The Old Ones Series 旧日支配者系列

1. 1 我 I, the Supreme Being of Old, Defy the Rules When I Strike 我，旧日至高位格，出手无视规则 Shimmering Night夜光浮摇Urban2.1M WordsOngoing I was once the world's first transcendent, a pioneer who ventured into the unknown. When I returned from two hundred years of being lost, the world had changed, and the mighty ran rampant. They said I was merely a relic abandoned by the times, the remnant of an ignorant fantasy. There was no place for me in the new world. What they did not know was this: I had witnessed the most insane horrors and the grandest downfalls. Dormant within me was an exalted existence capable of shattering the very l 304.3kReads9.3Score26.5kShelves

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   Enough said, it's good.

2. 2 我 I Turned In an Unspeakable Being 我把不可名状物上交了 Dreamweaver of Deep Fantasies深漫造梦Urban706k WordsCompleted In a world where looking directly at an ancient god drives you mad, Ji Ye comes with a “Deep Abyss Filter.” The indescribably horrifying beings are just destructive huskies and fresh ingredients in his eyes. For health insurance and a steady paycheck, he joined the Anomaly Bureau as a “janitor.” When an S-rank forbidden zone erupted, everyone else despaired and waited to die. He complained as he carried his mop: “Who spilled ink all over the floor?” When an ancient god descended, he looked at th 3.9kReads8.0Score441Shelves

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   Brothers, I'm recommending a mind-blowing, super-powerful novel! The protagonist, Ji Ye, has awakened an "Abyss Filter," seeing everything as ordinary objects. 👉 While others are terrified of the Headless Horseman, he thinks he's a dedicated deliveryman and even gives him a tip! 👉 While others are scared out of their wits by the sight of a deep-sea monster, he thinks she's a drowning girl, rescues her, and then forces her to sing a square dance! 👉 The most outrageous thing is that when the King in Yellow comes looking for trouble, he treats him like a performance artist, forcibly drags him into his house to play a murder mystery game, and then criticizes the script for its illogicality! Now, in his yard, a demigod is guarding the gate, a ghost king is mopping the floor, and an S-class monster is unclogging the sewers… Everyone's a villain (scratch that), everyone's a working stiff! Want to see how the protagonist physically exorcises the entire universe with a mop? "I Handed Over the Unspeakable Things," you won't regret it, you'll laugh your head off!!

3. 3 我 I’m Building a Containment Foundation to Unite All of Humanity! 我打造收容基金会，链接全人类！ Autumn Wind Enters Dreams秋风入梦Urban311k WordsCompleted Order has collapsed, and anomalies have arrived. In this world, the only way to gain power capable of matching the anomalies is to become an extraordinary being who has earned the gaze of the gods! Su Sheng was unlucky. After arriving in this bizarre and fantastical world, he never won the favor of any god. He was destined to spend his entire life at the bottom of society. But just then, Su Sheng unexpectedly obtained the Book of Ages! By spending the corresponding Age Points, he could rewrite h 74Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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   [Smirking][Smiling][Thinking][Making a face][Smirking]

4. 4 神 Mysterious Incursion: The Living Sun 神秘侵袭：活化的太阳 Who Stole My Dog?谁偷我狗了Mystery349k WordsCompleted [Deities + Vengeful Ghosts + Anomalous Containment Entities + Faith + A Touch of Lovecraftian Horror] Luo Yang's consciousness is chosen by the sun, and he becomes a great being upon this land. In the end, however, he discovers that he is only one part of a cycle set in stone. When vengeful ghosts begin to roam and anomalous containment entities break free... All Luo Yang has to do is bring them to rest once more. [The strange cannot be destroyed. It has always existed.] Story elements: [A Fam 3.3kReads—Score354Shelves
5. 5 调 Investigator: The Bizarre Black Door 调查员：怪诞黑门 The Sheep Tends to Itself羊在自牧Mystery287k WordsCompleted (Infinite Flow, Cthulhu, horror, plot-focused, no System, not a power fantasy, no harem, not mindless, no cliches. Read at your own discretion.) (Note at the end of the blurb: Read before starting!) When Bai Yu died and opened his eyes again, he heard the first declaration. [The hammer strikes the primer, the bullet smashes the skull. You have successfully knocked on the Black Door.] He discovered that he was trapped in an old, frail body. The Black Door had already begun announcing the conditio 510Reads8.7Score101Shelves
6. 6 暗 Dark Fairy Tales: Inventing Evil Gods and Slaughtering My Way Through Bear Ridge 暗黑童话：编造邪神，杀穿狗熊岭 Half-City Demoness半城妖倾Anime Fanfiction3.0M WordsOngoing I transmigrated! Speak up for me! The moment Shen Xiu crouched down, he became a tree in a dark fairy-tale multiverse. Here, entire worlds have turned grotesque. In blood-red Bear Ridge, eyeballs hang from the sky, Bald Qiang goes on a chainsaw rampage, trees wail in the blood mist, and the dead wander... In the empty Green Pastures, when the black moon becomes full, a pair of horns tears through the sky, revealing scarlet eyes beyond the void... In Fairy Tale Town, the bloody Little Red Riding 35.9kReads8.8Score3.7kShelves
7. 7 全 Global Battle Royale: From Nightmare Demon to the Forbidden, Undying Dream 全民大逃杀：从魇魔到禁朽之梦 Yuanyuan Yuan源源原Urban268k WordsOngoing [Infinite Survival + Battle Royale + Nonhuman Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Evolution + Sequences] When everyone wakes up, they are forced to join a battle royale game for all humanity. Every survivor has a different starting point. Some are aboard ships on the open sea, some are on trains that run endlessly, some already have a shelter, while others have nothing at all but can still enter the supernatural and become Sequence holders. To stay alive, they have to evade the fog and all kin 8Reads8.0Score—Shelves
8. 8 为 To Become an Immortal, I Drove Myself Mad Through Cultivation 为了成仙，我把自己练疯了 White Crane Cloudfield白鹤云野Eastern Fantasy320k WordsOngoing “His form is trained to resemble a crane; beneath a thousand pines lie two scrolls of scripture.” He Quanzhen recited a line of poetry, flapped his wings, and laughed wildly with a series of cackles. “Heh, this Daoist has done it! I’ve done it!” 3.9kReads8.2Score283Shelves
9. 9 腐 Whispers of Decay 腐语低喃 Drinking Under the Open Sky满天喝Mystery177k WordsCompleted Life always brings its share of hardships, and everyone needs a little courage now and then. Death is a profound matter. If you were given a chance to be reborn, but not in your original world, would you accept? Lin Yuan’s identity in this world: the eleventh-generation descendant of Count Howard Elkins of the Kingdom of Aquitania, a lost noble, a traitor to the gods, a banished bearer of tainted blood, and a seasoned theology enthusiast in Seer Harbor. A lost civilization, the glory of an ancie 90Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 垂 On My Deathbed, I Sat Bolt Upright: The Old Ones Were Me All Along 垂死病中惊坐起，旧日竟是我自己 Ten Tons in Three Days三天吃十吨Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Not an invincible protagonist + progression novel + no System + Lovecraftian horror + not fast-paced wish fulfillment + follows the official route] Lu Ning wandered through the fog for two thousand years. When he finally emerged, he found that the world seemed to be sick. The sun was covered in tentacles, planets were blanketed in flesh, the moon had sprouted countless eyes, and even Earth was groaning and crying for help. The diseased, disaster beasts, and followers of evil gods ran rampant, w 48.8kReads9.1Score5.8kShelves

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    How about giving this a try? It's absolutely divine! The more you read, the more captivating it becomes! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai (another world) novel to my family—a truly amazing read. The thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics make it an absolute must-read this year.

11. 11 支EN The Pillar Project 支柱计划 The Universe Is Gaining Entropy宇宙在熵增Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsOngoing [Eerie] [Cthulhu] [Doomsday Descends] [Rebuilding Civilization] [Cultural Relics] [Culture] Xu Chen felt that studying history in this parallel universe had no real prospects, so after some maneuvering, he switched to medicine. He never expected that he had just jumped straight into the fire. What awaited him was fear in its most direct form. After a certain island nation dumped wastewater into the sea, unspeakable horrors arose from the depths. Eerie symptoms began appearing one after another, 38.7kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
12. 12 骰 Goddess of Dice, My Luck Is So Terrible! 骰子女神，我的命好苦！ Making Up a Name凑个名字出来Mystery552k WordsOngoing [Lovecraftian] + [Infinite Flow] + [tabletop role-playing] + [no female lead] + [purely random dice rolls] (New book, low rating is normal) I dedicate this book to everyone who loves tabletop role-playing, or is about to. Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling, ding-ding... (Animal World theme song) “Welcome, viewers, to the fringes of human civilization, where a strange species of primate thrives: the Cthulhu investigators. They wear trench coats, carry Elder Signs, and live on caffeine and curiosity. Here c 119Reads7.1Score—Shelves
13. 13 失 The Realm of Disorder: From Knowledge 9 to Lord of the Old Ones 失序之界：从知识9到旧日之主 Zhen Han真寒Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing In my lifetime, I killed more people than I could count. After uncovering the truth, those who came after me gave me many names. The Mogros Incident: The Corrupted One Who Summoned an Evil God. The Yellow Garment Incident in Keski City: The Butcher Who Cleared Out K Street. The Windmill Garden Massacre: The Passerby Who Granted Wishes. The Asylum Arson: The Innocent Arsonist. The Knight's Tale: The Vicious Witcher. The Starry Sky Society, Sequence 1: Aquarius. The Fall of Flannel City: The Maste 2kReads—Score216Shelves

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    Western fantasy, Cthulhu, medieval, potions, low start, high finish

14. 14 怪 The Strange Station: I See Threads on Everything 怪奇站台，我见万物身上皆有丝线 Grilled Fish, Grilled Fish烤鱼烤鱼Mystery226k WordsOngoing Shi You escaped from a hometown straight out of The Truman Show and successfully made it into the real world. Unfortunately, he discovered that the real world was just as strange at every turn. Bizarre urban legends, a mysterious spirit realm, and strange spirits lurking everywhere... As he investigated, he accidentally discovered that he might be one of them... 4Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 云 Raising Anomalies Online: I Made Foundation History 云养异常：我缔造了基金会历史 Ai Yuan哀媛Mystery144k WordsOngoing [Anomalies] + [Supreme Divinity] + [Cloud-Raised] + [Rulers of the Old Days] After the heavens fell, the world changed dramatically. Anomalies once mentioned only in the pages of books began appearing one after another. Look up at the dome of the sky. You can clearly see a giant serpent a thousand meters long coiling around the heavens. Its food seems to be the entire world. Look down at the earth. You may quietly notice that people's shadows are being devoured bit by bit. After transmigrating t 1Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 不 Not to Be Trusted 不可信奉 After Dusk昏黄之后Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted This world is full of the bizarre. Every household worships a god, and the more devout you are, the more power you gain. Everyone longs to become a god. New to this world, Jiang Yuan refuses to worship. His blood-red cleaver tears through the beautiful veil covering the world. Beneath that veil, the real world is mad, violent, and evil. Surrounded by monsters, he realizes that he is the one who doesn't belong. He has to survive. 22.1kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
17. 17 我 I’m a Tentacle Investigator, and a Popular Evil God at That 我，触手调查员，是万人迷邪神啊 Unconventional Dice偏方骰Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Everyone's Favorite + Cthulhu Mythos + Occultism + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Everyone's a Freak] At first, Zhang Ming thought he had been transported into a Cthulhu-themed game, playing the dead man "Bright Shoning." Later, he discovered this was the real world. But then Zhang Ming raised his soft, writhing tentacles... If this wasn't a game, why could he transform? On December 31, 1614, by the Unified Calendar, the greatest and most terrible supernatural disaster in history erupted in Lai 223Reads8.3Score106Shelves
18. 18 推 Simulating All Things: I Created a Cthulhu World 推演万物：我塑造了克苏鲁世界 Dark Little Lolita S暗黑小萝莉SUrban939k WordsCompleted [Worldbuilding + Dual Systems + Behind-the-Scenes Story + No Female Lead] Fang Ying transmigrates into a world where anyone can become a god, and everyone has the chance to create a world of their own. Some open up high-martial worlds and become the Martial Ancestors of their realms. Some establish cultivation worlds and become immortal emperors revered through the ages. Others watch their worlds shatter, then perish and fade into nothingness. After transmigrating back, Fang Ying wields the [Ded 5.1kReads8.0Score544Shelves
19. 19 我 I’m Just a Crow, So How Could I Be an Evil God? 我一只乌鸦，怎么会是邪神呢？ Cai Cai's Orange菜菜的橘子Urban827k WordsCompleted [Eerie Evolution] + [System] + [No Human Form] + [Mythical Beasts] + [No Female Lead] Ye You transmigrates to another world, takes the form of a crow, and awakens an evolution System. He'd planned to become a big-shot crow and rule the world. But somehow, this evolution is starting to get weird. Strange double pupils. Writhing tentacles. Long, broad black feathers that blend into the darkness. Even this world has begun to “mutate.” In the endless abyss, six pairs of black wings stretch for a 8.1kReads7.5Score1.4kShelves
20. 20 蛭 The Abyss of Ebisu 蛭子之渊 Raccoon Cat Cooperative狸猫合作社Mystery402k WordsCompleted [Cthulhu]+ [Suspense]+ [Eerie]+ [Unconventional]+ [Not Wish-Fulfillment]+ [No System]+ [No Romance] After finishing the manuscript of The Abyss of the Son of the Leech, horror novelist Martin disappeared without a trace... Without exception, everyone who read it began to teeter on the edge between sanity and madness. At the boundary between reality and dreams, who will make it to the Abyss of the Son of the Leech: Eddie, an Englishman; Hasegawa Kohei, a criminal investigator; or Lin Chen, a Chin 454Reads8.6Score102Shelves
21. 21 开 An Octopus from the Start? The Fishing Village Worships Me as a God 开局成章鱼？我在渔村被供奉成神 Simple Mage简单法师Urban322k WordsCompleted [Unconventional Worship-and-Faith Cultivation + Nonhuman Protagonist + Beast Evolution + Investigators Driven Mad + Building a Mutant Army + Cthulhu] This is a world filled with the supernatural and the bizarre. Gods enslave humans, horrors feed on humans, and supernatural beings see people as little more than ants, free to kill or spare them as they please. After transmigrating, Zhang Tianyu became an octopus in a small fishing village, an aberration in the eyes of the church. He was weak and c 37Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 怪 Monster Fusion System 怪物合成系统 Wind and Rain Prayers风和祈雨Mystery526k WordsOngoing [No Romance] Mandeline transmigrated, bringing along a game System that could collect materials and combine them with a single click. Each crafted item unlocked a new entry in the illustrated collection, and the bizarre combinations had the collection-obsessed Mandeline hooked. [Human Male Corpse]+ [Bloodstained Pocketknife]+ [Abandoned Wallet]= [Grudge-Splitter] [Executioner's Sword]+ [White Crystal Necklace]+ [Tattered Hat]= [Headless Headsman] … What Mandeline didn't know was that the System 161Reads7.9Score—Shelves
23. 23 诡 The Supernatural Returns, and I Am the Greatest Fear in the World 诡异复苏，我是世间最大的恐惧 Evil Clown恶魔小丑Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Villain] [Dark] [Invincible] [No female lead] Qin Yu died, and his soul arrived in another world, merging with a haunted house. In this age of supernatural resurgence, he continually grew stronger and evolved, creating his own kingdom of terror. Whether human or supernatural, everyone saw him as their greatest fear. 13.8kReads8.4Score928Shelves
24. 24 梦 Dream Realm: Monster Creator 梦域：怪物缔造者 A Cup of Black Cat一杯黑猫Urban202k WordsOngoing [Dark] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Lovecraftian] + [No Female Lead] + [Behind the Scenes] In an age when chaos had just taken shape and all things remained shrouded in ignorance, myths and monsters existed only in the faintest corners of human imagination, dismissed as empty fantasies. Yet everything began to change quietly after a dream of mine altered the course of my fate. In that dream, the shifting lights and shadows of a magnificent, uncanny otherworld unfolded: clouds billowed, mountains collap 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

25. 25 理 Lost Reason 理智失格 Bora October波拉十月Mystery104k WordsOngoing (No harem, no wish-fulfillment, no invincible hero, no brainless decisions. Readers who prefer fast-paced stories, proceed with caution, because this is a slow burn 🐸) Chu Yun gains power by devouring “Void Spirits,” but gradually loses his humanity as a result. His junior, Su Mingzhe, is his only ally, and also a hidden top-tier Void Spirit. In this sick dance together, salvation and corruption spring from the same source. “I’ll help you hunt down every monster, senior.” Su Mingzhe smiles and w —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Slow burn, but it's good! 👀 [Laughing and crying emojis]

26. 26 什EN What?! Our Family Descends from an Eldritch God? 什么！我们家居然是邪神后裔？ Yu Tao i予桃iEastern Fantasy4.3M WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + multiple heroines + the uncanny + Lovecraftian horror + elves + reborn in the womb] The darkness and distortion lurking beneath the civilized world, and the eerie whispers heard only in the dead of night! The day the sea mists rose, the world became an isolated island. At first, I thought I had been reborn into an era of backward technology. There were no phones, computers, Wi-Fi, or anything like that. Fortunately, I was exceptionally handsome and easy to get along with, so 126.2kReads9.2Score11.7kShelves
27. 27 山 The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Fourth Calamity Goes Wild 山海经之疯狂的第四天灾 Cat Taoist猫道士Sports1.0M WordsOngoing [Classic of Mountains and Seas] + [Players] + [Stirring Up Trouble] = [The Source of Madness] All the ancient legends ended in tragedy: Pangu disappeared after creating the world, Houyi faded into obscurity after shooting down the suns, and Shennong died after tasting all the herbs... Bai Ze brings the Fourth Catastrophe back to the age when all races vied for supremacy, restoring humanity to its former glory. Faced with so-called mountain gods, lords of forbidden zones, and the origins of the u 96Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Look, look, the Cthulhu Mythos, the Grey Sage series.

28. 28 把 You’re Planting an Evil God in the Ground? Are You Sure That’s Right? 把邪神种在地里你确定没搞错？ Even Druids Go Crazy德鲁伊也疯狂Eastern Fantasy332k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to a steampunk world, I became a druid. I had planned to live out my days growing crops in peace. But then the Evil Gods descended, and Lovecraftian horror engulfed the world. My golden finger was a support System with no combat ability. It displayed only one despair-inducing message: [Handbook of the Unknowable Ecology: 0.003% unlocked] While the Church burned heretics and the Empire relied on its iron cannons, I took a path no one could understand: To study Them, unders 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's hard to say whether the protagonist will become an evil god later on. I highly recommend adding it to your bookshelf. Although this novel is newly written, it's very substantial and satisfying, with 3600-5000 words per chapter. It updates very quickly, so you can let it accumulate before reading. However, this novel is a slow burn, with very detailed descriptions, so it's not suitable for skipping around!

29. 29 我EN The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 65.6kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves
30. 30 序 Sequence Code: Archives of the Old Ones 序列代码：旧日存档 Take One Step Forward向前走一步Sci-Fi & Apocalypse81k WordsOngoing Lin Mo was an ordinary office drone. By chance, he obtained a piece of core code from an “old save file.” Calm and quick-witted, he is forced to understand the world from a programmer’s perspective and excels at exploiting loopholes in the rules. His goal gradually shifts from “protecting himself” to “uncovering the truth” and “protecting the people he cares about.” Lin Mo discovers that the “System” does not come from the future or a higher-dimensional civilization. It comes from an old version 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This place is good; those who are short on books can take a look.

31. 31 克 The Cthulhu Era: Starting from Sequence Zero 克苏鲁时代，从第零序列开始 Peerless Old Sound Coin绝世老音币Eastern Fantasy284k WordsOngoing Cthulhu + Sequences + Outer Gods + Calls from the Unknown, Whispers in Your Ear. The age of Cthulhu has arrived. Li Fan accidentally transmigrates into the body of a count’s son. Demons hatch their schemes, the Church fights back, and Cthulhu’s call beckons. Step into the history of sequence evolution and help build a new nation. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Products from the K series are guaranteed to be of high quality.

32. 32 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
33. 33 仙 Above the Immortals 仙人之上 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincible protagonist, no System, no brainless characters, and no wish-fulfillment. Read at your own discretion.) The ancient Immortal Court had crumbled into ruins, and the immortals of old had fallen into slumber. The world changed with every passing day, and seas became fields. All that remained of ancient times existed only in myths. Thousands of years later, the ruins of the Immortal Court once more rose above the nine heavens, and the sleeping immortals be 60.7kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
34. 34 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
35. 35 身 I’m an Evil God, Yet Somehow I Work for the Lord God 身为邪神的我居然给主神打工 Dream of R'lyeh拉莱耶之梦Anime Fanfiction140k WordsOngoing I am Nyarlathotep, god of a thousand faces and no face, this world's scapegoat and a righteous double agent. Of course, I'm just one of his many avatars. After I accidentally caused a commotion and killed a strange young man, I discovered that he was a contractor of the Main God Space. Stranger still, the Main God wanted me to take the blame and put me to work. As an evil god, my dignity demanded that I firmly and righteously... choose to join them. After all, how could I turn down the chance to 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you don't want to read the original novel, these are some excellent choices. They're not just jumping on the bandwagon; the second one is quite faithful to the original work.

36. 36 克 Cthulhu: London's Black Tide 克苏鲁：伦敦黑潮 Monster Strength07怪力07Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing London, 1895. The embers of the Industrial Revolution are still burning, and the foul stench of the Thames hangs over the city. Philemon, a retired soldier with a secret to hide, is drawn into a series of bizarre incidents: a mysterious green meteorite, a mad scientist, mutated fish-men, and “Spring-Heeled Jack,” lurking in the shadows. He tries to uncover the truth using knowledge and experience from the twenty-first century, only to find himself being swallowed by darkness. As the sound of wav 336Reads7.1Score—Shelves
37. 37 大 Great Tang: From the Stars 大唐：来自群星 The Sleepy Kun爱犯困的鲲Historical1.2M WordsCompleted [Tang Dynasty] [Cthulhu] (Not a power fantasy; the pacing is slow, so please don’t read it if that bothers you.) Undying monsters… Twisted plants… Strange beliefs… Terrifying gods… What would you do if the world you once knew began changing in ways you couldn’t understand? This is a strange tale set during the Tang Dynasty. After an accident, the protagonist, Jing Ye, encounters a mysterious ritual while out hunting with his younger sister and a friend. From then on, he embarks on a path filled 48Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 38 死 The Book of the Dead 死灵之书 Mo Zhusheng墨竹笙Mystery202k WordsCompleted To find inspiration for my writing, I visited the British Library while studying in the UK, where I unexpectedly came across a strange book. Called The Book of the Dead, it was an ominous volume made from the skin of animals and humans. When I opened its heavy cover, bizarre and terrifying events from around the world unfolded before me. But when I tried to escape the book’s curse, I discovered that I had somehow become part of the story of The Book of the Dead. 129Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Authentic Cthulhu Mythos

39. 39 被 Forced to Register Our Marriage, the Campus Beauty Senior Keeps Playing Me 被迫领证后，校花学姐反复拿捏我 Drunk on Dreams in Chang'an梦醉长安Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Campus Life] + [One Love Interest] + [No System] + [Sweet Romance] + [Contrasting Ice-Cold Campus Beauty] + [Sweet from Start to Finish] When the girl he had secretly loved for three years said she would date him if he got into the same university as her, Fang Haoyu chose to retake his entrance exams. He spent a whole year studying day and night just to be with her. But when he finally got into the same university, the girl he'd loved from afar suddenly changed her mind! It hurt! It hurt so muc 49.4kReads9.3Score5.6kShelves
40. 40 邪EN An Eldritch God Takes Me Across the Multiverse 邪神大佬带我闯诸天 Three Tai Brothers三只泰哥Male-Channel Fanfiction2.1M WordsOngoing Not long after Cheng Yu transmigrated into an urban world, an unremarkable-looking man appeared before him and told him that Cheng Yu's System was a fragment of his authority. Oh, and he said his name was Yog, as in Yog-Sothoth's Yog... Cheng Yu: After becoming the mighty Yog's apostle, I matched wits with the protagonists of traditional urban stories in the urban world. In the fantasy world, I unleashed the Third Cataclysm. A mechanical tide swept across everything: flesh is weak, machines are 646Reads9.0Score100Shelves

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    Interesting stories are endless

41. 41 克 Cthulhu Flower God: Pollination of Withering and Blooming 克苏鲁花神：枯荣的授粉 Knife Up My Sleeve袖藏刀Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Cthulhu] [Hardcore occult studies] [Meticulously researched] [Mystery and exploration] [Not a power fantasy or formulaic story] [No female lead] [Phobias] [Impostors] Have you ever wondered where the feng shui energy in the world comes from? Could dragon veins be something beyond human understanding? Why do the occult traditions of different regions around the world all ultimately point to the same entity? Shen Yu, a paleographer, is drawn into a series of bizarre incidents. Every clue points t 1.3kReads8.3Score248Shelves

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    Chinese-style Cthulhu, a serious and unconventional story.

42. 42 古 Seeking Immortality on the Ancient Path 古道求仙 Qiong Jian穹见Eastern Fantasy122k WordsCompleted Also known as: Fantasy: Aliens Invade, and I Transmigrate to Another World and Become a Cultivation Master! [First time writing] [One female lead] [Light Lovecraftian elements] [Cultivation] [Slow burn] [No System] [Minor antagonist in the early chapters] [Gods] [Not a power fantasy] [Travel between two worlds] [Modern world with advanced martial arts] [Cultivation world] Did immortals... ever exist? And what... are gods? A young man walks in silence through the ruins of an age, gazing at this w 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ancient gods have resurfaced, and an alien civilization intends to conquer Earth. The protagonist obtains a mysterious chessboard that allows him to freely travel between the universe and the cultivation world, where two completely different cultivation systems exist: the Divine Path and the Immortal Path. The Divine Path is further divided into nine different paths, which conflict with the Immortal Path. Single female lead!!! Single female lead!!! Single female lead!!! There are slight Cthulhu elements in the early stages, very slight. The protagonist is somewhat cunning and has a strong sense of justice, but may experience mental health issues.

43. 43 蒸 The Steam Age: My Anchor Is a Flood of Gold Pounds 蒸汽纪元：我的锚点是金镑洪流 User10857711用户10857711Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted Life in steam-era Britain, in a mysterious world of sequence potions. As Rain explores this world, he discovers that elves exist here too, and that a nation of Han Chinese lies to the east. To find his way home, Rain uses money to weave a path toward greater heights. 4kReads6.6Score350Shelves

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    Sequence potions, steampunk, everyday life in Britain

44. 44 命 Embers of the Wheel of Fate 命轮余烬 Abstract Spine Frog抽象的脊蛙Sci-Fi & Apocalypse232k WordsOngoing Cthulhu-style + Chinese wuxia + pollution punk. A divine protagonist finds their humanity among the common people, then uses that humanity to master their divinity. Written in an epic style, this experimental work explores suffering, human nature, and fate. Please bear with it. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Yes, that's right.

45. 45 克 Cthulhu: A Journal of Despair 克苏鲁绝望笔记 Who Says I'm Not Human?谁道我非人Mystery770k WordsCompleted Chen Mo’s blood and tears reflect a starry sky in the mirror: billions of writhing pupils are gnawing at his retinas. The Old Gods roar blasphemous hymns, and ancient blood seeps through the cracks between city bricks. They have waited a thousand years for this “awakening.” He is no prey, but a vessel. When the last shred of his humanity has been devoured, a door will open inside his skull. 847Reads—Score175Shelves

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    Highly recommended! Daily updates of 10,000 words guaranteed.

46. 46 重 Reborn: Starting as an Octopus, Laying Low Until I Become the God of Cthulhu 重生：开局章鱼，苟成克苏鲁之神 Hot Pot Lover Who Likes It Extra Spicy火锅爱吃特辣Urban427k WordsCompleted [Spiritual Qi Revival + Supernatural Revival + Reborn + System + Infinite Evolution + Comedy + Low-Key Growth] After being unexpectedly reborn, Lu Feng stared at his eight tentacles and fell into deep thought! “Wasn’t I diving in to save someone? How did I end up reborn?” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have awakened the [Energy Evolution System]!” Lu Feng opened the System and saw a complicated evolution tree! “Huh?! Is this evolved species the Void Eye???” “Holy crap! This evolved creature 2kReads7.8Score218Shelves

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    This is definitely from the past, the final form of Asathos.

47. 47 佛 I, Buddha, Am Truly a Good Person 佛爷我真是好人啊 Jiao Lu Zhi蕉鹿之Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing [Weak System + No Romance + Slow Progression + More Traditional + Saintly Heroine, Don’t Read If You Dislike It, Thanks] When Shi Ran woke up, he had transmigrated to a strange world. There were no aloof immortals in the heavens, pure as the moon, nor compassionate gods and Buddhas filling the skies. Instead, the world was full of deranged, bizarre cultivators. Here, sacred scriptures were laden with taboo costs, and the slightest misstep in cultivation could mean death and the end of one’s path 476Reads8.7Score161Shelves

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    Although it's not part of the Great Old Ones series, it's exceptionally well-written. Pay close attention to the keywords in the synopsis; if it doesn't suit your taste, just leave. The author's writing is a bit rusty in the early parts, so the protagonist talks a lot of nonsense, but it improves significantly later. The protagonist cultivates Buddhism, so he's a bit of a saint, but still readable because he sacrifices himself to help others, not the other way around, and he always does his best, avoiding situations where he's barely able to save others. It's not very popular, hence the lower rating.

48. 48 亚 The Old Ones of the Warp: Rebirth! A Glorious Era! 亚空间旧日：新生！伟大纪元！ Unknown Church未知教会Eastern Fantasy239k WordsCompleted Hello to everyone who loves monster encyclopedias and adventures! This is a special book with a Cthulhu-inspired style! The subspace was supposed to be an ancient place where body and spirit twisted and ascended. But recent works seem to follow clues to unearth the tombs of those old monsters. Are there really no new monsters? So I want to keep raising the stakes as the world of this book develops. New monsters! New stories! You'll encounter them in the subspace! 76Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It comes with two keys.

49. 49 一 A Dog Named Wang Meiju Can Actually Cultivate Immortality 一条名叫王美菊的狗竟然会修仙 Brother Sen and Ha Lulu森哥和哈露露Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing An ensemble fantasy with an Eastern setting + high-concept, multi-threaded storytelling + a rejection of fate + unflinching tragedy + a war epic + moral dilemmas + weighty literary style + vivid imagery + intense emotional tension + multiple perspectives Beneath the Red Lotus is not a wish-fulfillment story. It has none of the play-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger tricks, none of the overpowered hero’s unstoppable domination, and none of the harem-collecting fantasies. It is a war epic with “love” as it 746Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    Family members, the emotional descriptions in this cultivation novel are absolutely amazing! The tragic love, family affection, and friendship are portrayed vividly, and the extreme emotions are simply divine. Coupled with the Cthulhu apocalypse background and the slow-burn plot, every scene touches your heart. You'll be missing out if you don't read it!

50. 50 即 The Apocalypse Is Almost Over 即将结束的末日 3D-Printed Fish3D打印的鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse107k WordsOngoing [Supernatural powers | Cthulhu | No System | No formulaic tropes | Slow-paced | No saintly protagonist] In this world, everything changed after the gods descended. Immortal monsters, strange incantations bestowed as blessings, and terrifying sacrificial rituals emerged. After a new order was established, Shi Yi awoke amid the ruins. A bizarre set of scales floated before him, but he had forgotten who he was. In the mist-shrouded royal court, amid a twisted and chaotic symphony, the long staircas 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Eating melon seeds] Let's read this beginner's article.

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