Characters as Smart as Xi Chen and Zhao Yi 跟“席沉、赵一”一样的高智商

1. 1 诡 The Haunted Garden 诡园 Zuo Fei左绯Mystery5.4M WordsCompleted Xi Chen felt that he had already done everything he wanted to do. The world was so boring that he wanted to end it. But even he thought this boring world didn't deserve to be dragged down with him, so he let it be. He didn't just fail to die, though. He was forced to join a game. Impossible to solve? Impossible! Maybe life wasn't quite so dull after all. No CP 22.9kReads8.4Score2.4kShelves

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   Awesome! Finally, we get to see Xi Chen, the protagonist of the first book! And the second book, "Luo Shen," is also fantastic!

2. 2 规 Rule Horror: All of You, Turn into Birds 规则怪谈：你们都给我变鸟 I Eat Crayfish我吃小龙虾Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [No heroine + mystery-solving + brains over brawn + interstellar + livestreaming + national destiny + power fantasy] Rules-based horror descends upon Earth. Those selected are sent into a bizarre world to face challenges on behalf of their respective countries. While every other contestant fights for their country, one gentle young man says his wish is for everyone to get along peacefully. Everyone: "Peaceful my ass! Do you think this is kindergarten?" Then they watch as this mild-mannered young 14kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
3. 3 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves

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   🌸Zhao Yi? Not as good as Ning Qiushui. Both are by the same author, but Ning Qiushui clearly put more effort into *The Mysterious Abode*. A bizarre world, mysterious blood gates… every door has an extremely high mortality rate. The assassin protagonist is extremely calm; it's no exaggeration to say I'd be scared even with the protagonist in the story… 🌸Believe in Qi Xia and you'll gain eternal life. The author has an incredibly rich knowledge base, and the protagonist is very erudite. One lie after another, no one can be trusted. The protagonist and the Land of the End hold a multitude of secrets. Even ten fans couldn't keep up with the author; I constantly questioned my existence.

4. 4 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 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves
5. 5 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 231.9kReads9.5Score28.4kShelves
6. 6 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.7kShelves
7. 7 直 Insulting Me on My Livestream? I'll Read Your Fortune Right Back at You! 直播间骂我？反手推你八字！ Big Dark Cloud大乌云Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Coming of Age, Ensemble Cast, No System, Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel, Metaphysical and Supernatural] [The short drama adaptation is now available!!!] I’m a lousy fortune-teller, and I’m a streamer too. If you insult me in my livestream, I’ll use your birth details to put your embarrassing secrets on a livestream for the whole internet to see. If another streamer talks bad about me, I’ll help him court good fortune and avoid disaster, and make sure he suffers. I can even diagnose internet cripp 10.7kReads9.0Score972Shelves

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   The first book has a 9.6 Rating. If you're looking for a lighthearted, enjoyable read without being overly sentimental, I recommend it. Don't be put off by the title; many authors struggle with naming their protagonists. The main character is calm, collected, highly intelligent, never makes lewd jokes, and isn't unintelligent. The second book is by Ye Bao, the same author as Yi Zi Ge. I highly recommend it; Ye Bao's plots are usually quite good, and the main characters are fantastic. However, he hasn't been writing for very long yet, so you can save it for later. The third and fourth books are rated 9.2 And 9.4 Respectively. Don't judge them by their titles.

8. 8 开 From the Start, I Ate the Campus Beauty 开局我吃了校花 Lamplighter秉灯人Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Everyone has imagined that there might be something mysterious in this world, right? Have you imagined taking a train to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Have you imagined a beautiful senior pulling up in a Ferrari to hand you an acceptance letter from Cassell College at the school gates? Have you imagined that when you feel lost and alone, a swordsman from an ancient sect will descend from the sky and tell you, “You’ve been chosen!”? Congratulations. Your fantasies have come true. Th 13.4kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
9. 9 神 The Land Where Gods Speak 神说之地 Ge Yan阁言Mystery94k WordsOngoing Death game + mystery + puzzle-solving + supernatural powers + mind games + ensemble cast + high-octane action Fast-paced and plot-driven, the kind of story where you can never guess what the next chapter will bring. When Dongfang Yao wakes up, he finds himself trapped in a strange room. To get out, he has to solve a puzzle game. He never expected his very first room to be a destruction-level game that puts life and death in the balance... Only after he clears the game and makes it out does he re 104Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's here, about to take off.

10. 10 惊 Horror Academy 惊悚学院 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery564k WordsOngoing [Not for beginners + Mind games + Character growth + Slow pace + Descent into darkness] A world filled with curses and evil spirits... A mysterious and eerie academy of terror... A terrifying female ghost who has followed me since childhood... The moment I received that bloodstained admission letter, the gears of fate began to turn, right on schedule... My name is Jin Buhuan, and I'm a Ghost Tamer. I'm going to school now... and I'll feed my female ghost while I'm at it. 79Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho, Brother Yizi! Ye Bao's other book must also be on the list.

11. 11 人 Trapped in a Horror World, I Was Forced to Become the Boss 人在惊悚，我被逼成了BOSS Fearless Elephant无畏象Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead + infinite-flow + decisive and ruthless + nuclear-grade absurdity + chaotic neutral] As everyone knows, surviving even a single day in a horror game is extremely difficult. Yet Lin Yi was trapped in the Undying Village for a full 29 days! Not only did he manage not to die, he was forced to become the ultimate BOSS of that instance! After resolving his survival crisis, he finally realized there was a problem. Now that I'm a BOSS, why haven't I cleared the game? That is, until a ne 4.9kReads9.0Score510Shelves
12. 12 惊 Thriller: You Were Told to Escape, but You Became an NPC 惊悚：让你去逃生，你成了NPC Butterfly in the Rain雨中的蝶Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted [Horror Game + Choices + Comedy + Irreverent + Building a Personal Power Base] Ten years ago, the horror game descended upon Blue Star. As the protagonist, Lin Qi was inevitably dragged into the horror game too. While everyone else struggled to survive, he made choices. At the Death Restaurant, everyone else was careful not to anger the customers. Lin Qi had already become the restaurant owner. At the Ghostly Cemetery, others searched for clues and for the missing Grave No. 7. Lin Qi simply 13.9kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    1. The main focus is on witnessing a series of mysteries from the protagonist's perspective, experiencing the thrill of unraveling the mystery. 2. The protagonist's identity is shrouded in mystery; he's incredibly powerful, but no one knows who he is. 3. Everything starts out normally, but the revelation of the background behind the events later on is quite shocking. 4. This is the most explosive book; the entire story is a scheme set up by the protagonist, with everyone caught in its intricacies. There are too many mysteries in the early stages, and even with an omniscient perspective, there's not much advantage. Later, some things become clearer, but as the saying goes, the beauty of ambiguity is captivating—only a glimpse through the veil can keep you on the edge of your seat! (Note: None of these books feature a female lead, and there isn't much of a "satisfying" element, especially the fourth book.)

13. 13 规 Rules Horror: I’m a Madman, You Say I’m Cheating? 规则怪谈：我一疯子你说我开挂？ Sleeping Eighteen Hours a Day一天睡十八小时Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + Deduction + Lunatic + Male-Male Romance + Wild Ride] A friendly warning: to repeat, the love between two men is just seasoning. The main focus is still clearing the rule-based horror scenarios! The rule-based horror game begins, and uncanny livestreams descend! Each country randomly picks one player to enter the game, and an uncanny livestream begins! If a player fails, the rule-based horror descends upon their country! What kind of shock will Meng Fei, a genuine lunatic, b 16.7kReads9.5Score2.6kShelves
14. 14 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 112.4kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves
15. 15 我 Who Touched My Novel? 我的小说谁动的 Grinding All Beings' Blood into Ink众生血研墨Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Xue Mo sat at his computer, typing away with great concentration. “Knock, knock, knock!” A series of urgent knocks sounded at the door. “Who is it?” Xue Mo asked, puzzled, as he went to the door. “The police.” Through the peephole, he saw two people in police uniforms standing outside. One of them held up his police identification. “Does Xue Mo live here?” “Yes, that’s me.” Xue Mo hurriedly opened the door. “We’ve found that several recent murder cases closely match your novel. We need you to as 1.8kReads8.8Score219Shelves
16. 16 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 335.3kReads9.5Score66.6kShelves

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    Please see, this is an infinite flow story set in a multiverse, with no romantic pairing. The protagonist, Chen Ji, is highly intelligent, not mindless, and not invincible.

17. 17 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 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves

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    The first two books are by Ye Bao, and the dungeons and character development are really good (Qiu Shui Ge's book is also good, and I'm currently following Yi Zi Ge's book, and I think the best dungeons are Exorcising Evil and Three Primary Colors). The dungeons in the second book are also very well written. The pace may be fast towards the end, but everything that needs to be explained is explained. I don't need to say much about Ten Days, it's an indispensable suspenseful and imaginative book by Tomato. The second to last book was the first suspenseful and imaginative book I followed on Tomato, it's really good. I don't believe you guys didn't see the "Raising" book on the hot list back then. The male protagonist in the last book, I would call him the most affectionate man on Tomato, he loves his wife to the extreme, and once you start reading, you can't stop.

18. 18 死 Death Game Countdown 死亡游戏倒计时 A City Sharing the Light与光同城Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing Ning Ye was just an ordinary game booster, renting a small room and making money by playing games for other people. So, what’s the highest level a game booster can reach? Dominating high-ranked matches against other boosters? Taking on pro players? Leaving one-trick specialists with nowhere to go? For him, all that was just routine. What he never expected was that one day, he would become a deity’s game booster. … Want to get rich overnight? Want to reach the pinnacle of life? Want all kinds of 3.4kReads8.6Score360Shelves
19. 19 水 The Mystery of the Floating Mall 水上商场谜案 Southbound and Northbound南辙北辕Mystery130k WordsCompleted In 1989, a shopping mall built on the water opened in Tuo County, Shandong. It became a sensation, and the crew of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio once came to scout locations there. In 1999, two of the mall's accountants mysteriously disappeared. The case was never resolved. In 2010, the mall was demolished, and two skeletons were unearthed. The veteran police officer who had handled the case years earlier left a suicide note and took his own life. Three days later, a key witness was found 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Suspense, mystery, and intricate plot twists make this a promising book. Those who enjoy crime and suspense should definitely check it out.

20. 20 恐 Horror Movie NPC Goes on a Killing Spree in a Terror Game 恐怖片NPC在惊悚游戏杀疯了 Snow-Skin Lantern冰皮灯笼Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + comedy + power fantasy + no female lead (male protagonist has no romantic pairing)] A horror game swept across the world. Fu Yan, an NPC from a horror movie in a higher plane of existence, was accidentally dragged into the game. Fu Yan: Since you've all gone to the trouble of inviting me, I won't hold back. From then on, the “horror game” was plunged into the shadow of someone named “Fu Yan”... Horror NPCs: Please, don't come any closer! Livestream viewers: Can someone do something abo 64.7kReads9.6Score8.5kShelves

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    A highly intelligent madman [thinking] and an irresistible little lucky charm.

21. 21 欺EN Deceiving the Gods: A Performance! 欺神演出！ Violent Purple-Skinned Person暴力紫皮人Mystery5.4M WordsOngoing [Satisfying revenge + Mind-bending twists + Slow burn + Strategic battles + Loads of plot twists] “When I thought death was the end, I opened my eyes and discovered that death was only a new beginning.” Lin Yu was killed by a junior schoolmate he thought had come to confess her love, only to discover that he hadn’t truly died. Instead, he had entered a deadly game! Only the winner would earn the chance to “live again.” Fortunately, Lin Yu awakened the “Unique Class: Deceiver.” [Any lie you 535.6kReads9.3Score87.5kShelves

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    The main characters are mostly highly intelligent; you'll definitely want to read them. I've basically finished reading each one or am currently stocking up on new episodes. Enjoy!

22. 22 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves
23. 23 系EN Immortality System: I Outlived Everyone 系统赋我长生，我熬死了所有人 One Durian No. 3一只榴莲3号Eastern Fantasy5.6M WordsOngoing Observing the love and hatred of cultivators across the river of time from a perspective beyond life itself. He left a modest little town and entered the wondrous world of cultivation. His journey sped up and slowed down, moving forward or stopping to rest, but he never stopped walking. The Age of Declining Dharma, the Age of Emperors, the Age of Dark Turmoil… He appeared in every age, and the only thing he could do was watch old friends die with his own eyes, then see them off to their grave 579.3kReads9.4Score60.9kShelves
24. 24 十 Ten Days Until the End: I Can Ignore All Immortal Magic! 十日终焉：我能无视一切仙法！ Call Me Juanjuan叫我倦倦Male-Channel Fanfiction699k WordsCompleted [A derivative fanfic of The Ten Days of Ultimate Ending] [Carefully constructed setting] [Not invincible] [Does not radically alter the original] [You can read this even if you haven't finished the original] The protagonist, Jiang Ling, became a new participant in the Land of Ultimate Ending after looking at his phone while crossing the road. But the way he joined was quite unusual. Although he was a participant, Jiang Ling appeared in the Land of Ultimate Ending as a [simulation projection]. So 16.8kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
25. 25 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 518.8kReads9.7Score68.3kShelves
26. 26 模 I Simulated Crimes a Hundred Thousand Times and Somehow Became a Top Detective 模拟犯罪十万次，我竟成王牌神探 Chilly Early Autumn初秋微寒Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Crime Investigation + Crime + Invincible + All-Rounder + Hardcore Detective] A killer capable of committing the perfect crime must also be a master detective. Su Ming should have become the perfect criminal, but instead he aced the entrance exam for the criminal investigation team and chose to stand on the front line of the fight against crime. He has pored over tens of thousands of case files and scrutinized hundreds of millions of cases. In his eyes, every crime is riddled with laughably obvi 80.8kReads9.1Score7.6kShelves
27. 27 地 The Eighteenth Level of Hell: No Lying Allowed 地狱十八层：这里禁止说谎 Two Liang of Plain Water二两白开Mystery2.3M WordsOngoing [No System, no power fantasy, no harem, no saintly protagonist. Mind games + wits and strategy + locked-room mysteries + deduction.] Chen Ran is a good person. He went to hell. This is the Tongue-Ripping Hell, where lying is forbidden, so everyone lies about their lies. Differences in how people believe lies should be handled gave rise to two major alliances. The Lie-Slayer Alliance: Lie, and you're killed instantly. The Strange-Tongue Alliance: Turn lies into the truth. A beginner's tutorial wi 74.6kReads9.1Score11.6kShelves

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    It's also very brain-teasing.

28. 28 神 The Divine Cage Game 神笼游戏 AshzzoieUrban2.2M WordsOngoing In a dazzling technological future, a powerful being descends, calling itself a god and ruling over all. Everything becomes a game for the gods. The gods become humanity’s sole objects of faith. Above all faith, humans are the pieces and the gods move them. The world is a cage, and this is a game ruled by the gods. The gods rule everything! The gods create the games! The gods make the rules! Rule One: Every human must take part in the game. You need a ticket to compete, but the winner takes all, 25.9kReads9.3Score2kShelves

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    ① I'm quite optimistic about this one. The male lead, Xu Shi, is highly intelligent and strong. He's a con artist and has a predetermined death, I think he'll die at 19. He uses a gun (cold weapon). He's an orphan and one of the founders of a mental hospital. He's also the undefeated emperor of the underworld. He's usually in disguise, sometimes even wearing a smiling mask. It's quite good... ② The Legend of the Rules of National Destiny. The male lead, Chen Shao, has terminal bone cancer in reality. He's highly intelligent and calm in the face of adversity. It's pretty good. Most of the focus is on the male lead, and there's very little mindless infighting between different countries, which is quite good. Other stories about national destiny are just mindless infighting with ridiculously low intelligence, which I really can't stand... ③ Black hair, red eyes, black scythe, refined yet perverted Yan Wugui. Shuo Wugui is the executioner, entering various worlds to complete missions, very exciting... The fourth book is a thriller game, the male protagonist Fu Yan is a bit crazy but strong, he has sealed his own memories... ④ The male protagonist Zhao Yu is very smart, because he caused his family to break apart, so he plans to hide and pretend to be a fool. In the game, he is his true self and takes off the disguise... ⑤ The male protagonist Zhi Chen, codenamed Bo Yi, jumps into the river at the beginning and is pulled into a strange paradise. He is a strong and intelligent madman who will not care about the consequences in order to satisfy his curiosity. He is also the boss of "Shan Hai", which is full of his crazy disciples. The master and disciples love and kill each other, but the disciples are very obedient to their master, yet they want to kill him but are killed by him. ⑥ The male protagonist, Zhao Yi, is a psychiatrist. He is highly skilled and intelligent, an elegant yet insane madman, and a descendant of the "Blood Robe" bloodline... ⑦ The protagonist enters a horror game, experiencing no fear. Instead, he becomes excited when encountering things that ordinary people find terrifying, and his mind works even faster. He is a psychiatrist and also a madman. His father's identity is not simple either. His favorite weapon is a bone-crushing hammer. He is highly skilled and intelligent. It's a very good watch; you can give it a try. ⑧ The male protagonist enters a horror academy and has a dual personality. His primary personality is named Nan An, a madman with strong mental strength. He likes to create "artworks (the other shore flower)" and his weapon is the "Seven Deadly Sins." His secondary personality is named Nan An, whose weapon is "Mercy from Heaven" (a scythe). He is skilled in combat, but his mental strength is not as strong as his primary personality, so he cannot control his body. He is bloodthirsty and brutal. It's quite good; you can give it a try. I'm too lazy to type it all out; just read it yourself. They are all about madmen + horror games + highly skilled and intelligent characters, and they all have high scores. You can give them a try.

29. 29 规 Rule Horror: I Am the Horror Story 规则怪谈：我即怪谈 Wish You Happiness祝你快乐呀Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing In 2017, supernatural tales descended upon Earth. Conventional weapons couldn't harm them, and humanity struggled to survive. Rule-based supernatural tales became humanity's last lifeline. Tens of thousands of chosen ones around the world were selected. If they won, the supernatural tales would vanish from reality. If they lost, the rule-based tales would descend upon the world. This was a war between humanity and the supernatural. Chen Shao, a patient suffering from bone cancer, became one of t 143kReads9.6Score18.8kShelves
30. 30 大 The Big Shot Is a Little Twisted Because He's Too Refined 大佬因太过斯文而有些变态 Clingy Grain穗穗黏黏Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Decisive and Ruthless] x [No Romance] x [Ridiculous Power Fantasy] x [Unhinged but Handsome Male Lead] x [Refined Pervert] “Executioner No. 001, mission completed perfectly.” After dying, Yan Wugui, who had spent ten years in a psychiatric hospital, became an executioner for the Myriad Worlds System. He travels across the heavens and countless realms to hunt down rule-breakers and keep the worlds running as they should. An executioner? Call me the Reaper. [System] Executioner No. 001. Assassina 19.5kReads9.4Score3.9kShelves
31. 31 猎 Hunting Season 猎杀时刻 Madman of the Mohist School墨家狂人Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted A brand-new game, Hunt: The Reckoning, has taken the world by storm since its release. In this virtual world, you can play a prisoner, thug, thief, or murderer and experience a thrilling life of your own, or become a hunter, uphold justice, and bring these shady characters to book. As justice and evil clash, a refined and well-mannered man makes a dazzling appearance before the world. His arrival gradually convinces people that perhaps a light can truly exist in the darkness. (This novel is simi 5.1kReads8.8Score391Shelves
32. 32 生 Survival Game: My Sanity Meter Is Off the Charts! 生存游戏：我的san值爆表了！ Northwest Agent西北经纪人Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Story-driven + infinite worlds + horror game + no female lead] This is a survival game. All selected players must take part in terrifying instances. They must fight to survive in the cracks! Ji Bai is a doctor at a psychiatric hospital, and his best friends are his patients. Suddenly, a ghostly face lunges out! “A jumpscare?” Ji Bai looks at his SAN value. It has already shot up to 130. “I’m a doctor. If I say you’re sick, then you’re sick!” He grips his cleaver and swings hard. The ghostly fac 3kReads9.2Score293Shelves
33. 33 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 383Reads9.1Score106Shelves
34. 34 我 I’m Only Playing a Psychopath, but I’m Actually a Good Prisoner 我只是扮演变态，其实我是好囚犯 Walking the Dangerous Path危行Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Male lead is a trouble-loving thrill-seeker + livestreaming + role-playing + no romance, pure wish fulfillment + AI game infinite-flow] Xie Qi transmigrates to a parallel world. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself a prisoner, being taken to an island that houses the world's most vicious criminals. This world is controlled by major corporations, with the government nothing more than their puppet. The Prisoner Island is a massive livestreaming game made for the rich. All the prisoners are an 13.9kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves

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    The protagonist clears various dungeons

35. 35 南 Tales of Nandu 南牍纪事 Records on Stone石上录Mystery539k WordsOngoing Zhao Mingcheng is a low-ranking official with no connections. His only talent is spotting tells on people's faces. But his friend Su Zimo can hear the truth in people's hearts. In court, a prisoner stubbornly refuses to confess. Su Zimo hears the thought in his heart: "Put the account in the imperial treasury." Zhao Mingcheng follows that lead, piecing together fragmentary evidence, step by step, until it becomes an airtight case that seals the prisoner's fate. One hears the truth; the other for 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ancient Chinese crime investigation | A high-stakes game of wits, no mindless bumbling! Su Ziming, tasked with reviewing a previous case, leads a six-person forensic team to re-examine the already closed Zhang family murder case. Their adversaries are well-versed in local legal procedures, using the process to lay layers of traps. Without resorting to brute force, they uncover the entire fabricated case through trace evidence. The protagonist's telepathic abilities come at a price; each member of the team plays a crucial role, with numerous foreshadowing elements and plot twists unfolding layer by layer.

36. 36 疯 The Madman's Hide-and-Seek 疯者迷藏 Qun Luo逡罗Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted After doing everything he could to escape the madhouse, he finally discovered that it was where he truly belonged. 33Reads6.9Score—Shelves

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    High IQ? Yes.

37. 37 请EN Call Me the Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 The Cat from the Xu Family徐二家的猫Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted 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 102.6kReads9.5Score9.7kShelves
38. 38 一 I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案 No Joy无喜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst... 29.8kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
39. 39 从 It All Starts with a Cozy Game 从一款温馨游戏开始 Yu Zuo予作Mystery237k WordsCompleted In 2035, virtual games have become part of everyone's daily life. But one day, a mysterious horror civilization invades the virtual games. As terror engulfs the virtual world, every registered player instantly becomes a lamb to the slaughter, a rat in the street, a slave to be killed at will... The game's NPCs turn into terrifying ghosts. They overturn the master-servant relationship, roam the depths of the virtual world, carve out their own territories, and pen human players up to torment and e 3.7kReads9.0Score352Shelves
40. 40 第 The Ninth Special Zone 第九特区 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsCompleted After the catastrophe, the land was scarred beyond recognition. Food was scarce, resources were in short supply, and the situation was chaotic... A young man who had fought his way out of an undeveloped zone, with endless yellow sand at his back, came alone to District Nine to make a living. Yet he never expected to meet a few good friends by chance, rise to prominence in the chaotic era over a single thought, and embark on a legendary journey... 210.5kReads9.6Score22.9kShelves

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    The writing is fluent and the pacing is tight. After the apocalypse, China is reunited, and the Chinese nation will prosper forever.

41. 41 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Urge the Ghost Courtesan to Reform! 惊悚游戏：开局劝鬼花魁从良！ Sweet Sweet Sweet Stories甜甜甜故事Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [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 5.6kReads9.3Score619Shelves

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    They all scored in the 9s, indicating high intelligence.

42. 42 无 Infinite Haunting Realms: I Can See Through Lies 无限诡域：我能堪破谎言 The Civil and Polite Mr. Xue文明礼貌雪某Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [No Romance]+ [Original Instances]+ [Mild Horror]+ [Ghosts Kill People]+ [Ghosts in Every Real-World Instance] “Ghosts cannot be killed.” “Humans cannot fight ghosts.” “Ghosts each have their own rules for killing.” A mysterious letter. A door that leads to the unknown. When Li Yu opened the door, one eerie instance after another awaited him. This is the [Ghostly Domain], a world of vengeful ghosts! Will you die in confusion, or be reborn from a nightmare? 155.1kReads8.3Score24.8kShelves

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    Good books are not mindless.

43. 43 恐 Terrifying Nightmare: Extreme Survival in a Bizarre World 恐怖噩梦：我在诡异世界极限逃生 Young Bear年轻熊Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite-flow, mildly scary, no romance] Wang Yan wearily opened his front door. Inside, he saw the woman next door holding and soothing a baby, staring at him in terror. “Sorry, I’ve got the wrong apartment.” He quickly apologized and backed out, then slammed the door shut. Standing in the pitch-black hallway, he found himself unable to decide what was more terrifying: seeing his female neighbor in his home, or seeing the baby who had died long ago… 410.7kReads9.4Score78kShelves
44. 44 地 Invitation from Hell 地狱邀请函 Midnight Nightmare午夜梦魇Mystery601k WordsCompleted [Ghost Escape + Supernatural Horror + Infinite Flow + A Clever Protagonist] An invitation and an abandoned bus drag a group of people into a haunted realm… Lin Mo barely makes it back to the real world alive, only to discover that the horror has just begun. One invitation after another arrives before him, and one eerie world after another comes calling… The Dusk Spirit Hotel, the Dead Return, Vengeful Ghosts Invade: what is the truth behind it all? Who is a friend? And who is an enemy? Shh… Watc 18.2kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves
45. 45 我 I Smell a Ghost! 我嗅到了鬼味！ My Conscience Is Clear我心有无愧Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [Mild Horror]+ [No Romance]+ [Despairing Tone] One night, Gu Quan walks out of the funeral home carrying two memorial portraits, having just attended a funeral. His father calls to tell him that his mother has been in a car accident and is at death's door. In a panic, Gu Quan heads to the underground garage, hoping to drive over and see his mother one last time. On the way, he unexpectedly catches the scent of his natural enemy! Terrified, he gets into a car without thinking, un 195.3kReads8.6Score13.8kShelves
46. 46 鬼 The Ghostly Figure Appears 鬼影显形 Midnight Nightmare午夜梦魇Mystery304k WordsCompleted [Eerie World + Folk Horror Tales + Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + Deduction and Survival + No Female Lead] My name is Zhou Lin, and I transmigrated! But my original Host didn't die. He... became a ghost! A yellowed photograph dragged Zhou Lin from the clutches of a vengeful ghost into another nightmare. The nightmare ended, but the ghosts in the real world never disappeared... A vengeful ghost closing in step by step... The photographs came one after another, haunting him like nightmares, with no 1.1kReads6.2Score104Shelves
47. 47 路 An Extra's Guide to Surviving in a Comic 路人乙漫画生存指南 The Long Road Back South迢迢南归Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Dropped by the author. You can go straight to the final three chapters. Male lead, no romance. Ensemble cast. Academy for people with special abilities. A year after the school arc of the comic Superpower Academy ended, the college arc finally began. It opened on September 1, with the main cast entering Supernova Academy for the Gifted. [The main cast ending up in Class F really is a classic] [That person in Class F must be a big shot] [The people in Classes S and A are so strong too] [What abou 25.2kReads9.5Score2.8kShelves

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    The first book features an ensemble cast of highly intelligent and entertaining individuals, full of foreshadowing, numerous plot twists, and a high-energy storyline; the author's writing is superb. The second book is a role-playing adventure; the protagonist starts in hell, is quite insane, and ruthless to the point of disregarding his own life; the writing is excellent. The third book features a con artist as the protagonist, who doesn't follow the rules from the beginning, possesses exceptionally high intelligence, and has a compelling plot. The fourth book features a master con artist as the protagonist, whose intelligence is undeniable; the beginning is highly engaging, and the plot is mind-bending.

48. 48 我 I Said There Were No Gods Tonight, So the Gods Fell 我说今夜无神，于是众神陨落 Ji Nanyi季南一Urban415k WordsCompleted [The print edition, titled A Godless Night, is available to search for on all platforms. The comic adaptation is now online.] [Plot-driven + infinite-flow + mild horror + countless twists] Yan Huang had a terminal illness. He didn't want to die, so he became a player in Instance. The System's evaluation of him read: [Player Yan Huang practices what he preaches and has impeccable morals. Congratulations, you have awakened the talent: Deceiver.] [Deceiver: Each lie you tell has a fifty percent cha 31.8kReads9.6Score4.3kShelves

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    The first book is about Tang Ping, the "Big Hammer Bro," who can transform into multiple forms; he's actually an evil god. The second book is about Ji Bai, who also likes to use a hammer; he's supposedly a psychiatrist, but his thinking seems disordered. The third book is about Chen Xie, a cute kid in Arkham Asylum, very kind. The fourth book is about Lin Yi, who uses a machinator and suffers from headaches and brain damage; in the first instance, while others stayed for three days, he stayed for thirty; he's a person with nuclear cancer and hydrogen monoxide poisoning. The fifth book is about Xu Shi, who uses body parts as a price to play games, losing thirteen times in a row, but this doesn't mean he's completely uninterested in women or particularly insane. The sixth book is about Li Xiao, the first person who can laugh until a mirror shatters; his smile is terrifying, leading the "Sickness and Resentment" to greater heights, though the ending is... The seventh book, OE, isn't particularly good. Yan Huang, a professional con artist, emmmm, doesn't seem too crazy, but it's definitely good. The eighth book, Cheng Fei, currently wielding a one-ton axe, travels through dungeons with Princess Feifei, Panda Prince, Gluttonous Frog, Mouse Pu'er, and a bunch of subordinates. The beginning isn't great, so I suggest enduring it or skipping it; it gets crazy from the third dungeon onwards. The ninth book, Fu Yan, I relied on Zhao Yi and Fu Yan when I first entered the male-oriented horror genre. The tenth book, Gu Xingwen, is a game participant and administrator, transforming from a socially awkward and socially inept writer into a cold, ruthless, and decisive writer. The eleventh book, Gu Xiaoyong, emmmm, how to put it, there's no sense of fear; he's not afraid of anything. You could say he's crazy, but he doesn't seem crazy either. [Under pressure to finish a draft]

49. 49 唯 One Goal: Stay Alive 唯一目标：活着 Auspicious Brother祥瑞哥Mystery473k WordsOngoing (Survival + high intelligence + deduction + no saintly protagonist + mild horror. Read with caution if you’re sensitive to these elements.) A stream of fire pierced the atmosphere and struck the ground. In an instant, the world was plunged into chaotic darkness, and the buildings of civilization people had once taken pride in became lifeless ruins. Yet among the ruins, one building alone remained standing, like a watchtower surveying all the darkness. Beneath the apocalypse, strange phenomena we 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let us witness the birth of a [god]. (Mind-bending + suspenseful mystery + no Mary Sue elements + survival + slight thriller) After the earthquake, the world was plunged into endless darkness. Just when everyone thought it was just an ordinary earthquake disaster, just when everyone thought it was just a prank… until a door appeared, emitting a cold and merciless voice: Players, welcome to the post-apocalyptic world. At this moment, the survivors realized that this was a post-apocalyptic game about surviving at all costs.⁵

50. 50 惊 Thriller Game: Streaming Myself Sleeping from the Start 惊悚游戏：开局直播睡觉 Fearless Elephant无畏象Mystery519k WordsCompleted Dark + System-powered wish fulfillment + Infinite Flow + decisive and ruthless Supernatural phenomena affect the entire world, and players are randomly chosen to take part in terrifying games! Unstoppable livestream videos appear online, vividly showing the players' perilous experiences. Tang Ping is a modern young man who likes to lie flat. His lack of ambition awakens the Insulator Talent. From then on, while everyone else struggles to survive in the games, he sleeps on livestream! Because the 1.5kReads9.2Score163Shelves

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