Dark, Cold-Blooded, and Ruthless, Stopping at Nothing for the Dao 黑暗冷血不择手段只为道。

1. 51 大 The Bearing of a Great Emperor: Does My Birth Mother Want to Take My Bones? 大帝之姿：生母欲摘我骨？ Mohe Zhaoxiao摩诃钊小Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Genius protagonist] [Decisive and ruthless] [Not a goody-goody] [No female lead] The martial path is boundless, and my body knows no restraints! Born with the vicious bones of a cruel beast, one gathers baleful energy and sinister power, corrodes one’s wisdom and destroys one’s goodness, becoming savage and perverse! 1.4kReads7.1Score105Shelves
2. 52 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
3. 53 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
4. 54 斩 Slay the Gods: The Demon Venerable of Mortal Life 斩神：浮生魔尊 Master Qingxiao青霄先生Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Have you ever wondered what it would be like to wake up in a world that's both strange and familiar? Have you ever wondered if the friends of old might one day stand before you as enemies? Have you ever wondered which way you'd turn when forced to choose between an old friend and your own life? My name is Fang Sheng. I have a bit of a sweet tooth, especially for cake. 84.2kReads9.1Score9.4kShelves
5. 55 开 From the Start, I Slay Cultivators Against All Odds and Build a Peak Immortal Clan 开局逆斩修士，我打造巅峰仙族 Dharma Name: True Water法号真水Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Ordinary cultivator's path] [Clan Cultivation] [Ensemble cast] [Farming] [No System] [Decisive and ruthless] [Characters aren't dumbed down] Li Xuan is reborn in the cultivation world as the son of a farming family. He spends fifteen years in a daze, only to find that he hasn't even caught a glimpse of the path to cultivation. After leaving home to escort goods for ten years, he plans to take his silver, marry, have children, and build up his family line. Who could have expected an injured cult 26.3kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves
6. 56 开 Rebellion from the Start: The Number One Villain Across the Heavens 开局造反，诸天第一反派 Overflowing Gurgles爆棚的咕噜Eastern Fantasy391k WordsCompleted War Simulator System. [Not a saintly protagonist] Successful rebellion: Reward: 100,000 Black-Armored Knights Successfully wreak havoc in the harem: Reward: ×××× From mortal emperor to Daoist patriarch to ruler of the immortals, Lu Ming carved his way through every obstacle with the War Simulator, finally becoming the one and only villain in the Myriad Worlds. Chosen ones, protagonists, hurry up and grow stronger. I stand above the Myriad Worlds, waiting for you. 140Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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   Dark, cold-blooded, and ruthless, all for the sake of the Dao.

7. 57 反EN Villain: I, the Dark Forbidden Lord, Bury and Annihilate All Heavens Throughout Eternity 反派：我黑暗禁主，葬灭万古诸天 Jiu Tian九舔Eastern Fantasy408k WordsCompleted [Villain + dark + cold-blooded + decisive and ruthless + severing all seven emotions] His family and parents were slaughtered because he offended the Child of Destiny. Crushed by endless regret, self-reproach, and pain, Jun Wudao awakens the True Self System. From the start, he unseals a million Asura troops and establishes the Nine Hells. As one terrifying being after another breaks free, the chaos of the myriad heavens faces... the dark apocalypse that belongs to them. A million Asura shake th 2.4kReads6.9Score101Shelves

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   Killing machine

8. 58 修 Cultivating the Demonic Path, Building My Foundation Through Slaughter 修魔成道，杀生筑基 Jia Chou Mo Hai甲丑末亥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivation] [Cold-Blooded and Ruthless] [Decisive and Merciless] [The Dark Side of Human Nature] [The male lead is an ordinary man. There are women, but no female lead.] Consume treasured elixirs to gather qi and improve your cultivation and spells. Xu Sanyan was born among bandits and knows that human life is as worthless as grass: if you don't kill, you'll be killed. To stay alive, he severs the compassion in his heart and unleashes the evil within. To obtain a cultivation manual 21.3kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves

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   This book is amazing! It's a gem among Tomatoes (a popular Chinese book review site). Its delightful moments are like a sky full of stars, densely packed together, making reading it an ultimate pleasure. If you haven't read it yet, you absolutely must read it; you'll love it!

9. 59 万 Eternal Emperor Venerable 万古帝尊 Nangong Ling南宫凌Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsCompleted I will be neither god nor demon. I live only for myself! This is an unprecedented age of grandeur, where everyone is a dragon, a heaven-blessed prodigy. From birth, they can cultivate martial power strong enough to make heaven and earth tremble and ghosts and gods submit! Those with the bloodline of sages awaken against the heavens! Forbidden physiques reappear in the world! Those blessed with divine gifts are everywhere... Prodigies emerge in droves, born with gods and demons protecting them: t 521Reads8.1Score136Shelves

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   Only these few books can truly be called dark fiction; they manage to depict the oppressive and dark atmosphere of the world and reveal the dark side of human nature, rather than the kind that kills on sight without any character development, or those that use humor to mask ruthless killing. True dark fiction is about selfishness, exploitation, and cold-blooded malice.

10. 60 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
11. 61 献 Lord of Sacrifice 献祭之主 Wang Xin王信Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [A new book from a veteran author, guaranteed quality and regular updates.] [No System, beast taming, high martial arts, fantasy] Chen Gu transmigrates into a fantasy world where martial artists reign supreme and strength is everything. However, most people have no talent for martial arts. For ordinary people, the only way to reach the top is to spend nine years studying beast-taming theory and become a... Beast Tamer! While others cautiously spend their few spirit stones at the beast market, ch 2.9kReads8.6Score311Shelves
12. 62 吾 I Am the Blood Lord, and All Living Beings Are My Blood Slaves 吾为血主，众生皆为血奴 Paper Ash Official纸灰官Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing [Slaughter] [Blood Princess] [Tentacles] [Corpse Refining] [Devouring] [No System] Fang Mo, the eldest young master of the Fang family, was the best cultivator among his peers and a widely acclaimed genius in Luoyun City, the focus of everyone’s attention. Unexpectedly, on the day the Heavenly Sword Sect came to recruit disciples, his family treated him as a pawn and discarded him. He was left gravely wounded and crippled. A few days later, news spread that Fang Mo had been poisoned to death. Th 11kReads8.5Score754Shelves

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    Let me recommend myself. The protagonist is dark and cold-blooded, devouring life force and refining corpses, all for the sake of becoming stronger.

13. 63 真 The Real Eunuch: Sunflower Manual and Northern Darkness Divine Skill from the Start 真太监：开局葵花宝典加北冥神功 Just an Ordinary Man本是俗夫Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted With a castrated body, he holds the power of life and death. Clad in a dragon robe, he is known as the Nine-Thousand-Year-Old Lord. The martial world is awash in blood and violence. Of the countless heroes under heaven, Eunuch Chu has killed more than half. Here you’ll find Li Xunhuan and his Little Li’s Flying Dagger, the peerless hero Xiao Feng, as well as Di Shitian, Xiong Ba, and the heroes of Wind and Cloud. He holds the sun and moon in his hands and treads upon the stars. Who could possibl 6.8kReads8.6Score305Shelves

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    Ox…

14. 64 诸 Reincarnating Through the Heavens, I Bloom Amid Slaughter 诸天轮回，我于杀戮中绽放 A Heart of Roses, Fierce as a Tiger心有蔷薇如虎Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite flow, the Myriad Worlds, original worlds, decisive killing, no female lead] After Chu Yunhan was chosen by the Tower of Guixu, which governs the infinite multiverse, to become a hunter, his talent, Spirit-Slaying, granted him the ability to absorb the power of souls through killing, strengthening himself and deducing cultivation techniques. To survive, he had no choice but to descend into one terrifying world after another and face endless slaughter. When his presence spread across the 84.7kReads8.5Score10.5kShelves

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    A high-quality infinite flow novel, featuring decisive and ruthless action, a lone wolf protagonist, an original world, no female lead, and a protagonist who travels through countless worlds, proving his path through slaughter, slaying all beings with his blade. The plot is exciting, the world-building is grand, the writing is smooth, the pacing is fast, and there are no mindless or illogical scenes. Absolutely perfect for seasoned readers experiencing a reading slump!

15. 65 李 Li Dakai’s Record of Cultivation 李大开修仙记 Li Dakai李大开Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted [Mortal Cultivator Style, No System, Decisive and Ruthless, Not Mindless, Funny] I, Li Dakai, began cultivating immortality at the age of fifty. A slow-burn cultivation fantasy with a satisfying payoff. The story unfolds gradually, with every turn grounded in reason! Fellow cultivators, please don’t be put off by the title. New chapters every day at exactly 5:10 p.m.! 27.7kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
16. 66 全 Gu World for All: From the Start, I Skin People to Refine Gu 全民蛊游：开局剥皮炼蛊 Master Qingxiao青霄先生Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead] + [Ruthless and Cruel] + [Villain] + [Gu Insects] Today marks the eighteenth year since the game of Gu descended upon the world, and the second day since Fang Han used the [Primordial Gu] to be reborn. Looking at the familiar blackboard and classroom before him, Fang Han finally understood: in his previous life, his teammates and the major factions had forced him to his death. In a world that devours people like this, with no connections, no resources, no friends, and no one he 18.8kReads7.7Score2.1kShelves
17. 67 修 Cultivation, but I Eat Spirit Roots 修仙，但我吃灵根 A Moment of Wind and Moon一朝风月Eastern Fantasy882k WordsCompleted [No System + no transmigration + ordinary man cultivates demonic powers + lightning + poison refinement + dark tone + ruthless and decisive + self-serving + no female lead (cultivation tools included) + devours spiritual roots] Traditional cultivation fantasy. The protagonist is heartless, and the story contains some unusual acts of violence. The pace is faster than a typical ordinary-man cultivation story, with no unnecessary rambling. Spiritual energy is poisonous. Immortality is a curse! Li W 1.5kReads8.0Score150Shelves
18. 68 诡 Proving Immortality with Strange Bones 诡骨证仙 Demon Cultivator Shinichi魔修新一Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing [Dark fantasy + traditional cultivation! The protagonist follows a sinister path, ruthless and decisive, and is no saint! If that isn't your thing, don't read.] The immortal path is false virtue, built on lives sacrificed to establish one's foundation. Lu Li crawls out of a pit of corpses, using bones as a lamp as he walks a path only a true demon would dare take. From then on: killing, seizing souls, refining bones, devouring the heavens. If I attain the Dao, I will slaughter every immortal. F 82.8kReads8.2Score9.6kShelves
19. 69 魔 Immortal Disciple of the Demonic Path 魔道仙徒 Moonlit Daoist Acolyte明月道童Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [No cheat, no transmigration, exceptional comprehension + Genius + Cunning + One female lead + Highly intelligent + Ruthless] If the earlier chapters feel too frustrating, start reading from Chapter 162, Dream 1. (This is not a wish-fulfillment novel, not a harem, not an invincible protagonist story, and is somewhat dark. The leads love and kill each other. The romance isn't particularly exciting, either. If you prefer sweet romance, multiple heroines, or no heroine, please go easy on me.) [Also 6.3kReads8.5Score501Shelves
20. 70 欲 Desire! Gu? Immortality! 欲！蛊？仙！ Er Tong from Afar来自远方的二筒Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (Dark fantasy, no System. The protagonist is the author's idea of a villain. Multiple heroines. If that's not for you, don't read.) Ten thousand years ago, the so-called righteous sects planted a Prosperity Tree. It twisted the spiritual veins and tampered with the laws of Heaven, dividing the world into two realms: The Land of Prosperity, where flowers bloomed every day, fruit ripened all year round, and gold and jade filled every home; And the Land of Declining Dharma, where nations fell into 24kReads8.9Score3.6kShelves
21. 71 魔 The Fiend Walks in the Light 魔头于光明下行走 The Art of Drinking Water喝水的艺术Eastern Fantasy903k WordsOngoing Live like a mayfly, die like a moth. The Great Way is hard to find; life and death go hand in hand. Neither righteous nor demonic. A thought rises, a thought falls. The road is long, and I will seek from top to bottom. A true demon is loyal only to himself, making a pilgrimage through the darkness! This is the story of a demon overlord who is reborn again and again, all to pursue the path to eternal life in his heart. Amid the sea of blood and flesh, with waves surging ten thousand feet high, on 7Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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    The first book is dark, with no female lead and no saintly qualities. The second book has no female lead, no saintly qualities, and is ruthless and shrewd. The third book also has no female lead and no saintly qualities.

22. 72 洪 Honghuang: I, Hongjun, Am Really Not the Villain 洪荒：我鸿钧真不是反派 Meow Little Jun喵小小君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Satisfying Revenge + No Female Lead] Tongtian One: I am Tongtian. I will never found a sect. Tongtian Two: I am Tongtian. I will never become a saint. Tongtian Three: I am Tongtian. I will never confer the gods. King Father of the East: I will build the strongest Heavenly Court. Zhao Gongming: I will expose Hongjun's conspiracy. The transmigrators descend upon the Primordial World, naturally believing themselves righteous and making it their mission to overthrow Hongjun's rule. All Hon 14.1kReads9.3Score913Shelves
23. 73 魔 The Demon’s Lament 魔恸 Liu Shuwen, Who Loves Ginseng Black Tea爱吃参红茶的刘书文Eastern Fantasy300k WordsCompleted Across the mortal world of life and death, he crossed to the other shore. Beneath the flowers of the other shore, a demonic heart was planted. One day, he awoke and discovered that he was nothing more than a seed of wheat sown during the spring plowing... One day, he went mad and swore to defy the fate of being harvested in autumn... One day, he grew strong, but looking back at the mortal world, he realized how much he had lost... He thought he had reached the other shore, never knowing that ben 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.

24. 74 屠 I Slaughtered Countless Billions, for I Am the Demon King Chen Di 屠戮苍生亿万万，我乃魔王陈帝 Swordsman of Beizhou北州剑客Eastern Fantasy792k WordsCompleted [Dark + Invincible + Cold-Blooded] In a fantasy world, the strong only grow stronger, while the weak remain weak. Human nature is dark, and self-interest comes first. Everyone lives in this cruel world, and everyone wants to climb higher, willing to risk their lives for even the smallest chance. Chen Di transmigrated here and gained a System that made him stronger every time he killed someone. And so Chen Di turned dark, setting out on an invincible path with both hands soaked in blood! “Do I ne 3.9kReads8.9Score226Shelves

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    1. Emperor Chen slaughters all living beings, displaying the domineering aura of a demon king, forging an invincible path through bloodshed. 2. Seeking survival in the darkness, using every means to achieve immortality, showcasing a ruthless and unscrupulous path to survival. 3. The villain's power over the forbidden realm annihilates all things, causing the ages to tremble and submit in the darkness. 4. As darkness invades, the protagonist yearns to return home, holding fast to a glimmer of warmth amidst despair.

25. 75 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
26. 76 黑 Darkness Invades: I Can Only Summon Myself! 黑暗入侵：我只能召唤我自己！ Love-Chan Doesn't Want to Work恋酱才不要工作Urban590k WordsCompleted [Darkness Invasion] [No female lead] Darkness descended, and countless evil gods set their sights on Blue Star, known as the Origin Star. At this critical moment, Blue Star's consciousness awakened, granting humanity the power to repel foreign enemies. Talents were the power humanity relied on to survive. Su Yuan, who had transmigrated here for reasons unknown, had no ties to hold him back, so he decided to go home! However, his talent was Heroic Spirit Summoning, and the heroic spirits of this 3.2kReads8.4Score337Shelves
27. 77 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

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    Intelligent and quick-witted.

28. 78 邪 The Path of Unorthodox Longevity, Beginning with Shifting Blood and Bone 邪路长生，从横移血骨开始 Golden Koi金鲤鱼Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Unorthodox cultivation] [Longevity] [Cautious] [Fake System] [Mercurial] [Pseudo-invincible] [Decisive and ruthless] [No female lead] [Also known as: The Unorthodox Path to Longevity: Shifting Blood and Bone; Fellow Daoist, Your Spiritual Root Looks Good. Mind If I Borrow It?; Unorthodox Cultivation: My Aptitude Falls Short, So I’ll Make Up the Difference with Fellow Daoists] [PS: (*^▽^*) Since this is a story about an unorthodox cultivator, some things go without saying. Ratings and comments a 9kReads8.2Score770Shelves

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    Hehehe, hehehe

29. 79 嗜 Heaven-Devouring Great Emperor 嗜天大帝 Big Bandit大贼Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Invincible + No Female Lead + Fast-Paced + No Filler + Always Fighting or on the Way to a Fight + Showing Off + Decisive and Ruthless + Cold-Blooded + Not a Doormat + Wipes Out Clans Without Wasting Words + High-Octane Power Fantasy] Yan Baiyi inherited everything from the Bloodthirsty Emperor, the strongest being in the universe. He built an invincible force and unified all realms! He even led his strongest subordinates to crush the Death Forbidden Zone and overthrow the ancient sacred lands! 3.4kReads8.7Score216Shelves

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    See what my dark fiction looks like.

30. 80 从 Killing Spree: It Started with a Headless Ghost 从无头鬼开始杀戮 Crispy Fried Dragonhead Fish酥炸龙头鱼Urban130k WordsCompleted (New book out: Black Ring Abyss: Demons Descend Upon All Worlds. The same dark vibe.) “Host, you have awakened the Headless Ghost Fusion System! You have obtained the Headless Ghost's exclusive skills!” Li Xiang was killed by a crooked hospital. A Headless Ghost dwells within him, and he has obtained a mysterious System! He establishes the Moluo Sect and assembles an army of venge 1Reads6.3Score—Shelves
31. 81 末 The Apocalypse: From the Start, I Sacrificed My Girlfriend 末日，开局献祭女友 Just an Ordinary Man本是俗夫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse121k WordsOngoing Partially stat-based, no female lead, an overpowered wish-fulfillment story with a dark edge. Goody-goodies, stay away!!! Twelve years into the apocalypse, Yang Zizai is murdered by his girlfriend and his best friend. As he dies, he transmigrates back to before the apocalypse began and obtains the Ultimate System. First System draw: The Host obtains a holographic map that can mark every zombie and other living creature within thirty meters. Second System draw: The Host obtains Weakness Marking, 1Reads6.3Score—Shelves
32. 82 狂 Rampaging Through the Tang Dynasty: Slaughtering the Entire Li Clan from the Start! 狂暴大唐，开局屠李氏满门！ I, Mei, Smell the Flowers我梅闻花Historical172k WordsCompleted [This book is also known as: I, Li Yuanba, the Tang Dynasty’s Number One Tyrant!] The Xuanwu Gate Incident: kill the Crown Prince, destroy the Prince of Qin, wipe out the entire Li clan, force Li Yuan to abdicate, seize the throne, take over the imperial harem, and slaughter the world! “Cao Cao may be dead, but the Cao thief will live forever!” “Listen, I’ve got a much better temper these days. Otherwise, you’d already be pregnant!” “What? Did I accidentally make myself look handsome again?” “I, 7Reads7.6Score—Shelves
33. 83 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
34. 84 仙 Immortal Fairy Auntie, I Really Don't Like Demonic Sects 仙子阿姨，我真的不喜欢魔道宗门 Such a Troubled Fate命运如此多愁Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation] + [scheming] + [edge-of-your-seat suspense] + [plots and schemes] + [plenty of beautiful women] A young man accidentally obtains a spatial treasure, only to be transported to the scene of a battle between two cultivators. He unintentionally saves a beautiful immortal maiden who has been struck by a deadly poison, and she takes him back to her sect. Thus begins his path of cultivation. Later, he discovers the jade pendant’s heaven-defying abilities, and begins raising spirit 2.9kReads8.2Score376Shelves

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    This story, combining elements of "Mortal Journey," "Cunning," "Heart-wrenching," "Calculation," "Dark Fantasy," "Leveling Up," and "Cultivation Skills," tells the tale of an ordinary mortal struggling to cultivate immortality amidst constant danger and intrigue. A young man accidentally obtains a jade pendant, which transports him to the scene of a duel between two cultivators. He unintentionally saves a beautiful elder from a demonic sect and is taken back to the sect, thus beginning his path of cultivation. However, little does he know that this beautiful elder is deeply poisoned and frequently seeks his help for an antidote. Their paths intertwine. Later, they discover the jade pendant's extraordinary abilities and diligently cultivate while nurturing spiritual herbs. Through the stages of Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation, he finally ascends to the Immortal Realm.

35. 85 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

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    To become the source of darkness, to sacrifice blood to the heavens, all for the sake of achieving one's own supreme path! All obstacles that stand in one's way will be swept away!

36. 86 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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    Ruthless and unscrupulous, no female lead. This perfectly fits the title; you can't go wrong with it.

37. 87 我 I'm the Invincible Big Bad: From the Start, I Ruthlessly Crush the Chosen One! 我，无敌大反派，开局狂虐气运之子！ A Lifetime一世Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (Readers with fragile hearts, and holier-than-thou types, stay away) The chosen one, blessed with immense fortune, wants to kill me. The embodiment of Heavenly Law regards me as an aberration from the Great Dao. And the sword saint, whose life is a glorious tale of effortless success, declares me a demon… Should I just accept my fate? No. Never! How could I, Jiang Heng, let you kill me and walk all over me? You think you're the chosen one? I'll take your fortune. You want to kill me? I'll k 3.3kReads7.4Score146Shelves
38. 88 诸 Myriad Worlds: From the Start, I Transformed into a Werewolf Beast 诸天：开局变身恶狼兽 Fish with Scalded Feet烫脚的鱼Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Fang Hao transmigrates to the Armor Hero world, but can only transform into a Wolf Beast. Just as he is fretting over this, he unexpectedly discovers that he also has the ability to absorb energy. From the world of Armor Hero I, he sets out across the myriad realms. 200Reads6.2Score102Shelves

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    Super villain, kills anyone he sees.

39. 89 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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    Come on, darkness, demonic cultivation, pure evil literature—if you ignore the writing style, it can be categorized as the Dark Forest.

40. 90 开 Demonic Cult Ancestor from the Start: Snuffing Out the Righteous Path's Dawn! 开局魔教老祖，掐灭正道的曙光！ White Rock in the Rain雨下白岩Eastern Fantasy440k WordsOngoing [Villain] + [No heroine] + [Demonic sect patriarch] + [Crushing sons of fortune] + [Can switch to the sons of fortune's point of view] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No saintly do-gooder] + [The old remain old] + [Don't read if you dislike it] Mo Qingfeng transmigrates to the Jiuzhou Continent and becomes the patriarch of the Xuanming Sect. The orthodox sects' once-a-century Demon-Slaying Assembly has, of all things, chosen the Xuanming Sect as its target. When Mo Qingfeng learns someone is delibe 247Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    The Demonic Cult's Ancestor extinguished the dawn of righteousness.

41. 91 开EN A Demon Heart at Birth: The Rise of an Unrivaled Monster 开局移植妖魔心脏，成为绝世凶物 Shacha Noodles沙茶面Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted (No System, multiple female leads, neither wholly good nor wholly evil) Fang Ling possesses a Chaos Sacred Body. From the moment he was born, various factions fought to seize him. His heart, right eye, and precious bone were successively cut out… After being passed from hand to hand, Fang Ling was left on the steps of an ancient temple, barely clinging to life, by a kind-hearted stranger. No one knew that five peerless experts were secretly living in seclusion inside the temple. They had hidden 163.7kReads9.1Score17.4kShelves

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    Fang Ling, possessing the Chaotic Sacred Body, was fought over by various forces after his birth, and his heart, right eye, and precious bone were successively plucked out. On the verge of death, he was placed in an ancient temple, where five peerless masters, living in seclusion, were struggling to suppress the Demon Ancestor's undying heart. They implanted the undying heart into Fang Ling's body, and the incomplete Sacred Body and the undying heart miraculously merged, giving birth to an unparalleled ferocious beast. [Fear]

42. 92 仙 The Immortal Path? The Path of Death! 仙道？死道！ Jue Love ScarJue恋殇Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [Horror Cultivation] + [Survival at All Costs] You are what you eat, so eating bitterness won't make you a better person. Only eating people will. An immortal once said, “If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.” Humans are the spirit of all things, born with immortal bodies and prized as heavenly medicine. In the cultivation world, the only way to cultivate is to absorb the power and fortune of others! That's why ordinary people are kept as living cauldrons. If you don't consume others, —Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 93 无 The Immortal Path Without Dao 无道仙路 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [No female lead + ordinary mortal protagonist + brutal cultivation; From the Start: A Broken Piece of Jade Reveals the Secrets of Immortality, The Terrifying Road to Immortality, Mystery, Immortal Paths, and the Angler, The Strange Path to Immortality are updated simultaneously] There was no road in the world to begin with. A road appears when enough people walk it. Wudao found a mysterious piece of fine wood glowing with purple light and arrived in the world of cultivation. It was a brutal plac 18.4kReads8.6Score1.1kShelves

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    Character traits: Very good-looking

44. 94 大 The Great Villainess Is a Demon Lord, but in Her Past Life She Was a Man 大反派女魔头，前世居然是男的 Y LanwuY澜雾Eastern Fantasy674k WordsCompleted [Extreme, dark story, no goody-two-shoes, ruthless and decisive, bloody, villain protagonist; if you don't like it, don't complain.] “A bloodstained killer, a vessel for evil spirits, but this world was cruel to begin with!” Li Shan gazed at the setting sun and smiled faintly. “To become a demon, to take on a demonic form... After all this bloodshed, have I truly ended up empty-handed, consumed by sorrow in this mortal world?” Blood poured from his mouth. Though he had lost so much blood that it 220Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female version of Fang Yuan—I really like that line: "To become a demon, one must acquire a demonic body." This path of bloodshed is truly a tragic end for the mortal world. [Smirk]

45. 95 全 Gods for All: The More I Leave My Followers to Their Own Devices, the More Unstoppable They Become 全民神祇：我的眷族越放养越无敌 Two Taels of Yellow Peas二两黄逗Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Farming + lighthearted + reverse pursuit + everyone overestimates him + comedy] “I’ve worked my whole life. Can’t I finally enjoy myself?” After Zhang Cheng’an dies from working overtime, he transmigrates to a world where everyone can become a god. He decides to leave his followers to their own devices and be a hands-off boss, enjoying life ahead of time. “Followers? Dark elves? Pretty young ladies? Just leave them to it!” But as his Yanhuang bloodline awakens, his once utterly good-for-nothing 19.9kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves

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    These are quite good.

46. 96 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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    Taming of darkness, solely for eternity.

47. 97 异EN Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！ A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 138.3kReads9.6Score16.9kShelves
48. 98 凡 A Mortal’s Demonic Cultivation: The Profound Yin Chronicles 凡人修魔：玄阴传 One Big White一只肥大白Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing [Mortal-world setting + satisfying read but no overpowered, arrogant hero + genius protagonist + decisive and ruthless + demonic cultivation + technical approach to cultivation + creates his own techniques and secret arts later on + slow burn + Xuanguxian template + skips the mortal-world opening] Xiao Qing is reborn in the cultivation world carrying a mysterious jade pendant. After testing as a three-element spiritual root, he unexpectedly joins a demonic sect. Once there, Xiao Qing relies on h 49.7kReads8.6Score4.9kShelves

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    Demonic cultivators, corpse demons, and blood demons are the four paths.

49. 99 我 I Act Like a Big Shot After Watching Crime Movies, and the Tycoon Begs Me to Save His Life 我看警匪片装大佬，首富求我救命 Big Shot Yu大佬俞Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Clever mind games + No simping + Pure satisfaction] [Takes off after ten chapters] One day, the bookshelf of ordinary office worker Lu Ping suddenly refreshed with its first intelligence report. He carefully opened it and read every word. Excitement and nerves hit him as he discovered that it contained all the secrets of a cold, high-and-mighty female CEO... So Lu Ping watched police dramas and copied the words and mannerisms of the big shots. He practiced a detached, bloodthirsty gaze in the m 8.9kReads9.1Score736Shelves
50. 100 绝 Absolute Control: Preying on the Heavens 绝对掌控：捕食诸天 All Storms Are but Passing Travelers风霜皆过客Eastern Fantasy230k WordsCompleted [The Myriad Worlds] [Multiverse] [Ten-dimensional space] [Concepts] [Behind the scenes] [Ensemble cast] [Playing it safe] [No female lead] [Invincible] [Control over everything] Melt down the myriad paths and arts, command the Myriad Worlds, create parallel universes, ascend to become a ninth-dimensional life-form, enter an infinite sea of multiverses and dimensions, and control every concept. (The worldbuilding is vast, and there’s a lot I want to write, so each world will have only a few chapt 2.5kReads6.7Score235Shelves

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    He had no woman, no family, no friends, nothing but the Tao in his eyes.

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