Looking for High-Quality Supernatural Rule-Based Stories. The Characters Should Follow the Rules, Not Go Around Killing Everyone 求，优质怪谈规则文，要守规，不要乱杀那种

1. 301 规 Rule Horror: I'm Crazier Than the Supernatural 规则怪谈：我比诡异还诡异 Dark Dreamscape黑色梦境Mystery447k WordsCompleted Completed horror scenarios: “Lily of the Valley Noble Girls’ School,” “Born Biopharmaceutical Company,” “Infinite Train,” “Griffin Luo Orphanage,” and “Castle of the Dead.” [National fate + rule-based horror + deduction and puzzle-solving + livestream + a normal person on the run from a psychiatric hospital?] He was the only sane person in the psychiatric hospital, yet countless normal people thought he was crazy. Only he knew he wasn’t. He was perfectly normal! Outside Qingshan Psychiatric Hosp 2kReads8.5Score164Shelves

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   Rules of the Strange Series

2. 302 请 Please Turn to the Next Urban Legend 请翻到下一则怪谈 happyjieMystery489k WordsCompleted After opening a copy of A Collection of Campus Horror Stories, Wen Su, an ordinary college student, woke to find himself standing outside Room 404 in the boys’ dormitory at Guiming No. 1 High School. Six dormitory rules were posted on the door: lights out at eleven sharp; do not get out of bed after lights out; do not use the bathroom; if you hear someone under your bed calling your name, never answer. This was a Chinese-style boarding high school, as well as an infinite-instance world made up o —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 303 规 Rules of Horror, but with the Theory of Firepower Superiority 规则怪谈，但火力优势学说 Ye Guang业光Mystery112k WordsOngoing [Rules Horror + Satisfying Battles + Item Competition + Unorthodox Clear Strategies + Chaos Beyond the Game] A good contestant never breaks the rules, no matter the cost. A better contestant knows how to maximize their gains when they have to break the rules. The best contestant carefully plans the whole game and leads their supporters toward the best possible future. 1.8kReads—Score1.3kShelves

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   While adhering to the rules, there are also requirements for combat effectiveness, even rigid requirements.

4. 304 规 The Rules: Mind Reading, and the Eerie Both Love and Hate Me 规则：读心术，诡异对我又爱又恨 A Slime一只史莱姆Mystery282k WordsOngoing [Rule-Based Mysteries + Original Game Instances + No Female Lead + National Fortunes + Livestreaming + Mind Reading + Comforting and Healing + Comedy + Mild Horror] Du En transmigrated, and his mind-reading ability came along with him. Representing the Dragon Kingdom in a rule-based mystery challenge, he received an S-rank, upgradeable talent: “Negative Emotion Harvester.” His starting instance was The Perfect Family. At first, the whole family wanted him dead. Using his mind-reading ability, 28Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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   The first book was really good, with very detailed descriptions. The second book is a new book by the same author as the first. It's also really good; I followed it every day and couldn't get enough. The initial rating was a bit low. As for the third one, it doesn't really have that kind of overpowered plot device—not that it lacks a male lead's halo, but the plot isn't as mindlessly exciting.

5. 305 规 Rule Horror: Well, Since Things Have Come to This, Let’s Eat First 规则怪谈：事已至此，先吃饭吧 Huan Jing焕镜Mystery486k WordsCompleted A rule-based horror game descends upon the world, and Xia Xu becomes one of its three chosen players. He is bound to a System. But it's a System for the God of Cooking. He assumes he can't rely on this lousy System and will have to fend for himself. But after it levels up, Xia Xu discovers that it's just a little bit all-purpose. So, with his skills in knife techniques, hunting, reconnaissance, and more all maxed out, Xia Xu calmly regards the grotesque evil spirits and monsters before him. “May 2.8kReads8.4Score224Shelves

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   The first book has no female lead; every action and word of the protagonist has a reason, and her intelligence is very high and doesn't decline—a patriotic red novel. The second book is a group of strong female characters struggling to survive in a world of strange rules. The third book, also a world of strange rules, features a protagonist with the talent of infinite deduction, getting better as it progresses. The fourth book has some cheat codes, but not many. Have you ever seen a "God of Cookery" system? Probably, but have you seen one in a world of strange rules? Overall, it's pretty good; you can give it a try. The writing style is humorous and witty. The fifth book features a protagonist named Xia Tian who, just as he's about to enjoy a happy summer vacation, unfortunately enters a strange world and awakens an F-level talent—the "Juvenile Protection Law." It's useful, but being F-level, it's not useless either; it's the juvenile protection law, after all. A pretty good novel; I recommend reading it.

6. 306 规 Rule Horror: Don't Look Back During 72 Hours in the Dorm 规则怪谈：宿舍72小时不要回头 North Wind, One River北风一川Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted A word of warning: this is terrifying, so timid readers beware. (No female lead, no cheats, no romance, game instances, infinite flow, horror, mystery) Eight university students who returned to campus early found a mysterious sheet of rules in their empty dormitory building: Rule One: No matter what strange “person” you see, don’t cry out or scream. Rule Two: No matter who calls you from behind, don’t turn around or answer. Rule Three: One of you is an impostor who will eat people in the middle 4.6kReads6.1Score390Shelves

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   Rules, mystery, no female lead, infinite loop – worth checking out, really worth watching.

7. 307 轮 Reincarnation's Eerie Station 轮回诡站 The Heartless One忘心人Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing A cursed ticket leading to one horrifying incident site after another... A city shrouded in dense fog, obsessed with eradicating the very existence of "horror"... Passengers who vanish one after another, or are cursed for all eternity... Inside a dilapidated train, an amnesiac burdened by three curses awakens in the dim light, as a voice calling out "curse" sounds in his ears... "Welcome to Reincarnation Station! Passengers aboard the train, please pay attention... The next stop is... Corpse Pai 167kReads8.8Score17.7kShelves
8. 308 规 Rule Horror: Huohuo Has to Work Up Her Courage Today Too! 规则怪谈：今天藿藿也要壮胆！ If It Doesn't Work, Just Give Up不行就开摆Mystery514k WordsCompleted [Character transmigration + rule-based horror + deduction + growth + comedy + national destiny + teamwork + side characters with brains...] [There are quite a few personal additions involving Huohuo and Mr. Tail.] Horror games have quietly descended upon Blue Star. Every country is forced by the rules of these horror games to participate in a deadly game. One day, while the timid Huohuo and the Galactic Baseballer are carrying out a mission, they enter a room filled with bronze mirrors. Afte 978Reads8.6Score154Shelves

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   Although this book has a relatively short text length, it doesn't follow the typical template of people from different countries throwing tantrums in a live-streamed flower-planting event. This book emphasizes cooperation and mutual benefit, and the ending is also quite good, with all the deceased Chosen Ones being resurrected.

9. 309 斩 I Begin by Slaying Demons, Then Attain Sainthood Through the Flesh 斩妖除魔开始，肉身成圣 The Moon in My Arms, Mountains and Rivers in My Dreams明月入怀山河入梦Eastern Fantasy422k WordsOngoing [Ancient setting, high martial arts and high fantasy + wish fulfillment + no romance + female lead + strong heroine] [Wuxia jianghu, suspense, the uncanny, and horror] The mountain path lay under a thin veil of mist in the early morning. The sound of suonas and a noisy crowd drifted through the fog, lively and boisterous, drawing closer and closer. A red procession slowly emerged from the mist. The four people at the front played suonas, singing and dancing. Behind them came a line of bearers ca 1.2kReads8.7Score115Shelves

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   Please, readers, help the author! This book is still worth reading.

10. 310 我 I Have a Diary of Strange Tales 我有一本怪谈日记 Orange, Don't Be Scared橙子你别怕啊Mystery102k WordsOngoing [You made three claims, and I'll refute them.] 1. You say I caused the paranormal resurgence. Where's your proof? 2. Even if I did, so what? 3. You pieces of trash dare to hunt me down! [Paranormal mysteries] + [No System] + [Survival] + [Suspense and supernatural] An old woman holding a baby in the middle of the night, people who don't exist, corpses that speak in the autopsy room... The diary Chen Daonian found by chance actually made him spend the whole night sleeping in a haunted building! A —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It was so damn good, especially the first ghost story diary, I really enjoyed reading it! [Cool][cool][cool][cool]

11. 311 规 Rule Horror: Starting with a Strange Doraemon 规则怪谈：从诡异哆啦A梦开始 Little Second Brother小二弟弟Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [Rule-Based Horror + Mild Frights + Livestream + National Destiny + No Heroine] The uncanny descended on Blue Star a year ago. Longguo's chosen players lost seven rounds in a row, bringing their nation to the brink of ruin. The newly selected player, Lin Yuan, turned out to be an ordinary college student. When the people of Longguo saw that this time's scenario was a three-star haunting, they fell into utter despair. Inside the haunting, Lin Yuan took in the familiar surroundings and fell into t 52.6kReads8.2Score4.5kShelves

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    The protagonist makes mistakes, thinks, and is intelligent; the character is portrayed in great detail, which is excellent and makes the writing very engaging.

12. 312 怪 Ghost Story Rules: I'm in Countless Horror Worlds 怪谈规则：我在无数个恐怖世界 Happy Newbie萌新快乐手Mystery301k WordsCompleted [Original Horror Stories + Horror + Livestream + National Destiny + No Female Lead] Endless terror awakens, taking shape as countless worlds of strange tales. Each country selects one chosen contestant to make it through each strange-tale world. Those who succeed ensure that the tale can never descend upon their country, and bring it national fortune. Those who fail see the strange-tale world descend, and the souls of all the defeated lose their lives forever. Ye Feng, a horror-novel enthusiast 4.3kReads8.6Score356Shelves

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    Good-looking! [Kiss emoji] 1. The male lead has no superpowers or system, relies on himself, and the national team behind him is also very supportive, not just a background character. Every ghost story is very good, and the other characters also have their shining moments; some are very touching. 2. No romance, completed. The male lead is intelligent, patriotic, and there's a bit of an interstellar livestream theme. In the end, he lets the interstellar world know how amazing Earthlings are! [Cool emoji] 3. No romance, completed. Good-looking! Good-looking! Good-looking! I've been reading this for too long, so I've forgotten the details, but it's good-looking! 4. Good! Good to read! 5. New work, not many updates yet, but it's quite good.

13. 313 我 I Have an Immortal Body in a World of Rules-Based Horror 我在规则怪谈拥有不死之身 Heaven-Sent天赐Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + deduction + national destiny + livestreaming + suspense + no female lead] Rule-based horror games descend upon the world. Several chosen ones are selected at random from each country to enter the horror worlds and undergo trials. After his hometown is destroyed by a horror game, Zhou Yu unexpectedly becomes a chosen one for the Dragon Kingdom. His success or failure will directly determine the Dragon Kingdom's survival. Each time they first enter a horror world, participants must 418Reads6.8Score—Shelves
14. 314 我 I’m Three and a Half, and I’ll Become a Legend in Rule-Based Horror With Basic Attacks 我三岁半，靠普攻在规则怪谈封神 One of the Idlers闲人之一Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The animated series is now available. [No heroine + comedy + subversion of expectations + infinite-flow + livestreaming + rule-based horror] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star, and each country randomly selects one person to take part. If the contestant wins, their nation prospers. If they lose, their nation declines. After losing two rounds of games, the people of the Dragon Kingdom are in dire straits. The next horror scenario arrives, and by sheer coincidence, it selects Xia Ye, who ha 8.4kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves
15. 315 规 Rule Horror: Escape from Silent Bear Ridge 规则怪谈：逃出死寂狗熊岭 Sky White Dragon天空白龙Anime Fanfiction122k WordsCompleted [Rules-based horror + fantasy world + ultra-bizarre + decisive killer + smart protagonist + no System + plot-driven] A blend of a fantasy world and rules-based horror, with a fast-paced, plot-focused main story. The protagonist, Li Huaqiang, was once a famous lumberjack in the Dragon Kingdom. After an accident transported him to another world ruled by strange laws, can he escape, or will he become its king? 2.8kReads8.4Score250Shelves

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    A lesser-known but very good fanfiction about supernatural rules; the first fanfiction about supernatural rules featuring Boonie Bears, highly recommended.

16. 316 人 The Laws of the Mortal World: Somehow, I'm at the End of the Rules 人间遗则：规则尽头居然是我 Minasan Lonely米娜桑孤独Mystery306k WordsCompleted There is no Bed Seven at Ren'ai Hospital. The midnight subway cannot tell you its final stop. At Happiness Gardens, no one is allowed to admit to being unhappy... Every strange tale hides a perfect route to victory that can be deduced. Others only want to make it out alive, but Lin Jibai keeps recovering the names that have been erased, asking who wrote the rules in the first place. Until every clue points to the same secret… —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Excellent Rules Ghost Stories: Obeying the Rules, Somewhat Like a Ghost House

17. 317 规 The Crack in the Rules 规则裂缝 Lu Xiaoxiao吕笑笑Mystery170k WordsCompleted In the Contract City, anyone who breaks the rules is erased. No trace remains, no one remembers them, as if they had never lived. Lu Ci, an adjudicator, has personally executed three hundred rulebreakers. Her heart rate has never exceeded seventy. Until the three-hundredth person said one thing before dying: Your sister isn't dead. She searched for three years. In the deepest layer of the rules, inside a cocoon of light, she found her sister's name. It was carved into the wall seven times. Eve 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These three "Rules of the Strange" novels are absolutely amazing! One is the pinnacle of the infinite flow genre, with a complete and independent world behind the door, explosive foreshadowing and resolution, and a single female lead without a harem – a big plus! Another is pure logic domination, with all the clues planted in the beginning, making you want to slap your thigh when the protagonist deduces the truth. It's not a mindless wish-fulfillment story, but a genuine intellectual crushing! The third is the chilling type, depicting the eerie feeling of everyday life being permeated by rules to the core. The female lead goes from an emotionless judgment machine to rebelling against the entire city for her sister – it's mind-blowing towards the end. Each of these three is ruthless in its own way; suspense and mind-bending fans, go for it!!!

18. 318 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, My Talent Is a Mini Ghost 规则怪谈：开局天赋是迷你小幽灵 Deep Sea Forest Whispers深海森语Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [National Fate + Livestream + Supernatural Horror + Low-Profile Aura + Adorable Creatures Appear] Dear reader, if you're reading this book, it means you've broken through the limits of the low-profile aura and successfully found a great read. This book will never let you down! Three years ago, supernatural horrors revived and invaded the world. The rules-based horror games select "players" from each country to enter their scenarios. The players' success or failure has a huge impact on their nati 1.5kReads8.6Score179Shelves

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    Some are not, see for yourself and send a comment to calm your nerves Σ(っ°Д°;)っ

19. 319 蓝 After All Life on Blue Star Was Wiped Out, I Created Urban Legends to Invade the World 蓝星死绝后，我创造怪谈入侵全球 Seriously, I'm Done with This Tomato真是服了tomatoMystery782k WordsOngoing [Power fantasy + behind-the-scenes mastermind + rule-based horror + ensemble cast + revenge + ruthless protagonist + no female lead] The rating has just come in. Blue Star fell five years ago. The foreigners slaughtered the last of its original inhabitants. He is Chen Mo, and he died three minutes before the war ended. But now, he has returned. He is neither a ghost nor a god. He is the blade hanging over the invaders' heads, the purest form of fear that haunts their midnight dreams. That night 3.6kReads6.3Score410Shelves

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    Let me think about how to introduce this book. Note the date! From the current story, everyone is a villain because the protagonist isn't human; he created a series of supernatural rules. Because I'm viewing it from the perspective of one side of the supernatural tale, it feels particularly rule-abiding, hahaha. You could say it's like seeing a supernatural tale from a different perspective. It's just starting out now, and the story chapters aren't long yet. I think there will be longer chapters later on, and I'm really looking forward to it. You should check it out!

20. 320 惊EN Terror: I Only Sell Haunted Houses 惊悚：我只卖凶宅 Nicholas Goudan尼古拉斯狗蛋Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted Rooms where unnatural deaths have occurred are collectively known as haunted houses. There are two kinds: “blue houses” and “red houses.” Living people can stay in blue houses without harm, but anyone who lives in a red house is doomed to die. I work as a real estate agent. One day, I accidentally sold a red house, and afterward, I began encountering terrifying things… 26.5kReads9.2Score3.2kShelves

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    Super beautiful! [Admiring]

21. 321 我 I Contain Hauntings in the Dark World 我在暗世界里收容诡物 I Am Different我则异於是Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + Hypnotically Charming Male Lead With a Harem of Admirers + No Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Overwhelming Combat Power + Recklessly Courting Death] After Xie Wudao dies, he finds himself in a dark world full of filth and strange creatures. Here, the only hope of staying alive is himself. Every instance contains a strange creature. Contain one, and he gains its supernatural ability, allowing him to command it in battle. The more strange creatures a player has, the more limitless t 23kReads9.3Score3.6kShelves
22. 322 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

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    🍃🍃 Primarily rule-based supernatural tales, some with romantic pairings, some without. Each has its own unique characteristics, thrilling and exciting, great content! [I highly recommend it!]

23. 323 规 Rule Horror: Either the Entities or the Audience Must Be Cured 规则怪谈：诡异和观众必须治一个 Pen in Hand, Keyboard Swapped提笔换键盘Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Completed + Original Script + Not a Power Fantasy + Documentary Fiction + Mystery + No Female Lead + Not a Saint] An uprising breaks out at the Dragon Kingdom’s largest psychiatric hospital. The mysterious young man Chen Yi is nominated by everyone in the hospital to become its new director... Not long after, the bizarre invades and the world of urban legends descends... [Dragon Kingdom Chosen One Chen Yi gives up on drawing a talent from the System] [Dragon Kingdom Chosen One Chen Yi treats th 1.8kReads8.8Score183Shelves
24. 324 被 After a Mad NPC Set Its Sights on Me, I Took Control 被疯批NPC盯上后，我直接拿捏 Cactus Heart仙人掌心Mystery813k WordsCompleted [Female lead grows over time] [Male lead is thoroughly rotten] [One-and-only relationships] [Games include survival, horror, and rule-based mysteries…] A strange bus travels through time and space, crossing into another dimension… Jiang Song never imagined that her life as an overworked office drone would end on the day she finally clocked out. To survive the terrifying games, she must complete every mission without making a single mistake. The games are already perilous, but then an NPC s 35kReads9.3Score4.5kShelves
25. 325 规 Rule Horror: The Strange Happy Family 规则怪谈：诡异的幸福之家 Song Qinglin宋青临Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + Brain-Bending Mystery + Livestreamed National Fate] Rule-based horror descends upon the world. As one of the chosen, Ling Xiao enters the horror realm to survive. At the critical moment between life and death, he unexpectedly awakens a Rule System. If he survives, the whole nation celebrates. If he fails, the horror realm descends upon the real world. 1. You live with your wife, child, and parents. Remember, there are only five people in the household. 2. Your child goes to school at e 1.1kReads6.1Score104Shelves
26. 326 规 Rule Horror: I Transmigrated as Furina and Started a Rampage 规则怪谈：从穿越芙宁娜开始乱杀 A Fox阿福克斯Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Transformation + Rules-Based Horror + Genshin Impact + The Supernatural + Lighthearted + Power Fantasy + National Destiny + Mischief-Maker] Bai Tang wakes after transmigrating and discovers that he has turned into Furina, the Hydro Archon. Rules-based horror has now swept the globe, trapping countless people in its deadly scenarios. Bai Tang thought he wouldn’t survive past the first couple of episodes, but to his surprise, he gets bound to the Joyful Mischief-Maker System! As long as he finds 1.9kReads9.3Score230Shelves

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    These are absolutely high-quality rule-based fantasy novels. There are moments of indiscriminate killing, but they're still enjoyable reads. Even without the indiscriminate killing, they don't feel mind-numbing. These are some of my favorite rule-based books, and I hope they satisfy some readers' tastes. (^-^)📚

27. 327 我 Infinite: Am I Playing a Horror Game? For Real? 【无限】我打惊悚游戏？真的假的 Secretly Invest暗投Mystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Live Streaming + Slightly Harem-Like + Mild Horror] Handcrafted by a veteran author. Main story complete; taking suggestions for bonus chapters. No romance, but plenty of shipping. Liang Zaibing is a peculiar creature who, despite being covered in arrows in a horror game, remains convinced he’s completely straight. All he thinks is that this stupid game is too noisy. Why are all the monsters looking at him like that? And what’s wrong with the viewers and the other players, too? 16.3kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
28. 328 我 My Years of Ghost Hunting Among the People 我在民间捉鬼的那些年 Releasing a Hydrogen Balloon放氢气球Mystery275k WordsCompleted Chinese-Style Horror, No Female Lead My name is Xu Jian. I’m 26, and I studied Taoist arts under a Maoshan priest for several years. Over the years, I’ve seen all kinds of things. After doing this long enough, I realized that ghosts aren’t scary. What’s truly frightening are the things people can’t get past in their hearts. All I do is help them say what needs to be said and settle their debts once and for all. People call me a Celestial Master of the Taoist sect, but I’m really just an ordin 4.4kReads—Score295Shelves

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    It's beautiful, really great, I highly, highly, highly recommend it.

29. 329 我 I'm the Great Emperor of Fengdu, and You Want Me to Play Rule Horror? 我酆都大帝，你拉我玩规则怪谈？ The Talking Hot Dog会说话的热狗Mystery750k WordsCompleted [Rule-Bound Horror + Great Emperor of Fengdu + Invincible + No Female Lead + National Destiny + The Supernatural + Hidden Hand + Heh Heh Heh] After five thousand years of signing in at the Underworld, Hua Wujue had risen from a lowly yin messenger to the ruler of Fengdu. On the day of his five-thousandth-year sign-in, the System granted him its ultimate reward. [Five thousand years of sign-ins at the Underworld complete. Ultimate reward granted: Go home.] Even as the Great Emperor of Fengdu, Hua 4.1kReads6.9Score482Shelves
30. 330 规 Rule Horror: One Wrong Step in Correcting History Means Instant Death 规则怪谈：修正历史错一步就抹杀 Sad Soy Milk Powder悲伤豆浆粉Mystery323k WordsOngoing Office drone Zheng Jie hadn’t even finished slurping his instant noodles when he was yanked straight into the Titanic! [Time-Space Correction Mission activated: Save 3 deviants. One wrong move and you’re erased!] A faceless female attendant in a white dress, a strange knocking sound at the door, a killer crewman with no features… This cursed ship is full of rule-based traps, and the Titanic still has to sink on schedule. In 30 minutes, time and space will collapse and everyone will be wiped out! 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Zheng Jie was dragged into the teak deck of the Titanic the instant his instant noodles were half-cooked during his late-night overtime work when the incandescent light bulb shattered. The words "Annihilation" in red letters on a white background stung his eyes. He had to save three devians within 12 hours. The rules were absurdly numerous. Even mentioning time-space correction would get him thrown into a time-space turbulence to be fed to monsters.

31. 331 女 Girls’ Dorm Rule Horror: Survive! 女寝规则怪谈：请活下去！ Cang Ze仓择Mystery19k WordsCompleted The Dormitory Girls’ Rules of the Strange: Survive! 116Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Short, rule-based supernatural tales with a tight plot.

32. 332 我 [Murder Game] I Want to Survive 【杀人游戏】我想活下去 Yu Ge雨戈Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]+ [No Romance]+ [Pure Villainess] High-stakes battles of wits and deadly games; everyone schemes against everyone else just to stay alive. The heroine does every kind of evil, casts aside her conscience, and cares only about profit. Because she knows that only by devouring others can she grow stronger and climb step by step to the pinnacle of power. Watch her fight her way out from the bottom, rising from a mere nobody to stand atop the world. Watch her pull off one dazzling m 41.3kReads9.0Score4.9kShelves

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    Explore the rules yourself, everyone's a villain, super exciting!

33. 333 规 Rule Horror: I Play by the Rules to Win Big for Daxia 规则怪谈：我为大夏玩爆规则 Jiang Mumu姜木木Mystery992k WordsOngoing (Horror + Mystery + Livestreaming + National Fate + Apocalypse) [Welcome to the Rules Horror Game] Chen Jiu is lucky enough to be chosen as a player. Forced to join the game to save his country from ruin, he has no friends and can only rely on himself. [There is a cat in the supermarket. When it grows bigger, give it ten times as much food.] [“It” has followed you aboard the spaceship. Find “it.”] [The time eddies have no effect on “it.”] [Trust no one. You have no friends.] [Choose one out of t 106Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 334 校 Campus Rule Horror: Please Survive 校园规则怪谈：请活下去 Leaning by the South Window, I Entrust Myself to Pride倚南窗以寄傲Mystery133k WordsCompleted [Female lead with no CP + no System + no livestream + no talent + unrelated to national fate] Wei Ran arrived at A City No. 1 High School and received a student handbook filled with rules. She also found a diary left by a senior under the pillow in her dorm room. The title page read: Please do everything you can to survive. (This story is entirely fictional.) (There is a worldbuilding framework, woven into the later plot.) 1kReads8.7Score127Shelves
35. 335 国 National Fate: Did the Script Go Crazy or What? 国运：剧本疯了是吧？ Third-Generation Nuclear Nut第三代核坚果Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing [The script is completely unhinged, even crazier than Yeon-jin. The faint of heart should beware!] A national destiny horror game appeared. If a country wanted to grow rich and powerful, it had to enter the game and take on its horror challenges. But the game was so terrifying that countless players brought disaster upon their countries instead of improving their national destiny. Qin Zhan, however, discovered that he could see hints in the horror game levels: Funeral Hall Zombie level: Zombies 94Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 336 无EN Infinite Rewinds: Everyone Thinks I'm a Big Shot 无限回档：所有人都以为我是大佬 What's Wrong with Money?钱有什么不好Mystery414k WordsCompleted [Adapted into a comic drama] [Audiobook narrated by a real person available] [Infinite Flow + Livestream Survival + Death Rewind + Half-Dihua] [No CP] [The story contains a lot of on-screen comment barrages] After Xu Xi died from overwork, he transmigrated to another world invaded by a survival game. He even discovered that he could rewind time after dying. By using this ability to escape danger time and again and successfully clear each instance, he unexpectedly became a top expert in the eyes 190.6kReads9.4Score20.8kShelves

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    It's not quite a collection of supernatural tales based on rules, and the author only updates every few days, but it's a very high-quality work. If you can accept that there are only 100 chapters to read a year, some of which are supernatural tales based on rules, then it's worth it.

37. 337 让 You Hired Me to Collect Bodies, So I Dissected My Ex-Girlfriend 让你当收尸人，你直接解刨了前女友 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery4.6M WordsOngoing In anatomy class, the corpse turns out to be my ex-girlfriend... After that, I went through all sorts of unbelievable things. A bus that only goes up, never down, and runs straight to a reservoir. An old scholar tree in the hospital, lush with branches and leaves, that swallows people whole. A giant catfish by the Qingshui River, begging people for help every night. And a deadly brothel hung with human skin, open for business without end. It went on and on, as if it would never come to an end... 62.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
38. 338 规 Rules of Horror? Aren’t They Just Meant to Be Broken! 规则怪谈？不就是用来打破的吗！ The Starry Clouds Shone Bright That Year那年星云正灿Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [Rules Horror + National Fate + Lighthearted + Comedy + Invincible] “I admit the rules-horror world is downright bizarre. But if I put on a mask that makes me less than human and pick up a club that breaks the rules, what can the horrors do about it?” Qi Sheng transmigrates to a parallel world ruled by rules horror! Horrors run rampant and strange tales abound. Those chosen by the rules enter rules-horror dungeons, awaken all kinds of talents, and represent their countries in challenges against 141Reads6.7Score—Shelves
39. 339 十 Lights Out at 10:30, Anyone Who Makes a Sound Dies 十点半熄灯，出声者死 Sleeping on Rainy Days雨天睡觉Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing The one and only piece of advice. Do not! Break! The rules! [No System; One Female Lead; Global Anomalies; Awakened Powers; A Touch of Horror] Also known as “I Told You Not to Break the Rules,” “Breaking the Rules Really Does Get You Killed,” and “You Die If You Talk After Lights Out, Where’s the Justice?” Rule-based incidents descend upon the entire world. This is a world where rules can kill. From household rules to the laws of the land, rules are gradually taking on physical form. Whenever a 1.2kReads7.7Score148Shelves

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    This rating is completely unworthy of the novel. The title is also bad. This is my favorite among all the "Rule Tales" novels. How are rule tales formed? How are tales deciphered? The plot explains these aspects very clearly, unlike some novels that are just tales.

40. 340 规 Rule Horror: Starting with Ascending to Godhood Through the Supernatural 规则怪谈：从诡异封神开始 Six Cats Eating Canned Food六个猫吃罐头Mystery558k WordsOngoing [Rule Horror] [Investiture of the Gods] [National Fate] [Utterly Insane] [Cthulhu] The will of Blue Star descends. Nations are wiped out, and the National Fate of the Dragon Nation hangs by a thread! Shen Ce, a patient at the Third Mental Hospital, enters the Rule Horror instance, Investiture of the Gods. King Zhou is a writhing mass of flesh that cannot be looked at directly. Daji is a faceless, nine-tailed reaper of flesh. The heart Bi Gan cut out is whispering the words of an ancient god. Whi 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the bizarre world of Fengshen, where all the chosen ones are merely trying to survive, Shen Ce is causing trouble, forcing the gods to their deaths and filling the rankings, while the Dragon Kingdom's fortunes soar!

41. 341 嘘 Shh, Bet You Didn’t See This Coming: I’m the Supernatural Being 嘘，没想到吧，我就是诡异 Steamed Salted Radish清蒸咸萝卜Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Fake and Real Heiresses, Reborn, Rule Horror, Bizarre World, Wealthy CEO, No Romance, Secret Identity, Horror Game] The full-cast audiobook is available on Fanqie Changting. Search for: The Real Heiress Goes Off the Rails in the Horror Game. Qin Shu is reborn on the day of her eighteenth birthday, with only an hour left before she enters the Rule Horror game. She snatches the jade bangle from the female lead, shuts herself in her room, puts it on, and waits to be pulled into the game. In her pr 17.4kReads9.0Score2kShelves
42. 342 规 Rules of Horror: I Have a Legion of Hauntings 规则怪谈，我有一个怪谈军团 Infamous Senior Brother声名狼藉大师兄Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Supernatural horror game] + [Decisive and ruthless] + [No female lead] Fight the horrors, contain the horrors, create the horrors, become a horror. The story is eerie and suspenseful throughout; it will not turn into a cultivation novel later on. Complete at one million words. Enjoy with confidence. From the moment he enters the horror game, Li Cha gradually turns himself into other people’s nightmare. “Mother,” who lurks in the depths of the sea: “I actually wanted to adopt him as my son a 1.6kReads8.1Score173Shelves

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    [Exploration] *Rules of the Strange: I Have a Legion of Strange Tales* incorporates elements of strange games and decisive action. From the moment he enters the strange game, the protagonist, Richard, gradually transforms himself into someone else's nightmare, maintaining a pervasive atmosphere of eeriness and suspense. *Rules of the Strange: My Family Isn't Normal* 🌙 Rules of the strange have invaded the world. The protagonist, Zhou Bai, as the chosen one representing the Great Xia Kingdom, enters the strange game, deducing and "passing levels" within various bizarre rules. The emotional interactions between the protagonist and the corrupted NPCs are a highlight. *Rules of the Strange: I Can Perfectly Utilize the Rules* When the bizarre descends upon the globe, everyone must enter bizarre dungeons for training. The protagonist starts with the super talent "plot deduction," allowing him to pre-determine the plot and experiment with the rules. Through repeated trials and errors, he unravels the entire dungeon and its worldview, revealing a realistic reflection and satirical meaning. (Please like, comment, and subscribe! [Heart emoji])

43. 343 惊 Thriller: I Know Empresses in the Palace by Heart, and I'm on a Rampage 惊悚：熟读甄嬛传剧情的我杀疯了 Steamed Salted Radish清蒸咸萝卜Female-Channel Fanfiction424k WordsOngoing [No romance + National Destiny Game + Rules-Based Horror + Film and TV Crossover + Face-Slapping Revenge + Rise of the Dragon Kingdom] To save her mother, who has terminal cancer, Su Xiaoxiao makes a deal with the System and transmigrates to a parallel world overrun by supernatural horrors. The moment she opens her eyes, her uncle’s family locks her in a basement without food or water, waiting for her to die so they can seize her property and emigrate to Little Japan! Just as she’s on the verge 39.7kReads7.0Score5.3kShelves

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    This one! It's a female-centric story with no romantic partner. The protagonist's cheat ability is that she's an Earthling who knows the rules of Earth. The plot is like a supernatural tale, with the first arc being "Empresses in the Palace." The plot logic is very reasonable and it's very entertaining!

44. 344 规 Rule Horror: Starting by Ruining Childhoods 规则怪谈，从毁童年开始 Putting Yourself in Someone Else's Shoes代入Two Male Leads28k WordsOngoing He Yiyou came to another world to look for his brother, He Yichou, but was unexpectedly pulled into a world of rules horror. And so began a series of childhood-ruining adventures. At the start, he actually had to play Cotton Candy. A grown man like him had to call a little boy who hadn't even started kindergarten Big Head Brother... Later, he played Bald Qiang. Looking at the thick head of hair on top of his head, he fell into deep thought... After going through so many instances, where exactly 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Does finding loopholes in the rules count as following the rules? [Thinking] The protagonist's combat strength isn't very high, so he can only follow the rules.

45. 345 不 The Undying Starveling 不死饿殍 Yu Jinhe余瑾和Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsOngoing Tomato Original: They all call me Shen Qianqiu, or the Undying Wretch. I survived the meat hooks used to butcher people for food, weathered the storms of the Tang and Song dynasties, and witnessed the flames of war under the Yuan and Ming... I have walked this mortal world for a thousand years. “They ate me for a thousand years. At last, they ate me into a god.” 3.2kReads—Score235Shelves

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    Chapter 241, with its final vengeful spirit demanding retribution, is the biggest suspense of the entire story. A hoarse, bone-cracking voice, a grotesque, confused, and aggrieved tremor—Shen Qianqiu flips a coin to retaliate, declaring, "You've hated the wrong person"—it turns out the mine supervisor of No. 89 Deliberately left a path for later soul-collecting. The moment the truth about the nemesis is revealed, all the foreshadowing from before is ignited, resulting in an explosive surge of satisfaction.

46. 346 规 Rule Horror: Pei Yama, Your Partner Broke the Rules Again 规则怪谈：裴阎王，你对象又违规 One Bundle to Spare一扎有余Two Male Leads403k WordsOngoing Three years after the bizarre phenomenon appeared, everyone followed the rules written in black and white. The red text was untouchable. Get even one rule wrong, and you'd vanish on the spot. Jiang Wang didn't care about any of that. He used to play a ghost in escape rooms for a living. After ten years at it, even ghosts called him "Teacher." On his first day in a dungeon, he gave candy to a ghost woman carrying a child and chatted with her about parenting. Then he dodged the fare and made the c 400Reads—Score109Shelves

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    A hidden gem of a novel, with a complete world of supernatural tales and established rules. The characters are vividly portrayed, and the story is both thrilling and entertaining. The pairing of Pei Yanwang and Jiang Wang is truly captivating.

47. 347 规 Rule Horror: My Taoist Name Is Zhang Tianshi! 规则怪谈，我的道号张天师！ A Quarter Past Three in the Morning寅时三刻Mystery500k WordsCompleted Wild imagination + Invincible + Rule Horror + No female lead + Mystery + Horror This isn't mindless wish fulfillment. There's a plot, so don't read if that's not your thing. The Horrors descended across the globe. After being battered by one eerie disaster after another, the Dragon Kingdom steadily declined, and its standing on the world stage plummeted! Another eerie trial was looming, and the Dragon Kingdom was on the verge of total ruin! But then, a famous figure from the Dragon Kingdom was d 10.4kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
48. 348 惊 Horror Survival Game: The Host Is the Living King of Hell 惊悚国运：宿主她是人间活阎王 Wanting to Daydream想作白日梦Mystery529k WordsCompleted [Yandere and unhinged heroine + horror worlds + infinite flow + livestreaming + ruthless and decisive + no romance early on, undecided after 300,000 words] Global Horror Three players from each country are randomly sent into a horror world, where their experiences are livestreamed in real time! Yue Qingge is in the middle of an exciting horror novel when she wakes up in a mass grave. A corpse beside her reaches out to touch her hand. Yue Qingge slams it with a shovel, pulverizing it. The filthy 847Reads9.0Score151Shelves
49. 349 诡 The Twilight Line of the Haunted Realm: Conquering It with My Wits 诡界晨昏线：靠脑子制霸诡界 What Am I Doing Now?现在干啥啊Mystery117k WordsOngoing [Mild horror] [No System] [Character growth] [One heroine] Countless “Haunted Realms” suddenly appeared around the world. Like black holes, they devoured ordinary people's mental energy and the real world, pushing reality to the brink of madness. In response to the crisis, all kinds of organizations sprang up. They ventured into the Haunted Realms to explore, seized haunted objects to protect themselves, and sought the truth on the edge of life and death. As their investigations deepened, they d 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These are all good, you can take a look.

50. 350 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 22kReads8.4Score2.3kShelves

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    I can only say it's absolutely gorgeous! Everyone, please come and see Zhao Yi! Next time on the leaderboard, vote for Zhao Yi!

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