Ruthless, Decisive, Cunning, Self-Serving, Brilliant Strategist 不择手段 杀伐果断 阴险狡诈 利益至上 智商谋略

1. 1 太 The Sword Maiden of the Grand Void 太虚剑姬 Shen Qingling沈青绫Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [Ruthless and Decisive • Heartless Villain • Devoted to the Dao • Master of Manipulation] At the end of a dynasty, powerful clans carved up the land, while spirits and monsters terrorized the countryside. Mighty martial artists preyed on the common people, while exalted immortals looked down on all living things as mere ants. Song Ling came from Earth with a stat-allocation panel and stepped into this vast, turbulent world of cultivation. “Spend five Mystic Source points to improve the third-rat 27.5kReads9.1Score3kShelves

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   You absolutely have to watch this! Seriously, after watching this, you won't find a substitute for anything else!!! Because a village was massacred by monsters, only the male protagonist, who transmigrated from another world, survived. He took on the identity of his childhood sweetheart, a wealthy young lady, and used the convenience of that identity to maximize his gains. He was ruthless and decisive, constantly changing identities to obtain maximum benefits. He wasn't a saint, there was no romantic pairing, and he always sought revenge. It's super good!

2. 2 极 The Ultimate Evil Demon Cultivator: Me and My Ten Demon Puppets 极恶魔道：我与我的十个魔偶 Minotaur Warrior牛头人战士Urban302k WordsCompleted This is a world with a hundred-tier ladder. Every tier is filled with countless secret realms waiting to be conquered. And I, Su Xie, am a friendly outsider who transmigrated here and loves dolls. Burdened with the Villain System, I often do good deeds. The unscrupulous media outside have given me plenty of names, too. The Brutal King, scumbag, pervert, chuunibyou, menace to society. As for whether any of those names are true... When he cut off the first tier ruler's head, Su Xie laughed wildly, 48Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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   ① Four No's (No female lead, no ambiguity, ruthless, inhuman) ② No female lead, no ambiguity, decisive in killing, characters with high intelligence ③ No female lead, no ambiguity, decisive in killing, profit-driven, only for immortality, if you can't beat someone, write them down in your notebook, and you will definitely get revenge when you have the strength ④ Five No's (No female lead, no ambiguity, ruthless, inhuman, no bottom line), characters with high intelligence ⑤ No female lead, no ambiguity, decisive in killing, single-mindedly pursuing the Dao ⑥⑦ Same author, no female lead, no ambiguity, decisive in killing, kill those who block your way, hide behind the scenes as the mastermind, grand worldview, from the beginning of cultivation, achieve invincibility in each realm, all characters with high intelligence ⑧ No female lead, no ambiguity, ruthless, inhuman, no bottom line Recommendation rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. 3 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.5kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves

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   I've read plenty of post-apocalyptic rebirth novels, but this one is truly different! The protagonist's intelligence is consistently high, the plot twists one after another, the foreshadowing is well-placed, and the scope is grand. There's no system or cheat code, the human nature is portrayed exceptionally realistically, and it gets more and more exciting as it progresses.

4. 4 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves
5. 5 某 The Ordinary Life of a Certain Upright Ninja 某清流忍者的平凡人生 Chichi.迟迟。Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Protagonist: Advantages from transmigrated memories and information + no cheat powers + third-rate origins + will stop at nothing + not perfect from the start + mediocre strategic ability + a bundle of flaws + needs to grow + focused on himself] The battle starts tomorrow, and the only skill he can show for himself is the Body Flicker Technique he practiced to make a quick escape? In Year 36 of Konoha, Fuzukari Touji was born into a third-rate family in Konoha. Forced to graduate, he had no cho 8.9kReads8.5Score611Shelves
6. 6 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves
7. 7 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
8. 8 修 Cultivation Makes Me Grow, Cultivation Makes Me Happy 修炼使我成长，修炼使我快乐 Whispering Sky细语天Xianxia2.3M WordsOngoing [If it benefits my cultivation, it's righteous! If it doesn't, it's evil!] [Traditional] [Coming of Age] [Slow Burn] [Self-Serving] [Cunning] [By Any Means Necessary] [Every character, strong or weak, major or minor, is calculating] The Great Dao is indifferent, and immortals and mortals are forever divided. The mortal world is home to countless billions, all yearning to cultivate immortality. Yet they are like prisoners bound by invisible shackles. Even with peerless talent and cultivation ar 9.8kReads6.7Score893Shelves

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9. 9 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
10. 10 诸 Heavenly Villains: My Conscience Was Eaten by a Dog 诸天恶人：我的良心被狗吃了 Shelled Peanut去壳的花生Male-Channel Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing He jumped off a building but survived, and in return, bound himself to the Villain System. He transmigrates through worlds based on TV dramas, farming “villain points.” His score has just come in. Trust me, it’ll climb in no time. “Nothing But Thirty”: Xu Huanshan is sent to work a sewing machine, while Gu Jia? I’ll “take care” of her. “Love in the Courtyard”: First Master, the paragon of morality? I’ll make sure you can never hold your head up again. “Dwelling Narrowness”: Deep friendship betw 119kReads8.7Score9.2kShelves

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    The first book might have been a bit toxic in the beginning, but the protagonist is purely ruthless and heartless, extremely adept at manipulating women—you could call him a heartless gigolo in the cultivation world. The second book is also purely ruthless, only the roles are reversed, with the protagonist manipulating men. The second and third worlds in the third book are quite good.

11. 11 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 231.9kReads9.5Score28.4kShelves

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    If you're looking for a ruthless and decisive protagonist, these are the books you absolutely must read. The first one features a protagonist who is relentlessly vengeful, never giving up until death. The second and third books both involve using any means necessary to achieve one's goals; killing is justified whether the cause is legitimate or not. No female leads, and none of them are idiotic. Highly recommended.

12. 12 都 Urban: From the Start, I Transmigrated into a Villainous Tycoon 都市：开局穿越成反派神豪 Wandering Hamster流浪的仓鼠Urban762k WordsCompleted “Ding! The Strongest Villain System has been bound!” He transmigrates into a world where multiple novels have fused together, becoming a villainous tycoon. And his fiancée is actually the biggest villain of them all! To survive, Fang Yu chooses to become a villain through and through! He plunders the protagonists’ fortune and converts it into villain points. Ding! Physique +50! Ding! Charm +30! Ding! Skill acquired: “Mind Reading!” Fang Yu: “Protagonist aura? What’s that supposed to be? W 5.7kReads8.8Score302Shelves
13. 13 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
14. 14 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
15. 15 综 Wuxia Crossover: Starting as Dong Tianbao, I Become a Ruthless King 综武：开局董天宝，成为一代狠王 Long Yang Lu龙羊鹿Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [This book is wild] + [Ruthless] + [Wulin] + [Court politics] + [Struggle for supremacy] + [Doesn't grovel to women] + [Schemer] + [Wuxia Crossover] Zhang Fan takes over Dong Tianbao's body from Tai Chi Master from the start. As luck would have it, he is reborn just as Zhang Sanfeng creates Taiji. Fortunately, he awakens the Ruthless King System. As long as he's ruthless enough, he can keep earning benefits from the System. [Ding! Host, you're ruthless enough. You killed y 26.1kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves

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    Ruthless and vicious, she would stop at nothing to achieve her goals, starting by killing her superior.

16. 16 无EN Endless Limit Shattering: In the High Martial World, Heaven Rewards the Diligent 无尽破限，我在高武天道酬勤 Happy Little Dong欢乐小东Urban3.7M WordsCompleted Chen Yan possesses a tree that can produce the source of all things. Train with dedication, and it yields a Fruit of Great Strength. Master a technique, and it yields a Fruit of Truth. Temper your body through breathing exercises, and it yields a Sacred Body-Tempering Fruit... Chen Yan possesses a heart that can break through the limits of infinity. Others need to drink potions to awaken. Chen Yan breaks through every shackle and achieves the supreme awakening! Others can gain immense strength t 26.4kReads8.7Score2.5kShelves

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    1. Not bad, decisive and ruthless, anyone who gets in their way will die. 2. Selfish, treacherous, and cunning. 3. 4. 5. 7. You can tell from the name. 6. Ruthless and decisive. 8. If I don't like you, I'll fight you to the death. 9. Ruthless and decisive, anyone who gets in my way will die. 10. A bit toxic at the beginning, but with a lot of strategic planning in the middle; you can stop reading after chapter 800. 11. Ruthless and decisive, has a cheat ability to create clones in other worlds; plays it safe in the early game, but reaches a conceptual level of cultivation in the middle game.

17. 17 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
18. 18 凡EN Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 96kReads8.9Score8.2kShelves
19. 19 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
20. 20 我 I Use Illusions to Control the World 我用幻术控制全世界 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A rare illusion-based novel featuring a villain protagonist, nightmare invasions, and original instances] Su Mu has the same dream every night. Each time he wakes, his mental strength has increased by one percent. He grows stronger just by sleeping. In the first year, hypnosis. He discovers his mental strength is already powerful enough to hypnotize others, and soon gang bosses, the campus belle, beautiful CEOs, and more have all become his slaves. In the second year, control over the five sens 68.2kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves
21. 21 带 The Dog-Walking Judge: Money Makes the World Go Round! 带狗判官，有钱能使我推磨！ Minotaur Knight牛头人骑士Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [The rating has been deliberately pushed extremely low, rock-solid and steady!] [The Douyin comic adaptation has over 100 million views and ranks 31st in Hongguo’s comic history. The quality speaks for itself, so enjoy with confidence!] (Villains, bandits, human nature, and a realistic writing style. Saints are welcome.) God created light, and you insist on picking a fight with Him? If you’re wondering who God is, then whoever has the biggest fist is God, damn it! Shu Yinghui: A man with flexibl 60.1kReads7.2Score5.2kShelves
22. 22 遇 When in Doubt, Blow Yourself Up! Who Could Be More Carefree Than Me? 遇事不决就自爆！谁能比我更逍遥 Five Bucks a Day一天赚五块Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Demonic cultivation + ruthless decisiveness + loves a good time + flexible moral compass] What would you do if you were immortal from the start and immune to all restrictions? Jun Lin: “I don’t eat beef!” What’s the big deal? I’m immortal, so why shouldn’t I act a little arrogant? What? You stole my stuff? I’ll blow you up! What? You look down on me? I’ll blow you up! What? You want to kill me? I’m still going to blow you up! I transmigrated here to be the emperor. If you make the emperor suffe 25.4kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves
23. 23 贪 Charge One Silver Coin More, and Even the Great Emperor Has to Pay 贪一银加一点大帝来了也得交银子 A Thousand Paths Through the Mortal World千道红尘Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted Short drama now streaming: As a Brocade Guard, Is There a Problem with My Having Absolute Power? (Ruthless and decisive + no distinction between good and evil, only differing sides + clear-headed. In short, just sit back and enjoy. Do-gooders, please keep away.) On the Xuanqing Continent, people held martial arts in such high regard that they even sought to become immortals and attain the Dao. Li Hanjiang transmigrated to this continent, into the territory of an empire called the Chiyan Empire. 23.8kReads8.7Score2kShelves
24. 24 制 The Passive Monster Who Dominates Another World 制霸异界的被动怪 Yi Ran易然Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing After transmigrating, Xing Feng, a student at the Central Academy of Drama, acquired a book called The Potion Book of Passive Skills. Once he brewed and drank a potion, he gained a passive skill. Critical hits, counterattacks, damage reduction, rebirth… All sorts of strange skills and bizarre attributes. With a whole arsenal of passives, he was as tough as a cockroach. He looked around at the powerful figures and challenged them: “Come on, try to beat me to death.” 1.8kReads8.5Score161Shelves
25. 25 我 I Really Just Want to Outlive You All. Why Are You Forcing Me? 我真的只想熬死各位，为什么逼我 Radishes Are Crispy萝卜很脆Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Immortality + eerie cultivation + immortal cultivation + cunning and utterly inhuman + no angst + slow burn] (The protagonist plays it rather safe early on, but only temporarily. This is not a story about living cautiously.) (Also known as: “Don’t Ask If It’s Right or Wrong. Just Tell Me, Did You Become a Dao Ancestor?”) Fang Qing woke up to find he had transmigrated into a cultivation world where the Great Dao was manifest for all to see. All living beings could gaze directly upon the Grea 10.4kReads8.4Score913Shelves
26. 26 京 The Violent Prince of the Capital's Elite: The Protagonist Wants to Die Just to Survive 京圈暴戾太子，主角活着想死 Gangmen Pianzuo纲门翩佐Urban7.2M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless]+ [No bleeding-heart saint, no simping]+ [Light System]+ [Beauty everywhere]+ [Never gets pushed around]+ [Invincible] [Unhinged fiction, absurdist humor, author has completely lost it] [Saintly do-gooders, stay away! Saintly do-gooders, stay away! Saintly do-gooders, stay away!!!] Shen Wuxiao arrives in the world of a high-martial arts novel as the vicious, powerful-background-rich playboy from the book! He also awakens the Villain Plunder System. All he has to do is stea 141.3kReads9.0Score11.9kShelves

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    Just by looking at the title, you can tell how ruthless and decisive the author is. Absolutely not a saint.

27. 27 反 Villain: From the Start, I Use PUA on the Female Sword Immortal 反派：开局PUA女剑仙 Ye Jiu夜九Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [True Villain Protagonist] [Multiple Heroines] [Love Triangle Chaos] [System] When he opened his eyes, a peerless beauty from ancient times was in the middle of undressing. After receiving the original owner’s memories, Ye Wudu felt as if the sky had fallen. The original owner was a villain who stopped at nothing. He had deceived an amnesiac sword immortal, brought her to live in seclusion in Beihuang City, and subjected her to all kinds of emotional manipulation. The System told him that in a y 430.3kReads8.5Score65.6kShelves

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    The protagonist has gone berserk, and there are multiple female leads.

28. 28 我 I'm a Villainous Cannon Fodder, and I Only Flirt with the Heroine 我，反派炮灰，专撩女主 Ye Jiu夜九Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsCompleted [Scheming Antagonist + Lighthearted, Cathartic Fun + No Simping] He transmigrates into a minor villain who won’t survive three chapters. Fortunately, he awakens the Villain System: doing bad things makes him stronger. The protagonist? I’ll send you on your way! The heroine? Fair maiden, please hold your hand! Just hear me out!!! “Villain? That’s slander! My father is just a little domineering, my eldest sister a little overbearing, and my second brother a little arrogant. But I, your humble serv 1.3kReads8.1Score221Shelves
29. 29 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 131.2kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves

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    The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, avenging his childhood grudge right from the start. It's super good! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] The protagonist is a villain; Uncle Hat knows the protagonist is the murderer, but due to a lack of evidence, he can't catch him.

30. 30 不 Can You Become an Immortal by Any Means Necessary? 不择手段，可成仙否？ The Kingdra Who Loves Drum Corps喜欢军鼓的海刺龙Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless]+ [Will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals]+ [No female lead]+ [The middle and later parts get dark, so don't read if that's not your thing] "The weak are always making excuses for their incompetence and failures, but they themselves are the best excuse of all!" (There are a lot of trolls in the comments, so use your own judgment.) Chen Yi transmigrates to the world of immortal cultivation and opens his eyes already struggling to survive at the bottom. Five years ag 180.7kReads8.6Score23kShelves

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    All three books feature intelligent protagonists and antagonists who are truly ruthless and decisive. Cultivation is about using any means necessary without any weaknesses. Personally, I like the first book the most. Books 2 and 3 all have cheat codes or systems, but they are slightly less powerful. I still highly recommend them.

31. 31 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.3kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves

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    The protagonist of this book is ruthless and eliminates all threats.

32. 32 我 I Have a Book That Steals the Dao 我有一本夺道经 Hot Pot Must Be Tomato Broth火锅只要番茄锅Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivator] [Pseudo-Ensemble Cast] [Genius Protagonist] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Traits] Hu Wei transmigrates to a cultivation world and becomes the good-for-nothing young master of a Golden Core clan. His servant is unexpectedly found to have a Heavenly Spiritual Root and rises up overnight, trampling him underfoot. On the day his spiritual root is crippled and his life comes to an end, a scroll called the Scripture of Seizing the Dao falls into his sea of consciousness, making him the 30.2kReads7.9Score3.7kShelves
33. 33 杀 Kill the Protagonist, Seize His Fortunes, and Become an Immortal! 杀主角，夺机缘，道爷我成了！ Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Xianxia957k WordsOngoing “My name is Lin Shen. Shen, as in cautious.” “You dare oppose me? I won’t be able to sleep until your whole family is dead.” Other people cultivate immortality through years of hard work. I, Lin Shen, do it by seizing what I want! By taking it! Children of Destiny? They’re my walking blood banks! The protagonist’s golden finger? That’s my exclusive spoils of war! On this journey, I kill everyone I meet and take everything from everyone I meet. What order and rules? In the face of overwhelming st 148kReads8.1Score16.3kShelves
34. 34 万 The Eternal Demon Emperor! 万古魔帝！ San Zui三最Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Villain + invincible domination + System + three emperors from one family + building a faction + ruthless decisiveness + ultimate power fantasy + the plot becomes legendary in the middle and later stages] Gu Changge transmigrates into a fantasy world and binds himself to the Demon God System. As long as he keeps killing, he can quickly and easily increase his demonic cultivation and obtain all kinds of heavenly treasures! From there, he rises against all odds, founds the Heavenly Demon Cult, an 22.8kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    🌿🌿①The protagonist fought against the demon for thousands of years, all for the sake of restoring peace to the world. Because he didn't seek fame or fortune, he was framed by malicious individuals who accused him of being the demon. His sect and family, which had enjoyed decades of peace, abandoned him, refusing to believe him. The protagonist finally realized his error and turned to the dark side, becoming the Eternal Demon Lord. 🌱😘

35. 35 开 My Eyes Were Gouged Out from the Start, but the Abyssal Eye Can See the Heavens 开局挖眼，渊瞳窥天 Gu Mangmang顾忙忙Eastern Fantasy245k WordsOngoing [Native-born protagonist + genius + not brainless + a touch of ensemble cast + slow-paced] This is a world under invasion by fiends from beyond the realm! People from other worlds transmigrate here, bringing Systems that let them slay the Children of Destiny and steal their fateful fortunes. A Devouring Immortal Tower awakens, using the Spirit-Devouring Art of Ten Thousand Paths to devour divine physiques and seize saintly bones! A Soul Clan Immortal Emperor is reborn, displaying the Immortal Em 7Reads—Score161Shelves

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    In traditional fantasy, the protagonist has no system, is not reborn, relies on talent and skill, is not mindless, and is decisive in killing. He can still step over various extraterrestrial demons to reach the peak.

36. 36 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
37. 37 惊 Terror Descends: This Big Brother Is a Little Too Powerful! 惊悚降临：这个大哥有亿点猛！ Perplexed Muzi纳闷的木子Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Chen Xuanbei, nicknamed Dizang, accidentally transmigrates to a parallel universe where the supernatural has descended. With the Ten Yama Kings tattooed across his body and a massive reaper’s scythe slung over his shoulder, Chen Xuanbei declares, “Sorry, everyone. I’m claiming this territory!” The Slit-Mouthed Woman: “Hello, police? Someone sewed my mouth shut! Yes, they threw away my scissors too!” Sadako: “Hello, city management? Someone blocked up my well with concrete. I can’t get home!” Han 27.7kReads9.2Score2.7kShelves

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    The first book features ruthless killing and cannibalism, no female lead, and no constraints!

38. 38 开 Becoming a Demonic Cultivator from the Start: Fellow Daoist, Enter My Ten Thousand Souls Banner 开局成为魔修，请道友入我万魂幡 The One Flying in the Sky天上飞的Eastern Fantasy357k WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivator + Major Villain + Cunning + Wildly Satisfying + Reincarnated Empress + Ruthless + Prodigy Showdown.] Chu Chen, the senior disciple of the Tianxuan Sect, devoted himself wholeheartedly to the sect, only for the Xuantian Sect to make him the scapegoat. After awakening the strongest demonic cultivation System, he gains the Myriad Souls Banner from the start. This time, he chooses to become a demonic cultivator, one who won’t let morality be used to manipulate him. With the My 278Reads6.3Score—Shelves
39. 39 都 The Urban Villain Starts Out Penniless 都市反派从一贫如洗开始 A Fish Called Nan Feng叫南锋的鱼Urban848k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Mu Han, whose origins were shrouded in mystery, obtained the Villain System. With negative emotions as his foundation, Mu Han embarked on a path of overwhelming strength, crushing everything in his way until he reached the summit, stepping on every protagonist's head along the way. Mountains reach their peak, but I am the sky above the peaks. Lin Dong, who cultivated both medicine and martial arts, looked up at the sky. “Am I even the protagonist?” The Poison Lady of Yunjia 185Reads7.7Score—Shelves
40. 40 玄 Xuanhuan: After My Death, I Became the Primordial True Demon 玄幻：我死后，化身原始真魔 Journeying to the Mortal World远赴人间Eastern Fantasy442k WordsCompleted [Ultimate villain + dark + ruthless + nearly invincible + slaughters his way through the world + no female lead] My name is Zhao Wumian. I'm an ordinary person with little cultivation, yet a lofty divine son falsely accuses me of being a fiend who slaughtered hundreds of millions. Before long, my body will be crushed, my three souls and seven spirits ripped out, and I'll suffer in a soul lamp until I die. My name is Ye Baiwei. I'm the Holy Maiden of Qixia Sacred Land, and I have another i 3.4kReads7.7Score186Shelves
41. 41 逼 You Forced Me to Become a Demon, and Now I'm the Demon Venerable. Why Are You Crying? 逼我入魔，我成魔尊了你们哭啥 Li Bai Is No Immortal李白不是仙Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + heroine regrets it + never forgives + villain protagonist + immortality + highly satisfying + traditional fantasy] In his previous life, after transmigrating, Gu Jian became the kindhearted and upright senior disciple. He treated his master like family and, amid the chaos of a troubled age, repeatedly protected the sect at the cost of severe injuries. To save his fourth junior brother, he even gave him his Supreme Bone. But afterward, that same junior brother falsely acc 4.6kReads7.2Score412Shelves
42. 42 魔 Demonic Path System: All of China Is Actually Cultivating the Demonic Path! 魔道系统：文明华夏竟全是魔修！ Strange Sheep奇怪的绵羊Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Demonic cultivation System + invincible power fantasy + an entire nation cultivates demons + explosive action + no female lead] Bai Yang awakens a demonic cultivation System and learns that spiritual qi will fully revive in three years. In the meantime, ferocious beasts will appear all over Blue Star. To face the coming crisis, Bai Yang decides to become a demonic cultivator. But the damn System demands that he lead all 1.4 billion people of Huaxia in demonic cultivation! [Main Quest]: May ever 22.6kReads8.5Score2.2kShelves
43. 43 开 Forced into a Demonic Sect from the Start, I Rise Straight to the Celestial God Realm 开局被逼入魔宗，我直升天神境 I'm Really Not the Great Dao我真不是大道Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn] + [Utter remorse] + [Explosively satisfying] + [Absolutely no forgiveness] Chu Yuan, the senior disciple of the greatest sect under heaven, is falsely accused of practicing demonic arts. His master and the others humiliate him, then seal his cultivation with a demon-banishing spell, leaving him powerless... To prove he never practiced demonic arts, Chu Yuan starts cultivating again from scratch and climbs back to the peak. On the eve of the Demon God’s sacrifice of the world, he offers 205Reads6.2Score—Shelves
44. 44 逼 You Drove Me to Become a Demon, and Now You Want Me to Love You Again? 逼我入魔，还想让我再爱一次？ Liu Yue Bai柳月白Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Li Xuan treated his master and junior sisters as his whole world, willing to risk everything for them. When his junior brother framed him, his junior sisters treated him with cold disdain and cruel words. His master drained his cultivation, crippled his natural talents, forced him onto the demonic path, and personally cut him down. The demoness who loved him more than life itself also perished for his sake, her body and soul destroyed. Given another chance at life, he let g 497Reads6.3Score106Shelves
45. 45 为 I Betrayed the Sect for the Demoness! 为了魔门妖女，我叛变了！ Reverend Guan Hua观花上人Eastern Fantasy738k WordsOngoing "You demoness, I'm a disciple of the righteous path. You want me to join the demonic sect? Dream on! I'd rather die!" Lu Yunchuan declared righteously. Three days later, gazing at the demoness in his arms, Lu Yunchuan shook his head. "What righteous path? Never heard of it. In this life, I'm sworn against the righteous path!" Lu Yunchuan, a disciple of the righteous path, had intended to vanquish demons and uphold justice throughout the land. But he was accidentally captured by a demones 20Reads5.8Score—Shelves
46. 46 盖 The Peerless King of Medicine 盖世医王 Driving Rain前进的暴雨Urban1.1M WordsCompleted When he opened his eyes, Su Ran, the Immortal Emperor, had been reborn on the day before his engagement was called off! In his previous life, he endured endless humiliation, and the woman he loved died unjustly, her heart broken. In this life, he vowed to protect everyone around him as the Immortal Emperor! 7.4kReads8.9Score783Shelves

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    The first book features a ruthless male protagonist who is decisive and merciless, like a mad dog. The second book is thrilling and action-packed; the male protagonist is incredibly vicious and unscrupulous, enjoying eliminating all threats. The third book features a cunning and intelligent male protagonist who is adept at scheming and never suffers a loss.

47. 47 诬 You Accuse Me of Demon Cultivation? Why Panic When I Really Turn to the Demonic Path? 诬陷我魔修？真转修魔你们慌什么 Standing Firm Alone岿然独存Eastern Fantasy109k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless] [Overpowered protagonist] [Demonic cultivator] How do you prove your innocence when you’ve been framed? Easy… Just make the accusation come true. Then you weren’t framed in the first place, which means you’re innocent, right? … You accused me of cultivating demonic arts, and now I really am cultivating demonic arts. What are you so afraid of? Come on, come on, gather in my Banner of Ten Thousand Souls. “We Only Accused You of Demonic Cultivation, So Why Did You Make It Re 1Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 自 I Destroyed My Cultivation and Left Home, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’ve Become a Demon Cultivator? 自废修为叛出家，我成魔修你哭啥 Wielding a Light Sword执轻剑Eastern Fantasy235k WordsOngoing Three years ago, Lin Yang left home to seek experience after his family treated him with cold indifference. Three years later, when he returned to the Lin family, he was accused of colluding with demonic cultivators. Unable to prove his innocence, Lin Yang had no choice but to cripple his own cultivation to clear his name. After that, he left the Lin family. His hair turned white overnight, and he fell into demonic cultivation. From then on, his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds. One by o 2Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 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

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    It was incredibly satisfying; the killing was ruthless and decisive, without any hesitation. It's the most satisfying killing spree I've seen so far.

50. 50 仙EN The Harsh Road to Immortality: Built on White Bones 仙路难行，白骨筑长生 Octopus Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的章鱼Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing “Rules? On the road to immortality, my rules are the only rules!” [Mortal Cultivation of Demonic Arts] [Founding a Demonic Cult] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Profit Above All] (Already at the Nascent Soul stage, with plenty of content to enjoy) Protagonist Qing Chen: He knows when to yield and when to stand firm, is utterly self-serving, greedy for money and women, and will stop at nothing to achieve immortality! He will found a demonic cult, dominate the world, and climb step by step to the very to 80.9kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves

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    Those who cultivate demonic arts are ruthless, unscrupulous, decisive in killing, driven by self-interest, flexible, and cunning.

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