A High-IQ Villain Pulling the Strings, Playing the Whole World Like a Game of Chess 高智商反派，幕后黑手，布局天下，万物为棋子

1. 1 穿 Transmigrated into a Book as the Villain: From the Start, I Kidnapped the Heroine! 穿书反派：开局，我绑架了女主！ Magical Little Crow神奇小乌鸦Urban3.0M WordsCompleted [Lovable scoundrel of a villain + tea-artistry + male heartthrob + stunning looks + scheming + wild card + sweet on the outside, dark underneath + witty comedy + no fixed couple] Also known as: “I play a tea-green guy, and the male and female leads spoil me rotten!” Su Qing transmigrates into a modern wish-fulfillment novel. He becomes the rich villain who kidnaps the heroine in chapter one, gets beaten up by the hero in chapter two, and lands in prison in chapter three. Luckily, he awakens the 75.9kReads8.3Score4.9kShelves

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   Whoever invented this thing is absolutely hilarious! The premise is that the male protagonist transmigrates into the storyline where he kidnapped the female protagonist, only to discover that the chosen one is about to kill him. So he kidnaps himself too, then pitifully begs the female protagonist to save him.

2. 2 我 I'm Almost a Max-Level Evil God, and You Want Me to Switch to Summoning? 我快邪神满级，你劝我转职召唤？ The Sky Isn't Dark Around the Corner转角天不黑Urban2.3M WordsOngoing The animated series is now streaming: Buried Gods! If you can't get enough of the novel, please go show it your support!!! (Story-focused, somewhat dark, with a touch of warmth, no female lead, not invincible, not a System power fantasy, a modest ensemble cast; read with caution if any of that bothers you) On the wasteland, the gods greedily carve up their territories. To survive the beast tide, people can only offer up their humble faith, hoping to earn the gods' mercy and attain the supernatur 35.8kReads8.8Score4.7kShelves

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   In this wasteland, gods feed on faith. When hordes of beasts gnaw through city walls, humanity kneels like ants before sacred statues. Huang Ye—a wolf cub crawling out of the ruins—wears the sheep's clothing of a top student at Holy Light Academy. He clutches a covenant with an evil god in his left hand and a god-slaying dagger in his right, forging the entire divine kingdom into his own altar in a game of good versus evil. When lies are more sacred than holy scriptures, and betrayal more devout than prayer, this mad protagonist tears off the mask of the false god: "Kneeling for too long has rooted your knees? Then I'll rip them out, bone and all!"

3. 3 我 I Said There Were No Gods Tonight, So the Gods Fell 我说今夜无神，于是众神陨落 Ji Nanyi季南一Urban415k WordsCompleted [The print edition, titled A Godless Night, is available to search for on all platforms. The comic adaptation is now online.] [Plot-driven + infinite-flow + mild horror + countless twists] Yan Huang had a terminal illness. He didn't want to die, so he became a player in Instance. The System's evaluation of him read: [Player Yan Huang practices what he preaches and has impeccable morals. Congratulations, you have awakened the talent: Deceiver.] [Deceiver: Each lie you tell has a fifty percent cha 31.8kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves
4. 4 刑 Criminal Investigation: I Can See Crime Records 刑侦：我能看见犯罪记录 Beneath the Fuli Shrine佛狸祠下Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing Cen Lian was a junior-college general education teacher who did just enough to get by, and always thought he would keep coasting through life. Then a cheat ability fell into his lap: every criminal revealed their crimes in front of him. Driven by a simple sense of justice, Cen Lian began matching wits with criminals, both smart and stupid. He became a specially appointed consultant and, alongside a group of like-minded partners, embarked on a career solving criminal cases. 27.5kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
5. 5 模 I Simulated Crimes a Hundred Thousand Times and Somehow Became a Top Detective 模拟犯罪十万次，我竟成王牌神探 Chilly Early Autumn初秋微寒Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Crime Investigation + Crime + Invincible + All-Rounder + Hardcore Detective] A killer capable of committing the perfect crime must also be a master detective. Su Ming should have become the perfect criminal, but instead he aced the entrance exam for the criminal investigation team and chose to stand on the front line of the fight against crime. He has pored over tens of thousands of case files and scrutinized hundreds of millions of cases. In his eyes, every crime is riddled with laughably obvi 80.8kReads9.1Score7.6kShelves
6. 6 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.6kReads9.6Score36kShelves
7. 7 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 169.4kReads9.6Score21.7kShelves
8. 8 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves
9. 9 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves
10. 10 玄 Fantasy: How Can I Play This Villain Without a System? 玄幻，我这反派没系统怎么玩 Li Xiaomu李晓暮Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted The animated series is now streaming on Fanqie. Search for it. (Villain + domineering + ruthless + invincible + scheming + no System) I, Gu Tianxing, am the fated Great Villain. In this world, there has never been any right or wrong, no absolute evil, and no false goodness. Those protagonists who rise to the heavens with a System and a golden finger: which of them hasn't broken the rules of heaven and earth? "Gu Tianxing, you devil! We're from the same hometown, both of us came from Blue Star, a 21.8kReads8.7Score3.4kShelves

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    I have high standards for the quality of novels, and so far I feel only these two are good.

11. 11 我 A Thousand Years After My Death, I Inherit the Legacy of the Yin-Yang Ancestor 我死后千年，获得阴阳始祖传承 Muttering Bear喃喃呓语的熊Eastern Fantasy426k WordsCompleted Blurb: [Villain Protagonist, Decisive and Ruthless, No Female Lead, Dark Fantasy] Ning Chen was an ordinary student from China on Earth when he accidentally transmigrated to the Xuantian Continent, a world where the strong prey on the weak. He spent five centuries wandering from place to place. In pursuit of immortality, he turned to the demonic path, abandoning virtue and acting as he pleased. He once sacrificed a million lives to improve his aptitude, killed a holy son and slaughtered veteran 138Reads6.7Score—Shelves
12. 12 系 The System Granted Me Immortality, and I Suppress the Nine Heavens with the Sword Dao 系统赋我长生，我以剑道压九天 Sweetness in Coffee咖啡里的甜Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Immortality + behind-the-scenes scheming + cultivation] Qin Changsheng transmigrates to a cultivation world and begins as a prison guard in the imperial dungeon, picking up cultivation from corpses. He sheds his mortal form and becomes an immortal. As dynasties rise and fall across the ages and ancient immortal sects pass through endless cycles of change, he remains ageless, indestructible, and immortal. A ruler who has reigned over dynasties for thousands of years, nearing the end of his life, 5.8kReads8.1Score391Shelves

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    Both are behind-the-scenes stories. The first one features a protagonist focused solely on family development, with no female lead or romantic entanglements. The pacing is brisk and fast-paced, relying on a system buff to propel the family to new heights. Leveling up is quick, face-slapping is satisfying, and the fast-paced rhythm makes it a very enjoyable read [laughs]. The second one features Jiang Daoxuan transmigrating to a fantasy world and becoming the head of the Jiang family. He obtains the strongest family system. Strength is linked to the total strength of the entire family; the stronger the family members, the stronger the host. Furthermore, investing in family members triggers a critical strike return! Investing in an ultimate imperial weapon yields the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe! Years later, while everyone else is fighting tooth and nail for an imperial weapon, the Jiang family already possesses one for every member! Ultimately, they dominate the heavens.

13. 13 投 I Invest in the Chosen Clan, and My Strength Equals the Entire Clan's 投资天命族人，我实力是全族总和 Sleepy Cat 9睡不醒的猫9Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing [Invincible + Clan + Ensemble Cast + Behind the Scenes + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Dominant + No Female Lead + No Romantic Tension + No Simping + No Holding Back + Decisive and Ruthless + Even More Exciting Later] Jiang Daoxuan transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes the head of the Jiang clan. He obtains the Strongest Clan System. His strength is tied to the combined strength of the entire clan: the stronger his clan members, the stronger the Host! What's more, investing in clan members 127kReads9.1Score9.7kShelves
14. 14 重 Being Reborn Is Fine, But Why Am I Facing the Execution of My Entire Family from the Start? 重生没问题，开局就来满门抄斩？ Crab Walk螃蟹步Historical398k WordsOngoing With his entire household facing execution from the start, he saves himself with a prophecy: "The tiger tally will be stolen tonight." From then on, he wields brush and ink as a blade and plays with memories as his pieces. But every time he wins, he loses a memory. The closer he gets to victory, the closer he comes to becoming a "blank slate." When he finishes rewriting history, will the history books record his own ending? 357Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Without even thinking, you wouldn't guess who the villain is.

15. 15 诡 The Demon Rental Contract 诡契约之恶魔出租 The Devil Who Got Rich Overnight一夜暴富的恶魔Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Demon Rental Shop. What wish would you like to have granted? Revenge? Money? Power? Love? Or any other desire? If you want it, the demons will make it happen. Of course, everything comes at a price. 14.5kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves

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    First book: Welcome! 🌽 This is a rental shop 🍅 Any wish you have can be fulfilled, as long as you pay the price 🍉 Second book: I woke up one morning and suddenly felt like I was in a strange world. All I had beside me was a notebook. I felt this notebook could unlock my secrets. When I opened it, I discovered it was my criminal record 🍯

16. 16 一 I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案 No Joy无喜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted 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... 29.8kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
17. 17 反 The Villain Enters the Game Himself, Scheming Against Heaven, Earth, and All Living Beings 反派以身入局，谋天谋地谋众生 City Madman都市狂人Eastern Fantasy524k WordsCompleted [Villain + System + high IQ + scheming + defies destiny + ruthless and decisive] Dongfang Wudao: “Si Hanyue, I saved you right here three years ago!” Si Hanyue: “Did I ask you to save me? Who told you to meddle?” Dongfang Wudao: “I turned your family from a nobody into a first-rate power. You didn't notice that?” Si Hanyue: “What, are you trying to guilt-trip me with that? Wasn't it your duty?” Dongfang Wudao: “You asked me for resources. Did I ever turn you down?” Si Hanyue: “You can't even han 3.7kReads8.5Score391Shelves

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    The villain + disregard for fate + high intelligence + well-developed plot, taking everyone into account, I've watched it three times!!!

18. 18 转 Reincarnated as a Villain: I’m Really Not a Lo*icon 转生反派：我真的不是萝莉控 Tomato-Flavored Trash Fish番茄味杂鱼Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing Ye Wangchuan had spent eighteen years reincarnated in a fantasy world. Only on his birthday did he discover that he was actually a villain! And he had no System, no rebirth, no golden finger, just some “insignificant” family connections. Sigh... This was rough. To avoid getting taken down by the Chosen One, Ye Wangchuan began paying attention to the unusual people around him. And the first Chosen One he met... Huh? Why was she a little girl? And this little girl even had a System! He could take 70.1kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves

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    [Got it!] Brothers, let's charge!!! Ye Wangchuan has been reincarnated into a fantasy world for eighteen years. It wasn't until his birthday that he learned he was actually a villain! And he had no system, no rebirth, no cheat codes, only some "insignificant" family background. Sigh…it's too hard. To avoid being punished by the chosen one of destiny, Ye Wangchuan began to pay attention to the special people around him. And the first chosen one he encountered…hmm? Why is she a loli??

19. 19 一 The Outcast: With So Many Forbidden Arts, You Pick the Great Thousand Records? 一人：禁术那么多，你选大千录？ Ageless and Immortal不老不死Male-Channel Fanfiction490k WordsCompleted Lin Huowang transmigrates into the world of The Outcast. He has a harmonious family and a happy life. But a dispute between two outcasts spirals into an undeserved disaster, leaving Lin Huowang an orphan. By a stroke of luck, Lin Huowang awakens the System. The System offers him a wealth of forbidden techniques to choose from: Flying Thunder God, Impure World Reincarnation, Twin Hands, Heaven Communicating Talisman Art, Great Thousand Records... With no qi in his body and no talent for cultivati 7.4kReads8.3Score490Shelves

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    Under One Person Fanfiction

20. 20 一 The Outcast: A Dao Seeker from the Lu Family 一人之下：吕家求道人 A Thousand Layers in Dreams梦里千重Anime Fanfiction894k WordsCompleted [No female lead + Exceptional talent + Faithful to the original Journey to the West + Seeking the Dao and cultivating] In his first life, Lu Qian was an ordinary man who led a peaceful, uneventful existence. An accident led him to be reborn into the Lu family. He could enter meditation simply by sitting still and attain qi in half a day: his talent was peerless. In this life, Lu Qian had the potential to achieve something extraordinary, and he was determined to make it real! First, he would cult 24.9kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
21. 21 一 The Outcast: I Fuse with Zhang Jiao, and the Thunder God Comes to My Aid 一人：融合张角，雷公助我 Pure White Yuanyuan纯白圆圆Anime Fanfiction755k WordsOngoing Su Chen transmigrates into the world of The Outcast. When he wakes up in a cave, he discovers that he has somehow merged with the template of Zhang Jiao, the Great Virtuous Teacher! Every time he fights someone, he gains experience, increases his synchronization, and unlocks new skills. “Ding~ Beginner's gift pack: skill acquired, [Raise Soldiers from Beans]!” “Ding~ Synchronization at 2%: spell acquired, [Heavenly Thunder]!” “Ding~ Synchronization at 4%: magical artifact acquired, [Nine-Section 7.3kReads8.3Score450Shelves
22. 22 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 86.9kReads8.3Score6.3kShelves
23. 23 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves

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    Apocalyptic fantasy novels can be written like this! Actors level up by performing, life and death are determined by the audience inside their bodies, and deception in the dungeons relies entirely on brains. Every chapter has a new twist, and the ensemble writing is particularly brilliant.

24. 24 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 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves
25. 25 让 I Told You to Turn Over a New Leaf, Not Become a Sex Demon! 让你浪子回头，你怎么成魅魔了！ Magical Little Crow神奇小乌鸦Urban529k WordsCompleted [Villainous Incubus + Campus Life + Transmigrates into a Book + Lighthearted Comedy + Subversion of Tropes + Cunning Schemer + Multiple Heroines] Su Lang transmigrates into the novel about two young men switched at birth that he was reading before he died, becoming a spoiled fake young master with dyed yellow hair. He finds himself at the point in the story where he’s supposed to threaten the cool, aloof professor goddess into tutoring him at home. The System gives him a Second-Chance Scoundrel 15.3kReads6.9Score953Shelves

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    Haha, these two villain novels are so hilarious! They're not the traditional villains who fight the protagonist; they're all unconventional, indescribably unconventional. In short, they're incredibly fun, lots of female characters, and not at all pathetic. [Heart emoji]

26. 26 许 Wish System: How Could I Possibly Be Kyubey? 许愿系统，我怎么可能是丘比 A Moonlit Night at Qilitan月夜过七里滩Urban441k WordsCompleted [Behind the scenes + ensemble cast + villains + world destruction + no female lead + fictional setting + slow burn] Legend has it that when neon lights are shining, a wish powerful enough can draw a legendary god down to grant it. As for the price, it only tells you afterward. I have made countless people’s dreams come true, and witnessed countless people descend into madness. I am Pu Song, a soul trapped in a cat’s body, a stranger from another land who harvests despair to find my way home. If 1.4kReads8.6Score147Shelves

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    Behind the scenes, the villain

27. 27 飞 Falling Stars Seal My Fate 飞星入命 The Great Dream Hasn't Come to Naught大梦未成空Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [True villain] [Dark] [Ensemble cast] [Narcissistic romance (the CP is with himself)] [Pseudo-System] [Male lead with a thing for men] A shooting star descended upon Blue Star, bringing the age of order and civilization to an end. Superpowers awakened, spiritual qi revived... A chaotic age was upon them! Wen Daoyuan could finally tear off his mask of hypocrisy and make his mark in this brave new world. He would offer living beings as sacrifices and embark on his own path to becoming a “Demon Kin 2.4kReads7.3Score372Shelves

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    A charismatic and powerful ruler of the demonic path, embracing both righteous and demonic influences, he craves excitement, battles with powerful figures, and engages in treacherous schemes and backstabbing with his colleagues. A man of many talents, witness the rise of Flying Star. The Flying Star stage awaits; if you're destined for greatness, come join the fun! (Hehe, recommending a good story is a blessing in disguise, as fortune and misfortune are intertwined.)

28. 28 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 37.5kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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    Brother Chi's is good.

29. 29 清 Cold, Untouchable Moonlight? No! I'm the Villain Chosen by Fate 清冷白月光？不！我是天命大反派 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Ancient Romance578k WordsCompleted [System-driven + villainess protagonist + egoist + top prodigy + near-invincible power fantasy + no romance (no male consorts)] After transmigrating, Nan Xian becomes a fake prodigy used by a top family to save face. She is about to fight the real prodigy. Should she just wait to die? No rush, the System is here to help. [Ding! The Ultimate Villain System is at your service.] [Humiliate your arrogant fiancé and get a divine beast mount as a reward.] Nan Xian: Kill him. Her younger siblings are d 37.6kReads9.5Score6.4kShelves

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    [Kiss][Kiss][Kiss] In a sudden twist of fate, Nanxian transmigrated and became the imposter prodigy of a top family. Facing a life-or-death duel with the real prodigy, she was already in despair. However, the [Great Villain System] suddenly descended, helping her defy destiny. She slapped her arrogant fiancé in the face and was rewarded with a divine beast mount; her younger siblings, originally destined protagonists, became her most loyal servants. On the surface, she was a cold and gentle saintess, but in reality, she was the ultimate villain controlling everything. The protagonist of destiny? She was nothing more than her spendthrift. Before they rose to power, she would seize their opportunities and destroy their lives! The protagonists exclaimed, "She is a demon!" But the world praised, "The saintess is kind and compassionate!" The fake villain was arrogant and domineering, while the real villain was strategizing and holding the reins. The system's ultimate goal: the world's number one villain! Nanxian smiled calmly: "No, I want the world."

30. 30 哥 Big Brother Goes to Cultivate Immortality, Little Brother Comes to Farm 哥去修仙，种田弟来 Book Silkworm书蚕虫Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [No System] [No Items] [Farming] [Management] [Science + Metaphysics] After transmigrating to the cultivation world, with no System and no wise old mentor, he has to flee for his life from the start... While others are still fighting to the death over half a tattered manual or killing for a few cultivation supplies, Chen Fei glances at the data from the Spirit Realm: 80,000+ Yellow-tier techniques collected, 5,000+ Black-tier techniques, Earth-tier... The traditional path to immortality: Kill → 6.1kReads7.5Score392Shelves

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    Developing rune computers, eventually upgrading to supercomputing. A traditional framework, a completely new setting, a departure from the previous plunder-style cultivation novels! A cultivation story about survival, farming, not mindless action, no forced face-slapping, and promoting Chinese in another world! The protagonist uses modern scientific thinking to upgrade communication runes into rune phones, create an internet, and invent rune computers… He acquires cultivation resources through management, reshapes various cultivation arts… He uses the internet to gather scattered cultivators, developing a small border town into a sacred cultivation land.

31. 31 痛 This Is Awful! The World Is Too Loud! 痛苦！这个世界太吵了！ Too Lazy to Write, Don't Feel Like Writing懒的写不想写Urban138k WordsOngoing [Behind the Scenes] + [No Female Lead] + [No System] + [Magic] + [Villain] + [Ensemble Cast] A man wakes up in a room that looks like a study. It has no windows and no light, just a single candle. He remembers nothing, as if he were a creature that had suddenly appeared. He knows all the basics of everyday life, but not who he is, where he is, or what he should do. When he follows the clues, he discovers —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Behind the scenes, there is no female lead villain.

32. 32 热 Passion: I Think What Matters Is Having a Good Life! 热血：我觉得自己过的好才重要！ Too Lazy to Write, Don't Feel Like Writing懒的写不想写Anime Fanfiction202k WordsOngoing [No Harem] + [Crows Zero] + [HiGH&LOW] + [No Harem] + [System] + [Builds His Own Faction] + [Transmigration] A taciturn man was forced by circumstances to become a gigolo. Then, somehow, he transmigrated into a world where Crows Zero and HiGH&LOW had merged. From running his own businesses to building his own organization, what kind of sparks will he create in this war-torn, hot-blooded world, where he is also a new student at Suzuran? 87Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 33 满EN A Family of Hopeless Romantics, Except for the Evil Little Junior Brother 满门恋爱脑，唯有小师弟正的发邪 Howling Gale哀嚎的狂风Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Slow-Burn + Cautious Protagonist + Funny and Lighthearted] The senior apprentice brother is love-struck, and the second senior apprentice brother is burdened with a blood feud. The third senior apprentice sister has loved and fought the Demon Lord through three lifetimes, while the fourth senior apprentice sister is a white lotus. The sect leader left the sect for love, and the uncle-master ventured deep into the demonic path for the woman he loved... Neither immortal nor heroic, th 21kReads8.4Score1.7kShelves
34. 34 反 Villain Simulator: From the Start, My Supreme Imperial Bone Is Stolen 反派模拟：开局被挖走至尊帝骨 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Villain Simulations + High-Martial World + Invincible Domination + Ruthless Killing] Lu Qian transmigrated and became a playboy villain from the Lu family, one of the top families in the Great Xia Empire. From the start, he saw the drunk, unconscious fated heroine, Liu Ruyue, lying right in front of him. Yet the fated male lead, who served as the icy beauty Liu Ruyue’s bodyguard, was nowhere to be found. Wait, this plot... [Ding! An unconscious fated heroine has been detected ten meters ahead.] 29.3kReads8.7Score2.7kShelves
35. 35 身 As a Top-Tier Star, All I Want Is to Live Off a Woman 身为顶流的我，一心只想吃软饭 Bear Paw on the Moon熊爪月球Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Feel-good story] [One heroine] [Singing] [Writing books] [Making films] Jiang Chen worked hard for more than twenty years to become a top-tier star and king of the entertainment world, but he died suddenly from overwork and arrived in a parallel world. The psychological trauma he suffered kept him from working in the entertainment industry. So he gave up trying and decided all he wanted was to live off someone else. He had been married to the nation's goddess, Su Luowei, for three years. He nev 44.2kReads7.9Score4.3kShelves

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    The author is intelligent and has clear logical thinking. It's also quite satisfying. The author's writing style is also good.

36. 36 武 Wuxia: Killing Enemies Earns Cultivation, and My Power Is Unfathomable! 武侠：杀敌爆修为，我功力滔天！ The Salted Fish Is Ready to Take Off咸鱼要起飞Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Gain cultivation by killing enemies + ruthless and decisive + level up fast] This is a world full of powerful experts and sects: the Nine Sects and Six Gangs, the Eight Demonic Sects, the Three Daoist Orders, the Two Buddhist Temples, and the Great Qian imperial court, whose might holds the four seas in awe. The powerful see the weak as ants, while princes treat the martial world as a chessboard. Fortunately, Xiao Bieli activated the Kill to Gain Cultivation System. As long as he kills an enemy 87.2kReads8.7Score5.3kShelves
37. 37 仙 Immortal Martial Ming: My Father Is a Great Luo Immortal, So Bark All You Want! 仙武大明：家父大罗，你再狗叫？ Si Xiliu四夕刂Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Short drama now streaming] The Embroidered Guard: From the start, I had the Great Compassion Fu, and can cultivate martial arts to sainthood [Devouring cultivation] [Great Ming Embroidered Guard] + [traditional style] + [mystery and deduction] + [decisive and ruthless] + [jianghu and court] + [political power struggles] Zhang Lin accidentally transmigrates to the Great Ming Dynasty. He intends to use his limited knowledge of history to give the dynasty a taste of modern shock, only to discover 38.5kReads8.9Score3.2kShelves
38. 38 开 I Called Off the Engagement from the Start, but My Fiancée Won’t Accept It 开局退婚，未婚妻不干了 Sword Roaming the Great Void剑游太墟Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Reverse broken engagement + good-for-nothing's comeback + play the pig to eat the tiger + inheritance + swordsmanship + empress + fiancee] The plot is similar to The Heaven-Defying Divine Venerable. The pinnacle of swordsmanship: move mountains and fill seas, seize stars and capture the moon, attain the Dao with a single sword, and throw time and space into chaos! The young Li Yunfu was once a genius far beyond the ordinary, but suddenly fell from grace and became a good-for-nothing who couldn' 1.3kReads8.0Score226Shelves
39. 39 玄 Xuanhuan: A Catastrophic Start, Picking the Wrong Side in the Nine Dragons' Succession War 玄幻：天崩开局，九龙夺嫡站错队 The Little Soy Sauce Sneak Who Picks on Boys打男孩的小酱油Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Decisive and ruthless] [System] [Sign-in] [Invincible] Bad news: Lin Xuan is dead. Good news: He transmigrated, and his family background isn’t bad. Though he’s a second-generation wastrel marquis with an inherited title, at least he’s still a marquis. Bad news: The nine princes are fighting for the throne. He picked a side too early, drew attacks from every faction, and became a discarded pawn. The imperial edict stripping him of his title and throwing him in prison is already on its way. A di 16.4kReads7.6Score1.1kShelves
40. 40 夺 Seizing the Song Dynasty: Even the Water Margin Heroes Can Become Kings 夺宋：水浒也称王 A Glance Back Amid Ten Thousand People万人丛中一回首Historical2.5M WordsCompleted Wang Lun unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of Water Margin, becoming the first leader of Liangshan Marsh, the White-Clad Scholar who shares his name. The emperor, a debauched monarch and self-proclaimed Daoist, has traded his dragon throne for a bed of pleasure. The Four Great Villains wreak havoc at court, the common people live in misery, and the Jurchens to the north eye the land like tigers stalking their prey. Wang Lun: “This weak Song dynasty isn't worth saving!” Lu Zhishen: “The w 18.4kReads8.8Score1.6kShelves
41. 41 玄 Xuanhuan: After Three Years in the Heavenly Prison, That Dandy Is Finally Free 玄幻：天牢三年，那个纨绔出狱了 Slaughterer of All Living Things屠戮苍生Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsOngoing [Play the pig to eat the tiger + devious and cunning + theatrical male lead + political scheming + lighthearted] Xie Weilou transmigrates to the Great Xia Dynasty and becomes the wastrel heir of the Marquis of Zhenxi. From the start, he lands in prison for peeking at the eldest princess while she was bathing, and gets dumped by his fiancée to boot? Three years later, Xie Weilou walks out of the imperial prison, leaving Tianqi City in shock: the good-for-nothing wastrel is free! But after three y 67.2kReads8.6Score4.6kShelves
42. 42 主 The Protagonist Got Old Before the System Arrived, So I Became the Villain’s Guardian 主角老了系统才到，成反派护道者 Wood11木11Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsCompleted I was once an unparalleled genius destined to become a Great Emperor, but the protagonist chosen by fate shattered my Dao Heart. I sealed myself away and became an elder in the Scripture Pavilion of the Donglin Sacred Land, reading scriptures and taking no interest in martial cultivation. One day, I awakened a System that lets me see other people's fates and destinies. I can make investments, and the returns depend on the investment, but only when investing in villains chosen by fate. Who would 48kReads7.6Score4.6kShelves
43. 43 重 Rebirth as a Demonic Cultivator: Starting with a Zombie Planet 重生魔修，开局捡到一颗丧尸星球 The World Is Ink天下墨矣Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing This novel has been adapted into a comic. Chu Xuan transmigrates to the Cangxuan World and becomes a demonic cultivator in the Wuji Sect. To cultivate the demonic path is to seize the essence of heaven and earth and take the finest of all things. Slaughter countless millions, and you can become a supreme Demon Venerable. But killing is forbidden by the Heavenly Dao of the human race. The righteous sects also wiped out the Wuji Sect. Just when all seemed lost, Chu Xuan happens upon a blood mirror 15.6kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
44. 44 大EN The Great Emperor Is Stunned! You Call This a Demon-Suppression Guard? 大帝惊了！你管这个叫镇魔卫？ Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Grow stronger by slaying demons + System + transmigrate + double agent + invincible + no female lead + Demon Suppression Office] From the start, Chu He joins the Demon Suppression Office and awakens the Super Stat-Boosting System! With peerless talent, he rises at an astonishing pace and quickly takes control of the Demon Suppression Office! “Chu He, you lackey of the imperial court! You dared wipe out my entire sect. May you die a miserable death!” “Chu He, you actually colluded with demons 49.9kReads9.0Score4.2kShelves

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    📚High-IQ Villain🍓So I'm the only good guy in my whole family: Born into a villainous family, this person, chosen as the god's child, always looked down on the family's actions. Little did he know, the so-called righteous family was actually the real villain, arbitrarily killing his childhood companions for one simple reason [fear].

45. 45 太 The Crown Prince Was Murdered. He Founded the Martial Suppression Bureau and Rode Roughshod Over the Martial World 太子被杀，建立镇武司，马踏江湖 Bookworm Fish Talk书虫鱼语Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Xia Mo transmigrated into a martial arts world and became the fourth prince of the Great Xia Dynasty. But his meridians were blocked from birth, so he couldn’t practice martial arts. He thought he would spend his whole life as an unremarkable, pampered prince. Unexpectedly, at eighteen, he awakened the God-Tier Sign-In System. From the start, he received the max-level Wedding Dress Divine Skill. Every time he signed in at a new place, he would receive a max-level martial art. In the 180th year o 25.1kReads7.5Score1.8kShelves
46. 46 综 Wuxia Crossover: The Carefree Prince of Dali Shocks the Demonic World 综武：大离逍遥王，群魔震惊 Tooth Extraction Is Harmless拔牙无毒无害Male-Channel Fanfiction1.9M WordsOngoing He transmigrated into a composite martial arts world ruled by competing dynasties, an era teeming with grandmasters and countless experts. Though he is a prince, he holds little standing in the palace and is beset on all sides. Fortunately, with the help of a System, he can secretly build up his strength and wait for the right moment to strike… 1kReads6.7Score—Shelves
47. 47 打EN Cultivating Immortality: My Path to Unrivaled Power 打坐就能涨法力，贫道要无敌 Qian Li Tongfeng千李同风Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsCompleted [Not a mindless power fantasy] [Crushes every opponent] [From setbacks to triumph] [One explosive breakthrough after another] [The ways of the world] [Rapidly becomes invincible] Under a gloomy sky, demons run rampant and evil spirits abound. Ordinary people struggle to survive under the protection of extraordinary forces. Cultivation sects stand high above the world, Dao Lords look down on the ants with indifference, and the word “immortal” has become the greatest taboo. Young Li Qingyun is an 54.3kReads8.7Score5kShelves
48. 48 师EN Junior Brother, Don’t Cultivate Immortality Like That 师弟，别这么修仙 Softly Falling Words轻落语Eastern Fantasy3.9M WordsCompleted By a stroke of fate, Lu Changsheng is brought into a sect and becomes the junior disciple of Qingyun Peak. Having seen how brutal the path of cultivation can be, he decides to keep a low profile and hide his true abilities. While his senior brothers cultivate, he sleeps. While his fellow disciples take part in trials, he slacks off. Under countless watchful eyes, he does the same thing day after day for ten years, never wavering in his commitment to being a quiet schemer. Until one day, everyone 59.3kReads9.0Score5.2kShelves
49. 49 开 The Prince of Zhen Nan From the Start, Signing In for the Snow Dragon Riders 开局镇南王世子，签到大雪龙骑 Chen-Zhu Confucianism陈朱理学Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Su Heng transmigrates to another world and becomes the heir to the Prince of Zhennan’s title. From the start, his father is murdered, and he is poisoned too. The imperial family can’t wait to bypass him and let an illegitimate son inherit the title. You’re jealous that the Prince of Zhennan’s residence has grown too powerful? You want to kill the horse once it’s done its job? Fine! If you show no mercy, don’t blame me for returning the favor. His sign-in System awakens. From the start, he signs 14.2kReads6.4Score639Shelves
50. 50 我 I Have a Life Simulator 我有一个人生模拟器 Walking Along the Roadside路边上走Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Wang Lei transmigrated to a high-martial world and awakened a Simulation System, which could simulate his future life. After each simulation, he could keep any beneficial changes. [You work hard to save money and finally buy a manual. You shut yourself away to practice the Iron Sand Palm for ten years, gaining palm strength comparable to the Organ Refining stage.] [This simulation has ended. You gained the beneficial change of enhanced palm strength and purged the harmful change of blocked hand 4.4kReads7.2Score295Shelves

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