Looking for Truly Dark Novels With No Saintly Protagonists 现在没有顶级黑暗文不圣母的书

1. 1 干 Himouto! Umaru-chan: My Brother Is a Literary Great! 干物妹小埋：我哥哥是大文豪！ Ah, Rice Cooker啊电饭煲Anime Fanfiction496k WordsOngoing [Multiple heroines] + [Literary genius] Tu Jian Taiping wakes up in a hospital, and one surprise after another awaits him! With the memories of his past life as a Peking University Chinese literature lecturer, he's just one resignation away from going from corporate drudge to literary giant. “I feel that Japanese literature died the moment Tu Jian Taiping appeared. He was the end of an era.”, Haruki Murakami Achievement System: The System hands out random rewards and never meddles in anything th 551Reads6.7Score139Shelves
2. 2 诡 Proving Immortality with Strange Bones 诡骨证仙 Demon Cultivator Shinichi魔修新一Eastern Fantasy3.3M WordsOngoing [Dark fantasy + traditional cultivation! The protagonist follows a sinister path, ruthless and decisive, and is no saint! If that isn't your thing, don't read.] The immortal path is false virtue, built on lives sacrificed to establish one's foundation. Lu Li crawls out of a pit of corpses, using bones as a lamp as he walks a path only a true demon would dare take. From then on: killing, seizing souls, refining bones, devouring the heavens. If I attain the Dao, I will slaughter every immortal. F 82.8kReads8.2Score9.6kShelves
3. 3 我 I’m a Bloodthirsty Brute! I Can Copy Every Monster! 我！血腥暴徒！复刻所有怪物！ Spring Breeze Fells the Falling Leaves春风斩落叶Urban130k WordsOngoing [Decisive and ruthless + no female lead + takes revenge on the spot + copies monster abilities + overwhelming combat power + power fantasy] Only after being reborn did Chu Yao realize just how overpowered his copying talent was. He could copy the abilities of any monster he killed. In his previous life, he devoted himself to fawning over the campus belle, only for her and a rich heir to feed him to a monster. He died without a trace. Reborn, Chu Yao looked at the aloof campus belle in front of h —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Not mindless, decisive in killing, killing all the way.

4. 4 开 Invincible from the Start, Yet All I Want Is to Die! 开局无敌，我竟只想自杀！ Riding a Pig for a Stroll骑猪游Eastern Fantasy399k WordsCompleted Just as the protagonist won a billion-dollar jackpot, he suddenly transmigrated. System: The Host can return to his original world after dying. Congratulations, you've gained the ability to live forever! Zhang Jue looked at the soldiers before him. “Hello. Could you please kill me?” No mindless protagonist + no goody-two-shoes hero + truly invincible + plot-driven + mildly dark Some people knelt and kowtowed, their foreheads bloody and mangled as they begged Zhang Jue to spare them. Others curs 873Reads8.8Score103Shelves
5. 5 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 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves

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   This is a suspenseful survival post tailor-made for *Ten Days to End*, focusing on mind-bending plots and survival in dire circumstances: **Post | *Ten Days to End*: Ten People in a Locked Room, Death Countdown! A Ten-Day Survival Game Under the Watchful Eye of a Goat-Headed Figure** **Title:** *Ten Days to End* **Keywords:** Suspenseful and Mind-Bending, Extreme Survival, High-IQ Game, Bizarre Rules, Ten-Day Countdown, Test of Humanity **Mind-Bending Warning:** Huge! Bizarre Setting, Intense Atmosphere! Under the dim, flickering tungsten light, ten ragged, unconscious strangers sit around a worn round table. The air is thick and deathly still. In the center of the table, an intricately patterned clock ticks, like the heartbeat of death. **Tick-tock…tick-tock…** When the clock strikes from afar, the hands coincide at "twelve"—the ten people are suddenly awakened! Standing silently behind them was a mysterious figure wearing a tattered goat-head mask and a sharp black suit. His gaze pierced through the mask, coldly and intriguingly scrutinizing these bewildered "players." The opening of *Ten Days to the End* throws out a suffocating mystery: * **Who are you?** Ten amnesiacs, their identities shrouded in mystery, their situations precarious. * **Where is this?** A closed, dilapidated, eerie space filled with unknown terror. * **What are we to do?** Is the goat-head the embodiment of "rules"? What is the "game" he speaks of? * **How to survive?** Ten days to go, the ticking of the clock is a death knell! **Key Highlights:** 1. **A Highly Intelligent Protagonist in a Desperate Situation:** How does the protagonist remain conscious amidst amnesia, fear, and an unclear set of rules? He must utilize extraordinary intelligence, observation skills, and decisive action to find a way out of the fog, navigating a complex web of suspicion and cooperation. Every step is a matter of life and death, every deduction is breathtaking! 2. **Mind-blowing setting that subverts imagination:** What are the rules of "The End of Ten Days"? Who is behind the goat head? How does this space operate? The novel constructs a survival game arena that is both logically rigorous and full of surrealism, with twists and turns, bizarre settings, and challenges the limits of imagination. 3. **The ultimate test of human nature:** Ten players, ten different thoughts. Under the pressure of survival, trust becomes a luxury, and betrayal and alliance are only a matter of moments. How will the protagonist navigate the complexities of human nature and find a glimmer of hope? 4. **Suffocating atmosphere and suspenseful pace:** Dim lighting, the ticking of a clock, the silent goat head… the opening immediately creates a chilling and eerie atmosphere. The plot unfolds like a taut string, with suspense building and constant twists, keeping readers breathless and unable to put the book down! **Ten Days to the End—This isn't just a simple escape room game; it's an ultimate survival challenge against unknown rules, a race against time, and a battle of wits with human nature!** Follow the high-IQ protagonist as he tears through the fog and fights for survival before the ten-day countdown reaches zero! How many days can you last? **A brief summary:** When the bell tolls, the game begins. Ten amnesiacs, a goat's gaze, ten days to survive! Watch how the protagonist cleverly breaks through a deadly situation and challenges unimaginable survival rules! ⏳🐐🔪 ---

6. 6 港 Hong Kong and Taiwanese Fictional Worlds: First, Cultivating Dark Arts in Uncle Jiu's World 港综诸天：先在九叔世界修炼邪法 I'm Great at Making Instant Noodles我煮泡面有一手Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted The Myriad Worlds, Hong Kong cinema, Uncle Jiu, a body full of defiant bones, cultivating demonic arts, women without commitment. Just have fun. “My name is Wu Zhenxie. I'm thirty-three and live in a rented apartment in Modu. I'm unmarried and work at an internet company, where I clock out at ten every night.” “I don't smoke, and I only drink a little. I go to bed before eleven every night and make sure I get seven hours of sleep.” “Before bed, I drink a glass of warm milk, then do twenty minute 11.7kReads8.2Score703Shelves

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   "A woman without a master is just for fun, a Hong Kong film with a 10/10 rating. Dark but not saintly." "My name is Wu Zhenxie, I am 33 years old, I live in a rented apartment in Shanghai, I am unmarried, I work at an internet company, and I work overtime until 11 pm every day." "I don't smoke, I only drink a little, I go to bed before 12 am every day, and I make sure I get 7 hours of sleep."

7. 7 都 We’ve Transmigrated, So Why Bother Cultivating Immortality? 都穿越了，还修个毛的仙 Starry Sea, Secluded Plains星海幽原Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [Slice of Life]+ [Lighthearted Comedy]+ [Goofy Male Lead] [This book is mostly about everyday life in the modern world, seen through the eyes of a cultivator who transmigrates there. It's not the kind of story where the protagonist mindlessly shows off and slaps faces.] Shen Yan was a lazy slacker in the cultivation world. While other cultivators were still trapped in the cycle of “cultivate hard---make a name for yourself---get killed,” he had already given up trying. But his talent was so over 70.6kReads7.3Score5.8kShelves

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   It looks good, I'm happy, and it's not stupid.

8. 8 重 Reborn to Cultivate Again: Starting in the Womb of a Magical Otherworld 重生再修仙：从魔法异界娘胎开始 Loves Wild Mountain Peppers爱吃野山椒Eastern Fantasy293k WordsOngoing (The author has completed several novels of over a million words, so please read with confidence.) Luo Lin is one of the few cultivators in modern society. An accident sent his soul to a magical world, where he became an unborn infant. His father is the king, his mother is the queen, and his maternal grandfather is the vice president of the Magic and Martial Arts Academy. In this life, Luo Lin will cultivate from inside the womb, forge an unsurpassed foundation for immortality, steadily grow str 110Reads8.4Score—Shelves
9. 9 说 You Said You Were an Earthly Immortal, So Why Are You Invincible, Fellow Daoist? 说好陆地神仙，道友你怎么无敌了 Brahma God梵神Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted My name is Ye Changsheng. By the time you read this, I’ll already be an Earthbound Sword Immortal. Twenty years at the Kunlun Sword Pavilion, and now I’ve descended the mountain, invincible in all the world. P.S. An invincible hero who steamrolls everyone in his path. 2.3kReads7.1Score122Shelves
10. 10 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

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    The protagonist is dark and not a saint.

11. 11 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!] [ 24.8kReads8.9Score1.9kShelves

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    These are all highly rated villain books.

12. 12 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 24.3kReads8.9Score2kShelves
13. 13 反EN Villain: My Little Brother is the Chosen One 反派：我的弟弟是天选之子 I Keep a Fat Rabbit家养了只肥兔Eastern Fantasy4.3M WordsCompleted "Lovably awful villain + wish fulfillment + scheming + lighthearted + sly trickster + shameless + not an invincible protagonist" Qin Feng transmigrated into the ancient wilderness as the eldest young master of the Qin family. His twin younger brother was the legendary Chosen One, and possessed a one-in-ten-thousand Supreme Bone. He thought he could ride his brother’s coattails to the peak of life, but then an unprincipled System showed up and told him there was a bright future in being a villain 342.6kReads9.5Score38.8kShelves
14. 14 开EN I Threaten the Female Lead from the Start, and I'm Set on Being the Villain 开局威胁女主，这个反派我当定了 A Hundred Years of Nurturing Benevolence百年树仁Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Scheming, shameless, hilarious. Pure-love fans, beware] Jiang Che transmigrated into the role of a rich second-generation villain in a modern wish-fulfillment novel, and was bound to a God-Tier Choice System. From the start, he happened to catch the heroine trying to sneak a peek at the exam papers. A villain’s choice was triggered! [Choice One: Pretend you saw nothing] [Choice Two: Shout at her, drawing a crowd] [Choice Three: ...] And so, a perverted supervillain was born. To avoid being 79.6kReads8.9Score6.6kShelves
15. 15 反EN Villain: The Female Lead Overhears My Inner Thoughts and Her Persona Crumbles 反派：女主偷听我心声人设崩了 Xiao Yu萧禹Urban2.7M WordsCompleted Tang Yu transmigrates into the world of a modern power fantasy novel, where he becomes a rich, playboy villain. Every time he survives a story arc, he gets a reward! He decides to play it safe and keep his head down all the way to the ending! From the start, he calls off an arranged marriage to avoid being beaten to death by the Dragon King! But unexpectedly, everyone is acting around him, determined to make him draw their hatred. Su Muyue: “You want to break off the engagement? No, you don't.” 78.6kReads9.4Score7kShelves
16. 16 玄 Xuanhuan: I Became the Villain Chosen by Fate 玄幻：我成了天命大反派 Purple Star Illusion紫辰幻梦Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted Challenged by a child of destiny right after transmigrating? Ji Fengge is completely baffled. So I’m the villain. What do I do? What do I do? Three months later, Ji Fengge says, “These children of destiny are no good. How come they have so little fortune? It’s not even enough to get stuck in my teeth. “Stop giving me golden fingers. I really don’t have time to learn how to use them. “I’m still a little short on fortune before I can exchange it for the Mangekyo Rinnegan. I’m waiting for a child o 5.7kReads8.3Score374Shelves
17. 17 反 Villain: There Are Too Many Children of Fate, So I'll Just Lie Low 反派：气运之子太多，我摆烂了 A Pigeon一枚鸽子Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Bai Feng transmigrated, and he had a younger sister born with immortal bones. He thought that as long as he clung to his sister, he could live a carefree life in this dangerous cultivation world. That was until he woke up and discovered that his mother was preparing to remove his sister’s immortal bones and implant them in him. Only then did he realize he’d been cast in the role of the villain! Just then, a System appeared. If he targeted the Children of Destiny and stole their fortune, he would 46.2kReads8.9Score4.6kShelves
18. 18 众 Betrayed by Every Woman, He Reveals His Memories and the World Weeps 众女背叛，记忆曝光后世人哭泣 Yi Lin忆临Eastern Fantasy734k WordsCompleted Ye Changge, the most powerful villain across the Three Realms, Six Paths, and countless planes. He betrayed his word and killed his mentor. He subdued the Buddha, slaughtered monks across the land, and committed every imaginable evil. With a wave of his hand, he wiped out countless lives and plunged the world into chaos. At last, just as Ye Changge was about to break through, the ten heroines turned against him at the last moment. They joined forces with the Chosen One and powerful figures from 9.4kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
19. 19 我 I Became the Villain's Eldest Disciple 我成了反派大师兄 Happy Lazy Treasure开心懒宝Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted In the unremarkable life of an ordinary person, something unbelievable suddenly happened: Fang Bufan transmigrated into a novel he liked and became its villain. It was a world where the leads of multiple stories had been brought together. The protagonists were always stumbling upon lucky opportunities and attracting countless women. Now, this ordinary man, Fang Bufan, had become the protagonists’ opponent, destined to be their stepping stone before long. What should he do? His goal was simple: c 148Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 万 The Eternal Demon Emperor! 万古魔帝！ San Zui三最Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Villain + invincible domination + System + three emperors from one family + building a faction + ruthless decisiveness + ultimate power fantasy + the plot becomes legendary in the middle and later stages] Gu Changge transmigrates into a fantasy world and binds himself to the Demon God System. As long as he keeps killing, he can quickly and easily increase his demonic cultivation and obtain all kinds of heavenly treasures! From there, he rises against all odds, founds the Heavenly Demon Cult, an 22.8kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
21. 21 开 First Day of School, and I Have a God-Tier Tycoon System. Seems Fair 开学第一天，我有神豪系统合理吧 Papaya Who Likes Reading While Lying Down喜欢躺着看书的木瓜Urban3.7M WordsCompleted Lin Fan accidentally transmigrated into the body of a first-year college student and successfully bound himself to a Billionaire Growth System. He looked at the luxury car keys in his hand, gazed into the distance, and murmured, “They say the view from the top of the world is beautiful. Now that I have the Billionaire Growth System, I have to reach the very top in this life and take in all the world's beauty.” 36.7kReads7.7Score4.4kShelves

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    Transmigrated into a freshman at university and bound to a super-rich system, who can resist this overwhelming wealth! From the very first day of school, his money-making power explodes, creating a thrilling campus adventure. Watch as the protagonist rises from humble beginnings in the city, turning ordinary university life into something extraordinary! "First Day of School, I Have a Super-Rich System, Is That Reasonable?" Come and witness the rise of a super-rich individual!

22. 22 热 The Hot-Blooded Hunter: God’s Assault 热血猎人神之袭击 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical1.3M WordsOngoing [Survival] [Hunting] [Fighting the Japanese invaders and looting their gear] [Cultivation] Wang Fei has just entered the world of cultivation when he's forced into becoming a live-in son-in-law. One blow shatters his dantian, setting him on a long road from staying alive to rising to greatness. Though he has lost his cultivation, he takes countless disciples. This novel was not written by AI. Every word was painstakingly typed out by the author, who only hopes readers will enjoy the story in its 27.3kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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    [OK][KISS]❤️👍👍

23. 23 黑EN Death God of the Night 黑夜杀神 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Eastern Fantasy509k WordsCompleted Hunted from the start, I barely escaped with my life. I fought to defy fate, launching attacks and taking down countless powerful opponents. Born with a beautiful face... I hope you enjoy the story. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 2.7kReads8.8Score201Shelves
24. 24 剑 The Sword Immortal Rises 剑仙崛起了 Xuan Chen悬沉Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted The story follows Mo Wuchen, a once-gifted genius whose talents are crippled. Rising from the bottom, he defeats everyone who stands in his way and eventually becomes the ruler of an entire continent. 549Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 25 情 City of Heartbreak 情伤都市 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Urban215k WordsCompleted My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1kReads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 梦 Dreaming of All Under Heaven 梦想天下 Riding a Bull to Find You骑牛找你Historical206k WordsCompleted A fiery rebirth, slaying foes as I ascend to the Third Heaven. I will create the world of my dreams, so that wherever the sun and moon shine is Chinese land, and wherever people live, they learn Chinese characters and speak Chinese... 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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