Something Like Mysterious Revival, With a Tough Guy Lead. No Fawning Over the Protagonist or Getting Weak-Kneed Around Women 神秘复苏，佛爷的那种，别舔主角，见女人走不了路

1. 151 诡 Lord of the Mysteries: Sequence 0, Awakening of the Cocoon, the Fool's First Cry 诡秘：序列0--蚕茧觉醒·愚者初鸣 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug666Male-Channel Fanfiction21k WordsCompleted Lord of the Mysteries: Sequence 0: Awakening from the Cocoon · The Fool’s First Cry 534Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 152 诡 Lord of the Mysteries [Original]: The Authority of Fate, Sequence 0 诡秘「原创」·序列0的命运权柄 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug66643k WordsCompleted Lord of the Mysteries: Original Story · The Fate Authority of Sequence 0 136Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 诡 Mysterious: The Door Pathway, A Transcendent Finale 诡秘「原创」：门之途径·非凡终局 Rabbit Bug 666兔Bug666Male-Channel Fanfiction25k WordsCompleted Mystery «Original»: The Door Pathway · Extraordinary Finale 105Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 154 镇 Record of Subduing the Strange: The End, Where Nothing Lives 镇诡录：终焉无生 Old Man Ze泽老头Mystery381k WordsOngoing The “Midnight Knocking Ghost” destroyed Chen Jin's family. Armed with his father's Ashen Destruction Compass, he set out on the path of ghost suppression. His father's Ashen Destruction Compass is a formidable weapon against ghosts, but A rookie writer here, humbly begging all my esteemed readers to leave a rating. All suggestions and feedback are welcome, as long as they're reasonable —Reads—Score—Shelves

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5. 155 恐 Horror Movie Emperor's Film Set 恐怖影帝片场 A Boat Adrift Among Fallen Leaves残叶浮舟Mystery949k WordsOngoing While browsing the web, Gao Tianming claimed a movie ticket and was forcibly dragged into a film shoot, where he had to survive one step at a time. After he broke the script completely, he discovered that it was actually the world of Mysterious Revival. He had to complete a terrifying ghost dismemberment challenge in a cinema designed by a powerful figure from the Republican era. After escaping, he ended up inside the Hungry Ghost's domain... 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Forced into a horror movie theater, they filmed one horror movie after another. After escaping, they found themselves in the realm of hungry ghosts.

6. 156 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 1.3kReads—Score107Shelves

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   Travel back to the 1940s, catch ghosts and build a career.

7. 157 复 Revive, Crash, Crash, Crash, Crash, Until I Become the Ghost Emperor 复苏死机死机死机死机，直至鬼帝 Fragments of Water水之断章Mystery233k WordsOngoing [Supernatural rules + ghosts kill according to set mechanics + ghost tamers + no mindless decisions + sensible protagonists + the protagonist retains his humanity] Ye Xian is sent flying by a ten-thousand-ton king and transmigrates to a terrifying world overrun by supernatural horrors and vicious ghosts. No golden finger, no cheat. And he runs into two ghosts from the start! What should he do? “What else? Charge in and tame them!” 10Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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   Very 666

8. 158 让 After Recruiting Cockroaches as Informants, She Becomes the Major Crimes Unit’s Favorite 让蟑螂当线人后，她成重案组团宠 Cheese Potato Pancake芝士土豆饼Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance]+ [Crime Solving]+ [A Different Kind of Ability to Understand “Animal” Talk] The night Tang Cong awakens her special ability, a mouse stealing snacks gives her a live report on a murder: “Your neighbor’s turned into a brainless female corpse!” Tang Cong: …What kind of nightmare script did I get stuck with?! Other people hear their pets’ thoughts. She hears the city’s vermin hold a conference. With this absurd “intelligence network,” Tang Cong helps the police solve one bizarre ca 47.5kReads8.8Score7.9kShelves

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   Addictive from the first glance, a family-friendly story of a young Taoist master cultivating immortality.

9. 159 我 The Savings System Summoned Me to Another World to Become a Rich Woman 我被存钱系统召唤到异世界当富婆 The Green of Green Gables绿山墙的绿色Modern Romance935k WordsOngoing [Travel Between Two Worlds] + [Modern-Day Fantasy] + [System] + [Farming] + [No Romance] + [Food Business] + [Livestream] + [Building Wealth] + [Infrastructure] + [Redemption] Other people's Systems shower their Hosts with money and perks. Mine is all about being broke, forcing me to make money through street vending and hand over every last cent. I make a million a day Livestreaming skewers made with handsome men from the mall, only for the System to order me to turn off tips. I have to build 1.2kReads—Score103Shelves

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   Mysterious resurgence

10. 160 诡 Eerie: It Begins with Paper and Candles 诡异：从纸蜡开始 Bite of Pork Knuckle Skin咬一口肘子皮Mystery119k WordsOngoing [Mysterious Revival setting]+ [Eerie]+ [Ghost taming] The world is mired in filth. Neither sun nor moon shines clear. Silks and the six domestic animals, evil karma and oxen and sheep. Terrifying entities gradually revive, and civilization and order collapse with a thunderous crash. A figure with black mud covering both feet and hands at the porcelain factory. A towering entity herding livestock in the wilderness, footsteps echoing down a hospital corridor… In an age when the supernatural ru —Reads—Score—Shelves

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11. 161 收 Collecting Corpses, Ghosts, and Immortals 收尸，收诡，收仙人 Raincoat Warrior雨衣战神Eastern Fantasy545k WordsOngoing (Supernatural horror, cultivation, ordinary protagonist, no System, no transmigration) A poor young man from a small town becomes a corpse collector to earn enough to marry. Before long, he stumbles into a strange and magnificent world of immortals and gods... 848Reads—Score103Shelves

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    A fantasy cultivation novel featuring a protagonist who is an indigenous person from another world. No system, no transmigration, and a mortal protagonist—from a humble background, with no special bloodline or family history, and no cheat codes.

12. 162 悲 Will History Repeat Itself? No, This Time I’ll Restore My Kingdom 悲剧重演？不，我这次一定要复国 Wood, Sprawling Everywhere漫天遍野的伍德Male-Channel Fanfiction507k WordsCompleted This novel tells the story of Murong Fu transmigrating to different worlds to accomplish his mission of restoring his kingdom. The first world so far: Murong Fu transmigrates into Viserys III Targaryen, the beggar king! The second series features the Eighth Prince in the world of Yongzheng. 1.6kReads8.0Score101Shelves

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    Murong Fu Zhutian?

13. 163 禁 A Short-Lived Forbidden Spell Caster? I Have an Undying Body 禁咒师短命？我拥有不死之身 Eat the Little Almond吃掉小杏仁Urban3.9M WordsOngoing Ye Lin transmigrates to a world overrun by demons and monsters, where he gains an immortal body. Because changing jobs in this world costs a fortune, he exploits a bug and sells his own organs to scrape together enough money to take part in the job-change ceremony. On the day of the ceremony, he becomes an SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcaster, but everyone around him mocks him. That's because SSS-rank Forbidden Spellcasters have to sacrifice their lifespan or their flesh to cast spells, so they're usu 197kReads8.8Score7.4kShelves
14. 164 说 This Was Supposed to Be a Healing Game, So Why Is a Ghost Knocking from the Start? 说好的治愈系游戏，开局鬼敲门？ Wang Yunxi望云晞Mystery236k WordsOngoing "Knock, knock, knock!" "Open up! The neighborhood is here to spread some warmth. Your grandpa Qian Wanhao has arrived." "A cozy, heartwarming game." "Here you'll find Grandpa Qian Wanhao, who loves knocking on doors to greet people; a gloomy JK girl carrying a black umbrella by the roadside; and a mischievous, hungry child who loves eating things they shouldn't." "Come inside, and you'll forget all your troubles..." Late one night, Hai Ge, a game streamer with tens of millions of followers 110.3kReads7.2Score15kShelves

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    What about game streaming platforms? Same worldview?

15. 165 鬼 Ghostly Fairy Tales: Starting with Controlling a Nightmare Ghost 鬼童话：从驾驭梦魇鬼开始 Monkey King1119猴子大王1119Mystery177k WordsOngoing [Ferocious Ghost Revival] + [Slow Burn] + [Pure Romance] The Three Laws of Ferocious Ghosts: 1. Ghosts cannot be killed. 2. Understand the rules of a ghost. 3. Only a ghost can deal with a ghost. The “Nuo Ghost,” which can grant wishes about the future. The “Nightmare Ghost,” which can turn dreams into reality. The “Ghost Bride,” who harbors romantic fantasies. The “Ghost Knows,” a bridge between the future and the past, where truth and lies are impossible to distinguish. The terrify —Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 166 我 I Keep Getting Summoned from Beyond the Grave by Supernatural Rules 我在诡异规则中被反复招魂 The Ball Is a Little Rascal皮球是个二狗子Mystery231k WordsOngoing [A touch of horror] + [survival by the rules] + [logic puzzles] + [ensemble cast] + [Infinite Flow] Reality rots, the abyss engulfs the world. Rules are cages, and all living things are prisoners. When the King of Hell says you'll die at the third watch, who would dare keep you alive until the fifth? Chen Yan died. But he would rather have truly died. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a clay statue. When common sense fails and rules become blades that kill, the world is left with noth —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book was written after the author finished reading *Mysterious Resurrection*, and still felt somewhat unsatisfied. Therefore, the author also read several fanfictions similar to *Forgotten World*, and the inspiration for this book undeniably came from *Mysterious Resurrection*. However, this is not a direct copy; otherwise, the title could easily be *Mysterious Resurrection: XXXX*… I've been a bookworm for over a decade, and this is the first time I've truly considered why a book can attract readers. Oh, it's because its premise is so ingenious. Before this, in all supernatural stories, ghosts were always manageable, even possessing a human touch. *Mysterious Resurrection* breaks this mold, showing that ghosts are unkillable, with many inherently fatal rules stacked upon each other, disrupting the reader's "comfort zone" (safe zone). You could say this book is a fanfiction of *Mysterious Resurrection*, sharing a similar worldview, only the protagonist and "Yang Jian" never interact. Before this, I wrote two books, both abandoned halfway through, each only reaching around 110,000-120,000 words. At that time, I was too focused on the supernatural, resulting in works that, while logically consistent, were only "self-indulgent" pieces that only I could understand. Writing can't be done in isolation. After two failures, this is my third book. I originally wanted to give myself five stars, but I'll only give myself four. The remaining star is like paying tuition; I must always maintain the humility of an apprentice. I feel there's still a lot of room for polishing. The main outline is currently about 20,000 words long, and I've also hidden many interesting Easter eggs in the text. Some are quite obvious, and I've written them down in my notes. It's impossible not to fill in the gaps, okay? (Laughs) I hope you, dear readers, enjoy reading it, and please be kind with your comments! [Laughs]

17. 167 神 The Mysterious Revival: From the Start, I Wielded the Deceitful Ghost 神秘复苏之开局驾驭欺骗鬼 Tadpole Jasmine蝌蚪茉莉Mystery326k WordsCompleted Starting from the Myriad Worlds, I Become Invincible After transmigrating, Tang Jing arrives in the Myriad Worlds with an incredible stroke of fortune. Born with a body unfit for martial arts? He masters every technique and forges an unrivaled divine physique. Surrounded by powerful enemies? He crushes them all, rising from a humble mortal to the pinnacle of the Myriad Worlds. He travels through countless planes, subdues peerless prodigies of every age, and sweeps across the nine heavens and te 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A bizarre resurgence, using the false to cultivate truth...

18. 168 诡 Eerie: I'm a Coward! I Became a God by Taming the Eerie 诡异：我胆小鬼！靠驾驭诡异成神 Ruo Shui渃谁Mystery148k WordsOngoing [Eerie Revival] [A “Cowardly” Male Lead] [Slow-Burn Build-Up] Rules of the Eerie: 1. Only the eerie can fight the eerie. 2. No human is perfect, and no eerie is complete. Everything they do is meant to make themselves whole. 3. Observe the eerie’s patterns. They can only “act” when their rules are triggered. 4. Everything involving the eerie comes at a price. The eerie have descended. In this hopeless world, it seems only a “piece of trash” like me can save it. My name is Wang Yu, and I’m a cow 13Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A mysterious resurgence, slow start, extensive setup.

19. 169 恐 Horror Revival: The Ghost Child in My House Is Too Powerful 恐怖复苏：我家鬼童太强了 Qian Chan千潺Mystery220k WordsOngoing [Ghost-harnessing + lighthearted + no female lead] In the age of the supernatural, there was once a man who slaughtered countless ghosts, revered by the world as a god. The young protagonist encounters an S-rank supernatural entity, the Painted-Skin Ghost, from the start. One supernatural incident after another follows, leaving him nowhere to run. As ghosts return and the human world becomes a living hell, how can anyone survive? It takes exceptional courage, brilliant intelligence, unyieldin —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Looking for something to read? Give this a try! It's fresh and original, no old tricks.

20. 170 恐 Horror Returns! I Inherit a Ghostly Underworld from the Start 恐怖复苏！我开局继承一座鬼地府 Composing Romance浪漫谱曲Mystery140k WordsOngoing It borrows three major concepts from Mysterious Revival, but this is not fan fiction. As the supernatural returns, evil ghosts run rampant and the human world turns into a realm of ghosts. Everyone lives in fear. In their despair, people can only sacrifice their lives to become “Ghost Tamers,” coexisting with the ghosts they control. But I, Shen Qiu, inherited a phone from the start that can connect to the Underworld! Other Ghost Tamers wager their lives to coexist with ghosts, constantly riskin 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book borrows the premise of a mysterious resurgence, where ghosts cannot be killed, only ghosts can fight ghosts. The plot is original, but the protagonist is contained by a underworld system, and it seems the ending will be him becoming the lord of the underworld.

21. 171 序 In the Sequence Corps, I Have Both a Potion Maker and a Mechanic Sequence 序列车队我有药剂师机械师双序列 Green Mountains, Clear Waters山青水不清Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.2M WordsCompleted Lin Quan transmigrated into this eerie, apocalyptic world on Blue Star. From the start, he awakened two sequences: a first-tier potion-maker apprentice and a first-tier mechanic apprentice. With five fiercely loyal subordinates at his side, he began his path of conquest. 13.3kReads7.8Score1.3kShelves

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    Weird, not a simp

22. 172 规 Rule Horror: I’m Not Crazy, I’m Patrick Star 规则怪谈：不是精神病，是派大星 Steamed Bun with Egg馒头加鸡蛋Mystery171k WordsOngoing [A Super Heartwarming Story] [Healing Your Childhood] [Rule Horror] [National Fate] [Inspired by Childhood Cartoons] [The Whole Story May Make You Cry] Are you ready, kids? I can’t hear you! Aye, aye, Captain! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? “Me, Chen Xiaobai! It’s Patrick…” Chen Xiaobai, a psychiatric patient, was chosen to enter the National Fate Rule Horror. The global livestream began, with chosen players from 200 countries competing on the same stage. Viewers in the Dragon Kingdom 1Reads—Score—Shelves
23. 173 诡 Eerie Descent: Starting with the Ace of Spades 诡异降临：从黑桃A开始 R Xin XingR鑫行Mystery121k WordsOngoing Imagine looking in a mirror late at night and seeing someone else smiling back at you, or finding that an office stairwell loops forever, leading you toward a nonexistent thirteenth floor... These urban legends are real. They are “anomalies” formed from humanity’s negative emotions, such as fear, greed, and paranoia. They create all kinds of “haunted realms” that devour lives. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Here it comes! Here it comes!

24. 174 诡 Eerie Apocalypse: I Give Everyone a System 诡异末世：我给全员发系统 Paper Brown纸褐Mystery81k WordsOngoing (Cthulhu Mythos + Paranormal Apocalypse + System Designer Story + Group Transmigration and Fourth Calamity + Not a Saint + Not Brain-Dead + One or No Female Lead) My name is Bai Yi, and I'm a legendary game designer in the industry. By the time you read this, I've already been blown up twice by Potato Servers... When he opened his eyes again, he had transmigrated to a world being consumed by the Sea of the Old Ones. Time was forever stuck in 1999, and outside the door, a red-clothed paranormal —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The premise is very fresh, there are no mindless cheats, and the characters are intelligent.

25. 175 死 Death Rewind: I'll Wipe Every Vengeful Ghost from the World 死亡回档：我要荡尽世间一切厉鬼 Li Zhu漓竹Mystery65k WordsOngoing My name is Ye Xiu. By the time you read this, I will already be dead. Yesterday, I swallowed an entire sheet of cephalosporin pills and downed half a dozen beers. I should be dead already. But this morning, I woke up again. Time had returned to before my suicide attempt. In the room lay another version of me, a knife buried in his chest. He grabbed me and screamed with pitch-black eyes: "Hurry up and kill yourself!" "Don't go to that place! It's full of ghosts!" "I barely managed to esc —Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 176 神 Mystery Revival: The Balance Tower 神秘复苏：平衡塔 I Sleep and Eat我会睡觉吃饭Mystery725k WordsCompleted My name is Lu Nian. Today, I forgot the name of my best friend. Tomorrow, I might forget who I am. On the outskirts of Nandao City, in an abandoned school building, Lu Nian watched helplessly as an evil spirit drained his friend’s mind. A “bloodline” that fed on fear burrowed into his right hand. Old Zhao from the Gray Network told him, “You won’t last three months.” There was no way back. The only way to fight ghosts was with ghosts. He locked one evil spirit after another inside himself: th 36Reads—Score124Shelves

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    A mysteriously revived fanfiction book is going straight for the top.

27. 177 凡 The Yin Laws of the Mortal World 凡尘阴律 Love Cumin-Grilled Fish爱吃孜然煎鱼Mystery72k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Supernatural Horrors Descend + Ghost Taming + Strong Male Lead + Ensemble Cast + Slow-Burn Plot + Mythological Elements] On the night of his eighteenth birthday, high school student Su Yuan received a death birthday card from “himself.” “My name is Su Yuan. By the time you receive this card, I’ll be dead...” From then on, Su Yuan set out on a path destined to be filled with tragedy. Infinite cycles, evil spirits devouring one another, and behind the rules of mythology, a truth t —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's modeled after a mysterious resurrection story; the plot is slow-paced, starting low and building up quickly. For details, please read the synopsis.

28. 178 烬 Lord of Ashes 烬灭之主 Lively Little Demon灵动的小魔Mystery96k WordsOngoing [Also known as: Supernatural Horror Returns: I Tamed the Mirror Ghost from the Start] Not for the faint of heart! | Rule-based mysteries | Supernatural horror returns | Inescapable death traps | High-IQ protagonist who isn't a saint | No System | Nontraditional supernatural horror A job interview leads him into a ghostly domain, where a half-ghost wields a blade to break the deadlock! The deadly rules of the Fruit Granny, the opera-house ghost's theatrical prison, the hotel ghost's endless kil —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A battle of wits and contrasts, a Chinese horror story with an unsolvable dead end—come and feel the oppressive atmosphere of the vengeful ghost, and experience the protagonist's mind-bending adventures and the coldness and warmth of human nature!

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