Kill, Kill, Kill. Forge the Dao Through a Sea of Blood, and Let Darkness Engulf All Things. Pure, Utter Darkness. 杀杀杀，以血海明道，以黑暗笼罩万物。极致黑暗。

1. 1 仙 The Immortal Path? The Path of Death! 仙道？死道！ Jue Love ScarJue恋殇Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [Horror Cultivation] + [Survival at All Costs] You are what you eat, so eating bitterness won't make you a better person. Only eating people will. An immortal once said, “If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.” Humans are the spirit of all things, born with immortal bodies and prized as heavenly medicine. In the cultivation world, the only way to cultivate is to absorb the power and fortune of others! That's why ordinary people are kept as living cauldrons. If you don't consume others, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   🔥🍃The first book is about raising a human-eating Gu, a dark cultivation novel where everyone is an evil villain. Those with high cultivation levels eat those with lower levels, a bit like Cthulhu, very addictive.🍁The second book is bizarre; the protagonist is immortal and specializes in demonic arts, crushing everything in his path—super good.🍁The third book features a protagonist who travels between two worlds, cultivating demonic arts and then cultivating immortality on a zombie planet.🍁The fourth book is a heretical path to enlightenment, cultivating demonic arts, seeking only a single, clear thought. Known as the Flower-Supporting Daoist, he carries a Human Emperor Banner that can collect spirits wherever he goes. Fellow Daoist, may I enter my Human Emperor Banner for a chat?

2. 2 列 Above the Immortals 列仙之上 The Orange in the Sky天上的橙子Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing The Undying Disease is a curse that makes a person's lifespan burn away twenty times faster after infection. One year alive means twenty years of aging. But until their lifespan runs out, their body cannot die and their soul cannot perish! No matter how grave the injury, they recover completely! After Li Jiu contracted the Undying Disease, he had no choice but to cultivate the quick-path demonic arts that everyone else considered tantamount to suicide if he wanted to survive! Gold-Eating Magneti 6.3kReads8.6Score442Shelves
3. 3 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
4. 4 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.3kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
5. 5 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 131.2kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves
6. 6 从 Starting in Shuangqi Town, I’ll Slay My Way Through the Heavens 从双旗镇开始，刀斩诸天 So Good太好看了Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [The Outcast crossover] [Wuxia] [Late Qing Dynasty] [Guanzhong blade-for-hire] [National and family vendettas] Screen works featured so far: The Outcast, The Swordsman in Double Flag Town, The Blade, A Touch of Zen, The Grandmaster, Fist of Legend, the Huo Yuanjia series, House of Flying Daggers, The Gold Robbers, the Huang Feihong series... I have two blades. One is called Hero. The other is called Spare My Life. Hero isn't heroic. And Spare My Life won't spare anyone. I'm a Guanzhon 45.6kReads9.0Score4.5kShelves

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   The Seven Killings descend upon the world, killing and seizing destiny.

7. 7 吾 I Am the Blood Lord, and All Living Beings Are My Blood Slaves 吾为血主，众生皆为血奴 Paper Ash Official纸灰官Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing [Slaughter] [Blood Princess] [Tentacles] [Corpse Refining] [Devouring] [No System] Fang Mo, the eldest young master of the Fang family, was the best cultivator among his peers and a widely acclaimed genius in Luoyun City, the focus of everyone’s attention. Unexpectedly, on the day the Heavenly Sword Sect came to recruit disciples, his family treated him as a pawn and discarded him. He was left gravely wounded and crippled. A few days later, news spread that Fang Mo had been poisoned to death. Th 11kReads8.5Score754Shelves

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   True ruthlessness [Adoration] was evident in the initial map, the Prison Land, where billions of people, except for her own subordinates, were sacrificed. [Adoration]

8. 8 开 Death Sentence from the Start: How Can I Survive Without a Heart of Stone? 开局死刑：我不心狠怎么活？ When the Brush Falls, the Wind Runs Wild笔落风荒Urban6.2M WordsOngoing [Six million words, it's ready to binge!] [Decisive and ruthless + dark revenge + invincible protagonist] [Killing grants energy, breaking through realms is as easy as drinking water! That's what it means to be invincible!] Long Kai transmigrates into the body of a death-row prisoner, and starts out in prison! The System awakens: Kill! Kill! Kill! He kills his way from prison to the stars, from mortal to Dao Lord. He kills until his power runs wild, until he stands invincible beneath the heavens 20.6kReads6.6Score1.6kShelves

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   [Six million words, it's really readable!] [Decisive and ruthless + dark revenge + invincible protagonist] [Killing grants energy, breaking through realms is as easy as drinking water, this is the invincible protagonist!] Long Kai transmigrates into a death row inmate, starting in prison! System awakens: Kill! Kill! Kill! From prison to the starry sky, from mortal to Dao Lord. Kill until power goes berserk, kill until invincible. Treading on the corpses of the royal court, pointing his sword at the source of the starry sea. The so-called geniuses and prodigies are nothing but a bunch of chickens and dogs!! Kill! Kill! Kill!!!

9. 9 仙EN The Harsh Road to Immortality: Built on White Bones 仙路难行，白骨筑长生 Octopus Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的章鱼Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing “Rules? On the road to immortality, my rules are the only rules!” [Mortal Cultivation of Demonic Arts] [Founding a Demonic Cult] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Profit Above All] (Already at the Nascent Soul stage, with plenty of content to enjoy) Protagonist Qing Chen: He knows when to yield and when to stand firm, is utterly self-serving, greedy for money and women, and will stop at nothing to achieve immortality! He will found a demonic cult, dominate the world, and climb step by step to the very to 80.9kReads9.1Score7.5kShelves

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   A mortal cultivating demonic arts, ruthless and unscrupulous, leaving behind a sea of ​​blood.

10. 10 开 I Created the Devouring Art from the Start, Feeding on All Living Beings 开局自创吸功大法，我以众生为粮 Shangguan Su上官素Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [No System] [No Female Lead] [Invincible] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Steadfast Dao Heart] Qin Wuya transmigrates to a martial world as the eldest legitimate son of the Qin family. But because of his innate spiritless constitution, he cannot absorb spiritual energy and embark on the path of martial arts. After fourteen years of obscurity, he becomes the object of his relatives' ridicule. But no one knows that Qin Wuya, who appears to have no talent for martial arts, possesses heaven-defying compreh 8.8kReads8.0Score797Shelves

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    Absorption Technique: Kill and absorb power along the way!

11. 11 全 Global Killing Game: I Turn Up the Heat for the Players 全球杀戮游戏：我给玩家上强度 Half a Cup of Spring and Autumn半盏春秋Urban447k WordsOngoing [Invincible + no female lead + early access + dark tone + decisive in killing + no parties or guilds, a lone wolf] Five years ago, Chang Jiu was pulled into the world of a game called Ascension. It was a boundless dark forest shrouded in gray fog and overrun with ferocious beasts. He was the game's only player, and every day the dome above issued him a mission to kill. If he failed to complete it, the game would mercilessly erase him at the end of the day. However, every player who entered the g 1.1kReads8.5Score116Shelves

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    This one, although the rating is a bit low, is really beautiful!

12. 12 凡EN 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 96kReads8.9Score8.2kShelves

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    Fans of demonic cultivation shouldn't miss this. The characters are intelligent, the protagonist is decisive and doesn't mince words, and the act of dissecting corpses and raising venomous insects with his own body truly captures the essence of demonic cultivation. It's not just about having demonic energy in your techniques; it also shows the ruthlessness one must have towards oneself.

13. 13 那 That Day, the Moon Swallowed the Entire City 那一天，月亮吞下整座城 Turbid One浊人Mystery2.4M WordsOngoing Illustrations throughout! Illustrations throughout! Illustrations throughout! (An important point, repeated three times: every chapter has gorgeous illustrations.) From the start, I awakened the [Hellwalker] talent and devoured the uncanny across the heavens. Every powerful uncanny becomes one of my organs, transforming me into a monster. My stomach devours heaven and earth: [Black Devour] My brain, a sea of blood and divine consciousness: [Void Sea] My heart, deathless and indestructible: [Lotu 158.8kReads8.2Score21.2kShelves

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    The moon fell down, and when you opened your eyes, you were already swallowed by it. It's super good, not a lone wolf story, but every character has a distinct role. The female lead isn't a naive and innocent girl. Most importantly, it features a unique upgrade system. You'll see battles between the supernatural, superpowers, gene sequences, cultivators, and angels, and none of them clash. It's the first book on Tomato that isn't free-to-read and requires donations. After reading the first dozen or so chapters, you'll find it gets better and better.

14. 14 这 This Human Martial Saint Is Nearing the End of His Life! 这位人族武圣大限将至！ Thousand-Crow Demon Priest千鸦妖道Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Time is running out. Let’s kill to our hearts’ content! In the age of high martial arts, the war with the alien races has briefly subsided. Humans and aliens coexist, chaos spreads, and monsters run rampant... Gao Yuan transmigrates and becomes a Martial Saint of the human race. The good news: From the start, he’s at the pinnacle of human combat power. The bad news: He pushed himself too hard during the war, and doesn’t have long to live. “With only ten years left, I’ve spent so many years scrap 5.3kReads7.9Score276Shelves

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    I highly recommend these four action-packed, exhilarating novels. I absolutely love this book! I used to be impatient with some books, often giving up after a day or two. But this one, I've been reading for four or five days straight, and I haven't gotten tired of it yet. It's a fantastic book, incredibly exciting; I highly recommend you read it—you won't want to miss it! ། – _ – །

15. 15 国 National Fate Survival: I Build the Nation's Gates with My Blood 国运求生：以我之血筑国门 The Watermelon Seller's Chara卖瓜的猹Urban343k WordsCompleted [Livestream + National Fate + Passionate Action + War + Complete] In 2243, foreign races advanced, and the world's third line of defense fell! A battle for survival in a chaotic world began, and the contestants' every action would affect the great nations behind them. Qin Feng shouted, “If you're a man, come fight with me!” He led the men of Huaxia in a proactive counterattack, displaying the spirit of the descendants of Yan and Huang! On the chaotic battlefield, the men of Huaxia cried out, “Th 476Reads9.0Score—Shelves
16. 16 死EN After Dying a Hundred Thousand Times, I Bribed the River of Time and Space 死亡十万次，我直接买通时空长河 Natsume Says Nothing夏目不语Urban1.8M WordsCompleted [Future Setting] [One Female Lead or No Female Lead] The Shijing appeared, strange beings invaded, and the Chosen Ones charged with fighting them were on the brink of defeat. So the most determined among the Chosen Ones began searching for a way to save the world. “Ten years later, the basic body-tempering method appeared, and the first martial artists were born.” “A hundred years later, spiritual martial arts burst onto the scene, and the martial arts community officially took shape.” “A thousa 174kReads9.4Score25.9kShelves
17. 17 我 My Wife's World 我妻世界 Why Say So Much何必言深Urban2.4M WordsCompleted When worlds descend and the world itself is threatened, no one can stay out of it! Biological anomalies! Climate anomalies! Geological anomalies! Anomalies in the laws of nature! All anomalies must be eliminated! Become the world’s [white blood cells] and devour them! The West: “I will protect our world!” The East: “We will protect our shared home!” Zhang: “I will protect my wife!” Everyone: “???” [Comedic and lighthearted] [Includes hand-drawn monster illustrations] 34.3kReads9.2Score3.7kShelves
18. 18 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 525.3kReads9.5Score41.9kShelves

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    There might be some minor flaws in the whole thing, but that's all.

19. 19 以EN In the Name of Justice: Slaying the High-Martial Multiverse 以正义之名，斩尽高武苍生 Ya Qi鸦栖Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment + Overwhelming dominance + Ruthless + No female lead] In the interstellar age, martial arts flourish. Chu Sheng binds himself to the Justice System. Every righteous deed earns him a reward. Being timid and submissive is not justice. Justice that comes too late is pure bullshit! Justice means striking hard! Taking the initiative! Evil must be punished! If the wicked don’t die, should I die instead? Evil breeds evil! What do you do when someone frames you? Hit back! What do 42kReads8.1Score3.9kShelves
20. 20 宗 My Sect Thinks I'm Too Ruthless? I'll Join the Imperial Court Instead 宗门嫌我狠辣？我转身加入朝堂 Wu Liang Ye武梁耶Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted This book has been adapted into a short drama and several comic versions under the same title. [Decisive and ruthless + merciless + wildly satisfying + fast-paced] Xiao Ren transmigrates to an ancient world of powerful martial artists and becomes a personal disciple of the Spirit Talisman Sect. His talent is exceptional, and the sect leader takes him on as a disciple. His abilities surpass everyone else in the sect! But during a sect mission, Xiao Ren is accused of being too ruthless after he sl 47.1kReads8.0Score5.2kShelves
21. 21 被 Caged and Drowned, I Was Reborn as a Water Monkey to Take Revenge! 被浸猪笼，我重生水猴子复仇！ Hey Yo, Master嗨呦糕手Eastern Fantasy561k WordsCompleted (Extremely dark + nonhuman + revenge + corrupted System + decisive, invincible slaughter) (The rating just opened, so it’s low. It’ll climb over time.) (Also known as: Black Myth: From Water Monkey to Slaughtering His Way to Heaven!) Wu Kong had transmigrated to another world more than twenty years ago. But after his classmates grew jealous and framed him, he was ultimately drowned in a pig cage! Fortunately, after he died, he turned into a water monkey and began his path of slaughter! The villa 39Reads6.4Score100Shelves

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    (Dark fantasy + Inhuman + Revenge + System Darkening + Invincible Killer + Decisive + No Female Lead) Wu Kong transmigrated to another world more than twenty years ago, but was framed by his jealous classmates and ultimately drowned in a pig cage! Fortunately, after his death, he transformed into a water monkey and began his path of slaughter!

22. 22 港 Hong Kong Crossover: Starting from Scratch to Build a Military Empire! 港综：从零开始，建立武装帝国！ Red-Dust Wanderer of the Heavens诸天红尘客Male-Channel Fanfiction554k WordsOngoing Wang Xiao: He transmigrates and becomes someone else's underling, then takes out the boss from the start! In just ten days, he carefully plots and ignites a gang war, then makes a meteoric rise, swallowing up companies and establishing the Imperial Group. Overnight, he becomes a powerful magnate worth five hundred million! He is the hidden boss behind Hongtu Society, Hengji Society, Quanxing Society, Hongxing, Dongxing, and all the other gangs on Hong Kong Island. He's the owner of a private s 673Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    The first author is Hongchen Feng, a Hong Kong variety show ruthless person who has written two books.

23. 23 港 Hong Kong Crossover: A Rough-and-Ready Life, Strength Is Everything 港综：草莽人生，实力为王 Adrift in the Eighth Century飘零八世纪Male-Channel Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted Li Tianjiu transmigrates to the world of Hong Kong crime dramas and nearly gets killed the moment he arrives. His boss is hacked to death in the street, and his position as a Red Pole is snatched away. Without a System, how will he rise step by step from a low-ranking triad member to become an international tycoon who dominates the world? 15.8kReads8.5Score552Shelves
24. 24 身 As a God of Slaughter, What's Wrong with Having a Slightly Stronger Bloodlust? 身为杀神，我杀心强亿点怎么了 Yu Ni Cheng Shuo宇你成说Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [No System, decisive and ruthless, unwavering Daoist heart, traditional fantasy, on the dark side. If that’s not for you, don’t read!] In ancient times, everyone was a dragon. The Three Sovereigns ruled heaven and earth, divided the Three Realms and Six Paths, and cast their light across the myriad worlds. After the great calamity, the Three Sovereigns fell, the Heavenly Dao collapsed, and both Heaven’s Court and the underworld were reduced to dust. In the chaotic modern era, the laws had grown 28.8kReads7.9Score2.4kShelves
25. 25 全EN Global Metahumans: Awakening the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning at the Start 全球异能：开局觉醒紫霄神雷 The Wind Is Howling Tonight今晚的风儿甚是喧嚣Urban4.5M WordsOngoing On Blue Star, vicious beasts run rampant. Everyone can awaken an ability and has a chance to become a powerful force, feared across the land! Yet Xu Jingming, who transmigrated here, had only an E-rank ability. Fortunately, the Deep Blue System appeared, upgrading his weak E-rank electric ability into S-rank Purple Firmament Divine Thunder! That’s not all. Every time he kills a vicious beast, he earns ability points. Spend ability points to raise his level and strengthen his skills. “Deep Blue, 247.9kReads9.1Score20.3kShelves

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    If you want to see a growth story, watch this.

26. 26 拔 Pull Out My Three-Inch Nail, and the Demons Will Weep 拔我三寸钉，从此妖魔泣 Sith Who Likes Dual-Keyboards喜欢双电子琴的西斯Eastern Fantasy26k WordsCompleted [All demons deserve to die!!!] [Hates evil with a passion!] [Decisive and merciless] After completing his training at Jinshan Temple, Shi Ming returned home to find neither the warm smiles of his adoptive parents nor a loving reunion, but a blood-soaked ruin. He had never repaid the kindness of the parents who raised him. Now, that chance was lost forever! His boundless compassion turned into a murderous fury that shook the heavens! From that day on, Buddhism had no more lay disciples, and the T 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Killing is not enough to kill all the demons in the world.

27. 27 反EN The Villain Should Be Invincible 反派就应该无敌 Bored Little Bai无聊小白啊Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The animated adaptation is now streaming: The Lord Who Suppresses the Nine Heavens: The Protagonist Should Be Invincible Reborn as the leader of a demonic cult, he obtains the Villain Invincibility System and from then on makes the cult invincible. I am Zhou Qiong, leader of the demonic cult. No one is allowed to contradict what I say. Even while protecting the cult with one hand, I remain invincible in the world. 33.8kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves

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    This one is alright, but it doesn't seem to be extremely dark. The protagonist doesn't kill everyone he encounters, and there's no female lead.

28. 28 凡 The Mortal's Road to Immortality! 凡人升仙路！ Xiaobai Doesn't Eat小白不吃饭Eastern Fantasy382k WordsOngoing [Body Snatching Cultivation] [A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality] [Villain] [No Female Lead] [No Holds Barred] [Ruthless] [Self-Serving] [Hypocritical] (The protagonist is pure evil from the very start. No redemption arc. Fellow demonic cultivators, enjoy without worry. Kindhearted fellow cultivators, please move along.) Who says mortals know nothing of immortals? I came from evil, and I live in madness! A secret demonic art and a volume of ghost-cultivation techniques became the star 5.2kReads6.8Score552Shelves

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    It's just a little bit of weathering.

29. 29 天 With a Ghostly Talent, I Shouldn't Be in the Main God Space 天赋是幽魂的我不应该在主神空间 Shang Yuanyi上渊仪Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Dark, with a young boy protagonist and no female lead. The blurb was changed by mistake: I replaced it with the new book’s blurb and forgot what the old one said. Shang Yuanyi can’t be bothered to change it back. is another title for this book. Dark + young boy protagonist + the protagonist kills without mercy First death Shang Yuanyi: “Village Chief, we’re as close as grandfather and grandson. You wouldn’t do anything to me, would you?” The village chief 412Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Dark, selfish, and female-lead-less

30. 30 问 Aspiring to the Imperial Throne 问鼎皇尊 Counting掏数Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Growth-Focused | No System | Fresh Setting | Expansive Worldbuilding] When chaos first stirred and the world was born, how many ages passed in the endless struggle for supremacy? In the Chaos Realm, gods and demons came into being, only to vanish into the river of history after countless ages. In the Beast Star Domain, savage beasts roamed the wilderness, yet even they could not escape fate, disappearing from heaven and earth. The Icebound Era began, and no life remained in the world. In the Pr 8.9kReads9.2Score621Shelves

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    Gaga kills indiscriminately, emphasizing decisiveness and ruthlessness, without any saintly sentimentality.

31. 31 万 The Eternal Demon Emperor! 万古魔帝！ San Zui三最Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Villain + invincible domination + System + three emperors from one family + building a faction + ruthless decisiveness + ultimate power fantasy + the plot becomes legendary in the middle and later stages] Gu Changge transmigrates into a fantasy world and binds himself to the Demon God System. As long as he keeps killing, he can quickly and easily increase his demonic cultivation and obtain all kinds of heavenly treasures! From there, he rises against all odds, founds the Heavenly Demon Cult, an 22.8kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves

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    The third book, in particular, is absolutely insane!!!

32. 32 让 You Told Me to Get a Summer Job, So Why Did I Flatten the Underground Cavern? 让你打暑假工，你把地窟平推了？ Zhui Yi追夷Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [High Martial Arts + Wish-Fulfillment + Overwhelming Power + Game-Like Life + Decisive and Ruthless + Simulator] This is a cataclysmic era in which everyone practices martial arts! Earth has expanded to a million times its original size! Countless ferocious beasts roam the underground caverns, and martial artists have become the stars of the age. Luo Xiao is just an ordinary student at a martial arts college, but he unexpectedly awakens a simulation System. Each simulation not only grants him p 15kReads8.0Score1.7kShelves

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    No, really no.

33. 33 敢 You Dare Kill Me! Aren't You Afraid I'll Fill the Whole World? 敢杀我！你不怕我填满整个世界？ Nazgar纳兹嘉尔Mystery226k WordsOngoing [Cockroach-style novel + thrilling combat + infinite-flow + no romance + eyes open and straight into a fight + author in a good state of mind] This book is also known as “That Night, the Greenskins and the Swarm Got Drunk,” “The Rules of the Horror Game Got Eaten,” and “Mystery? I’ll handle the spectacle, you handle the ‘Huh?’” After transmigrating to another world, Fei Lian discovers that he cannot be killed. Turned into a fungus, all he needs is soil to multiply and come back to life. Thousan 24Reads8.7Score—Shelves
34. 34 我 My Demonic Path Has No Mercy Option 我的魔道没有慈悲选项 I'm Not a Hotchpotch我不是大杂烩Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing (New book setting sail!) [Dark story] [Demonic cultivation] [No saintly heroics] [No female lead] [Women appear, but he kills them after using them, without exception] [Self-serving] [Ruthless and decisive] • I broke through to Nascent Soul, killed my benefactor-master, and stole the Immortal Key. The entire cultivation world once called me the “Blood Demon Child.” • On the banks of Eagle Sorrow Gorge, the sects joined forces to hunt me down. Everyone said my soul had been utterly destroyed. • B 4.9kReads5.5Score370Shelves

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    Dark fiction; those interested can check out the villain type.

35. 35 星 Honkai: Star Rail: Dragon Lord? Immortality! 星穹铁道：龙尊？永生！ Gu Yuezaoxie古月藻谢Anime Fanfiction207k WordsOngoing After transmigrating into the world of Honkai: Star Rail, he became a Vidyadhara and awakened a Gu Worm System from the start… Standing before you now is: The one who unleashed Stellaron contamination, heedless of the billions of lives at stake. A cold-blooded butcher who hunted his Vidyadhara kin and used their horns and scales to craft vicious Gu. A mad gambler who sacrificed both armies on the battlefield between "Abundance" and "Hunt," all to refine a "Calamity Gu." An ingrate who betr 53Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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    Dark fantasy, I love the Immortal Venerable. Although it's not a pure killing spree like the Ghostly Demon Venerable, at least it's enjoyable to read.

36. 36 仙 Immortal Martial Ming: From the Start, I Became a Ghost-Cultivating Brocade Guard 仙武大明，开局成为鬼修锦衣卫 Gray and White Rain灰白雨Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing “Have you ever heard the story of the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts?” The Brocade Guards walked openly by day, while Yin soldiers commandeered the roads. During the Yongle era, whenever you walked along the streets of the capital, someone would always ask you that question. Ninety-nine vicious ghosts, tens of thousands of ghost spirits. The figure leading them represented a legend. A legend about the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts. “After that, there were no more ghosts in the Great Ming.” 54.6kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves

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    Be patient and read on.

37. 37 末 Apocalypse Descends: I Awaken the Five Elements 末世降临：我觉醒了五行异能 Gluttonous Taotie贪食饕鬄Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsOngoing (Note: Each volume will include some side stories at the end, mainly to add to the main plot. Side stories will be updated irregularly.) After the apocalypse arrives, Li Mo awakens an exceptionally rare five-element supernatural ability, one that can continue to evolve until he masters the powers of yin and yang, as well as chaos! Once a member of society's lowest rungs, he builds his own faction in this desperate apocalypse. Five Elements City, the Five Elements Empire, the Chaos Divine Church: 22Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    They're all pretty dark.

38. 38 逻 Logical Trap: Extending My Life in a Game of Human Nature 逻辑陷阱：我在人性游戏中续命 Bamboo Leaf Brew竹叶酿Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Also known as: Logic Trap: I Keep Myself Alive in a Game of Human Nature [No humanity + original game scenarios + mind-bending games + survival through non-horror psychological battles] Human nature? Sorry, I don’t have any! I just want to survive! Yu Tu, who has terminal cancer, unexpectedly enters the mysterious Divine Cage: a ball-splitting game, the prisoner’s dilemma, Mafia… Clear the games, and you can extend your life! To stay alive, to hell with human nature! Gradually, even Yu Tu can’t 433Reads8.3Score—Shelves
39. 39 修 Cultivating the Demonic Path, Building My Foundation Through Slaughter 修魔成道，杀生筑基 Jia Chou Mo Hai甲丑末亥Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Demonic Cultivation] [Cold-Blooded and Ruthless] [Decisive and Merciless] [The Dark Side of Human Nature] [The male lead is an ordinary man. There are women, but no female lead.] Consume treasured elixirs to gather qi and improve your cultivation and spells. Xu Sanyan was born among bandits and knows that human life is as worthless as grass: if you don't kill, you'll be killed. To stay alive, he severs the compassion in his heart and unleashes the evil within. To obtain a cultivation manual 21.3kReads8.7Score1.6kShelves
40. 40 地 Level 999 of Hell: I Am the Strongest Mercenary 地狱999层：我是最强雇佣兵 Turbid One浊人Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Infinite worlds + ruthless and decisive + no female lead + no saintly hero + evolution and mutation + original system] T-virus? Swallowed. G-virus? Swallowed. Blacklight virus? Swallowed. Blackwater Xenomorph? Swallowed. T-Veronica virus? Swallowed. Gamma-ray mutagen? Swallowed. Vibranium skeleton? Swallowed. I don’t care what you call it, if the bloodline looks good, I’ll just swallow it all!! The 999th level of Hell. You’re all earning points to trade for abilities? I have the perfect Gen 10.5kReads8.9Score1kShelves
41. 41 神 Mysterious World: Sleep and Die from the Start 神秘世界：开局睡觉就会死 Lin Xiaosanzi林小三子Urban2.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Horror + Interstellar + Passionate Growth + Cthulhu] [Former title: Help! The Men Are Going Extinct] Men are on the verge of extinction, and at the same time, a 'mysterious world' capable of saving them has been discovered. Li Xiaoshuai, who chose the 'mentally ill' sequence, gradually encounters everything the universe has to offer during his missions as he prepares for the Human Race's Genius Tournament... 1.7kReads8.3Score172Shelves
42. 42 功 Executed for Being Too Powerful, I Go on a Rampage, So Why Are You Crying? 功高震主被赐死，我杀疯了你哭啥 I Am a Man Like a God朕是神一般的男人Urban217k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless, pure wish fulfillment, the protagonist steamrolls everyone and remains invincible] Five years ago, Jun Moxie was the nation’s guardian war god, who single-handedly suppressed the Demon Abyss and stood on equal footing with the Demon King. Five years later, the Empress of the Great Xuan Empire seized power, discarded him after he had served his purpose, and personally sent Jun Moxie to trial, falsely accusing him of colluding with demons and betraying his country. In an in 211Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 八 Cultivating Immortality at Eight: My Disciples Beat Up the Whole World 八岁修仙，我的徒弟暴打全世界 I Am a Man Like a God朕是神一般的男人Urban285k WordsCompleted [A genius doctor, a master descending from the mountains, an invincible and outrageously satisfying novel. The male lead is decisive and merciless, wildly cocky, dazzling, and unbelievably badass. Please give it five chapters. If it isn’t good, come after me.] Ten years ago, Ye Xiaoyao’s parents were brutally killed and his siblings disappeared. An old man rescued him and taught him extraordinary cultivation techniques. Now he has returned in force, determined to cut down every enemy! “You’re th 103Reads6.5Score—Shelves
44. 44 佛 Buddha and Demon Are My System, and the Emperor Is My Big Brother 佛魔是我系统，皇帝是我老哥 Buddha, Who Loves Orchids喜欢兰花草的释迦牟尼Eastern Fantasy604k WordsCompleted [Slaughter-driven cultivation + all characters are villains + scheming male lead + unhinged female lead + plot-focused] Before the beginning of time, Buddha and the Demon King made a wager, setting the wheels of fate in motion in an entirely new world. Spiritual energy began to emerge in what had once been an ordinary world, and all kinds of spirit beasts came into being. Many years later, mortals comprehended the mysteries of spiritual energy and began cultivating immortality. When the stronge 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A pact between Buddha and Demon, I am the killing move. The male lead is cunning, the female lead is insane, everyone is a villain, a bloody cultivation journey...

45. 45 港 Hong Kong Crime Saga: Dark Refinement of the Heavens from the Start 港综开局，邪炼诸天 Resonating with Birds与鸟共鸣Mystery891k WordsOngoing Meng Chuxing gazes into the heavens, searching for his own path to destruction. But the Great Dao stretches on endlessly. When will he ever reach the end? As for his own creed, it goes like this: Within the Myriad Souls Banner, ten thousand ghosts wail in sorrow. Passersby hear them in terror. Go forth to exorcise demons, and return from death with your life restored. With an evil treasure in hand, I wield its fearsome power. Fellow Daoists, do not rush. I shall ensure you all come here for a li 2.9kReads5.6Score184Shelves

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    Book review, book review, I want a book review! [Smirking]

46. 46 尘 No Life in the Mortal World 尘间无生 A Sword in Ink and Water水墨一剑Eastern Fantasy837k WordsOngoing [Sword cultivator + genius + dual bloodlines of demon and immortal + ruthless + no transmigration + no System + not a saint] One man, one sword, roaming a world of dust for ten thousand miles. Amid broken walls and ruins, he beholds all the suffering beneath the sun. May there be no frost and wind to silver our hair, no sorrow to weigh on our hearts, and may every year bring peace and warmth. Life is fleeting, its meetings and partings like smoke, its fortunes and declines ever-changing. May eve 2.1kReads—Score105Shelves

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    I am both the Holy Son of the Righteous Path and the Young Master of the Demonic Path

47. 47 从 I Began Immortality by Using My Disciples as Corpse-Refining Fodder 从把徒弟当做练尸耗材开始长生 May It Always Be This Way愿得长如此Xianxia272k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted from scratch + self-interest + no brainless protagonist + definitely not abandoned midway + decisive and ruthless + no saintly heroine + dark style + multiple female cultivators as pawns] Qin Yu transmigrates to the cultivation world and becomes a rogue cultivator who barely survived a body-snatching attempt. But this is a world that devours people. As long as saints live, thieves will thrive; mortals are like grass, and cultivators are no different. Fortunately, he has an Eight Tri 1.5kReads6.0Score116Shelves
48. 48 百 A Hundred Lifetimes of Reincarnation: I Will Become an Immortal 百世轮回：我终将成仙 Situ Liu司徒流Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Warning: the protagonist has no moral limits] [Dark story] [Not a saintly protagonist] [No heroine] [Decisive and ruthless] [Intelligent protagonist] This is the story of a despicable man who reincarnates a hundred times and seeks the path to immortality in the cracks between worlds. 6.4kReads6.9Score398Shelves

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    The protagonist prioritizes self-interest and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals, including but not limited to betraying allies, abandoning companions, and killing to hone his skills.

49. 49 下 Invincible After Coming Down the Mountain: Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill! 下山无敌，杀杀杀杀杀杀杀杀！ One Step into the Heavens踏一步在天Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [The protagonist is invincible, incredibly arrogant, and utterly ruthless. A supremely satisfying power fantasy] Five years ago, a great fire consumed the Su family, wiping them out overnight. Su Luo fled to his fiancée’s home for help, only for her to conspire with others to break all four of his limbs and bury him alive in a mass grave. Five years later, Su Luo returned with cultivation powerful enough to shake heaven and earth and make ghosts and gods weep! “I never go looking for trouble, bu 12.3kReads8.2Score1.4kShelves

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    *Urban: The God of Slaughter Returns, First Wife's Clan is Annihilated* 😡 The protagonist was once persecuted to the brink of despair by his fiancée's family. He fled to a distant land, undergoing life-or-death trials, transforming into a god of slaughter who makes the world tremble. Now, he returns in force, stirring up a storm in the city. With his unparalleled killing power, he wipes out his fiancée's entire clan in a bloodbath. His path of revenge is visceral and exhilarating, vividly portraying the darkness of humanity, love, and hatred—super thrilling and satisfying! *One Man, One Blade, I Slaughter Through the World* 💥 In this fantasy world where strength reigns supreme, the protagonist wields a sharp blade, venturing alone. Without any extraordinary martial arts techniques, relying solely on his sword skills, he carves his way through perilous secret realms and sects teeming with masters. Every swing of his blade is a life-or-death struggle. From obscurity to worldwide fame, he writes a legend with passion and perseverance. Simple and brutal, yet deeply moving—a must-read for martial arts fans!

50. 50 一 One Man, One Blade: I Cut My Way Through the World 一人一刀，我杀穿天下 Moonlight, Clear Heart月明心清Eastern Fantasy419k WordsCompleted Qin Yu transmigrates to another world in the midst of a turbulent age. This world is home to gods, demons, monsters, shamans, barbarians, and, of course, humans. But humans are the lowest of all the races. Their dynasty was destroyed not long ago, and the entire human race now lives under the rule of other races. Enslaved and cruelly oppressed, they suffer at their hands. Qin Yu is only a lowly hunter, powerless to change things. All he can do is scrape by. Fortunately, his golden finger arrives 4kReads8.3Score257Shelves

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