The Protagonist Is a Complete Madman with an Extremely High IQ! 主角是个疯子，极致疯子，高智商！

1. 1 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.] 16.6kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds

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   The protagonist is a madman with an extremely high IQ, a psychology genius. In order to pursue the real world, he orchestrated a kidnapping that spanned multiple provinces. After being reborn, he awakened the Sequence 19 ability, the Eye of Truth. The entire book is arguably the most intricately plotted, and you never know where the next twist will be.

2. 2 天 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 266.5kReads9.5Score22k14d adds

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   The first one wasn't too crazy and had a high IQ; the second one had a high IQ and was still crazy.

3. 3 我 I Have a Joker Card 我有一张小丑牌 Azure Company蔚蓝公司Urban2.2M WordsCompleted They say that on the day some people turn eighteen, the gods grant them a playing card with a supernatural ability. There are 52 playing cards and 52 different abilities. Those who receive a supernatural playing card are allowed to attend the best ability-user school. The campus belle: “I have the Queen of Spades. I can conjure all kinds of weapons!” The rich kid: “My dad has the Jack of Diamonds. He can get unlimited money!” Meanwhile, somewhere, a boy took his own playing card and used all 52 157.4kReads8.9Score24.5k14d adds
4. 4 开 From the Start: The System Locked Me Up Until I Became Mentally Ill 开局：被系统关成了精神病 A Little Chicken一条幺鸡Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsOngoing [Invincible + Sword God + beating up the System + fast-paced] Lu Chuan was supposed to transmigrate to a high-martial world, but a screw-up by his goofy System sent him to a world of cultivation instead. To keep its Host from getting killed, the goofy System forcibly locked Lu Chuan away for a hundred thousand years. Unable to find a suitable template for the cultivation world, the goofy System could only have Lu Chuan practice swordsmanship from the high-martial world. A hundred thousand years. 121.5kReads9.0Score9.8k14d adds

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   Due to a system error, the protagonist was transported to the world of cultivation. For his safety, he was forcibly imprisoned for 100,000 years. Although he mastered the invincible swordsmanship, he also went mad.

5. 5 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds

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   This is the most enjoyable contemporary romance novel I've read this year. It's a pinnacle of intellectual romance, not suitable for younger readers with little social experience. The business warfare parts are incredibly thrilling, and the strong-willed romance is particularly captivating. The writing is superb, far superior to that of novice authors. The only problem is the lack of suitable alternatives. If anyone can find a book of this caliber, please recommend one to me.

6. 6 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds

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   That's crazy.

7. 7 仙 Above the Immortals 仙人之上 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincible protagonist, no System, no brainless characters, and no wish-fulfillment. Read at your own discretion.) The ancient Immortal Court had crumbled into ruins, and the immortals of old had fallen into slumber. The world changed with every passing day, and seas became fields. All that remained of ancient times existed only in myths. Thousands of years later, the ruins of the Immortal Court once more rose above the nine heavens, and the sleeping immortals be 60.3kReads9.3Score5.6k14d adds

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   It's great, I love watching it, and it's especially exciting.

8. 8 全 Global Addiction 全球上瘾 Frolicking Wild One撒欢的野子Urban308k WordsOngoing [Wits and Strategy] [Survival] [Crime] [Wild Imagination] [Travel Between Two Worlds] My name is Cheng Ye. Ever since I can remember, whenever I fall asleep, my soul travels to the year 2170. What do I get up to over there? Street racing, robbing banks, blowing up buildings, and sometimes moonlighting as a phantom thief, a master con artist, or the king of snipers. Basically, every day I'm having a blast among all kinds of psychos, and I've unlocked quite a few bizarre skills along the way. I ga 74Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Veteran bookworms, please review this book. It's a fast-paced thriller with a touch of suspense. The first chapter is incredibly fast-paced, and it immediately touches on the world-building mystery: addiction to all of humanity, anomalies, and a time loop for salvation—a truly imaginative concept.

9. 9 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 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4k14d adds

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   Both books are alright, especially the second one.

10. 10 我EN I'm Just Playing a Pervert; 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 13.8kReads9.3Score1.9k14d adds
11. 11 疯 A Mad Genius Strategist? I Bite the Weird Right Back 疯批智将？我一口咬住诡异 Nine Mouths Take Flight九口飞天Mystery223k WordsOngoing [Horror Game + Unhinged Male Protagonist + Mind Games + Wits + Deception + No Romance] [Blood Trial] has no way out. Every time they come to kill me, I smile. “Heh heh, hahahaha!” This is a mad world, and only a madman can defeat a madman. I've lost my memory. While searching for my younger sister, I joined a death game, only to discover... The System is here, but my talent is locked. No matter. I'm good at deception! “N-no... Impossible! There's no way you could hear my question!” “Why can't I 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A death game instance featuring a crazy male protagonist, strategic battles, and a focus on gameplay. Current games include: [Q&A], [Sharpshooter], [No Shaking Head], [Guess High/Low], [Russian Roulette], [Blackjack], and [Dungeon Adventure].

12. 12 两 A Trader Between Two Worlds: From 1988 to 2025 两界倒爷从1988到2025 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban469k WordsOngoing Su Tianci was an unemployed street loafer in 1988. He was planning to head into the mountains to hunt for some meat, but accidentally fell off a cliff. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated to 2025, an age of booming economic growth. Even more astonishingly, two vastly different eras now lay before him, and he could travel back and forth between them. 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds

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    Painful opening of the East

13. 13 重 Reborn in 1999: The Pinnacle of Life 重生1999，人生巅峰 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban233k WordsOngoing Su Tianci was a senior engineer in 2025. While coding, he suddenly died at his keyboard. When he opened his eyes again, he found that he had been reborn in 1999, just after taking the college entrance exams. Su Tianci looked at his youthful reflection in the mirror. A bright smile gradually spread across his face. He never expected to be reborn in an era where gold was everywhere. Watch as Su Tianci uses the knowledge he gained decades ahead of his time to stand atop the world. 189Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 14 在 Passing Myself Off as a Rich Returnee in the 1980s 在八零伪装回国土豪 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Su Tianci, an ordinary working stiff for 25 years, spends his free time exploring the wilderness. By chance, he discovers a box full of U.S. dollars. Overjoyed, Su Tianci starts dreaming about where to go for a meat-stuffed flatbread. But before he can even celebrate, he slips and inexplicably tumbles off a cliff. When he comes to again, he has somehow arrived in an era full of opportunity… 7.9kReads5.8Score33814d adds
15. 15 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 532Reads7.7Score13514d adds
16. 16 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score10114d adds
17. 17 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 172Reads7.2Score14914d adds
18. 18 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—14d adds
19. 19 种 Farming: From Sect Tenant Farmer to Supreme Across the Myriad Worlds 种田：从宗门佃户到万界独尊 Foolish Zhi傻志Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing [Farming] + [Ensemble cast] + [Lord] + [Conquest] + [System] + [Satisfying wish fulfillment] Zhang Guiyuan transmigrates to a parallel world at the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, where he becomes a tenant farmer growing spiritual plants for a sect. He awakens the strongest Lord System and obtains an unparalleled book: Postpartum Care for Sows He settles into a fine life of farming, raising pigs, and teasing his wicked sword cultivator little sister. But then a calamity that comes once every tho 3.2kReads5.7Score18714d adds

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    [Contending for Hegemony] + [Expanding Territory] + [Lord] + [Group Portrait] + [Refreshing Read] The protagonist is highly intelligent and skilled at strategizing. On the surface, he is a loyal minister and general of the imperial court, but in secret, he develops his own power.

20. 20 残 The Broken Imperial Seal 残玺 Long Chu龙杵Urban900k WordsCompleted “Anger is commonplace, but a smiling man is inscrutable...” Inspired by a hidden chapter of real history, this tells the story of a wild strategic-level scientist’s rise and growth. The premise is fresh, fantastical yet grounded in reality, and encompasses history, the workplace, the military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, elaborate schemes, murder, and modern high-stealth espionage, high-tech hacking, and high-intensity aerospace electronic warfare. The ending 5.8kReads8.5Score68314d adds

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    A high-quality, completed novel in a new genre, a hardcore work by a science and engineering enthusiast. It starts slowly but builds to a bang, a slow-burn, mind-bending story with science fiction, realism, suspense, and mind-bending elements. The writing is brilliant and logically rigorous, the narrative humorous yet concise, and there are no time-travel, reincarnation, system, or cheat codes. The content covers history, workplace, military, scientific research, national security, criminal investigation, scheming, murder, as well as high-tech espionage, hacking, and aerospace electronic warfare. The ending features a profound twist. Tailor-made for veteran readers; if you don't enjoy it, I'll kill myself!

21. 21 疯 Crazy System: You Deadbeat, Stop Right There! 疯批系统：死鬼，你给我站住！ The Patriarch's Cat祖师爷的猫Urban215k WordsOngoing [System] [Power Fantasy] [Eerie Revival] [Comedy] [Ruthless Combat] I’m a mental patient who was wrongly diagnosed. My daily routine is watering the head doctor’s flowers and looking after his fish. I stuck a rapid-heating rod into the fish tank as an oxygen pump, and when I saw the whole tank filled with fish soup, the head doctor was over the moon. But good times never last. An ordinary life just doesn’t suit extraordinary people like us. Then my fiancée outside got kidnapped, and they sent me 68Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Try it out, the protagonist of a mental illness.

22. 22 不 The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍 Yu Jinhe余瑾和Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.” 3.2kReads—Score22914d adds

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    The protagonist isn't using cheat codes, he's using his life. Each time he uses a memory fragment, he loses a bit of energy, meaning every breakthrough shortens his lifespan. This sense of cost imbues every exciting moment with a tragic grandeur, instantly changing the pacing. This combination of imaginative concept and suspense is fantastic.

23. 23 我 I'm Just Schizophrenic, That's All 我只是精神分裂而已 A Vast Sky in a Grand Dream大梦长空Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone thinks I’m crazy, but I know I’m not crazy. I just have a split personality. Don’t get the wrong idea or overthink it. I mean exactly what you understand by… split personality. 2.7kReads8.9Score22714d adds

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    Novel subject matter, smooth plot

24. 24 我 I’m a Dual-Personality Surgeon, Professionally a Ripper 我，双面手术师，职业开膛手 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Some call him Miracle Doctor Lu, while others call him Lu the Skinner. Some owe their battlefield dominance to the mechanical limbs he fitted them with; others have breathed their last beneath his surgical knife. He can save someone on the brink of death, or make a corpse disappear without a trace. By day, he is the warmest kindness in the world; by night, he is a terror that makes the whole world tremble. A scalpel rests between his fingers: one side is a demon, the other an angel. His name is 20.4kReads9.4Score2.3k14d adds
25. 25 异EN Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！ A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 138kReads9.6Score16.9k14d adds
26. 26 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 135.6kReads9.5Score11.8k14d adds
27. 27 我 A God Lies Buried Within Me 我的体内葬着神 The Joy of Little Grass小草的快乐Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [No System + fantasy + multiple worlds + one heroine] Su Wanli has the remnant soul of an ancient creator god buried within him. From the lower realm, he fights his way up to the Land of Eternity. To save his Dao companion, whose lifespan is nearly exhausted, he vows to seize the legendary Flower of Eternity. At the outer city's grand tournament, he takes on a demigod while only at the late God King stage, cripples the sons of ten kings in three moves, and wins the willing submission of nine gre 134Reads6.4Score—14d adds

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    The protagonist is a madman with high intelligence.

28. 28 龙 Dragon Soars Through the Three Realms: I’ll Kill, Kill, Kill 龙腾三界，我杀杀杀 Old Zhu老朱Urban130k WordsOngoing [Invincible protagonist + decisive and ruthless + no transmigration + no System + not a saint + multiple heroines] Long Zhan was the head of a mysterious organization, yet he spent three years in prison. After getting out, he assumed the name Zhu Ershun and came to Jiangbei City. By day, he delivers food; by night, he works as a bar bouncer, and every now and then he even plays the young master. Then one day, he encounters a beautiful CEO, and the thrilling story begins... —Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 29 律 The Lawyer and the Judge: I Killed My Client 律师审判者：我杀了我的当事人 Feng Er Xi风二兮Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted 417Reads7.0Score15314d adds

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    The protagonist goes insane in the very first chapter. He's a lawyer, and the male lead knows it's him, but has no proof. Lawyers, you know...

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