Looking for a Protagonist Who Is Ruthless, Vengeful, and Born Evil, with No Redemption Arc and No Romance 求主角心狠手辣睚眦必报天生坏种不要救赎无cP

1. 1 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

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   There should be some bottom line, right? The later island massacre was completely lawless.

2. 2 重 Reborn in 1942: While Others Flee on Tree Bark, I Eat Stewed Meat 重生42逃荒别人吃树皮我吃炖肉 Getting Up in the Morning to Eat Spinach早上起来吃菠菜Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Fleeing famine] [Reborn] [Pocket dimension] [Decisive and ruthless] [Killing Japanese invaders] [Killing people and looting their bodies] [Multiple heroines, no single female lead] Ma Tian was a hitman who had only recently entered the profession when his fixer set him up. He was sent to assassinate a Southeast Asian general, only to discover it was a trap. At the last moment, he detonated the explosives in his hands, taking his enemies down with him. He transmigrated into the body of Su Chen, 29.2kReads7.1Score1.4kShelves

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   This is a story about a famine refugee, a male protagonist who kills Japanese invaders and traitors. He's decisive and ruthless, neither doting on his sister nor any other woman; he's all about women, but no female lead. He doesn't falter at the sight of women, doesn't become irrational, and doesn't shy away from them. He's a breath of fresh air. The protagonist has a ruthless and ambitious nature; he kills anyone who gets in his way. If his sister becomes an obstacle, he'll even kill her to prove his worth. If you like famine refugee stories and stories about a female protagonist who's a hero, this is a good book to check out. Highly recommended!

3. 3 灭 Extinction: From Beginner to Expert 灭绝世界从入门到精通 An Elementary Schooler's Keyboard小学生的键盘Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Villain + villain + villain + no female lead + ruthless and decisive] “Li Yuan, you’re a madman! I can’t comprehend your malice toward life. I can’t even imagine how cold and dark your heart must be. Your actions are appalling. I simply believe that killing you is more urgent than killing any other enemy.” “Li Yuan, are you trying to play God? You want to turn the world into hell, etching your crimes into every corner. You want to make life your plaything, with everyone’s survival hanging on yo 6.1kReads7.5Score493Shelves

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   Should I believe me or the robot that can "read for less than ten minutes"? [Awkward laugh]

4. 4 弃 Abandon the Gods 弃神。 Fish Don't Speak of Fishing鱼不语渔Urban2.5M WordsOngoing [No System + not a saint + self-interest above all + satisfying read + invincible protagonist] Spiritual qi revival. Alien races invade the world, and the skies are about to collapse. This is an age of opportunity, because everyone has a chance to enter the realm of the extraordinary and gain power to rival the gods. But it’s also an age of despair, because human life is worth less than grass, and one misstep can mean falling into eternal darkness… Ning Yuan once saved hundreds of thousands of 171kReads7.2Score22.1kShelves
5. 5 全 Global Divine Awakening: Sorry, I’m the One Who Granted the Supernatural 全球神启：抱歉，超凡是我赐予的 Nothing to Do with Wind, Wind, Wind, and Moon无关风风风月Urban660k WordsCompleted [Behind-the-Scenes]+ [Ensemble Cast]+ [Creating the Supernatural]+ [Do Not Enter If You Want a Saintly Protagonist]+ [The Protagonist Has Little Screen Time and No Fixed Allegiance] The world was beginning to feel wrong. When the first Apostle breathing flames walked the streets, when the first hero soared across the sky and tore open the heavens... The whole world was swept up in a frenzy of excitement and panic at this sudden upheaval. Governments scrambled to establish secret agencies, classi 2kReads7.1Score188Shelves
6. 6 我 I Quit School to Become a Lone Cultivator, So What Do Beast Tides Have to Do with Me? 我已弃校当散修，兽潮与我何干 Wei Wei Qing Shan魏巍青山Urban434k WordsOngoing A cataclysm struck, and demons invaded Blue Star. Jiang Li was an outstanding student at his academy, working like a beast of burden for the school, only to be repaid with false accusations and slander. Jiang Li was utterly disheartened. Then he unexpectedly bound himself to the Absorption System, which could extract any talent. [Acquired the mysterious-grade talent: Diligence!] [Acquired the mysterious-grade talent: Devouring!] [Acquired the mysterious-grade talent: Healing!] Just as Jiang Li g 2.4kReads8.0Score103Shelves
7. 7 老 My Dad Is Homelander, and He Thinks I'm Too Evil! 老爹祖国人，他觉得我太邪恶了！ Happy-Go-Lucky Money Maker嘻嘻哈哈赚钱花Male-Channel Fanfiction461k WordsCompleted [Villain + no heroine + mixed comic-book universe + power fantasy + ruthless action + fast updates!] My name is Ryan, and my father is Homelander. I also have an “Evil Plunder System”: kill someone, and I can take everything they have! Invisible Man, Starlight, Deep... I'll take your powers. The Boys, Marvel, and DC universes will all be under my rule. They call me a monster, a devil, the ultimate terror walking among them! Even my scumbag father, Homelander, trembles and says I'm too evil! 38Reads5.8Score—Shelves
8. 8 杀 Kill or Be Killed: But I Start with a Conceptual Ability 杀戮求生：但开局概念级能力 Unorthodox非道Urban454k WordsCompleted [Villain Protagonist + Evil Path + Kill, Kill, Kill + Eat, Eat, Eat + Monster Girls] [From the start, I got a conceptual ability that lets me replenish myself by consuming things. I’m just going to eat, eat, eat!!!] I transmigrated, but my identity was exposed, and I even died. Well, not completely. So I was drafted into a world of slaughter, where I had to fight monsters for extra time to live. I thought life would be rough, but who knew I’d get a conceptual ability from the start? What more is 1.6kReads6.7Score118Shelves
9. 9 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
10. 10 灵 Supernatural Revival: Wielding a Mirage from the Start 灵异复苏：开局驾驭海市蜃楼 Origin Demon God起源魔神Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No female lead, no CP, no morals, no limits, hypocrite, dark and self-serving) The supernatural returns, and vengeful ghosts run rampant. The human world is a living hell, with suffering everywhere. Ghosts cannot be destroyed! Only ghosts can fight ghosts! Order is on the verge of collapse, and truth is about to crumble. Reborn amid taboos, I cast aside my conscience and let my humanity die. “Anyone who makes me unhappy for even a moment will be unhappy for the rest of their life!” “Why stop at 15.2kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
11. 11 我 I Am the Zombie Source, Poisoning the Ocean from the Start 我，丧尸源体，开局投毒海洋 Unorthodox非道Sci-Fi & Apocalypse487k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse]+ [Zombies]+ [Zombie Beasts]+ [Zombie Plants]+ [Darkness]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [Cautious]+ [Laying Low and Growing Strong]= This Novel Shi Fang has had the zombie source virus dormant inside him for twenty years! When the virus finally matures, he transforms into the zombie source and heads straight for the ocean to lay the groundwork by poisoning it! From then on, zombies spread across the globe. Deadly zombie plants silently spread viral pollen that turns people into zombies, 4.5kReads7.8Score371Shelves
12. 12 你 Your Wish Came True. What Are You Afraid Of? 你许的愿，成真了，你怕什么？ Evil Clown恶魔小丑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Yuan died in an accident and became a ghost, but gained powerful abilities. He can grant humans any wish, but they must trade an equivalent amount of "luck" to make it happen. As long as they can pay the price, every request will be answered. People came to call him the "Wish-Granting Ghost Immortal." Some fell into the abyss because of their wishes, while others rose to great heights. Some called him a merciful Bodhisattva, while others called him an evil demon. But they never realized that 11.2kReads7.1Score872Shelves
13. 13 人 In a High-Martial World, My Talent Is Cultivating Demonic Word Traits 人在高武，天赋却是词条魔修 Grayish White Rain灰白色的雨Urban264k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + no heroine + self-interest + lone wolf + high martial arts + demonic cultivator + infinite worlds + trait system] Gu Bai transmigrates to a prison in a high-martial-arts world. The crimes committed by the original owner earn Gu Bai a hefty thousand-year sentence. But there is always a way out. In prison, Gu Bai awakens a second talent: cultivating immortality through traits. Every time he breaks through a major realm or fulfills a special condition, he can choose one of 15Reads7.0Score—Shelves
14. 14 被 Betrayed by My Ex, I Became the Zerg Overlord 被前女友背叛的我成了虫族主宰 A Downcast Tea Egg颓然的茶叶蛋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse357k WordsCompleted Hauling bricks, delivering food, handing out flyers, washing dishes… After working himself to the bone to put his childhood sweetheart through college, Chen Mo is dumped as soon as she graduates. Heartbroken, he begins to give up on himself. When he wakes from a deep sleep, he finds a building called the Zerg Base before him. Will he keep giving up on himself, or… become the king of the universe? The Earth arc is complete. The Star System arc has begun. The War of the Universe arc is to be annou 1.8kReads8.0Score125Shelves
15. 15 我 Behind the Scenes, I Become the Source of Calamity 我在幕后，成就灾厄之源 A Thought of Emptiness一念之空Urban603k WordsOngoing A million-character novel on this site, with a steady, guaranteed update schedule Mastermind behind the scenes + creating the uncanny + decisive male lead Terminally ill, Bai Ye tries every possible way to save his life. A single sacrifice grants him the power to create the uncanny. “Creating the uncanny and bringing fear and disaster can prolong my life and give me supernatural power? What is there to think about? To me, life matters more than anything!” A being of absolute darkness, he gains t 2.3kReads7.4Score162Shelves
16. 16 身 As a Transmigrator, I Choose to Be a Lone Star of Misfortune 身为穿越者，我选择天煞孤星 Grayish White Rain灰白色的雨Sports297k WordsCompleted [Self-Interest + Decisive and Ruthless + No Heroine + Lone Wolf + Cards + Infinite Flow] Zhou Yao wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the game [Gate of Original Cards], where he has become an ordinary NPC not even worthy of a name. This world is full of original cards that grant strange powers, bizarre game instances, and endless possibilities. Original cards can continually evolve and fuse, gaining all sorts of strange and powerful effects. [Fireball] → [Heaven-Burning Inferno] [Fir 480Reads6.6Score—Shelves
17. 17 我EN I'm the Boss in a Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏当BOSS Evil Clown恶魔小丑Mystery526k WordsCompleted Name: Shen Hao. Occupation: Demon (You are the most evil, most cruel, and most terrifying great, great, great Demon King!) Innate Talents: 1. Calamity from the Heavens (When you enter an instance, you will take the place of the original boss in that world, inheriting all their attributes, abilities, and items. When the mission ends, you will permanently gain their attributes, one of their abilities, or an item.) 2. The Demon’s Legend (Demons may leave survivors, but never out of mercy. Those you 5.2kReads8.3Score529Shelves
18. 18 黑 Darkness Invades: I Can Only Summon Myself! 黑暗入侵：我只能召唤我自己！ Love-Chan Doesn't Want to Work恋酱才不要工作Urban590k WordsCompleted [Darkness Invasion] [No female lead] Darkness descended, and countless evil gods set their sights on Blue Star, known as the Origin Star. At this critical moment, Blue Star's consciousness awakened, granting humanity the power to repel foreign enemies. Talents were the power humanity relied on to survive. Su Yuan, who had transmigrated here for reasons unknown, had no ties to hold him back, so he decided to go home! However, his talent was Heroic Spirit Summoning, and the heroic spirits of this 3.2kReads8.4Score337Shelves
19. 19 杀 Killing Game: I Can Strengthen Myself Through Slaughter 杀戮游戏：我可以靠杀戮强化自身 Throne of Fear恐惧王座Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Switch the roles, and you'll learn what cruelty really means] + [No heroine] As monsters infiltrate the human world and humanity has no way to fight back, a game called Nighttime Paradise suddenly appears. In this game, humans become the Killers, while monsters become the Survivors. After being reborn, Lin Yuan enters the game and draws an X-rank talent: Slaughter Abyss. Its effect is: Every time you perfectly kill a Survivor, you gain 2 points of Brutality, 1 point of Agility, and 1 point of P 12.9kReads7.8Score1.2kShelves
20. 20 秩 Order Paradise: I Can Add Points Without Limit 秩序乐园，我无限加点 Ruler of the Ancient Gods古神支配者Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsCompleted [Nonhuman Protagonist + Infinite Flow + Data-Based + Logic-Focused + Utterly Dark + Anti-Human Nature + Decisive and Ruthless + No Female Lead] Mu Bei is a cause without origin, with no biological father. After spending eighteen years in a sterile hospital ward, Mu Bei signs a contract with the Paradise of Order. And so begins a story full of slaughter and destruction, devoid of love and mercy, one that feeds on all living beings... (Reader advisory 1: After the first volume, the protagonist bec 346Reads7.3Score113Shelves
21. 21 狩 Hunting Talent: I Can Level Up Skills Fast 狩猎天赋：我能快速升级技能 Dreams Among the Clouds云间梦境Eastern Fantasy702k WordsCompleted [Cold-blooded]+ [No female lead]+ [Decisive and ruthless]+ [Dark]+ [A magnet for trouble] In a fantasy world, Jiang Ya awakens a hunting talent. While everyone else is still slowly leveling up their skills, he has already maxed them out. 1.1kReads6.9Score100Shelves
22. 22 我 I’m the Villain System: Turning Boiling Sheep Evil from the Start 我，反派系统，开局黑化沸羊羊 Minotaur Warrior牛头人战士Anime Fanfiction444k WordsCompleted Bai An is troubled. Why is it that other protagonists can rely on a System to reach the pinnacle of life after transmigrating, while he’s ended up with a villain System that only has basic functions? But what can he do? Since he can’t be human, Bai An will strive to become the strongest System there is! Bai An looks at a certain sheep being mocked for its crude manners and extends a friendly invitation. “Little sheep, are you content to be a simp... I mean, a licking sheep?” This book is 1.5kReads9.2Score106Shelves
23. 23 带 The Dog-Walking Judge: Money Makes the World Go Round! 带狗判官，有钱能使我推磨！ Minotaur Knight牛头人骑士Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [The rating has been deliberately pushed extremely low, rock-solid and steady!] [The Douyin comic adaptation has over 100 million views and ranks 31st in Hongguo’s comic history. The quality speaks for itself, so enjoy with confidence!] (Villains, bandits, human nature, and a realistic writing style. Saints are welcome.) God created light, and you insist on picking a fight with Him? If you’re wondering who God is, then whoever has the biggest fist is God, damn it! Shu Yinghui: A man with flexibl 60.1kReads7.2Score5.2kShelves

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    You will come back to thank me

24. 24 废 A Good-for-Nothing Live-In Son-in-Law? No, I’m a Born-Again Villain 废柴赘婿：不，是天生坏种 Su Nianxi苏念西Urban424k WordsCompleted Su Xiang is the discarded son of the Su family in the capital, and for three years he was a son-in-law to the Zhao family, treated worse than a dog or a pig. He was slapped, had his bones broken, called a good-for-nothing, and made the laughingstock of the entire city. But no one knew that beneath the dragon-shaped jade pendant on his chest lay an ancient bloodline powerful enough to overturn the entire martial arts world. The day its seal shattered and his bloodline awakened, he knew it was tim 207Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist, Su Xiang, is naturally cunning and has no romantic partner. He is cold-blooded, has top-notch intelligence, no conscience, a born villain with superb acting skills, believes in power, and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. He finds pleasure in the cries of his enemies, and is vengeful. He crushes his enemies with his strength throughout the entire story, making it ruthless and satisfying.

25. 25 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, emphasizing ruthlessness.

26. 26 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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    Extremely evil.

27. 27 给 Give the World a Taste of a Villain’s Shock and Awe 给世界一点恶人震撼 Room-Temperature Sugar-Free Soda常温无糖汽水Eastern Fantasy202k WordsOngoing Deceit, betrayal, collusion, lies, and marriage are all tools. War, friendship, glory, faith, and hatred are all matters of profit. The evil king leads his soldiers, bringing one country after another to ruin. But before he can become king, Shen Ming, freshly transmigrated, still has plenty to take care of. For starters, he needs to kill his brother and father and become the next Count Haines. 54Reads7.2Score108Shelves

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    ① The protagonist is born evil, transmigrating into the body of a count's fourth son. He possesses high magical talent, is sophisticatedly selfish, and wicked. ② The protagonist is a sadistic villain who tortures the original protagonist to tears (literally, such as making the original protagonist kneel down and slap himself). There are multiple original protagonists. ③ The protagonist is a psychotherapist + a dark and insane individual + everyone is corrupted + a high-energy villain + a judge and butcher + a hellish reversal.

28. 28 反 The Villainous Big Shot Always Wants to Make the Protagonist Cry 反派大佬总想虐哭主角 Lan Qi兰崎Urban975k WordsCompleted [Dual Systems + Sadistic Villainous Male Lead + No Female Lead + No Romance] Also known as: I Got the Script of a Sadistic, Perverted Villain Meng Ji is a wage slave with a Villain System. He diligently plays the behind-the-scenes villain in every script, tormenting the protagonist until they break down. His roles include, but are not limited to, “wealthy campus heartthrob,” “psychotic domineering CEO,” and “obsessive young master.” He has only one mission: find the protagonist and torment them 5kReads8.5Score490Shelves
29. 29 落 You Want to Turn Yourself In After Falling into My Hands? Too Late 落我手里才想自首？来不及了 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban207k WordsOngoing [Dark and Unhinged + Everyone Falls to Evil + High-Caliber Villain + Butcher of Judgment + Hellish Reversal] Those who fake illness go to hell. The truly insane go to heaven. That was what Jiang Yin believed, and that was exactly what he did. “Dr. Jiang, I was wrong! Don’t kill me!” “I shouldn’t have pretended to be mentally ill! I-I’ll turn myself in!” The roar of the chainsaw drowned out the screams. “Now you want to turn yourself in, after falling into my hands?” Blood spattered Jiang Yin’s w 11Reads8.2Score—Shelves
30. 30 让 You Asked Me to Write Something Creepy, So I Made the Urban Legend Come True? 让你书写诡异，你反手怪谈成真？ Xunlu Qingyu寻鹭倾羽Mystery211k WordsOngoing [Villain Protagonist + No Female Lead + No CP] They call me mad and defiant, and curse me to sink forever into the endless abyss. Blood for ink, bones for paper. Utterly wicked and evil, with no regard for human decency. A book of eldritch gods, yet I’ve been branded a follower of an evil god. It was clearly meant to suppress evil and keep the world safe, but they feared its power and pinned baseless crimes on me. Since you all call me a heretic, then I might as well grant your wish and ascend t 13Reads6.6Score—Shelves
31. 31 我 [Infinite] I Can Still Survive 【无限】我还能活 Honey Bun Dipped in Mustard蜂蜜小面包蘸芥末吃哦Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted No CP + Infinite Instances + Comedy + Livestream (with bullet comments) + Cultivation The heroine takes revenge for every slight! She’s ruthless and vicious! Completely unhinged! Bi Xia, a terminal-stage cancer patient, transmigrates to the cultivation world. Good news: Immortality might be within reach. She can keep lying low and living on. Bad news: She’s become a demonic cultivator. Hey :D Maybe that’s not bad news after all. Everyone knows demonic cultivation is fast. Bi Xia, terminal cancer 18.7kReads9.1Score3.8kShelves

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    The female protagonist is a demonic cultivator who travels back and forth between the cultivation world and dungeons. She's a pure villain, and everything she does is to become stronger. She doesn't talk much; she just kills. [Laughs]

32. 32 快 Quick Transmigration: Playing the Villainous Male Side Character 快穿：扮演恶毒男配 Clear Skies After the Rain雨霁初晴灬Modern Romance316k WordsCompleted Quick transmigration, male protagonist's perspective, looking down from the clouds, repaying evil with evil, over-the-top style, chuunibyou, punishing scum, good people, a pure and innocent green-tea white lotus, no CP? Or is the whole family just himself? The protagonist isn't human and has no sense of right and wrong. His main goal is to follow the plot and send everyone flying. Qing Lan is the embodiment of desire. He tempts people into giving in to their urges and committing one heinous crim 2.3kReads8.6Score160Shelves
33. 33 最 The Most Vicious Death Row Inmate! From the Start, His Goal Is to Destroy the World! 最凶死囚！开局目标，灭世！ Fire and Wine火与酒Urban123k WordsOngoing Li Xun, a vicious killer who had slaughtered more than 80 people in a single year, was finally arrested today. Just as the world breathed a sigh of relief at the capture of this villain, the sun quietly turned red. When its cold, sinister light finally fell across the land, the arrival of disaster gave the brutal criminal a chance to escape. Li Xun declared, “Now the real show begins!” (No heroine) (Dark story) (Nonhuman) (Aestheticized violence) This story is bloody and cruel. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A must-read book

34. 34 龙 Dragon Head 龙头 Xun Fei寻飞Urban3.1M WordsCompleted For the sake of the goddess, I crossed the big shot in the county. To stay alive, I fought my way up, one step at a time, until I became the boss... One day, the hidden dragon will find the rain it needs. With a single roar, it will shift the mountains and rivers and move the Big Dipper. Stories of the underdog rising to the top will always set the blood racing. 27.6kReads9.0Score2.8kShelves

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    The entire story is fast-paced and engaging, with action straight to the point. A small-time character, forced into the underworld by the harsh realities of life, experiences a series of trials and tribulations, both overt and covert. The plot is fresh and relatable to real life.

35. 35 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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    No cosplay, a cold-blooded dark novel. The protagonist is a ruthless and treacherous villain, driven by self-interest and willing to do anything to achieve his goals.

36. 36 黑 Black Otherworldly Immortal 黑异恒者 Former Lord of Chaos昔日混君Urban1.3M WordsOngoing Across countless universes, gods run rampant and overlords clash for supremacy. The Black Prison finally erupts. … Lu Jun, male, twenty-six, single, with no home or savings. A ruthless Black Adept who cares only about profit. One day, a white-haired girl suddenly appears out of nowhere in his shop. “Miss, what do you want?” “This humble one wishes to experience the most complex emotion in the world… love.” “Any special requirements?” “The love I desire must be pure as a lily.” Lu Jun understood 2.5kReads8.2Score166Shelves

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    A lone wolf, driven by profit, with no female lead.

37. 37 我 I've Become the Villains' Master, How Could I Be a Good Person? 我都成反派们师父了，能是好人？ Shang Buyu商不予卿Ancient Romance1.9M WordsOngoing The animated series is now available. Search for “I Became the Villains' Master, So How Could I Be a Good Person?” [No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Ensemble Cast of Villains with a Few Screws Loose] “This master will shelter you from wind and rain, but don't ask where the wind and rain came from.” The villain, badly wounded after being defeated by the protagonists, cries out, “Stop standing around and save me!” “Maybe you shouldn't have slacked off in your training. You can't even beat a bunch 38.6kReads8.9Score6.8kShelves

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    Highly recommended! This is truly a novel featuring a genuine ensemble cast of villains! No romance-obsessed characters, no saintly hearts; the female lead and her disciples are all sophisticated egoists, ruthless and decisive, with no attempt to whitewash themselves. The master acts as a stabilizing force for these madmen, and the disciples have all inherited his skills. They use fellow disciples as test subjects, throw them into formations, and use their own blood to nourish their swords—they scheme and kill each other to the extreme, yet rely on one another in crucial moments. This facade masking genuine affection is simply divine!

38. 38 凌 Lingyun's Journey: Rising from Humble Beginnings 凌云行之起于微末 Gan Que甘鹊Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted Beyond the Three Realms lie hidden worlds; within the Six Paths dwell countless peoples. There is no absolute opposition, only a world of myriad wonders. An ordinary mortal sets out on the journey! She breaks through desperate situations, changes her fate, seizes opportunities, and sees through people's hearts. With sheer grit and resilience, she shatters the heavens and defies immortality! After transmigrating, she finds herself in the body of a poor little girl about to be sold. After finally 3.4kReads9.1Score454Shelves

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    No romantic pairings, no male lead, no ambiguous relationships, the female lead is stunning! There is no love and romance here, only a carefully planned journey of cultivation, various explorations, adventures, and the complex human nature turbulent beneath the surface!

39. 39 种 Farming: From Sect Tenant Farmer to Supreme Across the Myriad Worlds 种田：从宗门佃户到万界独尊 Foolish Zhi傻志Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming] + [Ensemble cast] + [Lord] + [Conquest] + [System] + [Satisfying wish fulfillment] Zhang Guiyuan transmigrates to a parallel world at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, where he becomes a tenant farmer growing spiritual plants for a sect. He awakens the strongest Lord System and obtains an unparalleled book: Postpartum Care for Sows He settles into a fine life of farming, raising pigs, and teasing his wicked sword cultivator little sister. But then a calamity that comes once every tho 3.1kReads5.7Score181Shelves

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    [Conquest] + [Territorial Expansion] + [Lord] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Refreshing Read] The protagonist is ruthless and decisive, never a saint, and will stop at nothing to gain advantage; he is also vengeful.

40. 40 道 Fellow Cultivator! Would You Lend Me a Hand? 道友！可愿助我一臂之力！ A Show-Off Creation of Nuwa女娲炫技产物Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Schemer + Cautious + No Holding Back His Realm + No Heroine + Invincible] [He’s reached Nascent Soul, time to start slaughtering!] Lu Ming accidentally transmigrates to the cultivation world and obtains a volume of the Golden Book of Karma. Taking the essence and discarding the dross, he transfers every side effect of cultivation to his enemies. From then on, Lu Ming lives in comfort while his enemies suffer. What’s that? Using a blood-burning secret art consumes your vital essence and damages 8kReads6.8Score528Shelves

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    Their moral bottom line is very flexible; they are vengeful and will seek revenge for any wrong done to them.

41. 41 末 Apocalypse Dungeons: Everyone Boards a Train, While I Fight to Survive Alone 末世副本全民列车，我独自求生 Sharp-Tongued Lady毒舌ladySci-Fi & Apocalypse351k WordsCompleted Author is a psychopath + everyone fights to survive + purely evil female lead + lone wolf + ruthless heroine + no romance + train + road survival Everyone's a villain. Strong woman vs. strong woman. A randomly selected quote from a female character: "Never underestimate women. Without women, you'd be a glob of rank snot stuck to the toilet, not even worth a fart." Come on in if you love massive stockpiles! Everyone is thrown into the apocalypse aboard a train, with each station corresponding to 9.9kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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    That has to be it!

42. 42 两 The Youth of Two Generations 两代人的青春 Looking Back on the Past回首望曾经Urban3.0M WordsOngoing My name is Li Sunan, and I'm a complete... bastard. Please take a moment, settle in, and let me tell you the whole story. From my godfather, Li Zhen, to my second uncle, Cui Lijun, and then to my own dark life. From 1990 to 2020. Thirty tumultuous years in a small city in Northeast China. One act ends, and another begins. Two generations rise and fall, knowing both glory and disgrace. There are no all-powerful crime bosses here. Just a bunch of little people struggling at the bottom... The road 2.2kReads6.9Score103Shelves

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    A purely realistic gangster novel.

43. 43 末 Apocalypse: I Become a Butcher in Africa 末世，我在非洲做人屠 Big Brick Brother大块砖头哥Sci-Fi & Apocalypse156k WordsOngoing A purple star descends over Blue Star. More than 70 percent of humanity turns into zombies, plunging the entire world into a terrifying apocalypse. In the wastelands of Black Africa, at a construction base built with Longguo's aid, Zhao Ritian, betrayed by a woman and responsible for the death of his closest friend, unexpectedly returns to the day the catastrophe began. He swears that this time, he will protect his friendship no matter what. As for women, he gives a cold laugh: "A wife is like a 143Reads—Score—Shelves

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    She built a survivor base, only to be targeted and murdered by others. In this life, she will no longer be a savior; she will be ruthless and decisive. Apart from her brothers who have shared life and death with her, everyone else is insignificant.

44. 44 末 Apocalypse Snail: A Little Conscience, but Not Much 末世蜗牛：有点良心，但不多 Uncultured, zz有辱斯文zzSci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [No System or Superpowers] [Comedy] [Wild Ideas] [Plot Twists] [Light Novel] [Protagonist Fans, Read at Your Own Risk] [Bizarre and Explosive] [Not for the Straight-Laced] One day, snails poured from the sky in place of rain. Anyone bitten turned into a monster, and resources became scarce… You'll see a protagonist group that is selfish and self-serving, lacking in empathy, hypocritical, vindictive, fake do-gooders, arrogant, two-faced, all pretenses, and downright crazy... Every las 9.4kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
45. 45 戏 Playing With the Mortal World, Paying Homage to Ghosts and Gods 戏红尘，拜鬼神 Auspicious Day, Congratulations and Get Rich黄道吉日恭囍发财Mystery963k WordsOngoing ♦Deranged, erotic corpse fiction [Miaojiang-born eunuch opera performer] [Porcelain doll, Guanyin's face and a viper's heart] [Two protagonists, no CP and no female lead] [Everyone's here for a good time] [Folk horror] [Everyone is wicked] ♦The concise version [Opera Performer] is an actor who sings ghost operas and the head of an ancient clan. He's also a narcissist who believes in chastity above all and refuses to leave descendants. The ghost god worshipped by the performer is a porcelain doll 2.1kReads8.1Score422Shelves

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    It's insane, it's absurd; even the few readers who were reading it were shocked. No romantic pairings, everyone's a villain, and the porcelain doll-like protagonist is only interested in doing bad things. Warning: It's absurd!

46. 46 领 Lord: The Villainous Noble's Beastgirl Sanctuary 领主：恶役贵族的兽耳娘收容所 Cat-Ear Paradise猫耳乐园Eastern Fantasy159k WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + lord + adventure + villain protagonist + slaves + beast-eared girls + multiple heroines] Sean transmigrates into a sword-and-magic game world, becoming a puppet born of a political marriage between two great families. Knowing the future milestones, he understands that humanity and the demihumans stand on the brink of annihilation. As the many game protagonists stir up one upheaval after another, the human and demihuman nations fight among themselves. By the time the expansion 259Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book, villainous lord, incredibly evil. 1. He uses prophets to recruit heroes. 2. He kills, rather than reforms, the beautiful assassin at the start. 3. There's a clear class system; no talk of freedom or equality. 4. Zero tolerance for enemies; no forgiveness plots. 5. No used women; no morally corrupt secondhand women...

47. 47 做 Be the Fiercest One 做最凶的那个 Ripped Jeans破洞裤子Urban476k WordsCompleted Lin Yu had always been troubled by a question: Why must good people endure eighty-one trials to become Buddhas, while bad people only need to lay down their butcher's knives? Fairness has never been something the poor get to talk about. If you want fairness, there's only one way: make yourself strong enough to create it. This world has both light and darkness. It won't treat you well just because you're kind. His father was unable to repay his debts and eventually took his own life. The creditor 778Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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    Give this book a try; I hope you'll like it. It's concise and to the point, quick and decisive, a story of a small-time thug rising to become a powerful underworld figure.

48. 48 众 The Gods Have Fallen, and I Become Emperor 众神陨落，我即成皇 Lan Qi兰崎Urban109k WordsCompleted [Male-led infinite flow + calculating, mysterious, sinister male lead + no female lead + no romance + livestreamed cultivation] Ying Wang tried to prove the Dao through killing and become the Divine Emperor, but failed in six lifetimes. In his seventh life, he resolved to stop seeking the gods. He would destroy every god in the world. So, in the latest live-streamed competition to select the new gods, viewers watched one contestant cut down every obstacle in his path. “Which god is he trying to 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Crazy male lead with no romantic partner

49. 49 我 I Became Awesome Through Technology 我靠科技开始牛掰 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [No System] [Villain in the Later Chapters] [Immortal-Sucking Technique] [Soul Devouring] [Fast Leveling] A scientist transmigrates to the cultivation world and gradually transforms from a good person into a demonic cultivator. 293Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 50 横 I Conquer Another World with Nothing but My Own Talent 横推异界，我全靠自身天赋 Mr. One Leaf一叶先生Eastern Fantasy395k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless, multiple women, invincible protagonist, self-interest above all] In a high-martial world, prodigies rise everywhere. Yang Feng transmigrates here, relying solely on his own talent. One day, he throws a punch, and the sky is stained with blood. Only then do people realize in terror that he has long since become the highest peak in the world. Yang Feng’s life story: sweeping aside all challengers and, before he knows it, becoming the supreme ruler. 350Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is ruthless and prioritizes profit above all else.

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