The Protagonist Becomes a Ghost or an Evil Entity, and Isn't a Goody-Two-Shoes 主角变成鬼或诡异，(不圣母)

1. 1 我 I, a Reborn Evil God, Devour the Supernatural Horrors of China 我，重生邪神，吃遍华夏诡异 The Imaginary Writer's Wild Ideas假想作的脑洞Urban744k WordsCompleted [State-sponsored offerings] [Reborn as an indescribable entity] [National Fate] [Cthulhu] [Evil God] [Decisive and ruthless] [No heroine] When Lin Ye woke up, he had become an indescribable, hungry Evil God. He thought his divine life would be bleak from then on, spent counting his tentacles to stave off hunger. Then the Chinese authorities came knocking. “My lord, could we ask a favor? There's something strange we can't deal with. Could you eat it for us?” And so Lin Ye struck a deal with the a 21.1kReads8.1Score2.1kShelves

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   [Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf][Add one to bookshelf] [Male-oriented + State-sacrificed + Rebirth + Become an Unspeakable + National Destiny + Evil God + Decisive and Ruthless + No Female Lead] Lin Ye woke up to find himself an unspeakable evil god. He thought his divine life would be bleak from then on, reduced to starving and counting tentacles. But then the Chinese government came knocking: "Sir, we need to discuss something. We've got a strange thing here that we can't handle. Could you help us eat it?" Thus, Lin Ye's daily life became: stretching out tentacles, eating strange things, and occasionally complaining about the taste of today's "takeout"! [Cool][Please follow][Upvote]

2. 2 诡 The Supernatural Returns, and I Am the Greatest Fear in the World 诡异复苏，我是世间最大的恐惧 Evil Clown恶魔小丑Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Villain] [Dark] [Invincible] [No female lead] Qin Yu died, and his soul arrived in another world, merging with a haunted house. In this age of supernatural resurgence, he continually grew stronger and evolved, creating his own kingdom of terror. Whether human or supernatural, everyone saw him as their greatest fear. 13.8kReads8.4Score928Shelves

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   This author has written two good novels. (Dark fiction) The first one features a protagonist who becomes a haunted house; the title itself tells you what that means. The protagonist is primarily driven by self-interest, neither transforming into a human nor showing any favoritism towards humans, making it quite engaging, or even good for passing the time. The second protagonist becomes a wish-granting ghost because of a stone; anyone who summons him can have their wish granted, and the protagonist benefits in return. The protagonist's personality is devoid of personal emotions and human nature, solely driven by self-interest. Both novels feature protagonists who are ruthless and driven by self-interest. Dark fiction.

3. 3 你 Your Wish Came True. What Are You Afraid Of? 你许的愿，成真了，你怕什么？ Evil Clown恶魔小丑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Lin Yuan died in an accident and became a ghost, but gained powerful abilities. He can grant humans any wish, but they must trade an equivalent amount of "luck" to make it happen. As long as they can pay the price, every request will be answered. People came to call him the "Wish-Granting Ghost Immortal." Some fell into the abyss because of their wishes, while others rose to great heights. Some called him a merciful Bodhisattva, while others called him an evil demon. But they never realized that 11.2kReads7.1Score872Shelves

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   Just watch.

4. 4 诡EN Anomaly Containment Facility, You're Containing Me, a Human? 诡异收容所，你收容我一个人类？ Yi Chen逸臣Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [No Heroine]+ [Cthulhu]+ [No Tired Tropes] (Also known as: Sequence: Ascension to Godhood) The Dark Prison has merged with reality, and bizarre creatures are invading the world through the “Gates.” An organization has quietly emerged, calling themselves the Wardens. They keep the bizarre creatures behind the “Gates,” and capture and contain any that make it into the world. Lu Xiao accidentally fell into the Dark Prison and lived there alone for three years. After the Wardens discove 52.2kReads9.2Score5kShelves

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   "This book is a reading feast. Every plot is thrilling and makes you more and more engrossed, completely forgetting the passage of time."

5. 5 穿 I Transmigrated to a Supernatural World and Became a Dungeon Boss 穿越诡异世界我成了副本BOSS I Am a Star in the Heavens我乃天上繁星Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Infinite Realms + Supernatural Horror + Mild Horror + No Romance + Everything Handcrafted] Zuo Lin'an discovers that he has transmigrated. At first, he assumes this is just an ordinary otherworld, until he runs into his close friend Xu Youyou and learns that his aunt is a supernatural investigator. Only then does he realize he has transmigrated to a world haunted by the supernatural. And this supernatural world is not what he expected. Because he happens to discover that he might have a chance 71.6kReads8.8Score6.3kShelves
6. 6 诡 In a Bizarre World, My Whole Family Is Bizarre 诡异世界，我们一家诡异 Lettuce to Those Who See Me见者生菜Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing When Su Mo was eighteen, his older brother died saving someone, and his father was killed in a workplace accident. When Su Mo received his college acceptance letter, his mother passed away from overwhelming grief. On his eighteenth birthday, Su Mo was the only one left in his family of four. He died of illness at twenty-four, only to be reborn as a ghost. That was when he discovered that this world had a realm of ghosts, where his parents and older brother were waiting. His family had become a n 29.3kReads8.6Score1.9kShelves

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   These two books feature truly bizarre, non-human protagonists, and they're exceptionally good. These two are my top recommendations, but unfortunately they're still being serialized, so there's not enough time to read them all.

7. 7 重 Reborn in a World of the Paranormal, and You Want Me to Join Bureau 749? 重生诡异，你让我加入749局？ Fire Beast火暴兽Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Devouring Evolution]+ [Self-Interest]+ [Humanity’s Natural Enemy]+ [Nemesis of Its Own Kind]+ [Kills Men and Women Alike]+ [Plot-Driven]+ [Undercover]+ [Villain]+ [Eerie] "No female lead!!! No harem!!! No romance!!!" (Not Eerie in the traditional sense. The protagonist is undercover in the human camp and kills both humans and Eerie, men and women alike. This story is plot-driven, so readers looking for a feel-good monster-grinding power fantasy should think twice.) (The rating has already been 59.3kReads8.9Score8.6kShelves

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   There is no female lead. The protagonist is a weirdo who can gain the abilities of others by eating them. The protagonist is an undercover agent in Bureau 749 and is only exposed near the end. It is a high-IQ story. He kills his loyal henchmen Tong Na and Huang Shaojie without hesitation for his own sake, and kills his good brother Guan Hongqing (Guan Chou) for more security. Does that make him not a saint?

8. 8 校 The Campus Belle Had an Abortion, and I Was Born a Ghost Baby in Her Womb 校花堕胎，我胎死腹中成诡婴 Shaved My Head to Become a Nun削发为尼Mystery516k WordsCompleted In a world of the sinister Dao, everyone can form contracts with sinister spirits. The campus belle Lin Yao was born with a Pure Yin body and destined to become an unparalleled prodigy. But she was defiled by the son of a wealthy family, and her constitution was ruined. Two months later, Lin Ye transmigrated into her womb as her unborn child. “I hate you!” When Lin Yao went to the hospital to get an abortion, her resentment surged to the heavens. Lin Ye died in the womb. Absorbing the campus bel 4kReads7.0Score257Shelves

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   Super beautiful

9. 9 灵 Supernatural Revival: Wielding a Mirage from the Start 灵异复苏：开局驾驭海市蜃楼 Origin Demon God起源魔神Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted (No female lead, no CP, no morals, no limits, hypocrite, dark and self-serving) The supernatural returns, and vengeful ghosts run rampant. The human world is a living hell, with suffering everywhere. Ghosts cannot be destroyed! Only ghosts can fight ghosts! Order is on the verge of collapse, and truth is about to crumble. Reborn amid taboos, I cast aside my conscience and let my humanity die. “Anyone who makes me unhappy for even a moment will be unhappy for the rest of their life!” “Why stop at 15.2kReads8.2Score1.3kShelves

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   The protagonist is dark and selfish, with no romantic partner. In chapter 127, he merges with the demon he controls and becomes an immortal demon.

10. 10 豪 The Real Young Master of the Rich Family Isn’t Human! 豪门真少爷他不是人啊！ Ye Ye Ye Ye Ye Luo叶叶叶叶叶落Two Male Leads407k WordsOngoing [Two Male Leads] [Supernatural] [Modern Urban] The Zhu family found the real young master who had been switched at birth as a baby. On the day they brought him home, the real young master stood at the gate of the Zhu residence, glanced at the two stone lions, and said, “You’re the ones who let me in. It’s not like I forced my way inside.” The Zhu family replied, “Of course! This is your home. You can come in whenever you want!” The real young master smiled strangely. “Oh, that’s… great.” P.S. T 833Reads8.9Score107Shelves

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    I just came across this; it's the kind of story where evil is punished, but it's still being serialized. I'll recommend it and see if the author can become popular and update more chapters.

11. 11 诡 Strange Tales: The Evil God Gets a New Job 诡谈：邪神再就业 Dian Ze Xi Shuai典则蟋蟀Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror + Twists + Foreshadowing: The Series Where Even the Righteous Gods Are Worshipped by Villains] The supernatural invaded, and Shi Fei received a mission invitation from a dead person. Horror, slaughter, and escape: everyone was fighting to survive. When the supernatural blocked his only way out, Shi Fei calmly tried to talk it down: “Move aside. Don’t make me stop being human.” The creature refused to surrender and launched an attack instead. So Shi Fei really did stop being human, turnin 47.8kReads9.4Score6.9kShelves

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    The three books, *The Evil God Shi Fei*, *The Mysterious Xue Zhou*, and *The Mysterious Summoner Yang Ning*, all have incredibly engaging plots, excellent writing styles, and meet the questioner's requirements. All three have ratings above 9.0, Making them absolutely high-quality books!

12. 12 诡 The Cursed Abyss Cannot Be Crossed 诡渊不度 Never Eat Sachima绝不吃沙琪玛Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Supernatural resurgence + nonhuman protagonist + no female lead + evil gods] Note: This is not a livestream story, a wish-fulfillment power fantasy, or a brainless invincible-protagonist story. Feel free to ship any pairings, though (doge). It leans a little toward two male leads, but not much, and has an everyone-loves-the-protagonist vibe. If that bothers you, please move along. The worlds of ghosts and humans were once clearly divided, yin and yang keeping each other in balance. But as t 12.4kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves

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    They're so pretty, okay? Choose whichever you like, I'm too lazy to explain.

13. 13 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
14. 14 末EN King of the Apocalypse! 末世之王！ Two Taels of Wine a Day一天二两酒Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.8M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse + Rebirth + Stockpiling Supplies + Evolving Zombies + Violent Aesthetics] Lin Dong is reborn on the eve of a terrifying apocalypse, and gains a storage space. A normal person would stockpile huge amounts of supplies, food, and water. But Lin Dong buys vast quantities of raw meat and fresh blood. Because... he is about to become a zombie! Flesh and blood are the source of a zombie's power. As long as it eats meat, it can keep evolving. A zombie fed on plenty of flesh grows at a terrif 76.5kReads9.3Score6.3kShelves

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    The first book is the most classic; it's about becoming a zombie king and taking on minions. I highly recommend everyone read it. The second book is also very good.

15. 15 我 I Am the Zombie Progenitor, and I Usher in the Apocalypse 我！丧尸母体，开启末世纪元 Play the Wild Card First王炸先上Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.3M WordsCompleted [Invincible + Cold-Blooded + No Female Lead + System + Decisive and Ruthless + All Races of the Universe] One day, a blood-red sky envelops all of Blue Star, and a surge of cosmic energy floods the planet! Life on Blue Star begins to mutate. Humans awaken all kinds of physiques, and countless ability users and ancient martial arts experts emerge! According to the normal timeline, countless powerful beings would rise among humanity, and Blue Star would enter a golden age of high-level martial evo 8.8kReads7.1Score1kShelves
16. 16 在 A Shady Merchant in a Horror World 在惊悚世界当奸商 One Stroke of the Blade执笔一刀Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror world, transmigration, System, comedy, no female lead, survival, feel-good story, infinite worlds, horror, the uncanny] Lin Wu adjusted quickly to suddenly finding himself in an unfamiliar place. After all, those people in white coats often moved him around while he was asleep. The people here looked a lot like the ugly things he used to see. They were a little uglier, but a 19.9kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves

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    The protagonist is human in the early stages, but later becomes a strange, neutral entity that doesn't take sides. It's a character that develops over time.

17. 17 我 There’s a Ghost Inside Me 我的体内有只鬼 A Black-Inked Blade一柄墨刀Mystery3.5M WordsCompleted Vengeful ghosts awaken, and a hundred ghosts roam the night. Jiang Xiao transmigrates into this world for no apparent reason and finds himself surrounded by demons and monsters. But then he discovers that his shadow can devour ghosts without limit and gain their abilities. [Successfully devoured the White Mist Ghost. Ability acquired: Mist Form] [Successfully devoured the Hanging Ghost. Ability acquired: Shackles] [Successfully devoured the Bronze Ghost. Ability acquired: Copper Skin] [Successfu 20.7kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves

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    These three books all feature protagonists who become ghosts or are involved in supernatural events. In the first book, the protagonist's shadow can endlessly devour ghosts and gain their abilities. In the second book, the protagonist transmigrates into a haunted house and fights against humanity, ultimately massacring the entire city. In the third book, the protagonist starts as a ghost and grows stronger with each passing day.

18. 18 诡 Eerie Revival: My Neighbor Isn't Human 诡异复苏：我的邻居不是人 Offer Flowers, Present Dogs接花献狗Mystery392k WordsCompleted [No female lead, no romance, and the protagonist grows stronger over time. He becomes formidable after death.] Three years ago, the world twisted, and terror returned. As the entire world was shrouded in the shadows of ghosts and monsters, Qi Miao: Thanks for asking. There's the old woman who looks for people to take her place in death, the widowed father raising a daughter, the little kid who likes bouncing a ball, the zombie family that holds spirit-summoning rituals, the ghost in a horse-face 604Reads8.9Score106Shelves

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    These are actually quite beautiful.

19. 19 半 I Fought a Female Ghost for Her Shadow at Midnight, and She Got Pissed 半夜和女鬼抢影子，她红温了 Youth Isn't Afraid of Pants Exploding青春不怕裤子爆炸Mystery695k WordsOngoing That day, I became a ghost. I looked down at a mirror and saw a thousand ghostly faces. Windows, tiles, glass doors, even phone screens: wherever there was a reflective surface, there was my shadow. In the dead of night, a line of bright red text flashed across the TV: I am the Immortal in the Mirror. I am everywhere. In his third year of college, Jiang Shi ran into a woman in red who turned out to be a ghost. From the start, she gnawed off his shadow. After designing a trap to kill the evil 82.7kReads8.8Score15.2kShelves
20. 20 开 From the Start, I'm a National Destiny NPC, and the Protagonist Wins Big Thanks to Me 开局国运NPC，主角靠我赢麻了 Yuan Li原李Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing My great-grandson burns money for me, and I help him ascend to heaven! Not a wish-fulfillment novel, or not entirely. [This is not a rules-based horror story! The rules offer no way out; they're all part of the game and are basically meaningless.] [Hell money can't be burned without limit. Later on, the protagonist will short the Underworld People's Bank.] [The protagonist is a scheming old fox with no golden finger.] [People will bicker among themselves early on; they won't unite until later.] 3.7kReads9.4Score453Shelves

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    It's incredibly good. The male protagonist dies suddenly and wakes up to find himself an NPC in a game about national destiny. He encounters his great-grandson, and the world-building is very complete. The male protagonist is an extremely intelligent character who builds his empire from scratch in this bizarre world.

21. 21 神 Lord of the Rules in a World of Mysterious Resurgence 神秘复苏规则之主 Mysterious Rain玄机雨水Mystery360k WordsOngoing A new work is here! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 160Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    If you're looking for a supernatural revival, I recommend this book; I personally think it's pretty good so far.

22. 22 我 I'm a Demon Emperor, and You Want Me to Challenge the Rules of the Horror Tales? 我一魔帝，你让我挑战规则怪谈？ Three Cabbages三棵白菜啊Mystery488k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + Demon Emperor + Invincible + No Female Lead + National Destiny + Supernatural] Demon Emperor Su Bai returns to his homeland, intending to enjoy a quiet life. Just then, a rule-based horror game descends upon the real world, and Su Bai is chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom in its challenge. Treating it as a bit of fun, Demon Emperor Su Bai enters the game and begins his relaxing vacation. Breaking the correct rules will get you corrupted? This Emperor wants to try it. The 536Reads9.3Score178Shelves
23. 23 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 231.9kReads9.5Score28.4kShelves
24. 24 生 I Devoured an Alien God, but I'm Really Not the Villainous Boss 生吞异神，我真不是反派Boss Go Study First先去学习Mystery616k WordsCompleted [No heroine, gradually becoming less than human, chaotic fun, decisive and ruthless but not dark] Cheat powers are meant to be fun! I transmigrated, so why should I have to deal with all this social etiquette? What the hell is with these brain-dead villains and stupid heroines? I’ll eat them! Bow to some damn master and make friends? I’ll just rocket over there, do a 360-degree Thomas Flair, and eat them! I’ll chomp down on the leader’s head! The authorities aren’t getting away either! I’ll poun 4.9kReads9.3Score620Shelves
25. 25 我 I’m a Dual-Personality Surgeon, Professionally a Ripper 我，双面手术师，职业开膛手 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Some call him Miracle Doctor Lu, while others call him Lu the Skinner. Some owe their battlefield dominance to the mechanical limbs he fitted them with; others have breathed their last beneath his surgical knife. He can save someone on the brink of death, or make a corpse disappear without a trace. By day, he is the warmest kindness in the world; by night, he is a terror that makes the whole world tremble. A scalpel rests between his fingers: one side is a demon, the other an angel. His name is 20.3kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
26. 26 司 Commander Si, Why Are You Standing with the Monsters? 司统大人，您怎么站怪物那边了？ Little Black the Firebreather喷火小黑Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [No female lead + no romantic tension + no romance + ruthless and decisive] Amid the crowds beneath the neon-lit cityscape, there are monsters wearing human skin, walking among them just like ordinary people. The news says these people are called the Awakened. They feed on human flesh and are savage monsters. One quiet afternoon, an ordinary high school sophomore undergoes a transformation and becomes one of the Awakened, standing against all of humanity! To survive, he makes a pact with a god a 102.6kReads8.7Score10.4kShelves
27. 27 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.6kReads9.6Score36kShelves
28. 28 情 I Have No Emotions, So I Found a Sniper for a Girlfriend 情感缺失的我找了个狙击手女友 The Bird Who Loves Collecting Stamps爱收集邮票的飞鸟Urban664k WordsCompleted (One heroine. She isn't a campus beauty, just above average in looks. The moment they meet, they both realize the other is a big shot.) (The romance develops slowly.) On the surface, the world where humanity lives after World War II is peaceful. But in the hidden world of shadows, national organizations like Xuanyuan Sword, Eagle's Wing, and Winterhold are locked in constant conflict. Genetically enhanced people hiding among the crowds possess physical abilities far beyond those of ordinary huma 30kReads9.6Score3.7kShelves
29. 29 身 As a Supernatural Rule of Horror, Being Twisted Is Only Natural 身为诡异规则怪谈，变态点很正常 Mingye Biezhi明夜别枝Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing Shen Ye transmigrated, only to discover that he had become a Rule Horror in an eerie world. What's more, a group of people calling themselves survivors had already entered his instance, planning to conquer him. If they conquered the instance, Shen Ye would disappear completely, unable to even remain a horror. What should he do now? Asking online, and it's urgent! Luckily, an eerie-entity-raising System awakened at that moment. As long as Shen Ye gained enough fear points, he could keep growing s 2.2kReads6.9Score228Shelves

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    It's a semi-behind-the-scenes story, with no female lead, and the protagonist's later life is similar to a hellish apartment. It's also known as the Ghost Post Office.

30. 30 恐 The Age of Terror: I Begin as a Gravekeeper 恐怖时代，从成为守墓人开始 Ghost God Yama鬼神阎罗Mystery3.3M WordsOngoing [Reborn] + [Eerie] + [Underworld Official Ranks] + [Ghost Control] + [A Little Farming] + [Tomb Construction] An era of terror descended, and a death game began. This was a world where ghost controllers and the eerie coexisted. In his previous life, Chu Qing had been on the verge of becoming the First-Rank Underworld Official, King Chujiang. He was reborn in the future, back to the very beginning of the eerie era. The old rules were on the verge of collapse. Who would rule the dark dawn? Chu Qin 89.2kReads8.9Score7.9kShelves

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    This book is really good.

31. 31 我 I'm Really, Really Terrifying After I Die 我死后真的真的巨凶 One in a Million此人万里挑一Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [The protagonist is a ghost] [Slightly dark] Chen Xi confessed his feelings to the class beauty and was rejected. Then someone murdered him, but she assumed he had killed himself over her. Fortunately, the supernatural revival had just begun, and Chen Xi transformed straight into a vengeful ghost. Who could have guessed that the class beauty would come to his home, take his things without permission, and even damage his mother's keepsake? At last, Chen Xi couldn't hold back any longer and struck 13.1kReads7.9Score1.1kShelves

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    ✨The protagonist transmigrates and becomes a ghost, and is also bound to a haunted house. In order to level up, he does exactly what a normal ghost should do, without favoring humans. Dark and bloody, he is either killing people or on his way to killing people. He is a thoroughly bizarre and extremely evil person!

32. 32 灾 The Calamity Canticle 灾厄乐章 Braised Green Peppers红焖青椒Urban744k WordsCompleted [Musician + Summons + Mysterious Organization + Villain + No CP + Fun-Seeker] Perhaps, in some corner unknown to you, mysterious rituals are underway. Strange life forms secretly covet the flesh and blood of the living. The colossal entity that maintains order lurks beneath the surface of society. A bloated, foolish god's child rots and stinks in an underground palace. The giant king in the flames silently blesses his people. A fantastically colored giant shark swims through the deep sea. A skel 9kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    He was killed by a murderer in the first game, and then became the freak, the proxy of the source.

33. 33 规 Rule Horror: I Am the Horror Story 规则怪谈：我即怪谈 Wish You Happiness祝你快乐呀Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing In 2017, supernatural tales descended upon Earth. Conventional weapons couldn't harm them, and humanity struggled to survive. Rule-based supernatural tales became humanity's last lifeline. Tens of thousands of chosen ones around the world were selected. If they won, the supernatural tales would vanish from reality. If they lost, the rule-based tales would descend upon the world. This was a war between humanity and the supernatural. Chen Shao, a patient suffering from bone cancer, became one of t 143kReads9.6Score18.8kShelves

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    The male protagonist is enigmatic yet logical; the story requires critical thinking and is very well-written.

34. 34 人 Trapped in a Horror World, I Was Forced to Become the Boss 人在惊悚，我被逼成了BOSS Fearless Elephant无畏象Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead + infinite-flow + decisive and ruthless + nuclear-grade absurdity + chaotic neutral] As everyone knows, surviving even a single day in a horror game is extremely difficult. Yet Lin Yi was trapped in the Undying Village for a full 29 days! Not only did he manage not to die, he was forced to become the ultimate BOSS of that instance! After resolving his survival crisis, he finally realized there was a problem. Now that I'm a BOSS, why haven't I cleared the game? That is, until a ne 4.9kReads9.0Score510Shelves

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    It's a good show; the main character isn't a saint and isn't morally blackmailed.

35. 35 诡 The Strange World: I Became a Dungeon Boss After Death 诡异世界：死后成了副本BOOS Old Man Huang Jian黄剑老人Mystery328k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + No Female Lead + Instance Dungeons + Eerie] Eerie Ranks [Ghost, Vengeful Ghost, Malevolent Spirit, Vicious Spirit, Calamity Demon…] Bai Qi died in a car accident. But then he came back to life, becoming a ghost driver and the boss of a one-star instance dungeon. He can raise his level, obtain all kinds of vehicles, climb to the top of the rankings, travel between the worlds of the living and the dead, and open a shop to buy supplies in the human world. He recruits NPCs by the 859Reads6.6Score101Shelves
36. 36 规 Even Rule Horror Wants to Build a Family Business 规则怪谈也想经营家族 Not A Sound, Not An Itch不声不痒Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing Reviews have just started coming in, so this will rise [Nonhuman Protagonist + No Couple + Eldritch Horror + Farming + Faction Management + A Little National Destiny in the Early Story, None Later + Dice Goddess Blessings + Game Invasion] Rules stem from the rights granted by one's identity. Rights bring both power and responsibility. The weak can only gain a foothold in this world where rules reign supreme by banding together. The rules of the Strange Tale Collective's home collapsed after inte 53.4kReads9.0Score6.8kShelves
37. 37 鬼 The Ghost King’s Self-Cultivation 鬼王的自我修养 Bitter Days Are Short苦昼短Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted “I'm Li Jiong. I'm still alive.” “I have no memories. I know nothing about this world.” “Something seems wrong here. How strange.” “I remember a little now. This world really is wrong.” “It's me. How could the world be wrong?” “I'm the one who's wrong.” Li Jiong sways his head and hums an unknown tune as he tears through layers of unfamiliar fog in the game. He witnesses the strange things around him and records them in his diary. As he investigates, his memories slowly begin to unfold, and he s 5.2kReads8.3Score563Shelves
38. 38 父 My Parents Were Brutally Murdered, So I Became a Red-Clad Vengeful Ghost 父母惨死，我化身红衣厉鬼报仇 Where the Rivers Flow Home江河的归处Urban169k WordsCompleted He was a young genius with a bright future ahead of him, but one choice turned him into a pawn for others' amusement. Full of youthful spirit, he refused to let anyone bully him. He fought back against his tormentors, only for his parents and then he himself to die in turn. With death at his door, he chose to stake everything on one gamble. Win, and he would have a chance at revenge. Lose, and it would all be over. 158Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 39 诡 The Bizarre World: I’m a Professional at Being Twisted 诡异世界：论变态我是专业的 Clear Ink on White Paper清墨白纸Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted In the eerie world, you either work or die. Jiang Ling was among the first to enter the eerie world, and he has long since figured out the rules in most of its regions. While others are trapped in the eerie world, despairing as they wash dishes and mop floors in restaurants, Jiang Ling is already leading tourists aboard Death Line No. 3. When the Paranormal Bureau in the real world decides to make its move and sends a team of elites to conquer an S-rank instance, Jiang Ling is leisurely leading 10kReads8.3Score738Shelves

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    A bizarre event dragged Jiang Ling into this strange world. To survive, he could only work hard to find a glimmer of hope. After all, humans are to the supernatural what pigs are to humans—just food. Therefore, Jiang Ling had become accustomed to life and death, to conspiracies and schemes; the blood in his veins had long since turned cold. Perhaps there were still things in this world that he cared about, but how many were there?

40. 40 你 You're Supposed to Fight Monsters, So Why Are You Fighting Me! 你们刷怪啊，刷我干嘛！ Likes Eating Tangerines喜欢吃橘子Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Print edition deal signed: no System, plot-driven, fast-paced from the start, no mindless decisions, thrilling and exciting, hard-hitting fights, told from the monsters' side!] Ever since the words [Divine Order 001: Undercover] appeared in Jiang Xia's mind, he felt that he wasn't normal. No matter what he ate or how much he ate, he never felt the slightest bit full. Hungry. So hungry he was about to lose his mind! Then, at the school beauty's eighteenth birthday party, he smelled the presen 508.7kReads9.1Score41.3kShelves

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    Make the bag look nice, bro.

41. 41 黑 The Black Fog Descends: I Am the Forbidden One 黑雾降临：我为禁忌 A Little Lump of Chenchen一坨小臣臣Urban733k WordsCompleted [Sequences] [Cthulhu] [Slow burn] [No female lead] Sixteen years ago, a blood-red meteor tore across the dawn and descended upon the world. No one knew how terrifyingly strange the world humans knew would become because of its arrival. From that day on, a black fog that engulfed the entire world descended. Among humanity, people with immensely powerful abilities known as Sequence holders began to appear. With a wave of their hands, they could destroy cities and mountains, but the world had alrea 6.1kReads8.9Score835Shelves

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    The first book features an absolutely unemotional and powerfully supernatural being, devoid of any genuine compassion. In the protagonist's eyes, only the usefulness of this ability and the power of that ability matters – devouring. He's forcibly taken to the National Bureau of Investigation (posing as a human awakener, but actually a supernatural being) at the start. He rapidly increases his strength through his cunning (I honestly can't quite put it into words that he increases it gradually). His only goal is to become the strongest in the world, solely for himself, without any bonds of friendship or family, and utterly unburdened by external things. The second book is about a self-serving scheme, using the planet's humans and supernatural beings as pawns to make his reincarnation the strongest god (a forbidden god). The ending isn't good; it feels like he's forgotten the meaning of life. He has no friends, no enemies, no desire to live, and then he disappears [facepalm].

42. 42 恐 Horror Invasion: From the Start, I Ate the Starving Ghost 恐怖入侵，开局吃掉饿死鬼 Please Give Me a Lanzhou请给我一支蘭州Mystery651k WordsOngoing A simple-minded village guardian, yet born with the nature of a ghost. Chen Huang knows who treats him well, but he doesn't understand himself or the world around him. He doesn't realize that, in this world where terror has returned, people can die at any moment. In the little village, man-eating evil spirits feast in the darkness of despair. In the town, layers of ghostly shadows leave almost everyone with no way out. In the psychiatric hospital, eerie human skins wander the halls at night. Aga 94.8kReads8.1Score8.7kShelves
43. 43 人 Human Genius? Sorry, I’m a Deviant 人类天才？抱歉，我是畸变种 Mesopotamian Plains美索不达米亚的平原Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No System] [No Romance] [The protagonist conceals his identity and is on humanity's side] [Ensemble Cast] Su Zhan transmigrated, and from the start he witnessed a scene of domestic harmony. His parents in this new body would do anything for each other, a heartwarming sight. In the city, there was a kind of creature. They looked no different from humans, but they hunted people to survive and grow stronger. People called them Aberrants. And Su Zhan was one of them. 10.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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    Hmm, they're all pretty good.

44. 44 我 I’m Not the Villain: From the Start, I Sign a Contract with an Evil God 我不是反派：开局与恶神签约 Explosive Edamame爆炸毛豆Urban663k WordsCompleted [No System, slow burn, not a wish-fulfillment story, villain protagonist, numbered sequences, ensemble cast, ruthless and decisive] That day, seven enormous, mysterious black gates descended upon Earth and stood in the centers of its cities. The “Calamities” hidden beneath the dark side of human civilization had merely been divided into countless life-forbidden zones and concealed throughout the world. A boy who went blind overnight chose to make a pact with a Calamity and slay the gods. He said 3.5kReads8.7Score356Shelves
45. 45 诡 Paranormal Invasion: From the Start, I Became a Devourer of the Paranormal 诡异入侵：开局成为食诡人 Always Offline一直关机Urban569k WordsCompleted New book out: Artifact Sequence. Hope you’ll show it lots of support! Light and darkness, black and white! When the light is devoured, darkness descends! For reasons unknown, the Void Realm began appearing across the world. It is the world's dark side, absorbing all its negative energy and giving birth to immortal, uncanny creatures that feed on living beings! By a stroke of fate, Yan Shi was pulled into the Void Realm. There, he was killed by one of its creatures, but unexpectedly fused with a 557Reads8.8Score106Shelves
46. 46 人EN Humans Are the Juvenile Form of Monsters. I Was Stripped of My Humanity as Soon as I Graduated 人是诡的幼年体毕业即被开除人籍 Mo Mo Wu Hen墨墨无痕Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Eerie + Boss's perspective + dungeon worlds + rules + no female lead] Ren Yi wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into a “normal” world with unbelievably generous benefits. Under the League's attentive protection, everyone lives without a care, and the future looks bright. He thinks he and his only family member in this world, his autistic older brother, will live an ordinary, peaceful life together. But a “career placement test” shatters his entire worldview. “There are no humans in the 127.8kReads8.7Score14.1kShelves
47. 47 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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    Crimson light descends, and the eerie resurgence! Evil forces sweep across the land! On his first day after transmigrating, Ye Kui opened his eyes to find himself being torn apart and devoured by a Level VII monster! Fear, helplessness, despair! He endured three long years of torment in darkness, waiting for an opportunity to make the evil monster experience the same pain he had suffered! [Laughing][Laughing]

48. 48 不 Bro, How Did I Get Reborn in a Ghost's Body? 不是哥们我怎么重生到鬼身上了 Cheng Nuo乘诺Mystery343k WordsOngoing Ghosts cannot be killed, and each one has its own unique rules for killing. Only ghosts can fight ghosts. This is a world where supernatural incidents can break out at any moment. Of course, there are also people who can restrain evil spirits, collectively known as Ghost Binders. There are two ways to become a Ghost Binder: by choice or by chance. Deep in the mountains, an evil spirit has escaped. Evil spirits are supposed to have no thoughts of their own. They kill only the living who trigger t 195Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's definitely worth watching; the plot is full of twists and turns, the ghosts can't be killed, and the eeriness is extremely strong.

49. 49 当 When the Gods' Child Enters the Horror World 当诸神之子进入惊悚世界后 Tai Sang, Who Likes Tian Nong Jiu喜欢天农九的泰桑Mystery964k WordsCompleted Feng Ze always thought he was a ghost, that his mom and dad were ghosts, and that all his neighbors were ghosts too. So when he, a ghost himself, is suddenly pulled into a horror ghost game, he's as happy as a fish in the sea. People who enter the ghost game are doomed sooner or later. When Feng Ze enters, it's the ghosts who are doomed! And each game is worth 10,000 yuan in cash! He quits being a courier, food delivery rider, and security guard all at once. The ghost game is his job now. He lov 73.7kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves

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    The score is underestimated. Unlike other bizarre and formulaic stories, although it's a fast-paced, enjoyable read, it still has a refreshing feel. Compared to other novels, characters you don't like are simply killed by ghosts, and the supporting characters are very vivid. So far, I'm finding it quite enjoyable!

50. 50 诡 The Creepy National Fortune Game: My Chinese-Style Horror Terrified the World 诡异国运：我的中式恐怖吓哭全球 Deng Tianye登天野Mystery604k WordsOngoing The supernatural invades the real world. Every country on Blue Star must design supernatural dungeons. Conquering another country’s dungeon lets you seize some of its national fortune, while a country whose dungeon is conquered will face all kinds of supernatural events, which may eventually lead to its destruction. For special reasons, the Dragon Kingdom has lost much of its supernatural culture and is at a disadvantage now that the supernatural has returned. Then Su Yi transmigrates here with 15.6kReads8.5Score1.4kShelves

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