Supernatural Novels Where the Protagonist Gradually Gets Stronger Through Hard Work, Without a System 灵异小说主角实力一点点提升的没有系统靠自己努力

1. 1 青 The Little Taoist of Green Mountain 青山小道士 Yan Xinyu严鑫宇Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Taoist priest + supernatural mysteries + technically detailed + magic arts + urban + no power fantasy + slow growth + no heroine] (The central idea of the first book: Heaven and humanity) This novel is told in the first person and explores knowledge and experiences from many perspectives, including Taoist culture, astronomy, feng shui, Qimen Dunjia, physiognomy, palmistry, humanities, society, and science. Everything unknown in the world is like a vast darkness. Science is like a flashlight ill 4.2kReads9.2Score706Shelves

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   This is a first-person account from a Taoist priest from Qingcheng Mountain, recounting his adventures with three fellow disciples to resolve supernatural events involving spirits, demons, and ghosts. There is no female lead or romantic subplot. The story is extremely detailed, with highly professional incantations and techniques, and it even touches on matters such as consecration, physical training for ordinary people, and incantation instruction. The veracity of this story is left to the reader to determine.

2. 2 医 The Healer's Dao Heart 医者道心 Master Yuxiao玉霄先生Mystery732k WordsCompleted An accident made me lose my seal necklace, awakening my ability to see ghosts and setting off a series of perilous adventures. They’re dangerous, but there are also heartwarming moments and plenty of laughter. I’ll face the unknown alongside my good friends… But a much larger conspiracy is also quietly taking shape in the shadows… 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   I wrote it properly, but nobody read it.

3. 3 灵 Paranormal Events: A Chilling Sight Just Outside the Village 灵异事件：刚出村就见惊悚 Yun Qing A云清阿Mystery134k WordsOngoing At first, Sun Sanshi, who worked at a factory, thought he was just exhausted and paid it no mind. But the episodes of sleep paralysis became more and more frequent. Sometimes, he could clearly feel a pair of icy hands touching him. Sun Sanshi began to panic. One night, sleep paralysis struck again. In a daze, he saw a blurry figure in a red dress standing by his bed. It gave off an eerie aura and muttered words he couldn’t understand. Sun Sanshi struggled with all his might but couldn’t move, an —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 4 超 Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播 Yuwen Chang Gong宇文长弓Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted "Welcome, everyone, to the Supernatural Scary Live Stream. Before we start today's broadcast, I have to tell you that only three kinds of people can watch this stream: those with a heavy aura of yin energy, those who will die within seven days, and the third kind, which I can't discuss in detail. I can only give you one warning: watch your back!" 25.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
5. 5 惊 Terror Descends: It Begins at the Haunted Hotel 惊悚降临：从恐怖旅馆开始 Ternary三进制Mystery2.6M WordsCompleted Twisted rules, a world thrown out of balance, ancient gods whispering in secret, and indescribable horrors descending upon the world. Some die, some weep, some flee in every direction, while others fight their way upstream! 2kReads—Score164Shelves
6. 6 我 My Horror Game's Vibe Is a Little Off 我的惊悚游戏，画风不太对劲 Black and Red Petals黑红花片Mystery530k WordsCompleted A horror game descends, plunging players around the world into desperate straits as they struggle to survive. Lin Yu is also chosen to enter the horror game, but he discovers that every ghost he meets is surprisingly friendly. Friendly Ghost Auntie: “Xiao Yu, I have an eighteen-year-old niece. Want me to introduce her as your girlfriend?” Administrator of the Haunted Apartment: “Mr. Lin, you’re our ten-thousandth customer. We’re giving you a luxurious presidential suite for three days!” Lin Yu s 3.3kReads8.7Score233Shelves
7. 7 惊 Thriller Game: The Supernatural Are All My Neighbors 惊悚游戏：诡异都是我的邻居 Moonlit Windy Sky月明风天Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing [Cozy]+ [Not Horror]+ [Slice of Life]+ [Dungeons]+ [Comedy]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Harem] After transmigrating two years ago, Lin Bei thought he was in a parallel world. As it turned out, he had accidentally ended up in a terrifying horror game. What Lin Bei never expected, however, was that the bosses in the horror game’s dungeons were all his neighbors in real life! The Blood Queen, feared by countless players, was actually a white-haired little girl who mooched food and drinks off him every day, 3.6kReads7.7Score4.6kShelves
8. 8 离 Unbelievable! Vengeful Ghosts Have Arrived, So Where Did You Get a Billion Hell Coins? 离谱！猛鬼降临，你哪来十亿冥币 Wowo Feifei蜗蜗飞飞Mystery2.8M WordsCompleted (Supernatural horror + unconventional hoarding + the apocalypse arrives + underworld tycoon) The supernatural descends upon the world. How could you lose after burning ten trillion in ghost money? Burn a thousand yuan in ghost money, and you can get a foot massage at a haunted bathhouse. Burn ten thousand, and you can book out a haunted bar. Burn a hundred thousand, and you can buy a luxury car at a haunted train station. … Haunted car salesman: “Boss, the ten Netherworld sports cars custom-mad 13.8kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
9. 9 宿 Dorm Survival: I Was Pulled into the Management Chat 宿舍求生，我被拉进了管理群 Rolling Eggs翻滚的蛋蛋Mystery4.8M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow + no saintly heroine + System + survival + satisfying read] When Chen Bei woke up, he found himself in a dormitory survival game, bound to a dorm room. During the day, players had to venture out to gather supplies, grow stronger, and fortify their dorms. When night fell, all kinds of eerie and dangerous creatures appeared. The only way to survive was to hide inside the dorm. People and their dorms lived or died together! Unlike the others, Chen Bei had gained access to the game's 107.1kReads8.9Score8.7kShelves
10. 10 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6kShelves
11. 11 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
12. 12 这 This National Fortune Is a Bit Strange 这个国运有点诡 White-Robed Blacksmith白衣铁匠Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Satisfying Read + National Destiny + Decisive Combat + No Dragging Things Out] Lu Ming, a horror movie enthusiast, transmigrates to a parallel world and obtains the Heavenly Master System. He can grow stronger by killing monsters. But this world has no ghosts or monsters at all. What's more, it doesn't even have horror movies. The Japanese dumped nuclear wastewater, polluting the entire ocean and making the world's environment extremely bad. Water resources are on the verge of running dry. Just 15.1kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
13. 13 7 Bureau 747: Special Affairs Division Nine 747局之特殊事物处理九科 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Urban770k WordsCompleted Do you really know the colleagues around you? What about your classmates and family? The person you've lived with for years, the one you know best, might not even be human! In this world, humans and demons coexist. Demons can live among you in all sorts of ways. “They” might be the man selling jianbing on the street, or they might be your boss! If a top special forces soldier hadn't awakened his family's bloodline in a panic while carrying out a highly classified special mission, and then joined 702Reads7.1Score—Shelves
14. 14 特 Special Affairs Bureau, Division Nine: The Nanhai Monster Uprising 特殊事物处理九科之南海妖乱 Brother Elbow肘子师兄Mystery540k WordsCompleted Do you really know the friends around you? The coworkers around you? Your own family? Do you~ know this world? Maybe the people you know, the ones you've met and fallen in love with, aren't human at all~~~ They're demons~! If it weren't for one extraordinary mission, none of this would ever have come to light. And if it weren't for the people who silently stood guard, the Jiuying Sect might already have severed the dragon veins and destroyed our nation's fortune of ten thousand years... 143Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 我 I Solve Cases at the Special Investigations Bureau by Day and Serve in the Underworld by Night 我白天特案局办案，晚上地府当差 Mr. Youyong幼庸先生Mystery3.6M WordsCompleted I was born with a pure Yang constitution and the fate of Zhong Kui. I can drive out demons, subdue ghosts, and repel evil spirits. The moment I was born, all kinds of factions fought to take me as their disciple. A bunch of monks and Taoist priests said I was destined to become a Celestial Master or a great monk. They even got into a brawl over me, and that’s not all: in the end, both the state and the underworld got involved! When I was one, the state even assigned me a corpse-born child who ha 21.3kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves

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    Growing up step by step

16. 16 探 Chronicles of Paranormal Investigations 探灵异闻录 Fei Tu Sang肥兔桑Mystery35k WordsOngoing Lin Mo was born into a family of spirit mediums. As the eldest son and grandson, he was expected to inherit the ability, but he had none, and gradually became an outsider in his family. Lin Mo thought he would spend his life in peaceful obscurity, until an unexpected discovery during a paranormal investigation... —Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 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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    These are all examples!! The first one reflects a situation similar to that of contemporary society. The second book features more detailed portrayals of characters like Ye, Shang, Yan, and Wu.

18. 18 迁 The Grave Relocation Master 迁坟师 Su Wan苏皖Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted You've heard of yin-yang masters, fortune-tellers, and feng shui masters. But have you ever heard of a grave relocation master? Do you know how relocating a grave can affect the deceased's descendants? My name is Chen An, and I'm a grave relocation master. I've spent my whole life dealing with graves and bones. I've seen clients strike it rich after relocating a grave. I've seen clients rise to high office after relocating a grave. I've also seen clients whose entire clan died out after relocati 10.5kReads9.0Score911Shelves
19. 19 我 I Hunt Down Transmigrators in Ancient China 我在古代抓捕穿越者 Evergreen Greens长青菜菜Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Long Chen, transmigrates into an ancient world. But it turns out that world is full of transmigrators. They belong to many different factions. Long Chen, himself a transmigrator, receives a mission: eliminate every other transmigrator. … 3.4kReads—Score172Shelves

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    This book is for you.

20. 20 阴 The Yin-Yang Inn 阴阳旅店 Mo Baiqiu墨白秋Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted From the day I was born, underworld soldiers came to drag my soul away. At eight, I arrived at the Yin-Yang Inn and began working as a guide for the dead. From then on, I guided both the dead and the living. Every ghost or living person who came to the inn had a secret they couldn't tell. The Yin-Yang Inn has strange rules. Ghosts must sign a contract, while the living must stay the night. Whether or not their request is fulfilled, their payment is never refunded. Even so, guests keep coming one 269Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    These are all ones I've seen before and thought were pretty good. ①This book is full of excitement and suspense. ②Like an adventure, different regions and different environments ③ A geomancer somewhat similar to Master Cui Zou Zhao

21. 21 诡 The Eerie Spirit 诡灵 Windy Little Dog风小狗Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted My name is Yu Fei, and I'm a yin-yang master. There are things all around us that we can't see, and some of them can be deadly. In our line of work, we call these places ghost zones. My story begins in a ghost zone... 62Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 黄 The Underworld Bureau of the Yellow Springs 黄泉阴司 Long-Eared Rabbit长耳朵的兔子Mystery3.7M WordsCompleted When I was a kid, I went to the back hill of the village to play and pick up human bones. There I stumbled upon a ghost opera and nearly lost my life. Luckily, a green snake saved me, but the snake also began a strange, shadowy romance. Ghost operas, spirit summoning, yellow-skin spirits' yin graves, peachwood seals against evil: the bizarre folk customs of southern Guizhou and chilling, uncanny tales of the worlds of yin and yang are coming your way. Warning: Not for the faint of heart!!! 5.8kReads8.4Score586Shelves
23. 23 惊 Thriller Game: I Kissed the Ghost Princess from the Start 惊悚游戏：开局强吻鬼公主 Jia Chi加持Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror game + ridiculous comedy + mystery + supernatural, not scary.] Even capitalists would weep, and financial tycoons would look at this and cry out that it's a crime. In the horror world, Ye Chen does only two things: make money and flirt with female ghosts. A female ghost tries to pull a honey trap? He takes all her ghost coins. He operates on a male ghost, who refuses to pay extra halfway through? Congratulations, sir. Your wife has one fewer husband from now on, but one more sister. He e 357Reads9.1Score105Shelves

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    It's so beautiful it's explosive! Story Summary: Character traits

24. 24 民 Folk Horror Taboos 民间恐怖禁忌 Ghost Eyes of the Forgotten River忘川鬼瞳Mystery476k WordsCompleted Do you know the stories old people tell? Do you know there are many things in folk tradition that people say must not be spoken of? Do you know what the elders say about dreams? The elders say there are things you mustn't talk about at night. Did you know that? 130Reads6.3Score—Shelves

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25. 25 身 There's a Ghost Behind Me 身后有鬼 Root Sign根号Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted I told a ghost story in the middle of the night, and then… 50Reads5.5Score—Shelves

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    I think these two books are good! The first one has a strong sense of captivating the reader. The second one is the best supernatural novel I've ever read.

26. 26 东 The Northeast Paranormal Investigator 东北灵异先生 Qizai七仔Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Fangshi, spirit mediums, exorcists: these professions are famous, but their abilities are limited. There is one calling that stands above them all: its practitioners are known as paranormal masters. My name is Huo Jie. When I was nine, I encountered a vengeful spirit and nearly died of fright. To survive, I became a paranormal master! From then on, I roamed between the worlds of yin and yang, wielded the art of feng shui, and guided ghosts and gods through their trials! 230Reads8.5Score—Shelves
27. 27 我 I Raise Ghost Gods Within Me 我在体内养鬼神 The Chestnut Pastry That Won't Be Eaten不被吃的栗子酥Mystery81k WordsOngoing A mystery lies ahead; a cliff lies behind. With no way forward or back, Chen Shu chose the latter. When he climbed out of the pool beneath the cliff, Chen Shu officially entered the world of the mysterious and supernatural. In this strange world, a surging torrent of the uncanny, there are monsters formed from baleful energy, and gods who take energy itself as their bodies. One act ends, and another takes the stage. As Chen Shu went through more and more, he discovered that something about his b —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    New book guidance

28. 28 这 This Ghost Looks Easy to Catch 这个鬼看起来很好抓 Dong Ying东莹Mystery200k WordsCompleted I was an orphan. After graduating from college, I thought I could take on the heavens, only for society to beat me into submission. Then I got a call from the Underworld. The woman on the phone told me I had to complete the tasks she assigned and earn Merit Points for Punishing Evil, or she’d send me to the Underworld to work as a low-ranking ghost official. And that was how I got roped into a one-way trip. From then on, I took on all sorts of identities. I was the right-hand man of the head of 2Reads—Score—Shelves
29. 29 海 Ocean Hunter 海洋猎人 The Donkey Who Doesn't Eat Watermelon不吃西瓜的驴Urban1.7M WordsCompleted Poor young Lu Xiaolv makes a living catching eels, until an accident gives him a remote-controlled metal crayfish. Find schools of fish and haul up treasures. From then on, Lu Xiaolv is on top of the world. “Ocean, here I come.” 9.3kReads9.1Score847Shelves

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    Hahaha

30. 30 我 My Years as a Con Artist 我做老千的那些年 Ma Xiaohu马小虎Urban3.3M WordsOngoing The short drama adaptation of the Old Cheater series is now streaming on Red Fruit and Tomato. Come check it out! I'm a professional gambler. At the table, I can turn the odds on their head. But I want to use my own experience to tell you a simple truth: stay away from gambling. Because nine out of ten games are rigged, and you lose every time! 454.1kReads9.5Score48.3kShelves
31. 31 北 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern School 北派盗墓笔记 Yun Feng云峰Mystery4.5M WordsOngoing [Published in print and available online] [The Beipai Notes horizontal-screen drama is now streaming] [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Antiques] I'm a poor kid from a mountain village in Northeast China. In the early twenty-first century, hoping to make something of myself, I joined a northern tomb-raiding crew. From south to north, I've seen every side of the underworld and crossed paths with people from all walks of life. Over the years, I went from a young man to a middle-aged one. My drinking got b 957.1kReads9.6Score121.4kShelves
32. 32 妖 Hello, Police? Someone's Kidnapped a Law-Abiding Female Ghost 妖妖灵吗？有人绑架良家女鬼 Young Master Feng公子枫Urban347k WordsCompleted Chen Ziye came out of prison “reformed” and was planning to do something bad to make some money. But he never expected to kidnap a female ghost! Chen Ziye: “Hello? Police? I kidnapped a female ghost, and now I have no idea what to do!” The police showed up, said he'd done the public a service, and rewarded him with ten thousand yuan! You can make money by kidnapping ghosts? And so… Female ghost: “Hello? Police? I'm the female ghost who escaped earlier. I've been kidnapped again!” Zombie: “You lo 7.6kReads9.2Score700Shelves

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    I feel pretty good.

33. 33 惊 When Terror Descended, My Insane Social Skills Shocked the World 惊悚降临:社交牛x的我震惊世界 Zun Yu尊臾Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Qin Xiao, a world-class sales trainer and proud holder of a Social Skills Expert certificate, transmigrated into a parallel world where a terrifying game had descended. As it turned out, you could do anything you wanted as long as you had great social skills. Affection: 60 Rakshasa: “From now on, you're my brother, Lao Luo!” Affection: 90 Ghost King: “Big bro, take a look! Take a look at the kingdom your little brother conquered for you!” Affection: 100 Ghost Teacher: “Little brother, stay the n 481Reads9.4Score119Shelves
34. 34 我 I'm a Psychiatric Patient, and Beating Ghosts Makes Perfect Sense 我一个精神病吊打鬼很合理吧 Alas, I'm No Talent叹不才Male-Channel Fanfiction521k WordsCompleted Synopsis: [One heroine + patriotism + inspirational + sweet romance + tearjerker] Ye Fan is a kind, innocent, naive, patriotic fool who gets lucky and obtains a System. Mistaking a woman introduced to him by a nurse for a wife assigned to him by the country, he spends the rest of his life protecting her. Later, after hearing stories about heroes, he resolves to become the guardian deity of Huaxia. “Big Sis, can I take these snacks home for my wife?” “If I get home this late, will my wife make me 2.5kReads8.3Score105Shelves
35. 35 被 A Ghost Chased Me for Three Blocks, So I Scared It Into Calling Me Daddy 被鬼追了三条街，反手吓的鬼叫爹 Kang Han康韩Urban650k WordsCompleted From the start, Zhang Yang was chased by a ghost for three whole blocks. At that critical moment, he awakened the Ghost-Scaring System and immediately summoned the founding master to possess him, then pinned the ghost down and beat it senseless. From then on, terrifying tales about Zhang Yang began spreading among the ghosts. Headless ghost: “Damn, he used my head as a ball and kicked it around...” Water ghost: “He drained all the water just to catch me. Who am I supposed to complain to?” Hanged 1kReads8.8Score109Shelves
36. 36 去 I Went on a Blind Date, and My Identity as a Yellow River Corpse Retriever Was Exposed 去相亲，黄河捞尸人身份曝光了 Urban Glory都市荣耀Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing Lin Yan was a corpse retriever. In his previous life, he violated the three taboos of the trade and was consumed by baleful energy, only to be reborn by accident. After binding to the Corpse Retriever System, he returns to his old profession and becomes the last corpse retriever in a parallel world! This time, he swears he won't repeat the mistakes of his past life! But unexpectedly, he ends up trending online. UC: “Shocking! Celebrity W 2.1kReads7.8Score264Shelves
37. 37 恐EN The Terrifying Classroom 恐怖教室 Forget the Sorrow of Parting忘记离愁Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted There's an abandoned school building behind the school where people often go missing. But everyone who comes back out becomes rich overnight. I went in, and now I can't get out... 4.2kReads7.8Score348Shelves
38. 38 惊 Thriller Game: I’m Really Not a Ghost 惊悚游戏：我真的不是鬼 Old Wang, Cola Lover可乐爱好者老王Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Horror + Livestreaming + Doomsday] The world has ended, and Earth is shrouded in mist, no longer fit for human habitation. At the same time, a horror game descended upon Earth. Every nightfall marked the start of the game! Only those chosen by the horror game had a chance to escape Earth! But... Only those who survived the horror game could escape Earth! After Wu Suowei was lucky enough to bind a survival System... Wu Suowei: “So I don't just look scary to people, I scare ghosts too?” Hanging G 986Reads8.7Score102Shelves
39. 39 我 I Play the Suona to Send Ghosts Off 我吹着唢呐，为鬼送葬 Dark Night Crow暗夜乌鸦Urban195k WordsCompleted Demons and monsters have appeared in the world, the bizarre has returned, and humans and ghosts now coexist. The old order has been shattered. “Nurse! Is counting up to 456 for ghosts considered a mental illness?” The Flower-Picking Ghost: “I’m reporting you! Your patient escaped! He brought three burly men and pinned us down in a room! Then he played ‘Chrysanthemums Blooming Across the Mountain’ on our butts!” The Crazy Little Ghost: “That was so babyish! He even ambushed me! Then he made me do 11Reads8.0Score—Shelves
40. 40 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 112.4kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves
41. 41 为 For My Sister, I Joined a Paranormal Expedition as the Ghost King 为了妹妹，鬼王的我参加灵异探秘 Never Forget to Make a Fortune不忘出鑫Urban835k WordsCompleted [German-style bone setting, father-daughter ghost romance, high-speed steamy scenes... This book has none of that, really! Just look into the author’s sincere eyes 0-0] The supernatural has returned, and ghosts and monsters run rampant. An Chan is a boy dismissed as useless, yet he is known far and wide because he has a genius younger sister. To save his sister, who disappeared in a ghost domain, An Chan resolutely joins the globally organized supernatural event: [Supernatural Investigation]. Wi 186Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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    There's no system here.

42. 42 恐 The Haunted Teahouse: I Only Sell Objects of Ill Omen 恐怖茶馆：我只卖大凶之物 Lord Salted Fish咸鱼君Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted The world is divided between yin and yang. Some people do business with the living, while others trade with the dead. I deal in the business of the dead, but I don’t sell coffins, paper money, funeral clothes, or paper effigies. What I sell are things you’ve never seen before, things far stranger still… 31kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
43. 43 见 One Hundred Ways to Encounter a Ghost 见诡一百法 Lao Heini老黑泥Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The day my eldest uncle died, all our relatives and friends went to his funeral. My cousins wailed as they finished burning the joss paper. When it was my turn, I just couldn't cry. I could have faked it, but no tears would come, and my aunt's family looked displeased. That wasn't really a big deal. The problem was that when I tossed paper money into the brazier, the flames, which had been burning fiercely, went out in an instant! I tried several times, and it happened every time. It was creepy, 1.8kReads8.5Score122Shelves

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    Take a look at these... ① First, they catch ghosts; then, they cultivate immortality. ❷ Those who enjoy supernatural stories can check this out. ❸ A touch of thriller or horror is my type.

44. 44 凶 Tales of the Malevolent Spirits 凶灵秘闻录 Arctic Hunter北极猎手Mystery8.5M WordsOngoing A strange space hides countless mysteries. It is filled with danger and crises, and death lurks everywhere. Everyone who enters has only one thought: survive! 14Reads6.7Score—Shelves
45. 45 诡 The Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Gate 诡门十三针 Bu Gu不谷Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted After graduating from college, I spent months looking for a decent job and couldn’t find one. Then Grandpa handed me his herbal medicine stall, saying it was an inheritance passed down through the Xia family and could make a fortune. Grandpa had conned me. He said it would make a fortune, but in more than two months I hadn’t made a single sale. That night, the pretty older sister next door, whom I rarely spoke to, came to see me... 212Reads6.6Score—Shelves
46. 46 孟 Meng Po's Brothless Soup 孟婆无汤 Auntie Liu San柳三姑Mystery223k WordsOngoing [Supernatural + Coming of Age + Guiding Ghosts to the Afterlife + Mild Horror + Romance as a Supporting Plot] "A coming-of-age story! Not a power fantasy! Slow-paced!" "The heroine is a teenage girl from the countryside. She has little education and no one to teach or guide her. She grows from weak to strong, and is kind at heart. Please keep this in mind before reading. If that sounds good to you, welcome!" She is a netherworld official who has come to the mortal world. Before she was born, evi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I've been watching this recently; the character is Meng Po.

47. 47 二 The Second Spirit 二神儿 Jing Zhou惊舟Mystery242k WordsOngoing [Supernatural] [Comedy] [Shamanism] When I was nine, my father was killed by a spirit summoned to possess him. As fate would have it, I inherited the mantle of the royal shaman. Sending off wandering spirits, battling the Chang and Mang serpent spirits, facing the mountain god of Shenxian Mountain, and encountering a dragon in the Wusong River… This is the story of the strange events I witnessed during my years as a shaman. 20Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    This book has a tight pace, and the main character isn't overly exaggerated; he grows gradually.

48. 48 恐 Terror Descends: I’m a Ghost-Spirit Mortician 恐怖降临：我是诡灵入殓师 Elder Ah Hong阿轰长老Mystery106k WordsOngoing [Horror incidents + terrifying monsters] No System, not a power fantasy! [Desperate survival + strategic mind games] Supernatural abilities, and no one acts stupid! Horror descends, and spirits return. Urban legends become reality, and horrific death cases emerge one after another. Human centipedes, human-faced bone spiders, beauty pigs, owl demons, and more... Unknown frightening creatures (UMAs) lurk in the city. Behind the malicious, terrifying conspiracies, spirits are pulling the strings. D —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Self-recommended! Horror events + terrifying creatures. Everyone is intelligent, a brain-teasing battle of wits, excellent atmosphere, a vast and novel world-building, and terrifying creatures like human centipedes and human-faced bone spiders. Reading ten chapters will definitely scare you!

49. 49 风 Secrets of Feng Shui: Turning Fate and Fortune 风水秘术之命转乾坤 Piggy the Painter画画的小猪Mystery223k WordsCompleted When I was little, my grandfather told me that there was no man who wasn’t greedy for money and lust, and no woman who didn’t crave vanity. What you see isn’t necessarily the truth; there may be more to it than meets the eye. Feng shui can change everything. As the saying goes, gods heed the ritual master, the wood spirits heed the carpenter, and the dragon spirit of the earth’s veins heeds the yin and yang. The Three Primordials hold the secrets of kings, nobles, generals, and ministers! From t 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I have no choice but to rely on myself

50. 50 仙 The Immortal Healer's Disciple 仙道医徒 Piggy the Painter画画的小猪Mystery496k WordsCompleted A strange experience gave Gao Haoshen not only the immortal roots of the Bai family’s healing arts, but also the medical formulas left behind by Hua Tuo and the legacy of the Yuanhua Sect. From then on, he embarked on the path of an immortal healer, with luxury cars and beautiful women within easy reach. The world’s richest man sent a private jet to bring him in for treatment, the Saudi royal family wanted him as their imperial physician, and an American medical university wanted him to become i 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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