The Protagonist Is a Supernatural Entity or Mastermind Boss, Opposed to Humanity 主角是诡异或幕后大BOSS，人类的对立面

1. 1 人 I'm in a Rule Horror Game, and I'm the Chosen Villain 人在规则怪谈，我是天命大反派 Duanmu Kuai Zi端木筷子Mystery284k WordsCompleted [Subverting expectations + horror administrator + creating rules + no romance, no female lead + invincible] Chen Fan woke up inside a rule-based horror scenario and discovered that everyone else had drawn powerful SSS-rank talents. He alone had no talent and no System. And wasn’t this task a little strange? “Kill the Chosen Ones in the scenario? Am I supposed to kill myself?” “Wait, I’m not a Chosen One. I’m the horror administrator?” “So I don’t have a talent or a System, but I do have all kind 6.1kReads9.0Score779Shelves

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   🍀①The male protagonist is an NPC in the "Rules of the Strange," but is actually the mastermind behind it all. His power is boundless; even a transmigrator with a cheat-like advantage wouldn't be able to leave the "Rules of the Strange" alive. 🍀②Behind the scenes + No system + No saintly sentimentality + Decisive and ruthless🍀One day, the protagonist discovers that the "Rules of the Strange" he created has come true. Those who bullied him are in for a world of trouble. More and more "Rules of the Strange" appear, shocking the world. The protagonist, however, silently observes everything from the shadows.

2. 2 让 I Asked You to Write an Essay, Not a Rule Horror Story! 让你写作文，你写规则怪谈？ Mu Youqingyao木又清遥Mystery622k WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes]+ [Creating Rules Horror]+ [No System]+ [No Saintly Hero] Lin Chen wrote nothing more than a school essay, yet it plunged all of Longguo into panic. Because the rules horror he wrote had become real! The night before, wanting revenge on the gangsters who bullied him, Lin Chen had used one of their birthday parties as the template for a rules horror scenario. The next day, he was astonished to discover that several classmates who had attended the gangsters' birthday party the p 2.8kReads8.2Score375Shelves
3. 3 规 Rule Horror: I’m the Final Villain in This Horror Story 规则怪谈：我，恐怖里的最终反派 Autumn Wind Enters Dreams秋风入梦Mystery306k WordsCompleted The supernatural returned, and rulebound horror descended upon the world. Lin Mu was chosen by chance and brought to this perilous world of urban legends. He thought he was just like most of the other players. If he failed to solve the mystery within the allotted time, his mind would descend into chaos, and he would become one of them. Until today: [Rulebound horror has finally begun!] [Wait! This handsome guy looks kind of familiar. Holy crap, isn't he the final villain who created the urban le 1.5kReads8.5Score142Shelves
4. 4 序 Fate Sequence, Yet They Call Me the Primordial Calamity 序列命运，可他们叫我最初灾厄 Cyberpunk Old Spring赛博朋克老泉水Urban904k WordsOngoing [Creating Monsters] [Creating the Supernatural] [No female lead] They all say I am calamity itself. My name is Zhao Jin. What I love most is rummaging through the piles of discarded history for strange, forgotten legends, then bringing them to life. An age without the supernatural? Then I'll create it myself. When the first monster burst from the ground, the world thought it was a natural disaster. When the second arrived, they began to panic. By the time the seventh and eighth swept across t 145.6kReads8.6Score19.8kShelves

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   The protagonist isn't a living person, and the abilities aren't simply given to good people. [Smirk]

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

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   Behind the scenes, he's at odds with the world; except for the second book, he's invincible in all others.

6. 6 我 There’s a Ghost Inside Me 我的体内有只鬼 A Black-Inked Blade一柄墨刀Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted Vengeful ghosts awaken, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. Jiang Xiao transmigrates into this world for no apparent reason and finds himself surrounded by demons and monsters. But then he discovers that his shadow can devour ghosts without limit and gain their abilities. [Successfully devoured the White Mist Ghost. Ability acquired: Mist Form] [Successfully devoured the Hanging Ghost. Ability acquired: Shackles] [Successfully devoured the Bronze Ghost. Ability acquired: Copper Skin] [Successfu 20.7kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
7. 7 我 Even the Heavenly Court Fears the Ghosts I Raise 我养的鬼连天庭都忌惮 Cold Words and Leng Words冷言leng语Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Overpowered protagonist] [Satisfying story] [The strongest Celestial Master] Twenty years ago, five-year-old Zhang Ze was taken away by a mysterious old man. When he returned, he brought a host of ghosts with him. He was the strongest Celestial Master, and the only living earthly immortal in the world today. “Zhang Ze, just how strong are you now?” When an elderly Celestial Master from Longhu Mountain asked out of curiosity, Zhang Ze was about to answer when the ghost infant perched on his shou 47kReads8.8Score6.4kShelves
8. 8 我EN The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 65.6kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves
9. 9 重 Reborn in a World of the Paranormal, and You Want Me to Join Bureau 749? 重生诡异，你让我加入749局？ Fire Beast火暴兽Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Devouring Evolution]+ [Self-Interest]+ [Humanity’s Natural Enemy]+ [Nemesis of Its Own Kind]+ [Kills Men and Women Alike]+ [Plot-Driven]+ [Undercover]+ [Villain]+ [Eerie] "No female lead!!! No harem!!! No romance!!!" (Not Eerie in the traditional sense. The protagonist is undercover in the human camp and kills both humans and Eerie, men and women alike. This story is plot-driven, so readers looking for a feel-good monster-grinding power fantasy should think twice.) (The rating has already been 59.3kReads8.9Score8.6kShelves

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   I highly recommend this book. I've listened to quite a few, but this one best suits my needs. It has no female lead, and the protagonist is an uncanny being who stands against humanity. Everyone in the story is intelligent, and the protagonist doesn't have any special abilities. In the early stages, the protagonist is an undercover agent within the 749 Bureau, secretly developing his abilities. I personally think it's very good and I really enjoy it.

10. 10 创 Creating a Monster Association? I'm Building a New Humanity 创造怪人协会？我这是缔造新人类 Cyberpunk Old Spring赛博朋克老泉水Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Villain] [Human Evolution Path] [Monster Creation] [Also Known As: The Monster-Making Association] [No Heroine] [Ruthless and Decisive] [Fantasy Supernatural World] A car accident shattered Jiang Yan’s life. His mother’s and younger sister’s mangled bodies lay beside him. Humanity took away his light through an accident. Now he will reshape the rules in the darkest way possible. “How many lives will it take to bring them back? A hundred million? A billion?” In the laboratory at midnight, the s 29.2kReads7.8Score4kShelves

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    The protagonist turns evil, rebels against the authorities, and kills!

11. 11 异 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 The Mountain Moon Knows Not of You山月不知君Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score334Shelves

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    How about trying this one? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more exciting it gets! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

12. 12 恐 Horror Game: From the Start, the Skin Bride's Bones Terrified the World! 恐怖游戏：开局皮嫁骨吓哭全球！ Cheese Spade芝士黑桃Mystery376k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted with Traditional Techniques, No AI] [No Female Lead] [Mild Horror] The horror game has arrived! Lin Ye transmigrated here and was selected to take part in designing a global horror game. He had planned to bring out the "Ghost Bride" to save Daxia, only to discover that its culture hadn't been lost at all! Traditional Daxia ghost stories had been used to death, and the whole nation was in despair! Daxia had suffered ten straight losses. The supernatural was invading, and the land was 1MReads8.7Score210.3kShelves

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    How about trying this one? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more exciting it gets! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to my family—a truly amazing read. The plot is thrilling, the logic is impeccable, and the aesthetics are superb. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

13. 13 什 What Do You Mean I Became a World-Ending Urban Legend? 什么叫我成了灭世级怪谈？ Wild, Bold, Cool, and Flashy Shark狂拽酷炫鲨Mystery277k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead] [Mild Horror] [Turns Into a False Person in One Chapter] [The Protagonist Is a Pure Monster] Su Yuan transmigrated to a bizarre world rife with danger. Here, everything from horror legends had become real: false people, vengeful spirits, old gods hidden beneath the ocean... And an official organization lurking in everyday life: the Cleanup Bureau. This was an age of despair. With urban legends becoming reality, ordinary people could hardly fight back, and even the authorities we 270.7kReads8.3Score45.9kShelves
14. 14 妖 Demons and Evil Spirits? They’re Clearly All Auspicious Omens! 妖魔邪祟？明明都是祥瑞！ Someone's Coming, Run!有人来了快跑Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Evil spirit from the start] [Eerie cultivation] [Recruiting demons] [Sheltering humanity] [Believers’ delusions] [No female lead] Chen Zhou transmigrated to a bizarre world teeming with demons and rampant evil spirits. Demons slaughtered humans, specters preyed on them, immortals devoured them. Monsters ran amok, evil spirits wreaked havoc, gods and Buddhas had fallen, and humanity was in decline. Fortunately, Chen Zhou hadn’t transmigrated as a human either. He started out as an evil spirit 88.3kReads8.8Score9.6kShelves

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    This is amazing! The plot is interesting and it's really good.

15. 15 人 I'm in America, Faking a Reincarnation Space 人在美利坚，我伪造轮回空间 Li Gongde from Xiaokang Village小康村的李功德Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Building a Lord God] + [Behind-the-scenes] + [Infinite Flow] + [Dark] + [Ensemble cast] “This world had no god until I came along.” After transmigrating to a parallel Blue Star, in America, and spending half a year there, I thought I could live well in the legendary land of opportunity. But it turned out to be heaven for the rich and hell for the poor. I go to school during the day and wash dishes at night. Life is miserable, but luckily I inherited a dilapidated divine realm and the authority 42.7kReads8.0Score5.3kShelves
16. 16 邪EN The Evil God Is Stunned: Are These Players Even Stranger Than Me? 邪神懵了：这群玩家比我还诡异？ I'm a Pastry Pro我时糕手Eastern Fantasy875k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a world overrun by the uncanny, Lin En discovers that he has become a backwater fake god, his divine power depleted and his existence about to fade away. Outside the church, indescribable monsters are pounding on the door. The desperate countdown has begun. To save himself, Lin En grits his teeth and fabricates a full-dive VR game called Ancient Gods Awaken, summoning a group of hardcore players from Blue Star to serve as his followers. He thought the players would cower 759kReads9.0Score136.9kShelves
17. 17 我 I Evolved Billions of Curses 我进化了亿万诅咒 Soda Sea Salt Crackers苏打海盐饼干Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Chinese-Style Horror + Twists + Humans Scaring Ghosts] The supernatural returned, ferocious ghosts broke loose, and unimaginable horrors appeared in the real world. As night fell over the city, nightmares engulfed everyone. Jiang Fan gained the power to develop abilities by studying ghosts. As long as he kept scaring them, he could become the greatest terror in the darkness. The more terrified they were, the greater the power he gained. Then he discovered that his potential had been unleas 4.3kReads8.6Score450Shelves

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    How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's one of my absolute favorites. The plot is thrilling, the logic is impeccable, and the aesthetics are superb. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

18. 18 我 I Am the Twilight Council 我一人，即是黄昏议会 Polygonal Writer多边形写手Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Urban high martial arts + secret identities + decisive and ruthless + mastermind behind the scenes + faction building + one heroine] Synopsis: This is a brutal age where talent determines who lives and dies. Outside the walls, strange beasts run rampant; inside, powerful conglomerates hold a monopoly. Those born with S-rank talent rule the world, while those with D-rank talent are worth less than grass. Li Yebai, an unwanted son of a wealthy family, is cast out and exiled to the slums to die af 85.2kReads7.7Score12kShelves
19. 19 我 The Organization I Founded Was Exposed by Someone Reborn! 我创立的组织，被重生者曝光了！ Tu Tutu突兔兔Mystery736k WordsOngoing My name is Luo Qingyan. I was reborn, back on the eve of the supernatural apocalypse. In my previous life, the Dragon Kingdom became a blood-soaked hell. Only that mysterious organization hidden from the world could save it from ruin. In this life, I will change the fate of the Dragon Kingdom. I will change everything. I will find that organization... [Dawn]! My name is Su Yu. I am staying at Luo Qingyan's home. On this day, I awakened a Savior System, but the System demanded that I es 42.6kReads6.9Score2.3kShelves
20. 20 我 I Have a Hypnosis App for Female Ghosts 我有一个女鬼催眠APP As Long as the Green Hills Remain苟得青山在Mystery545k WordsOngoing Qin Ming meant to download a hypnosis game app, but ended up with a female ghost hypnosis app instead. As he gazed at the app’s dazzling array of female ghosts he could romance, then watched one actually appear in the real world, he fell silent. If he wanted to stay alive, he had no choice but to romance the female ghosts! Female Ghost Hypnosis App: Activate! 202kReads8.5Score27.1kShelves
21. 21 人 Human Genius? Sorry, I’m a Deviant 人类天才？抱歉，我是畸变种 Mesopotamian Plains美索不达米亚的平原Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No System] [No Romance] [The protagonist conceals his identity and is on humanity's side] [Ensemble Cast] Su Zhan transmigrated, and from the start he witnessed a scene of domestic harmony. His parents in this new body would do anything for each other, a heartwarming sight. In the city, there was a kind of creature. They looked no different from humans, but they hunted people to survive and grow stronger. People called them Aberrants. And Su Zhan was one of them. 10.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    Books 1-3 and 7-9 feature protagonists pretending to be ordinary people; books 4-5 feature protagonists who are semi-invincible; book 6 features protagonists who are invincible. ⚠️ Book 8 is a female-oriented book.

22. 22 都 Urban Superpowers: Revenge Begins with Pretending to Be Ordinary 都市异能，从伪装普通人开始复仇 A Non-Chosen One Won't Help a Whaler非酋不渡氪金人Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [No System + Superpowers] Starborn: a special group that has only recently emerged. They possess abilities and physiques far beyond those of ordinary people, as well as special benefits granted by the authorities. But emboldened by those benefits and the trust placed in them, they recklessly flaunt their powers without regard for ordinary people’s lives. That is, until they “accidentally” kill Lan Ge’s father, Lan He… 498Reads6.8Score—Shelves
23. 23 你 You All Awakened? Then I'll Become an Evil God 你们都觉醒？那我当邪神好了 Butterfly Is Super Brave蝴蝶超勇的Urban448k WordsCompleted [No Romance + No System + Cthulhu + Sequence Path] Yang Yan transmigrated from Earth to Huaxia and was reborn as an evil god. What the heck! Did I end up in the wrong story? I'm just a kind, innocent high school student. Why are you making me an evil god? In 2024, the Red Moon descended once more, and the evil gods revived. Huaxia entered an age of mythological resurgence. As supernatural beings walked the earth, and cultists carried out bloody rituals, where were the ancient gods of Huaxia? 2.3kReads6.6Score351Shelves
24. 24 末 Apocalypse: I Turned into the Villainous Black Dragon from the Start 末世：开局变成了反派黑龙 Demon King of the Black Sword黑剑之魔王Sci-Fi & Apocalypse250k WordsCompleted Have you ever imagined transmigrating just because you mocked a character in a novel? Have you ever imagined becoming the villain after transmigrating? Have you ever imagined that the protagonist would kill you before long? Luckily, Chen Feng awakened a System, but there seemed to be something wrong with it... 137Reads8.0Score—Shelves
25. 25 诡 Strange Tales: The Evil God Gets a New Job 诡谈：邪神再就业 Dian Ze Xi Shuai典则蟋蟀Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror + Twists + Foreshadowing: The Series Where Even the Righteous Gods Are Worshipped by Villains] The supernatural invaded, and Shi Fei received a mission invitation from a dead person. Horror, slaughter, and escape: everyone was fighting to survive. When the supernatural blocked his only way out, Shi Fei calmly tried to talk it down: “Move aside. Don’t make me stop being human.” The creature refused to surrender and launched an attack instead. So Shi Fei really did stop being human, turnin 47.8kReads9.4Score6.9kShelves
26. 26 觉 I've Been Awakened for a Week, and the Campus Belle Calls Me a Half-Blood Monster 觉醒一周了，校花说我是混血怪物 Just a Chuunibyou Teenager是中二少年啊Urban192k WordsOngoing [Monsters surrounding the city] [Sequences] [Super-hybrid protagonist] [Monster school beauty] [Thrilling and suspenseful] [Plot-driven] [Fast-paced] [Satisfying battles] On the eve of the college entrance exams, Jiang Chen awakened and discovered that everyone in his class except him was a beast disguised as a human! A hellish start!! Luckily, Jiang Chen awakened a forbidden sequence. But it wasn’t until he was tricked into entering the homeroom teacher’s office that he realized things were far 11Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 27 你 You're Supposed to Fight Monsters, So Why Are You Fighting Me! 你们刷怪啊，刷我干嘛！ Likes Eating Tangerines喜欢吃橘子Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Print edition deal signed: no System, plot-driven, fast-paced from the start, no mindless decisions, thrilling and exciting, hard-hitting fights, told from the monsters' side!] Ever since the words [Divine Order 001: Undercover] appeared in Jiang Xia's mind, he felt that he wasn't normal. No matter what he ate or how much he ate, he never felt the slightest bit full. Hungry. So hungry he was about to lose his mind! Then, at the school beauty's eighteenth birthday party, he smelled the presen 508.7kReads9.1Score41.3kShelves
28. 28 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
29. 29 怪 The Bizarre Art of Cultivation 怪诞修仙学 Snail Goes to Heaven蜗牛上天Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No heroine, Eastern cosmic horror, no System, not invincible, grotesque aesthetics, not a rules-based horror, science and cultivation) The old man once said that cultivators, demons, and evil spirits turn into a pile of ash when they die. This is called tainted ash. Tainted ash contains all the energy they accumulated in life. Eat it, and you can kindle your life lamp and extend your lifespan. Leave it alone, and it will give rise to a tainted-soil resurrection! But there is one exception: bein 47.7kReads9.1Score7.3kShelves

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    These are all pretty good. The post-apocalyptic one is the best, it's my personal recommendation. To be honest, "Innocent Murder" is amazing, but I wouldn't recommend watching it at night.

30. 30 恐 Horror: From Puppet to Demon God of Fear! 恐怖：从木偶到恐惧魔神！ Wenzhi Tianya文之天涯Mystery379k WordsCompleted When Lin Qi opened his eyes, he had become a puppet of the “paranormal” type. All he had to do was earn fear points to grow stronger and stronger. “When you see me, it means fear has arrived!” “Struggle! Scream!” “I am the Demon God of Fear!” An era of resurgent terror, an era when ghosts roam the night. Lin Qi commands fear! 1.8kReads8.5Score192Shelves

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    The first book features a protagonist who is a zombie king with a system for hoarding goods. The elegant zombie king is reborn before the apocalypse, methodically hoarding goods, recruiting henchmen, and hunting down survivors. The second book's protagonist is reborn into a haunted house, unable to leave. Relying on a system, he undergoes a process of frightening evolution, gradually becoming the greatest fear in the book. The third book's protagonist is pulled into a horror instance, learning that strange phenomena have descended upon the world, and that these horror designers are the spreaders of these phenomena. The protagonist uses Chinese horror to create these strange instances, becoming a horror designer, achieving SS-level instance design ratings, and becoming the strongest king of a hundred ghosts. The early game focuses on instance gameplay, while the mid-game involves overthrowing official organizations. The late game sees him as the king of the strange era. The fourth book's protagonist is reborn as a spider, with the help of a system that allows him to extract the characteristics of objects and life forms. Initially, the protagonist develops within a government institution, then escapes from the research institute and begins simple insect control, later creating monsters. The fifth book's protagonist is a fun-loving person who obtains a cauldron to create many gene sequence potions, distributing them to the unfortunate—essentially raising those with gene sequences while also providing some assistance. The sixth protagonist, Li Ziyan, was originally a human war god who fought countless battles on the battlefield of all races, protecting humanity from annihilation. His girlfriend, Ning Yue, a pacifist, killed him to stop the war and push for a so-called peace treaty. Afterwards, Li Ziyan became a ghost, awakened a system, created a new race, and sought revenge against humanity and all other races. The seventh protagonist is reborn into the body of a toy puppet. He needs the nourishment of blood to evolve, and thus a bizarre puppet is born—ruthless, cruel, and manipulative.

31. 31 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 22.9kReads8.4Score2.4kShelves
32. 32 我 I Crown Myself Queen in the Eerie World 我在诡异世界，加冕女王 Queen Gaga嘎嘎女王Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Mystery]+ [Mild Horror]+ [Suspense]+ [Everyone’s Favorite]+ [White Moonlight]+ [No Fixed Couple] Elena transmigrates into the body of a vampire princess. The moment she opens her eyes, she sees a blood-soaked doll with a split mouth playing hide-and-seek with her! And if it finds her, it’ll eat her?! Elena is trembling beneath the bed when she suddenly spots some distorted writing carved into the underside of the bed frame… [Survival Rules for the Dark World] 1. You are absolutely safe inside t 3.2kReads9.3Score545Shelves
33. 33 诡 The Supernatural Returns, and I Am the Greatest Fear in the World 诡异复苏，我是世间最大的恐惧 Evil Clown恶魔小丑Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Villain] [Dark] [Invincible] [No female lead] Qin Yu died, and his soul arrived in another world, merging with a haunted house. In this age of supernatural resurgence, he continually grew stronger and evolved, creating his own kingdom of terror. Whether human or supernatural, everyone saw him as their greatest fear. 13.8kReads8.4Score928Shelves

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    Meets requirements, 34-episode, slightly behind-the-scenes, dark theme, proceed with caution if you mind!!!

34. 34 末 Doomsday: The Road to Ruin 末日绝途 Mayfly Spring and Autumn蜉蝣春秋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.5M WordsOngoing Blue rain began to fall from the sky. Unknown monsters suddenly descended upon this world. Human society collapsed in an instant. No cheats, no protagonist's halo, no spiritual qi revival! Every step we take leads us closer to despair! To those who died at the very beginning of the apocalypse, I envy you, because you never had to experience a despair more despairing than death. My name is Chen Ge. I will witness the coming of the apocalypse. 60.4kReads8.9Score4kShelves
35. 35 怪 Weird Tales Space: Starting with the Creation of Fake Humans 怪谈空间：从制造伪人开始 Yaoguang Ersan San瑶光贰叁叁Mystery704k WordsCompleted [Smart protagonist + villain + infinite flow + mastermind + creating eerie urban legends + no heroine + dark] [Don't judge by the rating. It was lowered by review bombing.] [Author's new book: I Loaded an Urban Legend Game into the World] After being forcibly reincarnated by a dump truck, Feng Hou did not transmigrate to another world. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a lightless black sphere: an eerie space capable of creating all kinds of urban legends and absorbing humanity's ne 274Reads8.6Score101Shelves
36. 36 诡 The Immortal Path of the Uncanny 诡道仙路 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Uncanny cultivation, no female lead, mortal protagonist] A black sun hangs in the sky, and the Uncanny Realm invades! Mortal Zhou Yi transmigrates into this world and makes a living by writing for others. One day, starving and freezing, he is hired by the sinister Shopkeeper Dong to copy ancient texts. By chance, he activates a beast-hide Bagua diagram and uses it to refine a perfect uncanny technique, killing the sinister shopkeeper. As he cultivates, he discovers that this world has long been 11.9kReads8.4Score1kShelves
37. 37 人EN In Naruto: Slaughtering Through the Entire World 人在火影，杀穿全世界 Origin Demon God起源魔神Anime Fanfiction343k WordsCompleted (No romance) A brutal style, twisted values, a dark mindset, no shame, and no moral limits. It tears into every kind of relationship and takes aim at protagonists and supporting characters alike. Being a good person only leaves you miserable and torn between choices, while being bad lets you do whatever you want without a care; Villains may meet a terrible end, but at least they can enjoy their lives; Rather than wear yourself down with inner conflict, go crazy and make everyone else suffer~ A b 7kReads9.0Score281Shelves
38. 38 人 The Immortal Food of Mankind 人种仙食 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing "Weird Cultivation, Behind-the-Scenes Story" The Tang Dynasty: strange things are coming. When Li Qing transmigrated here, he thought Mr. Huayue had kindly taken him in. Little did he know that the man saw him only as livestock to be raised for food. At the brink of life and death, the jade tablet on Li Qing revealed its power, gravely wounding Mr. Huayue and allowing him to escape. But the danger was far from over. The scheme of the Six Paths and Eight Immortals to devour all living beings had 37.9kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
39. 39 醒 Wake Up, Bro, You're Not the Heroine 醒醒，哥不是女主 Xiao Si枭祀Two Male Leads839k WordsCompleted [Quick transmigration + two male leads + uke protagonist + both virgins + love and hate + angst + bad endings in some worlds] System: Hello, Host. Your task is to play the great villain, help the male and female leads grow, then fake your death and leave. Mo Li: Is making the male lead fall in love with me part of the mission? System: ...? Mo Li: The male lead... Wait, do I lose points for dying with him, too? World 1: The little enemy I raised myself x Underworld kingpin World 2: Gentle, devo 4.5kReads8.9Score557Shelves

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40. 40 我 I Made the Game Descend into Reality 我让游戏降临现实 No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Sports1.2M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes / Players / Gaming / No Female Lead] That day, the epoch-making full-dive VR game Land of Seals burst onto the scene, setting off a gaming craze across the world. Its average number of players online topped three billion at one point! But no one knew that one day in the future, everything in the game would descend upon reality! The Tower of Seals, the Legions of the Old Ones, the Doomsday Church… Only Ye Qiu, a reborn person, knew what was coming. But I don’t care, because… “I 22kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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    They're all behind the scenes; you can take a look if you're interested.

41. 41 无 Murder Without Guilt 无罪谋杀 Yu Chen宇尘Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted The most horrifying murders, the most unfathomable truths!! Cannibal banquets, the silenced woman, the frozen lover, the Nanda murderer turning himself in, sacrificial paintings made of human skin, ghostly figures in mirrors... You could never understand, by ordinary reasoning, the true motives hidden behind these terrifying and bizarre murder cases. Let a psychiatrist skilled in hypnosis guide you, from a unique perspective, into the minds of these terrible criminals and uncover the chilling tr 429Reads8.8Score—Shelves
42. 42 绝 Despairing Souls, Accept the Seed of My Soul! 绝望的人啊，接受我的灵魂之种！ Meow guri喵guriUrban1.5M WordsOngoing [Behind the Scenes] [Urban] [Ensemble Cast] [Dark] [Revenge] [Creating the Supernatural] Before transmigrating, Wen Yan died of terminal cancer, his final breath carrying his desperate longing for good health. After transmigrating, he became a sickly young man with congenital heart disease, and doctors gave him only six months to live. Fortunately, there was still a way forward: deep in his soul, he could condense one “Soul Seed” each week. To stay alive, he dragged along his heart, which could 30kReads7.2Score2.5kShelves
43. 43 颠 Turning the World Upside Down: Playing the Villain from the Start 颠覆全球：开局扮演反派大佬 Blazing Heavenly Inquiry炽生天问Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Yan transmigrates to a parallel world. As soon as he arrives, he falls into a strange dimension. Everyone who falls in here is slaughtered by alien creatures, dying in despair! Luckily, at this moment, Shen Yan obtains the Super Big Shot Role-Playing System. “Ding! Randomly drawing a big shot template. Big Shot Role-Playing Mode activated. The closer you are to the character, the more abilities you can unlock.” Make people believe the character is real, and you’ll earn Subversion Points. Th 22.2kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves

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    I watched these a long time ago, and I don't remember the details, but I think they were all negative.

44. 44 我 I Am the Mastermind Behind the Scenes, Creating a Supernatural Game 我，幕后主宰，创建超凡游戏 Short on Gold and Silver金缺银少Urban417k WordsCompleted [Behind-the-scenes mastermind + urban fantasy + ensemble cast + global upheaval + ruthless decisiveness + sharp minds + factional conflict + human nature at stake] After becoming a god, Yunge found the world far too boring. So he decided to have some fun, randomly selecting “lucky ones” to take part in a killing spree called the [Game of the Gods]. Here, kindness is an epitaph, and treachery is a passport. He brings about spiritual qi revival, unleashes the supernatural, and brings technology cr 9.4kReads8.2Score573Shelves

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    Ten years of reading, totaling over 3000 hours! 📚 A reader for both men and women, with no genre restrictions. Every book I recommend has been rigorously vetted by my discerning eye; quality is absolutely guaranteed! Add it to your bookshelf with confidence and enjoy—don't like it? Come at me, I won't fight back!

45. 45 灾 The Calamity Canticle 灾厄乐章 Braised Green Peppers红焖青椒Urban744k WordsCompleted [Musician + Summons + Mysterious Organization + Villain + No CP + Fun-Seeker] Perhaps, in some corner unknown to you, mysterious rituals are underway. Strange life forms secretly covet the flesh and blood of the living. The colossal entity that maintains order lurks beneath the surface of society. A bloated, foolish god's child rots and stinks in an underground palace. The giant king in the flames silently blesses his people. A fantastically colored giant shark swims through the deep sea. A skel 9kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
46. 46 异 Alien Beasts Invade: I've Become the Evil Cult's Boss! 异兽入侵：我成了邪教boss！ 7723 Ah7723啊Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Villain + Gene Fusion + Cult Leader + Behind the Scenes + No Female Lead] Qin Sheng is transmigrated, and though he survives by sheer luck, he has less than a year to live. Luckily, he binds the System carried by the transmigrator. It can extract and fuse alien beast genes to create all kinds of potions. In this era, alien beasts have been invading for a hundred years, and humanity has been forced to establish nine cities. Alien beast genes are considered taboo. But to stay alive, he has no cho 20.5kReads8.7Score1.8kShelves
47. 47 我 I Created the Committee for the Management of Forbidden Objects! 我创造了禁忌物管理委员会！ Big Shot Yu大佬俞Urban675k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast] [Behind the Scenes] [Somewhat Dark] In a bustling city, mysterious items with incredible powers and negative side effects begin to appear. They are called Pandora, also known as Forbidden Objects. 3-001, Marquardt’s Mask. 3-002, Lilith’s Blood Needle. 2-00X, Eris’s Magic Mirror. 0-001, Forbidden Ring. … A mask that lets its wearer become someone else; a silver hairpin that, once driven into a person’s heart, drains every drop of blood from their body and prolongs its owner 7.5kReads8.5Score650Shelves

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    The protagonist possesses a cheat ability that allows him to create extraordinary items or monsters, while remaining hidden behind the scenes, guiding the world's development.

48. 48 别 Drop the Act: You're the Final Boss! 别装了：你才是最终大BOSS Time Bus时光大巴Mystery763k WordsCompleted (The rating just came out, and it’ll rise later. Everyone’s welcome to read!) [Horror + Heartwarming] [Madness + Stress Relief] [The Male Lead Isn’t Human] [Live Streaming Is a Means of Infection] Some call me the embodiment of darkness, the ultimate form of despair. Others call me the end of death, an indescribable ruler. But I don’t see myself that way. My name is Gao Ran. I’m an ordinary, upright, kindhearted person who cares about others. When it comes to being human, I can proudly say, “I’m 20.2kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves

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    This book is primarily humorous and quite enjoyable.

49. 49 我 I Rule the Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏做主宰 Liu Shi ski柳拾skiTwo Male Leads239k WordsOngoing [Dual male leads + male-oriented style + plot-driven] [Warm, sunny older-brother player top X aloof, naive, sweet younger-brother BOSS bottom] [The bottom becomes a BOSS after death, with amnesia and a plot-heavy, slow-burn romance. Please check the warnings.] A human who smells really good has appeared. How do I eat him? Asking online, and it's urgent! While horror games were invading in full force, Liu Zechen was teasing little ghosts. While players wailed as they were killed, Liu Zechen str 346Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male lead is the dungeon boss—super strong and incredibly awesome!! I highly recommend watching it.

50. 50 你 Your Anomaly Has Been Created. Please Set Its Killing Rules 你的诡异已创建，请设置杀人规则 Doesn't Like Sausages不爱吃香肠Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Behind the scenes + urban setting + ensemble cast + dark themes + revenge + creating the uncanny + rules for killing] Vengeful spirits, urban legends, and evil ghosts: terrifying beings once confined to supernatural horror films had crossed into reality, shrouding the world in fear. Each had its own rules for killing, and they especially favored the lives of evil people. Once they marked you, if you didn’t know how to break their rules, you were sure to die by their hands. Governments around th 43.2kReads7.0Score5.2kShelves

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