Supernatural Stories With a Powerful Male Lead From the Start, No Harem, and Side Characters Who Aren’t Idiots 灵异，男主一开始就很厉害，没有后宫，配角不脑残

1. 51 旁 Heterodox Arts: Beginning My Cultivation by Refining the Entire Village 旁门左道：从炼化全村开始修行 The Yasha Who Loves Meat爱吃肉的夜叉Mystery383k WordsCompleted I'm working on a new novel in the same genre. My grand goal for 2026: finish my first million-word novel. Longtime readers, stay tuned. [Corpse Control, Cursecraft, Raising Little Ghosts]+ [Eight Hundred Schemes Up His Sleeve]+ [Master of Disguise]+ [Sneaky Schemer]+ [Voldemort] My name is Chen Xiu. If you become my enemy, it's to the death. That's why people in the business like to call me “Daoist Wuyou.” I always say: pay me, and I'll solve your problems… A child lights a lamp, a vengefu 3.9kReads7.2Score25014d adds

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   Two unorthodox novels. The first protagonist's parents were persecuted by the villagers, but he feigned ignorance to escape and became an apprentice of a wicked cultivator, who then used him as material for possession. He later killed the old Taoist priest and carved out a new path for himself in the supernatural world. The second protagonist's shop sprouts mysterious flowers, which are favored by ghost messengers, giving him a powerful backer. He later becomes an apprentice of a wicked Taoist disciple, only to betray his master and ancestors. Through his shamelessness and despicable nature, he becomes feared throughout the supernatural world. I personally prefer the ghost-taming novel.

2. 52 我 Even Ghost Messengers Say the Hotpot at My Restaurant Is Delicious 我开的火锅店，鬼差吃了都说好 Lone Lord孤爷Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Low-key version She dropped out of school at thirteen and worked as a chef until she was nineteen. With the savings Lin Ye had scraped together over those six years, he opened a hot pot restaurant. Who could have guessed his venture would get off to such a poor start, with business so slow the place was about to close? Just as he was wondering what to do next, two customers showed up on the restaurant's final night and changed his life... Grim Reaper: “Boss Lin, your hot pot is so spicy. It 31.6kReads9.1Score2.8k14d adds

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   These two are the best I've read with virtually no major flaws; they're very enjoyable reads. The male lead is straightforward, decisive, and incredibly kind. [Heart emoji]

3. 53 四 Four-House Village 四户村 Thirty Years Before and After前后三十年Mystery214k WordsOngoing I live in Sihu Village, a place sheltered on all four sides. Just as its name suggests, Sihu Village has exactly four households, no more and no less. There is no life or death here, only reincarnation, once every twelve years. The rules of Sihu Village are simple: the master must not leave the village, and guests must not stay overnight. Then one day, I really did leave the village, breaking the rules... 12Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Sihu Village, as its name suggests, has exactly four households. In Sihu Village, there is no life or death, only reincarnation. A reincarnation occurs once every twelve years. The rules of Sihu Village are: hosts must not leave the village, and guests must not stay overnight. These rules are not made by humans, and no one dares to break them.

4. 54 豫 Strange Tales from Western Henan 豫西诡事 X Half-ImmortalX半仙Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted You may think I’m telling a story, but these are things I’ve experienced firsthand over the past ten-odd years. You don’t have to believe me, but are you sure everyone you’ve met was human? Science can’t explain everything… 28.9kReads8.4Score3.6k14d adds

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   Realistic and authentic, visually appealing and genuine.

5. 55 我 My Years with the 037 Special Operations Team 我在037特别行动队的那些年 Yi He易河Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted An accident awakened my supernatural ability, and from then on I joined a mysterious special operations team. The mystery of Qin Shi Huang’s immortality, a vampire uprising, World War II bombers striking a Ming Dynasty arms depot, the hidden history of Huo Qubing fighting giants... One supernatural incident after another unfolds. Could another world of strange beings be hidden beneath the surface of a peaceful, harmonious society? There are countless strange tales in this world, and nothing unde 15.5kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds
6. 56 莫 Ask Not About Immortal Mountain 莫问仙山 If That Were the Case如果的话Mystery271k WordsOngoing Supernatural horror + dark themes + episodic stories I accidentally provoked the Greedy Face, one of a three-faced deity, and an evil spirit destroyed half my face. My old friend was possessed by the Wicked Face and, seeking eternal life, turned on me with a blade. A village where people were eaten, the Pandora's box appearing, Jianmu breaking through the earth... One crisis after another plunged the world into peril. At last, I saw through the truth: the so-called elixir of immortality was no s —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

7. 57 道 The Taoist Exorcist 道门驱邪人 Peeing into the Wind and Soaking Myself迎风尿一身Mystery768k WordsCompleted Where there is evil under heaven, there are all manner of wicked things, and so there are Daoist exorcists. He travels between heaven and earth, yin and yang. He ventures deep into the hundred thousand mountains of Miao territory and far away to the borders of the southern seas. Head-dropping curses, gu raising, black magic, and all the world's fiends and spirits of darkness. He has exorcised countless demons and ghosts, only to discover in the end that nothing is more evil than the human heart. 2.6kReads9.1Score39514d adds

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   Taoist Supreme Series

8. 58 道 Supreme Taoist: A Calamity of Bloodshed 道门太上：血光之灾 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery480k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven, and slay every evil thing. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. All the great paths beneath Heaven come from Taishang. The Taishang lineage belongs to my Li family alone. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, makes a solemn vow to eradicate every evil demon beneath Heaven: he will never ascend, but remain in the mortal world for thousands of years. 11kReads9.4Score86414d adds
9. 59 道 The Supreme Taoist: Subduing Ten Thousand Ghosts 道门太上：万鬼伏藏 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery482k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, masters the supreme arts of the Daoist sect and makes a solemn vow: he will not ascend until he has eliminated every demon and evil spirit under Heaven. He willingly seals his cultivation between Heaven and Earth, remaining in the mortal realm for thousands of years! 22.4kReads9.4Score1.8k14d adds
10. 60 道 The Supreme Daoist: Endless Slaughter 道门太上：无尽杀戮 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery566k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The arts of the Daoist sect shall be supreme! All the great paths under Heaven come from the Supreme One. The Supreme One has but one lineage: the Li family! (No female lead, no harem, no System, and not a story where the protagonist is completely invincible.) 8.6kReads9.3Score60214d adds
11. 61 下 After Coming Down the Mountain, I Used the Dragon Veins to Set the World's Ley Lines Straight 下山后，我靠龙脉整顿全球地脉 Feng Lingzijun枫凌子俊Mystery333k WordsOngoing The pre-Qin Qi cultivator everyone online is searching for is actually reading feng shui on the streets of Yunzhou? Lin Xuan: Don't ask. The Patriarch is the one putting food on my table. One turn of the compass reveals good and bad fortune, shifts the feng shui, and breaks impossible deadlocks. With a stroke of a talisman, he can suppress evil spirits, send wandering cultivators on their way, and deal with anyone who refuses to behave. Other feng shui masters rely on a quick calculation wit 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's a hilarious book; they even fight the Japanese invaders, it's really satisfying!

12. 62 太 Supreme Ghost and Fiend Tamer 太上御鬼煞 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted When heaven and earth first emerged, chaos was divided; demons and monsters each claimed dominion. If anyone masters my Supreme Way, all ghosts and gods in the human realm will bow to them. [No female lead] [Semi-invincible protagonist] [A spectacular start from the very beginning] [Parallel-world supernatural fantasy] [Ensemble cast] The Supreme Taoist Li Changsheng series! Li Changsheng, the younger brother of the Dao Ancestor Laozi, also known as Li Er, makes a solemn vow: 22.9kReads9.2Score2k14d adds
13. 63 仙 Above the Immortals 仙人之上 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban1.5M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincible protagonist, no System, no brainless characters, and no wish-fulfillment. Read at your own discretion.) The ancient Immortal Court had crumbled into ruins, and the immortals of old had fallen into slumber. The world changed with every passing day, and seas became fields. All that remained of ancient times existed only in myths. Thousands of years later, the ruins of the Immortal Court once more rose above the nine heavens, and the sleeping immortals be 60.3kReads9.3Score5.6k14d adds

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    The male protagonist, burdened by the King of Hell, must learn the King's abilities or exchange fates with others to survive. He goes to the Cao family and is tricked; because he scratched Cao Xuerong's face, he's buried alive and forced to have 99 soul-suppressing nails placed on him—a rather thrilling start. Later, he crawls out and encounters a temple dedicated to the Goddess, where he becomes an apprentice. His sect is quite powerful. The male protagonist is ruthless, and the lack of explicit descriptions is a plus (the author, Fei Yi, particularly likes using flying sand and stones, so please bear with her). For those who don't find the fairy/demon setting offensive, you can check out Er Mao's works; I won't go into detail here.

14. 64 从EN Once Upon a Time, There Was a Demon-Suppressing Pass 从前有座镇妖关 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Once, there was a pass like this. Once, there was a group of people like this. Every inch of this pass was stained with blood. These people would not return until they were dead. All so that, amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood, in their final moments, they could turn around and see the lights of countless homes shining behind them, with peace and safety year after year. 160.2kReads9.6Score18.1k14d adds
15. 65 恐 Terrifying Nightmare: Extreme Survival in a Bizarre World 恐怖噩梦：我在诡异世界极限逃生 Young Bear年轻熊Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, mildly scary, no romance] Wang Yan wearily opened his front door. Inside, he saw the woman next door holding and soothing a baby, staring at him in terror. “Sorry, I’ve got the wrong apartment.” He quickly apologized and backed out, then slammed the door shut. Standing in the pitch-black hallway, he found himself unable to decide what was more terrifying: seeing his female neighbor in his home, or seeing the baby who had died long ago… 410.9kReads9.4Score77.7k14d adds

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    How about this one? Absolutely divine! It gets more and more exciting as you read on! Every beginning and character introduction is intricately connected by a powerful causal system. I highly recommend this isekai novel to everyone—it's incredibly good, with a thrilling plot, logically sound plot twists, and exquisite aesthetics. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

16. 66 天 Fish of the World 天下游鱼 Happy Acorn开心橡果Eastern Fantasy7.5M WordsCompleted By the Canglan River, a young man wears a straw raincoat and bamboo hat, holding wine in one hand and a fishing rod in the other. His heart has no place in the world, yet he finds himself in the jianghu... I come from a place beyond knowing. I want to see this world, just as unknown to me... 91.4kReads9.0Score8.9k14d adds

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    [Reincarnated, Reaching the Pinnacle Once Again!] A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called Tianyuan. His soul lamp nearly went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, although Chen Qingyuan survived, his cultivation was completely destroyed, and his spiritual root was severed. Faced with his beloved's broken engagement and the oppression of various sects, what should Chen Qingyuan do? "Chen Qingyuan, I give you two choices: one, marry me; two..." A girl in a red dress lives in Tianyuan, her eyes like stars, her voice gentle. "I choose the second." Before the girl in the red dress could finish speaking, Chen Qingyuan resolutely made his choice. (The protagonist is cunning + no system + humorous + traditional fantasy + the synopsis is weak, please read the main text.)

17. 67 重 Back to 2008: This World Is All Wrong 重回2008：这个世界不对劲 Brother Tao滔小哥Urban720k WordsCompleted The day he is laid off at thirty-five, Lin Ye is hit by a car and sent back to June 6, 2008, the night before the college entrance exams. He gains access to the “Future Sight” System, which can predict the next thirty years: the toughest exam questions, the four trillion yuan stimulus, Yanjiao housing prices. The future is in his hands. But he gradually realizes that this world isn't quite like the 2008 he remembers. On a rooftop in the dead of night stands a figure in a long robe. In the sunlig 14Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Recommending the book *Back to 2008: Something's Wrong with This World*! Chapter 119, "Borrowing a Ruler": It borrows Zhongcheng's ruler to write "heavy." The ground is the paper, the ruler is the pen, and the earth's energy is the ink. Seven strokes pause, waiting for the final stroke. That final stroke is in the protagonist's palm; the ruler absorbs the pen, and if it's touched, it's corrected. Uncle Zhou appears in a dream: It's not waiting for the pen, but for the key to come to it by itself. Chapter 121 has been updated; don't miss it if you're following the story!

18. 68 全EN Global Death Exam: Straight from the Execution Grounds to the Test Room 全球死考：刚下刑场你让我去考试 I Love Eating Cat Chips我爱吃猫片哇Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Tactical battles + mild horror + infinite-world adventure] The Deadly College Entrance Exam has arrived, dragging thirty million candidates into hell. The exam questions have been replaced with scenes from horror movies and disasters. Even staying alive is a pipe dream. Pass and earn rewards. Fail and be erased! Ten points earn ten million. One hundred points earn Tyrant genes. One thousand points earn the Apocalypse. Only ??? can make it out of this exam. To investigate, the military “ 1.7MReads9.3Score344.4k14d adds
19. 69 我 I Have Nine God-Slaying Guns, and My Ex-Girlfriend Was the First Offering from the Start 我有九把屠神枪，开局前女友祭枪 Greedy Little Mouse贪吃的小耗子Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Invincible + One Female Lead + Ruthless and Decisive, Not a Saint] Lin Feng was just another wage slave on the ancestral planet... A kind truck driver sent him on an embryonic transmigration... When he discovered that in this new world, ghosts were everywhere and powerful people were a dime a dozen! And he had what everyone agreed was a trash-tier talent... How was he supposed to deal with that? Asking online... Please help! But it didn't matter... With a ridiculously powerful family background 6.5kReads7.1Score1.2k14d adds

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    Single female lead, no system. Male lead is a top-tier second-generation rich kid, his wife is a tyrannical woman from Sichuan and Chongqing. [Full][Thinking]

20. 70 惊 Thriller: There's a Ghost in My Phone 惊悚：我的手机里有鬼 No More Wind and Rain风雨不再Mystery341k WordsOngoing A month ago, my younger sister vanished under mysterious circumstances at a subway station. A day ago, the police pulled a headless woman's body from the river. DNA testing confirmed it was my sister, Xu Yuan. A minute ago, my dead sister walked in carrying a head-shaped cake. A white ghost candle was stuck into the top of the skull, and she had made longevity noodles from her own entrails to celebrate my birthday. A minute later, I was chosen by a supernatural app's blood pact and plunged into 3.1kReads—Score42714d adds

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    The first book is excellent; every chapter is very interesting. I started following it from "Long Night Has an End" and have been following it ever since. After finishing it, I even looked for the author's previous books, which were also very good, especially "A Leaf Obscures the View"! The second book is a work I created based on all the books I've read over the years, plus some of my own creative ideas. I hope everyone can take a look; please!

21. 71 全 The All-Round Martial Saint 全能武圣 Hot-Blooded Assassination Squad热血刺杀团Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted “We can cry, we can laugh, we can feel pain, and we can die, but we will never bow our heads!” As the words rang out, billions of mortals shouted in unison, their voices shattering the clouds: “What happens in the mortal world is for mortals to decide!” “What happens in the mortal world is for mortals to decide!” “What happens in the mortal world is for mortals to decide!” Their voices gathered into a colossal blade that pierced heaven and earth. It was no weapon, but an act of will. Where that 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Hu Fei's body trembled, and he staggered back three steps, each step cracking the bluestone beneath his feet. His face paled slightly! Fu Hongxue remained standing, motionless, not retreating an inch! His pale face, black blade, and solitary figure were like an ancient stone statue! Hu Fei's heart was filled with turbulent waves! He had spent his life suppressing all heroes with his swift blade, but today, for the first time, he had been forced back three steps by someone with absolute dominance! "Brother Fu, what excellent swordsmanship!" Hu Fei roared, his fighting spirit burning fiercely. "I, Hu Fei, have never encountered an opponent like you! Again!" Hu Fei moved again! No more holding back, no more probing, the Hu family swordsmanship erupted with full force! Each strike was faster than the last! Each move was fiercer than the last! Each strike was heavier than the last! A flying tiger roared through the sky! A raging fire burned across the land! A long wind shattered countless formations! Thunder slashed demons! Blade shadows were like a curtain, blade winds were like waves, and blade energy was like flames! [Sparrow Eater's Masterpiece][Sparrow Eater's Masterpiece][Added to Bookshelf][Added to Bookshelf][Request for More Updates]

22. 72 捉 My Monster-Hunting Was Exposed, So I Had to Livestream Explanations of Monsters and Ghosts 捉妖被曝光，只好直播科普妖与鬼 Pure and Cute Girl清纯萌妹Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Livestreaming explanations of monsters from authentic ancient Chinese texts + One female lead + Two incredibly powerful protagonists + The Classic of Mountains and Seas + What the Master Does Not Speak Of + All kinds of folk customs, researched in meticulous detail] As the saying goes: I offer the gods fine incense, and they say it isn't good enough. When a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers came down from the sky wearing sunglasses and smoking Huazi cigarettes, the viewers fell silent. Lin Qin 27.3kReads9.1Score2.6k14d adds

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    🤯🤯I lit incense to worship the gods, but the gods said my incense wasn't good enough. The male and female protagonists are both demon slayers who have lived for a thousand years, the living ancestors of the Demon Slayer Bureau, slaying demons and protecting peace in the modern city.

23. 73 太 The Supreme Old Lord Whispered to Me: Trust Neither Gods nor Buddhas 太上老君低声对我说：勿信神佛 Hot-Blooded Assassination Squad热血刺杀团Eastern Fantasy295k WordsCompleted “Do not trust what you see.” The Old Lord’s first warning landed like a nail, every word driven home. “Do not trust what you hear.” The second carried a note of warning. “Do not trust what the gods and Buddhas say.” The third overturned everything the Three Realms believed. Zhou Shi trembled all over. “The Heavenly Venerable means that the Heavenly Court…” “Just remember this,” the Old Lord interrupted. The bewilderment in his eyes gave way to a trace of resolve. “When the truth is revealed, the 1Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 74 妖 The Demon Taoist Breaks Through the Underworld Pass 妖道破阴关 Scorpio Water Demon天蝎水妖Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted (Supernatural horror, feng shui and geomancy, warding off evil and misfortune, one heroine) My parents used forbidden magic to conceive me, but on the day I was born, my strange appearance frightened them away... My third uncle raised me in a cage. I barely managed to grow up on borrowed yin virtue and incense offerings... On my eighteenth birthday, I was buried alive in the ancestral graveyard. She saved me... but she wasn’t human... 5.4kReads9.1Score47014d adds

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    You can check out these two books. The male leads are both capable and not brainless or overly sentimental. [Shy] You'll thank me after you finish reading them.

25. 75 阴 As Long as the Yin Lamp Burns, I Can Face Ten Thousand Ghosts and Gods in This Mortal Body 阴灯不灭，我以凡身渡万鬼千神 Little Tangerine from the South南乡小橘Mystery136k WordsOngoing Also known as The Attention-Seeking Friends I Have in Heaven and the Underworld "Supernatural + Folklore + Comedy + Gods + Multiple Heroines + Heavenly Court + Underworld + Lighthearted Comedy" My name is Shen Ci, and I am the last ferryman in the human world. I ferry those burdened by obsession, slay evil spirits, and guard the old alley. Life was peaceful, until a woman named An Nan moved in. She has a spiritual medium constitution and a pure yang fate. Wherever she goes, ghosts follow. I h 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Wow, this is the best novel I've ever read! 😂 I just can't put it down. The author is truly knowledgeable about everything, amazing! It's definitely going to take off from here on out.

26. 76 只 He Kills, Never Saves: This Taoist Is Wickedly Righteous! 只杀不渡，这个道士正到发邪！ Midsummer Is Coming仲夏将至Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Mazu + folk customs + deity processions + Guanjian Shou + yin-yang taboos] People in Fujian often say, “If the powers above won't agree, just ask Mazu.” Born with an extremely weighty fate, Lin Haien was conceived on Qingming and born on the Winter Solstice. He has a yin-yang constitution and a spirit-sensitive body. Lost souls and wandering ghosts torment him, all hoping to take over his body and replace him. To give him even the slimmest chance of survival, his midwife grandmot 116.6kReads9.2Score9.7k14d adds

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    The male protagonist was born with a special destiny: the ability to see ghosts.

27. 77 因 I Was Hunted to the Ends of the Earth for Being Too Handsome 因为长得太帅，被追杀到天涯海角 The World's Mightiest Little Fox宇宙无敌小狐狸Eastern Fantasy204k WordsOngoing Liu Paopao, the Northern Hero, was as famous as Zhan Zhao, the Southern Hero, because he had mastered an extremely mysterious and terrifying martial art: the Sky-Splitting Sword. This supernaturally fast sword technique was so swift that it was completely invisible. It also allowed him to launch attacks from the sky, blotting out the heavens and the sun. Using his mind’s eye and sword energy, he could fill his enemies with such intense fear that they were unable to move, leaving them helpless at 53Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Very impressive.

28. 78 高 High Martial: The World Ended After I Reached Max Level 高武：满级之后，世界末日了 Shh7嘘7Sci-Fi & Apocalypse127k WordsOngoing [Game Invasion + Invincible + No Romance + Apocalypse + Ensemble Cast + Powering Up + Skills] [Account “Ran” detected. Level: 100. All classes at max level.] [Sync to reality?] On the final night before the game Firmament shut down, monsters tore open the sky and descended into the real world. Overnight, humanity was sent back to the “Newbie Village.” No levels, no skills, no equipment, just flesh and blood, and the terror of facing gods and demons. But Wu Ran, the loser everyone mocked for —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is good, I recommend it!

29. 79 我 I Came from the Yellow Springs 我来自黄泉 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted At the border between yin and yang, at the mouth of the Yellow Springs, the living guard the Thirteen Ghost Gates. The prison governor, the jailers, and the Brocade-Robed Marquis; at the post station for the dead, a mountain dog keeps watch. The door gods, the water nymph, the Confucius Temple; red lanterns and white funeral banners circle the streets. This ghost ballad, missing one line, conceals a world-shaking secret. I was a child my grandfather stole from the Yellow Springs, so before I was 16.4kReads9.0Score1.8k14d adds

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    These are all my precious darlings; if they're not pretty, you can kill me.

30. 80 神 The Divine Mortician 神葬师 Listening to Rain in a Small Tower小楼听雨Mystery506k WordsCompleted I am the peerless Divine Burial Master. I use heaven and earth as my coffin to bury every ghost and god in the world, and feng shui formations to safeguard the nation’s fortune for generations to come. The world honors me as the National Feng Shui Master. Bureau 749 regards me as its pillar of support, and I trounced the Kiku Sect. Yet in the ultimate battle ten years ago, I won but still lost everything. With my cultivation gone, all I could do was return to my hometown and wait to die. Then, o 28Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In this book, the male protagonist starts with peak strength and uses heaven and earth as his coffin to bury ghosts and gods.

31. 81 落 The Falling Leaves Have Their Own Intentions 落苏有意 Lu Xiaosheng鹿小笙Mystery440k WordsCompleted My background is a mystery, and I was born with Yin-Yang Eyes. After coming of age, I was chosen to enter the underworld and became a low-ranking official. All around me, a multitude of baffling, mysterious cases unfold... 7.3kReads9.1Score74514d adds

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    🌟💫In the first book, the protagonist is incredibly strong from the start. No sect, whether domestic or Western, can defeat him; everyone fears him. Even the Special Administration Bureau can only monitor him with his tacit approval. 🌟💫In the second book, the protagonist becomes a minor official in the underworld, handling various strange cases. The whole story is humorous and very enjoyable.

32. 82 百 March of a Hundred Ghosts: I Take the Hungry Ghosts to War 百诡行军：我带饿鬼上战场 Bai Suzhen白素针儿Mystery308k WordsCompleted [Comedy] [Adventure] Bilige was a half-baked shaman who had somehow ended up in the army. His companions included a Shaanbei fat man who'd eaten himself up to two hundred jin during a famine, a long-legged Northeastern squad leader who would grab a cleaver at the slightest provocation, and a Sichuan opera actor who never told the truth. Together with Wang Laihe, a hotheaded young man who couldn't read a single character, and a little hungry ghost who did nothing but bare its teeth and shout “Hun 172Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It's so beautiful!

33. 83 我 I Just Want to Be a Slacker, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 我只想当咸鱼，偏偏要我玩惊悚 Mu Xi Fanyin沐溪梵音25k WordsCompleted All I Want Is to Be a Couch Potato, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 35Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A short horror/thriller story; the male protagonist is incredibly capable.

34. 84 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 156.7kReads9.3Score16.5k14d adds

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    Nice...

35. 85 开 Opening the Road to the Underworld 开冥路 Smoke and People Along the Qin Frontier秦塞人烟Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance, no female lead, not much of a power fantasy, first-person narration, a slightly slow start. If you don't mind, please be patient. My new book, "Nine Divinations Out of Ten Are Wrong", is the second installment of this story.] My name is Sui Xiaotian. I'm a guide. But I only guide those who die unnatural deaths. An unnatural death is a bitter consequence brought about by bad karma. After death, the great temples won't accept you, and the small temples won't keep you. You become a lon 13.5kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
36. 86 尸 Born of a Corpse, Carried in a Ghost's Coffin 尸生子，鬼抬棺 Jie Yu界玉Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 213.6kReads9.6Score25.4k14d adds

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    Both are exceptionally good. The first book features a male protagonist destined for the underworld; the second features a male protagonist who is a human emperor; it also includes shamans, famous ancient generals such as Huo Qubing, Wei Qing, and Bai Qi, as well as figures and culture from Taoism and Buddhism—it's particularly good. The third book is also excellent; the author writes very well, and each section is captivating.

37. 87 让 I Asked You to Read the Feng Shui, Not Dig Up Their Ancestral Grave! 让你看风水，你刨人家祖坟？ Unbelievably Proper正经的不得了Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as "The Folk Feng Shui Secrets". [Supernatural + Feng Shui Master + Unmatched Skills + No System + No Saintly Hero] An old man dies full of resentment and is buried in a dangerously inauspicious ancestral grave. Disasters strike one after another on the day of the burial. Wang Nan, a yin-yang master, spots the problem and immediately tells the descendants to dig up the ancestral grave and choose a new feng shui site for a deep burial, only to discover that this was all part of a plot 313Reads8.9Score10014d adds

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    The ratings from family members are definitely biased. If these two books aren't supernatural enough, then all other novels are worthless. I'm not exaggerating. After reading them, you could easily set up a stall outside the store. They're packed with useful information.

38. 88 午 The Midnight Pawnshop: The Living Must Keep Away 午夜当铺，活人回避 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery4.0M WordsOngoing [Traditional Supernatural Horror] [Chinese Folk Customs] [Unorthodox Trade] [Tales of Evil Objects] [No Romance] This is a strange pawnshop that deals exclusively in sinister objects with special value! When something goes against the natural order, evil must be at work! Some things simply should not exist in this world! Coins stuffed into the mouths of the dead, an executioner's blade, grave mushrooms, flesh lingzhi, Kunlun fetuses... Evil objects can harm people, but they can also help them! T 278.4kReads9.4Score23.6k14d adds
39. 89 死 The House of Deadly Peril 死亡凶间 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted I work as a specialist crime-scene cleaner, tasked with cleaning up after murders, suicides, and accidental deaths. I’ve seen more than my share of partings and grief, as well as the other side of death. Then, on the Ghost Festival, I encountered something terrifying... 18.1kReads9.2Score1.8k14d adds

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    The first book, in particular, is absolutely amazing! [Kissing emojis]

40. 90 民 Folk Feng Shui Secrets 民间风水秘术 Unbelievably Proper正经的不得了Mystery248k WordsCompleted This story focuses on practical feng shui and fortune-telling. If you're looking for made-up drama, this isn't for you! Feel free to skip the first four chapters and start reading from Chapter Five. The adaptation will also start from Chapter Five, which should make it much easier to adapt. Thank you for understanding! (Traditional, no System, no wild flights of fancy, funny, not saintly! A technical, skill-focused story!) I was born in a poor mountain village. From a young age, I traveled aroun 28.8kReads9.4Score4.1k14d adds
41. 91 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 349.6kReads9.5Score70.9k14d adds
42. 92 人 I Became a Monster, and My Girlfriend Burned 30 Million for Me 人成诡异，女友给我烧三千万 That Fish in the Sky天上那条鱼Mystery628k WordsCompleted [Supernatural Revival]+ [Wild Imagination]+ [Horror Descends]+ [Eerie Tales]+ [Tattoos]+ [Malevolent Gods]+ [The Underworld] “Doctor, do you think it’s possible that I’m really dead?” “In my dream, I saw a woman standing by my grave, calling my name as she burned paper offerings.” “She said I was dirt-poor when I was alive, so now that I’m dead, I should make sure to enjoy myself.” “When I woke up, there were thirty million by my bed...” Song Zhong dreamed of a beautiful woman burning paper mone 4.8kReads8.6Score26814d adds

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    The protagonist of this book is himself bizarre and invincible from the very beginning.

43. 93 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds

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    This is the best supernatural infinite flow novel! Everyone's intelligence is on point, with frequent plot twists, a conman protagonist's cunning tricks fool the gods, and the slashing of the rules of the universe is incredibly satisfying. I couldn't stop reading it all night!

44. 94 提 The Clue System: No Criminal Can Escape 提示线索系统之犯罪分子无处可逃 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery370k WordsCompleted (Urban crime investigation + System + mystery and deduction + team investigations.) The protagonist, Song Mozhou, unexpectedly awakens a System that provides clues to criminal cases. Follow along as he solves one baffling case after another with the System’s help. This is a pure crime-solving novel, with no romance, featuring a series of standalone cases. All cases and characters in this book are fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Here’s hoping you’ll enj 278Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Criminal investigation, mystery, suspense, and crime-solving—pure crime-solving, a system-based novel with numerous cases, presented in episodic format.

45. 95 我 My Ancient Jade Can Communicate with Spirits 我的古玉能通灵 Meng Changqing, Who Likes Mountain Persimmons喜欢山柿子的孟长青Urban578k WordsCompleted [No mindless protagonist]+ [Not invincible]+ [Fight monsters and level up]+ [Spiritual Qi Revival]+ [Passionate and uplifting] “Was it worth it? Most of the people you fought to protect were strangers, ordinary people you'd never even met. You should have saved your own life.” Tian Guiyuan's breathing was faint, his life force ebbing away fast. With the last of his strength, his lips moved slightly. Every word rang clear and firm in Li Zhinan's ears. “What I protect isn't any one person. It's th 80Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The spiritual energy is reviving, the plot is unfolding, it's not mindless or invincible, and the villains are intelligent.

46. 96 游EN Game Invasion: Addicted to Snatching the Male and Female Leads' Destinies 游戏入侵：抢男女主机缘会上瘾诶 The Cat Isn't Bald猫不秃Sports3.1M WordsCompleted [Game Invasion + No Romance + Leveling + Lone Wolf + Gaming] (Also known as: Game Invasion) After being reborn, the first thing Yu Xunge did was go home and make her younger brother down a bottle of liquor, causing him to miss the first game beta test. In her previous life, she didn't learn until she was dying that he had been scheming against her from the shadows all along. She was merely the villainess in a wish-fulfillment novel about a live-in son-in-law... Every bit of malice she suffered w 998kReads9.5Score85.8k14d adds
47. 97 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 113kReads9.5Score12.3k14d adds

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    These are all top-tier titles in the horror genre; they're all incredibly good regardless of their ratings.

48. 98 刑 Major Crime Investigation Files 刑侦大案录 A Life Like a Probe探似人生Mystery3.8M WordsCompleted 6.5kReads6.9Score42414d adds
49. 99 诡 Eerie Descent: I Am Immortal 诡异降临：我不死不灭 The Civil and Polite Mr. Xue文明礼貌雪某Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Evil spirits descend, and the supernatural runs rampant. From the start, a female ghost is chasing you down. What do you do? The answer: Find her in the wilderness and passionately bite each other! As long as you eat the ghost first, it can’t eat you! Ye Yan, blessed with an immortal body and the ability to devour evil spirits, searches for his own path in a world overrun by the supernatural. Then one day, the formation shatters, and evil spirits invade in force. At last, humanity remembers the 7kReads8.4Score48314d adds

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    I highly recommend the first one. It's genuinely hilarious. Don't worry about the ratings; some people just don't like it, and it's relatively unpopular due to the low number of ratings. But you have to admit, it's really good. The protagonist is very devoted, only loving his sweet little wife, Wang Fugui. The content is somewhat dark, but realistic, and the supporting characters aren't brainless; they're well-developed. A young man wanders between darkness and light, only to have Ye Yan "die," while the only survivor is the Lord of the Asura Hall, Ye Yan, the Yama of the King of Hell… I also highly recommend the second one. The protagonist is indeed invincible at the beginning. So far, it seems there's no female lead, no romance, no ambiguity, just true decisiveness in killing. Most importantly, it's really funny; it's not boring or tedious at all. However, he's rather "cowardly." If you don't have absolute strength, don't mess with him. Why? "Just because I am the Flower-Supporting Taoist, a heretic, He An..." The third book is worth reading. There is no female lead. I really want to see the author's thought process. I wonder what the author's mental state was when writing this novel. I laughed so hard [laughing and crying]. The fourth book is okay if you don't care about the NTR plot in the beginning. The beginning is really too toxic [facepalm]. The only good thing is that no relationship happens. Because his master is a eunuch, his little brother was bitten off by the female lead. The male lead is the reincarnation of King Zhou. The female lead is a fox spirit. Those who know, know [smirking]. Xianyu Jun's writing is good. His works are either obscure or highly rated. Skip the fifth book. No need to say more. Those who have read it all say it is good [smirking]. Summary: No harem. Read with peace of mind (o^^o). The male lead in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd books is very powerful from the beginning. In the fourth book, he gradually becomes stronger. The protagonist has a special physique.

50. 100 我 I Contain Hauntings in the Dark World 我在暗世界里收容诡物 I Am Different我则异於是Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + Hypnotically Charming Male Lead With a Harem of Admirers + No Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Overwhelming Combat Power + Recklessly Courting Death] After Xie Wudao dies, he finds himself in a dark world full of filth and strange creatures. Here, the only hope of staying alive is himself. Every instance contains a strange creature. Contain one, and he gains its supernatural ability, allowing him to command it in battle. The more strange creatures a player has, the more limitless t 22.3kReads9.3Score3.5k14d adds

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    He was almost invincible from the start, not mindless, and even a little funny.

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