Stories with a Despairing, Oppressive Worldview Where the Protagonist Doesn’t Get Pushed Around 求世界观绝望压抑，但主角不憋屈的文

1. 201 全 Global Mutation: The Mutant Frenzy of Trillions of Lives 全球畸变：亿兆生命的变异狂潮 Turbid One浊人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted Meat blossoms sprout from the soil, and fangs grow from the flowers. The old order awakens all around them. To it, humble humanity is nothing but vermin to be exterminated. Mount Fuji erupts, and the entire Sakura Isles are ripped up and hurled at Huaxia. The magnetic poles flip, super-earthquakes strike, towering tsunamis rise, and the seven continents are squeezed together by a giant hand. Abnormal memes, twisted reality, and layers of overlapping worlds: as the boundary between physics and co 14.3kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves

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   These three books are by the same author, who wrote about many monsters, a desperate post-apocalyptic world, and Cthulhu themes. You can check them out if you're interested.

2. 202 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 29.1kReads7.8Score4kShelves
3. 203 地 Level 999 of Hell: I Am the Strongest Mercenary 地狱999层：我是最强雇佣兵 Turbid One浊人Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Infinite worlds + ruthless and decisive + no female lead + no saintly hero + evolution and mutation + original system] T-virus? Swallowed. G-virus? Swallowed. Blacklight virus? Swallowed. Blackwater Xenomorph? Swallowed. T-Veronica virus? Swallowed. Gamma-ray mutagen? Swallowed. Vibranium skeleton? Swallowed. I don’t care what you call it, if the bloodline looks good, I’ll just swallow it all!! The 999th level of Hell. You’re all earning points to trade for abilities? I have the perfect Gen 10.5kReads8.9Score1kShelves
4. 204 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
5. 205 末 Apocalypse: Mutation Begins in the Heart 末世：变异从心脏开始 Turbid One浊人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse530k WordsCompleted [Bizarre and Uncanny, Strange and Twisted, Dark and Distorted, No System, No Rebirth: An Entirely New Apocalypse Like You’ve Never Seen Before] Thin, delicate arms sprout from the roadside greenery. A grotesque, misshapen lump of flesh grows in the flowerpot at home. Yet the protagonist obtains a miraculous relic born from a sacred lotus. It replaces his heart, bringing about all kinds of unbelievable changes… 2.2kReads8.4Score171Shelves
6. 206 惊EN Horror: I Created the Anomaly Containment Association 惊悚：我打造了异轨收容会 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Horror + Satisfying Power Fantasy + Director’s Tall-Tale Style] Horror games descended upon Blue Star, turning into one eerie dungeon after another. The monsters inside stepped into the real world, and from then on, the world was overrun with the uncanny. Only by conquering every dungeon could humanity stop the supernatural from consuming the world. Otherwise, the eerie realms would merge with reality and turn the human world into a living hell! Shen Yu bound himself to an Anomaly Containmen 48.6kReads9.1Score4.1kShelves

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   It's related to containment, but it involves creating containment facilities. The world-building is indeed quite despairing, a terrifying world constantly devouring everything. But the protagonist is there, so the Alien Order is a mysterious and unpredictable behemoth in everyone's eyes, and the protagonist, Shen Yu, is a mysterious leader who has experienced trillions of years of vicissitudes, inspiring people to willingly follow his faith (a top-tier succubus). Recently, I've been enjoying the behind-the-scenes director genre, and I've read over 300 chapters of this one. The author is a normal person (in a comprehensive sense, with normal intelligence and logic, and without prejudice or discrimination). The author previously wrote a book called "Illusionist," making him a veteran author of the director genre, and his writing style has clearly improved in this one. It's not about national destiny, but rather a slightly dystopian setting. The protagonist's strength is undeniable, and he will always follow the leader. The Alien Order's early strength relies entirely on the protagonist editing settings and drawing cards, and the strength of this story lies in the truly powerful behind-the-scenes system, which has various abilities to cognitively modify and perfect the settings the protagonist plays, unlike other behind-the-scenes stories that always put the reader at risk of being exposed. The character design is excellent, with the characters constantly being developed. The supporting characters are all intelligent and rarely exhibit signs of hypertension (most of them are either suffering from high blood pressure one second or being punished by a substitute the next). Furthermore, the Otherworldly Society, as a borderless organization, focuses on the inheritance of the Wenming Star's flame, without deliberately demonizing other races. The unity in fighting the supernatural gives a positive impression and demonstrates a broad perspective. (Of course, some characters are less prominent because of the nuclear contamination issue, but this doesn't affect the overall experience.) The entire story has no romantic pairing, no female lead, and is completed. The protagonist's charm is off the charts, especially regarding the supernatural. The relationships between the characters feel very vivid (is it okay to say they're shippable?).

7. 207 人 I'm in America, Faking a Reincarnation Space 人在美利坚，我伪造轮回空间 Li Gongde from Xiaokang Village小康村的李功德Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Building a Lord God] + [Behind-the-scenes] + [Infinite Flow] + [Dark] + [Ensemble cast] “This world had no god until I came along.” After transmigrating to a parallel Blue Star, in America, and spending half a year there, I thought I could live well in the legendary land of opportunity. But it turned out to be heaven for the rich and hell for the poor. I go to school during the day and wash dishes at night. Life is miserable, but luckily I inherited a dilapidated divine realm and the authority 42kReads8.0Score5.2kShelves
8. 208 无 In an Empty Apocalypse, I Lead Players on a Rampage! 无人末世，我带着玩家杀疯了！ Bamboo Shoots Braised with Fried Food笋干煲炸Sports1.8M WordsCompleted Game designer Gu Zhe transmigrates to an apocalyptic world overrun by evil races. Undead, demons, dark elves, vampires, insectfolk, serpentfolk, and all manner of other evil races... Humanity in this apocalypse has already been wiped out by the evil races! Gu Zhe, being human himself, is in mortal danger! Fortunately, he brought along the game he designed. Through the game, he can summon players from Blue Star to descend into this world! In this lifeless apocalypse, Gu Zhe joins his players to r 5.2kReads8.8Score465Shelves

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   Both meet your requirements; the main characters don't feel aggrieved, but the latter two are quite absurd.

9. 209 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
10. 210 奥 Ultraman: Hey, Monster! You Can't Eat Me and Then Expect to Walk Away! 奥特：呔！怪兽，不吃了我还想走 A Sip of Rough Wine, Sorrow Goes to Your Head轻饮浊酒，愁上头Anime Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted Lin Shu and the others transmigrated. There was just one little problem with his transmigration... He transmigrated into several Ultraman worlds at the same time. How could it be that only the split-off personalities had transmigrated? But before they could figure out how this had happened, the worlds they were in began to unveil their mysterious faces. An Ultraman Legend world without Cosmos or Zero; An X world invaded by a corrupted Zero; The Kaiser Belial Empire, where Ultraman did not exist; 18.5kReads9.5Score1.6kShelves

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    It's quite hopeless, but it's hard to say exactly which side is hopeless.

11. 211 犯 The Usurper 犯上者 Li Ma李马Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [The print edition has been signed, so read with confidence] (No System, no invincibility, plot-focused, explores human nature, not a formulaic power fantasy) (The protagonist grows and changes as the story unfolds) (An ensemble cast: supporting characters aren't one-dimensional, and respond with genuine emotions to the changes around them) No one knows when this world began to split in two. 214.7kReads9.4Score34.4kShelves

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    Isn't that just a kind of post-apocalyptic novel? All of these qualify to some extent, it's just a matter of degree.

12. 212 非 A Guide to Everyday Life with Nonhumans 非人类日常注意事项 Supersonic Bulldozer超音速推土机Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Speculative sci-fi + urban + no System + one heroine + slice of life] After the world’s order collapsed and was rebuilt following the sudden appearance of monsters, an ordinary person who wanted nothing more than a quiet life gained the ability to turn into a monster. His everyday life was anything but ordinary. 25.9kReads9.2Score2.5kShelves

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    For centuries during the Dark Ages, culture was largely severed, less than 50% of the land was recovered, and the oceans were relinquished. Giant corporations controlled most of the world's land and wealth. The protagonist has a clear awakening arc, and the latest plot has begun to target these giant corporations, preparing to reclaim lost territory (Taiwan has already been reclaimed).

13. 213 末 Surviving Among the Mad in the Apocalypse 末世，我在疯子中求生 The Cat's Dark Night猫的黑夜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse511k WordsCompleted Blood-Cross-like / Apocalypse / Strong Female Lead / Not a Feel-Good Power Fantasy / Desperate Survival / No Romance / No Superpowers / Dark / Everyone Suffers / The female lead is not a ruthless, decisive type. She is sensitive and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. Qingshui struggled to survive in the apocalypse in her previous life. After zombies overran the base, she risked her life to escort the only surviving researcher onto a plane, but was devoured by zombies herself. She tho 20.4kReads9.0Score3kShelves

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    The world-building is truly despairing; almost everyone around the protagonist is dying, somewhat similar to Blood Cross. The monsters are intelligent and constantly evolving.

14. 214 重 Reborn in a World of the Paranormal, and You Want Me to Join Bureau 749? 重生诡异，你让我加入749局？ Fire Beast火暴兽Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Devouring Evolution]+ [Self-Interest]+ [Humanity’s Natural Enemy]+ [Nemesis of Its Own Kind]+ [Kills Men and Women Alike]+ [Plot-Driven]+ [Undercover]+ [Villain]+ [Eerie] "No female lead!!! No harem!!! No romance!!!" (Not Eerie in the traditional sense. The protagonist is undercover in the human camp and kills both humans and Eerie, men and women alike. This story is plot-driven, so readers looking for a feel-good monster-grinding power fantasy should think twice.) (The rating has already been 59.9kReads8.9Score8.7kShelves

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    What is despair? It's when monsters eat people, and people eat monsters.

15. 215 无 The Painless: Everyone’s a Villain 无痛者：全员恶人 Who the Heck Are You, Author?作者你丫谁啊Sci-Fi & Apocalypse232k WordsOngoing [Every time he dies, he unconsciously devours everything around him, and comes back stronger...] Tags: No System / Dark power fantasy / Urban supernatural abilities / Suffering followed by a counterattack / Revenge and comeback / Ensemble strategy First, a warning: this book is extremely demanding to read. Simply paying attention is not enough. The extensive strategic conflicts between the many characters and the parallel storylines make it exceptionally challenging to read, remember, and unders 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It perfectly matches your requirements, except the main character is a patient with painlessness, which makes it even more amazing.

16. 216 重 Reborn in the Hehuan Sect, I Refine My Master into a Slave 重生合欢宗，师尊被我炼化成奴隶 Lone Smoke over the Long River长河孤烟Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsOngoing [No System + no clichés + villain protagonist + multiple female leads + bizarre + ruthless and decisive, no saintly behavior] “Would you pick the Seven Fairies or the Seven Spider Demons?” “Only kids pick the fairies. Those who know, know.” “What if you really transmigrated to the Joyful Union Sect, where there are only female demons? They're fanatically devoted to the male body and worship you as a god?” “Wouldn't that be heaven on earth?” “Heh.” The young man smiled faintly. “I'm afraid it wou 88.2kReads9.4Score10.2kShelves

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    Highly recommended. If you don't like it, come back and sue me!

17. 217 抗 Fourteen Years of Resistance: A Chronicle of Classic Battles 抗战十四年：经典战役实录 Guandong Swordsman关东剑客Historical114k WordsCompleted A tribute marking the 80th anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression! This work recounts nearly forty major, classic battles from the fourteen years of the war. The Chinese nation's fourteen-year struggle against Japanese aggression is a heroic epic written in blood and lives. Every battle, great or small, bears witness to the Chinese nation's indomitable spirit. These battles not only hastened China's victory in the War of Resistance but also made an indelible 723Reads9.3Score119Shelves

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    I haven't read the one on Tomato yet. I've read other related ones, both in physical books and on other platforms, but honestly, I'm too afraid to look at them again. Seriously, every time I do, my eyes well up with tears.

18. 218 校 What If the Campus Belle Turns Into a Zombie? No Worries, I'm the Perfect Person for the Job 校花尸变咋办？不怕！我专业对口 Backend Engineer后端工程师Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + horror + urban legends + ghost stories + invincible protagonist + one heroine] What should you do if your school-beauty deskmate turns into a corpse during class? She’s probably faking it. Just give her a kiss. Huh? She’s not faking it??? Lu Jiuyang was utterly baffled. One moment, he was the last Celestial Master of Maoshan, battling a tide of countless ghosts and sealing the demons with his own body. The next, he had been reborn as an ordinary high school freshman. This 190.3kReads8.4Score26.2kShelves

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    A world of despair? Then it has to be bizarre and Cthulhu-inspired! In the first book, the protagonist isn't frustrated; in fact, you could say he's incredibly strong. So why the despair? He's the only one in the world with high-level combat power, and the zombies and ghosts he faces never engage in low-level combat. Now, let's see how the protagonist carries the whole team! In the second book, it's Cthulhu-themed. In this world, knowledge is toxic, and frankly, I think the protagonist's setup is... Well, let's just say it's over the top. But it's not mindless fun; the acquisition of abilities is a process. As for the plot development and the character relationships... (Give me back my tears!)

19. 219 一 A Piece of Zombie Flesh's Quest for Redemption 一块僵尸肉的自我救赎 Snacking on Melon Seeds at Midnight子时吃瓜Mystery385k WordsOngoing A zombie dragon crawls out of a pile of zombie flesh. In its quest to reclaim its name, it builds a home on the border between memory and oblivion for every being the world has cast aside. 35Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    He is a piece of meat with supernatural abilities, capable of altering or influencing the thoughts of living beings and even, to some extent, matter. You also have a companion, a fly with a human soul who, by chance, possesses a soulless body (a human). In a world constructed by that incomprehensible entity, a world with a complete human social system, how will they escape? Along the way, they encounter various companions; can their powers break through this world...? Entering a world where the probability can be locked, can supernatural abilities truly lead to escape...?

20. 220 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

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    At this point, I have no choice but to pull out the Four Heavenly Kings from my bookshelf [smirk]. Chapter 34 is the fourth Heavenly Calamity novel, so it might not feel as hellish.

21. 221 模 Simulation: How Did This Turn into a Battle Royale of System-Protagonist Stories? 模拟，怎么成了系统流主角大乱斗 Half a Move from Victory xx胜天半子xxEastern Fantasy491k WordsOngoing [Mainly simulations, with more real-world events appearing in the mid-to-late stages + a chaotic clash between protagonists with all kinds of System-based powers + kill protagonists in reality to obtain their corresponding talent traits] Lucky Wang Xuan transmigrates, starting life over in the womb, and gains a simulation System. But why do these simulations get stranger and stranger? Why does someone in the simulation realize right away that he has a System? Why is there a nearby dynasty with a 59.9kReads8.5Score6.1kShelves
22. 222 第EN The Fourth Calamity: My Players Reforge Order 第四天灾：我的玩家重铸秩序 Steamed Rice Bucket蒸汽饭桶Sports3.2M WordsOngoing [The Fourth Calamity] [Lighthearted] [No Female Lead] [Western Fantasy Lord-Building] [Slow Burn] “Link a lump of flesh, a few bone fragments, and most of an intact brain with vines, then add a soul from another world, and you can create a ‘player’: a marvelous nuclear-powered donkey!” “Of course, I prefer to call them ‘patchwork people.’” After Ed transmigrated to a mutated world, he used his innate ability to summon players from his old home and put them to work. But just as he was planning to 81.7kReads9.1Score8.7kShelves
23. 223 我 All My Chosen Ones Are Fourth Calamity Players 我的神选者全是第四天灾 Sweet Hot Pot甜口火锅Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Beneath the grand facade of swords and magic lies a world hurtling toward corruption and ruin. After transmigrating to a Western fantasy world for 682 years, Ye Zhi finally got his golden finger: a glowing orb connected to the Blue Star internet! Combined with the divine spark that practically came knocking at his door, it gave birth to a game linking Blue Star with another world. Who says you can’t track someone down through the internet? With nothing more than an exclamation mark and a few gam 28.8kReads8.8Score3.3kShelves
24. 224 关 The Self-Cultivation of a Pervert 关于变态的自我修养 Orange C Iced Coffee橙C冰咖23k WordsCompleted On the Art of Being a Pervert 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I guarantee this book will give you an extreme sense of oppression and loneliness in 30 minutes. If you've ever felt like you're on a deserted island, this is absolutely worth reading. It's not here to save you, it's here to keep you company. Friendly reminder: don't read it before bed, or you'll definitely have insomnia.

25. 225 诡 Proving Immortality with Strange Bones 诡骨证仙 Demon Cultivator Shinichi魔修新一Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing [Dark fantasy + traditional cultivation! The protagonist follows a sinister path, ruthless and decisive, and is no saint! If that isn't your thing, don't read.] The immortal path is false virtue, built on lives sacrificed to establish one's foundation. Lu Li crawls out of a pit of corpses, using bones as a lamp as he walks a path only a true demon would dare take. From then on: killing, seizing souls, refining bones, devouring the heavens. If I attain the Dao, I will slaughter every immortal. F 83.4kReads8.2Score9.7kShelves

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    It should be considered a dark fantasy cultivation story; the protagonist was also framed and suffered quite a bit.

26. 226 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

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    The strange tales that exist as symbols of mythological figures have descended upon the world, after all, the desperate and sorrowful people are praying for their judgment!

27. 227 第 The Ninth Empire 第九帝国 Honored Guest of the Qing Tower清楼贵客Urban3.6M WordsOngoing [Alternate Empire + War Among a Hundred Races + Supernatural Powers + Battles Across Different Worlds + Hunter Guilds + Slow-Burn Opening + Ensemble Cast + Both Thrills and Heartbreak] God gave life to all things and created the world. As God lay dying, humanity betrayed the divine, seized greed and wisdom, and founded an empire. The successor inherited the gods' power, swore to destroy the world, and founded the Church. From then on, the Empire and the Church waged war for ten thousand years. T 170.1kReads9.4Score14.8kShelves

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    The first book's worldview meets the requirements: the empire completely abandons humanity, rampaging through darkness. The wheels of time roll ever forward, and any family or individual can become mere fuel for the empire's longevity, including the very essence of longevity itself. The second book is a terrifying, endless loop dungeon where ghosts are more cunning and treacherous than humans. Humans and ghosts engage in a battle of wits and courage, with everyone using every means possible to survive each dungeon. The third book—you can tell from the title.

28. 228 大 The Benevolent Ancestor of the Tang Dynasty 【大唐仁祖】 Tang Renzu of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors三皇五帝唐仁祖Historical973k WordsCompleted [Golden Finger] [Transmigration] [Li Ke] [Political Intrigue] [History] From the start, he transmigrates into Li Ke. Facing certain death, he uses Li Shimin as a chess piece and goes head-to-head with the Changsun clan and the Guanlong aristocratic families, deftly resolving the struggle over the crown prince's succession. From the start, he is trapped in a dead end: Changsun Wuji has already begun plotting to frame him, and the deadly purge of Zhenguan Year 17 is less than six years away. He 5.6kReads—Score492Shelves

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    Li Ke faces a dead end but defies fate. "The Great Tang Emperor Renzu," a nearly million-word novel completed in mid-September, is highly recommended. Read the comments section of the last chapter first, where the author summarizes the entire novel. The protagonist, Li Ke, begins by concealing his true abilities and self-deprecatingly rescuing Qin Shubao, then joins forces with Li Daozong despite his own obscurity, cleverly presenting a composite bow, horse tack, telescope, and sand table. He uses both civil and military means to win the heart of Shen Luoli, and uses water magic to move Changsun Pinting's heart. His court campaigns emphasize military strength over civil affairs, while his victorious return reflects a policy of prioritizing civil over military governance. His campaign against Xueyantuo features his own unique tactics, including the "trapping horses in a trough" strategy, replicating the "Four Crossings of the Chishui River" and the four crossings of Langjuxu Mountain, employing the theory of contradictions, and retaining elements from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He also embodies Xue Rengui's feats: pacifying the Tianshan Mountains with three arrows, subjugating Bohai and Liaodong, conquering Goguryeo, and even kicking a horse cart wheel to fight the Japanese… The list of memorable scenes is endless. It's truly captivating! There's even a complete love letter inside! 😂 Most authors write storybooks, but the author of "The Great Tang Emperor Renzu" is a true novelist. The author's writing style, word choice, plot structure, understanding of imperial strategies, political maneuvering, emotional nuances, military warfare, court intrigue, and governance are all top-notch. The author's writing is astonishing, the scope grand, the themes lofty, and the thoughts profound. The author possesses solid knowledge, a deep cultural foundation, and masterful political maneuvering. If you don't like it after reading, you can slap me in the face! It's not a mindless system-crushing story; it focuses on political intrigue, large-scale ancient warfare, a constant romantic storyline involving Shen Luoli, and multiple parallel storylines encompassing court intrigue and governance. It blends historical figures from the Zhenguan era with characters from the Sui and Tang Dynasties, adding modern military and philosophical elements for a disruptive effect. Modern thought and educational achievements are used as an experiment in the evolution of civilization in the Tang Dynasty.

29. 229 离 The Outrageous Guide to Transmigrating into a Book 离谱穿书指南 No Good Writer无佳写手Urban137k WordsOngoing Never mind. I hope everyone has a happy day, every day. There's nothing much to say. I can't keep writing. The real story starts at chapter 94, okay? If you really want to read my work, try my other novel, God of Martial Arts: The Divine Emperor, Only I Can Slay. This chapter still has to be at least 1,000 words, so please go easy on me. I just wanted to add some plot up front and pad the word count a little. After all, you need 80,000 words to get recommended, right? There's nothing I can do. T —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've finished reading *The Mysterious City of Beasts*, so I won't say anything more. The protagonist is both lucky and miserable. This ridiculous transmigration guide also has a miserable protagonist, but thankfully the male lead can fight back on the spot. It was even slightly more satisfying than *The Mysterious City of Beasts*.

30. 230 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 473.6kReads9.7Score67.7kShelves
31. 231 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

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    I've read all of these; the quality is absolutely guaranteed, definitely worth reading! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

32. 232 羽 Ascension, Yet No Immortality 羽化非仙 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉Xianxia736k WordsOngoing [No System, no golden finger, no harem, not a transmigration story] [There is no sect competition, and yet it is the truest sect competition of all: the losers will see their lives, sects, traditions, and even their entire races erased.] The righteous path is not as bright and noble as it appears; The demonic path is not as cruel and bloodthirsty as it is portrayed; But evil cultivators are even more wicked than anyone could imagine. Here, there is love that spans ten thousand years, hatred that 5kReads—Score610Shelves

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    Severely injured after being imprisoned in the Enchanted Forest by the righteous sect leader, this Left Protector of the demonic path, who had practiced abstinence from grains for a thousand years, was forced to return to the life of hunting in the mortal valley for a chance to survive and to complete his mission. [Already recommended]

33. 233 那 That Day, the Moon Swallowed the Entire City 那一天，月亮吞下整座城 Turbid One浊人Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing Illustrations throughout! Illustrations throughout! Illustrations throughout! (An important point, repeated three times: every chapter has gorgeous illustrations.) From the start, I awakened the [Hellwalker] talent and devoured the uncanny across the heavens. Every powerful uncanny becomes one of my organs, transforming me into a monster. My stomach devours heaven and earth: [Black Devour] My brain, a sea of blood and divine consciousness: [Void Sea] My heart, deathless and indestructible: [Lotu 162.2kReads8.2Score21.9kShelves

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    If you're looking for something to read, come here!

34. 234 陈 Old Haunts 陈年诡事 Bamboo Shoot Bandit夺笋侠Mystery2.8M WordsOngoing There is only one disease in the world, and it's called poverty. There is only one kind of ghost in the world, and it's called a poor ghost. My name is Chen Xiaofei. I'm a high school sophomore who's both afflicted with the disease of poverty and a poor ghost. 31.4kReads8.5Score2.6kShelves

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    The world-building revolves around the resurgence of supernatural phenomena, leading to widespread hardship for people—though these are pretty standard tropes in most supernatural resurgences, aren't they? The protagonist is strong, has a good mindset, and wouldn't commit any heinous crimes. The author's writing is good, the plot is interesting, foreshadowing is resolved later, and the characters are likable with few weaknesses. The bumbling teammates who come up with brilliant ideas at crucial moments make the story quite enjoyable. Of course, as a supernatural novel, it's not actually scary…

35. 235 仙 The Immortal World's Idol 仙界的爱豆 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉9k WordsCompleted The Idol of the Immortal Realm 281Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 236 你 You're Supposed to Fight Monsters, So Why Are You Fighting Me! 你们刷怪啊，刷我干嘛！ Likes Eating Tangerines喜欢吃橘子Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Print edition deal signed: no System, plot-driven, fast-paced from the start, no mindless decisions, thrilling and exciting, hard-hitting fights, told from the monsters' side!] Ever since the words [Divine Order 001: Undercover] appeared in Jiang Xia's mind, he felt that he wasn't normal. No matter what he ate or how much he ate, he never felt the slightest bit full. Hungry. So hungry he was about to lose his mind! Then, at the school beauty's eighteenth birthday party, he smelled the presen 515.1kReads9.1Score41.9kShelves

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    I highly recommend the first and fourth books, both of which are currently being updated. The first book has exciting action scenes, so those who enjoy action should check it out. The second and third books are quite long, so those without patience should probably skip them. I also really like the fourth book; it's very creative.

37. 237 言 Words That Never Miss 言出次随 Tangtang Doesn't Sleep糖糖不睡觉37k WordsCompleted Say it, and it happens next time 863Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 238 序EN Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 972.9kReads9.3Score119.1kShelves
39. 239 兽 Beast Power Conversion: Invincible with My SSS-Rank Wife 兽能转化：带着SSS级老婆无敌 My Name Is Fangcun我叫方寸Urban5.1M WordsCompleted [Now published in print. [Sweet romance + one heroine + female emperor] [The myriad races awaken] [Divine seals awaken] [Beneath the Gods' Forbidden Domain, all gods must be silent] The myriad races awaken, and monstrous beasts run rampant. Su Liang, who had awakened a worthless B-rank divine seal, is reborn in the past and gains the ability to convert beast powers. He dotes on the future female emperor before she can grow into her power, treating 143.1kReads8.8Score16.8kShelves
40. 240 穿 I Transmigrated to Another World and Want to Go Home 穿越到异世的我想回家 Tribulation Diary渡劫日记Eastern Fantasy93k WordsOngoing Lin Moyan never imagined he would transmigrate. He was a biology student at Tsinghua University who spent more time in the lab than in his dorm. His biggest worries were choosing a topic for his thesis and the sound of his roommate typing away in the middle of the night. Then he woke up with his head on the wooden table of a medieval tavern. The people around him wore coarse linen and discussed “testing,” “citizens,” and “kilns” in perfect Mandarin. There was only one moon outside the window, an —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This worldview should be suppressed, although it's not shown yet, I think it will be shown later. But the protagonist will definitely not feel resentful; at most, he'll just have a tragic end.

41. 241 全 Horror Evolves Across the Game, and I Become an Old One Through Shadows 全游怪谈进化，我以暗影成旧日 Lin Youjiu林有酒Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted [Supernatural game] [Evolution and mutation] [Lovecraftian horror] [The bizarre comes to life] [Transforming into monsters] A surreal game called Tales of the Strange descends upon the world. Players transform into bizarre creatures in the game, hunting and evolving. Back in reality, they can spend Inspiration to load their avatars. And so Deep Ones, ghouls, Blood Tai Sui, shoggoths, the Black Goat of the Woods... all begin to manifest in the real world. Chen Xing starts as a beta tester, transf 2kReads8.0Score147Shelves

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    Despair, but the protagonist is very strong.

42. 242 末EN The Apocalypse Is Coming? I’ll Arrive First! 末日降临？我先降临！ Noodle King Zai板面王仔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.8M WordsCompleted [The print edition of I'm a Supplier of Survival Plans for the End Times is now available on major platforms] [Character growth · Multi-theme stages · Ensemble cast · Occasional brutal takedowns · No cookie-cutter plot · No mindless wish fulfillment] After facing repeated layoffs and betrayals, Su Jin was at the lowest point of his life when he was accidentally hired by a mysterious company. Countless worlds are on the brink of destruction. Only by saving their clients can the sparks of civiliza 411kReads9.2Score34.2kShelves

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    Well, it's a lighthearted story, but the world-building presented before the ending is a bit depressing.

43. 243 万 Across All Worlds, I’m the Astonishingly Hard-to-Kill King! 万界，我是惊世耐杀王！ Ogryn Human Battery欧格林人柱力Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [System + Absurdity + Losing It + Absolute Madman + Maybe Not Human + I Am a God + I Am a Demon + I Am the King of Writing and Updating] I gave it everything I had, but I couldn't beat the Great-Luck Truck. The System had set me up. The damn System gave me a choice. Supposedly, as long as I keep completing missions, I can gain superpowers beyond those of ordinary people? Well, I'm already dead, so I might as well put my mighty, world-shocking wisdom to the test! What? Higher difficulty means bet 17.6kReads8.8Score2.1kShelves

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    If this world didn't have a protagonist, humanity would be wiped out if most of the bosses were defeated.

44. 244 诡 Eerie Revival: I Can Contact the Past 诡异复苏：我能联系过去 Young Master Yanque燕雀大公子Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The Hungry Ghost Festival of 2025. A super red moon appeared, and as it lingered in the sky, the supernatural returned. Left Yang was shocked to discover that he could use his phone to contact himself in the past. In the stairwell, the Knock-at-the-Door Ghost killed anyone who opened the door. But someone discovered that it skipped the first floor and started knocking there. So Left Yang contacted his past self. [Please have your one-month-younger self rent an apartment on the first floor!] The 43.7kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves

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    The world is bizarre, defies the heavens, and offers no way out, but the protagonist is incredibly powerful.

45. 245 末 Doomsday: The Road to Ruin 末日绝途 Mayfly Spring and Autumn蜉蝣春秋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.5M WordsOngoing Blue rain began to fall from the sky. Unknown monsters suddenly descended upon this world. Human society collapsed in an instant. No cheats, no protagonist's halo, no spiritual qi revival! Every step we take leads us closer to despair! To those who died at the very beginning of the apocalypse, I envy you, because you never had to experience a despair more despairing than death. My name is Chen Ge. I will witness the coming of the apocalypse. 60.6kReads8.9Score4kShelves

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    This is good; it feels like the protagonist is constantly facing one crisis after another, but he always manages to overcome them.

46. 246 西EN Western Fantasy: Your Majesty the Empress, I Am a Loyal Servant of the Empire 西幻：女皇陛下，朕是帝国忠臣啊 Writing Nonsense Like Crazy嘎嘎乱写Eastern Fantasy4.2M WordsOngoing [Farming]+ [Slow Burn]+ [Western Fantasy]+ [Multiple Races]+ [No System]+ [Conquest] After transmigrating to the Middle Ages, he became a nobleman named Field. He learned that women in this world could awaken as “Chosen Ones,” each with unique abilities and extraordinary beauty. Field hadn't even had time to celebrate before his useless father and beautiful stepmother sent him off to develop a blighted land full of poverty and monsters! Worse still, the entire empire, no, the entire world, was r 312.2kReads9.4Score19.5kShelves

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    The first book is all action and exhilarating. The second book features a "pretending to be weak while actually being strong" trope; the early chapters have some flaws, but it's manageable once you get through them. The third book is bizarre, but the protagonist is strong, and it's more of an ensemble piece.

47. 247 星 The Interstellar Battle for Dad 星际争爸 Heart-Hunting Scoundrel猎心贼肝Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsCompleted [Funny] [Passionate] [Shameless] [Ensemble Cast] [Pop-Culture References] A devious warrior An individualistic commander A flashy assassin A sniper who likes to fight head-on The four idiots of the human race wreak havoc across the universe. A novel with a shameless plot and an even more shameless author. 23.8kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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    This worldview is truly hopeless.

48. 248 开 Dumped from the Start, I Awaken the Ten Yama Kings! 开局被分手，我觉醒十殿阎罗！ Coin-Minting Xiaoxiang铸币小向晚Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [SSS-Rank from the Start, Elegant and Unbeatable, Plenty of Trump Cards, No System] Hey, everyone! My girlfriend, the campus belle, dumped me right from the start. But I didn’t panic. As the reincarnation of the Netherworld Emperor, I immediately awakened the SSS-Rank Ten Halls of the Underworld! What? As a transmigrator, I don’t have a System? Still, no need to panic! I have the innate Forbidden Red Paper Umbrella! Let the invading foreign races come, let the myriad realms descend! Draw the swo 62.8kReads8.7Score5.3kShelves

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    Can I get a like? It's your exam score →

49. 249 r Re: Fang Yuan's Life in Another World, Starting from Zero re：方猿从零开始的异世界生活 Rem's Kidnapper 318蕾姆绑架犯318Anime Fanfiction747k WordsOngoing “They said that if I couldn’t be reborn, I’d be nothing.” “Well, obviously. If you have a cheat ability and don’t use it, aren’t you throwing away a winning hand?” “But, oh man, being reborn isn’t exactly reliable either. Where the hell have I ended up? Is this still the Gu world?” “Wait, what do you mean the oldest person in this world only lived to be four hundred?” “What do you mean most people are either crazy or stupid?” [No System, no golden finger, no bugs, no harem, no female lead, 4.2kReads8.6Score217Shelves

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    This is a rather depressing fanfiction series; I hope you'll enjoy it. [Sending heart]

50. 250 全EN Survival for All, Obtaining the D-Class Personnel Simulator 全民求生，获得D级人员模拟器 Dream Tea Turns Cold梦茶凉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.7M WordsOngoing Everyone transmigrates into an apocalyptic world, where each person starts with a shelter and a unique talent. Lin Ye gains the D-rank Personnel Simulator ability, which lets him enter other worlds and simulate being D-rank personnel. Lin Ye: ??? 146.6kReads8.9Score11.1kShelves

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    Having read Tomato's work for so long, this is the most comfortable writing style to read.

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