Any Novels with a Truly Ruthless and Realistic Protagonist? 有没有主角非常残忍真实的小说

1. 1 全 Global Mutation: The Mutant Frenzy of Trillions of Lives 全球畸变：亿兆生命的变异狂潮 Turbid One浊人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted Meat blossoms sprout from the soil, and fangs grow from the flowers. The old order awakens all around them. To it, humble humanity is nothing but vermin to be exterminated. Mount Fuji erupts, and the entire Sakura Isles are ripped up and hurled at Huaxia. The magnetic poles flip, super-earthquakes strike, towering tsunamis rise, and the seven continents are squeezed together by a giant hand. Abnormal memes, twisted reality, and layers of overlapping worlds: as the boundary between physics and co 14.1kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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   🔥Highly recommended!!! The author has practically included every element I could imagine that I'd love: organ mutations, physical evolution, a zombie apocalypse, a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a mind prison, a soul prison, metamorphosis, and more! It's so good!! Absolutely ruthless and decisive, a true "cool" novel, truly self-centered, and unlike other novels where the protagonist's party is always full, this protagonist completely exploits his teammates for personal gain, disregarding the lives of others. He's selfish, cold-blooded, and ruthless—a truly satisfying read from beginning to end. In all my years of reading "cool" novels, I've never seen such complete selfishness, such undisguised power, and such dominance from start to finish. Highly recommended!!!

2. 2 女 Women, Don't Go to Northern Myanmar. There's No One There. 女人不要去缅北那里没有人 Mo Mi莫羋Urban323k WordsCompleted The world is beautiful. I won't be coming back in my next life. Bailu (a pseudonym) said something after returning from northern Myanmar that I still can't forget. She said: "When Heaven was taking me apart, it got the balance just right. Any harder, and I'd have died. Any gentler, and I might have had a decent life." My so-called best friend tricked me into going to northern Myanmar. That's when I learned that women here aren't even treated as human beings. Beatings, imprisonment, being drained 21.1kReads7.4Score1.2kShelves

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   I'm following this book. The protagonist is tricked into going to northern Myanmar and forced into telecom fraud. During this time, he endures things like being forced to drive a train, being doused with cold water, having his tendons cut, and having his toenails ripped off—it's heart-wrenching. It's perfect time to start reading now!

3. 3 重 Reborn in 1942: While Others Flee on Tree Bark, I Eat Stewed Meat 重生42逃荒别人吃树皮我吃炖肉 Getting Up in the Morning to Eat Spinach早上起来吃菠菜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine] [Reborn] [Pocket dimension] [Decisive and ruthless] [Killing Japanese invaders] [Killing people and looting their bodies] [Multiple heroines, no single female lead] Ma Tian was a hitman who had only recently entered the profession when his fixer set him up. He was sent to assassinate a Southeast Asian general, only to discover it was a trap. At the last moment, he detonated the explosives in his hands, taking his enemies down with him. He transmigrated into the body of Su Chen, 29.2kReads7.1Score1.4kShelves

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   How cruel! A story of famine refugees, a male protagonist who kills Japanese invaders and traitors. He's ruthless and decisive, neither doting on his sister nor any other woman; he's all about women, but no female lead. He doesn't falter at the sight of women, doesn't lose his mind, and doesn't shy away. He's a breath of fresh air. The protagonist has the heart of a ruthless hero; he kills anyone who gets in his way. If his sister becomes an obstacle, he'll even kill her to prove his path. If you like famine refugees and stories about a sister-killing heroine, this is a good book. Highly recommended!

4. 4 诡 The Eerie Hotel: I Break Deadly Plots Through Endless Deduction 诡异饭店：我靠无限推演破杀局 Jia Huan嘉奂Mystery131k WordsOngoing [Horror Rules] [Light Infinite-Flow] Want a seat at the table? Then bet your life first! Lin Fan accidentally wanders into a bizarre restaurant, where the ingredients are actually the diners. Can he survive only by filling the menu? If every step comes with a rule, perhaps turning those rules against the restaurant is his one chance to stay alive... 134Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's cruel, isn't it? It's quite realistic, and the protagonist is pretty crazy.

5. 5 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

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   "By imperial decree, bind the soul and imprison the spirit, let the blood corpse rise!" Finally, Zhao Shan pressed his finger heavily on the corpse's brow and whispered the command. Whoosh! The next second, a terrifying scene unfolded: the dead corpse shuddered and abruptly opened its eyes! "Ah!!"

6. 6 既 If Killing Makes Me Stronger, Then I Am Destruction! 既然杀人加点，那我即是毁灭！ Leftover Rice in Vegetable Soup菜汤泡剩饭Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted From the start, Chu He transmigrates onto a battlefield and becomes a soldier in the vanguard battalion. The bad news is that the vanguard battalion is storming a city, and he is right at the front of the death line! Run? The military judge is watching him like a hawk from afar. Retreat even a little and he'll be killed! Damn it, I'll fight! Chu He grabs his blade and charges forward, already prepared to start over. At the moment of mortal peril, the God of Slaughter System awakens! Each person 4.6kReads7.6Score313Shelves

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   [Heart] What is cruelty? This is cruelty! Your benefactor nurtured you, and you slaughter him; your lover becomes a zombie, and you ascend to heaven as an immortal—annihilating billions of lives!

7. 7 魔 The Reborn Demon Lord Becomes the Ninth Prince and Is Forced to Be a Good Person 魔尊重生为九皇子，被迫当好人 No Pearl Is Lost in the Vast Sea沧海不遗珠Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing “Hypocrisy + training + multiple heroines + political scheming + darkness + yandere” (If you don't like it, don't read!) In his previous life, he slaughtered cities and destroyed kingdoms in pursuit of eternal life. In this life, the System forces him to become “the world's greatest good person.” Within the imperial palace, the crown prince is ruthless, the other princes circle like wolves, and the consort watches him like a hawk. He must play the harmless, benevolent Ninth Prince while wield 9.7kReads9.0Score992Shelves

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   "Domination + Hypocrisy + Multiple Women + PUA + A combination of kindness and coercion + Political intrigue + Thrilling story + Dark elements + Intellectual battles."

8. 8 韦 Wei Xiaobao Conquers the World 韦小宝争霸天下 Dirt Clod ZM土疙瘩ZMMale-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsCompleted Funny, lighthearted, a little System, transmigration, souls returning... Nong di ge dong, xian ren ban ban, Xiao Xuanzi, I didn't rebel, but somehow I became a wanted criminal! What a load of nonsense! For the sake of a thousand generations, Xiao Xuanzi, I'll take your throne, and you can have Tongchi Island back! 10.9kReads8.7Score989Shelves

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   A very exciting and hilarious novel.

9. 9 开 From the Start, a Brocade-Clad Guard: I Berate My Superior 开局锦衣卫：怒喷上司 Cool Moon Shu Youngster凉月蜀小生Eastern Fantasy422k WordsOngoing When Shen Mo woke up, he discovered he had become a member of the Imperial Guards and acquired a Mind and Body Happiness System. In his past life, he’d spent his days as a workhorse, meek and submissive. This time, he was going to let loose. Whoever messed with him would get what was coming to them! If someone made him miserable, he’d make sure they suffered too! He’d put personal decorum aside and enjoy a life of going wild. Shen Mo: “If someone insults me, I’ll curse their whole family. If som 28.1kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves

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   The protagonist is ruthless, killing his way through, doing whatever he feels comfortable.

10. 10 新 New Utopia 新，乌托邦 Broken Strings in the Rain雨中断弦Urban397k WordsOngoing [Political Thriller] [Montage Style] [Psychological Oppression] [Dystopian] (The story moves slowly at first, but more kinds of ghosts will appear later.) The calamity ended, and a city-state rose from the ground. People called it the New Utopia. Beneath its gleaming order, those in power were no longer human. Monsters wore human skin and occupied positions of authority. Their visions were linked, and everything was under surveillance. A colossal beast hung in the sky, while monsters roamed th 2.3kReads—Score195Shelves

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    This book is the true despair.

11. 11 贺 He Fengzi 贺疯子 A Moth Flapping About一只扑楞蛾子Historical1.6M WordsOngoing 1. This is a dark take on the Ming dynasty, centered on rebellion, with grand-scale battles and a brutal, bloody aesthetic. Ming loyalists should read with caution. 2. This is a transmigration story, but the protagonist’s golden finger is deliberately limited, in an effort to stay close to the historical realities of warfare at the end of the Ming dynasty. 3. In this novel, a soul from the future originally intended to possess Sun Chuanting, but through a twist of fate became He Renlong instead. 713Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book has a cruel and perverse sense of humor; I wonder if it will satisfy your tastes.

12. 12 异EN Anomalies Descend, My Right Hand Strips All Things 异常降临，我右手剥离万物 I Don't Eat Sashimi我不吃鱼生Urban1.0M WordsOngoing [Pure villain] [Anomaly containment] [Ensemble cast] [No heroine] [Not brainless] [Cautious protagonist] It all begins with a dream of a god's fall. Anomalous creatures and objects start appearing all over the world. He obtains the god's right hand, which can randomly strip anything of its properties. Endless experiments, a growing number of anomalies, and others who possess the god's body parts: the world is going mad! Whether to become an omniscient, omnipotent god or to crush his hidden enemi 53Reads7.3Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this book. It has no female lead and no romantic pairing; the protagonist is purely a villain. He kills anyone he encounters who is government officials—he's ruthless and insane, the kind of person who would slaughter an entire city for his own benefit. Both the protagonist and the opposing forces are somewhat intelligent. Set in a modern world, the protagonist is practically an enemy of the entire world, and he's incredibly rational and cautious (extremely cautious). He experiments countless times with any abilities he gains. He has subordinates (all very loyal), but he only uses them as pawns; he wouldn't even blink if they died. It's absolutely cold-blooded and ruthless, with no obvious signs of idiocy. (If you enjoy this book, it's best to add it to your favorites; it feels like it might be banned at any time.)

13. 13 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: Starting with a Spirit Stone 灵气复苏：从一块灵石开始 Warm Wine for the Gong's Sake煮酒溫凉為锣故Urban138k WordsOngoing [Spiritual Qi Revival] [Somewhat Dark] [The Protagonist Is the First Cultivator] A strange stone he accidentally got during class turned out to be a spirit stone. Zhong Hui: “A thousand years from now, I’ll be a legend!” 8Reads5.9Score—Shelves
14. 14 越 Bloodshed Behind Bars 越狱喋血 Yuan Gulongdong袁咕隆咚Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted A desperate revenge sparked by a dream. To save his younger siblings, protagonist Chen Jianan resolutely breaks out of prison and becomes a shadow of vengeance, mercilessly pursuing those who harmed his family. Meanwhile, police captain Bai Kai leads his team in hot pursuit, balancing law against justice. Family bonds, the law, and justice collide, igniting a thrilling journey of love, hatred, redemption, and sacrifice. This is not merely a life-or-death chase, but also a fierce struggle between 2.1kReads7.3Score158Shelves

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    To rescue his kidnapped younger brother and sister, the protagonist and his brothers go on a killing spree, their methods ruthless, making them veritable nemesis of the underworld! This book is absolutely thrilling!

15. 15 一 The Number One Brother 一哥 Little Wangzai小小旺仔Urban1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama A Brother is now streaming on Hongguo, with a surprise in store! I used to be a gang boss. Now I’m just a food delivery rider. Ever since I could remember, my father, a former soldier, had been a drunk with a nasty temper. Whenever he got drunk, he liked to beat my mother, often leaving her black and blue. Later, my parents divorced, and while trying to earn money for tuition, I went astray! I had no choice back then. Now, I just want to be a good person! 31.8kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    Dude, I'm killing people and fighting, but the police are arresting you for your unorthodox methods, which can have connections to the highest levels! I've always been a bit timid; I can't sleep at night if I don't nip it in the bud! Hehehe. I, He An, am your great calamity!

16. 16 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.3kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
17. 17 J JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: I Somehow Became Yoshikage Kira JOJO：我竟成了吉良吉影 Admiring Flowers in a Dream梦中看花Anime Fanfiction444k WordsOngoing [JoJo + Yoshikage Kira + decisive and ruthless + wild imagination + one heroine + dark] [Order: JoJo 4-2-7-6] After Li Tian died, he woke up again only to discover that he had transmigrated into the world of JoJo. He had even become Yoshikage Kira, the weakest boss in history, and was about to face the strongest protagonist group. Fortunately, they had not discovered him yet, so he was safe for the time being. Luckily, he knew the story and could use his knowledge of the future to pull off a cou 304Reads6.8Score106Shelves

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    Kira Yoshikage, who is evil beyond measure

18. 18 高 The Master Sent Me Down the Mountain to Break Off My Engagement and Marry My Senior Sister 高手下山，师父让我退了婚娶师姐 Flying Sword From the West飞剑西来Urban474k WordsOngoing Little Taoist Lu Xuan is ordered by his master to go down the mountain and break off his engagement. His fiancée, the Su family, gives him a hard time, but his senior sisters arrive to help. They also reveal a secret from eighteen years ago: his parents' deaths were no accident. His fiancée's grandfather, Su Zhenhai, was responsible... 2kReads—Score100Shelves

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    Decisive and ruthless, ready to fight anyone who dares to oppose him, and capable of killing anyone who stands in his way.

19. 19 开 Perfect Superhuman Physique from the Start: Why the Hell Should I Keep Laying Low? 开局完美超人体质，我还隐忍个屁 Free-Spirited Jelly随心随性的果冻Urban144k WordsOngoing [Hardcore power fantasy] [Supernatural transmigration] [System storage space] [Three Kingdoms] [the Myriad Worlds] [Urban Tycoon] [Marvel movies and TV] [Wuxia] New title: “No Emotions? Two Slaps Make the Invincible Superman Fly into a Rage” After Lin Feng bound himself to a Negative Emotions Collection System, he stopped acting human, slapping everyone he met twice. Every day, he begged for death, and life was full of fun. Drop your standards and enjoy a shameless life. 260Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you don't like it or find it funny, come and kill me! This is a lightly humorous, mindless, and enjoyable novel. There is no female lead, no simps, no oppressive characters, and it leans towards villainy. The male lead is extremely evil, immoral, unscrupulous, sadistic, and lewd. Enter at your own risk!

20. 20 诸 The Heavens, the Superhuman Legion: I Build an Empire Across the Worlds 诸天，超人军团，我打造万界帝国 Free-Spirited Jelly随心随性的果冻Male-Channel Fanfiction45k WordsCompleted [Planetary Ruler stage: a slow-burn startup in the early phase; interstellar conquest and space warfare in the middle phase; multiverse invasion and extradimensional demons in the late phase] [The male lead is an evil villain: decisive and ruthless, focused on his career, with no female lead. If you don't like that, please move along.] Marvel Universe: What would it look like if the portal that opened above New York brought not aliens, but the Dark Superman Legion and the Justice League... DC 29Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 掠 Plundering the Heavens: Stealing Sun Wukong’s Dragon Balls from the Start 掠夺诸天，开局截胡孙悟空的龙珠 Free-Spirited Jelly随心随性的果冻Anime Fanfiction203k WordsOngoing [Ultimate Power Fantasy] [Transmigrate with Superpowers] [Infinite Space] [Film and TV] [Wuxia Anime] [Urban Tycoon] [Marvel Superheroes] [Apocalypse] [Decisive and Ruthless + Hard-Hearted + No Saintly Protagonist] Lin Feng wakes up one day with nine chances to transmigrate into fantasy worlds. For his first world, he chooses Dragon Ball. He steals Sun Wukong's first wish... 6Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 开 An Ability System from the Start: Give Me a Perfect Superhuman Body 开局异能系统，给我完美超人体质 Free-Spirited Jelly随心随性的果冻Historical142k WordsOngoing [Ultimate power fantasy] [Legacy of Wei Wu] [Doing whatever he pleases] [Three Kingdoms] [The Myriad Worlds] [Urban tycoon] [Marvel Superman] [Wuxia] Lin Feng gets the perfect Kryptonian Superman physique from the start. He doesn't fear kryptonite radiation. A little sunshine makes him stronger. He can transmigrate without limits through the Myriad Worlds and urban TV dramas and films. There's nothing a single punch can't solve. I don't feel like moving? Then I'll make the sun move! He ro 63Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 23 港 Hong Kong Crossover: I Started with Roast Pork, and Grow Stronger with Every Kill 港综，开局仁肉叉烧，我杀敌变强 Free-Spirited Jelly随心随性的果冻Male-Channel Fanfiction62k WordsCompleted (Hardcore power fantasy + decisive and ruthless + merciless) No joining gangs, no going undercover, just doing whatever I please. There are death warriors, a System, a pocket dimension, supernatural abilities, beautiful women, and everyday life. What you won't find is humiliation, brainless characters, or anyone holding me back. Lin Feng wakes up one morning and finds himself in the Hong Kong cinematic universe, at the Eight Immortals Restaurant. From the start, he's threatened with being tur 31Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 24 紫 The Purple Garment Apocalypse 紫衫启示录 Raising a Little Dinosaur in My Pocket裤兜里养小恐龙Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Readers, don't worry. I know what you're resisting deep down, and I'll smash every last bit of it to pieces. “World, we hate each other.” “Without lies, there can be no civilization.” “Organized crime is a stain on society, and you are a stain on organized crime.” “I can break down your moves because you've used those same moves on me.” “Rat race culture is the inflation of hard work.” “You kidnapped me, and now you're asking me about the meaning of life!?” “Hmph! Namo Amitabha!” “Tch! Jesus Chr 1.5kReads—Score219Shelves

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    In terms of ruthlessness, I've never seen any character as vicious as this female protagonist. When it comes to ruthlessness, she's practically a top-tier character in the world of online novels.

25. 25 废 A Good-for-Nothing Live-In Son-in-Law? No, I’m a Born-Again Villain 废柴赘婿：不，是天生坏种 Su Nianxi苏念西Urban424k WordsCompleted Su Xiang is the discarded son of the Su family in the capital, and for three years he was a son-in-law to the Zhao family, treated worse than a dog or a pig. He was slapped, had his bones broken, called a good-for-nothing, and made the laughingstock of the entire city. But no one knew that beneath the dragon-shaped jade pendant on his chest lay an ancient bloodline powerful enough to overturn the entire martial arts world. The day its seal shattered and his bloodline awakened, he knew it was tim 207Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Su Xiang is a born villain, a master of acting, ruthless and bloodthirsty, devoid of conscience. In his world, anyone can be manipulated. The agonizing cries of his enemies are the most beautiful music to him. He believes in the supremacy of strength, willing to sacrifice everything to reach the top. He is devoid of family, emotions, and any sense of obligation. He abandons pride and superfluous feelings to climb the ladder, so ruthless that he'll even scheme against his own life and dignity. Every conflict reveals his cunning and shrewd nature. Any provocateur will face a hundredfold retribution, using insidious methods. He never suffers a loss, and there's no romantic subplot! No "wife-chasing-after-the-crowd" scenarios! He lets his strength speak for itself, refusing any mercy.

26. 26 长 Immortal for Eternity, I Come, I See, I Am Invincible 长生万古，我来我见我无敌 Old Ghost Trapped in the Mountains囚山老鬼Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted There was an old man at the Heavenly Sword Dao Sect who brought back an eleven-year-old mortal boy from the ancient burial grounds of Heaven. From that day on, the world learned what it meant to truly sweep across the ages and be invincible beneath the heavens! The boy, Gu Changsheng, turned his back on all living beings and murmured softly: "If you do not cultivate, seeing me is like a frog in a well gazing at the moon in the sky." "If you do cultivate, seeing me is like a mayfly gazing at the 34.5kReads8.0Score2.3kShelves

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    🍑The male protagonist is an old man from the Heavenly Sword Dao Sect who brings out an eleven-year-old mortal boy from the Burial Ground. 🍤From then on, the world understands what it truly means to sweep across the ages and be invincible.🍅The young Gu Changsheng turns his back to all living beings and whispers: "If you do not cultivate, you will see me as a frog in a well looking at the moon in the sky." "If you cultivate, you will see me as a mayfly looking at the blue sky."

27. 27 从 I Began Immortality by Using My Disciples as Corpse-Refining Fodder 从把徒弟当做练尸耗材开始长生 May It Always Be This Way愿得长如此Xianxia272k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted from scratch + self-interest + no brainless protagonist + definitely not abandoned midway + decisive and ruthless + no saintly heroine + dark style + multiple female cultivators as pawns] Qin Yu transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes a rogue cultivator who barely survived a body-snatching attempt. But this is a world that devours people. As long as saints live, thieves will thrive; mortals are like grass, and cultivators are no different. Fortunately, he has an Eight Tri 1.5kReads6.0Score116Shelves

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    A dark fantasy story. The protagonist is born with nothing, and at the beginning, he leads his teammates to their deaths for a chance encounter. Later, wanting to monopolize the treasure, he burns his teammates like firewood, and even uses the dead enemies to refine the White Bone Pill. Starting from chapter 35, he gains control of the Five Poisons, and later he even uses the Demon Seed of the Dao Heart to control others. [Smirk]

28. 28 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

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    Hahaha, I've succeeded, hahaha!!! Weird, sequence, novelty, nightmare, reality, illusion, truth, falsehood, elegance, control, strategy—reality is a false dream, and wakefulness is the only way to enter the truth. Then why is "truth" "truth" and not just another layer of false illusion? Is a nightmare a nightmare for people in the "real" world, or a nightmare for people in a false "dream"? Or does a nightmare also give birth to another nightmare? Interesting, hahaha. The Pope is also a madman. God doesn't care about people's lives or deaths, but that's precisely why God is worthy of faith. The Pope could be me, but the Pope doesn't have to be me. Madman, hahaha, so interesting!

29. 29 我 I Use Illusions to Control the World 我用幻术控制全世界 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A rare illusion-based novel featuring a villain protagonist, nightmare invasions, and original instances] Su Mu has the same dream every night. Each time he wakes, his mental strength has increased by one percent. He grows stronger just by sleeping. In the first year, hypnosis. He discovers his mental strength is already powerful enough to hypnotize others, and soon gang bosses, the campus belle, beautiful CEOs, and more have all become his slaves. In the second year, control over the five sens 68.2kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves
30. 30 列 Above the Immortals 列仙之上 The Orange in the Sky天上的橙子Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing The Undying Disease is a curse that makes a person's lifespan burn away twenty times faster after infection. One year alive means twenty years of aging. But until their lifespan runs out, their body cannot die and their soul cannot perish! No matter how grave the injury, they recover completely! After Li Jiu contracted the Undying Disease, he had no choice but to cultivate the quick-path demonic arts that everyone else considered tantamount to suicide if he wanted to survive! Gold-Eating Magneti 6.3kReads8.6Score442Shelves
31. 31 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 231.9kReads9.5Score28.4kShelves
32. 32 哎 Oh No! I’m One of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I Got MVP! 哎呀！我七原罪，得了MVP！ Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Dark comedy + hilarious + ruthless action + global setting + unconventional ideas + one heroine + near-invincible protagonist + power fantasy with a brain (or without one)] Horror games descend upon the world. Those chosen to participate must face challenges of inhuman difficulty. Though the games are full of torment, they also offer people a chance to gain supernatural powers. Life or death. A meteoric rise, or losing everything. But Lu Ce, who has been unable to feel pain since childhood, fee 142.6kReads9.3Score16.9kShelves
33. 33 蝴 Butterflies Can’t Cross the Border 蝴蝶飞不过边境线 Watching the Stars and Singing看繁星吟游Modern Romance270k WordsCompleted [Golden Triangle + Master and Servant + Underworld + Young Lady + Bodyguard + Myanmar] One of the people you absolutely must not provoke in the Golden Triangle is the little princess of the Sang family. She has a six-foot-seven bodyguard by her side who looks like a mountain. The Sang family does everything except traffic drugs. That's the family's rule and bottom line. Sang Ye has great ambitions. She wants the entire Golden Triangle, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar, all under her control. “How 1.6kReads8.6Score137Shelves

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    I highly recommend the first book, The Villain.

34. 34 被 Drugged, I Ascended the Throne on the Strength of My Beauty 被下药后我靠美貌值登基了 Watching the Stars and Singing看繁星吟游Ancient Romance176k WordsOngoing [Strong female lead + empress + transmigrate into a book + taming a dog + size difference + sickly heroine + devoted to each other + loyal dog] Li Yu transmigrates into ancient times. She is drugged before she is even born and spends her whole life taking medicine, looking as if she could die at any moment. Everyone looks down on her, yet she proves them all wrong, clinging to life long enough to ascend the throne. When it comes to taming a dog, she means business. “With her constitution, I’d ki 1Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 35 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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    Recommended, ruthless and brutal, the demonic path.

36. 36 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... 210.5kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves

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    Calling all apocalyptic readers looking for something to read! This book completely breaks away from the usual tropes. There's no system or cheat codes, the protagonist is calm, decisive, and not a saint, and the character portrayals are incredibly realistic. The beginning is a bit slow, but it gets increasingly addictive, with constant plot twists, a fresh world-building, and excellent writing. Even seasoned readers will find it incredibly satisfying.

37. 37 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.4kReads8.7Score290Shelves
38. 38 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 27kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
39. 39 三 Three Kingdoms: The Son of Heaven? The Strongest Army Wins! 三国：天子？兵强马壮者为之！ Jun Zuimengxin君醉梦心Historical3.4M WordsOngoing [Martial warrior] [Feel-good read] [No System] [Commoner origins] [Warlord] [Overbearing] [General Who Shakes the Heavens] At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, the imperial court was corrupt, eunuchs and imperial in-laws fought endlessly, and powerful local clans and wealthy families seized land. The rich owned fields stretching to the horizon, while the poor had nowhere to plant a foot. Commoners had no way to serve their country. Starving and desperate, they had only one choice: take up a bl 29.1kReads8.6Score2kShelves
40. 40 港 Hong Kong Crime Saga: Dark Refinement of the Heavens from the Start 港综开局，邪炼诸天 Resonating with Birds与鸟共鸣Mystery891k WordsOngoing Meng Chuxing gazes into the heavens, searching for his own path to destruction. But the Great Dao stretches on endlessly. When will he ever reach the end? As for his own creed, it goes like this: Within the Myriad Souls Banner, ten thousand ghosts wail in sorrow. Passersby hear them in terror. Go forth to exorcise demons, and return from death with your life restored. With an evil treasure in hand, I wield its fearsome power. Fellow Daoists, do not rush. I shall ensure you all come here for a li 2.9kReads5.6Score184Shelves

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    Book review, book review, I want a book review! [Smirking]

41. 41 转 Reincarnated as a Villain: I’m Really Not a Lo*icon 转生反派：我真的不是萝莉控 Tomato-Flavored Trash Fish番茄味杂鱼Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing 70.1kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves

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    Don't let the unappealing name fool you; the protagonist is utterly selfish and self-serving, not at all saintly. He's ruthless from the start, unlike other protagonists who try to reason with them; if he can use force, he will. [Note]

42. 42 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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    Everyone who's seen it says it's good.

43. 43 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
44. 44 重 Reborn in the Hehuan Sect, I Refine My Master into a Slave 重生合欢宗，师尊被我炼化成奴隶 Lone Smoke over the Long River长河孤烟Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [No System + no clichés + villain protagonist + multiple female leads + bizarre + ruthless and decisive, no saintly behavior] “Would you pick the Seven Fairies or the Seven Spider Demons?” “Only kids pick the fairies. Those who know, know.” “What if you really transmigrated to the Joyful Union Sect, where there are only female demons? They're fanatically devoted to the male body and worship you as a god?” “Wouldn't that be heaven on earth?” “Heh.” The young man smiled faintly. “I'm afraid it wou 86.8kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves
45. 45 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

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    That's cruel, and you're not happy about it.

46. 46 神 Divine Oil 神油 Lying-Down Dog躺狗Urban5.7M WordsOngoing The waters of the Gui River cannot wash away old blood debts. A jar of miraculous oil can keep the secrets of a powerful family locked away. The Republic of China is in chaos, the country teetering on the brink of collapse. At the command of his ancestors, the sole surviving heir of the Shi family enters the fray, disguising himself as an anonymous laborer at the Wen family’s oil mill. He appears plain and timid, but in his heart he is plotting a sweeping revenge. The miraculous oil the Wen fami 67.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves

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    Mainly a real

47. 47 极 The Extreme Yin Demon Cultivator 极阴魔修 Qing Xian顷仙Eastern Fantasy195k WordsOngoing [No female lead, decisive and ruthless, demonic cultivator, cultivation in the seas] The path of cultivation means competing with heaven for longevity, wresting treasures from the earth, and fighting people for supremacy! Ascending to immortality is a merciless trial. Of tens of billions of cultivators, only one can attain the Dao. Zhang Ling'an carries a deep blood feud. He clawed his way out of a mass grave and raced up the cultivation ranks with the help of a mysterious crystal that can impro 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pure demon, initially shaped by his environment, later became a pure evil seed.

48. 48 登 The Godhood Game: Starting by Kidnapping All of Humanity 登神游戏，从绑架全人类开始 Lu Ershi San陆贰拾叁Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Not mindless wish fulfillment] [Decisive and ruthless] [Smart protagonist] [High-martial-apocalypse setting] See injustice on the street? Kidnap a vicious bandit and rob him blind. Be even more ruthless than the bandit himself. The world is in chaos? Kidnap a foolish emperor and trade him for a divine martial art, then kill him once you have the technique. Save the Blue Star? Don’t get the wrong idea. I just happened to be passing by. The truth is, I want to kidnap all of humanity! 20.8kReads7.8Score1.6kShelves

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    Look at mine, it's absolutely great!

49. 49 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
50. 50 杀 I Earned a Three-Trillion Global Bounty, Then the Apocalypse Began 杀到全球悬赏三万亿，末日爆发了 Bang Bang Bang爆爆爆Eastern Fantasy106k WordsOngoing (No System) (Women appear, but there is no female lead) The end of the world comes to Earth. The demonic path runs rampant, and nations across the globe fall. Wang Yang, a powerful cultivator of the demonic path, is reborn thirty days before the apocalypse. As soon as he opens his eyes, he sees the woman who once betrayed him emerging from the bathroom, ready to offer him her body. Without a moment's hesitation, Wang Yang snaps her neck, extracts her soul to make a spirit ghost, and cultivates t —Reads—Score—Shelves

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