I dislike ret*rds!!!!! Too much emotional mc is also a big no~~~~~~... more>>

Extremely kind mc is also meh... 

Lets be realistic everything is meh in front of benefit oriented mc.... But they are hard to find......

Ranking after first 3 is useless.  <<less

In order for a novel to appear on this list it has to meet at least 1 of these requirements:... more>>

1 - MC is evil or antihero

2 - MC focuses on (or at least is greatly influenced by) some sort of evil or dark power. For example, necromancy, demonic powers etc.

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Not on NU, but still counts:

1 - Supreme Magus;

2 - Lord Shadow

3 - The Nightmare of Alamir

4 - Only I am Necromancer

5 - Blood Warlock: Succubus Partner in the Apocalypse

6 - Epic of Vampire Dragon: Reborn as Vampire Dragon with a System

7 - Super Necromancer System

8 - Hero of Darkness

9 - Divinity Against the Godly System

10 - Re: Evolution Online <<less

I will only include the one's that made me stick through thick and thin. Mostly no romance, if it's harem then you should expect that the MC is just using them for greater benefits. I don't like DUmb characters so you should also expect that most of the Male leads here or Female leads are smart or sharp. half of my list also include survival and teaches you some bitter reality lesson unlike those cliche novels that makes you scared or dream about nonsense fantasy stuffs.... more>>

I JUST RANDOMLY PLACE THE NOVELS AND I WON'T RANK IT. ( for me, they're all the best on their own way and techniques) 

[disclaimer: as I said, ‘mostly’ no romance- what I meant is in the survival stories, and if the protagonist is a man. But if the protagonist is a girl, they’ll be really romance. Book like that (top tier books with Female Mc w/ no romance) are very rare. I myself having some troubles finding them.] <<less

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A few hidden gems ... others not so much but all of them totally worth the read. List spans quite a few genre such as Fantasy, sci-fi, cultivation, management, mystery.... more>>

Not all novels in the list will have top ratings. In my opinion the best novels are rated around 3.2 - 4.5. Anything over is mostly BL or FL with some exceptions. Anything below is mostly tr*sh with minor exceptions of novels for people with very specific taste. 

PS: All my recommendations are based on MTL. I rarely read human translated versions ..  <<less

I'll be adding my own ratings for each novel on this list. The core of this list is the [S] rating. The rest are just additions.... more>>

[S]: Masterpiece

[A]: Very Good

[B]: Good

[C]: Normal <<less

As the title says Intelligent MC.... more>>

I dislike hot blooded, overly emotional and dumb MCs, so this list won't contain any such novels. 

On the other hand i like scheming MCs, so expect such novels.

P. S- This is another list from my previous account (which i lost) 

https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/4489/ <<less

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【Magic/Mystery/Horror/Occult/Supernatural/Sci-fi 】
【NOT IN ANY ORDER】

All genres... more>>

No cliche plot , good mc character , interesting story , something unique , surprise ending, good cliffhanger , with an awsome peripeteia , and at the end we find non-linear narrative .  <<less

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There some not bad novels without isekai,self wishfulfilment and big plotholes.

Only the best of the best will find their place in here. Even novel lists saying they contain the best contain novels of low quality.... more>> I aim to remedy that. This list will grow with time. <<less

Enter a realm where darkness reigns supreme and malevolent protagonists cast their chilling shadows across the pages of our curated collection. Each book unveils characters of sinister allure, driven by ruthless ambition to achieve their goals by any means necessary. These tales entwine readers in a web of intrigue and suspense, blurring the lines between heroism and villainy. Prepare to be captivated by the enigmatic charm of these nefarious figures as you embark on a literary odyssey into the heart of darkness itself, where morality fades and the allure of evil beckons.
Other Novels not in NovelUpdate : ... more>>

Naruto: The Lost Thousand Names

Extreme Fist Tyrant

God-level high-player

Apocalyptic Abyss Summoner

Lord God Hunter

Soul-Eating Guixuanlu

Zhutian Xianwu (Heavenly Martial Arts)

Who made your ability to use it like this?

Paradise of Reincarnation: Vests everywhere

Cultivation of immortality steadily, the entire world of immortality is my home

Chapter of the olden days (best one for me), synopsis: I exist in darkness, disappear into the light, and will eventually devour the great sun and become the shadow of all things......Known as the unspeakable Black Terror, the Lord of Shadows, the Dark Sun, and the shadow of the world.

Disaster Frontier

The Troll Comes to the World

The Immortal Picking Order

The Wizard's Journey

The Infinite Evolution of the Giant Snake

Lord of the Silver Crows (Lord Of The Mysteries type novel) <<less

A complete list of every novel i have read any part of.

Basically where the MC travels between worlds/planes with different species, civilizations and the like. More importantly the worlds have different species, cultures and paths to... more>> power. These novels commonly have a stat system but its just a coincidence.
So I'm not including those with 'tiered worlds' like Reincarnator where it is a different realm but literally everything else is the same because then we'd just end up with all of Xianxia. <<less

Chinese novels I enjoyed.... more>>

<[to be ordered]> <<less

I've been reading webnovels for more than half a decade and have gone through thousands of chapters. I look back on some novels with rose-tinted glasses and have forgotten others. My tastes evolve year by year, but I still love webnovels.... more>>

This is a curated list of webnovels, whose quality I can vouch for.

Feel free to comment any recommendations you might have based on what you think will fit into this list :)

Off-Site Novels:-Paragon of Destruction-The New World (RR)-He Who Fights Monsters (RR)-Mother of Learning (RR)-The Great Game - The Young master (Scribblehub) <<less

Xuanhuan / Xianxia / Wuxia novels with a male MC on my reading lists. #1 of 4 lists with cultivation novels.... more>>

Descriptions may contain spoilers. They help me remember the contents of the novel.

I have a separate list with novels that take place on or start on earth and one with FMC's.

My personal ratings:

5 - I really love this novel. Will read this again again.

4 - I really like this novel. Will read this again.

3 - this is a nice novel. I liked it. I might read this again.

2 - this novel was okay, but I wouldn't want to read it again. Usually I find these rather boring, or at least not interesting enough to check out again.

1 - I didn't like this novel. <<less

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I refuse to read a lot of novels for many reasons such as it being to cliche, harem, etc.
Here are those few that are... more>> fun to read. <<less

Please comment similar novels

Grades depend on aperception. Ignore them, read what frees you from the existential horror of being.... more>>

临渊行 SS+ (Lin Yuanxing or Journey on the Brink of Abyss). Oct 21.
Mother of learning SS-. Jan 21.
Original Wizard B+. ~ Apr 21.

SSS - it was incredibly interesting for me to read, I consider it an excellent work, the shortcomings do not strike my eye.

SS - it was very interesting for me to read, I consider it a good work, some shortcomings are striking.

S - I was very interested in reading, the work may be shit, but I was interested in something and did not want to pay attention to the shortcomings.

A - it was interesting for me to read, I think the work is at least normal, there may be many flaws.

B - it was interesting for me to read, it may be shit, there are many shortcomings, but I ignore some.

C - it was a little interesting for me to read, I think the works are shit, there are a lot of shortcomings.

Estimates can be corrected and specified. The meaning can be distorted due to translation.

Although imo the most correct classification would be: what I finished reading was interesting to me at that moment, and what I never finished reading was not. <<less

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