Recommend Books Where Both the Protagonist and the Villains Are Smart 推点主角反派都有智商的书

1. 1 大 I’m the Great Villain, but I Never Wanted to Rule the Ages! 大反派的我，真没想独断万古啊！ Kaneki Ken金木研啊Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted [Cunning protagonist + decisive and ruthless + doesn't play the pig to eat the tiger + pure power fantasy] A transmigration novel. Ji Xiu discovers that he has become the tragic villainous Big Boss in a novel! The novel's male lead has an invincible golden finger? The novel's heroine is an Immortal Emperor reborn? His own future means certain death? Ding! The god-tier sign-in System has awakened! [Ding! Congratulations, Host. Your sign-in reward is the nine-star Divine Heart Dao Bone!] [ 24.9kReads8.9Score1.9k14d adds

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   These books feature villains whose intelligence is consistently high, with very few instances of characters showing a decline in intelligence. While a few of the so-called "chosen ones" are indeed brainless, the majority are quite intelligent. (I used to enjoy reading villainous novels and read quite a few.) The quality is guaranteed.

2. 2 开 I Accompanied My Sister to Break Off Her Engagement from the Start, and Turns Out I'm the Villain 开局陪妹妹退婚，我原来是反派 Xue Shaoqing雪少卿Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing With an unbeatable family background and peerless talent, Qin Jiang had been living out his dream of being the protagonist, until... His younger sister tells him she’s going to break off her engagement! Break off an engagement? That’s protagonist treatment, damn it. So what does that make him? Some kind of villain? Just as Qin Jiang is about to defy fate and change his destiny, the System finally arrives. The Villain’s Spoiler System can reveal the future paths of the Chosen Ones. By changing th 458Reads8.6Score10414d adds
3. 3 反 Villain: I Kissed My Master by Force Before I Died 反派：临死前，强吻了师尊 Listed in Three Days三天上架Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted [Master and disciple] [Passionate] [Many love interests] [Decisive and ruthless] After transmigrating into a novel as the villain, he became bound to a plot System. Once he finished acting out his chapters, he would receive rich rewards and be reborn. As he lay dying, Su Jue looked at his master, reluctant to part with her. She had taken care of him for so long. He had to leave her something. His master hated men most of all, so he would leave her a kiss, something to remember him by forever! Wi 9kReads9.1Score1.4k14d adds
4. 4 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 23.3kReads7.8Score2k14d adds
5. 5 开 Rejected for Marriage from the Start? I'll Summon Heroes and Build an Imperial Dynasty 开局被拒婚？反手召唤群英建帝朝 Bingtang Hulu冰棠胡卢Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Emperor + System + Villain + Invincible + Behind the Scenes + No Heroine + Decisive and Ruthless + Cold and Heartless + Building Power] Li Tianyuan transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes the second prince of the Great Tang Dynasty, which is on the brink of collapse. But his childhood sweetheart, Lu Shuanghan, rejects his marriage proposal and falls in love with a monk. At that moment, Li Tianyuan awakens the System. Its very first mission is to wipe out Lu Shuanghan’s entire family, wit 5.9kReads6.9Score27614d adds
6. 6 反 Villain: Invincible After Taking the Protagonist’s Master as My Servant 反派：无敌从收主角师尊为仆开始 Pretending to Be a Master装大师Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing [Villain + System + invincible background + wish fulfillment + ruthless and decisive (no raising the enemy) + multiple heroines] Gu Wuchen transmigrates to another continent and becomes the sole direct descendant of the Longevity Gu Clan, the foremost of the five ancient families of the Upper Realm! His father is the current head of the Gu Clan, his mother is the daughter of a Great Emperor, and his maternal grandfather is a terrifying Sword God at the Emperor Realm! With such a start, he should 31.3kReads7.9Score2.9k14d adds
7. 7 只EN I Only Want to Destroy the World, Yet I'm the God Who Created It! 只想灭世的我，真的是创世神！ Shenwei Bar Cross Spear神威吧十字枪Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast] [Invincible] [World creation] [Ridiculous netizens] [Pocket worlds] Su Mo binds himself to the Creation God System, only to discover that he can grow stronger simply by destroying worlds! A ladle of water becomes a world-ending flood! A shovelful of dirt becomes a meteor that destroys the world! Some revere him as the Creator of Worlds, the one who gave them life and intelligence. Others curse him as an evil god who destroys the world every thousand years. Countless lives wail in 12.1kReads7.6Score79114d adds

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   The content is fast-paced and engaging, with well-developed and emotionally resonant characters. Highly recommended.

8. 8 冷 My Cool, Beautiful Disciple Keeps Racking Up My Favorability 冷艳徒儿，为师好感刷不停 Beating Up Little Bulls Every Other Day三天两头打小牛Eastern Fantasy558k WordsOngoing Transmigrate into a book | One heroine | Romance | Comedy and sweetness | Strong woman, weak man Plain robes wrap around her figure, tracing faint curves. She looks dignified and aloof. “Master, have you gotten rusty after just one month?” She is a cold, beautiful woman, her pale face utterly devoid of color. Intimacy: 90 What the heck? Even if I'd transmigrated into a book, shouldn't I at least get the chance to play a decent character, like in all those other novels next door, instead of start 190Reads7.3Score—14d adds
9. 9 没 The Disguised Butler of a Fallen Noble Heiress 没落贵族千金的伪装管家 All the Way into Darkness壹路到黑Eastern Fantasy335k WordsCompleted [Western fantasy + comedy + twists + multiple races] [Conquest + elegance + thrilling battles + godfather] My name is Zhou Lin, and I’m a man full of ideas. I thought that after transmigrating, I’d be able to thrive with the ideas in my head and live a life of luxury. But I was wrong. Terribly wrong. Because I transmigrated into an otome game I’d played before. And, by sheer coincidence, I became the butler to the game’s final boss, the Blood-soaked Witch, just as the prestigious family was fall 1.4kReads6.2Score16914d adds
10. 10 犯 The Usurper 犯上者 Li Ma李马Urban2.7M WordsCompleted [The print edition has been signed, so read with confidence] (No System, no invincibility, plot-focused, explores human nature, not a formulaic power fantasy) (The protagonist grows and changes as the story unfolds) (An ensemble cast: supporting characters aren't one-dimensional, and respond with genuine emotions to the changes around them) No one knows when this world began to split in two. 221.5kReads9.4Score36.1k14d adds

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    It has to be this one. One of the supporting characters isn't exactly a villain, but he even schemes for his own death.

11. 11 全EN Billions of Gods, Only I Get Hundredfold Offerings! 全民成野神？唯有我百倍供品！ Wind and Snow Can't Crush Me风雪不能压我Eastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Handcrafted the Old-Fashioned Way + Everyone Becomes a God + Gods' Survival + Invincible Divine Path + Subjugating All Races + Generations Ahead] When three billion people around the world transmigrated and became wild gods. In this world, immortals and gods were nowhere to be found. Demons, monsters, and evil spirits ran rampant, while human traitors aided and abetted them. How could three billion wild gods gather worshippers, nurture subordinate gods, exorcise evil, and ascend to the throne o 127.5kReads9.0Score15.8k14d adds

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    These books are all quite powerful, and the protagonist crushes everyone along the way, never suffering a defeat, and doesn't seem to be using any tricks to test his intelligence.

12. 12 末 Apocalypse Tycoon: The Reborn Female Lead Starts by Showering Me with Gifts 末世财阀：开局被重生女主倒贴 Bu Yuzhi Xiao不宇之箫Sci-Fi & Apocalypse883k WordsCompleted [Apocalyptic Villain] [Top-Tier Elite Clan] [Otherworldly Handsome] [Multiple Heroines] [Goddess Obsession] [Chaotic Neutral] [Regret After Being Reborn] Note: The story is set in an urban world before the apocalypse. In his previous life, when the apocalypse arrived, the ancient imperial-era Shen clan built a mighty city that endured the disaster, preserving civilization and order. Shen Chen, its eldest legitimate son, was ranked among humanity's "Ten Top-Tier Awakened Ones" and revered by coun 26.4kReads8.4Score2.7k14d adds
13. 13 求 Survive? Why Would a Warden Like You Need to Survive? 求生？你一个监管者求什么生？ I've Changed My Name Three Times Already我已经换三个名了Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [If you won't clear the level, what are you even trying to survive for?] [I'm a supervisor. Using my privileges to exploit a bug at the perfect moment is totally fair, right?] [Go tell my coworkers that!] Everyone transmigrates, and Lin Qian becomes one of the survivors in the Infinite Tower. Behind every door is a new, unknown world. While everyone else is still hesitating to step outside, Lin Qian has already become a supervisor after winning a bet. [Level 1 Supervisor Salary: Gain one free at 161.7kReads8.8Score16.5k14d adds
14. 14 作 I Extend My Life by Doing Evil: Immortal in the High Martial World 作恶延寿，我在高武长生不死 Ya Qi鸦栖Urban625k WordsCompleted [Advanced Martial Arts + Fast-Paced Power Fantasy + Rapid Leveling + Crushing All Opposition + No Romance] In a world of advanced martial arts, the martial path flourished. Chu Sheng was reborn back to his senior-year sparring competition. His opponent was Ye Chen, who had crippled him in his previous life and loved to play the pig to eat the tiger. What else was there to say? He'd go all out and take him down! Ding! Serpent-Coiling Spear reached the state of returning to simplicity! Ding! Mount 9.9kReads8.5Score72914d adds
15. 15 人 Behind the Scenes, I Can Fuse Materials! 人在幕后，我能够进行素材融合！ The Sky Is Full of Starry Skies天上全都是星天Urban412k WordsCompleted [Behind the scenes]+ [Gacha]+ [Material fusion]+ [No heroine]+ [Doppelgangers] The protagonist, Su Yi, transmigrated into the body of someone with terminal brain cancer. He unexpectedly obtained a gacha System, allowing him to draw all kinds of materials and fuse them together. For example, [The King in Yellow's tattered cloth + rosemary mask + electrostatic spider silk] fused into [Robe of the Old Ones]. And when [photon jellyfish + fissile flesh + Su Yi + ...] were fused, they granted him the 5.9kReads7.8Score77314d adds

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    The first one is a strictly villainous story, a satisfying read without being mind-numbing. The second one is a Cthulhu-themed villain story with fewer problematic elements. The third one has a protagonist who starts with demonic cultivation and poison-making, which lowered its rating. In my opinion, it could easily get a 9.0 on Tomato.

16. 16 从 I Start with Gu Refining and Grind My Way to the Dao of Ten Thousand Arts 从炼蛊开始肝成万法道尊 Gongsun Lizi Hotpot公孙离子烫Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsOngoing [Gu cultivation] [Decisive and ruthless] [Invincible] [Demonic cultivator] On the Eternal Continent, demonic cultivators rip out souls to make banners and use young girls as furnaces. The righteous sects may seem noble and upright, but in truth they refine the common people into powerful medicines in hopes of ascending to immortality. Reborn in a cultivation world where mountain foraging is the foundation of training, Bai Yu unexpectedly becomes an errand disciple at the Gu Refining Peak of the 35.5kReads8.1Score3k14d adds
17. 17 反 Bound to the Villain System, I Seek Out Uncle Fu First 反派系统绑定，我先找福伯 085333Urban138k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a book and getting bound to a System, I decided not to rush. First, let me see where Uncle Fu is. Which Uncle Fu was I looking for again? Turns out he wasn't Uncle Fu. What's the point of playing this, then... 7Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 18 我 Am I Your Moonlight? Aren't I Supposed to Be the Green-Tea Second Male Lead? 我是你们白月光？不是绿茶男二吗 Mao Er Ya猫二呀Urban1.3M WordsCompleted "The Perfect White Moonlight" "Succubus" "Multiple Heroines" "A World Merging Multiple Books" Su Bai is a nauseating, scheming male supporting character. In a husband-chasing story, he is the scheming white moonlight who returns from abroad. In a story about real and fake young masters, he is the scheming fake young master who was switched at birth. In a campus simp story, 17.6kReads7.9Score1.4k14d adds
19. 19 我 I, the Villain Who Transmigrated into a Book, Win Over Liu Ruyan from the Start 我，穿书反派，开局拿下柳如烟 Love Eating Lotus Seed Chicken Dices爱吃莲子鸡丁Male-Channel Fanfiction115k WordsOngoing Good news: I transmigrated into a book as a rich second-generation villain, and I’m a trillion-yuan CEO from the start. Bad news: The Dragon King returns in a year, and I’ll be brutally killed. I awaken the Villain Redemption System, collect favorability points, and use them for System draws... However, various international criminal forces get involved, making redemption an uphill battle... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 20 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 205.3kReads9.0Score19.2k14d adds

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    And this book is full of foreshadowing.

21. 21 主 The Protagonist Got Old Before the System Arrived, So I Became the Villain’s Guardian 主角老了系统才到，成反派护道者 Wood11木11Eastern Fantasy4.0M WordsCompleted I was once an unparalleled genius destined to become a Great Emperor, but the protagonist chosen by fate shattered my Dao Heart. I sealed myself away and became an elder in the Scripture Pavilion of the Donglin Sacred Land, reading scriptures and taking no interest in martial cultivation. One day, I awakened a System that lets me see other people's fates and destinies. I can make investments, and the returns depend on the investment, but only when investing in villains chosen by fate. Who would 46.4kReads7.6Score4.5k14d adds

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    The first book features a villain I personally consider perfect. The second book is incredibly mind-bending and I read it in one go. The third book, "Rental Shop," is a high-IQ, exhilarating read.

22. 22 一 I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案 No Joy无喜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst... 29.5kReads9.3Score3.1k14d adds
23. 23 诡 The Demon Rental Contract 诡契约之恶魔出租 The Devil Who Got Rich Overnight一夜暴富的恶魔Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Demon Rental Shop. What wish would you like to have granted? Revenge? Money? Power? Love? Or any other desire? If you want it, the demons will make it happen. Of course, everything comes at a price. 12.1kReads8.4Score94614d adds
24. 24 玄 Xuanhuan: I Became a Minor Villain from the Start 玄幻：开局成了小反派 Red Tofu红豆腐Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsCompleted Chen Su transmigrates into the body of the heir to the Prince of Zhennan, a top-tier aristocrat who is handsome and rich. But he soon discovers that he’s a minor villain who won’t survive past the third episode! And the original owner has left him a mountain of messes to clean up... He beat up a young supreme prodigy whose foundations had been crippled. He stole the girl from a poor boy who was determined to rise above his station. He picked a fight with the Su family’s live-in son-in-law... “Le 21.7kReads8.2Score1.8k14d adds

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    All are high-quality and very enjoyable; the main characters are intelligent, decisive, and ruthless (please, no saintly characters).

25. 25 天 The Villain Chosen by Fate: I Refuse to Break Off the Engagement! 天命反派：我，拒绝退婚！ The Buddha's True Self in the Clouds云佛本尊Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Xuan transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes a true disciple of an immortal family. When the clan learns of the childhood betrothal his parents arranged for him, they decide that the girl isn't worthy of him and hope he will break off the engagement as soon as possible to protect his reputation. He has also found an Ancient Goddess with a Profound Yin Sacred Body, who is interested in marrying him. If the match succeeds, he will become the Young Clan Leader and gain authority and po 10.3kReads7.8Score4.1k14d adds
26. 26 当 After the Villain Stops Slacking Off, the Chosen One Panics 当反派不在摆烂后，气运之子慌了 City Madman都市狂人Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [System + domineering + not a saint + villain + scheming + ruthless] Gu Qingxiao transmigrated into a fantasy world and became the Gu family’s divine son. With his talent and status, wasn’t he set to win at life? He chose to give up and coast instead! Unexpectedly, a villain System awakened. Gu Qingxiao ignored it. Who cared about being a villain? Let someone else do it! But when he watched his followers die, and saw his family get entangled with chosen ones for all sorts of bizarre reasons, Gu 24kReads8.9Score1.9k14d adds
27. 27 异EN The Creatures That We Are 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6k14d adds
28. 28 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 705.5kReads9.6Score103.9k14d adds
29. 29 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 38.3kReads9.1Score3k14d adds
30. 30 我 I'm a Demonic Cultivator, So Why Should I Care About Decency? 我都是魔修了，要什么节操 Brilliant Sweet Potato灿烂地瓜Eastern Fantasy232k WordsOngoing [No decency x no limits x master schemer x hilarious x System] System, have you lost your mind? You actually want me to establish a sacred ground for the Demonic Dao? I'm in. Ye Wudao is investing in this project. The righteous cultivators are baffled. Since when have demonic sects been this brazen? They're actually recruiting disciples in public? Nine Nether Sect disciple: “Sect Master, those geniuses refuse to join our sect and cultivate the demonic path.” Ye Wudao scowled and cursed. “Are you 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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