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Ancient Clan Divine Son, No Heroine, Power Fantasy, Villain Protagonist, Not a Doormat 上古世家神子,无女主,爽文,反派,不圣母

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  1. 1 After the Villain Stops Slacking Off, the Chosen One Panics 当反派不在摆烂后,气运之子慌了 Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [System + domineering + not a saint + villain + scheming + ruthless] Gu Qingxiao transmigrated into a fantasy world and became the Gu family’s divine son. With his talent and status, wasn’t he set to win at life? He chose to give up and coast instead! Unexpectedly, a villain System awakened. Gu Qingxiao ignored it. Who cared about being a villain? Let someone else do it! But when he watched his followers die, and saw his family get entangled with chosen ones for all sorts of bizarre reasons, Gu 24kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
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  2. 2 Villain: The Forbidden Divine Son, Burying All Living Beings 反派:禁忌神子,埋葬众生 Eastern Fantasy125k WordsCompleted [Villain + decisive and ruthless + ignores fortune and destiny + powerful backing + invincible + no saintly heroine + satisfying read + fast-paced] Shang Yu is the divine son of the Shang family, the most powerful force in the God Domain. With monstrous talent, he crushes his way forward and stands unrivaled among his peers. Backed by three great powers, he wields immense influence, and no one can match his background. Everything in this world is his for the taking, as long as he wants it. But t 1.2kReads7.0Score101Shelves
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  3. 3 Villain: Burying All Life, Hunting the Myriad Heavens 反派:埋葬众生,狩猎诸天 Eastern Fantasy381k WordsCompleted [Villain protagonist + ruthless + ignores fate and fortune + powerful background + invincible + no saintly protagonist + satisfying power fantasy + fast-paced] Nan Xunran is the divine son of a top family in the Sacred Domain. He has monstrous talent, an immortal physique, and a background beyond compare. His mother is the head of the Immortal Bai Family, with peerless cultivation and no one daring to cross her. His father is the head of the Immortal Nan Family, a man who can dominate all under 3.4kReads8.6Score254Shelves
  4. 4 Quick Transmigration: The Villainous Ancestor Beats the Romance-Brained Senseless 快穿:反派老祖暴打恋爱脑 Ancient Romance414k WordsCompleted [Female-audience novel with a male protagonist + no romance + an invincible protagonist. Includes BG, BL, and GB content. Enter only if you're okay with that.] As everyone knows, hopeless romantics are a bizarre breed in the world of novels. Some are naive, and some are just plain stupid. The latter kind of hopeless romantic can do a lot of harm. Song Heqing is transferred from a specialist male-audience villain role to a female-audience novel, where he's tasked with punishing these hopeless rom 793Reads7.4Score101Shelves
  5. 5 The Heroine's Disciple Wants Double Pupils? I Abandon Her and Dig Out Her Bones Instead 女主徒弟要重瞳?反手抛弃挖她骨 Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted 4.7kReads7.2Score336Shelves
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  6. 6 The Eternal Demon Emperor! 万古魔帝! 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 23.7kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
  7. 7 I Became an Immortal King from the Start, and Now No One Can Defeat Me 开局直升仙王,当世我已无敌 Eastern Fantasy530k WordsCompleted [Immortal King from the start, always invincible, decisive and ruthless, satisfying read] Su Xuan transmigrated into a fantasy world. After years of struggle, he finally became the head of his clan. But he never expected his clan to face destruction not long afterward. Just as life and death hung in the balance, he bound himself to the strongest lottery System. From the start, he won an Immortal King instant-upgrade card, instantly rising to Immortal King and becoming invincible in his era, crus 7.2kReads8.5Score474Shelves
  8. 8 I Am the Evil God, and This World Will Treat Me as a Forbidden Taboo for All Eternity 吾为邪神,此世当做万古禁忌 Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted “I want you to cast aside every last bit of kindness and sink completely into the swamp of evil!” Amid a field of ruins, a boy reborn from death, a coffin bearer above the stars, a supreme body of gods and demons! A strange mask of gods and demons, a mysterious broken black sword, a person reborn with a burden of sin! Only after enduring every evil the world has to offer does one realize how many sinners there are! After countless trials, the boy takes up his sword, sees through the mortal world 3.5kReads9.0Score318Shelves
  9. 9 Burial of the Heavens: I Am the Forbidden One Who Fell with the Emperor, Returning to All the Heavens 葬天:吾为帝落禁忌,重临诸天 Eastern Fantasy455k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Villain + no heroine + decisive and ruthless + forbidden existence returns + do not read if you like saintly protagonists] In the Age of the Fallen Emperors, during an age of great prosperity, the Heavenly Dao of Hongmeng controlled the Three Thousand Great Daos. Beneath those Three Thousand Great Daos, three thousand Immortal Emperors stood side by side, their names shaking the past and present. The Buried Emperor Mu Changqing rose from humble beginnings, forged his way through slaug 4kReads8.4Score217Shelves
  10. 10 I'm a Snake, and It's Perfectly Reasonable That I Raised a Horde of Demons 我一条蛇,教出一群魔头很合理吧 Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Mythical Beast + Immortality + No Female Lead + Taking Disciples + Invincible] Zhu Jiuyin transmigrates into a snake that eats raw flesh and drinks blood. He starts out with eternal life, only to be sealed beneath Mount Buzhou for all eternity. Fortunately, he activates the Master-Disciple Rewards System. His disciples’ cultivation can be returned to him a thousandfold! To win his freedom, Zhu Jiuyin begins taking disciples like crazy. [Ding! Your disciple has gained one year of cultivation. Re 56.7kReads8.9Score4.2kShelves
  11. 11 Villain: Forbidden Zone Divine Son! I Hunt the Heavenly Dao 反派:禁区神子!我狩猎天命大道 Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted Villain protagonist + invincible background + overwhelming power fantasy + no pretending to be weak + battles across the myriad heavens + slightly yandere heroine The Forbidden Zone of Time and Space, a graveyard for time and space. Kong Wudao, divine son of the forbidden zone, was unrivaled among the era’s greatest prodigies. Finding life dull, he willingly sealed himself away in the Heavenly Mountain of Time and Space. Countless years later, the Great Dao changed, and the myriad heavens entere 13.3kReads8.5Score1kShelves
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  12. 12 Fantasy: How Can I Play This Villain Without a System? 玄幻,我这反派没系统怎么玩 Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted The animated series is now streaming on Fanqie. Search for it. (Villain + domineering + ruthless + invincible + scheming + no System) I, Gu Tianxing, am the fated Great Villain. In this world, there has never been any right or wrong, no absolute evil, and no false goodness. Those protagonists who rise to the heavens with a System and a golden finger: which of them hasn't broken the rules of heaven and earth? "Gu Tianxing, you devil! We're from the same hometown, both of us came from Blue Star, a 24.5kReads8.7Score4.1kShelves
  13. 13 My Daughter Wreaks Havoc in the Immortal Realm, Exposing My Immortal Emperor Identity 女儿大闹修仙界,我仙帝身份曝光 Eastern Fantasy780k WordsCompleted [Invincible Protagonist + Daughter + Empress + Feel-Good] Lu Ming transmigrated to a cultivation world. Unable to cultivate, he married his childhood sweetheart and chose to live an ordinary life. But after his childhood sweetheart gave birth to their daughter, she suddenly claimed to be an Immortal Emperor reincarnated, with too many karmic debts to settle, and left without a trace. After his wife left, Lu Ming never expected his sign-in System to suddenly activate. Thanks to the rewards from s 8.1kReads8.5Score808Shelves
  14. 14 EN Xuanhuan: Invincible, Starting with an Innate Holy Body and Dao Embryo 玄幻:无敌从先天圣体道胚开始 Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted [Morally gray protagonist, lots of fights and immortal battles! Vast world + swordsmanship + battle for the path to the throne + invincible power fantasy + overwhelming family backing + fake System + creating a perfect world] After the Battle of the Origin’s Destruction, the Nine Immortal Domains were born. Later, the immeasurable tribulation arrived without warning. The heavens were engulfed in karma, darkness revived, and a world-ending war began, shattering the Immortal Domains. A new era daw 20.1kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves
  15. 15 Since Ancient Times, Forbidden Affairs Have Ended in Death: A Fateful Bond 自古奸情出人命之孽缘锁 8k WordsCompleted A Fateful Bond: Where Forbidden Affairs Have Always Led to Bloodshed 8.7kReads—Score137Shelves
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  16. 16 Classic of Mountains and Seas: A Bestiary of Strange Beasts 山海经.异兽录 Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Record of Strange Beasts 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
  17. 17 A Spring Breeze Brings Beauty 春风渡佳人 7k WordsCompleted Spring Breeze Carries a Beauty Across 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
  18. 18 Those Years I Spent in Dongguan 我在东莞那些年 6k WordsCompleted My Years in Dongguan 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
  19. 19 Ancient Legends 上古传说 13k WordsCompleted Ancient Legends 418Reads—Score—Shelves
  20. 20 Bone Maiden of the Great Wilderness: I, a Mortal, Subdue Gods and Demons 大荒骨女:我以凡躯镇神魔 17k WordsCompleted Daughter of the Great Wilderness: I Hold the Gods and Demons at Bay with a Mortal Body 258Reads—Score—Shelves
  21. 21 Classic of Mountains and Seas: With a Mortal Heart, I Subdue Ten Thousand Demons 山海经:我以凡心镇万妖 16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: I Hold Back Ten Thousand Demons with a Mortal Heart 80Reads—Score—Shelves
  22. 22 Half-Blood of the Eternal Night 永夜混血 7k WordsCompleted Eternal Night Half-Blood 38Reads—Score—Shelves
  23. 23 The Tiger Carries His Beloved Home! 虎驮良人归! 6k WordsCompleted A Tiger Carries the Good Man Home! 66Reads—Score—Shelves
  24. 24 The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 青乌秘录之风水师 7k WordsCompleted The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 84Reads—Score—Shelves
  25. 25 Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 烬余红妆之追妻 14k WordsCompleted Crimson Finery Amid the Ashes: The Pursuit of His Wife 38Reads—Score—Shelves
  26. 26 Lanterns of the Old Alley 《旧巷灯笼》 7k WordsCompleted Lanterns in the Old Alley 36Reads—Score—Shelves
  27. 27 My Silly Girlfriend, Little Rabbit 我的傻子女友小兔 Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Is a Sweet, Naive Fool… 279Reads—Score—Shelves
  28. 28 After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Expose a Shocking Scam by a Top Tycoon Family 被全网唾骂后,我曝光了顶级豪门的惊天骗局 7k WordsCompleted After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Exposed a Shocking Scam by a Top-Ranking Family 246Reads—Score—Shelves
  29. 29 The Old Key at the End of the Alley 巷尾的旧钥匙 Modern Romance8k WordsCompleted The Old Key at the End of the Alley 30Reads—Score—Shelves
  30. 30 The Great Sage Returns: I Just Sealed the Demon Ancestor, and the Jade Emperor Made Me Emperor 大圣归:我刚镇魔祖,玉帝就封禅 Eastern Fantasy127k WordsCompleted Sun Wukong shattered his own divine bones to forge a lock, sealing the Demon Ancestor Rahu as he tried to break through the Chaos. The Jade Emperor descended with the gods and Buddhas of the heavens. Facing Pangu’s remnant soul, returned from the void, and Nuwa’s sacred statue, he claimed to have slain the Demon Ancestor with the Haotian Mirror. In his previous life, Wukong exposed the truth in anger, only for Heaven to accuse him of “slandering the Supreme One.” They locked him in the Golden He 142Reads—Score—Shelves
  31. 31 After Quitting, I Crush Workplace PUA and Make a Million 辞职后,我踹烂职场PUA狂赚百万 9k WordsCompleted After Quitting, I Crushed Workplace PUA and Raked in Millions 61Reads—Score—Shelves
  32. 32 My Overbearing Wife 我的老婆霸道大人 Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted My Wife, the Overbearing Lady 182Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 33 Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 山海经·大荒归墟 Female-Channel Fanfiction16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 118Reads—Score—Shelves
  34. 34 Heavenly Profound Venerable Beyond the Heavens: Every Disciple I Take Is Supreme in the Three Realms 天外玄尊:我收的徒弟都是三界至尊 8k WordsCompleted Mystic Exalt from Beyond the Heavens: My Disciples Are All Supreme Beings of the Three Realms 65Reads—Score—Shelves
  35. 35 EN Talent, Physique, Background, Mine Are All Top-Tier 天赋,体质,背景,我都是最顶级 Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted What?? You want to compare physiques with me? I have the Supreme Bone, and I can slay every enemy in the world. I have a double pupil that can open up heaven and earth. I have a Chaotic Body, eternal and indestructible. What?? You want to compare backgrounds with me? I’m the divine son of a forbidden clan, and every ancestor in my family is more formidable than the last. What?? You want to compare talents with me? Sorry, I have top-tier talent from the start. And I also have the Supreme System t 23.1kReads8.0Score2.4kShelves
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  36. 36 I'm a Villain. What's Wrong with Being a Little Cruel? 我一个反派,残忍点怎么了 Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Fated Villain + Ruthless + Decisive and Merciless + Never Lets a Grudge Go Overnight + Unrivaled Backing] The fated heroine, whose bones were excavated four times before she was imprisoned and killed in her past life, is reborn. Armed with memories of her previous life, she finds the fated hero and joins forces with numerous factions to seek revenge. But as she watches her allies get killed one by one by Fu Jiuxiao and her factions get wiped out root and branch, the fated heroine is left dumbfo 7.4kReads7.4Score454Shelves
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  37. 37 Bound to the Villainous Saintess from the Start, I Activate the System 开局绑定反派圣女,开启系统 Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [One-on-one romance, one heroine, crushing victories, decisive and ruthless, no angst.] [This is not a traditional story about starting out as a holy son. If that's what you want, or if you want a story about someone pulling strings entirely from behind the scenes, or if you expect this to be a fluffy romance, please don't click.] My name is Shen Changqing. Fifteen years ago, I was born into the world of a fantasy novel that combined numerous 'chosen protagonists.' And I became a villain. I awak 706Reads7.2Score107Shelves
  38. 38 Villain: From the Start, Give the Child of Fortune Two Choices 反派:开局给气运之子两条路选择 Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Destined villain + domineering + scheming + System + ruthless] Di Juetian transmigrated into the Divine Son of the Di family in the Immortal Realm. He had a noble status, like a true dragon from the highest heavens. He'd thought fate itself favored him, and that he would ascend to the heavens, crush all beneath him through the ages, and rule for eternity! Then the Destined Villain System successfully loaded, shattering Di Juetian's fantasies. At that moment, the fated heroine he'd raised like a 18.9kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves
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  39. 39 EN Xuanhuan: The Day I Was Murdered, an Unrivaled Imperial Clan Came Calling 玄幻:被害死当天,无上帝族来人 Eastern Fantasy752k WordsCompleted [Satisfying read + invincible + villain protagonist + no saintly behavior + scheming] Su Chenxiao transmigrates across the myriad heavens and activates the Heaven’s Chosen Villain System. As the most doted-on youngest son in his clan, he has an utterly terrifying background! His father is the head of an supreme imperial clan, his mother is the daughter of a Great Emperor, and his siblings are peerless prodigies. Both his paternal and maternal grandfathers possess terrifying Emperor Realm cultiva 17kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves
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  40. 40 I, the Great Emperor's Posthumous Son, Have Double Pupils and Supreme Bones from the Start 吾,大帝遗腹子,开局重瞳至尊骨 Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Villain + ruthless and decisive + no playing the pig to eat the tiger + invincible backing + heaven-defying talent] He transmigrates into the world of a novel. Su Chen discovers that he’s become the story’s villainous big boss. The ridiculous part is that the novel has thirty-two protagonists. And every one of them is a cheat with a System. Fortunately, at the crucial moment, he awakens the Heaven’s Chosen Villain System. [Congratulations, Host, sign-in successful. You obtained Supreme Bone.] [ 15.3kReads7.9Score1.5kShelves
  41. 41 Villain: I Am the Eternal Number One Mastermind 反派:我,万古第一黑手 Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted When Jiang Mingdao woke up, he discovered he had become the Divine Son of an Ancient Immortal Clan. He had a Chaotic Dao Body, exceptional talent, formidable influence, and an extraordinary family background. At first glance, he seemed to have reached the pinnacle of this world, a top-tier rich heir. But after carefully reviewing his memories, he realized things weren’t quite as they seemed. From the start, he had a twin clansman who had read a “novel” and started stealing his opportunities. The 15.3kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
  42. 42 After Sleeping for Ten Thousand Years, I Was Dug Up by the Great Emperor, My Father, to Be a Villain 沉睡万年,被大帝父亲挖出做反派 Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Heaven's Chosen Villain + Cunning + Overbearing + Ruthless + Overwhelmingly Satisfying, Unmatched Domination] Su Jiuxiao transmigrates as the heir of an ancient imperial clan, born with a primordial Chaos God Body. Because the Heavenly Dao is incomplete and he cannot become an Emperor, his father seals him away to sleep within an Ancient Divine Origin. Over the next one hundred thousand years, all the Emperors of the myriad heavens perish. And his father actually becomes the only living Emperor 23.4kReads8.5Score2.1kShelves
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  43. 43 The Gu Family's Young Master Has Gone on a Rampage! Chosen One, Run! 顾家少主杀疯了!气运之子快点跑 Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted [Villain + System + decisive killing + unstoppable domination + absolute self-interest + no heroine] Gu Jiusheng arrived in the Immortal Domain eighteen years ago. By chance, he bound himself to a god-tier villain System, gaining a glimpse of the course of fate. In the future, the Gu family would become a hunting ground for the chosen children of fate from the Myriad Worlds. Those favored by fate would step over the corpses of the Gu clan and forge their own supreme paths. Seeing it all clearly, 20kReads7.7Score2.2kShelves
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  44. 44 EN Fated Villain: I’ll Shatter Your Protagonist Dreams from the Start! 天命反派:开局打碎你的主角梦! Eastern Fantasy239k WordsOngoing [Heaven’s Chosen Villain + System + Overpowered Hero + Unrivaled Background + Prodigies Compete + Decisive and Ruthless + Heedless of Fortune] Gu Xuanjin transmigrates to a fantasy world and becomes the forbidden divine son of the long-lived Gu Clan. He has peerless talent and an utterly formidable background! He binds himself to the [Heaven’s Chosen Villain System] from the start. All he has to do is hunt down protagonists to earn supreme rewards. What’s more, this era is a dazzling golden age 185Reads6.2Score—Shelves
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  45. 45 I Am the Villain Chosen by Fate: Invincible from the Moment I Crush the Male Lead 我,天命反派,无敌从碾压男主开始 Urban493k WordsCompleted Every male-oriented novel has a domineering protagonist who relies on forced posturing to pull off face-slapping, along with a crowd of cannon fodder whose intelligence is forcibly lowered by his protagonist aura. Gu Xiao's job is to become a brain-boosting hero in these web novels, raise the intelligence of everyone in each world, and relentlessly rub the male lead's face in the dirt. In a son-in-law story, he's the loyal sidekick who helps the male lead show off, only to have the male lead pat 7.3kReads9.1Score407Shelves
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  46. 46 I’m the Great Villain, but I Never Wanted to Rule the Ages! 大反派的我,真没想独断万古啊! Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Cunning protagonist + decisive and ruthless + doesn't play the pig to eat the tiger + pure power fantasy] A transmigration novel. Ji Xiu discovers that he has become the tragic villainous Big Boss in a novel! The novel's male lead has an invincible golden finger? The novel's heroine is an Immortal Emperor reborn? His own future means certain death? Ding! The god-tier sign-in System has awakened! [Ding! Congratulations, Host. Your sign-in reward is the nine-star Divine Heart Dao Bone!] [ 24.8kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves
  47. 47 Invincible After Marrying the Villainous Big Boss 无敌,从娶了反派大BOSS开始 Eastern Fantasy998k WordsCompleted [Scheming male lead + big villainess wife + decisive and ruthless + no taboos + thrilling with a touch of sweetness] Ning Ye is reborn in the fantasy game world of Against the Nine Heavens, from the start as the Tenth Prince of the Yan Yun Dynasty. Blind? Cultivation crippled? Banished to the Cold Palace? The emperor issues an imperial marriage decree, ordering him out of the dynasty and off to marry in an enemy nation? A truly disastrous start. But luckily, the System awakens: [Ding! Given the 9.4kReads8.5Score838Shelves
  48. 48 From the Start, I Transmigrated into a Book and Turned Out to Be the Villainous Rich Heartthrob 开局穿书:我竟是反派高富帅 Urban1.1M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into the world of an urban novel, Zhao Qian discovers that he has become the legitimate son of the Zhao family, a thousand-year-old clan in the imperial capital. He is also devastatingly handsome, exceptionally talented, and born into immense wealth and power. With the Zhao family behind him and a silver spoon in his mouth, he has the perfect start. But to his shock, this rich, handsome heir is actually a villain. At a lavish banquet from the start, the heroine's father offe 13.2kReads8.4Score780Shelves
  49. 49 Villain: I Tore Up the Script, So What's the Problem? 反派:我撕了剧本没意见吧 Urban538k WordsCompleted [No System + Awakening Consciousness + Villain + Multiple Female Leads + Not a Comedy + Chaotic Power Scaling] Born into the prestigious Xie family of the imperial capital, Xie Zhen has always been noble and untouchable. Then one day, he discovers that he is the villain abandoned by the Heavenly Dao. Chosen protagonists keep appearing, each dreaming of climbing over him to reach the top. His fate is to see his family destroyed and die a miserable death. Faced with this ending, Xie Zhen sneers an 2.1kReads7.9Score106Shelves
  50. 50 Villain: The Ice-Cold Campus Beauty Is Plotting Against Me 反派:冷艳校花竟对我图谋不轨 Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Villain + invincible + ruthless + unconventional + satisfying read] Chen Beiyuan transmigrates and becomes the fated great villain with a terrifying background in a modern power fantasy novel. He also awakens the “Defy Fate” System. As long as he changes his own fate or that of an important character, he can earn generous rewards. Now, on his second day here, he's about to face the novel's favored son of fortune in their first clash of fate! Before Chen Beiyuan can even get his bearings, the ic 53.1kReads8.7Score4.2kShelves
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