Looking for Satisfying Stories with Smart Protagonists Who Are Ruthless and Never Act Like Idiots 求有脑爽文，主角方杀伐果断不降智

1. 1 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 976.7kReads9.4Score99.9kShelves

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   "Tian Yuan" is a masterpiece brimming with fantasy elements. The protagonist, Chen Qingyuan, is reborn from adversity. His choices and his triumphant comeback are captivating, with every twist and turn suspenseful. The mysterious choice of the girl in the red dress further fuels curiosity about the intertwined fates of her and Chen Qingyuan. If you yearn to explore a fantasy world full of unknowns and challenges, then "Tian Yuan" will take you on a mysterious and thrilling journey.

2. 2 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves

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   Needless to say, the male protagonist is an assassin, ruthless and decisive. As a survival story, the author's plot is quite grand, seemingly aiming to create a bizarre universe, like the works of Tomato, Chen Dong, and Potato. However, it's more like Chen Dong, using multiple books to portray different protagonists fighting against an unknown danger.

3. 3 穿EN After Becoming the Villainess, I Clear My Name Every Day 穿成恶女后每天都在洗白 Gathering Vetch, Gathering Vetch采薇采薇Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Darling + Adorable Kids + Laugh-Out-Loud Comedy]: Transmigrating into a lovesick woman, Tang Zhuyun wakes up in the middle of a scene where she’s climbing into a man’s bed. She turns around and runs. Forget this bed, she’s not getting in! Who needs a man when her father is the top scholar, her brother is the top scholar, and even her son will be the top scholar? They’ll protect her, so she can do whatever she wants! As a master physician, she’ll focus on her career, save lives, and k 33.8kReads9.3Score4.7kShelves

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   Time travel, female protagonist is not love-struck, and always seeks revenge; the novel has a lighthearted and humorous plot, a must-read for anyone looking for something to read.

4. 4 地 Earth Becomes a Low-Level Instance, So I Create an Age of Myth 地球成低级副本，我打造神话时代 On the Bridge of Helplessness奈何桥中Urban1.1M WordsCompleted A cosmic instance-game descended upon the universe. The civilizations across the entire universe became game instances. Instances belonging to higher civilizations devoured those of lower civilizations and enslaved everything within them. In his previous life, Earth became a low-level instance and was easily conquered. Tens of billions of Earthlings were enslaved and reduced to cannon fodder, sent ahead to scout other instances. Their fate was utterly miserable. In this life, Zhao Yang returned 1.6kReads7.0Score127Shelves

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   It's pretty good, you should check it out.

5. 5 科 Technological Supremacy: It Began with an Alien Spaceship 科技霸权，从获得外星飞船开始 Old Li Becomes a Monk老李出家Sci-Fi & Apocalypse801k WordsCompleted [Super Technology] [Conquer the Globe] [Interstellar Exploration] [Higher-Dimensional Civilization] [Multiverse] [No Female Lead] [Wild Imagination] “A loser like me might as well just die!” In despair, Chen Yu leaped off a cliff, only to be rescued by an alien spaceship that had crashed a thousand years ago. [Scan complete. Your brain has reached 3% development. You are eligible for captain privileges.] “What! This ship was built by aliens? Does that mean I’m rich now?” [Captain, making money i 7.1kReads7.6Score490Shelves
6. 6 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 525.3kReads9.5Score41.9kShelves

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   The protagonist doesn't lose his intelligence; he acts smartly and decisively, with a strong sense of justice—even more upright than General Duanmu! 😏

7. 7 都 Urban: Ten Years of Cultivation, and I’m Unrivaled the Moment I Descend the Mountain 都市：修仙十年，下山即无敌 Feng Yibing冯一病Urban3.2M WordsCompleted The new book has built up a backlog of chapters and can be found on the author's homepage. It tells the story of the hundred thousand years after this book. [Expert Descends the Mountain + Invincible Cultivation + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Decisive Killing + Multiple Realms] The Great Dao is flawed, and spiritual energy has withered. A mighty cultivator who had survived the tribulation traveled the world. By chance, he discovered a peerless prodigy born with a spiritual physique, forcibly took 253.6kReads9.0Score23kShelves
8. 8 从 Invincible After Winning Over the Ghost King’s Wife 从攻略鬼王老婆开始天下无敌 I Don't Eat Pears我不吃梨子Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted On his wedding night, Lin An awakens the Sacred Demon-Slaying Physique. He can grow stronger by slaying demons and monsters. “But there aren't any demons or ghosts in this world, are there?” Lin Xu glances at his beautiful bride. The wedding night matters more right now. [Ghost King: Lu Qingning] [The enemy before you is too powerful. Come back and challenge them another time!] “???” 8.4kReads7.9Score718Shelves

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   Purely lighthearted and enjoyable, not mindless. The protagonist is decisive and ruthless, and there are multiple female leads. In the first book, even Ning Caichen is like a younger brother to the protagonist; in the second book, even Yang Guolai has to become his disciple; and in the third book, even Wei Xiaobao has to toast him and call him "Big Brother." 😎😎

9. 9 反 Villain: I Really Didn’t Mean to Get My Master Pregnant! 反派：我真没想让师尊怀孕啊！ Maple Seventh Month枫七月Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsOngoing [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Master] [Empress] [Rebellious Disciple] “Rebellious disciple, rebellious disciple, you’re completely out of your mind!” Faced with his stunning master’s accusations, Chu Xiu shrugs. “Don’t blame your disciple for being heartless. You’re just too alluring, Master. Aren’t villains supposed to do whatever they please and commit every evil imaginable?” In the Firmament Continent, might makes right. After arriving in this world, Chu Xiu came to understand a few things. A 38.3kReads9.1Score3kShelves
10. 10 太 The Eunuch Martial Emperor: Starting by Crowning the Emperor 太监武帝，从为皇帝加冠开始 Seventeen Cards一十七张牌Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Fake Eunuch + Harem Power Struggles + Martial Arts + Alternate History] In the imperial palace, he's sent to the castration chamber from the start... At the end of the Wu dynasty, the empire is beset by internal turmoil and outside threats. Eunuchs hold power, demons lurk everywhere, and the people are destitute. In this world, Buddhism, Confucianism, and the Immortal Dao each offer salvation, while countless unorthodox paths provide other ways to survive. He rises to power, starting as a eunuc 12.5kReads8.3Score1.2kShelves
11. 11 哎 Oh No! I’m One of the Seven Deadly Sins, and I Got MVP! 哎呀！我七原罪，得了MVP！ Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban2.0M WordsCompleted [Dark comedy + hilarious + ruthless action + global setting + unconventional ideas + one heroine + near-invincible protagonist + power fantasy with a brain (or without one)] Horror games descend upon the world. Those chosen to participate must face challenges of inhuman difficulty. Though the games are full of torment, they also offer people a chance to gain supernatural powers. Life or death. A meteoric rise, or losing everything. But Lu Ce, who has been unable to feel pain since childhood, fee 142.6kReads9.3Score16.9kShelves

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    This is so beautiful.

12. 12 异 A Bewitching Beauty in Another World 异界魅影逍遥 The Pure-Hearted, Sharp-Tongued Bro纯情犀利哥Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsCompleted A transmigrator who doesn't want to rule the world isn't a worthy transmigrator. Martial Saint: "Brother Feng, take me on as your lackey!" Yi Feng: "What?! You're a Martial Saint, and you still have the nerve to ask to be my lackey?" [Martial ranks: Martial Initiate, Martial Warrior, Martial Adept, Martial Master, Martial General, Martial King, Martial Venerable, Martial Lord, Martial Saint, Martial God. Soul Master ranks: One to nine stars, then Soul Immortal!] 5.4kReads9.0Score510Shelves

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    The main character is well-developed, decisive in action, and the plot is engaging. Highly recommended.

13. 13 四 Siheyuan: The Bandit Xiangzi Won't Be a Workhorse, He'll Be the Boss 四合院：悍匪祥子不当牛马要当爷 Water Lion A Bao水狮子阿宝Male-Channel Fanfiction503k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted and Witty + Crackdown on Crime + Spy Thriller + Mystery-Solving + Fighting the Japanese + Changing Characters' Fates + Multiple Film and TV Worlds in a Beijing Courtyard] He transmigrates into Xiangzi, the rickshaw puller, and sells the three camels he's leading to a hotpot restaurant for 69 silver dollars. Now he stands at a crossroads in his fate. He could spend 69 silver dollars on a secondhand rickshaw and keep working like a beast of burden, only for someone else to steal it. 12kReads7.7Score616Shelves
14. 14 谍 Spy-Battle Match-Three 谍战消消乐 Proudly Wandering the Mortal World傲娇红尘Urban1.5M WordsCompleted A modern-day special police officer transmigrates into the puppet state of Manchukuo as a low-ranking policeman. Li Bai unexpectedly acquires a match-three System, and thus begins a winding, eventful career as an undercover agent. Completing missions expands an enormous pocket dimension and can even grant him unique special abilities. The System’s astonishing bonus rewards turn out to be all kinds of beautiful women. Li Bai is having the time of his life. Keeping a low profile in enemy territory 9.1kReads8.2Score759Shelves
15. 15 谍 The Little Spy's Rise to Power 谍战小特务的逆袭 Winter Isn't Hot冬天不热Urban2.8M WordsCompleted He is the lowest-ranking undercover agent in the Military Statistics Bureau, yet he can spot Japanese spies in a vast crowd. He is also an expert operative, infiltrating enemy-occupied territory to assassinate traitors who sell out their country and vanish without a trace. Because: “Scanning Eye” in operation... 186kReads9.5Score20.6kShelves
16. 16 榆 Elm Immortal 榆仙 Situ Qingchen司徒清尘Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted The new book, “The Age of Demons: Cultivating the Unorthodox Path to Immortality, Starting with the Livestock-Creation Method,” is now available. [No System, no harem, traditional xianxia, decisive and ruthless, mortal cultivation.] Cultivation is about questioning your own heart. Yu Xian, an orphan from Dayushu Village, formed a bond with a great elm tree. Before dying, the Elm Tree Matriarch opened his spiritual root, and from then on he embarked on the path of cultivation. Using the elm’s spi 162.2kReads9.1Score18.7kShelves

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17. 17 重 Reborn in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: I Train in Martial Arts to Live Forever 重生天龙：我练武长生 Fallen Leaves Turn to Spring落叶化春生Male-Channel Fanfiction2.6M WordsOngoing [Wuxia + Immortality + Transmigrate into a book + Character Growth] After being reborn in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Jiang Chen endures a series of tragic ordeals. His personality changes completely, and he begins a ruthless life in the martial world. This is the story of an ordinary man’s rise... (This book starts with Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, and will feature characters from The Legend of the Condor Heroes, The Return of the Condor Heroes, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, and The Smiling, 6.8kReads8.2Score403Shelves
18. 18 刺 Scissor Seven: Challenging Plum Blossom Swordsman from the Start 刺客伍六七：开局问剑梅花大侠 Down-and-Out Madman扑街颠佬Anime Fanfiction222k WordsCompleted [Scissor Seven] [Martial Arts] [Exceptional Talent] Lu Zhuang transmigrates into the world of Scissor Seven as a child, gifted with peerless comprehension. He can master any technique at a glance, perfect it with a single lesson, and effortlessly grasp and reinvent its deepest secrets. He studies the world's sword techniques and creates the Nine Swords of Dugu! He draws on the strengths of a hundred schools and comprehends the Taixuan Scripture! Plum Blossom Swordsman: “His swordsmanship is 2kReads9.0Score198Shelves
19. 19 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves
20. 20 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 74.5kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves
21. 21 中 The Chinese Academy of Sciences Came to the Entertainment Industry to Poach Someone! The Haters Were Stunned 中科院来娱乐圈捞人！黑粉全蒙了 Old Popsicle老雪糕Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “Thanks to [If You're This Capable, Why Not Join the Chinese Academy of Sciences?] for sending a hundred Carnival gifts. Boss, you're invulnerable to bullets and blades.” After turning down yet another visit from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Gu Ran turned around and explained the three ways to achieve controlled nuclear fusion to his fans. Other streamers' fans have an average education level of middle school. Gu Ran's fans average a PhD. 115.8kReads9.1Score17.3kShelves
22. 22 家 My Fierce Little Husband 家有彪悍小夫郎 Dianhui点绘Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Scheming Hypocrite Younger Top × Overpowered, Theatrical Bottom] [Hilarious + Sweet Romance + Pure Love + No Pregnancy] A 192-centimeter-tall, dark-skinned sports student survives the apocalypse, awakens an earth-type ability, and is later betrayed by his junior schoolmate. After transmigrating, he becomes a delicate, beautiful young man who attempted to drown himself after a romantic heartbreak. The huge change delights Han Zeyu. With a top’s body and a bottom’s heart, he is overjoyed, conv 5.9kReads9.2Score1kShelves
23. 23 穿 I Became a Good-for-Nothing, Then Rose to the Top by Picking Mushrooms 穿成废材，靠采蘑菇做大做强 Slippers拖孩Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Farming] [Daily Life] [System] [Lighthearted] [Cunning] Chen Mo transmigrates into the body of a good-for-nothing in a parallel world. He has nothing to his name, and his home is bare. Luckily, he gets a System: all he has to do is gather mountain produce to earn points. Ding! Congratulations, Radar function unlocked. Ding! Congratulations, Lightfoot Skill unlocked. Ding! Congratulations, twentyfold strength boost unlocked. Ding! Congratulations, ability to smell things from a hundred miles awa 7.2kReads8.6Score642Shelves

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    A very good novel

24. 24 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 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

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    It's alright, but it's not quite there for avid bookworms.

25. 25 骷 The Skeleton Lord's Growth Journal 骷髅领主的成长日记 Even a Prawn Can Be a Hero大虾也是侠Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted I unexpectedly transmigrated to another world. Others became immortals or Buddhas, while even the less fortunate got to rise from being nobodies. But when Gu Erdan got here, he realized he had nothing to look forward to. Because this guy had become a skeleton soldier! And not just any skeleton soldier, but a low-grade, headless, battle-damaged wreck of one! Life is hard, so the skeleton sighed. Looking at his body, without an ounce of flesh on it, Gu Erdan decided he would show everyone how to m 3.6kReads9.1Score461Shelves

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    A protagonist with high intelligence, enjoy the show from beginning to end.

26. 26 神 Deity: Starsea Swarm 神祗：星海虫群 Nuclear-Fueled Skate Shoes核燃料滑板鞋Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Worked to death by overtime] [Grind until your liver gives out] [King of the rat race] [Wild-imagination fantasy] [Profit above all] [Keep a low profile] [Insectoid] [No System] Han Fei transmigrates to an interstellar society where everyone has a chance to become a god. Those who set foot on the path to godhood all aim to raise their divine kingdoms high and enter the real world to gain immortality. Han Fei figures that with his divine trait, Gene Modification, and his followers' talent, Gene 38.6kReads9.3Score4kShelves
27. 27 人 The Immortal Food of Mankind 人种仙食 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing "Weird Cultivation, Behind-the-Scenes Story" The Tang Dynasty: strange things are coming. When Li Qing transmigrated here, he thought Mr. Huayue had kindly taken him in. Little did he know that the man saw him only as livestock to be raised for food. At the brink of life and death, the jade tablet on Li Qing revealed its power, gravely wounding Mr. Huayue and allowing him to escape. But the danger was far from over. The scheme of the Six Paths and Eight Immortals to devour all living beings had 37.9kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves
28. 28 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves
29. 29 百 Ghosts in the Apocalypse: I Became the Strongest Ghost Tamer 百鬼末世：我成了最强御鬼师 Yi People's Firelight彝人烟火Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A Full 1,000 Types of Ghosts] Mysterious ghosts include Jin Buhuan, the White Bone Bodhisattva, the Earthly Branches War Lord, and the Blood-Drop Plum Blossom. The powerful ones include Asura, Rakshasa, the Butcher, the Martial Champion, and the Emperor. The eerie ones include Painted Skin, the Red Robe, the Chubby Baby, the Coroner, the Flower-Waisted Bride, the Embalmer, and the Ever-Burning Lamp. Every type has its own evolution path: Drowned Ghost → Water Monkey → Kappa → ? (There’s more af 115kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves
30. 30 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 231.9kReads9.5Score28.4kShelves
31. 31 开EN Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 333.5kReads9.7Score44.8kShelves
32. 32 我 I Use Illusions to Control the World 我用幻术控制全世界 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [A rare illusion-based novel featuring a villain protagonist, nightmare invasions, and original instances] Su Mu has the same dream every night. Each time he wakes, his mental strength has increased by one percent. He grows stronger just by sleeping. In the first year, hypnosis. He discovers his mental strength is already powerful enough to hypnotize others, and soon gang bosses, the campus belle, beautiful CEOs, and more have all become his slaves. In the second year, control over the five sens 68.2kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves
33. 33 逆 The Heavenly Master of Reverse Fortune 逆运天师 Four Ounces Move a Thousand Pounds千钧四两Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Originally titled The Reversed-Fate Celestial Master and Those Years of Helping Ghosts Harm People] [Multiple Female Leads] [Supernatural Evil Cultivation] [Controlling Paper Dolls, Consecrating Yin Compasses, Refining Copper-Coin Ghost Treasures, Making Corpse Puppets, Raising Ghosts, Practicing Yin Fiend Arts] [Cultivation Ranks: New Ghost - High-Grade Ghost - Yin Soldier (Yin Soldier Ghost Path) - Ghost King (Ghost King Evil Path) - Ghost General (Netherworld Ghost General) - Great Demon - F 2.5kReads8.1Score206Shelves

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34. 34 大 Palace Guard, from the Start with a Perfect Ancestral Blade Technique 大内侍卫，开局祖传刀法大圆满 Er Lang二狼Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Lin Cheng transmigrates into a world of advanced martial arts and becomes the personal guard of a princess in the imperial palace. Martial arts once flourished in this world. Tens of thousands of years ago, peerless masters would often shatter the void and ascend. But now, martial arts have declined. No one can shatter the void and ascend anymore! Lin Cheng obtains the [Martial Arts Mastery System], which lets him master martial arts instantly using Fate Coins. From the start, he raises his fami 18.8kReads8.1Score1.4kShelves

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    "Under the shadows of the palace, a guard, wielding his ancestral swordsmanship, embarks on an extraordinary journey. 'The Imperial Guard: Starting with the Perfection of Ancestral Swordsmanship' takes you through a world of flashing blades, allowing you to feel every heartbeat and clash of swords. With each step of the protagonist's growth, you will witness a magnificent epic of loyalty and betrayal, love and hatred intertwined. Open this book, let your blood boil, let your soul be shaken, and experience a legendary martial arts journey."

35. 35 我 I'm Already the Zombie King, and the Zombie Apocalypse Has Only Just Begun 我都成僵尸王了，丧尸末日才爆发 Chasing the Wind on a Summer Night夏夜追风Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.6M WordsCompleted Zhang Xuan was reborn before the zombie outbreak. He obtained the corpse-refining art passed down by his ancestors and refined himself into a Heaven-Cutting Ancestral Zombie, surpassing the Four Great Ancestral Zombies! The zombie apocalypse began, and Zhang Xuan, now a ferocious zombie, emerged from his lair! “So you’re a zombie, huh? You think you can take on a jiangshi?” “You had your chance, and you still couldn’t do a thing! Are you trying to tickle me?” And the beauty who spent a night wit 11kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
36. 36 绝 The Peerless Dao Lord 绝世道君 Traveling Far with a Wine Gourd携壶远游Eastern Fantasy12.6M WordsCompleted After seventeen years, Lu Yu finally devoured the Heavenly Emperor’s soul and took a fresh look at the world. Since heaven and earth were remade and spiritual energy returned, countless people had pursued immortality, drawing on fortune to rise above the rest. Gather true qi, and you can split mountains and shatter stone, traveling a thousand miles in a day. Master spells, and you can summon wind and rain, soar through the clouds and mist. A tiger roars through the mountains; a dragon swims in s 7.7kReads8.4Score397Shelves

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    Good books for everyone to read

37. 37 青 The Road to Officialdom: From Low-Ranking Clerk to Provincial Power Broker 青云官路：从小职员到封疆大吏 No Dust on the Page笔下不生灰Urban3.8M WordsOngoing Rebirth + Traditional Political Intrigue + Power Games + High Intelligence + No Harem Reborn on the way to the detention center, Zhou Yan must find a way to turn the tables against all odds. He goes from the business world to politics, from developing real estate to governing a region, following one ordinary man’s rise to success. He’s an ordinary man who’s a little calculating, a small-time player with a sharp mind and sound values. He has the full range of emotions and desires that any ordinar 2.7kReads9.3Score198Shelves
38. 38 从 From Infinite Duplication to Ruling the Ice Age Apocalypse 从无限复制到执掌冰河末世 White Porcelain Listening to Night Rain白瓷听夜雨Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.0M WordsCompleted The novel has surpassed 10 million reads. Its short-drama adaptation, The Awakening Journey in the Extreme Cold Apocalypse, has surpassed 6 million saves, and it has also been adapted into multiple animated dramas. Read with confidence. (Extreme-cold apocalypse, rebirth, genetic locks, comeback and face-slapping, decisive and ruthless, lone wolf plus a Primal Beast army, completed) Also known as: Extreme Cold Apocalypse: I Stockpiled Billions of Supplies with a Treasure Basin In his previous li 66.9kReads8.7Score5.4kShelves
39. 39 烟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 868.2kReads9.6Score68.1kShelves
40. 40 满 My Whole Family Are Cannon Fodder, but After They Read My Mind, They Rebel 满门炮灰读我心后，全家造反了 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Physical edition of "Claiming the Pearl 2" goes on presale October 17 at 7:30 p.m.] [Mind reading + System + adored by the whole family + transmigrate into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger] Qiao Jiaojiao had accumulated so much virtue in her past life that the Old King of Hell granted her a rebirth with all her memories intact, plus a golden finger: a Virtue Points Shop. Qiao Jiaojiao was thrilled to start her new life, only to discover she hadn't been reborn at all. She'd transmigrated i 123.7kReads9.7Score14kShelves

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    "The Whole Family Eavesdrops on Heartfelt Words, Act, I'll Watch You Act" is a novel that profoundly reveals family secrets and psychological games. Each family member wears a mask, concealing their unspoken thoughts. As the story unfolds, the tension and suspense build layer by layer, keeping you on the edge of your seat, eager to uncover the true faces behind each character. This is a journey about love, betrayal, and self-discovery, one that once you begin reading, you won't be able to put it down until the very last page.

41. 41 反 The Villain Has No Morals, and the Dragon Is Right in His Face. How Could He Lose? 反派缺大德，飞龙骑脸，怎么输？ Red Sweet Potatoes Taste Great红番薯好吃Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted In a fantasy world, Gu Qing was a sharp kid from the start. When he saw how lovely his childhood sweetheart was, he figured she’d grow into a great beauty, so he made sure to claim her early. Who could have guessed that his sweetheart was the chosen one, and her younger brother was the Son of Destiny? Fortunately, he bound himself to the Counterattack System, which reflected all damage. From then on, he went further and further down the path of a destined villain. After joining a sect, Gu Qin 23.2kReads7.8Score2kShelves

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    Not a saint, decisive in killing, and not lacking in intelligence.

42. 42 让 Let’s Create a World 让我们创造一个世界 Wounded Desire伤欲Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsCompleted When desire burns civilization to the ground! Humanity will rewrite the laws of creation! Throughout the long course of human civilization, fame, power, wealth, and strength have always been the goals people pursue. That pursuit gradually spiraled out of control, like a runaway train hurtling toward the abyss of destruction. At a seemingly ordinary moment, fraught with hidden danger, the conflicts caused by this unchecked pursuit reached a breaking point and erupted into the [War of the Century] 26Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've been following this book for four months, starting from the very beginning. It was recommended by the system, and the male lead is absolutely a troublemaker! He showcases coincidences to the fullest! There are over a thousand different spells! The most memorable part is the setting of the abandoned god! The entire book is woven together by the adventure of the creator! Every chapter is exciting!

43. 43 高 The Master Comes Down from the Mountain, and My Senior Sister Dotes on Me Too Much 高手下山，我家师姐太宠我了 Please, Let Me Go Viral求求你让我火吧Urban6.3M WordsOngoing [An unstoppable power fantasy, every line is satisfying, the plot moves at lightning speed, with no dragging and decisive action] At my graduation banquet, my parents and brothers were brutally killed. Hunted down, I barely escaped with my life. After five years of martial arts training on Mount Kunlun, I've returned in triumph! “You're an elite rich kid, and you think I can't afford to offend you? My master could kill you with a slap!” “You're the king of Chinese medicine? My master is an hei 258.3kReads9.3Score8.1kShelves

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    Deep within a mysterious canyon, ninety-nine incredibly powerful top-tier humans, bound by a promise, dedicate their lives to guarding this place.

44. 44 假 The Fake Heiress Stole My Fate, So After I Was Reborn, I Took Her Out 假千金夺我命格，重生后我嘎了她 Mo Mo Is Master Mo墨墨是墨爷Modern Romance504k WordsCompleted [Rebirth + punishing scumbags + satisfying wish fulfillment] Ren Ran had an easy life for her first eighteen years, then spent the next eight plagued by bad luck. Her maternal grandparents, mother, and younger brother died one after another. Her scumbag father took over the company, and she was thrown out of the house to live on the streets. She’d be robbed just walking down the road, and flowerpots would fall from the sky when she approached a building. Whenever she got a job at a company, it w 49kReads9.5Score6.5kShelves

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    The female protagonist is reborn to find her destiny of great wealth and honor has been altered, and she begins her revenge, uncovering an even greater secret.

45. 45 欺EN Deceiving the Gods: A Performance! 欺神演出！ Violent Purple-Skinned Person暴力紫皮人Mystery5.4M WordsOngoing [Satisfying revenge + Mind-bending twists + Slow burn + Strategic battles + Loads of plot twists] “When I thought death was the end, I opened my eyes and discovered that death was only a new beginning.” Lin Yu was killed by a junior schoolmate he thought had come to confess her love, only to discover that he hadn’t truly died. Instead, he had entered a deadly game! Only the winner would earn the chance to “live again.” Fortunately, Lin Yu awakened the “Unique Class: Deceiver.” [Any lie you 535.6kReads9.3Score87.5kShelves

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    Great, you should check it out.

46. 46 我 I Returned from Hell to Plan the Perfect String of Revenge 我从地狱归来，策划连环完美复仇 Leaves Can't Predict Autumn叶难知秋Mystery525k WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Mad Protagonist] [Elegant] [High-IQ Crimes] [No System] Ten years ago, the Shen family was wiped out by a mysterious organization known as the Alliance. Shen Feng was beaten to death and left in the wilderness. Now, Shen Feng’s soul has returned from hell. That day, the criminal investigation squad received a call from a mysterious person claiming he would kill the famous CEO Liu Ruxu at a shareholders’ meeting. The nightmare began at that very moment. Shen Feng planned one per 118kReads9.5Score12.7kShelves
47. 47 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.6kReads9.6Score36kShelves
48. 48 凡EN Mortal Cultivation: Ten Thousand Corpses Forge an Immortal Bone 凡人修仙，万尸铸仙骨 Swimming Champion游泳冠军Eastern Fantasy4.8M WordsOngoing Demonic cultivation + no System + scheming underdog + decisive and ruthless. This book is dark, so don't read it if that's not your thing. The moment Song Wen kills the frail little beggar and seizes his blood and soul, every cell in his body cheers and leaps with excitement. His mind races, and he knows that killing will be part of his life from now on. For survival and immortality, he'll stop at nothing: petty schemes, conspiracies, and ruthless slaughter. On the road to immortality, bones are 96kReads8.9Score8.2kShelves
49. 49 重 Reborn as a Top Student: In the End, I Still Handed Over the System 重生学霸：最终我还是上交了系统 Fixing Things修东西Urban430k WordsCompleted [Everyday Life + Top Student + System + Technology + Contributing to the Nation | No Romance | Slow-Burn] Lu Xing unexpectedly returned to the time just after the high school entrance exams. Faced with the study System that came with being reborn, he changed his exam preferences and entered a school completely different from the one he’d attended in his previous life. At first, he only wanted to fulfill his dream of becoming a top student. He used his knowledge of the future to make a little uno 673Reads8.2Score118Shelves
50. 50 御 Beast Taming: Is That a Goblin or the Hulk? 御兽：你这是哥布林还是绿巨人？ An Old Umbrella Still Keeps Out the Rain旧伞也挡雨Urban142k WordsOngoing Demon monsters, colossal dragons, elemental lifeforms, animated plants, evil spirits and nightmares, totemic gods... Song Zhan opens his eyes in the vast world of beast tamers and gains a Beast-Taming Trait Panel. Each day, he can draw traits to replace his pets' existing ones, or spend experience points to upgrade them. With the same number of trait slots, why spend big on powerful rare beasts when weak pets with more negative traits offer so much better value? [Tyrant of Khorne] [King of Ruin] —Reads5.1Score—Shelves

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