A Cruel Madman with Extremely High Intelligence and Absolute Rationality 拥有极高智商和绝对理智的残忍疯子。

1. 1 我 I Returned from Hell to Plan the Perfect String of Revenge 我从地狱归来，策划连环完美复仇 Leaves Can't Predict Autumn叶难知秋Mystery525k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Mad Protagonist] [Elegant] [High-IQ Crimes] [No System] Ten years ago, the Shen family was wiped out by a mysterious organization known as the Alliance. Shen Feng was beaten to death and left in the wilderness. Now, Shen Feng’s soul has returned from hell. That day, the criminal investigation squad received a call from a mysterious person claiming he would kill the famous CEO Liu Ruxu at a shareholders’ meeting. The nightmare began at that very moment. Shen Feng planned one per 118kReads9.5Score12.7kShelves

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   This book! This book!! A high-IQ crime revenge story, very detailed. In the end, if the protagonist hadn't revealed his identity, no one would have known. The beginning is very detailed, and it even has illustrations. The later part, because of the red persimmon, isn't as detailed as the beginning.

2. 2 欢 Welcome to My Scripted World 欢迎来到，我的剧本世界 Beneath the Deep Space深空下Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Infinite-Flow + Scripted Games + Survival + One Female Lead] In this era, we're all headed for the end. The blossoming of miracles granted by the gods, the struggle between humanity and the uncanny, extraordinary creatures, forbidden books, a paradise of reincarnation... The price of fate's gifts was marked long ago, hidden from view. “My name is Jiang Qing. I'm sorry, but after tonight, I'll disappear forever.” “When I open the door ahead, there will be no way back b 88.2kReads9.0Score7.9kShelves

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   The protagonist of this book has an extremely high IQ; he's a perfect blend of genius and madness. They say the line between genius and madness is thin, and I'm right in the middle, so I'm the emperor! The protagonist is incredibly handsome and possesses exceptional intelligence to deduce things, not only fooling ghosts but also manipulating them.

3. 3 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 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves

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   The first book intertwines madness and reason; the protagonist possesses high intelligence and is an exceptionally skilled director at crafting perfect plots. The second book features a protagonist whose intelligence and rationality are both terrifying; he swindles two million and even deceives himself. The protagonist always possesses a divine quality, and his actions are both mad and rational. The third book presents an elegant magician, unrestrained and free-spirited; it seems that when he kills, he displays extreme rationality and elegance, as if turning the act into a grand magic show.

4. 4 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 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
5. 5 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Urban3.7M 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 269.6kReads9.5Score22.3kShelves
6. 6 伏 Ambush 伏杀 Mo Bai1莫白1Historical1.4M WordsCompleted [Original title: Ambush] Beneath the awe-inspiring might of Heaven, all living beings are mere ants. And yet he dares, with the strength of an insect, to turn the world upside down. For family, for friends, for the burning hatred in his heart, for the nightmares that haunt him year after year, for justice, and for fairness. This story is set in an imaginary world and has no connection to actual history. Everything in it is fictional. Any similarities are purely coincidental. 14.8kReads8.3Score931Shelves

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   Highly recommended! "Ambush" is a masterpiece of alternate history! A tightly woven web of political intrigue, mind-bending battles of wits, and a revenge plot that delivers pure thrills!

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 168.1kReads9.6Score21.5kShelves

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   These are all great books, please give them a thumbs up and show your support! [Kissing emojis]

8. 8 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1kShelves
9. 9 我EN 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 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
10. 10 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

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    Let's take a look at these books.

11. 11 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6kShelves
12. 12 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Urban695k 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 2.8kReads6.9Score147Shelves

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    Both of these books feature male protagonists with exceptionally high IQs who act as behind-the-scenes villains. They're incredibly good; I've practically read them twice already.

13. 13 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 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves

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    Watching this kind of high-IQ madman is so exciting! The protagonist is calm to the point of being cold-blooded, and he does whatever he wants but has his own logic. He is very adept at navigating the dark rules, making it a particularly enjoyable read.

14. 14 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.7kReads9.6Score22.6kShelves
15. 15 我 I Started by Devouring Gods and Rose Against the Current 我从吃神开始反向晋升 Cool Isn't Cool酷是不酷Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Urban high martial arts] [Ensemble cast] [No System] The gods descended upon the world, and the Ascenders appeared. At the age of eighteen, everyone can choose a unique path to godhood within the Ascension Tower. But Jiang Qi’s left eye is connected to a forbidden zone. Within the forbidden zone, he embarked on a strange path: he can ascend as long as he eats monsters. The world obtains everything from the Ascension Tower. And my ability is... [When I write the first sentence, the universe coll 235.7kReads9.1Score22.5kShelves

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    Amazing!!! Super high IQ

16. 16 诡 The Eerie Hotel: I Break Deadly Plots Through Endless Deduction 诡异饭店：我靠无限推演破杀局 Jia Huan嘉奂Mystery131k WordsOngoing [Horror Rules] [Light Infinite-Flow] Want a seat at the table? Then bet your life first! Lin Fan accidentally wanders into a bizarre restaurant, where the ingredients are actually the diners. Can he survive only by filling the menu? If every step comes with a rule, perhaps turning those rules against the restaurant is his one chance to stay alive... 134Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In short, the protagonist is a highly intelligent madman.

17. 17 骇EN Dread Night: Getting Rich in a Horror Game 骇夜：我在恐怖游戏里暴富 A-One Is Not A-Two阿一不是阿二Mystery718k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and will rise later. Infinite flow + mild horror + original instances + no female lead) A tower stands in the eternal night, with a group of players trapped inside. They have to keep taking part in bizarre games to earn the food and supplies they need to survive. A killer in red embroidered shoes, a child with no eyes, a haunted mountain where an entire expedition team died... One deadly trap after another, with death around every corner. Players: “We're going to die, w 2.8MReads9.5Score590.8kShelves

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    It's two or three stories high.

18. 18 全EN Global Death Exam: Straight from the Execution Grounds to the Test Room 全球死考：刚下刑场你让我去考试 I Love Eating Cat Chips我爱吃猫片哇Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Tactical battles + mild horror + infinite-world adventure] The Deadly College Entrance Exam has arrived, dragging thirty million candidates into hell. The exam questions have been replaced with scenes from horror movies and disasters. Even staying alive is a pipe dream. Pass and earn rewards. Fail and be erased! Ten points earn ten million. One hundred points earn Tyrant genes. One thousand points earn the Apocalypse. Only ??? can make it out of this exam. To investigate, the military “ 1.7MReads9.3Score344.4kShelves

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    This book is truly amazing, I highly recommend it, the ideas are absolutely incredible!

19. 19 我 My 99 Perfect Hunts 我的99次完美狩猎 Little Half-Immortal of Shu Mountain蜀山小半仙Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Realism] [High-IQ crime] [Masterful mind games] [No female lead] [For readers who love logic] The police in Xikang City received a phone call from someone calling himself Ghost, who claimed he would kill a certain person in three days. More than that, he wanted the police to rush out and protect the target. He intended to carry out the killing under the police's tight security. The police took the threat extremely seriously and made careful preparations. When the three days were up, the result 39.6kReads9.3Score4.1kShelves

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    An'an is the best!!

20. 20 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 231.9kReads9.5Score28.4kShelves

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    They all look so good, very nice!

21. 21 我 I Became a Living Corpse and Went on a Hundred-Day Killing Spree for Revenge 我化身活死人，百日复仇杀疯了 Leaves Can't Predict Autumn叶难知秋Mystery571k WordsCompleted [Revenge] [No female lead] [Suspenseful pacing] The protagonist's entire family was slaughtered by a “mysterious organization,” and he himself was stabbed to death in a frenzy of knife blows. Yet he returned to the world as a living corpse. He feels no pain or cold, doesn't need to breathe or eat... He has nothing left but revenge. He will send every one of his enemies to hell in the most brutal way possible. One hundred days remain, and his body is slowly rotting away. Each time he deals with a 57.8kReads9.1Score6.2kShelves
22. 22 火 Naruto: Beginning Cultivation in Konoha 火影：在木叶开始修炼 The Fish That Can't Walk不会走路的鱼Anime Fanfiction2.8M WordsOngoing [No golden finger + no System + pure cultivation + ordinary folk] He transmigrates to the ninja village of Konoha in the world of Hokage, becoming an orphan from an ordinary family. See how he survives in the ninja world with nothing but his humble origins... 2.8kReads7.5Score135Shelves

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    A rare find in post-apocalyptic novels is a clear-headed protagonist whose intelligence remains consistently high throughout. The plot twists and turns are so realistic they send chills down your spine. The writing is solid and becomes increasingly addictive with each reading.

23. 23 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 27kReads8.9Score2.3kShelves
24. 24 七 At Seven Years Old, I Was Chosen to Take Part in the Rules Horror Game 七岁的我，被选中参加规则怪谈 One-Sixth六分之一Mystery522k WordsCompleted No female lead + national fate + eerie mysteries + comedy + unconventional ideas Lin Yuan transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world, and is chosen to take part in a rules-based horror game. From the start, he activates an SSS-rank talent. [SSS-Rank Talent: Ghostbane] [Talent Effect 1: Rules are completely useless against you. When you break the rules of a horror scenario, the corruption of its world has no effect on you.] [Talent Effect 2: When a creature in a horror scenario feels negative e 58kReads9.6Score6.4kShelves

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    Books three, four, eight, and ten are all on the comedic side (they're grouped together because I also included an audiobook version, which is essentially the same). Books one, two, five, six, eleven, and twelve are more insane yet rational (books eleven and twelve are initially rational but become insane after the police officer's colleague is killed; if you're interested, you can check out the synopsis, which is more detailed than my description). Book ten is more rational and less insane. However, all of these books are very enjoyable, and I hope you'll all read them (don't worry, I've read them all, I definitely won't disappoint you). These are all complete, so you can read them with confidence! [Kiss][Kiss][Heart][Heart][Heart][Heart]

25. 25 惊 Thriller Survival: Beating Up a Clown at the Amusement Park from the Start! 惊悚求生：开局游乐场暴揍小丑！ Lamplight Beneath the Moths飞蛾下的灯火Mystery521k WordsCompleted [Wish-Fulfillment]+ [No Simping]+ [System]+ [Hilarious] A mysterious force descended upon Blue Star, periodically choosing lucky people to enter a terrifying survival game! A mysterious livestreaming app let people everywhere watch the livestreams and recordings of those trapped in the game. Li Xiao, a man incapable of fear who looked downright terrifying when he smiled, entered the survival game. The clown was crazy, but he was even crazier! The evil spirits were terrifying, but he was even mor 3.1kReads9.2Score350Shelves
26. 26 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves

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    Books three, four, eight, and ten are all on the comedic side (they're grouped together because I also included an audiobook version, which is essentially the same). Books one, two, five, six, eleven, and twelve are more insane yet rational (books eleven and twelve are initially rational but become insane after the police officer's colleague is killed; if you're interested, you can check out the synopsis, which is more detailed than my description). Book ten is more rational and less insane. However, all of these books are very enjoyable, and I hope you'll all read them (don't worry, I've read them all, I definitely won't mislead you). These are all complete, so you can read them with confidence! 😘😘💕💕❤️❤️

27. 27 惊 Thriller: Seven Personalities? This Forensic Doctor Is Too Twisted! 惊悚：七个人格？这位法医太变态了！ Smiling Fanta爱笑的芬达Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [No heroine + ruthless and decisive + bedroom door welded shut + smart protagonist + takes out the do-gooders first] A horror game descends, dragging all of humanity into a bizarre world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you die! Lin Xie, a famous forensic pathologist, is also pulled into the game as one of the chosen players. What nobody knows is that Lin Xie has seven hidden personalities inside him. Each personality corresponds to one of the seven deadly sins... After he joins, the e 2.5kReads8.7Score487Shelves
28. 28 惊 Thriller Game: I Split the Terrifying Clown in Two from the Start 惊悚游戏：开局一刀劈了恐怖小丑 I'll Eat the Sun Tomorrow Morning明天早上吃太阳Mystery163k WordsCompleted [Horror + Game + Instances + System + Invincible] A bizarre horror game descends upon the world. Xiao Ran, a psychiatric patient, is unexpectedly chosen to enter the game. Inside, Xiao Ran does his best to stay calm, but his actions leave all the horror NPCs utterly terrified! Horror Clown: I still can't forget that person smiling at me like a spring breeze while carrying my companion's head. Horror Werewolf: Who the hell has ever seen a villager in Werewolf Game grab an AK in the middle of the 69Reads6.5Score—Shelves
29. 29 我 I’m the Trickster in the Rule-Breaking Horror Tales 我在规则怪谈做老六 Remembering Youth纪念青春Mystery652k WordsCompleted [Complete, with a universally praised ending] [Rebellious Oddball + School Oddball + Lin Chen the Oddball + Comedy + Crazy Antics + The Uncanny + National Fortune + Mental Illness] [Readers say it becomes legendary from the third instance onward] He swaps a hen’s eggs for pebbles and lets her sit on them for half a month, hands sandpaper to his roommate while he’s on the toilet, and buys ten steamed buns for a beggar who asks for money to eat, then watches him finish them… Lin Chen is an oddba 9.2kReads9.4Score1kShelves
30. 30 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
31. 31 司 Commander Si, Why Are You Standing with the Monsters? 司统大人，您怎么站怪物那边了？ Little Black the Firebreather喷火小黑Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [No female lead + no romantic tension + no romance + ruthless and decisive] Amid the crowds beneath the neon-lit cityscape, there are monsters wearing human skin, walking among them just like ordinary people. The news says these people are called the Awakened. They feed on human flesh and are savage monsters. One quiet afternoon, an ordinary high school sophomore undergoes a transformation and becomes one of the Awakened, standing against all of humanity! To survive, he makes a pact with a god a 102.6kReads8.7Score10.4kShelves

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    The sixth one is the craziest.

32. 32 成 After Becoming the Villain, Is My Little Sister the Savior? 成为反派后，妹妹是救世主？ Ming Hong猽鸿Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Dual POV]+ [Urban]+ [Slow Burn]+ [Sister Complex]+ [Original]+ [Some Angst Later On] Eight years ago, a “virus” known by the code name [Demon Gu] broke out around the world. No one knows where it came from. They only know that new people become infected every so often. Certain parts of infected people’s bodies mutate, granting them supernatural abilities. They hide among ordinary humans and feed on the flesh of their own kind. The relevant authorities call them [Demon Seeds]. Jun Ye was born bl 64.2kReads8.4Score8.7kShelves
33. 33 规 Rule Horror: I'm Even More Twisted Than the Supernatural! 规则怪谈：我比诡异还变态！ Hurry Up and Eat Hot Pot抓紧吃火锅Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Unhinged + rebellious + no female lead + hilarious + bizarre + national destiny] My name is Xu Ye. I was born without the ability to feel pain, and my favorite thing is looking for a thrill. I heard that the Rule-Bound Horror arrived, and every country would randomly select a “Chosen One” to enter a game instance. After waiting a whole month, and watching five Chosen Ones die one after another, I finally got my wish and became the sixth Chosen One, the real wild card representing the Dragon Kin 35.9kReads9.4Score4kShelves
34. 34 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Slapped a Supernatural Being 规则怪谈：开局给诡异一巴掌 Niu Gulu Achuan钮钴禄阿川Mystery743k WordsCompleted 20.8kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves
35. 35 我 I Have a Joker Card 我有一张小丑牌 Azure Company蔚蓝公司Urban2.2M WordsCompleted They say that on the day some people turn eighteen, the gods grant them a playing card with a supernatural ability. There are 52 playing cards and 52 different abilities. Those who receive a supernatural playing card are allowed to attend the best ability-user school. The campus belle: “I have the Queen of Spades. I can conjure all kinds of weapons!” The rich kid: “My dad has the Jack of Diamonds. He can get unlimited money!” Meanwhile, somewhere, a boy took his own playing card and used all 52 157.4kReads8.9Score24.5kShelves
36. 36 哎 Oh No! I’m One of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I Got MVP! 哎呀！我七原罪，得了MVP！ Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Dark comedy + hilarious + ruthless action + global setting + unconventional ideas + one heroine + near-invincible protagonist + power fantasy with a brain (or without one)] Horror games descend upon the world. Those chosen to participate must face challenges of inhuman difficulty. Though the games are full of torment, they also offer people a chance to gain supernatural powers. Life or death. A meteoric rise, or losing everything. But Lu Ce, who has been unable to feel pain since childhood, fee 142.6kReads9.3Score16.9kShelves
37. 37 欺EN Deceiving the Gods: A Performance! 欺神演出！ Violent Purple-Skinned Person暴力紫皮人Mystery5.4M WordsOngoing [Satisfying revenge + Mind-bending twists + Slow burn + Strategic battles + Loads of plot twists] “When I thought death was the end, I opened my eyes and discovered that death was only a new beginning.” Lin Yu was killed by a junior schoolmate he thought had come to confess her love, only to discover that he hadn’t truly died. Instead, he had entered a deadly game! Only the winner would earn the chance to “live again.” Fortunately, Lin Yu awakened the “Unique Class: Deceiver.” [Any lie you 535.6kReads9.3Score87.5kShelves

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    These four books are safe to read; they all feature books that demonstrate high intelligence.

38. 38 我 I’m Only Playing a Psychopath, but I’m Actually a Good Prisoner 我只是扮演变态，其实我是好囚犯 Walking the Dangerous Path危行Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Male lead is a trouble-loving thrill-seeker + livestreaming + role-playing + no romance, pure wish fulfillment + AI game infinite-flow] Xie Qi transmigrates to a parallel world. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself a prisoner, being taken to an island that houses the world's most vicious criminals. This world is controlled by major corporations, with the government nothing more than their puppet. The Prisoner Island is a massive livestreaming game made for the rich. All the prisoners are an 13.9kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    Except for the first one, all the others are already completed.

39. 39 惊 Thriller: Devote Yourself to Art and Become My Masterpiece 惊悚：献身于艺术，成为我的作品 Blue Sea海之蓝Mystery284k WordsCompleted (Includes livestreaming early on + a horror world + an invincible protagonist in the early chapters) A horror game descends, and Xi Wen is chosen to enter an instance. The boss gets killed right from the start, and things get more and more absurd! “Would you like to sign up to become the boss of the Sunshine Hospital instance?” Xi Wen looks at the words before him, feeling a little bewildered. And so, he becomes the boss of Sunshine Hospital, a place comparable to a beginner instance! Player 1: 3.2kReads8.4Score566Shelves
40. 40 我 I’m the Boss in a Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏当BOSS Evil Clown恶魔小丑Mystery526k WordsCompleted Name: Shen Hao. Occupation: Demon (You are the most evil, most cruel, and most terrifying great, great, great Demon King!) Innate Talents: 1. Calamity from the Heavens (When you enter an instance, you will take the place of the original boss in that world, inheriting all their attributes, abilities, and items. When the mission ends, you will permanently gain their attributes, one of their abilities, or an item.) 2. The Demon’s Legend (Demons may leave survivors, but never out of mercy. Those you 5.2kReads8.3Score529Shelves
41. 41 惊 Thriller Game: Bro, You’re Scarier Than the Ghosts! 惊悚游戏：大哥你比鬼还凶！ Salted Fish Emperor咸鱼大帝Mystery333k WordsCompleted A year ago, a supernatural force descended upon Blue Star and swept across the globe in an instant through live death broadcasts! Lin Zhi, born under the star of misfortune and destined to be alone, enters the game. While others are tormented by D-rank flesh demons, he awakens his Calamity-Born Physique. While others flee for their lives, he makes the long-haired female ghost dance herself to sleep. In his battle with the Ghost Mother, he burns the entire instance to ashes, accidentally discover 567Reads9.1Score100Shelves
42. 42 当 When I'm in the Rules Horror Game, Nothing Is Forbidden 当我在规则怪谈百无禁忌 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Mystery542k WordsCompleted [No female lead + supernatural horror + mental illness + comedy + national destiny] My name is Su Ming, and I'm a transmigrator. I currently work at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital, where I'm in charge of the important project of “being studied.” They keep saying I'm sick, but I know I'm fine. It's the world that's sick. After I escaped from the psychiatric hospital, I was chosen by Rule Horror to become Longguo's chosen participant, representing Longguo in the upcoming horror games. [Ding! The Ho 65.5kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves
43. 43 名 Detective Conan: The Hardworking Man's Scientific Researcher 名柯：劳模家的柯学研究员 Procrastinator DDL Warrior拖延症ddl战士Two Male Leads1.6M WordsOngoing [Two male leads, true liquor on the Black side, pairing with Gin, Koto is the top] What would happen to the balance of the world if the Black side had a researcher in the Conan universe too? By a twist of fate, Shinohara Akira joined the organization and unexpectedly acquired a memory crystal from an interstellar world. From then on, the gears of fate began to turn… PS: Not friendly to the Red side. There are lots of original plot details, and some characters turn to the Black side. No rescuing 6.4kReads8.9Score767Shelves

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    Both are alright 😎

44. 44 盗 Tomb Notes: A Flirtatious Beauty Plays Innocent Among the Nine Gates 盗笔，钓系美人在九门中装天真 Nine Nine Nine Nine Nine Nine Nine九九九九九九九Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Main couple: Zhang Qishan, a cold-hearted, iron-blooded top at first who later becomes a paternal boyfriend x Jiang Luo, an innocent, loyal-dog bottom at first who later becomes a seductive beauty and scheming green tea, a fanatical believer in the divine] HE [Side couple: the calculating Zhang Rishan passionately claims Eighth Master Qi Tiezui. Second side couple: the deranged master Hong Zhong top x wolf-cub Chen Pi bottom, forced confinement] [HE] [Jiang Luo has no normal human emotions. All 2.5kReads9.2Score343Shelves
45. 45 我 My Wife Is the Eastern Jin Dynasty's Number One Female Demon 我老婆是东晋第一女魔头 Handsome Young Man俊俏少年Historical2.6M WordsOngoing The kings of the Sima clan turned their blades on one another. The northern barbarians ate their fill of human flesh. The aristocratic families fled south in terror. The starving commoners boiled their children in pots. Heroes fought for their lives on the battlefield, while nobles got high in their palaces. Sons killed fathers, younger brothers killed older brothers, daughters became slaves, and men became concubines... This absurd age was one long debauch. Tang Yu: “I just want to protect myse 121.2kReads9.3Score11.5kShelves

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    The final masterpiece of political intrigue, every step a calculated scheme.

46. 46 长 The Chilling Wind Over the River 长风江上寒 Hidden and at Ease若隐若闲Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing Not only them, but everyone in the martial world had heard the legend of the Blade Demon. What they didn't know was that the seemingly harmless boy standing before them was that very Blade Demon! The God of Slaughter! H-he's not dead! He's back! A beauty tucked under one arm, a killing blade in the other! Living freely, roaming the world at his leisure! When you find yourself caught in a scheme, do you ever suspect it's a scheme within a scheme? Or perhaps... a scheme within a scheme within a sc 20.8kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
47. 47 枌 The Grass and Trees of Fengyu Grow Tall 枌榆草木长 Ni Ergou倪二狗Historical2.6M WordsCompleted [Signed for print publication: ensemble cast + rival nations vying for supremacy + political intrigue and strategy + patriotism and national pride + original poetry + memorable supporting characters] [This is a fictional setting, and some historical references should not be taken as fact. This is not a mindless wish-fulfillment story. The plot is carefully developed, the logic is rigorous, and the cast and scope are large. There is no System or golden finger. There are no brainless villains or c 24.7kReads8.9Score1.7kShelves
48. 48 十 Eleven Madmen 十一个疯子 Lu Ban Banban鲁班班班Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted (Not mindless, no harem, no System, and not a conventional power fantasy. Please read with that in mind.) From the day you were born until now, have you ever had doubts like these? “Do I really exist?” “Does the world really exist?” “Why do I exist?” “And why does the world exist?” “Is my existence inevitable? If I die, will the world keep existing?” “At the moment m 38.7kReads9.4Score5.6kShelves

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    The male protagonists are all decisive and ruthless, with no harem or only one female lead; they are neither saintly nor intellectually deficient.

49. 49 绫 Ayanokoji: Kakegurui Meets Danganronpa, and I'm the Mastermind 绫小路：狂赌弹丸，我是幕后黑手 Mu Feng Yundao, Who Likes Yunxi喜欢云熙的慕风云道Anime Fanfiction394k WordsOngoing [Classroom of the Elite + Kakegurui + Danganronpa + absolute domination + ruthless protagonist + mastermind] “Whether it’s a gambling table, a locked room, or a killing game, the strong make the rules.” Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, the White Room’s greatest masterpiece. He had hoped for a peaceful school life, but fate kicked him headlong into one insane situation after another. Hyakkaou Private Academy, a madhouse where gambling determines your status. Its students tear into one another with money 231Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Once you start watching, you won't be able to stop.

50. 50 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 68.2kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves

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    High IQ but also a madman

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