Stories with an Invincible Male Lead Who Works as a Soul Reaper 男主是鬼差，无敌的那种

1. 151 无 The Invincible Live-In Son-in-Law: I Just Want to Take It Easy, but I'm Forced to Get to Work 无敌赘婿：只想咸鱼的我被迫营业 Great Arctic Penguin北极大企鹅Historical1.8M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Alternate History + No System + Cunning + Everyday Life + Secretly Invincible] Chu Chen, the king of assassins, transmigrates to another world and becomes the live-in son-in-law of a marquis's household. He had no choice before, but now he just wants to laze around and live off his wife, listening to music at the pleasure houses and flirting with women on pleasure boats... Unfortunately, people keep plotting against him. So he has no choice but to return to his old profession. 13.1kReads8.8Score1.2kShelves
2. 152 布 A Commoner Conquers the Nine Provinces 布衣镇九州 Cai Bibi菜比比Historical2.3M WordsCompleted Zhao Ce transmigrates to the Ming Dynasty, becoming an impoverished scholar with a terrible reputation. He also discovers that he borrowed money to get married, then squandered it all, and ended up buying a pitiful little cripple on the way back to make up the numbers. The little cripple has mismatched eyes and is treated like a monster. Zhao Ce: What kind of miserable life is this? A disastrous start? But when he takes another look at the little cripple, so tiny and thin, blinking those big eye 30.3kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
3. 153 彪 The Bold Scholar: From the Start, a Beautiful Wife 彪悍书生：开局一个美娇妻 Three Lives of Good Fortune三生有幸Historical1.4M WordsCompleted After waking up, Chen Jinnian had transmigrated to ancient times and become a lowly scholar in the Great Qian Dynasty. Unfortunately, his predecessor had been a wastrel who drank, gambled, and frequented brothels, committing every vice and earning everyone's hatred. So Chen Jinnian used a few clever tricks, became a crooked merchant, entered the imperial court, and as a scholar from a humble family swept across the realm. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 154 寒 A Northern King Rises from a Poor Family 寒门出了个镇北王 Rock Biscuit洛克饼干Historical2.9M WordsCompleted A STEM guy transmigrates to ancient times as a poor scholar, and gets a lovely young wife right from the start. What do you do when your family is dirt poor? Make soap from lard and plant ash, build a pressure cooker to distill liquor and sell it for a fortune, use a waterwheel to power a spinning wheel, and rake in silver by the handful. Improve ironworking, and fame, fortune, and official rank will come knocking. He rises from humble beginnings to become the Prince of Zhenbei. This book is als 25.2kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
5. 155 娘 My Wife Is Actually a Female Demon Lord 娘子竟是女魔头 Toast Toast土司吐司Historical2.5M WordsCompleted After transmigrating, Wang You found himself married on the spot. Not only did he become a county magistrate, he also got to marry a beautiful bride... But on their wedding night, he was poisoned and carried away. His wife's family are a band of local tyrants, every one of them a peerless martial artist. In a tiny county yamen, there are more than ten people scheming against one another. The maid who is always smiling can take down more than a dozen burly men. His wife practices martial arts eve 39.9kReads9.0Score4kShelves
6. 156 一 First-Rank Scholar 一品秀才 Young Master Tang唐公子Historical1.4M WordsCompleted Overnight, he transmigrates into the body of a poor young scholar. From the start, he squanders the family fortune, and his enemies come knocking to seize his property, take his wife, and bully his family! How could he put up with that? Ye Feng straightens up, then comes up with one ingenious plan after another, wiping out every foe! They say he is peerless in talent, charming and debonair, a jade-like gentleman without equal under heaven! He brews wine, makes salt, manufactures paper, and smelt 258Reads8.5Score104Shelves
7. 157 逍 The Carefree Young Scholar 逍遥小才子 Self-Proclaimed自诩Historical1.8M WordsCompleted [Over a million completed words across the author's works] [Also known as: This Talented Scholar Is No Pushover] [This novel focuses on: Growth, Everyday Life, No System, One Female Lead] Tang Ji, a graduate student pursuing two degrees at a university in China, gives his life saving someone. He thinks his brilliant life has ended before it even began, but unexpectedly, his soul travels to ancient times. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. What's the most sought-after title in ancient times? A ta 673Reads7.1Score—Shelves
8. 158 逍 The Carefree Young Constable 逍遥小捕快 Bright Moon Fire明月火Historical447k WordsCompleted Su Bai's family fell on hard times. He was an uneducated wastrel who frittered away his days on drink and women, a complete spendthrift. In less than three years, he had squandered the entire family fortune. If his father hadn't spent money to secure him a job as a constable while he was still alive, Su Bai might not even have been able to afford a meal by now. And yet the young lady of the Lin family, born to such a distinguished household, is engaged to a shameless rogue like him! 17Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 159 逍 The Carefree Young Marquis 逍遥小侯爷 Unbridled Daydreams肆意狂想Historical2.2M WordsCompleted Also known as A Commoner. What do you do when you transmigrate into the body of a marquis who has been stripped of his title and rank? Make do! Life goes on, doesn't it? If there's nothing left to rely on, then stand on your own two feet and start from scratch! Starting as a commoner, amass all the wealth in the land, earn the literary world's reverence, toy with the Hundred Schools of Thought, and command the changing fortunes of the kingdoms! Decades later, what does a mere marquis amount to? 267Reads8.0Score102Shelves
10. 160 罗 Luo Xiaohei: Reincarnated as the Cat City God, Taking an Infinite Number of Disciples! 罗小黑：转生猫城隍，收徒无限！ All-Nighter, Good Health通宵身体好Anime Fanfiction364k WordsCompleted (The initial rating is generally low, but it will rise) [Starting out in Lanxi Town] + [Making up for regrets] + [Everyday cultivation] + [All sweetness, no angst] Chen Huang transmigrates and is reborn as a cat demon living in a City God temple. In a world torn apart by chaos and war, even survival is a challenge. Fortunately, he receives the remnants of the City God’s divine power. All he has to do is take on disciples and spread the faith. Not only will he earn all kinds of rewards, he can al 3.3kReads9.2Score575Shelves

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    This is consistent with [eating melon]

11. 161 被 Adopted by the Uncanny for Eighteen Years 被诡异收养十八年后 Wait Until I Get a Seat at the Table等我上桌Mystery1.7M WordsOngoing "If you had to live with an eerie being, and could keep growing stronger as long as you survived, would you do it?" Ning Qiu licked his lips. "A female ghost?" "Yes. And she's your mom." Ning Qiu: "Kill me! Just kill me already!" Eighteen years later, Ning Qiu looked at the terrifying S-rank eerie being before him and realized he had only a 99 percent chance of winning. Feeling a little unsure of himself, he could only shout helplessly, "Mom! Help!" "Young man, are you calling for the black mom 14.2kReads8.1Score2.3kShelves
12. 162 毕 No More Wage Slavery After Graduation: I'm Becoming a Bounty Hunter 毕业后不做牛马，去当赏金猎人 What Kind of Trash Did I Write?写的什么垃圾Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy + Alternate setting + A touch of mystery + Adventure + Urban + No female lead] Investigating a murder from more than a decade ago, he pits his wits against a deranged serial killer. He transmigrates into a primeval jungle no one dares enter, searching for the bodies of people lost in a sinkhole. He enters a mysterious village deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains to find a little girl... What drove a recent college graduate to embark on this one-way journey? It all began with a haunted 105kReads9.3Score11.7kShelves
13. 163 恐 Terror Era: Starting as a Tomb Keeper 恐怖时代，从成为守墓人开始 Ghost God Yama鬼神阎罗Mystery3.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn] + [Eerie] + [Underworld Official Ranks] + [Ghost Control] + [A Little Farming] + [Tomb Construction] An era of terror descended, and a death game began. This was a world where ghost controllers and the eerie coexisted. In his previous life, Chu Qing had been on the verge of becoming the First-Rank Underworld Official, King Chujiang. He was reborn in the future, back to the very beginning of the eerie era. The old rules were on the verge of collapse. Who would rule the dark dawn? Chu Qin 80.8kReads8.9Score6.9kShelves
14. 164 灵 Supernatural: I Exorcise Ghosts with Force and Scare the School Beauty Out of Her Wits 灵异：暴力驱鬼，我把校花吓懵了 Cold Words and Leng Words冷言leng语Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + comedy + System. If you read the first 30 chapters and don't laugh, come roast me!] On Zhang Wei’s first day of college, a blood-red sun hung in the sky and his entire class was dragged into a ghost realm. Just then, his Ghost-Teasing System awakened! With the whole class under a ghost’s curse, the campus belle, Lu Lianxue, had no choice but to reveal her hidden identity: a disciple of Longhu Mountain and a member of the Exorcism Bureau. But before she could show off her skills.. 29.2kReads9.1Score2.4kShelves
15. 165 恐 Horror Tavern: I Only Raise the Most Ferocious Creatures 恐怖酒馆：我只养大凶之物 Lord Salted Fish咸鱼君Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted Tucked away in a quiet alley is a strange tavern that can grant your wishes, as long as you’re willing to set up a terrifying idol in your home... 7.2kReads9.4Score856Shelves
16. 166 惊 A Horror Game? I Can Beat It Using Only My Right Hand 惊悚游戏？我只用右手就能过 Old Ji老纪Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you! So go ahead and look, just don't look for too long! Because... [Mystery] [Detective Fiction] [Supernatural] [Some parts may be hard for female readers to understand. Feel free to skip them or ask the male readers in the comments.] Mo Fei, who was born with alien hand syndrome, is dragged into a terrifying world. Who would have thought his unruly right hand would be skilled at all kinds of things? Cheating at cards, pickpocketing, slippin 32.4kReads8.6Score3.4kShelves
17. 167 鬼 The Ghost-Eyed Yin Child 鬼眼阴童 Cat Spirit猫魂儿Mystery207k WordsCompleted I was born with ghost eyes, and my entire family was slaughtered. To survive, I had no choice but to become the disciple of a Rat Immortal and absorb the aura of a thousand-year-old Ghost King! The Judge of the Underworld appointed me a Yin Official in the mortal realm! I command the underworld’s ghost soldiers and generals, rule both the worlds of yin and yang, and restore the former glory of the Yan family! You kids! Want to know more about me? Heh, meet me in your dreams tonight! [Not an over 167Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Come and serve it to you! The author is a creative player with a big imagination, and the male protagonist he specifically wrote about is a ghost official from the underworld! In the later stage, he directly led hundreds of thousands of Yin soldiers! The novel has a strong sense of rhythm! Look!

18. 168 冥 The Underworld Police Station 冥界警局 Wulala乌拉拉Mystery973k WordsCompleted After dying while trying to save someone, Ye Luoying finds herself in a bright, spacious office. A beautiful woman in a black uniform sits across from her, carefully reading through her file. The woman tells her she is incredibly lucky: she has the chance to join the Underworld Police, the most renowned law enforcement agency in the netherworld. Becoming an underworld cop is surely a miracle in its own way. 32Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 169 诡 Supernatural Awakening: I Can Become a Demon King 诡异复苏：我能化身大妖 Fallen Leaves Return to the Earth叶落归泥Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Ghost Stories + Journey to the West + Hilarious Comedy + Sunny Boy + Mental Illness + Positive-Energy Sayings] As the supernatural revived and the uncanny world fell into chaos, Jiang Chen awakened the Demon Transformation System. By provoking emotional fluctuations in ghosts and monsters, he could absorb ghost energy and use it to draw Demon Transformation Cards, taking on the forms of great demons from Journey to the West. Faced with all kinds of violent, savage, strange, and sinister ghost 219.5kReads9.5Score26.3kShelves

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    Suddenly, the old heart came over, and I felt half melancholy and half hurt.

20. 170 修 The Divine Strategy for Cultivation 修仙御神策 A Fan Niu阿凡牛Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [Comedy]+ [Sharp-Tongued]+ [Unhinged]+ [Gets Better as It Goes] [The story progresses from campus to the Underworld, the Immortal Realm, the Celestial Court, the Primordial World, and the Hongmeng Realm. The pacing is a little slow, so don’t read it if that’s not your thing.] “Big Sis, that guy over there is a Golden Core expert. We can’t beat him, so let’s run!” “Big Sis, listen to me. I know this is urgent, but that person is a Saint. If we don’t run, we’ll die!” His sister raised an eyebrow. 75Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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    The male protagonist was attracted by Empress Pingxin and became a city god. Eighteen Black and White Wuchang men followed him and ran rampant in this area. What is surprising is that since the male protagonist has thoughts about Pingxin???? [Adoration][Adoration][Adoration][Admiration]

21. 171 我 I'm a Living, Breathing Person, So Why Did I Get a Netherworld Comeback System? 我一大活人，给我地府逆袭系统？ Immortal Emperor Lover爱吃仙帝Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Underworld + Bureau 749 + Mysterious Revival + Spiritual Qi Revival + Mythology Revival] [On your 21st birthday, you go outside and have an accident. You do not transmigrate.] [Since you were deliberately hit and killed, your grudge won't fade, and you become a wandering ghost.] … [Ding! The Underworld Comeback System has activated! Start your comeback as a wandering ghost!] Qin Feng: ??? I'm a living, breathing person! When did I turn into a ghost? This System... are you sure it's not a bug? 15.5kReads7.1Score1.3kShelves
22. 172 地 Working for the Underworld: The Boss Sent Me on a Business Trip 地府打工仔：大佬派我去出差 Wei Yang Nan未羊男Eastern Fantasy150k WordsOngoing --What's it like to work yourself to death as an office drone, only to end up in the Underworld? --Thanks for asking. I'm in Dayin, and I just got back from the Yellow Springs. When Lin Mo, director at an advertising agency, dropped dead at the Starwatching Terrace, he was still clutching the laptop he had used to revise a PowerPoint presentation for the 37th time. When he opened his eyes again, the Great Emperor of Fengdu slapped the "Plan to Establish an Underworld Branch in the Mortal Realm" 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Laughing][laughing]

23. 173 说 I Was Supposed to Cultivate Immortality, but the Underworld Judge Sentenced Me to Eighteen Rounds of Deep-Frying 说好修仙，地府判我油炸十八遍 Zhe Qi哲祺Urban121k WordsOngoing The Underworld made a mistake while collecting souls, and from the start I was sentenced to be deep-fried eighteen times! [Power Fantasy + Underworld + Cultivation + Sect Destruction + No Transmigration + No Endless Reincarnation] Bai Yan had just lost his job when he unexpectedly bonded with a cultivation assistant~ It wasn't an ordinary System, but a real, living “big sister assistant.” Everyone else gets an insanely lucky, overpowered start! But my start was different... “Wait, they’re draggi 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the book I'm currently following, the male protagonist becomes a ghost after being seduced by the wrong soul. The apparent background is Cui Jue, but in fact he is Empress Houtu. It looks pretty good so far, but we'll see if it collapses later on.

24. 174 景 The Scenic Area Is a Hit, and Even Ghost Messengers Are Fighting to Work Here 景区火了，鬼差都争着来上班 Peach Blossom Spring Cup Noodles桃源杯面Modern Romance392k WordsCompleted [Infrastructure, Satisfying Revenge, Comedy, Payback] An Muxi is falsely accused of stealing someone else's improved research results. Her organization publicly criticizes her and expels her. Unable to think straight, she stands on a cliff, lost in thought about everything, except that an old woman will come along and push her over the edge. She doesn't die or even get hurt. Instead, she inherits a stretch of wasteland that seems to have no end, also known as an undeveloped scenic area. She star 195Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    [Infrastructure + Cool Articles + Funny + Revenge] An Muxi was accused of stealing other people's improvements, and was criticized by the organization and expelled.

25. 175 惊 Horrifying! I'm the Holy Father in a World of the Weird 惊悚，我在诡异世界当圣父 Three Jin of Grapes三斤葡萄Mystery594k WordsCompleted Liu Shu is a young man who grew up in a village. He is determined to become a respected paragon of virtue, just like his father! To achieve this goal, he leads by example! He treats a deaf-mute uncle who refuses to see doctors for his toothache! Zombie: “He pulled out every single one of my teeth. How can they still hurt when they’re all gone? What? My gums hurt? That’s not his problem. He only deals with toothaches!” He builds houses for the lonely elderly in town! Cannibal chef: “The bricks yo 12.1kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
26. 176 震 My Haunted House Connects to the Underworld 震撼全球，我的鬼屋通地府 Yellow Kitty黄色的猫咪Modern Romance731k WordsCompleted Complete [cathartic power fantasy + play the pig to eat the tiger + powerful protagonist + punishing scum + ghosts and monsters + business management] Terminally ill with cancer, Li Miao meets a Taoist priest who tells her that she’s been plagued by bad luck and is near death because someone stole her fate. The only way to survive and reclaim her fate is to return to her hometown and inherit a haunted house. She assumes it’s just an ordinary haunted house, but when she arrives, she discovers 38kReads9.2Score5.8kShelves
27. 177 成 Become a God and Prove the Dao, Starting as a Ghost 成神证道，从做鬼开始 Flying Goose鹅飞飞Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Traditional Cultivation + Slow Burn + Character Growth + No Romance + Lovecraftian] Fu Ruo transmigrated, becoming the corpse of a woman who had lain dead in the muddy bottom of a pond for three years... She was a ghost now. This world was overrun by monsters and ruled by evil spirits, while the people lived in misery. Fu Ruo discovered by chance that protecting the townsfolk and driving off evil spirits could strengthen her ghostly form. Later... As a lone ghost, she entered the divine path of 7.5kReads8.4Score938Shelves
28. 178 九 The Ninth-Rank Demon Exorcist 九品驱魔人 Sharp Edge Hidden in Night Eyes夜眸藏锋Eastern Fantasy5.3M WordsCompleted When the sun sets, every door in the city is shut! Evil spirits open their eyes, and monsters run rampant! The Wei Constables mount the city walls, while exorcists draw their swords. An apprentice from a martial arts school stands proudly amid the demons, determined to protect one last sanctuary. 60.4kReads9.1Score6.5kShelves

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    Something different! Ghost~monster~demon~evil~life!

29. 179 邪 Evil God Moran! 邪神墨然！ Three Winds 11三风11Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted Why does the headless ghost in the hospital keep praying at midnight? Why does the skin-stealing ghost in the desolate mountain village wail without stopping? And why does the long-haired female ghost in the studio apartment shriek in the middle of the night? None of this is a distortion of human nature, much less a collapse of morality. It’s just that… someone’s having an episode! In an age when horror has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant, Bai Yuan, dressed in a hospital gown, smiled ca 154.2kReads9.3Score16.6kShelves
30. 180 我 I Have a Book of Ghost Taming 我有一本驭鬼书 Tweet Tweet Heading South啾啾南下Mystery674k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + Survival + No Saintly Hero + Horror] My name is Xu Nuo, but I never make promises lightly. Because I stake my life on every promise! Today, I promise... to stay alive! 56Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 181 开 From the Start, I’m a Nobody in the Ghost Realm, but the System Makes Me Invincible 开局鬼界小透明，系统降临我无敌 Blood God August血神八月Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Death is not the end! Reincarnation is the real deception! When science collides with the supernatural, above the heavens, a gaze from a higher dimension looks down upon us! Behind the chaos of disorder lies a cosmic game of chess, laid out long ago. After dying in an accident, Wang Xiao awakens the [Revenant Comeback System]. Feeding on the fear of humanity, he evolves from the lowest rank of ghost spirit. The dragon veins stir, and the boundary between yin and yang breaks! Countless vengeful g 56Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Excellent masterpiece, related to ghosts, enough words

32. 182 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 54.1kReads9.2Score7.2kShelves
33. 183 当 When the Uncanny Descends on the World, Death Is the End 当诡异降临世界，死亡即是终点 Qingyuan Vocational High School Prodigy庆元职高小天才Mystery2.4M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horrors descend + no System + fresh worldbuilding + survival + semi-infinite-flow + no do-gooder protagonist + not dark + supernatural abilities] In the best years of his life, amid the exuberance of youth, Su Yuan thought his days would remain peaceful and beautiful forever. Then a line of bloody text appeared on the blackboard during evening study. [In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears outside your dorm room... How long will it take to kill you?] Everyone thought it wa 375.3kReads9.3Score37.2kShelves
34. 184 人 The Human Realm Soul-Ferrying Office 人间渡魂事务所 Mu Ding San Huo木鼎三火Urban930k WordsOngoing [A Soul-Crossing Sword that levels up and transforms] [Urban supernatural tales + detective investigations] [Cool, aloof senior boss and her younger puppy-like partner] [Uncovering the truth behind his mother's disappearance and the Soul-Crosser organization's dark secrets] The Soul-Crossing Sword levels up, with no mindless power fantasy. In a city teeming with vengeful spirits, ghost stories have become reality, and ordinary people can meet bizarre deaths at any moment. Everyone thinks they'r 6Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist is quite strong

35. 185 社 996 Office Drone by Day, Underworld General by Night 社畜996，副业竟是地府阴将 Seven Steps of Dust七步尘Mystery118k WordsOngoing A corporate drone who works overtime every day is at the lowest point of his life when a mysterious man chooses him to become a Yin General of the underworld. With the Book of Life and Death in hand and Yin soldiers and ghost constables under his command, Lu Ming thinks he's finally reached the pinnacle of success. But he never expected the underworld to have KPIs too... 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There is no explanation in the first book, but the protagonist in the second book is not invincible, but his identity is definitely not simple. He also has two awesome subordinates, and each ghost has a story behind it.

36. 186 黑 Black Myth: Zhong Kui: The Tang Dynasty Reveres Me as a God! 黑神话钟馗：大唐奉我为神！ No Words, No Words不词呀不词Eastern Fantasy130k WordsOngoing [Not Mindless] + [No Golden Finger] + [No System] + [Political Intrigue] + [Black Myth] After ten years of grueling study, he comes first in the imperial exams, only to be denied a place at court because of his ugly appearance. Zhong Kui angrily smashes his head against a golden pillar and his soul returns to the netherworld, where he unexpectedly awakens a true god's divine form and sets out on a path of god-slaying and demon-extermination worthy of Black Myth! As countless ghosts wail and the —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    How about this one, Dark Zhong Kui?

37. 187 灾 Calamity Reaper 灾厄收割者 Ba Bai魃柏Mystery143k WordsOngoing The supernatural returns, the rules collapse, and the human world becomes a living hell. And I am the clearest-minded devil in this hell. I, Lu Jin, was thrust into a hopeless world where the supernatural has fully returned. The good news is that I’m bound to a [Calamity System]. The more fear I reap, the stronger I become. The bad news is that I threw my morality and humanity into the incinerator in my previous life. So while everyone else cowers beneath the rules, struggling to survive, I smil 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book sets sail. Looking for guidance!

38. 188 乌 A Tujia Daoist by the Wu River 乌江边的土家道士 Old Ghost of the Tujia土家老鬼Eastern Fantasy963k WordsCompleted A graduate of a top university, unable to pass the civil service exam after years of trying and considering his family circumstances, accepts his family’s legacy and becomes a home-based Taoist priest. This Tao is not that Tao: it’s nothing like the Taoist priests we normally imagine. There are no strict rules and taboos, nor any grand mission to save all humanity. Yet this Tao is also that Tao: he wears the same robes, communicates with the realms of yin and yang, and does what he can to help. 1.1kReads6.5Score100Shelves

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    Daomen branches, folk inheritance, traditional culture of Guizhou ethnic minorities, and millennium legends along the Wujiang River!

39. 189 我 My Lady Doesn't Believe in the Supernatural 我家夫人不信邪 Young Master Fuling炥灵公子Mystery276k WordsCompleted I believe in metaphysics, but she doesn’t. We got married just to prove each other wrong. I wanted to hang a portrait of the Three Pure Ones, but she refused, so after a huge argument, I decided to write down all the true events that have happened over the years: my dad got into trouble after eating a snake, my grandma suddenly started eating pork knuckle and cursing, Gao Dabao lost a hand in an elevator accident, Feng Ershuang was grabbed by a ghost, and their cousin mysteriously went mad and d 68Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The deserted house adventure was full of atmosphere and made my palms sweat.

40. 190 我 Among the Otherworldly 我在异人间 Young Master Fuling炥灵公子Urban534k WordsCompleted I am descended from the Sage Yangming. When I was born, countless bolts of heavenly thunder circled our old family home and crashed down. Could it be because the last dragon and phoenix in the world died right outside my house, and now they want me to pay with my life? 19Reads6.9Score—Shelves
41. 191 第 Day 49: The Whole Internet Watches Me Tear Through the Horse-Shaman World 第49天，全网看我杀穿出马仙 Young Master Fuling炥灵公子Mystery318k WordsCompleted [The first novel online to tackle the “spirit-medium” genre from an opposing perspective] Before my dad died, he left me a blood curse: “If you meet a god, beat it. If you see an immortal, kill it.” Now the whole village is made up of spirit mediums, and I'm the only ordinary person left. They livestream “catching an old immortal,” so I report them and get their accounts banned. They stage “the Tragic King being killed,” so I expose their tricks on the spot. Then I rescue a snow-white fox, and i 5Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 192 凶 The Haunted Inn 凶灵旅店 Hudu湖都Mystery150k WordsCompleted At Qiyun Inn, tucked deep in the mountains, terrifying ghost stories have been passed down for years. In this isolated place, the shadow of a desperate death looms! Is it the curse of an evil spirit, or a sinister plot by ruthless criminals? In these fog-shrouded, pitch-black mountains and wilderness, a strange dark shape suddenly appears up ahead! Is it a person? An animal? Or... a ghost? Through the dark rain and fog, a solitary, old-fashioned courtyard comes into view. A towering tree with an 171Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    There are several wonderful ghost novels, if you like them, check them out~

43. 193 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 690.8kReads9.6Score84.2kShelves
44. 194 双 A Double Crossing to Make a Fortune in Republican-Era China 双穿之民国淘金 Striving to Stay Alive8888努力活着8888Urban3.3M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren had spent 25 years as a wage slave, living at the bottom of society and crushed by the pressure of making ends meet. No matter how hard he worked to earn money, he still couldn't afford a home of his own. Even his longtime girlfriend left him. Downhearted, he finally managed to collect the wages he'd been owed and planned to head to Tian Shang Ren Jian for a stuffed flatbread. But who could have guessed? A ball of lightning struck him and sent him straight back to a turbulent era. More 691Reads7.7Score135Shelves

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    Just stay in the village to stew

45. 195 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 143Reads7.6Score—Shelves
46. 196 双 Twin Rivers: Bloodbath in Republican-Era Shanghai 双川民国之沪上血战 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban2.6M WordsOngoing Su Tianci has spent 25 years as a working stiff. After leaving the military, he has the job he earned stolen by someone with power and influence. His attempts to seek justice come to nothing, and with the other side's overwhelming influence, he has no choice but to become a delivery driver. Who could have guessed that while performing a good deed, he'd be struck by a heavy truck and sent straight to the Republican era? Then his transmigration golden finger turns out to let him travel between the 210Reads7.2Score149Shelves
47. 197 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 264Reads7.6Score101Shelves
48. 198 双 Dual Travels in Republican-Era China: Slaughtering the Japanese Invaders 双穿民国之屠戮倭寇 Good Luck Keeps Coming好运不断Urban369k WordsOngoing Li Xiaren was an outstanding young man who had been 25 for years. After finally finding a girlfriend, he was just about to duo queue with her when a ball lightning bolt whisked him away to Shanghai during the Republican era. To his surprise, the mark left by the ball lightning lets him travel back and forth between the two worlds. In an instant, two monumental eras open up before him... 1.5kReads6.7Score—Shelves
49. 199 两 Invincible Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之无敌 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban177k WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao was an ordinary wage slave. To survive in this damnable era, he had no choice but to go abroad and become a mercenary, risking his life for a living so his family could have an easier life. Who could have guessed that, through a twist of fate, he would transmigrate back to the late 1970s? See how Wu Xiaoyao, equipped with the golden finger every transmigrator needs, makes a name for himself in that red-hot era! 555Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 200 万 The Controller of Ten Thousand Worlds, Roaming the City 万界掌控者都市逍遥 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban3.4M WordsOngoing Wu Zhantian, a young man from Huaxia, accidentally fell from the summit of Mount Hua. He was rescued by the Venerable Myriad Swords, who happened to be passing by Earth. Wu Zhantian was then taken to the top-tier world of the Hongmeng Realm, where he became the Venerable Myriad Swords' disciple and began cultivating. By chance, his master found the Origin of the World in the Myriad Venerables' Secret Realm. But Dragon Rock Emperor, an ancient skeleton, and the Venerable Myriad Swords' eldest dis 1kReads6.4Score—Shelves

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