Are There Any Rule-Horror Stories Better Than Zhou Bai and Gu Yi? I Don’t Believe It! 有比周白和顾毅更好看的规则怪谈？我不信！

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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   1. Gu Yi: I won't say much about its quality, it's my personal favorite. 2. Xu Ye: Also quite good. His talent is flesh and blood regeneration, and his recovery speed is inversely proportional to his fear. However, the protagonist is naturally thrill-seeking. He gets hit by a car and ends up in the hospital at the beginning, making him practically immune to injury. 3. Su Ming: His talent is unrestricted, immune to strange contamination, but he can damage strange entities. It's slightly shorter than the previous two. He has a "second personality" (is it really?) [Beast] [Good, good, good, everyone should read it!] 4. Chen Ji's storyline is very interesting. The pen (the strange creature) and the little monkey (same as above) are so cute, and his abilities are overpowered. 5. Zhou Bai's talent speaks for itself; he's one of the three giants of ghost stories. 6. He Gu's talent, the Eye of Truth-Seeking, is a protagonist who grows through his own growth. He might be a little silly in the early stages, so if you're looking for an invincible protagonist from the start, you should avoid this book. 7. Zhao Yi, my Yi-ge is absolutely elegant. Sorry, my Chinese isn't good enough to describe him in detail, but anyway, it's extremely good. I strongly recommend you read it. Don't force me to beg you. 8. Ning Qiushui, I personally feel this book leans more towards horror. The storylines are terrifying and immersive. Anyway, there's no point in saying more; it's good and I love reading it!!! (The rating is here, the quality speaks for itself. Trust me, I'll eat my hat if there's even one bad book.)

2. 2 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
3. 3 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
4. 4 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 335.3kReads9.5Score66.6kShelves
5. 5 杀 Murder Rules? I'll Take Them On, Crack Them, and Contain Them 杀人规则？我来，我破解，我收容 Stone Giant Monster石头巨怪Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing A piano on the roadside, left untouched. Offerings arranged neatly in a hallway. A creaking rocking chair at the mouth of an alley. A lonely hospital bed. This world is full of all kinds of uncanny objects, and even more uncanny people. Wei Lai has always been an atheist, until the day he receives a prediction of his own death. “Your time is up.” “You have 72 hours left.” 338Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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   The second one is Zhou Bai, the third one is Su Xiao, the fourth one features Gu Yi in a cameo role, and the seventh one features Gu Yi. The rest are all excellent, even though the ratings are a bit low [admiration][kiss]. Especially the fifth one, it's really being held back by its low rating!

6. 6 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
7. 7 规 Rule Horror: Beware Your Roommate's Girlfriend 规则怪谈：请小心你室友的女友 Half a Liang of Salt盐巴半两Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [No heroine + not wish fulfillment + not invincible + unsettling + horror + suspense + plot-driven] [The livestreaming element is only a tiny part of the story. The focus is on horror and suspense, so feel free to dive in] There are only two people left in your school dorm: you and your roommate. Your roommate suddenly brings home an incredibly attractive person they met online, leaves you some money, then hurries off. Now you're alone in the room with your roommate's gorgeous online date... Wou 35.9kReads9.0Score3.3kShelves
8. 8 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
9. 9 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves
10. 10 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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    This book is seriously amazing! I've read all of Zhou Bai and Gu Yi's other books, and I guarantee this one is just as good. [Shy]

11. 11 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

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    I've finished reading *Su Xiao*, it's my favorite ghost story series. It's really enjoyable and quite intellectually stimulating. There are also comics and TV series adaptations! [Kissing emoji] [heart emoji]

12. 12 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

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    I'm tired of talking about it. The first book doesn't allow anyone to disobey it.

13. 13 惊 Thriller: You Were Told to Escape, but You Became an NPC 惊悚：让你去逃生，你成了NPC Butterfly in the Rain雨中的蝶Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted [Horror Game + Choices + Comedy + Irreverent + Building a Personal Power Base] Ten years ago, the horror game descended upon Blue Star. As the protagonist, Lin Qi was inevitably dragged into the horror game too. While everyone else struggled to survive, he made choices. At the Death Restaurant, everyone else was careful not to anger the customers. Lin Qi had already become the restaurant owner. At the Ghostly Cemetery, others searched for clues and for the missing Grave No. 7. Lin Qi simply 13.9kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
14. 14 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

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    It's super good. There are a lot of plot holes at the beginning, but they will be gradually resolved later on, and the ending is also very good.

15. 15 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

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    The first two are by Jiang Ran; the first one is Jiang Ran's second book, and it's super good. The fifth book is also good—Fang Xiu is a pure madman. Books 8 and 9 are also good. I won't mention books 3 and 4, they're about Gu Yi and Su Xiao. Books 6 and 7 are also okay; book 7 is quite funny.

16. 16 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
17. 17 诡EN The Horrors Are Hard to Kill? Sorry, I'm the Truly Immortal One 诡异难杀？抱歉，我才是真正不死 Six Gourds六个葫芦Urban2.0M WordsCompleted This book has been signed for publication, so enjoy it with confidence. [Death Regression + Foreknowledge of the Future + Kill the Saintly One First + Dark Tone + Supernatural Resurgence] After accidentally transmigrating to a world invaded by the supernatural, Fang Xiu awakens the ability to return from death, also known as turning back time. Whenever he dies, time rewinds to just before his death. In this perilous and uncanny world, he could have laid low, but instead he chooses to announce to 231.9kReads9.5Score28.4kShelves

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    The first book is a sweet romance. Putting aside the mutual attraction between the male and female leads, the female lead's crazy thoughts are just... Go for it! The second book has a male lead who takes an overpowered route. He dies a dozen times at the beginning to slow down, then goes insane and fights ghosts and monsters to the death. The third book is a book that Sanjiu Yinyu is currently updating. It has one plot twist after another, and one twist after another. In the middle, it is discovered that the protagonist is not human. So, which side should he be on? The fourth book is the debut work of a member of the insect extermination team. It is very mind-bending. No wonder he can write "The End of Ten Days". It corrects the plot in a mythological story. The protagonist falls into the villain's trap step by step and becomes the villain step by step. You think it will be the same as before, but who knows, it breaks the closed loop principle and completely ends everything.

18. 18 我 Recreating Iconic Scenes in a Horror Game 我在惊悚游戏里复刻名场面 A Hundred Million Fish亿只鱼Mystery787k WordsCompleted [No female lead + iconic scenes + absurd laugh-out-loud comedy + national destiny + vengeful ghosts. If you don’t laugh in 30 minutes, come beat me up] A horror game appeared, and Qin Ming was ordered to take part at a time when the fate of the Dragon Nation hung in the balance. The System directly altered his talent, granting him an SSS...-rank ability: Meme Reenactment, which let him recreate iconic scenes inside the horror game. When Qin Ming unlocked Crazy Donkey, he said, “Vengeful ghosts, 4kReads8.9Score421Shelves
19. 19 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
20. 20 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
21. 21 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335kReads9.8Score46.9kShelves
22. 22 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
23. 23 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 169.4kReads9.6Score21.7kShelves
24. 24 慈EN Cihang City 慈航市 Mountain-Patrolling Lord God巡山主神Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing At Cihang's grand arena, don't show up without a cheat. Chen Feng transmigrated to another world and discovered that the bosses here were unbelievably sneaky. “Let's go level up in the newbie village first.” “Ha! Got you, transmigrator.” “I'll be reborn and buy a lottery ticket.” “Ha! Got you, regressor.” “Fine, if you're going to play dirty, I don't need to pretend to be a gentleman either.” Chen Feng discovered that every time he died, he could refresh and get a new System. A System's power ha 1.1MReads9.2Score131.8kShelves

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    If you enjoy strange tales about rules, then you absolutely must check out this book.

25. 25 规 Rule Horror: I Am the Horror Story 规则怪谈：我即怪谈 Wish You Happiness祝你快乐呀Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing In 2017, supernatural tales descended upon Earth. Conventional weapons couldn't harm them, and humanity struggled to survive. Rule-based supernatural tales became humanity's last lifeline. Tens of thousands of chosen ones around the world were selected. If they won, the supernatural tales would vanish from reality. If they lost, the rule-based tales would descend upon the world. This was a war between humanity and the supernatural. Chen Shao, a patient suffering from bone cancer, became one of t 143kReads9.6Score18.8kShelves

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    Both books are very good. The first one has a smart National Observation Group, a smart protagonist, and a smart chosen one (a novel with brains?).

26. 26 恐 Horror Game: The Female Ghost Fell for Me from the Start 恐怖游戏：开局女鬼爱上我 Buying Wine on a Cold Night寒夜沽酒Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing When Qi Feng entered a horror game, he discovered that the clues always helped him find the ghosts' weaknesses. And so, a villain was born in the world of ghosts. Faced with a ghostly young wife who was desperate to improve her son's grades, Qi Feng said, “Madam, I could tutor your son.” The ghostly young wife gave in. She even invited Qi Feng to be her son's private tutor. Faced with a ghost student who was determined to kill him, Qi Feng said, “I know all about you and Lili...” And when he saw 6.4kReads9.2Score678Shelves

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    The first one is a masterpiece, Tomato's number one work. It's a thriller with a system, a great plot, flashbacks, and angst. The appearance of the thriller world and the system are all reasonably explained. The second one is Ning Caichen, you know? It's about a single mother with a system, a beautiful school dean, a black-stockinged female ghost king, a dark elf kindergarten teacher, a vampire countess, etc. I only read up to the part where she gets the vampire countess and then stopped reading because I was raising her.

27. 27 规 Rule Horror Begins with the Eerie Peppa Pig 规则怪谈，从诡异小猪佩奇开始 Spicy Rabbit香辣兔Anime Fanfiction551k WordsCompleted [Rule-based strange tales + national destiny + livestreaming + no heroine] The supernatural descended upon Blue Star a year ago. The chosen ones of the Dragon Nation haven't won a single round, and the country is on the brink of destruction. Other nations are eyeing it covetously. The newly selected chosen one has somehow drawn an utterly useless F-rank talent: Luck. Just as everyone in the Dragon Nation is giving up all hope, the chosen one inside the strange tale looks at the familiar surround 21.7kReads8.7Score2.4kShelves
28. 28 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

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    It's all high-scoring rule-based supernatural tales, and there are also audiobooks. These are all good. I highly recommend books 5 and 6; they're my two favorites. The second book also has a great premise, but the author felt the ending was a bit too far-fetched, so I cut it. The second book has been indefinitely postponed, but it's a great book to read as a series of episodes.

29. 29 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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    Then I definitely have to read these books.

30. 30 无EN Infinite Rewinds: Everyone Thinks I'm a Big Shot 无限回档：所有人都以为我是大佬 What's Wrong with Money?钱有什么不好Mystery414k WordsCompleted [Adapted into a comic drama] [Audiobook narrated by a real person available] [Infinite Flow + Livestream Survival + Death Rewind + Half-Dihua] [No CP] [The story contains a lot of on-screen comment barrages] After Xu Xi died from overwork, he transmigrated to another world invaded by a survival game. He even discovered that he could rewind time after dying. By using this ability to escape danger time and again and successfully clear each instance, he unexpectedly became a top expert in the eyes 189.8kReads9.4Score21.5kShelves

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    It's very good, the exciting parts are very well written, and it feels quite realistic. Those comments and stuff... I just wish he would write more of that!

31. 31 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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    1, 2, 3, And 4 are not mindless stories; the main plot is quite complex. 5, 6, 7, And 8 lean towards a more fast-paced, enjoyable read.

32. 32 全EN Global Death Exam: Straight from the Execution Grounds to the Test Room 全球死考：刚下刑场你让我去考试 I Love Eating Cat Chips我爱吃猫片哇Mystery1.0M WordsOngoing [Tactical battles + mild horror + infinite-world adventure] The Deadly College Entrance Exam has arrived, dragging thirty million candidates into hell. The exam questions have been replaced with scenes from horror movies and disasters. Even staying alive is a pipe dream. Pass and earn rewards. Fail and be erased! Ten points earn ten million. One hundred points earn Tyrant genes. One thousand points earn the Apocalypse. Only ??? can make it out of this exam. To investigate, the military “ 1.6MReads9.3Score315.2kShelves
33. 33 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

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    The second one is amazing! The first one kept me listening to it for over ten hours and I still haven't stopped, and the last one too. I won't say more about their skill level.

34. 34 一 I Woke Up with 40 Murder Cases on My Hands 一觉醒来：我背上了40起命案 No Joy无喜Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Chen Xiao wakes up to find everything around him strangely unfamiliar. The only thing beside him is a diary. He thinks it might explain his current predicament, but as he reads, he begins to doubt whether its contents are real. It is clearly a record of crimes committed by “himself.” Just as Chen Xiao is about to read on, the piercing wail of police sirens downstairs jolts him awake, and he can't help imagining the worst... 29.8kReads9.3Score3.2kShelves
35. 35 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

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    My irreplaceable Top 1

36. 36 当 My Endless Rebellion Against the Rules in Tales of the Bizarre 当我在规则怪谈中无限叛逆 I'm Not Chuan Xiaokui我不是川小葵Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Unconventional Rules-Horror Power Fantasy + Urban High Martial Arts + Hilarious + Mind-Bending + Plot-Driven + No Romance + Supernatural Awakening + Passionate Evolution + Clashes Between Multiple Civilizations + Plenty of Foreshadowing and a Lasting Impact] A high-martial-arts power fantasy wrapped in the trappings of a rules-horror story. It leans comedic early on and grows more action-packed and impassioned later. The world is vast, spanning multiple planes and species, with interstellar con 102Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    I don't know why this book didn't become popular; maybe it's because it imitates Su Xiao's talent, but the storyline is really good. The opening scene, "Damn It, the Note," is his own world. All of humanity's memories have been erased by the rules, except for Brother Chen's.

37. 37 游EN Game Invasion: Addicted to Snatching the Male and Female Leads' Destinies 游戏入侵：抢男女主机缘会上瘾诶 The Cat Isn't Bald猫不秃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 988.6kReads9.5Score85.7kShelves
38. 38 无 The All-Purpose Guide to Rule Horror for the Powerless 无能者的规则怪谈全能指南 The Blade-Bearing Man of the Bamboo Grove竹林衔刀人Mystery3.4M WordsCompleted (A suspenseful, terrifying mystery with no System or supernatural powers for the protagonist. No brute-force clears. Frequent updates.) Blue Star has been invaded by entities. Humanity is powerless to resist, and the world faces destruction. Those above keep humanity like lambs in a pen, forcibly selecting representatives from every country and livestreaming them for their amusement. And what are they forced to play? Rule-based horror games? From the start, representatives from every country sho 5.1kReads8.6Score492Shelves

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    It's not mindless or idiotic, there's no romantic pairing, the logic is natural and realistic, the national decision-making group and other elements are very useful and form a big picture framework, there's a team and responsibilities, the protagonist isn't overly idealistic or a saint, has a moral bottom line, and is a good person, it doesn't deviate from the rules of the supernatural world, and it doesn't resort to brute force. The supporting characters are memorable, a small ensemble piece. A very realistic story.

39. 39 从 Starting with a Dormitory Manhunt, I Slay Every Ghostly Evil God 从宿舍逃杀开始斩尽幽诡邪神 Peace Throughout the Land天下长安Mystery2.0M WordsOngoing [Communicate with the Future] [Monsters Lurking] [Rules That Kill] [Power-Up System] [Supernatural Sequences] [Everyone Has a System] [No Female Lead] "Chu Xuan, if you're awake, don't speak. Don't make a sound... You'll be the next one to die!" "These are the rules of the day-and-night killing game. If you want to get out alive, you have to find and kill the monster!" After transmigrating back to his college days, Chu Xuan planned to use his foresight to make money and lie flat. But he never ex 248kReads8.8Score31.1kShelves
40. 40 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Had a Toolbox 规则怪谈：开局一个工具箱 Yu Ye羽夜Mystery469k WordsCompleted Reader's Guide: All the instances are original. There are no incorrect rules, but there may be a few bugs. Please go easy on me. National Fate (there's no National Fate point system, only the elimination or arrival of horrors, or individual rewards). So contestants from other countries will appear, but the story won't keep putting them down. Even in the worst world, there are souls that shine, though their endings may not be good. There are livestreams, but they make up only a small part of the 4.7kReads8.8Score436Shelves

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    These are all novels featuring protagonists with relatively long growth paths, not the typical overpowered protagonist type. The mystery plots and characters are well-developed, and the dungeons are engaging. Honestly, the last dungeon in the first book is enough to fill a novel that isn't exactly short. If you're looking for stories with ordinary-type protagonists, I'd recommend these.

41. 41 全EN Surviving the Misty Apocalypse, I Build a Home with Eldritch Flesh 全民迷雾求生，我用邪神血肉建家 Half an Acre of Sunshine半顷阳光Sci-Fi & Apocalypse3.1M WordsOngoing [Flesh and Bone + Apocalypse + Lovecraftian Survival + Civilization Graveyard + Mass Transmigration + No Romance] When mist shrouded the world and monsters howled outside their windows, all the players huddled and trembled inside their dilapidated shelters. But Bai Yi was teleported onto the face of the Great Being known as the “Lord of Flesh,” where he witnessed a horrific feast as an even more terrifying being devoured a planet of flesh. The fragments of flesh and bone that splattered from th 138kReads9.1Score11.8kShelves
42. 42 规 Rule Horror: The Slacker Turns the Nation’s Fate Around 规则怪谈：摆烂人扭转国运 Rose Planet玫瑰星球Mystery737k WordsCompleted [Mystery, Supernatural, Suspense, National Fortune, Female-Oriented, No Romance] The world of the uncanny descends upon Blue Star. Over three years, national fortune scores rise and fall. After the previous genius chosen player died, Huaguo's score plummeted to 30. No one can bear the consequences of a national fortune score reaching zero. As the score continues to fall, many people start accepting that the world of the uncanny will soon destroy Blue Star, and give up trying. Seventeen-year-old 9.5kReads7.8Score841Shelves

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    It's absolutely gorgeous! It should be deified!

43. 43 规 Rule Horror: The Prince Is Always Lusting After Me 规则怪谈：王子总是对我垂涎欲滴 There Will Always Be Youth总有青葱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 84.3kReads9.3Score9.9kShelves

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    Strange tales of the rules of a fairy tale world, without a male protagonist.

44. 44 神 The Disciple's Game 神徒游戏 Hu Qiuqiu胡球球Mystery3.4M WordsOngoing The entire world is plunged into a terrifying death game, with 8 billion people taking part! A global battle royale for survival has begun! Only 12 of the 8 billion will survive! The survival rate is less than 0.00000000015%! Hospitals, schools, prisons... Any location anywhere in the world could become a death-game arena! Terrifying ghosts and monsters take part in the game alongside humanity! [Welcome to the Disciple Game] [Light horror + mind games + games + infinite-world adventure] (This no 75.8kReads8.3Score6.9kShelves
45. 45 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score207.7kShelves
46. 46 我 My Life Is Yours 我的命，都给你 Three Pine Nuts三只松子Modern Romance48k WordsCompleted Ji Mingshu hated Xu Meiling with all his heart and tormented her until she died. But when she was really gone, Ji Mingshu realized... he had fallen in love with her. 1.7kReads8.1Score207Shelves

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    The first book is about deification; the second is quite enjoyable; I haven't finished the third and fourth books yet, but they're not bad so far; the fifth is pure wish fulfillment; and the last one is the best—crushing monsters, ghost messengers, and slaying gods (not really). Recommendation rating: I can perfectly utilize the rules: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I lead the Flying Dragon Kingdom through deduction: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My family isn't normal: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Starting with Zoo Ghost Stories: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ When I start rebelling in the Ghost Stories of Rules: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

47. 47 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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    Just watch it and you're done. The logic is impeccable, the plot is realistic, the female lead is intelligent, and the atmosphere is eerie and terrifying.

48. 48 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Awaken an SSS-Rank Talent 规则怪谈：开局觉醒5S级天赋 Alas, Deep Love奈何情深Mystery255k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast] [Hilarious] [National Fate] [Infinite Flow] [Subverting Expectations] [The Path to Godhood] When he opened his eyes, Ren Fei realized he had been reborn. This time, he chose not to awaken the 3S-rank talent [Authority of Deception], because he knew that every path to godhood except the God of Wealth’s was a scam! From the start, Ren Fei went straight to the government for funding: ten billion! Once the ten billion arrived, he smoothly awakened the 5S-rank talent [God of Wealth’s 1.3kReads8.7Score163Shelves

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    The first book in the Naihe series can be considered a classic of the "Strange Tales of Rules" genre, while the second book is a new book, essentially a sequel to the first.

49. 49 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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    They're all pretty good! The first one features Su Ming as the protagonist, who has a second personality (a beast) – a pure, satisfying read. The second one features Su Xiao as the protagonist, who has rebellious talent and challenges the God of War – another satisfying read. The third one features Zhou Bai as the protagonist, who has a system but doesn't need it, preferring to use his brain. The fourth one features Lin Yuan as the protagonist, who has the talent of a mischievous child – yet another satisfying read. The fifth one features Bai Ye as the protagonist, who forms a life-or-death bond and eventually becomes a god – also a satisfying read. Books 6 through 11 are quite good, but I won't go into detail about them all here. I guarantee you'll be satisfied! Disclaimer: Most of them are satisfying reads, with no female protagonists.

50. 50 规 Rule Horror: It Begins with the Eerie Black Cat Sheriff 规则怪谈：从诡异黑猫警长开始 Also Just Getting By也苟Mystery410k WordsCompleted [National Fate Livestream + Rule Horror + Reverse PUA + Adaptation of Childhood Nightmares] From the start, he draws the doomed cannon-fodder “White Cat Class Monitor.” Facing the eerie Black Cat Detective’s death glare, billions of viewers in the National Fate livestream room despair and wait for him to die! But Gu Qing doesn’t back down. Instead, he berates the bizarre boss for “sloppy uniform and disgraceful appearance,” verbally tearing into the two-meter-tall, blood-eyed detective until his 96Reads—Score—Shelves

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