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. 201 7 Bureau 747: Special Affairs Division Nine 747局之特殊事物处理九科 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Urban770k WordsCompleted Do you really know the colleagues around you? What about your classmates and family? The person you've lived with for years, the one you know best, might not even be human! In this world, humans and demons coexist. Demons can live among you in all sorts of ways. “They” might be the man selling jianbing on the street, or they might be your boss! If a top special forces soldier hadn't awakened his family's bloodline in a panic while carrying out a highly classified special mission, and then joined 728Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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   Do you really understand your family and friends? Perhaps they aren't human at all, maybe they're demons! If it weren't for a special forces soldier participating in a highly classified mission, none of this would have been known to the world…

2. 202 兄 Bro, Are You Some Kind of Human Incubus? Fluffy Creatures Are Chasing You Everywhere 兄弟你人类魅魔啊？毛茸茸追着跑 Yue Jian Ying月见莺Urban3.5M WordsOngoing [This book has been signed for print publication] [Light livestreaming + Animals + No romance] Lu Xiao, a professor of botany and zoology, quits his job and heads alone to the Kunlun Mountains to gather research material, becoming a solitary yet vibrant mountain guardian. During his first winter in the mountains, he says he wants a cat. The very next moment, his dog brings him a snow leopard cub abandoned by its mother. Dog, this isn’t what I meant by a cat. This is a little too hardcore. He thi 99.4kReads9.6Score8.7k14d adds

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   Both are very good!

3. 203 三 Three Terrible Fortune Sticks? This Daoist Will Defy Heaven and Change Your Fate! 三次下下签？贫道替你逆天改命！ Water Is Blue水是蓝色的Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + Meme references + Satisfying power fantasy] Fang Yang transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a Taoist priest, invited to take part in a livestreamed variety show. Visitor: “Reverend, I can’t get over her. What should I do?” Fang Yang: “She’s bad luck for you!” Visitor: “Reverend, I found a huge tomb. Want to come with me?” Fang Yang: “No. I can’t handle those mechanisms.” Visitor: “What mechanisms?” Fang Yang: “The public security authorities!” Visitor: “Reverend, a 43.1kReads8.9Score3.6k14d adds

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   🌊①This book is great! The protagonist starts out as a forbidden Taoist priest who specializes in practicing unorthodox methods. His weapons are the Human Emperor Banner and a flower umbrella. He also has the zombie ancestor as his protector. The protagonist is very timid. If you anger him, you'll get a whole bunch of freebies.

4. 204 真 Zhenwu Subdues Demons: Sixty Years of Peace 真武荡魔：甲子太平 Liu Xuanling刘玄灵Mystery297k WordsOngoing [Invincible Protagonist] [Pure Supernatural] [No Female Lead] I was the True Warrior Emperor in heaven, but could not bear humanity's suffering. Moved by compassion, I descended to the mortal world, to vanquish evil, deliver ghosts, and bring peace to all. The Five Arts of geomancy, medicine, destiny, physiognomy, and divination can determine the fate of the world. Geomancy suppresses demons and evil; medicine saves people. Destiny can be changed, and physiognomy reveals the powerful and the nob 2.3kReads—Score16014d adds

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   This one, this one, this one

5. 205 黄 Weasel Spirit! Do I Look Like a Human or a God to You? 黄皮子！你看我像人还是像神？ China's Famous Double Standard中国驰名双标Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted No specialist knowledge here, just a story. [A little horror + a whole lot of comedy + no female lead, no romance] When I was a kid, I took a nighttime shortcut and saw a weasel worshipping the moon. Remembering a story my grandma had told me, I worried it might ask me to grant it a title, so, on a whim, I shouted at it first: “Weasel! Do I look more like a person or a god to you?” The weasel froze for a moment, then said I looked like a dumbass! But from that day on, I really did become an idio 31.2kReads9.1Score2.7k14d adds
6. 206 末 Apocalypse Cockroach 末日蟑螂 Mighty Cockroach伟岸蟑螂Sci-Fi & Apocalypse6.3M WordsCompleted Zhang Xiaoqiang is an insignificant nobody, a lazy loser who had been content to lounge around and wait to die. Staying at home lets him avoid the first outbreak of the zombie virus. When he sees his neighbors in the same apartment complex turn into zombies, he is overcome with boundless terror. He struggles to survive alone in an Apocalypse where people prey on each other. At last, worn down by loneliness, he picks up his gear and heads out into a world shrouded in smoke and fire. He takes the 26.8kReads8.9Score2.4k14d adds

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   I stayed up all night to finish this post-apocalyptic sci-fi novel! The male lead starts at max level and isn't a saint, there are so many plot twists that it's mind-blowing, and the scope is so explosive that you can't stop reading!

7. 207 诡 Supernatural Hong Kong Crossover: I Grinded Paper Control into Immortal Arts 诡异港综：从控纸术开始肝成仙术 A Guangdong Native, Not a Fujian Native广冬人不次胡建人Mystery753k WordsCompleted [Multiple Series Crossover] [Folklore] [Nostalgic Hong Kong Films] [No Harem] After being hit and sent flying by an unlicensed dump truck, Tang Ning transmigrates to a vast world where multiple film and television universes have merged. Here, zombies and red-clad female ghosts are real, and beneath the shadows, cults are plotting to summon evil gods! Fortunately, Tang Ning awakens a transmigrator's cheat package. Not only can he control paper figures, he can also use his lifespan to simulate cul 7.7kReads8.3Score45714d adds
8. 208 那 Those Years I Worked Part-Time Down Below 那些年，我在下面兼职的日子 Qi Yi亓宜Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Guiding souls, stories, healing, retribution, one heroine] Ox-Head and Horse-Face: “Hey, kid, how about a 300,000-yuan annual salary for a part-time job in the underworld?” Chen Yi, who earns 4,000 yuan a month: “I’m in! I’m in!” Once he started, he was soon drinking and laughing with underworld marshals from all walks of life, and raising cups with the Four Great Judges as if they’d known each other forever. He even passed the civil service exam and landed a coveted government job in the huma 34.8kReads9.1Score2.9k14d adds
9. 209 末 Apocalypse: The Whole Company Denies the Existence of the 18th Floor 末世：全公司否认18楼存在 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + No System + Reborn + Mystery + One Female Lead + Zombies + Hard Sci-Fi + No Mindless Decisions + Revenge] Reborn six hours before the apocalypse, Chu Yan has not only retained his memories of the future, but also mastered the ultimate secret of genetic evolution! He can become the most powerful god in the apocalypse! He frantically stockpiles supplies, builds weapons, modifies vehicles, and saves his parents, racing against time! He will kill his enemies with his own hands and turn 3.6kReads8.7Score31414d adds
10. 210 蓄 Deliberate Captivity 蓄意囚宠 Da Ningzi大宁子Modern Romance619k WordsCompleted [Yandere + forced love + both leads are romantically inexperienced: a crazy, possessive beauty as the pursuer vs. a pure-hearted, handsome man as the pursued] The luckiest thing that ever happened to Mo Yuyin was meeting the handsome and pure-hearted Liang Sheng. She schemed to lure him in and get him to sign a two-year dating contract with her. She thought that with her stunning looks, generous nature, and overwhelming affection, she'd eventually get the handsome man in her arms. But in the end 4kReads8.2Score27014d adds

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    Whether someone is truly yandere or not, yandere depends on the individual, hahaha.

11. 211 昆 Kunlun Gatekeeper: Ten Thousand Ghosts at My Back 昆仑守门人：我背后有万鬼 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted There's a long-standing rumor about the Capital Museum: though it's crowded with visitors by day, the palace is thick with yin energy after midnight. Palace maids carrying lanterns, eunuchs bearing sedan chairs, and guards in yellow robes stroll openly through its halls. For a hundred years, three generations of the Chen family have guarded the Capital Museum, suppressing evil spirits and the Three Fiends and Five Afflictions, and keeping the palace secure on all eight sides so peace can reign. 5.4kReads8.9Score43614d adds

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    Supernatural stories are very engaging and exciting to read; I personally really enjoy them.

12. 212 末 The Road of the Walking Dead 末世行尸路 Yan Wang严王Sci-Fi & Apocalypse575k WordsCompleted A pure apocalypse survival story: no System, no special abilities, no heroine. The protagonist is cunning and ruthless, no saint, and sharp-minded. Everything is about staying alive. This is an apocalypse where order has collapsed. This is an apocalypse without a shred of humanity. This is an apocalypse crawling with demons. 1.8kReads7.5Score10714d adds
13. 213 民 Folk Taboos: I Carry the King of Hell on My Back to Subdue Ten Thousand Ghosts 民间禁忌：我身背阎王镇万鬼 The Southern Wind Stirs Your Heart南风抚君心Mystery290k WordsCompleted Ghost blood offered to the King of Hell, heads delivered to the underworld. The glorious tomb guardians stand watch over the netherworld. I struggled to be born in the Yellow Springs, yet could not escape the fate of being buried alive in a tomb. The tattoo of the King of Hell with his eyes shut, inked on me by my grandfather, became the key to my escape from a thousand-year sacrifice. A bloody night of slaughter during the Ghost Festival shattered my peaceful life... Was everything behind the s 69Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book features a male protagonist with a tattoo of a closed-eyed Yama (King of Hell) on his grandfather's forehead. He is also a practitioner of both wood and martial arts, possessing formidable strength. Furthermore, various bizarre events occur around him, making it quite a captivating read.

14. 214 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.7kReads9.6Score22.6k14d adds

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    A breath of fresh air in the post-apocalyptic genre! The protagonist is calm and not a saint, the plot is realistic and not mindless, there is no system and everything is based on brainpower, and the depiction of human nature is heartbreaking.

15. 215 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 168.1kReads9.6Score21.5k14d adds

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    Legend Bureau

16. 216 末 The Age of Declining Dharma: From the Start, I Blood-Sacrifice and Refine Corpses on Hong Kong Island! 末法时代：开局在港岛血祭炼尸！ Salty Fish Only Know How to Be Salty咸鱼只会咸Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing In the age of declining magic, all arts have vanished, and cultivating the Dao is harder than reaching the heavens! In his previous life, Zhao Shan was a great demon of the unorthodox path. Reborn in 1990s Hong Kong, he discovers that this is still an age of declining magic. The orthodox sects are a dead end, and the unorthodox schools are no better, so he has no choice but to keep following his own wicked path. But gradually, he realizes that something about this world seems a little off. On Do 63.7kReads8.6Score5.6k14d adds

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    This is great, the theme is very novel, it's the first time I've seen this, very good! [Awkward laugh][smirk][smirk]

17. 217 穿 I Transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty for a Wonderful Everyday Life 穿越大唐我的美好日常生活 Ask Not What Lies Ahead莫问前方Historical1.2M WordsCompleted I somehow ended up in the Tang dynasty, somehow picked up an old man, somehow saved someone, and somehow made a little money. Li Yuan: “You little rascal, are you trying to get me in trouble again?” Li Shimin: “Little physician, I have a question for you.” Li Lizhi: “Young sir, I think my asthma is acting up again. Please take a look at me.” Little Xizi: “Little langjun, what does ‘seven medicine medicine’ mean?” My new work is out! Come read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support 6.5kReads8.4Score45814d adds
18. 218 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... 6kReads9.4Score80414d adds

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    9.0 [Heavy Punch][Heavy Punch][Heavy Punch][Heavy Punch]

19. 219 聊 Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: I Asked You to Repay Your Debt, Not Paint Skins and Ghosts 聊斋：让你还债，没让你画皮画鬼 On Jiufeng Mountain九峰山上Eastern Fantasy125k WordsOngoing [Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio + Bizarre Cultivation + No System + Subverting Expectations + Folk Supernatural Tales + Becoming a God Through Painting + Dark Tone + Lovecraftian Horror + Clever Protagonist + Decisive and Ruthless + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] Transmigrating into Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, I find myself trapped in the deadly predicament of The Painted Skin from the start, and saddled with an unpayable debt to the dead? Don't panic. I have a White Bone Brush tha 849Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This supernatural novel is a true gem! It has a strong Chinese-style horror atmosphere, numerous plot twists, and the protagonist maintains high intelligence throughout, with even the supporting characters holding their own. The writing is solid and the details are meticulous; after finishing it, I'd want to reread it to find more foreshadowing.

20. 220 直 Fishing Livestream: The Whole Internet Watches Me Trade Up to a Siheyuan 直播钓鱼：全网看我换四合院 Fortune From All Directions八方进宝Urban1.2M WordsCompleted After being blacklisted by the industry, Gu Yanzhou returns to his hometown to fish along the coast and unexpectedly finds a token that activates a System. Fail to complete a task, and all kinds of disgusting punishments await. The tasks are simple at first, but how did they get so...? He also needs reputation points to buy things from the System. To purchase items from the System's shop, Gu Yanzhou reluctantly starts livestreaming. He takes his online viewers along as he fishes and gathers seaf 11.1kReads8.3Score96014d adds
21. 221 我 I'm a Rune Engraver. Isn't It Reasonable to Carry a Blade? 我是刻纹师，随身带把刀很合理吧 Wu Yue乌月Urban5.3M WordsCompleted [Ruthless male lead + one female lead + myths and legends + not a lighthearted leveling story + not an invincible System; new author, enter at your own risk] Years sank into the dark waters; the Great Dao was buried beneath the dust. The vast world changed, and all living things became corpses. The myths of old lay buried in the passage of time. The Great Dao of this world imposed its limits, leaving humanity's path of cultivation arduous and without a way forward. First, the sages gave their li 124kReads9.2Score17.8k14d adds

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    There is only one female lead.

22. 222 缝 Sewing Yin Corpses, Suppressing Ghostly Calamities 缝阴尸，镇鬼祸 Fake Cigarettes假烟Mystery4.3M WordsCompleted [Six Lines and Eight Trigrams, Soul Banners and Sacrificial Rites] Humans have three souls and seven spirits; ghosts have obsessions from the Nine Hells and the karmic flames of the Five Aggregates. But ever since I was born, I have been missing my [Earth Soul]. I’ve dealt with corpses since I was little. Other children played with colorful building blocks, fluffy stuffed animals, and little tin cars that could run. My toys were one battered corpse after another. Qimen Dunjia, puppetry that mani 833Reads6.7Score10114d adds

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    They're all pretty good, horror and supernatural, especially the first one, which is exceptionally good and highly recommended. The atmosphere is fantastic. If you don't like it, you can come back and criticize me; it's really good, I'm not lying.

23. 223 大 A Dashing Little Landowner in the Tang Dynasty 大唐风流小地主 Foodie Fatty Dragon吃货胖子龙Historical2.3M WordsCompleted Li Wangyou dies in a car accident and transmigrates to the Tang Dynasty, taking over the body of Li Wangyou, a down-on-his-luck sixteen-year-old scion of a noble family. His beautiful boss, Su Changqing, somehow transmigrates too. With his family fallen on hard times, Li Wangyou sells off the ancestral estate and is jilted by a powerful aristocratic clan. Starting from scratch, he makes his way in the Tang Dynasty with Su Changqing’s help. He brews fine wine, buys land, establishes schools, inve 7.9kReads8.6Score78114d adds
24. 224 锦 Embroidered Guard, Fangs Bared 锦衣獠牙 Uncle Ribs排骨大叔Historical2.1M WordsCompleted [Adapted into several short dramas and animated dramas. Witty, lighthearted, slice-of-life comedy, ridiculous antics, sly tricks, and absurd humor.] After the old Taoist finished chanting, he shouted, “Begone! Soul, return to your body!” Li Xiaoya’s body jerked inside the coffin. He sat bolt upright, opened his eyes, and asked in confusion, “Where am I?” “(⊙_⊙)” The old Taoist performing the ritual rolled his eyes back and promptly fainted on the spot. Also known as: [Relax, How Many People Have 34.9kReads9.1Score3.7k14d adds
25. 225 你 Why Pick a Fight With Him? His Wife Is the Strongest Ghost Empress 你惹他干嘛，他老婆是最强鬼皇 Qing Qing Zi Jian青青孖妗Sports2.6M WordsCompleted [Reborn before the game + game and reality merge + contracting ghosts + stockpiling supplies + seizing the initiative + decisive killing + revenge on a scheming girlfriend + saintly heroine dies] The peaceful Earth was shaken by an eerie apocalyptic online game, which merged with the real world. In an instant, countless people were slaughtered. Lin Haoran was ambushed and killed by the woman he loved most and his brother, then devoured by a horde of ghosts. Unexpectedly, a mysterious ghost broug 16.6kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds
26. 226 喜 Joy in the Tang Dynasty 喜唐 Weiwei's Wei微微的薇Historical3.6M WordsCompleted Bright and glorious is the Tang, favored by Heaven to rule the myriad lands. Our founding ancestors answered Heaven’s call, and the four imperial clans followed its ways. Heaven granted us boundless blessings, and our clans share a common virtue. Our descendants carry on the legacy, offering sacrifices to the gods and matching the Pole Star. What did it really mean for all nations to pay tribute? Was it about uncritically worshipping foreign languages, or going abroad and being treated as honore 122.5kReads9.4Score12.7k14d adds
27. 227 黑 Dark Face Reading 黑相术 Old Dog of the Barren Mountains荒山老狗Urban2.5M WordsCompleted After I lost my sight, a matchmaker set me up on a date, and I met a girl. She wasn’t human… One night, as we slept, I touched her tail. 24kReads8.9Score2.9k14d adds
28. 228 7 Bureau 749: What's Wrong with My Heavy-Handed Policing? 749局：我暴力执法怎么了 Years Gone By22陈年往事22Mystery810k WordsOngoing [Fictional Setting] [Supernatural with a Fantasy Lean] Chen Nian is nineteen years old. He has a secret. In his previous life, he was a Daoist heir, skilled in exorcising demons and vanquishing evil spirits, with all manner of Daoist arts at his fingertips. Yet he never saw a real ghost before he died. In this life, he waited nineteen years, and finally, he saw one. Others encounter ghosts and lose their souls in terror. He lights up at the sight. Others pray to the gods and buddhas for safety. 14.9kReads—Score1.2k14d adds
29. 229 诡EN 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 169.8kReads9.5Score17.3k14d 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 one of my absolute favorites. The plot is thrilling, the logic is impeccable, and the aesthetics are superb. It's definitely the most worthwhile novel to read this year.

30. 230 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 51.7kReads9.2Score6.2k14d adds

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    These are a must-have! They're all incredibly good. Especially the first one; the protagonist, nicknamed "Flower-Supporting Taoist," is truly decisive and ruthless, not a saint, no female lead, and uses unorthodox methods and various evil arts and Taoist techniques. The last one is also great; the protagonist uses Taoist arts to help celebrities in the entertainment industry change their fate and remove curses—none of them are saintly.

31. 231 我 My Years as a Feng Shui Consultant in the Entertainment Industry 我在娱乐圈当风水顾问的那些年 Bitter Melon with Flower Crab苦瓜炒花蟹Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted Corpse-oil lipstick, raising little ghosts, summoning fox spirits, tattooed talismans: some celebrities will stop at nothing to get famous and go viral. My name is Chen Tian. I'm a feng shui consultant who moves in entertainment circles, specializing in handling the aftermath for celebrities who rose to fame through supernatural means. 141.9kReads9.0Score27.5k14d adds
32. 232 我 I Solve Cases at the Special Investigations Bureau by Day and Serve in the Underworld by Night 我白天特案局办案，晚上地府当差 Mr. Youyong幼庸先生Mystery3.6M WordsCompleted I was born with a pure Yang constitution and the fate of Zhong Kui. I can drive out demons, subdue ghosts, and repel evil spirits. The moment I was born, all kinds of factions fought to take me as their disciple. A bunch of monks and Taoist priests said I was destined to become a Celestial Master or a great monk. They even got into a brawl over me, and that’s not all: in the end, both the state and the underworld got involved! When I was one, the state even assigned me a corpse-born child who ha 21.3kReads8.7Score2.1k14d adds

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    This book allows us to learn a lot while enjoying reading. The character portrayals are very engaging, and there are various beneficial parts for readers. Please read it carefully! You're sure to gain something!

33. 233 性 The Unflappable Taoist 性格淡然的道士 Dian Dian Feng Mei点点枫美Eastern Fantasy121k WordsOngoing A young man from the modern world, suffering from cancer, transmigrates by accident and becomes a Taoist priest. His name is Yun Jianhe. With no System and no master to teach him, he opens his eyes already invincible beneath the heavens. A single word can determine the fate of the world, a single sentence can subdue ten thousand ghosts. His words become law, and he can do anything. Monsters and spirits roam the world, while fox demons and ghosts prey on people. Others fear ghosts like tigers, 311Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This is a case of words becoming law.

34. 234 唯 One Goal: Stay Alive 唯一目标：活着 Auspicious Brother祥瑞哥Mystery473k WordsOngoing (Survival + high intelligence + deduction + no saintly protagonist + mild horror. Read with caution if you’re sensitive to these elements.) A stream of fire pierced the atmosphere and struck the ground. In an instant, the world was plunged into chaotic darkness, and the buildings of civilization people had once taken pride in became lifeless ruins. Yet among the ruins, one building alone remained standing, like a watchtower surveying all the darkness. Beneath the apocalypse, strange phenomena we 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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    After the earthquake, the world was plunged into endless darkness. Just when everyone thought it was just an ordinary earthquake disaster, just when everyone thought it was just a prank, a door appeared, emitting a cold and merciless voice: "Players, welcome to the post-apocalyptic world." Only then did the survivors realize that this was a post-apocalyptic game where survival was paramount, regardless of the cost. (Mind-bending, suspenseful, no Mary Sue elements, survival-oriented, slightly thrilling)

35. 235 烘 The Great Furnace Dao Lord 烘炉大道君 A Little Tattered破破的Eastern Fantasy212k WordsCompleted The Great Lord passed down his divine powers, and I became the Dao Ancestor in another world Li Yan transmigrates into a low-martial, small world and gradually raises it to the level of a vast mythic world through his own efforts. Low-martial world: Li Yan hangs in the air, emitting boundless light from behind him, visible to all living beings. His boundless voice rings out, audible to all. “I am Li Yan, a Daoist whose title is Qingwei. In this world, I shall create a new cultivation method and 17Reads—Score—14d adds

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    No female lead, gradually becoming invincible

36. 236 最 The Last Knife Seller 最后一个赊刀人 Too Sleepy to Sleep困的睡不着Mystery4.9M WordsCompleted They are wandering prophets who travel the four corners of the world. Skilled in feng shui, they roam the mortal realm with a bundle of cleavers and scissors on their backs, and wherever they go, they leave behind a prophecy about what they have seen. “Keep this cleaver. If an elder in your family dies of consumption within five years, I'll come back to collect payment.” They are heirs to an ancient Daoist tradition from a distant place, able to pronounce life and death with ironclad certainty a 53kReads9.2Score5.1k14d adds

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37. 237 穿 The Bystander Who Transmigrated into Horror Movies 穿越在恐怖片里的路人甲 Qing Zhi青植Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted Everyone else who transmigrates gets the protagonist treatment, with treasures and beautiful women at their side. Li Haotian transmigrated as a mere nobody, and into a horror-movie world, no less, surrounded by demons and monsters. With his own life already in danger, he still had to complete assignments. Fortunately, he was lucky enough to gain the skill of having every wish granted: call to Heaven, and Heaven answers; call to Earth, and Earth responds. All kinds of immortals looked out for him 20.3kReads7.9Score1.2k14d adds
38. 238 鬼 A Ghostly Mask to Ward Off Evil 鬼作面，镇妖邪 Silly Fun沙雕快乐Mystery167k WordsCompleted Thanks to a good deed I did when I was nine, I learned the mystical art of Nuo masks. From then on, the world gained a craftsman who used demons as pigment and spirits as mask bones, and regarded fierce ghosts and evil monsters as nothing. 46Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Synopsis: Although the protagonist isn't particularly powerful at the beginning, this book is exceptionally good (in my opinion). Since it's a newly released book, there aren't many readers yet, so it's best not to wait and build up your reading experience. Support the author!

39. 239 开 Strange Tales from the Start? But I’m Yang Jian! 开局聊斋？但我是杨戬啊 Drunk Cat Xiaoxiaosheng醉猫笑笑生Eastern Fantasy769k WordsOngoing [No System + Chinese-Style Horror + Time-Limited Transformation + Yang Jian + Extreme Contrast and Thrills] After transmigrating into the demon-infested world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Yang Jian runs straight into a century-old Painted-Skin Ghost that specializes in tearing out human hearts. There is nowhere to run! No System chiming in. No old master living in a ring. His only trump card is the Holy Erlang True Lord sleeping inside him, whose name sounds just like his own: Yang Ji 6.4kReads8.2Score62714d adds

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    Forced into a desperate situation by the Painted Skin Demon from the very beginning, the scholar, without any special advantages, could only rely on the limited-time power of the deity within him to struggle for survival in a world overrun by demons. He meticulously calculated every second of the cooldown, using the most unsophisticated methods to stall for time, waiting for the moment his divine power awakened so that he could use pure Yang divine fire to burn through the netherworld and restore peace to the mortal realm.

40. 240 剑 Where the Sword Rises, Storms Gather 剑起风云 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy4.6M WordsCompleted In these turbulent times, it is not the world that is in chaos, but people’s hearts. The Gu family, loyal servants of the Tianfeng Kingdom, are heroes through and through. But fate is fickle. The heir to this illustrious military family spent twenty years in a daze, becoming the target of countless whispered insults and mockery. Then, on the young heir’s twentieth birthday, memories of his previous life suddenly returned. What troubles him most is realizing he seems to have done a lot of foolish 47.3kReads9.0Score5k14d adds
41. 241 直 My Fortune-Telling Livestream Was Exposed as a Fraud, So My Viewers Won Me a Third-Class Merit Award 直播算命被打假，水友送我三等功 Clear Glazed Snow清澈琉璃雪Urban1.5M WordsOngoing [Livestreaming + fortune-telling + demon-catching and ghost-subduing + comedy] Su Han transmigrates into a world where the supernatural is resurging, obtains the Heavenly Divination Merit System, and begins his cyber fortune-telling journey... Viewer: You're a fraud, a charlatan... Su Han: Hello... officer? There's a murderer here, and he's an internet celebrity. Viewer: Master, my career hasn't been going well lately... Su Han: You've got a bit of green over your head, and the kid isn't yours e 279Reads8.4Score—14d adds

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    It's similar to an invincible novel.

42. 242 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 974.8kReads9.4Score97.1k14d adds
43. 243 我EN The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 64.6kReads9.2Score5.9k14d adds

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    Not bad, not too many flaws.

44. 244 吃 Eating Ghosts Makes You Stronger? Bro, Are You Zhong Kui? 吃鬼就变强？哥们，你钟馗？ Weird Gray Bear怪怪的灰熊Mystery290k WordsCompleted [Urban high martial arts + no heroine + decisive and ruthless + supernatural horror + apocalypse + special abilities] Li Mu, dead for three years, awakens inside a strange building, only to find he has already become a vengeful ghost… He discovers a scarlet blood book in his mind. As long as he devours a ghost, he can steal its abilities… So… Since we’re both ghosts, why don’t you come play around in my stomach? Ghost teacher? Scarlet ghost eyes? Ghost opera singer? What a coincidence. If it’s a 6Reads—Score—14d adds
45. 245 神EN Pokémon: The God-Tier Trainer 神奇宝贝之超神训练家 A Green Lemon一颗青柠檬Anime Fanfiction2.2M WordsCompleted Original title: Pokemon: The Super Trainer Garlic toad, water-spitting turtle, fire-breathing lizard? When I heard those familiar names, when I heard a boy shout, “Let go of that male Gardevoir! Let me handle this!” when I saw the old man upstairs scolding Squirtle, calling it a little bastard every other word, when I saw Garchomp having a friendly exchange with a group of Pansage, when I had a friend who was obsessed with Jynx’s looks… Ye Qing knew that this world was no longer simple! 26.8kReads9.5Score2.5k14d adds

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    Apocalyptic stories can be written like this! Rebirth, revenge, and high-IQ battles, with constant plot twists, a protagonist with a decisive personality, and solid writing that is refreshing.

46. 246 灰EN Above the Gray Fog 灰雾之上 Anti-Static防静电Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted [Lord of the Mysteries]+ [Potions]+ [Races]+ [Civilization] A hundred years from now, I am a hero. My deeds become stories, praised by all. A thousand years from now, I am a legend. Stories become epics, passed down through generations. Ten thousand years from now, I am a faith. Epics become myths, and the incense offered to me never ceases. P.S. This book is also known as Above the Gray Mist. P.S. The development of the human race provides the backdrop. The focus is on an individual's epic, no 88.2kReads9.3Score7.7k14d adds

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    Duration speaks for itself

47. 247 天 The Celestial Master Descends the Mountain 天师下山 A Season with Feathers有羽的季节Urban4.7M WordsCompleted Back in my day, I had mastered my own school of celestial arts. One punch made the high-ranking martial artists at the nursing home north of the village tremble. One kick sent the young prodigies at the kindergarten south of the village bawling. And when I stood at the mass grave east of the village, not one of those hundreds of Ghost Kings or Ghost Emperors dared even breathe. 13.7kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
48. 248 小 Chen Buqi, the Little Taoist 小道士陈不欺 Big Sister Li李家大姐Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing Hello, everyone. My name is Chen Buqi. My professions include Taoist priest, locksmith, cook, phone repairman, driver, and tomb-raiding consultant…. I have too many to list them all. I was raised by my master and martial uncle! They were both incredible! I only learned that after coming back from my first year out in the world. Because I liked to play around, I also squandered a lot of techniques that people would have envied! Fortunately, I devoted myself to physiognomy and mastered two special 152.6kReads9.1Score13.6k14d adds

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    An invincible protagonist story; the male lead is a disciple of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and the Emperor of Youdu. He enjoys showing off but isn't brainless.

49. 249 黄 The Yellow Emperor’s Secret 黄帝秘藏 Chanting Sutras to Save Myself诵经渡己Mystery6.0M WordsOngoing With a blood-written deed on my body, I fought hungry dogs for food. In the bitter cold of winter, I was about to be beaten to death on the frozen ground, until someone stood before me and told me I was a dragon in the art of feng shui... 14.2kReads8.9Score59214d adds

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    The protagonist of *The Yellow Emperor's Secret Treasury*, Chen Qi, has a tragic past. Orphaned and homeless, he fights with beggars for territory and stray dogs for food, constantly being cheated and humiliated. His life couldn't get any worse! Luckily, an old beggar takes him in as an apprentice, teaching him feng shui secrets. It turns out he's learning the *Golden Seal Jade Box*, the manual used by the Yellow Emperor to capture and kill Chi You. As his skills improve, his master suffers a backlash from learning the entire secret manual and is forced into seclusion. At twenty, his master sends him to seek revenge, uncovers the mystery of his father, entrusts him with the responsibility of protecting his master's daughter, and even provides an ancient marriage certificate – making the plot incredibly exciting! The author's descriptions of feng shui secrets are very professional; the mysterious terminology and operations are both enigmatic and inexplicably impressive. The plot is tightly woven, full of suspense; just as one mystery is solved, a new one immediately emerges, making it impossible to stop reading. Fans of feng shui and suspense should definitely check this out; it will absolutely satisfy your curiosity!

50. 250 阴 The Underworld Detective 阴间神探 Old Nine of the Daoist Sect道门老九Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 73.8kReads9.4Score8.8k14d adds

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