Any Novels That Aren't Down-to-Earth but Are Connected to the Underworld, Like Bai Wuchang with No Romance? 有没有不接地气,接地府的小说,类似于白无常无cp
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Get in the Way of the Underworld's Cases, and I'll Even Hook the Buddha, I Said 阻碍地府办案,如来也勾,我说的
After dying, Su Fan transmigrates into the body of a spirit in the Three Realms and becomes a soul-reaping ghost constable in the Underworld. From then on, the whole culture of the Underworld changes. “First of all, let me make this clear: I’m not the one who corrupted the culture of the Underworld. Ghost constables are supposed to reap souls. I’m just doing my job.” “If you can’t keep up with me, don’t blame me for changing the culture.” With that, Su Fan walks out through the Gate of Hell, car
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No Rebirth! I’m Taking the Backdoor Route to a Government Job in the Underworld 不重生!我在地府野路子考编
[Otherworld] [Comedy] [Career Advancement and a Raise] [Official Career] [Management] [Farming] [Underworld] [Supernatural] [Civil Service Exams] [Building Wealth] His Highness Xu Chen, one of the youngest of the Ten Yama Kings, had a dream. In it, he made a bet with a newly arrived female ghost: they would break free of this antiquated, rigid system and accomplish something so great it would shake heaven and earth and astonish the gods and ghosts. Xu Yan, a newly born wandering ghost from the
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Do Not Disturb the Ghosts: Hitting the Underworld’s KPIs 请勿惊扰鬼:搞定地府KPI
On the day product manager Lu Xiaofan is laid off, he happens to use a little “user-centric thinking” to soothe a furious female ghost trapped in a mirror. He never expects this to bind him to the Underworld's KPI System, turning him into an “outsourced employee” serving both the living and the dead. His assignment: lead Leng Qingqiu, a talisman-loving shut-in demoted to the mortal world, and Cai Bubai, a former finance whiz with a knack for saying the worst possible thing, in setting up an “Und
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At Three in the Morning, I Livestream Fortune-Telling for the King of Hell 凌晨三点,我直播给阎王算命
At three in the morning, I spoke to my empty livestream: “Today, I’m going to tell the King of Hell’s fortune.” The next second, my phone screen cracked, and a pale hand reached out. After someone sent ten rockets as a tip, a comment floated by: “You were right. I really am going to die tomorrow.” The next day, that viewer really did die. Then 999 “dead people” flooded into my livestream. System: Tip one yuan to gain one day of life. Only then did I understand: I wasn’t saving people. I was savi
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The Day the Underworld Rejected Me, I Took Over a Ruined Shrine 地府拒收当天,我接手了破神殿
Lu Jin, twenty-seven years old, terminal stomach cancer. Dead. An ordinary ghost who couldn't even manage to die properly, he was turned away at the gates of the underworld: the Underworld wouldn't take him, Heaven wouldn't recognize him, and he couldn't return to the human world. Across the three realms and six paths, there wasn't a single place with his name on it. Just as he thought he was doomed to spend eternity as a wandering ghost, a ruin appeared before him: the Forgotten River Divine
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Working Under the Table in the Underworld 我在地府打白工
[No CP] [Ensemble Cast] [Unconventional Quick Transmigration] [Lighthearted] [Too Many Elements] Su Qi died and ended up in the underworld, where he met the legendary Meng Po. "Hey, kid, come work for me." Su Qi had no chance to refuse. He was hired with a single click. Though he worked for Meng Po, he still spent more time in the human world. During his time on the job, he heard many voices: She said, "If only I had met you sooner." He said, "Hey, you're blocking my light." It said, "Liar." He
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Godfather of the Underworld: Starting by Tearing Evil Spirits Apart with My Bare Hands 地府教父:从手撕恶鬼开始
Death is not the end, but the start of a wild and violent journey! Lei Guangming, the ruthless Northeastern tough guy who settles arguments with his fists, kicks the rules of the underworld to pieces. He refuses to drink Granny Meng's soup, then leads an army of ten thousand beasts out of hell and back to the mortal world, swearing to build an absolute utopia of violence atop the dragon veins of Guandong. From all spirits paying homage in ancient forests deep in the mountains, to giant sea beast
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Horror Revival: I Am Bai Wuchang 恐怖复苏:我是白无常
Reborn into a world overrun by horror, a female ghost is scratching at the floor beneath the bed. Without a System, Su Yi is panicking. Ding! Congratulations, you've awakened the Underworld Judge System. Rewards: a mourning staff, a judge's robe, and a soul-catching chain. No more hiding it. I'm White Impermanence, and I'm coming clean. A little ghost girl sobbed, “This is so unfair! You beat me up, fine, but then you made me wear a cute little girl's outfit and sweep the floor!” The hanging gho
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Eerie Revival: Black Impermanence Is My Side Profession 诡异复苏:黑无常,我的副职业
[Eight Classes] [Forbidden Zones] [Pets] [Leveling Progression] This is a world where humans and the uncanny coexist. Humanity has come close to extinction several times. This state of affairs had persisted for a century, until the Heavenly Stele descended and things slowly began to improve. Having found ways to fight the uncanny, people strive to wipe out the world's forbidden zones and heavenly chasms, so the world can know peace once more. But... can the uncanny really be destroyed? Why hasn'
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Hell's Top Salesman: I Entered a Horror Game to Catch Ghosts! 地府销冠,我进惊悚游戏抓鬼!
[Invincible] + [Feel-Good Fiction] + [Urban] + [Supernatural] “Mr. Wang Teng, how have you managed to hold on to the title of champion ghost hunter for a hundred years straight? Is there some secret?” “I hear you've been nominated as one of the Underworld's Ten Outstanding Youths. Is there anything you'd like to say?” “Mr. Wang Teng, I'm a fan of yours. Across the vast Underworld, no one can match your achievements. Could I have your autograph?” Horror descended, and one treacherous instance
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The Mysterious Returns: The Ten Kings of Hell Are at My Side! 诡秘复苏:我身边跟着十殿阎王!
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
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From the Start, Livestreaming the Underworld: Who Would Dare Enter This Stream? 开局直播地府:这直播间谁敢上啊
[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
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Call Me Lord Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人
After the Eternal Night, terror returned. Ten miles of desolate graves, eerie singing. An old man searching for his arms, a headless baby... They kept piecing their bodies back together, unleashing an even more terrifying aura. In the wasteland, even a severed hand could destroy heaven and earth. In this world of darkness and despair, a post office appeared and vanished from view... A mysterious young man, a postal carriage traveling through the void... One blood-red letter after another became
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I Exposed My Identity as a Netherworld Warden, and the Supernatural World Was Stunned! 曝光阴差身份,怪谈诡异惊呆了!
[Rules Horror + Invincible + No Hiding His Strength + No Heroine + Original Horror Scenarios + National Destiny + No Frustrating Setbacks] Jiang Yu accidentally kicked the bucket. But who could have guessed that the Underworld would hire him as a Soul Reaper? Just then, rules-based horror descended. Jiang Yu, now a Soul Reaper, was chosen. “Now this is what I call a performance bonus!” After learning the specifics of the horror world, Jiang Yu grinned from ear to ear. And so, a ruthless figure e
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The Yin Son of Heaven: From the Start, I Summon Black and White Impermanence 阴天子:开局召唤黑白无常
[System + passionate action + feel-good power fantasy + invincible protagonist + Underworld + Yin Heavenly Son + adventure + wild imagination] Shen Lian transmigrates to a fantasy continent and awakens the Yin Heavenly Son System. He slays vengeful ghosts, eradicates demons and evils, revives myths, and descends upon the mortal world. He obtains the Black and White Impermanence: vengeful ghosts are seized by the soul, and the Impermanence spirits claim their lives. He obtains the City God’s divi
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A Ghost Catcher's Livestream from the Start, This Stream Is Brutal 开局鬼差直播,这直播间太狠了吧
[Live Streaming + Ghost Hunting + Interaction Between Yin and Yang] “Welcome to my livestream! I’ll be taking you on a journey between the worlds of the living and the dead. Hop on!” Gu Hui is a ghost bailiff from the Underworld who accidentally obtained the Underworld Crossover Livestream System. Watch him capture souls, hunt ghosts, deliver dreams, and explore the various departments of the Underworld. He’ll take you on a tour of both worlds. Millions tune in to the Underworld livestream as he
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I Summoned a Ghost on Livestream, and Accidentally Called White Impermanence 直播招鬼,不小心把白无常招来
(No heroine, no System, no face-slapping, no showing off. A fellow reader put it well: Enjoy the wine while it’s here, and keep going despite every bump in the road.) “Do you have any regrets about your late husband? Is there something you never got to tell him?” “I want to tell him I’m sorry. The child wasn’t his.” “Anything else?” “What’s the PIN for the bank card? And where did you put the house deeds?” “Your late husband heard you. He says you can get lost.”
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Grandpa’s Starting a Rebellion in the Underworld, While I’m an Earthbound Yin Messenger 爷爷在地府造反,我在人间当阴差
“Grandson, burn me some money!” Every night, whenever Wang Ming fell asleep, he heard his grandfather, Wang Renyi, appear in his dreams and ask him to burn paper money for him. Wang Renyi said he had staged a rebellion in the underworld. He had beaten up the Ten Ghost Marshals and their underlings, kicked the Six Bureau Officers, and even demolished the halls of the Ten Kings of Hell. Then, out of nowhere, Wang Ming, who was still in the world of the living, activated the Netherworld Deity Syste
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Apocalypse: Love Beneath the Sea 末世:情满地下海
Amid the ruins of civilization, the rational and resilient Su Wanqing and Lin Li, who can connect to an alien network, must work together to overcome divisions among humanity and convince the skeptics led by Layton to embark on an unprecedented path of coexistence. From a miraculous underground city to the dawn of healing technology, they prove the power of unity. But when they return to the crisis-ridden surface, they discover that the true challenge is an ultimate threat from the depths of spa
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One Year from Retirement, I Was Laid Off by the Underworld 差一年退休,我被地府裁员了
The ghost bailiff Sui Xin had planned to finish his final year, retire with honors, and be reincarnated. But life is full of surprises: he was about to be laid off, and he would have to endure punishment in the Eighteenth Level of Hell! “No, no, no! I can’t take the punishments in Hell. I have to change all this and retire in peace!”
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Cultivating Immortality in the Underworld, I’m the Number One in the Three Realms 地府修仙我是三界第一人
After Wang Ergou was hit by a dog-powered car, his maternal grandmother, whom he had never met, pulled him into an underworld group chat. He began a very different kind of cultivation, with the Ten Kings of Hell, the Black and White Impermanence, and Lady Mengpo as his coworkers. With powerful backing, his life became colorful and exciting. By chance, he discovered that he was actually the most famous person in the Three Realms. He traded blows with all kinds of big shots, beat up the Star Lord
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The Underworld's Number One Playboy 地府第一纨绔
The big shots of the Underworld? They're my ancestors! As the Underworld's number-one playboy, I stay calm. My family has always been serious about protecting its own! The Underworld's ghost dragons? They're my tattoos! Those guys are a little too wild. If possible, send a few more my way! The Underworld's bailiffs? They're my underlings! They can drive for me and deliver packages, too! Evil spirits causing trouble? I'll kill every last one of them. Well, as the Underworld's Ghost Courier Ju
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Breaking Off the Engagement? Perfect, the Underworld Wants Me as Its Star Warden 退婚?正好地府邀我当金牌无常
"Young Master Gu, I won't call off this engagement." My hand trembled as I clutched the engagement ring, while the crystal chandelier in the banquet hall stabbed at my eyes. Gu Hengzhi lowered his gaze, the cuff links on his suit flashing with a cold gleam. "Lin Zhaozhao, you can't even get an invitation to a Gu family banquet. What makes you think you can be the Gu family's young madam?" That night, I dug out the tattered book my parents had left behind, The Scripture of Impermanence. Suddenly,
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The Underworld Red Packet WeChat Group 地府红包微信群聊
My new work is now available! Everyone is welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well!
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I’m Learning How to Be Reborn in the Underworld 我在地府学投胎
This story is complete, so feel free to read on. [No System]+ [One Female Lead]+ [No Frustrating Plot Points] In a world divided between yin and yang, Li Xingchen grows from an ordinary youth into a pivotal figure whose influence reaches across heaven and earth. He journeys through the fierce conflict between the underworld and the mortal realm, setting out on a difficult quest to find his beloved. As tensions between the Celestial Court and the Underworld escalate, Western forces seize the oppo
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After Becoming a Grim Reaper, I Raised Evil Spirits into Well-Behaved Little Darlings 变成阴差后,我把恶鬼养成小乖乖
[Metaphysics, supernatural, mutual healing, strong heroine, sweet romance, satisfying and smart] After Chi Zao is reborn and bound to a System, her daily tasks are to catch ghosts, guide souls, and stop powerful figures from turning evil. Mocked as a scarred beauty with a ruined face? She’ll grab a bottle of scar-removing elixir from the System shop. Born poor, with no power or influence? President Chi, your company has gone public. Feng shui masters chase after her, begging to take her as their
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The Netherworld’s Human-Realm Affairs Office 地府驻人间办事处
This book has no female lead! Only the protagonist's father has a wife. Ksitigarbha made a vow: “I will not become a Buddha until Hell is empty.” Then he fell into a deep sleep. His vow led to the collapse of the underworld, and the Ten Halls' Fengdu Emperors also exhausted their magic and fell asleep to restore their souls and powers. The Dongyue Emperor transformed himself into the Dao and reincarnated into the Li family of Jixi as the son of its richest man. See how everyone will revive the u
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A Brief History of Human Torture 人类酷刑简史
For thousands of years, humanity has devised many ingenious and cruel ways to inflict pain on its own kind. This tragic yet seemingly universal trait has corroded the civilization humanity strives to achieve. Though we now seem to detest torture, for more than 3,000 years it was part of the laws of all Europe and much of the Far East. A Brief History of Human Torture explores the many forms of punishment, torture, coercion, and torment. It takes readers into the arenas of ancient Rome, medieval
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The Devil Reversed 恶魔逆位
“If I wanted to kill him, I wouldn’t use a method this laughably clumsy.” After the black-haired girl in black finished speaking in the interrogation room, she didn’t say another word. The way she calmly studied the photograph made it seem more like she was admiring the victim’s gruesome death. In the photo was a cold, white bathtub filled with shocking amounts of blood. A man lay slumped inside, his deathly pale body visible only from the shoulders up. The deceased was Zhou Haixiong. He had
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Thriller Game: From the Start, I Urge the Ghost Courtesan to Reform! 惊悚游戏:开局劝鬼花魁从良!
[Horror game + comedic mild horror + infinite-flow + livestream + no heroine + the protagonist doesn’t act human + everyone is clever + everyone lies + original game scenarios] [The only novel online to tell the story of what happened before the horror game invaded!] [Horror scenario “Ghost Brothel” fully loaded. Players, please get ready!] Lin Xun, a hack screenwriter, is transported into a horror game. Unblockable horror livestreams spread across the internet, turning this into a terrifying sp
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The Underworld Calls Me Little Master 地府叫我小先生
In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse!
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996 in the Underworld, All I Want Is a Promotion and a Fortune! 地府996,只想升官发大财!
Want a promotion? Want to get rich? Then just catch fugitives, solve cases, uncover problems in the archives... If it can get me promoted and make me rich, I don't care if it's a person or a ghost. I'll do it either way!
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I Aid the Celestial Court and the Underworld, and Speak for the Mortal Realm 帮天庭,助地府,我为人间代言人
[Ghost Hunting] [No Female Lead] [System] [Punishment] [Healing] [Supernatural Mystery] [Chinese-Style Horror] While sorting through his father’s belongings, Chen Xumi unexpectedly discovers a ghost-hunting System. From then on, he becomes the representative of Heaven and the Underworld in the mortal realm. The customer service agent for Heaven is none other than Taibai Jinxing, while the Underworld’s agents are the Black and White Impermanence. Watch as he chats and laughs with the gods of Heav
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Suppressing the Dragon 镇龙
For one person, he dug up an ancient grave, broke into a dragon's tomb, and wielded the Yang Sword to slay yin spirits! An heir to a family of secret arts, he joins a group of men and women bound together by fate. Together, they travel far and wide, fighting monsters in the mountains, slaying evil in the cities, breaking into the underworld, and robbing ghost messengers... To change our fate, we defy the heavens!
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I Opened a Hospital in the Underworld 我在地府开医院
Li Ming died an untimely death, and his luck was terrible: watered-down Meng Po soup and expired soul-drawing water, he got stuck with both. A ghost has to fend for himself. To live like a proper ghost, he sets out to make it in the underworld workplace. Beautiful women at his side, a demon assistant, and a ghostly life complete. Human life lasts only a few short decades, while the underworld stretches on for centuries. Isn't it better to settle down and be a ghost? Of course it is, but I like t
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The Enlightened Emperor 天启明君
A plane returning from North Africa crashes midway, and a stranger’s soul finds itself back three hundred years in the past! In the first year of the Tianqi era, Liaodong has fallen, the Donglin faction holds power, and the eunuch faction is ascendant. Decades of accumulated ills in the Great Ming have nearly all become terminal diseases. That same year, a soul that knows the pleasures of political power struggles takes the place of the young emperor Zhu Youxiao. From that moment on, the carriag
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After Returning from the Underworld, I Became a Livestreaming Sensation 从地府回来后,我直播爆红了
After forcing a marriage in her previous life and bringing ruin upon herself, Lu Yi spent a hundred years doing menial work in the underworld before returning to the moment when she could change her fate. Back from the underworld, Lu Yi got rid of her love-struck ways and focused solely on her career. She never expected to become an overnight streaming sensation, winning both fame and fortune and rising to become the top female streamer. Watching the dazzling, radiant Lu Yi, a certain domineerin
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Everyone Else Livestreams with the Living, but I Livestream from the Underworld 别人直播通地气,我直播通地府
Jie Zhou, a Black Impermanence who unexpectedly acquired a livestreaming System, has given the mortal world a livestream with a truly unusual style! Exhilarating ghost hunts, all kinds of bizarre supernatural incidents... In the livestream chat: “There's a woman among the Impermanence of the Underworld!” “The streamer is brutal. Two quick punches and that ghost's been beaten out of shape.” “Streamer, you're awesome! So badass! Wait, isn't that my house?!” After beating a vicious ghost into a bal
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I Joined the Underworld, Working Every Day to Earn More Lifespan 入职地府,每天打工赚阳寿
No System, easygoing story Yi Ming, a broke college student, runs into Chu Nantian, the gravely wounded and dying richest man in the city, on his way home from a night shift. But Chu Nantian has another identity: he is the City God of this city. For twenty thousand yuan, Yi Ming is forced to accept the City God's command and become the new City God. This changes the course of his life, because that was supposed to be the day he died. To stay alive, he has no choice but to accept it all...
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