A Madman? No, an Artist? Exactly! Dark and Addictive Reads 疯子？不，艺术家？对！黑暗，一看上瘾的那种！

1. 151 杀 After Slaying My Way Through Instances, I Raise an Evil God by the Rules 杀穿副本后，我在规则里养大邪神 White Peach Wuwu Dragon白桃呜呜龙Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted The print edition is now available under the title: The Fall of the Gods (Not for the faint of heart: nonhuman entities and terrifying monsters.) Yin Xiu has lived in a town governed by rules for six years. Normal players follow the rules and clear instances to stay alive. Yin Xiu, however, stays in town day after day. He doesn’t leave, clear instances, or go near the monsters. He does the bare minimum, takes it easy, and has practically settled into retirement. The town’s monsters have had thei 106.3kReads9.7Score15.5kShelves
2. 152 异 Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！ A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 138.3kReads9.6Score16.8kShelves

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   One of the first Tomato New God books. In the later part of the second book, the protagonist goes crazy and becomes a god. The third book is simply subversive and sick.

3. 153 惊 Horror Academy: My Other Self Keeps Trying to Replace Me 惊悚学院∶我的另一面总想取代我 Huaixu Shiliu槐序十六Mystery484k WordsCompleted Hope is a beautiful word. But when hope grows deep enough, it ceases to be beautiful. It becomes a key, a key that sets demons free... ...Nan An wakes from a hazy dream and somehow finds himself at a school. There are “kind and gentle” teachers, “fun and engaging” classes, and “simple little” weekly and final exams every so often. This is just what college life is supposed to be! Nan An’s lips have barely begun to curl into a smile when Nan An hurriedly cries out, “Hey, Nan An, wait! Don’t move 450Reads9.1Score107Shelves

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   It has nothing to do with the title of the book. It has two personalities. The protagonist has a dark background and is murderous. He has an IQ and EQ that is not brainless. Although the main personality kills a lot, he is sensible. The sub-personality kills indiscriminately. They massacre the city regardless of whether they are men, women, old or young. Both of them can be considered crazy.

4. 154 黑 The Dark Age: I Have Thirteen Personalities 黑暗纪元之我有十三重人格 I Just Want to Eat我只想干饭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse174k WordsOngoing [Dark Tone] [Infinite Flow] [No Saintly Heroine] Yi Tian was a bona fide madman, with thirteen personalities living inside him. Each was a top talent in their respective field. A shrewd, clear-headed detective, a psychologist who loved deception, a cool and dangerous assassin, a magician skilled in the occult… And… a mad artist in pursuit of perfection! Now, behemoths have descended! The apocalypse has returned! Terror is closing in! Hypocrisy? Of all things in this world, how many are truly wha 91Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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   In the first book, don't mess with her, otherwise you will become candy. In the second book, there is a character who is very crazy and likes to draw, but the paint is blood.

5. 155 惊 Horror World: Starting Out by Playing a Chainsaw Killer 惊悚世界：从扮演电锯杀人狂开始 Wang Siwu王肆勿Mystery573k WordsOngoing [Horror world] [Unhinged] [Urban legend collector] [No female lead] Qin Feng was once a dedicated haunted-house NPC. His service received no bad reviews, only complaints. Some customers even called the police on the spot. Forced out of work, Qin Feng enters a horror world and obtains the Horror Roleplay System. Chainsaw Killer, Jason, Pyramid Head, the Joker... He plays every role to perfection, with no technique, just pure feeling! From then on, he discovers the right way to play the horror wor 536Reads9.2Score101Shelves

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   The first one is absolutely crazy, but you won't know until you read the second one. The title of this book doesn't seem like much, but it's really crazy. I don't know why there are so many chapters, but the Kingdom of Water hasn't been updated yet.

6. 156 原 Genshin Impact: Reborn as the Twelfth Harbinger 原神：重生成为第十二席执行官 One Dust, Sword Dance, Heart一尘剑舞心Anime Fanfiction801k WordsOngoing (The protagonist is a villain, a mastermind, and overpowered. He only does bad things.) Chen Feng transmigrates to Teyvat and is recruited by the Tsaritsa as the twelfth Harbinger. On the surface, he obeys the Tsaritsa. In reality, he secretly hoards Gnoses and steals the power of The Seven, all to claim the throne of Celestia and become a god. However, things don’t go as smoothly as he imagined. The Fair Lady: Chen Feng, you’ve already conquered me. You’re mine! The Knave: Who would’ve tho —Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 157 神 Miracle Academy: My Dual Personality Is on a Rampage 神迹学院：双重人格的我杀疯了 Qi79Urban26k WordsOngoing His name is Bai Li, also known as Bai Xie. He is the most bloodthirsty student at the academy, the infamous White Assassin of the modern city, the black wizard who lures princesses in dark fairy-tale dungeons, and a ruthless Asura. Some scheming dean: “What the hell? What kind of murderous maniac is this? A monster! I told you to take the test, and you wiped out all the new students. I told you to do a mission, and you slaughtered your way through the exam hall?” Cute sidekick: “Class monitor, y —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Miracle: One person has two crazy personalities, one has some conscience, and the other is truly cruel. Management: Guess whether Gu Xingwen finally turned into a real person. Thriller: Medusa plays a game of hell. The last one's name tells you that he has a "dark" mind.

8. 158 我 Living My Life in a Horror World 我在惊悚世界里游戏人生 Prosperous Times, Peace and Joy盛世允安Two Male Leads513k WordsCompleted Song Qiantong & An Ruxuan This is the story of a gamer and a max-level NPC. Everyone in this world has to enter another world to play a game once they turn eighteen. They call these worlds instances. Here, Song Qiantong and An Ruxuan will guide you through the good and evil of human nature, let you hear all kinds of stories, and help you experience different lives. What will happen? Why not open the book and find out? 13Reads7.4Score—Shelves
9. 159 通 A Wanted Criminal Sneaks into My House, Then Gets So Scared He Calls the Police 通缉犯潜入我家，却被吓到报警 George Talks a Big Game乔治侃大山Urban534k WordsCompleted [High-IQ plots: staged accidental killings and locked-room murders] [A satisfying high-IQ story with logical twists] Ye Chen transmigrated to Blue Star and obtained a Screenwriter System. And so, one screenplay after another became reality: “Headless Yaksha Serial Murders,” “The Butterfly Effect: Staging Accidental Killings,” “The Fourteenth Perfect Locked-Room Murder,” “Using Natural Phenomena to Design the Perfect Accidental Killing”… Every one of these was a high-IQ perfect crime, imposs 1.8kReads8.5Score199Shelves
10. 160 我 Who Touched My Novel? 我的小说谁动的 Grinding All Beings' Blood into Ink众生血研墨Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Xue Mo sat at his computer, typing away with great concentration. “Knock, knock, knock!” A series of urgent knocks sounded at the door. “Who is it?” Xue Mo asked, puzzled, as he went to the door. “The police.” Through the peephole, he saw two people in police uniforms standing outside. One of them held up his police identification. “Does Xue Mo live here?” “Yes, that’s me.” Xue Mo hurriedly opened the door. “We’ve found that several recent murder cases closely match your novel. We need you to as 2.1kReads8.8Score284Shelves
11. 161 诡 The Haunted Garden 诡园 Zuo Fei左绯Mystery5.4M WordsCompleted Xi Chen felt that he had already done everything he wanted to do. The world was so boring that he wanted to end it. But even he thought this boring world didn't deserve to be dragged down with him, so he let it be. He didn't just fail to die, though. He was forced to join a game. Impossible to solve? Impossible! Maybe life wasn't quite so dull after all. No CP 22kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves
12. 162 生 Survival Simulation and Twisted Romance 生存模拟与病态恋爱 Hun Yezi混野子Sports431k WordsOngoing [Yandere] [Love Triangle Showdowns] [Game Simulation] [Self-Destructive Shenanigans] [Subverting Expectations] [Psychological Manipulation] [Multiple Personalities] [Psychological Horror] [Dark] Hua Ziqian bought an immersive sandbox game set in a high-martial-arts metropolis for his virtual reality pod. He was sure he could use it to become a famous streamer! Beggars' mode title: "Shocking! Handsome Young Man Unlucky Enough to Draw a Beggar's Identity, Only to Be... by a Dog" When he drew the l 225Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist was always arrogant and irritable in the early stage. He was extremely arrogant because he was a player. As a result, he capsized in the gutter and met a yandere boss who directly tortured him to the point of ptsd. After that, his whole person...?

13. 163 炸 Entertainment World Rocked! This Heroine Is Seriously Unhinged 炸翻娱乐！这个女主有大病 Ben Zhijie本止戒Two Female Leads765k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + Unhinged Heroine + Secret Identities + No Male Lead + Girls’ Love] Yu Jianing, a patient whose dissociative identities were both a treatment failure and a success, dies after overdosing on medication. When she opens her eyes again, she finds herself in a parallel world, at the auditions for a talent show called Go! Idol! Comment 1: She’s so alluring… She’s not even doing anything… How can she be so… Comment 2: Don’t let her fool you, people above! She’s a bad person! Comment 3: Good t 5.5kReads9.6Score1kShelves

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    My evaluation of the protagonist in the first book is that he is an elegant madman who knows how to disguise. Recommended star rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The second book has two female protagonists. The author's writing is very good, the plot is not cliché, and the details are well handled. Recommended star rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

14. 164 斩 Slashing Through the Fantasy World, I Level Up Alongside My Sword! 斩裂玄幻，我与我剑一同升级！ Happy Little Dong欢乐小东Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing This book is also known as He’s Far Too Cruel, Make Me a Cauldron and I’ll Cut You Down with One Sword!, and A True Villain Slaughters Every Prodigy! Mercenary Lin Tian transmigrates to a fantasy world. From the start, he catches the eye of the Holy Maiden of the Huanxian Sect and is set to become her cultivation cauldron. His life was supposed to be bleak and tragic. Then Lin Tian obtains a sword that levels up alongside him. From that moment on, Lin Tian becomes a god of slaughter. He joins th 3.7kReads8.5Score240Shelves

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    Character characteristics: Madman or artist? Genius

15. 165 你 Hey, You! Do You Really Have to Be This Low-Key?! 你小子！用不用这么低调！！ Half a Cup of Lingering Sorrow半盏残忧Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing The immortal, undying ancient dragon left behind only a rotting corpse. The phoenix, unafraid of death, was reduced to a single broken root feather. The auspicious qilin, surrounded by good fortune, could not foresee its own death. The Black Tortoise, master of countless laws, had its shell forcibly stripped away. The cemetery of the gods still stands, watching the ruins endure for millennia, while grass and trees flourish and fade through the seasons. Who dares claim to be immortal… The years t 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is crazy to the extreme and elegant to the extreme. The eternal ancient dragon leaves only a decaying corpse: The phoenix, fearless of death, only has its incomplete root feathers; The auspicious unicorn surrounds him, but his death cannot be predicted; The Xuanwu, which condenses thousands of ways, has been stripped of its carapace by life; The cemetery of the gods remains, and they can bear to see the Yin Ruins for thousands of generations, and the grass and trees spring and autumn, who dares to say immortal... Time passes by, and time passes by all generations. The long river of time gurgling, gone forever, buried many heroic tragic songs. One day, someone suddenly had a whim, stepped into the river, and went down the river, wanting to see the afterlife. After a long time, he finally saw a young man fishing on the bank of the Changhe River. Then he opened his mouth and asked the young man: What is an immortal? What is Tao? What is immortality? The young man's eyes were empty, and he shook his head and answered: I don't understand! The man asked again: Practice! What you are cultivating is your heart? Or force? The young man scratched his head and smiled awkwardly: I don't know~ Third question: What year is it today? The young man's eyes flashed, he was a little excited, and he said with all his treasures: No matter how old you are, I just hope that there will be living beings in the future generations, and they will last forever!! The man was stunned for a moment, and then laughed loudly: You know everything, you know everything. It's useless for me to worry and come here. That's fine, future generations are really interesting, interesting~ As soon as the words fell, there was no trace of that person. The young man sighed slightly and looked outside the screen: Dear players, do you want to hear the story between us?

16. 166 通 The Netherworld Scholar Immortal 通幽小儒仙 You Zi Yin油子吟Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted “Where is this?” “Perhaps... the River of Forgetfulness...” “Who are you?” “Wuchang...” “I've never heard of anyone called Wuchang in this world.” “From now on... that's who I'll be!” The soul crosses the River of Forgetfulness, while its thoughts remain on the other shore. What is gained from all beings must be returned to all beings. When Su Mo woke up, he was no longer in his former life. He went to the capital to sit the imperial examinations, but accidentally stumbled into an immortal schem 74.1kReads9.4Score8.1kShelves

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    If you don't read these books, you'll miss them.

17. 167 吾 I Am the Evil God, and This World Will Treat Me as a Forbidden Taboo for All Eternity 吾为邪神，此世当做万古禁忌 Yu Mulinlin雨木霖霖Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted “I want you to cast aside every last bit of kindness and sink completely into the swamp of evil!” Amid a field of ruins, a boy reborn from death, a coffin bearer above the stars, a supreme body of gods and demons! A strange mask of gods and demons, a mysterious broken black sword, a person reborn with a burden of sin! Only after enduring every evil the world has to offer does one realize how many sinners there are! After countless trials, the boy takes up his sword, sees through the mortal world 4.6kReads9.0Score366Shelves
18. 168 极 The Extreme Path to Immortality 极道仙路 Vast Qin 1泱泱大秦1Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [No Goody-Two-Shoes Heroine, No Female Lead, No System, No Transmigration.] Follow your heart and pursue what you desire: that is the path to the ultimate immortal way. The Heavenly Dao? It is dead. The Demonic Heaven shall rise. This is an utterly brutal cultivation world where the strong rule and the weak are ants. My name is Zhao Wuji. In pursuit of the immortal path, I have no taboos. 11.2kReads8.9Score832Shelves
19. 169 凶 That Criminal Acts Too Well: The Special Police Asked How Many Years I’d Been Inside 凶犯演太好，特警问我蹲过几年 Meow Meow Neil喵喵尼尔Urban360k WordsCompleted (Criminal mastermind + showbiz + a little bit of people imagining things) Li Si obtains the [Crime System], and from then on, the entertainment industry gains an oddball. When other people's new movies come out, their fans cheer with excitement. When his new movie comes out, his fans only ask one thing: “Boss, the special police still haven't hauled you off to jail?” Film Emperor: “The first time I acted opposite him, I thought the crew had hired someone straight out of prison. But it turned 10.2kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    It's really beautiful!!!!

20. 170 神 Mysterious Space 神秘空间 Half a Free Spirit半个闲人Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted Qin Mu is a big name in the Mysterious Space. His surname is Qin, his given name is Mu, his courtesy name is Half-Mad, his title is the Black-Hearted Recluse, and his codename is Raven. People call him the Immortal Black Market Dealer. Wherever he goes, he leaves nothing behind, like a swarm of locusts passing through. With a strange mask on his head and a black robe on his back, he cheats women and children alike, and swindles young and old. Welcome to the Mysterious Space. Join Qin Mu as he tr 852Reads8.8Score101Shelves

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    The protagonist of the first book is a madman with a brain, the protagonist of the second book has a tough background, and the protagonist of the third book is a black-hearted businessman.

21. 171 穿 Transmigrate to Yunnan Worm Valley: A Survival Guide for the Consort of King Xian 穿越云南虫谷：献王妃求生指南 Like Snow, Remembering the Passing Years似雪忆流年Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Ghost Blows Out the Light] + [yandere] + [King Xian is a straight-up tyrant, no redemption arc] The rating has just been posted, so it’ll go up. Updates are steady, so you can’t go wrong giving this a try! I transmigrated, but instead of getting a comeback story, I landed straight in the palace of King Xian of the ancient Dian Kingdom! All around me, women wailed in agony. Before me stood a mad tyrant with a bronze sword in hand and a sinister look in his eyes. No System! No supernatural abilit 54.5kReads9.3Score5.5kShelves

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    The male protagonist criticizes the tyrant crazily and does not wash his hands of it. Thinking about ascending every day and killing people like crazy, the heroine can only survive

22. 172 地 I Came from Hell, Yet My Values Are Perfectly Sound 地狱走出的我三观很正 Once Upon a Time话说从前Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Spiritual qi revival. Supernatural abilities awaken. The rules of the world have changed, and the strong hold power over the winds and clouds. Some move mountains and fill seas, some shatter the void, some pluck stars from the sky, and some slice rivers of stars with their swords... while others would turn back the very heavens! Spirit realms connect to the mortal world, and beyond the boundaries of space lurk bloodthirsty monsters. The times shape events, and the tides of the age make heroes. . 11.6kReads8.5Score825Shelves
23. 173 从 Mutating from the Shadows 从影子开始变异 Bu Sanyuan卜三元Urban1.6M WordsCompleted In this era, fearsome, savage monsters run rampant. To fight them, humanity pushes its mind to the limit, breaks through its boundaries, and forges a whole new path, mastering all kinds of supernatural powers. Some command wind and thunder. Some can shatter mountains and rivers with their fists. Others unleash countless flying blades with a single thought, wiping out hordes of ferocious monsters. These people are known as the Gifted. Eighteen-year-old Luo Jie learns he can never become one of th 14.7kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    The first three dark novels are without CP. I haven't read the fourth one yet and am planning to read the fourth one.

24. 174 修 The Little Demonic Cultivator 修仙小魔头 Poverty Alleviation Assistant脱贫小助手Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Technological cultivation + invincible genius + cautious villain + no heroine After transmigrating into the Primordial World as Huang Tianba, master of the Tyrant Blade Mountain Manor, he is condemned by everyone just because he has a demonic physique. There’s no way he’ll put up with that. He strikes back with a barrage of attacks, beating the chosen one into fleeing with his head in his hands. When he sees the chosen one jump off a cliff, he rounds up every woman within ten miles, even female 8.1kReads8.7Score582Shelves
25. 175 我 Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 1.1MReads9.9Score285.7kShelves

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    (I recommend them all very seriously. I sincerely hope that everyone will watch the wonderful Jay Chou and score above 9.6) 1. About the protagonist who used to be a psychiatrist. Character characteristics: Madman, pursuit of ultimate elegance, exciting plots ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2. About entering a thriller game, patriotic, brain-burning, and unexpected ending of horror. The protagonist is a bit too mature, so read the introduction yourself. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3. I believe everyone knows this masterpiece🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 4. This is a masterpiece of ghost stories that most people who watch ghost stories have seen🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

26. 176 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted 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 139kReads9.5Score15.5kShelves
27. 177 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Mistook Myself for Someone Who Had Kidnapped a Celebrity 穿越后，我误以为我绑架了女明星 Rong Gui荣圭Urban542k WordsCompleted Li Mo had just transmigrated and hadn't even figured out who he was when he saw a TV star on the screen, bound hand and foot in his bathroom. Was his new identity that of a kidnapper? What Li Mo didn't know was that countless cameras in his room were pointed at him. This was a new kind of variety show. To make things feel authentic, the production team randomly selected passersby to take on challenges, promising them a reward afterward. "What the heck? This guy actually believes it!" "Does he re 1.9kReads7.2Score117Shelves

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    [Pinch][pinch][pinch][pinch]

28. 178 熔 Forge the Essence of Heaven and Earth, and Attain Supreme Enlightenment! 熔炼乾坤精，证我无上果！ Passing Waters and Frost逝水流霜Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Practicing the Wrong Divine Art + Feel-Good Fiction + Lighthearted Fun + Prodigy] Immortal light descends upon the world, ancient immortals awaken, cities become nests of terror, and beasts transform into demons. A black dragon rises from the deep sea, unleashing a thousand-meter tsunami. A demon immortal slaughters a million lives, then walks away unharmed after being bombarded by several nuclear warheads. Just after transmigrating, Jiang Chuan discovers that he has been chosen by the Blood Se 34.2kReads8.0Score3.4kShelves

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    The first time Jiang Chuan woke up from the ward, he saw his good friend coming to visit him with a bunch of exercises. Suddenly, he had a situation where there were fruits on the tree, and I was the only one under the tree. After all, as soon as the former brother left, the back-foot nurse shouted that you should dedicate yourself to the Holy Religion and charged at him. . . . Brainless cool article

29. 179 这 There’s Something Seriously Wrong with This World. Good Thing I’m the Same 这个世界大有问题，还好我也一样 The Happy Comedian欢乐的喜剧人Eastern Fantasy501k WordsOngoing [Warhammer + Otherworld + Wild Imagination + Path to Godhood + No System + Judge by the Cover] What happens when heroes and demon kings, villainous heroines and evil young masters, transmigrators and the reborn all gather in one world? It’s bound to be a huge mess, and a complete disaster. Kliman is an unlucky guy who transmigrated for no reason. To survive in this bizarre world, he has to become stronger. Fortunately, the people in this otherworld aren’t quite right in the head, and spend all d 17Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    The plots of various Japanese comics in the first book are integrated, but the male protagonist focuses on forming an army and there is no female protagonist. The second one, I can't say, it's pretty crazy anyway. In the third book, there will be a crazy yet elegant personality in the later stage

30. 180 文 Text Game: Come Here, There's Really a Succubus 文字游戏：快来，这里真有魅魔 Xia Shiqi夏士奇Sports1.1M WordsCompleted To inherit his cheap aunt's "ten-million-dollar fortune," Luo Xia crossed the ocean alone to the United States, only to accidentally activate a text-based game called Wizard World. He keeps choosing downright suicidal options day after day to gain power. Here, I can do whatever I want! The only ones who can judge me are my countrymen! 7.5kReads8.6Score750Shelves
31. 181 无 The Headless Bone Sculptor 无头雕骨师 Yu Chen宇尘Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted He is a bone carver who inherited secret arts passed down for a thousand years. He is the headless ghost said to haunt a legendary haunted house. Walking the line between light and darkness, he hunts down the culprits behind bizarre murder cases: the taxidermist who makes specimens from human skin, the murderous doll that whispers, the mushroom man lurking in the ruins, the ghostly face on an exam paper, the ice-sculpture lovers who will stop at nothing, the faceless demon who steals organs... J 966Reads7.3Score119Shelves

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    Recommended star rating: 5 After reading the first set of stories, I couldn't stand the second set, but it was really interesting [I understand]

32. 182 重 Reborn as a Zombie King: Keeping All of Humanity in Captivity 重生尸王：圈养全人类 Lazy Caterpillar慵懒的猪儿虫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse580k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse][Killing and evolution][Dark tone] The red moon hangs overhead, and the Apocalypse descends from the sky! In this world, where human lives are as worthless as blades of grass, compassion, kindness, and innocence have become the greatest jokes. The darkest side of human nature is magnified beyond all limits! When Wang Jun returns to the beginning of the Apocalypse, he discovers that he has become a zombie and gained the Zombie King Evolution System! From then on, a Zombie King named W 2kReads8.5Score142Shelves

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    Only dark

33. 183 恐 Horror Game: I’m Really Just a Doctor 恐怖游戏：我真的只是一名医生 Bibi碧碧Mystery546k WordsCompleted [Long-form campus writing contest entry] [The only one on the entire site] Fu Bai is reborn as an NPC in a horror game. He considers himself an ordinary, normal person, yet players keep calling him the Murderous Ghost Doctor, the Mad Doctor, the Horror Doctor... Come on, he's a refined, cultured doctor with a rather wicked streak. How can people still criticize him like that? Oh? More players have arrived. Fu Bai swirls the blood-red wine in his left hand, toys with a scalpel in his right, and b 1kReads7.0Score186Shelves

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    They are all very perverted and crazy.

34. 184 我 I Teach as a Vicious Ghost in a Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏做猛鬼老师 Red Bean and Braised Meat红豆角炖肉Mystery505k WordsCompleted A horror game descends upon the world. Su Yun, the game’s first A-rank player, suddenly vanishes from public view. When he reappears, he is a teacher at a kindergarten for evil spirits. This is an F-rank instance with a death rate as high as ninety percent, but no player believes it. “Little Chubby is so honest. How could he be dangerous?” “The ghost girl is so kawaii. There’s no way she’d hurt the players!” But Su Yun knows that these adorable, good-natured little ones are all evil spirits, 1.7kReads9.1Score171Shelves
35. 185 特 Special Cleaner, Occasional Crime Scene Stager 特殊清洁员，偶尔也布置案发现场 South Morning, North Moon南晨北月Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted (Content warnings: no female lead, no romantic ambiguity, dark plot, protagonist is not a good person, lighthearted everyday tone) (No female lead does not mean no female supporting characters. Recommended that you stay away. The male lead is very much a criminal, not a positive role model, and people get killed on a regular basis.) Good news: He transmigrated. Bad news: The body’s original owner seems to have just killed someone. Is Qi Shu panicking? He’s practically panicking to death. After a 510Reads8.6Score102Shelves
36. 186 作 I Brought This on Myself, but Now the Escape Boss Won’t Leave Me Alone 作死的我被逃生boss缠上了 Bai Zuizui白醉醉Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + Two powerful leads + Infinite-flow + Comedy + Yandere] Some people enter the escape game with a bug built right in. Lu Wu is one of them. While everyone else is seriously trying to escape, Lu Wu treats the escape game as nothing more than a game. Most outrageous of all, the escape game’s boss confessed his feelings to Lu Wu. The players, who risk their lives and wade through blood just to survive, are depressed. They’re going to report Lu Wu for cheating! Lu Wu: I didn’t, I 16.3kReads9.6Score2.2kShelves
37. 187 诡 The Eerie Town: From the Start, I Became a Plague Doctor 诡异小镇：开局成为瘟疫医生 Buddha's Son of Loulan楼兰佛子Mystery500k WordsCompleted [No romance + infinite flow + paranormal horror + not a power fantasy + character growth + forced to become an all-round doctor] [Evernight Town] The dead disguise themselves as living people, a doctor who knows nothing, and a fishman who appears out of nowhere all vie for control of the town. [Spring Blossom Middle School] Thirteen eerie urban legends, a troublemaker who gets toyed with, and a doctor who never gets a moment's rest. [The Never-Ending Train] The nine carriages are all different. 8.9kReads9.2Score1.3kShelves

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    They are all quite crazy, especially the third book, Chapters 211-226, is particularly crazy, and has been quietly eroded by weirdness [eating melon]

38. 188 无 Quick Transmigration: Taming Gods in Dark Fairy Tales 无限流：在暗黑童话里驭神 Pear Wine梨酒儿Two Male Leads538k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + Two Male Leads + Power Couple 1v1 + Mild Horror] He is the wicked “dark wizard” who tears the prince and princess apart in Sleeping Beauty. He is the evil “brother” who tries to take Cinderella’s place. He is the scheming “beauty” who lures the mermaid princess to her death. He is the top con artist everyone knows in the fairy-tale world. “I’ll never let you down when it comes to speaking ill of me.” The young man sits high upon his throne, facing the lights. Red thread winds ar 5.9kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    The first book: The protagonist is heartless and has a hint of malice. The second book: The protagonist is Feng Pi, green tea.

39. 189 大 Pure Angst! The Green Tea Male Supporting Lead Is Going Crazy Again 大虐！绿茶男配又在发大疯 Ying Mufeng应沐风Two Male Leads474k WordsCompleted [The sweeter he calls him “big brother,” the harsher he strikes: a fake green tea with a violent streak + a powerful man who doesn’t realize he’s in love at first, then becomes completely henpecked] Xia Yu wakes up one day bound to a Male Supporting Character Rescue System. The System tells him that this world is actually a satisfying face-slapping novel about two male leads taking down scumbags. The main love interest is his childhood friend, whom he’s secretly loved for years. The protagonist 15.7kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
40. 190 无 Infinite: People Can Die, but You Must Never Lose the Game 无限：人可以死游戏绝不能输 Ran Tu染途Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Infinite Flow + Logical Deduction + Death Games + Brain-Burning + Slightly Unhinged Female Lead + Strong Leads] (Content warnings at the end of Chapter 1) After her parents died, Xin Zhixia witnessed the ugly faces of her relatives during a dispute over the inheritance and grew disgusted with the world. She devoted herself to the games she loved and drifted through life in a daze. Finding life pointless, she decided to jump off a building and kill herself. A man appeared beside her. 13.4kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
41. 191 天 Awakened by Heavenly Treasures: I Can Engrave Anything 天物觉醒：我能刻印一切 The Leaf Riding the Wind御风而行的葉子Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Publication Contract Signed, Safe to Read][Tales of Youth][Everyone Has Common Sense][Absolutely Wonderful][Magic][Distinctive Characters][No Female Lead] My name is Jin Feichen. Draped in the twilight of my youth, I once thought I would muddle through life, relying on taxpayers to support me forever. I thought that would be my fate. However, all of that came to an end on a rainy afternoon. Youth is a grand stage. On that evening when rain poured down in torrents, the stage reached out to me, a 305.8kReads9.5Score27.5kShelves

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    Nice!!!

42. 192 传 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 210.3kReads9.6Score29.2kShelves
43. 193 恶 The Devil Reversed 恶魔逆位 20/100 Vision视力零点二一Mystery737k WordsCompleted “If I wanted to kill him, I wouldn’t use a method this laughably clumsy.” After the black-haired girl in black finished speaking in the interrogation room, she didn’t say another word. The way she calmly studied the photograph made it seem more like she was admiring the victim’s gruesome death. In the photo was a cold, white bathtub filled with shocking amounts of blood. A man lay slumped inside, his deathly pale body visible only from the shoulders up. The deceased was Zhou Haixiong. He had 47.1kReads9.5Score7.1kShelves
44. 194 黑 The Source of Darkness 黑暗之源 Pumpkin and Millet Congee南瓜小米粥Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Xuanhuan] + [horror] + [light novel] + [comedy] + [single heroine] This is a game of wits between the gods. After transmigrating to a world of Origin Cards, Liu Huanzhen learns that the previous owner of his body worked hard at school by day to become a top student, studied necromancy by night as a heretic, and still found time to confess to the gorgeous campus belle! Staring at the page of densely packed symbols, with his classmates looking at him pleadingly, Liu Huanzhen falls into deep thou 5.5kReads8.8Score508Shelves

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    These books meet the requirements very well, and they are all very good-looking.

45. 195 还 You're Still in the Womb, and You Beat Rule Horror? 还在娘胎没生，你打穿规则怪谈？ Hates Drinking Hot Water反感喝热水Mystery311k WordsCompleted [Ghost fetus + protagonist is himself a supernatural entity + subverting conventions + suspense + horror revival + national-fate horror games] As horror returns and Rule Horror descends upon the world, every country randomly selects a Chosen One to enter the horror game. If the Chosen One wins, their entire country receives rewards. If they lose, supernatural entities invade reality and wreak havoc. Lin Changqing, who had transmigrated to this world by accident, had not yet been born when his mo 2kReads8.9Score238Shelves
46. 196 杀 The Killing Game: The Ghost Who Purifies the World 杀戮游戏：净化世界的鬼 Sailing at Dawn凌晨挂帆Sports416k WordsCompleted [Game + no female lead + dark + cold-blooded, brutal protagonist] In a game of slaughter, kindness is the most laughable joke, and trust is the most foolish thing of all. Yet people trust because of kindness, and unite because of trust. So, you foolish humans, keep that unity alive. Offer me the power of your blood and flesh, and help me become a god! [Warning: The protagonist is a psychopath who kills everyone. Not recommended for readers who are easily disturbed.] 54Reads8.8Score—Shelves
47. 197 妹 After My Sister Became the Hero, I Turned Out to Be the Demon King Behind the Scenes 妹妹成为勇者后，我竟是幕后魔王 Mo Xian Yu莫弦鱼Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Enjoy the thrilling experience of following an anime series [Urban] + [Behind-the-scenes] + [Superpowers] + [Overprotective brother] + [System] + [Anime elements] + [High-octane battles] + [Everyday moments now and then] Eight years ago, a mysterious virus known as “Demonic Energy” broke out, starting in Neon. Humans infected by it underwent physical mutations, and their minds became horribly twisted, turning them into puppets controlled by desire. Those infected, who looked like demons when 14.6kReads9.3Score1.4kShelves

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    These three dark books are so cool!

48. 198 凡 Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 96.2kReads8.9Score8.6kShelves

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    That must be a very yin old devil, a truly pure dark text, selfish. If you can't improve your cultivation level, you can just use the whole city to make elixirs. If you see the treasure, you can just sneak up and kill people for the treasure.

49. 199 我 I Can Sculpt an Infinite Number of Monsters! 我能雕刻无限怪物！ Win One赢一Urban719k WordsOngoing [Behind the Scenes]+ [Resurrecting Urban Legends]+ [No System]+ [No Female Lead] Bullied and tormented, a young boy poured all the anger and hatred he had nowhere else to vent into the monsters he carved. Werewolves, zombies, vampires, trolls... These legendary monsters were supposed to exist only in myths and ghost stories. But after Lu Yu picked up a mysterious little knife, he noticed that the classmates and teachers who had bullied him were beginning to vanish without explanation. Only t 201Reads8.1Score—Shelves
50. 200 复 Revenge Begins With the Perfect Accident 复仇，从制造完美意外开始 George Talks a Big Game乔治侃大山Urban521k WordsCompleted [High-IQ plots involving accidental killings and locked-room murders] [A logical, high-IQ power fantasy] To prevent crime and reduce the likelihood of criminal acts, a brand-new variety show, Simulated Crime, takes the world by storm. The guests enter a space capsule, where their brain waves connect to a fully simulated metaverse. Studying the crimes committed by guests during their revenge plots can provide criminal investigation with valuable experience and improve the efficiency of solving ca 2.8kReads8.9Score229Shelves

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    The first and second books are by the same author, both are trial + live broadcast. The 35th is by the same author. The third book is a follow-up to the fourth book (although the content is not much related, but they are both very interesting). It is also trial + live broadcast. The fifth book is just opened by the author (I plan to stock up on it) and is a thriller game + live broadcast.

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