The Underworld, Ghost Hunting, and Ghost Catchers 地府，捉鬼，阴差

1. 201 掐 One Quick Calculation, and the Metaphysics Expert Says You're Doomed 掐指一算，玄学真千金说你要完蛋 Xiao yasmola小yasmolaModern Romance568k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics, Celestial Master, real and fake heiresses, family favorite, showbiz, fortune-telling] The long-lost daughter of the Wen family has found her way home! Rumor has it the real heiress came last in every school exam and goes around swindling people, promoting feudal superstition. Everyone is waiting to see the real heiress make a fool of herself. But after waiting and waiting, they discover that not only has the real heiress gotten into a prestigious university, she's also become a 8.3kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
2. 202 惊 Breaking News! I Kissed the CEO in a Vegetative State Awake 惊爆！我把植物人霸总给吻醒了 Beef Noodles with No Beef and No Noodles牛肉面没有牛肉没有面Modern Romance237k WordsCompleted [Infertile, sweet-on-the-outside-but-dark-within CEO & lucky-in-love, gorgeous heroine + both virgins + second male lead gets his comeuppance + face-slapping + male lead dotes on her] After three years as a lovesick simp, she has only one day left to live when the System admits it got the target wrong. The real target is Gu Wuyang, his fabulously wealthy adoptive father! Su Qingge: “You could’ve waited until I died to tell me!” Luckily, Gu Wuyang is in a vegetative state, so she can do whatever 65Reads6.7Score—Shelves
3. 203 总 The CEO Won't Let His Wife Practice the Supernatural Arts 总裁不准夫人搞玄学 Xing Hui星茴Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + powerhouse + adored by the whole family + hilarious chaos + ridiculous antics + unleashing ultimate moves nonstop!] Word has it that the Nan family had a mix-up involving a real and a fake heiress. The real heiress was a metaphysics powerhouse who opened the door to a whole new world for the Nan family. One day, the powerhouse was heading out to “take care of business.” Twin Fifth Brother: Little sis, take me with you! Movie Star Fourth Brother: I wanna go, I wanna go! Doctor Thir 24.9kReads9.4Score3.2kShelves
4. 204 道 The Daoist Sect's Underworld Office 道门阴司 May the Elderly Find Peace老者安之Eastern Fantasy285k WordsCompleted [No System + No Golden Finger + Not a Mindless Power Fantasy + Young Taoist + Slow Burn + Earth God] All beneath heaven belongs to the king. Under the Celestial Court, the Underworld Bureau and the Taoist Office govern side by side, one yin and one yang, complementing each other! The protagonist's soul transmigrates into the body of a young Taoist. Starting as an off-the-books employee of the Underworld Bureau, he rises step by step until he stands equal with heaven and earth. 31Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 205 都 I Told You I'm a Good-for-Nothing, So Why Force Me to Become a Grim Reaper? 都说了我是废柴，非逼我当阴差 Crane Leaving the Branch鹤别枝Urban109k WordsOngoing As the most good-for-nothing extra in history, Lin Gou just wants to lie flat and live like a lazy fish. Unfortunately, the Underworld’s HR department got his performance records mixed up and forcibly assigned him to work as a spirit constable in the mortal world. From then on, he was saddled with ghost-catching KPIs and forced to work around the clock. On his very first day, he ran into a top-tier star whose child ghost had turned on him. The film set was crawling with ghosts. Lin Gou silently —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   You could check this out; the protagonist's witty remarks are quite amusing.

6. 206 渡 Record of Soul Crossing 渡魂录 Cat Roaming the Way猫游道Mystery371k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Classic Xuanhuan + Political Intrigue] Xie Wushe stood at the ferry crossing of the River Nai, gazing into the distance. A cold glint flashed in the depths of his dark eyes. Ning Commandery, this land caught between yin and yang, was so corrupt that not a trace of purity could seep through. The Netherworld was in chaos… 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Well, there isn't much plain language. It requires slow reading. You can feel immersed in the story through the text. The opening scene beautifully portrays Naihe. There's also the protagonist as a ghost messenger and the supporting characters who provide comedic relief.

7. 207 鹿 Lu Ling Feng Shui Shop 鹿灵风水铺 Silent Worry不语忧Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted paranormal suspense + mild horror + one-on-one romance + episodic stories] Lu Ling is forced to take over the feng shui shop her father left her and shoulder the Lu family’s duty as spirit-contractors. Only after she starts taking on cases does she realize that people can be far more terrifying than ghosts. 7kReads9.0Score1kShelves
8. 208 天 The Heavenly Dao's Last Successor 天道最后传人 A Shallow, Sincere Parting浅挚半离兮Mystery525k WordsCompleted In my previous life, I was a judge of the dead. In this one, I have entered the Heavenly Dao. When demons take root in the heart, five thunders descend and vital energy awakens. I will slay demons and exorcise evil, and the righteous path will endure. Ever since I was born, the whole village has treated me like a “freak.” The midwife who delivered me was struck dead by lightning that very night. My father, a respected local exorcist, could only see her off on her final journey. By chance, I bega 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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   He became a judge after death.

9. 209 神 The Fortune-Telling Siblings Return from the Dead and Conquer the 1960s 神棍兄妹魂归，玩转60年代 Rapid1急速1Mystery785k WordsOngoing Period setting + high martial arts + no romance + apocalypse + spatial powers + cultivation + ghost-catching + wild imagination The Jin family is an old and prestigious family of mystics. When the Jin family welcomes twins, a boy and a girl, they are born with twin destinies. This foretells the end of the Jin family's inheritance, and also that the twins will cultivate the true Way. It is both an ending and a new beginning. Jin Qingye and Jin Qingyao leave their bodies in spirit form and underg 33Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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   Ghost hunting, there will be a lot of ghost hunting later on.

10. 210 人 True Accounts of a Ghost Hunter: The Lone Soul Ferryman 人间鬼差实录：独行渡魂人 Sure Sure Sure Sure 33行行行行33Mystery88k WordsOngoing After an accident, Xu Xinyou obtained a Soul Ferrying Envoy’s token and became the only Soul Ferrying Envoy, helping stranded spirits return to the cycle of reincarnation. As he ferried souls, he experienced one moving story after another, strengthening his resolve to continue down this path. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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11. 211 地 The King of the Underworld's Beloved 地府鬼君的心尖宠 Leisurely Appreciation悠赏Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Sweet romance, 1v1, adored by everyone, supernatural, strong heroine] Also known as “I Run an Inn in the Underworld.” The general manager of the Afterlife Inn is a troublemaker across all three realms, so infamous that even the King of Hell would rather avoid her. She often sends the Underworld gifts like arson and missing-person cases, leaving everyone on edge. One day, the seal on the netherworld weakened. Someone who should have been reduced to ashes a thousand years ago came stumbling out 60Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    1. A morally upright young Yama seeks faith in the human world. 🌿 2. Bai Wuchang (White Impermanence) livestreams the ferrying of ghosts. 🌿 3. The male lead becomes a ghost messenger, taking souls from all corners of the underworld. 🌿 4. A stubborn resident of the underworld rises to power. 🌿 5. After signing in for a thousand years in the underworld and receiving rewards, he is reincarnated as a powerful figure. 6. The female lead runs an inn in the underworld. 🌿

12. 212 史 The Most Wronged City God in History 史上最冤城隍爷 Gentleman's Stratagem君子策Eastern Fantasy101k WordsCompleted Hao Ren did good deeds until he earned a golden body of merit, enough to give even the King of Hell a headache. His physical body was ruined, leaving him unable to return to life. The entire underworld voted to send him to another world to become its City God! They expected him to coast along doing nothing, but then a drought struck Luozhou, leaving thousands of miles of scorched earth. An old farmer came crying to the ruined temple: “City God, save us!” Hao Ren drew in the incense smoke he hadn 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    He accumulated a golden body from doing good deeds, which worried Yama, the King of Hell, so he sent him to another world to become the City God. When Luozhou suffered a severe drought, he beheaded the Dragon King and ordered: "Luozhou must receive rain!"

13. 213 孟 Meng Po Sang Wan 孟婆桑晚 Ling Yue Shuang凌玥霜Ancient Romance203k WordsCompleted The Three Realms, Heaven, the Underworld, and the human world, are governed by strict order. Reincarnation is controlled by the Underworld, and Meng Po’s Soup is the key to the cycle. But a conspiracy a thousand years in the making is about to shatter the balance. The amnesiac Meng Po, Sang Wan, turns out to be the key to unraveling the mystery. A banished goddess and a cold, ruthless King of Hell go from suspicion and testing each other to joining forces against fate, exposing a shocking conspi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Synopsis of *Meng Po Sang Wan*: Tags: Fantasy/Mythology | Past Life & Present Life | Heartbreaking Romance | Power Struggle | Cataclysm of the Three Realms --- [Core Setting] - Worldview: The Three Realms (Heaven, Underworld, and Human Realm) are strictly ordered, with reincarnation controlled by the Underworld. Meng Po's Soup is the key to reincarnation. However, a conspiracy planned for a thousand years is breaking the balance, and Meng Po Sang Wan, who has lost her memory, is the key to unlocking all the mysteries. - Main Plot: A banished goddess × a cold-blooded Yama, from suspicion and testing to joining hands to fight against fate, revealing a shocking conspiracy that will overturn the Three Realms. --- [Story Summary] Volume 1: The Forgotten Destiny "A bowl of Meng Po's Soup, forgetting all past lives—but she forgot why she became Meng Po." - Sang Wan is Meng Po on the Bridge of Helplessness in the Underworld, serving the departed souls the soup that makes them forget their past lives, yet she knows nothing about her own past. - Xie Yanjin, the cold-blooded ruler of the underworld, pays special attention to her, secretly investigating her connection to the turmoil in the celestial realm a thousand years ago. - Souls are reincarnated one after another with their memories, causing the Meng Po soup to suddenly lose its effectiveness, enraging the celestial realm. Sang Wan discovers that the ingredients have been tampered with, and the mastermind behind it all is her former apprentice—the celestial medicine boy Qing He. Volume Two: Shattered Memories "Those dreams were not illusions, but her sealed divine essence." - Sang Wan triggers the memory seal, discovering that she was once the "Goddess of the River of Oblivion," who controlled the memories of the three realms, and was banished to the mortal realm for discovering the Heavenly Emperor's unspeakable secret. - "Xie Yanjin, guarding the River of Oblivion for a thousand years, have you ever lived for yourself even for a moment?" "Yes, in every life, until the moment you cross the Bridge of Helplessness."

14. 214 看 You Look Down on Security Guards? Time for a Little Fist! 看不起保安？小铁拳来喽！ Orange and Grapefruit橙子和柚子Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Role-playing + choices + comedy + superpowers + school life + nearly invincible] Some people don't become security guards until they are sixty. Qin Yu is different: at just eighteen, he has become the honored five-star general of Biguiyuan, skipping decades of detours compared to everyone else! It's all because he awakened the God-Tier Role-Playing System. As long as he plays different professions, he can earn rewards! [Play the role of an outstanding security guard] [Mission objectives]: 1. St 19.3kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves

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    Good book, read it quickly

15. 215 校 After the Campus Belle Left, My Heroic Spirit Awakened: Zhao Zilong, Unmatched 校花走后，我英魂觉醒无双赵子龙 Walking Through Summer行于夏Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [High-Energy Action + One Against Ten Thousand + Beating Up Prodigies + More Hype Than a Blockbuster + School Beauty + Anime Style + Pure Romance] There was once a sincere love right in front of Qin Xia, but he wasn’t able to cherish it... He transmigrates to Blue Star and gets a fresh start at life. On the day he awakens his profession, Qin Xia kisses the school beauty and awakens a super S-class Heroic Spirit: the God Zhao Yun! [Unmatched Against All: The more enemies you face, the stronger yo 11.4kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
16. 216 我 I’m Only in the God Transformation Stage. Is It Really Appropriate for Me to Take the College Entrance Exam? 我一个化神期，参加高考合理吧？ Selling Flowers with Wine提酒卖花Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Ding! You killed a mutated wild rabbit. Points +3.] [Ding! You killed a first-rank demon beast, the Boar King. Points +20.] [Ding! You killed a second-rank demon beast, the Hyena Queen. Points +50.] Yang Fan transmigrates into a world where spiritual qi has revived and monsters and demons run rampant. From the start, he is the top student at Mengxi High School, but tests show he has no spiritual root, making him a laughingstock throughout the school. He thinks his life is over, but unexpectedly 26.9kReads8.1Score3.4kShelves
17. 217 集 Wielding the Strongest Superpowers, I Sweep Through the Apocalypse 集最强异能于一身横扫末世 Starry Dream and Fated Romance星梦辰缘Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.4M WordsCompleted [Zombie apocalypse · No System · No rebirth · One heroine · Squad growth · Ensemble cast · Strong protagonist · Decisive and ruthless] The apocalypse arrives, and staying alive becomes the greatest challenge. Scarce supplies, zombies everywhere, terrifying mutated beasts, and… human nature under the apocalypse all turn survival into a nightmare. Shaoguang → Kaiyang → Yuheng → Tianquan → Tianji → Tianxuan → Tianshu → Yinyuan → Dongming Lighting up each star grants an ability. Everyone else gets a 145.6kReads9.0Score12.7kShelves
18. 218 沙 My Silly Junior Brother Is Strong and Totally Unhinged 沙雕小师弟，很强很疯癫 Han Hong涵鸿Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted and hilarious, exciting plot + satisfying wish fulfillment + fast-paced, quick power-ups + powerful protagonist + plundering the entire immortal realm + decisive and ruthless + come along for the ride.] The shameless Jiang Xiaobai is a ruthless fighter with monstrous power, crushing every enemy in his path. A gold-devouring beast named Brocade-Haired Pig: hilarious, with an astonishing treasure-hunting ability. No treasure can escape its nose. A sleazy, lecherous turtle named Guogu 10.5kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
19. 219 末 Apocalypse: Everyone Gets a Devil Fruit, and I Snatched the Azure Dragon 末世：全民恶魔果实，我截获青龙 Creation Is Merciless造物无情Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsCompleted [Reborn + not a stockpiling story + ruthless and decisive + anime elements + two female leads + family included] Reborn before the apocalypse, Ao Xin eats the Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Azure Dragon form from One Piece ahead of time. Zombies attack? Watch the azure dragon soar through the sky and fight bloody battles for a thousand miles! Slay her enemies, recruit the strong, and build her own Beast Base! The first divine gift, the Devil Fruit, arrives. Everyone can learn Haki and train the 13kReads7.9Score1.1kShelves
20. 220 修 Cultivation: A Rake from the Start, Digging Is the Only Way to Survive 修仙：开局一只耙，活命全靠挖 Li Bai Mines Coal李白挖煤Eastern Fantasy3.7M WordsCompleted [An unconventional take on longevity + System stat upgrades + master of playing it safe + lighthearted humor] Wang Bu’er transmigrates to a cultivation world and awakens the LifePay System. From the start, all he has is a little hoe, but digging up plants earns him more lifespan. The System can store life, transfer it, invest it, and even lend it out. Can’t beat a Foundation Establishment cultivator? Just wait until I’ve dug my way to eighty years old, then I’ll come back and wipe you out! My be 974Reads7.3Score127Shelves
21. 221 凡 Cultivating Immortality as a Mortal, with a Celestial Grotto from the Start 凡人修仙，开局一个仙洞 The Durian Who Draws画画的榴莲Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation, traditional cultivation, no System, slow burn, gets exciting later, starts in a small mountain village] A pebble, a cave, and an orphan: together, they begin a legendary journey of cultivation. Wang Shitou finds a small stone by the river and enters a cave. Gradually, he discovers the cave's remarkable uses and names it the Immortal Cave. Items placed inside the Immortal Cave never deteriorate, and the cave can also increase spiritual energy. Spirit herbs planted there grow 28.6kReads8.5Score3.4kShelves
22. 222 兰 The Book of Fated Bonds 兰因簿 Preserved Egg and Lean Meat rou Porridge皮蛋瘦rou粥Modern Romance159k WordsOngoing [Underworld Temp Worker + Civil Service Bureaucrat + Yin-Yang Romance] Do you think Fengdu opens its gates to the human world only on the Ghost Festival? It doesn't. The gates of the netherworld don't wait for any one particular festival. They stand open every day, day and night. Do you think that once you cross the Naihe Bridge and drink a bowl of Meng Po's soup, all love, hate, and longing will vanish without a trace? That's not true either. Countless obsessions will wander the depths of 28Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Temporary Underworld Worker + Civil Servant + Extraordinary Encounter with the Yin and Yang] A modern-day overworked ox or horse, nearly dying from exhaustion while reading academic papers in the early hours of the morning, finds itself transported to Fengdu (the underworld) as a temporary worker.

23. 223 我 I Rule the Underworld as a Living Yama 我在鬼界当活阎王 Water Moon, Empty Blossoms水月空花Eastern Fantasy599k WordsOngoing (A work from my early, immature days) [Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism] [Xianxia cultivation fantasy] [An ensemble cast saving the world] [Two souls in one body] [Humorous and witty] [Disordered timelines] [Wildly imaginative] (Volume One: The Great Calamity Looms; Volume Two: Saving the Three Realms; Volume Three: Managing Affairs in the Ghost Realm; Volume Four: Trials in the Demon Realm...) What! The foremost female King of Hell in the Three Realms is actually a nine-tailed fox! The Ghost 13Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    This novel is great, I recommend it to everyone, it's fantastic!

24. 224 去 I Went on a Blind Date, and My Identity as a Yellow River Corpse Retriever Was Exposed 去相亲，黄河捞尸人身份曝光了 Urban Glory都市荣耀Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing Lin Yan was a corpse retriever. In his previous life, he violated the three taboos of the trade and was consumed by baleful energy, only to be reborn by accident. After binding to the Corpse Retriever System, he returns to his old profession and becomes the last corpse retriever in a parallel world! This time, he swears he won't repeat the mistakes of his past life! But unexpectedly, he ends up trending online. UC: “Shocking! Celebrity W 2.1kReads7.8Score264Shelves

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    Although the flowers may wither, they will bloom again.

25. 225 啊 Huh? Me? I Became the Ghost King? 啊？我？成鬼王了？ Treading Water at Sea for Half the Night海里扑腾半宿Fantastical Romance159k WordsOngoing Wang Gui always thought she would sooner or later drop dead at her desk. Overtime, takeout, endless messages saying “Received,” and a salary that barely qualified as compensation for emotional distress: that was her entire life. Then, late one night at work, her heart stopped and everything went black. When she opened her eyes again, an iron chain thicker than her wrist was dragging her forward. Ahead of her was a towering, muscular figure with horns on its head, muttering: “Ran a lot of them in —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A mistake by the underworld forces Wang Gui, a white-collar worker, to choose between two options: become the Ghost King to catch ghosts and prolong his life, or return to the mortal realm and live for three days before dying of illness. Choosing the former, he unlocks ghost-catching skills under Qin Yi's guidance. The story blends workplace tropes with fantasy, and its logical plot makes it easy to read.

26. 226 玄 The Book of Feng Shui and the Mystical Arts 玄学风水录 Reverend Tiantong天同道长Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Adventures in Modern Feng Shui is adapted from the true experiences of Li Chengxuan, a modern feng shui master. It offers the most up-to-date and down-to-earth account of feng shui in the city, reflecting people's contemporary fascination with the subject. Through varied settings and feng shui incidents, it answers people's questions about the practice. It also records practical methods and techniques, letting readers learn more about feng shui through gripping stories. This is truly an account 175Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Between reality and the realm of yin and yang, reality and illusion intertwine, and the world is ever-changing and unpredictable.

27. 227 枪 My Gunplay Is the Way: I Use an M1911 to Exorcise Ghosts 枪法即道法，我用M1911驱鬼 It's Spicy Hot Pot是麻辣火锅Mystery393k WordsCompleted (Just got a rating) (harem) (urban high martial arts, supernatural mysteries, Taoist priest, multiple heroines, daily life, ghost-hunting with firearms, urban supernatural abilities, SCP-like, no System, solving cases, tomboy, childhood friends, tsundere) “Have you made up your mind?” “I have.” Wu Kui picks up the document and signs his name. “A true hero, and so young!” “No. I just don’t want to be kept in the dark.” To protect Wen Wan, an innocent girl with a rare Yin fate who is repeatedly ta 68Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    This is a treasure trove of supernatural fiction that I've read countless times! I've read it three times and still want to reread it. The M1911 exorcism setting combined with the Taoist magic fusion plot is absolutely amazing! No plot holes whatsoever, you can jump right in without worrying about anything! #NeverReading #MultipleFemaleLeads #SupernaturalExorcism #TaoistGrievances

28. 228 黄 The Lady Master of the Yellow Springs Express 黄泉快递的当家女先生 It's Prajna, Yeah是般若吖Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Plot-driven fantasy anthology | Deities undergoing tribulations × ten lifetimes of reincarnation | Spirit communication and fortune-telling | Subverting expectations | The early chapters focus on the heroine's growth. After experiencing supernatural events and schemes, she gradually uncovers more secrets about her past life and origins. Spoiler: the story is told in reverse chronological order. Take your time and enjoy! 63Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is absolutely fantastic, combining the merits of ghost-catching with a touch of romance.

29. 229 三 Three Hundred Lives as a Commoner, Rising from the Underworld 三百世平民，从地府崛起 Ibuprofen Sweetheart布洛芬暖男Urban66k WordsOngoing For three hundred lifetimes, he was a commoner. In this life, after struggling for half his years, he was still poor, and ultimately died while trying to help someone in danger. If he drank Granny Meng's soup, wouldn't he still be a pauper eighteen years later? He'd have to go through all the hardship of this life all over again. Zhao Feng arrived in the underworld and angrily brought his case before the King of Hell. Were wealth, power, and status really matters of birth? “Hmph! The Heavenly Da —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book, seeking recommendations.

30. 230 阴 The Underworld’s Third Party: Field Receptionist for Ghosts 阴间第三方：鬼怪外勤接待员 Little Song the Postman from the Other Shore彼岸邮差小宋Mystery193k WordsOngoing [A hilarious ghost-hunting story! Two male leads! No romance whatsoever! If that's not your thing, don't read!] [Hilarious ghost-hunting + no CP + no harem + no face-slapping] “Officer, I've told you everything. We came here to hunt ghosts!” “Someone take him in for a psychiatric evaluation.” “Wait! The real reason I trespassed in that house was that I fell in love with Grandpa Li at first sight!” “...” A story with two male leads and no female lead, with serious comedy and serious ghost-hunting 3Reads6.5Score—Shelves

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    Haha, this is amazing! I've found such a gem of a novel! I love it! No female lead, two male leads, both intelligent and not overly sentimental, plus the plot is quite funny. It's really good. Perfect for someone like me who's afraid I'll fall in love with something.

31. 231 出 The Years of a Spirit Medium's Disciple 出马弟子的时光 Zhengyuan Hall Wang Clan Immortal Manor正缘堂王门仙府Mystery163k WordsOngoing Everything that happens in this book is based on my own real experiences, with a touch of fantasy added! There's some popular science in here, too! I hope you enjoy it! 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I highly recommend this book because it's a genuine Northern School shamanic text. The author himself is a shamanic practitioner, making it more professional and informative. Those interested in Northern School shamanic practices should definitely check it out.

32. 232 茅 The Maoshan Taoist-Buddhist Master 茅山道释 Heaven and Earth Dream of Butterflies天地梦蝶Urban5.7M WordsOngoing [Maoshan] + [Supernatural] + [Urban Cultivation] + [Stunning Beauties] The mighty Heavenly Emperor is reborn, only to be driven to the brink by a predatory loan contract?! In my previous life, I was Shiti Huan Yindiluo, the Heavenly Emperor. My merits complete, I should have ascended beyond the heavens, but I was ambushed by petty villains, and my divine soul fell into the mortal world! Fortunately, the power of the Sumeru Realm protected me, and I was reborn alongside a Maoshan Celestial Maste 759Reads—Score100Shelves
33. 233 弥 Maitreya Heavenly Emperor 弥勒天帝 Heaven and Earth Dream of Butterflies天地梦蝶Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation + creation of the heavens and myriad worlds + fantasy + beauties galore] Citi Tianxing has already reached the peak of the Heavenly Emperor realm, yet he resolutely gives up his position as sovereign over all worlds and ventures toward an even higher, unknown realm. He seeks to question the heavens: What is the meaning of cultivation? What is the purpose of creation? Follow him as he battles across the Myriad Worlds, comprehending the great mysteries of darkness, light, life, 150Reads6.2Score—Shelves
34. 234 清 Seeking the Dao in the Qingyang Underworld: From Clerk to Emperor of Fengdu 清阳地府问道：从文书到酆都大帝 Mr. He water何先生waterMystery238k WordsOngoing Qingyangzi, a graphic designer, suddenly dies of hereditary hypertension. Before his three souls can disperse, the Black and White Impermanence seize him and drag him to the underworld. The King of Hell checks the Book of Life and Death, sees that Qingyangzi has not yet reached the end of his lifespan and has committed few sins, and, with the underworld short-staffed, sends him to the desolate, miasma-filled Abandoned Soul Abyss to serve as a clerk. This is a place of spiritual dissolution that 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traditional fantasy, fast update speed. The protagonist dies and is taken back to the underworld by the Black and White Impermanence.

35. 235 恐 Horror Arena: From the Start, a Red-and-White Collision Scares the World to Tears 恐怖擂台：开局红白撞煞吓哭全球 I'm Not the Regiment Commander我不是团长Urban1.6M WordsOngoing A horror arena has descended upon Blue Star. Each nation must summon a terrifying entity to fight for it. The winners will see their national fortunes flourish and endure for all eternity. The losers will see their national fortunes decline, their resources and territory plundered, and their dignity stripped away. To claim victory, nations everywhere summon horrors native to their lands. The Sakura Nation has the Slit-Mouthed Woman, the Red Cape, the Four Great Female Ghosts, and the Hundred Gho 19.3kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    Ghosts and monsters of the underworld, all sorts of mysterious events and ghosts~

36. 236 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 159Reads8.9Score—Shelves
37. 237 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 957.1kReads9.6Score121.4kShelves
38. 238 北 Tales from the Northern Horsemen 北马见闻录 Traveling Through the Dark黑灯瞎火去赶路Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted I’m a spirit medium. What do I need brains for? As long as I’m stubborn enough, those weasels can’t get the better of me. This is a story full of blood and heart, and the legend of a spirit medium’s life. Whether it’s life or human nature, the wise will eventually find the answers meant for them. A record of strange encounters, and half the history of the Ma family. Folk legends, chilling mysteries, and uncanny wonders, all within... 3.5kReads8.9Score287Shelves

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39. 239 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? 17Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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40. 240 造 Damn, This Grim Reaper Is Way Too Handsome! 造孽啊，这个鬼差正的发邪！ Wind Chimes Don't Go Crazy风铃不疯Eastern Fantasy272k WordsOngoing [Primordial World + Underworld + Soul Reapers + Hextech System + The Protagonist Is Righteous to a Fault!] After his death, Chu Yang transmigrates into the body of a soul-reaping ghost constable in the Underworld of the Primordial World. He awakens a ghost-rank trait System, and as long as he works hard, he can keep refreshing outrageously powerful traits. There’s just one problem: he can’t help feeling that his traits are a little strange… [Spirit Treasure Implant I (Silver): Each spirit treas —Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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41. 241 西 Journey to the West: Houtu's First Disciple! The Monkey Causes Chaos in the Underworld from the Start 西游：后土首徒！开局猴子闹地府 Big Weirdo大怪怪Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to the Primordial World, he became the Great Emperor Fengdu and Houtu’s first disciple. But the tide of fate could not be turned. No matter how carefully he plotted, he remained powerless, until the age of Journey to the West. By then, Houtu had grown despondent, the Underworld had no powerful experts, and both the Heavenly Court and Ksitigarbha were watching it like hawks. Fengdu awakened the Supreme Netherworld System! In that case, let’s start with a small goal: establ 10.5kReads6.3Score642Shelves
42. 242 我 I, a Lowly Soldier of the Underworld, Steadily Become a Saint! 我，地府小兵，稳健成圣！ Little Daoist of the Nine Heavens九天小道Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Primordial World and Investiture of the Gods! Steady growth! Rising from humble beginnings! Clear-headed advancement! Decisive and ruthless! No System!] Lu Chen was reborn in the Primordial World, after the Witch-Demon Tribulation but before the Investiture of the Gods tribulation, as one of the five-colored stones left behind after the sky was mended. After taking human form, he was unusually clear-headed. He refused to join the Jie Sect and instead entered the Underworld, where he became a lo 499Reads6.9Score—Shelves
43. 243 开 Dumped from the Start, I Awaken the Ten Yama Kings! 开局被分手，我觉醒十殿阎罗！ Coin-Minting Xiaoxiang铸币小向晚Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [SSS-Rank from the Start, Elegant and Unbeatable, Plenty of Trump Cards, No System] Hey, everyone! My girlfriend, the campus belle, dumped me right from the start. But I didn’t panic. As the reincarnation of the Netherworld Emperor, I immediately awakened the SSS-Rank Ten Halls of the Underworld! What? As a transmigrator, I don’t have a System? Still, no need to panic! I have the innate Forbidden Red Paper Umbrella! Let the invading foreign races come, let the myriad realms descend! Draw the swo 62kReads8.7Score5.2kShelves
44. 244 坟 Survival in the Graveyard: From the Start, Wrapped in a Corpse Shroud, I Evolve the Underworld 坟场求生：开局裹尸席，进化地府 A Heart That Knows No Tenderness不知轻柔心Sports409k WordsOngoing [Chinese-style horror + universal lords + over a thousand types of ghosts + complete evolution system + cultivating uncanny plants + tomb raiding and grave digging + traditional folk customs + partial survival] Currently revising. If you enjoy this type of story, please check out the new book on my profile. 139Reads7.6Score—Shelves
45. 245 恐 The Age of Terror: I Begin as a Gravekeeper 恐怖时代，从成为守墓人开始 Ghost God Yama鬼神阎罗Mystery3.3M 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 89.2kReads8.9Score7.9kShelves
46. 246 全 Global Dungeons: The SSS-Rank Ten Fiends Yama from the Start 全球副本：开局SSS级十煞阎王 Classmate Xiaoming2小明同学2Urban124k WordsOngoing [New System + Ruthless and Decisive + 60% Dungeon Content] In the year 3000 of the Blue Star calendar, spiritual qi revival sweeps the globe, and monsters descend. Just as humanity faces extinction, dungeons appear and are livestreamed worldwide. The Ghost Realm, the Magic Realm, Eastern fantasy worlds… Those who enter the dungeons awaken divine talents, and humanity relies on divine abilities to fight the monsters of the Abyss. In 3001, Awakened ones around the world begin to awaken divine bein —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 247 纸 Is Paper Effigy Crafting Weak? Have You Ever Seen the Underworld Descend? 纸扎匠弱？可曾听闻地府降临 Ink Sword Flowing Light墨剑流光Urban137k WordsOngoing [Power Fantasy] [System] [No Female Lead] [Decisive and Ruthless] After transmigrating to a world where everyone changed classes, Su Chen discovered that he'd awakened the weakest E-rank class: Paper Effigy Maker. But at the same time, he'd also awakened the Underworld Mythology Compendium System. While everyone was marveling at the strength of the A-rank Gunfighter class, Su Chen simply made paper effigies of Black and White Impermanence, and the Gunfighter started trembling with fear. Whil —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 248 鬼 One Yin Soldier Every Second in the Ghost Realm: I Rebuild the Underworld 鬼界一秒涨一阴兵，我重建地府 Drunkard of Gaoyang高阳酒徒Eastern Fantasy235k WordsOngoing [Rebuild the Underworld, gather incense offerings, raise armies, conquer the myriad heavens, Yin Celestial Emperor, Great Emperor Fengdu] Three thousand years ago, the Buddhist and Immortal Realms waged the War of the Six Realms. In the name of saving all living beings, they destroyed the Ghost Realm, which had maintained the balance of Heaven and Earth. From that moment on, the Ghost Realm shattered, and reincarnation collapsed. The Underworld's lords, ghosts, gods, ghost kings, and underworld 62Reads5.6Score—Shelves
49. 249 神 Divinity: The Awakening of the Military Soul, Mythology Is Bound to Descend 神祇：军魂觉醒，神话终将降临 Mu Shuangxi木双夕Eastern Fantasy3.2M WordsCompleted In a world of deities, transcend dimensions and become a god! The Yellow Springs Road of the Forgotten River, the Flowers of the Other Shore, and the Bridge of Helplessness. With a three-spirit altar of heroic spirits, undead, and gods and demons, rebuild Fengdu’s ghost realm, forge the supreme netherworld, and roam the Myriad Worlds! 28.9kReads9.0Score2.3kShelves
50. 250 我 I Am the Lord of Yama, Leading My Ghost Army to Sweep Across All Races 我，阎罗领主，率鬼军横扫万族 The Wind Blows North风往北吹Sports2.2M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + Invincible + Reborn] Under the System’s control, billions of people transmigrate and are reborn on the Creation Continent as lords of their own territories. Every lord receives an initial building for recruiting troops. They can recruit units, grow their forces, plunder resources, and compete against the myriad races. To Xu Ye’s surprise, his initial troop-building structure is actually the Gate of the Underworld! It can summon countless ghosts to fight the myriad race 11.6kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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