The Supernatural, Strange Objects, Ghost Controlling, and the Martial World! 诡异，诡物，御鬼，江湖！

1. 51 诡 In a Strange World, I Sculpt the Gods of Huaxia’s Celestial Pantheon 诡异世界，我捏出华夏罗天诸神 Long Ge龙戈Urban770k WordsCompleted [No System] [Not Brain-dead] [Divine Statues] [Daoism] [Gods] [Eerie Evil Spirits] [Growth] The paranormal descended, and all manner of eerie evil spirits, from ghosts and demons to sprites and monsters, threw the human world into chaos. People soon discovered that worshipping the gods of their own country's legends could allow them to inherit those gods' divine powers and treasures. And so... The White Elephant Country, the Lighthouse Country, the Papal State, the Land of the Rising Sun, and ot 455Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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   🔥①In this world rife with the bizarre, every country has a god to protect it, except for China, which lacks divine protection. This is because China's history and culture are fragmented in this world. When the protagonist transmigrates here, he immediately creates a statue of the Thunder God. 🔥②When the bizarre arrives in the protagonist's room, it activates the sign-in system and grants him items that can resist the bizarre. The next day, the world announces the resurgence of the bizarre.

2. 52 全 As the Supernatural Returns Worldwide, I Cultivate Immortality Alone 全球诡异复苏，我一人修仙 I Have a Sea我有一片海Mystery704k WordsOngoing [Supernatural Resurgence, Survival, The Only Cultivator, Invincible] When Lin Zhu opened his eyes, he found himself in a world of corruption and filth. The nine layers of the ghost domain devoured everything, while all living beings struggled in despair to survive among the evil spirits of hell. Life was wiped out, and the mortal world became a prison. Then a stick of spirit incense was lit in a forbidden zone for the living. Within the ghost domain, the Scripture of Salvation from the Supreme 2.1kReads7.9Score134Shelves
3. 53 民 When Folk Customs Become Real: I Become a God in a World of the Uncanny 民俗成真：我在诡异世界封神了 Impermanence无常Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Ning Mo transmigrates into a world where the supernatural is resurfacing and folk customs are coming true. In this world, gods watch over you from three feet above your head. Make a careless oath and it comes true. Get a haircut in the first lunar month, and your maternal uncle will die. If your left eyelid twitches, you'll win the lottery. If your right eyelid twitches, the whole village will be attending a funeral feast. Make a wish on a meteor shower, and it might come true, no matter what yo 534Reads7.7Score100Shelves
4. 54 恐 Horror Descends: The Ghost Gate 恐怖降临【鬼门】 Ten-Mile Mad Lad十里狂少Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Horror + supernatural + suspense + survival + infinite worlds + twists A world of horror descends, and countless Gates of the Dead suddenly appear. Those selected must enter the gates and make a desperate escape. Some gates are formed from horror novels. Some are formed from horror movies. Some are formed from tales of evil spirits. Some are formed from bizarre imaginings. Entering a Gate of the Dead means your life has started counting down. Who can make it out alive? “If you're curious abo 1.8kReads6.3Score136Shelves

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   Go see it quickly!

5. 55 神 Mysterious Revival: My Memories Bury Vengeful Ghosts 神秘复苏我的记忆埋葬着厉鬼 Don't Speak, Shut Up不言闭Mystery737k WordsOngoing Warning: It gets more and more brain-bending as you read! Extremely high intelligence and logical reasoning as the characters solve paranormal mysteries! Don't read if you dislike mind games! Everyone gradually awakens to their powers or takes the abilities of ghosts! High intelligence + aesthetics of despair Scenarios: Dreams, zombies, myths and legends, Cthulhu, and more Difficulty: “Despair!” (No harem, no System, no invincible protagonist, no formulas, no power fantasy, no brainless characte 897Reads—Score103Shelves

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   This is genuinely great! Just a heads-up, if you're looking for a quick and easy read, I suggest you skip this. The excitement builds gradually, as you have to find clues and rules to survive in the supernatural world – it's thrilling and exciting! Each small part is packed with satisfying moments. The main theme is the resurgence of the supernatural, proving that the supernatural cannot be eradicated! The writing is strong, and the pacing is excellent. Finally, I strongly advise against reading this if you're looking for a completely fast-paced, action-packed read from the start.

6. 56 黑 Dark Strange Tales: I'm a Demon NPC, So What If I'm a Little Ruthless? 黑聊斋：我是妖人NPC狠点咋了 Before and After前后Eastern Fantasy549k WordsOngoing Black Strange Tales is a dark, eerie, and terrifying cultivation game. It features martial arts masters like Left Thousand Households, as well as monsters and demons like the Black Mountain Old Demon and Nie Xiaoqian. Ji Chang transmigrates into a demon-ravaged, perilous game world and becomes a scholar in the Great Yu Dynasty. He's also the only Strange-Tale Investigator. Every time he verifies a bizarre tale or records an unusual incident, he gains a supernatural ability or spell. With the pow 4.9kReads8.9Score317Shelves

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   Jianghu, raising ghosts and demons, practicing Gu poison

7. 57 教 There Are Ghosts in the Classroom, and I’m Summoned to Teach Every Day 教室有诡，我天天被请去上课 Clouds Sing Over Chang'an云鸣长安Mystery127k WordsOngoing A bus carrying teachers and students accidentally plunges into a river. Forty-seven students drown, and only one girl on the bus miraculously survives. A night-shift security guard witnesses a horrifying sight The teachers and students who had already drowned return to their classroom in perfect order and sit down to study. From that day on, I am trapped in an endless nightmare. The school I attend, a limping stranger, a foul-smelling, bone-chilling water tank... He says nothing, but again and a 1Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 58 规 Rules of the Strange: The Haunted Classroom 规则怪谈之诡异的教室 A Flask of Wine for You一壶酒赠卿Mystery12k WordsCompleted The Uncanny Classroom: A Rules Horror Story —Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 诡 The Haunted Classroom 诡异的教室 Seeds of Freedom自由的种子Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Uncanny Classroom —Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 60 诡 The Strange World: Luckily, I'm Good at Exorcising Demons with Physics 诡异世界：正好本人擅长物理驱魔 Prince Anle安乐王Mystery193k WordsOngoing [Infinite worlds + no System + horror + no national destiny competition + no livestreaming + bloodline + get stronger by fighting monsters] A mysterious door. A group of people forced to enter. Countless worlds overrun by the uncanny. Five years ago, his younger sister was taken by the Gray Realm. Wang Anle, who bears a Taotie tattoo, spent five years searching for her. He made his living exorcising spirits, until a chance opportunity finally let him enter the Gray Realm. Only then did he disc 3Reads7.6Score—Shelves

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    Push push push push

11. 61 一 One Punch to Shatter the Old World 一拳打爆旧世界 Mei Ruode梅若德Eastern Fantasy734k WordsCompleted [Keeps a low profile at first, then starts making his move midway through] In this world, human life is a living hell. Cultivators treat mortals like straw figures, extracting their souls and refining their bones. Strange beings devour monsters and turn into demons, becoming half-human and half-ghost. Martial artists cling to life, their flesh and blood used as fuel. Tang Niu transmigrates into this world, only to find the mountain folk treating him as a sacrifice to be offered to the mountain g 480Reads5.5Score—Shelves
12. 62 摸 Bone Reading and Skin Painting 摸骨画皮 Ji Cheng吉诚Mystery928k WordsCompleted Qin Zhao is one of the finest forensic experts in the field. She made her name through sheer professional ability and is known as an oddball with sky-high IQ and rock-bottom EQ. Thanks to her remarkable skill at reading bones and reconstructing faces, she can restore the appearance of the living from even the most severely decomposed corpses. But during a field assignment, she was hit by a stray bullet and died on the spot! For no apparent reason, her soul ended up in the body of Zhaor, a countr 2.5kReads8.2Score375Shelves
13. 63 高 High-IQ, Mind-Bending Crime: Dancing with the Dead 高智商烧脑犯罪：与尸共舞 Yao Looks at the Jianghu姚看江湖Mystery305k WordsCompleted A mysterious female patient arrives at Xie Siyu’s therapy office. She takes out three items: an old newspaper, a mystery novel, and a photograph of a woman. Then she says, “When the five-minute countdown ends, a murder will take place in this building.” With that, she presses the button to start the timer. When the five minutes are up, the woman mysteriously dies in Xie Siyu’s psychology clinic, and the police identify Xie Siyu as the murderer. But the countdown killings do not stop there. Anoth 1.4kReads8.2Score165Shelves
14. 64 灵 Whispers of the Soul: Urban Crime and Human Nature 灵魂密语：都市刑侦与人性之探 Tough Cinderella强悍的灰姑娘Mystery349k WordsOngoing The city isn't all glitz and glamour. Crime follows crime, one after another! The criminal investigation squad and the forensic center make the perfect team. Meet Xiong Yan, an extraordinary forensic doctor who can chat with the souls of the dead. Those souls are either so sharp-tongued they leave you speechless, or such jokers they make you laugh and cry at the same time. Add police captain Su Zhen, psychologist Cai Wei, and detective Bai Zhuang, and you have a quartet with wildly different per —Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 65 摸 The Face-Changing Forensic Examiner Who Reads Bones 摸骨画皮女仵作 Ji Cheng吉诚Ancient Romance274k WordsCompleted Ling Chu, a female forensic pathologist, dies unexpectedly. When she opens her eyes again, she's Zhou Zhaodi, abandoned in a mass grave. The original owner was beaten to death by her “evil” relatives, her body covered in wounds. She sneers and grips her autopsy knife tightly. Since she's taken over this body, blood debts must be repaid in blood. Then she runs into Lu Ze, a cold-faced, ruthless Embroidered Uniform Guard: a powerful ally, but also someone she can't afford to offend! He tosses her 1.1kReads8.9Score168Shelves
16. 66 她 She's a Crooked Lawyer, So Is It Really That Strange for Her to Solve Cases Every Day? 她一黑心讼师，天天破案合理吗？ Little Su Mehmeh小素咩咩Mystery158k WordsOngoing [Mystery and Deduction + Case-of-the-Week + Female Lead with No Romance + Ensemble Cast with a Touch of Political Intrigue + Tight Logic + No Formulaic Wish Fulfillment] (The first two cases are complete) After the downpour lets up, a bloated male corpse is found in a pond in Lianhua County, his neck crisscrossed with ligature marks. The county lieutenant waves his brush and declares, "Accidental drowning!" Jiang Yan is a corrupt lawyer, ruthless, greedy, and fond of fishing. She usually takes m 1Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 67 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 2.1kReads9.3Score347Shelves

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    "The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong," also known as "The Old Tales of the Underworld," tells the story of two female protagonists, Zhu Nanyin and Yan Yulin, who travel through time to the Tang Dynasty to collect national treasures and set up an array for the Taishan Fujun Sacrifice, uncovering a bizarre past life of Shangguan Wan'er and Yan Yulin.

18. 68 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6kShelves
19. 69 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
20. 70 7 749 Told You to Turn It In, So Why Did You Tattoo a Weird God Sequence? 749让你上交，你纹诡神序列？ Little Bear Felt the Spring Breeze Again Last Night小熊昨夜又春风Urban513k WordsCompleted [Decisive and Ruthless] [Freshman Intern at Organization 749] [Supernatural Horror] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Mystic Tattoo Powers] [Tai Sui Fatekeeper] [Gu Wei Nan Ting] [One-Punch Demon Slayer] [Paper Bride] [Sun and Moon Out of Sync] [Passionate Team] "No heroine, no harem! The villains are smart, and no matter how far they run, they will be hunted down!" (About one standalone case every ten chapters, with the overall story tying together in a closed loop. A highly satisfying read with plenty of 440Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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    A creepy tattoo on my face [awkward laugh]!!

21. 71 看 If You Look Down on Me, Why Are You Begging Me to Save You? 看不起我，为什么又求着让我救？ Mop West's Fairy-Tale Dream抹布西童话梦Urban409k WordsCompleted [Urban high martial arts + the supernatural + decisive and ruthless + sharp-minded + wasteland] This is a wasteland world, countless years after the apocalypse. Supernatural horrors run rampant, and mutated beasts and living dead are pushing humanity to extinction. To survive, Huaxia has established seven huge refuge zones. Gu Ling transmigrates and is reborn in the wasteland era in the body of a mentally disabled boy. Because his mother is a supernatural being, the entire refuge zone puts out a 34Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    It's a good show. The male lead's superpower is creating clones. He's highly intelligent, strong, and incredibly cunning; he's always using clones when he's out in the open.

22. 72 灵 Supernatural Revival: Wielding a Mirage from the Start 灵异复苏：开局驾驭海市蜃楼 Origin Demon God起源魔神Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No female lead, no CP, no morals, no limits, hypocrite, dark and self-serving) The supernatural returns, and vengeful ghosts run rampant. The human world is a living hell, with suffering everywhere. Ghosts cannot be destroyed! Only ghosts can fight ghosts! Order is on the verge of collapse, and truth is about to crumble. Reborn amid taboos, I cast aside my conscience and let my humanity die. “Anyone who makes me unhappy for even a moment will be unhappy for the rest of their life!” “Why stop at 15.2kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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    A bizarre resurgence—I am the true god. ① The netherworld awakens, evil spirits ravage the mortal realm like a purgatory, cries of agony rise everywhere, and ghosts never perish! Only by using ghosts to subdue ghosts can peace be found! The world teeters on the brink of collapse, truth teeters on the edge. I rise from the abyss of taboo, abandoning the light of morality, as humanity sinks into darkness. "Whoever displeases me even for a moment, I swear to make them suffer eternal torment!"

23. 73 规 Rule Horror: They Say I Have Multiple Personalities 规则怪谈：他们说我有多重人格 Eating Pomegranates Without Spitting Out the Seeds吃石榴不吐籽Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy, lighthearted, invincible, bizarre, ever-changing personality] This is the second year of the showdown between humanity and bizarre creatures, and the situation is growing increasingly tense... Bi Yi transmigrates into the body of a man who had jumped to his death. The moment he opens his eyes, he is chosen as a contestant. But his head was damaged in the fall, so he is always getting into trouble. Every day, he loses his memory, goes crazy, then turns around and becomes incredibly obedi 29.5kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves
24. 74 开 From the Start, I Snatched the Protagonist’s Fortune 开局抢了主角的机缘 Supreme Daoist Scripture太上道经Sports2.0M WordsCompleted The tenant next door turned out to be reborn! That alone was absurd enough, but even more absurd was that one tiny change caused the reborn man, who should have been making his mark and shaking up the world, to die ahead of schedule... Xu Fei unexpectedly inherited the protagonist's opportunity. With only a few scraps of information to go on, he snatched a spot in the first closed beta test of the world's first virtual game, Land of the Forsaken. But he soon discovered that this game world, rife 24.7kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
25. 75 诡 Eerie Revival: I Can Contact the Past 诡异复苏：我能联系过去 Young Master Yanque燕雀大公子Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The Hungry Ghost Festival of 2025. A super red moon appeared, and as it lingered in the sky, the supernatural returned. Left Yang was shocked to discover that he could use his phone to contact himself in the past. In the stairwell, the Knock-at-the-Door Ghost killed anyone who opened the door. But someone discovered that it skipped the first floor and started knocking there. So Left Yang contacted his past self. [Please have your one-month-younger self rent an apartment on the first floor!] The 43.3kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves
26. 76 诡 The Eerie Cannot Die, So I Guide It to the Afterlife and Become a God 诡异不死，我超度成神 Darling Chenchen Duck宸宸宝贝鸭Mystery490k WordsCompleted [Bizarre end of the Dharma age] [Eastern fantasy] [High Martial] [Game-like stats] The gods and Buddhas have fallen, and the path to immortality is severed. The bizarre cannot be killed, and “malice” is everywhere. With the bloodstained foremost scripture of the Dao, the Scripture of Deliverance, Lin Xiuyuan exorcises the bizarre and earns merit and blessings, in the form of bizarre abilities, seeking transcendence in this deranged world. “The bizarre can’t die? Watch me bathe, fast, set up an a 1.5kReads7.2Score101Shelves

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    A bizarre world, the end of Dharma, high-level martial arts, acquire skills by killing monsters, and pay a price for using monsters.

27. 77 西 Ghost Stories of the Southwest 西南鬼事 Young Scholar from Nanshui南水小生Mystery800k WordsCompleted This is a collection of ghost stories from southwest China, made up of a series of medium-length tales. Some may be part of your childhood, some may be stories you've told yourself, and others may be stories you've never heard. Today, let Xiao An tell you these strange and wondrous tales, one by one. 101Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Simple ghost stories, short ones

28. 78 诡 In This Eerie World, Only I Can Offer Sacrifices to the Gods 诡异世界，只有我能祭祀神明 You Tian游天Eastern Fantasy140k WordsCompleted In a world overrun by the supernatural, staying alive is the only goal. Li Sanyang unexpectedly obtained a mysterious little bronze cauldron, only to discover that it gave him direct access to the gods. By fawning on them, Li Sanyang gained countless benefits from the gods, and his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds. One day, he would finally stand at the peak of the martial arts world... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's a good watch; the protagonist is decisive and intelligent.

29. 79 诡 Eerie Dungeon: I Boost My Performance by Catching Eerie! 诡异副本：我靠抓诡提绩效！ Mo Wudao莫无道Urban103k WordsOngoing As an officially appointed soul-reaper in the Underworld, I’m facing the threat of being taken off the roster after placing last in the KPI rankings for too long. Desperate to improve my performance, I’m forced to take on a death-defying assignment investigating paranormal instances in the human world. I enter a C-rank instance known as the “Newbie Graveyard,” facing a global livestream and ridicule from every country. I pull out my standard mourning staff, flash my Underworld ID badge, and give 1Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 80 诡 Anomaly Containment: I Really Am Just in Logistics 诡异收容：我真是后勤部的啊 Look at That Tooth快看那颗牙Urban72k WordsOngoing The uncanny returns, and a blood moon hangs overhead. Containment objects run rampant, while humanity struggles to survive by “resonating” with myths. As for me, Lin Ye, I transmigrated into the lowest-ranking position at the Containment Bureau, a logistics archivist earning a monthly salary of 4,800. My daily routine: slacking off, mooching electricity, and waiting for the workday to end. Then one day, the world-ending containment object [Lord of Nightmares] broke free of its seal. The elite s —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🔥 *The Mysterious Containment Bureau* is so addictive! The protagonist, Lin Ye, starts as Shen Gongbao, instantly defeating an S-class mystery with a single "Fellow Daoist, please wait!" His monthly salary at the Containment Bureau is a meager 4800 yuan, his daily routine consisting of filling out expense reports and eating leek dumplings. His first question when faced with a problem is always, "Does this job pay extra?" 🌙 Folk wisdom to solve problems + a seasoned colleague's tactics + performance-based humor—he earnestly makes money in the apocalypse and haggles overtime pay in a mythological world! 💡 Highlights: When terror descends, while others flee for their lives, he calculates performance pay; when gods revive, while others worship, he bargains. 📌 Tags: #contrastsandsrefreshing #folktalesandcriticism #officeladies #invincibleybutreasonable "The most dangerous thing is never the mystery, but the colleague haggling overtime pay." — You won't regret reading this!

31. 81 杀 The Kill Order Has Been Issued 杀令已下 Cold Weather, Rain天寒雨Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Three underworld bosses join forces to put out a contract, offering a million in gold to kill the mysterious assassin "Heavenly Shadow." The Killing Prison accepts the contract. The kill order is issued, and the plot is set in motion! But no one expected that when the contract arrived at the Killing Prison, the target's name would have been changed to... him! He had signed the kill order with his own hand, only to send himself into a deadly trap. Poisoned, surrounded, betrayed, and hunted, h 7.8kReads7.3Score410Shelves
32. 82 异 Otherworld Game: Strange History and the Martial World 异界游戏：诡史与江湖 White Cloud Ghost白云鬼Rural Life113k WordsCompleted Summon all kinds of military commanders and wandering heroes, with fighting monsters and surviving as the main focus. The setting spans five thousand years of Chinese history, including but not limited to official history, unofficial accounts, invented tales, and folk legends of the strange... From the start, there's just a dilapidated thatched hut. Kings and ministers from every era, wandering heroes, mountain spirits, and ghosts all come calling. The good news: you can recruit their souls as g 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is primarily a monster-hunting game where you travel to another world, where historical figures, chivalrous heroes, and strange folklore characters become monsters who attack human villages daily.

33. 83 御 Master of the Strange: It Begins with a Haunted Phone 御诡：从诡异手机开始 Moonsea Catcat Yu月海猫猫钰Mystery161k WordsCompleted [Slow-Burn Pace + No Mindless Characters + Supernatural Horror Unleashed + Ghost Mastery + One Heroine + Intelligent Cast] I'm a new writer, so please forgive any rough spots. I read every comment. A strange fog engulfs the city, turning it into a hunting ground for supernatural entities. His younger sister's tuition is overdue, and he has only three months to advance as a ghost master. Bound to the Death System, Su Chen is forced into a high-risk haunted zone! The authorities are investigatin 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist transmigrates and faces a hellish start: orphaned and burdened with debt, he works three jobs to support his younger sister. After finally passing the eerie energy test and becoming a beginner warrior, he faces another promotion crisis. He finds a strange phone that activates a system mission, leading him to explore eerie realms and acquire soul beads. His life and cultivation run parallel, making for a super engaging story.

34. 84 诡 The Haunted Underworld: I Work as a Corpse Stitcher 诡江湖：我在诡异江湖当缝尸人 Bai Yin Gu Xiu白隐孤修Mystery142k WordsOngoing Forensic doctor Su Qi opens his eyes to find himself a corpse stitcher, the most despised trade in this uncanny martial world. Beneath its martial arts lie forbidden rules, and twisted supernatural creatures follow in the wake of every death! The first body he takes on is Zhao Laoliu, the night watchman. His chest and abdomen are torn open, his organs frozen solid, and his limbs twisted like a pretzel! Lingering on the corpse are the soul-freezing **“Touch of Frigid Silence” and the malicious “W —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Weird, right? Daily updates, need I say more?

35. 85 阴 Yin-Yang Eye Realtor: Selling Haunted Houses in Chongqing 阴阳眼中介：我在重庆卖凶宅 Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风Mystery632k WordsCompleted A novel inspired by local Chongqing legends and historical anecdotes. This story is entirely fictional. As a child, the protagonist gained the ability to see yin and yang from a Qing dynasty skeleton. His family’s ancestral ledger is filled with secrets of old Chongqing. The folklore is meticulously researched, with traceable details ranging from place names and historical anecdotes to traditional remedies and feng shui formations. Each haunted house seems like a self-contained case, but in trut 194Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    Everyone who watches it will like it.

36. 86 惊 Horrifying! The Eighth One 惊悚！第八个 Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风6k WordsCompleted Horrifying! The Eighth One 40Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 87 他 He Was Eating Noodles at a Roadside Restaurant, When He Found a Human Eyeball in His Bowl! 他在路边餐馆吃面，竟然吃出了人眼珠子！ Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风12k WordsCompleted He was eating noodles at a roadside restaurant when he found a human eyeball in his bowl! 38Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 88 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 817Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This unconventional Eastern horror book is absolutely perfect! It relies entirely on hardcore Taoist magic to overcome supernatural obstacles, and the complexities of ghosts and the interplay of human nature are vividly portrayed. The plot is full of twists and turns, with well-developed foreshadowing, logically sound battles of wits, and a masterful grasp of Chinese horror atmosphere.

39. 89 举 Raise Your Head Three Feet, and There’s an Evil God 举头三尺有邪神 Firmament Giant Rock苍穹巨岩Mystery328k WordsOngoing [Eastern Fantasy + Lovecraftian Elements + Plot-Driven + Mystery + No Cliches + No System + No Brain-Dead Characters + Not a Power Fantasy] [Readers who may be bothered by this, proceed with caution] [The first five chapters are slow-burn setup. The story picks up afterward, and there's a detailed outline, so read with confidence!] After transmigrating, Zhou Mo finds himself in a small village that resembles one from ancient China. Gradually, strange and utterly inexplicable things begin happeni 922Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    [Immortal Herb][Suspense][Cthulhu Cultivation] The protagonist transmigrates to a bizarre world, unexpectedly gains the power of an evil god, and slowly explores the truth behind the fog. The beginning is a bit slow, but it gets better and better later on. It's very suspenseful, and one of the few stories by Tomato that maintains solid logic and doesn't feel intellectually absurd!

40. 90 工 The Best Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site 工地最强建筑风水师 Good Fortune Comes to the Good吉人自有天祥Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [If this caught your eye, it must be fate. Don't scroll away just yet.] This novel (campus opening + wild imagination + an expansive world) combines feng shui and the supernatural (using feng shui to weave the plot together), fantasy, magic, science fiction, parallel worlds, and time travel to the past. The pace picks up dramatically after Chapter 30, and the story strongly promotes traditional Chinese culture. Also known as From the Start with a Treasure Gourd to Help Me Destroy Demons Also kno 2.2kReads8.3Score265Shelves

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    I recommend a thrilling novel, a feng shui and supernatural story called "The Strongest Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site." It combines elements of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, feng shui battles, historical time travel, reincarnation, fantasy, science fiction, feng shui and supernatural phenomena, Lu Ban's techniques, Mohist mechanical arts, Gu poison, and corpse-driving. Written from the perspective of architecture students and engineers, it explores feng shui and supernatural events. It's currently being serialized on Tomato Novels!

41. 91 诡 Eerie Cultivation: I Refine Evil Spirits to Achieve Eternal Life 诡异修仙：我以邪诡炼长生 The Plump and Sturdy Pig Immortal膘肥体壮的猪仙人Urban264k WordsCompleted On a rainy night, Zhao Anran transmigrates to a turbulent cultivation world plagued by “strange entities” and becomes a field operative in “Bureau 13.” All around him, forces with hidden agendas watch him like hungry wolves. In his soul, the remnant spirit of a parasitic master cultivator drones on endlessly. Zhao Anran faces the immediate threat of his lifespan running out and the distant calamity of strange entities seizing Heaven’s mandate. To survive, he has no choice but to cultivate as har 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The night was still and silent, yet lurking in all directions!

42. 92 天 The Heavenly Spirit Ghost Pact: Humans and Ghosts Tame Spirits Together 天灵鬼契：人鬼共御灵途 Nineteen Thousand壹万玖Mystery592k WordsOngoing After turning twenty, Su Yao’s Third Eye suddenly shattered! She became “Tang Monk’s flesh” to a horde of ghosts and monsters, and her supreme spiritual energy drew the covetous attention of evil spirits, gods, and vengeful ghosts alike. Three years before her supernatural abilities awakened at twenty-three, she was prey in the hands of all three realms. The fear of being devoured haunted her constantly, and at any moment she could be possessed and have her soul consumed. She had only wanted 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A thousand-year-old ghost leads a modern female college student on a ghost-catching journey [crying][what] Ghosts in the martial world are not in control of their own destiny.

43. 93 魔 The Demon Returns 魔归 Li Han厉寒Eastern Fantasy546k WordsOngoing Mortal + No System + No Golden Finger + No Female Lead (but there are women) + Corpse Refining + Ghost Commanding + Demonic Cultivation … How does human nature change, and how is it preserved, in a cruel environment? Does the distinction between good and evil lie in power itself, or in the purpose of those who wield it? The conflict between survival and morality, and the choices it demands; the journey of revenge and the struggle to move beyond hatred. … All to recreate the cultivation world i 103Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fellow Daoists, get ready for the "Dark Horse Novel of the Year in Cultivation Fantasy"! This novel is absolutely amazing! It features "High IQ + Amazing + No System + Corpse Refining + Ghost Control," an unparalleled plot with unexpected twists and turns, and rigorous logic. The entire novel is flawless and flows seamlessly. Come and check it out!

44. 94 修 There's a Fat Guy in the Cultivation World Who's Ridiculously Cautious 修仙界有个胖子超苟 Lucky Chubby Big Brother好运胖哥哥Eastern Fantasy903k WordsCompleted (Beast-taming cultivation, unlimited leveling, power fantasy, stronger against strong foes and stronger still against the weak) Zhang Baiwang is a very fat young man from a small frontier city in the Xia Kingdom. His father is a merchant who had him late in life and spoils him, so Zhang Baiwang is both ignorant and uneducated. However, having grown up around his father's business, he's picked up some knack for reading people. By a stroke of luck, he obtains an ancient divine artifact, the Demon- 678Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cultivating Immortals, Taming Beasts, Controlling Ghosts, Invincible

45. 95 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Helped Monsters Make Choices 惊悚游戏：开局帮鬼怪做选择 Delicious Shimeji Mushroom美味的口蘑Mystery2.6M WordsOngoing [Horror game dungeons + career-based progression + NPCs caught in a rat race + livestreaming + everyday-life style] Jiang Ye’s daily routine consists of working, studying, working... Then one day, he’s pulled into a horror game during class and awakens an all-career talent. He discovers that all his career skills are a little strange. From the start, he unlocks the career “Small-Town Exam Machine,” with an added skill that lets him make choices for ghosts and monsters. [A difficult choice has ap 67.9kReads9.4Score7.9kShelves

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    Jiang Ye, who was working on an exam in a university classroom, suddenly raised his hand, indicating that he had been selected to join the "Horror Game." After the teacher and classmates congratulated him, Jiang Ye asked the teacher to convey the message that he could no longer continue working. He then left a message about his part-time job and, ignoring the shocked looks of the teacher and classmates, entered the Horror Game...

46. 96 诡 Pact of the Haunted Kingdom: I Rule the Long Night in the Name of the Gods 诡国契约：我以神名掌长夜 An Xi Has Woken Up安息睡醒了Mystery154k WordsOngoing "Supernatural Horror | Fate Reversed | Humanity and Divinity | A Boundless Imagination" I’m the supernatural bureau’s most wanted criminal, and the only true god in the eyes of the Abyssal cultists. My name is Ye Beiming, and I’m an impostor who has lived for eighteen years. The blood of my adoptive parents ignited the wicked nature in my very bones. Only after I summoned the slumbering Atlantis did I understand: I was the missing piece of the strange god’s puzzle. On one side, the supernatural 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The text and narrative are almost identical, and I crave commentary.

47. 97 末 The Hidden Dragon of the Apocalypse 末世隐龙 Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry with Soy Sauce番茄炒蛋加酱油Urban431k WordsOngoing [Urban Spiritual Qi Revival + Apocalypse Survival + Supernatural Cultivators + Ruthless + No Goody-Two-Shoes] The apocalypse is coming, and strange phenomena abound. Mo Yang, whose soul had crossed over from another world and been reborn, cultivates arcane arts in the city, explores ruins, and searches for the secrets behind the apocalypse’s chaos. Watch him rise from humble beginnings, undaunted by danger, and scale the towering Kunlun Mountains to unravel mysteries preserved in the faintest tr 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I'd like to recommend a new book; I hope you'll support it.

48. 98 我 I Confess! I'm a Ghost Magnet! 我坦白！我是招鬼体质！ Eight Hundred Miles of Wind and Clouds风云八百里Mystery26k WordsCompleted I confess! I have a constitution that attracts ghosts! 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Lin Feng possessed an extraordinary pair of yin-yang eyes from a young age, making him a bridge between the ghost realm and the human world. Lin Feng was born with a constitution that attracted ghosts, and he was always surrounded by a group of ghosts of various forms. These ghosts, some friendly and some mischievous, added many incredible experiences to Lin Feng's life.

49. 99 灵 Spiritual Qi Revival, Terror Descends: I Am the Realm Master 灵气复苏，恐怖降临：我乃界主 Li Chenchen Chen李辰辰宸Urban216k WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + Lord of Heaven and Earth + Invincible + Mysterious + Immortals + Underworld] Heaven and Earth are not benevolent; they treat all things like straw dogs! Yet the yin and yang of Heaven and Earth are in chaos, and no true gods are to be seen! Li Xiang, Lord of the World, holds a divine decree in his hand! He summons Black and White Impermanence to seize souls and slay the mysterious! He summons the Judge, leaving no schemes or tricks undiscovered! He summons the Four Great 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The beginning is a strange boss, a strange battle.

50. 100 阵 High Battle Clouds: Heroes Languish in Solitude 阵云高：英雄寂寞 Ya Yu 16雅鱼16Eastern Fantasy2.9M WordsOngoing Genius protagonist, no System, ruthless and decisive. Li Chengfeng, a genius formation master, uses formations to cultivate all kinds of mutated spirit insects. At last, he achieves a first-grade Golden Core. Just as everything seems to be going his way, he encounters a genius of the Ghost Clan. After a fierce battle, the Ghost Clan Golden Core cultivator dies, while Li Chengfeng, gravely wounded, is swept into a spatial black hole. A new legend is about to begin. 1.1kReads—Score136Shelves

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    A genius of formations, using formations to cultivate mutated spirit insects—a unique path to immortality.

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