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. 201 诡 Lord of Strange Tales 诡谈之主 Mr. Three Lines三行先生Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted The slit-mouthed woman appears, ready to give people a full makeover with her scissors. A raging fire burns inside the classroom as a pair of hands quietly lock the door. At the crossroads, a curious girl begins to summon spirits. In an abandoned mountain cabin, a head crawls across the floor. In the church, a demon sealed inside an angel statue opens its eyes. A greedy deal draws an extraordinary merchant into the world. In a peaceful and tranquil world, a pair of hands quietly stir 805Reads8.1Score108Shelves

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   Very satisfied with you

2. 202 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 33.8kReads9.6Score4.6kShelves
3. 203 长 Longevity: Infinite Mana from the Start 长生：从蓝条无限开始 Can't Seem to Stay Disciplined自律不起来Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted [A Somewhat Dark Story + The Protagonist Can Be Ruthless at Times + No Romance + Various Golden Fingers + Decisive and Ruthless + Eradicate the Roots + Occasional Daily Life + Crushes All Opposition] One moment, he transmigrated, and the next he was a big black dog. Worse, he was about to be slaughtered in a dog meat restaurant. Gu Shang trembled in fear. Fortunately, he had a golden finger. The Infinite Rebirth System had activated! As long as he died, he would be reborn. And if he died of old 4.3kReads7.8Score417Shelves

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   It should be the darkness that passes the passing line, where revenge must be taken, and the roots must be eradicated.

4. 204 让 You Were Supposed to Survive the Horror, but Became the Ghost School's Top Dog 让你恐怖求生，你成了鬼校扛把子 Radish and Melon萝卜瓜Mystery194k WordsCompleted [Thriller] [Hilarious] [Power Fantasy] [Righteous Do-Gooders Keep Out] A real-life horror game descended upon the world. Players faced near-certain death, but Qin Feng awakened god-tier talents in every profession: ghost teacher, yin-yang livestreamer, ghost doctor, demon butcher, monster masseur, ghost chef, devilish therapist, underworld financial advisor... Vampire Academy Principal: “Teacher Qin, you were supposed to survive a horror game, but you became the kingpin of a ghost school?” Under 73Reads6.9Score—Shelves
5. 205 规 Rule Horror: I Am the Creator of the Weird 规则怪谈：吾乃诡异创世者 Nanxi Xuexue南溪雪雪Mystery152k WordsOngoing [Original Rules + Meme-Filled Livestream + Cunning Schemes + No Female Lead] This is a worldwide baptism, a battle for humanity's survival, and the only way humans can fight back against the uncanny. And our protagonist, Wu Mo, is the Creator God of the uncanny! [Don't eat the meat in the cafeteria!] [This cafeteria serves only vegetarian food. No meat of any kind is available.] [If you notice anything unusual, hurry and find the tenth serving window!] [Please note! All the cafeteria staff are w 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The first one is perverted and invincible. The protagonist of the second book plays various villains, both elegant and crazy. The fourth one is really perverted!! The fifth growth type does not need to be mentioned in the title of the book. I like the sixth one very much and highly recommend it!!!!!

6. 206 我 I Really Am a Law-Abiding Citizen 我真的是守法公民 Wang Xin王信Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted Twelve years ago, star gates descended from the sky and appeared all over the world. People discovered all kinds of worlds beyond the gates. Thanks to the special game items and technology brought back from them, human technology underwent a massive leap forward. On Block 26, Street 78, Chen Bin, dressed in a fitted black trench coat and a vintage gray tweed English cap, held an AK-47 in one hand. He looked seriously at Old Chicken and said in a low voice, “We are law-abiding citizens. We must n 545Reads9.3Score103Shelves

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   High quality, high scores, crazy, no heroine, no intelligence, compact and reasonable plot

7. 207 惊 Thriller Game: I Can See the Hints 惊悚游戏：我能看到提示 Master Mouse in Sunglasses戴墨镜的鼠爷Mystery951k WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy + power fantasy. Not scary. If that's not your thing, move along!] A mysterious dimension descends upon Earth, randomly selecting humans to take part in a horror game. Uncensorable horror livestreams spread across the internet, allowing all of humanity to witness one terrifying spectacle after another. Gu Yi is unlucky enough to be chosen as an adventurer. Fortunately, he can see mysterious hints. Following the hints, Gu Yi gradually seeks out the truth, only to discover that 7.3kReads8.9Score733Shelves

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   The first one is Sanjiu's new book, and the following ones are all crazy

8. 208 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Scared the System to Tears 惊悚游戏：开局吓哭系统 Sweet Tea甘茶Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Invincible protagonist, infinite worlds, lighthearted] [There are livestreams, but they don't get much focus. Take your time and enjoy the read.] Zhang Xun is a nearly adult, almost legally grown boy with a mountain of secrets. Ever since he became conscious, he has possessed superhuman strength and a jumble of fragmented memories. After living an ordinary life for sixteen years, Zhang Xun was finally chosen by the horror game he'd been eagerly anticipating, which had taken the world by storm i 1.1kReads8.9Score138Shelves
9. 209 无 Infinite Life: Trapped in a Lifetime 无限人生：被困在了一生的时间里 Ten Thousand a Day一天一万Urban1.3M WordsCompleted He had once been an explorer, a war correspondent, a business genius, and the king of investment. He had also been a notorious war profiteer, a world-famous charlatan and prophet. He was also the greatest composer and novelist of the century. And a materials scientist, a physicist, a giant in the history of science... Countless times, in countless different ways, he had stood at the pinnacle of the world. Only he knew any of it, however, before he broke through the limits of a single lifetime. U 28.3kReads9.4Score2.4kShelves

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   Madness after infinite rebirth 🌍[Top of the World] He has stood on the top of the world countless times in different ways, but only he knows all of this! #TOP #lonely legend

10. 210 我 I, the Substitute Villainess, Took Down Four Scumbag Male Leads 我，替身女配，反杀了四个狗男主 Qi Mu其木Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Harem of admirers / groveling exes / love rivals / face-slapping, scum-trashing wish fulfillment] [Toxic woman fiction, a crazy beauty, an emotionless heroine who loves no one and treats life as a game] Su Manshu transmigrates into the role of a supporting female character in an old-fashioned domineering CEO body-double novel. She is about to suffer both physical and emotional abuse before being cruelly abandoned! CEO No. 1: Worth trillions, he throws her five million in breakup money and tells 7.3kReads9.2Score866Shelves

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    Crazy Patch, how come these two books are missing? I treat illnesses and save people, what's wrong with forgetting to take anesthesia? I operate with a knife, so what's wrong with increasing the knife skills? What's wrong with me using a chainsaw, you just say, are you okay? The second book is a romance, but it's not just a romance. As a woman, what's wrong with me teasing the two male protagonists? I'm playing games in the world, toying with the male protagonist's Crazy Patch!

11. 211 我 I'm Zhang San, and I Want a Word with the Rules of the Paranormal! 我张三，要和规则怪谈谈谈！ The Luo in Luo Xiu罗修的罗Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted [Horror + eerie + hilarious + satisfying + national fortune = a serious novel] The Supreme Rules descend, selecting multiple people at random from each country to become Ascenders and take part in the Ascension Exam! Those who perform well earn high scores and even extra rewards. They can improve their own abilities and bring unexpected ascension to their country. But fail the exam, and death may be waiting for you, along with endless torment. Even your country may be beset by supernatural event 8.3kReads9.0Score1kShelves

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    Ahhhhhhhh, here comes the Horror World Series! These three books are carefully collected~ The first one really poked me, the second one is funny but very rigorously written, and the third one, emmm, explore it for yourself!

12. 212 猎 Hunting Season 猎杀时刻 Madman of the Mohist School墨家狂人Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted A brand-new game, Hunt: The Reckoning, has taken the world by storm since its release. In this virtual world, you can play a prisoner, thug, thief, or murderer and experience a thrilling life of your own, or become a hunter, uphold justice, and bring these shady characters to book. As justice and evil clash, a refined and well-mannered man makes a dazzling appearance before the world. His arrival gradually convinces people that perhaps a light can truly exist in the darkness. (This novel is simi 6kReads8.8Score509Shelves

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    Dangdangdangdang these seven books can be said to be at the bottom of my box. Specially recommend the first and sixth books, especially the first YYDS.

13. 213 无 Endless Killing Intent: At Midnight, the God of Death Passes Judgment 无尽杀机：午夜12点，死神断罪 Snow Flying over the Cold River寒江飞雪Urban354k WordsCompleted [Do-gooders, stay away] [Does not join any organization] [No female lead] [Ruler of the myriad worlds] A mysterious Reaper's Judgment System can drag evil people into illusory worlds and make them face terrifying trials and judgment! “At midnight, the Reaper judges. Justice and fairness prevail. Life and death are left to fate!” [Within China's borders, evil will find no quarter] Whoever you are, don't commit evil, or you'll be the next to face judgment! Illusory worlds: Buried, Wrong Turn, Saw. 1.1kReads8.7Score101Shelves

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    The first one satisfies the requirements very well. The second and third ones are from the same author. I recommend reading the second one first and then the third one, because the third one is a continuation of the second one.

14. 214 我 I Use Illusions to Control the World 我用幻术控制全世界 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A rare illusion-based novel featuring a villain protagonist, nightmare invasions, and original instances] Su Mu has the same dream every night. Each time he wakes, his mental strength has increased by one percent. He grows stronger just by sleeping. In the first year, hypnosis. He discovers his mental strength is already powerful enough to hypnotize others, and soon gang bosses, the campus belle, beautiful CEOs, and more have all become his slaves. In the second year, control over the five sens 79.7kReads9.4Score8.5kShelves

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    Brothers, Hulu has released a new book

15. 215 无 Endless Killing Intent: The Grim Reaper's Judgment in a Horror Loop 无尽杀机：死神审判惊悚轮回 Radish and Melon萝卜瓜Mystery317k WordsCompleted [Horror + thrills + wish fulfillment + no female lead] Qin Ye transmigrates to a parallel world teeming with criminals and obtains a miraculous Death God Judgment System. It can pull evildoers into illusory worlds of horror, where they must endure terrifying cycles of judgment! The Death God delivers judgment as a warning to all: make them suffer by their own methods! Good is rewarded with good, and evil with evil. If retribution has not come, its time has simply not yet arrived! Over time, Qin 1.8kReads9.1Score170Shelves
16. 216 我 I Created Demons and Became the Strongest Villain 我创造恶魔，成为最强大反派 Can't Lie Flat Properly躺平躺不好Urban669k WordsOngoing [Behind-the-Scenes Style + No System + No Female Lead + Not a Saint] Nie Wudao obtains a Demonic Cauldron and uses it to refine Demon Pills. Anyone other than himself who consumes a Demon Pill, no matter what kind of creature they are, will become a demon and gain a special ability. Want to gain power? Then become a demon! Demon Apocalypse: Sequence 1: Undying Demon Sequence 2: Blazing Blade Demon Sequence 3: Hidden Sword Demon Sequence 4: Spiked Demon 2.8kReads7.0Score167Shelves

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    **"All demons are created for me: The dark operator sacrifices blood to the common people and creates a sequence of annihilation!" ** Nie Wudao is in charge of the devil's cauldron, refining elixirs to transform demons into the apocalypse! The undead flame blade sword has hidden spikes, and the demon sequence awakens and goes berserk! Behind the scenes + dark and residual, no system and no heroine, the cold-blooded creator subverts the rules! A dark epic plot, every chapter is a forbidden feast!

17. 217 高 High Martial: What Kind of Artist Are You If You’re Not Crazy? 高武：没病当什么艺术家？ Li Xiaojiàn理小贱Urban170k WordsOngoing (High martial arts + System + invincible protagonist + pure power fantasy + one or no heroine + unhinged) The gods generously bestowed opportunities, and the light of the world took on new colors. Immortals who stood above all, demons crawling out of hell. Was this the rise of humanity, or its final act? A young man emerged from the ruins, carrying a System as he stepped onto the world stage. “They all call me a madman, an artist. They're all madmen!” 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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