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. 301 全 Global Survival: The Final Dark Megacity 全民求生：终期黑暗巨城 I'm Not Great我不牛Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.7M WordsOngoing [Friendly warning: This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. The early chapters contain some alliance-related plot, so please read with that in mind.] [Global Survival], [Shelter Building], [Stockpiling Supplies] Everyone woke from nightmares to find they had transmigrated to an unfamiliar world of red soil. On his very first night there, Lin Tong was attacked by an unknown creature in the darkness. Only after giving it everything he had and killing the hunter did he begin to understand: None of the 927Reads7.1Score100Shelves

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2. 302 黑 Dark Awakening: Invincible After Falling into the Blood Buddha’s Clutches 黑暗觉醒：从堕入血佛开始无敌 Tian Xiao天笑Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Beneath the pavilion, the moon shines; on the far shore, a companion awaits. In the mortal world, all living beings face calamity! The last young man of a fallen sect only wants to live in seclusion and peace. But life is unpredictable, and the sect's enemies eventually find him. Nearly killed in their attack, he clings to his last breath and finds the divine pills treasured by his sect. He swallows hundreds of them in a fit of rage and, by a stroke of fate, awakens an invincible divine physique 961Reads8.2Score121Shelves
3. 303 凡 Mortal Cultivation: Starting by Draining My Senior Brother Dry 凡人修仙，从吸干师兄开始 Dynamaxed Gengar巨化的耿鬼Eastern Fantasy462k WordsCompleted [Mortal-style cultivation] [Demonic cultivator] [Decisive and ruthless] Born with the makings of a demonic cultivator, he accidentally joins a demonic sect and embarks on the path to immortality, taking one steady step at a time until he reaches the far shore of eternal life. Hard work always pays off. For a cultivator, what could be a better golden finger? 303Reads5.6Score—Shelves

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   Demonic Cultivator Mortal Flow

4. 304 海 Overseas Turmoil: The Path of a Crime Lord 海外风云之枭雄路途 Love Knows No Distance心咫尺爱天涯Urban1.9M WordsCompleted My name is Lin Feng. I’ve encountered, witnessed, and experienced many industries and incidents that people would rather keep hidden. So many people have been lured overseas by high-paying jobs, only to die. So many have died because their desires could never be satisfied. This synopsis can’t do the story justice. Read the novel to find out more. 8.4kReads9.1Score676Shelves

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   From a deceived piglet to a big shot in the park, it's a high-IQ crime, full of gunfire and danger.

5. 305 开 Kill the Useless Teammate from the Start, Then Cause Trouble in the Immortal Realm 开局先杀猪队友，苟在仙界作大死 Deputy Director of the Ascension Office飞升办副主任Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsOngoing 435Reads7.9Score137Shelves

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   1. If the protagonist knows you, it means you're useful. Having connections means you have resources. You're definitely rational, but not particularly dark.

6. 306 凡 A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality: Draining the Gods' Underwear from the Start 凡人修仙：开局抽干神灵底裤 Leaning on the Tower, Listening to the Wind倚楼听凨Eastern Fantasy110k WordsOngoing Lin Mo transmigrates to a fantasy world and becomes a blood-drained human herb. At the brink of despair, he awakens the Shadow Devouring Heavenly Art! [Everything has a shadow, and all shadows can be devoured!] By devouring shadows, he can plunder vitality, cultivation, talent, memories... even souls? At the execution ground, he swallows the executioner's shadow in one bite, then turns around and beheads the magistrate! In a secret realm, he drags the Saintess's projection into the darkness and —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 307 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, dark.

8. 308 魔 Demonic Path Sequence: Stripping Away the Myriad Worlds 魔道序列：剥离万界 Chijiu Ji持久麂Eastern Fantasy828k WordsCompleted Is cultivation a climb to the top, or a process of being sifted through layer by layer? Su Fan was an unaffiliated cultivator in the mortal realm until he chanced upon a damaged ancient scroll that could strip the essence from all things. At first, all he wanted was to survive. Then one day, on the eve of his ascension, he saw a list meant only for the strong: It was no Investiture of the Gods, but a harvest order. From the mortal realm to the spirit realm, from True Immortals to the Dao Domain, 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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9. 309 慈EN Cihang City 慈航市 Mountain-Patrolling Lord God巡山主神Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing At Cihang's grand arena, don't show up without a cheat. Chen Feng transmigrated to another world and discovered that the bosses here were unbelievably sneaky. “Let's go level up in the newbie village first.” “Ha! Got you, transmigrator.” “I'll be reborn and buy a lottery ticket.” “Ha! Got you, regressor.” “Fine, if you're going to play dirty, I don't need to pretend to be a gentleman either.” Chen Feng discovered that every time he died, he could refresh and get a new System. A System's power ha 1.1MReads9.2Score131.8kShelves
10. 310 修 What the World of Cultivation Was Meant to Be 修仙界本该有的样子 Demon God Leng Yuan魔神冷渊Eastern Fantasy233k WordsOngoing [No mindless protagonist, no power fantasy, no face-slapping, no System, no heroine, no clichés, ruthless, profit above all, absolute rationality, immortality] [Survival of the fittest, brutal, strategic, major villain] - The first fracture was the birth of the universe, and the first cry and crack that gave rise to every story, war, ambition, and redemption. 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Absolute rationality.

11. 311 极 Extreme Survival Begins with Eagle Claw Kung Fu 极限求生从鹰爪功开始 Seven Walkers七人行走Eastern Fantasy376k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a miniature world resembling ancient China, where demons, ghosts, spirits, gods, and immortals roam, Zhuang Meng brings along the cheat he had in his previous life: the Extreme Battle Talisman. He overcomes every challenge, fights his way through countless worlds, and ultimately reaches heights no one else can approach, living the life he wants. Other people's secret techniques and cultivation methods can double their strength. With his cheat, Zhuang Meng can multiply his 192Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    A fantasy novel set in an invincible world, featuring a mind-bending and exhilarating story, set in infinite worlds, and incorporating body-training and transformation elements.

12. 312 世 The World Became a Game, but Forgot to Generate the Players 世界游戏化，却忘了生成玩家 Red Bean Tea红豆茶Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing The physical edition of Volume One will soon be available for preorder. Follow @0RedBeanTea0 for details. Everyone says that the Dao is waning, demons are growing stronger, and the Heavenly Tribulation is imminent, but Zhou Yuan disagrees. Undying, indestructible demons? Those are just monsters respawning in a game. Paradise realms and wondrous secret realms? Those are just game dungeons. Humankind sealing and suppressing demons? That just means not exiting the dungeon, preventing its monsters f 209.6kReads9.3Score18.9kShelves

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    With so many styles, there's bound to be one that suits you 😊

13. 313 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 525.3kReads9.5Score41.9kShelves
14. 314 白 The White Bone Daoist Court 白骨道庭 Not a Minute to Spare兜里没有一分钟Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Cultivate true energy, build the foundation of the Dao, and manifest the Yin Spirit. The unorthodox path makes seeking the Dao difficult: refine baleful energy, taint the soul, and seek freedom for a fleeting moment. The heterodox path is arduous too: evade earthfire, dodge astral winds, and give birth to the Yang Spirit. A master of the unorthodox path is reborn. In this life, I will establish a Dao lineage, nurture Dao artifacts, and suppress an entire age. 15.8kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
15. 315 别 Don't Call Me a Demon 别叫我恶魔 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban5.7M WordsCompleted [Qing Feng's new novel, This Player Has Something Wrong with His Head, is now serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] The sacred heavenly gates stand across the sky, while the demonic abyss of time and space lays waste to the human world. When twelve spirit springs burst from the earth, when the moon no longer belongs to humanity... Where will we go from here? A world of gods? A world of demons? No. This is a world that belongs to humanity! I will take up the crown no one else wou 177.9kReads9.4Score16kShelves
16. 316 末 Apocalypse: Three Trillion from the Start, Lolis and the Undead Calamity 末世：开局三兆，萝莉与亡灵天灾 Cat-Ear Paradise猫耳乐园Sci-Fi & Apocalypse201k WordsCompleted [Villain protagonist + invincible + self-serving + not a do-gooder + ruthless + dark] [Little girl + affectionate intimacy + no male lead + ability theft + enslavement + undead] Two hundred years after humanity entered industrial civilization, the once-prosperous world had been left in ruins. As if to punish humanity for its greed, crimson rain fell alongside a red mist. Large numbers of humans, animals, and plants mutated. Electronic devices failed completely, and all species found themselves b 571Reads—Score106Shelves

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    Dark fantasy novels featuring invincible villains who aren't saintly figures are different from those who pretend to be saintly but actually save people everywhere. They don't sacrifice, plunder others' superpowers, enslave, or kill decisively.

17. 317 个 Individual Immortality Vs. Collective Immortality: A Fated Calamity 个体长生VS群体长生：命理杀劫 Tomato Alligator Turtle番茄鳄鱼龟Eastern Fantasy590k WordsOngoing I transmigrated into the body of an ordinary mortal, but from the start I bound myself to a “Fate System.” I prolong my life by accumulating good karma, studying, and reading feng shui. While others are still fighting to the death over heavenly treasures, I reach the Nascent Soul stage by seeking justice for lonely ghosts, helping widows inspect their homes, and teaching village children to read. I thought I was in the clear, but then the “Investiture of the Gods” suddenly reappears, and gods, i —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Dark content plus short stories: The Eternal Tribulation Collection

18. 318 长 The Immortality Calamity: The Heart Is Immortal 长生劫：心即长生 Tomato Alligator Turtle番茄鳄鱼龟16k WordsCompleted The Tribulation of Immortality: The Heart Is Immortal —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 319 长 The Immortality Calamity: Starting by Stealing Lifespans 长生劫：从割寿元开始 Tomato Alligator Turtle番茄鳄鱼龟12k WordsCompleted The Tribulation of Immortality: Starting by Slicing Away Lifespan —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 320 长 The Immortality Calamity: Proving Immortality Through Conscience 长生劫：以良知证长生 Tomato Alligator Turtle番茄鳄鱼龟14k WordsCompleted The Tribulation of Immortality: Proving Immortality Through Conscience —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 321 长 The Immortality Calamity: Eternal Bloodshed 长生劫：永恒血战 Tomato Alligator Turtle番茄鳄鱼龟47k WordsCompleted The Tribulation of Immortality: Eternal Blood War —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 322 长 The Immortality Calamity: Mortal Bones 长生劫：凡骨 Tomato Alligator Turtle番茄鳄鱼龟15k WordsCompleted The Tribulation of Immortality: Mortal Bone —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 323 长 The Immortality Calamity: The Paradox of Immortality 长生劫：长生悖论 Tomato Alligator Turtle番茄鳄鱼龟45k WordsCompleted The Tribulation of Immortality: The Immortality Paradox —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 324 后 The Harem Emperor 后宫大帝 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Eastern Fantasy607k WordsCompleted A harem novel with multiple female leads and a System. If you like beautiful women, come take a look. A naturally lecherous nouveau riche gets sent to the cultivation world after sexually harassing a waitress and being hit by a computer, bringing along a hundredfold experience System. He levels up at breakneck speed, is lecherous by nature, gathers a harem, and gets revenge on his enemies. He's a coward who fears death and never goes anywhere dangerous. I've never liked challenging people above 757Reads6.4Score—Shelves
25. 325 长 The Immortality Calamity: I’ll Defy Heaven Itself 长生劫：杀穿天道我都要！ Tomato Alligator Turtle番茄鳄鱼龟49k WordsCompleted Immortality Calamity: I’ll Slay Even the Heavenly Dao! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 326 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Want Every Last Bit of Spiritual Qi 灵气复苏：所有灵气我全都要 Mu Xiuyulin沐秀于麟Urban507k WordsCompleted [Dark] [No System] [Behind the scenes] [Has companions] Spiritual qi revival. Heaven and earth are changing. At this turning point, as the world’s order undergoes a massive upheaval, Lin Cang knows that doing good won’t save him. Only putting himself first at others’ expense will let him live better. So Lin Cang kills his friends, commits heinous crimes, betrays everyone, and seizes opportunities. There is no evil he won’t do. Later, Lin Cang discovers that the spiritual qi on Earth is only enou 3Reads6.4Score—Shelves
27. 327 长 The Immortality Calamity: From Stealing Heaven’s Fate to the Silence of All Worlds 长生劫：从偷天换日到万界寂灭 Tomato Alligator Turtle番茄鳄鱼龟7k WordsCompleted Immortality Calamity: From Stealing Heaven and Changing Fate to the Silence of All Worlds 2Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 328 汉 The Struggle for Supremacy at the End of the Han: Winners Become Kings, Losers Become Outlaws 汉末争霸之成王败寇 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Historical210k WordsCompleted The protagonist is Zhang Jiao. He sweeps across the realm, vying for supremacy through warfare and battles between generals. A village bully’s soul travels back to the late Eastern Han and takes over Zhang Jiao’s body. At a moment of crisis, he turns the tide and leads the Yellow Turbans in a sweeping conquest of the realm, winning through strategy. 90Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 329 黑 The Dark Law: A Battle for Destiny 黑暗法则：命途争锋 Tomato Alligator Turtle番茄鳄鱼龟Eastern Fantasy612k WordsOngoing >I transmigrated, only to find myself the lowest of the low in the cultivation world. >From the start, someone stole my destiny, drained my fortune, and even seized the feng shui of my family’s ancestral grave. >To survive, I cultivated the Yin Virtue Plundering Art, building up yin virtue through fraud and deception; >I pored over the Black-on-Black Secret Manual, tricking my fellow students to death at the academy tournament; >Branded a “jinx,” I used my “honest man” face to deceive the whole —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 330 贪 The Goblin on the Throne of Greed 贪婪王座之上的哥布林 The Ancient God Above古神在上Eastern Fantasy178k WordsCompleted In the Age of Divine War, the Goblin God Jinzhao Rushi fell after stealing the “Authority of Greed” and challenging the order of the gods. His divine remains crashed into the Holy Covenant Lands, bearing two curses: “the Chains of Rank” and “the Extinction of Females.” He also left behind a curse of revenge: “Use the wombs of all races as vessels.” Now, humanity rules the continent under the gods’ churches, and the world has become a pasture for faith. Victor, a goblin who has fused a divine spa 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Goblins should be able to do it.

31. 331 长 The Immortal Chessboard: Blood Sacrifice to the Nine Heavens from the Start 长生棋：开局血祭九重天 Tomato Alligator Turtle番茄鳄鱼龟Eastern Fantasy666k WordsOngoing Immortality is a curse: the longer you live, the fewer memories you retain. Everything is a chess game. The world and all beneath heaven are a primordial chessboard, where the powerful use all living beings as pawns. It’s a dog-eat-dog world: without a ruthless heart, you can’t hold your ground. Keep your face hard and your heart unkind. —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 332 铠 Armor Hero: From the Start, I Commanded the Netherworld Legion! 铠甲勇士：我！开局统领幽冥军团 Chief Eunuch大内总管Anime Fanfiction698k WordsCompleted Chu Feng transmigrated into the Armor Hero world. After merging souls with Lufa, he became the supreme commander of the Netherworld Legion and unexpectedly awakened a mission System. Dark armor? Ancient supernatural beasts? Five Elements bloodlines? Light and Shadow Stones? ... Overnight, these legendary treasures all fell into Chu Feng's hands. Xin Nan: “He's the most evil villain I've ever met.” Xiao Tian: “I've never seen an Armor Hero this powerful!” The Shadow Emperor: “Have you taken enoug 6kReads9.0Score500Shelves

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    This is a villainous novel that combines suspense, political intrigue, and revenge. The plot is tense and exciting, and the characters are vivid and contrasting.

33. 333 龙 A Dragon Kingdom Police Cadet Charges Into Maitira 龙国警校生，勇闯迈提拉 Thousand-Year-Old Stone Monkey千年老石猴Urban137k WordsOngoing [Decisive, not a bleeding heart, self-serving, scheming, highly intelligent, always planning several steps ahead]+ [Everyone is ruthless]+ [No System, no golden finger]+ [No characters acting stupidly, logical]+ [No heroine, female supporting character] Ye Zilu plays by his own rules! This is a logically consistent power fantasy: With his options exhausted in Longguo, Ye Zilu, a graduate of the Longguo Police Academy, ventures into Maitila to survive. After joining the police force, he uses ever 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Decisive and ruthless, self-serving, strategic and cunning, with high emotional and intellectual intelligence—follow Ye Zilu on his adventures in Mytila ​​and experience a different kind of martial arts world.

34. 334 融 Fuse with the Supreme Flame and Become the Shadow Leader 融合至尊火种，成为暗影领袖 Two Strokes, One Line两笔一划Anime Fanfiction502k WordsCompleted [Transformers + Special Mechanical Lifeforms + Mecha + Villain Protagonist + No Romance + Sci-Fi + War + Dark + Three-Name System] Chen Tianren transmigrates to a parallel-world Blue Star, where he is betrayed and dies full of hatred from the start. He swears to become a mighty being in the universe with no feelings. But there is always a way forward. By chance, he fuses with a Supreme-class Spark lost by Cybertron, becoming a Transformer and gaining a System. By completing the System's missions 3.7kReads9.2Score291Shelves
35. 335 开 A 996 Contract from the Start, I Exploit My Teammates Like Crazy 开局九九六契约，疯狂压榨队友 Hao Bu Lie好不咧Urban410k WordsOngoing [Darkness + Infinite-Flow Capitalist Patriarch + Cold-Blooded Self-Interest + Villain + No Female Lead or Romance + Entirely Original Dungeons + Exploiting Teammates + Pure Thrills, Never Taking a Loss + Semi-Invincible] Tan Lan was a financial leech who became the world’s richest man by squeezing others dry. When he began to feel that money was just a useless string of numbers, his life lost its excitement. He tried to shoot himself, but failed. Naturally greedy, he was chosen by Infinite Space 103Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    Dark, infinite flow, absolute egoism, wish fulfillment novel

36. 336 罪 Crime and Reflection 罪照 Abyss Envoy冥渊使Mystery219k WordsCompleted Those who commit evil must be punished. Will you be the sinner, or the judge? “Sinner” and “Judge” can switch places at any moment, so be careful. Don't become a “sinner.” —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It contains cannibalism and torture; first, you have to finish reading the first volume, which is related to the protagonist's descent into darkness.

37. 337 不 The Unspeakable One 不可名状之主 DEVIL404Urban256k WordsCompleted My name is Heitian. My Lord's glory shall spread throughout the Myriad Worlds. Every living being will wail in despair beneath my feet. I am the deepest darkness. I am the blazing glory. I need not submit. I need no one's pity. (No heroine, overpowered wish-fulfillment, no System, not a farming story, no wish fulfillment through romance. Sages and saintly do-gooders, stay away.) 17Reads—Score—Shelves

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38. 338 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.] 2Reads6.8Score—Shelves
39. 339 从 Infinite Evolution, Starting as a Mosquito 从蚊子开始无限进化 Sliced Bitter Melon苦瓜切片Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [No human transformation, do-gooders beware, no heroine] Chen Feng transmigrates to another world with an Infinite Evolution System and becomes the most ordinary mosquito imaginable. As long as he drinks blood, he can evolve. From then on, Chen Feng embarks on a journey of endless evolution. Powerful sect leaders, ancient divine beasts, mighty dragons: they’re all just experience points. Leading an army of mosquitoes, Chen Feng conquers the world and makes it tremble beneath his wings. 2.3kReads8.5Score222Shelves
40. 340 黑 The Black Ring Abyss: Demons Descend on All Worlds 黑环深渊：恶魔降临万界 Crispy Fried Dragonhead Fish酥炸龙头鱼Urban192k WordsCompleted (A dark, selfish, ruthless protagonist with no heroine, no moral limits, no pointless chatter, and no brainless decisions) Li Xiang arrives on Blue Star with the help of a black ring. He devours and evolves, creating a realm of ghosts, and just as he thinks he has reached the pinnacle of the world, he discovers that it was all part of a master strategist's scheme. An “accidental” piece on the board, he relies on his ability to travel between planes in an attempt to break the game. Protagonists, 1Reads6.5Score—Shelves
41. 341 求 A Journey to Escape Death 求亡之旅 One Hundred Thousand Words十万字Urban123k WordsOngoing (No mindless power fantasy, no harem, no System, wild plot twists, dark humor, thoroughly engrossing. Enter at your own risk.) Fantasy with an unusual premise, a bizarre world, and humor that isn’t exactly lighthearted. I didn’t choose a single one of the tags currently listed... The author has lost it, so please don’t make wild predictions about the plot! Do you want to die? A Fei really does. Vampires die when exposed to sunlight?! A Fei beats up a vampire count, turns himself into a vampire, 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Protagonist: I'll talk about anything as long as I die.

42. 342 无 Infinite Extra Lives: Starting with Name Tag Ripping 无限续命：从撕名牌开始 Half a Model半个模型Sports1.3M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Paradise-style progression, derivative worlds] As the last surviving descendant of the Time-Hunting Clan, she happened to enter the Longevity Paradise and grind through dungeons across the heavens: in the Name Tag elimination game, she practiced her footwork from the start. In the World of the Dead, she obtained a growth-type crystal. In a sci-fi world, she modified her genes. Then she turned an ancient battlefield into a zombie world, built up Void Resistance in Naruto, and sim 509Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Infinite, Paradise Flow, Strong Female Lead, No Romance, Lone Wolf, Bloodshed.

43. 343 你 Do You Believe There Are Ghosts in This World? 你相信，这个世界上有鬼吗？ Building BB楼Mystery896k WordsOngoing [Mind-bending] + [Slow-paced] + [Not for the faint-hearted] Thirty-six years ago, deep in the Tibetan grasslands, a secret research base studying the paranormal was rocked by a massive explosion. Only one person managed to escape alive. The male survivor not only made it out, but also brought a pair of pitch-black eyes from the secret base. Even after being removed from their body, they seemed alive. After this devastating disaster, the man deliberately avoided a mysterious organization and went 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Horror, suspense, and eeriness; not for the faint of heart. No wish-fulfillment stories, no cultivation, no harem, no saintly figures, no system, no clichés, high intelligence, extreme plot twists; easy to skim and may be difficult to understand. ??

44. 344 怪 The Bizarre Art of Cultivation 怪诞修仙学 Snail Goes to Heaven蜗牛上天Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No heroine, Eastern cosmic horror, no System, not invincible, grotesque aesthetics, not a rules-based horror, science and cultivation) The old man once said that cultivators, demons, and evil spirits turn into a pile of ash when they die. This is called tainted ash. Tainted ash contains all the energy they accumulated in life. Eat it, and you can kindle your life lamp and extend your lifespan. Leave it alone, and it will give rise to a tainted-soil resurrection! But there is one exception: bein 47.7kReads9.1Score7.3kShelves

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    Must things always be black and white? Say goodbye to book droughts, starting with you and me! A groundbreaking masterpiece, a refreshing read you've never seen before, an original masterpiece, a new genre, with delicate writing and a tight plot.

45. 345 仙 Immortal’s Hand on My Crown: I Break Through Even While Lying Down 仙人抚顶：我躺着都能突破 Jumping Clown Dark Soy Sauce跳梁老抽Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Does the path to immortality mean you have to sever all attachments and give up love? Does cultivation mean you have to let the whole world down? After Lin Feiyu was hit by a dump truck, a mysterious stroke of fortune chose him and sent him to the final era of the cultivation world. He didn’t need to cultivate: simply staying alive raised his realm, though the time required to break through doubled with each advancement. He thought fate had granted him a priceless opportunity, but he had no idea 183Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 346 民 Strange Tales from the Civil Affairs Bureau (Complete in 8 Volumes) 民调局异闻录（全8册） Er Dong Shuishou耳东水寿Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted The Strange Tales of the Bureau of Investigation series creates an entirely new world of suspense: a mysterious organization dedicated to uncovering the truth behind bizarre, uncanny, and supernatural events, and the world it faces. The stories are wildly strange and utterly captivating, with a witty, playful style and one suspenseful twist after another. Once you start reading, you won't be able to put them down. Throughout history, strange cases and evil monsters have always been dealt with by 37.4kReads9.6Score5.8kShelves
47. 347 瞎 The Blind Man, the Shadow, and the Dog 瞎子，影子和狗子 Nine-Colored Donkey九色毛驴Urban114k WordsCompleted [Superpowers] [One heroine] [No saintly do-gooder] [Pure exhilaration] Food delivery worker Jiang Fan has his corneas surgically removed in broad daylight. When he wakes up, he has fallen into an endless night. Just as he thinks his life has collapsed for good, the mysterious “Darkness System” suddenly activates. In exchange for losing his sight, he gains the ability to reconstruct the world through “shadow analysis”: Human body temperature appears on his retina as flowing thermal images. A targ 15Reads—Score—Shelves

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48. 348 奇 Tales of the Singularity 奇点往事 Mi Mo弥默Sci-Fi & Apocalypse696k WordsCompleted A perfect tool, a lethal master. The only human on planet Aisi with the intelligence to create brought forth a civilization with the fire of creation, one that constantly innovated and evolved, aspiring to reach the stars and beyond. Then a super artificial intelligence, deemed by humanity to be the perfect tool, came into being. Humanity thought this would usher in another pivotal leap in civilization, but instead it had to face an unprecedented catastrophe and an ancient mystery buried beneath 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Destruction is salvation

49. 349 龙 Dragon Ball: Taking Over Kakarot's Body from the Start 龙珠：开局夺舍卡卡罗特 YlsaAnime Fanfiction187k WordsCompleted [Warning: Do not read if you can't stand saintly characters!!! A heavily altered Dragon Ball world!!!] Ye Qingyun, a spoiled young wastrel who does every kind of evil, accidentally transmigrates into the Dragon Ball world. What changes will the Dragon Ball world undergo after he takes over Kakarot's body? Frieza, the Emperor of the Universe? Cell, the Android? Majin Buu? Sorry, I'm the villain here. [No System] 1Reads6.0Score—Shelves

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    Read with patience; if you don't like it, don't read it.

50. 350 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

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