Proper Rule-Based Horror Stories, No Bait-and-Switch 正经规则类怪谈的书，不要挂羊头卖狗肉的

1. 151 规 Rule Horror: Beware Your Family 规则怪谈：小心你的家人 Li Qingqing礼青卿Mystery107k WordsCompleted A world of urban legends descends upon the globe, forcing everyone into game instances. The only way to survive is to follow the rules. Li Xunyan was still busy plastering the streets with missing-person notices for her mom when she stepped into the instance called [Mom's Favorite]. Li Xunyan: ...I'm starting to panic a little. Want to survive? Want to find your missing parents? Clear the instance, and you'll get the answers you seek. Beginner instance [Mom's Favorite] is now open. Be sure to fo 2.7kReads8.7Score305Shelves
2. 152 零 Symphony of Zero Gravity 零重力的交响曲 Star Rain Silverstone星雨银石Urban142k WordsCompleted This is a magical music box. Each tune tells a different story, whether joyful or sad, about love or parting… The first tune tells of Liu Yan, the librarian in a small town. While reading by chance, he inadvertently discovers the town's hidden secret. The town lies in a peaceful valley and is home to an ancient, mysterious stone bridge called Moonlight Bridge. Legend has it that on the night of a full moon, anyone who stands at the center of the bridge and makes a wish will be carried through —Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 153 我 I Learn to Slay Ghosts on a Paranormal Forum 我在怪谈论坛学斩鬼 Young and Unaccomplished, Yet Never Insecure年少无为不自卑Mystery735k WordsCompleted [The printed edition of Strange Tales Forum is in production] [The short drama adaptation of Strange Tales Forum is in production] Gao Shen joined a strange tales forum by chance. The forum often posts eerie stories, describing every detail so vividly that they seem to have really happened. Users who reply seriously analyze the source of each incident and discuss how to deal with it. They even address each other as Heavenly Masters, Soul Tamer 50.1kReads8.7Score6.4kShelves

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   I recommend the novel *I Learned to Slay Ghosts on a Ghost Story Forum (A Guide to Ghost Stories)*, a suspenseful and imaginative supernatural tale. This type of novel is characterized by its mysterious rules, bizarre events, and tense, oppressive atmosphere, instantly grabbing the reader's attention. While reading, you'll find yourself unconsciously following the plot, exploring and solving hidden mysteries, as if you yourself are in that world full of unknowns and suspense, constantly guessing and deducing where the story will go next. The immersion is incredible, making it perfect for readers who enjoy this style.

4. 154 暗 The Shadow Divide 暗影交界 Star Rain Silverstone星雨银石Urban107k WordsOngoing The little girl leaned close to his ear and softly confided her secret, as if whispering a string of tender words. When she was done, she rose slightly onto her tiptoes and pressed a light kiss to his cheek, like a delicate butterfly fluttering among spring flowers. The little girl looked like a torn doll. Tears and blood mingled and trickled down as she let out a terrifying scream. Her face began to warp, her skin sinking and bulging like rotting earth, as though countless tormented souls were 1Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 155 规 Rule Horror: I Have a Diary from the Future 规则怪谈：我有未来日记 Bai Dafei白大飞Mystery841k WordsCompleted After graduating from high school, Li Yunsheng suddenly receives an invitation to a summer camp. Other high school students have been invited along with him. [One: Enter the school grounds at the designated time.] [Two: Enter the classroom at the designated time.] [Three: Begin evening self-study at the designated time.] [Four: Students attending the summer camp must wear their respective school uniforms.] The four simple rules don't seem so simple to Li Yunsheng. At that moment, the contents of 863Reads5.5Score167Shelves
6. 156 八 An Eight-Year-Old Student, and You Took Down the Rules-Based Horror? 八岁小学生，你杀穿规则怪谈？ Little Fox Tuan Tuan狐团团Mystery305k WordsOngoing [Fox-Eared Boy + Invincible + Eldritch + No Heroine + National Fate + Rule-Based Horror + Livestream] Du Xiaoge transmigrates into the body of an eight-year-old elementary school student, and into a parallel world plagued by rule-based horror. If he wins, Great Xia will reap enormous benefits. If he loses, the rule-based horrors will spread their corruption throughout Great Xia! So when viewers in Great Xia learn that this time’s contestant is just an eight-year-old child, they all fall into des 31Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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   I've recommended it to you all; it's truly excellent. It's a absolute gem in my eyes. The first book is fantastic in both the early and later stages, though it has some angst—it's a satisfying read. The second book is a bit boring at the beginning, but it gets better as you read on, defying expectations. The third book is also very good; the rules are similar to the second book, but the scenarios are different, and it's also very engaging.

7. 157 规 Rule Horror: After Dressing as a Woman, I Go on a Killing Spree 规则怪谈：女装之后，我杀疯了 Crispy Eggplant Pancake香酥茄子饼Mystery592k WordsOngoing [Rule-Based Horror + National Destiny + Mild Frights + Deduction and Puzzles + Cross-Dressing Expert + No Romance] Rule-based horror appears on Blue Star, randomly selecting chosen ones to enter its terrifying scenarios. Countries whose chosen ones clear the challenge receive abundant resources and special privileges. Those who fail will be invaded directly by the horrors. Bai Lu obtains a cross-dressing System and enters a rule-based horror scenario. [1. You are a girl, and you must at least ac 798Reads9.2Score106Shelves

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   A daily book recommendation: First book: The first arc is relatively average, but it's also quite profound. Of course, you can jump straight to the climax: the fourth arc, Wapeng City, which tells the story of how to overthrow the rule of the gods under divine enslavement... The male protagonist has the ability of infinite deduction, and there are many plot twists in the story. Recommendation rating: 9 stars. Second book: Rules contradict each other, so start with other rules to overthrow the wrong ones... However, the protagonist is the one who sets the rules, and the second Tianshan arc is actually Da Luoshan... The author has only written two arcs so far, but the supporting characters are all very intelligent and have all reached the end of the arcs. It can be read as a casual read. Recommendation rating: 7 stars. Third book: Purely suitable for casual reading, it's about cross-dressing and ghost stories, but it's relatively less serious. Recommendation rating: 6 stars. Summary: All are pretty good. If you want to read pure mystery, you can read the first two books.

8. 158 融 Fused with the Human-Skin Paper, I Am the Harbinger of Death! 融合人皮纸，我即是死亡预告！ White Tea Egg白色茶叶蛋Mystery985k WordsOngoing A sheet of human-skin paper fuses with Chen Ming’s left hand and grants him an ability. Death Premonitions! For anyone he knows, any living being within his sight, and even himself, if they are destined to die soon, a warning will appear. [Death countdown: Chen Ming, 3 minutes 18 seconds] Like this. The Spirit Realm also descends at the same time! The Spirit Realm is full of all kinds of bizarre dungeons. Any player drawn into it faces an extremely high chance of dying while clearing them. Chen 9.2kReads7.5Score780Shelves
9. 159 规 Rule Horror: Who Taught You to Study Like That? 规则怪谈：谁教你这样读书的 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery426k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, No Romance, Rule-Based Horror, Infinite Realms, Chinese-Style Horror] Traditional culture has been distorted on a massive scale in modern society. Altered pronunciations, words smeared with stigma, and ancient sayings twisted out of shape are gnawing away at the human soul. Su Muyu, the thirtieth-generation descendant of Su Shi and the sole inheritor of the Soulcrafter lineage, joins Li Guazi, a girl whose past is a mystery, and Mr. Dongli, a word spirit from the handwritt 50Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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   Serious rules and strange tales [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

10. 160 开EN A God-Tier Hidden Skill from the Start! I've Seen Through Everything 开局神级隐藏技能！我已看透一切 Thin Porridge Shizhou稀粥世洲Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [Lighthearted and Funny] [No Female Lead] [Livestream] [Feel-Good] Left Cheng'an was pulled into a world survival game and awakened the game's only god-tier skill, "True Sight"! From then on, he could see the other side of the game! A branch lay by the roadside. Ordinary players: "What's this thing underfoot? Get it out of the way!" What Left Cheng'an saw: [A locust branch loved by the imprisoned Eight-Legged Countess. Give it to her and you can get the quest item, "Secret Room K 70kReads8.7Score7.6kShelves

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    All the best books on the supernatural and superstitious are here. Don't bother looking elsewhere, just find the best books here.

11. 161 上 The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong 上官昭容诡事录 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Completed] [Strong female lead, no romance, Chinese-style horror, transmigration through history, numerous foreshadowed clues, coherent plot, no System, not a power fantasy] [The Strange Tales of Shangguan Zhaorong] [Also known as: Old Tales from the Yellow Springs] [Reader’s guide: The main plot and the individual arcs are interconnected, with plenty of clues and foreshadowing. Almost every character who appears has a role to play, though each arc can also be read as a standalone story.] Th 2.1kReads9.3Score347Shelves
12. 162 诡 Eerie Revival: I Can Contact the Past 诡异复苏：我能联系过去 Young Master Yanque燕雀大公子Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The Hungry Ghost Festival of 2025. A super red moon appeared, and as it lingered in the sky, the supernatural returned. Left Yang was shocked to discover that he could use his phone to contact himself in the past. In the stairwell, the Knock-at-the-Door Ghost killed anyone who opened the door. But someone discovered that it skipped the first floor and started knocking there. So Left Yang contacted his past self. [Please have your one-month-younger self rent an apartment on the first floor!] The 43.3kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves
13. 163 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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    After the earthquake, the world was plunged into endless darkness. Just when everyone thought it was just a normal earthquake disaster, just when everyone thought it was just a prank, a door appeared, emitting a cold and merciless voice: "Players, welcome to the post-apocalyptic world." Only then did the survivors realize that this was a post-apocalyptic game where survival was paramount, and nothing was more important than survival itself. (Mind-bending, suspenseful, no Mary Sue elements, survival-oriented, slightly thrilling)

14. 164 致 Deadly Haunted Grounds: The Death Countdown Begins! 致命诡地：现在开始死亡倒计时！ Dong Yu东鱼Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + horror instances + survival + mild scares + no romance] The curse of the Bronze Ghost Mask descends. Those chosen must embark on one deadly journey after another. Time is running out, and death is drawing near. Who will make it out alive this time? [The B&B Butcher] In a creepy old house, ghostly figures appear whenever night falls. Anyone who enc 28.6kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves

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    The main characters in these books are all quite intelligent.

15. 165 系 The System Arrived a Year Early, but the Paranormal Never Actually Happened 系统提前一年，可诡异真没降临 Young Master Yanque燕雀大公子Urban609k WordsCompleted [Host narrowly escaped the Cat-Faced Granny's pursuit. Host, you're awesome!] [Reward: 20 survival points!] Walking past the elderly neighbor's door, Xiang Nan looks utterly bewildered. [Host successfully escaped the Death Bus. Host, what courage!] [Reward: 30 survival points!] After getting on the bus and then getting off again, Xiang Nan is still utterly bewildered. [Host successfully killed a Corpse Demon for the first time since the supernatural descended. Host, you're like a god!] After cre 4.4kReads7.9Score579Shelves

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    I watched them all myself, they were incredibly good, I binged them in one go, some parts were exhilarating, some were mind-bending!!

16. 166 规 Too Few Rules? I'll Add My Own Notes 规则太少？我自带备注 How Did You All Get Used怎么全都用了Mystery178k WordsOngoing Dou Kong, a 23-year-old recent college graduate, was still agonizing over whether to get a job. Well, that's settled. He went hiking in the middle of the night and somehow stumbled into the legendary horror game instance. He even signed on with a bizarre System that calls itself an “immortal” and speaks with a Sichuan accent. Now he never has to worry about whether he'll be lying around or looking for work tomorrow. He thought he'd be alone for the rest of his life, but fate brought him Nan Yin, 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There's no mindless pushing or overpowered cheats. The rules form the basic game framework; you act within that framework, with the system only providing support. It emphasizes a human-centered approach. The initial stages are beginner dungeons, and the first main dungeon is a medical aesthetics clinic. 6000 Words updated daily; don't miss it if you're interested!

17. 167 规 Rule Horror: I Carried Longguo to Victory with Ghost Money 规则怪谈：靠着冥币带飞龙国 Call Me Great Lord叫我大官人Mystery657k WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Schemer]+ [Rich]+ [No Heroine]+ [Patriotic but Not a Saint]+ [Invincible but Not Brain-Dead]+ [Eerie]+ [National Fate] A year ago, the Rules of Terror descended. Each country began randomly selecting chosen ones to take on eerie dungeons, with their success or failure tied to their National Fate. Chen Bin obtained the Ghost Tycoon System. After completing System tasks for a year, he had amassed ten billion netherworld coins, currency that could only be used in the eerie world. Just as 9.1kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves
18. 168 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 2.7kReads8.4Score217Shelves
19. 169 规 Rule Exploration: Break the Rules and Die! 规则探索：犯规者死！ Maidenhair Fern荷叶铁线蕨Mystery554k WordsOngoing The Myriad Worlds are all governed by rules. [Welcome, prospective player.] [You have entered the Exploration Foundation. Your soul will be stored here.] [You will represent the Foundation as you enter endless worlds and fragments, excavating their rules and claiming them for the Foundation. Your rewards will depend entirely on your performance.] [Every world or fragment contains several rules. Upon entering, players automatically obtain one of them.] [The supreme rules of the void: One, anyone —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I recommend these two books. They're genuinely about using intelligence to break through the rules; there's no inherent rebellious streak. The protagonists diligently explore the rules and survive. You might want to check them out.

20. 170 规 Rule Horror: I Can Possess the Supernatural 规则怪谈：我能附身诡异 The Little Cat in the Snow雪中的小猫Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + No Romance + Ensemble Cast + Passionate Adventure + National Destiny + Deduction + Original Scenarios] (No characters suddenly becoming stupid. True teammates appear starting with the second scenario, and this really isn't padded! The first four scenarios each have a completely different style.) A year ago, rule-based horror descended on Blue Star in massive numbers, causing countless tragedies and drastically reducing the global population. While everyone else avoided the u 20.6kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves

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    ‼️‼️The world is shrouded in bizarre tales of rules, and humanity is constantly threatened by the uncanny. Everyone lives in fear. ⭐⭐But she—Jiang Cheng—is simply an existence defying the heavens! While others are terrified by the supernatural, she simply possesses it and arrogantly declares, "Little monster, you're under my control from now on!"💫💫💫 In the dormitory's bizarre tales, she strolls around right under the monster's nose, thoroughly exploring the loopholes in the rules, and even steals the monster's abilities, infuriating it to the point of rage. In the mental hospital dungeon, fraught with danger, she laughs heartily😁: "This difficulty isn't even enough for me to warm up!" She overcomes all obstacles, finally discovering that she is actually the strongest monster! "Gods will be slain, Buddhas will be slain, in this world of bizarre tales, I call the shots!" Jiang Cheng leads her god-slaying team, taking on gods one-on-one🏵️

21. 171 我 I’m a Real Man, but I’m a Sissy Boy in a Horror Story Livestream 我，纯爷们，怪谈直播当男娘 Tired zzZ倦zzZMystery172k WordsOngoing [No romance + rule-based horror + logical deduction + Infinite Flow + mild horror + humorous references] 1. A female ghost sews her parents together and keeps them in the refrigerator. You threaten her pathological devotion to her family. 2. Your “other self” hates you. Kill them? Are you sure you won't die too? He Ling's talent is Simulation and Deduction. But he was strangled to death by a female ghost from the start, before he could even use his talent. His only chance to revive was gone. The 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    1️⃣ I wrote this myself, so please support it! No national destiny, no romance, no invincibility. 2️⃣ Need I say more? Gu Yi is forever a god. 3️⃣ The protagonist has an extremely high IQ, and it's all super good! [Shy]

22. 172 十 Fourteen Years of Hunting Ghosts (Complete in Five Volumes) 十四年猎诡人（全五册） Li Yifan李诣凡Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Li Yifan’s spine-chilling ghost-hunting chronicles! A contemporary Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! A spine-chilling record of ghost hunts! First posted on Tieba, it topped 100 million views within three months! The acclaimed mystery writer Li Yifan’s breakthrough work, now with the unpublished continuation added! Every ghost was once a living person. I’m a professional ghost hunter. I turn the compass, circle the place with red 11.8kReads9.6Score2.2kShelves

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    The first two books are written by a genuine Taoist priest who washed his hands of the practice, so the stories are absolutely authentic. The third book is written by a former tomb raider who reformed and started writing novels after his release.

23. 173 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
24. 174 人 Tomb Raider: I Scrape the Ground Bare and Drive the Zongzi Crazy 人在盗墓：刮地三尺给粽子搞麻了 Adorable Little Zongzi可爱小粽子Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Tomb raiding + System + invincible hero + giant zombies + supernatural horror] Lin Yi transmigrates to the Ancient City of Jingjue and obtains the Tomb-Raiding Check-In System. Check in while exploring ancient tombs to earn generous rewards. Peerless martial art: Dragon-Elephant Prajnaparamita. Sixteen Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secrets. Qilin bloodline. Black-gold ancient saber! Maoshan Daoist arts! … Fatty: “Lin Yi is way too fierce!” Lao Hu: “Sigh, that guy has stolen my thunder again and again. (ಥ 913Reads8.7Score138Shelves
25. 175 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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    Serious fans of supernatural tales, come on in! Each book is a dark and oppressive survival guide. The feeling of struggling to survive in bizarre rules is so real that it will send chills down your spine, yet you can't help but keep turning the pages.

26. 176 规 Rule Horror: Beware Your Roommate! 规则怪谈：小心你的合租房室友！ Xin Kong Diandian鑫空点点Mystery32k WordsOngoing [Mystery and deduction + suspenseful horror + not a power fantasy + no national-fortune system + no livestreaming + no heroine + brains over brawn] The supernatural has returned, and strange tales have descended upon the world. Everyone is forced into game scenarios, where following the rules is the only way to survive. To stay alive in this world of rule-based ghost stories, Lu Yunshen relies on his exceptional intellect to overcome one crisis after another. But after completing more and more s 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    No national destiny, horror/supernatural, suspenseful and mind-bending, no female lead, no protagonist halo, purely based on the protagonist's deduction. Please give me some feedback, I'm begging you, everyone please take a look!

27. 177 规 Rule Horror: Four Lives, a Bridal Gown, and a System Destroyed from the Start 规则怪谈：四命嫁衣开局毁灭系统 Puppet Craftsman木偶工匠Mystery111k WordsOngoing [Horror + livestreaming + System + suspense + no national luck + not a power fantasy + not mindless + no invincible protagonist + deduction] The System, once the cornerstone of kingship, is now a trial of fate. Look, see how it blazes a trail for whom? Behold, its creator kneels before its power. Humanity, supernatural horrors, and System AI: three powers in a standoff. Once the planet's rulers, how will humanity escape now that disaster has arrived? Death was once celebrated in songs of the sou —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If the system is malicious, if the rules are humanity's hope, those hiding behind their screens laugh, while those trapped in the eerie tales flee for their lives. Should humanity survive or perish? Come and see for yourself!

28. 178 还 You're Still in the Womb, and You Beat Rule Horror? 还在娘胎没生，你打穿规则怪谈？ Hates Drinking Hot Water反感喝热水Mystery311k WordsCompleted [Ghost fetus + protagonist is himself a supernatural entity + subverting conventions + suspense + horror revival + national-fate horror games] As horror returns and Rule Horror descends upon the world, every country randomly selects a Chosen One to enter the horror game. If the Chosen One wins, their entire country receives rewards. If they lose, supernatural entities invade reality and wreak havoc. Lin Changqing, who had transmigrated to this world by accident, had not yet been born when his mo 2kReads8.9Score256Shelves

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    The Rules of the Strange Tales: A mother, pregnant for over two years without giving birth, was chosen to enter the Rules of the Strange Tales. Everyone thought she was going to die. The Rules of the Strange Tales had already failed three times, and everyone thought it would only arrive on the fourth. Unexpectedly, the mother was pregnant again, and the baby inside was a ghost fetus. Entering the Rules of the Strange Tales was like entering a buffet; eating ghosts could level her up, and in times of crisis, the ghost would help her, acting as a babysitter.

29. 179 规 Rule Horror: My Little Sister Is Definitely Not Some Kind of Anomaly 规则怪谈：妹妹才不是什么诡异 About the Gods关于神明Mystery406k WordsCompleted [Mystery + Not Invincible + No System + No Idiocy + Not a Saint] [Livestream for Elites Only, No Dumbing Down] After being killed a hundred times in his dreams, the refined and gentle Han Mo arrives in a world of eerie, rule-based horror. Han Mo: I get a little sister from the start? Am I dreaming? Little sister: Big brother, I'm hungry… Han Mo: …Stay back. I'm about to start dreaming! So… would you be willing to make your adorable little sister a wholesome dinner with a good balance of meat and 135Reads7.3Score—Shelves
30. 180 规 Rule Horror: An SSS Talent? I Switch Them Up 规则怪谈：SSS天赋？我换着玩 Silver Vow银色誓言Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Ran swapped souls with his counterpart in a parallel world and found himself in a world of strange tales, where one rule after another was impossible to distinguish as true or false, and one malicious horror after another lay in wait. He ventured through mountains, forests, the deep sea, and even hell, taking on bizarre roles such as tourist, wolf, sailor, and shepherd. With all kinds of outrageous tricks, Jiang Ran hired a creepy little girl as a child laborer one moment, then struck up a 14kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
31. 181 规 Rule Horror: Breaking the Rules Earns Her System Rewards 规则怪谈：她违规会获取系统奖励 Word-Processing Elf码字精灵Mystery125k WordsOngoing [No Romance, Powerful Female Lead | National-Fortune Rule-Based Horror | Game Invasion | System-Powered Wish Fulfillment | Leveling Mystery] A bizarre game from around the world invades Blue Star. Each country randomly selects a Chosen One to enter a rule-based horror instance, with the entire process livestreamed globally. If they clear the instance, their country gains vast resources. If they fail, the Chosen One is killed on the spot, and their homeland is struck by a devastating natural disa 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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    [Smiling face][Smiling face][Smiling face]

32. 182 规 Rule Horror Archives 规则怪谈档案馆 Tomb of Eternity万古之墓Mystery114k WordsCompleted This is a vast archive, filled with countless rule-based horrors. Perhaps you can find something inside? We are survivors of the apocalypse, and the archive protects us. But perhaps there is something we can do, too. We collect the rules, understand them, and try to save civilizations from the tide of destruction. This is what we do. Perhaps our actions will not be understood, but we do only what we must. Perhaps you should be ready, too? (Most of the rule-based horror stories so far are my own 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Absolutely serious, I swear on my integrity.

33. 183 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 475.8kReads9.7Score67.4kShelves
34. 184 规 Rule Horror: I Ascended to Godhood in a Death Game 规则怪谈：我在死亡游戏中封神 Silver Vow银色誓言Mystery914k WordsOngoing [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment + Rule-Bound Horror + Death Games + No Female Lead + Lighthearted Humor + Special Abilities] Welcome to the Land of Divine Relics! This is a world ruled by rules, a playground for the supernatural, and the birthplace of [Miracles]! Here, flipping a coin, counting fingers, playing cards: these games may seem simple, but each has only one path to survival! All you can do is exploit loopholes in the rules and awaken your own [Miracle]! Through countless death games, I 3.8kReads8.6Score348Shelves
35. 185 诡 Eerie: Something's Not Right with This Novel 诡异：这个小说不对劲 Zhu Dan祝蛋Mystery3.7M WordsCompleted Instance difficulty: Easy, Normal, Hard, Nightmare, Hell. Lin Han is in a different parallel universe in every instance, and the plots are independent, so you can read them in any order. Lin Han is clever and resourceful, bold and decisive, and really damn awesome. 58Reads—Score163Shelves

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    "The Strange House Meal Replacement" is a good option for those looking for something to read. [Admiration]

36. 186 规 Rule Horror: The Final Sequence 规则怪谈：终末序列 Madman Pig Butcher狂魔杀猪狂Mystery104k WordsOngoing [No CP] [Dual Protagonists] [Dark Fantasy] An ordinary high school student stumbles into a world of supernatural rules, uncovers the secrets behind them, gains supernatural abilities, and becomes a Sequence-Bearer! From primeval forests to eerie schools, from abandoned hospitals to worlds governed by rules... Only rules can kill rules. In the End Times, seeing isn’t always believing. You must wield the power of rules to kill their masters. That is the only way to survive! The blood and vengeance 1Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 187 惊 Thriller Game: From the Start, I Helped Monsters Make Choices 惊悚游戏：开局帮鬼怪做选择 Delicious Shimeji Mushroom美味的口蘑Mystery2.6M WordsOngoing [Horror game dungeons + career-based progression + NPCs caught in a rat race + livestreaming + everyday-life style] Jiang Ye’s daily routine consists of working, studying, working... Then one day, he’s pulled into a horror game during class and awakens an all-career talent. He discovers that all his career skills are a little strange. From the start, he unlocks the career “Small-Town Exam Machine,” with an added skill that lets him make choices for ghosts and monsters. [A difficult choice has ap 67.9kReads9.4Score7.9kShelves

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    I highly recommend you urge the author to write this for me.

38. 188 规 Rule Horror: A Perfect Run with Incomplete Talents 规则怪谈：我用残缺天赋完美通关 Release the Wind, Disperse the Song释风散鸣Mystery403k WordsOngoing The supernatural has plagued the world for ages, and rule-based horror games have enveloped countries across the globe. Chosen contestants represent their nations in these horror-game scenarios. For some reason, though, just as the Great Xia contestant who had cleared the last scenario was supposed to take on the next one, they unexpectedly withdrew! The supernatural force then chose Lu Qiuming, who was dozing off in class, by force!!! “Damn it, why me!” Luckily, Lu Qiuming obtained the S-rank t 31Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Strange tales of rules.

39. 189 怪 Horror Tales: After I Was Killed, the Supernatural’s Affection for Me Maxed Out 怪谈：被杀后，诡异好感度爆满了 Bibibei比比北Mystery324k WordsOngoing When the rules-based horror tales descended, Lin Feng awakened the SSS-rank talent Undying Devotion. While the other contestants struggled to survive, the horrors took a special interest in him. Lin Feng drew the SSS-rank talent Undying Devotion. Every time he is killed, the horror's affection for him increases, and he comes back to life. [The Chosen One was killed by an Unspeakable. Affection increased by 15 points.] [Once an Unspeakable's affection reaches obsession, it will stop killing you. 3.5kReads5.4Score453Shelves
40. 190 溶 Cave Prison: The Twelve Zodiac Signs Hunt the Gods 溶洞囚笼：十二生肖逐神 East Ring Elevated Highway东环高架Urban166k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast, no fixed protagonist.] This is a real game, a game in which the Twelve Zodiac Signs hunt one another. Hundreds of rounds have been played over thousands of years. Each round has a zodiac victor. The victors become emperors or powerful figures in their own right. Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of Han: victor of the Snake; Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of Tang: victor of the Horse; Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of Song: victor of the Dog; Qianlong of the Qing dynasty: victor of the Rabbit; Ther 29Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Superbly good! A supernatural tale with rules dictated by the twelve zodiac animals hunting each other—a Chinese-style battle royale, high-energy throughout! [No system] [No time travel]

41. 191 诡 Terror in the Haunted Dorm 诡寝惊魂 Chen Zidong辰子栋Mystery3.6M WordsCompleted I got a job as a dorm supervisor in a university women’s residence, but the girls there were a little too friendly… Crying in the middle of the night, dorm rooms catching fire, rooms that don’t exist. Hidden in the deepest corners of memory is a bizarre and fantastical world… The night is deep, the dream unfinished. A mountain spirit blows out the lamp. Where can a lonely soul return? 10.4kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves
42. 192 规 Rule Horror: She Ascends to Godhood Step by Step Amid the Supernatural 规则怪谈：她在诡异中步步封神 Jifeng Yue极风月Mystery201k WordsOngoing Low rating due to few raters [female protagonist, no romance, primarily deduction, original scenarios, livestreaming, national fate, mild horror, infinite-flow, not an infinite deduction story] Warnings: She is not invincible with one punch. The story focuses on logical deduction, has no spatial storage, and the female protagonist rarely uses her talent. A grand-scale setting, with the Dragon Kingdom's chosen one as humanity's savior. She grows stronger as the story goes on. If that's not your t 113Reads8.8Score—Shelves
43. 193 惊 A Horror Game? I'm Just a Frail Young Woman 惊悚游戏？人家只是个弱女子 Bai Yi柏亦Mystery574k WordsCompleted [Horror + occasional livestreaming + built-in golden finger + powerful lead + no CP] [When you have only 50 HP, you have no choice but to keep boosting your combat power] Yan He had already resigned herself to living an ordinary life. She never expected a horror game to descend on the day of the college entrance exams. The horror game has overtaken the real world. You never know whether the person in front of you is another player, an NPC, or something else entirely. Known in the horror world as 6.9kReads9.0Score923Shelves

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    Both Su Xiao and Gu Yi received ratings of 9 points or higher.

44. 194 我 I Craft Nuclear Bombs in Rule-Based Horror 我在规则怪谈手搓核弹 Mu Yang Mu Yang牧阳牧阳Mystery285k WordsOngoing [Rule-Based Horror + The Supernatural + National Fate + Deduction + Memes + Comedy + Physical Exorcism] Qin Yu, a genius engineer with a criminal personality, is chosen to enter a rule-based horror world, representing Longguo in the contest. After Longguo has lost four battles in a row, Qin Yu becomes the country's last line of defense. If Qin Yu loses, Longguo falls. “Congratulations, you have obtained an SSS-rank talent: Engineer.” [Engineer: Any object you touch can be given mechanical proper 30Reads8.9Score110Shelves
45. 195 规 Rule Horror: Klee Wants to Blow Up Fish in the Horror World Too 规则怪谈：可莉也想在怪谈里炸鱼 The Wayfarer Has a Cloud行者有云Mystery509k WordsCompleted [Transformation + lighthearted comedy + not scary, suitable for readers of all ages + half power fantasy, half mystery + gradually becomes more like Klee + male-to-female] Rule Horror descended upon Blue Star. Every country would randomly select a Chosen One to enter the horror world. The chosen person bears the fate of their country. If they die, their country falls. When Chu Bai woke up, he discovered that he had turned into Klee and was representing the Dragon Country in the horror world. And 4.5kReads9.5Score621Shelves
46. 196 无 No One Is Innocent 无人清白 Cong Zhang丛张Mystery167k WordsCompleted During a dinner gathering, Pei Yuming’s closest family and friends are all poisoned to death. He is the sole survivor, but becomes the police’s prime suspect. During questioning, Pei Yuming repeatedly flashes back to the moments before dinner began. After accidentally uncovering a secret between his wife and a friend, he gradually realizes that everyone at the table was hiding something they never wanted outsiders to know, and the killer is hidden among those secrets... 142.8kReads9.1Score21.9kShelves
47. 197 诡EN Supernatural Awakening: I Can Become a Demon King 诡异复苏：我能化身大妖 Fallen Leaves Return to the Earth叶落归泥Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [Ghost Stories + Journey to the West + Hilarious Comedy + Sunny Boy + Mental Illness + Positive-Energy Sayings] As the supernatural revived and the uncanny world fell into chaos, Jiang Chen awakened the Demon Transformation System. By provoking emotional fluctuations in ghosts and monsters, he could absorb ghost energy and use it to draw Demon Transformation Cards, taking on the forms of great demons from Journey to the West. Faced with all kinds of violent, savage, strange, and sinister ghost 173kReads9.5Score17.7kShelves
48. 198 开 Rules of the Strange: From the Start, I Can See Through the Rules 开局规则怪谈：从看破规则开始 Zhu Huasha株华沙Mystery505k WordsCompleted [Thriller + mystery + livestream + national fate + no female lead] The supernatural is resurging, terrifying games are spreading, and rule-based horror stories have descended upon Earth. The supernatural has entered the real world. Those who are chosen will be sent into a world of strange rules to face supernatural challenges on behalf of their countries. Mo Fan, a challenger representing the Dragon Kingdom, gains the ability to tell whether the rules are true or false. If he wins, he’ll buy the 635Reads7.3Score103Shelves
49. 199 系 Systems Keep Appearing, but I'm the Only One Who Knows Who Wins in the End 系统陆续降临只有我知道最后赢家 Free Spirit自由骨Mystery83k WordsOngoing [Reborn + apocalypse + dark + self-serving + original dungeons + wild imagination + decisive and ruthless + intelligent protagonist + game] The horror tales descend, then flee halfway through, as various Systems vie for sovereignty over Yellow Star. The Systems of the great era battle Yellow Star, while the little era conceals secrets unknown to all. “Overflowing Authorities” emerge from the changing eras. “Meteors” and “Stars” appear within each age. When one System replaces another, all its po —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The ghost stories are streamed live without filler words; it's all analysis. There's no talent or teammates in these stories; only thought matters. The fate of a nation is at stake, but the protagonist owns his own country and territory.

50. 200 惊 A Horror Game? I Can Beat It Using Only My Right Hand 惊悚游戏？我只用右手就能过 Old Ji老纪Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you! So go ahead and look, just don't look for too long! Because... [Mystery] [Detective Fiction] [Supernatural] [Some parts may be hard for female readers to understand. Feel free to skip them or ask the male readers in the comments.] Mo Fei, who was born with alien hand syndrome, is dragged into a terrifying world. Who would have thought his unruly right hand would be skilled at all kinds of things? Cheating at cards, pickpocketing, slippin 20.7kReads8.6Score1.9kShelves

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