Recommend Dark Fiction with Smart Characters, No Sentimentality, and Profit Above All 黑暗流，智商在线，灭情绝性，利益至上来推荐

1. 151 死 A Death Game? How Interesting! How Very Interesting! 死亡游戏？有趣！有趣啊！ Coffee Pigeon咖啡鸽鸽Sci-Fi & Apocalypse189k WordsOngoing (Neither kind nor evil) (Apocalypse + game + gods + darkness + somewhat slow pacing + self-serving protagonist, no female lead + the protagonist is bizarre. What kind of egg are you, Xie Linyuan? (Important) The author hadn't found their footing in the first thirty-plus chapters, so the writing is rather rough. You can skip them if you like. If you don't enjoy the fairy-tale arc, you can jump straight to Chapter 63.) On December 6, 3055, perhaps by the will of the gods, an apocalypse descended w 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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   "My name is Xie Linyuan, and I'm a madman." If you like post-apocalyptic and gaming themes, check this out; the quality speaks for itself. [Shy]

2. 152 我 I'm a Rune Engraver. Isn't It Reasonable to Carry a Blade? 我是刻纹师，随身带把刀很合理吧 Wu Yue乌月Urban5.3M WordsCompleted [Ruthless male lead + one female lead + myths and legends + not a lighthearted leveling story + not an invincible System; new author, enter at your own risk] Years sank into the dark waters; the Great Dao was buried beneath the dust. The vast world changed, and all living things became corpses. The myths of old lay buried in the passage of time. The Great Dao of this world imposed its limits, leaving humanity's path of cultivation arduous and without a way forward. First, the sages gave their li 121.7kReads9.2Score17.1kShelves

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   I highly recommend it, you won't be able to stop watching once you start.

3. 153 造 The Creator's Taboo 造物主的禁忌 Xiu Ji休济Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted (This book has been years in the making and revised over a hundred times. From the first volume to the last, it will tell one complete, expansive story, with a large cast, suspense, and a touch of brain-teasing mystery. From time to time, the author will offer summaries or hints in the author's notes.) A creator's greatest taboo is making a life more perfect than their own! The gods created humanity and shackled it with birth, aging, sickness, death, memories that slip away like sand, and endles 238Reads9.0Score161Shelves

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   During the Lunar New Year, are we supposed to watch the Spring Festival Gala instead of something dark?

4. 154 善 I'm So Kind, Yet Somehow I Evolved into the Very Opposite of Everything 善良如我，竟进化成了一切的反面 True Lord of Benevolence, Filial Piety, Kindness, and Virtue至仁至孝至善至德真君Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing Guess which one on the cover is the protagonist? [Devouring Evolution + Ruthless + No Romance] “Bastard! I’ll never forgive the one who made this world weep!” 1.1kReads6.6Score110Shelves
5. 155 玄 Xuanhuan: My More Children, More Blessings Are Different 玄幻：我的多子多福不一样 Homebody宅人Eastern Fantasy332k WordsOngoing [Lawless] [Utterly cold-blooded] [Decisive and ruthless] [Selfish] [System] Transmigrating with a System is practically standard. Wu Dao gazed at his More Children, More Blessings System, lost in thought. Tender concern? Deep devotion? A love shared by two? No. Wu Dao had a different idea of what more children, more blessings meant. “Too much trouble. I have a quicker, more convenient way.” Wu Dao murmured to himself. 371Reads5.7Score—Shelves
6. 156 万 Myriad Worlds Game: Becoming a God, Starting with Wizards 万界游戏：从巫师开始成神 Fivefold Loneliness五重孤独Sports668k WordsOngoing [Everyone transmigrates + villain protagonist + MMORPG style + game world + ruthless action + lone wolf + no heroine] (Villains and heroes alike are smart and capable fighters. No conventional power fantasy where the protagonist quickly smashes the whole world.) (The magical continent is just the starting map; later, the story reaches the stars.) When an unknown continent descends upon Blue Star, eight billion people are forced into the meat grinder of the Myriad Worlds game! While everyone else 25Reads6.5Score—Shelves
7. 157 领 Lord, the Human Race Is Weak. What Does That Have to Do with Me, a Cultivator? 领主，人族弱，关我修仙者什么事 Qi Refining Cultivator炼气期修士Eastern Fantasy248k WordsOngoing [A Little Dark] [Power Fantasy] [Immortal Venerable] [Behind-the-Scenes] The proud dragons are stripped of their scales and fur, and the holy angels have their wings torn off. From then on, another world passes down tales of a band of executioners. Guided by the principle of harming the heavens, but not Wen He, a group of cultivators set out on a campaign of conquest under Wen He’s leadership. Demon: “Compared to them, I’m practically a raw recruit.” Angel: “I have no idea. They said they envied 1.1kReads8.1Score102Shelves
8. 158 开 A Ghoul from the Start: I Fuse with a Rampaging Monster and Slaughter My Way Through the World 开局喰种，融合暴乱的我杀穿世界 Cabbage123白菜123Anime Fanfiction217k WordsOngoing [The Ghoul world arc is complete] [The Kaiju No. 8 world arc is ongoing] [Eat, eat, eat + kill, kill, kill + torture + maximum thrills + devour the entire protagonist group + invincible + symbiote + banter + the Myriad Worlds + evolution + no saintly protagonist + no heroine + dark themes] A top assassin in his previous life was brought by a System to the Ghoul world. From the start, he gained a symbiote called Riot. They shared one body, and fighting and devouring were the sole purposes of his 89Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 159 诡 Eerie: I Can Devour Without Limit 诡异：我能无限吞噬 Origin Demon God起源魔神Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Eldritch Horror] [Supernatural Powers] [No Romance] [No Morals] [No Limits] [Cruel and Vicious] [Selfish and Self-Serving] In a world overrun by the uncanny, I accidentally reveal that I transmigrated here. Barely escaping with my life, I manage to get away. The flames of resentment bloom. My long-awaited golden finger finally arrives: a mysterious stone tablet on the dark side of the moon, capable of endlessly devouring the uncanny’s source. After years of building strength, I unleash a massa 15.9kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves
10. 160 道 Fellow Cultivator! Would You Lend Me a Hand? 道友！可愿助我一臂之力！ A Show-Off Creation of Nuwa女娲炫技产物Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Schemer + Cautious + No Holding Back His Realm + No Heroine + Invincible] [He’s reached Nascent Soul, time to start slaughtering!] Lu Ming accidentally transmigrates to the cultivation world and obtains a volume of the Golden Book of Karma. Taking the essence and discarding the dross, he transfers every side effect of cultivation to his enemies. From then on, Lu Ming lives in comfort while his enemies suffer. What’s that? Using a blood-burning secret art consumes your vital essence and damages 8kReads6.8Score528Shelves

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    A dark cultivation story, intelligent, and morally ambiguous!

11. 161 生 No Hope of Survival 生还无期 Young Master Changle长乐公子Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [No CP, No Female Lead] + [Infinite Deaths and Resurrections] + [Superpower Awakening] + [Mind Games and Strategy] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Life in Review] The keywords of this book are “human nature,” “death games,” and “setting traps.” The thirteen characters who appear from the start all play important roles! Each has a distinct personality, and every one of them will have a major part to play later in the story. This book also features endless deaths, so if that’s not your thing, please read wit 8kReads9.3Score830Shelves

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    Zuo Tang and Qi Xia! The pinnacle of Tomato's high intelligence!

12. 162 末 The Apocalypse: Eternal Life 末世永生录 The Heartless One忘心人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.0M WordsCompleted [Dark-leaning + Villainous Male Lead + Not a Power Fantasy + Fictional World] Some say I'm a devoted son... sending my old man on to the other side... Some say I'm the greatest actor... honoring the craft of a veteran thespian and playing out every facet of life... Some say I'm the greatest philanthropist of the apocalypse... giving millions of people, rich or poor, the chance to be treated as equals and ascend together to the heaven they've dreamed of... Who am I? I am the Eternal Night! I am e 2.7kReads8.1Score281Shelves

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    [Gu] The male protagonist has a unique personality and is single-mindedly pursuing immortality.

13. 163 无EN Infinite Horror Game 无限诡异游戏 Mocking Laughter笑讽嘲Mystery245k WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + horror game + dark fiction + no female lead + ruthless protagonist] This book was originally titled Infinite Strange Games, and is also known as As Long As I'm Twisted Enough, Even Ghosts Fear Me and I Will Rule the Bizarre. Thirty-six years after the Bizarre Game descended upon the world, it continues to select players and send them into instances full of horrors and strange tales, where they struggle to survive. Specimen maker Si Qi enters the game of his own accord. From that 331Reads8.9Score135Shelves

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    Some new books recently published by members of the Black Bar

14. 164 我 Seeking Immortality Across the Myriad Worlds 我在诸天寻长生 Imperially Appointed钦定Eastern Fantasy349k WordsOngoing [Dark Story + No Female Lead + Ruthless and Decisive + Utterly Self-Interested] Drifting through countless worlds, I pursued the eternity all living beings longed for. At the moment I reached the end, I looked back and saw nothing but a shattered starry sky. Family, love, friendship: it was all nothing more than stepping stones on the path to immortality. No matter how many karmic ties bind me, I need only sever them with a single sword. In this life, I bow to neither Heaven’s will nor gods and 2Reads5.7Score—Shelves
15. 165 玄 Xuanhuan: This Cultivator’s Moral Standards Are Flexible 玄幻:这个修士的道德底线很灵活 Little Changsheng of Longevity长生的小长生Eastern Fantasy436k WordsOngoing [Infinite transmigration] [Plunder] [Dark] [Smart protagonist] [Plot-driven] Typical transmigration protagonist: A master strategist who wins from a thousand miles away, a cautious schemer who hides in the shadows. The protagonist of this book: Poisoning, assassination, splitting up the group. Seduction by beauty, seduction by a handsome man, and thirty-something other tricks! One second you're calling each other brothers, the next, your mother is dead! Typical transmigration protagonist: “Hahah 200Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    Synopsis: The protagonist of the first book is single-mindedly pursuing the Dao, and kills those who stand in his way. Story Summary: Master Zhou, the Eternal God

16. 166 反EN The Villain Should Be Invincible 反派就应该无敌 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The animated adaptation is now streaming: The Lord Who Suppresses the Nine Heavens: The Protagonist Should Be Invincible Reborn as the leader of a demonic cult, he obtains the Villain Invincibility System and from then on makes the cult invincible. I am Zhou Qiong, leader of the demonic cult. No one is allowed to contradict what I say. Even while protecting the cult with one hand, I remain invincible in the world. 33.8kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves
17. 167 开 Venom from the Start: I Become a God by Devouring 开局毒液，靠吞噬成神 The Corpse Keeps Hopping Back and Forth尸体在反复横跳Urban181k WordsOngoing My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 168 灾 Calamity Game: Cleaner? No, I'm the Villain 灾厄游戏：清理人？不，我是反派 Qu Mingfan曲铭凡Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow]+ [Plot-focused]+ [Villain protagonist]+ [Fourth-dimensional disaster] Yan Feichen, who died because of a conspiracy, is chosen by the Calamity Space. To seek revenge and survive, he makes a pact with the Calamity Space and begins a journey transmigrating through countless Calamity Games. In the underground research facility world, terrifying creatures such as zombies, jiangshi, werewolves, and vampires appear, and a secret experiment begins. In the world of dawn and dusk, the spi 2.9kReads7.3Score234Shelves
19. 169 这 This Company Really Is Full of Kindhearted People 这家公司，真是一家热心肠公司 Gu Shangying孤上樱Urban165k WordsCompleted [Superpowers] + [No Female Lead] + [Has a System, but it barely features] + [Invincible] + [A Little Dark] Lin You was transported to the Chaos Realm by a delivery truck. There, he learned from the System that earning Wish Points in a parallel world would let him do whatever he wanted. But as time went on, he gradually discovered that people with superpowers had appeared in this parallel world. Even so, that couldn't stop him from starting a company. Our company motto is: Hello! This is Helpful —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New author writing, urban fantasy, no female lead, protagonist is invincible from the start, has a system but low presence, belongs to the City of Light series (if it's not good, please be gentle with your criticism [almost crying])

20. 170 诡 Cultivating the Weird Way: I Can Devour the Weird and Evolve Without Limit 诡道修仙，我能吞食诡异无限进化 Cold Dog Food冰冷的狗粮Eastern Fantasy154k WordsOngoing [Unorthodox Cultivation]+ [Self-Serving and Cunning]+ [No Female Lead]+ [Decisive and Ruthless] Fang Sheng’s mind was ill. Every day, he would lose control and sink into bizarre hallucinations. The hallucinations showed a world twisted beyond belief, filled with terror, madness, and things beyond comprehension. Tens of thousands of people in a county knelt before the statue of the Mountain God and burned themselves to death. An old beggar at the entrance to a village gave birth to a monster w 37Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 171 末 Doomsday: A Survival Manual for Society's Outcasts 末日：社会边缘人的生存手则 Star Words, Stranger Words星言陌言Sci-Fi & Apocalypse357k WordsOngoing (No System, no invincibility, no saintly heroine, no special abilities, no harem, no formulaic plot, not a power fantasy, natural disasters, dark apocalypse) The old order ended with the howls of the undead hordes. Humanity's hope was ground to dust beneath a towering tree of flesh and blood. Among these shattered ruins, struggle and rebirth are the only laws left to all living things. With every rule and shackle rendered meaningless, people on the fringes of society like me no longer have to hi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    (The protagonist I'm about to write about will be a villain; please don't read if you dislike this.) (No system, no invincibility, no saintly figure, no superpowers, no harem, natural disasters, dark apocalypse) The old order ended with the roar of the zombie horde. Humanity's hope was crushed to dust by the towering flesh and blood mother tree. On this collapsed ruin, struggle and rebirth are the only laws for all living beings. When all rules and shackles become illusions, marginalized people like me no longer need to pretend or be twisted. Under the baptism of the apocalypse, my former confusion was completely torn apart—My name is Wu Xu, and I awaken here. From now on, it is my turn to judge this world.

22. 172 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
23. 173 无 Infinite Divine Tower: I Can Get Hints 无限神塔之我能获得提示 Hao Bu Lie好不咧Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive and Ruthless, Not a Do-Gooder + No Heroine, No Romance + Infinite Flow + Entirely Original Dungeons + No Deadweight] A pure Infinite Flow story, with carefully written dungeons. The early chapters have a few flaws, and the cheat doesn't play a very prominent role. He once unearthed a hidden secret in a medieval castle, He once searched for his true self in a hostile world, He once stood atop a mountain of swords and swung his blade at the Sword God, He once embraced the unspeakable in 481Reads6.5Score—Shelves
24. 174 不 Bro, You Call This Grinding Proficiency? 不是哥们，你管这叫刷熟练度？ Something Easy to Remember好记一点Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [No heroine] [No romance] [Decisive killer] [Slow burn] He is the destroyer of races, the breaker of organizations, the nightmare of major institutions, the destroyer of the world... Lu Hao. Lu Hao: I’m not. I didn’t. I’m just grinding proficiency. You call that grinding proficiency? Lu Hao sighed. They had touched my one sore spot. What’s your sore spot? Myself. 690Reads6.0Score106Shelves
25. 175 诸 The Bloodwing Cult Master of the Myriad Worlds 诸天万界之血翼教主 Lü Bu Battles Li Yuanba吕布大战李元霸Male-Channel Fanfiction542k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Zhou Yuan, binds himself to the Myriad Worlds Cult Leader System. He had planned to transmigrate into a famous wish-fulfillment novel and rise to the top, but instead he accidentally lands in Zhongzhou and inherits the legacy of the Immortal Venerable's first life: the Bloodwing Demon Cult. Joining forces with Wuji, he breaks through the barriers between worlds and explores the Myriad Worlds! (Three new arcs have since been added: the Cangwu Cultivation Realm, the One Piece worl 3.7kReads—Score141Shelves
26. 176 我 I Became an Immortal Through Slaughter 我以杀戮成仙 Thunder Today, No Rain今天打雷不下雨Eastern Fantasy205k WordsOngoing [Villain + ruthless and decisive + no female lead + no humanity + selfish and self-serving] The line between the righteous path and the demonic path is only a single thought. In his previous life, Lin Shi slaughtered the people of the Southern Region. He fused his own killing intent with their resentment to forge a strange weapon: the Asura. But in the end, the righteous factions joined forces to hunt him down, and he died with bitter regrets. Fortunately, he got another chance at life, and the —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 177 以 With the Power of AI, I Become a Demonic Path Tycoon! 以AI之力，化身魔道巨擘！ Saturn's Rings Will Fall土星环会坠落Eastern Fantasy905k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Not a Do-Gooder + Invincible Among His Peers + Self-Serving + Decisive and Ruthless + Unpredictably Unhinged + Flexible Moral Boundaries] The Way of Heaven takes from those who have too much and gives to those who have too little. The way of man takes from those who have too little and gives to those who have too much. The way of Gu Xia takes what others lack or have in excess and gives it to himself, whether he has enough or not. Gu Xia transmigrates into the body of a poo 3.1kReads8.0Score228Shelves
28. 178 正 I Was a Righteous Cultivator, Until One Day I Became a Demon God 正道修士的我，某天成为魔神 Late Autumn in Jiangnan九月江南晚Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Immortal cultivation + fantasy + supreme demonic cultivator + reborn in another body + no System + decisive and ruthless + heartless demon + fictional universe] For eighteen years, Gu Yuan was a direct disciple of the Sword Venerable of the Heavenly Sword Sect. Blessed with outstanding talent, he devoted himself to guarding the Demon Cave for his sect for years. Time passed, and when he finally returned, everything had changed. His master abandoned him, his senior and junior sisters despised hi 1.2kReads7.3Score101Shelves
29. 179 天 The Fated Villain: Born to Be the Taboo of All Heavens 天命反派：我生来就是诸天禁忌 Mr. Liu, the Epitome of Refinement温文尔雅刘先生Eastern Fantasy598k WordsOngoing In the final great calamity, three thousand people chosen by fate were trapped with no way out. Shen Changsheng escaped against all odds with the Supreme Cauldron, crossed the river of time, and returned to eight hundred years earlier. Reborn, he began as the eldest son of a tiny fourth-rate family in the lower realm, becoming an outcast who swam against the current. With the reason and determination of a true demon, along with confidence and self-awareness, he rose to power by force. He lived f 279Reads5.8Score—Shelves
30. 180 人 Human Emperor Banner: Fellow Daoists, Help Me Become an Immortal 人皇幡：请道友助我成仙 Onion-Skin Yazi洋葱皮牙子Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + insect control + soul refinement + cultivation + no female lead] Volume One, Li Yi: “Since leaving the mountain, I have slain tiger demons, taken in refugees, established a source base, aided Qingmu, slain fox demons, and saved hundreds of thousands of people.” “I campaigned across foreign lands, wiped out a million of another race, expanded our territory, and stepped over piles of corpses to establish my foundation. Ten thousand cultivators came to congratulate me.” Vol 1.2kReads7.3Score105Shelves
31. 181 不 No Need to Wail. When I Ascend, You Will All Live Forever Too 不必哀嚎，我若飞升尔等一同永生 Bright Moon Over the River江下明月Eastern Fantasy495k WordsOngoing [Slow Burn + Ensemble Cast + Immortal Martial Arts + No Goody-Two-Shoes + Ruthless + Buddha and Demon + When All Life Is Extinguished, the World Will Be One.] If your own father puts you up as collateral, kill him. 421Reads6.7Score—Shelves
32. 182 百 Centipede with a Hundred Heads: Devouring the Myriad Worlds 百头蜈蚣：吞噬诸天万界 Gossip Fish八卦鱼Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [No female lead] [Decisive and ruthless] “Stop, you traitor to this world!” A stream of burly soldiers rushed in and seized a man with a crazed expression. Their leader shouted furiously. “Hahahahaha! You’re too late. The ritual has begun! My lord is about to descend!” The man sneered. A tremendous rumble sounded in the distance. Everyone looked up, and their pupils instantly shrank. A massive claw swept across the sky, tearing open an immeasurably vast rift. A blood-red eye peered through the g 3.3kReads7.8Score267Shelves
33. 183 开 Ten Thousand Deaths from the Start, and My Little Paper Doll Turns into a Blood Paper Doll 开局死亡一万次，小纸人变血纸人 Immortal of Erxian Bridge二仙桥仙人Urban386k WordsCompleted [Reborn + Simulator + Corruption-Style Evolution + Antagonist Side Character + No Female Lead] (There are a few female side characters, but they're all just plot devices. If that bothers you, don't read.) This is another world where beast taming is paramount. Ordinary people with “no talent,” “no blessing,” and “no team” are destined to remain ordinary their whole lives. Xide was one such ordinary passerby. In his previous life, he went to unimaginable lengths to gain powerful abilities, eve 136Reads8.2Score—Shelves
34. 184 双 Dual Status Panels: My Talent Comes from Twelve Years in the Future 双面板：我的天赋来自十二年后 Kan Chuan坎川Sports1.5M WordsCompleted [The Game World Invades Reality] The writing is a little dark, so proceed with caution if that's not your thing. In 2035, the game manifests in reality, and the Deep Dark awakens. Reborn Bai Ge stares blankly at the panel before him. Isn't this the real world? What is this panel doing here? “Despair World 3.4.2? But shouldn't we be in the Origin Era, version 1.1.0?” “Plunder one percent of every attribute from the targets I kill and add it to my own stats??” “Is this trying 1.5kReads6.8Score145Shelves

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    This one is dark style.

35. 185 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 207.6kReads9.0Score19.6kShelves

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    Is this book really not read by anyone?

36. 186 别 Others Struggle Through the Apocalypse, but I'm Invincible 别人过末世，我无敌 The Whole Family's Hope全家的希望Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.7M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + no saintly heroine + plenty of beautiful women + cold and merciless] Stocking up on supplies when the apocalypse hits? No way. I have an unlimited supply of everything. One biscuit makes the campus belle of old bow her proud head; one loaf of bread makes a once-famous star bend the knee. The world's ended. Who's got time for romance, bro? 56.1kReads8.3Score3.9kShelves

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    * *The Apocalypse: I Can Do Whatever I Want (Final Recital)*: 💥The apocalypse has arrived, zombies roar, and order has collapsed. The protagonist is fearless, wielding a sharp blade and slaughtering his way through! 😎 Whether it's a zombie horde or a gang of thugs, if he's unhappy, he'll fight it out, seizing resources and seeking revenge. Watch him carve out his own path in the ruins, writing his own apocalyptic legend—super stress-relieving and exhilarating! * *The End of the World*: The shadow of the apocalypse looms, cities are reduced to ruins, and the protagonist struggles to survive alone. 😫 Hunger and disease are his constant companions; he must evade ferocious mutants and zombies, and be wary of the wickedness of human nature. Every step is fraught with danger, but he survives against all odds thanks to his indomitable will. Follow the protagonist as he searches for hope in despair, feeling the tenacity of life—a moving and heart-wrenching story. * * *Starting as the Source of Darkness, Sacrificing Blood to All Realms*: High-energy from the very beginning—the protagonist becomes the source of darkness! 😱 In countless realms, he wields the power of darkness, his presence causing chaos and upheaval. His blood sacrifices evoke panic, yet also forge his invincible reputation. Witness how he breaks free from constraints, conquering endless worlds with absolute tyranny. A mind-blowing, thrilling, and suspenseful story—a must-read for fantasy lovers. *Darkness: I'll Do Anything for Immortality*: Set in a dark world, the protagonist will stop at nothing to achieve immortality. He makes deals with demons, explores forbidden lands, and navigates treacherous schemes. He abandons compassion, cutting through countless obstacles, enduring the scorn of many, yet relentlessly pursuing immortality. The story is full of twists and turns, exploring the struggles of humanity in the darkness, leaving readers both shocked and amazed.

37. 187 末 Doomsday: The Road to Ruin 末日绝途 Mayfly Spring and Autumn蜉蝣春秋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.5M WordsOngoing Blue rain began to fall from the sky. Unknown monsters suddenly descended upon this world. Human society collapsed in an instant. No cheats, no protagonist's halo, no spiritual qi revival! Every step we take leads us closer to despair! To those who died at the very beginning of the apocalypse, I envy you, because you never had to experience a despair more despairing than death. My name is Chen Ge. I will witness the coming of the apocalypse. 60.4kReads8.9Score4kShelves
38. 188 我 I Really Don't Want to Be the Dark Ancestor 我真的不想当黑暗老祖 Fish Don't Speak of Fishing鱼不语渔Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [No System + Invincible + Villain] After Ye Feng, who died suddenly, wakes up again, he discovers that he has become the patriarch of a top-tier immortal clan. He thinks his luck has finally changed and that he can enjoy a carefree life at last, but memories surfacing in his mind reveal that something is wrong. The beings of countless worlds regard his clan as taboo. He himself is known to all the worlds as the source of darkness. Every living being hates him, fears him, and wants to tear him ap 13.3kReads8.4Score909Shelves
39. 189 黑 Darkness: I'll Stop at Nothing to Live Forever 黑暗：我不择手段只为永生 Lin Qianye林千也Eastern Fantasy177k WordsCompleted [Dark Style + Cold-Blooded Protagonist + No Female Lead + Profit Above All + No Goody-Two-Shoes] How does one rise above the mortal world? The sky is high, the land vast, and the road stretches far. Sects stand everywhere, myriad races run rampant, and across billions of miles, who will rule over all? Through the ages, kings have vied for supremacy, and with a mere gesture they blot out the sky, proving the eternal Dao. In a chaotic age, he carves a path through bloodshed and wipes out all trace 593Reads5.1Score—Shelves
40. 190 从 Cultivating Immortality, Starting as a Villain 从反派开始修仙 Shen Jiuyu沈九裕Eastern Fantasy679k WordsOngoing [No female lead + villain protagonist + no sanctimoniousness + ruthless and decisive + no System + handsome, white-haired male lead] A guide to this book: The protagonist is a thoroughly evil person. It's dark, so please stay away if that's not your thing. Thank you. To obtain purer and more powerful strength, and to live forever, Xin Wuyu murdered his father and brother, wiped out his clan, and slaughtered entire cities. He committed every evil imaginable for his own selfish ends, making every 1.1kReads8.2Score101Shelves

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41. 191 霍 The Prisoner of Hogwarts 霍格沃茨的囚徒 Zhu Tingfeng祝听风Anime Fanfiction425k WordsCompleted Cut a bloody path through Harry Potter! What?! The protagonist has gone berserk. He's so ruthless, he'll even kill himself. With a wooden sword, he sweeps from east to west, unstoppable. One man is a world unto himself. I alone reign supreme, above and below the heavens. 159Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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42. 192 无 Infinite Reincarnation: The Path of the Supreme Wizard 无限轮回：至高巫师之路 Great Mage Yisai依赛大法师Anime Fanfiction594k WordsCompleted [Darkness, self-interest, no female lead, infinite worlds, high-IQ protagonist, world-ending events.] Dimension Paradise forcibly recruits Contractors from an endless multiverse. Lu Yun is lucky enough to be chosen as the only eligible candidate, gaining the chance at immortality, but danger comes with it. After awakening powerful telekinesis, he combines it with magic to develop a range of applications: invisibility, magnetic-wave detection, precision traits, conceptual cognition, energy accumu 666Reads7.6Score—Shelves
43. 193 御 The Legend of Soul-Taming Cultivation 御魂修仙传 Shu Ye书夜Eastern Fantasy328k WordsOngoing [Dark novel, villain protagonist, no female lead, cold-blooded and selfish, heartless and disloyal] Reborn at the moment he first set foot on the path to immortality, Qi Zuo chooses the path of soul mastery, devouring the strong to grow more powerful so that he can live forever and never be bullied by the powerful. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 194 三 Immortal Venerable of the Three Corpses 三尸仙尊 Mr. Fire Ear火耳先生Eastern Fantasy289k WordsOngoing [No female lead, no System, no transmigration, decisive and ruthless, no saintly do-gooder] The path to immortality is paved with mountains of white bones! The strong rule, while the weak are no better than ants! The strong prey on the weak, and only the fittest survive! Profit comes first, by any means necessary! If you seek eternal life, you must become an immortal! My name is Shen Che. Whoever stands in the way of my path to immortality will be killed without mercy! —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 195 邪 An Aura of Evil 邪气凛然 Minotaur弥洛陶洛斯Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted [Bravery + Wisdom + Harmony + Fairness + Justice] Lin Yuan, a demonic cultivator from the former cultivation world, died and unexpectedly returned to a thousand years earlier. In this world, people seek the Dao, cultivate it, and attain it. There is the Dao of War, the Dao of the Soul, the Dao of Yang, the Five Elements Dao, the Dao of Emotion… Reborn, Lin Yuan resolutely embarks on the path of demonic heresy! 30Reads7.5Score—Shelves
46. 196 大 Exorcist of Great Zhou: From the Start, I Received a Reward from an Evil God! 大周诛邪人，开局获得邪神奖励！ Wild Dance, Laughing Through Spring and Autumn乱舞笑春秋Sports986k WordsOngoing Synopsis: [Stat-Based]+ [No Female Lead]+ [Decisive and Ruthless] Li Tian, an unlucky guy who has earned the favor of four evil gods, happens to find himself in the age of games for all! Mutated cultivation techniques, attributes he can acquire without limit... In the game, he quickly rises to prominence. Until one day... the game disappears, yet he is trapped inside it, and endless turbulence comes crashing down! With the evil gods' help, Li Tian is lucky enough to retain two status panels. Who 2Reads6.7Score—Shelves
47. 197 我 I Have a Gu-Refining Panel 我有一张炼蛊面板 Mohezhao摩诃钊Eastern Fantasy483k WordsCompleted Gu are the true essence of Heaven and Earth, while humans are the most wondrous of all living things. People control gu in their search for survival, life, and the Dao. This is a world where people raise gu, use gu, and refine gu. There are Lifespan Gu, which grant immortality; Emperor Gu, which let you conquer the world; Fortune Gu, which bring boundless good luck; and Travel Gu, which let you wander freely through the world. … 6Reads8.2Score—Shelves
48. 198 惊 Thriller: I Became the Person in the Mirror 惊悚：我成为了镜中人 The Moon Is Not the Moon月非是月Mystery416k WordsOngoing Yang Feng, who has no idea how he died, opens his eyes and finds himself in a world inside the mirrors. He can travel freely from one mirror to another. Whenever someone looks in a mirror, he appears and flashes them an eerie smile. This is a world already rotting away, doomed to destruction. And Yang Feng thinks he should hasten its end. So he chooses slaughter! Be destroyed! You ruined world! Humanity trembles before the being in the mirror! 20Reads7.9Score—Shelves
49. 199 末 Surviving the Apocalypse: I Can Sublimate Everything 末世求生：我能升华万物 Ruo Yun Sui Feng若云随风Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.8M WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + divine skills + supernatural abilities + the Seven Deadly Sins + ruthless and decisive + opening with an overpowered move + invincible power fantasy] ♫ Gently awaken your sleeping heart, slowly open your eyes… When Lu Ming woke up, he discovered that all of humanity had been transported to the Jialan Galaxy. The apocalypse had descended upon the Jialan Galaxy. Mutants were invading, and humanity’s first priority was to survive in the resource-starved, perilous wasteland. But Lu Min 42.7kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves

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50. 200 奥 Ultraman: Dark Tiga Goes on a Rampage 奥特曼：黑暗迪迦杀疯了 Ka En卡恩Anime Fanfiction2.2M WordsCompleted I never expected this book’s reputation to take such a nosedive three years after it ended, but I still have to say: those brats on that site are making a ridiculous fuss. They don’t read the book, but they always have to follow the latest trend. The saddest ones are those who once spent dozens, even over a hundred hours reading it, only to come back and give it one star. What, you thought it was good back then, but now you think it’s no good? You haven’t grown up. You’ve lost the ability to thi 30.2kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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    [Highly enjoyable and non-toxic + fast-paced darkening + light dark theme + invincible protagonist in the early stages + ensemble cast with a strong ancient theme in the later stages]

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