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The Male Lead Looks Completely Ordinary, Secretly Practices Forbidden Arts, Thinks Carefully, and Isn't an Idiot 男主外表平平无奇，偷修禁术，思维缜密，不无脑

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Ideally, the male lead has already grown powerful from the start but likes to hide his strength. Other people think he's completely ordinary, but in secret he cultivates things like parasitic bugs and techniques for devouring other people's power, all while passing himself off as righteous. In short, I like protagonists who specialize in unorthodox methods and are skilled in everything from escape arts to formations.

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1 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! 303.2kReads9.1Score32.2kShelves
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This is somewhat similar. The protagonist is sold to a cult by his parents for sacrifice. At the beginning, although he's not very strong, he's not so easily bullied. On the surface, he's just an ordinary citizen, but secretly he likes to see himself as a god, offering sacrifices to himself. He's quite low-key, and the pacing is fast and doesn't drag.
2 You Call This a D-Rank Ability? 你管这叫D级能力？ Shang Die商迭Urban5.6M WordsOngoing Five million words, plenty to read [Mind games] [Strategizing] [Intricate plot] [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] Transmigrating three years ago brought Xu Ye to an unfamiliar world! In this world, Void Demons invade and Void Beasts run rampant! Humans have abilities that allow them to become Void Hunters and fight to protect humanity! Xu Ye awakens an SSS-grade ability by chance, only to discover that it lets him understand and use D-grade abilities alone! His beloved dies tragically in the belly 40.6kReads8.7Score3.2kShelves
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🔥🔥🔥All the male protagonists seem ordinary, but they harbor taboos that the world cannot tolerate, especially the second, third, and fourth books, which are simply masterpieces in my mind. Highly recommended! Hailed as a masterpiece on Tomato, it's incredibly good, with a captivating plot, vivid content, and high-energy moments throughout, making it a truly immersive read!
3 EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1kShelves
4 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
5 There’s a Ghost Inside Me 我的体内有只鬼 A Black-Inked Blade一柄墨刀Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted Vengeful ghosts awaken, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. Jiang Xiao transmigrates into this world for no apparent reason and finds himself surrounded by demons and monsters. But then he discovers that his shadow can devour ghosts without limit and gain their abilities. [Successfully devoured the White Mist Ghost. Ability acquired: Mist Form] [Successfully devoured the Hanging Ghost. Ability acquired: Shackles] [Successfully devoured the Bronze Ghost. Ability acquired: Copper Skin] [Successfu 20.7kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
6 I Have Zero Esper Power, Yet I'm the Invincible Sword Immortal 我，异能值为零，却是无敌剑仙 Drink Hot Water Fifty喝热水五十Urban647k WordsOngoing [High Martial Arts + Invincible + Sword Immortal + One Heroine + Pure Love + Slice of Life] In a world invaded by monstrous beasts, everyone is beginning to develop supernatural abilities. Zheng Xingyue was reborn here from the world of cultivation and has lived here for eighteen years, yet his ability rating has always been zero. He cannot develop any supernatural abilities at all. Then one night, he revealed just a little of the swordsmanship he had brought with him from his previous life and 39Reads7.3Score—Shelves
7 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.3kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
8 Betrayed by My Ex-Girlfriend, I Changed Class to Hell Asura 被前女友背刺，我转职地狱阿修罗 Rain in the Clouds云里雨里Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [High Martial Arts + Supernatural Abilities] [Plot-Driven] Chu Fan transmigrated to another world and was betrayed by his ex-girlfriend, leaving him blind. Everyone has a chance to successfully change classes at the age of eighteen and become a professional. Warriors, healers, pugilists, artillerists, mecha operators, martial artists, summoners, mages, and other conventional classes make up the majority, while a small number of professionals can change into hidden classes. The authorities contro 14.8kReads8.3Score1.6kShelves
9 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
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He subtly hypnotizes everyone at school, and the entire District 13 is under his control. You're not just going against me; you're going against the entire District 13! [Shocked]
10 The Amazing Little Flower Farmer 神奇小花农 Small-Town Earl小镇伯爵Urban1.9M WordsOngoing An ordinary high school student happens to buy a secondhand book on the Way, and from then on, his life takes a different path. A top-student protagonist, but this isn't a wish-fulfillment novel, an invincible-protagonist novel, or a rebirth novel. It portrays an authentic high school life, with intelligent characters and believable events. There are no advanced martial arts, powerful officials, or influential clans. These are things that could happen to you or me. Blending cultivation element 75.4kReads8.3Score6.5kShelves
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A small-town boy, inheriting a Daoist technique, hides it away, cultivating alone. He attends school by day and cultivates immortality by night, neither servile nor boastful, quietly astonishing everyone with his unassuming cultivation. Seemingly ordinary, his strength is incredibly formidable, remaining hidden and unknown to all.
11 Three Kingdoms: The Son of Heaven? The Strongest Army Wins! 三国：天子？兵强马壮者为之！ Jun Zuimengxin君醉梦心Historical3.4M WordsOngoing [Martial warrior] [Feel-good read] [No System] [Commoner origins] [Warlord] [Overbearing] [General Who Shakes the Heavens] At the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, the imperial court was corrupt, eunuchs and imperial in-laws fought endlessly, and powerful local clans and wealthy families seized land. The rich owned fields stretching to the horizon, while the poor had nowhere to plant a foot. Commoners had no way to serve their country. Starving and desperate, they had only one choice: take up a bl 29.1kReads8.6Score2kShelves
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"The Yellow Turban Rebellion? A 100,000-Strong Army Breaks Through Luoyang!" Features a protagonist with modern thinking who travels through time to become the Yellow Turban army's strategist, turning a historically failed uprising into a dramatic comeback, with every step thrilling! Want to defy fate for the God of War, Lü Bu? In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Lü Bu - Reversing the Battle of Xiapi, I Refuse to Acknowledge My Godfather," a time traveler possesses Lü Bu, refusing to acknowledge his father and sweeping across the battlefield with modern strategies. The Battle of Xiapi is exhilarating! A must-read for Shu Han fans: "Romance of the Three Kingdoms: The Restoration of the Han Dynasty, the Romance of Shu!" A time traveler becomes Liu Bei's right-hand man, using modern wisdom to revive the Han Dynasty. The camaraderie of the Peach Garden Oath and the passionate quest for national restoration will directly touch your heart! No clichéd plots, no forced power-ups, just pure time travel and the pinnacle of Three Kingdoms cinema—you won't be able to stop watching! Hurry up!
12 Three Kingdoms: Liu Feng's Comeback from Cannon Fodder 三国：炮灰刘封逆袭之路 Pineapples Everywhere满地是菠萝Historical1.2M WordsCompleted [This book is being published. Stay tuned.] (Conquest, strategy, iron-blooded heroics, beauties, System) After transmigrating as Liu Feng, Liu Bei's adopted son, he knew the fate that awaited him: losing favor, being marginalized, becoming a pawn to be discarded, and ultimately falling into a deadly trap. In this life, he chose to endure and bide his time, then turn the tables when all seemed lost! From the start, he risked his life to save Liu Shan at Changban Slope, earning a reputation across 72.4kReads9.6Score7.3kShelves
13 Three Kingdoms: From Godfather Killer to Comeback Godfather 三国：从义父杀手到逆袭教父 The Green-Robed Guest with Wine载酒青衣客Historical4.0M WordsCompleted [Political intrigue] + [Passionate action] + [No System] After transmigrating to the Three Kingdoms era, he finds himself in the body of none other than Lu Bu? Wait, this is Xiapi in Xu Province? And it’s the third year of Jian’an? If nothing unexpected happens, doesn’t that mean he’ll be meeting his end at White Gate Tower in just a few days? In this life, watch me train elite troops, battle the warlords, claim the realm, and bring peace for generations to come! (PS: The story follows the histo 15.3kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
14 Weird Tales: From the Start, I Beat the Eight-Foot-Tall Woman to a Pulp 诡异，开局锤爆八尺夫人 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted The world of the uncanny was chaotic and lawless. Mountain demons, evil ghosts, phantoms, jiangshi, zombies, slit-mouthed women, Sadako, eight-foot-tall women, Bloody Mary… Every uncanny being once thought to exist only in the imagination was real in this world. Xu Changqing, a martial arts enthusiast, had ended up here by accident. He’d only wanted to scrape by and wait for death, but from the start, he was attacked by an F-rank entity from Sakura Country: the Eight-Foot-Tall Woman. To stay ali 11.3kReads8.7Score981Shelves
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Each one is a forbidden technique. The Corpse-Refining Ten Thousand Soul Banner
15 I'm a Taoist Priest. What's Wrong with Knowing a Few Spells? 我一个道士，会点法术怎么了 Hero Wu吴大侠Urban2.8M WordsOngoing Anti-cultural export + cultivation + livestreaming + Daoist priest + System + spreading the Dao in America + no couples + no female lead + no spiritual qi revival + scheming protagonist Also known as: Spreading the Dao in America, Shocking the Eagles Every Day Chen Xian, Daoist name Xuanyun, is known in the martial world as the well-mannered young Daoist, the Cultivator's Version of Homelander, and the Enlightened Master Who Follows His Every Whim. His motto: “This Daoist does whatever he wants! 57.4kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves
16 The Path of Unorthodox Longevity, Beginning with Shifting Blood and Bone 邪路长生，从横移血骨开始 Golden Koi金鲤鱼Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Unorthodox cultivation] [Longevity] [Cautious] [Fake System] [Mercurial] [Pseudo-invincible] [Decisive and ruthless] [No female lead] [Also known as: The Unorthodox Path to Longevity: Shifting Blood and Bone; Fellow Daoist, Your Spiritual Root Looks Good. Mind If I Borrow It?; Unorthodox Cultivation: My Aptitude Falls Short, So I’ll Make Up the Difference with Fellow Daoists] [PS: (*^▽^*) Since this is a story about an unorthodox cultivator, some things go without saying. Ratings and comments a 9kReads8.2Score770Shelves
17 It’s Just Too Satisfying to Cultivate Demonic Arts in a Doomsday World 在末日世界修魔也太爽了吧 Set Sail for the Eastern Sky启航东天Eastern Fantasy958k WordsOngoing When five billion people transmigrated to a cultivation world, each became a low-level demonic cultivator teetering on the edge of death. And when tens of millions were dying every day... What would you do if you were one of them? Lie low for a thousand years, become invincible, then finally emerge? Or charge ahead and fight until heaven and earth were turned upside down, and the sun and moon lost their light? Luckily, you discovered a door in your sea of consciousness leading to a zombie wo 39.6kReads8.9Score3.3kShelves
18 The Legend of Qi Refiners: I Refine Natural Gas 炼气士传说之我炼天然气 Long, Long Lu漫漫长璐Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted At worst, I'm a mutant. You're the ones who are freaks. Daring to swing your blade at your own crotch naturally makes your divine powers stronger. There are countless freaks in the world, and there's always one that matches your taste. I'm terrifyingly strong now. This is a world of qi cultivators. Everyone else cultivates spiritual energy, immortal energy, demonic energy, baleful energy, and so on. But the protagonist cultivates swamp gas (stinky, flammable), stupidity (confuses and paralyzes) 219Reads6.8Score106Shelves
19 I Sell Fate Across the Heavens 我在诸天售卖命运 Mysteries of the Stars星辰玄妙Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Urban Imagination] + [the Myriad Worlds] + [Invincible Mastermind] + [System Management] + [Trading in Fate] I am Shen Yuan, a merchant of fate who walks through the cracks in time. One bottle of antibiotics buys Chongzhen the Forbidden City. A piece of intelligence from the future swipes ten billion dollars from Wall Street, with twenty extra years of life thrown in for a financial tycoon. Wealth, power, love, lifespan, even the desire to rewrite history... Everything on my shelves is up for 4.4kReads—Score446Shelves
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Using destiny as currency, this is a mind-blowing, time-traveling trading novel. Shen Yuan travels through countless worlds, trading antibiotics for the Forbidden City and stealing billions from Wall Street with intelligence—each transaction comes with a hidden price. The episodic plot is tight and efficient, seamlessly switching between ancient, modern, and future, with the law of equivalence concealing the mysteries of destiny. The early urban transactions are meticulously planned, while the later scope expands to encompass countless worlds, full of playful arrogance yet profoundly questioning cause and effect and fate—it's increasingly addictive!
20 Oh No! I Refined the School Beauty into a Gu Insect 完蛋！我把校花炼成了蛊 Fish Beibei Herself鱼北北本尊Urban166k WordsOngoing The campus belle bullied me, so I turned her into a gu. That’s perfectly reasonable, right? But as this secret comes to light, more mysteries emerge, and the truth about the world gradually unfolds... Faced with a barefoot glass-skinned bodhisattva, a beautiful Daoist priestess consumed by infernal flames, a cute girl who uses electronic music to summon spirits, a seductive little green tea who charms souls with love spells, a cat-eared girl who communes with spirits through curses, a qipao-clad 215Reads—Score—Shelves
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The sixth brother who practiced Gu techniques
21 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 Fantasy3.6M 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 86.8kReads9.4Score10.1kShelves
22 On My Deathbed, I Sat Bolt Upright: The Old Ones Were Me All Along 垂死病中惊坐起，旧日竟是我自己 Ten Tons in Three Days三天吃十吨Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Not an invincible protagonist + progression novel + no System + Lovecraftian horror + not fast-paced wish fulfillment + follows the official route] Lu Ning wandered through the fog for two thousand years. When he finally emerged, he found that the world seemed to be sick. The sun was covered in tentacles, planets were blanketed in flesh, the moon had sprouted countless eyes, and even Earth was groaning and crying for help. The diseased, disaster beasts, and followers of evil gods ran rampant, w 48.8kReads9.1Score5.8kShelves
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Book 1: The protagonist walked through the mist for two thousand years. Upon emerging, he found the world completely changed. The sun was covered in tentacles, and planets were sprouting flesh and blood. The world had been polluted by the mist. Diseased beings, monstrous beasts, and cult followers roamed freely. The protagonist grew stronger and stronger, all to return to his own era! [Eating popcorn] Book 2: In this world, there are monsters in human skin, outwardly indistinguishable from ordinary people, but possessing extraordinary abilities. The price of these abilities is the need to eat people. The protagonist, a high school student, inexplicably becomes a resurrected being. He has never harmed anyone, yet he is ruthlessly hunted down by the authorities. To survive, he must make a pact with a god, gain power, and change this era!! [Sparrow's Masterpiece] Book 3: In this world, a small number of people possess special abilities. The protagonist's special ability is: whenever he sleeps, he dreams, and he can construct his dreams using his mental power. Moreover, his mental power recovers and permanently increases by 1% upon waking! A satisfying read, with a smooth plot and no toxic elements. Highly recommended!! [Sending hearts]
23 There's a Demonic Cultivator Here 这里有一个魔修 Lord Xianyue仙月大人Eastern Fantasy121k WordsOngoing [Original Plot] [Entirely Handcrafted] [Xianxia] [Demonic Cultivation] [Corpse Raising] [Baleful Energy Refining] [Ghost Wedding Dress] [Cultivation Method Reform] [Resource Farming] [The Goodness, Truth, and Beauty of Human Nature] [The Way of the Five Elements and Yin and Yang] The protagonist is named Tishuang Shi. 1.3kReads—Score101Shelves
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The protagonist is a pure demonic genius
24 A Max-Level Expert Pretends to Be a Newbie, but Her Secret Identities Keep Getting Exposed 满级大佬装萌新，马甲掉不完 Mysteries of the Stars星辰玄妙Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted Invincible + Cautious + Comedy + Multiple Secret Identities + Absolute Control He is a creator-level powerhouse among the myriad heavens, yet he prefers to pose as a weak newbie and take it easy. The God King is a clay figure he molded, the Immortal Emperor is one of his split incarnations, and every legend in the world is one of his secret identities. At the sect tournament, he “narrowly beats” the last-place contestant, while the Grand Supreme Elder kneels to watch a divine technique. When t 2.8kReads—Score313Shelves
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It's arguably the pinnacle of fantasy comedy! A world-class powerhouse disguises himself as a complete weakling to roam the heavens, with gods, kings, and immortal emperors all playing disguises—a premise that inherently provides a satisfying experience. From a clay figure in a newbie village causing a sect-wide uproar, to a shopping list turning into a sword manual and underwear becoming a chaotic treasure, every scene is filled with adorable contrasts and hilarious moments of overwhelming power. The plot is wildly imaginative, featuring alter egos fighting each other, villainous plots turning into fireworks, and schizophrenic romances. Absolute strength collides with a laid-back, survival-oriented approach, creating a wonderfully unique experience. It offers the exhilarating feeling of an invincible protagonist while also providing laugh-out-loud moments of absurd comedy. High-energy from start to finish, it's a true stress-relieving masterpiece!
25 A Mage's Journal 法师手札 Gray Tulip灰色郁金香Eastern Fantasy524k WordsCompleted “Not a single mentor is willing to take me on as an apprentice. That means I'll have to pack my things and go home to herd sheep. I can't accept it. I know my magic and insight are no worse than anyone else's, but I was born poor, have no confidence, and struggle to express myself. I couldn't show the mentors what I could really do. Still, herding sheep on Golden River Slope wouldn't be so bad. At least I wouldn't have to put up with people's disgusted stares. But going back like this would let 187Reads6.5Score—Shelves
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Meets the requirements ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ Elegant
26 Three Sins Against Heaven 问天三罪 4035Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [No System] + [Demonic cultivator] + [Decisive and ruthless] The gods choose the gifted. The demons choose those who never give up. My name is Chen Ze, and I was chosen by a demon. Of course, you can call me Gui Qing. Speak my name on the road to reincarnation, and Granny Meng will give you free soup. That day, I questioned the heavens three times. The gods and Buddhas across the realms said nothing, and I knew there was no place for me in this world anymore. In that case, I have no choice but t 32.7kReads9.2Score4kShelves
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Aside from the protagonist's impure nature, everything else is fine (I really can't accept that he betrayed the person who redeemed him, even though it was forced, it's actually acceptable).
27 EN Eternal Life: This Isn't a Forbidden Art, It's an Invincible Technique! 长生：这哪是禁术，明明是无敌术 Seeds of Time时光火种Eastern Fantasy505k WordsCompleted [Immortal Longevity + Invincible + Pure Thrills] Su Fan transmigrates and, from the start, gets dumped by his fiancée, cast aside, and confined by his sect to the Cliff of Reflection. But he doesn’t panic at all: his transmigrator-exclusive cheat has activated. “Unlimited Lifespan System activated. Host will have an endless lifespan…” An endless lifespan means he won’t die of old age, but with such lousy cultivation, someone could easily kill him. Luckily, that’s when Su Fan discovers a forbidde 4.4kReads8.1Score373Shelves
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Su Fan transmigrated and activated a transmigrator-exclusive cheat: the "Infinite Lifespan System," granting him an endless lifespan. He also unexpectedly discovered a forbidden technique: Improving Talent. This technique allows him to enhance his innate talent by consuming his lifespan. He decided to consume a thousand years of his lifespan to improve his talent!
28 Immortal and Undying: A God-Slaying Executioner in Another World 长生不死：在异界当刽子手斩神魔 Young Master Xiao Yi小乙官人Eastern Fantasy858k WordsCompleted (Fantasy + Immortality + Transmigrate + Executioner + Pets + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Keep a Low Profile and Grow Stronger + Ruthless and Cunning) After Xu Xuan transmigrates, he awakens the Qi and Blood Orb, which lets him steal lifespans by killing people and live forever. Born into a family of executioners, he wields a ghost-head executioner's blade: publicly, he beheads evildoers; in secret, he slays demons and fiends, gods and devils. All for the sake of eternal life and a clear cons 7.9kReads8.5Score506Shelves
29 I Extend My Life by Doing Evil: Immortal in the High Martial World 作恶延寿，我在高武长生不死 Ya Qi鸦栖Urban625k WordsCompleted [Advanced Martial Arts + Fast-Paced Power Fantasy + Rapid Leveling + Crushing All Opposition + No Romance] In a world of advanced martial arts, the martial path flourished. Chu Sheng was reborn back to his senior-year sparring competition. His opponent was Ye Chen, who had crippled him in his previous life and loved to play the pig to eat the tiger. What else was there to say? He'd go all out and take him down! Ding! Serpent-Coiling Spear reached the state of returning to simplicity! Ding! Mount 9.9kReads8.5Score734Shelves
30 Simplified Cultivation: I'm Really Not Physically Weak 修炼简化：我真不是体虚 Admiring Flowers in a Dream梦里看花Eastern Fantasy688k WordsCompleted Shen Zhexian transmigrates into a world of immortal cultivation and awakens the Great Dao Made Simple System. He discovers that cultivation can actually be this easy, though the ways it simplifies things are a little strange. The method for cultivating inner arts is simplified to coughing. The method for cultivating immortal techniques is simplified to staying up all night. The method for tempering the body is simplified to lying down. … From then on, the cultivation world gains a young master w 2.6kReads8.2Score194Shelves
31 From the Start, Immortal Longevity: Cultivating from the First Qi Refining Stage 开局长生：从炼气一层开始修仙 Xian Mu衔木Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted The Heavenly Dao is flawed. Of the fifty paths of the Great Derivation, forty-nine are complete. Mo Bufan is the missing “one,” born immortal! The Heavenly Dao is merciless. Immortality is forbidden! Again and again, it drives Mo Bufan to the brink of despair. So what if it is the Heavenly Dao? He refuses to accept his fate! Immortality is not mere survival. Being cautious does not make him a coward. Mo Bufan turns around and trades his lifespan for forbidden arts! An immortal of taboo arts. An 1.7kReads7.8Score120Shelves
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32 Master of Folk Forbidden Arts 民间禁术大师 Yi Qiushui790伊秋水790Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Forbidden arts are forbidden because they're too powerful, powerful enough to make even Heaven afraid. But I will break through the restraints and cultivate forbidden arts. I will become the greatest master of forbidden arts in the Three Realms. I will avenge my enemies, protect my loved ones, and roam wherever I please, from the heavens to the depths of the earth... 1.5kReads7.4Score217Shelves
33 The Senior Brother Specializes in Forbidden Arts 大师兄专修禁术 Salty Fish Kid咸鱼小仔Eastern Fantasy423k WordsCompleted Gu Zuo accidentally transmigrates to the Great Wilderness and gains a golden finger that makes him immune to negative effects. From then on, he follows the path of a spirit cultivator specializing in forbidden arts. While everyone thinks he is nothing but a disgrace to the spirit cultivation world, a good-for-nothing who refuses to study, he has already swept across the Great Wilderness with his arsenal of forbidden arts! He tramples the Sacred Domain, revives the Thieves' Sect with one hand and 28Reads—Score—Shelves
34 Forbidden Feng Shui Arts 风水禁术 Garble God乱码天神Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted Our Guo family has practiced feng shui for generations. We charge only ten catties of rice per job, and have no interest in money. Don't think we're noble, though. It's mainly because our clients aren't human. The living live in houses, and the dead are buried in yin dwellings. Though I'm a feng shui master, I only deal with haunted sites. From infant corpses used in empowerment rituals, to three-willow ghost seals and five-element soul locks, if you encounter forbidden feng shui arts, you'd bet 182Reads—Score—Shelves
35 I Am the Evil God, and This World Will Treat Me as a Forbidden Taboo for All Eternity 吾为邪神，此世当做万古禁忌 Yu Mulinlin雨木霖霖Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted “I want you to cast aside every last bit of kindness and sink completely into the swamp of evil!” Amid a field of ruins, a boy reborn from death, a coffin bearer above the stars, a supreme body of gods and demons! A strange mask of gods and demons, a mysterious broken black sword, a person reborn with a burden of sin! Only after enduring every evil the world has to offer does one realize how many sinners there are! After countless trials, the boy takes up his sword, sees through the mortal world 3.6kReads9.0Score327Shelves
36 Longevity: I Became Invincible by Developing Forbidden Arts 长生：从演化禁术开始无敌 Lost Madman疯子迷途Eastern Fantasy296k WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Jiang Yang gains the golden finger of immortality. However, because he automatically revives on the spot after dying, he nearly gets killed when someone camps his corpse. To keep that tragedy from happening again, Jiang Yang decides to lie low and grow stronger in secret. That’s when he discovers that studying martial arts and cultivation techniques lets him develop forbidden arts. Forbidden arts are techniques that consume your life force when used, but possess boundless p 90Reads6.8Score—Shelves
37 A Trillion Trillion Qi and Blood: I Created My Own Blood-Curse Martial Art 气血亿万兆，我自创血咒武道 Bean-Eating Immortal吃豆仙人Eastern Fantasy447k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Overwhelming Physical Strength + Decisive and Ruthless + No Saintly Heroics + High Intelligence + Uncanny Insight + Multiple Heroines] The dying protagonist is dragged into another universe. The once-strongest being vanishes before his eyes, and the protagonist makes a grand vow to become the strongest in this world. Thus begins his story. With an indestructible heart from the start, his vitality surges without limit! His self-created martial arts reach the pinnacle instantly! 41Reads—Score—Shelves
38 Immortal and Undying: I’ll Suppress the Ages with Forbidden Arts! 长生不死：镇压万古从禁术开始！ Si Xiliu四夕刂Eastern Fantasy124k WordsCompleted [Fantasy Imagination + Immortality + No Hiding Away + No System + Decisive and Ruthless + Pets + No Heroine + Lifespan as Currency] At the end of the dynasty, war and chaos reign. Demons run rampant, and bandits plague the land. A young man is reborn with a Thirty-Sixth-Rank Creation Green Lotus and attains the state of eternal life, deathlessness, and imperishability. Confronted with a chaotic age where people trade children for food and can barely survive from one day to the next, Hong Qianjun 108Reads—Score—Shelves
39 Choosing My Own Path 择道而生 Dream of Pai派之梦Eastern Fantasy246k WordsOngoing After transmigrating, Jing Yun became a blood slave in a demon's lair. Every day, they drew his blood and gave him a ration of food. When they discovered his unusual bloodline, he finally got spirit rice and meat, because the people in charge wanted to see if raising him well would let them refine better pills. But he didn't get to eat a single bite of his first meal. His cellmates stole the meat, the overseer demanded his blood, and only a dying old man shared half a bowl of thin porridge with 52Reads—Score—Shelves
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The protagonist cultivates the path of blood, and the story later turns dark, involving strategic battles and games of strategy.
40 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 34.8kReads8.8Score3.1kShelves
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Why practice secretly? Can't we practice openly and honestly?
41 Eternal Demon 永魔 Adding Ink to Continue the Story点墨续作Eastern Fantasy761k WordsOngoing Traditional cultivation. The protagonist is ruthless and merciless, no holier-than-thou hero, no heroine, dark fiction! No System!! If you want to become an immortal in the heavens, you must climb the road to immortality over the bones of others. This isn't AI-generated. I wrote it by hand!!! 3.2kReads5.4Score316Shelves
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A traditional cultivation-themed story, the protagonist is ruthless and decisive, using any means necessary to achieve his goals; he is cold-blooded, cunning, and utterly inhuman. There is no female lead, no system, and it's not a brainless or dark story.
42 Xuanhuan: Doing Good Deeds Makes Me Stronger, Yet I'm Righteous to the Core 玄幻：做善事就变强，我正的发邪 Stealing Leisure from Boredom无趣偷闲Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless] [If he doesn’t die, am I supposed to die?] [Monsters feel no pain] [I don’t waste words on people who can’t understand] [A protagonist like Duanmu Yan] After transmigrating to a world of ancient martial arts filled with countless powerful fighters, Shen Zhou acquired the Book of Merit. As long as he did good deeds, he could grow stronger. And so, he set out on a path of good works and merit. [Killed a gambler, successfully helped him kick his gambling habit. Good Deed Poi 157.1kReads8.9Score21.8kShelves
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🔥①After being jilted and imprisoned on the Cliff of Repentance, never to leave again, feeling threatened and wanting to improve his strength, he discovered a glowing stone in a cave. Pressing it revealed that it had opened a forbidden burial ground...
43 A Short-Lived Forbidden Spell Caster? I Have an Undying Body 禁咒师短命？我拥有不死之身 Eat the Little Almond吃掉小杏仁Urban3.9M WordsOngoing Ye Lin transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and monsters, where he gains an immortal body. Because changing jobs in this world costs a fortune, he exploits a bug and sells his own organs to scrape together enough money to take part in the job-change ceremony. On the day of the ceremony, he becomes an SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcaster, but everyone around him mocks him. That's because SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcasters have to sacrifice their lifespan or their flesh to cast spells, so they're usu 197kReads8.8Score7.4kShelves
44 Creating the Uncanny: My Creations Throw the World into Chaos 诡异创造，我的造物们霍乱世界 January Wind and Snow一月风雪Mystery631k WordsCompleted [Superpowers + Supernatural Horror + Lovecraftian + Contamination + No Female Lead + Behind the Scenes + Natural Disasters] Mysterious myths awaken amid natural disasters, while an unknown corruption quietly takes over the world. Abominable creations howl, and contamination continues to spread. Distortion returns alongside the supernatural: eyes that target human nature, domains that twist it, and strange shackles that cannot be broken. Destruction and rebirth intertwine to create a new mytholog 2kReads—Score150Shelves
45 Invincible in the Mystic Heavens: Cultivation Starts at the Forge 玄天修仙从打铁开始无敌 A Short Life短短一生Eastern Fantasy745k WordsOngoing During a cross-world mission, a Nether Marshal falls into the Xu Tian cultivation world. Jian Sheng, an ordinary young man, carries a jade pendant bearing the character for “life,” wields a Netherworld demon-sealing blade, and shoulders secrets of life and death that no one knows. Silver-white deer antlers conceal the true meaning of the Dao. Devouring Gold Gu insects break through all laws. A bewitching nine-tailed demon fox accompanies him, while the Myriad Demons Tempering Body Art defies th 294Reads—Score—Shelves
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The Path of the Dead, the Path of Mortals, the Path of the Master—building forces, assassin forces—the Ash Cave, weapon-forging forces—the Heavenly Craftsman of the Furnace, beast taming, the Nine-Eyed Nether Raven, the Earthly Venerable Ink Prison Hou, the Mountain-Splitting Stone Rhinoceros, the Nine Abyss Moon-Devouring Owl… The Cangwu Ruins Realm, the Cangwu Spiritual Source Mystic Body, the Mysterious Yin Withering and Flourishing Body, constructing an underground Great Wall, hiding underground! Marketplaces, black markets, blood pits, secret auctions. The Path of Blood, the Path of Demons, puppets…
46 Even the Heavenly Court Fears the Ghosts I Raise 我养的鬼连天庭都忌惮 Cold Words and Leng Words冷言leng语Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Overpowered protagonist] [Satisfying story] [The strongest Celestial Master] Twenty years ago, five-year-old Zhang Ze was taken away by a mysterious old man. When he returned, he brought a host of ghosts with him. He was the strongest Celestial Master, and the only living earthly immortal in the world today. “Zhang Ze, just how strong are you now?” When an elderly Celestial Master from Longhu Mountain asked out of curiosity, Zhang Ze was about to answer when the ghost infant perched on his shou 47kReads8.8Score6.4kShelves
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📚The male lead looks ordinary, but he's got real skills and isn't brainless.🍓Yanyu Tower: A wealthy merchant's only son transmigrates to this world, becoming rich overnight, known throughout the country. But when he learns that immortals exist in this world, a series of schemes to attract the fairies begin, from storytellers reciting tales to old masters spouting nonsense for money. [Facepalm]
47 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 212.8kReads9.6Score25.1kShelves
48 Awakened by Heavenly Treasures: I Can Engrave Anything 天物觉醒：我能刻印一切 The Leaf Riding the Wind御风而行的葉子Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Publication Contract Signed, Safe to Read][Tales of Youth][Everyone Has Common Sense][Absolutely Wonderful][Magic][Distinctive Characters][No Female Lead] My name is Jin Feichen. Draped in the twilight of my youth, I once thought I would muddle through life, relying on taxpayers to support me forever. I thought that would be my fate. However, all of that came to an end on a rainy afternoon. Youth is a grand stage. On that evening when rain poured down in torrents, the stage reached out to me, a 269.6kReads9.5Score22.3kShelves
49 Everyone Draws Cards to Change Classes, but One Draw Gives Me Max Stats! 全民抽卡转职，我一抽满命！ Wu Xiaowu勿小悟Urban5.2M WordsOngoing In this world, gacha rules! When people turn eighteen, they each get one chance to draw a card and change careers. Some poor students draw combat classes and rise to the top overnight. Some top students draw civilian classes and lose any chance of adventure and battle. In this gacha era, drawing a combat class is called pulling a gold. The world rewards you with another draw, and duplicate classes are converted into constellation levels. However, there is no pity system. On the day of his draw, 152kReads9.0Score12.4kShelves
50 Skills Have No Cooldowns: Summoning the Shadow Corps from the Start 技能无冷却，开局召唤黑影兵团 Neither Black Nor White非白即白Urban593k WordsCompleted Demons invade, and everyone awakens! Lin Mo transmigrates to Blue Star and awakens as a Summoner. Summoners are weak in the early game. If you come from a poor family, are you doomed to stay at level 1 until you die? Lin Mo obtains the System, gaining the talent No Skill Cooldowns and the ability to summon the nine Shadow Army divisions! The Ghost Shadow Army excels at scouting, assassination, and infiltration; the Troll Army boasts incredible defense and strength; the Shadow Eaters can grow 603Reads8.3Score270Shelves
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💥💥The male protagonist appears ordinary, but he is quick-witted and exceptionally talented😎. He awakens the highest forbidden-level superpower, the Universal-level - Final Order Garden. He doesn't hide his abilities or act like a saint; he uses his genius privileges from the start and also has a Venerable-level protector, becoming a card magician who reaps lives!!

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