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- 151 EN I Accidentally Became the Ultimate Villain! 一不小心成了终极大反派！ [Transmigrated into a book, no System, historical setting, female lead] What should you do after transmigrating into a book as a female-oriented novel’s villain, when the heroine has a prince backing her? Easy: either marry her or destroy the country! What if you can’t stand this world? Why not change it while you’re at it?… 8.9kReads8.7Score46414d adds
- 152 Villain: I Slandered the Protagonist, and Even His Mom Had to Thank Me 反派：污蔑主角，他妈还得谢谢咱 [Villain + Canal Transport + System] Su Xuan unexpectedly transmigrates into a novel he once read, becoming its great villain. The good news is that he has transmigrated, and both his parents are kings in their own right. His father commands hundreds of thousands of troops as the empire’s great guardian general, while his mother controls half the empire’s economic lifelines. He has a beautiful, fair-skinned fiancée, and he himself is exceptionally gifted. Yet someone like him is nothing more tha 424Reads7.1Score10014d adds
- 153 Xuanhuan: A Fortune's Daughter Throws Herself at Me from the Start 玄幻：开局气运之女倒贴 (Xuanhuan + System + Villain) Xiao Chen is the young master of a top-tier immortal faction. He should have been on the path to becoming a domineering protagonist, conquering the eight wildernesses and crushing stars in his bare hands. But who could have guessed he’d become the standard villain in a novel? Luckily, the System appears, and none of that is a problem. “Chosen One, how about I give you a stab?” 2.8kReads8.7Score14914d adds
- 154 After Giving Up on the Campus Belle, My Adorably Cute Girlfriend Chases Me Instead 放下校花后，被超可爱小女友倒追 Chen Yu pursued Song Yuxi for twenty years, and Song Yuxi took his devotion for granted for all that time. But when she learned he was ill, she kicked him to the curb, wanting nothing to do with him. As he lay dying, he wanted to see Song Yuxi one last time, to bring their relationship to a proper close. But what did he get instead? “Chen Yu, if you’re going to die, do it somewhere far away. Don’t come bothering me, thanks!” Only then did he finally see the truth. He was reborn to the day Song Y 15.3kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
- 155 Villain: If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them 反派：打不过就加入 [System + genius protagonist + mindless early plot + others overestimating him + no CP + no harem] A young man named Xiao transmigrates into the world of cultivation and discovers that he's a villain. He thought he could rely on the System to take on the child of fortune. But when it tells him to go get himself killed, he decides to see what hidden options he can unlock. He can't win a fight, and he can't get away. Looks like there's only one thing to do: if you can't beat them, join them! Child 514Reads9.4Score5414d adds
- 156 999 God-Tier Identities: A Spectacular Beatdown of the Protagonist 999种神级身份，花式吊打主角 [Villain + invincible + comedy + messing with the protagonist + trope subversion + lighthearted wish fulfillment] Chu Feng transmigrates into a fantasy world and becomes the senior disciple of Qingyun Sword Sect. He seems to have the perfect start, but before he can even pop the champagne, he discovers that he’s destined to be the ultimate villain. His predecessor was so helpful that he already made a mortal enemy of a Chosen Protagonist! Worst of all, that Chosen Protagonist has already grown p 7.4kReads8.6Score66914d adds
- 157 Now That We're Reborn, Who Still Wants to Be a Simp? 都重生了，谁还当舔狗啊？ “Why be a doormat? Better to be a heartbreaker!” Xu An tells himself after being reborn. In his previous life, he loved his dream girl, Liu Qinghe, for six whole years, from an innocent boy to a grown man of eighteen. No one could match his devotion, and no one was more romantic. But in the end, she still left him shattered. So in this life, he turns his attention to his goofy class monitor who sits in front of him. “You silly Lu, there's no getting away this time!” As Liu Qinghe gradually comes 1.8kReads8.7Score25314d adds
- 158 Heaven's Secrets 天道玄机 Heavenly Secrets 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Transmigrated Into a Book as the Villainous Prince, I Specialize in Destroying the Chosen Ones of Every Plane 穿书成反派皇子，专灭位面之子 [Villain + Alternate Setting + System + Struggle for the Throne] Yet another member of the Xiao clan has transmigrated. This time, it’s Xiao Jie. He transmigrates into a prince in an alternate-world power fantasy. But he isn’t the protagonist. That’s his elder brother, Xiao Huang, a child of destiny favored by Heaven. He’s just a minor, no-name villain. Luckily, as the saying goes, wherever there’s a villain, there’s a System. There are only underpowered Systems and villains who don’t try hard e 18.3kReads8.3Score1.4k14d adds
- 160 Invincible After Marrying the Villainous Big Boss 无敌，从娶了反派大BOSS开始 [Scheming male lead + big villainess wife + decisive and ruthless + no taboos + thrilling with a touch of sweetness] Ning Ye is reborn in the fantasy game world of Against the Nine Heavens, from the start as the Tenth Prince of the Yan Yun Dynasty. Blind? Cultivation crippled? Banished to the Cold Palace? The emperor issues an imperial marriage decree, ordering him out of the dynasty and off to marry in an enemy nation? A truly disastrous start. But luckily, the System awakens: [Ding! Given the 9.4kReads8.5Score83814d adds
- 161 Xuanhuan: I Became a Minor Villain from the Start 玄幻：开局成了小反派 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
- 162 Transmigrated: My Soul Swap with the Empress 穿越之我和女帝灵魂互换 Transmigrating: My Soul Swap with the Female Emperor 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Reborn: The Empress, Me, and Cultivation 重生之我、女帝、修炼 Reborn: Me, the Female Emperor, and Cultivation 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 The Ninth Door 第九扇门 The Ninth Door 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 The Twin Mirror Era 双镜纪元 The Twin-Mirror Era 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 I Restore Cultural Relics in the Immortal Realm 我在仙界修文物 I Restore Cultural Relics in the Immortal Realm —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 After I Transmigrated, My System Started Acting Strange 穿越后，我的系统不太对劲 An Unexpected Transmigration: After a car accident, modern young man Qin Mo transmigrates to the cultivation world of the Xuanxiao Continent and obtains the mysterious Heavenly Dao Correction System. The System promises to help him reach the pinnacle of cultivation, but its true purpose is unknown. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 168 A Taoist's Ghost-Hunting Chronicles 道士捉鬼录 A Daoist’s Ghost-Hunting Chronicles 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 The Poison Doctor's Red Phoenix Tribulation 毒医红鸾劫 The Poison Doctor’s Red-Luan Tribulation —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Reborn in Guixu: I Am the Sword Keeper 重生归墟之我是饲剑人 Reborn in the Ruins: I Am the Sword Tender 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 Defying Fate, Destined for Greatness 逆命不凡 Defying Fate, Unordinary —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Defying Fate Beneath the Heavens 逆命苍穹 Defying Fate, Beneath the Vast Sky 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 The Tale of Ice Soul Burning the Heavens 冰魄焚天记 The Tale of the Ice Soul That Scorched the Heavens —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 I Wasn't Born to Be the Protagonist 我没有主角的命 [No female lead] [Cringe points? Toxic points? This book has them all. Enter at your own risk, and be prepared. I’m afraid it might poison you.] In a martial arts world, he’s the miserable guy whose engagement is broken off by the protagonist’s love interest. In an immortal cultivation world, he’s the stepping stone crushed beneath the Holy Son’s foot. In a terrifying game full of demons and strange horrors, he’s the unfortunate person chosen to play. Gu Chuan transmigrates through the myri 3kReads8.5Score22814d adds
- 175 Divine Son of the Qin Clan, Heaven's Chosen Villain! 秦族神子，天命反派！ [Villain] [System] [One Female Lead] [Banished Immortal] [Defying the Heavens] [Transmigration] [Invincible Backing] [Peerless Elegance] [Not a Saint] (The blurb doesn’t do the story justice. Please check out the novel itself.) Three million years ago, the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty founded the Great Qin Immortal Dynasty. He drove out the ancient aristocratic clans and immortal sects that refused to submit, along with the forbidden life zones that had repeatedly unleashed dark upheavals, a 3.8kReads8.1Score16614d adds
- 176 EN Villain: Burying All Life, Hunting the Myriad Heavens 反派：埋葬众生，狩猎诸天 [Villain protagonist + ruthless + ignores fate and fortune + powerful background + invincible + no saintly protagonist + satisfying power fantasy + fast-paced] Nan Xunran is the divine son of a top family in the Sacred Domain. He has monstrous talent, an immortal physique, and a background beyond compare. His mother is the head of the Immortal Bai Family, with peerless cultivation and no one daring to cross her. His father is the head of the Immortal Nan Family, a man who can dominate all under 3.4kReads8.6Score25414d adds
- 177 Transmigrating Into a Book as the Villain: The Heroines’ Characters Have All Gone Off the Rails 穿书成反派，女主人设全部崩坏了 The hit short drama adaptation, “Villain: The Heroines Sneak a Peek at the Book Reviews and All Turn Evil,” is now airing... Wang Ye transmigrates into a book and gets a System that makes him stronger whenever he writes a book review. [Heroine, something's off about you. You're supposed to be gentle as water with the male lead, to worship and adore him... So why are you even fiercer than me, the big villain?] [The male lead is finally going to face-slap me. Hurry up already, quit showing off! I 10.8kReads8.3Score67814d adds
- 178 After Becoming the Villain’s Master, His Beautiful Disciples Fall for Me 穿成反派师尊后，美女徒弟爱上我 [One heroine + System + sweet romance + master and disciple + transmigration into a book] Also known as: The Villainous Master Doesn't Turn Evil, but His Beautiful Disciple Wants a Hug Su Chen transmigrates into a novel and becomes the villainous master who turns evil later in the story. Turning evil is out of the question. He plans to keep his head down and live comfortably until his natural death. Who knew he'd end up driving the male lead to become a villain? Well then, he'll just take out th 2.4kReads8.6Score23314d adds
- 179 Villain: Who Says I'm Here to Break Off the Engagement? 反派：谁说我是来退婚的？ He trips over a rubber band while crossing the road, and wakes up in a world of immortal cultivation as the young master of the Yunwei Bureau! From the start, he breaks off his engagement to a daughter of fortune, and even his older and younger female cousins are daughters of fortune… Daughters of fortune are meant to be nurtured; sons of fortune are meant to be harvested like leeks. Seize treasures, steal the female lead, kill sons of fortune, and form bonds with daughters of fortune. That’s wh 5.1kReads8.5Score66914d adds
- 180 A Millionfold Rebate: My Senior Brother Is So Generous! 百万返还：我家师兄超大方！ [Fantasy + System + Gaming + Master and Disciple] After Jiang Feng pulled an all-nighter and died suddenly, he discovered that he had transmigrated into a xianxia game, where he had become the villainous senior disciple! According to the plot, sooner or later his future junior sisters would beat him to death! “Ding! The Host’s desire is exceptionally strong. The Millionfold Critical Return System has been activated!” “The higher their affection, the greater the critical-hit multiplier! The riche 6.7kReads8.8Score49314d adds
- 181 Villain: I Just Want to Be a Spoiled Heir 反派：我只是想当个二世祖啊 [System + Life Simulator + Urban Fantasy + Villain + Absurd Comedy + Scheming Heir + Power Fantasy] [The pacing is slow at first, but it really picks up after twenty chapters. You'll fall in love with this book!] Chu Ci transmigrates into a high-martial world ruled by warriors and becomes a reviled young villain. Even stranger, he's at his own engagement banquet, and his fiancée is someone he stole from another man? The Child of Destiny is about to come and steal her back? Just as he's wondering 3.3kReads8.3Score32214d adds
- 182 I'm the Villain's Lackey, and I'll Beat Up the Chosen Heroine! 我反派狗腿，打的就是天命女主！ [Slightly unhinged and lighthearted + transmigrate into a book + villainess + a medley of classic heroines] This novel is also known as “Princess, Don’t Die! Your Cheat Is Here” Zhou Wei transmigrates into an ancient romance world filled with heroines blessed with all kinds of good fortune. And she is merely a third-class palace maid bound to a “Monkey Promotion System.” Only by constantly fighting can she rise through the ranks and grow stronger. To get chances to fight, Zhou Wei takes the 5.7kReads9.0Score68414d adds
- 183 Ghost Valley of Great Qin: I Told You to Compete, Not to Unite the Realm 大秦鬼谷，让你纵横没让你统一 [Historical What-If + Great Qin + Games and Anime + ACG + Transmigration + System + Invincible Protagonist + Cunning] Cao Chao transmigrated into The Legend of Qin and obtained a System, only to discover that there was something a little off about it... “Ding! Selection successful. Reward: Jade Void Sword Art, mastered.” “Ding! Selection successful. Reward: Hundred-Step Flying Sword.” “Ding! Selection successful. Reward: Art of Reincarnation.” And so... Jing Ke: “I don’t know why, but Li Ji’ 4.6kReads8.8Score34814d adds
- 184 One-Yuan Instant Kill: I Forge the Dao of Longevity with Double Pupils 一元秒杀，我以重瞳铸道长生 [No Female Lead + Decisive Killing + Prodigies Compete for Supremacy] By a twist of fate, Mu Zun transmigrates to a fantasy world and obtains the One-Yuan Instant-Kill System! From the start, he gets the Emperor's Fallen Double Pupils for one yuan and wipes out the entire family of his childhood sweetheart! He gets the Grass-Character Sword Art, the Ten Fiend Techniques, and an unmatched talent for slaughter! He gets the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Force, transforms into a divine elephant 4.7kReads8.6Score33814d adds
- 185 Villain: You Asked to Break Off the Engagement, So Why Are You Crying Now? 反派：退婚你提的，现在你哭什么 [The hottest high-martial-arts villain novel of 2026! Collected by millions! A smash-hit completed book with as many as 2.47 million readers at its peak!] Heir to one of the world’s top martial sage families! His father is the Dragon Kingdom’s strongest fighter, a Ninth-Rank Grandmaster! His grandfather is one of Blue Star’s transcendent martial sages! Su Yu transmigrates into an urban fantasy novel. But instead of becoming the protagonist, he ends up as the female lead’s villainous, groveling c 31.9kReads8.7Score2.6k14d adds
- 186 You’ve All Left the Sect. Who’s Going to Put Up with You Now? 都叛出宗门了，谁还惯着你啊 [Reborn]+ [Begging Her Younger Brother to Return]+ [Never Forgiven]+ [Regret That Tears at Her Heart]+ [Utterly Satisfying] In his previous life, Jiang Han possessed peerless talent. He should have become an unrivaled true dragon soaring through the nine heavens, enjoying eternal freedom and receiving the worship of countless worlds. Who could have known that he would be treated unfairly by his sect? His beloved junior brother falsely accused him, the senior sister he had risked his life to s 14.3kReads6.5Score1.3k14d adds
- 187 Reborn as the Villain, I Became a Supporting Character Through Sheer Strength 重生反派，我靠实力当上了配角 The unlucky Lu Fang was reborn into the world of a novel as a minor villain. He got on the Dragon King’s bad side from the start. Although he had no System, he wasn’t worried in the least. That was because none of his neighbors had ordinary identities: The live-in son-in-law selling vegetables was the Asura of the Asura Hall. The barbecue vendor was the Hades of the Heavenly God Hall. The barber at the hair salon was the number-one assassin on the hit list. The little girl from the single-parent 3.2kReads8.2Score20714d adds
- 188 I, the Fated Great Villain, Begin by Taking the Saintess in Hand 我，天命大反派，从拿捏圣女开始 [Powerful background] [Cunning schemer] [Satisfying power fantasy] [Many love interests] I’m not your typical villain, so how could I possibly play by the rules!!! Xiao Fan transmigrated to a fantasy world and became a brainless minor villain. Luckily, he awakened a Villain System. To stay alive, Xiao Fan had no choice but to strike hard against the protagonist. The protagonist’s childhood friend: “Stop contacting me. I’m afraid Xiao Fan will get the wrong idea.” The protagonist’s younger si 19kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
- 189 I Spent Three Years Fawning Over the Heroine for Her Weapons Arsenal, but She Took It Seriously 为军火库舔女主三年，她却当真了 [The childhood sweetheart is everyone's ideal, and she never looks back] Zhou Cheng transmigrated to ancient times and learned that his entire family would be executed in three years. Luckily, the System promised him an arsenal powerful enough to crush all opposition, as long as he spent three years fawning over Lin Jiaoyun. Once the System delivered his supply mall stocked with an arsenal, he stopped fawning over her! Who needs a heroine? Isn't a proud childhood friend who's utterly devoted to 5.5kReads8.7Score86414d adds
- 190 The Real Young Master Goes Berserk After Being Reborn, and His Whole Family Regrets It in Tears 真少爷重生发疯，全家都后悔哭了 [Male-Oriented + Reborn + The Whole Family Regrets It + All-Rounder True Young Master + Wish-Fulfillment] Everyone noticed that Su Yuan, who used to take every beating and insult without complaint, had changed. The Su family brought Su Yuan home from an orphanage. There, he learned traditional Chinese medicine from Grandpa Li and kickboxing from Grandpa Su. He longed for the warmth of a family and was willing to give everything for it. But after returning to the Su family, he discovered they alr 4.6kReads8.1Score32414d adds
- 191 Villain: At the Peak of Power, Life Is Just One Long Thrill! 反派：权贵巅峰爽爽爽爽爽爽爽！ I was born into privilege, and I’m sorry, but why should generations of my family’s hard work turn me into cannon fodder for the protagonist to face-slap in a son-in-law novel? Go slap that Dragon King! Don’t let him smirk!!!!! 7.2kReads8.6Score57414d adds
- 192 Reborn, Who Still Wants to Be a Simp? 重生了谁还当舔狗啊 At 36, Zhang Hang had achieved modest success in his career when he unexpectedly joined the reborn craze and returned to age 18. After deciding he would no longer be a lovesick doormat, the gears of fate began to turn. He made off with 560,000 yuan in family assets, then stunned his parents by raking in two million from a demolition payout that same month. He launched the game Legend of Greedy Fun and stormed into the gaming industry, then began laying the groundwork for influencer marketing wit 2.3kReads8.7Score29114d adds
- 193 My Girlfriend Ran Off at Her Engagement Party? I'll Wipe Out Her Entire Clan 女友订婚宴上私奔？我灭她全族 Qin Yan, young master of the Qin family, gains a set of memories and discovers that he is living in the world of a novel, where he is a villain who fawns over the heroine. In the story, at their engagement banquet, his fiancée, the heroine, elopes with the male lead, humiliating the Qin family. Qin Yan tries to get revenge again and again, but the male and female leads join forces to kill him instead. In the end, even the entire Qin family is wiped out. Qin Yan can't accept such an ending. His Q 7.1kReads7.3Score50114d adds
- 194 Invincible from the Start: Building a Faction to Stir Up the Myriad Worlds 开局无敌，创建势力搅动诸天 Invincible from the start, with a daily sign-in! The System is so ridiculously generous, I suspect it robbed other systems! I run into a local Child of Fortune. Huh? The System wants me to help the villain? Invincible in this world and bored out of my mind, I establish the Desolate Ancient Immortal Court. Every member is a Great Emperor. The moment we appear, the whole world is shaken!!! [Ding! Host has completed the mission: helped the villain kill the Child of Fortune and successfully defied f 151Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 195 EN I'm Truly the Great Villain 我真是大反派 Di Tian transmigrates into the body of the Divine Son of the Di family in the Divine Realm! An overwhelmingly powerful background and a noble birth! Everything in the world is his for the taking! He thought he’d hit the jackpot from the start, only to discover that he’s a major villain! On the day of his coming-of-age ceremony, the woman he broke off his engagement with, the very woman whose Supreme Bone he had taken, returns against all odds to challenge him! Most importantly, why is there a de 265Reads7.8Score5814d adds
- 196 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？ 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
- 197 I Am a God-Tier Villain 我是神级大反派 He transmigrates as the son of the clan leader of a top ancient immortal clan in the Primordial Immortal Realm. He is extraordinarily handsome, like an immortal from antiquity, and from the start, he fuses with an ancient double pupil, becoming invincible in his age. But he never expected that he wouldn't be the protagonist, but a rich, handsome villain whose sole purpose was to be trampled underfoot by the protagonist. How could he stand for that? Qin Jiug e: Male children of fortune, go die on 4.2kReads8.3Score25914d adds
- 198 Fantasy Villain: The Heroines Are Too Much for You, So Let Their Fathers Handle Them 玄幻反派：女主把握不住，让爹来 Alternate title: The Villain Clan Leader: You Broke Off My Son’s Engagement, So I’ll Marry You Gu Qian transmigrates into a fantasy novel he was reading. Good news: from the start, he becomes the leader of an immortal family. Bad news: every member of the family is a villain. They casually rip out the bones and gouge out the eyes of the chosen ones, then get wiped out once the protagonists rise to power. They even split earthworms lengthwise! … Cultivation in the universe has reached its peak, 21.7kReads8.8Score12k14d adds
- 199 Xuanhuan: I Became the Great Villain of a Plane 玄幻：我成了位面大反派 Chu Yang transmigrates to another world, only to discover that he has become the ultimate villain of the realm and is bound to a Villain System. In this world, protagonists who oppose him are everywhere. “Don’t bully a poor young man”? He’ll just take your golden finger and make sure you stay poor forever! The protagonist is a spoiled heir with powerful connections? I’m even more arrogant than you. With a flick of my finger, I’ll wipe out your entire family. Chu Yang humiliates every protagonist 4.4kReads6.9Score34514d adds
- 200 The Villain Enters the Game Himself, Scheming Against Heaven, Earth, and All Living Beings 反派以身入局，谋天谋地谋众生 [Villain + System + high IQ + scheming + defies destiny + ruthless and decisive] Dongfang Wudao: “Si Hanyue, I saved you right here three years ago!” Si Hanyue: “Did I ask you to save me? Who told you to meddle?” Dongfang Wudao: “I turned your family from a nobody into a first-rate power. You didn't notice that?” Si Hanyue: “What, are you trying to guilt-trip me with that? Wasn't it your duty?” Dongfang Wudao: “You asked me for resources. Did I ever turn you down?” Si Hanyue: “You can't even han 3.7kReads8.5Score37914d adds
