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. 101 铸 The Prodigy Smith: The Golden Cicada Hides the Iron Bow and Heavenly Tome 铸器骄子之金蝉铁弓藏天书 Brother Eight Hundred Miles八百里哥Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing Young blacksmith Chu Xiaoyang carries venomous insects, wields a slingshot, and relies on a pair of iron hammers. Neither wholly righteous nor wholly wicked, he is hunted by the righteous, pursued by the wicked, and even spurned by his own family. Wherever he finds injustice, he brings his hammers crashing down... 144Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 穿 Transmigrate into a Book: No More Funding the College Boy and His Moonlight Lover 穿书虐文：不再供养男大和他的白月光 Quan Xin荃昕9k WordsCompleted Transmigrate into a book: No more supporting the college boy and his beloved first love 5Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 103 这 This Prince Has Gone Mad. Why Would You Provoke Him? 这皇子都疯了，你惹他干嘛？ Before the Wind Rises风未起Historical4.0M WordsCompleted [No System + High-Stakes Scheming + Laying Low to Build Strength + Logical Plot + Brains and Brawn + Suspense + Ancient Espionage] His mother consort dies suddenly of an illness. His older brother dies mysteriously in battle. All his backers are gone!! His father distrusts him, and his other brothers all want him dead! Not a single court official is on his side? In that case, he has no choice but to carve out a path to survival from between the cracks! After transmigrating to another world, he b 62.3kReads8.8Score5.1kShelves
4. 104 特 Special Operations Soldier: An Eagle Spreads Its Wings 特战兵之雏鹰展翅 Brother Eight Hundred Miles八百里哥Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Xiao Ronghan is an ordinary boy from a mountain village, born in a Miao settlement in southern Xinjiang. He has no interest in going to college, working odd jobs, or joining the army. He is a farmer’s son, yet doesn’t know how to farm. From childhood, he trained hard in martial arts and practiced his family’s inherited techniques under the guidance of his retired-soldier father, his master, who is known as the foremost expert in Miao territory, and the clan chief. After years of grueling trainin 14.3kReads9.1Score2.1kShelves
5. 105 你 You're a Martial Arts Grandmaster? Sorry, I'm an Immortal 你武道宗师？不好意思，我是仙 Lucky Fish幸运鱼Urban532k WordsCompleted He returned to the city to banish his inner demons, only to discover that a thousand years had passed in the otherworld while just three years had gone by in the human world. And so, an ancient monster in a young man’s body made a powerful entrance, utterly invincible. Anyone who messes with me gets slapped to death. Anyone I don’t like gets slapped to death. You’re a martial arts grandmaster? Sorry, I’m an immortal! 287Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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   So beautiful! So beautiful! So beautiful!

6. 106 弱 After My Intellectually Disabled Big Brother Took My Place in the Marriage, His IQ Soared to 208, and I Became the CEO's Wife 弱智大哥替婚后，智商狂飙208，我直接当总裁夫人 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted After my intellectually disabled older brother married in my place, his IQ skyrocketed to 208, and I became the CEO's wife 4Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 107 皇 The Emperor's Gold Medal County Magistrate 皇家金牌县令 Noodle King Zai板面王仔Historical2.7M WordsCompleted [Farming + lighthearted fun + transmigration] Fang Zhengyi transmigrates to the Great Jing dynasty and becomes a county magistrate. After seven years of work, he has created his own earthly paradise. He’d planned to live out his days as a carefree little emperor. In the thirteenth year of the Jinghe era, the emperor of Great Jing travels incognito and accidentally wanders into Taoyuan County... The moment the emperor enters the county, he is astonished! The many strange and wondrous things leave 230.3kReads9.5Score28.7kShelves
8. 108 出 The Day I Got Out of Prison, I Picked Up a Stunning Beauty as My Wife 出狱当天，捡了个绝色美女当老婆 Lucky Fish幸运鱼Urban2.1M WordsCompleted After a passionate night, he was framed and thrown into prison. What he never expected was that she would give birth to his daughter. Six years later, he emerged from prison as a peerless national hero, his power unmatched. The God of War of the Northern Frontier came to welcome him in person and even offered him his breathtakingly beautiful granddaughter. He could only reply helplessly, “I already have a daughter. Isn't that a little inappropriate?” The blurb can't do it justice. Read the story 3.5kReads9.1Score395Shelves
9. 109 穿 I Transmigrated into a Fake-and-Real Young Master Story and Summoned an Army of Deadly Assassins 穿越真假少爷我召唤死士开砍 Homebody宅人Urban266k WordsOngoing After Chu Sheng transmigrated, he bound himself to a Dead Soldier Summoning System. For 100,000 yuan, he could summon one dead soldier. For 100,000 yuan, he could draw a prize once. Taking care of the human traffickers who sold him was only the beginning. T0-version street racers on modified scooters, scam rings that stage collisions, people who walk their dogs without leashes: every last one of them can die. [Only I possess supernatural powers], [doesn't play the pig to eat the tiger], [builds 1.4kReads7.7Score100Shelves

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   [Kill, kill, kill, heads roll!] Transmigrated into the body of the real young master, who was switched at birth by his nanny, my parents bullied me, my siblings humiliated me, and the fake young master framed me for stealing and even threatened to report me to the authorities. Just then, I awakened a suicide system. I killed the human trafficker nanny, my disgusting parents, my scheming siblings, the strict director of the rehabilitation center, and even someone falsely accused of secretly filming me by a tank. There was also a wealthy heiress in a group of countless beautiful girls who supported the accusation and killed my entire family. And then there was someone who threw paint on me!

10. 110 违 Anyone Who Breaks the Rules Gets Fired 违规乱纪者，统统都开除 Quan Xin荃昕8k WordsCompleted Anyone who breaks the rules and flouts discipline will be fired, no exceptions. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 111 帝 The Empire's First Prince Consort 帝国第一驸马 Heavenly Fragrant Eyes天香瞳Historical4.4M WordsCompleted [New book release: The Rebellious Son Is Invincible, the final installment of the Empire Trilogy] Guan Ning transmigrates, hoping to live a carefree life of wine, women, and luxury as a young prince. Instead, he becomes a prince consort whose engagement has been broken off. Rumor has it that no dynasty can last more than 300 years. The Great Kang Dynasty is at that very threshold: a golden age is in turmoil, loyal ministers are being persecuted, and an age of chaos is about to begin. He will top 113.8kReads9.1Score10.6kShelves
12. 112 我 I Feed Demons with My Own Body in the Demon Suppression Bureau 我在镇魔司以身饲魔 Six Gourds六个葫芦Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Get stronger when attacked by monsters + Transmigration + System + Invincible + Comedy + Villain + Demon Suppression Bureau] After transmigrating to a fantasy world overrun by monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a prison guard in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty’s Demon Suppression Bureau. From that day on, strange cases begin piling up in the prison, once known as a living hell and feared for its eerie, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the monsters in the prison scream every night? 69.1kReads9.3Score6.8kShelves

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    The protagonist in the first book is truly ruthless, but he's very good to his family ヾ^_^♪ The second book is about high intelligence, and everyone who reads it says it's great.

13. 113 百 The Hundred-Yuan War: The Battle Between the Underachievers and the Top Students 百元战纪：学渣和学霸之间的战争 An Oversized Brick超大的砖Historical180k WordsCompleted Can an ordinary person really not change history? Stop always transmigrating as emperors and princes. [The rise of Wei Xiaobao, a minor diplomat in the Great Shun dynasty!] [Plenty of comedy and historical references + alternate history + no technology cheat + tight logic] In 1744, one hundred years after the fall of the Ming dynasty, the world should be on the eve of the Industrial Revolution. But this strange world has no metal resources, no iron or copper mines, and so there is no Industrial 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    —A novel setting—a parallel world without metal resources like iron and copper mines. Fans of cold weapon warfare might enjoy this. The themes are somewhat profound, so each section requires careful reading. It's anti-imperial examination and anti-Confucianism, with naval supremacy. There are no firearms or cannons, but there are battleships, catapults, and ballistae. The timeline is set on the eve of the Industrial Revolution, in 1744. It reflects on the reasons for the Ming Dynasty's demise and the weakness of the Han Chinese military, 100 years after its fall. In a Game of Thrones-like world, there are no absolute heroes or villains. In 1744, the Han Chinese regime was enjoying great success, but then faced invasions from northern nomadic tribes. Would the Southern Song or Southern Ming Dynasty meet the same fate, or would the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties repeat themselves? None of the above…

14. 114 极 The Extreme Path to Immortality 极道仙路 Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [No Goody-Two-Shoes Heroine, No Female Lead, No System, No Transmigration.] Follow your heart and pursue what you desire: that is the path to the ultimate immortal way. The Heavenly Dao? It is dead. The Demonic Heaven shall rise. This is an utterly brutal cultivation world where the strong rule and the weak are ants. My name is Zhao Wuji. In pursuit of the immortal path, I have no taboos. 11.3kReads8.9Score845Shelves

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    The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, with no moral boundaries; he kills gods and Buddhas alike.

15. 115 废 The Useless Prince: Why Are You Forcing Me to Become Emperor? 废物皇子：为何要逼我做皇帝？ The Wind of the 80s80年代的风Historical4.0M WordsCompleted He is the empire’s useless prince! But his own father, the emperor, wants him dead. The crown prince wants him dead. His brothers all want him dead. Even the most beautiful woman under heaven wants him dead! To survive, he trains an invincible army and builds a hidden paradise. He brings the Hundred Schools of Thought to heel, drawing capable ministers, mighty generals, and reclusive masters from every corner of the land to his side. All the beauties under heaven dream of becoming his bride. Ami 84.3kReads9.3Score8.5kShelves
16. 116 末EN King of the Apocalypse! 末世之王！ Two Taels of Wine a Day一天二两酒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Rebirth + Stockpiling Supplies + Evolving Zombies + Violent Aesthetics] Lin Dong is reborn on the eve of a terrifying apocalypse, and gains a storage space. A normal person would stockpile huge amounts of supplies, food, and water. But Lin Dong buys vast quantities of raw meat and fresh blood. Because... he is about to become a zombie! Flesh and blood are the source of a zombie's power. As long as it eats meat, it can keep evolving. A zombie fed on plenty of flesh grows at a terrif 75.8kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves

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    #Decisive, ruthless, and highly intelligent, all in one# A mortal cultivator with nine spiritual roots, unexpectedly obtaining spiritual herbs from a pagoda, refining treasure pills, killing to steal treasures, seizing opportunities, and seeking enlightenment amidst conspiracies and schemes. #Awakening the Insect Emperor bloodline and opening the Insect Emperor Ancient Ring, raising a swarm of ants that devour the heavens and the earth, a little white snake that can easily defeat a divine dragon, and a farting bug that parents raised for nothing...# A demonic cultivator, killing, devouring blood, and stealing souls, with a dark theme. #The male protagonist is a ruthless bandit emperor from ten thousand years ago, possessing the body of a naive and sweet female protagonist. See how the male protagonist teaches the naive and sweet female protagonist to become a cunning and ruthless bandit empress. #The protagonist is in a strange world with the ability to rewind time after death. He is killed 18 times by his own wife at the beginning. See if the protagonist can kill his own wife. #Emerging from the Dark Prison, becoming a God! #The apocalypse is coming, hoarding countless pieces of raw flesh, becoming a catastrophe-level zombie king! #After the protagonist transmigrates, he discovers that the original body seems to be responsible for 40 deaths. What's the secret behind this? Watch as the protagonist turns the tide with just a notebook!

17. 117 诡 Proving Immortality with Strange Bones 诡骨证仙 Demon Cultivator Shinichi魔修新一Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing [Dark fantasy + traditional cultivation! The protagonist follows a sinister path, ruthless and decisive, and is no saint! If that isn't your thing, don't read.] The immortal path is false virtue, built on lives sacrificed to establish one's foundation. Lu Li crawls out of a pit of corpses, using bones as a lamp as he walks a path only a true demon would dare take. From then on: killing, seizing souls, refining bones, devouring the heavens. If I attain the Dao, I will slaughter every immortal. F 83.4kReads8.2Score9.7kShelves

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    The protagonist is ruthless and decisive, climbing his way up from the bottom step by step, never holding back, and has no system.

18. 118 我 I Rule the Heavenly Dao in My Dreams 我在梦境执掌天道 Sister Feng Zheng凤筝姐Fantastical Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Eighteen-year-old Xue Xixi's whole thing was lying flat, but she never imagined she was actually the Heavenly Dao, ruler of countless worlds! She lost her memories after descending to the mortal realm to undergo a trial, and for three years was plagued by bizarre nightmares. Every time she awoke, her head throbbed as if it would explode. Little did she know that the cool, imposing powerhouse who tore into scumbags and judged evildoers in her dreams was none other than herself. The little Heaven 598Reads—Score103Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, quick transmigration, the female protagonist is the Heavenly Dao that travels through various realms to handle prayers and incidentally capture systems. One million words, completed.

19. 119 快 Quick Transmigration: She Is the Great Villain 快穿：她是大反派 A Cat in September九月一只猫Ancient Romance520k WordsCompleted (A true villain who will never be redeemed. If that's not for you, don't read.) Luo Xi is the only god in the Nine Heavens. Though a god, she is consumed by bloodlust and has slain countless immortals and demons. The Immortal Realm and Demon Realm appeal to the Heavenly Dao to decide her fate, but even the Heavenly Dao is powerless against her. Yet for the sake of stability among the Three Realms, the Heavenly Dao has no choice but to use all its strength to seize a fragment of Luo Xi's soul and 5.3kReads8.9Score299Shelves

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    [Facepalm] The female lead in this book kills her way through the world; anyone who offends her gets punished. [Smirk]

20. 120 我 My Cool and Elegant Female CEO 我的冷艳女总裁 Gu Yue古月Urban2.0M WordsCompleted When it comes to medicine, he can bring the dead back to life. When it comes to strength, he's at the pinnacle of martial arts. When it comes to connections, he has influence everywhere. When it comes to wealth, he's richer than an entire nation. He comes down from the mountains because of a marriage contract, intending to break off the engagement. Instead, by a twist of fate, he meets a stunning, icy-cold CEO. He thinks calling off the engagement is a sure thing, but then he runs into her again 359Reads8.1Score118Shelves

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    Both of these books are quite good; they are decisive and ruthless, without being frustrating.

21. 121 元 A Nascent Soul Cultivator's Modern Survival Guide 元婴修士现代求生记 Sister Feng Zheng凤筝姐Modern Romance341k WordsCompleted A Max-Level Bigshot Is Mistaken for Someone Who Can't Take Care of Himself After failing his tribulation, I transmigrated to the modern world and discovered I was the only Nascent Soul cultivator on Earth. I wanted to keep a low profile, but modern society officially diagnosed me with "severe delusional disorder." The neighborhood committee auntie came by every day to check on me: "Young man, you have to believe in science!" Then one day, a gigantic demon appeared. As the world's armies stood he 101Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 122 采 You Want to Steal My Yang Essence? I'll Defy My Master and Betray the Dao! 采我元阳？我直接欺师叛道！ Yuan Mozi缘墨子Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Ye Wudao transmigrates to the cultivation world and finds himself in a disastrous situation from the start. His fellow disciples want to bully him, his master wants to take his primal yang, and even the patriarch wants to possess his body. With danger closing in, he obtains an unbelievable legacy and takes control of a primordial divine artifact. From then on, he powers through everything: enslaving his master, refining the patriarch into a puppet, and looting the sect treasury bare. Playing it 6.2kReads7.6Score734Shelves
23. 123 诡 Surviving a Strange Journey to the West: I Have a Choice Simulator 诡异西游求生：我有选择模拟器 Moonshadow Cat月影猫Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Journey to the West + Survival Game + Sequences + Cthulhu + Dark Fantasy] Something's wrong! This isn't the Journey to the West I know! Buddha statues bleed, sutras eat people, and the Guanyin Temple offers up an indescribable lump of flesh. Everyone transmigrates into a Journey to the West world polluted by the uncanny. Each person gets a copy of The Eastern Journey and must follow its rules to the letter: Don't go outside after dark, unless you want to become one of them. If you see a monk we 30.9kReads7.9Score3.4kShelves

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    These three books are inevitable @GuDianren's Blood Sacrifice God's Gift

24. 124 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 538.5kReads9.5Score43.9kShelves

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    These are all quite good. The first one needs no introduction; Lu Taisui needs no further explanation. The second one features a protagonist who relies mainly on his brains, with boss battles being his biggest highlight. Several powerful bosses will confront you head-on, and the protagonist is purely a CS player with no moral compass. The third one is a new book; the protagonist has a mental illness but is also unrestrained, and the single female lead element adds some sweetness. The fourth one is a Dragon Raja fanfic; its current rating is probably lower (because it has already been released). The protagonist is intelligent and often uses a few words to open up the enemy's strategy. The fifth one is an Ark fanfic; to be honest, the main plot doesn't quite fit the theme, but the side stories about Tabo or the gradual awakening are very engaging, with a rational sense of madness. The sixth one is a Collapse Iron fanfic, also with a rational sense of madness. The seventh one is completely on theme; the protagonist is intelligent, ruthless, a pure Great Western King, killing indiscriminately, and then blending into the protagonist's group, waiting for the right moment to backstab them. The negative aspects are almost zero.

25. 125 走 The Horse-Riding Hidden Scheme 走马藏局 Kai Zhong Feng Shui凯中堪舆Urban1.2M WordsOngoing Geomancy and the Yin-Yang arts rule the world, while the Jianghu is full of schemes! At twelve, Shen Qianfan became an orphan and was cast adrift in the Jianghu. He grew up teaching himself from books scavenged from trash heaps, cleared his father's name, and pressed on through one Jianghu con after another, setting schemes and breaking them, navigating schemes within schemes. He cut a path through every obstacle, built a business empire, and leveraged his influence to establish a regional milit 1.6kReads6.3Score185Shelves

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    Exciting, engaging, unpredictable, and increasingly captivating! Kai Zhongkan's novels, starting with "The Path of Feng Shui Cultivation," followed by "One Man and One Mouse Cultivate Immortality," and then "Mecha Immortality: Invincible from Exile to Mars," are now complete. These three books form a cultivation trilogy. Now, he's back with a new book, but this time it's not about cultivation. Instead, it focuses on things closer to home: feng shui, human nature, kung fu, strategic planning, breaking through barriers, the eight major martial arts sects, and his journey of overcoming obstacles to build a business empire and leverage regional military power… This new book is called "The Hidden Game of Horsemanship," where "horsemanship" represents feng shui, and "the hidden game of horsemanship" represents the human heart. The book's message: In this world, the human heart is more terrifying than ghosts. But you can't be afraid; if you are, you lose.

26. 126 疯 The Unhinged Beauty Draws Her Heart-Piercing Blade and Breaks Free, Heading West 疯批美人拔心刀，破茧西行 Plump Silkworm胖胖的蚕Martial Arts144k WordsOngoing [Spirit companions, no transmigration, leveling up, mystery-solving, Cthulhu] In the Great Zhou Dynasty, martial prowess is prized. The martial world and the imperial court stand side by side, while the nations of the Western Regions loom nearby. There is a martial tradition known as the “Silkworm Garb”: practitioners use silkworms in martial arts, implanting silkworm eggs within their bodies. After enduring the agony of breaking free from the cocoon, they gain the protection of the Silkworm Ga 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The older cousin removes her mask, revealing two people "unseen" by the female protagonist—one treated like a brother, passed around among others; the other ignored like a shadow for over a decade—facing each other to discuss a deal to divide up spirit pets. She gives him half a hatching notebook, and he gives her a spider egg. "Two are a pair," he says. "I can't let the one in your hand die alone, can I?"

27. 127 从 A Dark Fairy-Tale World from Scratch 从零开始的黑暗童话世界 Harvard Rain, What a Heavy Rain哈佛雨好大的雨Eastern Fantasy996k WordsOngoing When a foul-mouthed soul with few morals and a hunting instinct etched into its very bones transmigrates into a dark world utterly consumed by “indescribable evil,” where every fairy tale has been twisted in the worst possible way, it discovers that it has become the legendary “Fairy Tale Hunter.” Its task is not to weave beautiful dreams, but to carry out the most brutal “purge” with hands stained by the blood of fairy-tale characters. 45.8kReads9.1Score5.4kShelves
28. 128 异 Another World: My Stats Have No Upper Limit 异世界：我的数值无上限 Li Xichen璃夕宸Eastern Fantasy377k WordsOngoing [Japanese-style Western fantasy + sword and sorcery + invincible protagonist + lighthearted + single heroine + no ensemble cast] Xia De died in his previous life after falling from a building, then reincarnated in another world. And he was abandoned right from the start of his new life?! He thought it was just an ordinary world, but it turned out to be a world of swords and magic. Not only were there humans, but also dwarves, elves, and dragons. Legends of heroes and demon kings were told throug 11.1kReads6.9Score821Shelves
29. 129 龙 Dragon Raja: Oh No! Lu Mingfei Has Depression 龙族：坏了！路明非得了抑郁症 A Bouquet for Someone献给某人的花束Male-Channel Fanfiction318k WordsOngoing Cassell College has been worried lately, because their newly recruited S-rank student seems a little off. During Free Day, someone fired a shot at him and startled him. He turned around, grabbed a brick, and knocked everyone there into a concussion. During the Gate of Nibelungen plan, Nuonuo told him, “You still have a lot to go through.” He immediately dove into the water and fought a second-generation dragon head-on. In Tokyo, Japan, after the Sheqi Eight Clans stabbed him in the back, he went 12.9kReads8.2Score963Shelves
30. 130 凤 The Phoenix Sings Across the Nine Provinces: Mr. Mo's Empress Has Returned 凤鸣九州，墨总的皇后回来了 Lin Weiyue林薇悦Modern Romance393k WordsCompleted Do you believe in past lives and present lives? This book will tell you that everything is destined in ways beyond our understanding. It tells a love story that spans a thousand years and crosses time and space. The heroine, Guan Yuxi, is incredibly skilled in combat, a miracle doctor, an artist... In her previous life, she was the empress of the Dayong Kingdom and a great general. The hero, Mo Qingzhou, is the president of the Mo Group and was the emperor of the Dayong Kingdom in his previous l 158Reads—Score116Shelves

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    Do you believe in reincarnation? This book tells you that everything is preordained. The novel tells a love story that transcends a thousand years and time. The female protagonist, Guan Yuxi, possesses extraordinary martial arts skills, is a divine doctor, and a painter… She single-handedly defeats a group of thugs and eradicates the Southeast Asian underworld… In her past life, she was the Empress and General of the Great Yong Kingdom; the male protagonist, Mo Qingzhou, is the president of the Mo Group, and in his past life, he was the Emperor of the Great Yong Kingdom. From their deep love in their past lives to their recognition in this era, they endure countless hardships. They use their wisdom from their past lives to sweep away the Southeast Asian underworld; they use their love in this life to make up for the regrets of their past lives. In the end, good and evil are rewarded, and the bad guys are punished. Guan Yuxi asks, "Isn't it too perfect, making it frightening?" Mo Qingzhou replies, "We suffered too much in our past lives; in this life, it should be sweet." Many years later, on a sunset evening, they embrace as they watch their children play in the courtyard. He asked softly, "Yu Xi, if there is an afterlife?" She smiled and replied, "No matter where I am, I will find you and give you another world." In their past life, she helped him protect his kingdom; in this life, she is once again his support. A strong female lead story, full of wisdom, not mindless, beautiful and cool—awesome! Recommended!

31. 131 朝 A Hound of the Imperial Court? You’ve Never Faced the Six Fan Gate’s Blades 朝廷鹰犬？没挨过六扇门的刀 Tian Yan天衍Eastern Fantasy5.8M WordsOngoing Also known as: Six Doors: Confiscating Estates and Wiping Out Clans [Transmigrate into a book + ruthless and decisive + single or no heroine] Reality isn’t a game, nor is it a storybook. Reality has rules, and breaking them brings retribution. My name is Li Jun Su. I paid the price for breaking the rules. After that, I was reborn. Unlike the real world, this world was dominated by martial arts, and the path to immortality flourished. Power mattered more than authority. The Great Qian Dyna 65.9kReads9.2Score4.8kShelves

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    This adjective perfectly describes the motto of these four main characters: they possess both intelligence and ability, and they absolutely do not procrastinate.

32. 132 绝 The Peerless Immortal Venerable’s Daddy 绝品仙尊奶爸 Brash莽Urban4.6M WordsCompleted [An invincible story about a God of War dad cultivating immortality, with a little farming on the side] A once-revered immortal was reborn as a dad. He grows immortal herbs, takes the dog (or wolf) for a walk, and leads his precious daughter to the peak. “Daddy, I want watermelon!” Ye Feng waved his hand, and melons covered the ground. They not only beautified the skin but also granted immortality, making countless wealthy people clamor for them. “Daddy, I want meat!” Ye Feng raised his han 5.9kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    Once a prodigy, he was branded a sinner by his family, stripped of his identity, and abandoned in the wilderness by his own father, left to fend for himself! Eight years later, the prodigy returns, rising to power and crushing all under heaven! Invincible and supreme, dominating the city, all in these three books!

33. 133 方 Arknights: Wait, How Did I Actually Become a Doctor? 方舟：不是怎么真成博士了？ Listening to the Wind in a Dream梦里听听风Anime Fanfiction616k WordsOngoing You were once a fairly well-known Arknights streamer. One morning, you calmly closed your eyes for the last time, never expecting to get the chance to open them again. “Grab my hand! ... Emergency... help...” A girl with rabbit ears reached through the light and took your hand. In a daze, you heard her call you “Doctor.” Then you discovered that you could direct every battle like it was a game. Compared to you, everyone else was so clueless they might as well be 2D figures who couldn't even turn 47kReads9.3Score4.2kShelves
34. 134 妖 The Wicked Cultivator: Abandoned Young Master 妖孽修真弃少 Qing Cang擎苍Urban3.9M WordsCompleted Ye Chen was once a peerless prodigy, but on his tenth birthday, his clan branded him a sinner. They stripped him of his status, and even his own father abandoned him in the wilderness to fend for himself! Eight years later, the prodigy returns, rising to power with unstoppable force. He tramples everyone beneath his feet and sweeps away every obstacle in his path! He reigns supreme, unrivaled in the city. Find it all in this book! 15kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves
35. 135 崩 Honkai: Star Rail: I Just Transmigrated! You Want Me to Save Herta? 崩铁：刚穿越！你让我拯救黑塔？ Strings Stirred by the Sound of the River音江弦动Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + Emanator of Nihility + Death Rewind + Saving the World Through Reincarnation]+ [Herta as the Only Love Interest] Face Emperor Rubert III from the start! Wait, why have Herta and Iron Tomb fused? Why has Jingliu become a Lord Ravager? You want me to save the Astral Express Crew? That’s Rubert! Are you kidding me? Three worldlines, each crazier than the last. What makes you think I can change them? Iron Tomb wants Erudition? Fine, you can have it. I’ll fuse with I 23kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
36. 136 末 Apocalypse Villain: Reborn, I Infiltrate the Protagonist's Crew 末世反派：重生后，我混入主角团 Room-Temperature Sugar-Free Soda常温无糖汽水Sci-Fi & Apocalypse683k WordsCompleted [Zombies + post-apocalypse + doomsday + self-interest + decisive and ruthless + villain] Important: The protagonist is neutral evil when he’s in a good mood and chaotic evil when he’s not. He has almost no humanity. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. Only after Chi You dies does he learn that the hotheaded boy who’s always going on about love and peace is the chosen protagonist, destined to save the world, while he himself is merely a villain serving as a stepping stone along the protagonist 37.6kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
37. 137 末 Doomsday: The Blackflame Emperor 末日：黑炎帝君 The Evening Breeze Speaks Not晚风不语Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Doomsday] [Superpowers] [No saintly self-sacrifice] [Intelligence] [Decisive and ruthless] Humanity still strained to open its eyes and gaze up at the stars, filled with imagination and longing for the unknown. What no one knew was that soon, even this tiny world would no longer belong to them. 931Reads9.3Score117Shelves

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    All spirits are but chess pieces; the supreme ruler controls the past and present.

38. 138 九 The Ninefold Path to Sainthood 九极合圣 l Surfingl冲浪Urban428k WordsOngoing [Traditional Fantasy] [A Flourishing Variety] What you are born with can never be made up for, no matter how many years pass. The ancient “widow” will eventually emerge from the Age of Decline. Unrivaled talent, an immortal clan, and a gaze from the end of time and space. Can the river of time and space truly not be traversed upstream? No! It’s simply that a living being has suppressed the river’s farthest reaches! Heavenly Lord Ji Jiu: “I’ll do all I can to keep the end from passing away!” Sage 3Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 139 全 Global Online: I'm the Top Player, and I Had a Perfect Start! 全球在线：我头号玩家天胡开局！ Crispy Little Iron Egg酥脆小铁蛋Sports102k WordsOngoing [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Weighs the Pros and Cons] + [Scheming] + [Data-Driven] The protagonist is not a good person. Sometimes, he will slaughter innocents for his own sake! The author tries to portray the data as accurately as possible. If anything is wrong, feel free to call me out! If you don't like it, don't read! A global game is about to go live! Su Xiao, an utterly ordinary young man, unexpectedly becomes Player No. 001 in the ultimate closed beta! With human civilization on the verg —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Decisive and ruthless, the male ruler weighs the pros and cons

40. 140 末EN Apocalypse Game: Killing My Girlfriend on Day One 末日游戏：开局手刃校花女友 Green Plums Fade Easily青梅易逝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted [Game Stats] [No Romance] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Invincible Protagonist] [Absolute Egoism] [Pure Wish Fulfillment] No saintly heroes allowed!!! After surviving ten years of the apocalypse, Lin Ziluo was reborn on the day the apocalypse game arrived. When he came to, the first thing he did was kill his campus crush, the girlfriend who had betrayed him and ruined his life for ten years. Unexpectedly, he activated a System that could grant him countless golden fingers. His first golden finger: Ab 131.4kReads9.4Score10.8kShelves
41. 141 永 The Eternal Law 永恒法则 Dancing on Flames火焰上跳舞Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted When yin and yang fall into chaos, heaven and earth are plunged into turmoil. Since ancient times, the path to immortality has been fraught with hardship... He said, “If the path to immortality has an end, I’ll use the laws of creation to shield the blue sky!” 39Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 142 独 Alone Against the Ages 独斗万古 Bing Xian冰闲Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing In the Age of Dharma Decline, spiritual energy has vanished completely. A young boy who knows the secrets of the Daoist sects is persuaded by an old Taoist priest to travel to another world, beginning a dazzling yet perilous journey to prove the Dao... 720Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional fantasy... A young boy is lured to another world by an old Taoist priest; no system, no showing off, and he's intelligent throughout... If the quality isn't good, come back and scold me! [Add one to your bookshelf]

43. 143 开 Struck by Lightning from the Start: The Immortal Sect's Godslayer 开局雷劈死刑犯：仙门杀神 The Best of the Men男银中的极品Eastern Fantasy414k WordsOngoing He is the only son of the richest man, with a vast fortune and loving parents, yet his cousin is secretly plotting to kill him. His cousin serves him poisoned soup? He answers with a club and sends him straight to the afterlife. Born with an ordinary mortal's bones and blocked meridians? He swallows a great demon's Primal Chaos Golden Pearl and forcibly carves out a path to immortality. He joins an immortal sect, where everyone takes him for a water-carrying servant. But he uses the same murdero 5.1kReads—Score479Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend a ruthless fantasy novel. The protagonist's logic is incredibly simple: if you mess with me once, I'll wipe out your entire family. It sounds terrifying, but it feels perfectly reasonable throughout the entire story because the groundwork is so well laid, and every move he makes feels natural and inevitable.

44. 144 肉 My Physical Body Crushes Three Thousand Worlds 肉身横推三千界 Mu Shan穆衫Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted (Also known as The Heavenly Court of the Imperial Dao. The Myriad Worlds, clashes between all kinds of sacred physiques, traditional fantasy, invincible at the same level, and a vast world.) The primordial chaos stretches without end, and the Great Dao looms vast and boundless. Starry sky beasts spanning hundreds of millions of miles blot out the heavens, while pureblood ancients roar with awe-inspiring might across the cosmos. Across the Three Thousand Great Dao Realms, countless prodigies rise 1.2kReads8.7Score101Shelves
45. 145 都 Urban Cultivation: From Imperial Grandson to Interstellar Emperor Superstar 都市修仙：从皇孙到大明星际皇帝 The Son of Heaven Borrows the Way天子借道Eastern Fantasy131k WordsOngoing [Invincible] [Conquering the Multiverse] [Superpowered Ming Dynasty] [Cultivation System] [Interstellar Conquest] [Single-Minded Pursuit of the Dao] [Fast-Paced] [Decisive and Ruthless] Golden Core powerhouse Zhu Jingze accidentally transmigrates into a superpowered Ming Dynasty and becomes a royal grandson. Since he cultivates the imperial fortune technique given to him by the System, he is now deeply bound to the Ming Dynasty: when the dynasty grows strong, so does he; when it weakens, so does 638Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Shamelessly recommending one of my own books, the protagonist is absolutely ruthless and decisive, with little talk, leading the Ming Dynasty to interstellar supremacy.

46. 146 这 Damn Transmigration: The Rich Young Master Lu Is an Assassin 这该死的穿越，豪门陆少是个杀手 Lin Ge Soars Against the Wind林歌逆风飞翔Urban1.0M WordsCompleted Long Qi, a hitman in the underworld, is accidentally crushed when Lu Yichen falls at high speed from a rooftop and lands on him. Long Qi dies, while Lu Yichen narrowly survives. What he doesn't know is that the one who survived is Long Qi's soul in Lu Yichen's body. As it turns out, Lu Yichen is the eldest son and grandson of the Lu family, one of Xuancheng's wealthy clans. He's a rich young master? Can he now live a carefree life of privilege, bullying men and oppressing women? Who could have g 11.2kReads8.0Score1.2kShelves

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    This book is great, I really enjoyed reading it.

47. 147 重 Reborn in 1980: From Courtyard Menace to Peerless National Scholar 重生80，从大院祸害到国士无双 The Song Is Not Yet Finished一曲未完Urban1.0M WordsOngoing The winds of change are sweeping through 1980! Ye Xiaotian, chief engineer at a high-tech company, is unexpectedly reborn. His memories of future technology become a blade with which to turn the tide of the era. With a deluge of patents in his left hand, he drives his rivals straight into bankruptcy. With black-tech blueprints in his right, he forces foreign companies to grovel. Just as foreign firms are preparing to sweep across China with their wired remote controls, he sneers: “Infrared wirel 4.7kReads6.3Score304Shelves

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    🔥This book is so weird!🔥 Super exciting and thrilling, a double explosion of excitement! Reborn in the 80s, he goes from being a scourge in a high-ranking official's compound to a peerless patriot. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Laughing][Laughing][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

48. 148 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.5kReads9.7Score69kShelves

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    The protagonist is intelligent throughout, ruthless and decisive, making for a very stress-relieving watch. The world-building is captivating; the rules are all about calculation, making every step thrilling.

49. 149 人 In South Korea, I’m a Fugitive 人在南韩，身份是亡命之徒 Coffin Green Robe棺青衣Urban350k WordsCompleted At first, everyone thought they were just going after a slightly troublesome fugitive... Many, many years later, countries around the world would rate his threat level as nuclear-bomb class. From an ordinary man to the world's undisputed strongest one-man fighting force. He also founded a world-class mercenary group: the Qinglong Armed Forces. People gave him titles: Martial God of Earth, the modern-day Bai Qi the Butcher, the godfather of our generation's outlaws, the world's most wanted fu 6.8kReads8.3Score330Shelves

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    [Admiration] 1. An extremely dark underworld novel set in the city, featuring guns. The protagonist is framed in South Korea, bound to a system, and kills eleven heinous criminals before fleeing to the wilderness. He changes his appearance and the entire story is filled with killing.

50. 150 水 The Water Margin Demon Stars Are All My Resources: From Traits to Kingship 水浒魔星皆我资粮：从词条到王业 Eat Iron, Spit Fire, Shit Weights吃铁吐火屙秤砣Historical2.1M WordsOngoing The Oath of the Liangshan Brotherhood? A legacy of loyalty and righteousness? Wang Ying, the Short-Legged Tiger, takes hearts and livers to sober up. Zhu Gui, the Dry-Land Crocodile, uses human fat to light his lamps! Deng Fei, the Fiery-Eyed Lion, eats human flesh until his eyes turn red! Song Jiang plots to cut off Qin Ming's escape route. Wu Yong kills Zhu Tong's young master to force him up the mountain! Dong Ping steals a man's wife and daughters, then wipes out his entire household! Sun Er 96.2kReads8.6Score11.8kShelves

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    A fanfiction of Water Margin, killing the Earthly Fiends yields [entries], slaughtering the Heavenly Spirits steals [fate]. Having gathered all 108 demonic stars within himself, at the foot of the Jingkang capital, Tokyo, Li Jiye gazes upon the impending collapse of the Northern Song Dynasty, his face contorted with rage, and declares: "Since Heaven has granted me this world! The imperial cause will not be one of partial peace!!!... This world! I, Li Jiye! Will take it!!!" He conquers the Song, Jin, Liao, and Xia dynasties, unifying the former empire.

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