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1. 1 福 Sherlock Holmes: Case Files of Unnameable Events 福尔摩斯：不可名状事件薄 A Cup of Clear Chill一盏清寒Mystery1.7M WordsOngoing When London's fog can no longer nourish his hungry mind, and every criminal mastermind's tricks have grown tedious, the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes, sinks into unprecedented boredom and lethargy. Dr. Watson watches his friend with concern, powerless to stop his spirit from withering away. Then a breakthrough arrives in a way beyond all imagining. An inscrutable stranger knocks on the door of 221B Baker Street, bearing an invitation impossible to refuse: uncover the ultimate myste 5.8kReads8.9Score849Shelves

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   These two books are good, you can give them a try.

2. 2 克 Cthulhu Roleplaying: I Can Control the Dice 克苏鲁跑团：我能掌控骰子 Capybara Who Loves Taking Baths爱泡澡的水豚Mystery1.6M WordsOngoing [COC tabletop role-playing / Call of Cthulhu + the uncanny + a mild golden finger] Dark, unfathomable beings descend upon Earth. Humanity is forced to log in worldwide and take part in a real-life Call of Cthulhu “game.” As investigators, they explore mysterious events and face unknown creatures that drive them insane. [The Box of Eternal Darkness] [At the Mountains of Madness] [Insatiable Hunger] Countless mysteries await in one uncanny world after another. A humanoid, hairless monster reek 756Reads8.9Score100Shelves

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   The first book is still being updated, and I really like it. The second book is currently on hiatus, but the early parts are still worth reading.

3. 3 诡 Paranormal Detective: I Harvest Fear by Filming Real Horror Movies 诡探：我靠拍真实恐怖片搜刮恐惧 Moon's End Dreamscape月端梦境Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [Winning people over with “reason” + mockumentary + urban legends + mildly scary power fantasy + no romance] After narrowly surviving a bizarre fire, Chu Han discovered a “Paranormal Investigator” app on his computer. Completing missions to investigate paranormal phenomena earned him items. And gathering fear directed at specific targets could strengthen those items. Chu Han: If I film my paranormal missions as horror movies, wouldn’t I be able to harvest fear from the whole world? And so, a hor 36.5kReads8.2Score5.8kShelves
4. 4 序EN Sequence: The Forbidden Scholar 序列：禁忌学者 Three Rivers三条河Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [Cthulhu + Leveling Up + Cautious Protagonist + Despair] This is a broken world. Giant insects are migrating through the wasteland, shadows from the depths of the sea are rising into the shallows, and human cities are rotting from the foundations up. Lu Yuan transmigrates into this world and gains the ability to see the little line of gray text in the corner of his vision. Whatever he looks at, he gains points in. [Imperial Language: +1] [Pharmacology: +0.1] Countless points of experience gradua 137.8kReads8.3Score15.4kShelves

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   It's alright, quite classic, and the plot is fresh.

5. 5 全EN High Seas Survival: I Start with a Ghost Ship 全民大航海，我开局一条幽灵船 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sports2.6M WordsCompleted The print edition has been signed with a publisher. [Seafaring] [Survival] [Disasters] [Shipbuilding] [Talents] [Cthulhu] [One Female Lead] Everyone transmigrates, and Yang Yi, as a player, is forced to join a game where everyone must survive at sea. Some lucky players get special ships. Like the Iron Will, armed to the teeth. Like the Gale, which rides the wind and waves so fast it's never in sight. Like the Head-On, with its massive ram, charging fearlessly ahead. But Yang Yi's ship is called 272.1kReads9.4Score27.8kShelves

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   I think the first one is okay, with a few minor flaws. The second one is also alright, and it's finished, so there's no need to wait for it to finish.

6. 6 我 I, the Supreme Being of Old, Defy the Rules When I Strike 我，旧日至高位格，出手无视规则 Shimmering Night夜光浮摇Urban2.1M WordsOngoing I was once the world's first transcendent, a pioneer who ventured into the unknown. When I returned from two hundred years of being lost, the world had changed, and the mighty ran rampant. They said I was merely a relic abandoned by the times, the remnant of an ignorant fantasy. There was no place for me in the new world. What they did not know was this: I had witnessed the most insane horrors and the grandest downfalls. Dormant within me was an exalted existence capable of shattering the very l 304.3kReads9.3Score26.5kShelves

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   These three books are super good, and they're all quite long.

7. 7 支EN The Pillar Project 支柱计划 The Universe Is Gaining Entropy宇宙在熵增Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsOngoing [Eerie] [Cthulhu] [Doomsday Descends] [Rebuilding Civilization] [Cultural Relics] [Culture] Xu Chen felt that studying history in this parallel universe had no real prospects, so after some maneuvering, he switched to medicine. He never expected that he had just jumped straight into the fire. What awaited him was fear in its most direct form. After a certain island nation dumped wastewater into the sea, unspeakable horrors arose from the depths. Eerie symptoms began appearing one after another, 38.7kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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   Let's get something with real K-pop vibes, like this Pillar Project. Those with tentacle elements but no K-pop vibes can go to the side [smirk].

8. 8 苟 A Survival Expert's Guide to Self-Cultivation 苟命专家的自我修养 Mr. Z of the Aurora Society极光会Z先生Urban1.0M WordsCompleted No CP, no female lead. Three updates a night, usually around six o'clock. A strange photograph dispels the veil over his memories and restores what he had lost. Strange incidents drive him onward, and as one event after another fans the flames, Lin Han is forced onto the path of pursuing knowledge. The divine follow the gods, the apostles follow the truth, the contracted are bound by their contracts, and the god-blessed draw the gods' gaze. And they push Lin Han toward the future. 8.4kReads8.3Score1.1kShelves
9. 9 大 The Great Demon Reborn 大魔苏生 Little Sweetheart Who Loves Horses喜欢马匹的小甜心Eastern Fantasy758k WordsOngoing (Cultivation with Lovecraftian horror) (No female lead) The sages have vanished, and all living beings have fallen! How can we cross this sea of suffering? Only slaughter leads to the shore! Mo Lu is steeped in demonic nature, possessed by all three poisons of greed, hatred, and delusion. He does no good deeds, preferring instead to kill and burn. Yet in this chaotic world of cultivation, he is like a carp leaping through the Dragon Gate, or a tiger returning to the mountains. Just see what path 4.6kReads8.9Score392Shelves

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   This book is really good, it's just that the author updates too slowly [facepalm]. It's been on the bestseller list before.

10. 10 我 I Guard a Lighthouse in the East China Sea 我在东海守灯塔 Yunbao the Book Lover爱看书的云宝23k WordsCompleted I Guard the Lighthouse in the East China Sea 21Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Before reading this book, please remember one thing—if someone knocks on the door at night, count to three first. If they're still knocking a minute after you've finished counting, don't answer. That's not a person.

11. 11 灰EN Above the Gray Fog 灰雾之上 Anti-Static防静电Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted [Lord of the Mysteries]+ [Potions]+ [Races]+ [Civilization] A hundred years from now, I am a hero. My deeds become stories, praised by all. A thousand years from now, I am a legend. Stories become epics, passed down through generations. Ten thousand years from now, I am a faith. Epics become myths, and the incense offered to me never ceases. P.S. This book is also known as Above the Gray Mist. P.S. The development of the human race provides the backdrop. The focus is on an individual's epic, no 89.3kReads9.3Score7.8kShelves
12. 12 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
13. 13 末 Doomsday: The Road to Ruin 末日绝途 Mayfly Spring and Autumn蜉蝣春秋Sci-Fi & Apocalypse4.5M WordsOngoing Blue rain began to fall from the sky. Unknown monsters suddenly descended upon this world. Human society collapsed in an instant. No cheats, no protagonist's halo, no spiritual qi revival! Every step we take leads us closer to despair! To those who died at the very beginning of the apocalypse, I envy you, because you never had to experience a despair more despairing than death. My name is Chen Ge. I will witness the coming of the apocalypse. 60.4kReads8.9Score4kShelves
14. 14 爆 Grinding Like Mad at the Dao, This Old Daoist Will Become an Immortal Yet 爆肝道法，道爷我终将成仙 The Cat Who Drinks Lattes喝拿铁的猫Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Supernatural Horror + Eastern Lovecraftian Horror + Chinese-Style Horror] Beneath a world that seems peaceful and serene, a twisted, horrifying darkness churns. When the Seven Stars align and obscure the Moon, a hundred fangshi dance a mysterious, bizarre ritual on a mountaintop, then set themselves ablaze. Torrential rain pours down. In the hazy mist, an indescribable silhouette of horror appears, and overnight, everyone in the city goes mad. Three bells ring from a temple. Countless monks’ co 43.1kReads8.6Score3.7kShelves

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    A Chinese-style Cthulhu/Taoist system game with a strong atmosphere, hard-hitting combat, and a focus on "bitter victories" for maximum enjoyment. It's impressive in the early stages but becomes formulaic later on, making it suitable for fans of supernatural/mystical cultivation. Highlights: Excellent atmosphere, innovative fusion of Taoism and mystery; compelling world-building: A mix of Eastern supernatural elements and Cthulhu mythos, with numerous eerie scenes like the alignment of seven stars, city-wide madness, and corpse runes, creating a strong Chinese horror atmosphere. Likable characters: A transmigrated Taoist priest with a skill system; drawing talismans, breathing exercises, and weapon manipulation all require grinding—a charming contrast to the "grind master Taoist," with a clear leveling path. Solid combat: Taoist magic combined with talisman and sword cultivation; hard-hitting combat against the supernatural/evil gods, without the overwhelming feeling of crushing defeats, but mostly desperate counterattacks, creating a strong sense of tension. Stable pacing: A slow-burn setup in the early stages, followed by a dense series of dungeons in the mid-game (Medicine Lord Temple, Ghost Market, Mysterious Cases), maintaining a good balance between tension and relaxation.

15. 15 偷 Diary of a Thief's Path to Godhood 偷盗者序列成神日记 Fly, Rabbit!飞吧兔子Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Game Transmigration] [Prophecy] [Witches] [Yandere Pursuit] [Apocalypse Redemption] [Light Western Fantasy] [Love Triangle] Li En is stunned when he transmigrates into the completed game The Witch and the Apocalypse. The five witches who will determine the world’s future are all misunderstood by the world as harbingers of disaster. Li En: “No big deal. I’ve unlocked every achievement.” Knowing every tragic scenario by heart, he decides to go all out: save the witches and turn the apocalypse aro 95.7kReads8.6Score16.1kShelves

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    Highly recommend this novel! [Highly rated witch-themed novel, multiple female protagonists in a love triangle, prophetic game element, mysterious Cthulhu, supernatural elements, Japanese-style light Western fantasy, post-apocalyptic redemption] A goldmine of a novel, already over 1 million words long, the story is coherent and captivating, you won't be able to put it down! Five-star recommendation!!!

16. 16 恒 The Moon Endures, and All Things Eventually Become Strange 恒月长存，万物终成怪异 Cats and the Four Seasons猫与四季Urban2.3M WordsOngoing Two suns, three moons, and one that goes dark. A hundred cities, eight clans, all sharing one world. Chen Mianmian. Male. Race: Moon. Hobby: collecting the bizarre. At first, he thought he had two Systems: Crimson Rainbow Moon and Frost-Clear Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could become someone else’s System, holding the fate of all living things in his hands. The Eighth Era, also known as the Evermoon Era, saw humans, witches, elves, bloodkin, ghosts, demons, and spirits together w 272.1kReads9.1Score57.1kShelves

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17. 17 我 I Started by Devouring Gods and Rose Against the Current 我从吃神开始反向晋升 Cool Isn't Cool酷是不酷Urban2.0M WordsOngoing [Urban high martial arts] [Ensemble cast] [No System] The gods descended upon the world, and the Ascenders appeared. At the age of eighteen, everyone can choose a unique path to godhood within the Ascension Tower. But Jiang Qi’s left eye is connected to a forbidden zone. Within the forbidden zone, he embarked on a strange path: he can ascend as long as he eats monsters. The world obtains everything from the Ascension Tower. And my ability is... [When I write the first sentence, the universe coll 235.7kReads9.1Score22.5kShelves
18. 18 丰 Lord of Abundance 丰饶之主 Fish Farmer of the North Sea北海养鱼佬Eastern Fantasy2.8M WordsCompleted [Evil God LitRPG + Lord + Fourth Calamity] Kun, the second son of a noble house, inherits a dangerous territory on the kingdom's border. Armed with the Six-Horned Mark of Abundance and chosen by the God of Abundance, the new lord has no choice but to make his own way. He leads the people of two worlds as they start from scratch, clear the wilderness, cultivate fertile fields, grow high-yield crops, tame magical beasts, and build the perfect territory of their dreams. The first horn of abundance: 18.3kReads8.5Score2.5kShelves
19. 19 暗 Dark Fairy Tales: Inventing Evil Gods and Slaughtering My Way Through Bear Ridge 暗黑童话：编造邪神，杀穿狗熊岭 Half-City Demoness半城妖倾Anime Fanfiction3.0M WordsOngoing I transmigrated! Speak up for me! The moment Shen Xiu crouched down, he became a tree in a dark fairy-tale multiverse. Here, entire worlds have turned grotesque. In blood-red Bear Ridge, eyeballs hang from the sky, Bald Qiang goes on a chainsaw rampage, trees wail in the blood mist, and the dead wander... In the empty Green Pastures, when the black moon becomes full, a pair of horns tears through the sky, revealing scarlet eyes beyond the void... In Fairy Tale Town, the bloody Little Red Riding 35.9kReads8.8Score3.7kShelves
20. 20 诡 As the Occult Withers, I Endure; As the Old Gods Die, I Live Forever 诡秘凋零我不朽，旧神逝而我永生 Ham and Egg Croissant火腿蛋可颂Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted (Longevity + Cthulhu + Changing Eras + Attribute Points + Ultimate Villain!) In the Middle Ages, when strange corruption ran rampant, he became the mad pontiff who terrorized half a continent. In the age of science, after the Old Gods fell, he became a living legend who walked the mortal world. Even when humanity left the surface of the planet and reached for the stars, no one could deny the existence of this undying old monster who had endured across the ages! “First, I have to survive the 17.9kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves
21. 21 学 The Academy's Cannon Fodder Is Surprisingly Dazzling 学院炮灰竟如此耀眼 Proper Pumpkin Cakes正经南瓜饼Two Male Leads209k WordsOngoing [No CP] [Lighthearted Comedy] [System] [Love Rival Showdowns] [Beloved by Everyone Later On] [More Slice of Life] They're all drawn to Su Mo's charm. Su Mo accidentally got himself angered to death and transmigrated into a melodramatic novel, becoming a nobody at an elite school. He also got bound to a straight-A System that let him score perfect marks without studying. His only task was to graduate successfully, so Su Mo was full of confidence. But from the start, a hot-tempered young master ha 1.6kReads—Score245Shelves

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    I was lying on my side when Su Mo climbed through the second-floor window, and I sat up. He had climbed the five-story-high wall by clinging to the gaps in the wall. When he landed, his legs were weak and his hands were numb. He still had a cake bag in his mouth. He didn't have the air of a master making an appearance; he was just purely afraid of getting beaten up.

22. 22 序 Sequence: Old One Sovereign 序列：旧日主宰 Imperial Armored Cavalry帝国具装骑兵Urban1.7M WordsOngoing (Cthulhu Mythos + Potions + Sequences + Satisfying Combat. An established author with three highly rated, full-length novels. Quality guaranteed. The new novel’s early ratings are being suppressed.) When Asla opened his eyes from death, he saw: Guns, potions, churches, evil gods, angels, Beyonders, armies, spies, mercenaries, hunters, gangs, monsters... This was free America, a land where chaos and order coexisted. Death and the ravages of capitalism fell equally upon everyone. These were the be 131.2kReads8.8Score13.7kShelves

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    The second book is especially good.

23. 23 旧 Fragments of the Old Days: What Is a Lovecraftian Worldview? 旧日残章：什么叫克系世界观 Archive Keeper档案记录官Urban678k WordsCompleted [Cthulhu] [Tabletop RPG Style] [Investigators] [Infinite Flow] [Not an Overpowered Lead] Luo Chen is a self-taught mage who learned a few incantations from occult texts. He assumed he was in a fantasy world and tried to find a society or government agency that regulated magic so he could get a proper position. That is, until one day, a strange notebook called the Investigator's Handbook suddenly appeared beside him, inviting (or rather, forcing) him to investigate bizarre cases deep in the mount 31.5kReads9.2Score7.1kShelves
24. 24 亵 Blood of Blasphemy: The Throne of the Mist God 亵渎之血：迷雾神座 Courtyard No. 7, Beijing京城七号院Eastern Fantasy116k WordsOngoing The Gray Tide blankets the earth. Ruin Beasts roam everywhere. The lame Fang finds a child: his eyes are different colors, his body bears Gray Veins, and he is a “vessel” left behind by the Old Era. The three-person team wants to kill him, study him, or use him. But Gray Cub squats by the roadside learning to read. In the firelight, he calls them “Uncle Iron” and “Ink Crow,” and in the simplest way shows them what it means to be human. They drive a battered car across the wasteland, heading for 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It will definitely exceed 1 million in the future, but not now.

25. 25 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
26. 26 我 I Evolved Billions of Curses 我进化了亿万诅咒 Soda Sea Salt Crackers苏打海盐饼干Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Chinese-Style Horror + Twists + Humans Scaring Ghosts] The supernatural returned, ferocious ghosts broke loose, and unimaginable horrors appeared in the real world. As night fell over the city, nightmares engulfed everyone. Jiang Fan gained the power to develop abilities by studying ghosts. As long as he kept scaring them, he could become the greatest terror in the darkness. The more terrified they were, the greater the power he gained. Then he discovered that his potential had been unleas 4.3kReads8.6Score450Shelves
27. 27 鬼 The Ghost's Knocking Was So Loud, the Neighbors Came Over to Beat Me Up 鬼敲门声音太大竟引来邻居毒打 Fleece-Lined Long Johns秋裤加绒Mystery542k WordsCompleted Hear a ghost knocking on your door at night? Don't panic. Call the neighbors and ask them to come claim the “takeout.” Run into a vengeful ghost demanding blood money at a crossroads? Just drop the cash into the Buddha's merit box. A Ghost King disguises himself as a delivery guy and kills people at random. Who knew the delivery would be to the place where the patriarch of Longhu Mountain was in seclusion? After transmigrating to a supernatural world, Li Yi awakened the Unconventional Celestial 10kReads9.2Score726Shelves
28. 28 拯 Saving the Universe, Starting with a Derelict Spaceship 拯救宇宙，从一艘太空废船开始 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sci-Fi & Apocalypse654k WordsOngoing (Deep-space exploration + cosmic wasteland + apocalyptic disasters + multiple civilizations + one heroine + Cthulhu + System) This is a world hostile to civilization. The speed of light has become its last shield, keeping civilization's dying embers from going out too soon. Wang Yu inexplicably transmigrates to this world and acquires a derelict spaceship. He also meets a few rather strange “buddies.” Just as he realizes he's in space, a System suddenly appears and tells him to save the world, e 21.9kReads9.0Score1.1kShelves
29. 29 蒸 The Hidden World of the Steam Age 蒸汽时代下的隐秘世界 Storyteller Chen说书人陈某Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsOngoing Beneath the steam age lies a mysterious supernatural world. Those who walk the Path, heretics hiding in the shadows, and demons from other realms slaughter one another in this hidden world. A soul from another world arrives here because of a book, and that is where the story truly begins. 15.8kReads7.4Score1.7kShelves
30. 30 我 I'm Not Mentally Ill! There's Just a God Living Inside Me 我不是精神病！我只是体内有尊神 Lie Flat Salty Fish Bishop躺平的咸鱼主教Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Purely unhinged comedy + a tiny bit of angst, but it won't affect the lunatic plot, hehe + no formulaic tropes + no couples + not an invincible power fantasy (readers who mind, beware) It starts very slowly but takes off completely later! (˶‾᷄ ⁻̫ ‾᷅˵)] Note: This story contains some mature and unusual content. Please read with discretion! Also, the protagonist is a lifelong bachelor and will never have a romance or flirtation with any character! Don't see a female character and immediately call 14kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves

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    I really enjoyed this novel; every chapter was well-written and the writing flowed smoothly.

31. 31 我 I Level Up Alone in a Mysterious World 我在诡秘世界独自升级 Divine Gambler Liu赌鬼神六Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Sequences, potions, role-playing, leveling up, lighthearted] What secrets lie hidden in the city shrouded in black fog? Between the military and the church, which is the right choice? Is the supreme pope a god or a mere mortal? Chosen by the gods, a young man unwittingly sets foot on the path fate has laid out for him. Beneath the Egyptian pyramids lie golden giants as tall as buildings. High above the Eastern Isles dwell shrine maidens who control the weather. In the vast cosmos, a gigantic ey 13.4kReads8.4Score821Shelves
32. 32 人 The Immortal Food of Mankind 人种仙食 Big-Headed T头很大的T君Eastern Fantasy6.5M WordsOngoing "Weird Cultivation, Behind-the-Scenes Story" The Tang Dynasty: strange things are coming. When Li Qing transmigrated here, he thought Mr. Huayue had kindly taken him in. Little did he know that the man saw him only as livestock to be raised for food. At the brink of life and death, the jade tablet on Li Qing revealed its power, gravely wounding Mr. Huayue and allowing him to escape. But the danger was far from over. The scheme of the Six Paths and Eight Immortals to devour all living beings had 37.9kReads8.8Score3.4kShelves

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    See? One by one, they're all silent.

33. 33 没 Of Course I Don’t Look Human, I’m an Immortal! 没有人形就对了，因为我是仙啊！ Fei Xizi肥西子Eastern Fantasy564k WordsCompleted [Cultivation] [Nonhuman] [Eerie] Do not look upon my form. Do not imitate my ways. Do not learn my nature. In White Cloud Temple, I comprehended the Great Dao and gained an immortal fruit, winning freedom and bliss. Li Changmeng thinks he has the bearing of an immortal. Tentacles all over my body? That's the Thousand-Armed Immortal Physique, unmatched at controlling objects! Evil eyes all over me? Those are spirit-bright eyes of wisdom, seeing through illusions and revealing the truth! Unprompte 3.9kReads7.1Score430Shelves

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    This book is good.

34. 34 畸 The Floating City in the Freakish Sea 畸海浮城 Distant Stars on a Cold Night寒夜远辰Mystery685k WordsOngoing [A World of Strange Realms] [Backrooms-Inspired Setting] [Dark Humor] [Monstrous Creatures] [Light Apocalypse Scavenging] [Uncovering the Truth] The original world has shattered into countless eerie pocket worlds: A silent city where the sun never rises, A man-eating forest where every tree walks, An endless wasteland forever watched by a giant eye... And also, A colossal Buddha traveling beneath the city, Moving walls of steel rebar mixed with rotting flesh, A black humanoid figure stan 138.2kReads9.1Score13.5kShelves
35. 35 我 The Girl I Control Is Becoming an Old One 我操作的少女正在成为旧日之主 Captain of the Trapping Camp陷阵营营长Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [This novel has been contracted for print publication: cosmic horror + amber-style cultivation + villain protagonist + no System + decisive killing + black humor + deranged + single female lead + sequence containment] Xu Fei: “In the twenty-second century, all you need is a helmet with a brain-computer interface to experience a fully immersive game with realistic physical sensations.” “You ask why I chose this starting character? Naturally, because she’s a beautiful girl... Oh, no, naturally, be 762.1kReads9.5Score75.2kShelves
36. 36 我 My Left Eye Is from the Olden Days 我的左眼是旧日 Clear River Never Changes清川不改Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [Lovecraftian horror + anomalous containment + supernatural powers + mystery + the uncanny] More than three hundred years ago, humanity received the "Pioneer Gilded Aluminum Plate" from a higher-dimensional world. Based on its pictographic writing, they provisionally translated its name as Shenhulu. At the same time, The entire world ascended to a higher dimension, and humanity evolved. Humans deciphered the arcane entities from higher dimensions recorded in Shenhulu. They also realized that the 50.9kReads8.7Score6.5kShelves
37. 37 序 Sequence: Sacrifice 序列：祭品 He An Is Simple贺安很简单Urban1.4M WordsOngoing The rating is being suppressed during the new-book period, so feel free to dive in! [Sequence-based growth + He An's new novel + the usual promise: no frustrating setbacks] Sold by his parents to be a human sacrifice, he returns with the Five Ghosts in place of his organs and the Six Demons transformed into his viscera! Mom, Dad, why aren't you smiling anymore? Those people and gods who took my organs, are you ready? I've come to collect what you owe me! 303.2kReads9.1Score32.2kShelves
38. 38 把 I Turned My Sister into a Doll, Now I Challenge the Gods Above 把妹妹制成人偶，我剑指漫天诸神 Mu Xin Diao Long牧心雕龙Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Dystopian + dark comedy + grand worldbuilding + thrills and heartbreak] In the summer of Year 1048 of the Pillar Calendar, Luo Li once again pushed open the glass doors of the Civil Affairs Application Bureau. To obtain a license to kill a girl and use her flesh and blood to awaken a sleeping puppet. “Public Safety Bureau of Laiyin City reminds you: kill without a license and lose everything; kill with a license and benefit your whole family.” “Want to kill someone? Getting a license is har 121.5kReads9.4Score14.4kShelves
39. 39 写 I Wrote a Fairy Tale and Forged the Twilight of the Gods 写个童话，铸成诸神黄昏 Milk Tea Cats and Dogs奶茶猫狗Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing One day, countless [Gates] suddenly appeared across the world. At the same time, a power known as [Truth] began to echo through the human realm. Some awakened the Truth of Isaac Newton, father of mechanics, and learned the sky-rending magic of manipulating gravity. Some awakened the Truth of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the nuclear bomb demon, and could turn an entire city to lifeless ruins with a wave of their hand. Some awakened the Truth of Li Bai, the immortal banished from heaven, and could d 62.5kReads9.3Score5.1kShelves
40. 40 最 The Final Dream 最终之梦 Green Pine Beneath the Clouds云下青松Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing [Over a million words so far, safe to dive in] [Character panels] + [Skills] + [Original scenarios] + [Multiple power systems] [Note: The book title may mention knights, but it isn’t just Western fantasy. There are also Chinese-style scenarios.] “So you’re saying that I, a despicable knight, member of the Tianzi Squad, panel holder, hell-affinity, disaster’s spokesperson, orthodox inheritor of the demonic path, evil outer god, walking source of intense corruption, the one Fate says will slaughte 1.5kReads7.0Score142Shelves

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    1.42 Million words is more than enough.

41. 41 诡 After the Supernatural Arrived, I Became a Savior Through Empathy 诡异降临后，我靠通感成为救世主 Mochi Who Wants to Get Rich想发财的麻薯Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast and Comradeship + No Romance + Rule-Based Horror + National Fortune + Livestream] {The premise may be a little cliché, but the story is fresh.} A horror game descends upon Blue Star, randomly selecting players from different countries to enter instances that determine their nations' fortunes. Win, and your country gains resources. Lose, and natural disasters strike. Among all the nations, only the Dragon Kingdom bears a curse. A genius horror-story expert, a world-famous gamb 4.8kReads8.9Score787Shelves

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    Mysterious/strange genre, over a million words

42. 42 序EN Sequence Highway: Don't Fall Behind! 序列公路：不要掉队！ Roaring Mountains and Seas山海呼啸Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing [Fresh Premise + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment + Not Invincible + Sequence Potions + The Supernatural + Road Survival + Upgrading Supplies + Ruthless Protagonist] The supernatural descended, turning cities into forbidden zones for humanity. People had to rely on Sequence Awakened to keep migrating. Settled life gave way to a nomadic existence. During one such migration, Chen Ye awakened an upgrade System. In his hands, a rusty bicycle transformed into an armored battle vehicle. A tattered tent e 624.8kReads8.5Score42.5kShelves
43. 43 俗 Vulgar Gods: Starting Out in a Psychiatric Hospital 俗神：从精神病院开始 The First Note of Former Nangong前南宫的始音Urban3.9M WordsCompleted The world is not a boulder, but a deep sea. Most living things rely on the two feet called “reason” to cling, by sheer luck, to the reefs of understanding, oblivious to the endless darkness beneath them. But true existence is an endless flight. From the moment your consciousness awakens, you become a wingless bird: unable to rest, with nowhere to land. All you can do is fly toward the thick darkness swallowing everything at the edge of your sight, flying forever. And in that darkness, something 51Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 民 Folk Supernatural Cultivation: Starting as a Water Carrier 民俗诡仙，从挑水汉开始 The First Note of Former Nangong前南宫的始音Mystery2.9M WordsCompleted I became the lowliest water carrier in this haunted city. Here, you mustn’t draw water from a well in the middle of the night, you mustn’t touch the bucket beneath the locust tree, and no matter who knocks, a door without a lit lantern will never open. I trembled as I hauled water for countless households, carrying both the city’s livelihood and its unspeakable rules, believing I could survive by keeping my head down. That was until I saw the shadow hanging over the city, while everyone else act 435Reads5.6Score104Shelves
45. 45 接 Ascension Through Grafting: From the Start, I Obtain the Arm of a Divine Corpse 接肢登神：开局获得神尸手臂 Peerless Genius Sauce绝代智酱Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted [Western Fantasy + Lovecraftian Horror + Occult Weirdness + Forbidden Artifacts + Multiple Heroines + All Kinds of Strange Arms] I awaken inside the body of a dead noble and look up at a sky overshadowed by a colossal planet. Steam rifles clash with supernatural blades; evil rituals and mysterious paths abound. To survive, I graft on the arm of an evil god. Countless limbs become part of me, and divine abominations and cursed spirits accompany me. A monster’s claw? Graft it on! A dead person’s l 10.1kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    This book is a must for this subject.

46. 46 我EN The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 65.6kReads9.2Score6.1kShelves
47. 47 全 Everyone Is an Evil Immortal!!! 全员恶仙！！！ There Are Mountains Beyond the Heavens天外有山Eastern Fantasy3.8M WordsOngoing Also known as The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals and The Whole Cast Are Evil Immortals: I Have a Temple for Cultivating Immortals [No Angst] [Unhinged] [High Stakes from Start to Finish] There is a rumor of a temple somewhere in the world, with a patch of magical soil inside. Just treat a person as a "seed" and plant them in the soil, and they can become an immortal. Li Shiwu has spent ten years seeking immortality. At last, he finds the temple and plants himself in the soil, but he never expecte 207.6kReads9.0Score19.6kShelves

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    Recommended by a seasoned bookworm of over 10 years, this book is destined to be a hit.

48. 48 克 Cthulhu Flower God: Pollination of Withering and Blooming 克苏鲁花神：枯荣的授粉 Knife Up My Sleeve袖藏刀Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Cthulhu] [Hardcore occult studies] [Meticulously researched] [Mystery and exploration] [Not a power fantasy or formulaic story] [No female lead] [Phobias] [Impostors] Have you ever wondered where the feng shui energy in the world comes from? Could dragon veins be something beyond human understanding? Why do the occult traditions of different regions around the world all ultimately point to the same entity? Shen Yu, a paleographer, is drawn into a series of bizarre incidents. Every clue points t 1.3kReads8.3Score248Shelves

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    With extensive research into real-world geography, culture, and religion, this serious drama leans towards Cthulhu.

49. 49 梦 Dreamcore Echoes 梦核残响 Lu Li Wenzhao陆离文昭Sci-Fi & Apocalypse339k WordsCompleted The world we live in is nothing but a dream. And the dream is about to end. At thirty-five, physicist Tan Jiukai was branded a heretic by academia for good after publishing data a decade ago that revealed a “breathing curve of physical constants.” He lost his position, his lover left him, and he now huddles in a leaky rented room, keeping watch day and night over a rusted, modified observation device as he tries to detect the anomalies lurking behind the universe. But fate was not done with him. 46Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    Two good Cthulhu books, worth reading.

50. 50 秽 The Hour of Unholy Awakening: Mythology Resurrected 秽醒之时：神话复苏 Lu Li Wenzhao陆离文昭Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted Private detective Lin Tan receives an anonymous package on a rainy night. The bizarre star chart and blood-seeping bronze mirror inside unveil a terrifying mystery spanning a century. A cry for help from his partner, Qu Zhe, is interspersed with inhuman panting and the warning, “Don’t look.” Then Qu Zhe vanishes without a trace, leaving behind only a blood-written message: “Huailiu Town.” Seeking the truth, Lin Tan enters the cursed town, only to become embroiled in a thousand-year feud between 36Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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