Any Extremely Dark, Gritty, Realistic Fiction? The Darker, the Better 超绝暗黑现实题材的书就要最暗黑的有没有？

1. 1 修 Cultivating Immortality in the Hehuan Sect: They Treat Me Like a Magical Artifact 修仙合欢宗，她们把我当法器 Little Peanut's Great Adventure小花生大冒险Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted He is the top male model at a club in the mortal realm, and a reincarnated Immortal Emperor. She is a low-ranking elder of the Hehuan Sect in the cultivation world, a bewitching demoness. He plays among the flowers, indulging in the pleasures of the world without ever getting attached. She exhausts every scheme, deceives the world, and traps him in the palm of her hand. He uses her as a chess piece, slaughters his way through the immortal realm, and reshapes the Heavenly Dao. She wields him as a 6.7kReads9.1Score588Shelves

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   He is the first male model in the modern club. She is a bottom elder of the Hehuan Sect. He, among thousands of flowers, plays in the world, not a single leaf touches him. She used all her tricks to deceive the whole world and imprison him in the palm of her hand. He used her as a chess piece to kill through the immortal world and reshape the way of heaven. She uses him as a blade to make trouble at every step and bring trouble to the common people. They use each other to save each other from evil. They achieve each other's success and run in both directions in their interests. … Frost on the surface, arsenic on the inside. Two powerful people plotting against each other are not two pure persons. Everyone is evil, no one is purely good [KISS]

2. 2 她 She's Too Alluring: The Ascetic Tycoon Falls for Her and Pulls Her Close 她太撩，禁欲大佬沦陷揽细腰 Teng Gu滕谷Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Everyone says the young master of the Yin family is ruthless and calculating, a powerful figure in North City whom no one should ever cross. Yet Jiang Yuanyuan goes out of her way to seduce him. Born with a bewitching allure, she harbors a beast of revenge in her heart. He calls her shameless, yet turns North City upside down for her and sends her enemies straight to hell. She slips away, only for him to hook her back with one hand. His voice is low and husky, simmering with anger. “You flirt wi 34.4kReads9.2Score5kShelves

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   **"She is too flirtatious, and the abstinent man fell into love with his slim waist"** **Recommendation index: ★★★★★** ** Tags: Revenge | Sweet Pet | Powerful Showdown | Extreme Ambiguity ** "Run away after flirting? Jiang Yuan, how dare you?"** - The most unattainable abstinent powerful man in Beicheng finally fell into her hands. **Born to be charming·Wild Rose of Revenge vs. Black-hearted and ruthless·The Demon who dotes on his wife** Jiang Yuan is a rose of thorns that blooms in the dark night. She is naturally charming, but she hides a heart burned by hatred. She worked step by step, treating Yin Dong, the most unprovoked prince of the Yin family in Beicheng, as a key piece on the revenge chessboard. And Yin Dong, who is a cold and ruthless businessman in front of others, is willing to overthrow Beicheng for her. He said he thought she was "dirty", but he crushed his enemies with his own hands just to protect her. When she pulled away, he locked her in his arms with his backhand, and said in a low and angry voice: "Your life is mine, and your heart must be mine." ✅ Love strong duels and two-way sinking ✅ Love "Meisa Heroine × Abstinence Boss" CP ✅ Pursue modern romance with compact plot and strong emotions **"He scolded her, but gave her his life."** **——In this love game in the name of revenge, whoever is moved first will lose. **

3. 3 成 The Mature Landlady 成熟的老板娘 Young Master Huajia花家大少Urban1.5M WordsOngoing For the sake of keeping the family fortune all to himself, Liang Dashan hatched a vicious scheme to frame his wife, Du Xue. Faced with her husband’s ruthless plotting, Du Xue fought back from the brink. She turned people’s motives to her advantage and used his own tactics against him, unraveling every conspiracy by playing along, and ultimately leaving the traitor with nothing but the clothes on his back! 25.3kReads7.9Score1.5kShelves
4. 4 给 The Ninth Book to Earn My Daughter’s Dowry 给女儿挣嫁的第9本书 Earning a Dowry for My Daughter给女儿挣嫁妆Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Multiple Heroines]+ [Decisive and Ruthless]+ [Overpowered Power Fantasy] My master's wife passes her power on to me. My senior sister shares her cultivation with me whenever she completes a mission. The princess can accelerate my recovery. The empress... directly acknowledges me as her master... 4.3kReads7.2Score296Shelves

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   Such a cool novel, why don't you come and read it?

5. 5 司 Commander Si, Why Are You Standing with the Monsters? 司统大人，您怎么站怪物那边了？ Little Black the Firebreather喷火小黑Urban3.5M WordsOngoing [No female lead + no romantic tension + no romance + ruthless and decisive] Amid the crowds beneath the neon-lit cityscape, there are monsters wearing human skin, walking among them just like ordinary people. The news says these people are called the Awakened. They feed on human flesh and are savage monsters. One quiet afternoon, an ordinary high school sophomore undergoes a transformation and becomes one of the Awakened, standing against all of humanity! To survive, he makes a pact with a god a 127kReads8.8Score13.7kShelves
6. 6 恶 Foul Weather 恶劣的天气 Sea Buckthorn Berry沙棘果Two Male Leads476k WordsOngoing He Qing’an was, by nature, one of the strong in a world where the weak were prey. He was so powerful that everyone’s eyes were fixed on him, their greed and contempt laid bare. In a constant game of false civility, he buried his former self. Xu Yan was the first to realize that his soul was crying out for help. He asked Xu Yan to help him. Xu Yan was the most genuine person he had ever met, never hiding his true nature. Others thought nothing of it, dismissing him as an ill-tempered rich playboy —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Look at me, grab me

7. 7 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 153.6kReads9.3Score18.7kShelves

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   No pain but still afraid of villains? "Pain Immunity" takes you to unlock a super exciting experience! The protagonist has immunity to pain, but encounters a villain that is more ruthless and weird than imagined. In a world with surging undercurrents, villains have no bottom line in their moves, and blood and madness are intertwined. Every confrontation is a challenge to the protagonist's limits, and it will also tug at the readers' nerves! Unique setting: Pain immunity is a "golden finger", but it is no longer invincible in front of the villain, and the contrast is full. The villain is ruthless enough: he doesn't play by common sense, his methods are abnormal, and the plot is so exciting that you can't stop. Full of suspense: How does the protagonist survive and fight back under the pressure of the villain? The whole process is high-energy and you can't guess the direction.

8. 8 暗 The Dark Age 暗黑纪元 Ye Wuling夜无凌Sci-Fi & Apocalypse668k WordsCompleted Natural disasters strike one after another across the globe. Blood rain falls, while zombies, demons, and undead swarm over the land. Humanity struggles to survive. 141Reads—Score—Shelves

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   These two potentially good books should satisfy book lovers.

9. 9 暗 The Dark Jianghu 暗黑江湖 Dark Sword Aura黑暗剑芒Urban456k WordsCompleted Society was a dark place in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. One man and a few brothers plunged into that darkness, vowing to become kings of the underworld. Watch as he carves out a place for himself in this dark world. 431Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 新 On Our Wedding Night, My Boyfriend Sold Me to Northern Myanmar 新婚夜，男朋友把我卖到了缅北 Moon-Raising White Pagoda月扬白塔Mystery8k WordsCompleted On our wedding night, my boyfriend sold me to northern Myanmar. 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If a person even starts to be jealous of himself, how can he not be dark? It's both dark and brain-burning.

11. 11 主 How the Protagonist Was Made 主角是怎样炼成的 Dejected Great Emperor of the Five Sacred Mountains灰心丧气的五岳大帝Eastern Fantasy505k WordsCompleted “Soul Swaps × Rise from Poverty × Twisted Revenge”: Everyone’s unhinged, with angst and sweetness in equal measure! “After a lowly inn attendant took over his body, the greatest sword master under heaven was reduced to a servant. In this life, he’ll tear apart this man-eating sect with his own hands!” [Grimdark cultivation] [Not an invincible protagonist] [Female characters shine] “Either get on your knees and be a dog, or burn this sect to the ground. Which will it be?” Click to read and join t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 来 The Autobiography of a Tomb Raider 来自一位盗墓者的自传 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 518.4kReads9.6Score34.7kShelves

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    Suspense Tomb Robbery Horror

13. 13 创 Entrepreneurship 创业 Listening to Rain and Watching Swords Beneath the Pavilion亭下听雨看剑1.5M WordsCompleted Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles, meet countless people: this is the path to becoming a master. From beginner to expert, from expert to grandmaster. Grow from scratch, learning and applying the cultures and schools of thought of a hundred different traditions. 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Why did Bai Yueguang, a scumbag and internet-addicted junior high school student, rise to prominence, read thousands of books, travel thousands of miles, and start a business by combining the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought?

14. 14 黑 Black Legend 黑传奇 Rivers Flow On江河如流Urban180k WordsOngoing A dark, underworld crime story with no fantasy elements, supernatural abilities, or System. It focuses on a gritty, realistic style. The story is entirely fictional and can all be understood as taking place in a parallel world. Please do not imitate the events in the story, and especially do not imitate the protagonist’s actions. Life is full of hardships. Stay out of the underworld, and don’t take dangerous paths. This is a story about a boy who grows into an underworld kingpin. The dark tone —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 黑 The Hacker Prince 黑客王爷 Wu Jian武箭Urban209k WordsOngoing It can withstand any nitpicking from even the most seasoned readers. No AI, purely handcrafted with brain cells. Ordinary Uncle Wang transforms into a legendary hacker, with a grounded premise and no tired clichés. An adventure full of unexpected encounters, told in a witty, humorous style with plenty of satisfying moments and nail-biting action. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A textbook-level novel with both story and writing, it can withstand any pickiness of old bookworms. No AI, purely produced by artificial brain cells. The ordinary Uncle Wang transformed into a hacker master, with a real and unconventional setting. . . It's an adventurous story, the writing style is humorous and refreshing, and the plot is tense without being annoying.

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