Rule-Based Horror with an Overpowered Protagonist Who Steamrolls Everything. I Just Want a Fun Power Fantasy 规则怪谈，主角实力平推，就是想看爽文其他不重要

1. 1 怪 Strange Tales Livestream! 怪谈直播间！ Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted Welcome to the Rules of the Strange. This is a battle of blood and fire, a test of wit and courage. The power of words cannot be resisted, and the eerie rules must not be broken. In a seemingly hopeless situation, find the one correct answer, break free of your constraints, and search for a way to survive. 173.8kReads9.7Score17.7kShelves

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   The four great classics of rule-based supernatural tales: Gu Yi, Zhou Bai, Su Xiao, and Bai Ye. I don't think anyone will disagree, right? [Smirk]

2. 2 规 Rule Horror: My Family Isn't Normal 规则怪谈：我的家人不正常 White Beard白胡子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 46.1kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves
3. 3 规 Rule-Based Horror? I Choose to Rebel 规则怪谈？我选择叛逆 Alas, Deep Love奈何情深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 49.5kReads9.6Score6.2kShelves
4. 4 规 Rules of the Paranormal: The Horrors? They're All Family 规则怪谈，诡异？都是一家人 A Slime一只史莱姆Mystery947k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + national destiny + no romance + livestream + original scenarios + mild scares + warm and healing] Three years ago, rule-based horror arrived, launching a game that put the fate of nations on the line. Every month, chosen players are randomly selected from various countries to enter the horror world and clear its challenges. Clear a challenge, and you earn generous rewards. Fail, and the chosen player dies, while the horror descends upon their country. The Xia Kingdom has alr 15.5kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
5. 5 规 Rule Horror: Survive with Caution 规则怪谈：谨慎求生 Lu Youyou鹿呦呦Mystery125k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Mystery + National Security + No System + No Special Talents] With university graduation just around the corner, Ji Qing discovers that his world is full of rules! Following the rules doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll die, but breaking them definitely does!! As his dormmates are infected one after another and turned into puppets, will Ji Qing bow to fate? Ji Qing: My fate is mine to control. Anyone who tries to take it from me can go to hell! First Dungeon: [Campus Urban Leg 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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6. 6 规 Rule Horror: I Use a Lovecraftian Heavenly Court to Crush Dimensions 规则怪谈：我用克系天庭降维打击 Yuanzhi, Who Loves Home-Cooked Braised Beltfish爱吃家常煮带鱼的元志Mystery107k WordsOngoing Global rule-based horror games descend, and each country randomly draws a designer to create a rules dungeon and compete. The West unleashes "Vampire Castles," "Werewolf Towns," and "Cthulhu Cruises," crushing Daxia time and again. With its cultural heritage in tatters, Daxia loses nine rounds straight! Su Heng, who transmigrated into this world, takes over the mess and responds to the world's ridicule by tossing out [Heavenly Court Anomaly Code: Southern Heaven Gate]. "Do not look directly at t 43Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's a tale of supernatural rules, a Cthulhu mythos, a tale of the heavens and gods from traditional culture; the plot is gripping from start to finish, keeping you hooked.

7. 7 我 I'm a Demon Emperor, and You Want Me to Challenge the Rules of the Horror Tales? 我一魔帝，你让我挑战规则怪谈？ Three Cabbages三棵白菜啊Mystery488k WordsCompleted [Rule-based horror + Demon Emperor + Invincible + No Female Lead + National Destiny + Supernatural] Demon Emperor Su Bai returns to his homeland, intending to enjoy a quiet life. Just then, a rule-based horror game descends upon the real world, and Su Bai is chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom in its challenge. Treating it as a bit of fun, Demon Emperor Su Bai enters the game and begins his relaxing vacation. Breaking the correct rules will get you corrupted? This Emperor wants to try it. The 536Reads9.3Score178Shelves

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   Book 1: The protagonist returns from a parallel world as the Demon Emperor, completely dominating the world of supernatural tales – so satisfying! Book 2: The protagonist comes from a higher-level plane, his physical abilities far surpassing those of people in this dimension. He's intelligent, resourceful, and humorous – great! Book 3: The protagonist is a god-level supernatural being, utterly overwhelming in the world of supernatural tales. (I remember in the early chapters, the protagonist and another person were on a bus when the "Joyful Death Duo" boarded. The protagonist and that person followed them off the bus, and before the duo died, one said, "Red eyes, red thread, my grandmother once said..." The protagonist, annoyed by the mention of his own age, killed him.) Book 4: The story begins with the girlfriend and her male best friend betraying the protagonist and getting together. The protagonist is a transmigrator who awakens a system that allows him to collect supernatural emotions to obtain corresponding amounts of ghost money – it's very satisfying.

8. 8 恐 Horror Movie NPC Goes on a Killing Spree in a Terror Game 恐怖片NPC在惊悚游戏杀疯了 Snow-Skin Lantern冰皮灯笼Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + comedy + power fantasy + no female lead (male protagonist has no romantic pairing)] A horror game swept across the world. Fu Yan, an NPC from a horror movie in a higher plane of existence, was accidentally dragged into the game. Fu Yan: Since you've all gone to the trouble of inviting me, I won't hold back. From then on, the “horror game” was plunged into the shadow of someone named “Fu Yan”... Horror NPCs: Please, don't come any closer! Livestream viewers: Can someone do something abo 64.7kReads9.6Score8.5kShelves
9. 9 惊 Horror Game: You Want Me, a Vengeful Ghost, to Be a Player? 惊悚游戏，你让我一厉鬼当玩家？ Chi Chi's Little Naughty Crow池池的小污鸦Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted Infinite-survival + no romance + fun + memes + a touch of horror + bizarre = unhinged fiction [Warning: A god-tier supernatural monster has been spotted wandering through an instance in the guise of a human player. All monsters and players in every instance, proceed with caution.] Lu Wang: I'd say The Abyss of Death is an utterly heartwarming game. There's a clown who gives me balloons. And a sweet old lady who eagerly invites me home to make dumplings. I even have a cat that likes to wear r 5.2kReads8.8Score947Shelves
10. 10 系 System Horror Stories: Saving the World and Ascending to Godhood 系统怪谈拯救世界封神 Always Wanting to Lie in Bed天天想躺床上Modern Romance497k WordsCompleted The Qingfan Realm is drowning in malice, and the Heavenly Dao has crumbled. It sends a plea for help to all the heavens, begging for someone to stop the apocalypse. Su Yubai, a top-tier temp worker for the Great Dao, descends to repair the world. Everyone knows her as a gentle, laid-back, low-key top-tier romance novelist who loves sweets and leisure, and whose only daily pursuits are good food and the lie-flat life. No one knows she is the creator of eerie tales, standing above this world's ver 57Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 每 A Million Ghost Coins Every Day, and the Supernatural Beings Call Me Brother 每天百万诡币，诡异跟我称兄道弟 Waiting for Snow on the Mountain上山等雪Urban414k WordsOngoing [Eerie + Tycoon + Wish-Fulfillment + No Female Lead] Li Cheng’s soul traveled into the time and space where the Eerie World had descended. From the start, his girlfriend, who was trying to swindle him out of his money, and her male best friend had bribed an Eerie creature in a dungeon to ambush and kill him. In the middle of the crisis, he awakened the Tycoon System. At Level 1, he received a million Eerie Coins a day, with the amount doubling as his level rose. Spending money and shocking peopl 34Reads8.0Score—Shelves
12. 12 规 Rule Horror: They Say I Have Multiple Personalities 规则怪谈：他们说我有多重人格 Eating Pomegranates Without Spitting Out the Seeds吃石榴不吐籽Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Comedy, lighthearted, invincible, bizarre, ever-changing personality] This is the second year of the showdown between humanity and bizarre creatures, and the situation is growing increasingly tense... Bi Yi transmigrates into the body of a man who had jumped to his death. The moment he opens his eyes, he is chosen as a contestant. But his head was damaged in the fall, so he is always getting into trouble. Every day, he loses his memory, goes crazy, then turns around and becomes incredibly obedi 29.5kReads9.2Score3.1kShelves

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    My favorite ghost story novels (the main characters are super charismatic) with exciting content.

13. 13 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

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    Looking for something to read? Look no further than 001! 001 Guarantees you won't be bored. [Attention] ⚡ This genre is definitely for my master, Su Xiao! His SSS-level "born rebellious" style crushes rule-based supernatural tales, needless to say. [Smirk] ⚡ Qin Yu, a mechanic with a dual personality, his second personality is antisocial. After entering a rule-based supernatural tale, he gains the identity of a "mechanic" and completely lets loose! ⚡ Su Bai accidentally transmigrates to another world, becomes the Demon Emperor, and then transmigrates back, only to be unexpectedly chosen by a rule-based supernatural tale. Rule-based supernatural tale: Demon... Demon Emperor... Be careful...

14. 14 靠 You Need Me to Survive? I'm an NPC, Not a Player! 靠我存活？我是NPC不是玩家哦 Sui Sui Er岁岁儿Mystery782k WordsCompleted Wu Le is a murderous NPC in a horror game, rotating through different scenarios to "work"! Wu Le is free-spirited and willful. Deceiving players, playing tricks on them, and terrifying them are all part of her daily routine. Sometimes she likes to disguise herself as a player, getting a close look at the evil in people's hearts. She gives players hope, then crushes it completely, enjoying the look of despair on their faces. Other times, she plays the part of a proper horror NPC, hunting down pla 24.7kReads9.3Score3.3kShelves
15. 15 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 112.4kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves
16. 16 诡 Horror Games Invade: I Spent Ten Billion to Become the Ghost King 诡异游戏入侵，氪金十亿当鬼王 Little Bai Cries小白哭Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The protagonist, Lin En, was reborn and returned to ten days before the horror game invaded reality! The only way to fight back was a real-world anime-style horror game called Ghost Raising! The ghosts raised in the game would appear beside Lin En and protect him when the supernatural game invaded reality! So, before the invasion, Lin En began frantically spending money on gacha pulls and raising ghosts. Red wedding dresses, snow maidens, gothic lolitas, little demons… He raised them all! Te 11.4kReads9.3Score2kShelves
17. 17 当 When I'm in the Rules Horror Game, Nothing Is Forbidden 当我在规则怪谈百无禁忌 Xu Moqing徐墨卿Mystery542k WordsCompleted [No female lead + supernatural horror + mental illness + comedy + national destiny] My name is Su Ming, and I'm a transmigrator. I currently work at Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital, where I'm in charge of the important project of “being studied.” They keep saying I'm sick, but I know I'm fine. It's the world that's sick. After I escaped from the psychiatric hospital, I was chosen by Rule Horror to become Longguo's chosen participant, representing Longguo in the upcoming horror games. [Ding! The Ho 65.5kReads9.6Score7.5kShelves

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    These five books are the ultimate "cool" novels.

18. 18 无 Infinite: The Frail Beauty Whips Ghosts with a Pointer 无限：病弱美人拿着教鞭就抽诡 Yue Qiqi月柒柒Two Male Leads695k WordsCompleted The shou is the main character. Shen Qingtang often dreams that he owns a kindergarten, though the students there are a little unusual. An octopus covered in sharp teeth and tentacles: “Principal, my tentacles are tangled!” A monster whose body can be taken apart: “Teacher, I can’t find my head.” A giant eyeball: “Teacher, my eye hurts. Do I have pinkeye?” … Later, his health grew worse and worse, and he was forced into a death game. All the supernatural horrors inside had come from his kinderg 4.1kReads9.4Score686Shelves
19. 19 惊 Thriller Game: Inheriting My Ancestors' Trillion Netherworld Coins from the Start 惊悚游戏：开局继承祖宗万亿冥币 Peach Blossoms Bloom Every Night桃花夜夜开Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Horror game + terror returns + power fantasy] A horror game descends upon the world, and Chen Xun is unexpectedly chosen as a player. Break a game rule, and you die. At that very moment, Chen Xun successfully activates the System and inherits nine trillion Underworld Coins from his ancestors. In the Blood-Red Train 404 dungeon, Chen Xun becomes the most distinguished Platinum Member. In the Bloody Kindergarten dungeon, Chen Xun simply buys the entire kindergarten. Inside the dungeons, his rules 47.7kReads9.1Score7kShelves
20. 20 规 Rule Horror: I'm Even More Twisted Than the Supernatural! 规则怪谈：我比诡异还变态！ Hurry Up and Eat Hot Pot抓紧吃火锅Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted [Unhinged + rebellious + no female lead + hilarious + bizarre + national destiny] My name is Xu Ye. I was born without the ability to feel pain, and my favorite thing is looking for a thrill. I heard that the Rule-Bound Horror arrived, and every country would randomly select a “Chosen One” to enter a game instance. After waiting a whole month, and watching five Chosen Ones die one after another, I finally got my wish and became the sixth Chosen One, the real wild card representing the Dragon Kin 35.9kReads9.4Score4kShelves
21. 21 惊 Thriller Game: I’m Really Not a Ghost 惊悚游戏：我真的不是鬼 Old Wang, Cola Lover可乐爱好者老王Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Horror + Livestreaming + Doomsday] The world has ended, and Earth is shrouded in mist, no longer fit for human habitation. At the same time, a horror game descended upon Earth. Every nightfall marked the start of the game! Only those chosen by the horror game had a chance to escape Earth! But... Only those who survived the horror game could escape Earth! After Wu Suowei was lucky enough to bind a survival System... Wu Suowei: “So I don't just look scary to people, I scare ghosts too?” Hanging G 986Reads8.7Score102Shelves

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    The first book's protagonist, Gu Yi, clears the game through sheer skill. The second book's protagonist, Gu Yi, is incredibly versatile; he can switch freely between a sensitive Gu Yi (in white) and a rational Gu Yi (in black). If he can't win, his complete personality is always there to back him up. The third book's protagonist (whose name I forgot) is always mistaken for an accomplice by ghosts. The fourth book's protagonist, Su Xiao, is incredibly rebellious. What? Weird? Give him two big shields first! "Black General, go show it off!" The fifth book's protagonist, Li Xiao, is the reincarnation of a powerful figure. Li Xiao's smile is unpredictable! The sixth book's protagonist, Zhou Bai, clears the game by exploiting loopholes in the rules. The seventh book's protagonist, Chen Xie, wears a pink watch and a butcher's knife; he's a perverted and ruthless man in a white coat. The eighth book's protagonist, Zhao Yi, is a perverted psychologist who starts with a scalpel and three lightning bolts. The ninth book's protagonist, Jiang Yu, is the owner of mysterious tentacles, a transmigrator with a mysterious identity, a ghost story's favorite son, possessing the ability to make others stay with him and not die, and also controlling others.

22. 22 惊 Thriller Survival: Beating Up a Clown at the Amusement Park from the Start! 惊悚求生：开局游乐场暴揍小丑！ Lamplight Beneath the Moths飞蛾下的灯火Mystery521k WordsCompleted [Wish-Fulfillment]+ [No Simping]+ [System]+ [Hilarious] A mysterious force descended upon Blue Star, periodically choosing lucky people to enter a terrifying survival game! A mysterious livestreaming app let people everywhere watch the livestreams and recordings of those trapped in the game. Li Xiao, a man incapable of fear who looked downright terrifying when he smiled, entered the survival game. The clown was crazy, but he was even crazier! The evil spirits were terrifying, but he was even mor 3.1kReads9.2Score350Shelves
23. 23 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Slapped a Supernatural Being 规则怪谈：开局给诡异一巴掌 Niu Gulu Achuan钮钴禄阿川Mystery743k WordsCompleted 20.8kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves

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    These books are really good, especially numbers 3, 4, 6, and 7. I've read them over and over again ಥ◡ಥ I can't help it, I'm also experiencing a reading slump.

24. 24 惊 Horror Game: My Second Personality Is an Evil God 惊悚游戏，我的第二人格是邪神 Call Me Great Lord叫我大官人Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted [No Female Lead] [Madman] [Dark Humor] [Mind Games] [Thriller] A Thriller game descends, and Chen Xie, a patient at a psychiatric hospital, is dragged into it. With an evil god living inside him, he possesses both absolute rationality and absolute madness. Evil God: I’m the absolutely rational one. You’re the absolutely insane one! Mutant Doctor: This guy chopped me to death, then went off to make mutants himself! Ghost Teacher: He doesn’t just break the school rules, he straight-up blows the pr 4.2kReads9.3Score490Shelves
25. 25 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
26. 26 规 Rule Horror: All of You, Turn into Birds 规则怪谈：你们都给我变鸟 I Eat Crayfish我吃小龙虾Mystery1.8M WordsCompleted [No heroine + mystery-solving + brains over brawn + interstellar + livestreaming + national destiny + power fantasy] Rules-based horror descends upon Earth. Those selected are sent into a bizarre world to face challenges on behalf of their respective countries. While every other contestant fights for their country, one gentle young man says his wish is for everyone to get along peacefully. Everyone: "Peaceful my ass! Do you think this is kindergarten?" Then they watch as this mild-mannered young 14kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves
27. 27 我 I’m a Supernatural Entity, and You Want Me to Take on the Rules Horror Stories? 我一诡异，你让我挑战规则怪谈？ This Station's Reporter Yuwen Bo本台记者宇文波Mystery632k WordsCompleted What is the eerie? Food. [The Laugh-Yourself-to-Death Series + An Author in Seriously Questionable Mental Health + No Female Lead + Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!!!] In 2124, the eerie resurfaces, and rules-based horror sweeps across Blue Star. I, Lu Sheng, a top-tier eerie who stuffs himself in a dark cave in the world of terror, am accidentally selected by the Dragon Kingdom and become a “human” taking part in a game set in the world of horror. And that's when things start getting weird. Gobble, gobb 736Reads7.3Score126Shelves
28. 28 惊 Thriller: I Became Excessively Twisted for Fear of Looking Ungraceful 惊悚：因为担心不优雅而过度变态 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + No Female Lead] A bizarre game descended, pulling all of humanity into a strange world to complete terrifying missions. Fail, and you lose life points. When your points hit zero, you die! Zhao Yi, a renowned psychiatrist, was dragged into the game too, but some unknown glitch appeared in his data source code. And so, an abnormal human emerged, one who made every ghost and monster tremble in fear! The Crybaby Ghost: I just wanted to give him a side quest, but he chopped off my head! The 73.9kReads9.5Score8.4kShelves
29. 29 七 At Seven Years Old, I Was Chosen to Take Part in the Rules Horror Game 七岁的我，被选中参加规则怪谈 One-Sixth六分之一Mystery522k WordsCompleted No female lead + national fate + eerie mysteries + comedy + unconventional ideas Lin Yuan transmigrates to Blue Star, a parallel world, and is chosen to take part in a rules-based horror game. From the start, he activates an SSS-rank talent. [SSS-Rank Talent: Ghostbane] [Talent Effect 1: Rules are completely useless against you. When you break the rules of a horror scenario, the corruption of its world has no effect on you.] [Talent Effect 2: When a creature in a horror scenario feels negative e 58kReads9.6Score6.4kShelves

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    I was completely crushed the whole time, thoroughly enjoying myself from start to finish, and I barely suffered any grievances.

30. 30 怪 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 Gorgeous Girl绚丽儿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 19.9kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves

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    1️⃣ No romance, a very enjoyable read that you can't stop reading. 2️⃣ A novel with a female protagonist, a very novel type of ghost story.

31. 31 坏EN A Bad Seed in the Infinite Game: Marked by a Madman! 坏种在无限游戏里被疯批盯上了！ Gesang Rabbit格桑兔Two Male Leads455k WordsCompleted A morally ambiguous, violence-for-violence's-sake, unhinged top × a born bad seed who looks out only for himself, a villainous bottom Shen Ru is an unlucky guy who got dragged into an infinite game. When a delicate, frail young man, practically radiating a sense of fragility, stumbles into the audience's view... Viewer 1: “Did he wander into a beauty pageant?” Viewer 2: “If he survives today, this game is showing me no respect!” Everyone eagerly awaited the death of this beautiful young man 7.4kReads9.4Score1.3kShelves

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    I won't go into too much detail, but the genres are quite diverse, mainly consisting of novels with two male leads and single-character, satisfying stories without a female lead—guaranteed to be enjoyable. The third book is an audiobook; I forgot to add it to my favorites.

32. 32 我 I’m the Trickster in the Rule-Breaking Horror Tales 我在规则怪谈做老六 Remembering Youth纪念青春Mystery652k WordsCompleted [Complete, with a universally praised ending] [Rebellious Oddball + School Oddball + Lin Chen the Oddball + Comedy + Crazy Antics + The Uncanny + National Fortune + Mental Illness] [Readers say it becomes legendary from the third instance onward] He swaps a hen’s eggs for pebbles and lets her sit on them for half a month, hands sandpaper to his roommate while he’s on the toilet, and buys ten steamed buns for a beggar who asks for money to eat, then watches him finish them… Lin Chen is an oddba 9.2kReads9.4Score1kShelves

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    These are some good reads: 1. The protagonist likes to solve problems with a big bag. 2. The protagonist has a very "active" mind and a unique thought process. 3. The protagonist is really fun (some might feel that way later on). 4.5 Similar to 3, just goofing around. The following books are similar too. I won't say more, just read them!

33. 33 呸 Pah! Hopeless Romantics Are Banned from Infinite Games! 呸！恋爱脑禁止进入无限游戏！ Heartbroken Mutt伤心大土狗Two Male Leads412k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads, One-on-One Romance + Younger Man/Older Man + Both Devoted and Powerful + Thrilling Unlimited-Flow Adventure + Wacky Ensemble Cast] Yu Yan never imagined he’d one day get dragged into an escape game called Trials of Paradise, much less that it would be because of his mother. Yu Yan looked at the ghostly white figure in the void. “So you stayed up all night reading a novel, died suddenly, and ended up here. But the game has an age limit, so you can’t participate…and you bound me t 10.3kReads9.5Score1.8kShelves
34. 34 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
35. 35 规 Rules? Sorry, I Raise the Supernatural in a Haunted World 规则？抱歉，我在怪谈世界养诡异 I Believe in the Light我相信光啊Two Male Leads259k WordsCompleted Female-targeted, dual male leads! Infinite-flow livestream! An unconventional Rule Horror story! The male lead isn’t human! Tentacled evil god monster! Strong leads, thrilling and sweet. Come on in~ A ruthless, murderous male lead. Do not read if that bothers you. * Horror returns, and the rules descend. While the world trembles in fear of supernatural entities, Chu He is doing everything he can for his boyfriend, who died unexpectedly. Death isn’t a problem. His soul is still here. The eighteen 2.1kReads9.4Score318Shelves
36. 36 规 Rule Horror: I Sign-In to Become a God, and Even the Horrors Fear Me 规则怪谈：签到成神，诡异都怕我 Lucky Carp Fairy锦鲤小仙Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Redemption + sign-in + national destiny + no female lead + comedy + original story + a tiny bit of touching moments] Over-the-top blurb: Rule-based horror games invade the world. Those chosen are bound to their nations and forced to take part in the games! Victory brings countless resources. Failure means death, and the horror game descends on the city! The games are terrifying? Almost impossible to survive? Participants have to tread on eggshells? Jiang Fan says, this is way too easy! He activ 1.9kReads8.9Score295Shelves

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    Both are "feel-good" novels; the first one features a system, and the second one has a male protagonist with a powerful physique.

37. 37 无 Infinite Flow: There’s Nothing Weird About Dating Yourself, Right? 无限流：跟自己谈个恋爱很正常吧 Two Taels of Leisure二两闲Two Male Leads354k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + narcissistic romance + strong leads + infinite flow + a touch of ensemble cast + 1v1 + livestream] Ning Shuo was dragged into a horror murder-mystery System. A clown wearing a brightly painted mask grinned at him. [Choose a code name for yourself.] Ning Shuo thought for a moment. “Ning the Half-Immortal.” The viewers wondered what kind of ridiculous name that was. Was he planning to bluff all those ghosts in a horror game? Then, during the livestream, they saw Ning Shuo mutteri 14.4kReads9.5Score3kShelves
38. 38 当 When the Gods' Child Enters the Horror World 当诸神之子进入惊悚世界后 Tai Sang, Who Likes Tian Nong Jiu喜欢天农九的泰桑Mystery964k WordsCompleted Feng Ze always thought he was a ghost, that his mom and dad were ghosts, and that all his neighbors were ghosts too. So when he, a ghost himself, is suddenly pulled into a horror ghost game, he's as happy as a fish in the sea. People who enter the ghost game are doomed sooner or later. When Feng Ze enters, it's the ghosts who are doomed! And each game is worth 10,000 yuan in cash! He quits being a courier, food delivery rider, and security guard all at once. The ghost game is his job now. He lov 73.7kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves
39. 39 怪 Urban Legends: Who Let This Taoist Priest In Here? 怪谈：谁放这个道士进这里的？ Mao Erbai毛二百Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted This book has a short drama adaptation. Rules of Terror: This Taoist Priest Is Acting Strange. Now streaming [No Female Lead] [Hilarious] [Hotheaded Hero] [Supernatural] [National Destiny] Rules of Terror descend upon the world, and the Dragon Nation loses five rounds in a row. For the sixth round, Chen Yang is chosen to represent his country. Just as the nation assumes he is an ordinary nobody, Chen Yang takes off his jacket, revealing the yellow robe underneath. Chen Yang: "Yee-hee-hee! Ever s 16.3kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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    🍂I bet your time isn't as long as mine! 🍂 🍂A bizarre rule descends upon the world, and the Dragon Kingdom suffers five consecutive defeats. In the sixth match, Chen Yang participates as a representative. 🌰Just when the entire nation thought he was just an ordinary passerby, Chen Yang took off his coat, revealing a yellow robe underneath. 🍓Chen Yang: "Aiya yay yay, since the founding of the nation, no animals have become spirits, I'm suffocating!" 🥑Who let this Taoist priest in?

40. 40 规 Rule Horror: The Grass Archon Wants to Act Cute and Slip Through Again Today 规则怪谈：草神今天也想萌混过关 Mo Mo Mo莫沫陌Mystery803k WordsCompleted Transformation + National Destiny + System + Rules-Based Horror + Deduction and Puzzles + Little Lucky Grass Lord In 2033, rules-based horror descends upon the entire world. Only by clearing one terrifying scenario after another can people win their country a sliver of hope. When Feiyu wakes up, she discovers that for some reason, she has turned into the Grass God. Her Gnosis and constellation have been sealed, and even the Akasha she is linked to has turned into a System with all sorts of stran 3.2kReads9.2Score498Shelves

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    Story Summary: Overpowered!!! A truly exhilarating read!

41. 41 模EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.6kReads9.6Score36kShelves

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    See? The bag is beautiful.

42. 42 我 I’m a Female Ghost, and You Want Me to Take on Rule Horror? 我一女鬼，你让我挑战规则怪谈？ Steamed Shrimp Head, Blackfish蒸虾头乌鱼了Mystery556k WordsCompleted (Gender transformation, refuses to marry, mystery and deduction, eerie, nearly invincible) Qin Yun was contaminated by an evil entity inside an ancient mirror and turned into a female ghost. This female ghost was no ordinary vengeful spirit. She was an extremely eerie and powerful life form of unknown origin. Just then, the Rule Horror game descended, and Qin Yun was chosen as the Dragon Kingdom's representative, tasked with challenging its horrors. If a country failed its challenge, the horror 5.2kReads8.8Score813Shelves
43. 43 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.0M WordsCompleted The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score181.2kShelves

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    I love stories about rules and strange tales where the protagonist easily overcomes all obstacles. This book is packed with high-energy and exciting moments, with a dark atmosphere that's perfect for stress relief.

44. 44 规 Rule Horror: The Liar Who Cannot Tell a Lie 规则怪谈：不能撒谎的欺诈师 Qing Qing青卿Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [No Romance + No Livestream + No National Destiny + Strong Heroine + Horror + Rule-Based Hauntings] Trickster Shi Si had only just walked out of prison after serving seven years when a wave of dizziness sent her tumbling into a world of rule-based horror. She also drew the D-rank talent [Mirror, Tell the Truth]. [Description of the Mirror, Tell the Truth Talent] [1. Whenever someone asks you a question, you must tell the truth.] [2. You will always know who the most beautiful woman in the world 9.5kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves

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    Super good-looking [kissing emoji] [🌸🌸🌸No CP + No live stream + No national destiny + Strong female lead + Horror + Rules and supernatural tales + Greek mythology✨✨✨][sending hearts][sending hearts][sending hearts] The con artist Shi Si had just finished her seven-year prison sentence when she was suddenly transported to a world of rules and supernatural tales, and even obtained the D-level talent [Magic Mirror Truth]. [Magic Mirror Truth Talent Introduction] [1. When someone asks you a question, you must tell the truth.] [2. You will always know who the most beautiful woman in the world is.] ... That's it? Shi Si was so angry she wanted to flip the table. Making a con artist only able to tell the truth is like going to war without a gun, forgetting your pen in an exam, or not only not winning a lottery ticket but also having ten yuan deducted from your pay. What about her disregard for rules? What about her immortality? What about her S-level talent that can see incorrect rules and hidden hints? Luck really is someone else's. An incredibly unlucky player bravely ventures into a dungeon! A dark street in a raging storm, a strange girl dancing in the rain, maggot-infested corpses in a rotting room, a taxi driver with a smile hiding a knife…

45. 45 开 An S-Rank Horror from the Start, but They Give Me a C-Rank Talent? 开局S级怪谈，但给我C级天赋？ Pale Era苍白纪元Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Endless Twists + Wild Ideas and Clever Logic + Mild Horror + Protagonist and Villains Are Both Smart] [This is absolutely not a mindless power fantasy. If you don't like the first instance, go ahead and curse me out.] [This isn't a traditional rule-based horror story. The horrors can think and are intelligent, so readers who prefer traditional rule-based horror should steer clear.] Horrors run rampant, and strange tales are everywhere. Beneath every shadow may lurk an unknown t 142.2kReads8.9Score14.3kShelves

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    I highly recommend "Starting with a C-Rank Talent, I Cleared an S-Rank Ghost Story (The Paradox of the Gods)," a rule-based ghost story novel that perfectly blends contrast with mind-bending puzzle-solving. The protagonist, possessing only a C-rank talent, is thrown into an S-rank ghost story world with a soaring death rate. The stark contrast between his talent and the difficulty of the mission immediately grips the reader. The book's design of the ghost story rules is ingenious; behind seemingly contradictory rules lies a tightly interwoven logical framework. The protagonist's process of using his wisdom to dismantle the rules and exploit loopholes to survive in dire situations is both thrilling and exciting, offering a satisfying sense of mystery and catharsis. Furthermore, the creation of an eerie atmosphere is exceptional, from the chilling details of school ghost stories to the terrifying and bizarre otherworldly spaces. Every scene is brimming with the suspense and tension unique to rule-based ghost stories, allowing readers to immerse themselves in this adventure teetering on the edge of life and death. It's a must-read for fans of rule-based ghost stories.

46. 46 惊 Thriller: The Death Knight Is Actually Me? 惊悚：亡灵骑士竟是我自己？ Loves Apple Pie爱吃苹果派Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted [Horror Game + Survival + Brother Cheng] The horror game arrived. Yin Cheng, known as Brother Cheng. He awakened a special talent that raised monsters' favorability toward him. Then Yin Cheng realized that his horror game... seemed to be going completely off the rails! A towering ghost nurse begged Yin Cheng to give her an IV, holding out her drip bag; a graceful, aristocratic vampire countess refused to drink anyone's blood but Yin Cheng's; a shapeshifting painted-skin ghost chased him, begging 42.1kReads9.1Score4.3kShelves

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    [Eating popcorn][Shocked] Awakening a special talent, increasing the favorability of ghosts and monsters. Then Yin Cheng discovered that his horror game seemed to be going off track! [Rolling eyes][Laughing] A supermodel ghost nurse, holding an IV drip, begged Yin Cheng to give her an IV; an elegant and noble vampire countess, who wouldn't drink anything but Yin Cheng's blood; [Shocked][Eating popcorn] A versatile ghost chasing after Yin Cheng, wanting him to paint her perfect human skin; [Thinking][Driving a draft] A fairy-like soul in a painting, a ghost bride waiting for her lover for a thousand years, an invulnerable zombie princess...

47. 47 我 I Am the Great Emperor of Fengdu, Using an Alt Account in a Horror Game 我酆都大帝，在惊悚游戏开小号 Mischievous Hammer调皮的锤子Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Invincible + Hilarious + Irreverent + Positive Energy + Upstanding Gentleman = ?!] Original title: "I Am the Great Emperor of Fengdu, Using an Alt Account in a Horror Game" Jiang Cheng transmigrates into the body of a Ghost Emperor, only to discover there isn't a single ghost around. Just then, the horror game randomly picks an unlucky soul to enter. By an incredible coincidence, it picks him. And so, the gears of fate begin to turn. A lawless big shot appears in the horror game. He runs into a 188Reads8.7Score—Shelves

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    I really like it!!

48. 48 规 Rule Horror: I’m Bai Wuchang, and I’m Slaughtering My Way Through the Dungeons 规则怪谈：我白无常在副本杀疯了 Ultraman Qiao Mei奥特乔妹Mystery230k WordsCompleted [Horror / National Fortune / Livestream / System / Deduction / No Heroine / Infinite Flow] A world of urban legends descends, and half of Earth’s population is forcibly chosen to become NPCs in its game instances. To rescue them, those selected as players must represent their countries and enter the instances. Clear a game, and you receive generous rewards. Fail, and the entire country is punished. But Bai Ge, chosen by the world of urban legends as a player, wasn’t having it: “Is this a bug? Yo 579Reads—Score101Shelves
49. 49 无 Infinite Flow: The Savior Has Thrown in the Towel 无限流：救世主他撂挑子不干了 Purehearted Little Waxberry纯情小杨梅Two Male Leads300k WordsCompleted [Dual male leads + infinite flow + narcissism] [A falsely good, unjustly kind man. A reborn, deranged, corrupted savior] “Ding-dong! Your game time is starting~” A horror game descended upon the world, and Rong Xiangwan awakened a special ability: feeding himself to ghosts. His flesh and blood were the perfect bait. No monster could resist its temptation. His savior-like power pushed Rong Xiangwan to the top. He became humanity’s leader, enduring the pain and struggling to survive, only to be to 2.3kReads9.4Score417Shelves

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    I highly recommend the first one; the others also meet the requirements.

50. 50 诡 Strange Tales: The Evil God Gets a New Job 诡谈：邪神再就业 Dian Ze Xi Shuai典则蟋蟀Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Horror + Twists + Foreshadowing: The Series Where Even the Righteous Gods Are Worshipped by Villains] The supernatural invaded, and Shi Fei received a mission invitation from a dead person. Horror, slaughter, and escape: everyone was fighting to survive. When the supernatural blocked his only way out, Shi Fei calmly tried to talk it down: “Move aside. Don’t make me stop being human.” The creature refused to surrender and launched an attack instead. So Shi Fei really did stop being human, turnin 47.8kReads9.4Score6.9kShelves

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