Mutation, Distortion, Cthulhu, the Old Ones, a Dark World 畸变 扭曲 克苏鲁 旧日 黑暗世界

1. 251 诡 The Strange Immortal Judge’s Record 诡仙判官录 Linchuan's Sandwich临川的三明治Eastern Fantasy552k WordsOngoing [Dark + Unhinged + Lovecraftian Cultivation + Judge of the Underworld] The Heavenly Dao has come alive. The gods feast on incense offerings, while the court runs the human world like a pasture. And I, keeper of the Book of Life and Death, was torn apart, soul and all, and sent back to the Three Realms for declaring the Heavenly Dao unjust a thousand years ago. I have seen: The souls of loyal subjects nailed into ancestral shrines to serve as lamp oil, chaste women turned into frost on the tiles 27Reads8.0Score214d adds

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   Watching him use mortal laws to restrain those evil gods from other dimensions—this cross-dimensional "law enforcement" is incredibly satisfying!

2. 252 异 Strange Tales: Notes from a Supernatural Investigation 异闻：诡事调查笔记 Lazy Huanglong懒煌龙Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted Enough talk. The show is about to begin. If you want to know what 1999 and the confidentiality agreement are about, turn to Volume Six, Revelation. If you’re interested in a genius’s downfall, Volume Five, The Twelve Movements of the Abyss, is a requiem. If you want to know what lies behind Midnight FM, read Volume Four, Leviathan of the Upside-Down City, and uncover its secrets. If you’ve been having trouble sleeping, or can’t fall asleep, take a look at Volume Three, The Sleepless Prison. It m 110Reads9.4Score13014d adds

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   Cthulhu mythos meets Eastern mystery, a clash between abyssal mythology and Eastern culture, creating a unique atmosphere of terror. From ghosts and evil gods to cities that devour everything, each anomaly delivers a powerful impact.

3. 253 克 The Cthulhu Era: Starting from Sequence Zero 克苏鲁时代，从第零序列开始 Peerless Old Sound Coin绝世老音币Eastern Fantasy284k WordsOngoing Cthulhu + Sequences + Outer Gods + Calls from the Unknown, Whispers in Your Ear. The age of Cthulhu has arrived. Li Fan accidentally transmigrates into the body of a count’s son. Demons hatch their schemes, the Church fights back, and Cthulhu’s call beckons. Step into the history of sequence evolution and help build a new nation. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   A promising book, worth reading.

4. 254 克 Is Cthulhu-Inspired Tabletop Role-Playing Deadly? The Beautiful Girls Have My Back 克苏鲁跑团要命？美少女护我前行 Strawberry Grape Cake草莓葡萄糕Anime Fanfiction402k WordsOngoing [Cthulhu + immersive game + mind games + not mindless + multiple heroines + crossover anime + Azur Lane + Blue Archive + Princess Connect + …] This book has too many elements to sum up in a blurb. If you don’t like it, feel free to roast me! Lu Nan was a young man who transmigrated to a strange world. In his eyes, the sun was a ball of flesh! Then the gears of fate began to turn when he was thrust into a game he couldn’t refuse. Lu Nan struggles to survive, relying on his intelligence and coura —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   If you're unfamiliar with "Cthulhu role-playing games," no worries! 😉 This book will use vivid language to unlock this mysterious and unknown realm for you. 😄 As a classic IP originating from American horror 😏, the charm of Cthulhu role-playing games lies in the free exploration without a fixed script and the suffocating feeling of confronting the indescribable 👿, and this novel perfectly interprets these qualities 😨.

5. 255 探 Exploring the Unknown Entity 探明未知体 Unknown Ancestor, Hidden Star未知始祖隐星Sci-Fi & Apocalypse586k WordsOngoing Modern urban setting + unsolved mysteries + specialized career system + unknown beings and objects (Cthulhu, SCP Foundation) + collection of grim fairy tales + ensemble cast This is an era in which humans and unknown beings coexist peacefully! Tan Zhen sets out with his childhood friend Wan Kun to investigate the disappearance of their loved ones. After passing the warrior assessment, they are assigned to the Third District Containment Center. Along the way, they search for his older brother, 4Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Please see, a Chinese-style SCP Foundation, a Cthulhu-themed sci-fi thriller with 114 chapters revealing the protagonist's growth and struggles with depression. A bizarre new world where humans and unknown entities coexist peacefully, special professionals uncover the truth, combat mental pollution, and the long-term, deeply developed world-building awaits.

6. 256 诸 Records of Strange Affairs Across the Heavens 诸天诡事录 Asking Yuanming About Reason问渊明理Eastern Fantasy354k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   The "disease" of the bad well is not a plague at all! People bitten by it will have cloudy eyes and drooling mouths within half a day, and their skin will grow bluish-black scales. They will roam and gnaw like wild beasts. This is clearly pollution that crawls out of the abyss, and even the observatory is deliberately covering it up.

7. 257 罪 Crime and Reflection 罪照 Abyss Envoy冥渊使Mystery219k WordsCompleted Those who commit evil must be punished. Will you be the sinner, or the judge? “Sinner” and “Judge” can switch places at any moment, so be careful. Don't become a “sinner.” —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I'm recommending a new book by a new author. It contains Cthulhu elements, but they're later in the story. You need to finish the first volume first; the Cthulhu elements only appear in the second level.

8. 258 诡 Eerie Revival: From the Start, I Awaken an S-Rank Sequence at the College Entrance Exam 诡异复苏：开局高考觉醒S级序列 The Henpecked Great God耙耳朵大神Mystery134k WordsCompleted [Fresh Concept + Sequences + Supernatural Resurgence + Chinese-Style Cosmic Horror + All Kinds of Fierce Ghost Dungeons + New Novel by a Top Author] Terror spreads, and fierce ghosts return. The world is treacherous, and life on earth is like living in hell. Only the supernatural can save all living beings. In this age, fierce ghosts will never disappear. They can only change from one form into another. To survive, you must rely not only on the powers of the eerie supernatural but also figure ou —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   [Terror Resurgence + Novel Theme + Sequence + Supernatural Resurgence + Chinese-Style Cthulhu + Various Ghostly Dungeons + New Work by a Master Author] Terror has invaded, ghosts have resurrected; the world is treacherous, and life is like a prison; only the extraordinary can save all beings. In this era, ghosts will never disappear, they will only transform from one form to another. To survive, one must not only rely on the power of the supernatural, but also analyze the rules by which ghosts kill… And every ghost has a path to godhood. As supernatural beings in the supernatural sequence, none of us would not want to use the power of ghosts to open that path to godhood and end this terrifying, bloody, and despairing supernatural era… "My name is Liu Haoyu. The era I live in is an era of ghost resurgence. The boomerang from which my mother died eighteen years ago struck me on the day of my college entrance exam eighteen years later, and my mother thus became the first ghost in my supernatural sequence to be about to resurrect… the death whistleblower." [This story is purely fictional and has a dark tone. Please proceed with caution if you are sensitive to such content. Thank you!]

9. 259 你 You Are a Different Kind of Scenery 你是别样的风景 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted You Are a Different Kind of Scenery 66Reads—Score—14d adds

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   From Planet E to Earth Icon, I met the love of my life, Mingli, in "The Wonderland of Purple Bamboo Forest".

10. 260 白 A Kiss from the Clouds 白云之吻 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted A Kiss from the White Clouds 33Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 261 大 Across the Ocean 大洋彼岸 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我7k WordsCompleted Across the Ocean 68Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 262 东 Dreams of Tokyo: Love Through the Four Seasons 东京梦华：爱有四季 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Marriage & Romance8k WordsCompleted Tokyo Dreams: Love Through the Seasons 80Reads—Score—14d adds
13. 263 云 Sunset on Cloud Peak: The Ghost Rider 云顶落霞：幽灵骑士 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted Sunset on the Cloud Peak: The Ghost Rider 28Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 264 踏 Walking Beneath the Moon: The Age of Machines 踏月而行：机械纪元 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我8k WordsCompleted Walking Beneath the Moon: The Mechanical Era 76Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 265 时 The Compass of Time 时光罗盘 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我6k WordsCompleted The Time Compass 32Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 266 花 The Moon Palace Amid a Sea of Flowers 花海月宫 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我7k WordsCompleted The Moon Palace Amid a Sea of Flowers 40Reads—Score—14d adds
17. 267 紫 Fairyland in the Purple Bamboo Grove 紫竹林的仙境 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我7k WordsCompleted A Fairyland in the Purple Bamboo Grove 35Reads—Score—14d adds
18. 268 夜 Night Shanghai: Making My Name on the Bund 夜上海之扬威上海滩 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Male-Channel Fanfiction237k WordsCompleted Lin Ge and Bai Wei transmigrate into the TV series Shanghai Bund, arriving in 1930s Shanghai. They clash fiercely with the Japanese and throw themselves into the nationwide resistance, helping launch the 1932 Battle of Shanghai. 101Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 269 夜 Heroes Without Regrets in Shanghai by Night 夜上海之英雄无悔 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Urban282k WordsCompleted Lin Ge is a pilot. While flying along the Hump Route, he unexpectedly transmigrates to Shanghai in 1936. He fights against Japan’s ambitions of aggression, reunites with the woman he loves, Bai Wei, and becomes entangled in complicated romantic relationships with the wealthy daughters of Shanghai’s elite. Lin Ge comes from 2036, but after transmigrating to the Shanghai of 1936, he encounters a host of time travelers lying low. The currents are rising, and the fate of the nation is shifting. 205Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 270 火 The Mars Era: Road to Venus 火星纪元：金星之路 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Sci-Fi & Apocalypse341k WordsCompleted An ancient alien spacecraft is discovered in a crater on Venus. The mysterious X Organization plots to seize the planet, while Factory 18 wants to use Venus as a dumping ground for waste. Yet atop the clouds of Venus stands an airship academy called Cloudtop Academy, a hallowed school dreamed of by students across the solar system. At last, traveling from Mars to Venus, they witness the planet's land and oceans. 62Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 271 禁 Drug Enforcement Elite 禁毒精英 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Urban101k WordsCompleted Two major drug cartels operate in Mexico: the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel. This is the story of the US Drug Enforcement Administration, together with the Department of Homeland Security, the CIA, and US Northern Command, assisting Mexican police in the fight against drug crime. 83Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 272 泰 The Titan Chronicles: The Stardust War 泰坦战记：星尘之战 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Sci-Fi & Apocalypse266k WordsCompleted Reni, a Martian, meets Amanda, the queen of motorbikes, at the French military academy of Saint-Cyr. Together, they take part in the colonization of the stars and a mission to combat space pirates. But then mysterious time hunters launch a killing spree. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 273 来 Greetings from Planet E 来自e星的问候 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Sci-Fi & Apocalypse181k WordsCompleted Whenever I look up at the sky, the dark insectoid mothership looms across the horizon. Greetings from Planet E is a grand extraterrestrial adventure starring Yang Mo. As he builds a business and uncovers a rebellion plot among Planet E's factions, Yang Mo uses his wits to foil the conspirators and the insectoid race, winning the love of the Swan Princess and the Dragonfish Princess. The Solar Chariot tells the story of Yang Mo, the son of Yang Ruo, who arrives on Planet E a thousand years later 22Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 274 太 The Chariot of the Sun 太阳战车 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我Sci-Fi & Apocalypse202k WordsCompleted Everyone has someone they can't forget, or something they can't let go of, whether it's love or a career. When faced with a life-or-death choice, how should you decide? This is the story of Yang Ruofeng, who sets off for Titan aboard a solar sail ship on a mission from the Dragon Kingdom. There, he discovers alien ruins and pits his wits against the lurking space pirates. The story follows two main threads: the protagonist's romance and his scientific expedition. Across the vast reaches of inter 22Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 275 异 Necromancer in a World of Warcraft 异世魔兽之死灵法师 Young Master Chu Liu楚柳公子Anime Fanfiction500k WordsOngoing [Warhammer universe + necromancer + apocalyptic disaster + World of Warcraft + mecha space battles] A young man transmigrates to an alien planet. This is a World of Warcraft where spirit and flesh, virtual and real, blend together: a living hell where artillery, machines, armored vehicles, and Warcraft tribes wage a bloody struggle against one another. The planet is ruled by a group of Warcraft lords, and humans are nothing more than “ants” at the bottom of the food chain! Want to avoid becoming —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It matches your desired setting! Trust me, raise it and see! The best story, the craziest skills, the most dazzling scenes, the most touching moments, and the most moving chapters!

26. 276 月 Moonsea Flower Pavilion: Cloudtop City 月海花亭：云顶城市 The Qin's Music Keeps Me Company琴音伴我7k WordsCompleted Moonsea Flower Pavilion: Cities Above the Clouds 54Reads—Score—14d adds

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    In Tomato's novel "Walking on the Moon," he flies to the flat moon and creates the third era of the mechanical race with his beloved Zhao Tian'er!

27. 277 克 Chronicles of the Cthulhu Tide’s Manifestation 克苏鲁溺时显影录 Ge Wu'en葛吾蒽Urban119k WordsOngoing I came to an unfamiliar place. Who am I? That question has always haunted me. Maybe the answer is in my memories... but I can't find them. My memories don't belong to me. Am I 035? Am I Lin Shen? Am I Lin Qian? Is this world real? Still, at least I have a camera of my own. That's all I need. P.S. The pacing is slow at first. —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Everyone said they were thrilled after watching it.

28. 278 穿 Transmigrating to the Age of Sail: I Get a Pirate Ship from the Start 穿越航海时代：我开局获得海盗船 Dongfang Sanshao东方三少Sci-Fi & Apocalypse96k WordsOngoing My new story is here! You're welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Here we come, here we come, baby!

29. 279 全 All Aboard the Great Voyage: The World’s Will Forces Me to Become a Native 全民大航海，世界意志逼我当土著 Teacher Zhang Xuefeng Can't Outrun Me张雪峰老师跑不过我Eastern Fantasy195k WordsCompleted "Cthulhu" "Dark Humor" "Against the Grain" "No Cheat Powers" "Unique Worldview" Caught by the will of the world while sneaking into another world. Lin Ye lost both his compensation and his System You ask what I can do now that my System and golden finger are gone? “Get to work!” What if I have a mental illness? Can I transmigrate first? “Refusing to seek treatment is wrong. You should try to get checked for any illness you might have, and treat it as a lucky bit of foresight.” Is another worl —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I'd like to recommend myself; those who like immersive experiences can give it a try.

30. 280 生 Eat a Person Raw, and Thank Me for It!!! 生吃个人，请感谢我！！！ Nameless Pebble无名碎石Eastern Fantasy222k WordsOngoing [Invincible + Seafaring + From the Perspective of an Indescribable Monster] Aboard Captain Victor’s ship, there are three ironclad rules: First: You must obey Captain Victor’s orders without question. Second: Everything Captain Victor says is absolute truth. Third: You are Captain Victor. When you wake up from your job in the steel jungle, you discover that you have become the new “captain” of this eerie ship. There isn’t a single crew member beside you, and unknown shadows watch from beneath th —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The protagonist is an indescribable monster.

31. 281 世 The World Is Out of Whack, and Every Sect Is Full of Evil God Worshippers! 世界不正常，宗门都是邪神信徒！ A Man on Cement in the Sea海里有水泥水泥上一人Eastern Fantasy93k WordsOngoing A sect of writhing flesh, cultivation techniques twisted by madness. In this living prison, Lu Fan is devoured and torn apart by mutation again and again, only to awaken from death time after time. The endless cycle is both a curse and a gift: his soul grows stronger in despair, and the power to create things from the void breaks free! With this power, he will overturn his certain doom and uncover the world’s bloody truth! You’re always saying reality is cruel and leaves people with nowhere to t —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Hi, here it is!

32. 282 旧 The Awakening of the Old Ones 旧日的觉醒 Light Breeze轻淡的风Sci-Fi & Apocalypse183k WordsCompleted The Evil God's whispers coil around my ears. The red moon casts an ominous glow across the sky. The shattered earth has become a playground for the Old Ones. A soul that took another's place writes a new mythology! I came, I saw, I conquered! 9Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The main character is like a nested doll, with one identity inside another!

33. 283 我 I'm Not Actually Mentally Ill 我不是真的精神病 Chatting with a Nephalem对话奈非天Urban3.8M WordsCompleted If you don’t have ten years of brain thrombosis, twenty years of mental illness, and thirty years of depression, you won’t understand this book. Normal people, stay away. This book is titled I’m Not Really Mentally Ill. Also known as Sequence: The Rebellious Heart Ape. [Rituals]+ [Sequences]+ [Professions]+ [Apocalypse]+ [Mystery]+ [Slow Burn]+ [Humanity]+ [Family Bonds]+ [Journey to the West]+ [Mythology]+ [Reborn]+ [Transmigration]+ [No Female Lead]+ [One Origin, Many Threads, Cyclical Worlds] 844Reads8.7Score11414d adds

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    Look, look, the world is polluted.

34. 284 诡 The Uncanny Returns, So Why Has Cthulhu Returned Too? 诡异复苏，怎么克苏鲁也复苏了？ Liangyi Si两仪似Mystery132k WordsOngoing [Cthulhu Mythos] + [Eldritch Creatures] + [Eerie Revival] + [Eastern and Western Mythologies] + [Semi-Infinite Flow] Eerie phenomena have returned worldwide, and their deadly rules are sweeping across the globe. Either drive the ghosts back to the underworld, or seal them inside your own body. Ghost hunters around the world join forces. B-Rank Phenomenon: Vengeful Ghost A bodiless, invisible ghost that devours people. A-Rank Phenomenon: Ghost Wedding Make your skin the groom and your bones the b 7Reads—Score11914d adds
35. 285 不 The Man Who Could Not Carry the Coffin 不能拖棺的人 It's Half Past Seven是七点半Eastern Fantasy138k WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + Lovecraftian horror + another world + one heroine + search for memories + villain protagonist + ensemble cast + slow burn] When history becomes a curse, memory itself is the original sin I woke in the ruins with nothing but empty memories and a lonely soul. Searching for the person I used to be, I followed my past through city after city. Along the way, I saw the forgotten “Hero” and “Demon King,” the great and evil ancient sorcerer Ibon, three hundred years of horrors, grudge —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    It has a strong Cthulhu flavor, a novel setting, and great potential.

36. 286 祂 The Day of His Arrival 祂的降临之日 Purple and Silver紫色银色Urban207k WordsCompleted Homebody Ji Xiaoyan just wanted to go home and play video games in peace. He never expected that a sudden car accident would send him to a parallel world that felt familiar, yet was completely different. When he woke up, he discovered that he not only had a gentle and dependable younger sister, but also bore some kind of mission to "save the world"?! Even more absurdly, the "common sense" of this world seemed completely different from the reality he knew: monsters, supernatural abilities, and a —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Cthulhu, tsundere younger sister, witch, mild system

37. 287 人 Everyone Else Is Starting School, and You're Off Fighting Monsters? 人家开学，你去打怪兽？ Such a Little Fish好小一头鱼Urban112k WordsOngoing [Godslaying + Martial Arts Awakening + Ruthless Protagonist + Invincible Lead + Interstellar Expedition] Also known as: [Global Catastrophe! The Only One Who Knows the Truth Is a First-Year College Student?] What do you do when you accidentally become humanity’s savior on the first day of school? I’m asking online. It’s urgent! And while I’m at it, can leading civilization to ascend count toward my credits? Chen Xun is reborn into a martial arts apocalypse, and from the start, ancient and indesc —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Highly recommended, you must try it!

38. 288 人 I'm in the Apocalypse, but I've Got an Immortality Disease 人在末世，但我得了不死病 Little White Commander小白指挥官Sci-Fi & Apocalypse58k WordsOngoing [Doomsday] [Survival] [Research] [Fantasy] [Power Fantasy] Doomsday arrives, and Yang Mihu, a soon-to-be college freshman, leads his classmates to a high-altitude region in search of hope. After a crisis, the protagonist contracts an incurable disease. From then on, he treats his illness while building a shelter. A giant horsefly more than ten meters long, psychedelic rainbow mushrooms, and a mobile base powered by a new kind of energy. The early chapters are fairly rough, but it gets better and —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Look at what I wrote, it has distortion and warping.

39. 289 开 A Small Raft from the Start, All My Gear and Materials Come from Salvaging 开局小木筏，材料装备全靠打捞 LK Li GuoLK李果Sci-Fi & Apocalypse140k WordsOngoing [Wish Fulfillment] [Seafaring] [Survival] [Multiple Female Leads] A wish-fulfillment story with brains, and a harem without a womanizer. Everyone takes to the sea, starting from the very beginning on a small wooden raft, upgrading ships, collecting equipment and items, and adding beautiful women to the harem. Become a powerhouse and a shrewd merchant in another world. Li Haiyang woke up to discover that he had transmigrated into an apocalyptic ocean world where he had to fight for survival. With —Reads—Score—14d adds
40. 290 造 The Creator's Taboo 造物主的禁忌 Xiu Ji休济Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted (This book has been years in the making and revised over a hundred times. From the first volume to the last, it will tell one complete, expansive story, with a large cast, suspense, and a touch of brain-teasing mystery. From time to time, the author will offer summaries or hints in the author's notes.) A creator's greatest taboo is making a life more perfect than their own! The gods created humanity and shackled it with birth, aging, sickness, death, memories that slip away like sand, and endles 238Reads9.0Score16114d adds

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    This book is terrifying! [Fear][fear][fear][fear]

41. 291 命 Beneath Fate: I Somehow Became a Gray Mist Creature 命运之下：我竟成为灰雾生物 Chubby Rabbit Eats Strawberries胖兔吃草莓Eastern Fantasy376k WordsOngoing Bai Chen, an occult enthusiast, unexpectedly becomes one of the first transmigrators. He arrives in a world teeming with eerie creatures and gray fog. While everyone else is still gaining power through fate, Bai Chen chooses to join the gray fog, found a religion, and gradually become a boss. When his teammates begin fighting back against the gray fog, they find a statue atop an evil altar. Th-that isn't Bai Chen, is it? 16Reads8.7Score—14d adds

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    This book! A great, continuously updated novel! [Salute] The protagonist is human but joins the monster faction. The first few chapters are a bit slow-paced, but after reading patiently, the later plot and characters are quite interesting. [Thumbs up]

42. 292 灵 Spirit Cage Reboot: Rewriting Rebirth in the Doomsday Abyss 灵笼重启：我在末日深渊修改重生 Fish Lantern, Moonlit Cup魚灯盏月哦Sci-Fi & Apocalypse39k WordsOngoing [In a purgatory where flesh and data merge, he holds the keyboard that can rewrite life and death, yet has forgotten that the world deleted him long ago] When Lin Xuan awoke amid a nuclear blast, half a bronze compass was embedded in his left hand, and streams of ghostly blue data pulsed in his right eye. This apocalyptic city, known as “Spirit Cage,” was undergoing its 1,024th cycle reset. A countdown hovered over his retina: 71 hours and 59 minutes until the abyss devoured every human consciou —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I find this book quite twisted.

43. 293 黑 March of Darkness 黑暗降临进行曲 cc's Rogue Rabbitcc的流氓兔Sci-Fi & Apocalypse345k WordsOngoing [Apocalypse + Storage Space + Supplies + No Goody-Two-Shoes] After waking up in the hospital, Gongsun Fu suddenly starts shouting like a madman. “The apocalypse is coming!” His girlfriend: “Fu, what’s wrong? You’re scaring me!” Doctor: “I’ve never seen anything like this. Should I ask Dr. Wang from psychiatry to take a look?” “It’s true! Everything I’m saying is true! The end of the world is coming! Why won’t anyone believe me? Why!” In the darkness, various forces are quietly stirrin —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Cthulhu's fear stems from the insignificance of humanity in the face of the unknown, and he doesn't rely solely on his tentacles.

44. 294 长 Sleeping Through the Night Before Immortality 长眠于不老前一夜 Loves Drinking Confused Porridge爱喝糊涂粥Mystery135k WordsOngoing —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    New book, a hand-crafted Cthulhu mythos and the mysterious artifact industry. The protagonist is ostensibly a journalist, but secretly an artifact hunter (similar to an investigator). No one is useless, it's not a wish-fulfillment story, and the pacing is a bit slow. The opening pays homage to Cthulhu fundamentalism! There are many subplots, so just read carefully!

45. 295 红 Red Moon: Seven-Day Reincarnation 红月：七日轮回 A Billion Cicadas亿只小蝉Urban190k WordsOngoing [Cthulhu + Gods + Superpowers + Post-apocalyptic Wasteland + No Heroine] Multiple interwoven storylines. Two hundred years ago, the Red Moon appeared. Species across the world mutated, and indescribable horrors descended upon the earth. The survivors later named that day the Day of Scarlet Blight. They hid in underground structures, barely clinging to life, until the Domains were discovered. Since the Day of Scarlet Blight, 36 anomalous regions have appeared across the world. A few of these Doma —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Absolutely Cthulhu-style!!! A red moon appears, bringing devastation and death. The protagonist is trapped in a seven-day cycle of reincarnation. After discovering the truth of the world, he escapes the cycle and enters a wider world, only to unknowingly become embroiled in a divine game. This is a newly released book, so there aren't many reviews yet. It's an original Cthulhu story with no female lead. Please read and leave comments for mutual reviews. [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

46. 296 钢 Steel and Sunflower 钢与葵 Ripples of a Dream梦的涟漪Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing This is a serious, dark-toned epic fantasy set on an imaginary continent. It features multiple protagonists, intricately interwoven plotlines, and a profound world. Its many elements include historical realism, political intrigue, steampunk, Cthulhu, mystery, and character growth. It is a slow burn, but never drags. Welcome to a world that belongs to no heroes. Here, pure light does not triumph over darkness. Instead, faith and fate clash in a bloody struggle. Supernatural powers are not blessin 271Reads9.2Score23914d adds

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    I recommend this one; it fits the bill. Western fantasy! Serious subject matter, jigsaw puzzle-style writing, multi-protagonist narrative. An epic masterpiece. The writing is astonishing! As the plot unfolds, the truth draws ever closer.

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