Evil and Ruthless Male Protagonists... more>>

More info on what i am searching: (The title may not be entirely accurate.)

Evil mc ( someone who do not care about other people, and can do anything for his goals )

Ruthless mc ( someone who do not hesitate to kill )

Neutral mc ( Neither a good person, nor a bad person, But care more about his own profits, Rational-Pragmatic type of route )

No Romance ( For this one, i also mean, less romance or none maybe, as well. No romance and no female lead are different. )

No Heroine ( i will use this word for those novels where there is no female lead. ) This is a word you find usually in mtl.

Since i have used all these tags, then the novel i will recommend can be any one them or maybe mix of a few or all. I will leave some info in most of em, so you can know which one it is. If i just go to search books that are no romance or such tags, i can get too many books, but in this list i will recommend only what i know or what i have read or think is unique.

Book lists order might be messed up as i continue adding book, and even then order will be based on my personal liking, so treat it as non-existent and read the one you like more.

Extra:
Thread For MTL Novels and much more:
https://www.novelupdatesforum.com/threads/no-romance-and-no-harem-novels-only-can-be-evil-cold-ruthless-or-villain-egoist-pragmatic-mc.161306/

Sharing a Discord Invite Code, For Evil mc novels, But only MTL. Discord invite: ywyGwvK5ns.  <<less

Characters who have self-serving personalities or tendencies, and may or may not show it in interactions, actions, emotions, intent, and thoughts. Or just that the character has a willingness to do things that aren't compatible with our modern and diverse views regarding morals, ethics, principles, and ideals of good. Of course these books have different tones and also handling of this subject.... more>>

The list was created with much subjectivity, as I won't put protagonists whose good qualities overshadows all their impactful grey actions and evil actions, which is important to me regardless of whether they are truly good or evil. -> Different examples of who I won't include are Song Shuhang (kindness), Klein Moretti (principles and heroic actions), Kim Dokja (altruism), and Chen Ge (goodwill and generosity).

Work in progress. Of course I have read these, I will simply state if I did not. Most are good novels but I will add some non-favorites, which is purely my opinion because I have a personal standard of quality.

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Let me not bother about my face and recommend my list for top quality novels I've enjoyed:  https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/16488/ <<less

novels that i plan on reading (or to wait until the novels are completed/translated)... more>>

novels that i finish reading on here will be placed onto the completed reads lists. <<less

Here are some gems which are worth checking out. ... more>>

- Reincarnation / Transmigration

- Imperial / Ducal / Military Romance

- Female Supremacy, Power Couple, Pragmatic Protagonists, Doting Love Interests

- Tragic Past, Second Chance

- Slice of Life, Modern Day

- Wealthy and Famous Characters <<less

Chinese Edition that I've read and am able to give some comments for. The list numbering is random. I'll classify it with EASY, MEDIUM and... more>> HARD to divide the focus needed to read these novels.  <<less

Mostly calm and rational mcs who are smart enough to know how to play their cards right if they want to turn the situation into... more>> their favor  <<less

A series of BL novels with varying plots and subgenres! Fluff, unlimited flow, xianxia, historical, quick transmigration, transmigration, supernatural, slow romance, comedy, mature (in terms of thinking and actions), etc. ... more>>

Minimal amount of angst and dogblood (if there's even any) (￣▽￣* )ゞ

Edit: I may have taken a bit of a liking towards angst nowadays... only a little. ( ˘︹˘ )

BL's I REALLY LIKE based on my own preference, and *coughs* I don't like s*upid MC's (*￣▽￣*)

Personally, I like MC's and ML's to have equal footing in terms of their overall personality, I don't like delicate shou tropes that much. 

And in my own, very subjective opinion, these novels have really good plots, or at least most of their logic is in the bounds of normal human logic. 

Note: Novels are not sorted according to rank, just depends on what I remembered first _(:3」∠)_ <<less

May include novels which I have yet to complete reading along with my other TBRs... more>>

- Josei, Danmei

- Historical, Modern

- Palace / Political Intrigue, Scheming, Military Pursuits

- Economic Reforms, Gao Kao (College Exam) Restoration

- Fame, Acting, E-sports

- Systems, Knowledge of the Past / Future, Time Travel <<less

Great novels that I like so much ❤

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MUST-READ novels. ... more>>

They're timeless and worth rereading. <<less

ahaha basically just some of my favourite novels that I enjoy a lot.... more>>

*Ranked randomly* <<less

Our motto here is "scare the ghosts and troll the folks." ... more>>

Yaoi/Shounen-ai novels within the horror genre but with comedic spice. Works well to acclimating yourself in reading horror during night/dawn when the mc's and ml's help you go through with it lmao. Really changed my outlook on the whole horror genre. <<less

These are my fav novel recommendations of Ancient China. Imo, these novels are good and rather satisfying both story and MC personality. In these lists, none of novels have any naive and s*upid MC. And every novel has satisfying face slapping drama that relief lung and heart.... more>>

Even though in Novel Updates, these novels mostly aren't complete, you can find on another sites for complete chapters. Because i only list novel which are complete. <<less

Men who are clever and capable and cunning without being absolute wretches of humanity.... more>>

Added to as I read, you'll find all kinds of genres here. Feel free to comment some recs.  <<less

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Novels that are plot-heavy with skillful world building... more>>

May involve fantasy elements such as elemental abilities, ranking systems, magical creatures, 

Martial Arts and Wuxia/Xuanhuan elements such as cultivation techniques, arrays

Characters may include Gods, Demons, Sages, Sects, Cultivation Masters, Martial Masters,  Kings and Imperial Family members

Found family & friendship themes are especially dominant amidst trying times like wars, battle between good vs evil, quests on saving the world

Romance may also be included but I don’t particularly like harems.  <<less

A collection of BLs that I enjoyed reading so far. ... more>>

Not in order.

Check descriptions of each for quick summaries and reviews as well as what you need to watch out for. <<less

disillusioned, unflappable, mature, hedonistic, or calm, but not cold, ruthless, or face-slapping. basically mostly reincarnation/transmigration with FL who isn't cliche, doesn't want drama, and has... more>> tired lazy aunt energy. low stakes, fluffy plots, or if there is plot, the FL gets involved reluctantly or minimally.  <<less

This is my personal top picks. If you can get the gist my taste through this list, please feel free to comment down below some of your recommendations too! Thank you and Happy reading!... more>>

What constitutes a good story for me?

PLOT. It must not stray away from its intended plot. No unrelevant arcs just for the sake of DRAGGING the story. THERE MUST BE SUBSTANCE. 

As much as possible, NO RUSH ENDING. The conclusion is the most important. If the story ended with some questions unresolve, the story is a failure. Open endings are acceptable, since it is closest to reality you can get. 

CHARACTER GROWTH. I believe it's one of the essential part of the story. I can stomach s*upid and naive characters, ONLY, if they showed character development along the way. 

LOGIC. No one wants to proceed on reading if they couldn't understand nor make sense out of anything. I'm willing to make an exceptions for WORLD-BUILDING. But there's what you call an out-of-this-world logic and an out-of-this-world s*upidity. The former I can accept, the latter, thanks but no thanks.

ENJOYMENT FACTOR. A STORY MUST EVOKE EMOTIONS OUT OF ME. If I couldn't feel anything while reading, then the writer failed to connect to their readers. Even if the genre isn't my cup of tea, it should be able to convince me otherwise. That's what it means by a good writing.

Thank you. (This list is subject to change) <<less

I have gone through many novels over thr years and this is the list I am satisfied with and do not have regrets continuing reading... more>> it.  <<less

Whether it be mentally, physically ,or emotionally, these leading ladies are badasses. Strong female leads who either are or become strong in their own rite!

the best novels in the ancient china / reincarnation / transmigration genre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Loner mc, pragmatic and deserve the word "smart", with plot that's readable. ... more>>

Deeply cultivation based, with no world saving drama. Only for pure Daoists.  <<less

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