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. 151 开 From the Start, I Had Only Eight Years to Live, So I Bet It All 开局只有8年寿命，我选择梭哈 Hamburger Without the Bun汉堡没有包Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Concept Enhancement + Decisive and Ruthless + No Brain-dead Moves + Cold-Blooded and Merciless + Rock-Solid Caution + No Simping] After mysteriously transmigrating to another world, Ding Yi grew more and more uneasy by the day. He noticed that the elderly couple who had kindly taken him in kept peeping at him outside his door in the middle of the night. The suppressed, excited breathing and sounds of swallowing from beyond the crack in the door left Ding Yi in no doubt that the old couple would 45.5kReads8.8Score4.3kShelves
2. 152 反 Supervillain Superman: My Goal Is to Become the God of This World! 反派超人，目标是当人间之神！ I’m Done Being Human我不做人啦Urban254k WordsOngoing [Scheming Big Villain + No Heroine + Invincible + Decisive and Ruthless] One night, Jiang Jin wakes from a dream and transmigrates into a superpowered world, becoming the strongest person of the era. But after the Man of Steel Raising System activates, it brands him as the ultimate villain. From then on, Jiang Jin embarks on a path where he does whatever he wants. The reborn? Slay them! The transmigrators? Destroy them! The saviors? Kill them! … Many years later, Jiang Jin gazes at the masses p 139Reads7.4Score—Shelves

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   The first book is quite enjoyable to read so far. The protagonist is a descendant of a powerful being, and he kills with a reason in mind. He specifically targets any superhuman with superpowers who has any use, especially those arrogant "chosen ones." The second book is also alright; it's acceptable within the fantasy genre. After all, most fantasy novels these days are either harems, simps, or saintly characters.

3. 153 大 The Chronicle of Righteousness Sealing the Heavens 大义封天录 Sweet Dali甜大力Eastern Fantasy596k WordsCompleted [Dark wuxia + no female lead + eunuch villain protagonist + clever scheming and intrigue + political power plays] Also known as: The Record of the Great Righteousness Sealing Heaven I was once a mere nobody, but with one hand I shall command the world! After his parents and blood kin are wrongfully killed in prison, Wang Qing weeps blood and swears to Heaven that he will never again live as a lowly commoner, no better than an insect. Watch how Wang Qing obtains secret manuals, cultivates wicked 1kReads8.0Score102Shelves

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   Good negative articles I've read

4. 154 人 Life Script: I Plunder the Chaos Sacred Physique from the Start 人生剧本：我，开局掠夺混沌圣体 Feng Huokuang疯火狂Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Life Script + Empress + One Female Lead + System] Gu Changfeng transmigrated to the Profound Realm and awakened the Life Script System, stealing the Chaos Sacred Body from the start! Then he went on to fleece the Chosen Ones for all they were worth, embarking on an invincible path of seizing their opportunities! Future Pill Emperor? With an old master in a ring? Hand it over! Asura God King? Refining the Eight Spider Lances? Hand them over! Martial Dao God Emperor? Carrying the Primordial Ances 3.7kReads8.7Score314Shelves
5. 155 末 Doomsday Game: I Become a God Alone 末日游戏：我独自封神 In a Sea of Blood血海之中Sports210k WordsCompleted [Dark and ruthless] [No female lead] [Ding! The apocalypse game has arrived worldwide. The world has been digitized...] The gods cast their dice as the deities look down from a higher dimension. The apocalypse sweeps across the world, and humanity destroys itself in a bloodbath. Order crumbles, unleashing the darkness long suppressed within human nature. Xu Yanyuan has no golden finger to rely on. He has only himself, and all he wants is to grow stronger! He revels in slaughter, going on a killi 70Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 156 都 Now That I’m Reborn, Who’d Still Run with the Gangsters? 都重生了谁还混社会 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Urban3.1M WordsCompleted Short drama: "Loyal to the Skies: Starting Over" is now streaming The novel was originally titled "Now That I've Been Reborn, Who Would Still Run With Gangs?" [Reborn + business + lots of underlings + no groveling + no cowardice + taking the righteous path + law-abiding] A big shot from the underworld returns to 2010. Should he repeat his old mistakes and keep running with gangs, or abandon his underlings and take the road to a brighter future? No! I won't choose! In this life, I, Qin Jiang, wil 140.4kReads9.3Score14.2kShelves

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   Arrogant, domineering, and incredibly cool!

7. 157 匹 A Mere Mortal Goes Wild, Conquering Everything from the Wilderness Onward! 匹夫当狂，从山野开始一路横推！ Heavenly Brush Asks the Dao天笔问道Eastern Fantasy270k WordsCompleted [System + farming + rising through the ranks + wealth + wish fulfillment + martial arts rivalry + reigning supreme with his fists] Niu Bashan, a brawny simpleton from Niu Family Village, saw the Wu bloodline within him awaken at the age of nineteen. He could eat as much as eight people, and soon ate the Niu family into ruin. With the old family on the verge of collapse, they had no choice but to split up. Just then, however, Niu Bashan awakened the Wu Frenzy System. As long as he acted wild enou 257Reads6.4Score—Shelves
8. 158 蝼 The Underdog Strikes Back: With 30 Seconds Until Death, There's Nowhere to Run 蝼蚁反杀：死亡倒数30秒你无处可逃 Read a Little Editorial Team读点编辑部Mystery534k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Tests of Human Nature + Revenge + Twists + No Romance + Dark Transformation and Counterattack + Ordinary People] My wife secretly went to Myanmar to pay a ransom for her gambling-addict younger brother. She failed to get him back and ended up trapped there herself. I went alone to rescue her, but she used me, and I was knocked unconscious. When I woke up, she was gone. I was locked in a water dungeon like an animal. I thought, even if I have to die, I can’t die here! … I sent my boyf 340Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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   A collection of short suspenseful revenge stories with no romantic pairings! They're really good!

9. 159 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

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   It's too late, it's blocked.

10. 160 学EN Don't Worry, Senior—I'll Protect You 学姐别怕，我来保护你 Gege Wuwu隔胳呜呜Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Heart-Pounding Engine 2: Pure White Love Letter has been published] [Lighthearted daily life] + [Single female lead] + [No System] + [Not reborn] + [Sweet romance] In high school, Luo Ye had a secret crush on a girl for three years. He even got into the same university as her, and they agreed to start dating if they both got in. But the girl unexpectedly went back on her word. Heartbroken, Luo Ye became a romance novelist. Unexpectedly, before university even began, the novel he wrote shot to t 310.7kReads9.8Score31.1kShelves

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    Elegant! So elegant! [Smirking]

11. 161 机 Mecha Girl Era: All My Mecha Girls Are World-Class 机娘纪元：我的机娘都是世界级 The Penguin Who Can't Wake Up睡不醒的企鹅Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Mecha Girls] + [Racing] + [Sweet Romance and Growth] + [Tomato’s only top-tier star racing novel] Once highly sought after by racing clubs, the top mecha girl is now ignored by everyone at the scrapyard. No one is willing to bond with her, even if she offers herself for free. She’s an “assassin race car” with unbeatable acceleration but terrible handling. Su Nian, a top racing driver from Earth, had hoped to make his mark in a world where racing technology lagged behind and success depended ent 21.5kReads9.7Score2.6kShelves
12. 162 开 From the Start, My Sword Falls in the South Sea as I Scheme for the Nine Provinces 开局剑落南海，我布局天下九洲 The Moon Was Still There Back Then当时明月犹在Male-Channel Fanfiction2.9M WordsOngoing Three million characters and counting, with plenty to binge. The strongest contender in this niche across the entire web. Not a nanny story + original plot + settling arguments with reason + settling arguments with a sword A slow burn, but the writing speaks for itself. With a flask of wine at his waist and a sword on his back, a young man heads north, wanting to see a world and the hearts within it that are neither wholly good nor wholly evil. I, Ning Yuan, have a dream: of righteousness, of th 7.8kReads8.8Score507Shelves
13. 163 修 Is Cultivation Really That Hard? My Techniques Train Themselves! 修仙难？可我的功法会自己努力！ Second-Grade Tea二品茶Xianxia300k WordsCompleted (Mortal cultivation + a sudden turn toward saintliness + unscrupulous tactics + ruthless and merciless + instant refinement) Liu Yun transmigrates to the world of cultivation. With his four-spirit-root aptitude, he fights his way forward by any means necessary, killing for treasures and struggling through every hardship until he reaches the eighth layer of Qi Refining. His poor aptitude keeps him from breaking through, until the Creation Spirit Treasure, the Heaven Rewards Hard Work Mirror, awak 940Reads5.6Score102Shelves

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    That book, of course, deserves the top spot. It depicts ruthless and merciless acts—killing to steal treasures, murdering to cultivate techniques—it has it all.

14. 164 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

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    Urban martial arts, powerful and ruthless, no nonsense, fight if you disagree. A college intern enters 749, sees a monster, kills it, and forgets all the saintly nonsense. I read the whole thing, it was super satisfying.

15. 165 战 My Saber Is Sheathed, Yet I'm Still Number One Under Heaven 战刀入鞘，我依旧天下第一 Old Zhu老朱Urban753k WordsCompleted [Unmatched in slaughter + absolute power + surrounded by beauties + steamrolls all the way] He once ruled over hell. The name King of Hell made the world's powerful tremble in fear! The moment he emerged, three Black Hawks cut across the sky as forces from every direction knelt to welcome him! He could wipe out a powerful family with a snap of his fingers, slay formidable foes with a wave of his hand, and win the devotion of beauties who would follow him to their deaths! In this chaotic age of h 2.2kReads9.2Score176Shelves
16. 166 碧 Biyang Cultivation Realm 碧阳修仙界 Forest Spirit, No Self森灵无我Eastern Fantasy180k WordsOngoing [Decisive and Ruthless + Profit Above All + No System + No Fortuitous Opportunities + No Cheats + No Heroine + Ensemble Cast + Slow Pacing + If It's Not for You, Please Don't Read. Thanks!] In the Biyang Cultivation World, everyone has their share of hardships, and everyone ends up behind bars. Protagonist Chu Yuanyu: Neither righteous nor demonic, selfish and self-serving. He'll stop at nothing to grow stronger. Warning: The protagonist may not be to your liking. If you're not into this kind of 298Reads—Score101Shelves

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    This was possible, by any means necessary.

17. 167 战 Punishing: Gray Raven: Encounter in Another World 战双帕弥什：异界相逢 Gauss the Tea Drinker喝茶的高斯Anime Fanfiction514k WordsCompleted The Fourth Catastrophe's Guide to Transmigrating to Another World [Punishing: Gray Raven fan fiction + the number-one fanboy + transmigration to another world + political intrigue + war] It takes just a bullet costing a few cents to kill someone, but every person has a story that could go on forever. Everyone wants their own story to continue, though, so in the end they pick up weapons and keep killing one another. 844Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    A game fanfiction + war + political intrigue. The protagonist is neither brainless nor a saint; he's only kind to his own people and ruthless towards his enemies. The book has a complete world view, featuring races such as werewolves, vampires, goblins, cyclops, yakshas, ​​and ghouls. The protagonist is the Fourth Calamity, ruthless and not a saint. The novel tells the story of the protagonist encountering characters (constructs) from the game in a Western fantasy world. The humans in this world live in a far worse state than those in Warhammer. The natives have been driven to the southern tip of the continent by monsters, barely surviving, their living space shrinking daily, and internal corruption and sharp conflicts rampant. After careful consideration, the protagonist decides to launch a racial war against the monsters (mutants) of this world and lead the natives in a grand class war to overthrow the slave-owning aristocracy who exploit the majority of the people.

18. 168 洪 Honghuang: The Daoists and Buddhists Don't Need Me, a Rogue Cultivator 洪荒：道门佛门，不差我一个旁门 Only an Idler Like Me但少閒人如吾Eastern Fantasy309k WordsOngoing [Honghuang] [Unorthodox Path] [Divine Ability Cultivation] [No Female Lead] [Traditional Xianxia] [Slightly Slow-Burning] In Zixiao Palace, ghostly lights flicker, green mist billows, blood curses ring out, and sinister winds howl! “Dao Ancestor, I, Qing Geng, deserve a chance to become a Saint too!” Laozi: “If this person becomes a Saint, Honghuang may never know peace again!” Yuanshi: “Teacher, you mustn’t! This creature, born from dampness and an egg... I mean, this evil fiend, must not becom 1.2kReads6.8Score—Shelves

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    The novels set in the prehistoric era depict unorthodox and superstitious practices, including the use of poisons and witchcraft. They are not overly sentimental or idealistic; they are worth reading closely.

19. 169 毒 The Villain in a Poisonous World: Wipe Out the Protagonist's Crew 毒世反派：弄死主角团 Keep It Up, Big Head大头加油Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing Qin Anlan transmigrates to a fantasy world and becomes the heir of the Marquis of State Guardian’s residence. A peerless prodigy, renowned throughout the land. But to his horror, he discovers that he’s nothing but a shameless simp. From the start, the White Lotus heroine Liu Ruyan shows up to break off their engagement. So he flips the table and refuses to play along. You’re the heroine favored by fate, are you? You want to break off the engagement, do you? Then have your whole family take their 1.6kReads5.8Score100Shelves

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    Here are two for you, you can try them out.

20. 170 末 Apocalypse: Mythology Awakens, and I Capture the Great Calamity Qiongqi from the Start 末世：神话复苏，开局收大凶穷奇 I've Been Drinking Sanlu Milk Powder Since I Was Little从小就喝三鹿奶粉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.5M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Reborn + Invincible + Ruthless + No Stockpiling + Lone Wolf + No Tired Cliches or Melodrama + Slays His Enemy from the Start] When apocalyptic disasters strike, the mythical gods and ferocious beasts from memory mutate and awaken. Chen Mo is reborn three days before the apocalypse. He uses that time to find his enemy from his previous life and slays him before the apocalypse even begins! After subduing Qiongqi, the apocalypse’s overlord, he awakens two SSS-rank abilities: [Tianquan 31.9kReads8.1Score3kShelves

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    Not at all saintly, decisive in killing. Doesn't fawn over the military.

21. 171 反 Villain: Starting by Enslaving the Heroine 反派：从奴役女主开始 Leaves Dancing in the Wind11落叶随风11Urban5.1M WordsOngoing Chu Hongyu transmigrates into a modern city, arriving in a world that combines hundreds of novels, where he becomes the ultimate villainous heir to a wealthy family. From the start, the heroine tries to assassinate him and robs him of his manhood. Chu Hongyu starts to panic. In this world, protagonists are everywhere. A delivery driver with a System, a Dragon King making a powerful return, a mighty cultivator, a dad with a parenting System, a reborn Immortal Emperor… Facing one overpowered Child 12.2kReads6.2Score1kShelves
22. 172 诸 Myriad Worlds: Beginning with Mythological TV Dramas 诸天：从神话电视剧开始 Five-Hundred-Pound Fatty Beef五百斤肥牛Male-Channel Fanfiction926k WordsCompleted [High-Martial-Arts Emperor Story, the Myriad Worlds, Dynasty-Building, Ruthless and Decisive, No Female Lead] The protagonist is cold-hearted, selfish, and kills without mercy. I walk with sword in hand, command the world, and slay all living things, heedless of cause and effect, fearing neither good nor evil. On my path to immortality, who is beyond my reach to kill? The blurb does it no justice. Please turn to the main story! 3.9kReads5.9Score193Shelves

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    If you're looking for ruthless decisiveness, this book is definitely the place to go. Regardless of age or gender, no one shows mercy; only self-interest matters, and the sole aim is to achieve immortality. This book follows the "emperor's sacrifice across the heavens" genre, where the protagonist and heroine of each world conquer and never escape the protagonist's clutches. If you can't bear to see Lu Su in the mythological world killed by the protagonist, or Xiaolongnu in The Return of the Condor Heroes murdered by the protagonist, please proceed with caution.

23. 173 杀 The Killing Game: I'm Really Done Being Human 杀戮游戏：我真的不做人了 Could You Stop Rushing Me?别催行不行Urban321k WordsCompleted [Violent aesthetics + decisive killing + wild imagination] A killing game swept across the world. Lin Jiu gained a special talent: Corpse Sacrifice. From then on, he went completely off the rails on the path to becoming a monster! [Sacrifice successful. You have gained the skill: Blink] [Sacrifice successful. You have gained the skill: Freakish Hand] [Sacrifice successful. You have gained the skill: Kidney Punch] Hey, beauty, don’t run! Let me stab you once! Hey, catgirl, slow down. It’d be such 456Reads8.9Score101Shelves

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    If you've been disgusted enough, you can read this book. It's relatively short and has a bad ending, but it fits the theme.

24. 174 炼EN Cultivation Clan: My Fortune Space 炼气家族，我有一个造化空间 Metal and Fire Flourish, Jia Wood金火旺甲木Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [Traditional Cultivation + Slow-Burn Progression + Close-Knit Family + Ruthless + Both Parents Alive. Spatial Realm + Mortal + Cautious + Schemer + Not a Good-for-Nothing] [Realms: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation...] Li Qingyuan was born with congenital heart disease and died young. He transmigrates into the cultivation world before birth, into a family of Qi Refiners. Once he learns that this is a world of cultivation, seeking immortalit 77.3kReads8.2Score5.7kShelves

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    Cultivating immortality! Cultivating immortality! And still cultivating immortality! There's no turning back on the path to eternal life.

25. 175 诸 Heavenly Worlds' Great Villain: From the Start, a Beggar Kills a Prince! 诸天大反派：开局乞丐杀皇子！ Liang Moyuan凉墨渊Historical566k WordsOngoing [Villains Across the Heavens + Plot-Driven + Ruthless + Cunning + Sound Logic + No Goody-Goods] Zhao Fan is unexpectedly drawn into another world, the Great Song, to seize its world fortune, suppress its chosen protagonist, and rule over all realms! From the start, a beggar kills a prince and takes his place! He forms the Wind and Rain Tower assassination organization and slaughters the martial world! He sends beauties to marry powerful clans and brings the nobles under his control! He dominates 641Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended!!! Selfishness + ruthlessness + system + scheming saintly type: Starts with killing a prince and substituting one for another.

26. 176 家 Clan Cultivation: From the Qingyuan Chen Clan to Ascension as One 家族修仙：从青元陈氏到举族飞升 The Flyer Can Fly飞人会飞Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing [Family cultivation + no System + partial ensemble cast, Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul...] Chen Qingyuan often sighed, “The path to immortality is hard to tread; one must pursue the Dao for a lifetime.” The Qingyuan Chen Clan had once been a Foundation Establishment family, founded upon the Qingyuan Immortal Bamboo. But now the clan patriarch, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, was nearing the end of his lifespan. How could the clan preserve its status as a 4.5kReads7.8Score194Shelves
27. 177 修 Cultivation Clan: The Rise of the Jinling Immortal Clan 修仙家族：金陵仙族崛起 Old Red Demon老赤鬼Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Clan-building] [Decisive and ruthless] [No holier-than-thou hero] [Artifact crafting] [Ghost mastery] [Thunder mastery] [Body refinement] Xia Yuhui transmigrates to a cultivation world and obtains a Green Soul Lamp that can absorb other people’s souls to strengthen his spiritual sense, along with a crimson thunderbolt that enhances his physique. Once he figures out what the two treasures can do, he gradually rises to prominence in the cultivation world and leads his Xia clan to prosperity as we 3.7kReads7.0Score217Shelves
28. 178 星EN Path to Immortality Among the Stars 星路仙踪 Wang Yu忘语Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing In the modern world, a passage to another realm appears on Blue Star. Wang Yu is among the first people to enter a cultivation world through their dreams. In a daze, he embarks on the path of cultivation in order to survive! The Great Dao is merciless. On the path of cultivation, failing to advance means falling behind! By becoming a supreme cultivator, one can enjoy endless longevity and bring the power of cultivation back to Blue Star, saving its future. The cultivation world faces an apocalyp 175.5kReads9.1Score15.7kShelves
29. 179 混 A Bandit in North America 混在北美当悍匪 Black Tea in Coffee咖啡里的红茶Male-Channel Fanfiction471k WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + scheming, tough bandit + points in the American cinematic universe + domineering, sweet romance] He transmigrated into the body of a Host who had been poisoned to death by his half-brother, and awakened super senses. From then on, this lawless bandit lived by the creed that killing meant growth and gunfire forged the throne. If you can’t understand reason, I know a thing or two about throwing punches. If one shot doesn’t put you down, then two will. And if that still doe 1.8kReads5.9Score—Shelves

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    If we're talking about cunning and treacherous, look at this ruthless protagonist who's even willing to kill his own father and brothers.

30. 180 开 From the Start, I Advanced to Nascent Soul Ancestor 开局进阶元婴老祖 Lovesick Red Bean Lord相思红豆君Eastern Fantasy153k WordsOngoing [The Protagonist Is Smart + Decisive and Ruthless + Profit Above All + No Female Lead + System] Shen Yuan transmigrated to another world a thousand years ago. At the peak of the Golden Core realm, he failed to overcome the tribulation to reach the Nascent Soul realm. Just as he thought his cultivation path was over and immortality beyond reach, a golden finger that was a thousand years late suddenly came online. [Ding!] [The Myriad Heavens Fishing System has started.] [Host can fish for anything 15Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    Two formidable individuals; don't be misled by the ratings.

31. 181 开 My Entire Family Is Executed from the Start, Then I Awaken a System and Conquer the Heavens 开局被诛满门，觉醒系统征战诸天 Cold Water Stir-Fried in an Iron Wok铁锅炒凉水Eastern Fantasy106k WordsCompleted Not a pure wish-fulfillment novel! Not a pure wish-fulfillment novel! Not a pure wish-fulfillment novel! Important things must be said three times. The protagonist is invincible during certain stretches of the story. The pacing is slow, and it's not completely brainless. From the start, his soul transmigrates into the body of a prodigy named Ye Tian. Who could have guessed that his entire family would be slaughtered right away, his fiancée would break off their engagement, and his dantian would 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Decisive and ruthless, not a saint, not verbose, not mindless; combining warfare and political maneuvering.

32. 182 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.4kReads8.7Score290Shelves

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    This post-apocalyptic science fiction is so different! The protagonist is intelligent and resourceful throughout, the world-building is novel and rigorous, and the plot twists and turns constantly, keeping the reader completely engrossed.

33. 183 北EN In the North Is an Immortal Clan: Its Name Is Qin! 北有仙族：其名为秦！ Daoist of the Vast Sea沧海道人Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Clan Cultivation] [Pseudo-Ensemble Cast] [Mortal's Journey] [No System or Cheats] [Farming Novel] A wage slave in my past life, a cultivator lord in this one. I worked hard all my life, only to be nothing but a pack animal. This time, I'm determined to live well. Take a wife, have children, enjoy a comfortable life, and cultivate immortality. The road ahead is long and winding; I shall seek my way up and down... Cultivation realms: Zhenwu Realm, Qi Condensation Realm, Dao Foundation Realm, Gold 14.3kReads8.7Score954Shelves
34. 184 美 A Beauty's Journey Through the Apocalypse 美人的末日之旅 Yang Xi羊喜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse885k WordsCompleted The protagonist is a shameless scoundrel with no principles or self-respect: selfish, greedy, and terrified of dying. She uses other people’s feelings and has no genuine affection for anyone. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. Don’t blame the author. The protagonist is responsible for her own actions; they don’t reflect the author’s values. A college student who lives off her parents accidentally binds herself to a Doomsday Travel System and has to survive in one apocalypse after another. But 3.1kReads8.8Score334Shelves

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    Are there any novels similar to this one? The female protagonist in this book, who's truly ruthless in her pursuit of survival, selfish, and only interested in clinging to powerful figures. Once she's no longer of use, she'll kill her without a second thought or gratitude.

35. 185 魔 Survival Rules for Demonic Cultivators 魔修生存守则 An Gou桉苟Eastern Fantasy428k WordsCompleted Decisive and ruthless, no female lead but there are women, and no saintly protagonist. Fang Han, an office worker from the twenty-first century, died unexpectedly and transmigrated to the world of immortal cultivation. In this cruel world, he rose from a lowly Qi Refining ant to become the number-one demon who looked down upon the entire realm. 293Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Murder and arson, driven by profit, demonic cultivators are not saints or fools.

36. 186 再 Look at Me Like That Again and I'll Slap You 再看老子拍死你 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy511k WordsOngoing [The Most Hardcore Male Lead] [邪修] [A Cunning Old Schemer] [A Little Pervert] [Making a Fortune in Silence] [Beast Taming] [Looting Corpses] [Romantic Encounters] Slapping beautiful women, romantic encounters, dual cultivation, looting corpses, and finishing off his enemies with a surprise strike. He raises a pack of ferocious beasts, birds of prey, venomous insects, and corpse puppets, and his combat prowess is off the charts. The male lead pulls off one outrageous move after another, never pla 7kReads—Score693Shelves

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    Fifteen-year-old cowherd Wu Jiu stumbles upon an immortal's duel, steals from a corpse, and then finishes it off, only to have his brain invaded by an evil crow stone that claims him as its master. A venomous crow now inhabits his mind, and a demigod sees through the black aura emanating from his head. He flees in the dead of night only to witness the swordplay of righteous and evil factions charging towards his village. A nonsensical comedy mixed with the mysteries of cultivation, the lovable but mischievous protagonist pulls off a series of outrageous maneuvers, the pace is fast, and the action is packed with exciting moments—a must-watch! [Awkward laugh]

37. 187 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

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    I just laugh at the ratings and stuff.

38. 188 傻 The Fool Cultivates Immortality and Becomes the Demon Lord 傻子修仙成魔尊 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy217k WordsOngoing [No System] [Demonic Cultivator] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Space] [Beast Taming] [Insect Taming] [Bird Taming] Armed with seven crows, a black panther, and a swarm of armored poison cannons, the male lead sweeps through the cultivation world, demon realm, ghost realm, and netherworld. If I become a demon, what can Heaven do to me? A good-for-nothing fool endures every kind of humiliation. Everyone thinks he's a worthless weakling they can push around. No one knows he has top-tier combat technique 130Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 189 我 I’ll Prove My Immortality Through the Blood Dao 我以血道证长生 Easygoing Little Xiaobai悠悠小小白Eastern Fantasy346k WordsOngoing [Dark Cultivation] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Self-Interested] [No Saintly Hero] This is a cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak. Resources are scarce, everyone struggles for the Great Dao, and the road to immortality is littered with corpses. Mercy is a shackle for the strong, and morality is an excuse for the weak. Ji Xiu transmigrates to the cultivation world. After dying once, he awakens the supreme treasure known as the Spacetime Wheel, which lets him rewind time without limit. 30Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    A lone wolf. Selfish, ruthless, and decisive in killing. He has no women.

40. 190 龙 Dragon Overlord 龙枭 Cold Little Hands小手冰冷Urban2.2M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Invincible wish fulfillment + ruthless and decisive + passionate and cunning + showing off and face-slapping] I am the heir of Xiliang, wielding an invincible sword, blazing a trail through the world. If gods stand in my way, I'll kill the gods. If Buddhas block my path, I'll slay the Buddhas. No one can stop my quest for revenge! Don't act tough in front of me. My father is the Prince of Xiliang! Don't try to show off to me. Who wouldn't be intimidated by the heir's title? Don't swag 11kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves

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    Killing from beginning to end [evil laugh]

41. 191 穿 I Transmigrate Across the Heavens, and Whoever I Bind Dies 穿越诸天的我绑定一个死一个 Conscienceless Heavenly Spear无良天戈Male-Channel Fanfiction325k WordsCompleted [Decisive killing + no female lead + protagonist isn’t a saint] An unexpected death turned Wu Dao into a killing System. He transforms into a sword and keeps changing Hosts. Starting in the world of The Condor Heroes, he leaves endless slaughter in his wake, using the sword to stir up storms throughout the myriad heavens. … 137Reads5.1Score—Shelves
42. 192 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 27kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves

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    This post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel is so different! The protagonist is intelligent throughout, there are one plot twist after another, there's no system or Mary Sue, it's realistic and thrilling, and you'll be looking for something to read right after finishing it.

43. 193 吾 I Am the Evil God, and This World Will Treat Me as a Forbidden Taboo for All Eternity 吾为邪神，此世当做万古禁忌 Yu Mulinlin雨木霖霖Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted “I want you to cast aside every last bit of kindness and sink completely into the swamp of evil!” Amid a field of ruins, a boy reborn from death, a coffin bearer above the stars, a supreme body of gods and demons! A strange mask of gods and demons, a mysterious broken black sword, a person reborn with a burden of sin! Only after enduring every evil the world has to offer does one realize how many sinners there are! After countless trials, the boy takes up his sword, sees through the mortal world 3.6kReads9.0Score327Shelves

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    If we're talking about dark themes, this one's pretty good; I trust seasoned bookworms. [Shy emoji]

44. 194 苍 Cangyuan Demon Emperor: Reborn to Avenge Every Blood Debt! 苍渊魔帝：重生归来，血债血偿！ Young Master Run Yan润衍公子Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsOngoing Revenge + Strategy + Invincibility + Myriad Worlds + Ensemble Cast The invincible Demon Emperor Cangyuan ruled the Myriad Worlds, yet he was betrayed by his beloved and his sect, nearly suffering the annihilation of his soul and eternal ruin. With only a remnant of his soul, he was reborn in the lower realm, in Xuanxin Heaven, on the Xuanxin Continent, in the Great Qian Dynasty, in Thundercliff City. Reborn and revived, he returns in a trail of blood! He swears to ascend to the upper realm and m 934Reads—Score101Shelves

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    Small profits, big profits, layers of calculation—it's all about profit. One miscalculation could lead to the destruction of a family, countless deaths and injuries. It's so tense. There are traps everywhere; it's incredibly exciting.

45. 195 每 Intelligence Updates Every Day: I Quietly Become an Immortal Emperor 每天刷新情报，我悄悄修成仙帝了 I Really Don't Eat Watermelon我真不吃西瓜Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [The motion comic is now available] My name is Gu Changsheng. I finally escaped the 996 grind after a stroke of incredible luck, but who could have guessed I’d transmigrate into the son of a mine slave raised by a cultivation sect? Am I destined to spend my life as a wage slave after all? Good news: At eight years old, I awakened my golden finger, the Daily Intelligence System! [Ding! Today’s intelligence has been refreshed] [Opportunity · Marrow-Cleansing Grass: Beneath the waterfall. No risk. 28.6kReads6.7Score2.4kShelves

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    This one's pretty good! It's about building a foundation for immortality, cultivating supernatural powers, and seeking the metal element! It has the same premise as "Stealing in the Initial Saint Demon Sect" and "Mysterious Mirror"! [Shy][shy][laugh]

46. 196 我 I Really Am a Law-Abiding Citizen 我真的是守法公民 Wang Xin王信Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted Twelve years ago, star gates descended from the sky and appeared all over the world. People discovered all kinds of worlds beyond the gates. Thanks to the special game items and technology brought back from them, human technology underwent a massive leap forward. On Block 26, Street 78, Chen Bin, dressed in a fitted black trench coat and a vintage gray tweed English cap, held an AK-47 in one hand. He looked seriously at Old Chicken and said in a low voice, “We are law-abiding citizens. We must n 543Reads9.3Score103Shelves

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    Brother Xin's book, "Absolutely Works, Just Be Kind to Your Own People 2," features a protagonist who transmigrates into the body of a pervert and gradually becomes a pervert himself.

47. 197 一 I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案 No Joy无喜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst... 29.8kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
48. 198 善 I'm So Kind, Yet Somehow I Evolved into the Very Opposite of Everything 善良如我，竟进化成了一切的反面 True Lord of Benevolence, Filial Piety, Kindness, and Virtue至仁至孝至善至德真君Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsOngoing Guess which one on the cover is the protagonist? [Devouring Evolution + Ruthless + No Romance] “Bastard! I’ll never forgive the one who made this world weep!” 1.1kReads6.6Score110Shelves

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    Look at this book [sending hearts][sending hearts][sending hearts]

49. 199 化 Devouring Demons, Punishing Sin: I Carved a Path to Immortality on a Deserted Island 化妖噬罪：我在荒岛杀出通天仙途 Governor of Nine Gates九门总督Eastern Fantasy343k WordsCompleted [Readers under eighteen stay away. The faint of heart should not enter.] When you have neither a trump card nor even your pants, don’t expect anyone to take pity on you. Fresh out of college, Xia Xiaoyu gets caught up in a fake-marriage scheme while trying to raise 500,000 yuan for his father’s life-saving treatment. It turns his once ordinary life upside down. Surviving on a deserted island, sixteen years that pass like a dream, killing under the law of the jungle, creating his own Joyous Union 20Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's so cool! It's so exciting! It's so satisfying!

50. 200 无 Infinite Revives: I Become a God by Dying Again and Again 无限复活：我靠刷死亡次数成神 Han Qu寒屈Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Plenty of chapters to keep you satisfied~ 6,000 to 10,000 words a day. Let’s go! In this world, only those who cultivate qi into martial prowess or awaken supernatural abilities count as the elite. But on the day black fog rose over Qinglan High School, evil spirits sang opera in the mist, robed executioners drove broken blades into the gaps between students’ bones, and the principal hid in his office, boiling an esper girl down into a fruit. The entire school had long since become a breeding gr 3.8kReads8.6Score308Shelves

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    "Brainstorming Martial Arts" is a benchmark for endless resurrection thrill stories, with a fast-paced and addictive rhythm! "High IQ + Stunning + Charming + Divine Twists" is simply amazing, with unparalleled imagination that will give you an unexpected experience. There are no bad parts at all, it's super exciting and super satisfying!

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