Dark Novels with No Clichéd Power-Fantasy Posturing, Recommended by Veteran Readers 黑暗文，非套路装逼文，老书虫推荐

1. 1 星 Interstellar Trench Soldier 星际填线兵 Hop Left, Hop Right左跳跳右跳跳Sci-Fi & Apocalypse748k WordsCompleted Lin Nian opened his eyes and found himself dropped into a brutal battlefield. People died every second here. Artillery fire kept blooming all around him, and landing pods exploded one after another. All Lin Nian wanted was to survive… 1.4kReads8.3Score123Shelves
2. 2 火 Naruto: Sukuna's Jinchūriki, Uchiha at Your Service 火影：宿傩人柱力，在下宇智波 The Black Scarecrow黑色的稻草人Anime Fanfiction448k WordsCompleted First of all, my name is Uchiha. Um... and there's a Sukuna sealed inside me. Never once did Jing try to make peace with Sukuna. Once he confirmed Sukuna couldn't break through the seal, he began ruthlessly exploiting him. With the Mangekyo and Domain Expansion, he gave birth to the strongest Kekkei Tōta in history. Slash Release! Jing knew his acting couldn't fool the Third Hokage and the others, so without the slightest hesitation, he showed his Uchiha nature from beginning to end. No defectio 34.3kReads9.2Score2.6kShelves
3. 3 练 A Qi Refiner Transmigrates to the City 练气士穿越都市 e1x1ztUrban505k WordsCompleted Xu Shan was a low-level Qi cultivator in the Netherworld. After buying a copper ring at the marketplace and putting it on, he somehow transmigrated to a modern, high-tech city. This world was short on spiritual energy, and immortals existed only in legends. Xu Shan was the only cultivator in the entire city, with no one else able to follow his path. The copper ring could take him between worlds, and by drawing on the resources of several different worlds, he rose from a lone cultivator to a powe 464Reads7.2Score—Shelves
4. 4 超 Super Evolution: One Punch and I Shatter the Stars 超级进化，我一拳爆星 The Little Scrap Collector捡垃圾的小破烂Urban311k WordsOngoing [Modern urban fantasy]+ [The only magic user] Wang Chen floats in the vast, frigid universe. Radiation and ions from the star behind him are ravenously devoured by his body, warping space around him like a black hole. He opens his eyes, glowing with a profound blue light, and gazes at the sapphire-like planet before him, a faint smile on his face: “Yeah! My invincible superbrain tells me I'm going to use my superpowers to conquer everything!!!” 4Reads6.2Score—Shelves
5. 5 都 Now That We're Reborn, Who's Still Afraid of the Boss? 都重生了谁还怕领导啊？ The Firefly That Won't Die打不死的萤火虫Urban616k WordsCompleted A walking bundle of hormones in a state-owned enterprise, pioneer of dark feel-good fiction, and an unconventional, reverse-style workplace guide. Here you’ll find the unvarnished realities you never imagined, experience the ups and downs of office life, and uncover the secrets of state-owned enterprises! You can always earn back money you’ve lost, but if you lose your conscience, you can earn even more. It’s fine to be poor when you’re young, but don’t be old and poor. 639Reads7.7Score—Shelves
6. 6 地 Earth Splits Apart: I Become a Wizard 地球撕裂：我成为巫师 Dreams Are Just Over the Horizon梦想就在天涯Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsCompleted No System, no golden finger, slow burn. A spatial disaster tears Earth apart, plunging humanity into a world of wizards. Altars, shadows, wizards, and a fate beyond anyone’s control: what does the future hold? A wizard novel about conquering myriad worlds. My new book, “Lord, Survive: I Have a Plundering Talent,” is complete! Please support my new book, “The Myriad Worlds: I Have a Trading Company”! 10.4kReads8.6Score906Shelves
7. 7 嘘 Shh! You Might Not Be Human 嘘！你可能不是人 Golden-Haired Cat King金毛猫王Urban283k WordsOngoing Have you ever wondered if you might not be human at all? Your ancestors may have disguised themselves as humans for some purpose, blending into human society. But they kept up the act for so long that you all forgot you weren't human, but something else... something. Chen Tong had never thought about it. Then one day, his long-missing mother suddenly came home and revealed his true nature to him. It turned out the world had gone completely mad long ago. When I learned I wasn't human, it all 401Reads7.0Score—Shelves
8. 8 坏 Oh No, I’ve Become a Capitalist! 坏了，我成了资本家！ When My Heart Is Troubled, My Blade Slows心乱了刀慢了Urban109k WordsOngoing [Boss Simulator + True Villain + Scheming + Master Tactician + Single-mindedly Chasing Wealth] Ma Mouke: “Brother Huo, please treat your fellow countrymen kindly!” Cao Huowang: “Lao Ma, see you in the octagon! Fists first.” After Cao Huowang was reborn, he received the Boss Simulator and became the very kind of boss he had hated in his previous life. From then on, Cao Huowang never looked back on his road to riches. Here are some of Cao Huowang's most famous quotes: “Never underestimate the fine —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 地 Level 999 of Hell: I Am the Strongest Mercenary 地狱999层：我是最强雇佣兵 Turbid One浊人Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Infinite worlds + ruthless and decisive + no female lead + no saintly hero + evolution and mutation + original system] T-virus? Swallowed. G-virus? Swallowed. Blacklight virus? Swallowed. Blackwater Xenomorph? Swallowed. T-Veronica virus? Swallowed. Gamma-ray mutagen? Swallowed. Vibranium skeleton? Swallowed. I don’t care what you call it, if the bloodline looks good, I’ll just swallow it all!! The 999th level of Hell. You’re all earning points to trade for abilities? I have the perfect Gen 10.4kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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   Simple violence! The protagonist's hell reopens, pushed all the way

10. 10 幻 Phantom Fiends 幻景恶鬼 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 14.6kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves

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    Absolute Darkness Not Madonna, High Quality

11. 11 玄 Xuanhuan: From the Start, I Have Nine Fairy Masters 玄幻：开局九个仙女师傅 Han Xiangqu Bai韩想娶白Eastern Fantasy7.1M WordsCompleted From the start, Ye Xiu takes nine immortal beauties as his masters and awakens the Divine Eye, instantly reaching the peak of talent! “What? You spent tens of thousands of years cultivating the Ninefold Immortal Sword Art? Sorry, I took one look and mastered it!” “The Flame of the Phoenix? The Flame of the Vermilion Bird? The Soul of the Dragon God? One look, and they’re all mine!” “What? You say you’re the strongest in the universe? Sorry, I have a universe inside me!” In this boundless world, 19.7kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves

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    🔥"I'm at full level at the beginning" Kill through three realms! The sick and weak turned crazy and criticized the Demon Lord. It was so satisfying to slap him in the face! When Ye Xiu opened his eyes and traveled through time, he was labeled as a "crazy good-for-nothing". The saint who used to kneel and lick him was leading someone to break off the engagement and humiliate him. Unexpectedly, the moment his memory awakened, Mo Yuan trembled - his soul was locked with the full-level cultivation level that killed all the immortal sects in his previous life! 💥Start right away! Crush the saint's natal sword with one finger, drain the spiritual veins with the backhand and use it as a bath. The enemies who had deceived him to be foolish carried the mountains and fled overnight, but he brought them back with a smile: "My toy, what are you running away from?" ✨The harem opened the Shura field wildly✨ The Qing Leng Sword Immortal cut himself to pieces for him and said mercilessly: "The one engraved on the Sansheng Stone is your name." The Ghost Domain Demoness tore up the letter of appointment from the Hehuan Sect: "Suck up your cultivation? I'm obviously saving him!" Even the saint who broke off the engagement knelt and tugged on his clothes: "Go crazy again... Marry me?" 🌪The most amazing thing is that on the day of the siege of the Immortal Sect, Ye Xiu lazily crushed the thunder calamity of heaven. Behind him, a hundred thousand demon generals knelt down, but the empress of the Nine Heavens came to the moon and said, "Have you had enough fun? It's time to go home and nurse the child." #CR# #CrazyBeauty Takes the Whole World # #predecessor's tomb dance #

12. 12 神 Mystery Revival: From the Start, I Become a Ghost 神秘复苏：开局变成鬼 Tomatoes Really Taste Awful西红柿真的很难吃Mystery163k WordsOngoing [Supernatural] [No Female Lead] Ghosts cannot be killed. Only ghosts can fight ghosts. Find the rules that govern a ghost’s killings. As the Supernatural returns and vengeful spirits descend upon the world, humanity can only struggle to survive amid disaster, gradually uncovering the reasons behind the supernatural resurgence. To preserve civilization, people must explore this despairing world against all odds. Generation after generation, people have tried to put an end to the supernatural once 807Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are really good

13. 13 死 The Scripture of the Dead 死人经 Luo Dai洛带Mystery2.9M WordsCompleted I accidentally drank ghostly wine from a grave and held a wedding ceremony with a ghost. 2.2kReads6.5Score261Shelves
14. 14 吾 I Am the Evil God, and This World Will Treat Me as a Forbidden Taboo for All Eternity 吾为邪神，此世当做万古禁忌 Yu Mulinlin雨木霖霖Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted “I want you to cast aside every last bit of kindness and sink completely into the swamp of evil!” Amid a field of ruins, a boy reborn from death, a coffin bearer above the stars, a supreme body of gods and demons! A strange mask of gods and demons, a mysterious broken black sword, a person reborn with a burden of sin! Only after enduring every evil the world has to offer does one realize how many sinners there are! After countless trials, the boy takes up his sword, sees through the mortal world 5.8kReads9.0Score496Shelves
15. 15 让 You Were Supposed to Join a Gang, Not Win Over the Mafia Heiress 让你混社会，你把黑道千金拿下了 Young Master Bai公子白Urban3.5M WordsCompleted The underworld is a road of no return. It's a last chance for those with nowhere else to turn to make a comeback. Win, and you reach the height of power and become fabulously wealthy. Lose, and at best you die; at worst, you become a cripple. This road takes three parts vision, six parts luck, and one part relying on yourself. By some stroke of luck, I won. When I got out of prison, I didn't have a penny to my name. Now I'm surrounded by beautiful women and rule this whole territory. This road w 12.3kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves
16. 16 刚 Just Out of Prison, I’m Forced to Share a Rental with Seven Women of Heavenly Allure 刚出狱，被迫和七个天媚之体合租 A World of Jianghu on the Page笔上有江湖Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Over-the-top wish-fulfillment] + [Invincible] + [Passionate action] + [Play the pig to eat the tiger] Three years ago, Ye Xuan was driven out of his family and forced up Tian Shan, where he became a disciple! Three years later, Ye Xuan returns to the city, invincible, and inherits a courtyard house, where he pits his wits against seven beautiful tenants! When it comes to strength, I cultivate both medicine and martial arts. I sweep all before me, and all living beings bow down! When it comes to 4.6kReads8.9Score620Shelves
17. 17 别 Don’t Be Afraid, I’m a Good Person 别怕本座是好人 Burning Rock燃烧石头Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted Following suggestions from several readers, the martial arts elements are being removed, leaving only cultivation. The story is being revised accordingly. Reborn in the body of a demonic sect disciple, he possesses a Fortune Altar. By offering up fortune, he can obtain techniques, supernatural abilities, and treasures from the myriad heavens... In this world, the powerful roam freely, kings vie for supremacy, and immortals seek the Dao... The imperial court stands tall, and the martial world str 261Reads6.5Score101Shelves

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    Black, purple, completely bad

18. 18 长 Eldest Son: My Siblings Simulated My Life, and I Broke Down in Tears 长子：兄妹模拟我人生，泪崩 Flight Captain飞行团长Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Anti-drug trafficking] [Narcotics officer] [High IQ] [Mastermind] [Undercover] The Wei family has five children. The second is a wealthy businessman, the third has an impressive background, the fourth is a research professor, and the fifth is a pop star. Only the eldest has amounted to nothing. He’s notorious and despised by his siblings. Because he sold off his younger siblings and drove his family away! He’s done every kind of evil, and his siblings loathe and spurn him! Then, on the day the 18.4kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves

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    A man in darkness, a man who doesn't know the future. Anyway, very pretty

19. 19 暗 The Dark God’s Mysterious Merchant 暗黑之神秘商人 The Ancient and Modern Recluse古今居士Anime Fanfiction268k WordsCompleted He Fan transmigrates into the game Diablo II. By day, he plays through the story and levels up as usual, but behind the scenes, he runs a "special" shop. (Original story quests + all unique items + all runewords + complete monster data + all skills + multiple heroines) 878Reads8.0Score—Shelves
20. 20 暗 Diablo: After I Transmigrated, I Became a Necromancer 暗黑破坏神之穿越后成了死灵法师 Why Does Fate Still Elude Me in This Life奈何此生缘何在Anime Fanfiction1.6M WordsOngoing [Transmigration + Gaming + Slice of Life + No System] Wu Ye had been waiting ages for Diablo IV, but on the day Diablo IV was released, he somehow ended up in the world of Diablo II. Can he get back? Can he survive? Maybe he can even change this world? 4.2kReads7.1Score305Shelves
21. 21 漫 Marvel’s Mastermind: Summoning the Joker from the Start 漫威幕后黑手：开局召唤小丑 King Pleasant Goat, Uh喜羊羊大王额Male-Channel Fanfiction331k WordsCompleted [Battle Royale + No Female Lead + Mastermind] After Chu He transmigrates to the Marvel Universe, he becomes a God of Emotions. To harvest the emotions of all living beings, he decides to bring characters from the anime of his previous life into existence, and have them engage in friendly exchanges with the local heroes. Joker: Why So Serious? Ainz Ooal Gown: Let [Ainz Ooal Gown] become an immortal legend. Nidhogg: The day I return to this world, all traitors shall perish. Aizen: The sky is color 430Reads5.8Score—Shelves
22. 22 斩 Slay the Gods: I Am the Lord of Calamity, Starting with a Scarlet Trick 斩神：我嘲灾之主，开局猩红戏法 Sweet Zongzi甜粽子Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsCompleted [Slay the Gods + God of Drama + no female lead + traveling with the crew] To help someone fix the BUG of having too many tragic deaths, Ye Kai arrives in the Slay the Gods world. From the start, he befriends Asaba, the "Sleeping Dragon of the Host Club World," the "Brightest New Host Star," the "Mature Women's Best Friend," Mr. Qiye. His golden finger is a Lego theater personally upgraded by that man. Not only can it tame the Disaster Mocking God, it can also draw skills from the entire God of D 33.9kReads9.0Score5.3kShelves
23. 23 元 The Elements Descend: I’m the Dark-Type Spokesperson 元素降临：我为暗黑系代言 The Monk Who Never Bathes不洗澡的和尚Urban847k WordsCompleted [Comedy + Academy + Elemental Powers + Awakening for All + Dark Style!] Ten mysterious elements have descended upon the world, and every species has the chance to awaken its own elemental powers. To resist the invasion of ferocious beasts, the world of supernatural abilities has established six Super God Academies, twenty-four major ability guilds, and countless small and medium-sized organizations. Lin Li had already given up hope of awakening elemental powers, but on his eighteenth birthday, h 6kReads8.4Score559Shelves
24. 24 黑 The Underworld: Ruling the World 黑社会：雄霸天下 Simple Fish简单的鱼Urban8.4M WordsOngoing The campus beauty he'd loved for three years was brutalized and killed! Chen Xuewen, who had done nothing, was framed and sent to prison! His honest, hardworking parents both died horribly while seeking justice for him! After nineteen years of living by the rules and obeying the law, Chen Xuewen finally saw the true face of the world. “Those who kill and burn their way to riches wear golden belts, while those who build bridges and roads leave no bones behind!” “If others can kill and burn, why 165.5kReads9.1Score9.8kShelves

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    [Heroes of Dark Prison: From Bloody Handcuffs to Bloody Scepter] The 19-year-old shackles locked the young man's spine, but they could not trap his wildly growing wolfish nature. When the iron door of the detention center closed tightly behind Chen Xuewen, a cold light appeared in his pupils. During ten years in prison, he survived by licking the knife edge planted by his enemies. He became a disciple of the underworld godfather who washed his hands in a golden basin, and silently memorized the list of 300 enemies in the solitary cell. Under the damp prison uniform, the young man burned the bloody handprints in the interrogation room into tattoos, and folded the photos of the tragic death of the school beauty into paper knives. On the night he was released from prison, a shocking murder occurred in Pingcheng's underground casino - the classmate who had perjured himself died suddenly in the red wine pool with a bloody love letter stuck in his throat. The anti-narcotics captain received an anonymous ledger, and the encrypted diary of the deputy mayor's mistress suddenly went viral across the Internet. When the powerful are horrified to discover that every scandal points to an unjust case nineteen years ago, the boy who was once stepped into the quagmire is stepping on their spines to ascend to the Throne of Darkness. "I want them to see it with their own eyes," Chen Xuewen crushed the cigarette butts, and the machetes of eight hundred dead soldiers behind him reflected the red sky. "The dirty blood that was spilled on me back then will turn into a huge sea of ​​blood."

25. 25 黑 The Dark Age 黑暗纪元 Black Rice黑米饭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.1M WordsCompleted Black clouds blanket the globe. The sun has disappeared forever, demons from the abyss lurk over the human world, and humanity has entered its darkest age. When I awaken, the world beneath the eternal night will be mine. 371Reads8.1Score104Shelves

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    In the doomsday wasteland, humanity has been annihilated. The protagonist kills his kind for survival and becomes the founder of a new order.

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