Looking for a Dark-Hearted Protagonist Who's Pure Evil, With No Romance 求主角心里阴暗，纯反派纯坏人，无cp

1. 1 末 Apocalypse Villain: Reborn, I Infiltrate the Protagonist's Crew 末世反派：重生后，我混入主角团 Room-Temperature Sugar-Free Soda常温无糖汽水Sci-Fi & Apocalypse683k WordsCompleted [Zombies + post-apocalypse + doomsday + self-interest + decisive and ruthless + villain] Important: The protagonist is neutral evil when he’s in a good mood and chaotic evil when he’s not. He has almost no humanity. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. Only after Chi You dies does he learn that the hotheaded boy who’s always going on about love and peace is the chosen protagonist, destined to save the world, while he himself is merely a villain serving as a stepping stone along the protagonist 37.5kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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   The first protagonist slaughtered several cities just for equipment and percentage-based rewards, slaughtering even when he was unhappy—a pure evil. The second protagonist is a gossipmonger who loves to stir up trouble; he never considers the consequences unless they threaten his own life—after all, chaos makes things more fun, right? The third protagonist is also a gossipmonger; elegance never goes out of style. Just imagine how invincible a magician who turns everyone around him into puppets at the start! The fourth protagonist is also an elegant and refined man; the Forgotten Angel devours others' illnesses and uses them for his own purposes, making him both elegant and excessively perverse.

2. 2 我 I’m Only Playing a Psychopath, but I’m Actually a Good Prisoner 我只是扮演变态，其实我是好囚犯 Walking the Dangerous Path危行Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Male lead is a trouble-loving thrill-seeker + livestreaming + role-playing + no romance, pure wish fulfillment + AI game infinite-flow] Xie Qi transmigrates to a parallel world. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself a prisoner, being taken to an island that houses the world's most vicious criminals. This world is controlled by major corporations, with the government nothing more than their puppet. The Prisoner Island is a massive livestreaming game made for the rich. All the prisoners are an 13.9kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
3. 3 我 I Use Illusions to Control the World 我用幻术控制全世界 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A rare illusion-based novel featuring a villain protagonist, nightmare invasions, and original instances] Su Mu has the same dream every night. Each time he wakes, his mental strength has increased by one percent. He grows stronger just by sleeping. In the first year, hypnosis. He discovers his mental strength is already powerful enough to hypnotize others, and soon gang bosses, the campus belle, beautiful CEOs, and more have all become his slaves. In the second year, control over the five sens 68.2kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves
4. 4 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 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves
5. 5 以 With the Blood of Players! I Sacrifice It to Become the Fated Villain! 以玩家之血！祭我天命反派之身！ Pawn马前卒Eastern Fantasy563k WordsOngoing [Hunting the Fourth Calamity + Kicking the Righteous Protagonist Aside + Demonic Cultivator + No Female Lead + Status Panel + Utterly Self-Serving + Villain! + Amber Style] [Low Martial Arts -> High Martial Arts -> High Fantasy -> Immortal Martial Arts] [Cover character: Xia Qingyue. Record: hacked apart by Shen Yan 99 times.] A fake villain: arrogant, lustful, greedy, overbearing, shortsighted, clumsy, and shallow. A real villain: mysterious identity, richer than a kingdom, cautious and steady, 39.8kReads8.0Score5.3kShelves
6. 6 诡 The Uncanny Path of Cultivation: Sewing Myself into a Bronze Taboo 诡道修仙：把自己缝成青铜禁忌 Half a Rusty Sword半截锈剑Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Eldritch Flesh and Blood] [Secret Identity Master] [Scheming Old Fox] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Smart Characters] [Everyone Is Evil] Spiritual energy is deadly poison, and breathing causes mutation. In this eldritch world, cultivating immortality is a slow descent into deformity! Want to survive? Your only choice is to hunt eldritch creatures and graft their mutated flesh onto your own. In this desperate world, where every living being is expendable, the reckless die young. Laying low is the 51.8kReads8.6Score7.2kShelves
7. 7 炮 The Cannon Fodder Won't Follow the Plot, and the Protagonist's Fate Is None of My Business 炮灰不走剧情，主角死活随便 Qin Wujiang秦无疆Modern Romance2.9M WordsOngoing Male lead, quick transmigration, a true powerhouse, feel-good story, punishing scumbags, romance may or may not feature a fixed CP, transmigration targets aren’t limited to humans Plot armor? The Heavenly Dao’s restrictions? Forced stupidity? The protagonists step over the corpses of countless cannon fodder, achieving success and living happily ever after. But cannon fodder lives matter too! o((>ω< ))o Gu Changqing transmigrates through the Myriad Worlds to seek justice for the cannon fodder wh 73.7kReads8.2Score4kShelves
8. 8 快 Quick Transmigration: Refusing to Be the Biggest Fool 快穿之拒当大冤种 Mu Nanshan木南山Modern Romance3.5M WordsOngoing (Some worlds have couples, others don’t. The plot comes first, and there won’t be much romance. The first two worlds have a few shortcomings, so feel free to skip them if you don’t like them. They won’t affect your enjoyment of the later story.) There are countless people who transmigrate or are reborn, and some of them are truly bizarre. They claim to be acting for someone else’s good, then do whatever they please and turn that person’s life into a mess. They even have the nerve to say they ca 15.1kReads8.0Score709Shelves
9. 9 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 59.3kReads8.9Score8.6kShelves

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   The first book is one I've been following almost continuously. It features a villainous little glutton and no female lead; the protagonist's entourage is basically reunited inside his stomach. The second book is about a born villain who finds joy in others' misery, and whose only purpose in becoming stronger is to commit even greater evils. The third book is by the same author as the second, a mysterious resurrection-themed bizarre story where the protagonist can harm anyone without any guilt. The fourth book is the one I've reread the most on Tomato Book. The protagonist has slaughtered countless cities to become stronger, yet he can still maintain a reliable and kind older brother image in front of the righteous factions. The original protagonist group is genuinely kind. The most appealing aspect of this book, along with the first, is that it doesn't vilify the righteous factions to give the villainous protagonist moral justification; the evil is pure evil. The fifth book is a must-read for those who dislike the Weasel and Konoha, especially the Third Hokage. Under the protagonist's dark influence, Sasuke and Neji go on a killing spree, and Karin and Gaara are also trained by the protagonist to destroy villages and the world. The sixth book is all about killing, killing, killing; all the dungeons are zombie-free, and the protagonist has some clever execution techniques (=^▽^=).

10. 10 诡 Eerie: I Can Devour Without Limit 诡异：我能无限吞噬 Origin Demon God起源魔神Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Eldritch Horror] [Supernatural Powers] [No Romance] [No Morals] [No Limits] [Cruel and Vicious] [Selfish and Self-Serving] In a world overrun by the uncanny, I accidentally reveal that I transmigrated here. Barely escaping with my life, I manage to get away. The flames of resentment bloom. My long-awaited golden finger finally arrives: a mysterious stone tablet on the dark side of the moon, capable of endlessly devouring the uncanny’s source. After years of building strength, I unleash a massa 15.9kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves
11. 11 灵 Supernatural Revival: Wielding a Mirage from the Start 灵异复苏：开局驾驭海市蜃楼 Origin Demon God起源魔神Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No female lead, no CP, no morals, no limits, hypocrite, dark and self-serving) The supernatural returns, and vengeful ghosts run rampant. The human world is a living hell, with suffering everywhere. Ghosts cannot be destroyed! Only ghosts can fight ghosts! Order is on the verge of collapse, and truth is about to crumble. Reborn amid taboos, I cast aside my conscience and let my humanity die. “Anyone who makes me unhappy for even a moment will be unhappy for the rest of their life!” “Why stop at 15.2kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves
12. 12 人EN In Naruto: Slaughtering Through the Entire World 人在火影，杀穿全世界 Origin Demon God起源魔神Anime Fanfiction343k WordsCompleted (No romance) A brutal style, twisted values, a dark mindset, no shame, and no moral limits. It tears into every kind of relationship and takes aim at protagonists and supporting characters alike. Being a good person only leaves you miserable and torn between choices, while being bad lets you do whatever you want without a care; Villains may meet a terrible end, but at least they can enjoy their lives; Rather than wear yourself down with inner conflict, go crazy and make everyone else suffer~ A b 7kReads9.0Score281Shelves
13. 13 惊 Thriller Game: I Can Choose the Supernatural Faction 惊悚游戏：我能选择诡异阵营 Moon Yao Flower Time月瑶花时Mystery676k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and will rise] [Dark novel + no romance + villain protagonist + creating a supernatural resurgence + leaving no loose ends] [The protagonist is morally bankrupt and purely evil. This novel contains graphic violence, so don’t read if that bothers you.] “I woke up to find myself trapped inside a coffin that had been nailed shut.” “Just as I was about to suffocate to death...” “Horror games descended upon the world.” [Player Deadman has been detected as barely alive. Facti 2.7kReads8.2Score330Shelves
14. 14 拜 I Worship Ghosts, Not Gods; I Honor Evil, Not People! 拜鬼不拜神，尊邪不尊人！ A Wisp of Smoke on Paper一纸轻烟Mystery378k WordsCompleted (The prequel to Ye Ran is coming soon) [Evil Cultivator with No Bottom Line] + [Unorthodox Methods] + [Supernatural Power Fantasy] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [No Female Lead] + [Corpse Refining and Ghost Controlling] + [The writing may be disturbing, and the protagonist is no hero.] When the justice people believe in cannot be served, unorthodox methods find their way in. “Unorthodox methods” has always been a derogatory term. They may not deliver justice, but they can soothe the anger burning 8.4kReads8.4Score719Shelves

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    The first book features a protagonist who is an evil cultivator, devoid of morality. When others engage in magical duels, he simply empties his magazine with a single shot; his marksmanship is also a form of magic. However, the ending is somewhat rushed. The second book is an accompanying ensemble piece. The main characters aren't exactly villains, but the killing is quite satisfying; they almost wipe out the aristocratic families. The supporting characters, the Imperial Guards, are incredibly cool. It's optional reading.

15. 15 拼 I Worked My Way to the Top Scholar in the Imperial Exams, and Now You Say I Have a Powerful Identity 拼命科举成状元，你才说我有身份 This Fish Wants to Eat Cats Now这鱼想吃猫了Historical1.6M WordsCompleted (A cathartic power fantasy: the protagonist never takes anything lying down, and never lets a grudge wait until tomorrow!) No romance + nation-building + imperial examinations + farming + alternate history + court intrigue A no-holds-barred power fantasy, with a decisive, ruthless protagonist!! If there's no justice in this world, then I'll carve it out with blood! If the great clans leave everyone with nowhere to turn, then I'll cut a path through them. The county magistrate's son toys with peo 33.7kReads9.0Score4.1kShelves
16. 16 一 I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案 No Joy无喜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst... 29.8kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves

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    That Chen Xiao, who absolutely crushes everything, has no female lead, no romantic pairing, and not even a single wasted line.

17. 17 规 Rule Horror: You’re a Psychiatric Patient, Yet You Can Really Cultivate Immortality 规则怪谈：你这精神病真会修仙啊 Mao Qing a猫青aMystery645k WordsCompleted The animated comic is now available. [Global Livestream] [Feel-Good Payback] [No Female Lead] [Crazy Protagonist] [Protagonist Is a Monster] My name is Chen An, and I'm a transmigrator. The moment a car sent me flying, I awakened the memories of my previous life. I was a cultivation genius seen once in ten thousand years, destined to become an immortal and look down upon all the heavens! But this world had no spiritual energy. I was so devoted to pursuing the Dao that people took me for a mental 12.2kReads7.1Score1.5kShelves

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    I don't know if Tomato, the main character of this book, was born with a dark side, but the author clearly wrote it with the intention of portraying him as purely evil. [Facepalm][Facepalm]

18. 18 双 I Travel Between Two Strange Worlds, But I'm a Ghost Cultivator! 双穿诡异世界，可我是鬼修啊！ A Xing Zai阿星仔Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted Jiang Zhao transmigrated into a cultivation world and accidentally joined a sect of ghost cultivators. Everyone in the sect was wicked. Jiang Zhao spent every day treading carefully, as if walking on thin ice. Fortunately, at a critical moment, he awakened his golden finger. He obtained a portal that let him travel between worlds, linking his own to one where the paranormal was running rampant. That world was crawling with supernatural entities. Refine one D-rank entity, and your cultivation bre 19.3kReads8.3Score2kShelves

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    The first two are about demonic cultivation, with the protagonist being a purely villainous and selfish individual, starting with zero frames and acting ruthlessly. They are still being serialized... The third book belongs to the quick transmigration genre. Each small world has non-fixed romantic pairings, and the protagonist isn't purely villainous. Due to different stances, the protagonist will stop at nothing to complete the mission, with plans linked one after another. You won't know exactly what the protagonist's plan is until the very end. After reading it, I felt like I was going to develop a brain. One world is one where everyone experiences suffering. The protagonist instigated many wars during his lifetime, and when he passed away, the country disintegrated, leading to centuries of continuous conflict...

19. 19 凡EN Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 96kReads8.9Score8.2kShelves
20. 20 从 From Cannon Fodder to Protagonist: Filling In Across Three Thousand Worlds 从炮灰到主角，我在三千世界补位 Yam Gurgling Soup山药咕咕汤Modern Romance2.2M WordsOngoing Female-oriented quick transmigration + male lead's perspective + no redemption + self-serving wish fulfillment. The protagonist is cold and career-focused, neither a saint nor lovesick. What readers love The protagonist isn't a saint or lovesick. She's clear-eyed despite her double standards, puts missions and her own interests first, and takes decisive action. It's incredibly satisfying to read. Each world is short, tightly paced, and never padded. A quick-transmigration fan's dream. Reasons to 43.6kReads8.3Score2.6kShelves
21. 21 火 Naruto: Lord Danzo, I Really Want to Improve 火影：团藏大人，我太想进步了 Yi Ji Shan已几山Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsOngoing “People in Root have no names. Pick yourself a codename.” “Captain, from now on, please call me ‘Wangcai.’” “Hm? That’s too cheerful. It doesn’t fit the organization’s style.” “I can bring the organization good fortune. My dream is to become Lord Danzo’s bodyguard. I heard...” “Do you think you’re qualified? A ninja like you, without a Kekkei Genkai, has limited potential. Don’t reach beyond your grasp. Face reality, Wangcai.” ‘Damn it!’ Ye Wuyue clenched his fists. ‘They won’t even give me the 57.9kReads8.6Score5.9kShelves

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    Pure villain, purely psychologically dark. Purely progressive, purely ambitious.

22. 22 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 122.6kReads9.1Score12.8kShelves
23. 23 不 The Unfortunate Ones: Does the Xuanming Cult Have to Be the Villain? 不良人：玄冥教就一定是反派吗 Definitely Not a Pigeon真不是鸽子Anime Fanfiction2.1M WordsOngoing No, what are you expecting? My Xuanming Sect is not the villain, so why should I help an old lady cross the street? Have they all left? Okay, let's begin the formal introduction: The eerie ghostly fire illuminates my crippled body. The blood of sin is not yet cold, and evil deeds still haunt the soul. He entered the world to atone for his sins, and used killing to stop the fighting. Pity my people, who have long been trapped in this chaotic world. With swords, evil is eradicated; with blood, the 6.2kReads7.9Score317Shelves
24. 24 大EN Pure Angst! The Green Tea Male Supporting Lead Is Going Crazy Again 大虐！绿茶男配又在发大疯 Ying Mufeng应沐风Two Male Leads474k WordsCompleted [The sweeter he calls him “big brother,” the harsher he strikes: a fake green tea with a violent streak + a powerful man who doesn’t realize he’s in love at first, then becomes completely henpecked] Xia Yu wakes up one day bound to a Male Supporting Character Rescue System. The System tells him that this world is actually a satisfying face-slapping novel about two male leads taking down scumbags. The main love interest is his childhood friend, whom he’s secretly loved for years. The protagonist 13.9kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves

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    The protagonist is a pure villain, very good at disguising himself; in front of strangers and elders, he's the "perfect child" everyone admires.

25. 25 让 You Asked Me to Revive the Gang, So I Flattened the Gods with Bricks 让你振兴帮派，你用板砖拍翻诸神 Bearing Guilt负辜Urban205k WordsOngoing (A handsome author with experience finishing million-character novels. Read with confidence~) (No harem, no tired tropes, no System, no mindless protagonist. A large ensemble cast, with a gangland heir who turns mad with rage but is usually calculating and sharp.) After the cataclysm, the influence of source energy causes some humans to become mindless aberrants. They are known as Abyss-Touched. Whenever an Abyss-Touched person is discovered, the city immediately enforces the Purge Ordinance: ki 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The second book has no romance. The first one probably doesn't either. It's a very good read. The first book is about a wasteland underworld prince, the second is about an extremely elegant genius madman. Both characters are very appealing. If you like the "raising" genre, I highly recommend it. You can save the first one for later.

26. 26 人 I Have Dissociative Identity Disorder, and I Awaken an Unknown Sequence 人格分裂的我，觉醒未知序列 Bearing Guilt负辜Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (No harem, no female lead, no formulaic tropes, no System, no brainless decisions, twists, slow burn, sequences, ensemble cast, passionate, elegant high-IQ madman) [I think this world is fake. I want to witness the real world.] [By the time you read this, I'll be dead. But I will keep watching you from wherever I am!] [My name is Yang Feng. Feng as in maple, not as in crazy.] 16.8kReads8.4Score1.6kShelves
27. 27 从 Cultivating Immortality, Starting as a Villain 从反派开始修仙 Shen Jiuyu沈九裕Eastern Fantasy679k WordsOngoing [No female lead + villain protagonist + no sanctimoniousness + ruthless and decisive + no System + handsome, white-haired male lead] A guide to this book: The protagonist is a thoroughly evil person. It's dark, so please stay away if that's not your thing. Thank you. To obtain purer and more powerful strength, and to live forever, Xin Wuyu murdered his father and brother, wiped out his clan, and slaughtered entire cities. He committed every evil imaginable for his own selfish ends, making every 1.1kReads8.2Score101Shelves

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    It's not a case of the protagonist turning evil (some comments in the first chapter didn't understand and said it was). The protagonist is purely evil, never good, intelligent, ruthless, and decisive.

28. 28 美 A Beautiful, Powerful, Tragic Villainess with Secret Identities Who Makes Everyone Weep 美强惨反派，携马甲虐哭所有人 I Really Want Some Guobaorou好想吃锅包肉啊Urban551k WordsOngoing [Male Lead, No CP + No Heroine + Comic Forum + Villain + Unhinged + Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic + Secret Identities + Light Ensemble Cast] Tao Ye opened his eyes and found himself back before the apocalypse broke out. I'm reborn! This time, I'm going to reclaim everything that belongs to me... So, delighted, Tao Ye killed everyone who had bullied him. But the apocalypse never came. Tao Ye: . Anyway, after smoothly becoming a wanted criminal, Tao Ye learned that he had transmigrated to a parall 174.6kReads9.5Score53.6kShelves

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    The past was rather tragic; the protagonist is a cunning villain with no romantic partner.

29. 29 穿 I Went on a Rampage in a Stupid Apocalypse Novel 穿进脑残末世小说里杀疯了 Mu from Envious, Ze from Munze羡慕的慕恩泽的泽Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.2M WordsCompleted Bad people don't get to succeed. Space / immoral / villainess / despicable / not invincible / slow-paced apocalypse / world-hopping World 1: Modern-day natural-disaster apocalypse World 2: Ancient natural-disaster apocalypse (see Chapter 265) World 3: Modern game apocalypse (mild horror) (see Chapter 592) 6.6kReads7.7Score632Shelves

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    The female lead is the true villain; she had no sad childhood, no painful experiences, and was born evil.

30. 30 穿 I Transmigrated to a Supernatural World and Became a Dungeon Boss 穿越诡异世界我成了副本BOSS I Am a Star in the Heavens我乃天上繁星Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Infinite Realms + Supernatural Horror + Mild Horror + No Romance + Everything Handcrafted] Zuo Lin'an discovers that he has transmigrated. At first, he assumes this is just an ordinary otherworld, until he runs into his close friend Xu Youyou and learns that his aunt is a supernatural investigator. Only then does he realize he has transmigrated to a world haunted by the supernatural. And this supernatural world is not what he expected. Because he happens to discover that he might have a chance 71.6kReads8.8Score6.3kShelves

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    The first book's protagonist lived two lives. In his first life, he was an ordinary person; in his second, he and his best friend were both symbiotic beings of humans and ghosts. No saintly protagonists, no romantic pairings. Read with confidence! The second book's protagonist transmigrated and discovered he was a supernatural being lurking beside an investigator. He had no emotions and was constantly scheming against others. No romantic pairings. Read with confidence!

31. 31 司 Commander Si, Why Are You Standing with the Monsters? 司统大人，您怎么站怪物那边了？ Little Black the Firebreather喷火小黑Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [No female lead + no romantic tension + no romance + ruthless and decisive] Amid the crowds beneath the neon-lit cityscape, there are monsters wearing human skin, walking among them just like ordinary people. The news says these people are called the Awakened. They feed on human flesh and are savage monsters. One quiet afternoon, an ordinary high school sophomore undergoes a transformation and becomes one of the Awakened, standing against all of humanity! To survive, he makes a pact with a god a 102.6kReads8.7Score10.4kShelves

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    This one, no romance, is so good! The protagonist seems like a savior on the surface, but he does the work of a villain, constantly resorting to kidnapping and threats. Actually, the male lead was a perfectly normal person before, forced into this state by a powerful conglomerate. He's a character who grows stronger, with a clear goal: revenge. It's an ongoing series, it's such a shame I can't find anything similar [almost crying].

32. 32 惊 Thriller: Devote Yourself to Art and Become My Masterpiece 惊悚：献身于艺术，成为我的作品 Blue Sea海之蓝Mystery284k WordsCompleted (Includes livestreaming early on + a horror world + an invincible protagonist in the early chapters) A horror game descends, and Xi Wen is chosen to enter an instance. The boss gets killed right from the start, and things get more and more absurd! “Would you like to sign up to become the boss of the Sunshine Hospital instance?” Xi Wen looks at the words before him, feeling a little bewildered. And so, he becomes the boss of Sunshine Hospital, a place comparable to a beginner instance! Player 1: 3.2kReads8.4Score566Shelves

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    Does nobody really understand? 😭😭😭

33. 33 我EN The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 65.6kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves

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    I haven't finished watching it yet. From what I've seen so far, the protagonist isn't on the good side; he's more focused on his own experiments or his own enjoyment.

34. 34 诡 Creepy Game: My Teammates Have a 100% Death Rate 诡异游戏：我的队友百分百死亡率 In a Sea of Blood血海之中Mystery225k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead] [No Pairings] [No Moral Limits] [Dark Tone] [Bizarre Game] [Gradually Becoming a Ghost] [World-ending] [Lone Wolf] An unexpected invitation drags Si Yehan into an endless series of instances. There are no panels, no ratings, only unending instances and slaughter. [Haunted Village: In a remote mountain village, the sound of infants crying often echoes through the night and lingers for a long time. Find out where the cries are coming from and survive for ten days.] [Night Watch: T 2.6kReads6.1Score322Shelves

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    Both are purely evil, no romantic pairing.

35. 35 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 231.9kReads9.5Score28.4kShelves

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    I've almost finished watching this, but why does it keep focusing on the villains? The main character hasn't even appeared yet (just kidding).

36. 36 怎 How Did You Mistake Me for a Villain? Fine, I'll Take the Job for Real 怎么误会我是反派？那我真上岗了 Yuan Li原李Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [Coming-of-age] [Warning: triple-identity spy ⚠️] [The three identities come after four instances] [Lone Wolf, no male-gaze content] [The protagonist is pursued early on, extreme protagonist stans, back off!] [Fictional setting with a realistic feel] The “Carnival Paradise” arrives and gradually devours the real world in the form of a game. Zhu Yan unexpectedly awakens the talent “Impersonation” and becomes one of the first closed-beta players. He thought he could safely build up his strength, 98.9kReads9.4Score13kShelves

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    These two books are quite good; the male protagonist is purely selfish.

37. 37 末 Apocalypse: With the Devouring System, I Enslave Thousands of Goddesses 末世：吞噬系统，我奴役万千女神 Ben Yan本晏Sci-Fi & Apocalypse337k WordsCompleted [No saintly heroine] [Decisive and ruthless] [No dithering when taking women] [Power fantasy] [Loads of women] [Profit above all] The apocalypse descended. Zombies and mutated beasts ran rampant, secret realms appeared out of nowhere, and the world became a living hell. The survivors formed factions, hoping to endure in this hopeless apocalypse. Ye Lin, however, used his Devouring System to consume countless people and enslave countless goddesses. He thought everyone would condemn him, but to 3.7kReads5.5Score417Shelves

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    [Frustrated][Frustrated][Frustrated]

38. 38 序 Sequence: Sacrifice 序列：祭品 He An Is Simple贺安很简单Urban1.4M WordsOngoing The rating is being suppressed during the new-book period, so feel free to dive in! [Sequence-based growth + He An's new novel + the usual promise: no frustrating setbacks] Sold by his parents to be a human sacrifice, he returns with the Five Ghosts in place of his organs and the Six Demons transformed into his viscera! Mom, Dad, why aren't you smiling anymore? Those people and gods who took my organs, are you ready? I've come to collect what you owe me! 292.7kReads9.1Score32.5kShelves

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    These should be the ones, I recommend them.

39. 39 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 131.2kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves
40. 40 惊 Horror Game: You Want Me, a Vengeful Ghost, to Be a Player? 惊悚游戏，你让我一厉鬼当玩家？ Chi Chi's Little Naughty Crow池池的小污鸦Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Infinite-survival + no romance + fun + memes + a touch of horror + bizarre = unhinged fiction [Warning: A god-tier supernatural monster has been spotted wandering through an instance in the guise of a human player. All monsters and players in every instance, proceed with caution.] Lu Wang: I'd say The Abyss of Death is an utterly heartwarming game. There's a clown who gives me balloons. And a sweet old lady who eagerly invites me home to make dumplings. I even have a cat that likes to wear r 5.2kReads8.8Score947Shelves
41. 41 诡 The Cursed Abyss Cannot Be Crossed 诡渊不度 Never Eat Sachima绝不吃沙琪玛Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Supernatural resurgence + nonhuman protagonist + no female lead + evil gods] Note: This is not a livestream story, a wish-fulfillment power fantasy, or a brainless invincible-protagonist story. Feel free to ship any pairings, though (doge). It leans a little toward two male leads, but not much, and has an everyone-loves-the-protagonist vibe. If that bothers you, please move along. The worlds of ghosts and humans were once clearly divided, yin and yang keeping each other in balance. But as t 12.4kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
42. 42 诡 Eerie Revival: I Was Born Bad 诡异复苏：我是天生坏种 Six-Eared Monkey Peach六耳猕猴桃Mystery646k WordsOngoing The rating was just posted and will gradually rise [Psychosis]+ [Invisible Killings]+ [Everyone Is Evil]+ [A Brand-New Supernatural Setting]+ [Selfish Protagonist]+ [Only Twenty Chapters of Oppression]+ [No CP] “10, 9, 8…” The voice in Gao Sheng's head counted down for three whole years. At last, it reached zero. The next second, a prank message popped up in the class group chat. [Today is the seventh day since Teacher Zhao Yuliang died. Forward this message to five groups for good luck. If you 1.2kReads8.8Score192Shelves

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    These three are true villains; each one has killed more people than the last. [Smirk]

43. 43 以EN In the Name of Justice: Slaying the High-Martial Multiverse 以正义之名，斩尽高武苍生 Ya Qi鸦栖Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment + Overwhelming dominance + Ruthless + No female lead] In the interstellar age, martial arts flourish. Chu Sheng binds himself to the Justice System. Every righteous deed earns him a reward. Being timid and submissive is not justice. Justice that comes too late is pure bullshit! Justice means striking hard! Taking the initiative! Evil must be punished! If the wicked don’t die, should I die instead? Evil breeds evil! What do you do when someone frames you? Hit back! What do 42kReads8.1Score3.9kShelves
44. 44 灭 Extinction: From Beginner to Expert 灭绝世界从入门到精通 An Elementary Schooler's Keyboard小学生的键盘Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Villain + villain + villain + no female lead + ruthless and decisive] “Li Yuan, you’re a madman! I can’t comprehend your malice toward life. I can’t even imagine how cold and dark your heart must be. Your actions are appalling. I simply believe that killing you is more urgent than killing any other enemy.” “Li Yuan, are you trying to play God? You want to turn the world into hell, etching your crimes into every corner. You want to make life your plaything, with everyone’s survival hanging on yo 6.1kReads7.5Score493Shelves

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    The protagonist is purely selfish and will stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

45. 45 人 Life Is Boring, So I Can Only Get By on Thriller Games 人生无趣只能靠惊悚游戏度日 Can't Do Anything Right干啥啥不会Mystery231k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + no CP + power fantasy + mystery] The horror game, Life and Death, is a game only the dead can enter. Beat it, and you can come back to life. Shen Fufeng is a sinister, scheming capitalist with little regard for morality. After trying every interesting thing the world had to offer, he finally grew bored. One day, he discovered Life and Death. Ghost: “I want your eyes.” Shen Fufeng: “Sure.” Ghost: “I want you to stay with me forever.” Shen Fufeng: “Sure, sure.” After the instance 127Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    Their spirits are undeniable.

46. 46 颠 Turning the World Upside Down: Playing the Villain from the Start 颠覆全球：开局扮演反派大佬 Blazing Heavenly Inquiry炽生天问Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted Shen Yan transmigrates to a parallel world. As soon as he arrives, he falls into a strange dimension. Everyone who falls in here is slaughtered by alien creatures, dying in despair! Luckily, at this moment, Shen Yan obtains the Super Big Shot Role-Playing System. “Ding! Randomly drawing a big shot template. Big Shot Role-Playing Mode activated. The closer you are to the character, the more abilities you can unlock.” Make people believe the character is real, and you’ll earn Subversion Points. Th 22.2kReads9.4Score2.2kShelves
47. 47 小 Survival in the Residential Complex, but I Was Pulled into the Management Group 小区求生，但我被拉入了管理群 Nazgar纳兹嘉尔Mystery784k WordsCompleted [Infinite horror + no female lead + cold-blooded male lead + split personality + author’s mental state is questionable + kill, kill, kill!] When everyone is unexpectedly dragged into a survival game, Cheng Xu discovers that his name appears in the administrators’ group. By day, the survivors search for resources and strengthen themselves and their shelters. At night, ghosts run rampant and disasters erupt. Only those who rely on their shelters can survive. One deadly trial follows another, and b 6.1kReads9.2Score837Shelves

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    The protagonist's kindness is basically dead~ Don't worry, I'll watch it without hesitation. 3 And 4 are okay, but I recommend watching 1~ (￣▽￣~)~

48. 48 人 As a Puppeteer, I Conquered the Stars by Scavenging 人偶师的我，靠捡破烂横扫星际 Si Si汜巳Sci-Fi & Apocalypse465k WordsCompleted [Complete, so feel free to enjoy] [The protagonist is no good person] [No CP] [Members of the [Garden of Eden] System come first] [Also known as: Wu Wu’s Dog-Training Fiction, sort of] [How does a group of trouble-averse lunatics conquer the stars by scavenging junk?] After dying and transmigrating, Wu Wu becomes one of the personalities inhabiting the mind of the mentally ill "mad young master" of the interstellar elite Wu family. His family considers him a good-for-nothing. He can't even becom 3kReads8.8Score600Shelves
49. 49 我 My Demonic Path Has No Mercy Option 我的魔道没有慈悲选项 I'm Not a Hotchpotch我不是大杂烩Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsOngoing (New book setting sail!) [Dark story] [Demonic cultivation] [No saintly heroics] [No female lead] [Women appear, but he kills them after using them, without exception] [Self-serving] [Ruthless and decisive] • I broke through to Nascent Soul, killed my benefactor-master, and stole the Immortal Key. The entire cultivation world once called me the “Blood Demon Child.” • On the banks of Eagle Sorrow Gorge, the sects joined forces to hunt me down. Everyone said my soul had been utterly destroyed. • B 4.9kReads5.5Score370Shelves

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    It's truly dark; putting aside the writing style, it's a masterpiece.

50. 50 我 I Really Don't Want to Live Forever 我真不想永生了 Fang Yebai方夜白Urban1.1M WordsOngoing An ordinary person who devotes their whole life to mastering a single craft can be called a genius. But time is the one thing Chen Luo never lacks. He has lived too long and learned too much. Criminal investigation, martial arts, medicine, psychology, finance, gambling, mechanics, firearms... Fields that take ordinary people their entire lives to master are, to him, just a few things picked up along the way through endless years. The dead ends others face are just problems with a different solut 87.2kReads8.5Score7.5kShelves

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    I highly recommend this.

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