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. 251 全 Everyone Sets Sail to Survive, but I’m an Ultimate Stat Monster 全民航海求生，但我是究极数值怪 AI1SSports1.4M WordsCompleted There is none of that "ruthless decisiveness" beloved by elementary school kids, which is to say, indiscriminate slaughter. The protagonist is just an ordinary person. Nor is there any saintly behavior. As for those who call him a saint, all I can say is that I never imagined people's hearts could become so twisted and cold-blooded. [Wish fulfillment] [Special ships] [Invincible] [Seafaring] [The protagonist isn't trying to survive] [Disasters] [The protagonist has common sense] [Everyone trans 4.7kReads7.9Score449Shelves

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   Everyone else is filled with despair and oppression, but the protagonist doesn't feel stifled and even enjoys the game.

2. 252 世 The World Became a Game, but Forgot to Generate the Players 世界游戏化，却忘了生成玩家 Red Bean Tea红豆茶Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing The physical edition of Volume One will soon be available for preorder. Follow @0RedBeanTea0 for details. Everyone says that the Dao is waning, demons are growing stronger, and the Heavenly Tribulation is imminent, but Zhou Yuan disagrees. Undying, indestructible demons? Those are just monsters respawning in a game. Paradise realms and wondrous secret realms? Those are just game dungeons. Humankind sealing and suppressing demons? That just means not exiting the dungeon, preventing its monsters f 211.9kReads9.3Score18.9kShelves
3. 253 全 The World Has Expanded Ten Thousandfold, and I Fight My Way Out with Force 全球膨胀万倍，我靠武力突围 Ten Years of Exaggeration浮夸十年Urban2.9M WordsCompleted [No System + High Martial Arts + Leveling Up + No Romance + Decisive and Ruthless + No Academy Tournaments] In 2024, singularities appeared on Earth. Centered on these singularities, the land began expanding at an astonishing rate. Over the next 43 years, the planet grew to ten thousand times its original volume! Transportation and communications collapsed. Countless regions and even entire countries lost contact with the rest of the world. All kinds of beasts and plants began evolving at a terr 48kReads8.7Score3.8kShelves

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   A top-notch book, I read every single chapter without skipping a single one, and it still wasn't enough!

4. 254 别 While Everyone Else Is in the Beginner’s Village, I’ve Already Destroyed the World 别人新手村，我已毁灭世界 Dumplings for Breakfast Today今天早上吃饺子Urban618k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the parallel world of Blue Star, Lu Ming discovers that people can freely travel between reality and games, and that everyone on Earth is a gamer! Most importantly, the powers they gain in games can be brought back into the real world! Lu Ming is different from other players. Not only can he bring his in-game powers back to reality, they aren’t weakened at all. However strong he is in the game, that’s how strong he is in real life! [Entering game: Evolution Battle] [Game 12.2kReads9.0Score754Shelves
5. 255 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 711.1kReads9.6Score100.9kShelves

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   I've finished reading it and have a review. The world may be despairing and oppressive, but there's always a protagonist who appears. [Smirk]

6. 256 七 At Seven Years Old, I Was Chosen to Take Part in the Rules Horror Game 七岁的我，被选中参加规则怪谈 One-Sixth六分之一Mystery522k WordsCompleted No female lead + national fate + eerie mysteries + comedy + unconventional ideas Lin Yuan transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world, and is chosen to take part in a rules-based horror game. From the start, he activates an SSS-rank talent. [SSS-Rank Talent: Ghostbane] [Talent Effect 1: Rules are completely useless against you. When you break the rules of a horror scenario, the corruption of its world has no effect on you.] [Talent Effect 2: When a creature in a horror scenario feels negative e 59.4kReads9.6Score6.6kShelves
7. 257 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 74.4kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves
8. 258 规 Rule Horror: My Family Isn't Normal 规则怪谈：我的家人不正常 White Beard白胡子Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror + mystery + livestream + national fate + System] The supernatural returns, and rule-based horror games invade countries around the world. As one chosen by fate, Zhou Bai represents the Great Xia Kingdom in a horror game. The first scenario is a family of four. [You live with your wife and your parents. But remember, there are only three people in your home.] [You can trust your wife, unless she takes off her red hair clip.] [You and your wife have never had a child. If you hear a baby cr 46.2kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves
9. 259 别 Don't Call Me a Demon 别叫我恶魔 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban5.7M WordsCompleted [Qing Feng's new novel, This Player Has Something Wrong with His Head, is now serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] The sacred heavenly gates stand across the sky, while the demonic abyss of time and space lays waste to the human world. When twelve spirit springs burst from the earth, when the moon no longer belongs to humanity... Where will we go from here? A world of gods? A world of demons? No. This is a world that belongs to humanity! I will take up the crown no one else wou 181.8kReads9.4Score16.6kShelves

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   Although it's a comedic story, the plot still has a few bit of angst, and the human race's living environment is quite despairing and oppressive.

10. 260 领 Lord Survival: Starting from a Deep-Sea Base 领主求生：从深海基地开始 I Have a Sea我有一片海Sports1.3M WordsCompleted [Lord] [Survival] [Doomsday] [Eerie] [Disasters] [Construction] [Farming] This is the graveyard of civilization, where the remains of countless worlds lie buried. The death of a civilization is as natural as the rising and setting of the stars. In this world surrounded by apocalyptic despair, staying alive has become an impossible wish. Hunger, darkness, chaos, monsters, eerie forces, ancient gods, the supernatural, mist, deities, sparks of hope, the deep sea, holy cities, and endless apocalypti 21.3kReads8.2Score1.9kShelves

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    The first book has a vast and despairing worldview, where everyone except absolute geniuses is doomed to die sooner or later. The protagonist provides ordinary people with a smooth path (provided they walk the red path; without this restriction, there's superhuman authoritarianism, and ordinary people have virtually no room to resist; the level gap is huge). It's similar to an infinite flow novel, where developing for a short time in each world leads to invincibility. The second book has a slightly better start than the first, with the protagonist starting at a higher level. The worldview is also good; everyone is struggling and waiting to die, but the protagonist reverses the situation.

11. 261 战 Warhammer: Liberating the Entire Universe 战锤：解放全宇宙 04 Ring Road04环带Anime Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing After transmigrating to another world reminiscent of the Middle Ages, Su Ye resolved to shatter its darkness with the gift bestowed on him by Mother Earth. Farming, developing, and liberating the world with advanced productivity and ideas: everything went smoothly. That is, until he saw the castle opposite stand up! Watching a giant mech stride toward him like a mountain, Su Ye silently asked the heavens what was going on, then looked at the people beside him and the little animals on them. What 18.8kReads6.7Score1.4kShelves

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12. 262 我 I've Already Cultivated Immortality, and You Still Want Me to Join an Infinite-Flow World? 我都修仙了，还让我去无限流？ Nikolai Wei尼古拉韦Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing [Infinite Paradise, Not Fast Food, Currently in Book Testing. The title and plot appear within the first hundred chapters, so please forgive any offense] Office drone Li Ming is chosen by a mysterious mark and transmigrates to a cultivation world, where he struggles to survive for a year. [Qi Refining breakthrough detected. Meets the criteria for deployment by Weaver Ant] [World locked: Warhammer 40,000! Danger level: 3] [Main mission: Survive for 15 hours!] He has barely gotten used to his spir 18.7kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
13. 263 战EN Warhammer: The Third Empire Starting from the Maelstrom 战锤：从大漩涡开始的第三帝国 Secret Identity Reversed马甲反穿Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsOngoing He transmigrated as the Chapter Master of the Astral Claws, now and the future leader of the Red Corsairs, the Tyrant of Badab, Lugft Huron. With the Fall of Cadia less than three hundred years away, he didn't break down in tears. Because he had a System panel that would make Paradox game players ecstatic. From Void Factories and Void Shipyards to accelerated training, customizable national focuses, buff decisions, and even permanent ascension, species traits, and still more powerful features... 57.5kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves

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    Warhammer 👀 ᗜ֊ᗜ

14. 264 万EN Veterans of Ten Thousand Battles Surge Like a Tide, Heretics Beg for No More Crusades 万战老兵如洪流，异端哭求别远征 Chasing the Wind, Big and Fat追风大肥Anime Fanfiction801k WordsCompleted [Warhammer + 40K + 41K + Power Fantasy + Invincible + Endless Troops + Fourth-Dimensional Disaster + Kill, Kill, Kill…] Everyone claims to be loyal, but when asked to enlist, nobody goes! Well, now the Emperor’s blessing has finally descended upon our 21st-century, fragile wage slave, Sisi. The God-Emperor has conscripted him into a local PDF, a Planetary Defense Force. Fortunately, our protagonist awakens a System. As long as Sisi personally takes part, no matter what he does, he receives a hun 31.4kReads9.0Score3.8kShelves
15. 265 战EN Warhammer: In the Name of Survival 战锤：以存续之名 Loyalty Is Nothing but Khorne Red忠诚不过恐虐红Anime Fanfiction3.6M WordsOngoing (Ensemble cast, no female lead. The author is a true Warhammer fan, so there won't be overly out-of-character plotlines. The protagonist transmigrates as a Primarch in the 30K era.) What happens when a Warhammer fan actually ends up in Warhammer? Lorgar: “Come on, man! You could've made me anyone, but you had to turn me into Lorgar?” With no System and no way back, how can the first corrupted Primarch find a way out? Obviously, start by beating Kor Phaeron and Erebus to death! Lorgar will unite 57.2kReads9.1Score4.1kShelves
16. 266 御 Beast Taming: I Can Simulate Primordial Divine Beasts 御兽：我能模拟万古神兽 Milk Banana牛奶大香蕉Urban5.1M WordsOngoing [Beast Taming + Simulator + Lighthearted + Academy + Evolution] In an age when everyone tames beasts, each person has a unique talent. Before transmigrating, he had the most useless talent for beginners: Ancient Memories. After transmigrating, he awakens a golden finger: the Beast Taming Simulator. From this moment on! Simulate the ancient era and awaken primordial bloodlines. I want every talent, skill, and evolution path for my pets! Start with a little seal, and you can still raise an Ancestr 5.7kReads8.9Score429Shelves

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    Watch my reading time, trust me, it's guaranteed to be good. It's a simulated beast-taming story with a dark and expansive world. The author's writing is above average, the plot is first-rate, it features an ensemble cast, humor, national and personal vendettas, human warmth, and also some supernatural elements (Yang Jian makes a cameo, 404 Convenience Store, Head Supermarket). The supernatural elements are exceptionally well-written, the simulated supernatural elements are gripping, and there are both external and local gods. The plot is currently in its later stages. Because the author had a semi-hiatus (at 4 million words, he was writing 1000 words a day for eight months), there are fewer readers.

17. 267 观 Watching the Myriad Worlds: Nezha Leaves Li Jing Speechless 观影万界哪吒：李靖在线破防 Mushroom Mushroom Ya菇菇菇呀Anime Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted Demon Child Nezha, Legendary Nezha, Shanghai Animation Film Studio Nezha, Fei Ren Zai Nezha, Ten Cold Nezha, Investiture of the Gods Nezha (played by Benny Chan), Feng Shen Ying Xiong Bang Nezha, Lotus Lantern: The Prelude Nezha, Lotus Nezha, Black Myth Nezha... Nezhas from all kinds of worlds may be different, but they all share the same fate: cutting out their bones to return them to their father, and slicing off their flesh to return it to their mother. Nezha takes his own life, leaving an in 480Reads7.7Score208Shelves

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    This is absolutely not true; the main character is Nezha.

18. 268 幕 Destroying the World from Behind the Scenes: Don’t Become an Ascendant 幕后灭世：不要成为飞升者 Doing the Laundry收衣服Eastern Fantasy401k WordsOngoing [Invincible Protagonist] [World-Ending] [Behind-the-Scenes Villain] [Behind-the-Scenes Harvesting] [Absolutely No Saintly Mercy] [No AI, Everything Made by Hand] The Immortal Dao collapsed, and immortals brought about the world's destruction. That day, the sun set and never rose again. Darkness shrouded the world. The legendary immortals descended upon the world from an unknown place. A hidden hand destroyed the world again and again, yet no one knew who was responsible. All living beings knew o 15.1kReads6.2Score926Shelves

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    Is this the one you're talking about? The protagonist is the Dark God of Creation. His men repeatedly destroy the world, and the immortals stand tall and force the whole world to cultivate demons.

19. 269 模 Cultivation Simulator: Whoever Kills Me Is My Benefactor 模拟修仙：杀我者，恩人也 Mung Bean Popsicle绿豆冰棍Eastern Fantasy867k WordsOngoing [Simulated rebirth + vengeance goes to those responsible + steal the techniques, treasures, and opportunities from the culprits who killed you in your previous life.] Also known as: Dying at the Hands of My Elders Is a Blessing for Three Lifetimes What You Used to Kill Me, Hand It Over. “An immortal once said that people have two greatest desires: eternal life, and living their life over again.” Wang Yi asked, “Is there any way to satisfy both desires at once?” The immortal said, “There is, ther 4.5kReads7.7Score380Shelves

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    It's a bit oppressive and eerie, but it looks so comfortable! 🙀 [Thumbs up] [admiration]

20. 270 诶 Wait, Why Is the Demon Lord's Crew Already Assembled from the Start? 诶不对，为啥开局凑齐的是魔王团 Mile Er米勒耳Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [A madcap tale of eccentric beings born into another world] [Snake Lady] [Loli Dragon Lady] [Bird Lady] [Road-trip story leaning toward a journey] [Unconventional work] [Warning: pure evil] [Not a power fantasy, meow] [Cruel world warning] [Eccentric plot] [Light-novel style] [Multiple protagonists] [Low morality warning] [Lots of warnings about terrible people] [Warning: jokes without limits] [Monster girls] Someone asked why this isn't a harem story. Since when is a harem made up of a bunch of 43.1kReads8.9Score6.8kShelves

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    It might not feel oppressive, but the despair is genuine.

21. 271 不 Forget It, I'm Not Changing a Single Word 不管了，一字不改 The Sun Hangs High悬日高照Two Male Leads135k WordsCompleted What kind of dream do you want to have? In a strange and fantastical dream, what kind of people will you meet, and what kind of story will begin? It’s all unknown. Dying in a dream is only the beginning. 10.3kReads—Score100Shelves

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    *Thump thump thump! Thump thump thump!!!* A series of tapping sounds rang in Zhou Fan's ears. Zhou Fan groggily raised his hand and shook it. "Stop it, I'm going to sleep a little longer. I watched too many movies last night, I'm tired." But then, he heard a burst of laughter from those around him. There were also various jokes. "Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter, is Zhou Fan trying to get himself killed?" "Amazing, even Teacher Chen came down to bang on the table, and he can still sleep, hahaha." "What does Old Zhou mean by this? He's watching the movie alone? That's not fair!" These voices reached Zhou Fan's ears, leaving him confused. What Teacher Chen? And I was tired from watching the movie, so sleeping in this morning is perfectly reasonable, right? It's just that this bed is a bit hard, like wood. Then a shaking. Zhou Fan was shaken awake by his deskmate. "Wake up, the homeroom teacher is standing right in front of you." He was awake. Zhou Fan was shaken awake. He sat up groggily and looked at the person in front of him. A middle-aged man, fuming. Surrounded by classmates, he sat alone in the classroom. "Did you sleep comfortably?" Old Chen roared. Morning exercise was about to start, and this kid was still sleeping. "It was alright, but the desk was too hard." Zhou Fan thought for a moment; the desk was indeed too hard. "Should I bring you a pillow?" "Is that okay? If so, I have no problem with it." A pillow for sleeping is perfectly reasonable, right? Old Chen's blood boiled; he almost fainted from anger. But thinking that morning exercise was about to start, and not wanting to delay the other students, he didn't bother Zhou Fan any further. Returning to the podium, Old Chen paced back and forth. "Five minutes until morning exercise, everyone get ready." Morning exercise? Hearing this, Zhou Fan, not wanting to be scolded by Old Chen again, quickly got up and ran towards the door. Morning exercise? I know what morning exercise is; it's just running, that's easy. But he had only taken two steps when Old Chen called him back.

22. 272 咸 A Must-Have for Slackers: This System Is Amazing 咸鱼必备，这个系统太好了 Little Football Newcomer足坛小小生Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Comedy + daily life + high martial arts + school setting] Zhou Fan transmigrates into a modern world of high martial arts and gets bound to an Anti-Grind System. The System wants Zhou Fan to promote the slacker mindset and encourage everyone to enjoy life. Whenever Zhou Fan works hard at cultivating, his strength regresses. But if he makes a pact with someone else, the harder they work and grind, the faster the slacker Zhou Fan grows, as a punishment for them. Zhou Fan studies the rules careful 5.4kReads8.7Score547Shelves
23. 273 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score183.1kShelves

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    These are pretty good.

24. 274 什 What? They've All Gone Off the Rails! 什么？他们全颠了！ Stars Across the World星魂遍天下Modern Romance281k WordsCompleted The strongest lunatic in the world, Liu Ruyan, has transmigrated! Hiding in the bathroom and secretly reading the script, she sees: What? The domineering male lead actually wants to kill this Empress, Liu Ruyan! No way! I simply cannot let this insult stand! No, no, no, male lead, Jibodai! You're finished! Heaven rewards diligence. Please let me transmigrate! Great, great, great! Heaven, you really made me transmigrate! The male lead bullies a girl, so I’ll livestream it. OK? Now the male lead h —Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 275 十 Ten Days to Slay the Gods 十日斩神 Stars Across the World星魂遍天下13k WordsCompleted Ten Days to Slay the Gods 3Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 276 高EN High Martial: One Effort, Ten Thousand Times Return! 高武：一分努力，万倍返还！ Miao Ge Is Unbelievable淼哥绝了Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [High-martial world + invincible wish fulfillment + System + decisive and ruthless + fast-paced] In a high-martial world, the strong prey on the weak, and savage beasts lurk everywhere. After transmigrating here, Lin Mo has endured fifteen years of hard training, yet his ordinary talent and humble family background have left his strength laughable! “Hard work always pays off? That's all a lie.” Just as Lin Mo is lamenting his fate, his golden finger finally comes online. [Ding! Hard work is alwa 9.1kReads7.9Score598Shelves
27. 277 杂EN Even the Menial Workers Are Immortal Emperors, and You Call This a Declining Sect 杂役都是仙帝，你管这叫没落宗门 Ming Shiliu冥十六Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Taking disciples + building a sect + nurturing disciples + power fantasy + decisive and ruthless] After transmigrating into a fantasy world, he becomes the head of a peak in the Qingyang Sword Sect. When his personal disciple betrays him and leaves the sect, he awakens the Disciple Investment Return System! “Ding! Invested phoenix blood, received a Primal Chaos Sword Constitution in return!” “Ding! Invested the True Art of Profound Insight, received the Azure Emperor Scripture in return!” “Ding 66.9kReads7.6Score4.2kShelves
28. 278 收 Containment: Reborn in 5K 收容：重生在5K DFQWQSci-Fi & Apocalypse435k WordsOngoing [5K Universe] [Anomalies] [The Foundation] One containment failure and one termination later, Captain Samuel of the Security Department is plunged into a familiar yet unfamiliar 5K universe. The facilities, regulations, and declarations here have not changed one bit, but one thing has been turned upside down: They have begun to exterminate humanity. “Why? (Why?)” 1kReads7.1Score109Shelves

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    The protagonist shouldn't feel aggrieved, right? I'm not sure what constitutes "not feeling aggrieved."

29. 279 斩 Slay the Gods: The Weakest Forbidden Ruin? I Can Upgrade My Traits Without Limit 斩神：最弱禁墟？我词条无限升级 Little Sun No. 11小太阳11号Male-Channel Fanfiction351k WordsCompleted [Slaying Gods + Comedy + Righting Regrets + Upgradable Traits] Chu Liangming transmigrates to Cangnan. This is a world of gods. The deities beyond its borders watch hungrily, while mysteries run rampant within. And all Chu Liangming has is the weakest Forbidden Ruin in the entire book: Sequence 389, [Minor Healing]. It has no offensive power, and even its healing ability is pitifully weak. Fortunately, he awakens a trait-upgrading System: Zhao Kongcheng dies to the Ghost God Attraction? [Kind Wh 3kReads8.4Score336Shelves
30. 280 全 Everyone Invades the Apocalypse, and They Scramble for Gold with Unlimited Carrying Capacity 全民入侵末世，无限负重疯抢黄金 Keep Going Strong继续刚Sci-Fi & Apocalypse288k WordsOngoing [Cthulhu, plot-driven, not a lone wolf, dystopian] An apocalyptic game descends upon the entire world. Anyone who successfully evacuates can bring out all the gold, luxury cars, and designer watches they find inside! After years of bad luck, wage slave Yang Xun unexpectedly gains a Prism-grade talent: a portable space! It can hold as much as ten Dongfeng heavy trucks, and he can upgrade it to expand the space! He thought it would be a thrilling journey to get rich, but then he discovered that th 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The world is fake, but strength is real strength.

31. 281 疯 Are You Insane? You Want to Strip the Great Dao’s Incarnation of Its Destiny as Dragon Emperor? 疯了吧！你要剔除大道化身天命龙帝？ Super Beast Mecha超兽机甲Eastern Fantasy728k WordsOngoing Qin Mu transmigrates to a fantasy world and binds himself to a “Remove the Impurities” System. [Ding! The Host’s hen has been found to possess a trace of phoenix bloodline. Automatically removing 99.999% of the chicken genes and retaining only the phoenix bloodline.] Whoosh! Congratulations, you’ve got yourself a phoenix! [Ding! The carp in your pond has been found to possess a trace of Azure Dragon bloodline. Automatically removing 99.999% of the carp genes and retaining only the Azure Dragon b 142Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 282 我 I Get a New System Every Week. Are You Losing It? 我每周一个新系统，你不炸了吗？ You Write So Well写的真好啊Sports484k WordsCompleted [Island survival + ten thousandfold resources + unstoppable swagger + unlimited sign-ins for new Systems!] An isolated island from the start. All your gear and supplies come from fishing! Lin Bei gets the Supreme Sign-In System. He can sign in once a week, and each sign-in unlocks a new System! [Sign-in successful! Congratulations, Host, you’ve obtained the Resource Critical Hit System! Each time you acquire supplies, you can receive a critical hit multiplier of up to ten thousand times!] [Sign- 6.2kReads8.0Score781Shelves
33. 283 斩 Slay the Gods: Scientific Proxy, Tesla Coil from the Start 斩神：科学代理，开局特斯拉线圈 Time Without Ink时光无墨Male-Channel Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted [Comedy] [Absurdity] [Technology Above All] [Nuclear-Bombing the Gods] At the age of seven, Li Jiuxuan transmigrates into the world of Slay the Gods and becomes Lin Qiye’s fellow patient. When other people transmigrate, they become agents of the gods or the seventh patient in a psychiatric hospital for the gods. Li Jiuxuan, on the other hand, has a strange nursing home inside his body. Strangest of all, every senior living there is a scientist from history: Tesla, Marie Curie, Newton, Pythagoras 10.9kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves
34. 284 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 337.3kReads9.8Score47.3kShelves
35. 285 不 A Winning Life Without the Rat Race 不卷一样稳赢人生 Shangguan Su上官素Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted Li Xuan transmigrates to the Tianxuan Continent, where martial prowess reigns supreme and physical constitution determines one’s worth. Taken in as a disciple by a beautiful master, he thinks he’s destined for a grand martial journey. But then he’s found to have an ordinary mortal constitution, and is told he’ll never achieve much even if he cultivates his whole life. With no other choice, Li Xuan decides to give up and coast. He figures he might as well spend his whole life taking it easy under 37.5kReads8.6Score3.4kShelves
36. 286 全 Survive by Drawing Cards: One Legendary Card a Day for Everyone 全民抽卡求生，每天一张传说卡 It's Adam是亚当呀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted [Survival + Ensemble Cast + Cards + Sane Values + Chinese-Style Incubus + Growing Protagonist + Classic Heroic Adventure] The Endless Road opened, and the entire world was plunged into an unstoppable death march. Monsters were everywhere, danger lurked at every turn, puzzles arose in desperate situations, and madness stretched on without end. It was a road to hell with no end, walked on foot as the sun and moon turned, year after year. Forward! Keep moving forward! Don't stop! Stop, and you die! 78.6kReads8.4Score9kShelves

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    Humanity is caught in a death race, forced to kill one another. The protagonist, carrying hope, gradually grows into someone who can change everything.

37. 287 规 Rule Horror: Starting at a Mountain Grave 规则怪谈：从山坟开始 Ye Shi谒始Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Delusions of Grandeur + Semi-Infinite Flow + Ensemble Cast + Unconventional Rule-Based Horror] Infinite horror descends upon Earth, turning countless regions into contaminated exclusion zones. The leaders of various nations call them [the Haunted Theater]. Humans who receive an invitation ticket must enter the Haunted Theater and play a ‘human-skin role’ to reduce the chance of it contaminating the outside world further. Inside, they may find powers that overturn everything they know, but they 18.4kReads5.9Score1.9kShelves

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    The first book has a depressing atmosphere, but the protagonist is incredibly strong. For the second book, just skip the parts in Chongqing; the protagonist is unstoppable. The third book does indeed have a depressing world-building, and the novel itself is somewhat oppressive, but the protagonist's enjoyment is excellent. The fourth book has an overall depressing world-building, but the protagonist is resourceful and sometimes gets into trouble. However, this is the one I recommend. Alternatively, if you really want to read a depressing world-building novel, look for those where everyone is transported to a horror world, or horror resurrection novels.

38. 288 身 Trapped in a Bizarre World, Yet Armed with a Dating Sim 身在怪异世界，却加载了恋爱游戏 Qianjue's ATM芊珏的提款机Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Not a zombie apocalypse] [Romance] [Superpowers] [High Martial] [Sweet] Shi Ye transmigrates into the game world of The Aetherwind. He thinks his extensive knowledge of the game will let him thrive, but instead, he's so weak from the start that he drags down the average of all the transmigrators. Fortunately, Shi Ye has exceptional talent, works relentlessly, and even has that seemingly insignificant golden finger. At last, he's living well enough to afford four dishes with every meal. See? Thi 24.5kReads8.7Score3.2kShelves
39. 289 地 Laugh at Any Dark Joke You Like, I'll Pay the Merit Penalty 地狱笑话随便笑，扣功德算我的 Xia Shiqi夏士奇Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Wei Lai, who loves telling dark jokes, is slapped straight into a wasteland apocalypse 300 years in the future. The Four Pillar Evil Gods from the Chaos Universe are constantly corrupting the entire world. All the technology and knowledge of the old era have been tainted, and only those who hold fast to their sacred faith can weather the storm. Do a good deed each day and earn Merit Points, unlocking an angel's blessing. Commit an evil deed and earn Depravity Points, receiving a demon's blessing 13.1kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
40. 290 我 I'm Blind. What Use Do I Have for Eye Techniques? 我一个瞎子，要瞳术有什么用？ Play Through the Ages戏千秋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted “Three thousand stars hang in the heavens, and three thousand cities stand below.” This is a saying known by heart to everyone on this continent. When the stars suspended high in the sky fell, the gears of fate began to turn. Strange radiation gave rise to mutants, while phantom star beasts bared their sinister smiles. After destruction, would there be rebirth, or only deeper despair? The star cities built around the fallen stars became humanity's last refuge. Time passed, and over the course of 15.6kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves

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    Despair enough, yet not frustrating

41. 291 死 Death Rewind: An Alien Polishes My Shoes! 死亡回档，外星人给我擦皮鞋！ The Friend of Er Gouzi from the Village Entrance村口二狗子的朋友Urban132k WordsOngoing [Death Rewind + Apocalypse + Alien Invasion + Fourth Calamity + NPC Awakening + Wild Imagination] After surviving a plane crash, office worker Chen Xuanqing gains the ability to rewind time upon death. Just as he is dreaming of getting rich and having beautiful women by his side, ready to use his power to reach the pinnacle of life, a blinding white light pierces the clouds, and countless alien lifeforms descend upon the world! Humanity is wiped out in an instant! After rewinding time again 11Reads6.6Score114Shelves

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    A masterpiece of post-apocalyptic fantasy, with cultivation, aliens, the fourth catastrophe, and NPC awakenings, each layer more explosive than the last. The author's creativity is truly top-notch, the plot is tight and fast-paced, and it gets better and better as you go on.

42. 292 和 Sign a Contract with Me and Become a Magical Girl! 和我签订契约，成为马猴烧酒吧！ Under the Ink墨下Anime Fanfiction420k WordsCompleted (Initial rating: 6.4. Current rating: 6.6. The low score is because Madoka Magica doesn't get much traffic. The content is solid!) [Handcrafted story + ensemble cast + Madoka Magica + behind-the-scenes scheming + gets better as you read + original worldbuilding + every bit of foreshadowing pays off] This is the story of a transmigrator who became Kyubey, and of a group of magical girls in a new world. This story has cheerful everyday moments, silent farewells, roars filled with hope, and whisper 1.7kReads8.2Score155Shelves

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    The protagonist is Kyubey, so he doesn't feel stifled; the world he's in is Madoka Magica, so he feels oppressed.

43. 293 穿 After Entering a Comic, I Became Everyone's Moonlight 穿进漫画后我成了所有人的白月光 Jing Yan惊燕Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Main story complete] [Bonus chapters updating regularly] [No romance, no romance, not even for the key characters! The only tags are no romance, happy ending, System! A wish-fulfillment story!] The talkative, chuuni, drama-loving male protagonist, Zheng Guanqi (known as Yazhou in the comic) The Dungeon Guidebook became a huge hit thanks to its breathtaking art and merciless plot. But as the story progressed, readers realized that one after another, the main characters seemed to be dying, and t 45.9kReads9.4Score9.2kShelves
44. 294 七 Seven Forbidden Cards: I Will Surpass the Old Gods 七张禁忌卡牌，我将超越旧日神明 The Three-Skill Sage三绝神人Urban354k WordsCompleted [Cards + Mythical Beasts + The Bizarre + Evil Gods] “Beasts roam unchecked, while bizarre horrors lurk in the shadows of the human world!” “Outer gods reign beyond the heavens, coveting this world and seeking to devour every living thing!” “The Moon, the Magician, the Thief, the Flower on the Other Shore, Death, Corruption, the Divine…” “When the seven forbidden cards of fate appear together and are unsealed through Stage IV, time itself will be reversed, and the world will be reborn!” [The 2.3kReads6.6Score205Shelves

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    This is a good time. They'll be wiped out in 10 years.

45. 295 废 In the Ruined City, There Are Escort Guards 废城，有镖人 Birds Fly, Fish Swim鸟飞鱼Urban1.1M WordsOngoing [Cyberpunk × Cthulhu Mythos × apocalypse × sequences × wasteland × civilization reborn] He was just a tourist who wandered into the ruins of District 404. With nothing but a “Shark Bandit” business card, he survives among the scum and becomes a walking glitch. But this is only the beginning of his sequence mutation. [Tourist] → [Shark Bandit] → [Night Patrol Shark Guard] → [Mourning Shark Commander] → [Venom Shark Overseer] → [Ghost Shark] → [First Emperor Dragon Shark] → ?? He rises through the 10.7kReads8.8Score744Shelves

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    1, 2, And 4 all have somewhat flawed worldviews, but 2 is about the protagonist's struggle against gods, and the others aren't in despair. 3 Is about the despair that the protagonist's world brings to other worlds.

46. 296 哎 Oh No! I’m One of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I Got MVP! 哎呀！我七原罪，得了MVP！ Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Dark comedy + hilarious + ruthless action + global setting + unconventional ideas + one heroine + near-invincible protagonist + power fantasy with a brain (or without one)] Horror games descend upon the world. Those chosen to participate must face challenges of inhuman difficulty. Though the games are full of torment, they also offer people a chance to gain supernatural powers. Life or death. A meteoric rise, or losing everything. But Lu Ce, who has been unable to feel pain since childhood, fee 142.7kReads9.3Score16.7kShelves

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    Then I must bring out my crown jewel, the novel I've read for so many years, my favorite. Many people might turn away when they see there's a female lead, but both the male and female leads are intelligent, and the battles are exhilarating. Unfortunately, I'm uncultured, so all I can do is rave about it.

47. 297 她 They’re World-Destroying Demonesses. What Does That Have to Do With Me? 她们是灭世魔女，关我什么事？ Day and Night Are Unpredictable昼夜无常Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Western Fantasy + Cthulhu + Eerie + Elves + Machinery] As calamity brings about the end of the world, shadows hidden in the past begin to consume the present. Strange disasters, human-made calamities, A counterfeit sun, Old Ones that cannot be killed, A world of gray mist where the dead return to life. This is a clash between the past, present, and future, and also an echo of the Old Ones. 1.6kReads8.2Score131Shelves

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    The beginning of this book was quite good, but I've been putting it off and haven't read the rest yet.

48. 298 我 Are My Opponents Earthlings? 我的对手是地球人？ Yi Gong益公Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsOngoing Five hundred years ago, two people from Earth crossed sixteen light-years and came to our world, bearing vast knowledge and magnificent technology. They were like gods. We prostrated ourselves before them, humbly seeking their guidance in all things and praising their great deeds. A hundred years ago, twenty million people from Earth followed in the gods' footsteps and came here as well. In keeping with the reverence for Earthlings in our legends, we once again wanted to welcome these angels who 107Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'm being very bold, so please bear with me. A sense of despair and oppression permeates the entire work. The protagonist is quite frustrated in the early stages, but things will improve significantly later. Trust me, once you get through the initial 100,000-word adjustment period for this unique writing style, I will deliver a reading journey you'll never forget for many years to come.

49. 299 少 The Young Vampire Progenitor Is Still Trying to Stay Alive Today 少女血族始祖今天也在努力苟活 Ling Yuansè零源色Eastern Fantasy338k WordsOngoing Also known as The Great Western Fantasy Stage: If You’re a God, Come On In (Now That’s Divine) [Clever, Satisfying Fiction]+ [Lighthearted Comedy and Clever References]+ [Protagonist Without a System]+ [Wits and Strategy]+ [Thrilling Battles]+ [No Romance]+ [Tough-Minded] “Didn’t I just take a nap? When did the world get so messed up?” Elizabeth von Karnstein, the young progenitor of the vampires, wakes from a thousand-year slumber with the complete memories of a modern college student in her he 7.7kReads—Score1.3kShelves

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    The world is a chaotic battleground of gods and humans, with the chosen ones and gods having bizarre mechanics and stats everywhere. But the protagonist is relentlessly pushing his way through the chaos, and how difficult can it be for one person to persevere?

50. 300 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 168kReads7.2Score21.4kShelves

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