Cold, Callous, Dark, Insane, and Highly Intelligent 冷漠，薄情，黑暗，疯子，高智商

1. 251 小 Survival in the Residential Complex, but I Was Pulled into the Management Group 小区求生，但我被拉入了管理群 Nazgar纳兹嘉尔Mystery784k WordsCompleted [Infinite horror + no female lead + cold-blooded male lead + split personality + author’s mental state is questionable + kill, kill, kill!] When everyone is unexpectedly dragged into a survival game, Cheng Xu discovers that his name appears in the administrators’ group. By day, the survivors search for resources and strengthen themselves and their shelters. At night, ghosts run rampant and disasters erupt. Only those who rely on their shelters can survive. One deadly trial follows another, and b 6.1kReads9.2Score837Shelves
2. 252 别 Stop Sucking Up! He's Really Not Human! 别舔！他真不是人！ I Just Don't Get It欣赏不来咯Two Male Leads167k WordsOngoing [Just got a rating! It'll go up! Give it a try, and if it's not for you, you can leave!] Soft on the outside, cold within, an act-playing bottom × a nonhuman, sinister ghost top [Transmigrate into a book + Supernatural + Two Male Leads + Rule-Based Horror + Bloody Games + Life-or-Death Showdown] Ji Zhishi transmigrates into a horror novel called The Strange Realm and becomes a disposable character who dies from the start. The original owner is obsessively infatuated with the school heartthrob, 54.2kReads7.7Score17.4kShelves

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   Meets the requirements.

3. 253 死 Death Rewind: Save the World in 48 Hours 死亡回档，48小时拯救世界 Rice-Scented Crisps稻香锅巴Urban1.5M WordsOngoing A car accident gave Wang Cong the ability to rewind time upon death! Just as he was getting ready to buy a lottery ticket and reach the pinnacle of life… The sky split open. Alien spaceships descended, and a flash of white light wiped out the world! Only two days remained. The countdown to extinction had begun. … “If I can rewind time by dying, can I save the world?” “You can, but you can't fill every hole the apocalypse leaves behind.” “Then if I bring along a group of comrades who've ri 115.4kReads8.6Score11.6kShelves

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   The protagonist, a conman, passes through the trials of the gods through deception. The entire cast engages in a battle of wits with high intelligence, featuring numerous plot twists and a touch of Cthulhu-esque mystery. The ensemble cast is particularly engaging.

4. 254 癫 Crazy! A Background Character at an Aristocratic Academy Sneaks Through Tasks Between the Cracks 癫！贵族学院的路人甲夹缝苟任务 Xiangtan湘潭Two Male Leads240k WordsOngoing [Old-school + ABO + two male leads + aloof, universally adored character + a touch of dog-training fiction] An imaginary world, so don’t take it too seriously. An overlooked character early on, later a universally adored, cool-headed, resilient, and seductive love interest X a hypocritical, malicious, rich, and deranged aggressor who plays hard to get Jian Yu accidentally entered an ABO world where every alpha doted on omega with an arm around the waist, and became a passerby. Every day, he wand 882Reads9.5Score116Shelves

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   This guy is highly intelligent, misanthropic, and slaps anyone who comes before him, except for the original protagonist. He gets a kick out of slapping everyone, and he even enjoys taking pictures of the other guy looking pathetic and crying. He's a heartthrob, not a saint, has no compassion, and has a sharp tongue—it's so satisfying to watch!

5. 255 苍 The Book of All Life, the Sword of Noble Spirit 苍生书，风骨剑 The Ultimate Chen Xiaozhu至臻陈小逐Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted What makes a Confucian sage? He does not recite the classics of the sages; he reads the books of the common people. What makes a Martial God? He does not uphold the emperor’s crown; he wields a sword of integrity! What does “putting one’s family in order” mean? If your father is steeped in sin and helps a tyrant commit evil, then even your father can be killed! What does “governing the state” mean? If the ruler is unjust, cruel, and tyrannical, then even the ruler can be killed! What does “bring 4.4kReads8.4Score377Shelves

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   1. The nation has fallen, the land is desolate, the people are treated like straw dogs, and moral integrity is lost. I possess a book on the common people, and a sword of integrity; I can save the world and forge the spirit of the Great Xia! 2. On his quest for the truth, he discovers that every victim is connected to him, and it also unravels a cold case from many years ago. Worse still, his memory is fragmented, with crucial clues hidden deep within his mind. As the investigation deepens, the protagonist discovers that his own identity has also become a mystery…

6. 256 隐 [ABO] Secret Delight 【ABO】隐愉 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads368k WordsCompleted [ABO] Two male leads x mutual pining fulfilled + mutual healing + melodrama + happy ending. [Scheming seductress] x [obsessive man] S-rank Alpha Ren Congshu was reborn in the body of Cao Ye, the rich kid who had killed him, right in front of his own corpse. In an instant, he became the murderer. From poverty and desperation to assets worth tens of billions. From a high-ranking Alpha to a defective Omega. From the bottom of society, forever unable to stand before Chen Youjin, to someone of equal 14.1kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
7. 257 游 Game Invasion: But My Main Account Is AFK 游戏入侵：但是大号挂机中 Angry Big Turtle愤怒大龟Sports515k WordsOngoing [Game Invasion + No Romance + Online Game + Secret Identities] A mysterious force descended upon Blue Star. Unremovable wristbands dragged everyone into a full-dive game. From then on, humanity’s fate was destined to become entangled with this mysterious game. Xiao Huang was an ordinary male high school student. Unlike everyone else, he unexpectedly acquired the character card and consciousness of the former top-ranked player. As everyone knows: The casual player Zhuhuang likes to slack off and 7.6kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
8. 258 我 I Reached the Pinnacle of Life with the Top Student System 我靠学霸系统走上人生巅峰 Xixi Plum Pomelo西西梅柚子Urban851k WordsOngoing [Top student + System + highly intelligent, unhinged male lead + lighthearted tone + coming-of-age story] Ye Fangming has a family most people could hardly envy: a gambling addict and wife-beater for a father, a weak, dependent mother, a snobbish homeroom teacher who mocks him, classmates who look down on him, and local thugs who enjoy beating him up. The only reason he made it to sixteen is that he’s tough as nails and impossible to put down. Just as he was about to fall into despair, the Top S 7Reads8.4Score—Shelves
9. 259 序EN Sequence Highway: Don't Fall Behind! 序列公路：不要掉队！ Roaring Mountains and Seas山海呼啸Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing [Fresh Premise + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment + Not Invincible + Sequence Potions + The Supernatural + Road Survival + Upgrading Supplies + Ruthless Protagonist] The supernatural descended, turning cities into forbidden zones for humanity. People had to rely on Sequence Awakened to keep migrating. Settled life gave way to a nomadic existence. During one such migration, Chen Ye awakened an upgrade System. In his hands, a rusty bicycle transformed into an armored battle vehicle. A tattered tent e 624.8kReads8.5Score42.5kShelves

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   A post-apocalyptic sci-fi masterpiece! The protagonist's high intelligence leads to constant plot twists, the realistic portrayal of human nature is profound, the plot is grand yet meticulously detailed, and you'll find it incredibly satisfying to read.

10. 260 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.7kReads9.6Score22.6kShelves
11. 261 蝼 The Underdog Strikes Back: With 30 Seconds Until Death, There's Nowhere to Run 蝼蚁反杀：死亡倒数30秒你无处可逃 Read a Little Editorial Team读点编辑部Mystery534k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Tests of Human Nature + Revenge + Twists + No Romance + Dark Transformation and Counterattack + Ordinary People] My wife secretly went to Myanmar to pay a ransom for her gambling-addict younger brother. She failed to get him back and ended up trapped there herself. I went alone to rescue her, but she used me, and I was knocked unconscious. When I woke up, she was gone. I was locked in a water dungeon like an animal. I thought, even if I have to die, I can’t die here! … I sent my boyf 297Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book! It's really good!

12. 262 无 The Affliction of Silence 无言之症 Li Huaisha李怀沙Two Male Leads287k WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication] His Love Is Deafening Dual rebirth + mutual salvation + realism + happy ending + extreme madness Antisocial, cold and aloof heartthrob vs. beautiful, quirky little troublemaker After being imprisoned for three months, Xu Mi was killed by Chen Huangnian over a single breakup. Only in his final moments did he realize that the boyfriend he had spent every day with had an antisocial personality. When he opened his eyes again, he was back ten years ago, at the time whe 14.9kReads9.6Score2.5kShelves

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    Antisocial personality representative (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡

13. 263 天 Awakened by Heavenly Treasures: I Can Engrave Anything 天物觉醒：我能刻印一切 The Leaf Riding the Wind御风而行的葉子Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Publication Contract Signed, Safe to Read][Tales of Youth][Everyone Has Common Sense][Absolutely Wonderful][Magic][Distinctive Characters][No Female Lead] My name is Jin Feichen. Draped in the twilight of my youth, I once thought I would muddle through life, relying on taxpayers to support me forever. I thought that would be my fate. However, all of that came to an end on a rainy afternoon. Youth is a grand stage. On that evening when rain poured down in torrents, the stage reached out to me, a 269.6kReads9.5Score22.3kShelves

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    Kids, follow me and you won't get lost! I can't stop reading these books even after three readings.

14. 264 半 I Play Rock-Paper-Scissors with the Mirror at Midnight, and I Won't Sleep Until I Win 半夜和镜子猜拳，我赢一把就睡 Mr. Krabs Loves to Eat蟹老板爱吃饭Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted The entire Xie family had a rather spooky air about them. His great-great-grandfather was a mountain wanderer, and his great-great-grandmother sewed up corpses. His great-grandfather was a Maoshan Taoist, and his great-grandmother was a spirit medium from Fengtian. His grandfather made paper offerings, his grandmother prepared bodies for burial, his father drove corpses, and his mother raised poison insects. Some of his ancestors even liked to dig themselves out of their graves… As a result, X 5.8kReads9.0Score578Shelves
15. 265 仙 Immortal Martial Ming: From the Start, I Became a Ghost-Cultivating Brocade Guard 仙武大明，开局成为鬼修锦衣卫 Gray and White Rain灰白雨Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing “Have you ever heard the story of the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts?” The Brocade Guards walked openly by day, while Yin soldiers commandeered the roads. During the Yongle era, whenever you walked along the streets of the capital, someone would always ask you that question. Ninety-nine vicious ghosts, tens of thousands of ghost spirits. The figure leading them represented a legend. A legend about the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts. “After that, there were no more ghosts in the Great Ming.” 54.6kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves

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    Ghost cultivation, you all know.

16. 266 反 Villain: One Thought Turns Me into a Demon, Slaughtering All Living Beings! 反派：一念为魔，屠戮天下万灵！ Jiang Yu Wei Han江余未寒Eastern Fantasy327k WordsCompleted [Dark] [Invincible] [No Female Lead] Chu Han was reborn in a fantastical otherworld, only to suffer the massacre of his entire family and endure every kind of torture. Fortunately, he awakened the Godslayer System. Every person he killed earned him attribute points. Morality? Principles? Compassion? In this dog-eat-dog, dark world, they were nothing but tools for digging your own grave! If Heaven has forsaken me, then I shall destroy Heaven! 23Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended: The first three books are all extremely dark stories ↘ [The last book is a demon god type!! Character traits: cold, dark, cruel... Etc.]

17. 267 当 I Went Mad Serving as a Secret Guard, Then Someone Told Me I'm a Prince 当暗卫当疯了，有人告诉我是皇子 Fu Zhunan负烛南Ancient Romance356k WordsCompleted [Female-to-male transmigration] [Complete] [Click to follow the protagonist as he fights his way from cannon fodder to supporting male character to villain to main character.] [Transmigrate into a book + silly, hilarious protagonist + unmatched fighting skills but a screw loose, with a mental illness] Zhou Jinzhi, a pampered young master, transmigrates from a girl into a boy! With disaster striking and his family wiped out, a twist of fate turns him into a royal palace bodyguard. He assumes he i 1.3kReads9.0Score167Shelves

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    A very enjoyable and lighthearted story.

18. 268 黑 The Dark Age: I Made a Pact with a Demon 黑暗时代：我与恶魔签订契约 Huai Wu Mu Oh槐无木噢Eastern Fantasy129k WordsOngoing [Villain in the Early Stages, Darker Later + No Goody-Two-Shoes] This is a strange era. The gates between the Yellow Springs and Hell have opened, connecting them to the human world, and demons run rampant. Gu Wu is a thoroughly despicable man. To gain tremendous power, he made a pact with a terrifying demon and became one himself... 50Reads7.6Score—Shelves
19. 269 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 310.8kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves

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    Family, does anyone understand?! This plot is more thrilling than a roller coaster ride! My darlings, I've unearthed another gem of a novel; my heart was pounding the entire time! Bo Yehan desperately begged Ji Jiusheng to save his life, his reason being, "Three people at once makes a bigger target; we need to push Fu Linyuan out first!" 😱 What kind of plot twist is this? Fu Linyuan had just shown some promise, and Bo Yehan used it as an excuse to attack him. Faced with Ji Jiusheng's questioning, Bo Yehan actually said he wouldn't hate her as long as she protected him. But the hatred was practically overflowing from the screen—who would believe that?! Although Ji Jiusheng slapped her forehead to reassure him, Bo Yehan felt a chill because of her history of breaking promises. What deep-seated hatred exists between them? Will Ji Jiusheng keep her word this time? Family, let's follow along and unravel the mystery together! 🔍

20. 270 极 The Ultimate Evil Demon Cultivator: Me and My Ten Demon Puppets 极恶魔道：我与我的十个魔偶 Minotaur Warrior牛头人战士Urban302k WordsCompleted This is a world with a hundred-tier ladder. Every tier is filled with countless secret realms waiting to be conquered. And I, Su Xie, am a friendly outsider who transmigrated here and loves dolls. Burdened with the Villain System, I often do good deeds. The unscrupulous media outside have given me plenty of names, too. The Brutal King, scumbag, pervert, chuunibyou, menace to society. As for whether any of those names are true... When he cut off the first tier ruler's head, Su Xie laughed wildly, 48Reads9.2Score—Shelves
21. 271 反EN Villain: I, the Dark Forbidden Lord, Bury and Annihilate All Heavens Throughout Eternity 反派：我黑暗禁主，葬灭万古诸天 Jiu Tian九舔Eastern Fantasy408k WordsCompleted [Villain + dark + cold-blooded + decisive and ruthless + severing all seven emotions] His family and parents were slaughtered because he offended the Child of Destiny. Crushed by endless regret, self-reproach, and pain, Jun Wudao awakens the True Self System. From the start, he unseals a million Asura troops and establishes the Nine Hells. As one terrifying being after another breaks free, the chaos of the myriad heavens faces... the dark apocalypse that belongs to them. A million Asura shake th 2.4kReads6.9Score101Shelves
22. 272 朝 A Hound of the Imperial Court? You’ve Never Faced the Six Fan Gate’s Blades 朝廷鹰犬？没挨过六扇门的刀 Tian Yan天衍Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsOngoing Also known as: Six Doors: Confiscating Estates and Wiping Out Clans [Transmigrate into a book + ruthless and decisive + single or no heroine] Reality isn’t a game, nor is it a storybook. Reality has rules, and breaking them brings retribution. My name is Li Jun Su. I paid the price for breaking the rules. After that, I was reborn. Unlike the real world, this world was dominated by martial arts, and the path to immortality flourished. Power mattered more than authority. The Great Qian Dyna 65.7kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves

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    [Eating melon seeds][Eating melon seeds][Cool][Cool][Cool][Laughing] My name is Li Junsu, and I paid the price for my arrogance. I was reborn, but why in a fantasy world, and as the illegitimate son born to a maid who climbed into her bed? But so what? I joined the Six Doors, step by step rising to the position of Chief Constable. On this path, blood is the vein, and bones are the steps. Confiscating property and exterminating families, my fearsome reputation can silence even the most wicked children.

23. 273 血 Bloodsea Demon Butcher 血海魔屠 Chu Kuangge楚狂歌Eastern Fantasy597k WordsCompleted [A Native Abyssal Demon] + [Protagonist Has No System] + [Vast Worldbuilding] + [Endless Sea of Planes] + [No Female Lead] + [Kill, Kill, Kill] To hell with benevolence, wisdom, propriety, righteousness, and trust! I'm a demon, so why should I care about any of that? I'll kill every last one of them! 90Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Dark No-Female-Lead Novel 9

24. 274 猩 The Scarlet Divine Crown 猩红神冕 In a Sea of Blood血海之中Sci-Fi & Apocalypse349k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Dark] [Infinite Flow] [Hunting Across the Heavens] [Anime Crossover] As the world crumbles, the abyss devours everything! Before the mangled remains of the flesh, the gods feast in ravenous delight! Listening to the mournful cries at his ear, Jiang Yan wears nothing but joy on his face. He comes from hell to traverse countless worlds, destined to bring slaughter. A staircase of white bones leads to a throne already waiting. He ascends the steps and becomes a god! Jiang Yan make 4Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 275 黑 Darkness Descends Across the Heavens 黑暗降临诸天 The Dark Ages黑暗时代Urban187k WordsOngoing [No female lead + Cthulhu Mythos series + invasion of myriad worlds] Born from the primordial chaos, the darkness is twisted, greedy, and blind. It is the evil in all things, and the shadow cast over all creation. When the shattered darkness fuses with a dead man from a parallel world, he will become the purest evil, a tumor upon the world. His arrival will be heralded by obscure whispers, and by the end of the world. [Dark story. Easily offended do-gooders, stay away.] 1Reads6.8Score—Shelves
26. 276 为 To Become an Immortal, I Drove Myself Mad Through Cultivation 为了成仙，我把自己练疯了 White Crane Cloudfield白鹤云野Eastern Fantasy320k WordsOngoing “His form is trained to resemble a crane; beneath a thousand pines lie two scrolls of scripture.” He Quanzhen recited a line of poetry, flapped his wings, and laughed wildly with a series of cackles. “Heh, this Daoist has done it! I’ve done it!” 3.9kReads8.2Score283Shelves
27. 277 从 Starting with an F-Rank Ability, I Rise Step by Step to the Top 从F级异能开始一步一步走向最强 Dreams Among the Clouds云间梦境Urban1.9M WordsOngoing (A slow-burn, dark story. Things develop slowly at first, and the protagonist goes a little crazy now and then. This is not a power fantasy, so don't read if that's not your thing.) In an instant, the world was suddenly destroyed, and Han Yang died with it. Bad news: The world is destroyed, and Han Yang is about to die. Good news: He transmigrated, and it's a supernatural world. Bad news: He's got an F-rank ability and was just kicked out of his home. Good news: He has a golden finger, plus a se 2.6kReads7.0Score210Shelves
28. 278 逆 Defying Fate to Become Queen: My Archenemy Is Always Trying to Flirt with Me 逆命成凰：死对头整天想撩我 Xian Mulan Chou弦沐蓝愁Ancient Romance237k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine, court intrigue, mystery-solving, career, face-slapping satisfaction, romance with a partner of her own choosing] In her previous life, Liang Wanning, the Shadowless Pavilion's ace assassin, died a tragic death before she could even identify her killer, sealed inside the Soul-Locking Well. Given another chance at life, she resolves to turn the tide and change her fate. When her half-sister hurts and harms her, Liang Wanning repays her in blood and makes her wish she were dead. Wh —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I haven't enjoyed a rebirth drama this much in a long time. The female lead died tragically in her previous life and, without knowing who the murderer was, was turned into a human pig and thrown into a soul-locking well, where she was sealed for ten years. One day, she was rescued and reborn. After her rebirth, she embarked on a path of revenge, tormenting everyone who had wronged her in her past life. The most exciting part is that this drama doesn't have a fixed male lead; the female lead is surrounded by three men, allowing us to create our own romantic pairings. In the end, the female lead realizes she no longer wants revenge, but finds she can't escape the past. The entire plot is coherent, the pacing is excellent, and the immersion is extremely strong. I felt like I was experiencing the story myself many times, so I really must recommend this book to everyone. Go read it!

29. 279 末 Apocalypse: Merging Organs, Ascending Through Flesh and Blood 末世：器官融合，血肉登神 Xihu Xieshang锡虎邪伤Sci-Fi & Apocalypse260k WordsOngoing [Ruthless + dark + no heroine + bizarre + mutation and evolution + apocalypse] The moment the Dark Tower descended, an evolutionary frenzy swept across all of Blue Star. Countless worlds arrived and overlapped, creating a true interstellar gladiatorial arena. Zheng Luo is reborn. This time, he'll get everything he wants by the darkest and most ruthless means possible. "Everyone, stop spreading rumors about me. I'm no demon, serial killer, or pervert. I'm a man with a heart full of love." 652Reads6.4Score—Shelves
30. 280 被 Caged and Drowned, I Was Reborn as a Water Monkey to Take Revenge! 被浸猪笼，我重生水猴子复仇！ Hey Yo, Master嗨呦糕手Eastern Fantasy561k WordsCompleted (Extremely dark + nonhuman + revenge + corrupted System + decisive, invincible slaughter) (The rating just opened, so it’s low. It’ll climb over time.) (Also known as: Black Myth: From Water Monkey to Slaughtering His Way to Heaven!) Wu Kong had transmigrated to another world more than twenty years ago. But after his classmates grew jealous and framed him, he was ultimately drowned in a pig cage! Fortunately, after he died, he turned into a water monkey and began his path of slaughter! The villa 39Reads6.4Score100Shelves

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    This book is incredibly satisfying! The first three chapters are a bit depressing, but afterwards it just goes on and on with rampages. There are no saintly heroines, and the killing is ruthless and decisive. It's been a long time since I've read a book that's so enjoyable you can just close your eyes and go! The writing is also very good. It's probably a bit low in word count because it just started getting ratings, but there have already been many chapters released, so it's definitely going to be a great read.

31. 281 高 High Martial: I Can Copy Skills 高武：我能复刻技能 Dreams Among the Clouds云间梦境Urban458k WordsOngoing [Ruthless] + [Decisive] + [No Female Lead] + [Martial Arts Focus in the Early Stages] Lu Qianyuan, a man who beat people up for a living, was sent flying by a dump truck. But instead of entering another world as he'd expected, he drifted for countless years before finally possessing someone else's body. [Copied Basic Physique Enhancement, physical strength increased] [Copied Martial Arts Proficiency, martial arts damage increased] [Copied Infinite Physique, elemental talent lost, martial arts ta 436Reads6.0Score—Shelves
32. 282 成 I Begin My Path to Immortality with a Whipping! 成仙从鞭笞开始！ Admiring Flowers in a Dream梦中看花Eastern Fantasy144k WordsOngoing [Ruthless and Decisive + No Female Lead + Sacrificing the Entire Clan + Blood Sacrifice + Efficiency Above All + Utterly Inhuman] The day he turned eighteen and awakened his power marked the start of Zhang Fan’s countdown: he had only thirteen years left to live, and his path toward immortality began in a blood-soaked hell. From then on, he became a brutal farm owner. Everything he did was for efficiency and profit. Spiritual energy was limited, and resources were limited. But the life and power 2Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 283 凡 The Mortal's Road to Immortality! 凡人升仙路！ Xiaobai Doesn't Eat小白不吃饭Eastern Fantasy382k WordsOngoing [Body Snatching Cultivation] [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Villain] [No Female Lead] [No Holds Barred] [Ruthless] [Self-Serving] [Hypocritical] (The protagonist is pure evil from the very start. No redemption arc. Fellow demonic cultivators, enjoy without worry. Kindhearted fellow cultivators, please move along.) Who says mortals know nothing of immortals? I came from evil, and I live in madness! A secret demonic art and a volume of ghost-cultivation techniques became the star 5.2kReads6.8Score552Shelves
34. 284 修 Cultivation: I Join the Demonic Path from the Start 修仙：开局入了魔道 Singer of Praises颂歌者Eastern Fantasy524k WordsCompleted [System] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No female lead] + [Violence] The path to immortality is paved with mountains of corpses and seas of blood. For one general's success, ten thousand bones lie rotting. If Heaven has destined me to become a demon, then I shall become the mightiest demon, lord of all demons. At the end of the demonic path, who stands supreme? The Asura Heavenly Demon slays all immortals. 1kReads7.5Score105Shelves
35. 285 末 Lone Star at the End of the Road 末路孤星 Hai Guang亥光Sci-Fi & Apocalypse66k WordsCompleted The scroll of absurd wishes is covered in the foolish fantasies of lambs. Black isn't black, white isn't white, cats aren't cats, and dogs aren't dogs. So is what seems real actually fake, or is what seems fake actually real? It shook its head and crushed those ridiculous pigments... 23Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 286 我 Seeking Longevity in a Low-Martial World 我在低武世界求长生 Glutinous Rice Pig Soup糯米猪比汤Historical408k WordsCompleted Power struggles and turbulent times are often accompanied by unrest! When a frontier commander holds immense military power, it is bound to arouse the suspicions of those in power. Will he march south to capture the dragon, or earn the title of Wolf of Langjuxu? Chen Zhi Mu. A mad scientist whose life was cut short by old age in the future is unexpectedly reborn in the body of a frontier commander in ancient times. By a chance coincidence, he seems to discover that this world is not as simple 2.6kReads8.5Score108Shelves
37. 287 追 Profit Over Fame 追利弃名 Immortal Path Ah Ah仙途啊啊Eastern Fantasy195k WordsCompleted One moment, life and death; the next, my soul transmigrated to another world. A life as fragile as grass, struggling just to survive. I drifted through more than a decade in a daze. I understood the world and pursued profit, abandoning fame. Fame is worth less than a dog. What matters is attaining the Great Dao. My name is Leng Qiu. In my previous life, I was an orphan. I dated someone in high school, but we broke up soon after. To distance herself from me, that girl told the principal I had har 17Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 288 重 Reborn in 1993: Dark Sea 重生1993，暗海 The Gods Want to Go Wild神想出去浪Urban1.9M WordsCompleted The physical edition of Wrathful Sea, Calm the Abyss is now available. Presales officially begin at 19:00 on October 11. [Reborn] [Mystery] [Undercover Agent] [Revenge] [Anti-Drug Operations] [Counterespionage] The golden finger is extremely weak, and he relies on his own abilities. This is a battle of wits between highly intelligent opponents, so you need to keep your brain switched on. There is no showing off and face-slapping! Ideal for veteran readers. If you understand it, you'll find it ve 259.5kReads9.6Score30.9kShelves

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    😈After reading this novel, I dare say that all other books have to step aside. This book is absolutely, unbelievably good, it's so damn amazing! I really can't believe it's Tomato's work; the more you read, the more exciting it becomes! The atmosphere it creates is like a mysterious magic forest, full of unknowns and temptations, attracting readers to keep exploring.

39. 289 问 The Way Belongs to Me Alone 问道唯我 Ancient Times往古Eastern Fantasy122k WordsCompleted [Seeking the Dao + No Female Lead + Decisive and Ruthless] The world underwent a cataclysmic change, and all the mighty experts vanished without a trace. No one knew what had happened. Zhang Cheng, once one of those mighty experts, defied fate and lived a second life. (A dark-leaning story. If you can’t get through the first few chapters, don’t continue. It may be disturbing.) 28Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 290 回 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 151.8kReads9.6Score19.7kShelves
41. 291 狩 Hunting Talent: I Can Level Up Skills Fast 狩猎天赋：我能快速升级技能 Dreams Among the Clouds云间梦境Eastern Fantasy702k WordsCompleted [Cold-blooded]+ [No female lead]+ [Decisive and ruthless]+ [Dark]+ [A magnet for trouble] In a fantasy world, Jiang Ya awakens a hunting talent. While everyone else is still slowly leveling up their skills, he has already maxed them out. 1.1kReads6.9Score100Shelves
42. 292 唯 One Goal: Stay Alive 唯一目标：活着 Auspicious Brother祥瑞哥Mystery473k WordsOngoing (Survival + high intelligence + deduction + no saintly protagonist + mild horror. Read with caution if you’re sensitive to these elements.) A stream of fire pierced the atmosphere and struck the ground. In an instant, the world was plunged into chaotic darkness, and the buildings of civilization people had once taken pride in became lifeless ruins. Yet among the ruins, one building alone remained standing, like a watchtower surveying all the darkness. Beneath the apocalypse, strange phenomena we 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    (Mind-bending, suspenseful, no Mary Sue elements, survival, slight thrills) Let's witness the birth of a [god]. (Mind-bending + suspenseful + no Mary Sue elements + survival + slight thrills) After the earthquake, the world was plunged into endless darkness. Just when everyone thought it was just an ordinary earthquake disaster, just when everyone thought it was just a prank... Until a door appeared, emitting a cold and ruthless voice: Players, welcome to the post-apocalyptic world. At this moment, the survivors realized that this was a post-apocalyptic game about surviving at all costs. —

43. 293 问 Seek the Dao, Temper the Heart: Starting with My Clan’s Annihilation 问道炼心：从灭族开始 Ancient Times往古Eastern Fantasy246k WordsCompleted [Seeking the Dao] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Dark] [No Female Lead] [No System] [Native of This World] The talented young Zhang Cheng is born into the Zhang family of Yangcheng and has been constrained by his clan since childhood. When he finally reaches the Golden Core stage, he explodes in a fit of rage, slaughtering his entire family in a single night before leaving Yangcheng for the Land of Chaos. In the Land of Chaos, he makes a name for himself. Across the five continents, he establishes him 106Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 294 亲 Kiss the Crazy Heartthrob 亲一亲疯批万人迷 Lian Shui练水Two Male Leads643k WordsOngoing Dual male leads + everyone’s favorite + bottom-focused + corruption + personal growth A seemingly normal but unhinged bottom × a corrupted top who looks completely unhinged After transmigrating to another world, Song Lian made three wishes: ① Get a good job; ② Learn to use supernatural powers proficiently; ③ Give his family a better place to live. Once all three were fulfilled, he would consider a fourth wish: find an ordinary boyfriend and grow old together. After a series of events, Song Lian’ —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Two male leads, 1vN, soul transmigration, grand world-building, writing style comparable to Jinjiang Literature City, with a sci-fi feel, very good! [Eating melon emoji][eating melon emoji][eating melon emoji]

45. 295 无 Infinite Reincarnation: Master of the Blood Tower, Haunted by Ten Thousand Ghosts 无限轮回：掌握血楼，万鬼缠身 Fallen Leaves Gather Dust摇落生尘Mystery66k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + a little bit deranged]= [Eerie Aesthetics] If a ghost hacks at me once, how many times should I hack back? A thousand, or ten thousand? Su Qing spent his whole life walking on thin ice, and had only one “friend.” Other people treated their friends with sincerity. Su Qing, on the other hand, gave his “friend” his whole heart and soul! The banquet is about to begin. Would you all care to listen with me to the ghosts howling across the heavens? P.S. [No female lead, or. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Have you ever met someone who's completely open and honest with their "friends"? Have you ever seen someone who enjoys torturing ghosts? This book will satisfy your curiosity. The protagonist only likes things with value; if something has no value, he just... [Smirks] (New book, you can add it to your bookshelf first and read it later when it's more complete).

46. 296 莱 The Soul of Laie 莱厄之魂 The Purely Black One纯黑之人Urban162k WordsCompleted How vast is the world, and what does puny humanity amount to in its eyes? A young man seeking the meaning of human existence gradually comes to understand, through constantly taking from others to make up for his own shortcomings, that the meaning of life lies in continual self-improvement. When he can change the world, his life will have meaning. 28Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 297 道 Fellow Daoist! Join My Imperial Banner and Plot for Eternal Life 道友！入我人皇幡共谋长生 A Mayfly Gazing at the Sky蜉蝣望天Eastern Fantasy231k WordsCompleted Mortal cultivation + killing-focused + no heroine + dark themes +++ the protagonist is extremely cautious For Mu Changsheng, anything is fair game if it makes him stronger. He wouldn’t hesitate to slaughter every world in existence. Mu Changsheng uses a mortal body as cultivation material and his soul as a magical treasure. To grow stronger and live forever, he can cast everything aside. (Dark themes: he uses souls and flesh as fuel to grow stronger.) 44Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 298 毁 Destroying the World by Playing the Fateweaver? 毁灭世界，从扮演戏命师开始？ Extremely Kind极端善良Urban209k WordsOngoing Jiang Ming transmigrates to a parallel world. He discovers that a bomb is strapped to him and is shot dead as a terrorist. … [System successfully activated. Selecting character] [Selected legendary figure: Jhin, the Virtuoso.] That night, Jiang Ming crawls out of a mass grave. From then on, the world has one more artist. … “I blossom amid the slaughter, just like a flower at dawn.” “They call me a madman, an artist. All artists are madmen.” “My talent has trampled this stage underfoot, but I’v 5Reads7.2Score—Shelves

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49. 299 开 From the Start, I'm Sacrificed, but I Can Edit Evil Gods Without Limit 开局被献祭，我能无限编辑邪神 Neighbor Xiao Ren, Always Ready to Help热心的邻居小任Mystery216k WordsOngoing Cthulhu Mythos + no heroine + dark This is a terrifying world, where indescribable monsters lurk in the shadows, fanatical cultists slaughter without restraint, and the mighty Great Old Ones reign above all. Chen Lei, a human who transmigrates to another world, is tied to an altar from the start and made food for an evil god. But he unexpectedly awakens the Evil God Editing System. Cthulhu's broken wing + Nightmare's black robe = [Demon Spirit Overlord] Hastur's staff + Zoe's pupils = [Lord of t 47Reads6.1Score—Shelves
50. 300 创 Creating the Supernatural, Starting with Vampires 创造超凡从血族开始 Admiring Flowers in a Dream梦中看花Urban300k WordsOngoing “You’ll suffer, lose your loved ones, and die horribly, but it’s not because there’s anything wrong with you. It’s because I’m here.” [Merciless + Creating the Supernatural + Behind the Scenes + No Female Lead + Cannibalism + Vampires] Ye Qingshan wakes up in another world. He knows no one and nothing there, but fortunately, he awakens an emotion System that lets him use other people’s emotions as currency to exchange for all kinds of rare treasures and gain supernatural powers. So, which emotio 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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