Novels That Portray Human Nature as Truly Dark 把人性写的很黑暗的

1. 151 从 I Began Immortality by Using My Disciples as Corpse-Refining Fodder 从把徒弟当做练尸耗材开始长生 May It Always Be This Way愿得长如此Xianxia272k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted from scratch + self-interest + no brainless protagonist + definitely not abandoned midway + decisive and ruthless + no saintly heroine + dark style + multiple female cultivators as pawns] Qin Yu transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes a rogue cultivator who barely survived a body-snatching attempt. But this is a world that devours people. As long as saints live, thieves will thrive; mortals are like grass, and cultivators are no different. Fortunately, he has an Eight Tri 1.5kReads6.0Score125Shelves

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   The story is a dark fantasy. The protagonist is born with nothing but a pure heart. At the beginning, he leads his teammates to their deaths in pursuit of a fortuitous opportunity. Later, wanting to monopolize the treasure, he burns his teammates like firewood, and even uses the dead enemies to refine the White Bone Pill. Starting from chapter 35, he gains control over the Five Poisons, and later he uses the Dao Heart Demon Seed to control others.

2. 152 五 The Woman with Five Marriages 五婚女人 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance394k WordsCompleted Among contemporary Chinese literature's portrayals of rural women's lives, Zheng Guozhen's story grips readers with its astonishing realism and tragic depth. Through an ordinary rural woman's five failed marriages, this novel sketches the hardships of rural women's lives and inner worlds during China's social transformation in the 1990s. From an arranged marriage imposed by her parents to a self-serving union built on dependence on power, from an emotional wasteland scarred by violence to a brie 1.8kReads7.9Score224Shelves

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3. 153 苦 The Long-Suffering Younger Sister 苦妹 Little Pear Blossom O小梨花OModern Romance588k WordsCompleted This is a bloodcurdling, suffocating epic of female suffering. It tells the tragic story of a woman called Ku Mei, whose life was mercilessly crushed by fate over more than half a century, from the early 1960s to the beginning of the twenty-first century. In 1960, during a famine-stricken winter, she was born the second daughter in her family and named Pan Di, “Hoping for a younger brother.” From then on, her grandmother saw her as a “jinx” and branded her Ku Mei, “Bitter Girl.” In a family that 3.3kReads8.8Score399Shelves
4. 154 零 Zero-Degree Showdown: Operation Blue Arrow 零度交锋：蓝捷行动 Windless Rainy Night雨夜无风Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [Mystery and Suspense] [Espionage] [Crime Investigation] [Modern Urban] [Genius] [Strong Female Lead] [National Security] Twenty-three years ago, a separation tore the lives of twin sisters apart. The younger sister was trained by an overseas spy organization to become an elite agent. Sent back to China, she is ordered to assassinate her own sister, take her place, infiltrate Lanjie Communications, and steal the core secret, “Lanjie 9.” Caught between her mission and her organization's orders on 10.5kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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   A thrilling and suspenseful spy thriller! The battle between the enemy and our side is extremely intense, with spies relentlessly encroaching on our defenses and the protagonist team proceeding cautiously and meticulously, making every confrontation breathtaking.

5. 155 川 Picking Up a Wife on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway: My Story with a Budget Traveler 川藏线捡媳妇：我和穷游女的故事 A Single Matchstick火柴一根Urban487k WordsCompleted I’m well into my thirties, out of work, and my wife has left me. I watched outdoor vloggers on short-video apps making money while cuddling up to women, and slapped my thigh: Why shouldn’t I be able to do that? I gritted my teeth and bought a secondhand camper van. I called it chasing poetry and distant horizons, then hit National Highway 318. Really, I just wanted to see if I could find myself a wife along the Sichuan-Tibet route. Who would have thought I’d find all kinds of stories instead 9.7kReads7.0Score751Shelves

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   These books perfectly meet everyone's requirements; I'll stay up all night to finish them...

6. 156 不 Youth Should Hurt 不疼不叫青春 Mo Mei Cheng陌美橙Modern Romance452k WordsCompleted In the 1980s, an accident changed the fate of a beautiful fifteen-year-old girl forever. Family, love, and friendship backed her into a dead end. She went far away from home and met an overbearing CEO who loved her. Their love began a journey of mutual healing, as their lives unfolded through streaks of blood and warmth, peeling back the bittersweet layers like an onion. 65Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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   This book shattered my worldview, then pieced it back together; it was both incredibly agonizing and incredibly satisfying. The author is depressed and won't say more.

7. 157 破 After Daybreak 破晓过后 Happy Land Land Land Land Land乐土土土土土Eastern Fantasy406k WordsOngoing I walk across the land. Passing through this world, where roads stretch far and horses hurry by. I hold all things in the world lightly. After hello comes goodbye, and after goodbye comes silence. Life is vast as the sea, with mountains rising one after another. 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I wrote this myself, so I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thank you!

8. 158 宗EN The Sect Is Recruiting Disciples, and from the Start I Can See Their Attribute Panels 宗门收徒，开局看见属性面板 Golden Beast of Changtu Mountain长涂山的黄金兽Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted Comedy + Everyday Life + Taking Disciples + Sect Building + System + Heartwarming + Slow Pace + The Protagonist Has Both Legs and Joins in the Fun.] After transmigrating into a cultivation world, Chu Xingchen awakened a disciple-recruitment System and gained the ability to see his disciples' traits! Starting from scratch, he would build the strongest sect. First Disciple: Li Yingling [Gold Trait: Cultivation Prodigy][Purple Trait: Extraordinary Luck][Blue Trait: Beautiful] Second D 99.9kReads9.0Score10.5kShelves

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   This post-apocalyptic novel perfectly captures the darkness of human nature! There's no system or cheat code, it's full of high-energy plot twists, the protagonist is ruthless and decisive, and it's incredibly stress-relieving. You won't be able to stop reading once you've finished it!

9. 159 流 Stranded on a Deserted Island: I Have to Survive! 流落荒岛 必须活下去！ A Single Matchstick火柴一根Urban1.6M WordsCompleted A plane crashes, leaving its passengers stranded on a deserted island's shore. Among the survivors is Fan Jian, a special forces soldier from the Marine Corps, who searches everywhere for other survivors. They scrape together a group of nineteen women and one lone man. Fan Jian leads everyone in their fight to survive. They start with a small makeshift shelter and eventually settle down for good. They need a leader, someone to make the decisions. As they compete for limited resources, more than 1.1kReads7.7Score229Shelves
10. 160 一 A New Dungeon Every Day: Players Across the Worlds Are Stunned 一天一个新副本，诸界玩家惊呆了 College King带专大王Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted A game of human nature, death, reproduction, and an unbelievably lifelike dream world. One day, Wu Qin discovers that he enters an unbelievably lifelike dream every night, right on schedule. At first, he is terrified and at a loss, but gradually he starts treating it like GTA 5. Red light floods the classroom as the so-called game of human nature suddenly begins. The first round's theme is: Reproduction. Under the influence of the lifelike dreams, Wu Qin has forgotten what fear feels like. He ta 5.5kReads7.6Score418Shelves

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11. 161 捞 Making Money on the Side! 捞偏门！ Li Er Bu Ha李二不哈Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [After graduating from college, I went from a shady fortune-teller to a political fixer] This book pulls back the curtain on political fixers, giving you an in-depth look at the scams hidden from view in both the underworld and the corridors of power. “Do you think officials are all fools? They know I’m a con artist. They just happen to need a con artist like me to do things for them.” 12.2kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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    Those who engage in favoritism understand the darkness of human nature best.

12. 162 我 My Days in Public Relations 我当公关的那些日子 A Single Matchstick火柴一根Modern Romance391k WordsCompleted You probably won’t believe me when I tell you what I do for a living. You’re a liar! That’s right! I make a living telling tall tales and keeping people company as they chat. Anyone can spin a yarn, but I might be the first to turn it into a respectable profession and earn tens of millions a year! I spend all day spinning stories to women, talking nonsense nonstop, and somehow they still like me and are willing to pay me. The secret to business: It doesn’t matter what you’re selling, even if it’ 8.9kReads7.5Score650Shelves
13. 163 世 Everyone Avoids the Troublemaking Girls, but I Take Them All In 世人皆避精神小妹我尽数收留 Mo Mi莫羋Urban400k WordsOngoing Spiritual little sisters, yoga pants: which one can make you stop in your tracks? ...Stop looking, this is the one! To give everyone a good show, I spent 6,000 yuan to live with a spiritual little sister for a month, together around the clock. What? You say that's still not enough? Then how about adding a System, too!? Gu Xingchen transmigrates back ten years and uses his System to turn his life around. Every spiritual little sister in the county follows him... Their world is on guard against th 44.1kReads6.1Score2.8kShelves

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    The first book was a system novel with multiple female leads, recommended every other day. The second book is a completed, angsty novel.

14. 164 杀 The Pig-Butchering Scam Game 杀猪盘游戏 Da Da Vinci达Da芬奇Modern Romance244k WordsOngoing [Disfigured, brooding male ghost x imperfect heroine] [Mental illness | disfigured male ghost | obsession | escape | coercion | imprisonment] [A scoundrel's true love | ruthless seas and clear skies | the moon hangs high, but its light doesn't reach me] [No redemption arc | groveling after losing her | age gap] Under the moonlight, Chu Ying accidentally witnessed a murder. As she tried to escape, the killer spotted her, and the chase began... Cornered on a high platform, she fell from it and 546Reads—Score100Shelves

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    This book portrays the female protagonist's psychology with exquisite detail.

15. 165 打 A Working-Class Packhorse and His Cheating Wife 打工牛马，劈腿妻 A Heart Dancing in the Wind随风飘舞的心Urban1.1M WordsOngoing Chen Yu never imagined that coming home without warning would lead him to find another man in his own house. After seven years together, just as they were about to get married, his fiancée, Ning Feifei, had cheated on him. While he was away, she had let another man move into his home. Ning Feifei said the man was her close male friend, someone who understood her deeply. He had filled the loneliness in her heart while Chen Yu was gone. Chen Yu was furious. They had to break up, no question. Witho 18.5kReads6.5Score943Shelves

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    Chen Yu was cheated on, and in his own home no less. After working away from home for three months, Chen Yu wanted to surprise his fiancée of seven years, Ning Feifei, but instead, a strange man opened the door. Chen Yu's fiancée had let another man stay in their home… No turning back…

16. 166 雪 Snowflake Town 雪粒镇 Sister Corpse尸姐Modern Romance130k WordsCompleted [Ji Handeng, a fragile, sickly, dark-minded younger brother x Xu Qiongqiong, a kind, resilient older sister who loves money] [Modern romance + mutual salvation + healing + older woman/younger man romance + revenge + cover-up + high-stakes twists] Xu Qiongqiong and Ji Handeng are siblings with no blood ties. In a small, poor town full of secrets, they rely on each other and keep one another warm. Their days hold happiness and pain, darkness and budding affection. Their shared goal is to leave Xue 84.7kReads9.7Score11.5kShelves

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    This book! I was completely hooked until the very last moment. I had no idea that the seemingly kind and sunny neighbor was actually the murderer of the woman in red in the woods, and that his father was made to take the blame, go to jail for him, and shield the village from gossip. The female lead even used to frequently use his computer, and the two of them would spend the night together. The ending was truly chilling.

17. 167 命 Stealing Fate from Heaven: I Raise the World-Destroying Empress into a Sword Immortal 命格偷天：我把灭世女帝养成剑仙 Monks and Porridge僧多粥Eastern Fantasy297k WordsOngoing Ruthless action + System power fantasy + stealing fates + a mad empress + one slash, instant gold Gu Xingchuan transmigrates into a doomed cannon-fodder character, with a poisoned blade in his stomach and a [Seven Days to Live] fate above his head. On the verge of death, he awakens a fate-modifying System: “Born with a rare thunder spirit root? I'll take it!” “Blessed with the fortune of a sect prodigy? Hand it over!” He was planning to lie low and make a run for it, but then he comes across a y —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's rare to find a post-apocalyptic novel without a system or cheat codes; the suspense builds layer by layer, and the human nature is portrayed remarkably realistically. The protagonist's intelligence remains consistently high throughout, and the story gets increasingly exciting as it progresses. After finishing it, I had only one feeling: this book is unlike any other.

18. 168 解 Dissociator: Financial Bullets 解离者：金融子弹 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery167k WordsCompleted Rick takes on a covert chain of missions spanning three continents: assassinate the key figures in charge of five ports. At the same time, he uses the hedge fund behind his client to make a killing, sending his personal wealth skyrocketing. Danger follows close behind. Britain’s MI5 and Interpol trace the clues back to Rick, reopening last year’s unsolved assassination cases and quietly closing their international dragnet around him. The unlikely alliance between assassination and capital stirs 271Reads—Score—Shelves

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    American crime fiction series.

19. 169 人 Behind Human Nature 人性背后 Li Sheng Daisy篱笙DaisyMystery203k WordsCompleted Newly appointed sketch artist Yan Siyao, encyclopedia of forensic knowledge Jiang Yu, decisive major-crimes squad leader Yan Sitai, his devoted young follower Wei Le, computer whiz Tang Ye, and deputy squad leader Ling Feng work together to uncover the truth behind case after case. Through each investigation, they witness all sides of the human condition, feel the complexity of human emotions, and come away with new insights and personal reflections. Note: 1. The focus is on solving cases, with 3Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 170 解 Dissociator: The Glittering Decadence of Los Angeles Eats to the Bone 解离者：洛城的浮华噬骨 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery92k WordsOngoing Behind the glittering facade of Los Angeles, a foster care agency hides behind a veneer of compassion while repeatedly preying on wealthy, vulnerable foster children. It forges guardianship papers, drains their assets, then gets rid of the victims with staged deaths from illness. 125Reads—Score—Shelves

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    American crime series.

21. 171 解 Dissolver: Incoming Missile 解离者：导弹袭来 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Urban156k WordsCompleted Rick, the hard-bitten killer from the series, returns once more. His close friend is brutally murdered, and the trail leads to a major missile trafficking case deliberately kept under wraps. To avenge his brother, Rick ventures alone into the heart of the conspiracy. As he presses forward through a perilous investigation, he finally slays his enemy with decisive force and successfully averts a missile crisis threatening the United States. 146Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 172 解 Dissociators: The Chronicles of Saint Judas Island 解离者：圣犹大岛纪事 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery203k WordsCompleted On the picturesque island of St. Judas, a series of locked-room mysteries and cunning murders unfold. The person who comes to solve them is a professional assassin. He understands killing and strategy, using a killer's instincts to unravel one impossible crime after another. Beneath the sunlit island, lies, old grudges, and conspiracies steadily rise to the surface. With classic locked-room mysteries at its heart, an immersive deserted-island atmosphere, and four linked cases, the story asks at 89Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 173 解 The Dissociator: The Canary Heist 解离者：金丝雀大劫案 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery119k WordsCompleted This series focuses on a heist of the century. What seemed like an ordinary day at Collingwood Global Investment Bank is shattered when a gang of armed robbers breaks in. They force the bank employees to follow their orders. In the aftermath, a chief inspector caught in a dilemma races against time, vowing to discover who stole the £3.9 billion and why. 73Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 174 羽 Ascension, Yet No Immortality 羽化非仙 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉Xianxia736k WordsOngoing [No System, no golden finger, no harem, not a transmigration story] [There is no sect competition, and yet it is the truest sect competition of all: the losers will see their lives, sects, traditions, and even their entire races erased.] The righteous path is not as bright and noble as it appears; The demonic path is not as cruel and bloodthirsty as it is portrayed; But evil cultivators are even more wicked than anyone could imagine. Here, there is love that spans ten thousand years, hatred that 5kReads—Score610Shelves

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    A mortal's life, from birth to old age, sickness, and death, culminating in reincarnation, is a path with a beginning and an end. But once one cultivates immortality, capable of soaring through the heavens and escaping the earth, moving mountains and filling seas, the greater the karmic entanglements, the more the cyclical nature of reincarnation becomes, in effect, a mere pipe dream.

25. 175 解 The Dissociator: The Extravagant Prisoner and the Underground Howl 解离者：奢囚与地下啸 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery160k WordsCompleted New York is split between day and night, two worlds at odds. Hired by a wealthy family to rescue their kidnapped heir, hitman Rick uncovers a sprawling conspiracy. Meanwhile, Roy, a subway veteran worn down by corporate exploitation, launches a fierce rebellion in the underground tunnels. There are no crime investigations or justice here, only struggles for profit and settling scores under a code of gray rules. The victors are free to rewrite the truth. Desire and the cruelty of class are laid b 98Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 176 清 Gentle Breezes, Northern Light 清风徐徐，北光照拂 Qing Die晴蝶Ancient Romance445k WordsOngoing A story concept I got from spinning a roulette wheel one day: Ling Beiyao: a teacher in an era of future technology Xu An: a doctor from another world Lin Yingchu: a demon king from an era of super-civilization (The protagonist was supposed to be just one person, but I ended up writing three.) The story is divided into the main storyline and individual character arcs. The main storyline follows the three protagonists from different worlds on their adventures in an era of super-civilization. The 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Please examine the writing style closely! Especially the later [Individual Chapters]! You can check the author's reviews first to confirm the writing style. The long, evocative passages in the [Individual Chapters], combined with the [Main Story], can be interpreted in multiple ways, and the descriptions of fights and spells are detailed. Also: It features a niche, less mainstream group of characters, everyday adventures, interweaving reality and fiction.

27. 177 解 The Disintegrator: A World of Black and Gray 解离者：黑灰世界 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Urban138k WordsCompleted Rick accidentally plunges into the dark abyss of an international drug cartel's deals, confronting the tangled connections between drug crimes and gang forces and witnessing countless bloody battles. Through one man's eyes, the story depicts a gripping, dark struggle for power, steeped in money and murder. 60Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 178 业 The Scales of Karma 业之秤 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉23k WordsCompleted The Scales of Sin 409Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 179 解 Dissolver: Assassination 解离者：刺杀 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Urban159k WordsCompleted With the election approaching, the political landscape is shrouded in uncertainty. Acting on a secret assignment, Rick navigates official cover-ups, power struggles, and layers of deception. Following the faintest clues, he carefully pieces together the truth and hunts down the mysterious mastermind lurking behind it all. He quietly snuffs out a deadly crisis capable of changing the balance of power before it can take root. 121Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 180 守 The Keeper of Ink: The Unburned Book 守墨人：未烬书 Ordinary Old Qin平凡老秦Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Heir to the Mo family, guardian of ancient scrolls and their teachings. A fragmentary Western Xia scroll reveals the secret origins shared by Xia and Han civilization; A perilous journey of deadly pursuit leads across seven regions in search of proof that civilizations can coexist. Su Qiao carries on her ancestors' legacy, disarming ancient tomb traps and fighting off evil spirits and pursuers. What she guards is not merely a forgotten history, but the ultimate belief that all under heaven can u 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A purely physical dungeon, devoid of any mystical elements. Amidst the clash of swords, the interplay of bronze weapons and the turmoil of human nature, the group embarks on a perilous journey of protection, filled with a tragic sense of helplessness.

31. 181 仙 The Immortal World's Idol 仙界的爱豆 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉9k WordsCompleted The Idol of the Immortal Realm 281Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 182 解 The Dissociator: A Black Comedy of Errors 解离者：黑色幽默大事件 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery165k WordsCompleted No formulaic power fantasies! Worldbuilding-driven, realist mystery, where evidence is just the final nail needed to make things official. The second installment in the Dissociator series. This is a story about a killer! A killer and a detective, willing to get their hands dirty. Dissociation is a symptom of detachment following trauma. It is commonly associated with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or dissociative disorders. The mind breaks free from pain, the body escapes the dust of 107Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 183 闺 My Best Friend Tricked Me into a Demon’s Den 闺蜜骗我入魔窟 Xi Fengche溪凤澈25k WordsCompleted My best friend tricked me into entering a demon's lair 787Reads—Score—Shelves

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    All of these—social ethics, family ethics, teacher-student ethics—are shrouded in darkness!

34. 184 废 A Good-for-Nothing with No Soul, I Am the Wolf Clan's Saintess of Ten Thousand Years 废柴无魂，我是狼族万年圣女 Ordinary Old Qin平凡老秦9k WordsCompleted A good-for-nothing with no soul: I am the Wolf Clan's Saintess of Ten Thousand Years —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 185 言 Words That Never Miss 言出次随 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉37k WordsCompleted Say it, and it happens next time 863Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 186 复 The Revenge Concerto 复仇协奏曲 Naturally Simpleminded憨的自然Mystery272k WordsCompleted No formulaic power fantasies! A worldbuilding-driven, realistic mystery where evidence is just the final nail in the procedural coffin. The first book in the Dissociator series. This is a story about a killer! A killer and a detective, willing to do the dirty work. Dissociation is a symptom of detachment following trauma. It is commonly associated with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) or dissociative disorders. The mind dissociates from pain; the body breaks free from the dust. The Ame 421Reads—Score101Shelves
37. 187 妻 My Wife Went to Her Date Looking Radiant and Came Home Shattered 妻子光鲜赴约破碎归来 Xi Fengche溪凤澈8k WordsCompleted His wife left for her date looking radiant, then returned in pieces 759Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 188 旧 San Francisco Blood Prison: My Husband Is Hiding Evidence of Three Clans' Massacre 旧金山血牢：我丈夫藏着三族灭门证据 Ordinary Old Qin平凡老秦28k WordsCompleted San Francisco Blood Prison: My Husband Is Hiding Evidence of the Massacre of Three Clans —Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 189 穿 Transmigrate to Yunnan Worm Valley: A Survival Guide for the Consort of King Xian 穿越云南虫谷：献王妃求生指南 Like Snow, Remembering the Passing Years似雪忆流年Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Ghost Blows Out the Light] + [yandere] + [King Xian is a straight-up tyrant, no redemption arc] The rating has just been posted, so it’ll go up. Updates are steady, so you can’t go wrong giving this a try! I transmigrated, but instead of getting a comeback story, I landed straight in the palace of King Xian of the ancient Dian Kingdom! All around me, women wailed in agony. Before me stood a mad tyrant with a bronze sword in hand and a sinister look in his eyes. No System! No supernatural abilit 57.3kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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    The male lead is a madman who criticizes the tyrant and refuses to be redeemed. He's obsessed with ascending to immortality and kills indiscriminately, while the female lead can only barely survive.

40. 190 隔 The Creaking Next Door 隔壁的吱呀声 Xi Fengche溪凤澈21k WordsCompleted The Creaking Sounds Next Door 12Reads—Score134Shelves
41. 191 于 Seeking a Lonely City in This Sea of Stars 于此星海寻孤城 Nian Xiling年夕令Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted As psionic technology reaches its full development and humanity enters the Star Era, can the Federal Community of Humanity, whose voice is controlled by the great families, truly be called a utopia? How will a technological civilization that has abandoned the “gods” face the “gods”? And where should the wandering twins Xing Hai and Gu Cheng, who have left the Federation behind, go to find their promised land? 82Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Humans have never been a united species; all they possess is endless arrogance and greed. [Heart][please follow][heart]

42. 192 蓠 Reeds Growing in the River 蓠草生江中 Fierce Rose暴烈蔷薇Urban232k WordsCompleted [Revenge] [Plot twists] [Every scene you see could be foreshadowing] Everyone is a villain. The heroine, Jiang Li, is cruelly abandoned at birth and raised by a madwoman in the village, growing up on the kindness of her neighbors. After enduring school bullying, romantic betrayal, a friend’s backstabbing, and ruthless office politics, she finally realizes just how unfathomable human evil can be... 4.2kReads8.8Score438Shelves
43. 193 小 The Reborn Little Fox Fairy’s Tale 小狐仙的重生物语 Nian Xiling年夕令Sports1.3M WordsCompleted On the first day after being reborn, Luo Xiao suddenly finds himself with a “younger sister.” His longtime best friend, whom he has secretly loved for years, is ultimately no match for the fairy who appeared out of nowhere. Beneath their growing affection lies a five-thousand-year search, and a sage's obsession will ultimately transcend time and space. 48Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 194 月 The Trap of a Monthly Salary Rising from Six Thousand to Fifty Thousand 月薪六千到五万的陷阱 Xi Fengche溪凤澈12k WordsCompleted The Trap of a Monthly Salary of 6,000 to 50,000 11Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 195 被 After My Sister-in-Law Tricked Me into Going to Northern Myanmar, I Found a Way to Survive 被嫂子骗进缅北后，我绝处逢生 Chang'an in an Uproar长安闹Urban3.7M WordsOngoing 806Reads8.7Score103Shelves

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    I recommend this book; don't trust so-called relatives!

46. 196 开 My Uncle Dies from the Start, and I Get This Great Deal? 开局死大爷，还有这好事 Yan Wu Never Speaks of Night言午不说夜Urban669k WordsOngoing On the surface, he is the young owner of a traditional Chinese medicine therapy clinic. In truth, he is a cultivator who has chosen to live in obscurity among ordinary people. If a hospital can treat it, I can treat it. If a hospital can’t, I can still treat it. As long as you aren’t meant to die, I can keep you alive. If you’ve found your way to me, it means you can still be saved. So tell me, what did you do this time? Feng shui can help someone rise to great heights, or leave them plagued by 240Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Are humans more terrifying, or demons and monsters? Is it right to help people exterminate ghosts? If an evil person is killed by a ghost, is exterminating the ghost to save the evil person also an evil deed? After reading the first two books, I've been pondering the concept of karmic retribution, and whether some practitioners should learn to control themselves.

47. 197 玄 The Profound Sun’s Guide to the Phoenix 玄阳引凤录 Xi Fengche溪凤澈Eastern Fantasy249k WordsCompleted [Eastern fantasy cultivation] + [Multiple heroines] + [Dual-cultivation furnace] + [Protection and redemption] + [Aesthetic of fragility] + [Proving the Dao through thunder] A hellish start, followed by a rebirth from the ashes. Li Yunche was once a prodigy who could summon the heavenly thunder of the Nine Heavens. To save his master, he lost all his cultivation and became haggard, reduced to the sect’s lowliest menial servant. He languished in despair for fifty years. When the sect is on the br 201Reads—Score—Shelves
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