The Protagonist Is Utterly Empty Inside, Trusts No One Anymore, and Is Unmatched in Strength 主角内心极度空虚，不再相信任何人且实力天花板

1. 501 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
2. 502 全 Global Lord: Am I the Only One with a Fallen Empire? 全民领主：唯独我是堕落帝国？ World-Destroying Emperor灭世大帝Urban1.1M WordsCompleted This is a cruel age. When the War Game descended, it decreed that every race across countless planes must become a game lord upon reaching adulthood and join the meat grinder of the war between races. Yet Gao Qiang stares at the type of territory he’s been given, lost in thought. [Fallen Empire] [This empire stood at the pinnacle long before any known nation. They once possessed everything. They once knew everything. Until they grew tired of it all, becoming lazy and decadent. But! They are powe 30.5kReads9.0Score2.7kShelves
3. 503 隐EN The Hidden Demon Lord: The Empress Demands Responsibility 隐世魔尊，女帝带娃上门求负责 Lazy Cat on the Roof屋上懒猫Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [Devoted Husband] [Raising a Child] [Invincible] Ning Yechen was once an unparalleled Demon Venerable. He unified the Demon Realm by himself, beat the Immortal Realm to a pulp, and struck terror into the hearts of the Six Realms. Tired of all the fighting and killing, he eventually chose to live in seclusion among mortals, quietly enjoying life as a carefree hermit. Then one night, an Immortal Realm Empress, afflicted by a lust-inducing aphrodisiac, fell into the mortal world a 38.2kReads8.9Score4.6kShelves
4. 504 重 Reborn from the Grave, My Disciples Have All Become Demon Emperors 重生爬出坟，弟子竟都成魔修大帝 What a Big Fish, Yu Yu好大一头鱼于鱼Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted My name is Lin Yao. I was the top player in the game Spirit Ruins, with countless accounts and a place in the top ten of the combat rankings. I claimed the top nine spots, and ranked first on the treasure-hunting list, the longevity list, and the sect list... But one day, Spirit Ruins suddenly shut down. Then, many years later, I somehow transmigrated into its world and heard a woman's voice. [Welcome back, Lin Yao] [Save files merged. Previous identities detected: Hidden Lord of Ten Thousand Ar 6.2kReads8.1Score889Shelves
5. 505 名 The Righteous and Upright Hehuan Sect: Fairies, Please Surrender 名门正派合欢宗：仙子仙子请臣服 Do You Regret the Missed Chance遗憾后悔吗Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [Hehuan Sect + multiple heroines + everyday cultivation] Cao Kun transmigrates to the Tianyuan Continent's Hehuan Sect and awakens a System through a stroke of fate. From then on, fairies start showing up at his door… Cao Kun: Don't come any closer! Fairy Master: You little brat, stop right there! Cao Kun: This is actually pretty great! 14.1kReads8.6Score1.6kShelves
6. 506 从 The Man Who Walked Out of the Heavenly Prison 从天牢走出来的男人 Rogue Lao Wang流氓老王Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Chu Ye, heir to the Chu family, is the number one wastrel in the Great Zhou Dynasty, with countless heinous crimes to his name. In just four years, he was thrown into the imperial prison eleven times, yet walked out unscathed every time. The reason was his grandfather, the fearsome Northern Frontier Prince, who commanded a million troops. But this time, Chu Ye crossed the emperor’s bottom line. Imprisoned for the twelfth time, he was exiled to the perilous Abyssal Reach. Countless factions and i 11.1kReads8.9Score893Shelves
7. 507 时EN Time Stop from the Start, Even Evil Gods Have to Kneel Before Me! 时停起手，邪神也得给我跪下！ Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Time Stop + Apocalypse + Superpowers + Arrogance + Forgetting Your Roots + Rejecting Inner Turmoil] Bai Ye transmigrated to the age of the Great Cataclysm, two hundred years in the future. This world was full of danger, its people were honest and simple, and mutated beasts ran rampant. But he wasn't worried. Because he could stop time for one minute every day. If he didn't use it today, he could save it up for tomorrow. When time across the world hit zero, he would be the only one who could mov 696.8kReads9.4Score50.3kShelves
8. 508 末 Doomsday: Turned into a Cute Girl, I Cling to the Protagonist 末日：变身萌妹，我抱紧主角大腿 Gazing at the Stars1仰望星空1Sci-Fi & Apocalypse362k WordsCompleted [Transformation, marriage, pure love, everyday life, explosive twists...] Su Youyou woke up one day to discover that she had transmigrated into an apocalyptic novel and become a cute-looking supporting character. Unfortunately, despite her adorable appearance, she had no combat skills whatsoever. Facing the predatory gazes of the survivors around her, Su Youyou chose to cling to the protagonist for protection. 6.4kReads8.4Score678Shelves
9. 509 性 Transformed into a Catgirl Loli, Bought by a Loli-Con from the Start 性转萝莉猫娘，开局被萝莉控买走 likeDLEastern Fantasy690k WordsCompleted 9.4kReads9.4Score899Shelves
10. 510 好 I'm Panicking! I Didn't Mean to Flirt That Much [Quick Transmigration] 好慌张，不小心撩过头了【快穿】 Cloud Rabbit云兔子Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Pretending-to-be-innocent seductress + Dark, scheming male lead + Best friend takes the place of the boyfriend + Sweet 1v1 romance] Hurting your wife feels good for a while, then comes the hellish chase to win her back. But if your buddy has his eye on your wife, he can scatter your ashes and step over your corpse to take your place. After accidentally binding to a win-back-your-wife System, Jiang Xin is forced to travel to different worlds, take the place of girls who have been hurt by scumbag 43.4kReads9.1Score3.1kShelves
11. 511 让 You Asked Me to Open a Pet Beast Shop, So Why Did I Create a Mythic Beast-Taming Era? 让你开宠兽店，你缔造神话御兽时代？ I Am a Sheep我是一只羊Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Beast Taming + After the College Entrance Exam + Academy + God-Tier Talent + Pet Shop + Wild Imagination + Divine Beasts] “You’re selling a lowest-grade slime for three million? Are you crazy for money?” The girl glares at the young shopkeeper in front of her and fumes, “This place is a rip-off! You’re running a scam!” Lu Yu remains perfectly calm. “This is an incredibly special slime. It can devour resources and grow stronger without limit! Just imagine it: the weakest pet, a slime, beating up 8.5kReads7.5Score813Shelves
12. 512 我 I Have the Hand of God: From the Start, I Stole the Complete Nine-Tails 我有神之手，开局偷取完全体九尾 Red-Braised Soft-Shelled Turtle红烧甲鱼Urban4.6M WordsCompleted [Passionate, cathartic action + decisive and ruthless + striking out on his own + cold-hearted, not a bleeding heart + women, what are those? Safe to read!] [The early chapters expose the darkness of the world as the protagonist rebels again and again, eventually annihilating his foes and leaving humanity behind. It’s a truly passionate story. Many readers have commented that it made them cry. Definitely worth reading!] Su Yun transmigrated into a high-martial-arts world and awakened the Myriad 10.3kReads8.7Score904Shelves

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    Synopsis: The protagonist is obsessed with slaughtering all races, but is later ostracized by powerful families, leaves humanity, and declares himself king.

13. 513 我 The Day I Debuted, I Dazzled the World 我出道那天，惊艳了全世界 Coffee Isn't a Cat咖啡不是猫Urban5.0M WordsCompleted From the day Fang Xing made his debut, the cultural landscape of the entire world began to change beyond recognition. The Korean Wave fell out of favor because he showed the world that Chinese culture was the strongest. Hollywood blockbusters were no longer blindly idolized, because his films set the industry’s gold standard. The great Eastern nation gained a film capital, and kung fu began to conquer the world thanks to him. The manga powerhouse was renamed the Dragon Kingdom. This is a story a 3.8kReads8.5Score329Shelves

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    1. "Entertainment: My Identity Was Exposed by My Superstar Wife," an urban fantasy novel combining elements of fantasy and rebirth. It's been a long time since I've had this much fun! 2. "Honor of Kings: Peak of Glory" is a game combining anime, 2D elements, and live streaming, with gameplay exactly the same as in Honor of Kings. 3. "Because I'm Afraid of Pain, I Maxed Out My Defense" is a fantasy novel with elements of fantasy and time travel. Adult entertainment is always a rare treat. 4. "I Just Want to Be Beaten to Death by Everyone Here": A fantasy novel with a system element; the ultimate theology is science. 5. "The Immortals Treat Me Like Their Ancestor": A novel combining urban fantasy and a system, depicting the pure life of the 1980s. 6. "When the Lemon-Scented Female Supporting Character Ceases Business" (a modern romance/time-travel story with a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love), featuring a tough exterior but a soft heart, and a cunning and resourceful personality. 7. "The First Immortal Returns to the City": A story of urban cultivation and time travel, where the strong return rather than starting over with their cultivation. 8. "I Might Die Tomorrow" is an urban fantasy novel with a system element, employing many scientific techniques and realism.

14. 514 因 I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I Put Every Point into Defense 因为怕痛所以全点防御力了 Fish and Meat鱼和肉Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing Bathing in magma, sleeping in ancient killing formations; Riding a heavy armored vehicle to rampage across other worlds; Taking on immortals and Buddhas with a Gundam police robot and Godzilla... I got myself a Stat System, and from then on, I put every point into defense! What can I say? I'm afraid of pain! The Great Golden Immortals in other worlds are all vicious, and every one of them knows the Great Heavenly Dragon technique. They hold little meetings every day to figure out how to break th 5kReads8.6Score487Shelves
15. 515 神 The Immortals Treat Me Like Their Ancestor 神仙把我当老祖 Charlie Comfortable-ski查理舒服斯基Urban1.2M WordsCompleted While charging his phone, Tang Zihao finds that WeChat has mysteriously merged with his mind, and a group chat connecting the Three Realms has appeared. Every friend in it is an immortal, and his life changes dramatically. With formidable martial arts and miraculous medical skills, he cultivates spiritual plants while playing the pig to eat the tiger. 4.9kReads9.1Score602Shelves
16. 516 当 When the Sour-Grapes Side Character Calls It Quits 当柠檬精女配停止营业 Jing Xiaobaibai景小柏柏Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Transmigration into a book + entertainment industry) Gu Ning discovers that she's transmigrated into a book as a jealous, sour-tempered supporting female character. Her nonstop petty antics lead to a miserable ending, and she gets killed off far too early, so she decides to quit the business! She'll sign the prenuptial agreement the male lead gives her. She's hopeless at singing and dancing, so on variety shows she'll just lie around eating chips and drinking soda. Her acting is no good, so she 290Reads8.3Score—Shelves
17. 517 都 The First Immortal Returns to the City 都市归来第一仙 Wu Xiaowu勿小悟Urban4.1M WordsCompleted After six years of blood and turmoil, he returned as the pinnacle of another world. He had spent sixty thousand years cultivating in that other world, slaying immortals and gods, destroying Buddhas, with a Demon Palace to guard the world and divine weapons to awe the heavens. Even though he was invincible, he could never forget the blood feud of the past. At last, he crossed the cosmos and descended upon the city! The Demon Lord has arrived, his cultivation power shaking the heavens! Those who b 9.9kReads8.3Score896Shelves
18. 518 无 Endless Killing Intent 无尽杀机 Number One Lazy Fish天字一号咸鱼Sports367k WordsOngoing The groundbreaking online game Endless Killing appeared out of nowhere, dragging the entire world into an abyss of terror. Bai Qiong opened his eyes and discovered that he had been reborn at the time the game first launched. Looking at the familiar game and its new players, Bai Qiong recalled the killing techniques and gaming experience stored in his mind, then laughed aloud. (A game-world novel in the style of Dead by Daylight and Identity V, bringing you an experience unlike anything you've 5.3kReads9.3Score403Shelves

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    🔥🔥🔥Holy crap, holy crap, after two years, Bai Shen has finally updated again! Does anyone still remember Endless Killing? 🍁🍁🍁The protagonist was a max-level master in his past life, an invincible and satisfying story. The groundbreaking online game "Endless Killing" suddenly appeared, dragging the world into a terrifying abyss. 🔥🔥🔥Bai Qiong opened his eyes and found himself reborn when the game had just launched. Looking at the familiar game and the newbie players, Bai Qiong recalled the killing techniques and game experience filling his mind and laughed out loud.

19. 519 我 I’m the Villainous Male Lead, and I’ll Never Pick Up the Wrong Script 我，反派男主，绝对不会拿错剧本 The Wind Knows Heaven and Earth风寒知天地Eastern Fantasy220k WordsCompleted [Light Novel] This book is also known as I’m the Villainous Male Lead, So There’s No Way I Could Be the Tsundere Heroine. Reincarnated into a fantasy continent, Lu Yun becomes the only child of a duke who stands second only to the emperor and above all others in the empire: The Outcast. Thinking he was the protagonist, Lu Yun is dealt a crushing blow by the System: You’re nothing but a major villain! Lu Yun had planned to defy fate and change his destiny, but after learning what the System deman 71Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Second, this later stage is absolutely

20. 520 这 He’s Clearly Powerful, Yet He Insists on Messing with His Loli Master 这个人明明很强却偏要坑萝莉师傅 A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Archmage Lin En transmigrated to another world. To keep the gods from treating him like a crop to be harvested, he disguised himself as a mage apprentice in Winter Spring Valley and decided to stay under the radar until he reached max level. But who could have guessed that his loli master could hear his thoughts? “Disciple, what do you think of this forbidden spell of mine?” [Kindergarten-level stuff. I don't even know if one splash of water could hurt anyone.] “Disciple, with five hundred more 31.1kReads9.6Score3.4kShelves
21. 521 开 An Immortal Emperor from the Start, Building an Eternal Immortal Sect 开局不朽大帝，打造万古仙宗 Invincible Little Bed无敌小床Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted The author’s new book under an alternate account, Ten Years of Confinement at the Sect, Then I Emerge as an Earthly Immortal. All support is welcome! [Invincible]➕ [Taking Disciples]➕ [Sect]➕ [Power Fantasy]➕ [No Female Lead]➕ [Decisive and Ruthless]➕ [Vast Worldbuilding] Gu Changge transmigrated into the Northern Dipper Star Domain as a disciple of the Eternal Ancient Sect. When calamity struck the restricted zone, his master died in battle. After observing ten years of mourning for him, the Sy 8.5kReads7.7Score508Shelves

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    Behind the Wan Gu Sect, in front of a spotlessly clean grave, a strikingly handsome young man was wiping the tombstone, muttering to himself as he did so. Looking at the seven large characters on the tombstone, "Tomb of My Beloved Master Liu Yougen," the young man couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness. "Master, you died so tragically!" "Your disciple is incompetent! Ten years have passed, and I haven't been able to avenge you!" After finishing wiping the tombstone, Gu Changge plopped down on the ground without any regard for his image. Looking at his master's grave, he began to launch into his unchanging rant of the past ten years.

22. 522 我 I’m a Reincarnated Immortal Emperor, and You’re Trying to Steal My Newlywed Wife? 我仙帝转世，你来抢我新婚妻子？ I'm Hilarious我很幽默Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Fantasy, villain protagonist, invincible, System, wish fulfillment, transmigration and rebirth] He starts out with the cultivation of a Great Emperor, as the young master of the ancient Jun family. So how did the Son of Fortune come to his wedding and steal his bride? In the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths lies Jun Tianyu. Jun Lingtian, young master of the Jun family, one of the most powerful ancient clans. On his wedding day, the Son of Fortune, Ye Chen, brazenly tries to steal his bride in fr 5.3kReads6.6Score453Shelves
23. 523 星 Visitor from the Stars 星际来客 Gu Xuying顾絮影Sci-Fi & Apocalypse151k WordsOngoing No CP, peerless beauty An ordinary chubby homebody is unexpectedly parasitized by an alien creature and forced to embark on a path of transformation. After the parasite takes hold, he undergoes inhuman training, gradually changing from a giant weighing over three hundred pounds into a handsome man with a well-proportioned physique. His personality shifts from that of a shut-in to something inhumanly cold-blooded, while his intelligence skyrockets through study. Before the alien race can captur 142Reads9.5Score—Shelves

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    A must-read! A must-read! A must-read! You'll definitely regret it if you don't! This book is really let down by its title, which is why it doesn't get a high rating.

24. 524 傲 My Proud Little Childhood Friend Is Sweet and Clingy, and She’s Sneaking Glances at Me Again 傲娇小青梅甜又黏，又在偷看我了 Spicy Rabbit Head with a Little Sugar麻辣兔头加点糖Urban1.7M WordsCompleted "Childhood Sweethearts + One Heroine + Mutual Pining + Everyday Life + No System or Golden Finger + Healing and Redemption" "A new book from a veteran author, quality guaranteed!" Yan Shu had a childhood sweetheart, the kind who'd been at odds with him ever since they were little. In kindergarten, he gave the girls in class strawberry milk. She went home and cried to his parents that he'd stolen hers. In elementary school, he traded Christmas cards with his deskmate. She turned around and angril 59.8kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves

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    🔥A classic childhood romance, so sweet it's almost sickening!! 🔥🔥His childhood sweetheart has always been his nemesis [eating melon][eating melon] ⭐️⭐️⭐️In kindergarten, he gave a little girl in his class strawberry milk, and she went home crying and told his parents he stole her milk. 🔥🔥In middle school, a girl confessed to him, and she went to tell the teacher he was dating. ⭐️So sweet! No wonder it's a rabbit-themed story!!!

25. 525 末 Doomsday: A Survival Manual for Society's Outcasts 末日：社会边缘人的生存手则 Star Words, Stranger Words星言陌言Sci-Fi & Apocalypse357k WordsOngoing (No System, no invincibility, no saintly heroine, no special abilities, no harem, no formulaic plot, not a power fantasy, natural disasters, dark apocalypse) The old order ended with the howls of the undead hordes. Humanity's hope was ground to dust beneath a towering tree of flesh and blood. Among these shattered ruins, struggle and rebirth are the only laws left to all living things. With every rule and shackle rendered meaningless, people on the fringes of society like me no longer have to hi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    (The protagonist I'm about to write about will be a villain; please don't read if you dislike this.) (No system, no invincibility, no saintly figure, no superpowers, no harem, natural disasters, dark apocalypse) The old order ended with the roar of the zombie horde. Humanity's hope was crushed to dust by the towering flesh and blood mother tree. On this collapsed ruin, struggle and rebirth are the only laws for all living beings. When all rules and shackles become illusions, marginalized people like me no longer need to pretend or be twisted. Under the baptism of the apocalypse, my former confusion was completely torn apart—My name is Wu Xu, and I awaken here. From now on, it is my turn to judge this world.

26. 526 逆 Counterattack: A Beautiful Revenge 逆战：美丽的复仇 Thirteenth Prince十三阿哥Mystery525k WordsCompleted His new novel, Doomsday: Stockpiling Supplies in a Shelter to Save a Goddess, is currently updating to rave reviews. [Manhunt]+ [Escape]+ [Revenge]+ [Explosive Action]+ [High Intelligence] He graduated from the School of Architectural Design at a top university. While out for a night run, he was abducted and thrown from a car. The police found drugs on him, then discovered more drugs at his home and office. All three packages bore his fingerprints. With no other evidence, the court sentenced him 52Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This one it is. The protagonist is imprisoned with only three fingerprints at the beginning. To clear his name, he devises a series of plans: prison break, escape, return, and revenge. Every step requires meticulous calculation; one wrong move and the whole thing is lost.

27. 527 惊 Horror Game: My Second Personality Is an Evil God 惊悚游戏，我的第二人格是邪神 Call Me Great Lord叫我大官人Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Madman] [Dark Humor] [Mind Games] [Thriller] A Thriller game descends, and Chen Xie, a patient at a psychiatric hospital, is dragged into it. With an evil god living inside him, he possesses both absolute rationality and absolute madness. Evil God: I’m the absolutely rational one. You’re the absolutely insane one! Mutant Doctor: This guy chopped me to death, then went off to make mutants himself! Ghost Teacher: He doesn’t just break the school rules, he straight-up blows the pr 4.2kReads9.3Score490Shelves

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    I once fought for the light, slaying countless enemies. But the light turned its back on me, forcing me to retreat into darkness. If I fight for the light, darkness will be absent from the world. If I abandon the light, only darkness will remain in this world.

28. 528 黑 The Dark Age: I Have Thirteen Personalities 黑暗纪元之我有十三重人格 I Just Want to Eat我只想干饭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse174k WordsOngoing [Dark Tone] [Infinite Flow] [No Saintly Heroine] Yi Tian was a bona fide madman, with thirteen personalities living inside him. Each was a top talent in their respective field. A shrewd, clear-headed detective, a psychologist who loved deception, a cool and dangerous assassin, a magician skilled in the occult… And… a mad artist in pursuit of perfection! Now, behemoths have descended! The apocalypse has returned! Terror is closing in! Hypocrisy? Of all things in this world, how many are truly wha 86Reads8.6Score—Shelves
29. 529 猎 Hunting Season 猎杀时刻 Madman of the Mohist School墨家狂人Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted A brand-new game, Hunt: The Reckoning, has taken the world by storm since its release. In this virtual world, you can play a prisoner, thug, thief, or murderer and experience a thrilling life of your own, or become a hunter, uphold justice, and bring these shady characters to book. As justice and evil clash, a refined and well-mannered man makes a dazzling appearance before the world. His arrival gradually convinces people that perhaps a light can truly exist in the darkness. (This novel is simi 5.1kReads8.8Score391Shelves
30. 530 异EN Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！ A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 138.3kReads9.6Score16.9kShelves

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