Darkness Taken to the Extreme. True Darkness. The Protagonist Is Cold, Dashing, and Ruthless 黑暗为极致的黑暗。是真正的黑暗。主角是冷炫无情

1. 101 葬 Burial of the Heavens: I Am the Forbidden One Who Fell with the Emperor, Returning to All the Heavens 葬天：吾为帝落禁忌，重临诸天 Muttering Bear喃喃呓语的熊Eastern Fantasy455k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Villain + no heroine + decisive and ruthless + forbidden existence returns + do not read if you like saintly protagonists] In the Age of the Fallen Emperors, during an age of great prosperity, the Heavenly Dao of Hongmeng controlled the Three Thousand Great Daos. Beneath those Three Thousand Great Daos, three thousand Immortal Emperors stood side by side, their names shaking the past and present. The Buried Emperor Mu Changqing rose from humble beginnings, forged his way through slaug 4kReads8.4Score21714d adds

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   I absolutely cannot allow anyone not to have read this masterpiece. I searched for a long time before finally finding this treasure of a novel. The more I read, the more I wanted to read it, and the more addicted I became. I wished I could finish it in one go, and I vowed not to stop until I finished it. It is definitely worth reading for everyone!

2. 102 重 After Raising an Injured Succubus, She Became Madly Obsessed with Her Master 重伤魅魔养成后：疯狂迷恋为师 Breaking Out of the Cocoon破茧天蚕Eastern Fantasy676k WordsCompleted [Invincible wish-fulfillment + face-slapping + multiple female leads + disciples pursuing their master + coercive love + sect-building, ruthless and decisive] Chen Ye was originally a very gentle master who treated those around him extremely well. But then his personality suddenly changed, and he began making enemies everywhere. Before long, he had lost everything. Fortunately, however, he still had three stunning female disciples by his side. His eldest disciple was a seductive succubus, his se 10kReads9.1Score1.1k14d adds
3. 103 黑 Darkness: I'll Stop at Nothing to Live Forever 黑暗：我不择手段只为永生 Lin Qianye林千也Eastern Fantasy177k WordsCompleted [Dark Style + Cold-Blooded Protagonist + No Female Lead + Profit Above All + No Goody-Two-Shoes] How does one rise above the mortal world? The sky is high, the land vast, and the road stretches far. Sects stand everywhere, myriad races run rampant, and across billions of miles, who will rule over all? Through the ages, kings have vied for supremacy, and with a mere gesture they blot out the sky, proving the eternal Dao. In a chaotic age, he carves a path through bloodshed and wipes out all trace 599Reads5.1Score—14d adds

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   1. A meteoric rise from the start, a blood sacrifice ignites dominance, and all realms tremble in darkness. 2. Survival in the darkness, relentless pursuit of power, the path to immortality is filled with cruel chapters. 3. The villain's might is overwhelming, the name of the Forbidden Lord is renowned, the annihilation of all realms reveals the arrogance of darkness. 4. Black mist shrouds the heavens and earth, the forbidden self rises, shaking the world and writing a forbidden legend.

4. 104 反EN Villain: I, the Dark Forbidden Lord, Bury and Annihilate All Heavens Throughout Eternity 反派：我黑暗禁主，葬灭万古诸天 Jiu Tian九舔Eastern Fantasy408k WordsCompleted [Villain + dark + cold-blooded + decisive and ruthless + severing all seven emotions] His family and parents were slaughtered because he offended the Child of Destiny. Crushed by endless regret, self-reproach, and pain, Jun Wudao awakens the True Self System. From the start, he unseals a million Asura troops and establishes the Nine Hells. As one terrifying being after another breaks free, the chaos of the myriad heavens faces... the dark apocalypse that belongs to them. A million Asura shake th 2.3kReads6.9Score10314d adds
5. 105 黑EN The Black Fog Descends: I Am the Taboo 黑雾降临：我为禁忌 A Little Lump of Chenchen一坨小臣臣Urban733k WordsCompleted [Sequences] [Cthulhu] [Slow burn] [No female lead] Sixteen years ago, a blood-red meteor tore across the dawn and descended upon the world. No one knew how terrifyingly strange the world humans knew would become because of its arrival. From that day on, a black fog that engulfed the entire world descended. Among humanity, people with immensely powerful abilities known as Sequence holders began to appear. With a wave of their hands, they could destroy cities and mountains, but the world had alrea 5.9kReads8.9Score79914d adds
6. 106 灭 Extinction: From Beginner to Expert 灭绝世界从入门到精通 An Elementary Schooler's Keyboard小学生的键盘Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Villain + villain + villain + no female lead + ruthless and decisive] “Li Yuan, you’re a madman! I can’t comprehend your malice toward life. I can’t even imagine how cold and dark your heart must be. Your actions are appalling. I simply believe that killing you is more urgent than killing any other enemy.” “Li Yuan, are you trying to play God? You want to turn the world into hell, etching your crimes into every corner. You want to make life your plaything, with everyone’s survival hanging on yo 6kReads7.5Score49314d adds

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   (Click to expand and read) 1 and 2 both require patience, they are indeed dark, especially "Extinction". I left immediately after reading it the first time, I had no other books, but I got hooked after reading two more pages... 3 Is a chaotic neutral behind-the-scenes story, the wild superhuman faction is very strong. 4 Is as the name suggests, selfish and cold-blooded. 5 Is just killing, killing, killing, killing, killing, killing. 6 Is about eating what you need to replenish, he ate a bunch of superhumans. 7 Is the protagonist of a haunted house, his domain eventually covers the whole world, behind the scenes, destroying the world. 8 Is the protagonist messing around with the official system, later bringing strange invasions to other worlds. 9 Is as the title says. 10 Is ruthless luck, bewitching wishes. 11 Is similar to reincarnation but very different. 12 Is an insectoid catastrophe, mass-producing and destroying the world, sci-fi fans can read it, it will fight different levels of cosmic civilizations one by one. 13 The protagonist keeps creating monsters, it's in the dark, it's stopped. 14, 15, As the title says. 16 To go home, he sacrifices the city to the evil god.

7. 107 末 Apocalypse: Starting by Slaughtering a Hundred Classmates 末世：从坑杀百位同学开始 Can't Understand Advanced Math看不懂高数Sci-Fi & Apocalypse736k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + Dark Tone + Gritty + No Superpowers + No Female Lead + Decisive and Ruthless] After more than a decade of struggling through the apocalypse, he is reborn. Zhou Qiu no longer trusts anyone. Classmates? Lure them all to their deaths to help me escape! Close friends? Force them to toughen up. They live if they make it, and die if they don’t! There’s no such thing as friendship, and no such thing as enemies or villains. There’s only absolute self-interest! 7.1kReads8.0Score44014d adds

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   It's really beautiful.

8. 108 魔 The Reborn Demon Lord Becomes the Ninth Prince and Is Forced to Be a Good Person 魔尊重生为九皇子，被迫当好人 No Pearl Is Lost in the Vast Sea沧海不遗珠Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing “Hypocrisy + training + multiple heroines + political scheming + darkness + yandere” (If you don't like it, don't read!) In his previous life, he slaughtered cities and destroyed kingdoms in pursuit of eternal life. In this life, the System forces him to become “the world's greatest good person.” Within the imperial palace, the crown prince is ruthless, the other princes circle like wolves, and the consort watches him like a hawk. He must play the harmless, benevolent Ninth Prince while wield 9.7kReads9.0Score1k14d adds

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   Enslavement + Yandere Female Slave + Yandere Imperial Sister + Mount...

9. 109 尸 Raising Ten Thousand Ghosts with a Corpse, I Cultivate the Dark Arts on the Black Market 尸躯养万鬼，我在黑市当邪修 Dark Lazy Bug暗懒虫Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted As the blood of his parents cooled in the cracks between the bluestone slabs, Li Feng understood: if he wanted to survive, he had to be filthier than the wicked and more worthless than mud! Grovel before the Black Tiger Gang? Volunteer to practice the life-shortening Five Poisons Palm? Treat his subordinates as sacrificial offerings? Sell his devoted partner off as a cultivation furnace? As long as it helped him climb higher, he wouldn't blink! His body is on the verge of collapse? Refine it int 2.3kReads6.9Score23814d adds

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   This book was so enjoyable!

10. 110 秽 The Lord of Tainted Blood 秽血真君 Old Bookworm 2老书虫2Eastern Fantasy811k WordsOngoing As the ancients said: “A person walking the Great Way is a cultivator of the Dao. The blazing sun ahead is the Great Way. The road behind, where one turns back, is the tangled mortal world. The flowers and bright fruit along the roadside are the many kinds of desire. At the summit, a cliff with no road onward, one gazes down at heaven and earth and sees how small they are: this is enlightenment.” “With no road ahead, there is only the heavens. What then?” “Heaven has no master. The one who comma —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A truly dark novel with no female lead and no system; an old book that was banned in its early years.

11. 111 独 Savoring the Mortal World Alone 独嚼人间 Unburnable Candle烧不完的蜡烛Eastern Fantasy960k WordsOngoing (No saintly heroine, no harem, no System, not invincible, not brainless, not a wish-fulfillment novel. Enter at your own risk if that's not your thing! Those who want a saintly heroine, beware! This is not a typical Long Aotian power fantasy!!!!) From the start, he has to eat moldy steamed buns, is thrown into a river, has his soul shackled, and is forced to cultivate demonic arts. In this cultivation world where human lives are worth less than grass, he finally understands: this world is full o 1.5kReads8.1Score10714d adds

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    Early game first-person perspective (Chen Chen); Mid-to-late game third-person perspective (Jue). Jue and Chen Chen start out alone, eating moldy steamed buns, being drowned, having their souls locked, and forced to practice evil arts. In this cultivation world where human life is cheap, he finally realizes: this world only has wolves. Early game first-person perspective (Chen Chen); Mid-to-late game third-person perspective (Jue). [Angry][Angry] Jue and Chen Chen alone.

12. 112 反 Villain: I'm No Good at Fighting Spells 反派：小女子不擅斗法 Another Ten Years of Rustling萧萧瑟瑟又十年Ancient Romance1.2M WordsOngoing [Villainess story + false benevolence + no male lead + ordinary-mortal cultivation] Sold by her parents to a brothel at the age of ten, Liu Muqing has no idea what is good or evil. By chance, she embarks on the path of cultivation. Her master teaches her to put self-interest first in all things. As Liu Muqing gradually understands the world, she decides to cut off the goodness in her heart and become the chaotic era’s most feared witch. 1kReads8.8Score10014d adds

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    The female lead does fit the description, and she's also skilled at disguise.

13. 113 凡 Cultivation as a Mortal: All Beings Pave the Way 凡人修仙，众生铺路 Inspiration and Thought灵感和思想Eastern Fantasy227k WordsOngoing (The book has been abandoned, and I don't plan to continue writing it. The new book is about cultivating immortality as a clan: I Am the Clan's Sacred Tree.) Demonic cultivation + no System + ruthless killing. Lu Duan was abandoned by his parents as a child and reduced to begging on the streets. Once he embarked on the path of cultivation, he lived only for himself. On this road, profit and slaughter went hand in hand. Born a mortal, he would remain one for his whole life. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Crying][I'm about to cry][Crying][I'm about to cry][Crying]

14. 114 只 Kill, Don’t Save! A True Huang Chao Has Emerged from the Celestial Masters’ Mansion 只杀不渡！天师府出了个真黄巢 Meng Liangqi孟良柒Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing [A One-Punch Man fanfic, System, lighthearted comedy, invincible protagonist, no female lead, ruthless, righteous to a fault, no redemption arc for Xia He...] Zhang Xuanxiao transmigrates into the world of One-Punch Man. His parents were killed by Quanxing when he was young, and he was lucky to survive. The Celestial Master takes him to Mount Longhu, where he becomes Zhang Lingyu’s senior fellow disciple... As a direct disciple of the Celestial Master, and driven by the loss of his parents, Zhan 90.4kReads8.3Score6.4k14d adds

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    A massacre of an entire family turned him into the nightmare of the Quanxing sect! The Quanxing members wept and begged for forgiveness, but he coldly replied, "When you committed your evil deeds, did you ever think of their pleas for mercy?" Some questioned the severity of his methods, but he retorted firmly, "If a gentle solution worked, why would we be in this situation?" Watching him purge the Quanxing sect with almost obsessive methods, the martial arts world was shocked: this wasn't chivalry; it was clearly using his own life to protect the justice in his heart!

15. 115 修 Cultivating Immortality in the Hehuan Sect: They Treat Me Like a Magical Artifact 修仙合欢宗，她们把我当法器 Little Peanut's Great Adventure小花生大冒险Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted He is the top male model at a club in the mortal realm, and a reincarnated Immortal Emperor. She is a low-ranking elder of the Hehuan Sect in the cultivation world, a bewitching demoness. He plays among the flowers, indulging in the pleasures of the world without ever getting attached. She exhausts every scheme, deceives the world, and traps him in the palm of her hand. He uses her as a chess piece, slaughters his way through the immortal realm, and reshapes the Heavenly Dao. She wields him as a 7kReads9.1Score67114d adds

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    He, the top male model at a modern club. She, a low-level elder of the Hehuan Sect. He, a playboy among beauties, never getting attached. She, using every trick in the book, deceiving the world, imprisoning him in her grasp. He, using her as a pawn, slaughtered his way through the immortal realm, reshaping the Heavenly Dao. She, using him as a weapon, meticulously plotted, wreaking havoc on the world. They, using each other, redeemed each other in evil. They, achieving together, driven by mutual benefit. … A sugary exterior, poison within. Two powerful figures conspiring together, neither pure. All villains, no purely good ones. [Petrified]

16. 116 仙 Immortal Zombie: Starting from Zero, I Conquer Blue Star in the Age of Transcendence 仙僵：从零征服超凡复苏的蓝星 The Crow Drank Its Fill乌鸦喝水喝饱了Urban113k WordsOngoing (Slow burn, alternate universe) At first, the overbearing male lead is Le Wuhuan. In the middle, he transforms into an adorable beast-eared little girl. Later, he becomes emperor and rules the South. First clone: Lord of the Northern Frontier. Second clone: ... The most miserable female lead, Lin Anran, becomes a scheming, dark-hearted woman in the middle, bent on killing Le Wuhuan. Later... The aloof campus beauty Su Yao becomes the most well-connected person in the middle, then an arrogant, ts —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A dark and intense novel, slow-paced and uneventful in the beginning, but takes off in the middle.

17. 117 我EN The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 64.6kReads9.2Score5.9k14d adds
18. 118 被 A Life Spurned by Another World 被异世界唾弃的一生 Cool-Off Period清冷期Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Western fantasy + ensemble cast + no cheats + sword and magic + fictional world + some angst] My soul transmigrated to another world. No System, no dazzling start, and this isn’t a power fantasy. Give me a little patience, and I’ll give you a fantasy world unlike any other. This is the story of an ordinary modern office worker who must first survive in a world torn by chaos, then step over heaps of corpses on his way to becoming the Doomsday Demon feared by all. Reader advisory: The first two 4.9kReads9.0Score42214d adds

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    This is an isekai (another world) story. There are no cheat codes, no systems, no lucky encounters. Kill one person and you're a criminal; slaughter millions and you're a king. It has a dark style, no saintly hearts, and is ruthless and decisive. There is no right or wrong, no justice or evil, only different perspectives.

19. 119 无 The Ruthless Demon Ancestor 无情魔祖 Conscienceless Heavenly Spear无良天戈Eastern Fantasy243k WordsOngoing [Unrelentingly dark] [Maniacal protagonist] [No female lead] Cultivation? It means climbing a mountain of corpses and wading through a sea of blood! Compassion? That’s a shroud for the weak! On his wedding day, red candles weep blood as his entire clan gives their lives to make Li Wuqing what he is. A sect? Nothing but a flock of lambs raised for slaughter! A beauty? Just a stepping stone to scout the way! “This master of mine is pretty good.” He smiles as he lights his master as a soul candle. 63Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is definitely an extremely dark story; the protagonist is insane and utterly depraved. [Warning]

20. 120 从 From Rebel Soldier of the Heavenly Court to the Ultimate Heavenly Demon 从天庭叛兵到极道天魔 North Moon baci北月baciEastern Fantasy115k WordsOngoing [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Goody-Two-Shoes] [No Female Lead] [Extreme Path] [Founding a Demon Sect] After cultivating for hundreds of years, Gao Ming reaches the Heavenly Court only to find he can become nothing more than a low-ranking soldier. He thought he was an unparalleled genius, but what is he supposed to do when everyone in the Heavenly Court is a genius? He defects from the Heavenly Court, only to find he can't even beat a squad leader. Now what? Luckily, Gao Ming has seized the body o 40Reads—Score414d adds

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    The protagonist is a ruthless and decisive killer in the "Yakuza" genre, prioritizing self-interest above all else; there is no female lead.

21. 121 别 Others Struggle Through the Apocalypse, but I'm Invincible 别人过末世，我无敌 The Whole Family's Hope全家的希望Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.7M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + no saintly heroine + plenty of beautiful women + cold and merciless] Stocking up on supplies when the apocalypse hits? No way. I have an unlimited supply of everything. One biscuit makes the campus belle of old bow her proud head; one loaf of bread makes a once-famous star bend the knee. The world's ended. Who's got time for romance, bro? 55.4kReads8.3Score3.9k14d adds

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    Dark novels I've been reading recently

22. 122 玄 Xuanhuan: You Cultivate Immortality, I Cultivate the Uncanny! 玄幻：你们修仙，我修诡！ Drunk Shadows Shine醉影成辉Eastern Fantasy135k WordsCompleted Don’t read this, it’s not very well written [somewhat dark + no romance + power fantasy] Ye Lingqiu is dark and twisted by nature. After dying by accident, he transmigrates to another world, a continent of immortal cultivation, and becomes a once-in-a-generation genius of the Ye family in the capital. A choice appears from the start! [Powerful One Support System locking onto Host... Binding successful...] [Bound Host: Ye Lingqiu] [Ding! Begin choosing your path of immortal cultivation.] [Warning 9Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 123 无 Infinite Apocalypse: A Super Cheat Every Time I Sign In! 无限末世：每次签到超级外挂！ Riding the Wind and Clouds挽风云Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted A certain island nation dumps nuclear wastewater into the sea, mutating marine life and bringing on the apocalypse! Before civilization falls, everyone gains the ability to transmigrate through an infinite number of worlds to survive. Anyone who returns alive from a parallel apocalyptic world receives generous rewards and can grow stronger fast! Shen Yun binds to a System, and gets a super golden finger sign-in reward as soon as he enters another world. Island survival: Sign in from the start to 36.3kReads8.9Score2.6k14d adds
24. 124 我 I Am the Source of the Uncanny: Sacrifice to Heaven and Earth, Sacrifice to All Humanity! 我为诡异源头，祭天地，祭苍生！ Born to Be a Stock-Trading Saint先天炒股圣胎Eastern Fantasy400k WordsOngoing [A Dark Version of Shrouding the Heavens] + [No Female Lead] + [The Antithesis of Huang] + [Overwhelming, Unstoppable Power] “I am the source of the strange and uncanny. I shall sacrifice every enemy beneath the heavens!” As one of the ten progenitors of the Strange Highlands, Cang Zu was tired of every sacrificial epoch bringing nothing but the faint hope of a future that might never come. So he decided to become the source of all darkness himself, claiming every living being who would otherwis 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    These two books have no flaws.

25. 125 再 Look at Me Like That Again and I'll Slap You 再看老子拍死你 The Enlightened One Said悟道子曰Eastern Fantasy521k WordsOngoing [The Most Hardcore Male Lead] [邪修] [A Cunning Old Schemer] [A Little Pervert] [Making a Fortune in Silence] [Beast Taming] [Looting Corpses] [Romantic Encounters] Slapping beautiful women, romantic encounters, dual cultivation, looting corpses, and finishing off his enemies with a surprise strike. He raises a pack of ferocious beasts, birds of prey, venomous insects, and corpse puppets, and his combat prowess is off the charts. The male lead pulls off one outrageous move after another, never pla 7.8kReads—Score76514d adds

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    [First Hardcore] [A cunning and ruthless male lead—you'll only know how tough and ruthless he is after watching!] Raising ferocious beasts, birds of prey, monstrous insects, and corpse puppets, he's constantly pulling off outrageous moves, cunning and treacherous, defying all expectations. The pacing is fast, packed with exciting moments—you won't regret investing! [Crying][petrified]

26. 126 诡 Proving Immortality in a Bizarre Apocalypse 诡谲末世证长生 Mozi Wan莫子丸Sci-Fi & Apocalypse459k WordsOngoing (Lone-wolf cultivation + no female lead + decisive and ruthless + Chinese-style Cthulhu + original Backrooms-like dungeons + myriad realms) “The moon” “impostors” “animated ██████”... The spiritual energy in this world is actually self-aware!??? Rules twist, the uncanny pours in... Look! The things in the sky... they're all alive, hahahahahahaha!! memetic contamination ███████? I don't want to save ███... I just want to... survive.!! Escape this! Damn! cage!! ? (Note: The overa 917Reads6.5Score—14d adds

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    [Note] That's alright, the rations. Set it up.

27. 127 邪 The Path of Unorthodox Longevity, Beginning with Shifting Blood and Bone 邪路长生，从横移血骨开始 Golden Koi金鲤鱼Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Unorthodox cultivation] [Longevity] [Cautious] [Fake System] [Mercurial] [Pseudo-invincible] [Decisive and ruthless] [No female lead] [Also known as: The Unorthodox Path to Longevity: Shifting Blood and Bone; Fellow Daoist, Your Spiritual Root Looks Good. Mind If I Borrow It?; Unorthodox Cultivation: My Aptitude Falls Short, So I’ll Make Up the Difference with Fellow Daoists] [PS: (*^▽^*) Since this is a story about an unorthodox cultivator, some things go without saying. Ratings and comments a 9.1kReads8.2Score76814d adds

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    🔥Dark Flow: This is a world of despair, where morality has utterly collapsed, and only humanity remains. It's either conform or stay true to yourself. You say I've succumbed to depravity? Wrong, terribly wrong. This is the real me.

28. 128 冰 The Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoarded a Hundred Billion in Supplies 冰河末世，我囤积了百亿物资 Sea of Memories记忆的海Sci-Fi & Apocalypse7.4M WordsOngoing Doomsday + reborn + massive stockpiling + playing it safe + unlimited space + dark revenge, no saintly protagonist The world enters an ice age. The freezing apocalypse arrives, and 95% of the planet's population perishes! In his previous life, Zhang Yi was killed by people he'd helped because of his kind heart. Reborn one month before the freezing apocalypse, Zhang Yi awakens a spatial ability and begins frantically stockpiling supplies! Short on supplies? He empties the hundred-billion-yuan war 359.7kReads8.7Score17.9k14d adds

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    [Top Post][Watching the Gossip] In a frozen, post-apocalyptic world, a woman is tricked and persecuted to death by a scheming former colleague. Reborn, she returns to a month before the world was frozen, awakening dual abilities of space and time. She begins secretly stockpiling supplies, building a shelter, and cautiously taking each step to grow stronger in the apocalypse. She gathers a group of talented friends—a playful little girl, an intellectual mature woman, and a cunning young woman—to survive the apocalypse, explore the truth of the world, and search for a new future.

29. 129 我 I'm Really, Really Terrifying After I Die 我死后真的真的巨凶 One in a Million此人万里挑一Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [The protagonist is a ghost] [Slightly dark] Chen Xi confessed his feelings to the class beauty and was rejected. Then someone murdered him, but she assumed he had killed himself over her. Fortunately, the supernatural revival had just begun, and Chen Xi transformed straight into a vengeful ghost. Who could have guessed that the class beauty would come to his home, take his things without permission, and even damage his mother's keepsake? At last, Chen Xi couldn't hold back any longer and struck 13.6kReads7.9Score1.2k14d adds
30. 130 四 Siheyuan: Seeing the Scheme Through to the End 四合院之将截胡进行到底 Little Mo of South City南城小陌Male-Channel Fanfiction6.0M WordsOngoing [Multiple female leads, not for everyone] [Protagonists from various TV dramas collide, each with their own protagonist aura] [Disinfecting with iodine while whipping] Siheyuan, Zhengyang Gate, People Are Like Iron, Glorious Times, The Great New Era, Golden Wedding, Hutong, The Qiao Family Children... In the Name of the People, Ordinary Years, The War Between Two Women] [System for stealing female leads, self-interest, do-gooders, stay away] [No original female leads, characters from other stori 199.3kReads9.0Score13.5k14d adds

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    This post-apocalyptic novel is so realistic it sends chills down your spine. There's no system or cheat code; the protagonist is calm and decisive, the plot twists and turns, and the foreshadowing is deep and intricate, making you more and more immersed in it the more you read.

31. 131 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.6kReads8.7Score31414d adds
32. 132 以EN In the Name of Justice: Slaying the High-Martial Multiverse 以正义之名，斩尽高武苍生 Ya Qi鸦栖Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment + Overwhelming dominance + Ruthless + No female lead] In the interstellar age, martial arts flourish. Chu Sheng binds himself to the Justice System. Every righteous deed earns him a reward. Being timid and submissive is not justice. Justice that comes too late is pure bullshit! Justice means striking hard! Taking the initiative! Evil must be punished! If the wicked don’t die, should I die instead? Evil breeds evil! What do you do when someone frames you? Hit back! What do 42.2kReads8.1Score3.9k14d adds
33. 133 医 Doctor: Headache? Just Smash Your Head Open! 医生：头疼？把头敲碎就好了啊！ The Cabbage Who Can Type会码字的白菜Sports350k WordsOngoing [Unhinged] [Deranged] [Single heroine, both leads are mad] [Decisive and ruthless] [Ensemble cast] This is a virtual world where killing lets you level up. Good people gain experience by killing bad people, and bad people gain experience by killing good people. But it is also a world whose truth can only be seen by those who have gone completely mad. “Funny thing is, I’m a lunatic. My name is Feng Ziye, and I just killed someone!” “I’m a lunatic, and a doctor. My first patient was an online nove 21Reads7.1Score—14d adds
34. 134 开EN A Demon Heart at Birth: The Rise of an Unrivaled Monster 开局移植妖魔心脏，成为绝世凶物 Shacha Noodles沙茶面Eastern Fantasy5.1M WordsCompleted (No System, multiple female leads, neither wholly good nor wholly evil) Fang Ling possesses a Chaos Sacred Body. From the moment he was born, various factions fought to seize him. His heart, right eye, and precious bone were successively cut out… After being passed from hand to hand, Fang Ling was left on the steps of an ancient temple, barely clinging to life, by a kind-hearted stranger. No one knew that five peerless experts were secretly living in seclusion inside the temple. They had hidden 164.4kReads9.1Score17.4k14d adds

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    🌿🌿①The protagonist fought against the demon for thousands of years, just to restore peace to the world. Because he did not seek fame or fortune, he was framed by someone with ulterior motives and accused of being the demon. The sect and family that had been peaceful for decades did not believe him and abandoned him. The protagonist finally realized the truth, turned to the dark side, and became the Eternal Demon Lord.

35. 135 开 Becoming a Demonic Cultivator from the Start: Fellow Daoist, Enter My Ten Thousand Souls Banner 开局成为魔修，请道友入我万魂幡 The One Flying in the Sky天上飞的Eastern Fantasy357k WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivator + Major Villain + Cunning + Wildly Satisfying + Reincarnated Empress + Ruthless + Prodigy Showdown.] Chu Chen, the senior disciple of the Tianxuan Sect, devoted himself wholeheartedly to the sect, only for the Xuantian Sect to make him the scapegoat. After awakening the strongest demonic cultivation System, he gains the Myriad Souls Banner from the start. This time, he chooses to become a demonic cultivator, one who won’t let morality be used to manipulate him. With the My 272Reads6.3Score—14d adds
36. 136 逼 You Forced Me to Become a Demon, and Now I'm the Demon Venerable. Why Are You Crying? 逼我入魔，我成魔尊了你们哭啥 Li Bai Is No Immortal李白不是仙Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless + heroine regrets it + never forgives + villain protagonist + immortality + highly satisfying + traditional fantasy] In his previous life, after transmigrating, Gu Jian became the kindhearted and upright senior disciple. He treated his master like family and, amid the chaos of a troubled age, repeatedly protected the sect at the cost of severe injuries. To save his fourth junior brother, he even gave him his Supreme Bone. But afterward, that same junior brother falsely acc 4.6kReads7.2Score39814d adds
37. 137 魔 Demonic Path System: All of China Is Actually Cultivating the Demonic Path! 魔道系统：文明华夏竟全是魔修！ Strange Sheep奇怪的绵羊Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Demonic cultivation System + invincible power fantasy + an entire nation cultivates demons + explosive action + no female lead] Bai Yang awakens a demonic cultivation System and learns that spiritual qi will fully revive in three years. In the meantime, ferocious beasts will appear all over Blue Star. To face the coming crisis, Bai Yang decides to become a demonic cultivator. But the damn System demands that he lead all 1.4 billion people of Huaxia in demonic cultivation! [Main Quest]: May ever 23.2kReads8.5Score2.2k14d adds
38. 138 开 Forced into a Demonic Sect from the Start, I Rise Straight to the Celestial God Realm 开局被逼入魔宗，我直升天神境 I'm Really Not the Great Dao我真不是大道Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn] + [Utter remorse] + [Explosively satisfying] + [Absolutely no forgiveness] Chu Yuan, the senior disciple of the greatest sect under heaven, is falsely accused of practicing demonic arts. His master and the others humiliate him, then seal his cultivation with a demon-banishing spell, leaving him powerless... To prove he never practiced demonic arts, Chu Yuan starts cultivating again from scratch and climbs back to the peak. On the eve of the Demon God’s sacrifice of the world, he offers 203Reads6.2Score—14d adds
39. 139 逼 You Drove Me to Become a Demon, and Now You Want Me to Love You Again? 逼我入魔，还想让我再爱一次？ Liu Yue Bai柳月白Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Li Xuan treated his master and junior sisters as his whole world, willing to risk everything for them. When his junior brother framed him, his junior sisters treated him with cold disdain and cruel words. His master drained his cultivation, crippled his natural talents, forced him onto the demonic path, and personally cut him down. The demoness who loved him more than life itself also perished for his sake, her body and soul destroyed. Given another chance at life, he let g 487Reads6.3Score10614d adds
40. 140 为 I Betrayed the Sect for the Demoness! 为了魔门妖女，我叛变了！ Reverend Guan Hua观花上人Eastern Fantasy738k WordsOngoing "You demoness, I'm a disciple of the righteous path. You want me to join the demonic sect? Dream on! I'd rather die!" Lu Yunchuan declared righteously. Three days later, gazing at the demoness in his arms, Lu Yunchuan shook his head. "What righteous path? Never heard of it. In this life, I'm sworn against the righteous path!" Lu Yunchuan, a disciple of the righteous path, had intended to vanquish demons and uphold justice throughout the land. But he was accidentally captured by a demones 21Reads5.8Score314d adds
41. 141 诬 You Accuse Me of Demon Cultivation? Why Panic When I Really Turn to the Demonic Path? 诬陷我魔修？真转修魔你们慌什么 Standing Firm Alone岿然独存Eastern Fantasy109k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless] [Overpowered protagonist] [Demonic cultivator] How do you prove your innocence when you’ve been framed? Easy… Just make the accusation come true. Then you weren’t framed in the first place, which means you’re innocent, right? … You accused me of cultivating demonic arts, and now I really am cultivating demonic arts. What are you so afraid of? Come on, come on, gather in my Banner of Ten Thousand Souls. “We Only Accused You of Demonic Cultivation, So Why Did You Make It Re 1Reads—Score—14d adds
42. 142 自 I Destroyed My Cultivation and Left Home, So Why Are You Crying Now That I’ve Become a Demon Cultivator? 自废修为叛出家，我成魔修你哭啥 Wielding a Light Sword执轻剑Eastern Fantasy235k WordsOngoing Three years ago, Lin Yang left home to seek experience after his family treated him with cold indifference. Three years later, when he returned to the Lin family, he was accused of colluding with demonic cultivators. Unable to prove his innocence, Lin Yang had no choice but to cripple his own cultivation to clear his name. After that, he left the Lin family. His hair turned white overnight, and he fell into demonic cultivation. From then on, his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds. One by o 1Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 143 死 A Death Game? How Interesting! How Very Interesting! 死亡游戏？有趣！有趣啊！ Coffee Pigeon咖啡鸽鸽Sci-Fi & Apocalypse189k WordsOngoing (Neither kind nor evil) (Apocalypse + game + gods + darkness + somewhat slow pacing + self-serving protagonist, no female lead + the protagonist is bizarre. What kind of egg are you, Xie Linyuan? (Important) The author hadn't found their footing in the first thirty-plus chapters, so the writing is rather rough. You can skip them if you like. If you don't enjoy the fairy-tale arc, you can jump straight to Chapter 63.) On December 6, 3055, perhaps by the will of the gods, an apocalypse descended w 19Reads—Score—14d adds

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    "My name is Xie Linyuan, and I'm a madman."

44. 144 诡 Creating the Uncanny: My Creations Throw the World into Chaos 诡异创造，我的造物们霍乱世界 January Wind and Snow一月风雪Mystery631k WordsCompleted [Superpowers + Supernatural Horror + Lovecraftian + Contamination + No Female Lead + Behind the Scenes + Natural Disasters] Mysterious myths awaken amid natural disasters, while an unknown corruption quietly takes over the world. Abominable creations howl, and contamination continues to spread. Distortion returns alongside the supernatural: eyes that target human nature, domains that twist it, and strange shackles that cannot be broken. Destruction and rebirth intertwine to create a new mytholog 2.1kReads—Score15714d adds

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45. 145 傀 Puppet Slander: Can I Still Become a Person in This Life? 傀谤【此生我还能做成一个人吗】 Ke Ma珂码Eastern Fantasy80k WordsOngoing This book opens with an intense sense of crisis and dread. [Not mindless + dark and oppressive themes + a somewhat slow start + not mindless power fantasy + no invincible protagonist + an ensemble cast + intense conflict] (Also known as Can I Be Human Again in This Life? I’m not even sure whether the protagonist is human at the beginning. That depends on how you look at it.) My soul inhabits a corpse, and I awaken in the Yin Realm. The original owner was ambushed on his wedding day, and died wit 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    New Dark Fantasy Novels in 2026

46. 146 修 Cultivating the Demonic Path, Building My Foundation Through Slaughter 修魔成道，杀生筑基 Jia Chou Mo Hai甲丑末亥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivation] [Cold-Blooded and Ruthless] [Decisive and Merciless] [The Dark Side of Human Nature] [The male lead is an ordinary man. There are women, but no female lead.] Consume treasured elixirs to gather qi and improve your cultivation and spells. Xu Sanyan was born among bandits and knows that human life is as worthless as grass: if you don't kill, you'll be killed. To stay alive, he severs the compassion in his heart and unleashes the evil within. To obtain a cultivation manual 21.3kReads8.7Score1.6k14d adds
47. 147 凶 The Vengeful Ghost Comes for Your Life: First Kill Your Brothers, Then Shatter Your Beloved 凶鬼索命：先杀兄弟，再碎白月光 Tomorrow Tian Ming明天天鸣Mystery138k WordsOngoing I died! Then the System showed up! "Host has died. Beginner's gift pack delivered." I looked at the virtual panel in front of me and cursed from inside my coffin: "Where the hell were you before?" System: "Host has been detected as deceased. 'Return to the Living' mode can now be activated. Choose your return route: A. Ascend straight to heaven B. Fulfill your final wish C. Take all your enemies with you." C! I choose C! (Note: Dark themes. The protagonist is not human, is not saintly, and kills 18Reads—Score—14d adds

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48. 148 血 Bloodsea Demon Butcher 血海魔屠 Chu Kuangge楚狂歌Eastern Fantasy597k WordsCompleted [A Native Abyssal Demon] + [Protagonist Has No System] + [Vast Worldbuilding] + [Endless Sea of Planes] + [No Female Lead] + [Kill, Kill, Kill] To hell with benevolence, wisdom, propriety, righteousness, and trust! I'm a demon, so why should I care about any of that? I'll kill every last one of them! 92Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Dark fiction with no female protagonist.

49. 149 猩 The Scarlet Divine Crown 猩红神冕 In a Sea of Blood血海之中Sci-Fi & Apocalypse349k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Dark] [Infinite Flow] [Hunting Across the Heavens] [Anime Crossover] As the world crumbles, the abyss devours everything! Before the mangled remains of the flesh, the gods feast in ravenous delight! Listening to the mournful cries at his ear, Jiang Yan wears nothing but joy on his face. He comes from hell to traverse countless worlds, destined to bring slaughter. A staircase of white bones leads to a throne already waiting. He ascends the steps and becomes a god! Jiang Yan make 4Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 150 为 To Become an Immortal, I Drove Myself Mad Through Cultivation 为了成仙，我把自己练疯了 White Crane Cloudfield白鹤云野Eastern Fantasy320k WordsOngoing “His form is trained to resemble a crane; beneath a thousand pines lie two scrolls of scripture.” He Quanzhen recited a line of poetry, flapped his wings, and laughed wildly with a series of cackles. “Heh, this Daoist has done it! I’ve done it!” 4.3kReads8.2Score34314d adds

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