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Having reincarnated into a different world, Murong Lin found himself utterly bewildered.

The golden finger system informed him that he needed to eliminate the protagonist—wait, he wasn’t the protagonist?

Innocently, Murong Lin turned his gaze towards the designated heroes, a butcher’s knife clutched in his hand. Regretfully, he realized he had no alternative but to end their lives if he wished to survive.

Hold on, this pig was a protagonist too? And that tree?

Without any choice, Murong Lin found himself forced down the path of bloodshed.

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Exalted rated it
May 22, 2023
Status: --
Villains...

What is the nature of such a character?

They are malevolent, exemplify Machiavellian traits, devoid of mercy, and well-crafted ones possess intricate motivations for their actions.

However, what if I were to tell you that we have been deceived? Yes! Deceived! Hoodwinked! And bamboozled. Most villainous novels nowadays claim their protagonists are cunning criminals. But their characters are far from that. Instead of malevolence, they practice benevolence and show understanding towards their friends and allies. Rather than pursuing classical Machiavellian schemes, they shun exploiting others solely for personal gain and seek enduring... more>> relationships. Instead of ruthlessness, they are portrayed as misunderstood paragons of their era. And, in my opinion, the most egregious offense is that they are mere caricatures of the hero archetype with only a ruthless façade. They claim to have grandiose visions, yet they are driven by base and lustful desires for the members of heaven's harem.

Well, allow me to present you the antidote to novels such as "I am the Fated Villain" – a scholar who deftly manipulates the tapestry of fate, leaving an indelible mark on the Immemorial Heavens.

Contains an unapologetic protagonist who stays consistent throughout the eras! <<less
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Babybeels
Babybeels rated it
July 13, 2023
Status: c461
Great Novel, MC is much much better than 'I am the fated villian' while he doesn't have everything in control since he rises from a prince of small kingdom but he is ruthless enough and has no emotional attachment all people and everything present can be exploited to increse his strength, not boring like other novels with repeated troupes instead its always exciting how he destroys his enemy step by step while strengthening himself at the same time, not a hypocrite for himself he even sacrifices millions of people. Give... more>> it a try if you like evil mc's <<less
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absenior19
absenior19 rated it
May 25, 2023
Status: c560
Currently, last chp read: 560

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Before spoiling anything, I will just mention it, he is evil and cold, rational and calculative. Anything you wonder about is poisonous in this novel, don't worry. it won't be. Sooner or later, it will be solved with an explanation. So everything has a reason. OK.

No heroine, He doesn't love his family ... more>>
Spoiler

[ They were killed by him later ]

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, He doesn't have any friends with who he can offer his back and he doesn't wanna do that, to begin with. OK

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MC is evil, cold, cruel, no romance at all, so no chance of a harem.

How evil? well I will say, he is arrogant [ which might be a bit poison ], he is a bit moody too, he is also like a madman sometimes [ but these things don't happen often ]

So MC is Calm, Rational, Calculative, a Great Schemer, and Smart.... Most of the time. [ like, 9.5/10 ]

But still, sometimes some things happen that u might question. So I will say, ignore those small problems/poisons.
Spoiler

He kills people, kids, everyone, kills the whole world, just so he can refine them like a pill and grow strong.

[collapse]

You can say, before going to the upper realm.

Spoiler

[ He destroyed 2 worlds, one of which was a secret realm and the other was the one, where he was born ]

[collapse]

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I will not give too much info. Just know this, it's a good book, if you like FFF Class tr*shhero, but want to see a MC who doesn't have romance and is also evil.

Protagonist Hunting and the plot regarding it are very well done. <<less
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onlycrimson123
onlycrimson123 rated it
January 6, 2024
Status: c5
TL;DR: The epitome of wish-fulfillment and self-insertion by a very s*upid and very mentally ill author.

Before judging the amount of chapters completed, this post will give specific examples of why it was given this rating.

To start, the positives.

... more>> There is an interesting cultivation system, where it seems that unique and unseen methods of gaining strength are present, in contrast to the basic "sitting in a lotus position" cultivation. An example of this is the main character's Bloody Poisonous Acupoint, which is reminiscent of the Gu system.

There seems to be some attempt at proper and distinctive world-building, instead of copy-pasting from other established novels. For example, the royal family owns the second most-wanted and evil cult.

Lastly, the concept itself is very interesting and could have led to a great story.

That is all for the positives, and I will continue with the much longer list of negatives.

The main character is portrayed as this extremely evil protagonist who is willing to do anything for his goals, no matter how low. However, it seems the author never even attempted to explain why this is. Before transmigration, the MC was a completely ordinary man, one plagued by illness if I remember correctly, but nothing that would explain his extreme evil. Even the body he transmigrated into has no tragic past or other reason to want strength and authority.

The author tried to give a sad backstory for the prince at least, but even that fell flat. He attempted to say the poor third prince, who the main character transmigrated into, wasn't supported by any organization and had the cultivation resources of someone at the second major cultivation realm despite being a prince. His hatred for this situation is so intense he feels the need to get revenge on his maternal family, while his mother is a literal courtesan with no power or resources to give him. But... it isn't even true. The third prince literally owns an organization with 4 people at the fifth major realm, 32 people at the fourth major realm, and thousands below that.

His backstory not being tragic wouldn't really matter in most situations, but he is so over-the-top, comically evil. He is the kind of guy that authors create when they need someone for the protagonist to kill. An example, immediately after the MC transmigrated, he ate a meal composed of uncooked bloody rats and water infused with blood.

Now we get onto the main problem. This is so clearly a wish-fulfillment story, and specifically a wish-fulfillment story of someone who never grew out of their chuunibyou phase.

Let me preface this with saying I love dark or evil protagonists like RI or even Ascending the Heavens as an Evil God. The reason I dislike this one so much is the, frankly, very poor work by the author.

This is shown in multiple ways even in the first five chapters. Beyond the fact that the author cannot give any reason or motivation for the main character's personality, there is the simple problem of the author not knowing how to write an evil MC. He just talks about blood and grinning cruelly and posing soooo cool-like that everyone has an "air of deference" when facing him (the author wrote that at least a dozen times in the first 5 chapters.)

For example, the main character is tasked with killing this person at the first major realm of cultivation, while he is at the fifth. This is literally the equivalent of a Soul Formation cultivator needing to kill a Qi Refining cultivator. It is simple and straightforward, right? Yeah, right.

The main character starts by capturing this Qi Refining cultivator's woman, and then raping and torturing her. I am not leaving anything out either, that is exactly what happened and it also was completely pointless. Sure, the Qi Refining cultivator had a protagonist halo and this was supposed to diminish it, but even after he still had the halo! And he was still powerless against the main character!

Lastly, the main character's system seems to have the power of "whatever the author feels like." It is originally said to take protagonists' halos and convert them into currency which could be turned into anything in the system shop. However, when the MC visited a Scripture Hall, it suddenly had the power to read books instantly for the main character? While this is something small, it is clearly a bad premonition for what is to come.

One other note about the system, even the system itself has "deference" to the main character! It is a sentient system, has a groveling attitude, and calls him "Master." Just a small thing that really showcases the wish-fulfillment of the author.

Now, despite this horrid writing and poor author-work, this could potentially get better later. Perhaps there will be retconning, and perhaps the author will learn how to write an evil main character. However, for now, three stars is already the very limit of what it deserves. If I continue to read this, I will update this review accordingly. <<less
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IMakeCopperMirrors
IMakeCopperMirrors rated it
July 29, 2023
Status: c60
Rating (as of ch 60) : 7-8/10

This is a villain novel and, though not a 10/10, the plot seems to be entertaining. The MC doesn't have scruples so he is a true villain.

The only caveat I dislike is that the MC has a system and it is overpowered imo tending to make this less realistic and more wish-fulfillment fiction.

P.S. The translator is very based. Translation very good.
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AtranZ_Ryou
AtranZ_Ryou rated it
September 18, 2023
Status: c95
Uhhh what's up with the synopsis?why is it so misleading

Like any other chinese novel, the character in this novel suffer from having too much ego and also a little bit s*upid because of it.

the MC? Yeah he's ruthless and cunning I guess. That's allowed because the situation he's in where the strong eat the weak.

there's one time when MC leaked his info accidentally (?) and the author went nowhere with it, which is weird
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Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus rated it
July 23, 2023
Status: --
Finally find something that pique my interest! And a good one indeed!

MC wears such a high quality villain, I've never seen one since Reverend Insanity. Finally found this gem, I am truly happy 😄

I prefer this kind of MC than a good and a meek one 😆
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Hmntlzn
Hmntlzn rated it
June 25, 2023
Status: --
This villain really.... Ruthless. Feelings? You can throw it away. He killed anyone without remorse or guilt.

... more>>
Spoiler

He destroy a kingdom, his family, his sect, his master... Even the entire continent/realm (?)

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Tbh, I never read protagonist with this chara. Compare to other villain MC, Murong Lin just beyond their league, human literally worst than ants. Killing millions of people without reason. I swear this MC will be the worst villain in those "righteous" novels.

I like the story the protagonists here isn't weak that MC killed them in one move. MC need to use his brain to destroy the protagonist halo. Some of those protagonist do escape from Murong Lin's plot and scheme.

Spoiler

"I'm a loser. I never expected anything. I used to live step by step, as if I was breathing a mass of odorless air. Every day I was obviously breathing, but I forgot my existence, my existence I don't need love, and I don't long for love. As early as when people overflowed with love, I cut my heart and cut off the possibility of love entering. I only have myself in my heart, but I count What? I am a loser! I grew up all the way, but the world has no trace of my existence. I suddenly realized that this is not my problem, but this world, it is sick, it gave birth to human beings, it will because of Humans died!"

"After I came to this world, I realized that maybe I could make some changes, just for myself. Then I found that the world I saw was completely different the higher I stand, the farther I see, and the colder my heart becomes. I first satisfied all my pe*verted material desires, whether it was killing, snatching, or love between men and women, I got it. Then I am not only satisfied with such a little material desire, I also want to be spiritually detached!"

Tongtian looked at Jianmu in front of him frantically, and said slowly: "And hunting a protagonist like you happens to be able to satisfy my more pe*verted desires."

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List of the protagonist :

Spoiler
    1. Zhou Fan
    1. Sheng Yi
    1. Long Chen
    1. Tang Cang
    1. Chu Ze
    1. Bai Xiaomo -I like his vs MC
    1. Xiao Dong
    1. Su Zan
    1. Jianmu
    1. Meng Bufan
    1. -
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Mai Mee
Mai Mee rated it
June 16, 2024
Status: v2c22
A solid 'ok' rating.

I will be one other voice confirming there is no poison (although the novel is nowhere near good enough for me to finish via MTL).

You get what you came for: evil protagonist, killing of your so-called 'protagonists', no romance.

1) The protagonist is... evil. I will give a zero out of five rating for his personality. Well, that's not possible so one out of five. As one reviewer said, his personality is... not developed properly. The evil has no explanations. That is fine, but there seems to be... more>> a couple tries of making some backstory? which hasn't worked. It would have been better to just have zero explanations for this personality. You just have to make it consistent and full of depth and it would have been fine. Depth exists in believable and consistent characters; they don't need a backstory or development.

2) The level of deriverativeness of this story is... It could too high for someone's liking. Objectively speaking, it is both good and bad. Good in that it gives you a rich world/characters right away. Bad in that it is lazy, and shows lack of creativity. It does show a solid reading background though. I'm not sure how it will be moving forward because in my experience, a highly deriverative novel (a lot more than this) tends to get less deriverative as time goes on.

Characters aren't very interesting. They're so-so, used and gone. There is zero development you look forward to in the relationships between characters.

World is not that interesting. It fades into the background, which is... not bad. It also does not give a strong impression, which is... not good.

Development of each arc is quite ok. It holds no candle to any impressive set ups though. Not even when compared to legendary ones in the same genre like Gu Zhen Ren (Reverend Insanity), but also when compared too lesser known ones like Mo Xin (Heart Demon). So don't expect to be impressed.

tl;dr solid time-passer with a sell of evil protagonist, zero romance, systems and protagonists in a xianxia setting.

P.S.

The reviewers complaining about some unexplained things has obviously never stuck with a story long enough to complete them. A lot of them have lackluster explanations or never even addresses the mystery of transmigration or system or whatever, but a lot of good ones do. Mostly longer, less braindead one. You just have to wait. If it has a plotted arc I'm willing to bet it has at least an acceptable explanation (if not better) for these golden fingers. <<less
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mrttao
mrttao rated it
September 25, 2023
Status: c99
I am desperately looking for evil MC stories where MC does not simp, does not act lolrandumb, does not altruistically self harm for The Greater Evil, and is not a moron. But rather an MC that is simply aiming at his own benefit only. Those are incredibly rare.

This story can join the short list of such fics. The MC is a little cunning too.

The main problem with this story is suspension of disbelief. The system is just handing him massive organization of fanatically loyal powerful people that it pops out... more>> of thin air.

There is also a multicross that damages suspension of disbelief. He has a system shop, and when he asks "where are XYZ from stories ABC" the system tells him that only items native to the current universe can be bought. However, while he cannot use system shop to buy such items, he can get them from random system rewards.

I am barely maintaining my interest in this story. <<less
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Farella
Farella rated it
September 17, 2024
Status: --
Review to brighten the day of the translator who is putting the hard work in for a huge project such as Chinese novels like this.

The novel itself starts out good and continues in a realistic way with the MC not always winning every battle or suffering grave injuries and loss of power in the process of conquering a protagonist.

The problem is that at a certain point it feels like, with all these handicaps accumulated throughout his various protagonists, it should be impossible to win against the new and stronger protagonist... more>> popping in from of our dear MC, but he relies more and more on his 'hint of chaos' power that he hasn't upgraded for who knows how many arcs and manages to literally beat them all.

In a sense it makes sense because higher level protagonist would have higher level fortune and so scheming would be less effective against them, but with how battered our MC is I can hardly believe he can win against literal protagonists.

Still, great novel. <<less
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cpzombie
cpzombie rated it
May 19, 2025
Status: c16
I really wanted to like it based on the description, but the cringe factor is too high. If you like fanfiction, you'll probably enjoy this... it isn't currently tagged as such though.

The protagonist is actually evil, and actively devours soul + r*pes and mu*ders enemy fiancee. I like evil MCs so that's a plus, which is why this gets a 2.

However, the system just summons loyal servants and a bunch of stuff from other works while already being super inconsistent. MC also just gives away info and trusts a random... more>> woman a ton... in general, this just feels like a new author having fun with fanfiction. That's not a bad thing if you enjoy it, but it's not my thing. <<less
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