These Seven Are the Only Masterpieces in the Rules-Horror Genre. Disagree? Prove Me Wrong. 规则怪谈除这七本已无神作，不服来辩

1. 51 1EN The Last Bus on Route 13 13路末班车 Old Eighty老八零Mystery813k WordsCompleted I'm the driver of the last bus on Route 13. Every night at eleven, I have to make a run to the suburbs. This book is addictive, so don't blame me if you can't put it down! In this novel, even the sharp-tongued readers who always guess the plot right will find themselves repeatedly proven wrong. You might find yourself asking, “What's going on? What's going on?” Don't doubt your sanity. Just keep reading. A story that keeps you on edge, here to save readers suffering from a reading drought! 13.5kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves
2. 52 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
3. 53 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 20.6kReads9.2Score2.8kShelves

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   I really loved this book; the protagonist isn't an ordinary human. I highly recommend reading it.

4. 54 恐 Horror Arena: From the Start, a Red-and-White Collision Scares the World to Tears 恐怖擂台：开局红白撞煞吓哭全球 I'm Not the Regiment Commander我不是团长Urban1.6M WordsOngoing A horror arena has descended upon Blue Star. Each nation must summon a terrifying entity to fight for it. The winners will see their national fortunes flourish and endure for all eternity. The losers will see their national fortunes decline, their resources and territory plundered, and their dignity stripped away. To claim victory, nations everywhere summon horrors native to their lands. The Sakura Nation has the Slit-Mouthed Woman, the Red Cape, the Four Great Female Ghosts, and the Hundred Gho 19.4kReads9.2Score1.9kShelves

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   Seriously, seriously, seriously!!! Everyone, you absolutely have to read this!! "Ten Days to End" is the best book on Tomato Book! (In my opinion) The protagonist, Qi Xia's, thought process is so complex that our brains can't keep up. The author writes everything in a tightly woven chain; you might not understand it at first, but the more you read, the clearer it becomes, and everything connects perfectly. It's absolutely mind-blowing! It has over four million readers and hundreds of thousands of ratings. The plot is incredibly amazing! It also has the highest score on Tomato Book at 9.8, It's simply unbeatable!! The second book is the one I recently read. The protagonist (male) is incredibly powerful, fearless against supernatural beings, and fights them head-on. He also has a slightly unusual relationship with a male supernatural being named Bai Xun—it's something to ship! The third book is about a protagonist who obtains a book and uses his country's supernatural beings to challenge those from other countries. No matter the level of the opponent's supernatural being, he instantly defeats them all. The scenes are described very vividly, it's super good!

5. 55 我 I’m Three and a Half, and I’ll Become a Legend in Rule-Based Horror With Basic Attacks 我三岁半，靠普攻在规则怪谈封神 One of the Idlers闲人之一Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted The animated series is now available. [No heroine + comedy + subversion of expectations + infinite-flow + livestreaming + rule-based horror] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star, and each country randomly selects one person to take part. If the contestant wins, their nation prospers. If they lose, their nation declines. After losing two rounds of games, the people of the Dragon Kingdom are in dire straits. The next horror scenario arrives, and by sheer coincidence, it selects Xia Ye, who ha 8.4kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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   [Detected that this is your first time entering a Rules of the Strange Tales, activating your latent talent...] [SSS-level talent activated: I'm just a child] [Talent effect 1: Ignoring rules and pollution, you're just a child, so mistakes won't be punished.] [Talent effect 2: As a child less than one meter tall, in the Rules of the Strange Tales, your strength permanently increases by 1 for every hour you survive.] [Talent effect 3: As a child with no strength, for every Rules of the Strange Tales you successfully complete and violate more than half of the rules, you can spin the Lucky Wheel once after completion to obtain a special ability or item.] [Talent effect 4: You can spin the Lucky Wheel once more at the start of the first Strange Tales, guaranteed to be an S-level skill.]

6. 56 规 Rule Horror: The Haunted School 规则怪谈：诡异学校 Seventh Month July柒月JulyMystery580k WordsCompleted [System + Mystery + Deduction] I grew up in an ordinary family. To broaden my horizons in another city, I deliberately applied to a university far from home. But then strange things began happening one after another: bizarre campus rules, a mysterious countdown, and the secrets hidden behind the school slowly coming to light... 40.4kReads9.3Score4kShelves
7. 57 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 64.1kReads9.6Score8.4kShelves

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   Well, I haven't read much of it, but I did create a special category for "Strange Tales of Rules" on my bookshelf 😏😏

8. 58 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 3kReads9.2Score346Shelves

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   1. Everyone is intelligent (the description in the content is quite beautiful). 2. Xu Ye is a master! His unsolvable SSS talent is flesh and blood regeneration. He has no fear value and can damage the supernatural. He is not brainless and is intelligent. He is somewhat rebellious (but also handsome). 3. He is the leader of the organization. His intelligence and strength are both online. "When Brother Xiao smiles, life and death are unpredictable." The barrage in the live broadcast room is also quite interesting (I personally think he is good at shipping Qi Zun, but it is not a CP story). 4. Zheng Xun was helplessly trapped in a loop of clearing a dungeon multiple times. Then he reached the maximum value. At first, he was particularly excited to see living humans. He was a bit crazy. 5. The protagonist awakens the Painful God-Chosen System. Pain points added + I have no pain = random points added. Single female lead (if you don't like single female leads, I suggest not reading 5; I personally recommend 2, 3, and 4). No female lead in the early stages, but there is later. 6. No romance (don't worry, it's quite funny). Shi Yu seems brainless on the outside but is actually very intelligent. He is decisive and not coy, and his personality is slightly comedic (a dark fairy tale, which is half a rule-based ghost story). 7. The protagonist is seemingly innocent but actually cunning, doesn't forget his roots, and doesn't violate the rules. He is passionate but not awkward, and is patriotic and devoted to his country.

9. 59 规 Rule Horror: Who Taught You to Study Like That? 规则怪谈：谁教你这样读书的 Bamboo Shoot Buns Are So Delicious竹笋包子超好吃Mystery426k WordsCompleted [Strong Female Lead, No Romance, Rule-Based Horror, Infinite Realms, Chinese-Style Horror] Traditional culture has been distorted on a massive scale in modern society. Altered pronunciations, words smeared with stigma, and ancient sayings twisted out of shape are gnawing away at the human soul. Su Muyu, the thirtieth-generation descendant of Su Shi and the sole inheritor of the Soulcrafter lineage, joins Li Guazi, a girl whose past is a mystery, and Mr. Dongli, a word spirit from the handwritt 48Reads9.4Score—Shelves

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   Good article on strange rules

10. 60 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 232.8kReads9.5Score28.3kShelves
11. 61 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 28.6kReads9.2Score3kShelves

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    If you're asking what to read after "The Haunted House," I highly recommend these two books, especially the first one—it's really nice, and the feeling of reading it late at night is truly enjoyable. I haven't finished the second one yet, but it seems alright so far. You could finish the first one first and then read the second.

12. 62 我 Winning Over the Supernatural in a World of Strange Tales 我在怪谈世界里攻略诡异 Lin Xiaowu林小五Mystery268k WordsCompleted [National Destiny + Rule-Breaking Horror + Supernatural + Hilarious + Cunning Trickster + No Female Lead + Livestream] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star, and the supernatural spills into the real world. Those chosen by the horror scenarios are sent into their worlds, where they challenge the supernatural on behalf of their nations. Gu Fan is chosen by the horror world to fight a desperate battle for Yanhuang. If he wins, he'll buy Yanhuang precious time to recover and develop. If he lose 210Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    Yeah, I haven't read much of it, but I did create a special category for "Strange Tales of Rules" on my bookshelf. [Winking emoji][winking emoji]

13. 63 惊 Thriller Game: I Can See the Hints 惊悚游戏：我能看到提示 Master Mouse in Sunglasses戴墨镜的鼠爷Mystery951k WordsCompleted [Ridiculous comedy + power fantasy. Not scary. If that's not your thing, move along!] A mysterious dimension descends upon Earth, randomly selecting humans to take part in a horror game. Uncensorable horror livestreams spread across the internet, allowing all of humanity to witness one terrifying spectacle after another. Gu Yi is unlucky enough to be chosen as an adventurer. Fortunately, he can see mysterious hints. Following the hints, Gu Yi gradually seeks out the truth, only to discover that 6.5kReads8.9Score639Shelves
14. 64 惊 Thriller: You're So Noble, You Set the Residents on Fire 惊悚：你清高，你把居民用火烧 Novel Cake in the Works小说糕制作中Mystery291k WordsCompleted (Unhinged protagonist + elegant madman + golden finger hints + livestream) Xiao Ye was swept into a global horror game. In his previous life, he cleared the game all the way to the end. After being reborn, he found himself dealing with ghosts all over again. Then the viewers in his livestream room realized this rookie played a little too wild... Red-Clothed Ghost: I only wanted to scare him from behind, but he broke my arm. Is that any way to behave? Long-Haired Ghost: I just wanted to show him 43Reads7.0Score—Shelves
15. 65 惊 Thriller Descends: I Become the Demon King in a World of Terror 惊悚降临：我在惊悚世界当魔王 Alas, Deep Love奈何情深Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [No female lead] [Hilarious] [Absolutely shameless] [Doesn't act human] “Congratulations, you've been hit by the System jackpot! The Horror System is activating!” A car accident. Su Li was accidentally transported into the game Horror World. While other players were still fighting to survive, Su Li was already happily raking in ghost coins. With the System, Su Li easily trounced all kinds of powerful ghosts. The ghosts wailed for their mothers: “Mom, I want to go home! This demon king is totally 3.2kReads9.1Score337Shelves
16. 66 规 Rule Horror: It Begins at the Haunted Zoo 规则怪谈：从动物园怪谈开始 Seriously Ill病得不轻Mystery573k WordsCompleted [Rule-Based Horror + Deduction + Livestreaming + National Fortune System + No Heroine] The supernatural has returned, and rule-based horror has descended. As a chosen player, Jiang Yi represents the Dragon Nation in the horror scenarios. Successfully clearing an instance earns national fortune points. After four consecutive failures, the Dragon Nation can’t afford another one. If he wins, the Dragon Nation wins! If he loses, the Dragon Nation falls! As it happens, the very first scenario Jiang Y 14.7kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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    The first book was a bit cliché in the beginning, but it got much better later on. The protagonist was very smart. The author got carried away halfway through writing the second book, and it became a dual-male-lead story.

17. 67 人 Humans Are the Juvenile Form of Monsters. I Was Stripped of My Humanity as Soon as I Graduated 人是诡的幼年体毕业即被开除人籍 Mo Mo Wu Hen墨墨无痕Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Eerie + Boss's perspective + dungeon worlds + rules + no female lead] Ren Yi wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into a “normal” world with unbelievably generous benefits. Under the League's attentive protection, everyone lives without a care, and the future looks bright. He thinks he and his only family member in this world, his autistic older brother, will live an ordinary, peaceful life together. But a “career placement test” shatters his entire worldview. “There are no humans in the 129.1kReads8.7Score14.4kShelves

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    The first book is a masterpiece in my heart. Although it was on hiatus for several years, I still couldn't bear to remove it from my bookshelf. Who would have thought the author would return, and with writing as good as ever, even more perfect? ​​The story has a strong sense of continuity, and some foreshadowing elements that require thought in the middle will give you goosebumps when they appear later. You should definitely jump in! [Heart emoji] The second book, I think, has a different perspective from other rule-based ghost stories. Its unique worldview is very attractive. Each ghost story was once a world consciousness that had been hurt (if I understand correctly). It has a very lighthearted atmosphere. I recommend it.

18. 68 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 74.7kReads8.3Score6.7kShelves
19. 69 欺EN Deceiving the Gods: A Performance! 欺神演出！ Violent Purple-Skinned Person暴力紫皮人Mystery5.4M WordsOngoing [Satisfying revenge + Mind-bending twists + Slow burn + Strategic battles + Loads of plot twists] “When I thought death was the end, I opened my eyes and discovered that death was only a new beginning.” Lin Yu was killed by a junior schoolmate he thought had come to confess her love, only to discover that he hadn’t truly died. Instead, he had entered a deadly game! Only the winner would earn the chance to “live again.” Fortunately, Lin Yu awakened the “Unique Class: Deceiver.” [Any lie you 531.2kReads9.3Score86.4kShelves
20. 70 规 Rule Horror: I Write the Rules 规则怪谈：我来书写规则 A Rainbow Cloud一份彩虹云Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Doomsday Arrives + Livestream + National Fate + Supernatural Rules + Parallel World] The supernatural descended upon Blue Star, and rules became humanity’s final point of contention with the unspeakable. The unspeakable would randomly select “chosen ones” from every country and send them into a supernatural world. If they successfully solved its mystery, that round’s haunting would disappear from their country. If they failed the challenge within the allotted time, the haunting would descend up 1.4kReads8.9Score145Shelves

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    The first is a god-tier infinite intelligence novel (from a male perspective), and the second is a top-ranked female-oriented mystery/fiction novel (the author's writing style is so good that it feels out of place compared to Tomato). Both of these books have absolutely top-notch writing, with tightly interlocking plots and somewhat unexpected, even chilling, endings.

21. 71 我 I'm a Medical Student, So Isn't Dissecting an Evil God Perfectly Reasonable? 我医学生，解剖邪神很合理吧？ Immortal Lord Wangchen望尘仙君Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [No CP] [Obsessed with Dissection] [Over Forty Strange Creatures Recorded] Lu Bei, a graduate student at Chaoge Medical University, is chosen by a horror game and sent into one of its instances. He draws a talent unique to him: Dissection. While everyone else is doing everything they can to survive, Lu Bei has already begun researching how to dissect evil gods. Zombies attack. All the players are building bases, stockpiling supplies, and forming gangs, terrified that their fortifications will be 27.6kReads8.9Score5.6kShelves
22. 72 谁 Who Dragged the Underworld's Soul Reaper into a Horror Instance? 谁把地府勾魂使拉进诡异副本的？ Shen Zhou Crosses the River沈舟渡川Mystery1.8M WordsOngoing [Creepy Dungeons] [Comedy] [Power Fantasy] [Global Livestream] As medical care improves, the human mortality rate has dropped significantly. This has caused the Underworld’s Soul-Reaping Bureau’s performance to decline year after year, driving the soul reapers into a vicious rat race for better numbers. Lin Feng is an utterly ordinary soul reaper with no power or connections. To meet his KPI, he can only work overtime like crazy, yet he still comes in last every month. Then one day, he’s une 58.3kReads8.3Score5kShelves

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    The first book, *Gu Yi*, was recommended by someone. Although it's a bit drawn out, it's really interesting and gets your adrenaline pumping. The second book, *Lin Feng, The Impermanent Envoy*, vividly demonstrates what it means: all rules and conspiracies are worthless in the face of strength! Purely reckless, but very satisfying. The third book, *Shen Luo, The Fallen God*, uses a novel to showcase national righteousness, showing courage even against overwhelming odds; it was so moving I couldn't stop crying!

23. 73 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 13.7kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves

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    Chen Ji, Ning Qiushui, and Lin Qi—these three are arguably the best suspense novels I've read so far. The plots flow seamlessly, and the details are excellent. I absolutely love them!

24. 74 抱 Sorry, I’m Crazy. Keep Your Weirdness Away 抱歉，我有疯病，诡异勿扰 Hot Pot Tripe火锅涮毛肚Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Dark Fairy Tales + Horror Game + Livestream + Hilarious + No Romance + Unconventional Ending] My name is Shi Yu, and I'm mentally ill. One moment I was asleep, and the next I had been transported into a horror game called “Little Red Riding Hood.” Black smoke was rising from Mom's head, and the cake meant for Grandma had been mixed with an unidentified kind of minced meat... The game was being livestreamed to the entire world in real time. People watched in astonishment as, while the other p 21.4kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves

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    The first book was absolutely amazing! The female lead was so quirky and hilarious. The second book brought me back to cartoons, and it gave me a bit of a psychological trauma for days. I highly recommend the others as well.

25. 75 规 Rule Horror: Starting in Bikini Bottom 规则怪谈：从比奇堡开始 The Trapped Minion被困住的吗喽Mystery862k WordsOngoing [Entirely Original Story + Supernatural Invasion of Childhood Cartoons + No System, No Cheats] In this book, the rules are absolutely correct. There are no false rules. Love is the only weapon against “corruption.” The moment Wu Nao wakes up, he sees a piece of paper covered in crookedly written rules: 1. From now on, remember that you are Patrick Star. Don't forget… 2. Do not go jellyfishing with SpongeBob unless absolutely necessary. 3. Gary the Snail cannot talk. 4. Squidward is always gloomy 2.8kReads8.9Score355Shelves
26. 76 网 Online Dating a Horror Boss, I Tried to Escape but Was Kissed Until I Cried 网恋到恐怖boss，逃跑被亲哭 Crazy Gadola疯狂的嘎朵拉Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-Flow Horror + Sweet Romance + Growing Heroine + Obsessive, Yandere Male Lead + Mutual Firsts] Yun Fu falls in love online with a boyfriend. She gets his contact information from a dream. He spoils her endlessly, flirts with her all day, and comforts her every night. He's a total lovesick husband who lives for his wife. But when Yun Fu wants to meet him in person before starting school, he keeps hemming and hawing and refuses to see her. “If you won't meet me, we're breaking up!” Yun Fu 42kReads9.3Score4.9kShelves
27. 77 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 112.4kReads9.5Score12kShelves
28. 78 我 I Learn to Slay Ghosts on a Paranormal Forum 我在怪谈论坛学斩鬼 Young and Unaccomplished, Yet Never Insecure年少无为不自卑Mystery735k WordsCompleted [The printed edition of Strange Tales Forum is in production] [The short drama adaptation of Strange Tales Forum is in production] Gao Shen joined a strange tales forum by chance. The forum often posts eerie stories, describing every detail so vividly that they seem to have really happened. Users who reply seriously analyze the source of each incident and discuss how to deal with it. They even address each other as Heavenly Masters, Soul Tamer 50.8kReads8.7Score6.5kShelves

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    Take a look at this one; it's not a mindless wish-fulfillment novel, and it doesn't have a system. The key is, this ghost story is incredibly intense! [Facepalm]

29. 79 无 Infinite: Reading Feng Shui in Rule Horror 无限：我在规则怪谈里看风水 Mo Sibei陌肆白Mystery473k WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow | Thrills | Horror | Teamwork | Powerful male lead, even stronger female lead (male lead is mostly in the background) | Puzzles | Rule-based horror] [Once you enter the uncanny realm, its rules reign supreme. Anyone who breaks them is sent straight to the land of the dead.] Luo Qing found herself in a strange place beyond the reach of both science and the gods. All that awaited her was boundless fear and death. A scholar from ancient times, a futuristic AI robot, a fugitive on 2.8kReads8.9Score423Shelves

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    All are female-oriented supernatural tales, 13 stories, no romance, 2 male leads with background characters, absolutely no strong female characters and even stronger male characters.

30. 80 怪 Strange Tales Livestream 怪谈直播间 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted The sound of meat being chopped eerily echoes through a bun shop in the dead of night. The passengers on the last bus all have the same face. On a freezing, rainy night, someone wearing funeral clothes wanders the streets... The Strange Tales livestream takes you deep into the hidden side of this world! 13.8kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves

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    These are some incredibly good horror novels with an infinite flow theme, carefully selected from a huge collection of books.

31. 81 惊 A Horror Game? I'm Just a Frail Young Woman 惊悚游戏？人家只是个弱女子 Bai Yi柏亦Mystery574k WordsCompleted [Horror + occasional livestreaming + built-in golden finger + powerful lead + no CP] [When you have only 50 HP, you have no choice but to keep boosting your combat power] Yan He had already resigned herself to living an ordinary life. She never expected a horror game to descend on the day of the college entrance exams. The horror game has overtaken the real world. You never know whether the person in front of you is another player, an NPC, or something else entirely. Known in the horror world as 6.9kReads9.0Score927Shelves
32. 82 最 The Last Paper Effigy Maker 最后一个扎纸人 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted The art of paper effigies can bridge the worlds of yin and yang, perform rites for the dead, and summon the King of Hell. Cut yellow paper, weave bamboo strips: paper horses travel a thousand miles, and paper figures summon spirits. With one stroke to paint their eyes, the King of Hell appears, striking terror into all directions and sending ten thousand ghosts into hiding! By the time the art of paper effigies reaches Chen Mo, he is its last practitioner. He assumes this ancient, mysterious cra 16.5kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves
33. 83 邪 Evil God Moran! 邪神墨然！ Three Winds 11三风11Mystery3.1M WordsCompleted Why does the headless ghost in the hospital keep praying at midnight? Why does the skin-stealing ghost in the desolate mountain village wail without stopping? And why does the long-haired female ghost in the studio apartment shriek in the middle of the night? None of this is a distortion of human nature, much less a collapse of morality. It’s just that… someone’s having an episode! In an age when horror has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant, Bai Yuan, dressed in a hospital gown, smiled ca 154.1kReads9.3Score16.1kShelves

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    Zhao Yi, Bai Yuan, Lin Wu, and Lin Qi are four abnormally strong individuals.

34. 84 小 Survival in the Residential Complex, but I Was Pulled into the Management Group 小区求生，但我被拉入了管理群 Nazgar纳兹嘉尔Mystery784k WordsCompleted [Infinite horror + no female lead + cold-blooded male lead + split personality + author’s mental state is questionable + kill, kill, kill!] When everyone is unexpectedly dragged into a survival game, Cheng Xu discovers that his name appears in the administrators’ group. By day, the survivors search for resources and strengthen themselves and their shelters. At night, ghosts run rampant and disasters erupt. Only those who rely on their shelters can survive. One deadly trial follows another, and b 6.1kReads9.2Score837Shelves

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    The first book, I'm sure you've all heard of it, right? "Ten Days to the End" is a novel with superb writing! Don't be discouraged by the first hurdle, it gets really good later on! The second book, "Survival in the Neighborhood, But I Was Added to the Management Group," has some foreshadowing and is also very well-written; I absolutely love Cheng Xu! The third book, "Strange Tales of Rules: My Family Isn't Normal," is a classic novel with a somewhat eerie style; I highly recommend it!

35. 85 在 A Shady Merchant in a Horror World 在惊悚世界当奸商 One Stroke of the Blade执笔一刀Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror world, transmigration, System, comedy, no female lead, survival, feel-good story, infinite worlds, horror, the uncanny] Lin Wu adjusted quickly to suddenly finding himself in an unfamiliar place. After all, those people in white coats often moved him around while he was asleep. The people here looked a lot like the ugly things he used to see. They were a little uglier, but a 19.9kReads9.1Score1.9kShelves
36. 86 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 2.3kReads9.4Score418Shelves

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    The first book is my absolute favorite. How did the author manage to portray Little Ninth Master as so adorable, crazy, scary, and yet so endearing, making you feel so safe? I highly recommend it; I absolutely love the first book!

37. 87 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 50.4kReads9.4Score7.3kShelves
38. 88 我 I’m Only Playing a Psychopath, but I’m Actually a Good Prisoner 我只是扮演变态，其实我是好囚犯 Walking the Dangerous Path危行Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Male lead is a trouble-loving thrill-seeker + livestreaming + role-playing + no romance, pure wish fulfillment + AI game infinite-flow] Xie Qi transmigrates to a parallel world. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself a prisoner, being taken to an island that houses the world's most vicious criminals. This world is controlled by major corporations, with the government nothing more than their puppet. The Prisoner Island is a massive livestreaming game made for the rich. All the prisoners are an 14kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
39. 89 年 Older Men!! A Ferrari Is Still a Ferrari, Even When It’s Old 年上！！法拉利老了依然是法拉利 Loves Big Tomatoes Most最爱大番茄16k WordsCompleted Older woman!! A Ferrari is still a Ferrari, even when it's old. 31.7kReads—Score471Shelves

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    These two books are super good!

40. 90 别 Don't Be Afraid, She's the Person Closest to Me 别怕，她是我最亲密的人 Dry Instant Fire Noodles干吃火鸡面Mystery145k WordsOngoing [Handcrafted from Scratch] [Flesh-and-Blood Vengeful Ghosts] [Chinese Horror] [Character Growth] [Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment] [Tightly Plotted] [Absolutely Ruthless] [50,000-Word Outline] If you were given the chance to change your fate, would you rather keep working hard as a delivery driver, or suddenly become a 182-centimeter-tall, golden-haired older man who never has to worry about food or clothing? Yu Fa had no choice. He was forced to transmigrate into the latter. But before he could e 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is truly a masterpiece!

41. 91 怪 The Urban Legend Lost Its Memory, So Now Things Get Interesting 怪谈失忆了，那就有得玩了 Getting Up Early Isn't Goji Berries早起不是枸杞Two Male Leads250k WordsCompleted [Audiobook narrated by a human voice now available] Rule Horror + Delusional Misinterpretation + Two Male Leads + Protagonist in the Dominant Role Rule Horror descended upon the world. Just as humanity breathed a sigh of relief at finally gaining the power to resist it, the Rule Horror game played a cruel joke on them: an S-rank Rule Horror was about to descend on Earth. It seemed Rule Horror had no intention of letting humanity survive. Just as everyone prepared to face death without flinching, 15.9kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
42. 92 我 I Said There Were No Gods Tonight, So the Gods Fell 我说今夜无神，于是众神陨落 Ji Nanyi季南一Urban415k WordsCompleted [The print edition, titled A Godless Night, is available to search for on all platforms. The comic adaptation is now online.] [Plot-driven + infinite-flow + mild horror + countless twists] Yan Huang had a terminal illness. He didn't want to die, so he became a player in Instance. The System's evaluation of him read: [Player Yan Huang practices what he preaches and has impeccable morals. Congratulations, you have awakened the talent: Deceiver.] [Deceiver: Each lie you tell has a fifty percent cha 31.9kReads9.6Score4.2kShelves

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    You've all read the first one, right? It's a classic among classics, so I won't elaborate; please refer to the synopsis. The second one is a non-legal supernatural tale, the protagonist being a "non-European" (a shortened form of "African Qian Chang," meaning extremely unlucky). The author said to criticize him if you didn't like the first part. You've all read "Ten Days," right? You can consider everyone in the book to be from Qixia (some exaggeration).

43. 93 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 8.8kReads8.9Score1.1kShelves

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    Su Xiao, Su Bai, and Chen Bin—the three giants (books #1, #2, and #3)—need I say more? The rest are just random recommendations; check them out if you want, each one is at least a 9 out of 10!

44. 94 我 I'm the Great Emperor of Fengdu, and You Want Me to Play Rule Horror? 我酆都大帝，你拉我玩规则怪谈？ The Talking Hot Dog会说话的热狗Mystery750k WordsCompleted [Rule-Bound Horror + Great Emperor of Fengdu + Invincible + No Female Lead + National Destiny + The Supernatural + Hidden Hand + Heh Heh Heh] After five thousand years of signing in at the Underworld, Hua Wujue had risen from a lowly yin messenger to the ruler of Fengdu. On the day of his five-thousandth-year sign-in, the System granted him its ultimate reward. [Five thousand years of sign-ins at the Underworld complete. Ultimate reward granted: Go home.] Even as the Great Emperor of Fengdu, Hua 4.1kReads6.9Score482Shelves

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    The first book, featuring Su Bai (the Demon Emperor), and the second, Hua Wujue (the Heavenly Emperor), both feature strong protagonists transmigrating into a world of supernatural laws, with no romantic subplots. The third book, which is also my favorite, tells the story of Li Fuguang, whose original world became a world of supernatural laws, and who then transmigrates to another world, becoming the Chosen One. Just imagine what it would be like to meet your family again? →_→

45. 95 当 When I Became a Capitalist in a Rules-Horror Story 当我在规则怪谈里做资本家 Fan Yu番羽Mystery231k WordsOngoing [PUA Exploitation of Capitalists] + [No Romance] + [National Fate] + [Comedy] + [Eerie] + [Lighthearted] + [Livestream] + [Mystery] The red moon rises, Eerie creatures run rampant, ghost stories invade, the dead return, and people are trapped in an endless cycle… With the Dragon Kingdom on the brink of destruction, Su Fan steps forward. The talent Su Fan draws is to become a capitalist, using PUA tactics to exploit the Eerie. Even the Eerie can only shake their heads in disbelief. The first worl 23Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Strange tales of rules.

46. 96 八 An Eight-Year-Old Student, and You Took Down the Rules-Based Horror? 八岁小学生，你杀穿规则怪谈？ Little Fox Tuan Tuan狐团团Mystery305k WordsOngoing [Fox-Eared Boy + Invincible + Eldritch + No Heroine + National Fate + Rule-Based Horror + Livestream] Du Xiaoge transmigrates into the body of an eight-year-old elementary school student, and into a parallel world plagued by rule-based horror. If he wins, Great Xia will reap enormous benefits. If he loses, the rule-based horrors will spread their corruption throughout Great Xia! So when viewers in Great Xia learn that this time’s contestant is just an eight-year-old child, they all fall into des 31Reads9.1Score—Shelves

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    Fox is back! [Please follow!] These books are all pretty good, especially the third one. A little girl is transported to a world of ghost stories. Everyone thought she was going to die, but then the little girl smiled silently and pulled out a bouncing bomb! Everyone: !!!

47. 97 无 Infinite Starting Point: Zero Awakens 无限初始：零号觉醒 Clingy Grain穗穗黏黏Sci-Fi & Apocalypse618k WordsCompleted [No romance] X [Cool, white-haired lead] X [Decisive male lead] In 2030, “Player Game” burst onto the scene. Clear a dungeon, and you can get anything you want. Yan Chao (Zero), once an NPC in the “Mechanical City” dungeon, suddenly awakened to his own existence and became a player. “Player Zero, please complete the main quest as soon as possible...” A dungeon? It's just my path to godhood. 4kReads9.3Score592Shelves
48. 98 大 The Big Shot Is a Little Twisted Because He's Too Refined 大佬因太过斯文而有些变态 Clingy Grain穗穗黏黏Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Decisive and Ruthless] x [No Romance] x [Ridiculous Power Fantasy] x [Unhinged but Handsome Male Lead] x [Refined Pervert] “Executioner No. 001, mission completed perfectly.” After dying, Yan Wugui, who had spent ten years in a psychiatric hospital, became an executioner for the Myriad Worlds System. He travels across the heavens and countless realms to hunt down rule-breakers and keep the worlds running as they should. An executioner? Call me the Reaper. [System] Executioner No. 001. Assassina 19.9kReads9.4Score4kShelves
49. 99 规 Rule Horror: Either the Entities or the Audience Must Be Cured 规则怪谈：诡异和观众必须治一个 Pen in Hand, Keyboard Swapped提笔换键盘Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted [Completed + Original Script + Not a Power Fantasy + Documentary Fiction + Mystery + No Female Lead + Not a Saint] An uprising breaks out at the Dragon Kingdom’s largest psychiatric hospital. The mysterious young man Chen Yi is nominated by everyone in the hospital to become its new director... Not long after, the bizarre invades and the world of urban legends descends... [Dragon Kingdom Chosen One Chen Yi gives up on drawing a talent from the System] [Dragon Kingdom Chosen One Chen Yi treats th 1.8kReads8.8Score183Shelves

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    I personally think this book is quite good. It incorporates reality to a certain extent, the world-building and overall plot are smooth, the writing is good, the author is active, and I often read the paragraph reviews. It's a rule-based supernatural novel that you can finish reading.

50. 100 规 Rule Horror: It Starts with Playing Bald Qiang in Bear Ridge 规则怪谈：狗熊岭扮演光头强开始 The Youth of an Old Dream故梦的青春Mystery1.6M WordsOngoing [Cartoon Rule-Horror Stories (First: Boonie Bears) + Mild Horror + Tragic Heroism + A Clever Protagonist + National Destiny + No Romance] “Everyone else’s childhood memories are getting hazier. Why is mine getting creepier?” “Wait, why did Briar and Bramble get government jobs? And the Pleasant Goat characters too? Even SpongeBob has a position now?” The supernatural has descended upon Blue Star! Rule-horror stories are sweeping the globe! Every country must select a Chosen One to enter these ta 67.7kReads8.9Score5.9kShelves

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    This book is really good, really. The characters are very faithful to the original work; there's no misinterpretation.

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