Any Stories That Go Against the Canon, Like This One? Preferably With a Ruthless Protagonist 有无跟官方对着干的小说，像这本，最好杀伐果断的

1. 101 一 The Outcast: The Abundance Pharmacist Makes the Three-One Sect Great Again 一人：丰饶药师，让三一门再伟大 Thirteen Nan十三楠Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Republican era + War of Resistance + Three-One Sect + corrupted Abundance + no holier-than-thou heroics + decisive and ruthless + neutral good] You're right, but this is the living Yama of the Three-One Sect. Wielding the Authority of Abundance, he has mastered the Threefold Reversal. His mana bar is infinite. He can restore flesh to bones and bring ordinary people back to life, then be reborn with only a sliver of health. He can also steal the life force from others, making wounds refuse to he 6.1kReads5.0Score41014d adds

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   Amidst the chaos of war, he is a seeker of immortality, a lone warrior in the darkness. He challenges warlords with his bare hands, protecting the glimmer of dawn with his bounty. He withstands the onslaught of gunfire, reversing the course of events. Protecting his people and his nation, he vows to erase all regrets. Let the sky before dawn be crimson as blood!! Join me on the journey of *Under One Person: The Compassionate Pharmacist*, experience firsthand this battle of protection where light and darkness intertwine, and witness the legendary tale of a lone warrior, second only to one, above all others!

2. 102 我 I Died Fighting Evil, So Why Are You Crying? 我为惩奸除恶而死，你们哭什么？ Huang Boshu黄搏曙Mystery923k WordsCompleted [The entire story has been revised. Things have changed, and I don't recommend reading it. Wishing you all a happy life and a joyful family.] When equality is ignored, freedom trampled, and the spirit of fraternity lost. When faced with twisted, hideous beasts who commit heinous crimes, what choice will you make? Send them to prison to be reformed and given a new lease on life? Or send them to hell? The sun may shine brilliantly. But it cannot reach every corner of this world. Only darkness can 1.2kReads8.3Score—14d adds

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   This book is truly amazing.

3. 103 末 Apocalypse Descends: I Can't Believe I've Become a Zombie 末世降临：我居然成丧尸了 Too Young to Know Regret年少不知悔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse401k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] + [zombies] + [no female lead] An unknown energy sweeps across the globe, and the moon turns a strange red. Food delivery worker Liang Ye suddenly becomes a zombie. Terrified, he realizes he can no longer live among the living, so he resolves to be a good zombie and carve out a territory of his own in the Apocalypse, becoming its king! 158Reads5.1Score—14d adds

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   It's right to confront them head-on, it's right to be decisive and ruthless—look at that!

4. 104 我 I Am the Zombie Source, Poisoning the Ocean from the Start 我，丧尸源体，开局投毒海洋 Unorthodox非道Sci-Fi & Apocalypse487k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse]+ [Zombies]+ [Zombie Beasts]+ [Zombie Plants]+ [Darkness]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [Cautious]+ [Laying Low and Growing Strong]= This Novel Shi Fang has had the zombie source virus dormant inside him for twenty years! When the virus finally matures, he transforms into the zombie source and heads straight for the ocean to lay the groundwork by poisoning it! From then on, zombies spread across the globe. Deadly zombie plants silently spread viral pollen that turns people into zombies, 4.4kReads7.8Score36214d adds

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   Zombies have swept the world, so there's no official support anymore. Please give this a like, thank you!

5. 105 地 Hellfire: The Chosen One 地狱之火：天选者 Xiaofeng Studio筱枫工作室Urban338k WordsCompleted Wei Xiaorong wrapped up her work and raced all the way home. What the hell! In such a hurry? The landlady had opened her door before she’d even gotten home! Wei Xiaorong charged inside, determined to demand another month’s rent as compensation. Otherwise, there was no way she was moving out today! Wait, who was this? Who the hell are you?! Those eyes! That face! That dashing, devastatingly handsome look! Wei Xiaorong threw herself at him and burst into tears, cursing as she sobbed: “You wretched 19Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A super-exciting urban fantasy novel! The Chosen One of Hellfire makes a powerful debut, navigating the political arena with high spirits, achieving unparalleled success in the workplace, and making money and turning the tables to the extreme. The plot is tight and concise, making it the perfect choice for when you're looking for something to read!

6. 106 丧 Zombie Mother: Infecting the World from Scratch 丧尸母体：从零开始感染世界 Ye Lingya夜泠涯Sci-Fi & Apocalypse402k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse] [Matriarch Zombie] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Humans Are Not Weakened] [Mind Games] [True Villain Protagonist] As a matriarch zombie, Wei Gong must face human players who outnumber him a hundred to one, as well as all of human civilization. Phone scams, deception, and identity swaps: watch how Wei Gong exploits human nature to win one mind game after another and turn the tables against all odds, building a zombie apocalypse from scratch! Human nature is humanity's greatest weakness, a 20.3kReads8.5Score1.9k14d adds
7. 107 我 I Am the Mastermind Behind the Scenes, Creating a Supernatural Game 我，幕后主宰，创建超凡游戏 Short on Gold and Silver金缺银少Urban417k WordsCompleted [Behind-the-scenes mastermind + urban fantasy + ensemble cast + global upheaval + ruthless decisiveness + sharp minds + factional conflict + human nature at stake] After becoming a god, Yunge found the world far too boring. So he decided to have some fun, randomly selecting “lucky ones” to take part in a killing spree called the [Game of the Gods]. Here, kindness is an epitaph, and treachery is a passport. He brings about spiritual qi revival, unleashes the supernatural, and brings technology cr 9kReads8.2Score55114d adds

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   Ten years of reading, totaling over 3000 hours! 📚 A reader for both men and women, with no genre restrictions. Every book I recommend has been rigorously vetted by my discerning eye; quality is absolutely guaranteed! Add it to your bookshelf with confidence and enjoy—don't like it? Come at me, I won't fight back!

8. 108 奔 An Absurd Journey to the Mountains and Seas 奔赴山海荒诞 Xiaofeng Studio筱枫工作室Urban287k WordsOngoing At thirty-four, Yu Xiaofeng walked away with nothing, leaving his ex-wife the entire family fortune. With 300,000 yuan in his pocket and his child-prodigy daughter by his side, he set out to start over. He was adrift at rock bottom when his extraordinary talent for deduction swept him into a national undertaking tied to the livelihood of the country and its people. He is no playboy surrounded by women for his own amusement. Every woman at his side has a purpose and a destiny: his leading lady i 18Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 109 序EN Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.3M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 1MReads9.3Score123.9k14d adds
10. 110 来 A Superintelligence from the Future 来自未来的超级智能 Spring Blossoms, Autumn Fruits春花秋果Urban72k WordsOngoing Three hundred years in the future, the superintelligent AI Xiaobai controls an interstellar fleet. While traveling through space, it is caught in a sudden anomaly in spacetime and transmigrates to the modern era. Su Wanwan, who suffers from a rare disease, and Jiang Tao, who was badly injured in a car accident, have their bodies rebuilt and their lives rewritten by future technology. 112Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A realistic science fiction novel, everyone come and check it out! [Laughing][almost crying][cool]

11. 111 敌 A Demon in the Eyes of His Enemies, a Hero in the Eyes of the World 敌人眼中的恶魔，世人眼中的英雄 Freehand Writing at Leisure随意写意Urban154k WordsOngoing PS: This is a parallel world! A parallel world! A parallel world! {Dear readers, if you have any good ideas, feel free to share them with the author. The author may work them into the story, depending on the circumstances.} Chen Ming suddenly acquired a System called the Punish Evil System. “A Punish Evil System?” “That’s right, Master. This System is the Punish Evil System.” “So what can you do?” “If you use your own methods to punish people who deserve punishment but have escaped it, you’ll ge 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    [Explore][Explore]

12. 112 你 What Are You Saying? I Don’t Understand. Have a Fist! 你说什么呢？听不懂，吃我一拳！ Midnight Azure Dust午夜青尘Urban204k WordsOngoing [Urban Cultivation] [One Heroine] [Ruthless and Decisive] Three hundred years ago, the heavens first collapsed upon Blue Star. Ancient ruins appeared one after another, ushering in a great age when anyone could cultivate the Dao. Chen Qing is a body cultivator, yet he constantly hears people saying things like, “Body cultivators are in decline.” He thinks he needs to prove to the world that body cultivation is obviously: Left fist: high damage. Right fist: even higher damage. As he weaves basic 1Reads—Score114d adds

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    The protagonist is ruthless to his enemies, but even more ruthless to himself!

13. 113 反 Villain Template: Starting with The Outcast, I Play Dirty 反派模板：从一人之下开始黑吃黑 Blood Corpse Emperor Who Loves Black Bean Porridge爱吃黑豆粥的血尸大帝Male-Channel Fanfiction505k WordsCompleted [This is a thoroughly dark story] [The protagonist is utterly evil] [He's definitely not going to be anyone's nanny] [The protagonist is a lunatic] [But a lunatic with brains] Mo Wen transmigrated into the world of The Outcast as a wandering outcast with no school or sect. From the start, he obtained the [Infinite Villain Template] System, and his first template was Ding Chunqiu. To raise his strength as quickly as possible, Mo Wen made a bold decision. He headed straight to Liu Bihua of the All 1.4kReads5.9Score—14d adds

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    This is pretty good too.

14. 114 都 The Urban Underworld: Power and Influence 都市江湖：权势滔天 A Child at Heart家有童心Urban2.0M WordsOngoing The short drama of the same name premieres on January 4, 2026, at 10 a.m. on Hongguo Short Drama: Urban Underworld: Power Overwhelming Chen Yi had never met his biological father. Then one day, his parents were summoned to school, and he watched helplessly as his teacher was beaten badly enough to end up in the hospital... 14kReads9.0Score44314d adds

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    Are there any similar books? Political intrigue, action, darkness, high intelligence.

15. 115 开EN Removing the Human Body's Limits from the Start: Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill, Kill 开局解除人体限制，杀杀杀杀杀 I'm Zhang Keke我是张可可Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Invincible + Life-for-Power + Extreme Martial Arts + Dark Transformation + Ruthless + Advanced Martial Arts...] “Here’s your choice: remove the limits on the human body and gain a continuous invincible buff at the cost of burning through your lifespan. Are you willing?” His parents were brutally murdered, his older sister was gravely injured and left paralyzed, and his girlfriend was imprisoned and vanished... Yet all the evidence points to Su Han, who knows nothing about any of it. No matter h 85.3kReads7.3Score9.5k14d adds

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    It all seems pretty good.

16. 116 我 I Am the Twilight Council 我一人，即是黄昏议会 Polygonal Writer多边形写手Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Urban high martial arts + secret identities + decisive and ruthless + mastermind behind the scenes + faction building + one heroine] Synopsis: This is a brutal age where talent determines who lives and dies. Outside the walls, strange beasts run rampant; inside, powerful conglomerates hold a monopoly. Those born with S-rank talent rule the world, while those with D-rank talent are worth less than grass. Li Yebai, an unwanted son of a wealthy family, is cast out and exiled to the slums to die af 85.7kReads7.7Score12k14d adds

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    How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's one of my absolute favorites. The plot is thrilling, the logic is impeccable, and the aesthetics are superb. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

17. 117 新 New Utopia 新，乌托邦 Broken Strings in the Rain雨中断弦Urban431k WordsOngoing [No System] [Apocalypse Survival] [Human Nature Reversal] The Ghost Abyss tears open the sky screen, and world-corroding aberrant creatures sweep across the mortal realm. Survivors take up arms and join anti-corrosion combat squads, using their own flesh and blood to hold back the fiends from beyond the boundaries. Everyone believes the calamity comes from the abyss, and that fighting with all their might will win back their home and ensure its survival. Only when the smoke clears and the curt 2.2kReads—Score18214d adds

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    The protagonist almost died in the first chapter.

18. 118 我 [Murder Game] I Want to Survive 【杀人游戏】我想活下去 Yu Ge雨戈Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [No Romance]+ [Pure Villainess] High-stakes battles of wits and deadly games; everyone schemes against everyone else just to stay alive. The heroine does every kind of evil, casts aside her conscience, and cares only about profit. Because she knows that only by devouring others can she grow stronger and climb step by step to the pinnacle of power. Watch her fight her way out from the bottom, rising from a mere nobody to stand atop the world. Watch her pull off one dazzling m 34.8kReads9.0Score4.1k14d adds
19. 119 纯 A Pure Heart: A Life-or-Death Game 纯净的心：生死牌局 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我9k WordsCompleted A Pure Heart: The Life-and-Death Card Game 432Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In *Twilight of the Empire*, on the eve of the Nazi collapse, amidst intrigue and power struggles, Wenck's army group launches a surprise attack on Berlin and evacuates civilians.

20. 120 异 Alien Beasts Invade: I've Become the Evil Cult's Boss! 异兽入侵：我成了邪教boss！ 7723 Ah7723啊Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Villain + Gene Fusion + Cult Leader + Behind the Scenes + No Female Lead] Qin Sheng is transmigrated, and though he survives by sheer luck, he has less than a year to live. Luckily, he binds the System carried by the transmigrator. It can extract and fuse alien beast genes to create all kinds of potions. In this era, alien beasts have been invading for a hundred years, and humanity has been forced to establish nine cities. Alien beast genes are considered taboo. But to stay alive, he has no cho 19.6kReads8.7Score1.7k14d adds
21. 121 帝 The Empire's Setting Sun 帝国夕阳 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Historical9k WordsCompleted The Empire's Twilight 11Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 122 当 An Eighty-Year Servant? I’ll Smash Everything! 当80年仆从？我打爆一切！ Could You Please Defend the Tower?防下塔好吗Urban417k WordsCompleted [Talent Plundering + Villain Protagonist + Evil Harem] Why did you send me an eighteen-year-old pregnant woman? Li Si stakes his entire family’s freedom. All four siblings become servants, just so he can get one chance to awaken. And then he successfully awakens the one and only psychic talent! “Oh? Your Body-Strengthening talent? I’ll take that!” “Oh, this technique is pretty good. I’ll inherit it!” “Wow, more children, more blessings! Let me have that!” When Li Si reaches the ninth rank 6.5kReads5.6Score30814d adds

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    Oh oh oh oh oh oh hehe hehe

23. 123 月 Moonsea Flower Pavilion: Cloudtop City 月海花亭：云顶城市 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我7k WordsCompleted Moonsea Flower Pavilion: Cities Above the Clouds 54Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 124 身 As a God of Slaughter, What's Wrong with Having a Slightly Stronger Bloodlust? 身为杀神，我杀心强亿点怎么了 Yu Ni Cheng Shuo宇你成说Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [No System, decisive and ruthless, unwavering Daoist heart, traditional fantasy, on the dark side. If that’s not for you, don’t read!] In ancient times, everyone was a dragon. The Three Sovereigns ruled heaven and earth, divided the Three Realms and Six Paths, and cast their light across the myriad worlds. After the great calamity, the Three Sovereigns fell, the Heavenly Dao collapsed, and both Heaven’s Court and the underworld were reduced to dust. In the chaotic modern era, the laws had grown 27kReads7.9Score2.2k14d adds
25. 125 你 You Are a Different Kind of Scenery 你是别样的风景 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted You Are a Different Kind of Scenery 66Reads—Score—14d adds
26. 126 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 15.1kReads8.2Score1.3k14d adds

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    This, this, this

27. 127 白 A Kiss from the Clouds 白云之吻 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted A Kiss from the White Clouds 33Reads—Score—14d adds
28. 128 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.3kReads—Score10714d adds

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    Addictive from the first glance, a must-read for those who stay up all night, a tale of catching ghosts and cultivating immortal

29. 129 铁 Iron-Blooded Late Ming I: The Decisive Battle of Ruzhou 铁血晚明（一）汝州决战 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Historical6k WordsCompleted Iron-Blooded Late Ming (Part One): The Decisive Battle at Ruzhou 81Reads—Score—14d adds
30. 130 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 308.4kReads9.4Score27.5k14d adds
31. 131 大 Across the Ocean 大洋彼岸 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我7k WordsCompleted Across the Ocean 68Reads—Score—14d adds
32. 132 东 Dreams of Tokyo: Love Through the Four Seasons 东京梦华：爱有四季 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Tokyo Dreams: Love Through the Seasons 80Reads—Score—14d adds
33. 133 末 Doomsday: A Survival Manual for Society's Outcasts 末日：社会边缘人的生存手则 Star Words, Stranger Words星言陌言Sci-Fi & Apocalypse357k WordsOngoing (No System, no invincibility, no saintly heroine, no special abilities, no harem, no formulaic plot, not a power fantasy, natural disasters, dark apocalypse) The old order ended with the howls of the undead hordes. Humanity's hope was ground to dust beneath a towering tree of flesh and blood. Among these shattered ruins, struggle and rebirth are the only laws left to all living things. With every rule and shackle rendered meaningless, people on the fringes of society like me no longer have to hi 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    (The protagonist I'm about to write about will be a villain; please don't read if you dislike this.) (No system, no invincibility, no saintly figure, no superpowers, no harem, natural disasters, dark apocalypse) The old order ended with the roar of the zombie horde. Humanity's hope was crushed to dust by the towering flesh and blood mother tree. On this collapsed ruin, struggle and rebirth are the only laws for all living beings. When all rules and shackles become illusions, marginalized people like me no longer need to pretend or be twisted. Under the baptism of the apocalypse, my former confusion was completely torn apart—My name is Wu Xu, and I awaken here. From now on, it is my turn to judge this world.

34. 134 你 You're Supposed to Fight Monsters, So Why Are You Fighting Me! 你们刷怪啊，刷我干嘛！ Likes Eating Tangerines喜欢吃橘子Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Print edition deal signed: no System, plot-driven, fast-paced from the start, no mindless decisions, thrilling and exciting, hard-hitting fights, told from the monsters' side!] Ever since the words [Divine Order 001: Undercover] appeared in Jiang Xia's mind, he felt that he wasn't normal. No matter what he ate or how much he ate, he never felt the slightest bit full. Hungry. So hungry he was about to lose his mind! Then, at the school beauty's eighteenth birthday party, he smelled the presen 504kReads9.1Score40.8k14d adds

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    Action-packed, exciting! Note: Single female lead, strong female lead, always wins against the odds, and the power levels may vary slightly.

35. 135 踏 Walking Beneath the Moon: The Age of Machines 踏月而行：机械纪元 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted Walking Beneath the Moon: The Mechanical Era 76Reads—Score—14d adds
36. 136 全 Humanity’s Invasion Begins, and the Racial Trials Are Underway 全民入侵，种族试炼开启 Blue Wind蓝色的风Urban3.3M WordsOngoing An invincible body makes anything possible! Today, as I continued down the road of getting beaten up, I once again managed to make it through another day... A hundred years ago, a cataclysmic change struck the star sector! A higher civilization appeared in this galaxy, and trial stages emerged from thin air. Everyone could participate. By using a Star Key, they could be matched with and enter trial planets, searching, exploring, and killing, using every possible means to constantly improve thems 210.8kReads8.4Score18.6k14d adds
37. 137 疯 The Unhinged Beauty Is the Corpse King, and She Creates the Apocalypse from the Start 疯批美人是尸王，开局制造末世 Dream of a Thousand梦一千Sci-Fi & Apocalypse316k WordsCompleted [A genuinely insane heroine, humanity's enemy, strongest in the universe, kills so many humans they're classified as protected animals] [Nonsensical writing, no logic, a mindless read] Her husband is the male lead, but she isn't the heroine. After being bound to a System, Sheng Anxia learns that she's the cannon-fodder female character in an apocalypse novel, destined to see her whole family die. Her fate is to be sold to an overseas laboratory and die horribly on the operating table. After the 380Reads6.7Score10414d adds

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    That's how it is.

38. 138 云 Sunset on Cloud Peak: The Ghost Rider 云顶落霞：幽灵骑士 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted Sunset on the Cloud Peak: The Ghost Rider 28Reads—Score—14d adds
39. 139 女 My Girlfriend Cheated and I Was Wrongfully Imprisoned. I Recreated the Ancient Heavenly Court 女友劈腿含冤入狱，我重现古天庭 Black Water, Blue Rain黑水蓝雨Urban2.4M WordsOngoing 500Reads8.6Score28914d adds

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    "Defendant Zhang Hao, convicted of raping and murdering more than 30 people, is guilty of heinous crimes and is worse than a beast. The evidence is conclusive, and he is sentenced to death. He shall be immediately imprisoned to await execution!"

40. 140 狐 Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Starting with the Old Celestial Master's Template, I Shock Rongrong 狐妖：开局老天师模板，震惊容容 Fox Demon Prince狐妖太子Anime Fanfiction241k WordsCompleted Zhang Wei transmigrated into the world of Fox Spirit Matchmaker, fusing with the Old Heavenly Master template from the start. Ding! Unlocked max-level Golden Light Spell, Five Thunder Arts, Heavenly Master Empowerment... With heaven-defying comprehension, he reached the pinnacle of the world all on his own before he even realized it, standing above everyone else. Tu Shan Honghong: “A goose loses its feathers as it flies overhead, and a beast leaves its hide behind. Money or your life, pick one.” 1.9kReads7.5Score17714d adds
41. 141 妄 Above the Abyss of Delusion 妄渊之上 I Want to Write Novels Too, Haha我也要写小说吼吼Urban204k WordsOngoing [Cultivation + sci-fi + urban + Cthulhu + ensemble cast + golden finger + single heroine] Ren Xing transmigrates to another world where cultivation and technology are twisted together. His spiritual roots are damaged, and his path to immortality is cut off. He was once taken in with kindness, only to be betrayed without hesitation. In the end, he was offered up as a sacrifice and thrown into the abyssal ghosts’ lair. Yet in the depths of despair, he turned the calamity itself against itself. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Main character is a wanted criminal

42. 142 时 The Compass of Time 时光罗盘 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我6k WordsCompleted The Time Compass 32Reads—Score—14d adds
43. 143 诸 The Legends of the Gods: The Eternal Night Era 诸神传说：永夜纪年 Ye Mu Yu夜木羽Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The new book, The Immortal Emperor Returns to the City to Prove His Dao, Taking an Invincible Path of Cultivation from the Start, is now available. [Urban Setting from the Start] [Nearly Invincible] [Cultivation] [Multiple Heroines] [Does Not Hide His Identity] [爽] After successfully slaying a god and seizing the divine essence of the Eternal Night God, one of the world's Seven Great Deities, the assassin Ye Chen returns to Huaxia alone, carrying a "divine artifact" coveted even by the Five Supe 3.5kReads8.6Score26114d adds
44. 144 花 The Moon Palace Amid a Sea of Flowers 花海月宫 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我7k WordsCompleted The Moon Palace Amid a Sea of Flowers 40Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 145 人 Invincible in This World: Rising from Prison 人间无敌：从监狱开始崛起 Blue Smoke Between the Fingers指间青烟Urban1.5M WordsOngoing This story takes place in a technological age when humanity can travel to the moon and gaze out at Mars. What happens when a man who walks in darkness pushes his body and mind to their absolute limits, and clashes with the forces that already govern this world? Will he become a god? Or the enemy of the entire world? No one knows. But this story begins with the most notorious gangster in the district, sentenced to seven years in prison. 63.9kReads8.8Score4.6k14d adds
46. 146 大 Great Qin: Decrees Across the World 大秦：诏令寰宇 The Way Is Nonaction大道無為Historical281k WordsCompleted The First Emperor dies suddenly, and three men conspire in secret at Sand Dune. A mysterious imperial edict, buried for two thousand years. Was Hu Hai falsely enthroned, or were Fusu and Meng Tian condemned to death? A wisp of the Daoist sage Li Er’s consciousness enters Hu Hai. He takes no one’s body, seeks no power, and has neither immortal abilities nor the System to aid him. All he has are centuries-old Daoist ideas on governing the world. From then on, their fates are bound together, and Hu 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Chapter 27 Orderly Governance (Zhang Han, the Infrastructure Maniac, Defeates Zhou Wen) Zhou Wen led hundreds of thousands of Chu troops in a fierce attack on Hangu Pass, which he captured in two days. Since entering the pass, nine out of ten counties along the way had been deserted, and the granaries had been looted, leaving the area cleaner than if locusts had swept through. The hundreds of thousands of soldiers could only barely survive by gnawing on tree bark and digging up grass roots, and they marched until they reached Xishui, exhausted and hungry. Further west, there was still no food to plunder. The refugees and soldiers were starving, their eyes bloodshot, and their marching speed slowed down day by day. His subordinates requested to camp and rest, but Zhou Wen resolutely refused. He knew that if they stopped, this starving army would collapse on its own. Only by attacking Xianyang in one fell swoop and seizing the royal granaries could these hundreds of thousands of people survive. The army rushed westward like hundreds of thousands of hungry ghosts pouncing on their prey. When they reached the banks of the Xishui River and saw the high stacks of grain in the Qin camp on the west bank, the refugees went completely mad. Zhang Han broke camp at the Afang Palace and marched straight towards the Xishui River along the imperial road. This reorganization involved 300,000 convicts from Lishan and Afang Palaces. Zhang Han, in accordance with regulations, issued the entire army standard-issue halberds, spears, short swords, and large shields; everyone received official military weapons. However, their conscripted nature remained unchanged: 100,000 elite veterans were equipped with leather armor, while the remaining 200,000 ordinary convicts still wore the uniform coarse cloth work clothes of the construction site. Regardless of whether they wore armor, all soldiers carried sledgehammers, chisels, and shovels at their waists. With official weapons in hand and construction tools hanging at their sides, everyone had two sets, ready to switch at any time. The army stretched for over ten miles, the 300,000-strong force marching steadily. Covering fifty miles of imperial road, they seized the western bank of the Xishui River in a single day, firmly controlling the vital passage for the Chu army's westward advance. The boundless Wei River plain stretched before them. In late autumn, the desolate fields stretched endlessly, the vegetation withered and desolate. It was the dry season for swimming, and the main river was only about sixty paces wide, with a shallow, clear stream flowing over a pebble-strewn riverbed. The riverbanks were flat and wide, covering nearly a mile in circumference, with no trees to obstruct the view. The western bank was a high plateau with firm soil, ideal for setting up camp; the eastern bank was flat and unprotected, perfect for an enemy charge. The midday sun hung high in the sky. Zhou Wen's hundreds of thousands of troops stretched across the open field, slowly advancing towards the Qin camp. His men were all refugees forcibly taken along the way, ragged and armed with a jumble of weapons: rusted, broken bronze halberds, sharpened wooden spears, hoes and sickles used for plowing, and stones and sticks picked up from the ground. Once they broke through this line of defense, they could have a hearty meal. "Charge in and seize the grain! Kill!" The roar exploded, and hundreds of thousands of refugees surged forward like a flood bursting its banks. The soldiers and horses jostled and trampled each other, dust billowing and obscuring the sunlight. The desperate front-line warriors charged headlong into battle, their comrades strangers to each other, offering no support or formation whatsoever. The Qin army's position was eerily quiet; you could hear a pin drop. Zhang Han, as the Junior Minister of the Imperial Household, had spent years overseeing the construction of the Epang Palace and the forced labor for the Lishan Mausoleum, spending half his life digging trenches and supervising fortifications, never before setting foot on a battlefield, nor having studied military strategy. In this battle, he directly applied the entire set of procedures for multi-trade operations on a construction site to the battlefield. The entire battle line became a single, unified excavation face. His laborers, having lived and worked together for years, were divided into four teams: shield bearers, chiselmens, spearmen, and swordsmen, working in shifts in the same work area year-round. There was no need for loud commands or temporary reassignments. The moment one man moved, the others instinctively took their positions. Shield bearers built barriers, chiselmens opened breaches, spearmen charged into enemy lines, and swordsmen cleared the remaining enemy positions. Four processes were carried out simultaneously, each step interlocking seamlessly, leaving no room for respite. Zhang Han stood on a simple wooden-wheeled chariot, watching the surging crowd with a calm expression, just as he routinely inspected the work section. He uttered four words in a low voice: "Assemble the shields and erect the blockage." The shield-bearers in the front row all bent down. Thick wooden shields were rammed into the loess soil, the shield plates pressing tightly together, fitting perfectly, like craftsmen joining planks in a wall, leaving no gaps. Hundreds of arms fell in unison, instinct faster than military orders. They had assembled planks tens of thousands of times on the Lishan construction site, able to control the spacing between the shield walls with their eyes closed. The fleeing refugees who rushed forward crashed into the shield wall, their heads bleeding, their ribs aching, unable to take a single step forward despite their best efforts. The shield wall had just been erected, and no one waited for a second order. The shield bearers voluntarily moved aside half a foot of space, and the chiselmens were already in their corresponding positions. "Open the trench." The words came from the chiselman himself, needing no shout from the general. The laborers lurking behind the shield gaps suddenly stood up, their hundred-pound stone hammers slamming down with tremendous force. The enemy soldier who had just crawled through the gaps hadn't even regained his footing when his knee was broken by the hammer, and he collapsed to the ground with a groan. The instant the hammer struck, the swordsmen had already stepped forward. Years of quarrying together, one person opening the trench, the other swinging the hammer, the swordsmen clearing the area were already in place as the hammer fell and rubble flew. This order was ingrained in their bones, requiring no thought. A new recruit, instinctively gripping the standard-issue long spear issued by the court, thrust it fiercely at the fallen enemy soldier. Spears and spears required technique and method, but he had only known how to swing a hammer to clear mountains for half his life, his strike stiff and awkward, missing its mark. The recruit didn't hesitate, discarding the spear with his left hand and grabbing the quarrying hammer hanging from his waist with his right. "Whoosh!" The short hammer fell with a heavy, powerful force, the standard strength he used countless times to chisel through mountains and rocks, aiming only to smash solidly, kill, and penetrate. The sensation of shattering bones traveled through the wooden handle back to his palm, exactly the same feedback he received when smashing granite. Brain matter and warm blood splattered half his face, but he didn't even blink, remaining calm as always. A scream was abruptly cut short as the hammer struck the bandit squarely in the face, instantly killing him. The recruit remained expressionless, hammer falling and immediately withdrawing, returning to his position. The government troops' weapons were not his forte; the construction site's tools were his true killing weapon. Hammer fell and blades arrived, flowing smoothly, without pause or unnecessary movement. Just like chiseling bluestone on a construction site, the chisel blade had barely been withdrawn when the shovel followed immediately to clear away the rubble, the process perfectly ordered. Zhang Han raised his voice and ordered, "Withdraw the shields." Several large shields in the middle section suddenly retreated, creating a gap in the solid defensive line. The fleeing refugees, desperately pushing forward, lost their footing and collapsed in droves, falling directly into the death trap laid by the soldiers. These soldiers, who had spent years dredging riverbeds together, possessed an extremely simple assassination technique: a thrust and a pull, repeated endlessly. They didn't need to aim at their targets; they only needed to observe the spot where the target fell, and the spear tip would naturally and accurately strike. Like laborers who had spent years dredging mud, the placement of their shovels was entirely by memory, requiring no conscious thought. A burly man from Chu forcefully smashed through two wooden shields, about to swing his sword to break through the formation. Suddenly, an iron chain flew out and locked his ankle tightly. Before he could struggle, two laborers quickly stepped forward and steadily dragged him into the formation. The prisoner had barely been pinned to the ground when the swordsman's blade came down. The group had calculated the timing perfectly. With a swift stroke, the head was severed, and the corpse was dragged away from the battle line in an orderly fashion. Zhou Wen, watching from afar, felt a chill run through his body; even his fingertips trembled uncontrollably. He had served under Xiang Yan and later as a retainer of Lü Buwei, possessing intimate knowledge of Xianyang's defenses, the location of its granaries, and the layout of its roads—his vision far surpassed that of others. He had analyzed every battle scenario. There was only one thing he overlooked: his hundreds of thousands of men were merely starving refugees and bandits, hardly true soldiers. On the opposite bank, the Qin army gazed at the stacks of grain, their composure as steady as when they were overseeing the construction schedule. The vanguard was swiftly swallowed up, causing not a ripple. The refugees were demoralized, their comrades trapped in encirclement merely observing coldly. This army of convicts moved with measured steps, no one deliberately obeying orders, nor anyone disobeying them. They worked methodically, maintaining the rhythm they had cultivated over five years at the Lishan and Afang Palace construction sites. The shield-bearers anticipated the chiselmen's hammer strikes, the chiselmen were certain of the swordsmen's positions after the hammer fell; the swordsmen knew the spearmen's thrusts, and the spearmen could predict the enemy's advance through the breach. Five years, over a thousand days and nights, the men worked side by side at the same work site, meticulously refining the same procedures. Such perfect coordination was rare even among elite military units. Regular armies relied on commands to advance and retreat in unison; they relied on synchronized breathing. The battle line was like a constantly turning millstone—swords fell, men collapsed, corpses were dragged away, and reserves immediately filled in. Before long, the morale of the refugee army completely collapsed. No one coveted food or valuables anymore; only the thought of escape remained. They had arrived in a vast, overwhelming mass; in their rout, cries of despair shook the heavens, men and horses trampled each other, corpses littered the ground. The yellow earth of the riverbanks was stained crimson with blood. Zhang Han watched the fleeing soldiers, his face calm and expressionless. He turned to the officer beside him, his tone still the same as during project inspections: "Record it. This section involves multiple trades operating simultaneously, with smooth transitions and no work stoppages. The fencing structure is sturdy, and material consumption is within expectations." He glanced eastward at the fleeing enemy, his voice flat: "Clean up the site immediately. One section after another, working through the night to meet the deadline. I want to see the next work area before dawn."

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49. 149 夜 Night Shanghai: Making My Name on the Bund 夜上海之扬威上海滩 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Male-Channel Fanfiction237k WordsCompleted Lin Ge and Bai Wei transmigrate into the TV series Shanghai Bund, arriving in 1930s Shanghai. They clash fiercely with the Japanese and throw themselves into the nationwide resistance, helping launch the 1932 Battle of Shanghai. 101Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 150 职 The Twelve Volumes of the Professional Rankings, and My Name Is in Every One 职业天榜十二卷，卷卷有爷名 Six Great Sixes六大六子Sports1.8M WordsCompleted [Full-cast audiobook now available|Class change + clones + no female lead + nonstop laughs + mastermind behind the scenes + explosive plot] Song Gua transmigrated with a whole bunch of fun-loving clones. This was a world where everyone changed classes. Song Gua became a Bondbearer who could borrow power, while his clones took on all kinds of different classes, with every variety imaginable. Their numbers kept growing, and every last one was talented and charming. Under Song Gua’s brilliant l 47.9kReads9.3Score6.4k14d adds

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    In a world where everyone is changing jobs, Song Gua is a pretty good guy. Unfortunately, the bureaucratic system is full of ruthless people who are willing to cut flesh and eat bones. He can only use his infinite clones to do things, like being a bandit, robbing BOSSes, mining, and resources, acting as an undercover agent, and sowing discord. It's too much fun.

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