Dark Protagonists Who Aren't Goody-Two-Shoes, With No Idiotic Character Decisions or Major Flaws 主角黑暗不圣母,全文不降智,没毒点
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The Devil's Diary 恶魔日记
Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst...
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Reborn as the Villainess, I Keep the Male Lead for Myself from the Start 穿成恶毒女配,开局我先圈养男主
Does a girl transmigrated into the role of a villainess have to cling to the male lead to survive? Faced with the male lead, covered in wounds and brutally humiliated, Yu Tai smiled faintly and showed everyone how to sleep with the male lead from the start. Worried about getting caught in a romantic rivalry with the original heroine? She glanced at the demon beast she'd raised like a daughter. Yu Tai sighed. How about meeting the heroine who insists on taking a male form? After her identity as a
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Shadow Ghoul: I Go on a Killing Spree in the Wasteland 影子食尸,我在废土嘎嘎乱杀
Apocalypse + shadow ability evolution + light comedy + monster-slaying and leveling up The wasteland has arrived, and all things lie silent in the darkness. Zombies, monsters, and natural disasters relentlessly threaten humanity’s survival. Zhang Ming awakens a shadow ability in his prison cell, constantly devouring shadows to grow stronger. From an ordinary man struggling to stay alive, he rises step by step to become the master of shadows.
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Mercenary Destiny 佣兵宿命
Lin Qi was born under an ill omen. He would shed seven tears in his lifetime and endure nine trials. His parents abandoned him when he was little. A widow took him in, but she killed herself when he was ten. What could have driven her to do it? At eighteen, Lin Qi accidentally killed the son of a high-ranking official and had no choice but to flee overseas, where he began his career as a mercenary. That feared Judge became a fixture on battlefields around the world! Deng Qiqi is the youngest rec
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Reborn: From the Start, I Get a Physics Cheat 重生:开局获得物理外挂
After Li Feng was reborn, he got a physical cheat ability. Height: 211 cm; weight: 330 jin; built like Superman. Bar bouncer; celebrity bodyguard; world boxing champion. Follow this tough guy through the exciting everyday life of his new lease on life. A beauty: “Brother Feng, can I touch your eight-pack abs?” “Miss, please behave yourself. I'm not that kind of man.”
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My Spirit Beasts Know Martial Arts 我的御兽会武术
Ye Feichen is the only martial artist in a world of beast tamers. His way of taming beasts is nothing like anyone else's. Have you ever seen a fist-sized lop-eared rabbit transform into a three-meter-tall giant rabbit covered in muscles? Have you ever seen a silly roe deer that just takes a beating without fighting back? Have you ever seen a thunderstorm sprite throw punches in hand-to-hand combat? No need to doubt it. They're all Ye Feichen's spirit beasts. When other beast tamers encounter the
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One Piece: Living at Kaido's Place from the Start 海贼:开局住进凯多家
[Slow-Paced + Everyday Life (with a Little Passion) + No Golden Finger + Not a Saint + Not Dark, Lighthearted Daily Life and Comedy. The protagonist is on Kaido's side.] Mu Yunfeng, a man who hid in a mental hospital to escape the hardships of life, always thought he had checked himself in voluntarily, which meant he was sane. Of course, he was the only one who thought so. After an accident, he ended up in the world of One Piece. From the start, he got the Mythical Zoan Qiongqi Fruit. But as soo
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Cast Out by My Sect: One Moment of Madness, and I Slaughter the Entire Sect 宗门弃徒:一念疯魔,尽屠全宗
[Darkening] + [Madness] + [No System] + [No Heroine] “If you don’t go mad, no matter how many lives you’ve lived...” “...you’ll only be repeating the same tragedy!” “Because fate...” “...has never favored the weak!” The boy grins eerily as blood runs down from between his brows! In the darkness, he throws back his head and spreads his arms in a frenzy...
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Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人
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
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Madam, Go Easy on Him 夫人,你下手轻点
Could the decisive, fearsome head of the powerful Nan family really be henpecked? In the capital's circle of elite families, Luo Kui was famous for her temper. She pursed her lips and fell silent, and Nan Xichen waved a hand, sending several companies into bankruptcy. She lowered her head and went upstairs, and Nan Xichen abandoned the distinguished guests in the living room to go sheepishly beg his wife for forgiveness. She cursed people, and he rubbed her legs. She got into fights, and he hand
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Big Sister, I’ll Be Good! The Sick, Twisted Villain Coaxes Her in a Hoarse Whisper 姐姐,我乖!病娇反派低哑缠哄
Su Meng transmigrated into a book as a sickly, ill-fated supporting woman who coughed up blood every few steps and tormented the villain early in the story. The System told her that if she helped the villain grow up, she could be reborn, so she began diligently raising him. At first, he looked distant and gloomy, like a fierce wolf cub, claws bared. “Don’t come near me.” Later, he began hoping for more and more affection. He reined in his dark, terrifying possessiveness and obsession, acted obed
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Entering the Demon Realm to Become an Immortal 闯入妖界当神仙
Also known as: After Getting Married, I Somehow Have Even More Admirers! [Political intrigue + sweet romance + love after marriage + xuanhuan romance] What should you do if the person you love is a good-for-nothing? Don’t hesitate! Dump him! A whole stream of admirers will naturally follow you, even after you’re married! The little princess Zijing of the Divine Realm takes the initiative to marry into the Demon Realm, wedding a playboy old enough to be her grandfather? Princess Zijing says, “Th
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A Delusion of Rebirth 妄往生
I've lost count of how many times Mom and Dad have gone out late at night. I don't know what they're going to do, but they always come back smiling and humming some kind of song. Not long after they leave, I always hear, "Beep! Woo! Beep! Woo! Beep! Woo!" When that happens, Mom and Dad don't go anywhere. They hold me close and quietly listen to the news report and that strange sound. Sui Wang, can you stop for me? I'm sorry. (Not set in our world. This is a story about a parallel world.)
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The Little Dumpling Adopted by Uncle Jiu 被九叔收养的小团团
The story of a little one destined to become a king, adopted by Uncle Jiu and swept up in all kinds of supernatural incidents. (A fanfic about Uncle Jiu, with a bit of The Pendulum mixed in, and a character from The Outcast appearing later.)
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The Laid-Back Detective: From the Start, I Show Up with a Robbery Suspect in Tow 咸鱼警探之开局拎着抢劫犯报到
Bu Tongfeng had hoped to lie flat, but somehow ran into an unreliable System. Before long, he found himself caught up in one bizarre case after another. Fine. If you won't let me take it easy, then none of you are getting away unscathed. I'll use the iron fist of justice to teach you that being a couch potato is an attitude, not a lack of ability.
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Super God Academy: Kissing Morgana from the Start 超神:开局强吻莫甘娜
“Ding! Congratulations, Supreme God, on obtaining the super gene: Eye of Serenity.” “Reward System commencing. Reward: one set of second-generation super-gene resources.” After years of hard work, Ye Yu had finally obtained his first set of super-gene knowledge. Before he could even celebrate, he watched helplessly as the System took control of his body and made him run toward Morgana... “Damn this useless System! The resources it rewarded me with were stolen! And it stole them from the greatest
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After Her Body Was Dumped, She Became the Villain Legion’s Cherished Darling 被抛尸后,她成了反派军团家团宠
[Print Edition of One Thought, Ashes Return to the Mountain: Preorders Open September 27 at 7 p.m.] Her own sister ripped out her phoenix bone, stole her talent, and tossed her into the Demon Rift like a dog! But against all odds, she survived and became the little demon girl cherished in the palms of the monsters living in the Demon Rift! The monsters of the Demon Rift: “Anyone who lays a hand on Niannian declares war on our entire demon clan!” She returns to the Five Continents, cuts down her
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My Heart Skips a Beat! Each Stage Unlocks a New Form of My Boyfriend 心动!每关解锁一个男友新形态
Mu Xiaoxiao's boyfriend is dead. After being pulled into a horror game, she discovers that her late boyfriend has become one of the game's biggest bosses. ① In the castle, roses bloom for her, while unseen ghosts gently nibble her earlobe. ② A giant dragon transformed into human form kisses her in a cave piled high with treasures. ③ While everyone else frantically searches for water, the desert serpent coils its tail around her slender waist and feeds her sweet spring water. Mermaids give her pe
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I Made a Pact with the Gods, and Now You’re All Turtles 我与神明画押,你们都变王八
[Ridiculous comedy] When Yan Luo was put on the spot from the start and expected to confess in front of everyone, she thought fast and called out to the young master: “Classmate Cang Zhu, wise people don’t fall in love. Let’s build a beautiful homeland and work together to create a harmonious society!” The young master: ... The young master at first: “Go away! Keep your distance! You’re scaring me!” The young master, winning himself over: “Holy crap, she insulted me. Does she like me? Holy crap,
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My Dear Subjects, Why Won’t You Speak? 我亲爱的子民,你为什么不说话
[Absurd comedy] [Bratty, wicked princess x Knight Commander who dotes on his wife] Due to a System error, the princess of the Interstellar Empire and her four knights transmigrated into a showbiz novel, becoming a five-person team of villainous cannon fodder. From the start, during a livestream... The chuunibyou princess stayed in character as a wicked villainess and said to a turtle, “My dear subject, why aren't you speaking?” Knight One: “Your Highness, it must be so captivated by your beauty
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A Poor Scholar and His Convenient Little Bride 寒门书生,开局捡个便宜小娇妻
Zhao Ce transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, becoming an impoverished scholar with a terrible reputation. He also discovers that he borrowed money to get married, then squandered it all, and ended up buying a pitiful little cripple on the way back to make up the numbers. The little cripple has mismatched eyes and is treated like a monster. Zhao Ce: What kind of miserable life is this? A disastrous start? But when he takes another look at the little cripple, so tiny and thin, blinking those big eye
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The First Glimmer of Spring 春光乍现
[Two top students, love at first sight, reunited after years apart, one-on-one romance, mutual healing] Gu Tingke would always remember the first time he saw Song Renle. The light made the girl’s fair skin look even paler, like a brilliant splash of color shining into his heart. * Song Renle couldn’t say when she fell for him. Perhaps it was when the boy caught her without hesitation, or when he held her close and she felt his warmth. Whatever the reason, she fell for him. * That spring, the wea
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Form a Pact with a Divine Beast! Awaken Your Divine Veins! All Three Realms Kneel in Reverence 契神兽!醒神脉!三界众人齐跪拜
[Strong heroine + satisfying read + magical space + divine beasts + sweet romance] She opens her eyes to find herself once again in the body of a legitimate daughter who was beaten to death and bullied by everyone. Huh? This is too humiliating. She won't stand for it! And so begins her daily routine of taking down scumbags and making them face-slapping targets. A genius? Sorry, she's a prodigy. Taming divine beasts and refining pills come naturally to her… At the Vermilion Bird's cry, everyo
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After I Transmigrated, Divine Beasts Came Knocking One After Another 穿越后,神兽纷纷送上门
[Strong heroine + strong hero + no angst + utterly doted on + both leads are pure] A legendary beast tamer is murdered and reborn in another world. From then on, a good-for-nothing rises to power, and timidity gives way to ruthlessness. On the day she is reborn, she serves her fiancé a face-slapping, kicks the white lotus out of her way, and even wipes her face on the sleeve of the cold, obsessively clean Crown Prince...
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Reborn: The Myriad Beasts Acknowledge Me as Their Master, and I Reclaim My Divine Bone 重生归来:万兽认主,挖回神骨
[Strong heroine + strong hero + doting romance + no angst + comedy] She was once the most beloved princess of the empire. Everyone knew she was stunningly beautiful and extraordinarily gifted, the cherished darling of the emperor and the retired emperor. But everything changed on the day she came of age! The emperor's usual adoring expression turned greedy. “Xi'er, I've spoiled you for fifteen years. Now it's time for you to repay me.” The retired emperor's former kindness vanished. “Xi'er, you
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The Ten Arts of Cultivation 修真十艺
[System-based, no female lead] The ten arts of cultivation: mining, weapon forging, spirit slaughtering, planting, alchemy, beast taming, soul refining, talisman crafting, formations, and spirit appraisal. He Cheng enters the world of cultivation with ten skill panels.
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Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚:因为担心不优雅而过度变态
[Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The
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I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏!
A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp
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My Life Is Yours 我的命,都给你
Ji Mingshu hated Xu Meiling with all his heart and tormented her until she died. But when she was really gone, Ji Mingshu realized... he had fallen in love with her.
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