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1. 51 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 308.4kReads9.4Score27.5kShelves
2. 52 开 An S-Rank Horror from the Start, but They Give Me a C-Rank Talent? 开局S级怪谈，但给我C级天赋？ Pale Era苍白纪元Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Endless Twists + Wild Ideas and Clever Logic + Mild Horror + Protagonist and Villains Are Both Smart] [This is absolutely not a mindless power fantasy. If you don't like the first instance, go ahead and curse me out.] [This isn't a traditional rule-based horror story. The horrors can think and are intelligent, so readers who prefer traditional rule-based horror should steer clear.] Horrors run rampant, and strange tales are everywhere. Beneath every shadow may lurk an unknown t 143.3kReads8.9Score14.5kShelves

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   This is a horror novel that definitely requires you to use your brain; you won't regret reading it!

3. 53 当 When I'm in the Rules Horror Game, Nothing Is Forbidden 当我在规则怪谈百无禁忌 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Mystery542k WordsCompleted [No female lead + supernatural horror + mental illness + comedy + national destiny] My name is Su Ming, and I'm a transmigrator. I currently work at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital, where I'm in charge of the important project of “being studied.” They keep saying I'm sick, but I know I'm fine. It's the world that's sick. After I escaped from the psychiatric hospital, I was chosen by Rule Horror to become Longguo's chosen participant, representing Longguo in the upcoming horror games. [Ding! The Ho 67kReads9.6Score7.7kShelves
4. 54 白 Selling Clothes by Day, Sewing Corpses by Night 白天卖衣服，晚上缝尸体 Night Shadow夜幽影Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted [Traditional supernatural horror, folk terror, decisive and ruthless] I rented an apartment where someone had died, hoping to save money, only to be plunged into endless darkness... My terrifying girlfriend has a mouth full of sharp teeth and haunts me day and night; A headless vengeful infant on the highway frantically tries to steal people’s heads; A horrifying internet celebrity livestreams herself peeling off people’s faces, while the comments turn eerie; At a Cat Immortal shrine in a strang 51.7kReads9.2Score6.2kShelves
5. 55 我EN I'm an Impostor, the Only Prophet in a Horror World 我是伪人惊悚世界唯一预言家 Mushrooms Stewed with Pig's Head蘑菇炖猪头Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Not a Brainless Story] [Dark Horror] [Prophet] [Impostors] [Survival] Impostors lurk among the people here, and anomalous entities roam everywhere. This is the world of terror that lies ahead. People in the future call it the "Later World," or the "Backrooms." No one can find the impostors hidden among the crowds. All they can do is wait for the slaughter! Fortunately, Lin Yang obtains the role of [Prophet]. [Each day, you may verify one person's identity or receive a piece of survival intellig 383.9kReads8.2Score50kShelves
6. 56 致 Deadly Haunted Grounds: The Death Countdown Begins! 致命诡地：现在开始死亡倒计时！ Dong Yu东鱼Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + horror instances + survival + mild scares + no romance] The curse of the Bronze Ghost Mask descends. Those chosen must embark on one deadly journey after another. Time is running out, and death is drawing near. Who will make it out alive this time? [The B&B Butcher] In a creepy old house, ghostly figures appear whenever night falls. Anyone who enc 28.3kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves
7. 57 惊 Thriller Game: A Journey of Escape Begins in an Ancient Castle 惊悚游戏：从古堡开始的逃生之旅 Years Like Flowing Fire流火似年Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted [Infinite Worlds + Mild Horror + No Female Lead + Escape + Not Wish Fulfillment + No System + Smart Characters + Original Worldbuilding] [This story has plenty of twists and focuses on an ensemble cast. Please read patiently: the characters may not be as simple as they seem, and although this is an infinite-worlds story, each instance is connected in some way.] Yan Changqing has been bedridden and paralyzed for twelve years. Throughout those twelve years, he has repeatedly had the same dream. In 12.2kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
8. 58 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves
9. 59 诡 Eldritch Cultivation: Hehe! Fooled Someone Again! 诡异修仙：嘿嘿！又坑他人一次！ What Should I Name Myself?名取啥好Eastern Fantasy174k WordsOngoing This novel has a lot of dialogue and character-focused scenes, so readers who prefer a fast pace and plenty of fighting may want to give it a pass. If you clicked in, you were probably drawn in by the title, right? The book was supposed to be called "Immortals Eat Immortals, and the Gifted Become Materials," but the title can no longer be changed. The title was changed because the protagonist is rather passive early on and has a hard time setting traps for people. If you enjoy watching the pro 157Reads—Score122Shelves

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   In this Cthulhu novel, everyone is cunning and deceitful. The protagonist possesses exceptional deductive reasoning skills, and every scheme he devises is purposeful and far from mindless.

10. 60 我 Could I Really Get Canceled in a Rules-Based Horror Game? 我还能在规则怪谈里塌房不成？ Xi Yao喜杳Mystery2.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-Flow + Rules-Based Horror + Horror Game + Strong Female Team + A Group of People With Questionable Sanity] Just before their debut, the group Shili belonged to was betrayed by a bandmate, who framed them for bullying. Their debut fell through, while the bandmate won netizens’ sympathy and relaunched her career to great success. To this day, Shili’s social media accounts are still flooded with abuse from the other girl’s rabid fans. As luck would have it, in the third year after the com 63.5kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves

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11. 61 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 2.1kReads9.3Score370Shelves

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    Infinite flow, Chinese horror

12. 62 规 Rule Horror: Who Taught You to Study Like That? 规则怪谈：谁教你这样读书的 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery426k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, No Romance, Rule-Based Horror, Infinite Realms, Chinese-Style Horror] Traditional culture has been distorted on a massive scale in modern society. Altered pronunciations, words smeared with stigma, and ancient sayings twisted out of shape are gnawing away at the human soul. Su Muyu, the thirtieth-generation descendant of Su Shi and the sole inheritor of the Soulcrafter lineage, joins Li Guazi, a girl whose past is a mystery, and Mr. Dongli, a word spirit from the handwritt 50Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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    "The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong" features a highly intelligent female protagonist, Yan Yulin, and is a horror novel with no romantic pairing.

13. 63 民 Folk Feng Shui Secrets 民间风水秘术 Unbelievably Proper正经的不得了Mystery248k WordsCompleted This story focuses on practical feng shui and fortune-telling. If you're looking for made-up drama, this isn't for you! Feel free to skip the first four chapters and start reading from Chapter Five. The adaptation will also start from Chapter Five, which should make it much easier to adapt. Thank you for understanding! (Traditional, no System, no wild flights of fancy, funny, not saintly! A technical, skill-focused story!) I was born in a poor mountain village. From a young age, I traveled aroun 28.8kReads9.4Score4.1kShelves
14. 64 求 Survival Game: I’m a Master of Professional Disguises 求生游戏，我是职业变装大佬 Nine-Tenths Smitten九分在意Mystery228k WordsCompleted Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Survival Game + Multiple Worlds + Infinite-Flow At the start of the survival game, she drew what everyone agreed was the most useless skill: disguise? Others laughed at her bad luck, but she laughed at them for failing to see through her. She joined an aquarium, where affairs, embezzlement, and murder followed one after another! Then she transferred to a luxury mall, only to get caught up in a PUA trap and a make-or-break sales target, while also having to hel 99Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A horror story with no romantic pairing! The living room window was wide open, and the night breeze made the beige curtains flutter like funeral banners. The security camera was slowly rotating on the coffee table, the red indicator light tracing intermittent paths in the darkness. Just as the recording described, she caught a glimpse of something unusual on the sofa. Another "herself" was lying there in a strange position, her face ashen, her left eye tightly closed, but her right eye was covered with spiderweb-like blood vessels, with only most of the white showing in the eye socket, and her wide-open pupils were staring intently at her! That "herself" opened her mouth and made a gurgling sound, the dripping sound of unswallowed fluid falling to the floor, and the muffled speech due to excessive secretions mixed together, finally culminating in: "It smells so good~" "Herself" suddenly looked up, her mouth stretching to her ears, revealing jagged teeth.

15. 65 夜 Night-Shift Internet Cafe Attendant: The Woman in Red in the Men's Room Stall Hides a Ten-Year-Old Case 夜班网管：男厕隔间的红衣女，竟藏着十年旧案 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻13k WordsCompleted Night-Shift Internet Cafe Attendant: The Red-Clad Woman in the Men's Restroom Stall Is Hiding a Decade-Old Case 52Reads—Score—Shelves

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    You see, they are all there.

16. 66 弟 After My Brother Was Crushed by a Tycoon Family, I Summoned the Ten Kings of Hell to Claim Their Lives 弟遭豪门碾杀，我引十殿阎罗索命 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻13k WordsCompleted After his younger brother is crushed to death by a powerful family, he summons the Ten Kings of Hell to claim their lives 16Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 后 The Sealed Cave Behind the Mountain: I Became the Village's Soul Guardian 后山囚洞：我成了全村守魂人 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻Mystery600k WordsOngoing After accidentally entering a century-old forbidden site in the back mountains, Jiang Ningyue unexpectedly inherits a fated duty and becomes the village’s only soul guardian. A deep, secluded prison cave suppresses countless wrongfully dead spirits. Ancient village rules conceal secrets unknown to outsiders, while turmoil erupts along the boundary between Yin and Yang, and one eerie calamity follows another. Generations of cave guardians have borne endless suffering, and a century of tangled gru 7Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 68 误 I Blundered into a Horror World, Only to Find That All the Bosses Were Lamps 误入恐怖世界，没想到BOSS全是灯 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻17k WordsCompleted I stumbled into a world of horror, only to find that every BOSS was a lamp. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 69 鬼 Paralyzed by Terror: The Shadow That Smelled of Tobacco 鬼压床惊魂-那具带着烟草味的黑影 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻15k WordsCompleted Terrifying Sleep Paralysis: The Shadow That Smelled of Tobacco 17Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 70 荒 Calling Spirits in the Ruined House: My Seven-Year-Old Brother Mysteriously Fell from a Building, and a Shadow in White Came After Him 荒坯房叫魂：7岁小弟莫名坠楼，白衣黑影缠上了他 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻15k WordsCompleted A Spirit-Calling Ritual in a Derelict House: My Seven-Year-Old Brother Mysteriously Fell from the Building, and a Shadow in White Is Haunting Him 7Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 71 皮 The Tiger Skin: Three Years After My Mother Died, Someone Knocked at My Door in the Dead of Night 皮打虎：我娘死后三年，深夜来敲我家门 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻11k WordsCompleted Leather Tiger: Three Years After My Mother Died, Someone Came Knocking at My Door Late at Night 2Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 厉 The Vengeful Ghost Great-Grandma Wants to Kill My Daughter, but My Pure Yang Infant Shatters a Century-Old Blood Pact 厉鬼太奶想杀我女，我纯阳婴镇碎百年血契 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻9k WordsCompleted A Vengeful Ghost of a Great-Grandmother Wants to Kill My Daughter, but My Pure-Yang Baby Shatters a Century-Old Blood Pact 3Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 73 魅 The Hanging Charm 魅巾悬 Clouds Are Light, Phoenixes Are Small and Gentle云淡凤小轻Mystery341k WordsOngoing No romance + fantasy and the supernatural + mild horror + modern-day imaginative premise + episodic plot + feel-good power fantasy Liu Yixian, with a high forehead and a broad, square face, was taken in as an apprentice by Daoist Wu in the twelfth year of his life, setting him on an extraordinary path. A thousand-year-old fox or a century-old ginkgo: which one will win Yixian’s heart? A blood-red sickle stabbed the ghost seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, maybe twenty times. The ghost couldn’t take 1Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 离 Unbelievable! From the Start, I Was at a Crime Scene 离谱！开局就是案发现场 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery413k WordsCompleted [The rating has just been posted; it will rise later] When Xia Zhu woke up, she had become the prime suspect in a dismemberment case, and the victim's head was in her refrigerator. She was the unluckiest person alive! While others panicked and rushed to prove their innocence, she stayed at the crime scene to examine the details. Drawing on her forensic expertise, she pieced together the clues, investigated the inconsistencies, cleared her name, and helped the police identify the real culprit. Sh 6.7kReads6.9Score806Shelves

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    This book is pretty good, you guys should check it out. It's the kind of story where a female forensic doctor and a police captain fall in love over time. The female forensic doctor is different from normal people, she's obsessive, but she and he can solve cases together, cooperating with each other from disliking each other to finally joining hands.

25. 75 解 After Dissecting a Corpse, I Began to Mutate 解剖尸体后，我开始异变 Classmate Little Sugar, Your Candy Isn't Sweet小糖同学糖不甜哦Mystery96k WordsCompleted Urban supernatural powers + unusual professions + horror and thrills + eerie mysteries When Lin Shen followed procedure and opened the corpse’s chest cavity, he found that the dead man’s liver was beating rhythmically. A viscous fluid dotted with transparent granules seeped from its surface. Under the microscope, those granules turned out to be tiny embryos curled into shape, some even opening their eyes to stare back at him. At the same time, his bionic right-hand prosthesis shuddered violently —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Fear][Fear][Fear][Fear][Fear][Fear][Fear][Fear][Fear][Fear][Fear]

26. 76 闭 Close Your Eyes, and the Nightmare Begins 闭眼即梦魇 Zefulain泽芙莱茵Mystery150k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + no romance + mild horror + mystery-solving] A bizarre murder case dragged Yan Wei, a psychiatric patient, into a bloody game. As layer after layer of fog lifted, he discovered a grand conspiracy lurking behind it all... A mysteriously vanished psychiatric hospital, otherworldly powers worshipped by the masses, a boy whose face he could never remember from his dreams... Behind ideals that seemed so grand lay a tangled web of human and divine self-interest. 41Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A promising new book, worth investing in, a must-read that won't disappoint.

27. 77 戏 Playing With the Mortal World, Paying Homage to Ghosts and Gods 戏红尘，拜鬼神 Auspicious Day, Congratulations and Get Rich黄道吉日恭囍发财Mystery964k WordsOngoing ♦Deranged, erotic corpse fiction [Miaojiang-born eunuch opera performer] [Porcelain doll, Guanyin's face and a viper's heart] [Two protagonists, no CP and no female lead] [Everyone's here for a good time] [Folk horror] [Everyone is wicked] ♦The concise version [Opera Performer] is an actor who sings ghost operas and the head of an ancient clan. He's also a narcissist who believes in chastity above all and refuses to leave descendants. The ghost god worshipped by the performer is a porcelain doll 2.1kReads8.1Score419Shelves

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    Warning: This is very bumpy! No romantic pairing. The main character is a porcelain doll, an evil spirit. It's tiny and crawls in the damp, shadowy underfoot. It's the kind of thing that was smashed and pieced back together to do bad things.

28. 78 恐 Folk Horror [The Fake Master Who Shocks a Hundred Demons] 恐怖民俗【冒牌大师震百妖】 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The thing Liu Buyi, a fake master, regrets most in his life is learning how to “draw talismans with soy sauce” from a short video. Because the corpse that should be lying quietly in front of him is now using a soy-sauce-dipped finger to write his name on the coffin lid. Meanwhile, his half-baked beauty of a partner, An Xun, is munching on sunflower seeds and enjoying the show. “Didn't you say you had Yin-Yang Eyes?!” Liu Buyi's voice trembles. Seeing how unconcerned she looks, he almost passes o 839Reads—Score109Shelves

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    💙 *Horror Folklore [The Imposter Master Shakes the Hundred Demons]* is an infinite flow novel combining horror folklore, light comedy, survival, a single female lead, episodic format, and packed with exciting moments! No writer's block! Worth reading! The stories are highly independent! Almost as good as the completed series! 💙*⃣️

29. 79 无 Infinite Terror: I Become a God in the Eighteenth Layer of Hell 无限惊悚：我在十八层地狱封神 D LelouchD丶鲁路修Mystery242k WordsCompleted [Thriller] + [Infinite Flow] + [Survival Against the Odds] [Ensemble Cast] + [Episodic] + [Mystery and Deduction] [The Eternal Cruise Ship] The empty cruise ship is filled with endless lies. The twisted-faced, deeply wrinkled vengeful ghost loves collecting tongues. The only clue: Do not speak carelessly. Shen Xu: "Brother Luo, the clue says you're a pimp." Luo Yu: "I'm a pet shop owner. I arrange pet breeding for people." [Xinglin Village] All 18 gate challengers are terminally ill. Only by d 223Reads—Score101Shelves

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    Horror-themed infinite flow + high-IQ puzzle-solving + ensemble cast + plot-driven + episodic format

30. 80 精 Psychiatric Hospital: I’m a Patient 精神病院：我是病人 Zuo Feng Thirteenth Moon左逢十三月Two Male Leads737k WordsOngoing [Dual Male Leads + Criminal Investigation + Infinite Flow + Suspense and Wild Theories + Ensemble Cast + Happy Ending] Ten years ago, Zuo Qing was Jiang Yue Bai’s guiding light. Then, for no apparent reason, Zuo Qing vanished, and no matter how hard Jiang Yue Bai searched, he couldn’t find him. Ten years later, a murder case brings the two of them together again... But things aren’t that simple. What secrets lie within that mysterious, terrifying psychiatric hospital? And why has Zuo Qing become 1.1kReads8.2Score537Shelves
31. 81 残 Seeking Life Amid Lingering Regrets 残念觅生 Yu Cangjue御苍爵Mystery318k WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, rules-based horror, extreme escape, eerie games, no harem, no formula, no invincible protagonist, no System, no mindless plot, not a feel-good power fantasy] I’m a ballet doll, grinning as I watch them kill themselves. I throw people into “my” mindscape and lay out an inescapable path to their doom. But that lunatic Li Yu finds a loophole in every stage. I crank up the difficulty of surviving, but he uses game theory to beat me. I forbid him from speaking, but he has the whole t 267Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Infinite Twists | Horror & Thriller | Group Battle | Mind-Bending Battle] -- Ten-Day Same Style -- Werewolf is so weak! Mind-bending battles are a crazy party! The fat guy smashes the wall and gives away first blood, the man in the suit starts with "You're all dead..." The protagonist is not an overpowered protagonist, there are no mindless wish-fulfillment novel tropes, only a battle of wits! ▶▶▶▶Preview Before Reading◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀◀ ❶ Mind-Bound Prison + Time-Limited Annihilation, Death Prohibitions are Deadly— ❷ Public Investment Hides Traps, Lending Rules Bury Deadly Motives, Every Step is a Gamble with Life! ❸ Rabbit Gnawing on Skull Doll Seeking Death, Church Jaw-Cracking Mechanism, Horror and Thriller at their Peak! ❹ Chain Shaking to Break the Game, Sherlin's Game Hides Mysteries, Mind-Bending Battles that Will Make Your Scalp Twist! ▼▼▼ [Click the Cover Below]▼▼▼Start Unlocking! 619464678604

32. 82 悬 Suspenseful Investigation 悬侦 Camille可蜜儿Mystery504k WordsOngoing The city is a vast chessboard, and all living beings are its pieces. He heard the sound of a chess piece falling: a taunt from hell, and a death knell leading to the truth. Every cold case has an ending. He used the dead as a mirror to reconstruct the sins of the living, and the chess game as a ruse to conceal a heart that devoured people. 793Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A cloudy day. A solitary lamp. A corpse that "shouldn't have been there." Three pages of "Suspense Detective," a chill runs down my spine. 🥶📖 #SuspenseDetective

33. 83 后 The Harem Emperor 后宫大帝 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Eastern Fantasy607k WordsCompleted A harem novel with multiple female leads and a System. If you like beautiful women, come take a look. A naturally lecherous nouveau riche gets sent to the cultivation world after sexually harassing a waitress and being hit by a computer, bringing along a hundredfold experience System. He levels up at breakneck speed, is lecherous by nature, gathers a harem, and gets revenge on his enemies. He's a coward who fears death and never goes anywhere dangerous. I've never liked challenging people above 757Reads6.4Score—Shelves

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    Two good books recommended

34. 84 妖 Tales of Demons and Ghosts at Night 妖鬼夜话 Binghuo Zi Wende丙火字文德Mystery209k WordsCompleted My new book, I Get Awesome with Technology, is now being serialized. My short ghost stories The Water Ghost, The Seventh Night, The Departure That Year, and The Soul-Calling Lantern are available on Tomato Short Stories. 423Reads6.6Score—Shelves
35. 85 诡 The Eerie Sanatorium [Infinite-Flow Dungeon] 诡噩疗养院【无限流副本】 Midnight深夜十二点Mystery35k WordsOngoing [High Risk + No System + Desperate Survival + Mystery and Puzzles + Hell Difficulty] [Fast-paced, entering the instance in Chapter 2] [Skyscraper + School + Village + Hotel + Bus + Temple + Island + Skyscraper] In the city stands a sanatorium called “Laifu,” home to a group of patients suffering from terminal illnesses. “Ghostly horrors, ghostly horrors.” “‘Ghostly’ means ever-changing schemes; ‘horrors’ means supernatural powers. The only thing capable of restraining ghosts is a set of insignif —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Infinite flow dungeon, hellish difficulty...

36. 86 天 Tianxuan Paranormal Affairs Office 天玄灵异事务所 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常Mystery541k WordsCompleted - [Infinite Flow + Urban Supernatural + Chinese-Style Horror + Folk Legends and Hauntings + Celestial Master Exorcists + Heirs to the Daoist Tradition + Heterochromatic-Eyed Heroine + Haunted House Tales + Episodic Stories + Folk Taboos] - Hidden deep in the bustling streets is an inconspicuous supernatural affairs office called Tianxuan. - No one dares touch the folk taboos of this world. Haunted houses are plagued by unsolved horrors, abandoned villages and ancient mansions seethe with resentm 1.2kReads—Score104Shelves

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    A series of terrifying events unfold, including a case involving human skin, a living corpse in a coffin, a substitute curse, and a spirit bound to the floor in a stairwell. The horror builds layer by layer, while the contrasting personalities of the master and apprentice provide comedic relief from the oppressive atmosphere. The exorcisms and fight scenes are clean, crisp, and fast-paced. There are no illogical plot points, the magic is well-researched, and this is a must-have for fans of Chinese supernatural fiction. If you're looking for something to read, grab this!

37. 87 紫 The Purple Rain Descends 紫雨来袭 Sui Tian穂田Mystery385k WordsCompleted Also known as "Grief Rises from Within" (Infinite flow + educational themes + no special abilities + not a wish-fulfillment story + twists all the way through) Li Ze, the protagonist, has the ability to empathize. Wherever suffering ignored by society takes place, purple rain falls. It rebuilds that suffering in the victims' minds in distorted, terrifying forms. The monsters, evil spirits, and strange phenomena that emerge from the purple rain retain the defining features of the harm inflicted o 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Only truth and suffering should not be betrayed.

38. 88 规 Rule Horror: It Takes Two 规则怪谈：双人成行 Tunisian Sea Monster突尼斯海怪Mystery819k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and is rather low, but it will rise] [Two Minds Sharing One Body] [Rules-Based Horror] [Original Scenarios] [Mind-Bending Twists] [Lighthearted Bickering] One moment, Wei Minghua was conquering an S-rank rules-based horror scenario. The next, he woke to find his body gone. His consciousness was trapped in the mind of a nineteen-year-old girl named Mingxi. Mingxi pressed a knife to her throat. "Get out of my body, or we'll both die." Before they could reach an agreement, 35.3kReads8.1Score8.5kShelves

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    It felt pretty good overall. No national fortune, no live streams, no system, no cheats. You just played it all yourself. It was scary enough, and there were even some weird zoo-themed rules.

39. 89 无 Infinite: She Plays the Fool, Then Slaughters Her Way into Players' Nightmares 无限：她扮猪吃老虎杀成玩家噩梦 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery108k WordsOngoing Yu Shu was determined to look as obedient as possible while playing the best dungeons. When forbidden games descended upon the world, others were afraid. Yu Shu, on the other hand, went around making friends with a baseball bat in hand. She might knock on someone’s door in the middle of the night and say, “Hehe, it’s another beautiful day. Wanna be friends?” “Are you crazy?” If they turned her down, she’d say, “Then let’s fight.” The next second, the NPC who had rejected her would have its head —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Until. Super Big Mac is good; it's a forbidden game with thriller rules. The female lead is really cool. People who prefer a plot-driven experience might enjoy it; I personally think it's alright. The last one is a pure detective story.

40. 90 惊 The Deranged Horror Fan Has a Blast Playing by the Rules 惊悚疯批在规则里玩嗨了 Cloud Bao Tangtang云宝糖糖Mystery178k WordsCompleted [Infinite survival + horror games + no CP + a story of redemption] Mu Yuanwei, a little lunatic who grew up in a psychiatric hospital, is dragged into a survival game. She meets plenty of lovely living companions and captures NPCs as toys, having the time of her life. While everyone else frets over the plot and the rules for triggering events, she’s happily playing with her pets. As a walking stack of buffs, she loves looking for loopholes in the rules and taking out NPCs. She’s a professional a 215Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 91 噩 I Prayed for Help in a Nightmare, and You Tell Me the Gods Are All Ghosts? 噩梦求神，你告诉我神明都是鬼？ Orange and Egg Stir-Fry橘子炒鸡蛋Mystery135k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow] [Mild Horror] [No CP] [Original Dungeons] An endless deserted city. Seven people with completely different identities and circumstances. When the coin spins, the nightmare begins. The evil spirits can peer into people's minds. Merely thinking of the truth can bring death. Even players who die become puppets under someone else's control... Even after escaping the nightmare, they remain under the gaze of the gods. After surviving death again and again, Zhuang Hansheng finally under 8Reads—Score129Shelves

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    Although it's a new book, the plot is smooth and the scenarios are novel; I highly recommend original works! [Thinking]

42. 92 三 The Three-Faced Sovereign: The Ultimate Secret Plot of the Infinite Realm 三面主宰：无限流的终极秘局 One Pen Conquers the World一支笔打天下Mystery894k WordsCompleted Also known as The Infinite-Flow Civil Servant Chronicles. Male lead, no female lead, infinite flow, mind-bending mysteries, horror games, rules-based horror, ensemble cast. Nobody is normal; everyone is “sick.” If I revealed how many male leads there are, I’d be giving away the mystery, so you’ll have to read it yourself. Anyone who makes it through the whole book will be left speechless! (*^▽^*) It’s an infinite-flow story, and the setup defies common sense! Just focus on the mystery. Suggestio 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    High IQ, very good-looking

43. 93 恶 With the Ledger of Evil Deeds in Hand, One Sin Seal Crushes Every Demon 恶行簿在手：罪印一开邪魔伏诛 One Pen Conquers the World一支笔打天下Mystery2.4M WordsOngoing A gentle, refined shopkeeper V a powerhouse who brings the muscle V an upbeat elite hacker V an aloof, proud, mysterious Seal Keeper Leveling-up progression + no female lead + multiple male leads + episodic stories + mystery + fantasy + urban supernatural + crime solving If it’s not your thing, feel free to stop reading or leave suggestions. Just don’t curse me out! If you like it, please leave a five-star review! All kinds of comments are welcome, and I’ll reply! Old objects whisper. The traces 121Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 海 The Mirage Rule Horror 海市蜃楼规则怪谈 Thirty-Something Man Takes on Tomatoes三旬老汉闯番茄Mystery136k WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast] [No Female Lead] [Light Horror] At midnight, people began dying one after another in a locked-room mystery. Every victim had been scared to death, and each died in exactly the same way. Before my partner, Old Ma, disappeared, he warned me like a madman: Never, ever stare at a mirage. One look, and it'll drag you into hell! I followed the location signal to an abandoned haunted house. The moment I stepped inside, I was yanked into a wardrobe, and a heavy crawling sound came from o 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Don't miss it, come and take a look!

45. 95 在 In This Insane World, I Choose to Give Up 在这个发疯的世界，我选择摆烂 Free-to-Play God of War零充战神Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Invincible protagonist + cyberpunk Lovecraftian horror + ensemble cast + no heroine + dystopia + dark humor + wild imagination] [Anti-cliché + genre-defying] This is a world where people with god-defying abilities are everywhere. After transmigrating into this cyberpunk Lovecraftian world, where “obsession can turn people into monsters,” Quan Yuwu discovered that he was a bug in the world’s underlying logic. The Old Gods descended, corrupting all life with their indescribable presence. He sai 2.5kReads6.8Score154Shelves

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    It's actually quite terrifying in a way.

46. 96 七 Seven-Day Horror: My University Is a Horror Game 七日怪谈：我的大学是恐怖游戏 A Thousand Ties千牵结Mystery556k WordsCompleted [First Person], [Rule Horror], [Ensemble Cast], [Coming-of-Age Protagonist], [No Romance], [Not a Power Fantasy], [Hardest Beginner Instance in History] This school has become a ghost-story game arena. Lin Xia, Ye Yan’s roommate, dies for no apparent reason in their dorm. The announcement sounds, declaring that the [Ghost-Story Game] has officially begun. Ye Yan, Chen Mo, and Zhou Yuan discover that Lin Xia died because she unknowingly broke a rule. For the next seven days, every place may hide 303Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    No romantic pairing, suspenseful and incredibly popular! [Cool] "The rules turn people into monsters, and they also make people eat people... In the end, there are no survivors, only ghouls and food."

47. 97 规 Rule Horror: Mirror Image 规则怪谈：镜像 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃10k WordsCompleted Rule Horror: Mirror Image 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    "Rules of the Unusual: Who Taught You to Read Like This?" Is a terrifying, no-romance story, but packed with high-IQ, eye-opening content. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

48. 98 血 The Scarlet Fountain Pen 血色钢笔 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃6k WordsCompleted The Blood-Red Fountain Pen —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 99 尸 The Corpse Whisperer: I Can See the Answers in Death 尸语者：我能看见死亡答案 Qing Shi Er倾时ErMystery269k WordsCompleted [System] [Forensics] [Mystery] After thirty-six hours on duty, intern forensic doctor Lu Ming unexpectedly awakens an astonishing ability: he can see the true cause of death floating above every corpse. Drowned? No, strangled to death. Sudden cardiac arrest? No, poisoned with an organophosphate. Suicide by falling? No, pushed from the twenty-third floor. Everyone says he’s an inexperienced rookie, but his eyes never lie. When the truth is buried by those in power, killers walk freely in the sunl 6.2kReads8.0Score716Shelves

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    I recently discovered a great book. The protagonist is an intern forensic pathologist who awakens a superpower: he can see the true cause of death from the top of a corpse's head. He fights against the truth that power tries to cover up, and speaks out for the dead. The writing is very solid.

50. 100 水 A Murder Buried at the Waterworks for Twenty Years 水厂埋凶二十年 Bai Suzhen白素针儿Mystery192k WordsCompleted Twenty years ago, in the autumn at the Xichang Waterworks in Qingcheng, three people vanished one after another, leaving no trace, dead or alive. Police officer Qi Xiaojun pursued the lead for half his life, only to be forced out by fate just as he was about to reach the truth. Zhang Youfei, the young factory director, once loved a woman named Jinhua deeply, but he had no idea how many secrets her silence concealed. Twenty years later, another person disappears from the Xichang Waterworks. Sick 4.2kReads8.5Score418Shelves

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    High IQ, focusing on authenticity

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