Any Supernatural Novels Without a Female Lead? Preferably No Romance Either 有没有灵异类的书，不要有女主，最好不要暧昧

1. 151 阴 The Yinshan School: From Ghost-Hunting Jobs to Founding a Daoist Sect 阴山法脉：从接单捉鬼到称宗道祖 Become a God Through the Left Path左道成神Urban264k WordsCompleted (Thriller) + (Supernatural) + (Mystery) + (Horror) + (Ghost Hunting) + (Exorcism) + (Feng Shui) + (Showing Off in Public) The sole heir of the Yinshan Sect's 37th generation! He inherits a dilapidated Taoist temple. Armed with half a ghost seal and three pages of a fragmentary manual, his cultivation is mediocre at best, yet he relies on the Yinshan Sect's secret arts to hunt ghosts and exorcise evil! Is orthodox Taoism hostile to him? Are Southeast Asian sorcerers causing trouble? Do vengeful s 3Reads—Score—14d adds
2. 152 港 Hong Kong Crossover: I Started Cultivating from the Start, and Every Female Ghost Wants to Marry Me 港综：开局修仙，女鬼都想嫁给我 Become a God Through the Left Path左道成神Mystery286k WordsCompleted Sadako crawls out of The Ring and hands him a love letter. “Sir, I would be honored to cook for you.” A red-clad female ghost from a funeral home clings to him, her eyes sparkling. “Master, why not take me on as your little sidekick?” Even the wrongfully killed heiress of a wealthy family and a fox spirit who has cultivated for a thousand years come knocking, all hoping to marry him! Faced with a parade of stunning female ghosts desperately pursuing him, Lin Chen rubs his forehead helplessly. “ 202Reads—Score—14d adds
3. 153 武 Mad for the Martial Way: Eat People to Get Stronger, That’s Too Xuanhuan 武道疯魔：吃人就变强，太玄幻了 Become a God Through the Left Path左道成神Eastern Fantasy238k WordsCompleted (Fantasy) + (Martial Arts Training) + (Wild Imagination) + (Cthulhu) + (Cannibalism) + (Martial Dao) + (Decisive and Ruthless) Martial arts are inferior to cultivation? Body tempering and opening meridians are impossibly difficult? Thanks for asking. I just finished eating an Old God. Now bring me a cultivator for dessert. A secret realm is crawling with tentacled horrors? Take one bite in a desperate moment and refine it directly into the source of martial power! Devour the bizarre and level up 2Reads—Score—14d adds
4. 154 港 Hong Kong Crossover: From the Start, I Have $100 Million and Take Hong Kong by Storm 港综：开局1亿美刀，横扫香江 Italian Noodles With Gravy意大利打卤面Urban411k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to 1980s Hong Kong, Lin Chen inherits a hundred million dollars as soon as he reaches adulthood. Armed with five times peak human physical ability, he makes a stunning entrance into Hong Kong’s cinematic universe, where gangs run rampant and cops and criminals collide! All swagger and sharp-tongued bravado, he overwhelms gang enforcers and elite police officers with sheer strength. From the streets of Mong Kok to the heights of Central, from the underworld feuds of A Better 2.3kReads—Score10014d adds
5. 155 秘 Secret Art: I Transmigrate and Fight to Survive in a Bizarre World 秘法穿越:我在诡异世界极限逃生 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常14k WordsCompleted Secret Art Transmigration: My Extreme Escape in a World of the Uncanny 92Reads—Score114d adds

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   The talismans are drawn with soy sauce, the incantations are copied from the internet, but the ghosts and monsters that come knocking are all real! "The Fake Taoist Disciple: Navigating Bizarre and Perilous Situations"!

6. 156 凶 The Haunted Cabinet Opens by Itself Every Night, Long Hair Drags People Inside 凶柜夜夜自开，青丝缠人拖入柜 Lantern-Bearing Wuchang提灯无常18k WordsCompleted The sinister cabinet opens by itself every night, and strands of black hair coil around people and drag them inside. 33Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 157 天 The Heavenly Spirit Ghost Pact: Humans and Ghosts Tame Spirits Together 天灵鬼契：人鬼共御灵途 Nineteen Thousand壹万玖Mystery592k WordsOngoing After turning twenty, Su Yao’s Third Eye suddenly shattered! She became “Tang Monk’s flesh” to a horde of ghosts and monsters, and her supreme spiritual energy drew the covetous attention of evil spirits, gods, and vengeful ghosts alike. Three years before her supernatural abilities awakened at twenty-three, she was prey in the hands of all three realms. The fear of being devoured haunted her constantly, and at any moment she could be possessed and have her soul consumed. She had only wanted 13Reads—Score—14d adds

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   Check out this one, it's pretty good!

8. 158 工 The Best Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site 工地最强建筑风水师 Good Fortune Comes to the Good吉人自有天祥Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [If this caught your eye, it must be fate. Don't scroll away just yet.] This novel (campus opening + wild imagination + an expansive world) combines feng shui and the supernatural (using feng shui to weave the plot together), fantasy, magic, science fiction, parallel worlds, and time travel to the past. The pace picks up dramatically after Chapter 30, and the story strongly promotes traditional Chinese culture. Also known as From the Start with a Treasure Gourd to Help Me Destroy Demons Also kno 2.3kReads8.3Score26814d adds

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   I recommend a feng shui and supernatural novel called "The Strongest Feng Shui Master on the Construction Site." It combines elements of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, feng shui battles, historical time travel, reincarnation, fantasy, science fiction, feng shui and supernatural phenomena, Lu Ban's techniques, Mohist mechanical arts, Gu poison, and corpse-driving. It's written from the perspective of an architecture student and a construction engineer about feng shui and supernatural events.

9. 159 我 I Have a Ghostly Wife 我有鬼娇妻 Feng Ting枫霆Mystery134k WordsOngoing [Mystery] [Comedy] Have you ever experienced something like this? I mean, asking for a wife at the bottom of a dry well! I live in a small village in the mountains, cut off from the outside world. No outsiders have visited in hundreds of years. Maybe it's because of a curse, but no baby girls have ever been born in our village. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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   [Suspense][Comedy] Have you ever experienced something like this? That is—seeking a wife in a dry well! I live in a small village in the mountains, isolated from the world, where no outsiders have visited for hundreds of years. I don't know if it's because of a curse, but newborns born in our village... This book is absolutely amazing, a hilarious supernatural story with a Taoist priest. It starts with a baby girl being born in a dry well.

10. 160 蟒 Python Embryo 蟒胎 Daoqi oo道奇ooMystery85k WordsOngoing Lu Qingye has a pair of snake-like eyes that strike fear into all who see them. People at the forestry station whisper that he is a demon reborn. Nineteen years ago, on a night of thunder, a giant green-scaled serpent was struck down by heavenly lightning. Its belly kept swelling and twitching until Master Qi boldly cut it open and pulled out a blood-soaked, barely breathing infant. He named him Qingye. From that moment on, Lu Qingye was regarded as an ill omen. Only Master Qi connected him to t 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Experts, please give me some pointers.

11. 161 穿 After I Transmigrated into a Book, I Got Caught Up in Cultivation World's Rat Race 穿书后，我在修仙界搞内卷 Sweet and Quirky Editorial Team甜逗编辑部Ancient Romance374k WordsCompleted [Absurd comedy + cultivation + cannon fodder + face-slapping and taking down scum + high-spirited] [Transmigrated into the scapegoat of a melodramatic Mary Sue novel, but now a cultivation prodigy who specializes in dealing with simps and working herself to the bone] Yun He transmigrated into a book one day, becoming the doomed third senior sister, a cannon-fodder character who dies early in a melodramatic Mary Sue novel called Beloved by All: The Immortal Sects of the Heavens Fall for Me. She s 1.5kReads8.8Score10214d adds

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    Recommended read: Super enjoyable and satisfying! Isn't reading novels all about having fun?!

12. 162 神 The Miserable Life of the Divine Realm 神界的悲惨生活 Dream's Evil梦之邪Modern Romance191k WordsCompleted After an unexpected disaster, she transmigrated into a world of Western mythology. At first, she thought she might escape the misfortune that had plagued her previous life, but after transmigrating, she turned out to be nothing more than a demigod, the lowest rank among the gods. 9Reads8.0Score—14d adds
13. 163 怪 Tales of the Supernatural: Ghost-Hunting Venerable 怪谈之捉鬼天尊 Blue Forest Night Wind蓝林夜风Mystery176k WordsOngoing Eight severed-head mountains form a Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation, imprisoning Song An’s first eight incarnations. To ensure that Song An can grow up safely in his ninth life, a mysterious eminent monk comes to the mortal world. Unfortunately, this time Song An is born on the night of the Ghost Festival, and is also a child of extreme yin, with all eight characters of his birth chart belonging to yin. Even stranger, nine days and nine nights of blood rain fall before Song An’s birth. For —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I highly recommend this book! It's not the kind of book that gets you hooked right away, but it gets better and better as you read on, and you won't be able to put it down once you start. It's a classic supernatural story, both scary and funny, and watching the protagonist grow and catch ghosts is truly a rare gem!

14. 164 雪 Tales of Strange Happenings in Snow City 雪城志异 Guo Xiaotang郭筱棠Mystery868k WordsOngoing A collection of short tales of the strange and supernatural, including ghost stories and even stories about aliens! Each story is only a few hundred words, so you can finish one in no time. Strange happenings and supernatural tales, demons and ghosts, tree spirits and fox fairies! Let your imagination run wild! Everyone is welcome to read! 29Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A collection of short supernatural tales and ghost stories! It also includes alien stories! Many zombie and drought demon stories! Ghost stories! No female protagonists!

15. 165 我 My Years Running a Spirit Hall in Liaoning 我在辽宁领堂口的那些年 Pavilion Master Yingyuan应元阁主Mystery316k WordsCompleted When I was three, a Huang spirit knocked my soul loose, and by chance I became sworn brothers with another Huang spirit. A Ghost King let something slip by accident, and following the clues, I learned that this Huang spirit was actually a golden-armored deity. It was only when the Living Buddha of Haitang Mountain appeared that I discovered I had two souls in one body. The arrival of my wife from a past life gradually awakened my sealed memories. Atop Mount Tai, the majestic and magnificent scen 11Reads—Score—14d adds

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    First-person perspective only

16. 166 诡 Uncovering Strange Mysteries and Finding a Way Out 诡事探秘逢生 Beichen Liu北辰流Mystery187k WordsOngoing In Lichong City, four childhood friends who grew up together were enlightened by a Taoist priest when they were young, and each possesses a supernatural ability. After Yang Zhuang got into an online argument, the four were drawn into a supernatural incident at an abandoned hospital in the neighboring city of Huidong. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Four young Taoist practitioners bravely storm an abandoned hospital, exorcising demons and uncovering a shocking secret! With their Yin-Yang eyes and Bagua staffs at their disposal, a life-or-death battle is about to erupt—come and witness it! 👿👿

17. 167 我 Studying Neutrinos at the Funeral Home 我在殡仪馆研究中微子 A MuyaoA沐瑶Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing ❎ Not for the faint of heart! Five-star horror rating. I’m a college student. To ease the burden on my family, I decided to find a part-time job near campus. By chance, I spotted a faded advertisement on a utility pole nearby. The job was keeping night watch at a funeral home, and the pay was great, so I took it. On my first day, the manager told me three bizarre rules for the funeral home’s night shift: I’d be the only one working overnight; never open the door for strangers; and never get invo 16.7kReads7.2Score2.4k14d adds

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    A masterpiece of Chinese horror! This supernatural novel kept me sleeping with the lights on for three days straight—who can understand that?! After finishing this supernatural novel, I now avoid even dressing mirrors in hallways. There are no cheap, jump scares; it's all deeply ingrained Chinese horror, the more you think about it, the more chilling it becomes, with an absurdly powerful aftereffect! The story grabs your attention from the very beginning. The most brilliant aspect is its "everyday horror" attack: every detail is drawn from Chinese folk customs and everyday scenes. There are no exaggerated special effects, yet you'll feel your heart racing along with the protagonist, as if you're standing in that dimly lit hallway, listening to the sound of hair being combed approaching step by step. The plot twists are layered and progressive! Only at the end do you realize, "There were hints all along!" The logical loop is truly ingenious. Unlike typical supernatural novels that rely solely on horror to grab attention, this one also possesses a uniquely Chinese sense of awe and fear of the unknown, a resonance with cause and effect, and a display of the wisdom of elders in warding off evil. After the initial shock, it leaves you pondering for a long time; it's not just about sensationalism, but has a deeper, more nuanced flavor. If you enjoy Chinese-style horror like "The Haunted Village" or "The Curse," are captivated by a subtly terrifying atmosphere, and crave the thrill of reading that's both terrifying and addictive, this novel is definitely worth checking out! Start reading now, and remember to wrap yourself up tightly in your blanket and turn on a nightlight—don't blame me if you hear me combing my hair in the middle of the night!

18. 168 铃 The Bell Shakes the Mountains and Rivers 铃动山河 Master of the Study of Antiquity稽古斋主Mystery475k WordsCompleted Hardcore worldbuilding: the Maoshan Taoist ghost-hunting tradition, the secret Shaolin art of guiding ghosts to the afterlife, Seven Star fate-reading, the Wu people’s shamanic medicine, and their logical integration with modern technology. Urban setting, supernatural mysteries, ghost hunting, schemes, corpse retrievers, corpse-carrying teams, corpse drivers, zombies, curses, and Southeast Asian horror stories. *Modern military life × ancient metaphysics*: Secret lineages and supernatural crises 2Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A novel with a sharp mind, suspenseful and supernatural, imaginative, featuring shamanic practices, Maoshan and Shaolin temple witchcraft, ghost raising, drought demons, flying zombies, ghost death as a sign of life, the Five Witches' Army, ghost soldiers borrowing a path, the Nine Chrysanthemums faction, corpse retrievers, corpse-carrying teams, and corpse-driving craftsmen.

19. 169 一 One Stick of Incense to Worship the Gods, an Outlaw Exorcist: Zhang Wulang! 一香祀神法外狂徒，端公张五郎！ Dish Qing帝釋青Mystery297k WordsOngoing This book is a work of fiction. The rituals, incantations, and water-based magic performed by Duangongs are invented for the story. Do not imitate them. What you read here is a story, not a craft. Cherish life and trust in science. Read the final chapter, and you will see with your own eyes what lies at the end of tearing down altars and temples. I transmigrated to the late Qing dynasty and became an outlaw. In other words, a man beyond the reach of the law. My skills came from ancient times, b 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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20. 170 负 A Debt-Ridden Wage Slave Inherits a Mansion, but the Tenants Aren’t Human 负债牛马继承豪宅，但租客不是人 Uncle Lao K大叔老KMystery234k WordsCompleted Chen Mo, a wage slave on the brink of being crushed by loan sharks, receives a mysterious phone call just as he’s losing hope. To his surprise, he inherits a mansion worth 30 million from a distant relative. He moves in overjoyed, only to discover that one of the tenants isn’t even human. The more he learns, the more shocked he becomes. It turns out a huge conspiracy is lurking behind it all... 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    I don't recommend this book to people who have poor logic and no female lead, because the logic becomes increasingly dense as you go on, and missing even one chapter will make it impossible to follow the plot.

21. 171 千 Never Search for These Stories at Midnight 千万别在午夜搜索这些故事 Xu Ba Pi of Xinghua Village杏花村镇的徐扒皮Mystery251k WordsOngoing [Rules Horror + New book, ratings will rise as more chapters come out + No Female Lead + Collection of Standalone Stories + High Quality] If you're lying in bed scrolling on your phone right now, and it's close to midnight, then you've already met the first condition. Next, all you have to do is search for that keyword. When the page briefly freezes and your signal drops to two bars, please don't exit. It's checking whether you're willing to become the next story. —Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    Every chapter is written with care.

22. 172 阴 Part-Time Underworld Constable: A Taoist Priest Investigates Murders in the City 阴差兼职：贫道在都市查凶 Du Chuan Yu渡川雨Mystery553k WordsOngoing A lazy, penny-pinching, down-and-out Taoist is forced to work off his debts as a part-time underworld officer! A reclusive old man dies mysteriously, ghostly passengers haunt the midnight subway, and vengeful spirits from cold cases return. The entire city turns out to be a giant formation for a fiend to refine evil spirits! Police captain: There are no ghosts or gods in this world! → I take it all back! Master Chen, save me! Black Impermanence: Slacking off costs you underworld merit; shirking 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    Black Impermanence's Death-Bringing Force

23. 173 我 Stirring Up Trouble in Soul Ferry 我在灵魂摆渡里搅风搅雨 Luo Zhaoyan洛昭炎Mystery549k WordsCompleted [A Soul Ferry Fanfiction + Transmigration Across Film and TV Worlds + Comedy + Healing + Warmth + Everyday Life + Episodic Story + Power Ceiling] A Zhen appears to be an ordinary clerk at Convenience Store No. 444, but he is actually an ancient true god who has lost his memories. After an ancient calamity shattered his divine soul and scattered its fragments across three thousand small worlds, he can only transmigrate through them in mortal form, searching for each fragment one by one. Every tim 6Reads7.0Score—14d adds

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    You could check out this book where the male lead has no romantic partner; it's all about family and friendship.

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