the time, Jian Jinge had just escaped a pirate pursuit and gone hungry for three whole days!!! Jian Jinge: ... The Jian family’s twentieth rule says that when the elders leave the table, the meal is over. 13kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
28. 28 时 The Compass of Time 时光罗盘 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我6k WordsCompleted The Time Compass 37Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 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 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves

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    Lingling is incredibly elegant, and fucking handsome.

30. 30 花 The Moon Palace Amid a Sea of Flowers 花海月宫 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我7k WordsCompleted The Moon Palace Amid a Sea of Flowers 35Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 31 紫 Fairyland in the Purple Bamboo Grove 紫竹林的仙境 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我7k WordsCompleted A Fairyland in the Purple Bamboo Grove 27Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 32 特 Special Cleaner, Occasional Crime Scene Stager 特殊清洁员，偶尔也布置案发现场 South Morning, North Moon南晨北月Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (Content warnings: no female lead, no romantic ambiguity, dark plot, protagonist is not a good person, lighthearted everyday tone) (No female lead does not mean no female supporting characters. Recommended that you stay away. The male lead is very much a criminal, not a positive role model, and people get killed on a regular basis.) Good news: He transmigrated. Bad news: The body’s original owner seems to have just killed someone. Is Qi Shu panicking? He’s practically panicking to death. After a 511Reads8.6Score102Shelves

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    Highly recommend [Top Post] - Intelligent and elegant.

33. 33 地 The Eighteenth Level of Hell: No Lying Allowed 地狱十八层：这里禁止说谎 Two Liang of Plain Water二两白开Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [No System, no power fantasy, no harem, no saintly protagonist. Mind games + wits and strategy + locked-room mysteries + deduction.] Chen Ran is a good person. He went to hell. This is the Tongue-Ripping Hell, where lying is forbidden, so everyone lies about their lies. Differences in how people believe lies should be handled gave rise to two major alliances. The Lie-Slayer Alliance: Lie, and you're killed instantly. The Strange-Tongue Alliance: Turn lies into the truth. A beginner's tutorial wi 74.6kReads9.1Score11.6kShelves

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    A brain-teasing escape room puzzle game with high-IQ participants.

34. 34 禁 Drug Enforcement Elite 禁毒精英 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Urban101k WordsCompleted Two major drug cartels operate in Mexico: the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel. This is the story of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, together with the Department of Homeland Security, the CIA, and US Northern Command, assisting Mexican police in the fight against drug crime. 83Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 夜 Night Shanghai: Making My Name on the Bund 夜上海之扬威上海滩 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Male-Channel Fanfiction237k WordsCompleted Lin Ge and Bai Wei transmigrate into the TV series Shanghai Bund, arriving in 1930s Shanghai. They clash fiercely with the Japanese and throw themselves into the nationwide resistance, helping launch the 1932 Battle of Shanghai. 116Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 36 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 36.4kReads9.4Score4.3kShelves

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    This is the pinnacle of contemporary romance novels this year, a sweet, angsty, and intellectually stimulating read. After reading it, I couldn't get into anything else. The author's literary background is profound, far surpassing that of novice authors. The writing is divine, incredibly delicate. The male lead's love is passionate, but not mindless. The female lead is brilliant; after reading, you'll not only fall in love with the male lead but also with the female lead. It has a grand scope and will give you a mental boost. The plot takes off after chapter ten. Trust me, you'll come back and thank me after you finish reading.

37. 37 诡 Eerie Descent: The More Refined I Am, the Stronger I Become 诡异降临：我越优雅就越强 Xiaojie, Don't Run小洁别跑Mystery401k WordsCompleted With 24 hours left before the eerie beings return, a cold announcement rings out in the minds of people around the world. While everyone else is busy panicking and stockpiling supplies, Su Yan leisurely wipes the fingerprints off a thug's knife. “Don't get blood on my designer clothes.” On the day of awakening, he finds himself pondering his exclusive SSS-rank ability: “Elegance Is Truth.” In the first instance, “The Blood-Red Banquet,” the rules demand that everyone maintain “proper manners.” W 1.2kReads6.7Score180Shelves

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    [Drooling][Drooling][Drooling]

38. 38 夜 Heroes Without Regrets in Shanghai by Night 夜上海之英雄无悔 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Urban282k WordsCompleted Lin Ge is a pilot. While flying along the Hump Route, he unexpectedly transmigrates to Shanghai in 1936. He fights against Japan’s ambitions of aggression, reunites with the woman he loves, Bai Wei, and becomes entangled in complicated romantic relationships with the wealthy daughters of Shanghai’s elite. Lin Ge comes from 2036, but after transmigrating to the Shanghai of 1936, he encounters a host of time travelers lying low. The currents are rising, and the fate of the nation is shifting. 207Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 逼 You Drove Me to Become a Demon, and Now You Want Me to Love You Again? 逼我入魔，还想让我再爱一次？ Liu Yue Bai柳月白Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Li Xuan treated his master and junior sisters as his whole world, willing to risk everything for them. When his junior brother framed him, his junior sisters treated him with cold disdain and cruel words. His master drained his cultivation, crippled his natural talents, forced him onto the demonic path, and personally cut him down. The demoness who loved him more than life itself also perished for his sake, her body and soul destroyed. Given another chance at life, he let g 497Reads6.3Score106Shelves

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    🌿🌿A truly dark story ① The young protagonist was saved by his master, who thought he would have a happy ending. However, upon reaching adulthood, his master stole his supreme bone. Having experienced the harsh realities of life, the protagonist no longer believed in light and fell into darkness, determined to kill the righteous and become an eternal demon god!! 👌

40. 40 火 The Mars Era: Road to Venus 火星纪元：金星之路 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Sci-Fi & Apocalypse341k WordsCompleted An ancient alien spacecraft is discovered in a crater on Venus. The mysterious X Organization plots to seize the planet, while Factory 18 wants to use Venus as a dumping ground for waste. Yet atop the clouds of Venus stands an airship academy called Cloudtop Academy, a hallowed school dreamed of by students across the solar system. At last, traveling from Mars to Venus, they witness the planet's land and oceans. 58Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 逼 You Forced Me to Become a Demon, and Now I'm the Demon Venerable. Why Are You Crying? 逼我入魔，我成魔尊了你们哭啥 Li Bai Is No Immortal李白不是仙Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + heroine regrets it + never forgives + villain protagonist + immortality + highly satisfying + traditional fantasy] In his previous life, after transmigrating, Gu Jian became the kindhearted and upright senior disciple. He treated his master like family and, amid the chaos of a troubled age, repeatedly protected the sect at the cost of severe injuries. To save his fourth junior brother, he even gave him his Supreme Bone. But afterward, that same junior brother falsely acc 4.6kReads7.2Score412Shelves
42. 42 重 Rebirth as a Demonic Cultivator: Starting with a Zombie Planet 重生魔修，开局捡到一颗丧尸星球 The World Is Ink天下墨矣Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing This novel has been adapted into a comic. Chu Xuan transmigrates to the Cangxuan World and becomes a demonic cultivator in the Wuji Sect. To cultivate the demonic path is to seize the essence of heaven and earth and take the finest of all things. Slaughter countless millions, and you can become a supreme Demon Venerable. But killing is forbidden by the Heavenly Dao of the human race. The righteous sects also wiped out the Wuji Sect. Just when all seemed lost, Chu Xuan happens upon a blood mirror 15.6kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
43. 43 开EN A Demon Heart at Birth: The Rise of an Unrivaled Monster 开局移植妖魔心脏，成为绝世凶物 Shacha Noodles沙茶面Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted (No System, multiple female leads, neither wholly good nor wholly evil) Fang Ling possesses a Chaos Sacred Body. From the moment he was born, various factions fought to seize him. His heart, right eye, and precious bone were successively cut out… After being passed from hand to hand, Fang Ling was left on the steps of an ancient temple, barely clinging to life, by a kind-hearted stranger. No one knew that five peerless experts were secretly living in seclusion inside the temple. They had hidden 163.7kReads9.1Score17.4kShelves
44. 44 魔 The Demon Path's Crown Prince 魔道太子爷 Maple Drifts Past Chang'an枫过长安Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted My name is Yun Fei, and from the start I had a useless meridian constitution, fit only to serve as a furnace. I thought I'd spend my life suffering under the bullying of those stunning immortal aunties... I mean, suffering terribly. I never expected you to ask me to restore the Demon Cult! It's only fair that the Heavenly Jade Saintess works for me, right? There's nothing wrong with a sword genius helping me seize territory, right? As the Demon Cult's leader, I'm entitled to slack off, right? 23.5kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves
45. 45 玄 Xuanhuan: After My Death, I Became the Primordial True Demon 玄幻：我死后，化身原始真魔 Journeying to the Mortal World远赴人间Eastern Fantasy442k WordsCompleted [Ultimate villain + dark + ruthless + nearly invincible + slaughters his way through the world + no female lead] My name is Zhao Wumian. I'm an ordinary person with little cultivation, yet a lofty divine son falsely accuses me of being a fiend who slaughtered hundreds of millions. Before long, my body will be crushed, my three souls and seven spirits ripped out, and I'll suffer in a soul lamp until I die. My name is Ye Baiwei. I'm the Holy Maiden of Qixia Sacred Land, and I have another i 3.4kReads7.7Score186Shelves
46. 46 谁 Who Says My Demon Lord Is Cold and Aloof! 谁说我家魔尊高冷的！ Moonlight Reminds Me of Home明月思故乡Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [One heroine + aloof master + plenty of sweetness, no angst] Chu Ning died young in his previous life. By some stroke of fortune, Heaven gave him a chance to be reborn. Through a twist of fate, he became the disciple of the most stunning Demon Venerable in the world! After transmigrating into the cultivation world, Chu Ning wanted nothing more than eternal life. But before long, he noticed that his master's gaze was becoming increasingly strange. Their feelings, too, were gradually changing... U 21.7kReads8.8Score2.3kShelves
47. 47 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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    An elegant chef on a deserted island, the ultimate boss behind the cruise ship, a mad clown in a city of sin, a bloodthirsty duke of an organization dedicated to eradicating crime… In my eyes, it's all just fun. [Smile]

48. 48 我 My Name Is Jing Yunhui 《我叫景云辉》 Six Paths六道Urban3.9M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Jing Yunhui stood up for a friend and smashed his own future with a beer bottle. After ten years in prison, he learned that his girlfriend had married the friend he trusted most. By the time he was free again, his life was already in ruins. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to 1998, the night that changed his fate. This time, he seizes the initiative and claws his way back from having nothing. Facing those who betrayed and deceived him, and are waiting to watch 376.9kReads9.2Score53.8kShelves

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    The male lead is incredibly intelligent and ruthless. Despite facing many temptations, he only loves the female lead. That's exactly the kind of guy I like! [Admiration]

49. 49 爆 Going Viral Starts with Calling the Cops 爆红从报警开始 Yu Siyuan余四元Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Microdrama style, silly and lighthearted. The protagonist has no romantic pairings, male or female. Actor Mo Fei gets a Role System. From a holy monk, he gains an ability to attract criminals; from a serial killer, he learns human anatomy; from a detective, he learns to talk to cats; from a master thief, he learns sleight of hand... To everyone else, all of this seems downright bizarre. Would a normal actor radiate murderous intent? Would a normal actor know the human body so well? Would a norma 59.7kReads9.5Score8kShelves

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    ① Elegance always lies on the path of crime. You ask why? I'll reply: the bad guys are always under my nose. (Modern, switching between different identities) ② "Elegance" is my motto in life. In the world of horror, besides extreme perversion, there is also the elegance of licking blood from the tip of one's tongue. (Horror, a road of no return)

50. 50 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves

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