Kill to Level Up, No Doormat Hero, 2,000 Chapters 杀人升级，不圣母，2000章

1. 201 尘 Proving the Way Through Dust and Mud 尘泥证道 Moonlit Wanderer in the Dust尘中月客Urban268k WordsCompleted A flash flood swallows a village. Li Yang’s parents give their lives to protect him, and the fifteen-year-old flees to Beijiao with the black stone passed down through the Li family. He has no idea that this strange stone, which cannot be burned or shattered with a hammer, is an ancient treasure left behind by immortal cultivators. The moment his blood claims it, a half-acre spiritual field and a pool of immortal spring water unfold from his palm, along with an unbelievable law that makes time 1Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 202 乱 Stealing Heaven in Troubled Times: The King of Guichuan Yinshan 乱世偷天：妫川阴山王 Someone in Beijing北京某个人Eastern Fantasy110k WordsOngoing Legend has it that in ancient times, a true dragon fell here. Its bones became the Yinshan Mountains, its blood flowed into the Gui River, and its soul lay dormant deep within Longqing Gorge. Every three hundred years, the dragon soul awakens, and a strange phenomenon known as the Dragon’s Cry appears in the gorge. They say that anyone who hears the dragon’s roar will receive its blessing. But no one has ever truly seen the dragon soul. Those who have never came back out. Until a young man arriv —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Start by time-traveling and killing his wife

3. 203 问 Conquering the Realm, Part Seven: The Qingzhou Tripod 问鼎天下第七部之青州鼎 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了26k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part Seven: The Qingzhou Tripod 39Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's beautiful, please appreciate it.

4. 204 问 Conquering the Realm, Part Six: The Xuzhou Tripod 问鼎天下第六部之徐州鼎 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了16k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part Six: The Xuzhou Tripod 22Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 205 问 Conquering the Realm, Part Five: The Yanzhou Tripod 问鼎天下第五部之兖州鼎 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了27k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part Five: The Yanzhou Tripod 18Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 206 问 Conquering the Realm, Part Four: In Search of the Tripods 问鼎天下第四部之寻鼎记 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了16k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part Four: The Quest for the Tripod 31Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 207 问 Conquering the Realm, Part Three: The Yongzhou Tripod 问鼎天下第三部之雍州鼎 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了31k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part Three: The Yongzhou Tripod 12Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 208 问 Conquering the Realm, Part Two: The Yuzhou Tripod 问鼎天下第二部之豫州鼎 The Little Chick Is Here小鸡来了47k WordsCompleted Conquering the World, Part Two: The Yuzhou Tripod 32Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 209 一 The Self-Cultivation of an Ordinary Joe 一个路人X的自我修养 Ravenous Little Whirlwind狂吃小旋风Modern Romance233k WordsCompleted An intern doctor who moonlights as an extra suddenly dies and is forced to bind herself to a lousy System and complete missions to return to life. She expects to have a golden finger of her own, saving the world with the glow of a protagonist. Instead, she gets stuck doing odd jobs, providing backup, helping the chosen ones of each world maintain their personas, and patching up all kinds of plot holes and bugs. Juggling several jobs and several roles, the heroine declares that being a wage slave 53Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The details are well-written; whether it's the scene, the characters' expressions, or their inner thoughts, everything is depicted with great care, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the story.

10. 210 秦 The Qin Fu: The Lone God Mends the Heavens, Wind! Wind! Great Wind! 秦赋：孤神补天，风！风！大风！ Eagle on Sanxing Bridge三星挢上的鹰Eastern Fantasy894k WordsCompleted [Wild imagination, martial arts, ruthless combat, blazing passion, power progression, an unconventional take on Qin history. Historians and archaeologists, stay away.] The Qin Empire had just been founded, but undercurrents were already churning. Chaos reigned, and monsters ran rampant. The useless prince Ying Wuji was stripped of his title without mercy by the emperor after a bizarre assassination attempt, then tossed like trash into the deepest pit of the Black Ice Platform's Spirit-Severing P 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Strong blow][Watching the drama unfold][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

11. 211 战 A World of War Like Hell, Where Shelter Makes You King 战乱如狱，庇护为王 Eagle on Sanxing Bridge三星挢上的鹰Urban518k WordsCompleted In the war-torn Middle East, Li Nezha, a lowly worker at a Dongda lamb restaurant owned by a Black and Blue man, awakened a Protection System just before he died, beginning a life of cheat-like advantages... This is an alternate history. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental! 62Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 212 穿 I Transmigrated into Tianpeng and Spent My Wife's Dowry First 穿越天蓬，夫人嫁妆我先用了 A Jialula阿加鲁拉Eastern Fantasy113k WordsCompleted The moment Wang Hai opens his eyes, he finds himself as Marshal Tianpeng, newly reborn into a pig's body. In the cave, a rabbit demon holds out the wedding wine and smiles as she calls him her husband. She'll die in a year, leaving all her property to him. Looking at her dowry, Wang Hai decides to use it to build roads first. In the world of Journey to the West, he's going to establish the first logistics empire. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New Book Recommendation#

13. 213 刚 I Just Became a System, and I've Driven Emperor Taizong of Tang Insane 刚成系统，我把唐太宗逼疯了 A Jialula阿加鲁拉Historical281k WordsOngoing Overworked corporate drone Chen An drops dead and is reborn as a System, binding himself to Li Shimin. Beginner mission: kill your brothers at Xuanwu Gate. Advanced mission: meet the imperial examination KPIs. Ultimate goal: become a wage slave across all worlds. Watch a scheming System teach others how to behave, while the emperor of the ages learns to be humble. Your Majesty, have you completed today’s mission? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 214 黄 Crowned in Yellow Robes: From the Start, I Delivered Takeout to Cao Cao 黄袍加身，开局给曹操送外卖 A Jialula阿加鲁拉Eastern Fantasy235k WordsOngoing Chen Ping'an transmigrates into a parallel world and binds to the Myriad Worlds Food Delivery System. Other people bind to Systems to cultivate immortality, fight monsters, and level up. He just has to deliver on time. Good reviews earn rewards; after three bad reviews, he's erased on the spot. His very first order is headache powder for Cao Cao. In the Prime Minister's residence, Cao Cao is writhing in pain on his bed when Chen sets the medicine on the table. “Your delivery is here.” With a k —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 215 你 You Partied in Sanya; I Was Buried Before Dawn 你三亚享乐，我葬于凌晨 A Jialula阿加鲁拉16k WordsCompleted You lived it up in Sanya. I was buried at dawn. —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 216 结 On Our Fifth Wedding Anniversary, I Sent Her Straight to Prison 结婚五周年夜，我反手送她坐牢 A Jialula阿加鲁拉9k WordsCompleted On our fifth wedding anniversary, I turned around and sent her to prison. —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 217 错 I Mistook My Best Friend's Husband for My Boyfriend 错把闺蜜老公认成男友 A Jialula阿加鲁拉Marriage & Romance7k WordsCompleted I Mistook My Best Friend's Husband for My Boyfriend —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 218 夜 Night-Shift Security Guard: I Use Reason to Cut Down Glitches 夜班保安：我靠理智斩乱码 A Jialula阿加鲁拉10k WordsCompleted Night Shift Security Guard: I Cut Through Glitches with Reason —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 219 加 Overtime Rules: The Midnight Deadlock 加班守则：午夜死局 A Jialula阿加鲁拉6k WordsCompleted Overtime Rules: Midnight Deadlock —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 220 夜 Night Shift Security Guard Survival Guide 夜班保安生存守则 A Jialula阿加鲁拉12k WordsCompleted Night Shift Security Guard Survival Rules —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 221 不 The Nonexistent Publishing House 不存在的出版社 A Jialula阿加鲁拉6k WordsCompleted The Nonexistent Publishing House —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 222 借 Borrowing My Best Friend's Husband 借用闺蜜的老公 A Jialula阿加鲁拉6k WordsCompleted Borrowing My Best Friend's Husband —Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 223 我 After I Died, the Wolf King Went Mad 我死之后，狼王疯魔 A Jialula阿加鲁拉7k WordsCompleted After I Die, the Wolf King Goes Mad —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 224 家 My Parents Gave All the Family Property to My Younger Brother, Then Asked Me to Support Them 家产尽弟，父母求我养老 A Jialula阿加鲁拉6k WordsCompleted My Parents Gave Everything to My Younger Brother, Then Begged Me to Support Them in Their Old Age —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 225 弃 You Cast Me Aside, Now I’m Beyond Your Reach 弃我如敝，他日高不可攀 A Jialula阿加鲁拉Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted You Cast Me Aside Like Trash. One Day, You'll Be Unable to Reach Me —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 226 失 After Losing My Job, I Deliver Food to Support My Family 失业后我送外卖养家 A Jialula阿加鲁拉8k WordsCompleted After Losing My Job, I Deliver Food to Support My Family —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 227 开 From the Start, I Sold Mattresses, and the Sleeping Heiress Became My Strongest Ace 开局卖床垫，沉睡富婆竟是我最强外挂 A Jialula阿加鲁拉12k WordsCompleted Selling Mattresses from the Start: The Sleeping Rich Heiress Turns Out to Be My Strongest Cheat —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 228 四 At Forty-Five, My Daughter and I Swapped Bodies, and I Made a Hundred Million 四十五岁，我和女儿互换身体后狂赚一个亿 A Jialula阿加鲁拉15k WordsCompleted At Forty-Five, My Daughter and I Swapped Bodies, and I Made a Hundred Million —Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 229 香 Hong Kong, 1993: My Era as a Director 香江1993：我的导演时代 A Jialula阿加鲁拉Urban235k WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was the godfather of Hong Kong cinema. His films grossed over ten billion at the box office, and he won every major award around the world. Yet at sixty-three, he died alone in Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital. His woman had left, his brothers had gone their separate ways, and he hadn't even spent all his money. When he opened his eyes again, it was 1993. At twenty, fresh out of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, he had nothing but a diploma and a pack of Double Hap 430Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 230 离 Happy Divorce, My Ex-Husband Can’t Hope to Match Me 离婚快乐，前夫高攀不起 A Jialula阿加鲁拉17k WordsCompleted Happy Divorce. Your Ex-Husband Could Never Measure Up —Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 231 清 Once I Came to My Senses, I Stopped Longing for the Past 清醒后不恋旧人 A Jialula阿加鲁拉Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted Once I Came to My Senses, I Stopped Pining for the Past —Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 232 后 The Harem Emperor 后宫大帝 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Eastern Fantasy607k WordsCompleted A harem novel with multiple female leads and a System. If you like beautiful women, come take a look. A naturally lecherous nouveau riche gets sent to the cultivation world after sexually harassing a waitress and being hit by a computer, bringing along a hundredfold experience System. He levels up at breakneck speed, is lecherous by nature, gathers a harem, and gets revenge on his enemies. He's a coward who fears death and never goes anywhere dangerous. I've never liked challenging people above 757Reads6.4Score—Shelves
33. 233 汉 The Struggle for Supremacy at the End of the Han: Winners Become Kings, Losers Become Outlaws 汉末争霸之成王败寇 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Historical210k WordsCompleted The protagonist is Zhang Jiao. He sweeps across the realm, vying for supremacy through warfare and battles between generals. A village bully’s soul travels back to the late Eastern Han and takes over Zhang Jiao’s body. At a moment of crisis, he turns the tide and leads the Yellow Turbans in a sweeping conquest of the realm, winning through strategy. 90Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 234 头 The Seventh Night 头七 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Mystery8k WordsCompleted The Seventh Day 56Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 235 高 High Martial Arts: A Blade That Slashes the Heavens 高武之刀斩苍穹 White-Robed Mortal Life浮生白衣Urban576k WordsCompleted He clawed his way out of a blood pool in hell, and returned as a walking calamity among mortals. His former name had long since burned away. Now, he is Zhang Mo, a vicious weapon born for nothing but annihilation! His blade is his tongue, and an unmarked stele bears witness. Every ringing stroke of his blade is the final word of countless lives. Tenderness? Loyalty? Dust in the wind! In his world, there is only the solitary peak of slaughter, watered with scalding blood. 5Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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    This is a good book, I recommend it!

36. 236 最 The Strongest Rogue Cultivator: I Drown the Cultivation World in Resources 最强散修，我无限资源卷哭修仙界 Sour Plums Are So Sweet话梅好甜Eastern Fantasy600k WordsCompleted A spiritual medicine space, unlimited lifespan, unlimited spirit stones, and the ability to purify and upgrade. With divine powers at her disposal, if she wants to become the strongest rogue cultivator, she’ll need unlimited resources! She crushes the prodigies of her generation and sweeps through sects and powerful clans. Su Xiaoli’s sheer drive leaves the entire cultivation world trembling with fear. This book has a sequel, Becoming a Gender-Swapped Divine-Power User and the Immortal Realm’s N 86Reads6.5Score111Shelves

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    This protagonist killed hundreds of millions.

37. 237 死 The Death Train 死亡列车 Tu Su屠苏Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.2M WordsCompleted This is a world where civilization has collapsed and evil runs rampant! This is a blood-soaked, frenzied realm where morality has fallen apart! This is a struggle to survive! 4.2kReads8.5Score491Shelves

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    You could try this one; it should have around 2000 chapters. The protagonist is ruthless and decisive, and while it's not about killing to level up, it involves completing missions and receiving rewards to become stronger. There's a possible female lead, but she only makes up 0.01% Of the story. I don't usually read stories with female leads, so this is acceptable because she's so rare; every interaction is solely due to missions. I've already read this twice on my other phone, and on this phone (which I mainly read for male-oriented novels), I've added it to my bookshelf and read over 500 chapters. I'm really experiencing a reading slump, so I'm asking for recommendations. I'm looking for completed male-protagonist novels with no romantic subplots or pairings, and who are ruthless and not overly sentimental.

38. 238 极 The Ultimate Exorcist 极道诛邪 Pick a Random Name随机抽个名字Eastern Fantasy851k WordsCompleted System + Invincible Protagonist + Passionate Battles + No Female Lead [Ding! You killed a “Low-Level Walking Corpse” and gained 10 Exorcism Points!] [Ding! You killed an “Ironclad Corpse” and gained 100 Exorcism Points!] This is a world where killing is the only way to grow stronger. Wielding a sharp blade, Chen Fan fights his way out of Qingyang County, hunting down yellow hides, slaying Corpse Kings, and crushing the Netherworld Cult. No convoluted schemes, just overwhelming power! If there 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Level up by defeating monsters, don't be a saint.

39. 239 杀 A Godslayer’s Talent from the Start: I Become a White Tiger and Cleave the Firmament 杀神天赋开局：我化身白虎斩苍穹 Dreaming25梦中25Urban131k WordsOngoing [Overwhelming Power] [SSS-Rank] [Beast-Taming Novel] [Reincarnated as a White Tiger] [Transmigration] [Reborn] [Face-Slapping] [Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger] [Thrilling Battles] [Golden Finger] [Feel-Good Novel] Wang Yang was reincarnated as a contracted beast egg and watched as his contract owner, the reborn genius Bai Ningbing, publicly discarded an SSS-rank divine beast, the Black Mamba, and chose him instead: a good-for-nothing white cat everyone mocked. Everyone laughed at her for ru 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Decisive and ruthless, with a clear main storyline and plenty of satisfying moments.

40. 240 修 The Smoke Cultivation Realm: I Smoke Earth Cigarettes and Crush Ten Thousand Emperors 修烟界：我抽地球烟，横压万大帝 One Life, Three一生叁Eastern Fantasy96k WordsOngoing He was Lin Chen. He came from Earth and smoked seven-yuan Hongtashan cigarettes. He was going to show all of Qingyang City what real cigarettes were. At that very moment, deep in the Ziyun Mountains, inside an ancient, unadorned tobacco pavilion, an old man with snow-white hair, a withered face, a purple tobacco robe and tightly shut eyes suddenly opened them. Two streaks of purple smoke shot from his eyes, piercing the void and gazing toward the Lin family estate. The old man was none other tha —Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 241 魔 Demonic Path Sequence: Stripping Away the Myriad Worlds 魔道序列：剥离万界 Chijiu Ji持久麂Eastern Fantasy828k WordsCompleted Is cultivation a climb to the top, or a process of being sifted through layer by layer? Su Fan was an unaffiliated cultivator in the mortal realm until he chanced upon a damaged ancient scroll that could strip the essence from all things. At first, all he wanted was to survive. Then one day, on the eve of his ascension, he saw a list meant only for the strong: It was no Investiture of the Gods, but a harvest order. From the mortal realm to the spirit realm, from True Immortals to the Dao Domain, 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend this.

42. 242 九EN Immortal of the Nine Realms 九域凡仙 Dao Buyi道不易Eastern Fantasy8.1M WordsCompleted The path to immortality is uncanny, and humanity is lowly. All living beings are but pagodas, while the immortal heart is cold as frost. The young Fang Chen unexpectedly gains an immortal opportunity, but he has only one wish: to wield the immortal sword in his hand and bring peace to the world for all generations. 63.6kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves

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    The protagonist starts by cultivating martial arts, becoming the strongest in the dynasty, but is crippled due to the intervention of a mysterious powerful figure. He then accidentally discovers he can project his soul from his body, and after being discovered by a master, embarks on the path of cultivation, thus beginning a grand era of immortal cultivation. Over 6 million words, absolutely thrilling! [Kissing emoji]

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