High-Quality Stories with a Ruthless, Decisive, Highly Intelligent Protagonist Who Isn't a Goody-Two-Shoes 杀伐果断，心狠手辣，高智商，不圣母的高质量文

1. 51 不 Not to Be Trusted 不可信奉 After Dusk昏黄之后Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted This world is full of the bizarre. Every household worships a god, and the more devout you are, the more power you gain. Everyone longs to become a god. New to this world, Jiang Yuan refuses to worship. His blood-red cleaver tears through the beautiful veil covering the world. Beneath that veil, the real world is mad, violent, and evil. Surrounded by monsters, he realizes that he is the one who doesn't belong. He has to survive. 21.8kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
2. 52 别 Others Struggle to Survive, While You Treat the Underground Ruins Like an All-You-Can-Eat Buffet? 别人艰难求生，你把地窟当自助？ Evening Star晚星Urban232k WordsOngoing [Beastial Beasts] [Character Growth] [Ruthless] [Infinite Evolution] [Revenge Against the Conglomerates] Chen Jin’s parents fought to the death defending the main city. He should have been honored and protected as the orphan of fallen heroes, but a top conglomerate stripped him of his SSS-rank Awakening Potion and threw him onto the “Flesh Grinder” front line to die! Just as all hope seemed lost, the [Infinite Devouring System] roared to life! When the alien gods descended, ready to revel in hum —Reads—Score184Shelves

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   The most terrifying thing in the underground world isn't the strange beasts, but the tycoons who treat humans as pawns. The protagonist, an orphan of a martyr, is stripped of everything and thrown into the deadly front lines. In this desperate situation, his Devouring System awakens: he can devour strange beasts, devour bloodlines, devour powerful enemies. He transforms from a discarded pawn into a being feared by all forces. 🔥

3. 53 哎 Oh No! I’m One of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I Got MVP! 哎呀！我七原罪，得了MVP！ Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Dark comedy + hilarious + ruthless action + global setting + unconventional ideas + one heroine + near-invincible protagonist + power fantasy with a brain (or without one)] Horror games descend upon the world. Those chosen to participate must face challenges of inhuman difficulty. Though the games are full of torment, they also offer people a chance to gain supernatural powers. Life or death. A meteoric rise, or losing everything. But Lu Ce, who has been unable to feel pain since childhood, fee 142.7kReads9.3Score16.7kShelves
4. 54 开 From the Start, I Awaken the Power of Shadow 开局觉醒暗影之力 Feng Jiong Yu风迥雨Urban1.8M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless] [shadows] [urban supernatural powers] A young man has a black pearl inside him. He never expected it to be the legacy of the Lord of Shadows. Why did the powerful Lord of Shadows fall? Should the bewildered young man reveal his brilliance, or fade into the crowd? What choice should he make? As he grows stronger, the truth of the century becomes clearer and clearer. At last, he can make his voice heard in this cruel, merciless world. I am the Supreme Shadow! Whoever stands 764Reads8.6Score104Shelves
5. 55 无 Infinite Mecha Warfare: Even Enemies Can Become Upgrades 无限机战：敌人都能当改件 Dazed Head and Dazed Hair呆头呆毛Sci-Fi & Apocalypse327k WordsOngoing [Mecha + Infinite Flow + Multiverse Instances + Ensemble Cast + Wildly Modified Development + Decisive Killing + Dark Humor] From the start, he's dropped onto the Lumu battlefield with nothing but a scrapped metal ball for a machine. Zhao Si enters the multiverse's infinite mecha combat space, armed with his exclusive innate talent: Ancient Terra Engineer's Eye. He never expected this talent to let him dismantle any mechanical creation. The enemies' mecha, armor, and weapons are all ready-mad 885Reads—Score101Shelves

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   This book is a smash hit! [Cool] [Mecha + Infinite Flow + Multiverse Dungeons + Ensemble Cast + Modified Development + Decisive Action + Dark Humor] In the first dungeon, the main god sends Zhao Si to pilot a scrapped iron ball and survive for twenty minutes on the Loom battlefield. Nineteen minutes later, the mobile suit chasing him is destroyed. Zhao Si doesn't run. He removes the enemy's thrusters and welds them to his own butt.

6. 56 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 232.8kReads9.5Score28.3kShelves
7. 57 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 1.7MReads9.9Score209.2kShelves
8. 58 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 90.5kReads9.0Score8.8kShelves

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   #Decisive and ruthless, with high intelligence#🍑① Li Junsu: "You think you'll pay the price for your arrogance? A lackey of the imperial court? You've probably never faced the blade of the Six Doors. I said I'd confiscate your property and exterminate your entire family, not even an insect will be spared..."🏠② Jiang Fan: "You think you can kill me? The two holy lands of Taihua and Taiyue, the four kingdoms of the world, if I want to leave, who can stop me? A battle of wits? A battle of intelligence? Who's afraid of who?"🔥The following books all feature ruthless and decisive characters🌿

9. 59 幕 Behind the Scenes: I Schemed Against the World 幕后：我算计了天下 Meow Nineteen喵十九Eastern Fantasy146k WordsOngoing [Goofy humor + behind-the-scenes scheming + strategic plotting + irreverent fantasy + no female lead + high-IQ characters + not mindless, even the villains have brains] Goofy blurb: Jiang Yu transmigrates into another world. To become the chief disciple of the greatest sect under heaven, he trains tirelessly and works hard, finally living up to everyone's expectations and becoming a peerless prodigy. Then, when he turns twenty-two, he suddenly gets bound to a System. 079: Oh, dear transmigrator, 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   My new book, "Behind-the-Scenes Schemes to Control the World," is a strategy novel where everyone is incredibly intelligent. You might want to check it out if you're interested.

10. 60 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became 103.4kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
11. 61 一 One Sword, One Flask, One Universe 一剑一酒一乾坤 Guan关Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing [Swordsmanship + Wine Immortal + Fantasy Xianxia + One Heroine + Mutual Devotion + Humanity’s Survival] A year ago, the boy watched his father shoulder his sword, slay demons, and save humanity, never to return. A year later, the boy arrives at Qingyun with only a sword and a jug of wine. Shunned by all, he is confined to the peach blossom grove. The sword his father called the “Sword of Protection” stands in the most prominent place in the Qingyun Sect, yet the world calls it the “Sword of Sham 74.3kReads9.3Score7.2kShelves
12. 62 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.6kReads9.6Score70.4kShelves
13. 63 快 Quick Transmigration: A Scoundrel’s Redemption Handbook 快穿之人渣洗白手册 Renewing Myself Every Day日日自新Ancient Romance2.6M WordsCompleted Song Peinian is the newest graduate of the University of Time and Space. After graduation, they take on the job of protecting people who have been wronged in countless minor worlds, traveling from one world to another with System 8211. 8211: Ding~ The Host followed the assigned character today, too~ First World: The Marquis’s House’s Phoenix Man Second World: The Good Son of the 1970s Third World: I Rely on My Girlfriend to Work My Way Through School Fourth World: The Abusive Stepfather Fifth 64.8kReads9.3Score5.3kShelves

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    😊😊😊This quick transmigration novel has over 700 chapters and features the first emperor of the Heavenly Curtain. It's very well written. The protagonist is a quick transmigrator who is incredibly knowledgeable, courageous, and resourceful. It's set in an ancient dynasty within the Heavenly Curtain.

14. 64 仙 Immortals Eat People to Seek Immortality, I Slay All Immortals with Mortal Bones 仙人吃人求长生，我以凡骨斩诸仙 Seeking Half-Summer in Winter Honeysuckle忍冬寻半夏Xianxia156k WordsOngoing People seek immortality to live forever. Immortals take disciples to use as blood sacrifices. Gu Yuan sees through this facade and becomes the "heretic" that cultivators across the land scramble to hunt down. Awakening amid heaps of bones, he takes the broken blade his master passed to him after burning away his blood and marrow, becoming the last immortal-slayer in the mortal world. Unable to absorb spiritual energy or practice immortal arts? In his sea of consciousness, the [Immortal-Slaying D 223Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you want to see how to deal with the mastermind neatly, you can try this book "Mortal Bones to Kill the Immortal". The sentry officer used the Xianmen iron net to set up an ambush. After breaking the net, he tried to hide back at the sentry post. Gu Yuan caught up with him in two steps, opened his blade and beheaded him. The mayor also begged for mercy while holding the Immortal Sect's security note. He directly tore up the deed paper and used up the hand that had traded his fellow villagers for a future. The coerced Orion is dealt with separately. This book takes the path of identifying the mastermind before taking action.

15. 65 诸 Reincarnating Through the Heavens, I Bloom Amid Slaughter 诸天轮回，我于杀戮中绽放 A Heart of Roses, Fierce as a Tiger心有蔷薇如虎Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite flow, the Myriad Worlds, original worlds, decisive killing, no female lead] After Chu Yunhan was chosen by the Tower of Guixu, which governs the infinite multiverse, to become a hunter, his talent, Spirit-Slaying, granted him the ability to absorb the power of souls through killing, strengthening himself and deducing cultivation techniques. To survive, he had no choice but to descend into one terrifying world after another and face endless slaughter. When his presence spread across the 86.8kReads8.5Score11.1kShelves

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    Why isn't this book listed under this title?

16. 66 通EN The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 63.7kReads9.4Score6.7kShelves
17. 67 玄 Mystical and Profound 玄妙玄疏 Ranked Among the Doorways位列门扉Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy] [Lone Cultivator] [No System] [No Transmigration or Rebirth] [The Myriad Worlds] In the frontier village of Gu Chen, the boy Xuan Shu was an orphan who drifted downstream from upriver. He was tossed in with a pile of stillborn infants, yet somehow managed to draw breath again. In this world, the sun is born as Tai Zhu, and the moon shines through the night. All living beings cultivate beneath the Nine Heavenly Candles, drawing in candlelight and transforming it into phantom 54Reads—Score—Shelves

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    ✨Decisive and ruthless, give this fantasy novel a try! The plot is truly amazing, from the writing style to the foreshadowing, it's a very enjoyable read and definitely a perfect bedtime story.

18. 68 这 This Holy Son Is Way Too Cautious 这个圣子太稳健啦 Fat Cat in the Deep Alley深巷肥猫Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing [Reborn + Satisfying power fantasy + Daily life + Cunning protagonist + Lighthearted + Subverts expectations] “This is paradise for the strong and a graveyard for the weak.” Su Huai, a burned-out office worker, wakes up to discover he has transmigrated to the Immortal Domain, a place where the strong prey on the weak and danger lurks everywhere. After seven chaotic lives ending in tragic deaths and fresh starts, with no favor from the System, he finally uses the experience of his previous lives 17.3kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
19. 69 来EN Pyromancer from the Game World 来自游戏世界的火系法爷 Salted Fish Eats Watermelon咸鱼吃西瓜Sports3.4M WordsCompleted Everyone knows there are three kinds of mages: 1. Mages who cast spells with intelligent assistance 2. Mages who only know how to reuse spell frameworks 3. Archmages who use knowledge and mana to move the elements So where do mages who wield a deeper understanding fit in? “Luo Wen Yi, you're not fit to be a mage! A deeper understanding? You call that a deeper understanding?! It's nothing but a crude warrior's delusion!” “But... if it exists, there must be a reason.” “You're a disgrace to mages!” 93.3kReads9.1Score10.5kShelves
20. 70 重 After Being Reborn, I Made the Signatory Take Back Their Words in Person 重生后，我让签字的人亲口撤回 Old Opera House Lamp歌剧院老灯7k WordsCompleted After being reborn, I made the person who signed it withdraw it in person. 401Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Be ruthless, tear it apart with your bare hands.

21. 71 让 I Sent You to Train, So Why Is the Whole World Trying to Capture You Alive? 让你去历练，怎么全球都要活捉你 God of War Dad战神奶爸Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Military + special forces + scheming + lighthearted comedy] Su Chen transmigrates to Blue Star and builds a fearsome super-unit from the ground up. “I refuse to accept this! That bastard Su Chen took a company of soldiers disguised as young women, pretended they were an entertainment troupe, and wiped us out. That wasn’t tactics, it was exploiting our feelings to pull a cheap trick!” “Do you know what I’ve been through these past two weeks? I couldn’t eat or sleep. I searched everywhere for tha 52.7kReads9.4Score5.3kShelves

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    Highly intelligent people are exhilarating.

22. 72 丈 My Husband Said He Was Working Late, but I Saw Him Trying on Wedding Dresses with His White Moonlight 丈夫说加班，我看见他陪白月光试婚纱 Old Opera House Lamp歌剧院老灯Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted My Husband Said He Was Working Late, but I Saw Him Trying on Wedding Dresses with His First Love 268Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 模 I Simulated Crimes a Hundred Thousand Times and Somehow Became a Top Detective 模拟犯罪十万次，我竟成王牌神探 Chilly Early Autumn初秋微寒Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Crime Investigation + Crime + Invincible + All-Rounder + Hardcore Detective] A killer capable of committing the perfect crime must also be a master detective. Su Ming should have become the perfect criminal, but instead he aced the entrance exam for the criminal investigation team and chose to stand on the front line of the fight against crime. He has pored over tens of thousands of case files and scrutinized hundreds of millions of cases. In his eyes, every crime is riddled with laughably obvi 79kReads9.1Score7.4kShelves
24. 74 撕 Tear Up the Script! I Transmigrated into a Book and Reclaimed My Tycoon Family's Power 撕烂剧本！穿书的我夺回豪门权柄 Old Opera House Lamp歌剧院老灯8k WordsCompleted Tear Up the Script! I Transmigrated into a Book and Took Back the Power of the Billionaire Family 23Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 75 老 Bro, You're a Cop, Not a Thug! 老弟，你是警察，不是暴徒啊 KISS in the CloudsKISS云中Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Reborn? Xiao Mu: No need to panic. This is nothing. Remembering how he had worked himself to death in his previous life, he wanted to live a lazy life this time around. Fate’s Wheel: No, you don’t. Congratulations, you’ve acquired the abilities of a human weapon, an all-seeing eye, mastery of a hundred martial arts, superhuman hearing, an extraordinary physique, an unparalleled sense of smell, the power to imitate, and more... Xiao Mu: (￣ω￣;) Are you trying to force me to show off in front of ev 4.4kReads9.5Score490Shelves
26. 76 都 City Detective: The King of Solving Cases, Starting with Summer Vacation 都市神警：从暑假开始的破案天王 Codonopsis-Stewed Chicken党参炖鸡Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 15.7kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
27. 77 我 My Mom Needs Treatment, and You Want to Summon Me as a Hero? 我妈等着治病，你召唤我当勇者？ Panda Little P熊猫小PEastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Ruthless protagonist, no System, Demon King companions] What would you do if your mother were waiting for treatment and you were suddenly summoned to another world as a hero? Would you train all the way to godhood and return to your mother? Or would you plow through this world from one end to the other? Only kids make choices. Adults take everything! Lin Mo uses slaughter as his stepping stone and souls as fuel. Other people rely on talent to cultivate. He levels up by killing: monsters, cleric 6.3kReads7.8Score905Shelves

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    The content was rich, the protagonist was decisive and ruthless, and the plot didn't drag at all. Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

28. 78 丧 Zombie Outbreak: I Become Emperor in the Apocalypse 丧尸爆发：我在末世当皇帝 Evening News QAQ晚报QAQSci-Fi & Apocalypse174k WordsCompleted (Apocalyptic zombies, powerful protagonist, decisive and ruthless, refuses to be anyone's lapdog) A meteor shower, said to come once every four thousand years and carrying zombie viruses and strange energy, slammed into this dull world. It brought more than disaster. It brought opportunity! Listen to the zombies roar. Listen to the people scream and shout. “Listen! What beautiful sounds, heh heh heh!” “In troubled times, heroes rise! Why shouldn't I, Shen Ming, fight for my share of the world?” 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended! If you don't like it, come back and slap me! The main character is intelligent, the supporting characters are vividly portrayed, it's not AI, and the updates are fast!

29. 79 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... 210.6kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves

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    The protagonist is intelligent throughout, ruthless and decisive, making for a very stress-relieving watch. The world-building is captivating, demonstrating a masterful understanding of the dark side of the game.

30. 80 捡 I Picked Up a Killer to Be My Wife 捡个杀手做老婆 Flower Thorn 1913花刺1913Urban23.8M WordsCompleted One moonless, windy night, he finds a beautiful, seductive, sexy, and enchanting woman. And so begins his tumultuous, thrilling, and extraordinary life... 15.6kReads7.9Score2.2kShelves

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    🍀Especially in the first book, the protagonist is decisive and ruthless. They rely on their high intelligence to make calm and efficient decisions in difficult situations, never hesitating. They don't act like saints, but follow their own principles, proceeding step by step towards their goals.

31. 81 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 1.7MReads9.9Score183.1kShelves

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    The protagonist of this book uses high intelligence throughout, employing deception to navigate the game world, with one plot twist after another. It's incredibly exciting to watch all the big shots battling it out.

32. 82 都 Urban: I’ve Lived for Ten Thousand Years, and I Can’t Hide It Anymore 都市：长生万年的我瞒不住了 Kui Niu Emperor夔牛皇Urban801k WordsCompleted Ye Tian has lived for ten thousand years. He once helped the First Emperor ascend the throne and unite the six kingdoms. He once sat and discussed the Dao with Laozi. He once enlightened the Buddha beneath a bodhi tree. He even traveled across Europe and helped spark the Renaissance. … In modern times, after far too many years and witnessing countless partings and deaths, he decided to return to an ordinary life. He adopted a child and went to live in the countryside. Eighty years passed in the 7.4kReads8.8Score546Shelves
33. 83 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 80.6kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves

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    Two cultivation novels, one set in officialdom, and one set in a traditional courtyard house; both feature characters with high intelligence, decisive action, and a penchant for self-interest. Those who enjoy this genre might find them worth a try.

34. 84 全 Everyone Digs for Treasure, but Only I Can See the Hints 全民挖宝，只有我能看到提示 Thirty Thousand a Day一日三万Urban6.0M WordsOngoing [First release anywhere online + no saintly heroine + satisfying story + decisive and ruthless + gleefully slaughtering everything] “Shocking! Shocking! The whole world is shocked! Daddy Ma spent one billion yuan to buy ten Super Treasure Maps and finally dug up a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir. He has now attained immortality!!!” “Good news, good news! A high school senior used a Treasure Map to dig up an ancient golden elixir. From now on, my fate is mine to control!” “Rumor has it that netizen Ye us 72kReads8.8Score4.7kShelves

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    🍀🍀Especially the first book, it's absolutely perfect💯. The writing is superb, the protagonist is decisive and ruthless, with high intelligence, and there's not a trace of a saintly character. He overcomes numerous obstacles in power struggles and (jianghu grudges), every calculation precise and ruthless. The plot is tight and exciting, making it impossible to put down.

35. 85 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 181kReads8.6Score23.2kShelves
36. 86 公 Turning the Tables in the Civil Service Exam: Climbing the Ladder from the Interview Onward 公考逆袭：从面试开始一路攀登 Yuanming Xiaoyang元明小阳Urban3.3M WordsOngoing People's affections are as thin as paper, and the world changes like a new chess game with every turn. Li Xiuyuan starts at the grassroots level, driven by a desire to get ahead. He takes one steady step after another, climbing higher with every move! 742.1kReads9.2Score59.8kShelves
37. 87 杀 I Gain Points for Killing, and Now I'm Forced to Livestream a Death Game 杀人加点的我，被迫直播死亡游戏 Yong Ming雍名Urban946k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3kReads8.3Score226Shelves

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    A new interview program suddenly appeared and became a nationwide sensation. The host randomly selected passersby and asked them questions. Anyone who answered received a cash reward! One day, the host found Jiang Feng. With a joking tone, the host asked, "Jiang Feng, have you ever killed anyone?" Jiang Feng smiled slightly and replied, "Life is precious; we should all cherish it." After saying this, Jiang Feng left. However, no sooner had Jiang Feng left than the host, Wang Jia, received a warning from his lie detector.

38. 88 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger 灵气复苏：我在扮猪吃虎 Slaughterer of All Living Things屠戮苍生Urban2.5M WordsCompleted Lin Chen transmigrates into a world where spiritual qi has revived. Since he didn't awaken a talent, his teachers, classmates, and family see him as a complete good-for-nothing, and even his girlfriend breaks up with him. Awakened ones? What's that? I'm an unparalleled cultivator! Across the Myriad Worlds, no matter how peerless or brilliant you are, no matter how you shake the ages, I can suppress you with a wave of my hand. I have enemies in every direction and factions all around me. No matte 76.1kReads8.6Score8.7kShelves

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    Decisive and ruthless, a satisfying and intelligent story.

39. 89 我 Thriving in the World of the Siheyuan 我在四合院的世界，如鱼得水 You Asked Me to Write, but I'm Really No Good at It你让我写我是真不行啊Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted The protagonist has twisted values, no boundaries, and no humanity. This may be disturbing, so read with caution. The story has relatively little to do with the courtyard house. A soul from the 21st century travels into a 1960s courtyard house. With a “Connections Network” System that can bind key people to him, he thrives in an era of scarce goods, navigating social relationships as he quietly weaves a life of his own. Follows the TV version, no major changes. The protagonist is not a good per 2.5kReads8.8Score109Shelves
40. 90 玄 Xuanhuan: Doing Good Deeds Makes Me Stronger, Yet I'm Righteous to the Core 玄幻：做善事就变强，我正的发邪 Stealing Leisure from Boredom无趣偷闲Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless] [If he doesn’t die, am I supposed to die?] [Monsters feel no pain] [I don’t waste words on people who can’t understand] [A protagonist like Duanmu Yan] After transmigrating to a world of ancient martial arts filled with countless powerful fighters, Shen Zhou acquired the Book of Merit. As long as he did good deeds, he could grow stronger. And so, he set out on a path of good works and merit. [Killed a gambler, successfully helped him kick his gambling habit. Good Deed Poi 155.1kReads8.9Score21.6kShelves

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    Want to see General Duanmu, a protagonist with a unique personality? He interrupts others' charged attacks, and includes classic quotes from General Duanmu.

41. 91 高 The Icy Campus Belle Wants a Ghost Marriage? This Celestial Master Is Just the Man for the Job 高冷校花下冥婚？本天师专业对口 White-Robed Strategist白衣军师Mystery167k WordsOngoing [Mystery] [Supernatural] [Horror] [Decisive and Ruthless] [School Beauty] [Invincible] Zhang Jiuxiao, a Celestial Master in a purple robe, perished in a mutual destruction with a fierce ghost one moment, only to be reborn as an ordinary senior high school student the next. After a previous life of bloodshed and turmoil, he considers it the greatest blessing to live an ordinary, peaceful life this time around. That is, until his cool and aloof school beauty deskmate turns deathly pale and tremble 2.2kReads—Score163Shelves

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    This book is amazing! Highly recommended! The protagonist is ruthless and decisive, making it incredibly satisfying to read! A purple-robed exorcist protects a school beauty, the plot twists and turns constantly, combining horror and supernatural elements with thrilling moments. If you like ghost-hunting novels, don't miss it! It's high-energy at every turn, with both a terrifying atmosphere and exhilarating thrills.

42. 92 直 Livestream: I Said I’d Never Killed Anyone, and the Lie Detector Went Off 直播：我说没杀过人，测谎仪响了 Naming Is Annoying取名烦人Urban1.2M WordsCompleted A new interview show took the country by storm. The host randomly picked people on the street and asked them questions. Answer, and you could win cash! That day, the host came across Jiang Feng. With a teasing smile, the host asked, “Jiang Feng, have you ever killed anyone?” Jiang Feng smiled faintly and said, “Life is precious. We should all cherish it.” After leaving him with those words, Jiang Feng walked away. But the moment he was out of sight, the lie detector in the host's hands let out a 30.7kReads8.4Score3.1kShelves

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    It's great, highly recommended.

43. 93 全 Global Class Change: As an Enhancer, I Can See Success Rates 全民转职：强化师我能看到成功率 Brown Sugar Soup Dumplings白糖小笼包Urban989k WordsCompleted [Everyone changes class + System + no female lead + enhancement specialist + semi-numeric world] (There are lots of stat panels, so skip this if that bothers you. Weapons and equipment all have panels, and enhanced items get panels too, so don’t click if you dislike stats.) Three hundred years ago, Blue Star underwent a major change. Mysterious Domain Gates opened, monsters ran rampant, and humanity endured countless hardships before securing a place to survive. Yet of the fifty paths of fate, o 7.5kReads7.9Score520Shelves

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    Then I absolutely have to recommend these three books. They're the pinnacle of political intrigue novels. The third one is a published book, with excellent writing, plenty of satisfying moments, and is incredibly enjoyable—absolutely fantastic!

44. 94 快 Quick Transmigration: Absolute Clarity 快穿：绝对清醒 Young Master Lan公子澜Modern Romance556k WordsCompleted [Clear-Headed Villainess + Sophisticated Self-Interested Charmer + No Fixed Couple + Alternate Universe] Everyone is a pawn, and she is the one pulling the strings. Chi Yan: "I'll be the one laughing last." World One: Alternate-History Era On the fishing platform, the willing take the bait. World Two: Alternate-History Era There is no such thing as absolute sincerity, only absolute self-interest. World Three: Alternate-Universe Port Mafia The flower blooming amid absolute evil will become the sh 16kReads8.6Score970Shelves

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    🍅The female lead is ruthless and decisive, not a saint who loves herself. Why must men always use women to climb the social ladder? Women can also use men, including their families.

45. 95 离 After the Divorce, the Peerless Female CEO Regrets It 离婚后，倾世女总裁后悔了 Braised Rabbit Head红烧兔头Urban511k WordsCompleted [Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Ruthless Action + Invincible Hero + Urban Cultivation + Invincible Hero + Female CEO + War God] He kept his identity hidden and lived as a son-in-law for three years. His lofty, powerful CEO wife looked down on him for being a nobody and asked for a divorce, never realizing that everything she had came from him. He was the heir to the Great Xia Xuantian Sect, the greatest sect of the age. By his master’s order, he descended the mountain to undergo the legendary Eight P 148Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    When it comes to urban fantasy novels, how can we forget our powerful male protagonist? He'll absolutely satisfy your needs, every chapter is exciting, and the more you read, the more addictive it becomes.

46. 96 离 Humiliated at My Divorce Banquet, I Set Sail for a Brighter Future 离婚宴受辱，我的前程自此启航 Wild Roots草根之野Urban2.0M WordsOngoing On the day of his divorce, he endured ridicule and scorn. Everyone thought he would sink into despair, unaware that after lying low for so long, he was about to begin a whole new chapter in life. Free of the shackles of his past, he keeps his feet on the ground and breaks through prejudice with his own abilities. Through wind and rain, he presses forward step by step. The era that belongs to him is about to begin. 71.7kReads8.1Score4.2kShelves
47. 97 官 The Road to Power: From Betrayal to Commanding the Storm 官路：从遭人背刺到执掌风云 The Legend of Brother Cao草哥的传说Urban1.0M WordsOngoing For love, Lu Xiuyuan hid his identity as the heir to a powerful family, rejected his family’s arrangements, and went to a small county town. He came first in the written exam and eagerly expected to land the position, only to be betrayed by his girlfriend, lose his place, and be mocked in public as a nobody with no connections. Fine. If that’s how it is, then I’ll stop pretending. From then on, the winds of change began to blow. The people who once humiliated him finally learned what it meant to 7kReads7.8Score633Shelves
48. 98 优 Elegant Slaughter: I Became the Villain Behind the Scenes 优雅杀戮：我成为了幕后反派 Fusheng Si浮生斯Urban411k WordsCompleted [No female lead; two male leads, though the main story makes it subtle, with a male couple in the extras] [The protagonist has a villain’s personality and style] Nan Yuan transmigrates to another world. It looks just like Earth, but special powers exist here. Having long yearned for power, he obtains a Slaughter System and gradually becomes a villainous boss. While other gifted individuals awaken psychic powers, Nan Yuan smiles elegantly. “Psychic powers? Evil energy is the true path.” “My name 296Reads9.5Score—Shelves

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    This is the one I brought out; it's really gorgeous! (//∇//)

49. 99 偷 You Stole My Powers? I'll Auction You Off on Xianyu 偷我神通？反手把你放闲鱼上拍卖 Scallion-Wrapped Dried Tofu干豆腐卷葱Urban258k WordsCompleted Completed | System-Based | Bargain Hunting | Dungeon Survival | Underdog Comeback | Ruthless | Teamwork On a stormy night, the System listed Li Rui for sale on Xianyu. From then on, he became the only bargain hunter in the world of superpowers. He digs divine weapons out of trash heaps and hauls entire warehouses out of rifts. While others cultivate with spirit stones, he levels up by flipping goods. The black market put a bounty on his head? Sorry, he already bought out the entire bounty listin 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Highly recommended, high-quality [cool] system-based gameplay | scavenging | dungeon survival | underdog triumph | decisive action | teamwork. On a stormy night, the system listed Li Rui on Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace app). From then on, he became the only scavenger in the supernatural world.

50. 100 请 Your Highness, Go to Your Death! 请皇兄，赴死！ Brew Little Wine煮小酒Historical1.1M WordsOngoing Zhou Che is reborn as the sixth prince of Great Xia, but his five elder brothers keep closing in on him. They want to strip me of my claim to the throne! They want to confiscate what little my family has left! They want to take the woman I love and kill me! If that’s how it is “If you, my brothers, can kill your own kin, why can’t I?” “If you can fight for the realm, why can’t I?” “You all think yourselves capable. What makes me any less so?!” Zhou Che rises with his sword drawn. “Your sixth bro 31.3kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    💥 These are all hilarious historical political intrigue novels, incredibly captivating! The first one is about the Sixth Prince Che, the original protagonist of the Great Xia Dynasty. As the imperial edict stated: "Neither scholarly nor martial, inherently cowardly, possessing no redeeming qualities other than good looks and a large stature, plagued by various vices." The original protagonist was invited to a banquet at the Fifth Prince's house and got thoroughly drunk. But the claim that he disrespected his elder brother's fiancée, Zhen Shi, is absolutely untrue! The original protagonist was both cowardly and weak; even drunk, he would never dare to disrespect Zhen Shi. Clearly, this was a trap, a trap designed to kill the original protagonist! However, the mastermind overestimated the original protagonist's weakness… After drinking too much, he simply passed out, allowing the transmigrated Zhou Che to take over his body.

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