Avatar 1: An underworld/extreme-path powerhouse who can transform into a hulking muscle titan Avatar 2: A chief disciple beloved and revered by countless people Avatar 3: A savior who annihilates demonic lords and evil gods to save all living beings Avatar 4: A demonic lord Avatar 5: An evil god
[Cthulhu + Amber-style progression + villain protagonist + no system + decisive killing + dark humor + unhinged energy + single female lead + sequence containment] Xu Mo: “In the twenty-second century, all you need is a brain-computer interface helmet to experience a fully immersive, physically realistic game world.” “Why did I choose this starting character? Naturally, because she’s a beautiful girl... no, wait, naturally because weaker characters offer more of a challenge.” “As a veteran player of this game, I’ve already piloted the weakest starting character through countless endings.” “I have battled dragons in the mountains. I have gambled with ancient evil gods in the void.” “I have brought endless sin and death upon the world. I have also led revolutions that set entire continents ablaze.” “This game has an incredible degree of freedom. Sure, every ending ends with the world being destroyed, but every run gives you something new.” “But this time, there’s a small problem...” “Where the hell did my logout button go?” “And why has the character I’m controlling suddenly gained self-awareness and started fighting me for control of her body?!” “She is the convergence of countless beginnings and endings.” “She is an angel of light, and also the butcher of the night.” “She brings madness, blood, and fire. Yet wherever she passes, flowers and hope bloom together.” “She is... she is...” — The Book of Answers
Ren Yi woke up one day to find himself transmigrated into a "mundane" world with absurdly good social welfare. Under the protection of "The Alliance," everyone lived free of worry, their futures bright. He thought he and his one and only family across two lifetimes — his autistic older brother — would simply live out their days in peace. Then a single "Professional Allocation Test" blew his entire worldview to pieces. His brother told him: there are no real "humans" in the Alliance. Everyone, including the two of them, was an Anomaly wearing human skin. But that's okay. It's still a good world. It just so happens that The Alliance's full name is the "Pan-Galactic Anomaly Alliance." It just so happens that the job you're assigned upon graduation is becoming an Instance boss. It just so happens that the way we protect our world is by becoming the most terrifying legend across countless realms. That's all.
(Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Power Fantasy + Apocalypse Survival) Cheng Shuili dropped dead after working 72 hours straight overtime. When she came back to life, she unexpectedly found herself transported into a highway survival game world. Right at the start, she draws an SSS-tier talent: [Bug Physique]—allowing her to exploit system loopholes for her own benefit. A supply crate spawns a monster? She turns around and scores the server’s first kill! The crate doesn’t disappear after being opened? Infinite farming unlocked! While others are gnawing on compressed biscuits, she’s enjoying self-heating hot pot. While others tremble in fear hiding from monsters, she chases them down with a metal pipe and beats them senseless. While everyone else is still struggling to survive, Cheng Shuili is already speeding down the highway in a shopping cart blaring a hypnotic ad: “Everything Half Price!” “Honestly, this crappy game is way more fun than fixing code—whoever wants to go back to overtime can go ahead!”
Ansu is reincarnated into a game world… and right at the start, he’s about to be brainwashed by the main antagonist — the World Ending Witch. To control him, the witch hypnotizes him every day, planting psychological suggestions until he slowly becomes her loyal tool. Fortunately, Ansu has a cheat ability: he can simulate the future and preview every bad ending. So he pretends to be successfully hypnotized, secretly waiting for a chance to escape. Since someone under hypnosis can’t lie, everything he says will be taken by the witch as his true feelings. Hmm… maybe he can use this to farm affection points, so she’ll become more and more reluctant to kill him? And thus, Ansu begins his “operations.” Good news: The witch’s attitude toward him keeps getting better. Bad news: It’s getting too good… Oh no. He’s completely trapped now.
In his past life, Xia De died from a fall and reincarnated into another world. Yet, he started his new life by getting abandoned right off the bat?! He thought it was just an ordinary world, but it turned out to be a world of swords and magic. Not only did humans exist, but also dwarfs, elves, and dragons. Furthermore, legends of the Hero and the Demon King circulated across the continent. Terrified of getting caught in the crossfire and dying a second time, Xia De began training insanely hard before embarking on his adventure. To his surprise, he made a discovery. "My stats are scary high!" And so, turning into an unstoppable force, he began a relaxed and enjoyable life in another world. Through relentless sweat and effort during his adventures, his stats kept fluctuating until they finally locked in place. Bad news: Why is it an 8? Good news: The 8 is turned sideways. The Hero, the Demon King, the gods, and the trashy light novel protagonists: "We didn't see any of your effort, so why is all the sweat on us?!" Looking at the sideways 8 in the stat column of his status panel, Xia De couldn't help but chuckle villainously. "Your Uncle Xia De's stats have no limit!"
Transmigrated into a high-martial world, Ye Lin was reduced to doomed cannon fodder in a book. Facing the relentless pressure of the destined protagonist, stuck in an unwinnable dead end, he had originally planned to fight to the death. Yet in his moment of desperation, a real cultivation game launched ten years early—just for him! One year in the game was only a single day in reality, and both his cultivation base and treasures could be materialized in real life at any moment. As the server's sole player, every action he took granted him server-first achievement traits as rewards. Poor Spiritual Root? Unlocked the [Diligence Compensates for Clumsiness] trait, yielding a hundredfold return on effort. Only one life? Unlocked the [Time Walker] trait, allowing him to rewind time upon death every day. Scarce resources? Activated the [Random Replication] trait, replicating resources up to a thousand times over. ... Over ten years, Ye Lin defied fate to change his destiny, quietly grinding from a nobody into a Dao Ancestor and casually slaying the destined protagonist along the way. ... Ten years later, the Blue Planet suffered a catastrophe as evil gods of ten thousand races descended. The cultivation game officially launched, forcing all desperate humans on the Blue Planet to become players and prepare to survive by cultivating in an otherworldly realm. Yet right at that moment, a single finger suddenly reached out from within the game, instantly turning every evil god to ash. Awestruck, the players flooded into the game to check, only to behold a leaderboard in utter disbelief. Player: Ye Lin Dao Name: Tai Cang Cultivation: Invincible Dao Ancestor! ... Staring at the screen, every player went entirely numb: "The game literally just launched... and you've already become a Dao Ancestor?!"
"Oh! Miss Witch, you truly are the most alluring one in the world!" "Heh~ It seems you've finally noticed my flawless face." "No, no, no—" Lynn shook his head solemnly. "I meant your [Element Affinity], [Potion Mastery], and [Innate Talent]..." "These traits are just way too enticing!" He burst into laughter. "Come on, we're practically best buds! Let me borrow those traits for a bit, yeah?" "...Who the hell is your best bud?!" ... As a mob villain noble in the game, Lynn discovered that he could copy other people's talent traits. The genius witch's [Astral Body]? Gimme that! The Cathedral Saintess's [Hymn of Salvation]? Hook me up with a copy! The Imperial Princess, the overpowered heroine... None of you are getting away, either! Wait a minute... Why are their gazes turning more and more dangerous after I poached their traits? "Lynn, did you really think you could take something from a witch for free?" "Pay it back with your own body!"
There are seven Witches on the Red Moon Continent. The First Witch cursed the night. Since then, no one has dared wait alone until dawn. The Second Witch cursed language. Since then, speaking one’s true feelings has become the greatest luxury in the world. The Third Witch cursed memory. Since then, whenever heavy snow falls, people forget who they are. The Fourth Witch cursed appearance. Since then, even those closest to each other may not see each other’s true face. The Fifth Witch cursed desire. Since then, the more one possesses, the hungrier one becomes. The Sixth Witch cursed flaws. Since then, imperfection has become more terrifying than death. The Seventh Witch cursed fate. Since then, everyone’s life has been written in advance. The world fears them, worships them, and calls them calamities, divine punishment, and unstoppable natural disasters. But no one knows that the birth of the Seven Witches was simply because one player grinded achievements a little too hard. He had been a saint, a mentor, a savior. He had also been someone’s elder brother, someone’s confidant, someone’s one and only. It was just that at the end of every relationship, he faked his death and ran. Five hundred years later, Hiso returned. Only this time, the former min-maxing player had become Sophie: a silver-haired, red-eyed vampire girl with trash-tier stats in all five attributes and maxed-out Charisma. Sophie: “Is there, perhaps, a possibility that Hiso is already dead?” The Witches: “That’s all right.” “We’ll piece you back together.”
Wu Yao received a mysterious invitation to participate in the closed beta of a game called Elderan: The Eternal Moon. Then she opened her eyes on a pyre. The firewood crackled beneath her feet while the surrounding crowd shouted, "Purify the evil!" What evil? That has nothing to do with a player. A rain of Fireballs sweeps the ground—killing three mobs right at the start to set the mood. ———— This is the continent of Elderan, where witches have been hunted to near extinction, mages usurp high positions, corruption swallows all vitality, and the ordinary people barely eke out a living under exorbitant taxes. Until Elderan's Eternal Moon finally shines its light upon this land— Monsters that drop materials? Farmed! Oppressed NPCs? All of you, come work for me! The cursed Moonlight Forest? That's my territory! Slandered and hunted witches? The player is rushing over to save you! Though this player... might be a teeny-tiny bit dangerous.
Yu Lingye died once. Killed by the very teammates she desperately tried to please. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a dungeon NPC. Starting with paper-thin defenses, pitiful attack power, zero active skills, and a monstrous adoptive father lurking at her side, her situation couldn't be worse. So she put on a white dress. With reddened eyes, she begged for help. Then she turned around and personally escorted her enemies from her past life straight into the Boss Room. Steal skills. Claim artifacts. Host the Blood Banquet. Kill the Duke. Then the system's crimson notification appeared— [A New Dungeon Boss Is Being Generated...] [Soulweaver Witch — Isolde]
Reborn, I cannot keep walking step by step toward death and corruption! This is an age of steam and magic. Spellcasters, hunters, bloodfiends—who am I? A traveler, a demon hunter, an apprentice, a seeker of knowledge, a sailor… a calamity. This is an age where miracles are born; this is an age where hope is shattered. The bloodfiends’ great sword hangs above the heads of the people, and the colossal serpent of the mortal world slowly awakens. Destruction, curses, depravity… I must survive. This is the worst of times—this is a legend of miracles.
Transmigrated into a new world, Lu Yuan finds himself facing hell mode right from the start. A chilling Victorian-style clinic, wriggling mists outside the window, and at his feet—the scaly, mysterious corpse of his predecessor. In this mad world where knowledge equals corruption, Lu Yuan possesses a unique cheat: he can see the [Experience Bar] of all things. Reading forbidden tomes? [Occultism +1] Dissecting Deep Ones? [Anatomy +10] Gazing upon the Unspeakable? [Sanity -1, Willpower +5] While others descend into madness at a mere glimpse of the truth, Lu Yuan decides to use raw data to crush the eldritch horrors. Taking over the clinic, he treats not only human ailments but aberrations as well. He performs surgery on gilled sailors, listens to the dreams of deep-sea kin, and through relentless grinding, transforms cosmic terrors into controllable skills. When the rest of the world loses its mind to the truth, Lu Yuan looks at his maxed-out skill tree, adjusts his monocle, and smiles: "There is no such thing as the supernatural. If it seems that way, it just means I haven't farmed enough XP yet."
Congratulations, you have transmigrated into your favorite game from your past life! Now, please choose your opponent: Will it be the imperial princess whom you publicly humiliated and who now harbors a jealous grudge against you? Will it be the duke's legitimate daughter whose engagement you forcefully broke, disgracing her family's honor? Or will it be your adopted younger sister, whom you bullied for years and who is now set to replace you as heir to the family? Or perhaps you'd rather defect to the demon princess and become a traitor to humanity? In response, Erich Edmond—who has just transmigrated as a villain—decides to take his status panel and head off to the Abyss to earn some gold first.
In the nineteenth year after crossing into another world, Lin Gui struggles to survive in an apocalyptic city-state. After one act of kindness, he unexpectedly binds himself to the “Messenger System.” In this fantasy apocalyptic world of city-states, where order has collapsed, communication has been cut off, and demons in the wilderness number in the hundreds of millions— Delivering letters makes him stronger! To grow stronger, he carries long-severed longings across the entire fantasy world. The merfolk royal court built ten thousand miles beneath the deep sea—Atlanna. The angelic city-state suspended above the clouds—Eden. The mage capital filled with floating towers—the City of a Thousand Towers. The Demon God's fortress that caused the deaths of countless living beings. To reach these legendary cities, Lin Gui passes through forbidden zone after forbidden zone: the Withered Rift, the Silent Sea, the Red Clay Desert, the Undead Swamp... Along the way, he also meets one charming beauty after another who stumbles into traveling with him: elves, princesses, Holy Saintesses, mermaids, angels, fox-girls... He has also delivered all kinds of bizarre letters for all kinds of strange beings. A mythical dragon’s egg. A lace dress sent to a Hero on the front lines. The 258th love letter addressed to the Demon God? For the sake of delivering letters, he has stepped into endless labyrinths, crossed lost sea ruins, and even bravely charged into the women’s restroom of a magic academy. From the touching longings at the very beginning to the sheer absurdity later on, Lin Gui has already grown numb. “Where are we delivering this time?” The white-haired, red-eyed elf lying on his back asked curiously. Lin Gui replied expressionlessly. “The small woods outside the Demon God's fortress...” “Who sent it?” “The Demon God’s 257th lover.”
Song Mo died, then revived in a parallel world. The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was a bloody corpse: [Low-Grade Material: The Landlord's Corpse (Click to view material details)] [Screenwriter Points: 0] [Remaining Lifespan: 6 days, 23 hours, 49 minutes, 40 seconds] [Please write a script as soon as possible to extend your survival time.] …… The "Song Mo" of this parallel world was a third-rate novelist with weak family ties, a bleak future, and pathetic savings. The protagonist, who was about to become a "murderer," felt the large hole in the back of her head and decided she might as well die again. …… …… To stay alive, Song Mo began to work diligently. Thus came the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, the River God's Wedding, Painted Skin's Vengeance, Underworld Messengers Borrowing Longevity, Eerie Fairy Tales, rules ghost stories, the Zoo Rules, and Deadly Livestreams— From then on, Blue Star entered the great era of spiritual energy recovery and Instance invasion. …… The Great Old Ones, the Omniscient and Omnipotent God, the Merciful Mother Goddess, the Creator God, the Origin of Life, the Great Existence, the World Will, the Heavenly Dao, the Weaver of Fate, the Controller of Timelines... they all shared a single title: [Screenwriter]. …… Inside the Instances, players face certain death at every turn, struggling for survival. Outside the Instances, Song Mo stared at her script with a numb expression: "This is already the ninth draft! What am I supposed to do if there aren't enough Materials? Kill someone on the spot?! Argh!" "Stop rushing me! The new Instance is being written!" "As for Instances... I only write them; I never set foot in them."
Sold by my parents as a human sacrifice, I return from hell thirteen years later. Using five ghosts to replace my five viscera, using six demons to transform my six bowels! Dad, Mom, why aren't you smiling anymore? To the humans or gods who took my internal organs, are you ready? I have come to collect my debts!
Zuo Lin'an discovered that he had transmigrated. He originally thought this was just an ordinary alternative world. It wasn't until he met his best friend, Xu Youyou, and learned that his aunt was actually a Specter Master, that he finally realized he had transmigrated into a supernatural world. Moreover, this supernatural world was not quite what he had imagined. Because he accidentally found out that he might have a chance to become a dungeon boss! This is a novel in the Specter Assimilation series. Not having read the previous work will not affect your reading experience. Welcome, and enjoy!
Reincarnated as a black-haired, green-eyed Demon Tree. Qimeng obtained two bodies: a tree and a human. While her main body is rooted deep in the forest, her clone can move around freely. Expanding her roots, devouring magical beasts, collecting abilities, and nurturing vassals. In this life, Qimeng originally just wanted to find a nice spot to bask in the sun and enjoy a leisurely daily life. But things started to go more and more off track. The magical beasts in the forest revere her as their king, and the elves treat her as the Sacred Spirit Mother Tree. The demons are convinced she is the soon-to-be-resurrected Demon King, and even the human kingdoms have begun assembling subjugation armies. Faced with these increasingly ridiculous misunderstandings, Qimeng is completely innocent. "I just planted a tree, raised a few subordinates, and buried a few subjugation forces along the way." "Why on earth do you all think I'm the Demon King?" In her past life, she was a knight who possessed the 【Reincarnation】 authority. She rewrote fate time and time again to save her companions, only to be betrayed to her death. But this time, she only wants to live for herself. ... (Isekai, Light Novel, Anime-style, Non-human Gender Bend, All-female Vassals, Lighthearted & Fun, Female Lead's personality is inspired by the likes of the Wandering Witch and Rimuru...)
The game Tribulation of Ten Thousand Races had a notoriously toxic plot flaw: forced garbage right at the start—the stunning Sword Immortal Bai Zhirou was guaranteed to suffer a scripted death, forced to detonate her Sword Heart to forcefully balance character stats. Yet, the game had crazy high replayability. Players could be righteous cultivators upholding justice or demonic practitioners wreaking havoc across the land. Although every playthrough got stuck right at the point of ascending to the Immortal Realm, each run offered a brand-new experience. Jiang Ye, a professional power leveler wearing a brain-computer helmet, launched his tenth playthrough. But this time, he hit a bug—he could actually control the character early! Without hesitation, he took over the battlefield! Jiang Ye: "Hehehe, get wrecked, you scrubs!" He easily cleared the so-called "scripted death." Looking at the successfully activated Sword Heart, his lips curled up into a wild smirk, only to discover in shock: Where is my log-out button? Who stole it?! Jiang Ye: Oh crap, why can't I control the character again? Oh crap, how did the character develop her own consciousness? Oh crap, I really became the old mentor spirit! Talk about three craps in a row... ------------- Facing a genius of the demonic path, Jiang Ye executed a Perfect Dodge. "Huh, the Ah San dodge mod is still working? Watch my Ah San Execution then—yep, still as flashy as ever." Bai Zhirou: "Heh, I might as well throw this body away..." Years later, when a Demon King descended to annihilate countless living beings and the ten thousand races fell into despair... "Clang, clang, clang..." The familiar sound of parrying echoed once more. "Sword Immortal Bai! She's here! She's marching in with her custom BGM!"
Tina was given a mission by the System: protect the female lead. Later, however, she was framed, betrayed, and tragically executed, dying right in front of Sathya. She thought completing the mission meant she could finally leave this world, but hey—what on earth does "Extraction Failed" mean?! Just like that, her consciousness remained trapped inside her lifeless body. It was then that Sathya fell into deep regret. To resurrect her, Sathya guarded her unawakening body for seventy-nine whole years. By the time the world had completely changed, Sathya had strayed onto a dark path, becoming a deeply possessive yandere who eventually fell to corruption and died at the hands of humanity. Why does she love me so much? Am I even worthy of being loved like this? When time reversed, Tina and Sathya were both brought back to the very beginning, where all the entanglements first started. This time, Tina will give everything she has to protect her fallen, yandere heroine. Yet, for some reason... Why are they calling me the yandere instead?
It is said that every powerful paladin possesses a heart that yearns for justice, dedicating themselves to punishing evil, promoting good, and saving the wounded. However, Jiang Lin, who had just become a paladin, unexpectedly awakened the Strongest Demon Lord System. 【You are a demon lord who commits every imaginable evil, takes pleasure in slaughter, and delights in watching life fade away before your eyes, seeing the weak struggle in despair】 【Quest: Randomly slaughter ten weak creatures for pleasure】 【Quest: Destroy a person’s mental defenses】 【Quest: Slaughter one hundred thousand living beings】 Looking at his system, Jiang Lin felt a massive headache. As a paladin, committing too many evil deeds makes it impossible to advance in life level! Yet the system’s judgment mechanism seemed… a little off. Jiang Lin casually slapped a mosquito to death. 【You have slaughtered a weak living being and felt joy from it. Your demon lord talent is beginning to manifest…】 Jiang Lin said to a certain simp: “Have you ever thought that maybe she never liked you in the first place?” 【Devil’s Whisper — with just a simple sentence, you shattered another person’s mental defenses. You are truly a demon among demons】 The neighbor’s house was infested with termites, so Jiang Lin went over to help. 【Terrifying indeed. Casually chatting while slaughtering countless living beings — a demon among demons】 In the eyes of others: “Senior Jiang Lin possesses such powerful talent; he must be an exceptionally upright and kind person.” “Jiang Lin is so warm-hearted — he’s definitely a very sunny and gentle good guy!” Yet in Jiang Lin’s eyes, above their heads, a title blazed with crimson light— 【Son of a Demon】
Across the peaceful and tranquil continent of Vannaria, a series of terrifying events are quietly unfolding. The Witch of Flame, who defected from the High Tower, burned the sacred tree to the ground. The bloodthirsty Blood Archduke slaughtered everyone within the vampire territory. The Spider Lady, who manipulates fate, incited a civil war in the Star Orchid Principality. The Pure White Angel, spreader of plagues, returned to the cursed sky city. The Demon of Dominion, eternally exiled by the gods, reclaimed her control over the Abyss... Of course, none of this has anything to do with Celia. She is merely a minor Saintess in a minor cathedral.
I was imprisoned for five years by my yandere younger sister. After finally escaping, I was hit and killed by a truck. When I opened my eyes again— I had become the eldest son of a frontier duke in the empire. That day, my father picked up a baby outside the door. The moment the baby saw me, it burst into giggles!
Transmigrating into another world, Li Dalun becomes a borderland dungeon? Countless intruders, coveting the dungeon’s riches, swarm toward this border dungeon. Dungeon too weak? Terrifying monsters are created without end. Dungeon too small? New floors are opened again and again. The dungeon has only one purpose: to stop every invader—and turn them into nourishment. The adventurers stepping inside right now don’t realize that a legendary dungeon—packed with treasure and riddled with peril—is being born beneath their feet. But today, the adventurers are confident. “Let’s party up and take down the boss—this time, we’ll definitely clear it!”
“Ms. Grinya Loren, you are under arrest!” “Why? Just because I assassinated the king, colluded with evil god believers, stole the Church’s supreme divine artifact, released the Bloodflame Demonic Hound that could destroy the continent, and even stole a child’s lollipop?” “The evidence is conclusive. Do you have anything else to say in your defense?” “Yes! None of that was actually done by me. Someone was controlling my body, whispering strange things in my ear the whole time.” “Such as?” “Open waypoints, push the main quest, clear the inventory… oh my heavens, by the Archons above, I don’t understand any of it. Every single day I had to listen to that person muttering in my ear, then watch him control my body and dictate my life. I’m truly sick of living like this!” “Oh wait!” Grinya suddenly looked terrified. “This feeling… my body! He’s back—he’s back again!” Before she could finish speaking, Grinya’s expression turned blank, her gaze cold and indifferent. “Sorry. I just lagged.”