Great Books About Magic, Evil, and the Mysterious, Like Lord of the Mysteries and Overlord 魔法，邪恶，诡秘等好书类似诡秘之主与骨王等

1. 1 诡 The Haunted Playground 诡蜮乐园 Rafting on a Pig骑猪去漂流Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Not a power fantasy + light supernatural elements + infinite worlds + comedy] A world beyond reality, the secrets of higher dimensions laid bare, the sails of miracles unfurled. A mysterious letter opens the way to a strange new world. Heartbeats, blood, fear... They spread out from the Paradise World, sending ripples through the peaceful main world. Welcome to the Strange Realm Paradise! [This is a long story... Be patient and read on, everyone. Let's wait and see.] 7.3kReads8.8Score66014d adds

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   1, 2, 3, and 4 are all similar horror novels; I've read them all. I highly recommend them, but the ending of 2 is a bit bad, so you might skip it. 5 is a fanfic of Ainz Ooal Gown, but it feels like a slice-of-life story 🤔 with a touch of quirkiness. In the end, Albedo and Ainz Ooal Gown get married 😏

2. 2 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 113kReads9.5Score12.3k14d adds
3. 3 恐 Horror Game: I Get Stronger by Talking Back 恐怖游戏，抬杠我就能变强 Idiom for the Deaf成语接聋Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [No romance + infinite-flow + jokes and memes + System power fantasy] Cheng Fei transmigrates into a wilderness world and thinks he's doomed, but to his surprise, he's pulled into a horror game. He realizes that these games seem to contain tons of supplies he can use to survive! So he... This book is also known as: "A Mine Owner's Self-Cultivation" "I Went on a Free Shopping Spree in the Dungeon" "I Get Stronger Every Time I Roast Someone" "They Were Already Stupid, So Why Are You Teasing Them?" —Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 4 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4k14d adds
5. 5 穿 Transmigration: I Arrived in the World of Overlord 穿越：我来到骨王的世界 A Downcast Tea Egg颓然的茶叶蛋Anime Fanfiction500k WordsCompleted If Gazef Stronoff had fallen in battle on the Katze Plains, Carne Village had been wiped out, and Clementine and Khajit had successfully unleashed their undead plague... What would the world have become by the time it finally fell apart? Sakuraba didn't know. But as he looked at the army blocking his front door, he knew he couldn't keep lazing around anymore. “Overlord” “The Undead King” 5kReads9.1Score23914d adds
6. 6 关 The Story of an Ordinary Person Reincarnated in Another World 关于普通人转生到异世界的那件事 Writing Away from the Maple执笔枫离Eastern Fantasy2.7M WordsOngoing Potions + Sequences + gods + lighthearted power fantasy + sword and magic + not mindless Adventure + academy + nobility + lord + villain + war + multiple characters What comes to mind when you reincarnate in another world? Beautiful elves, powerful magic, and valiant knights! Of course, this world has all those things. But why did I die as soon as I reincarnated? And why am I still in the starting village after dying several times? What kind of ridiculous difficulty is this? It’s enough to scare 44.1kReads9.2Score8k14d adds

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   Enough said. When I present this book, the world will fade away.

7. 7 失 The Realm of Disorder: From Knowledge 9 to Lord of the Old Ones 失序之界：从知识9到旧日之主 Zhen Han真寒Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing In my lifetime, I killed more people than I could count. After uncovering the truth, those who came after me gave me many names. The Mogros Incident: The Corrupted One Who Summoned an Evil God. The Yellow Garment Incident in Keski City: The Butcher Who Cleared Out K Street. The Windmill Garden Massacre: The Passerby Who Granted Wishes. The Asylum Arson: The Innocent Arsonist. The Knight's Tale: The Vicious Witcher. The Starry Sky Society, Sequence 1: Aquarius. The Fall of Flannel City: The Maste 2.1kReads—Score21714d adds

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   Extraordinary, medieval, potions, advancement, slow burn, low start but high finish

8. 8 旧 Old Journals 旧日笔记 Uncle Chuyi初一叔Mystery247k WordsOngoing A Western fantasy setting inspired by Lord of the Mysteries, with high-stakes battles of wits. The protagonist is a Magician who transmigrates from the modern world to a world of mutations. Using psychology and circumstances, along with this world's strange and unpredictable abilities, he orchestrates grand illusions played out on a real-world stage. Even when the targets of his pranks realize they've been manipulated, they remain like fish in a bottle, unable to escape or see through the trick. 7Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I wrote it based on the novel "The Best Friend".

9. 9 我 I, Godzilla, Ruler of the Ancient Gods 我，哥斯拉，古神支配者 I Have a Sea我有一片海Eastern Fantasy423k WordsCompleted [Ancient gods + Lovecraftian horror + lordly territory-building + civilizational evolution] One day, Wang Chan transmigrated and became a baby Godzilla. He also had a black sun for a birthplace, so he could hardly have it better. Every day, he did nothing but eat and sleep, and sleep and eat. Then one day, when he finally emerged, the mortals of countless worlds saw a creature... 108,000 zhang tall, surrounded by boundless rivers of molten flame, with the sun and moon above its head and the unde 5.3kReads9.1Score38414d adds

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   The first book has a grand world-building, making it a very enjoyable read. The later books also meet the requirements, so check them out; they're pretty good too! (≧∇≦*)

10. 10 原 Primordial Gray Mist 原初灰雾 Zhou Guan the Old Rogue周官老贼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.4M WordsCompleted [Cyberpunk] [Cthulhu Mythos] [Slow Burn] A bizarre world born from the interweaving of technology and myth, where science and theology have merged. When the human body can be modified and genetic locks unlocked, are people still human? The Ship of Theseus paradox takes on a different meaning when it comes to cyborgs. Silence seems to do no good anymore. Yet the even more mysterious “Near-Divine Attendants” tempt humanity into submission and worship. When myth enters reality, beneath the gloomy s 4.2kReads8.7Score36314d adds
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 88.2kReads9.3Score7.7k14d adds
12. 12 灰EN Sovereign of the Ashes 灰烬领主 I Love Little Beans我爱小豆Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing He comes from an exiled underground world, where survival follows the law of the jungle. He is a seeker of truth, a wizard walking the line between reason and madness. When myths come to an end and order collapses, power becomes the world’s only rule. Not every dark place needs light. 332Reads9.3Score—14d adds
13. 13 诡 The Bizarre Pawnbroker: Everything I Pawn Is Mythical 诡异典当师：我的当品皆为神话 Shan Qingxue山青雪Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted Long, long ago, in a blood-and-flesh alley filled with terrifying monsters, there lived an “ordinary” boy. After Ji Mo was picked up by a long-legged, mature monster called the White Bone Corpse Demon, he became an apprentice pawnbroker. But one day, the pawnshop’s proprietor, the long-legged, mature White Bone Corpse Demon, disappeared. “I know everything the proprietor knows, and even what she doesn’t. Why can’t I be the proprietor?” said the ordinary boy. But in this terrifying, dark world, h 497Reads8.9Score10514d adds
14. 14 双 Two Souls, One Body: Magic in My Left Hand, Taoist Arts in My Right 双魂一体：左手魔法右手道术 Hidden Tide Rises隐潮生Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing [Two Souls in One Body + Fusion of Two Systems + No System + Mysterious Magic + Profound Daoist Arts + Not Invincible + Takes Off from Chapter 50] Read at your own risk! Warning: This book contains a large number of spells and talismans. Don't try them if you don't have a mana bar, or you'll bear the consequences! Story: A bolt of lightning on a dry day sends the soul of Zhang Shangyang, a modern young Taoist, transmigrating to another world. There, he ends up sharing a body with Alec, the good- 1.1kReads—Score18514d adds

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    Having never read a story about two souls in one body before, this one perfectly suited my taste. The magic spells are written with vivid imagery, and the Taoist techniques flow like poetry. The details of various alchemical talismans and Yu steps are also very well presented, making it easy to visualize the scenes while reading.

15. 15 我 I Spend Like Crazy in the Wizarding World 我在巫师世界疯狂氪金 Pay-to-Win Wizard氪金巫师Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsOngoing Transmigrate to another world and awaken the [Pay-to-Win] ability, with four functions: stat allocation, analysis, proficiency, and simulation. Specialize in mechanical alchemy, from witchcraft-powered armor to hand-built mechanical girls, then conquer endless planes with a mechanical army... Using his wits, he starts with a teacher-student romance, wins the favor of a female bureau chief, enslaves a female assassin and a female crime boss, and becomes the husband of a grand duke… He enslave 21.6kReads9.2Score2.5k14d adds

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    With a million-word draft in hand, he transmigrates to another world, activating the "pay-to-win" superpower. Possessing four major functions—stat allocation, analysis, proficiency, and deduction—he specializes in mechanical alchemy. From sorcerer armor to hand-cranked mechanical girls, his mechanical army conquers endless planes… Using his wisdom, he starts with a teacher-student romance, gains a female bureau chief, enslaves a female assassin and a female gang leader, becoming the husband of a grand duke… He enslaves the goddess of magic in the divine world, developing his career in both the wizarding and divine worlds… Too hungry to sleep.

16. 16 异EN Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！ A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 138kReads9.6Score16.9k14d adds

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    The recommended reading is a bit long, cough cough, please bear with me [top post][top post] First book: Excellent writing, dramatic plot. Mystery, bloodshed, twisted, humor, hidden daggers... All kinds of elements are mixed together. In this dirty and filthy abandoned land, a glimmer of humanity flows out from the cracks, survival! In this chaotic darkness, only by breaking through the darkness can we see the light again. Second book: One of the best books to recommend, excellent writing, extremely compelling story. ... Jiang Chen smiled, life and death were uncertain. Do you believe in ghosts? Are you afraid of ghosts? Have you ever seen a ghost? When you really see a ghost, will you kneel down and beg for mercy, or will you take the initiative... "You should be afraid of me, little devil," remain calm in the midst of extreme madness, put the knife to the neck of fate, and tell it who is the master. Third book: For thousands of years, China has been ruled by foreign races, the loyal bones of martyrs are buried in the dark earth. As darkness slowly seeps into the world, and you see your warriors fall one after another, will you choose to flee in defeat or rise up in resistance...? Humanity, raise your torches high, for the sake of millions of Chinese sons and daughters, beacons of light!

17. 17 诡EN Supernatural Awakening: I Can Become a Demon King 诡异复苏：我能化身大妖 Fallen Leaves Return to the Earth叶落归泥Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Ghost Stories + Journey to the West + Hilarious Comedy + Sunny Boy + Mental Illness + Positive-Energy Sayings] As the supernatural revived and the uncanny world fell into chaos, Jiang Chen awakened the Demon Transformation System. By provoking emotional fluctuations in ghosts and monsters, he could absorb ghost energy and use it to draw Demon Transformation Cards, taking on the forms of great demons from Journey to the West. Faced with all kinds of violent, savage, strange, and sinister ghost 169.8kReads9.5Score17.3k14d adds
18. 18 只 As Long as They Have Health Bars, I'll Kill Even the Gods 只要有血条，神明也杀给你看 Don't Eat Fish Porridge不吃鱼粥Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [Hunter: You can see the health bars of all things, and every attack is guaranteed to deal damage, even to gods!] [Stalker: Stealth through the darkness, hunt beneath the light!] [Executioner: The time for your sentence has come!] “Come on, come on, take a blade!” “Immortal? Once your health bar hits zero, you die!” “As long as it has a health bar, I can kill it, even if it’s a god!” The dark side of the world, a shattered map, strange creatures from the abyss... There is no light behind them, 130.3kReads9.3Score14.6k14d adds
19. 19 神 Divine Fall Storm 神陨风暴 Brother Niu, Fourth Most Handsome Under Heaven牛哥天下第四帅Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Monsters and magical beasts, war-torn empires, elemental temples, the ten High Gods... Alan Smith, a fallen noble with the legendary bloodline of angels, will stir up a storm in this world of magic and battle aura! It all begins with the fall of a god... 1.1kReads6.5Score15314d adds

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    Traditional Western fantasy. Rich plot. Numerous foreshadowing elements. Slow-burn, fast-paced yet exciting story. Enjoy!

20. 20 蒸 The Steam Age: My Anchor Is a Flood of Gold Pounds 蒸汽纪元：我的锚点是金镑洪流 User10857711用户10857711Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted Life in steam-era Britain, in a mysterious world of sequence potions. As Rain explores this world, he discovers that elves exist here too, and that a nation of Han Chinese lies to the east. To find his way home, Rain uses money to weave a path toward greater heights. 4kReads6.6Score35714d adds

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    This one's good, it's about sequence potions and steampunk.

21. 21 诡 Weird Magic 诡异魔法 Liu Chuang Bi Du流怆闭毒Urban131k WordsOngoing Eerie world + brother and sister + survival + ensemble cast + possession in later arcs + protagonist suffers Exploration in the early part, pure angst later. Don't read if that's not for you ⚠️ For the possession arc, start with the sister's story. Why has our father appeared on the beach? They're all traitors, so I guess that makes me one too, hahaha! Little sister, how did you end up like this? Brother, I miss you... I don't want to become Eerie. For our father, for my sister, for our family, 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    My own recommendation, it's really good!

22. 22 神 Divine Fall: The Advent of Two Gods in the Sequence 神堕：序列之双神降临 Young Xin Jinhao年轻的辛金浩Urban391k WordsCompleted [Lord of the Mysteries] [Esoteric Cults] [Sequences] [Potions] [Mystery-solving] [Slow-paced] [No female lead] Bai Ze, descendant of the Eastern White Emperor, accidentally touched a forbidden taboo while pursuing the ultimate Dream Lord Sequence potion, sinking into a deep slumber that lasted two years. When he awoke, the light of divinity and shadows intertwined, attracting the greedy gaze of an evil god. Through the evil god's scheme, Bai Ze's divine nature accidentally fused with the evil go 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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    💕Mysterious Sequence💕Potion Advancement💕Exciting Divine Battles💕 Slow-paced, exhilarating later on, not mindless! ❤️❤️ The protagonist transmigrates into a Western fantasy world and unexpectedly becomes a dual-path demon cultivator. To ascend to true godhood, he proceeds cautiously, unraveling the conspiracies between the gods!

23. 23 惊 Horror Academy: My Other Self Keeps Trying to Replace Me 惊悚学院∶我的另一面总想取代我 Huaixu Shiliu槐序十六Mystery484k WordsCompleted Hope is a beautiful word. But when hope grows deep enough, it ceases to be beautiful. It becomes a key, a key that sets demons free... ...Nan An wakes from a hazy dream and somehow finds himself at a school. There are “kind and gentle” teachers, “fun and engaging” classes, and “simple little” weekly and final exams every so often. This is just what college life is supposed to be! Nan An’s lips have barely begun to curl into a smile when Nan An hurriedly cries out, “Hey, Nan An, wait! Don’t move 381Reads9.1Score10614d adds

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    The first and third books, judging from their titles, are definitely mystery novels and quite good. The second book is about a male protagonist who abandons humanity to join the realm of ghosts. I highly recommend the fourth book, but it seems to have been abandoned, though it's really good. The fourth book, needless to say, is very wicked; those who like wicked stories should give it a try.

24. 24 惊 The Age of Terror: Unlucky Me Tests Beds in the Underworld! 惊悚时代：倒霉的我试睡黄泉！ Three Strikes on the White Bear三打白熊Mystery678k WordsCompleted [Thriller Game] [No Female Lead] [Decisive and Ruthless] Thriller Game descends upon the world, and the realm of ghosts intertwines with reality. Humans and ghosts fight to the death, while Li Dao struggles to find a sliver of hope in the cracks between them. Born burdened by misfortune, neither the living nor the ghosts can make him stop. He has only one goal. To survive! He becomes the temporary proprietor of the Yellow Springs Inn, then a warm and kindly landlord at the Happy Apartments. At C 93Reads7.3Score—14d adds
25. 25 诡 The Eerie Town: From the Start, I Became a Plague Doctor 诡异小镇：开局成为瘟疫医生 Buddha's Son of Loulan楼兰佛子Mystery500k WordsCompleted [No romance + infinite flow + paranormal horror + not a power fantasy + character growth + forced to become an all-round doctor] [Evernight Town] The dead disguise themselves as living people, a doctor who knows nothing, and a fishman who appears out of nowhere all vie for control of the town. [Spring Blossom Middle School] Thirteen eerie urban legends, a troublemaker who gets toyed with, and a doctor who never gets a moment's rest. [The Never-Ending Train] The nine carriages are all different. 1.4kReads9.2Score17314d adds
26. 26 全 Global Haunting: I Own a Terrifying Prison 全球诡异：我有一座恐怖监狱 A Person Without Feelings一个莫得感情的人Urban434k WordsCompleted As the supernatural world resurged across the globe, humanity faced a terrifying invasion. Lu Fei had inexplicably transmigrated to this world, only to discover that his body contained a terrifying city prison full of supernatural entities. [Successfully imprisoned the Melon-Planting Entity. Ability gained: Planting Melons] [Successfully imprisoned the Air Entity. Ability gained: Air] [Successfully imprisoned the Fear Entity. Ability gained: Nightmare] [Successfully imprisoned the Hardening Enti 297Reads7.5Score10214d adds
27. 27 极 The Ultimate Evil Demon Cultivator: Me and My Ten Demon Puppets 极恶魔道：我与我的十个魔偶 Minotaur Warrior牛头人战士Urban302k WordsCompleted This is a world with a hundred-tier ladder. Every tier is filled with countless secret realms waiting to be conquered. And I, Su Xie, am a friendly outsider who transmigrated here and loves dolls. Burdened with the Villain System, I often do good deeds. The unscrupulous media outside have given me plenty of names, too. The Brutal King, scumbag, pervert, chuunibyou, menace to society. As for whether any of those names are true... When he cut off the first tier ruler's head, Su Xie laughed wildly, 48Reads9.2Score—14d adds
28. 28 诡 Mysteries Resurge: Tarot Cards, Starting as a Diviner 诡秘复苏：塔罗牌，从占卜家开始 The Web Behind the Scenes幕后天网Eastern Fantasy519k WordsCompleted Cthulhu + Steampunk + Global ferocious beasts... A vast world where terror has returned. (Bring your brain when you read this!) Can divination be used in combat? Can slimes become gods? Do you have to rely on a brutal charge to fight? Only a fool would leave their brain unused. Build an organization behind the scenes and train underlings to do the dirty work. Norton Kurt manipulates his pawns, tugging at the threads of fate again and again. Only after it's all over do people realize, to their sh 2.8kReads9.1Score22914d adds

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    Sequence, bizarre character traits: high intelligence. Recommended rating: five stars.

29. 29 诡 The Mysterious Resurgence: Part Two, Beginning with the Faceless Man 诡秘复苏：第二篇，从无面人开始 The Web Behind the Scenes幕后天网Eastern Fantasy334k WordsCompleted Cthulhu + steam + punk + global ferocious beasts... A vast world where terror has returned. (Bring your brain when you read this!) [Part Two] After the end of the Anxi Continent arc, Kurt boards a long-distance ocean liner and heads for unknown lands... The organization he founded, the [Ark of Destiny], and his many slime servants will face new opportunities and challenges. More like-minded children of fortune will also join the Ark of Destiny, sailing the ship of fate, traversing the river of t 604Reads9.3Score10614d adds
30. 30 强 Horror Games Cured My OCD 强迫症的我被惊悚游戏治愈了 Rice God Has Cheated米神开挂了Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing Gu Xiaoyong, who suffers from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, obtained the Clear Mind System. As long as he cures his OCD, he can become stronger. And so... the ghosts in the horror game began to suffer as soon as Gu Xiaoyong entered it. Slit-Mouthed Woman: Some heartless person sewed my mouth shut... Crushed-to-Death Ghost: All the scraps of flesh on my body have been sewn back together... Terrifying Ghost: This guy ground down every sharp edge on my body... After Gu Xiaoyong had finished 2.2kReads9.4Score27014d adds

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    The first and last books are a set, both in the potions genre. The titles of the second, third, fourth, and fifth books, *The Diviner*, clearly indicate they are horror (though not as horror as some other websites) and thriller games. The sixth book... Well, it's not very good; it's quite mind-numbing, requiring you to not think while reading it.

31. 31 惊 Thriller: The Death Knight Is Actually Me? 惊悚：亡灵骑士竟是我自己？ Loves Apple Pie爱吃苹果派Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror Game + Survival + Brother Cheng] The horror game arrived. Yin Cheng, known as Brother Cheng. He awakened a special talent that raised monsters' favorability toward him. Then Yin Cheng realized that his horror game... seemed to be going completely off the rails! A towering ghost nurse begged Yin Cheng to give her an IV, holding out her drip bag; a graceful, aristocratic vampire countess refused to drink anyone's blood but Yin Cheng's; a shapeshifting painted-skin ghost chased him, begging 42.6kReads9.1Score4.3k14d adds
32. 32 惊 Horror Game: My Second Personality Is an Evil God 惊悚游戏，我的第二人格是邪神 Call Me Great Lord叫我大官人Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Madman] [Dark Humor] [Mind Games] [Thriller] A Thriller game descends, and Chen Xie, a patient at a psychiatric hospital, is dragged into it. With an evil god living inside him, he possesses both absolute rationality and absolute madness. Evil God: I’m the absolutely rational one. You’re the absolutely insane one! Mutant Doctor: This guy chopped me to death, then went off to make mutants himself! Ghost Teacher: He doesn’t just break the school rules, he straight-up blows the pr 4.2kReads9.3Score50714d adds
33. 33 异 Another World: I’m a Baron of Original Sin in a Witch Tribe 异世界：我在魔女部落当原罪男爵 Yi Chen Blue Star Realm逸尘乾蓝星境Eastern Fantasy415k WordsOngoing [Another world + character development + lighthearted + no System + slow burn + city building. Don’t read if that’s not your thing.] Su Ye transmigrates to another world full of demons, witches, vampires, angels, dragons, elves, liches, and astral spirits. He merges with the Eye of Original Sin and becomes a Baron of Original Sin. A witch is his neighbor, demons are his subjects, and the Seven Deadly Sins are the source of his power. To grow stronger and survive, Su Ye gradually turns his territ 1.2kReads9.5Score13614d adds
34. 34 尸 The Corpse Leaps Over the Wall 尸跳墙 Old Dog of the Barren Mountains荒山老狗Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted I’ve been blind since childhood, so I work as a massage therapist for the blind. Then one day, I met a terrifying woman who said she could restore my sight. The price was... 140Reads7.8Score—14d adds
35. 35 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds

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    It looks really good, the system.

36. 36 我 I Am the Immune System! Either You or the Virus Has to Die 我，免疫系统！你和病毒得死一个 Chen Erliang陈二两Urban892k WordsCompleted When Liang Chuan transmigrated into the immune system of Qin Ruxue, a goddess on campus, and she was diagnosed with a terminal illness, everything changed! [White blood cells]: “A large number of cold viruses detected. Requesting reinforcements!” Liang Chuan: “Mobilize the body’s energy and mass-produce an army to fight them!” Meanwhile, Qin Ruxue acted as though she were possessed by a starving ghost. “I’m so hungry… I want to eat!” Doctor: “You can’t eat yet.” [White blood cells]: “Cancer cell 9.3kReads8.7Score1.1k14d adds
37. 37 恶 The Demon Pawnshop Is Open for Business 恶魔当铺营业中 A Name Passed Down Through the Ages名见经传Urban143k WordsCompleted A little grocery shop at the end of Xinjiekou in a small northern city. The shelves are piled with Thai lemon candies, Showa-era soda, old-fashioned snow cream, and all sorts of trendy new items. Seven doors behind the register are engraved in Gothic lettering with Wrath, Greed, Envy… But customers who step inside always freeze in surprise: The Demon of Gluttony is a musclebound pastry chef in a pink apron, always smearing cream on customers’ wounds. The Demon of Sloth is a kid slumped in a gami 3Reads—Score—14d adds

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38. 38 邪 Evil God Trainee 邪神练习生 Big Hao Ren大郝仁啊Mystery135k WordsOngoing Thriller, sickly beauty, sunny and cheerful boy, no female lead and no romance The Supreme God game called "Evil God Raising Game" has entered reality. Once citizens turn eighteen, they are randomly forced to enter the game, where they must clear its stages to earn rewards. Through step-by-step healing and nurturing, they become an Evil God admired by everyone. At last, one day, sunny and cheerful boy Qin Zhaochao is chosen to take part in the Evil God game's E-rank instance, "Burning Classroom, 4Reads7.1Score—14d adds

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    A whole bunch of random stuff (books), just read whatever catches your eye, don't worry too much, this is just a casual recommendation, please don't criticize.

39. 39 克 The Cthulhu World: My Days at the Clinic 克苏鲁世界：我在那开诊所的日子 Qianzi Zhi浅子稚Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Cthulhu + no System + another world + no female lead + guess who the protagonist is] (This is a slow-burn, fan-oriented work, and the author's writing is average.) ↑ The above is a disclaimer. Lin Ke is summoned as an ordinary zombie. He inherits an old-timer's clinic and works conscientiously, always treating his patients with warmth. He has a little octopus by his side that lives in his shadow day in, day out. But for some reason, certain patients grow more and more respectful toward him, giv 855Reads7.0Score11014d adds
40. 40 在 Becoming the God of Secret Identities in an Old-School Game 在旧日游戏中成为马甲之神 The Angry Pyramid愤怒的金字塔Mystery177k WordsOngoing An Kai struggles through endless suffering in the real world, then awakens in an old game. * Three months after the “Black Eyes” opened, people had no way to contend with the cold gaze looming in the sky. They did not hear the countless screams beneath the gods’ savage battle. Nor did anyone know: The [Old Game] was about to begin here. A player codenamed “The Dollmaker” would use countless secret identities to make the game even more insane. The innocent, pure-white lamb bowed its head meekly, 1Reads6.9Score—14d adds
41. 41 诡 Eerie Revival: I Actually Became a Paranormal Object 诡异复苏：我竟然成为了诡异物品 I Use Sandpaper When I Go to the Bathroom我上厕所用砂纸Mystery393k WordsCompleted Chu Ci awakens during a ritual at an altar and discovers that after dying, he has entered a world where the paranormal is returning. He has also lost his human body and become a paranormal object, while sensing that a huge crisis is approaching. To survive the unimaginable horror he can sense looming in the distance, Chu Ci plans to devour paranormal entities and grow ever stronger. However, two great threats stand in his way: the Paranormal Investigation Bureau, which has its sights set on him 670Reads5.6Score10414d adds
42. 42 黑 Black Abyss, White Hunt 黑渊白狩 Shancheng Jiuyu山城久域Eastern Fantasy134k WordsOngoing In the empire's northwestern Land of Eternal Night, a pale man named Girthen awakens from the black soil with no memories, while the System whispers inside his mind. His pale body looks completely out of place in the surrounding Valro Forest. A stone sword clenched in his hand and a bottle of potion are his only means of surviving here. Survival here means not only fighting monsters, but also confronting a past shrouded in mist. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A mysterious Western fantasy world, featuring farming and lordship, gods and demons vying for power, creating an epic storyline experience.

43. 43 心 The Realm of the Mind 心象界 Drunken Dust Mote酩酊微尘Mystery596k WordsCompleted A game recommendation that seemed completely ordinary; an accidental fall; a strange little iron box. The face reflects the heart, and the heart gives rise to countless worlds. The distortions of the mind tug at the threads of the world, setting intersecting paths in motion: bizarre, dazzling illusions and blood-soaked reality. Welcome to the World of Mindscapes. 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Looking for something spooky? You absolutely must see the yellow shirt!!!

44. 44 一 Confessions of a Mentally Ill Person 一个精神病人的自述 Multiply by Two乘二Mystery169k WordsCompleted Sometimes I wonder what I am, what the world is, and what my existence means to it. Am I an NPC? Or just a virus that doesn't matter? A virus, yes. I feel like I've caught some kind of virus, or maybe I've always been one. My name is Zhang Shun. I'm an ordinary person, and on an ordinary day, I suddenly saw things no one else could see... 1.5kReads9.3Score37614d adds
45. 45 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 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds
46. 46 异EN The Creatures That We Are 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 478.1kReads9.7Score66.6k14d adds
47. 47 我 I’m a Dual-Personality Surgeon, Professionally a Ripper 我，双面手术师，职业开膛手 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Some call him Miracle Doctor Lu, while others call him Lu the Skinner. Some owe their battlefield dominance to the mechanical limbs he fitted them with; others have breathed their last beneath his surgical knife. He can save someone on the brink of death, or make a corpse disappear without a trace. By day, he is the warmest kindness in the world; by night, he is a terror that makes the whole world tremble. A scalpel rests between his fingers: one side is a demon, the other an angel. His name is 20.4kReads9.4Score2.3k14d adds
48. 48 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 357Reads9.1Score10514d adds
49. 49 惊 Terror Descends: This Big Brother Is a Little Too Powerful! 惊悚降临：这个大哥有亿点猛！ Perplexed Muzi纳闷的木子Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Chen Xuanbei, nicknamed Dizang, accidentally transmigrates to a parallel universe where the supernatural has descended. With the Ten Yama Kings tattooed across his body and a massive reaper’s scythe slung over his shoulder, Chen Xuanbei declares, “Sorry, everyone. I’m claiming this territory!” The Slit-Mouthed Woman: “Hello, police? Someone sewed my mouth shut! Yes, they threw away my scissors too!” Sadako: “Hello, city management? Someone blocked up my well with concrete. I can’t get home!” Han 27.6kReads9.2Score2.8k14d adds
50. 50 全 Global Deities: My Divine Domain Is an Endless Abyss 全民神袛：我的神域是无尽深渊 Lord of the Raven渡鸦之主Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted After the Abyss swept through and shattered Chu Hao’s world, he arrived in a strange new world. In this world, everyone could create a strange world of their own. A beautiful, exquisite elven world? A magnificent dragon’s nest plane? A world of ancestral shamans from the dawn of chaos? Those are all too weak. My creation is the Endless Abyss! This is an endless, suffocatingly terrifying place! This is a place of brutal conditions and deadly dangers! This is a place without morality or ethi 15.5kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds

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