Stories Where the Protagonist Is a Ghost and Is Powerful from the Start: The Netherworld Emperor Is Fine Too 主角是鬼，开局很强的那种，阴天子也行

1. 1 我 I Just Became the Ghost Emperor, and My Daughter Reported Me to the State 我刚成鬼帝，被女儿上交国家 Ma Yi麻衣Urban279k WordsCompleted [Behind the scenes + subversive + independent, joins no faction] After Jiang Yun unexpectedly dies, his funeral comes to an end. His young daughter carries her father's black-and-white portrait home. But she never imagined that the kind, gentle father she knew in life would become a vengeful ghost after death. Bloodshed, terror, nightmares. The girl desperately wants to escape! She takes the portrait back to the empty family home, or tries throwing it away, but it always returns home before she 670Reads5.9Score109Shelves

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   ✨The protagonist is a ghost, starting as the Ghost Emperor! He teases his daughter every day, only to have her secretly hand him over to the state! High quality, very exciting.

2. 2 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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   [Thumbs up][Learned][Learned] The male protagonist starts as a Ouija board spirit. The writing is mature. It features all sorts of people and all sorts of wishes, but they come at a price. Wishes are granted by exchanging one's luck. It's an urban legend.

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 131.1kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves

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   It's definitely our Chengcheng! [Admiration] Villainous character design, terrifying aesthetics, and the protagonist is invincible, okay?

4. 4 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 50.4kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves

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   The first book features a powerful evil god who gradually finds himself. The second book features a very strong ghost who has lost his memory.

5. 5 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 5.2kReads8.3Score578Shelves
6. 6 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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   These are highly recommended; they're especially strong at the start.

7. 7 惊 Horror Game: You Want Me, a Vengeful Ghost, to Be a Player? 惊悚游戏，你让我一厉鬼当玩家？ Chi Chi's Little Naughty Crow池池的小污鸦Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Infinite-survival + no romance + fun + memes + a touch of horror + bizarre = unhinged fiction [Warning: A god-tier supernatural monster has been spotted wandering through an instance in the guise of a human player. All monsters and players in every instance, proceed with caution.] Lu Wang: I'd say The Abyss of Death is an utterly heartwarming game. There's a clown who gives me balloons. And a sweet old lady who eagerly invites me home to make dumplings. I even have a cat that likes to wear r 5.2kReads8.8Score962Shelves
8. 8 靠 You Need Me to Survive? I'm an NPC, Not a Player! 靠我存活？我是NPC不是玩家哦 Sui Sui Er岁岁儿Mystery782k WordsCompleted Wu Le is a murderous NPC in a horror game, rotating through different scenarios to "work"! Wu Le is free-spirited and willful. Deceiving players, playing tricks on them, and terrifying them are all part of her daily routine. Sometimes she likes to disguise herself as a player, getting a close look at the evil in people's hearts. She gives players hope, then crushes it completely, enjoying the look of despair on their faces. Other times, she plays the part of a proper horror NPC, hunting down pla 24.9kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
9. 9 出 Invincible the Moment I Leave the Village: How Will You Deal with Me? 出村就无敌，阁下如何应对 Three Jin of Grapes三斤葡萄Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Liu Ye had always thought he was a good person, especially a devoted son. He was particularly filial to his mother. The Festive Funeral Ghost: What a load of crap! He was kind and gentle toward his father. The Water Ghost: Waaaah... Don’t come any closer! If you do, I’ll kill myself! He would go through fire and water for his friends. The other ghosts: You mean you’d stab us twice, right? All in all, Liu Ye felt that he was a very happy person. All the ghosts: Isn’t your happiness just our tragi 164.1kReads9.5Score20.9kShelves
10. 10 全 Magic for All: I’m the Only Cultivator 全民魔法师：我是唯一的修仙者 Tan Wuyan谭无颜Urban1.1M WordsCompleted The legend of a generation's Divine Emperor comes to an end, and a new story begins. Ye Feng was reborn in a world without cultivators, where magic was revered. On Blue Star, humans and demons were locked in constant war, and humanity fought for survival. After a lifetime of fighting, all he wanted in this life was to quietly be a shut-in. He looked down on magic and secretly cultivated immortality instead, but his cousin, who lived with him, thought he was a good-for-nothing and urged him to st 20.2kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
11. 11 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. 13.8kReads8.4Score925Shelves

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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. It is dark and bloody, and he is either killing people or on his way to killing people. It is utterly bizarre!

12. 12 身 My Body Merged with a Vengeful Ghost, Making Me the Chief of the Ten Halls of Hell 身体融合厉鬼，我成十殿阎罗之首 September Star九月星Mystery680k WordsCompleted Chu Jiang transmigrates by chance to a world where the supernatural has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant. A deep bell tolls from a towering ghost temple, sending ripples across the lake. On the elusive No. 7 subway train, are the passengers human or ghost? Paper Doll Ghost, Buddha Statue Ghost, Starving Ghost, Half a Corpse... Danger draws ever closer, but fortunately Chu Jiang has a game interface that lets him use vengeful ghosts to strengthen himself. Ding! Your mouth has fused with t 2.7kReads6.6Score221Shelves
13. 13 惊 Thriller: This NPC Has Gone on Strike 惊悚：这个NPC罢工了 Bai Yi柏亦Mystery368k WordsCompleted [Thriller + unhinged beauty + not scary + no romance + killing all the way + invincible] The dungeon opens in Chapter Two. You can skip it. Shen Xiaoxiao is the famous S-rank dungeon NPC, the River God’s Bride, hated by countless players. One day, she suddenly realizes that players have tricked her into dying countless times. So she decides: “I quit! I’m done!” While other players painstakingly search for clues to clear the dungeon, Shen Xiaoxiao spends the whole time causing trouble in her own 3.4kReads9.3Score482Shelves

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14. 14 谁 Who Dragged the Underworld's Soul Reaper into a Horror Instance? 谁把地府勾魂使拉进诡异副本的？ Shen Zhou Crosses the River沈舟渡川Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [Creepy Dungeons] [Comedy] [Power Fantasy] [Global Livestream] As medical care improves, the human mortality rate has dropped significantly. This has caused the Underworld’s Soul-Reaping Bureau’s performance to decline year after year, driving the soul reapers into a vicious rat race for better numbers. Lin Feng is an utterly ordinary soul reaper with no power or connections. To meet his KPI, he can only work overtime like crazy, yet he still comes in last every month. Then one day, he’s une 58.3kReads8.3Score5kShelves
15. 15 我 I Am the Yin Emperor, and from the Start, the Campus Beauty Made a Contract with Me 我为阴天子，开局被校花女神契约 Slept a Little Sleep眠了个眠Urban452k WordsCompleted [Ghost Taming + Choices + Decisive and Ruthless] Jiang Bai transmigrates! He transmigrates into the body of a ghost with no talent whatsoever. As long as he makes choices, he can grow stronger! Just as everyone thinks he’s a useless ghost, the school’s campus belle comes looking for him! Jiang Bai chooses to become the Yin Emperor! One day, Jiang Bai reveals his Underworld Emperor true form, and the whole world is stunned! 2.3kReads8.4Score241Shelves

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    The first is about the King of the Underworld, and the second is about the reincarnation of the Underworld Emperor; both are worth watching.

16. 16 开 Dumped from the Start, I Awaken the Ten Yama Kings! 开局被分手，我觉醒十殿阎罗！ Coin-Minting Xiaoxiang铸币小向晚Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [SSS-Rank from the Start, Elegant and Unbeatable, Plenty of Trump Cards, No System] Hey, everyone! My girlfriend, the campus belle, dumped me right from the start. But I didn’t panic. As the reincarnation of the Netherworld Emperor, I immediately awakened the SSS-Rank Ten Halls of the Underworld! What? As a transmigrator, I don’t have a System? Still, no need to panic! I have the innate Forbidden Red Paper Umbrella! Let the invading foreign races come, let the myriad realms descend! Draw the swo 62.8kReads8.7Score5.3kShelves
17. 17 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 77.2kReads8.8Score14.2kShelves

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    The protagonist swaps bodies with a ghost at the start and becomes invincible.

18. 18 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 4.2kReads7.0Score257Shelves

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    It perfectly meets your requirements.

19. 19 人 Everyone's Dead, So Can't I Just Do Whatever I Want? 人都死了，那不是想干啥就干啥 Qinggui Xi青鬼玺Urban1.3M WordsCompleted The Cybertronians got a little too rough when they were screwing around, and Cui Chen ended up in another world. Well, starting over was fine. He had no one to miss, anyway. A lonely ghost from another world wandered aimlessly through this strange land. When hungry, he ate his fellow ghosts. When tired, he watched the sun. Life was peaceful and dull, enough to make Yoshikage Kira jealous. Except... “I’m so bored!” Cui Chen bit off the head of a demon god and shouted like someone dying of boredom 9.9kReads7.6Score844Shelves

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    Ghosts cannot be attacked by others, but they can distort reality.

20. 20 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 70.2kReads9.0Score12.4kShelves

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    These books are all pretty much the same; they all start with a powerful premise and involve demons, so I highly recommend reading them!

21. 21 我 Me, a Yin-Yang Judge? My Verdicts Start at the Death Penalty 我，阴阳判官？本官断案死刑起步 Leisudeng Little Truck雷速登小卡车Eastern Fantasy1.1M WordsCompleted 19.7kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves

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    The protagonist of this book died and became a judge between the living and the dead; I think it's pretty good. [Thinking]

22. 22 百 Ghosts in the Apocalypse: I Became the Strongest Ghost Tamer 百鬼末世：我成了最强御鬼师 Yi People's Firelight彝人烟火Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A Full 1,000 Types of Ghosts] Mysterious ghosts include Jin Buhuan, the White Bone Bodhisattva, the Earthly Branches War Lord, and the Blood-Drop Plum Blossom. The powerful ones include Asura, Rakshasa, the Butcher, the Martial Champion, and the Emperor. The eerie ones include Painted Skin, the Red Robe, the Chubby Baby, the Coroner, the Flower-Waisted Bride, the Embalmer, and the Ever-Burning Lamp. Every type has its own evolution path: Drowned Ghost → Water Monkey → Kappa → ? (There’s more af 115.3kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves

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    The first book is supposedly quite good, I haven't read it yet. The second one seems promising, I'm waiting for updates.

23. 23 恐 Terror Era: Starting as a Tomb Keeper 恐怖时代，从成为守墓人开始 Ghost God Yama鬼神阎罗Mystery3.2M 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 89.5kReads8.9Score7.9kShelves
24. 24 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 129.1kReads8.7Score14.4kShelves

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    White clouds carrying dark clouds, strange tales of rules, a wonderful family, the protagonist is purely from a bizarre faction, the intellectual battles are well-written.

25. 25 直 Livestream: Healing the Underworld Day by Day, I'm the White Impermanence 直播：阴间治愈日常，我是白无常 Delicious Shimeji Mushroom美味的口蘑Urban1.9M WordsCompleted [Live streaming from the underworld + ghost officer + heartwarming everyday life] Jiang Lin is a White Impermanence, guiding the dead to the afterlife and delivering messages in dreams. One day, he obtains an Underworld Live-Streaming System. He can earn rewards by promoting the culture of the Netherworld. From then on, a miraculous livestream appears in the human world, connecting the realms of the living and the dead. A typical day in the livestream: “Ghost: Stay away from me!” “This really is 22kReads9.6Score2.6kShelves

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    The main character is a ghost who livestreams his daily life in the ghost realm to people in the mortal world. It's super entertaining!

26. 26 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.] 3.7kReads9.4Score464Shelves

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    This game features a bizarre world and a game about the fate of a nation. The protagonist isn't incredibly strong from the start, but he's very skilled at strategic maneuvering. It's a coming-of-age story, and very enjoyable to watch.

27. 27 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 314.1kReads9.5Score58.8kShelves
28. 28 玄 Xuanhuan: I Lead Hundreds of Millions of Yin Soldiers to Rebuild the Underworld 玄幻：我率领亿万阴兵，重建地府 Xiao Jiang Next Door隔壁小江Eastern Fantasy3.5M WordsCompleted Chen Qiye transmigrated into a fantasy world, only to find it crawling with countless vicious ghosts that preyed on people and stole their lives. Fortunately, the most powerful Underworld Emperor System awakened within him. Summon Heibai Wuchang to seize wandering souls and slay evil ghosts! Summon the Yin soldiers and generals, throw open the gates of the underworld, and set a hundred ghosts roaming by night! Summon judges and City Gods to punish evil, uphold good, and keep the mortal realm i 15.2kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves

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    The first and second books are the same, one is a comic and the other is a novel, both are super good. The third book's protagonist starts by rebuilding the underworld under the Emperor of the Underworld, with interludes of Journey to the West. The protagonist doesn't appear often, but it's still very enjoyable.

29. 29 人 I Became a Monster, and My Girlfriend Burned 30 Million for Me 人成诡异，女友给我烧三千万 That Fish in the Sky天上那条鱼Mystery628k WordsCompleted [Supernatural Revival]+ [Wild Imagination]+ [Horror Descends]+ [Eerie Tales]+ [Tattoos]+ [Malevolent Gods]+ [The Underworld] “Doctor, do you think it’s possible that I’m really dead?” “In my dream, I saw a woman standing by my grave, calling my name as she burned paper offerings.” “She said I was dirt-poor when I was alive, so now that I’m dead, I should make sure to enjoy myself.” “When I woke up, there were thirty million by my bed...” Song Zhong dreamed of a beautiful woman burning paper mone 5.2kReads8.6Score271Shelves

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    He started out dead for twenty years, living as a ghost in the underworld. The female lead burned a lot of baked goods for him, and from then on, his whole body was covered in tattoos: the Monkey King, Guan Yu, nine dragons pulling a coffin... He eventually became the Emperor of Sending Off the Dead.

30. 30 你 Why Are You Messing with Her? She's the King of All Ghosts! 你惹她干什么！她可是万鬼之王啊 Nan Xi Zi南肸子Modern Romance412k WordsCompleted [Beautiful, haughty, narcissistic ghost king x charming, flirtatious, roguish, yet pure-hearted puppy] [Livestreaming + supernatural mysteries + ghost hunting + powerful leads + sweet, satisfying romance + past and present lives] Wen Miy an never imagined that after ruling the entire ghost realm for eight hundred years, two humans would one day dig up her grave! One of them had delicate features and, at least, a silver tongue. The other... seemed to be an old acquaintance. The old acquaintance s 2kReads9.0Score468Shelves

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    The female lead is a ghost, a beautiful, arrogant, and narcissistic ghost king x a charming, roguish, and innocent puppy.

31. 31 阴 Changing Fate with Yin Lifespan: The Yin-Born Child Raised on Milk by a Fox Immortal 阴寿改命：狐仙喂奶养大的阴生子 Xiao Zikui小子愧Mystery254k WordsOngoing The day I was born, all the ghosts wailed through the night, the locust trees withered, and the setting sun refused to sink! The heavens showed strange signs at my birth, yet I was born without a single day of allotted life! To steal years for me, Grandpa found me a stunning, sickly-obsessive fox immortal wife to nurse me! She even likes to bite me whenever she gets the chance! My parents used a Three-Corpse Coffin to steal years for me. After they died, they left me a shop, and the very first 30Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist has extraordinary talent and only took a few days to develop!

32. 32 诡 When the Supernatural Arrives, I Summon Black and White Impermanence from the Start 诡异降临我开局召唤黑白无常 Hardworking Little Pig奋斗小猪Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Supernatural Revival + Decisive Killing + Summoning + Behind-the-Scenes Manipulation + Invincibility + No Female Lead] Ye Yu transmigrates into a world where the supernatural has revived and ghosts roam everywhere. He thinks he is as good as dead, but then he binds to the Underworld Summoning System and becomes the Underworld's supreme ruler, the Yin Emperor. He summons Black and White Impermanence to slaughter their way through a mass grave. He summons the Ox-Head and Horse-Face to pacify the 19.5kReads8.2Score1.7kShelves

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    The story begins with the protagonist becoming the King of the Underworld, and through dealing with the strange phenomena of this world, he gains stronger underworld figures. It's quite entertaining.

33. 33 c Cosplaying as Muzan, Stabbed Ten Times by Black Zetsu from the Start cos无惨，开局被黑绝连捅十下 Sun Wukong's Golden Headband孙悟空的紧箍咒Anime Fanfiction1.4M WordsCompleted [Naruto] [Demon King] [No CP] [Lighthearted] [爽!] Amamiya Rei, who was cosplaying Kibutsuji Muzan, was hit by a truck and transmigrated. The moment he arrived, he saw a pitch-black lump stabbing at his heart... This Black Zetsu is a real piece of work. Amamiya Rei wasn't stabbed to death. He almost starved to death instead. On the brink of starvation, he discovered that he could absorb Black Zetsu's chakra. [Ding!] [Congratulations, Host! You have obtained one "Black Zetsu Chakra Fragment."] [An 9.1kReads9.1Score925Shelves

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    In the first book, you mentioned the "demons" in Demon Slayer, right? The second book's protagonist is a mirror spirit with the ability to control mirrors.

34. 34 穿 Transmigrated as a Ghost Bride in Republican-Era China 穿越民国鬼新娘 Cuckoo's Soft Song子规潇潇Two Male Leads203k WordsCompleted (Two male leads) 1v1 Chinese horror (The gong is a returnee who studied abroad) Mo An, a college student, has been able to see things others can't since childhood because of his unusual constitution. He should have been enjoying a carefree college life, but then he was diagnosed with cancer. Yet there's always a way out: after accidentally stumbling upon a ghost wedding in the middle of the night, he transmigrates back to the Republican era and becomes a "ghost bride"! Mo An: (º﹃º) (reaches out 1.1kReads8.7Score163Shelves

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    The story features two male leads and is very sweet. The protagonists' past lives will be revealed in the story, and in the end, it's a beautiful happy ending.

35. 35 我 My Husband Is the Ghost King 我的老公是鬼王大人 Two Adorable Cats两只可爱的猫Two Male Leads450k WordsCompleted A super-powerful ghost gong who dotes on his spouse × a moderately powerful exorcist shou Chen Nian seems like an ordinary college student, but he has a secret none of his classmates or friends know: he has a husband from a ghost marriage, and he inherited a shop from his grandfather that deals with all kinds of strange cases. He has never actually met his husband, but he has worshipped him since childhood, burning incense on every holiday. His grandfather said that when the time was right, his 6kReads9.0Score918Shelves

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    Different joys come from the blooming of flowers, and different sorrows from their withering.

36. 36 我 I’m the Lord of the Underworld. You’re Just a Female Ghost Coming to Claim My Life? 我，阴天子，区区女鬼找我索命？ Sleep Tight, Take Off安眠起飞Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted [Rebuild the Underworld]+ [Truly Invincible]+ [Ghostly Energy Returns]+ [System]+ [Behind the Scenes]+ [Modern Urban Setting] [The tags are inaccurate. This book has no mystery plot. It's about rebuilding the Underworld!] Ye Bei transmigrates into a world overrun by supernatural horrors. This world has no underworld or netherworld authorities, so ghosts roam freely and the balance between yin and yang is in chaos. From the start, he receives a marriage contract from a ghost bride. Even when he t 10.7kReads6.7Score963Shelves
37. 37 仙 Immortal Martial Ming: From the Start, I Became a Ghost-Cultivating Brocade Guard 仙武大明，开局成为鬼修锦衣卫 Gray and White Rain灰白雨Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing “Have you ever heard the story of the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts?” The Brocade Guards walked openly by day, while Yin soldiers commandeered the roads. During the Yongle era, whenever you walked along the streets of the capital, someone would always ask you that question. Ninety-nine vicious ghosts, tens of thousands of ghost spirits. The figure leading them represented a legend. A legend about the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts. “After that, there were no more ghosts in the Great Ming.” 53kReads9.2Score4.4kShelves

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    It's incredibly good! The main character dies right at the beginning, but he's also incredibly powerful.

38. 38 我 I Came from the Yellow Springs 我来自黄泉 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted At the border between yin and yang, at the mouth of the Yellow Springs, the living guard the Thirteen Ghost Gates. The prison governor, the jailers, and the Brocade-Robed Marquis; at the post station for the dead, a mountain dog keeps watch. The door gods, the water nymph, the Confucius Temple; red lanterns and white funeral banners circle the streets. This ghost ballad, missing one line, conceals a world-shaking secret. I was a child my grandfather stole from the Yellow Springs, so before I was 17kReads9.0Score1.8kShelves

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    Honestly, the story of the Underworld Emperor is quite laughable. I read the first ten or so chapters and saw him living in his own world, thinking he was superior to everyone else, and he never seemed to have the right mindset.

39. 39 民 The Folk Feng Shui Master 民间风水之王 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery3.0M WordsCompleted The Nine Cauldrons Dragon Palace, the Secret Files of the Yellow Springs, the Snow Mountain Corpse Demon, the Yin-Yang Inn... Ever since I borrowed a life from the underworld, I have known no peace. Every time I borrow a life, it becomes a deadly game. After each desperate struggle and narrow escape, I wait for the next secret order from the underworld so I can keep living. Just when I thought I'd escaped the clutches of fate, I discovered that Heaven had prepared a coffin for me too! 51.6kReads9.4Score6kShelves
40. 40 葬 I Bury the Living and Carry Yin Coffins: The Sunlit World's Patrolman 葬活人，抬阴棺，我为阳间巡逻人 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted I am a ghost born among the living, bound by nine soul-piercing locks and fated to have my bones buried in ten graves. I have been buried alive, cursed by the dead, worn the bones of the living, challenged fate nine times, and entered ten deadly graves. Only then did I manage to change half my fate. Because I changed half my fate, the legendary Blood-Eyed Vengeful Woman, the Rotten Corpse Ghost Vine, the Human-Skin Constable, and others came looking for me. They thought I would become gentle aft 2.2kReads7.1Score185Shelves
41. 41 生 The Coffin of Life and Death 生死棺材 Miao Qimiao苗棋淼Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted In our line of work, there’s a type known as the miscellaneous school. They follow unorthodox paths, dabbling in everything but mastering nothing. They have no sect above them and no helpers below them, and nobody takes them seriously. I’m an heir to the miscellaneous school, yet I turned their world upside down and left them in chaos. Only when I decided to retire did I discover a shocking mystery hidden within me... 490Reads8.7Score100Shelves
42. 42 我 I’m a Ghost Officer, So Why Are You Asking Me to Marry the Campus Beauty? 我一个鬼差，你让我跟校花领证？ V Young Master of the Fan FamilyV范家大少Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Just Started College, and I Married the Aloof Campus Belle] [I’m a ghost officer. You want me to marry the campus belle?] [College Student Ghost Officer] [Campus Belle Wife] [Marriage Before Love] [Ferryman] … Synopsis: On his first day of college, freshman Cao Ning is forced to marry Xia Shihan, his betrothed, whom he has never met. He thinks it’s just a minor incident, but when he returns to campus to register, he discovers that the beautiful upperclasswoman at the registration desk is the ve 39.3kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves

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    A college student who works as a ghost messenger finds his campus beauty wife to be the King of Hell. It's so satisfying! The story is over two million words long and is now complete!

43. 43 摆 Ferryman: From the Start, Keeping Watch Over the Campus Beauty at the Crematorium 摆渡人：开局在火葬场给校花守灵 V Young Master of the Fan FamilyV范家大少Urban500k WordsCompleted [Urban + campus beauty + college life + supernatural + ferryman + underworld + firearms] Heavenly Funeral Home Hiring Notice: Location: Cremation Room Job: Corpse Handler Pay: Day shift, 800 per day; night shift, 1,200 per day (must work at least seven days!) Requirements: Brave, no high blood pressure, heart disease, mental illness... Netizen 1: "Is anything scarier than being broke? 1,200 for one night? I'd not only carry corpses, I'd chase them down if they ran away." Netizen 2: "1,200 fo 5kReads9.0Score339Shelves
44. 44 麒 The Divine Qilin 麒麟神相 Daoist of Jiangnan江南道长Rural Life3.8M WordsCompleted I was born with a Qilin by my side. To save me, my grandfather peeled off his own human skin and gave it to a nine-tailed fox. That day, dead trees bloomed again, and all the beasts came to pay their respects! 10.8kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
45. 45 别 Don't Be Fooled by My Golden Finger-Like Look, I'm Really Just an NPC 别看我像金手指，我真只是NPC Nuo Yizhen诺以浈Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Powerhouse + role-playing + secret identities + horror and the supernatural + people reading too much into things + chosen ones + no romance] A three-in-one blend of three horror genres: psychological horror games, Cthulhu livestreams, and real-world supernatural arts. Xiao Gui'an, a bit-part actor, died, but not entirely. He was chosen to play an NPC in a world of horror and the supernatural. After becoming a ghost, Xiao Gui'an thought he would no longer have anything to fear. Who could have 49.3kReads9.5Score3.8kShelves

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    I feel like this is a bit angsty. [Crying]

46. 46 生 I Failed to Quit Lust Before I Died, and I'm Still Trying After Death 生前戒色失败，死后仍在戒色 Drunk After Ten Thousand Miles万里一醉Mystery496k WordsOngoing [Bizarre Game + Wearing Human Skins and Becoming Bizarre (Single Heroine) + Dungeon Escape] Every bit of power you gain is a pledge of your soul to the abyss Late at night, a blood-red vortex icon appears as an app on your phone, installed without your permission. A deadly game called “Bizarre Theater” quietly begins to encroach on reality. Here, bloodstained supernatural objects can ward off evil, but they gnaw at your flesh; coexisting with a ghost can turn a hopeless situation around, but lea 2kReads5.5Score169Shelves

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    That's fine.

47. 47 进 After Entering the World of Supernatural Tales, I Go Straight Home 进入怪谈世界后我直接回家 Spring Terrace Mourns the Crane春台伤鹤Mystery432k WordsOngoing There’s a pairing. The author is a freak, doesn’t do pure romance, and the characters aren’t both virgins (rocket)! The male lead is extremely jealous, so don’t read if you dislike that. The monsters in the ghost-story dungeons are the “ghosts” people often talk about. From lowest to highest, they are Gray Robes, White Garments, Yellow Pages, Black Shadows, Red Robes, and Green-Faced Fiends. The female lead, Hua Zaijiu, has a Green-Faced Fiend for a mother, while her father, Hua Ran Chou, is hum 2kReads8.9Score428Shelves
48. 48 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 103.8kReads8.7Score10.6kShelves

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    The first book's protagonist mutates into a monster at the start, standing against all of humanity—it's somewhat satisfying. The second book's protagonist is Bei Ming Gui; it's a very old masterpiece.

49. 49 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
50. 50 地 The Real Heiress from the Underworld Has the Whole Family Listening to Gossip 地府来的真千金，惹得全家听八卦 Guo Qingqing果清清Modern Romance587k WordsCompleted [Invincible power fantasy + metaphysical mystery-solving + face-slapping + showbiz + male lead as a background character] The title was changed for the short drama adaptation and has little connection to the actual story. Top-tier star Chu Mingze's younger sister, who had been kidnapped years ago, has finally been found. His fans are calling for the two of them to appear as guest stars on a sibling reality show. But when his mysterious sister finally makes her first appearance after all this tim 8.7kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves

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    The female protagonist is a substitute "King of Hell," working hard in the human world to earn money and rebuild the dilapidated underworld. She starts as a food delivery driver, delivering meals to ghosts, is recruited by the police, and reunites with her brother. She solves cases, catches ghosts, earns money, and strives to build a new underworld. [I highly recommend it!]

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