Monster Protagonist Who Eats Humans and Evolves by Devouring, No Human-Like Appearance or Goody-Two-Shoes 主角是怪物吃人吞噬进化，不要长得像人不要圣母

1. 101 鱼 The Merman Empire 鱼人帝国 Phantom Day Shadow诡幻昼影Urban20k WordsCompleted Genres: Urban, Evolution, System, Otherworldly Races, Supernatural Powers, Dark I became a fishman from the start. I'm a little small, but that's no big deal. Even a mayfly can aspire to soar like a swan. My talent lets me swim freely, and my speed doubles on rainy days. If I want to go somewhere, the road is right beneath my feet!!! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 102 末 Apocalypse Rebirth: Evolving from a Maine Coon 末世重生：从缅因猫开始进化 Frog in a Well坐井的蛙蛙Urban246k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse Rebirth + Beast Evolution + Evolving into a Nine-Tailed Cat + Stays a Cat, No Romance + Near-Invincible] Good news: I’ve been reborn! Bad news: I’m a cat. After being reborn in the apocalypse, Zhang Yang became a stray Maine Coon. He was already planning to find a two-legged human and settle down as their pampered cat. But then he discovered the apocalypse was out to kill him? It turned out he wasn’t a traveler from another world, but a soul from the old days. Just as he started fran 271Reads6.4Score108Shelves

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   Maine Coon, a post-apocalyptic beast

3. 103 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 27.3kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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   A breath of fresh air in the post-apocalyptic genre! The protagonist is a true monster, no saintly sentimentality, no unnecessary chatter, and the thrill of devouring and evolving is plentiful. The world-building is novel, full of foreshadowing, and increasingly addictive as you read. The plot twists and turns constantly, the writing is solid, and the logic is strong. Veteran readers can read with confidence.

4. 104 妖 Monsters and Ghosts 妖与鬼怪 Zhu of the Piglet猪儿的朱Mystery80k WordsOngoing Told from the first-person perspective of "me," this novel recounts a series of supernatural and paranormal events that took place at different points in time. From the "ghostly figures" I saw and heard about in elementary school, and the mysterious veil surrounding the mountain behind my hometown, to the terrifying incidents and fierce battles that brought a folk legend about a "bird monster" to life during middle school, and then an accidental exploration of a natural cave while teaching in a 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The plot is well-written, with detailed character portrayals, language, actions, and expressions. The story is told from the first-person perspective, making it feel very real.

5. 105 永 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy757k WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!! 3.1kReads5.4Score311Shelves

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   A traditional cultivation-themed story, the protagonist is ruthless and decisive, using any means necessary to achieve his goals; he is cold-blooded, cunning, and utterly inhuman. There is no female lead, no system, and it's not a brainless or dark story.

6. 106 老 The Old Monkey's Immortal Cultivation 老猴修仙记 Min Xi忞兮Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing [Mortal’s Journey · Beast Cultivation · Rise from Humble Beginnings] The latest Immortal Realm arc, with the Desire Immortal Palace plot delivering nonstop thrills… Overworked office drone Sun Shi transmigrated into an old monkey about to be slaughtered. His owner tied him up to take him to a restaurant, and the butcher’s knife was already at his throat. He narrowly escaped into a dark forest teeming with ferocious beasts, where even ordinary human cultivators could crush beasts with ease. Fortu 100Reads8.2Score106Shelves

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   Feeding on countless bones and the heavens, he devours everything in his path, defying the heavens to evolve and shatter the path to immortality! #DevouringEvolutionCultivation #OldMonkeyCultivationChronicles #UltimateExhilaratingNovel #SlaughteringImmortalPath #MindlessRage

7. 107 仙 Fallen Immortal, Corpsebound Path 仙落尸途 Min Xi忞兮Sci-Fi & Apocalypse270k WordsCompleted [Cultivation in a Wasteland] [Zombies Prove the Dao] [Highway Survival] [Immortal Soul Reborn] [High-Action Revenge] [Apocalyptic Cultivation] The Heavenly Dao shatters, the Three Realms are destroyed, and Chen Xuanye, a menial disciple of an immortal sect, falls into the apocalypse as a wisp of lingering soul, possessing a zombie’s body. With no spiritual energy or spiritual roots, he forges a Dao Foundation from zombie essence and blood, and cultivates the soul Dao with the remnants of his imm 2Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 108 猩 Scarlet Sacrifice 猩红祭品 Min Xi忞兮16k WordsCompleted The Scarlet Offering 61Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 109 诡 Creating the Uncanny: My Creations Throw the World into Chaos 诡异创造，我的造物们霍乱世界 January Wind and Snow一月风雪Mystery631k WordsCompleted [Superpowers + Supernatural Horror + Lovecraftian + Contamination + No Female Lead + Behind the Scenes + Natural Disasters] Mysterious myths awaken amid natural disasters, while an unknown corruption quietly takes over the world. Abominable creations howl, and contamination continues to spread. Distortion returns alongside the supernatural: eyes that target human nature, domains that twist it, and strange shackles that cannot be broken. Destruction and rebirth intertwine to create a new mytholog 1.9kReads—Score151Shelves

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10. 110 拟 Mimicry and Devouring: The Lone Monster of the Apocalypse 拟态吞噬：我在末世当独行怪物 Drizzle, Scattered Drops零零雨碎碎Sci-Fi & Apocalypse235k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + wasteland + supernatural abilities + multiple races + no female lead + lone wolf + devouring evolution + nonhuman male lead + expansive worldbuilding + dark epic] In Year 47 of the New Era, Source Energy radiation triggered global mutations, completely blurring the line between humans and monsters. Lu Xuan, a low-level scavenger, unexpectedly awakened the ability to mimic and devour, only to become a half-fused being hunted by both humans and monsters. This power is a curse. Every 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Amidst the conflict between humans and monsters, the protagonist is unexpectedly assimilated into a semi-fusion race. Hunted by both factions, the protagonist maintains a neutral stance between them. The protagonist evolves by devouring humans or monsters, inheriting their memories in the process.

11. 111 九 The 1990s Crime Expert Takes the Criminal Investigation Team to New Heights 九零犯罪专家，带飞刑侦队 A Prize Claim Ticket一张兑奖券Mystery225k WordsCompleted [No CP, no female lead, no romantic tension] [Logical deduction] [Twists in the cases] [Not wish-fulfillment, no showing off] [There is a System, but it barely features and disappears soon] A bestselling mystery novelist becomes a returned doctorate holder in the 1990s and an expert in criminal psychology at a police academy. Teach a class? Sure, but that’s not exciting enough! Why not solve a few major cases and teach you on the scene? A county town with almost no surveillance cameras. A crimin 8.4kReads9.0Score711Shelves

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    This post-apocalyptic novel is truly unique! The protagonist is reborn and immediately transforms into a non-human monster, devouring and evolving, maintaining his intelligence throughout without ever becoming a saint. The author portrays human nature in the apocalypse so realistically. There's no system or cheat code; it gets more exciting as it progresses, leaving you with a reading slump.

12. 112 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—Score325Shelves

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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 incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

13. 113 骇EN Dread Night: Getting Rich in a Horror Game 骇夜：我在恐怖游戏里暴富 A-One Is Not A-Two阿一不是阿二Mystery710k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and will rise later. Infinite flow + mild horror + original instances + no female lead) A tower stands in the eternal night, with a group of players trapped inside. They have to keep taking part in bizarre games to earn the food and supplies they need to survive. A killer in red embroidered shoes, a child with no eyes, a haunted mountain where an entire expedition team died... One deadly trap after another, with death around every corner. Players: “We're going to die, w 2.8MReads9.5Score587.2kShelves
14. 114 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Mystery273k 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 273.6kReads8.3Score46.8kShelves
15. 115 重 Reborn as a Yangtze Alligator: I Evolve by Devouring, Starting with Online Shopping 重生扬子鳄：从网购开始吞噬进化 Feng Yichen风依臣Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Comedy] [Lighthearted] [Sneaky schemer] [Absurd] [The protagonist is a shameless rascal] [This is a lighthearted comedy with a slower pace. If that’s not for you, don’t read.] Lu Chen is reborn as a juvenile Chinese alligator, a nationally protected creature and a total weakling, with a bite force of just 1.5 kilograms. He can’t even catch a duck. Just as he falls into despair, the Devouring Evolution System activates! From then on, the wetlands are home to the most low-key, sneaky crocodile ar 42.2kReads8.5Score4.5kShelves
16. 116 吞 Devouring Evolution: Starting With a Junk Robot 吞噬进化：从破旧机器人开始 Besilite贝斯利特Sci-Fi & Apocalypse657k WordsCompleted A comic adaptation is now available [Mecha-Core Awakening: Starting with a Broken Robot] [Mecha-Core Reforged: Starting with a Broken Robot] [Sci-Fi + Alien Wasteland + Farming + Building an Iron Army + Climbing the Tech Tree + Cosmic Conquest] This is a post-apocalyptic world filled with garbage. The protagonist, Fang Yu, transmigrates into it in the body of a broken robot. By devouring metal, developing his evolutionary abilities, researching technology, and building a mechanical army, Fang Yu 30.6kReads8.0Score4.1kShelves
17. 117 进 Six Hundred Million Years of Evolution: From Trilobite to Mythic Progenitor 进化六亿年，从三叶虫到神话始祖 Accumulated Day by Day日积月累Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsOngoing [Beast Protagonist] [No System] [No Romance] [Never Takes Human Form] (Also known as Supernatural Evolution: Beginning 600 Million Years Ago) In 2030, humanity finally discovered the secret of evolution. Aether: a strange energy that spreads from the planet’s core in the form of tides. It can accelerate the rate of mutation in a population millions of times over, enabling a leap in life’s evolution and entry into the supernatural realm. Just as the Awakened defeated the other species that had e 122.7kReads9.1Score12.8kShelves
18. 118 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Urban890k 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 145kReads8.6Score19.5kShelves
19. 119 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 88.2kReads8.8Score9.8kShelves
20. 120 七 Seven Days of Possession 七日着魔 Brick Fun砖乐Eastern Fantasy707k WordsOngoing Demons are temptation and desire, chaos and disorder, destruction and upheaval. Demons dwell in the obsessions of all things; anything can become demonic. So long as all things endure, the demonic path will endure. After the protagonist’s corpse lay unclaimed for seven days, he awoke on the seventh day and forged a demonic body. Since Heaven has given me this chance to live again, rather than remain one of the numb masses in this mortal world, I would rather become the one and only primordial de 2.5kReads9.2Score300Shelves

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    [Cool][Thumbs up]

21. 121 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 538.5kReads9.5Score43.9kShelves

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    🥔The male protagonist was doing a summer internship during his freshman year of college. While digging at a construction site, he unearthed a bleeding rock. Everyone else ran away, but he grabbed a jackhammer and went to investigate. Having transmigrated twenty years ago, he already had his cheat abilities ready, but lacked monsters. Now, whenever he encounters one, he's ready to fight to the death. He joins the 749 Bureau to find monsters for containment, but he just slaughters them one by one. The 749 Bureau tells him not to take on any more missions, but the protagonist says he's not in it for containment, only for killing.

22. 122 变 I Reincarnated as a Sea Squirt Larva and Ate a Brain From the Start 变成海鞘幼虫开局先吃个脑子 Chen Wunian陈无念Eastern Fantasy916k WordsCompleted [Dark Evolution: I Am the Infinite Universe] [Dark fiction, System evolution, no female lead, no saintly hero, sci-fi, advanced technology] He was cold by nature. After obtaining the System, his humanity gradually faded with the passage of time, leaving him bloodless and merciless. He began by devouring marine life and evolving. He transformed into all kinds of creatures, then into celestial bodies, but that was not the end. He continued to evolve, endlessly and without limit. He would stop at n 1.6kReads8.9Score160Shelves

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    Endless evolution, no female lead...

23. 123 恶 Betrayed by the Demon Princess? I’ll Become a Zerg Calamity 恶魔公主背叛？我即化身虫族天灾 I Don't Like Mung Bean Porridge不爱吃绿豆粥Urban105k WordsOngoing [Pure exhilaration, takes off by chapter three, villain protagonist, high martial arts, supernatural powers, beast taming, supreme ruler, invincible, anti-cliché, no System, no female lead, plot-driven, hard-hitting fights, decisive and ruthless, no saintly protagonist, insectoid disaster, devouring evolution] My name is Bai Ziye. I got lucky on my way out one day and was born into this world where everyone tames beasts. Here, residents of the outer city are all given one chance to form a contra 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It devours and evolves, eating both humans and monsters; its true form is a purplish-red fleshy ball covered in tentacles.

24. 124 进 Evolution: Starting as a Wolf Spider, I Devour All Things 进化，从狼蛛开始吞噬万物 Luzhou Jindong泸州津东Sci-Fi & Apocalypse128k WordsOngoing Chen Mo was reborn as a tarantula in a tropical rainforest. Just as he had given up hope for the future, he suddenly heard a pleasant chime: “Ding! Congratulations, you’ve successfully bound the Devour-and-Evolve System!” While Chen Mo was still basking in the joy of having bound the System, a massive meteor shower descended upon the world. Every creature bathed in its radiation began to mutate and evolve. But he soon discovered that this so-called evolution was actually a sign that alien creatu 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My roommate said he'd wash my socks if I didn't like them, so I did! [Heart emoji]

25. 125 黑 The Black Snake Demon 黑蛇妖 Gui Di Zi鬼谛子Eastern Fantasy160k WordsCompleted Life was unbearable after the humiliation of my past life. In this life, I'll fight to seize my fate. A snake's life lasts barely a dozen years. I want to live again! [Demon beast cultivation, a growing protagonist, no System] [Decisive and ruthless, but focused on cultivation] After an ordinary black snake swallows a cultivator, it unexpectedly discovers a black bowl hidden inside its body, and a devouring feast begins! 67Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Just swallow it!

26. 126 蛇 The Snake Heavenly Emperor 蛇天帝 Gorilla咯比猴Eastern Fantasy5.5M WordsOngoing An old snake from the village accidentally swallowed a human elixir and gained intelligence, setting out on the path to immortality. With a mysterious little cauldron and a cultivation technique that can transform it into a dragon, the snake has only ten short years to live, so it must seize every moment. This is the story of an old snake becoming an immortal. [Original title: The Old Snake’s Path to Immortality (Snake Ancestor). A manga adaptation is currently being serialized.] [No System, tra 95.1kReads9.2Score6.8kShelves

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    I guess this counts too, I've read a bit of cultivation novels.

27. 127 末EN King of the Apocalypse! 末世之王！ Two Taels of Wine a Day一天二两酒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Rebirth + Stockpiling Supplies + Evolving Zombies + Violent Aesthetics] Lin Dong is reborn on the eve of a terrifying apocalypse, and gains a storage space. A normal person would stockpile huge amounts of supplies, food, and water. But Lin Dong buys vast quantities of raw meat and fresh blood. Because... he is about to become a zombie! Flesh and blood are the source of a zombie's power. As long as it eats meat, it can keep evolving. A zombie fed on plenty of flesh grows at a terrif 75.8kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves

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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.

28. 128 异EN Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！ A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 138.4kReads9.6Score16.9kShelves
29. 129 开 Venom from the Start: I Become a God by Devouring 开局毒液，靠吞噬成神 The Corpse Keeps Hopping Back and Forth尸体在反复横跳Urban181k WordsOngoing My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 130 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. 334Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book will definitely meet your requirements.

31. 131 妄 Above the Abyss of Delusion 妄渊之上 I Want to Write Novels Too, Haha我也要写小说吼吼Urban203k WordsOngoing [Cultivation + sci-fi + urban + Cthulhu + ensemble cast + golden finger + single heroine] Ren Xing transmigrates to another world where cultivation and technology are twisted together. His spiritual roots are damaged, and his path to immortality is cut off. He was once taken in with kindness, only to be betrayed without hesitation. In the end, he was offered up as a sacrifice and thrown into the abyssal ghosts’ lair. Yet in the depths of despair, he turned the calamity itself against itself. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is a monster

32. 132 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
33. 133 畸 Mutating into a God, I Became the Strongest Aberration 畸变成神，我成为了最强诡异 Cold Dog Food冰冷的狗粮Eastern Fantasy527k WordsCompleted [Eerie cultivation + scheming + no saintly heroics + ruthless and decisive + Cthulhu] It’s gone mad! Everything’s gone mad! This world has gone mad! This is a world of the eerie and the twisted, filled with indescribable monsters. These ubiquitous abominations have tormented Fang Sheng until he is “barely human.” If that’s how it is, then he’ll become one of them too, and see who truly deserves to be called the “God of the Eerie”!!! [The further the story goes, the more twisted and “inhuman” the 2kReads8.4Score153Shelves
34. 134 怪 Monster Survival: I'm Really Not a Monster! 怪物求生：我真不是怪物啊 Chenshen沉神Sports629k WordsCompleted [Monster Survival for All + Dual Systems] When all of humanity transmigrates against its will to a world teeming with monsters and becomes players in a doomsday survival game, no one knows whether they'll make it out alive. Wang Xu asked himself, “System, do you think I can become a god?” (Note: The first ten chapters focus on development. If you want to jump straight to the protagonist transforming into a monster, skip to Chapter Ten!) 331Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Humanity is forced to travel to a world filled with monsters, becoming players in a post-apocalyptic survival game. The protagonist encounters an accident at the start and is transformed into a monster, beginning to evolve.

35. 135 我 I Am a Monster 我是怪物 Snail Goes to Heaven蜗牛上天Eastern Fantasy465k WordsCompleted [The author has a completed work of over one million words, so read with confidence!] [So far, the first two volumes are complete, covering two incidents.] [Not a beginner's novel] [Witty and humorous] [Imaginative fantasy] This book is about becoming an immortal by eating people. It's not Lovecraftian, and it has no so-called simple human nature. If you want mindless, carefree cultivation and harmonious friend 897Reads8.7Score104Shelves
36. 136 诡 The Supernatural and I Are One, and I'm the Real Monster! 诡异共生，我才是真正的怪物！ Ke Xi珂西Mystery525k WordsCompleted [Supernatural Horror + No Female Lead + No Mercy for Do-Gooders + Everyone’s Evil + Dark and Twisted + Disturbing Plot] This world is sick. We, hidden away in corners where no one can see us, are slowly rotting. This is a strange world where humans and ghosts coexist. A boy has a monster with nine eyes growing on his arm. They are people hidden away in the remotest corners of the world. When they encounter the “monsters” wearing human skin, they strike an amusing bargain with one another, gi 1.4kReads7.1Score209Shelves
37. 137 国 The Nation's Fortune Turns Me into a Monster, and I'm Invincible 国运成为怪物的我强无敌 Mo Ran, Who Loves Sesame Seed Pastries爱吃瓜子仁酥的墨染Urban622k WordsCompleted Because some damn god messed up while showing off, I ended up transmigrating to another world, though at least I gained an awesome power. But why did I turn into a monster?!!! Despondent, Mo Ran discovered something he could enjoy, namely... “Munch, munch.” “Hehe, gods taste so good. So delicious!” And so, a monster that crossed countless worlds in a mad search for its favorite food came into being. I’m a new author, and this is my first novel. If anything is poorly written or has a problematic 449Reads7.0Score100Shelves
38. 138 重 Reborn as a Fighting Dog 重生斗犬 Yang Ge's Inspiration杨歌的灵感Sci-Fi & Apocalypse376k WordsOngoing Rebirth + Wild Imagination + Mutation + Apocalypse. Yang Ergou dies unexpectedly and discovers he has been reborn as a fighting dog in an industrial park. His life as a fighting dog begins. I have to find a way to escape and live free! 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Rebirth, Evolution, Devouring

39. 139 开 Using the Great Thousand Record from the Start, the Campus Beauty Kisses My Heart 开局使用大千录，校花轻吻我心脏 The Undying Phoenix涅槃不灭鸟Male-Channel Fanfiction144k WordsOngoing [Fan fiction] + [System] + [Daoist Horror] + [supernatural urban setting] + [dark tone] + [no female lead] + [Cthulhu Mythos] In a world where supernatural abilities reigned supreme, Zhao Tianming awakened the lowest-ranked D-class ability, self-healing, in front of everyone in Class Three. Faced with the whole class mocking him, Zhao Tianming smiled more brightly than anyone else, then challenged the entire class. Just as everyone assumed he had lost his mind under the pressure, they had no ide 83Reads—Score111Shelves

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    Give it a try! [Drooling emoji]

40. 140 鬼 Lord of Ghostly Mockery 鬼嘲之主 Master Yun of Yanshan Prefecture燕山府的云大师Mystery120k WordsOngoing “My name is Lin Yi. If you can see me, that means you’re going to die.” In this world of the Five Turbidities, where life on earth is a prison, would you think this was a natural disaster? No. This is the fun I came to watch. Give me the joy I want, then die a miserable death. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Have you considered taking a look?

41. 141 我 I Cultivate Through Bloodsucking 我靠吸血修仙 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Eastern Fantasy357k WordsCompleted The new novel, I Get Awesome Through Technology, is currently being serialized and has already reached one million words. The ghost story collection, Tales of Demons and Ghosts at Night, is complete. If you like ghost stories, go check it out. 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Although there's no rating, the book is alright.

42. 142 妖 Tales of Demons and Ghosts at Night 妖鬼夜话 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Mystery209k WordsCompleted My new book, I Get Awesome with Technology, is now being serialized. My short ghost stories The Water Ghost, The Seventh Night, The Departure That Year, and The Soul-Calling Lantern are available on Tomato Short Stories. 400Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    Recommend a few ghost stories

43. 143 头 The Seventh Night 头七 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Mystery8k WordsCompleted The Seventh Day 56Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 144 后 The Harem Emperor 后宫大帝 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Eastern Fantasy607k WordsCompleted A harem novel with multiple female leads and a System. If you like beautiful women, come take a look. A naturally lecherous nouveau riche gets sent to the cultivation world after sexually harassing a waitress and being hit by a computer, bringing along a hundredfold experience System. He levels up at breakneck speed, is lecherous by nature, gathers a harem, and gets revenge on his enemies. He's a coward who fears death and never goes anywhere dangerous. I've never liked challenging people above 861Reads6.4Score—Shelves
45. 145 汉 The Struggle for Supremacy at the End of the Han: Winners Become Kings, Losers Become Outlaws 汉末争霸之成王败寇 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Historical210k WordsCompleted The protagonist is Zhang Jiao. He sweeps across the realm, vying for supremacy through warfare and battles between generals. A village bully’s soul travels back to the late Eastern Han and takes over Zhang Jiao’s body. At a moment of crisis, he turns the tide and leads the Yellow Turbans in a sweeping conquest of the realm, winning through strategy. 100Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 146 吞 Devouring the Turbid World: A Spirit-Devouring Physique Awakened from the Start 吞噬浊世：开局觉醒噬元灵体 Lei Yuan Chi雷元赤Urban344k WordsCompleted (A fiery Night Watchman opening, fast-paced and high-energy ensemble cast, Chinese-style cultivation + sci-fi mecha setting) Spiritual qi revival. The gates of hell swing wide. Hundreds of ghosts roam the night and swallow cities whole, while the eyes of an evil god loom high in the sky. Amid blood and fire, Lin Mo awakens the Devouring Origin Spirit Body. Devour a thousand ghosts to turn them into primordial power; consume every demon to seize its supernatural abilities! But the Taotie's power 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    High-quality recommendations, the more you read, the more exciting it gets.

47. 147 转 Reincarnated as an Abyssal Demon, I Get a Devouring System from the Start 转生深渊恶魔，开局获得吞噬系统 White Scallions Are So Cute白葱真可爱Eastern Fantasy167k WordsOngoing A satisfying power fantasy (though the early chapters might not be quite so satisfying), no female lead, a little weird! More children, more blessings, faux harem, gore, violence, darkness, chaotic evil (you can’t expect a demon to be a gentleman). Lin Chao transmigrated and became a little demon at the very bottom of the Abyss, prey for anyone who wanted to devour him. By sheer luck, he awakened his true name: Orel Asmolo Laxas Vayne. Just as he thought he was about to become food for the Abyss 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It suits you perfectly, you'll definitely like it.

48. 148 不 Come On, I Was Already Invincible Before This Horror Game Even Started! 不会吧，我都无敌了，恐怖游戏才来？ Old Pumpkin老南瓜Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing “Three years, then another three years. Ten years have passed. System, I’m already invincible. Where’s that horror game you promised me?” Lin Chen came to this world ten years ago, and the horror game managed to avoid him for nine of them. But it couldn’t avoid him forever. Lin Chen entered the horror game, a game with a 99% death rate, and turned it into a speedrun. 5.9kReads8.5Score545Shelves

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    I don't have a suitable book; this one seems alright, but it doesn't meet my requirements.

49. 149 赛 Cyber Cthulhu Wasteland: Armor, Assemble! 赛博克苏鲁废土：铠甲合体！ Fire in the Wild火在野Sci-Fi & Apocalypse69k WordsOngoing [Wasteland + Cthulhu Mythos + cyberpunk + lone wolf + nonhuman protagonist + goes berserk from chapter nine] In 2177, humanity broke out into World War III, a conflict that had a devastating impact on human civilization. Three years of apocalyptic war shattered the space cities, ripped apart mountains, and sent seawater soaring. Humanity had only just taken its first steps toward the stars, but its civilization died in the cradle. Humanity entered the Wasteland Era. More than two hundred desolat —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book perfectly lives up to its title! The plot is thrilling and exciting, and the setting is quite novel. However, the author's writing style is a bit immature, suggesting a new author, but the future looks promising.

50. 150 仙 The Immortal Path? The Path of Death! 仙道？死道！ Jue Love ScarJue恋殇Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [Horror Cultivation] + [Survival at All Costs] You are what you eat, so eating bitterness won't make you a better person. Only eating people will. An immortal once said, “If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.” Humans are the spirit of all things, born with immortal bodies and prized as heavenly medicine. In the cultivation world, the only way to cultivate is to absorb the power and fortune of others! That's why ordinary people are kept as living cauldrons. If you don't consume others, —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A terrifying hellish cultivation mode! Mortals are domesticated prey, while the protagonist transforms into a non-humanoid monster, evolving by devouring other races/of their own kind, completely abandoning humanity, carving out their own path to immortality—a purely monstrous and ruthless struggle for survival! "Immortal Beast"

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