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Any Horror Novels About Rules-Based Urban Legends? 有没有规则怪谈之类的恐怖小说

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  1. 1 Rule Horror: It Begins with a Note from Mom and Dad 规则怪谈:从爸爸妈妈的纸条开始 Mystery694k WordsCompleted [National destiny + no female lead + rule-based horror] (Written so far: Clever Soup, Chapters 1–11; Sam's Zoo, Chapters 12–28; Beware of Sam, Chapters 31–58; Mileage Town, Chapters 63–105; Reject Winter, Chapters 106–136; Peaceful Inn, Chapters 137–163; Diary of August 29, Chapter 165 onward.) Rule-based horror descends upon the world. Anyone who successfully solves a supernatural scenario can earn a corresponding reward in fortune. The first scenario begins with a note left by Mom and Dad. (Gr 3.3kReads8.6Score356Shelves
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  2. 2 He’s Even Fiercer Than the Old Heavenly Master, and You Call Him a Newbie? 比老天师还猛,你说他是新人? Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + comedy + System. If you read the first 30 chapters and don't laugh, come roast me!] On Zhang Wei’s first day of college, a blood-red sun hung in the sky and his entire class was dragged into a ghost realm. Just then, his Ghost-Teasing System awakened! With the whole class under a ghost’s curse, the campus belle, Lu Lianxue, had no choice but to reveal her hidden identity: a disciple of Longhu Mountain and a member of the Exorcism Bureau. But before she could show off her skills.. 40kReads9.1Score3.3kShelves
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  3. 3 Superpowers: I Have a Replication Mirror 超能:我有一面复刻镜 Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Gods Descend, Calamity Begins] When cultivators from the divine realm invade Earth, superpowers and modern weapons become humanity's last line of defense! Can Gou Chen and Adam, Earth's only two superpower academies, shoulder humanity's future? What kind of hidden strength does Huaxia, hailed as the Chosen Nation, possess? This is a feast for the Godslayers! A young man gains the power to replicate abilities. With a mortal body and the power of the world in his hands, he will ultimately slay th 139.7kReads9.6Score17.4kShelves
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  4. 4 Slay the Gods 我在精神病院学斩神 Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 1.2MReads9.9Score172.5kShelves
  5. 5 Game Invasion 游戏入侵 Sports3.1M WordsCompleted [Game Invasion + No Romance + Leveling + Lone Wolf + Gaming] (Also known as: Game Invasion) After being reborn, the first thing Yu Xunge did was go home and make her younger brother down a bottle of liquor, causing him to miss the first game beta test. In her previous life, she didn't learn until she was dying that he had been scheming against her from the shadows all along. She was merely the villainess in a wish-fulfillment novel about a live-in son-in-law... Every bit of malice she suffered w 1.2MReads9.6Score121.7kShelves
  6. 6 Urban Legends Invade: She Goes on a Rampage by Exploiting Hidden Rules 怪谈入侵:她靠隐藏规则杀疯了 Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing [Dad is Dad. He’s holding a knife. Mom is Mom. She takes the knife from Dad. Grandma has just reached the doorway, her eyes filled with confusion and worry. The younger sister has only her older sister by her side, the older sister she loves most… And then? What happened? You’ve forgotten…] [Chosen One of the Dragon Kingdom: Welcome to the first rules-based horror scenario.] [Stage cleared! The Chosen One receives a supernatural value reward, while their bound nation receives national fortune an 22.7kReads9.1Score2.5kShelves
  7. 7 Infinite: Welcome to the Dark Fairy Tale World 无限:欢迎来到暗黑童话世界 Mystery2.1M WordsOngoing [Volume One of the print edition goes on sale August 7] [Short drama and comic adaptation now available] [No romance + Infinite-flow + Horror game + No national destiny + Dark fairy tales] A young woman weeps softly at midnight. A handsome prince turns into a bloodthirsty “beast” at night. Cinderella dies a gruesome death on the night of the ball. The horror game is wrapped in shiny glassine, disguised as a sweet candy. What lies hidden behind the enchanting fairy-tale world... Weird tales desc 114.2kReads9.3Score15.2kShelves
  8. 8 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间! 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. 184.7kReads9.7Score20kShelves
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  9. 9 Rule Horror: My Family Isn't Normal 规则怪谈:我的家人不正常 Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror + mystery + livestream + national fate + System] The supernatural returns, and rule-based horror games invade countries around the world. As one chosen by fate, Zhou Bai represents the Great Xia Kingdom in a horror game. The first scenario is a family of four. [You live with your wife and your parents. But remember, there are only three people in your home.] [You can trust your wife, unless she takes off her red hair clip.] [You and your wife have never had a child. If you hear a baby cr 53kReads9.4Score7.5kShelves
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  10. 10 Rule-Based Horror? I Choose to Rebel 规则怪谈?我选择叛逆 Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [A short drama adaptation of the same name is now available. You can watch it on the platform. Thank you for your support.] [Subverting expectations + no heroine + hilarious + sly schemer + rebellious + eerie + national fate] Rule-based horror descends upon Earth. The uncanny invades reality. Those chosen are sent into horror worlds, where they represent their respective nations and face the horrors within. Su Xiao is chosen by the horror world and entrusted with the task of representing the Dra 67.9kReads9.6Score9.5kShelves
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  11. 11 The Dead Man's Makeup 死人妆 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The old folks often say, “Men shouldn’t be born on the first day of the lunar month, and women shouldn’t be born on the fifteenth.” I was born on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, with the fate of an iron broom and a destructive bone marrow. The living despise me, and I bring death to my whole family, yet demons and ghosts have their eyes on me! Because of him, I also broke a taboo and became a woman of yin fate... To save me, my mother-in-law taught me the art of applying makeup to th 3.6kReads9.1Score544Shelves
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  12. 12 The Underworld Calls Me Little Master 地府叫我小先生 Mystery3.3M WordsCompleted In ancient, remote places, all kinds of strange and terrifying things are bound to happen. And these things happen around Hua Jiunan. In fact, Hua Jiunan is part of them. For instance, he was born from a corpse! 253.7kReads9.6Score30.9kShelves
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  13. 13 The Haunted Classroom 恐怖教室 Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted There's an abandoned school building behind the school where people often go missing. But everyone who comes back out becomes rich overnight. I went in, and now I can't get out... 3.4kReads7.8Score307Shelves
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  14. 14 A World of Fireflies 萤萤众生 Rural Life3.8M WordsCompleted When I was thirteen, I had an accident and nearly died. Everything I saw and felt was horrifying, and I could only keep company with bad luck. But I swore a solemn oath: I would not fail Heaven and Earth or my parents, nor harm my friends and family. I would hurt only myself, devote myself to goodness, and hold fast to sincerity! From then on, I walked between the realms of yin and yang, sought a master and learned the Dao, awakened my spiritual senses, and slew demons and evil spirits... I fear 10.6kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
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  15. 15 Call Me Lord Ghost Messenger 请叫我鬼差大人 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 170.8kReads9.5Score19.2kShelves
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  16. 16 The Supreme Taoist: Peerless Daoist Master 道门太上:绝世道长 Mystery161k WordsOngoing Clad in a Daoist robe, I walk among the people, driving out every evil under heaven... Humans, ghosts, demons, monsters, gods, immortals, and strange beings: no matter how many I eliminate, I cannot purge the evil thoughts in my heart. Meet kindness with kindness, meet evil and become a demon. The arts of the Daoist tradition shall be the strongest! (Not an invincible protagonist story. Read with caution. No female lead!) 105Reads7.0Score—Shelves
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  17. 17 The Supreme Taoist: Subduing Ten Thousand Ghosts 道门太上:万鬼伏藏 Mystery482k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, masters the supreme arts of the Daoist sect and makes a solemn vow: he will not ascend until he has eliminated every demon and evil spirit under Heaven. He willingly seals his cultivation between Heaven and Earth, remaining in the mortal realm for thousands of years! 39.7kReads9.4Score3.1kShelves
  18. 18 The Taoist Exorcist 道门驱邪人 Mystery768k WordsCompleted Where there is evil under heaven, there are all manner of wicked things, and so there are Daoist exorcists. He travels between heaven and earth, yin and yang. He ventures deep into the hundred thousand mountains of Miao territory and far away to the borders of the southern seas. Head-dropping curses, gu raising, black magic, and all the world's fiends and spirits of darkness. He has exorcised countless demons and ghosts, only to discover in the end that nothing is more evil than the human heart. 4.1kReads9.1Score479Shelves
  19. 19 I Am Intersex 我是阴阳人 Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted My mother said that when I was born, her first reaction was to strangle me, because it was impossible to tell whether I was male or female. My grandmother called me a freak and a jinx, saying I would only bring shame on the family. It was then that my maternal grandmother, who had traveled all the way from the countryside to visit my mother, adopted me. So, by chance, I got to enjoy a pure childhood, free from scornful looks. Following my half-immortal grandmother, I unexpectedly discovered how 14.1kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
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  20. 20 The Victims Keep Coming to Me 受害人总来找我 Mystery389k WordsCompleted Content warning: This is an intense story, with terrifying details hidden beneath its emotional surface! One day, Lin Fan wakes up to discover that she has somehow gained the ability to see both the living and the dead. The victims come looking for her, and so do the police. The first time, Qin Feng says, “Confess and you'll be treated leniently. Resist, and you'll be punished severely.” The second time, Qin Feng says, “You again? How many people died this time?” The third time, Qin Feng says, “ 4.3kReads9.0Score411Shelves
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  21. 21 Cave 1 山洞1 Mystery103k WordsCompleted A story sparked by a cave. It’s short enough to finish in a day! A story sparked by a cave. It’s short enough to finish in a day! A story sparked by a cave. It’s short enough to finish in a day! 37Reads—Score—Shelves
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  22. 22 The Northern Horse Seeks the Dragon 北马寻龙 Mystery2.6M WordsCompleted Do you know why there have been no more winter melons in the mortal world since the Tang Dynasty? Do you know how to break a curse if you've tattooed Guan Yu with his eyes open? Come to the Yin-Yang Inquiry House, and I'll tell you all about it... 191Reads—Score—Shelves
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  23. 23 The Salt Harbor Mystery: Twin Sorcery 盐港诡案之双子秘术 Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Inspector Hughes has spent his first year on the job without solving a single case. Amid the public's skepticism, he takes on Salt Harbor's first brutal murder case in thirty years: the Eight Murders in the Alley off Xiangshu Street. As he investigates, Hughes discovers that nothing is as simple as it seems. A vanished black cat, a strange girl in a red coat, the Five Elements arts, and the mysterious old Jiang family mansion are all shrouded in intrigue, keeping the entire city on edge. Hughes 5Reads—Score—Shelves
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  24. 24 Confessions of a Mentally Ill Person 一个精神病人的自述 Mystery169k WordsCompleted Sometimes I wonder what I am, what the world is, and what my existence means to it. Am I an NPC? Or just a virus that doesn't matter? A virus, yes. I feel like I've caught some kind of virus, or maybe I've always been one. My name is Zhang Shun. I'm an ordinary person, and on an ordinary day, I suddenly saw things no one else could see... 2.1kReads9.3Score581Shelves
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  25. 25 Rule Horror: This Dorm Is a Little Bit Terrifying 规则怪谈:这个寝室有亿点点恐怖 Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The supernatural rises, and rule-based horror descends. Each country will randomly select a Chosen One to enter the world of urban legends. If you clear the rule-based horror game, your country receives rewards that help it resist the urban legends. The first urban legend takes place in a dormitory. [You've finished another fulfilling day of studying. Welcome back to your dorm to rest. Please read the dormitory rules in advance.] [1: This apartment is designed for six people.] [2: The lower bunk 3.6kReads8.9Score313Shelves
  26. 26 Rule Horror: It Begins with My Wife’s Secret 规则怪谈:从妻子的秘密开始 Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Rules-based horror descends upon the world. Challengers must clear trials on behalf of their countries. If they succeed, the horror disappears; if they fail, it descends upon their country. After enduring four descents, the Flame-Summer Nation is on the verge of collapse. Just then, Qin Hao transmigrates into this world and becomes its challenger. [You have entered the rules-based horror: The Wife’s Secret.] [You have a wife as beautiful as a celestial maiden, but she seems to be hiding a deep s 7.9kReads8.3Score717Shelves
  27. 27 Thriller Game: Unlocking the All-Profession Simulator from the Start 惊悚游戏:开局解锁全职业模拟器 Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing [A thunderous crash from the heavens, and an explosive power fantasy makes its entrance! The power-fantasy version of a horror world: crushing everything in his path and enjoying every moment!] This novel is also known as I Turned the Horror Game into a Career Game, Horror: My Max-Level Profession Lets Me Slaughter Everything, and The Max-Level Horror Pro. “Ding! Ghost Courier career simulation successful. Max level reached.” “Ding! Ghost Chef career simulation successful. Max level reached.” “D 139Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  28. 28 Everyone, Stand Up and Give the Research Big Shot a Seat 全体起立,给研究员大佬让座 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse783k WordsCompleted Imprisoned here are a gluttonous rabbit that can chew through anything, a monkey that can talk, a lizard that can speak English... Wu Fan, an ordinary college student, accidentally stumbled into this world and became a researcher. It was originally considered a very low-ranking job, but... SCP-173, Little Peanut: Who, Wu Fan? That’s my big brother, my real brother. SCP-682, the Immortal Lizard: Wu Fan’s here? Oh crap, run for your lives... Everybody up, give the researcher boss your seat! 232Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  29. 29 Horror Revival: I Am Bai Wuchang 恐怖复苏:我是白无常 Mystery787k WordsCompleted Reborn into a world overrun by horror, a female ghost is scratching at the floor beneath the bed. Without a System, Su Yi is panicking. Ding! Congratulations, you've awakened the Underworld Judge System. Rewards: a mourning staff, a judge's robe, and a soul-catching chain. No more hiding it. I'm White Impermanence, and I'm coming clean. A little ghost girl sobbed, “This is so unfair! You beat me up, fine, but then you made me wear a cute little girl's outfit and sweep the floor!” The hanging gho 3.4kReads7.8Score323Shelves
  30. 30 I’m a Ghost Officer, So Why Are You Asking Me to Marry the Campus Beauty? 我一个鬼差,你让我跟校花领证? Urban2.4M WordsCompleted [Just Started College, and I Married the Aloof Campus Belle] [I’m a ghost officer. You want me to marry the campus belle?] [College Student Ghost Officer] [Campus Belle Wife] [Marriage Before Love] [Ferryman] … Synopsis: On his first day of college, freshman Cao Ning is forced to marry Xia Shihan, his betrothed, whom he has never met. He thinks it’s just a minor incident, but when he returns to campus to register, he discovers that the beautiful upperclasswoman at the registration desk is the ve 38.9kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
  31. 31 Grandpa’s Starting a Rebellion in the Underworld, While I’m an Earthbound Yin Messenger 爷爷在地府造反,我在人间当阴差 Urban1.7M WordsCompleted “Grandson, burn me some money!” Every night, whenever Wang Ming fell asleep, he heard his grandfather, Wang Renyi, appear in his dreams and ask him to burn paper money for him. Wang Renyi said he had staged a rebellion in the underworld. He had beaten up the Ten Ghost Marshals and their underlings, kicked the Six Bureau Officers, and even demolished the halls of the Ten Kings of Hell. Then, out of nowhere, Wang Ming, who was still in the world of the living, activated the Netherworld Deity Syste 1.6kReads8.8Score167Shelves
  32. 32 The Red Moon Rises Again: I Become the Yin Emperor from the Start 红月复苏:开局成为阴天子 Mystery699k WordsCompleted [Bizarre! A five-inquiry old man was found dead in the street, and his corpse had no shadow.] [Shocking! My mother-in-law, who died beneath the water, made dumplings in the middle of the night and called me home!!] [Horrifying! The Buddha people worship turned out to be secretly hiding dozens of young women!!] Demons have returned, and evil spirits run rampant. The whole world is undergoing shocking changes! When Zuo Chen woke up, he discovered he had become a statue worshipped by people. A ghos —Reads—Score—Shelves
  33. 33 I'm Zhang San, and I Want a Word with the Rules of the Paranormal! 我张三,要和规则怪谈谈谈! Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted [Horror + eerie + hilarious + satisfying + national fortune = a serious novel] The Supreme Rules descend, selecting multiple people at random from each country to become Ascenders and take part in the Ascension Exam! Those who perform well earn high scores and even extra rewards. They can improve their own abilities and bring unexpected ascension to their country. But fail the exam, and death may be waiting for you, along with endless torment. Even your country may be beset by supernatural event 7.9kReads9.0Score1kShelves
  34. 34 Horror Revival: While Others Struggle to Survive, I Command Ten Thousand Ghosts 恐怖复苏:别人都在求生,而我统御万鬼 Mystery662k WordsCompleted [No female lead] Lin Jing joins the globally livestreamed survival show Ghost Realm Survival and unlocks a Ghost Taming System! As long as people admire Lin Jing, he earns Admiration Points, which he can use to draw prizes! While everyone else is trying to survive on the show, Lin Jing is commanding ten thousand ghosts! Water, food, talismans, spiritual weapons, enhancements... He's got everything! "Host has obtained Spiritual Energy Water. Drinking it will strengthen the body!" "Host has obtain 451Reads9.1Score107Shelves
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  35. 35 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles 9 盗墓笔记续9 Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted After the Zhang Family Ancient Building incident, Zhang Qiling went to the Bronze Gate, while I returned to Hangzhou to keep running Third Uncle’s business. I thought it was all over, but who knew it was only the beginning. Chen Wenjin appeared again. A mysterious map was hidden among Huo Xiangu’s belongings, and a third Ghost Seal had surfaced. Perhaps we wouldn’t have to wait another ten years: the ultimate secret was already within reach. 2.8kReads8.7Score370Shelves
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  36. 36 Nine Dragons Carry the Coffin 九龙抬棺 Mystery3.5M WordsOngoing The night of my grandfather's funeral, I carried a stone tablet at the front of the procession to lead the way. I didn't dare look back, because the eight evil spirits carrying the coffin were behind me... 13.4kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves
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