Looking for Supernatural Novels Where the Protagonist Starts at Their Peak 求出场就是巅峰的灵异小说

1. 1 开 From the Start, I Was Divided Up for Food, So I Swallowed the Evil Spirit Whole 开局被分食，我直接生吞邪崇 Bi Huo彼火Urban1.3M WordsOngoing "A Must-Read in 2026" [Eerie Revival]+ [Revenge before the day is out]+ [Saintly do-gooders must die]+ [The protagonist is crazy, not stupid]+ [No female lead]+ [This is actually a food story] The red moon rises, and the eerie returns. After transmigrating to a world where the eerie has returned and evil spirits roam the earth, Ye Kui opens his eyes to see himself being devoured by monsters! But if monsters can eat people, there’s no reason people can’t eat monsters! After three years of plottin 8.7kReads8.9Score851Shelves

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   The first book features a protagonist who transmigrates and is tormented by ghosts for three years. After defeating them, he devours their flesh and blood, gaining their abilities. He becomes a gourmet and joins a special national agency. His teammates are also very capable. The ensemble plot is well-written. The second book features a protagonist who acquires mysterious knowledge and, through storytelling, deciphers the Dream of the Red Chamber as a ghost story.

2. 2 让 You Asked Me to Livestream a Classic, and I Called Dream of the Red Chamber a Ghost Story 让你直播讲名著，你说红楼是鬼书 When Will This Yawn End?懒腰何时断Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted “Dream of the Red Chamber was never a classic novel. It's a book specifically about ghosts!” “Compendium of Materia Medica was never a conventional medical text. It's a sacred book containing a wealth of folk magic!” “The Classic of Mountains and Seas isn't a fabricated collection of myths. It's a historical record of civilization after a prehistoric nuclear war!” “...” Qi Luo gave up on traditional publishing, and from the very first second of his livestream, he turned everyone's understanding 51.6kReads8.9Score4.7kShelves
3. 3 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 131.2kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves
4. 4 九 Uncle Nine: Oh No, My System Is Acting Up Again 九叔：糟糕，我的系统又不服了 Zhao Li Is a Real Scoundrel赵吏是个老六Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted The successive Grandmasters of Maoshan once said: When roaming the world, what matters most is the strength of your foundations. If you can avoid trouble, do so. The world is in turmoil, and one less problem is better than one more. If you can’t avoid it, make a friend. If you can’t make a friend, negotiate face to face. If negotiations fail, then fight. When following these three rules, always keep three principles in mind. First, never hold back. Call upon the gods, the saints, and the Grandma 23.3kReads9.0Score1.7kShelves

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   This book is quite good and enjoyable. The protagonist has a unique background: a crown prince of ten dynasties, the last emperor, his uncle is Zhong Kui, his second uncle is Yang Jian, and he has connections both in heaven and on earth.

5. 5 让 I Asked You to Write a Horror Play, So Why Did You Have to Add a Deity? 让你写诡剧，您非要往里加神人？ Fictional Dimension虚构次元Mystery89k WordsOngoing He Mo has always believed that eerie plays, with their dark, disturbing themes and wall-to-wall negativity, are bound to drive actors to a mental breakdown if they perform in them for too long. So he insists on adding a few absurd characters and comic plotlines to lighten things up. The more the theater objects, the more it proves he's doing the right thing. It shows that he's exposed the theater's intention to torment its actors through eerie plays. The more the actors object, the more it prove 329Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A supernatural suspense thriller with a mind-bending premise, intelligent characters, and a fast-paced, engaging plot – don't miss it!

6. 6 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves

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   These three books are all excellent. The first one features a protagonist with extraordinary intelligence, not a simpleton, but a cold and calculating personality who meticulously plans everything. The supporting characters are also intelligent, and the plot is full of twists and turns. The second one features a protagonist with powerful abilities and an unfathomable family background, with an ancestor manipulating everything behind the scenes. The protagonist is cold and indifferent, caring little for anyone except his family, and later even slaughters the entire city to raise a ghost. The third one features a protagonist who dedicates himself to cultivation, embodying the spirit of "the more I invest, the less I fear death," and is cold and selfish.

7. 7 我 I Have a Book of Ghosts and Gods 我有一本鬼神册 Always Offline一直关机Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted My new work, Artifact Sequence, is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 13kReads8.2Score861Shelves
8. 8 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 8.1kReads8.3Score459Shelves
9. 9 道 The Dao God Among Mortals 道神在人间 Xie Hongtao谢鸿涛Mystery413k WordsCompleted Since the rise of humanity, the Heavenly, Earthly, and Human Paths have stood side by side. The Heavenly Path sets the rules and restrains all living beings; the Earthly Path governs reincarnation and judges right and wrong, good and evil; while the Human Path takes the form of a Dao God, traveling through the mortal world to slay ghosts, monsters, and demons. But sometimes, the human heart is more terrifying than ghosts and demons... What does it mean to cultivate the Dao? It isn't about the de 2.9kReads9.0Score180Shelves

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   The Daoist deity resides among mortals. Xie Yu, the incarnation of the Daoist deity, travels the world, slaying demons and monsters.

10. 10 第 The Ninety-Ninth Bride 第九十九位新娘 Surely the Celestial Immortal Is Drunk Tonightz应是天仙狂醉zFantastical Romance345k WordsOngoing "Ninety-eight brides. Every last one of them rotted here. You won't escape." All 98 brides were screwed, and I'm unlucky number 99! I wandered into a cursed place while scouting locations and landed myself a crazy, white-haired husband. The first time we met, he grabbed me by the throat and threatened to burn my whole family if I didn't obey! Later, he stole offerings from other people, snatched my milk tea pearls, knocked on my window in the middle of the night to keep me company, and held me w 319Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is so good! It was the first female-oriented supernatural book that got me hooked on supernatural fiction, and it has a strong sense of destiny.

11. 11 道 Fellow Daoist, Why Is Your Human Emperor Banner Belching Black Smoke? 道友，你这人皇幡怎么冒黑烟啊？ He An Is Simple贺安很简单Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Even unorthodox paths can lead to Heaven! This poor Daoist has always been a bit timid. If I don’t pull up the roots after cutting the grass, I won’t be able to sleep at night! Heh heh heh... I, He An, am your great calamity! 81.3kReads9.3Score7.3kShelves

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    The protagonist is incredibly cautious, handsome, and powerful. His support team is also very reliable and won't hold him back; it's really satisfying.

12. 12 风 The Secret Notes of a Feng Shui Master 风水师秘记 Paranormal No. 13灵异13号Mystery5.1M WordsCompleted My grandfather left me a handwritten ancient manuscript. When I turned eighteen, a dream of mine shook the entire world of feng shui... Liu Bowen severing dragon veins, feng shui guiding a celestial dragon, paper figures controlling one's fortune, plum-blossom tattoos, the dead seeking justice... Everyone knew Yang Qingtian was a legend, but no one knew that I was him! 3.8kReads8.2Score397Shelves

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    The protagonist climbs to the top step by step, and the story is intricately linked. Don't watch it at night, as it might harm your health by keeping you up all night—it's really addictive!

13. 13 风 The Feng Shui Diviner 风水神相 A Leaf Boat一叶木舟Mystery3.6M WordsCompleted [The short drama and comic adaptation are now available] First comes fate, then luck, then feng shui; fourth, accumulate good karma; fifth, study; sixth, choose a name; seventh, read faces; eighth, honor the gods; ninth, make friends with benefactors; tenth, maintain your health. Eighteen years ago, an old Daoist priest found an abandoned baby in the mountains. Eighteen years later, a young feng shui master left his temple and came down from the mountain. Over the years, Jiang Chen learned all m 11kReads9.0Score1kShelves
14. 14 新 New Utopia 新，乌托邦 Broken Strings in the Rain雨中断弦Urban397k WordsOngoing [Political Thriller] [Montage Style] [Psychological Oppression] [Dystopian] (The story moves slowly at first, but more kinds of ghosts will appear later.) The calamity ended, and a city-state rose from the ground. People called it the New Utopia. Beneath its gleaming order, those in power were no longer human. Monsters wore human skin and occupied positions of authority. Their visions were linked, and everything was under surveillance. A colossal beast hung in the sky, while monsters roamed th 2.3kReads—Score195Shelves

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    He appeared as a ghost

15. 15 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 27.1kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves
16. 16 天 The Heavenly Master Descends the Mountain 天师出山 Master of the Dragontail Studio曳尾斋主Mystery176k WordsCompleted When the King of Hell says a man must die at the third watch, who would dare keep him alive until the fifth? I would! The Celestial Master descends the mountain, his mastery of the Dao profound. Above, he can move heaven and earth; below, he can shake mountains and rivers. In the light, he can command dragons and tigers; in the darkness, he can capture ghosts and gods. His power can raise the dead, and his cultivation can transcend life and death! Demons, monsters, ghosts, and fiends, whoever di 509Reads8.4Score—Shelves
17. 17 诡 The Haunted Tomb 诡坟 Sugar Quixote糖吉柯德Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted [This is no ordinary paranormal story. It's all about horror and suspense: no mindless wish fulfillment, forbidden yin-yang lore, no cultivation, and a ghost wife. If it's not good, you can break my legs.] People laugh at my family's poverty and say that all my blood relatives have died, so there must be a ghost in our house. I don't dare argue... because there really is a ghost buried in our ancestral grave! ...My name is Zhang Asi... I was born at four in the morning on the fourteenth day of t 40.2kReads8.8Score3.7kShelves

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    These two supernatural novels are great, highly rated with millions of readers! [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

18. 18 失 Insomniacs' Forbidden Tales: 444 Midnight Ghost Stories 失眠者禁忌：444个午夜鬼谈 Jun Nanchao峻难超Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A horror anthology with a bonus at the end of every story. I have 444 folk ghost stories guaranteed to keep you awake until midnight, terrify you, make you break out in a cold sweat, and pull the covers over your head! At the end of every chapter, the “Author’s Note” will include an illustration or bonus! But before you open it, brace yourself. The author accepts no responsibility for what happens next! [Supernatural Horror] [Folk Horror] [Rural Ghost Stories] [True Cases] [Urban Oddities] [L 4.2kReads—Score366Shelves

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    🕯️"Folk spirits and monsters, cold sweats in the middle of the night, scalp-tingling... All the horror elements you want to see are here. The post-credits scene? That's where the real heart-pounding part begins."

19. 19 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. 2.6kReads9.1Score395Shelves

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    Reading order: Taoist Taishang series

20. 20 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! 22.2kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
21. 21 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. 10.7kReads9.4Score876Shelves
22. 22 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.) 8.7kReads9.3Score610Shelves
23. 23 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: 22.8kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves
24. 24 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 34.8kReads8.8Score3.1kShelves

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25. 25 镇 God Suppressor 镇神 An Xiu Lan暗丶修兰Mystery3.4M WordsCompleted A deadly evil curse, a Taoist priest ascending to immortality, and a great calamity on the horizon. The Daoist sect's young patriarch has no choice but to descend the mountain and save the world, only to find a greater conspiracy unfolding one after another. 2.6kReads6.9Score168Shelves

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    That's awesome!

26. 26 恐 Horror Descends: I Bind Myself to a Red-Clad Female Ghost from the Start 恐怖降临：开局绑定红衣女鬼 This Young Gentleman Doesn't Understand Your Words小生不解语Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Supernatural] + [System] + [Single female lead] A year ago, terror descended upon the world, reducing the global population by 90 percent. Only China, protected by its dragon veins, avoided complete collapse. The Maoshan Celestial Master set out to exorcise demons and uphold the Dao, taking his disciples down the mountain to slay monsters and demons. They never returned. By then, Lin Tian had spent ten years sweeping the grounds of Maoshan and had been signing in for ten years straight. “Ding! 1.7kReads7.7Score129Shelves

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    ① Terror descends upon the world, reducing the global population by 90%, with only China remaining untouched. 🔥 Lin Tian has been sweeping the streets and signing in at Maoshan for ten years. ☁️ On this day, Lin Tian, ​​carrying a peach wood sword and a demon-slaying gourd, says to the red-clad female ghost beside him, "Let's go down the mountain and slay demons!"

27. 27 敕 Edict: After the Hour of the Dog 敕令：戌时之后 Silent Stranger陌上無聲Mystery335k WordsOngoing A folk-horror tale: one official dispatch has been held up for three years. The speaker is Shen Yan, a registrar in Bianzhou. The dispatch was held up three months ago, and nobody dared take it on. Of the two who did, one grew a black ring around the back of his neck, while the other lost an eyelid. Three lines were written on the dispatch: Wherever it passes, there will be no rain for three years. After the hour of the Dog, do not enter any place with a threshold. There are only three rules: fi 83Reads—Score442Shelves

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    A strange edict appears in a border region, bringing a three-year drought to the area it passes through. Two people who receive the edict lose an eyelid, and one develops black lines on his neck. The Shen brothers follow ancient teachings to exorcise the evil spirit, but the price is heavy, and their destiny is hidden within the pages of the edict.

28. 28 这 With So Many Female Ghosts Around, I Might as Well Stop Being Human 这么多女鬼，那我就不当人了 The Cat on the Mountain山野上的喵Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [Multiple Heroines (Most Aren't Human)]+ [Hunting Ghosts to Prove the Dao]+ [Comedy] After picking up a female ghost as a passenger from the start, Qin Tian's extraordinary life begins. (The audiobook version is even better.) A long-legged, adorably ditzy little ghost girl A domineering, blunt-talking Ghost Queen A mischievous cat-eared girl A sexy, bewitching fox spirit Cultivation, power, money… All kinds of strange and wonderful stories begin to unfold around him… 18.8kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves
29. 29 系 The System Arrived a Year Early, but the Paranormal Never Actually Happened 系统提前一年，可诡异真没降临 Young Master Yanque燕雀大公子Urban609k WordsCompleted [Host narrowly escaped the Cat-Faced Granny's pursuit. Host, you're awesome!] [Reward: 20 survival points!] Walking past the elderly neighbor's door, Xiang Nan looks utterly bewildered. [Host successfully escaped the Death Bus. Host, what courage!] [Reward: 30 survival points!] After getting on the bus and then getting off again, Xiang Nan is still utterly bewildered. [Host successfully killed a Corpse Demon for the first time since the supernatural descended. Host, you're like a god!] After cre 4.4kReads7.9Score579Shelves
30. 30 斩 Slay Demons, Devour Sins, Drive Out Evil in the North! 斩妖吞孽，北极驱邪！ Aged Little Cabbage陈年小白菜Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing “The Great Emperor of the North Pole, Ziwei Yuxu, commands the stars above, governs the myriad laws in the middle, and rules Fengdu below. He is the lord of all the stars in the heavens, and the Northern Pole Exorcism Office is his duly appointed authority.” “Isn’t the Exorcism Office an internal Celestial Court department that judges matters involving ghosts and gods? Why call it a military bureau?” “Do you know what a ghost is?” “Isn’t a ghost just a ghost?” “The Taishang Tiantan Yuge says: ‘A 99.3kReads9.1Score10.2kShelves

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    I personally think this book is pretty good and quite enjoyable. The protagonist specializes in the Black Emperor's Law, and only kills, never saves.

31. 31 我 I Serve as Yanluo in the Ten Halls 我在十殿当阎罗 Qian Yu浅渔Urban135k WordsOngoing The flame of civilization has been extinguished amid the onslaught of the uncanny; Humanity's fate, however, still clings desperately to hope in the depths of despair; Is this a paradise for the extraordinary, or a graveyard for ordinary people? Whatever happens, you must survive! [This book has no System or golden finger. Please read on patiently, and I promise you won't be disappointed!] —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The game starts in a company where no living people are employed, and you're immediately surrounded by ghosts and forced to fight your way out.

32. 32 守 The Village Guardian, the Wife in the Coffin 守村人，棺中妻 Big Brother Xuanyi玄一哥哥Rural Life3.2M WordsCompleted [Fox Wife] + [Traditional Supernatural Horror] + [Mystery and Twists] + [Funny Ensemble Cast] + [Interlocking Plotlines] + [First-Ever Nine-Tailed Fox with Nine Clones] I’m the village’s famous idiot. Of course, that’s what people who don’t know any better call me. Those in the know call me… the village guardian! But my half-baked fortune-teller of a grandfather has a very different opinion from everyone else. He says I’m a kept man who lives off women! Still, I never imagined the woman I’d have 19.4kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves

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    The first two books both feature a single female lead. ① The male lead meets the female lead (not the real female lead) at the beginning of an anatomy class. Later, his roommate and teacher have accidents, and the male lead can't seem to spend a coin. ② The male lead starts as a villager and only gains sentience after being betrothed to the female lead. Later, the female lead takes him to the city and is very strong. ③ The female lead is a world-class powerhouse; no one can beat her, and the male lead lives off her.

33. 33 一 One Branch to Slay All Demons and Monsters 一根树枝，斩天下妖魔 Reading and Practicing Martial Arts in the Morning晨间看书习武Urban136k WordsOngoing I was born suppressed by the laws of Heaven and Earth, leaving me half-deaf and sickly, the village deadweight. The day I was born, the midwife's hand split open out of nowhere with a clean cut. The clothes and blankets I wore were always sliced apart by invisible blades. The intent of the sword had been buried in my bones since birth. When I was seven, I stood up for someone and got beaten. I thought I was going to die, but an old man with a white beard saved me. And so, the sword was drawn. 767Reads—Score569Shelves

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    This is a high-quality article about urban cultivation. The protagonist joins a special agency to solve unsolved cases and fights against superheroes from all over the world. The growth of cultivation in solving crimes is fascinating! This book is different from the previous romance novels. It is really good-looking and the plot is not cliché. [Fear][Spit][Cool][Angry][Send Heart][Stunned]

34. 34 女 After the Goddess Died Tragically, I Drew My Sword and Slayed Ghosts! 女神惨死后，我拔剑斩鬼！ Sunlight on the Mountain Forest日照山林Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing That day, I received a strange food delivery order. A goddess who had died a tragic death was begging me for help. After that, I became a spirit courier. I clear the way for wronged souls and guide the dead on their final journey! 40.5kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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    The first new book is well-written. The protagonist's crush is murdered, and after encountering a ghost, he receives help from a master and begins his journey in the underworld. The character relationships are fine; there's a clear system of repaying kindness and settling scores. The second book features a protagonist who is incredibly powerful, almost like a cheat code. However, the protagonist insists he's a normal human. Ordinary ghost: Who are you? Protagonist: I'm an ordinary human! Powerful evil spirit: What are you? Protagonist: I'm a normal human! Mighty ghost: What are you? Are you an avatar of that great being? Protagonist: I'm a normal, ordinary human. There's no female lead; the protagonist only wants to return to his home from 2000 years ago.

35. 35 岐 The Phoenix of Qishan 岐山凤 Happy Big Rice Bucket快乐的大饭桶Mystery403k WordsOngoing [Mystery × Lovecraftian Horror × The Uncanny] When an archaeologist’s trowel uncovers more than yellow earth, it awakens the primordial whispers sealed away by blood sacrifice Zhang Ji, an archaeology student at Huanbei University, encounters a bizarre sacrificial pit during his graduation fieldwork in Mop an Village. Pottery basins, ox bones, red earth, stone slabs, and shells are buried according to a pattern no one can understand. Disturb them, and they awaken an indescribable “presence” dee 20Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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    Archaeology student Zhang Ji vs. Feng Shui master Tang Jiawei: one believes in empirical archaeology, the other understands mysterious traditions. Forced to join forces by a bizarre sacrificial pit incident, they find themselves working together. Zhang Ji must save his marked companion, while Tang Jiawei must unravel the mystery of a tomb raiding case. Amidst the perilous "Heavenly Water Formation," they use blood as a catalyst to complete their "answer" at the bottom of the Ghost Cry Ravine, only to discover that all clues point to Panlong City on the banks of the Yangtze River to the south. They fight against the "beings" deep within the earth's veins while simultaneously unraveling the truth behind the god-killing during the Yin-Zhou transition. Professional knowledge clashes with supernatural arts, reason intertwines with the uncanny. Come watch "Qishan Phoenix" and see how these two powerful figures walk a tightrope, revealing the dark underbelly of Chinese civilization!

36. 36 棺 The Fragrance of the Coffin's Beauty 棺香美人 Rivet铆钉Mystery6.1M WordsOngoing When I was born, the river swelled and washed a coffin right into my home. Fifteen years later, the coffin opened, and inside was a woman... Feng shui, fate and destiny... There are endless folk legends to tell, and more bizarre wonders than words can describe. 32.6kReads9.4Score808Shelves
37. 37 垂 On My Deathbed, I Sat Bolt Upright: The Old Ones Were Me All Along 垂死病中惊坐起，旧日竟是我自己 Ten Tons in Three Days三天吃十吨Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Not an invincible protagonist + progression novel + no System + Lovecraftian horror + not fast-paced wish fulfillment + follows the official route] Lu Ning wandered through the fog for two thousand years. When he finally emerged, he found that the world seemed to be sick. The sun was covered in tentacles, planets were blanketed in flesh, the moon had sprouted countless eyes, and even Earth was groaning and crying for help. The diseased, disaster beasts, and followers of evil gods ran rampant, w 48.8kReads9.1Score5.8kShelves
38. 38 我 I Drive a Taxi, but I Don’t Pick Up Passengers, Only Female Ghosts and Models 我开出租不拉客，只拉女鬼和模特 I Want to Run Wild我要浪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Pan Mudan kept her lips pressed tightly together, not daring to make a sound in case her husband heard... I used to be a company driver at a steel mill. Then the company laid people off. I spent eight thousand yuan on an almost-decommissioned commercial vehicle and started driving a taxi. My friends all said I'd struck gold! Even without the air conditioning on in summer, the car was chilly inside! 6.2kReads8.9Score568Shelves
39. 39 午 The Midnight Ghost Market: Living People Keep Out 午夜鬼市，活人回避 The Drinking Monk吃酒和尚Mystery592k WordsCompleted [Mystery + supernatural + ghost market + narrow escape from death] My name is Tang Chao. I’m a broke young man scraping by in the antiques business, with hundreds of thousands in debt hanging over me. An ordinary porcelain-buying deal led me to pick up a strange Jun ware bowl at an unexpectedly low price. I thought I’d found a bargain. Little did I know, it was the beginning of my nightmare... On a bus, I met a burly man calling himself Jue Mingzi, who warned me that “a calamity is sure to befal 3.5kReads9.1Score217Shelves

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    😱😱😱This is really scary; those with a weak heart shouldn't try it.

40. 40 惊 Thriller Game: This Doctor Is More Terrifying Than Ghosts 惊悚游戏：这个医生比鬼恐怖 Sliding-Step Expert滑步高手Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted The paranormal is on the rise, and horror games are invading reality. The genius doctor Li Fei is accidentally drawn into a game. With the Ghost Doctor System at his side, he devotes himself heart and soul to medicine, gradually building his clinic into a thriving business. The Slit-Mouthed Woman: “I only went in for a checkup for a cold, and he sewed my mouth shut the moment I walked in!” The Red Wedding Dress: “I only turned him down, but he insisted I had a fear of men!” The Ghost Lady: “He t 16.6kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves

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    Then I have to recommend this book. The first chapter is really like a knife pulling a ghost's ass; it's just about treating ghosts and getting straight to the point. [Got it][Got it]

41. 41 世 With No Judge of the Dead in This World, I Become Yama 世间无判官，我身化阎罗 Mumu, Don't Cry木木别哭Urban616k WordsCompleted Half a Book of Life and Death; A Pen of Reincarnation. When they appeared, the world was rife with crime, online abuse, bullying and slander, right and wrong turned upside down, the powerful beyond the reach of the law, resentment filling the skies, and ghosts and monsters multiplying... "I shall set right what Heaven cannot, and judge what black and white cannot." As Mu Yi holds the Book of Life and Death and murmurs in his heart, divine thunder fills the sky, and the entire planet Yan Hua trem 1.2kReads8.4Score100Shelves

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    Some parts are supernatural, some are pseudo-supernatural; you can check it out if you're interested.

42. 42 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 31.8kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves

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    When the Yin Bell rings, all ghosts appear! Evil spirits from all directions, do not hide! Hear my command and come quickly!

43. 43 开 From the Start, This Livestreamer Summons Spirits and Gets Even with His Enemies 开局直播招魂，这主播有仇真报啊 Eating Pomegranates Without Spitting Out the Seeds吃石榴不吐籽Mystery366k WordsCompleted [Comedy, lighthearted, supernatural, invincible, livestreaming] [One female lead] On a dark, stormy night, a bizarre livestream caught everyone’s attention. Countless viewers watched a “sacrifice and spirit-summoning” unfold live. At first, people thought it was all scripted. Until “he” really came. He said, “My name is Cang Ji. Remember it.” He laid one horrific case after another bare for all to see. He made sure the culprits met a gruesome end. At first, viewers said: [It’s just a script. You 668Reads8.9Score125Shelves
44. 44 妖 Monsters Run Rampant, and I, Invincible in This Age, Descend the Mountain to Save the World 妖魔横行，当世无敌的我下山救世 Looking Up at the Mountain, Listening to Snow仰山听雪Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Overpowered Protagonist] [Feel-Good Story] [Refined and Laid-Back] [Longevity] "There's too much negativity in society these days. The demons and monsters lurking in the cities will grow stronger. The world is already crawling with them, though people don't know it. One day, they'll erupt. On that day, everyone who has lost their faith will take it up again. They'll pray to Buddha, to God, to the immortals, begging them to save..." "Hold it, old man. That's only true if he hasn't come down from 33.8kReads9.0Score3.2kShelves
45. 45 北 The Little Prodigy of the Northern Ma Clan 北马小神童 Northeastern Old Snow Beer东北老雪花Mystery344k WordsCompleted A strange story set in a small town ninety years later. The heroine begins her shamanic calling at thirteen. On the day she was born, all the fox, yellow weasel, white weasel, willow, and rat spirits within a ten-kilometer radius knelt to welcome her. Then came a series of miraculous experiences. 10.6kReads9.5Score947Shelves
46. 46 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves

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    Without further ado, here comes the petition.

47. 47 我 I Own a Cleaning Company 我有一家清洁公司 Pea Shoots豌豆尖尖Mystery407k WordsCompleted That year, I opened a cleaning company that specialized in getting rid of dirty things. Not that kind of dirty things. Our main job was to reason with them. Our tools for reasoning were a lightning-struck wood... hammer! And a century-old peachwood... club! As time went on, we seemed to get busier and busier. 25Reads6.7Score—Shelves
48. 48 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 310.8kReads9.4Score27.9kShelves
49. 49 系 The System Lives in an Eerie World, While I Become a God in Reality 系统活在诡异世界，我在现实封神 Mighty Little Cannon威猛小钢炮Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [New book: The Bizarre Path to Immortality: You’ve Heard of Me Too?] [Horror Returns + Supernatural + Reality-Bending Weirdness + Conceptual Deities + No Goody-Two-Shoes] The legendary Xuanyuan Sword is the spine of the ancient King of Men. The nine great cauldrons said to have established Huaxia’s Nine Provinces were made from the heads of the Three Sovereigns, Five Emperors, and the First Emperor. The divine list from folk legends of deification is actually a coffin. True spirits are entrusted 3.5kReads8.0Score297Shelves
50. 50 天 The Heaven-Ordained Fortune Teller 天命神算 Long Life and Prosperity寿比南山Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted When I was thirteen, I fell gravely ill. My fever wouldn't break, and no matter how many famous doctors I saw, none could cure me. My grandfather healed me, but he died mysteriously five years later. Only then did I learn that he had incurred a karmic debt on my behalf. So I inherited his legacy and embarked on the path of a feng shui master. 149.1kReads9.2Score17.5kShelves

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