The Eerie Master and the Darling of Darkness 诡异的主人，黑暗的宠儿

1. 51 疯 A Maniacal Jester: The Bullet Comments Keep Calling Me Elegant! 疯批乐子人，弹幕直呼我优雅！ Yuqi域旗Mystery578k WordsOngoing Infinite-tower adventure, no female lead, troublemaker, villainous boss, killing with elegance and rules On the first day Qi An became the boss of a haunted instance, a livestream appeared above his head. The chat's usual three-part refrain: [Boss, kill him! Kill him and I'll send you a Cloud-Piercing Arrow!] [Was hubby elegant today? If he was, I can die in peace.] [Boss An, that boss in the instance next door says you're not as twisted as he is!] Qi An: I just wanted to kill people quietly. Yo 21.3kReads8.8Score3.7kShelves
2. 52 被 Raised by the Supernatural, I Take Up Werewolf 被诡异养大的我玩起了狼人杀 Ji Zijii霁子季Two Male Leads279k WordsOngoing [Modern Supernatural Horror] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyone's Favorite] [Divine Faith System] [Power Imbalance with an Evil God] [Everyone Is Unhinged] [Werewolf] [Sweet and Heartbreaking] Lin Ran was sent to a psychiatric hospital at fifteen. At sixteen, he was adopted by a sudden supernatural entity, and his body was taken over by an unscrupulous god. After three years together, his wariness gave way to complete dependence. He thought life would remain peaceful from then on, until a new group of pl 2.5kReads6.7Score381Shelves
3. 53 无 Infinite Flow: The Big Shot Is Pretending to Be Fragile Again 无限流：大佬他又在装柔弱 Weaving Autumn's Mood绾秋意Two Male Leads185k WordsCompleted [1v1 + sweet romance + wish fulfillment + infinite-flow + livestream] [A powerhouse who loves playing the innocent white lotus and putting on a show, bottom × a ruthless, quiet top who just gets things done] Lu Shi was a big shot in a certain horror game and one of the livestreaming scene's top-tier stars. On a whim, he decided to delete his account and start over. So the viewers saw a newbie who had just started streaming ignore the instance rules and take out one NPC after another with a singl 2kReads8.7Score320Shelves
4. 54 别 Don't Be Fooled by My Golden Finger-Like Look, I'm Really Just an NPC 别看我像金手指，我真只是NPC Nuo Yizhen诺以浈Mystery1.4M WordsOngoing [Powerhouse + role-playing + secret identities + horror and the supernatural + people reading too much into things + chosen ones + no romance] A three-in-one blend of three horror genres: psychological horror games, Cthulhu livestreams, and real-world supernatural arts. Xiao Gui'an, a bit-part actor, died, but not entirely. He was chosen to play an NPC in a world of horror and the supernatural. After becoming a ghost, Xiao Gui'an thought he would no longer have anything to fear. Who could have 49.1kReads9.5Score3.7kShelves

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   [Shy][shy]

5. 55 人 I'm in a Rule Horror Game, and I'm the Chosen Villain 人在规则怪谈，我是天命大反派 Duanmu Kuai Zi端木筷子Mystery284k WordsCompleted [Subverting expectations + horror administrator + creating rules + no romance, no female lead + invincible] Chen Fan woke up inside a rule-based horror scenario and discovered that everyone else had drawn powerful SSS-rank talents. He alone had no talent and no System. And wasn’t this task a little strange? “Kill the Chosen Ones in the scenario? Am I supposed to kill myself?” “Wait, I’m not a Chosen One. I’m the horror administrator?” “So I don’t have a talent or a System, but I do have all kind 6.1kReads9.0Score779Shelves
6. 56 人 Human Genius? Sorry, I’m a Deviant 人类天才？抱歉，我是畸变种 Mesopotamian Plains美索不达米亚的平原Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [No System] [No Romance] [The protagonist conceals his identity and is on humanity's side] [Ensemble Cast] Su Zhan transmigrated, and from the start he witnessed a scene of domestic harmony. His parents in this new body would do anything for each other, a heartwarming sight. In the city, there was a kind of creature. They looked no different from humans, but they hunted people to survive and grow stronger. People called them Aberrants. And Su Zhan was one of them. 10.4kReads8.1Score1.1kShelves

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   To be honest, it's not exactly a bizarre story, but it's definitely a dark fantasy novel, so feel free to read it. The protagonist is an undercover agent within the human camp (though it feels a bit off when it's being written out [facepalm]). The first book has over 800 chapters, no female lead, and I read it a long time ago, so I won't comment on it now. I can give you some feedback when I reread it. The second and third books are both new, around 100 chapters each, so I don't recommend hoarding them; they'll just be gone. The protagonist in the second book felt like a complete monster. He promised the driver's wife he would catch the murderer, which seemed less like an act of empathy and more like an attempt to reinforce his identity. After all, how could Yang Yulin's soldiers be completely indifferent to the common people? He's calm, rational, and decisive in killing enemies, but there's a tendency towards overly sentimentalism. The protagonist lacks empathy and doesn't save people (I didn't see that). The main plot focuses on improving strength and the undercover agent's redemption, and the plot conflicts are well-structured. The protagonist in the third book might not seem as cold-blooded as in the second, and there's some development in the teacher-student and friendship relationships (which is actually quite good, the characters are well-developed). The plot is also well-structured. There's just one point I don't quite understand: when the protagonist first transmigrated, his father wanted to kill him, but later, including Doberman and Dean Li, their attitudes towards their mutant relatives were completely different. Was this intentional for plot conflict (?) Or to create a contrast with the protagonist's experiences (?)? I wouldn't recommend it for those with a "saintly" personality trait. But overall, it's a good book (in my opinion, please don't criticize).

7. 57 诡 The Eerie Spirit Medium: My Doll Can Really Manifest Spirits 诡异降神师：我的娃娃真能显灵 Clouds Can Smile云会笑Mystery1.4M WordsCompleted [Ghosts in the Book!] [Dark Tone!] [Villain Protagonist!] [Urban Supernatural!] [Horror Aesthetic!] [Invincible from the Start!] A sinister doll saws someone to pieces, a red-clad vengeful ghost claims lives at the airport, a hundred ghosts hunt people down along a ten-mile street, the dead rise again in a crematorium, and corpses dance wildly in an abandoned hospital... None of these things happened to me. They are all stories I wrote. My name is Yang Ning. I am an heir to the Ling Men, a profe 131.2kReads9.5Score11.5kShelves

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   This is the best one; the male protagonist is invincible from the start, and he's the master of many powerful ghosts, including the red-clothed vengeful ghost.

8. 58 s [Infinite] Sorry, I Have Connections 【无限】sorry，我上面有人 Spend Money on Eight Male Models花钱包八个男模Two Male Leads205k WordsOngoing [Everyone is obsessed with the protagonist + top + fun-loving troublemaker + everyone has a one-sided crush on him + chaotic neutral + no fixed couple] The rating just came out, so don't be scared. Come on in! After being fired, Xie Shiyan somehow finds himself inside a game. As the saying goes, better a friend die than yourself, so he joins the boss's faction without hesitation. On the surface, he is a powerful player trusted by everyone, helping them whenever they get into trouble. In their ey 2.2kReads8.1Score301Shelves
9. 59 异EN Another World: My Life Has Cheat Codes! 异世界：我的人生开了挂！ A Salty Fish c一条咸鱼cEastern Fantasy5.9M WordsCompleted [Vampires, werewolves, technology, potions, ghosts, biohumans, divination, puppets, and every terrifying element you can imagine: this world has them all.] Lin En transmigrated into such a bizarre otherworld and became an apprentice at a potion shop. "Something is wrong with that man! He never uses anesthetic when performing surgery!" "That shop is a scam! The moment you go in, they find a pile of illnesses even if you are perfectly healthy!" "But wait, isn't that shop supposed to be the bes 138.3kReads9.6Score16.9kShelves

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   Tomato has countless good books, but I don't have half of them here! Here are a few recommendations~ The first one is a strong recommendation! "Ten Days to End" is definitely worth reading.

10. 60 鬼 The Ghost King’s Self-Cultivation 鬼王的自我修养 Bitter Days Are Short苦昼短Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted “I'm Li Jiong. I'm still alive.” “I have no memories. I know nothing about this world.” “Something seems wrong here. How strange.” “I remember a little now. This world really is wrong.” “It's me. How could the world be wrong?” “I'm the one who's wrong.” Li Jiong sways his head and hums an unknown tune as he tears through layers of unfamiliar fog in the game. He witnesses the strange things around him and records them in his diary. As he investigates, his memories slowly begin to unfold, and he s 5.2kReads8.3Score563Shelves

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    These books all stand on the side of darkness. Except for Fang Xiu, the others are basically on the side of darkness. They are truly worthy of their strange master and the darlings of darkness.

11. 61 女 My Daughter Was Murdered, So I Turned Evil and Became a Max-Level Celestial Master to Get Revenge! 女儿被害，我黑化满级天师复仇！ Making Money to Feed Yang赚钱喂洋Urban1.0M WordsCompleted “Dad... I’m sorry. I’ll be a good daughter to you in my next life!” “In that other world, there shouldn’t be any more pain.” “Dad, please forgive me...!” Chen Feng is a single father who has lived his entire life for his daughter, Chen Xiao. He went to great lengths to get her into an elite school, but who could have known that the news awaiting him would be so devastating? Chen Feng received a call from his daughter just before she jumped to her death. Only after arriving at the scene did Chen 10.3kReads8.2Score812Shelves
12. 62 惊EN Horror: I Created the Anomaly Containment Association 惊悚：我打造了异轨收容会 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing [Horror + Satisfying Power Fantasy + Director’s Tall-Tale Style] Horror games descended upon Blue Star, turning into one eerie dungeon after another. The monsters inside stepped into the real world, and from then on, the world was overrun with the uncanny. Only by conquering every dungeon could humanity stop the supernatural from consuming the world. Otherwise, the eerie realms would merge with reality and turn the human world into a living hell! Shen Yu bound himself to an Anomaly Containmen 48.6kReads9.1Score4.2kShelves

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    A strange master, but I don't know if he is the beloved of darkness. It's pretty good-looking, I think. [Laughing awkwardly]

13. 63 怪 Weird Tales Space: Starting with the Creation of Fake Humans 怪谈空间：从制造伪人开始 Yaoguang Ersan San瑶光贰叁叁Mystery704k WordsCompleted [Smart protagonist + villain + infinite flow + mastermind + creating eerie urban legends + no heroine + dark] [Don't judge by the rating. It was lowered by review bombing.] [Author's new book: I Loaded an Urban Legend Game into the World] After being forcibly reincarnated by a dump truck, Feng Hou did not transmigrate to another world. When he opened his eyes again, he had become a lightless black sphere: an eerie space capable of creating all kinds of urban legends and absorbing humanity's ne 279Reads8.6Score101Shelves

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    In the first book, all the strange and supernatural tales are created by the protagonist and obey his commands; the protagonist himself is also a strange entity. In the second book, the protagonist's true identity is an evil god, the leader of all the strange entities.

14. 64 人 Trapped in a Horror World, I Was Forced to Become the Boss 人在惊悚，我被逼成了BOSS Fearless Elephant无畏象Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No female lead + infinite-flow + decisive and ruthless + nuclear-grade absurdity + chaotic neutral] As everyone knows, surviving even a single day in a horror game is extremely difficult. Yet Lin Yi was trapped in the Undying Village for a full 29 days! Not only did he manage not to die, he was forced to become the ultimate BOSS of that instance! After resolving his survival crisis, he finally realized there was a problem. Now that I'm a BOSS, why haven't I cleared the game? That is, until a ne 4.9kReads9.0Score510Shelves

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    ✨An infinite flow novel with no romantic pairing, told from the male protagonist's perspective! ✨ He unexpectedly transmigrates and is reborn before a horror game. He quickly buys all the ghost money in the funeral shop. After the horror arrives, it's true that money (ghost money) can make the devil turn the millstone!

15. 65 我 From the Start, I Created the Lord of the Weird 我开局缔造了诡异之主 Chi Yisheng赤亦生Urban510k WordsCompleted The uncanny descends, and alien horrors invade! This is a mad age, overrun by the uncanny and the mysterious. Unknown mists, scarecrows, birds of ill omen, flesh-eating wedding gowns... One bizarre, unknowable event after another unfolds. Humanity cannot fight back and can only struggle to survive! Then an ancient secret society slowly emerges from the shadows. Mysterious superhumans? Saviors? Beacons of light in the darkness? No! It is all because Shen Li created the most powerful and uncan 4.9kReads9.3Score453Shelves
16. 66 惊 The Terrifying Villain: I Am the Ghost Emperor, Building China's Horror 惊悚反派：我鬼帝，打造华夏恐怖 Nightfall and Return之夜与归Mystery482k WordsCompleted [No female lead + comedy + Ghost Emperor from the start + Emotion System + everyone is outgoing + stubborn denial + Chinese mythology + villain protagonist + Supreme Primordial Realm (starting from Chapter 206)] The world of horror has fallen into decline. No one is afraid of its monsters anymore. In fact, everyone gets excited when they’re chosen! Li Yu transmigrates into this world and becomes a Ghost Emperor! But the world of horror is on the verge of collapse! The monsters have all started s 1.7kReads8.4Score299Shelves
17. 67 被 After They Read His Mind, the Madman Wants to Kill Someone Every Day 被读心后，疯批变态天天都想杀人 Leisure Time时暇Modern Romance760k WordsCompleted [Looks like a little lamb on the outside, a true maniac on the inside; everyone is highly intelligent; angsty romance] Yu Ke transmigrates into a book, becoming the cannon-fodder biological heiress in a story about a real and fake heiress. Not only is her whole family doomed to die, but she’s surrounded by cannon fodder who meet increasingly gruesome ends. She rolls up her sleeves and decides to save these poor souls, but... The first time, someone pushes her off a building and she dies. The sec 12kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
18. 68 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
19. 69 落 Dropped into a Player’s Body, I Slaughter My Way Through the Dungeons 落入玩家后，我杀穿副本 A Bubble-Blowing One一只吐泡泡Mystery456k WordsCompleted [Completed + Strong Female Lead + Infinite Flow + Cool Beauty + Fortune Teller + Female Lead Shows No Mercy; Everyone Is Self-Serving Villain] [The men around the female lead all have one-sided crushes on her] Li Jiu was one of the players in the game's earliest testing phase. She had cleared the entire instance and uncovered countless early bugs, but after an accident involving the System, she found herself back in the instance. Everyone thought she was a newcomer, an ordinary woman who couldn' 2.8kReads8.1Score532Shelves
20. 70 搞 You've Got It Wrong: She's the Horror Instance NPC 搞错了，她才是恐怖副本NPC South of Nanmo南沫以南Mystery270k WordsCompleted [Infinite flow + paranormal horrors + terrifying survival rounds + delicate, sweet, airheaded female lead + male lead is a survival-round boss] Gu Man'er was an NPC in a horror game, working odd jobs in one survival round after another. But she really wasn't cut out to scare anyone. The players hadn't even started crying, and she was already in tears. Shen Ci was so angry that he pulled her behind him and stepped up to defend her, daring anyone to bully his subordinate in front of him. Gu Man'er 265Reads6.8Score100Shelves
21. 71 你 Why Shouldn't You Die Instead of Me? 你不死难道等我死吗 Three Mountains in the Mist雾中三山Mystery118k WordsOngoing [No CP, infinite-worlds, not a harem fantasy, little horror, plot-focused] Lin Ji thought he had simply entered an ordinary game. Until later, when the person who had died appeared in the real world, and false memories were forced into his mind time and time again, as if all of them were trying to tell him: Perhaps only his death was real. —Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 72 刑 After Being Released from Prison, the Paranormal Claims to Be My Ex 刑满释放后，诡异自称前男友 Huo Fei惑非Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted (Completed) [Two Male Leads + Infinite Flow + Rekindled Romance + Not Invincible + Twists + Foreshadowing + Happy Ending] [A beautiful but hot-tempered bottom who’s always flirting with death, paired with a seemingly innocent, calculating, vindictive green-tea top.] Gu Wei is a lowly F-rank criminal in the live-stream performance system. After blowing an entire instance sky-high along with his little assistant, he is exiled by the System to a punishment instance. The players thought Gu Wei would 26.8kReads9.4Score4.9kShelves
23. 73 今 The Dungeon Boss Loses Their Memory Again Today 今天也是副本boss失忆的一天 Little Otter獭仔小海獭Mystery259k WordsOngoing [Horror instances, mystery-solving, ensemble cast, all villains, plot-focused] Would you like to hear a story? A strange story. This is a long movie I witnessed. Every name comes at a price. The machine that could communicate with the world can no longer hear the response it longs for; the liar who excelled at deception never escaped his lies; and the man who swore he would become a director spent his whole life as a spectator. In the end, someone remembered the entire world, while someone else —Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 74 进 Entering the Infinite Flow, the Beloved One Is Crazier Than the Villains 进入无限流，团宠比反派更疯批 Ye Jiu夜玖Mystery543k WordsCompleted (The score is low because there are few ratings; this has nothing to do with the content.) [A power fantasy in disguise. The heroine kills her teammates, no one survives, no saintly do-gooding, no romance.] [Everyone around the heroine is pure, regardless of gender. One-sided crushes, dark themes, a killing game.] [A parallel world, different from reality.] [No tiresome family drama or annoying relatives, no obnoxious side characters who just won't die. The heroine is a lone wolf who wipes out a 1.4kReads9.0Score247Shelves
25. 75 摆 Whatever! I'll Lie Flat and Enjoy the Show in a Horror Game 摆烂！在恐怖游戏中躺平吃瓜 Watermelon Barbecueing西瓜烤肉ingMystery378k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + No Romance + Silly Humor with Gradual Growth + System] After Mu Xiaoqing died, she became a ghost. As if dying for no apparent reason weren't enough, she somehow ended up in a world invaded by horror games and became a minor NPC in one of the instances. A cruise ship caught in a cycle of murders, Japanese urban legends, a mirror world with no way out, the midnight bell tolling in a cursed castle... While all the players were struggling to survive and trying to beat the instances 301Reads8.1Score—Shelves
26. 76 诡 After the Supernatural Arrived, I Became a Savior Through Empathy 诡异降临后，我靠通感成为救世主 Mochi Who Wants to Get Rich想发财的麻薯Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Ensemble Cast and Comradeship + No Romance + Rule-Based Horror + National Fortune + Livestream] {The premise may be a little cliché, but the story is fresh.} A horror game descends upon Blue Star, randomly selecting players from different countries to enter instances that determine their nations' fortunes. Win, and your country gains resources. Lose, and natural disasters strike. Among all the nations, only the Dragon Kingdom bears a curse. A genius horror-story expert, a world-famous gamb 4.8kReads8.9Score787Shelves

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    No female lead, no harem, strong-willed

27. 77 我 I Have a Joker Card 我有一张小丑牌 Azure Company蔚蓝公司Urban2.2M WordsCompleted They say that on the day some people turn eighteen, the gods grant them a playing card with a supernatural ability. There are 52 playing cards and 52 different abilities. Those who receive a supernatural playing card are allowed to attend the best ability-user school. The campus belle: “I have the Queen of Spades. I can conjure all kinds of weapons!” The rich kid: “My dad has the Jack of Diamonds. He can get unlimited money!” Meanwhile, somewhere, a boy took his own playing card and used all 52 157.4kReads8.9Score24.5kShelves
28. 78 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
29. 79 重 Reborn as a Black Cat: They All Call Me the Lord of the Supernatural 重生黑猫，他们都叫我诡异之主 Grand Preceptor of Immortal Qin仙秦太师Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Beast Evolution] [Never Human] [No Romance] Lin Ye is reborn as a stray black kitten on a university campus. Fortunately, he gains a stat-boosting panel. As long as he eats and accumulates energy, he can evolve and gain all kinds of extraordinary abilities. Shadow Manipulation: Control every shadow in the world. Lord of the Night: Combat power increases by 100% at night. Devourer of Energy and Spirits: A dimensional space forms in his stomach, allowing him to devour anything. Gaze of Fear: Awak 27.1kReads9.1Score3.2kShelves

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    The protagonist is a black cat whose arrival overturns the entire world, leaving its clones everywhere.

30. 80 师EN My Junior Disciples Are All Overpowered, So I Have to Cheat! 师弟们都是大佬，那我只能开挂了 Rain Falls from South of the City to the West城南有雨落城西Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsCompleted The second junior brother is the chosen one of the plane. The third junior brother is reborn. The fourth junior brother is an ancient Sword Immortal reincarnated. The junior sister is the future Demon Empress. Everyone from top to bottom is a hidden powerhouse! Ouyang, the eldest senior brother, gives a crooked grin. “Well, then I guess I'll have to use cheats!” 124.3kReads9.4Score12.3kShelves
31. 81 末 Apocalypse Villain: Reborn, I Infiltrate the Protagonist's Crew 末世反派：重生后，我混入主角团 Room-Temperature Sugar-Free Soda常温无糖汽水Sci-Fi & Apocalypse683k WordsCompleted [Zombies + post-apocalypse + doomsday + self-interest + decisive and ruthless + villain] Important: The protagonist is neutral evil when he’s in a good mood and chaotic evil when he’s not. He has almost no humanity. Don’t read if that’s not your thing. Only after Chi You dies does he learn that the hotheaded boy who’s always going on about love and peace is the chosen protagonist, destined to save the world, while he himself is merely a villain serving as a stepping stone along the protagonist 37.5kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves
32. 82 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 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
33. 83 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.9kReads9.7Score19.5kShelves
34. 84 诸EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves
35. 85 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves
36. 86 天 Awakened by Heavenly Treasures: I Can Engrave Anything 天物觉醒：我能刻印一切 The Leaf Riding the Wind御风而行的葉子Urban3.7M WordsOngoing [Publication Contract Signed, Safe to Read][Tales of Youth][Everyone Has Common Sense][Absolutely Wonderful][Magic][Distinctive Characters][No Female Lead] My name is Jin Feichen. Draped in the twilight of my youth, I once thought I would muddle through life, relying on taxpayers to support me forever. I thought that would be my fate. However, all of that came to an end on a rainy afternoon. Youth is a grand stage. On that evening when rain poured down in torrents, the stage reached out to me, a 269.6kReads9.5Score22.3kShelves
37. 87 哑 A Sequel to Yashe 哑舍自续 Only September时唯九月Urban184k WordsOngoing I'm no great literary master or veteran writer. I'm just a guy who likes reading and has a passion for history. I've been fortunate enough to visit many museums. To me, the antiques in their display cases are conversations across centuries, echoes across millennia. I also really like Xuan Se, but I don't know why Ya She suddenly ended. There were still so many stories waiting to unfold in that antique shop. I couldn't bear to see that shop disappear, so I thought I'd continue the story in my own 219Reads6.6Score102Shelves
38. 88 诡 Eerie Descent: I Am Immortal 诡异降临：我不死不灭 The Civil and Polite Mr. Xue文明礼貌雪某Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Evil spirits descend, and the supernatural runs rampant. From the start, a female ghost is chasing you down. What do you do? The answer: Find her in the wilderness and passionately bite each other! As long as you eat the ghost first, it can’t eat you! Ye Yan, blessed with an immortal body and the ability to devour evil spirits, searches for his own path in a world overrun by the supernatural. Then one day, the formation shatters, and evil spirits invade in force. At last, humanity remembers the 7.1kReads8.4Score484Shelves

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    Very elegant, and it might even be serialized into a next book; it's definitely worth looking forward to. No female lead + eerie.

39. 89 让 I Asked You to Write an Essay, Not a Rule Horror Story! 让你写作文，你写规则怪谈？ Mu Youqingyao木又清遥Mystery622k WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes]+ [Creating Rules Horror]+ [No System]+ [No Saintly Hero] Lin Chen wrote nothing more than a school essay, yet it plunged all of Longguo into panic. Because the rules horror he wrote had become real! The night before, wanting revenge on the gangsters who bullied him, Lin Chen had used one of their birthday parties as the template for a rules horror scenario. The next day, he was astonished to discover that several classmates who had attended the gangsters' birthday party the p 2.8kReads8.2Score375Shelves

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    🍀Behind the scenes + Systemless + Not a Holy Mother + Decisive to kill🍀One day the protagonist discovers that the strange rules he created have come true. Those who have bullied him are in bad luck. One or two more and more strange rules appear, shocking the world. The protagonist just watched everything silently in the dark.

40. 90 开 From the Start, I Had a Trillion in Ghost Coins, and Every Vengeful Spirit Worked for Me 开局万亿冥币，厉鬼都是我员工 Fearless Elephant无畏象Mystery250k WordsCompleted [Also known as: I Use Ghost Money to Dominate the Horror World] The supernatural returned, and terror descended. A horror world invaded the globe in the form of a game. Yi Yuan unexpectedly transmigrated and was reborn before the horror game began. The first thing he did was buy every piece of ghost money in a funeral supply shop. Using his memories and ghost money, he quietly became the mastermind behind the entire horror world. While other players struggled desperately to survive, Yi Yuan alre 269Reads8.2Score103Shelves
41. 91 从 Starting as a Mysterious Merchant, I Rewrite the Rules of a Ghastly Game 从神秘商人开始，架空诡异游戏 The Cool Boiled Water Boils Again凉白开又开Mystery466k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + invincible protagonist + no female lead + founding an organization + people wildly misreading his intentions + making a killing off players and the supernatural] “When you encounter a mysterious being clad in a black robe in a supernatural game, remember: do not panic. Treat Them with the utmost sincerity and flattery. They are like a wish-granting machine. As long as you have enough supernatural coins, nothing is impossible!” "Must Read! How to Survive in a Supernatural Game" “ 3.8kReads8.8Score351Shelves
42. 92 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 4.1kReads6.9Score479Shelves
43. 93 惊 Horror: My Psychiatric Hospital Has Become a Forbidden Zone of the Supernatural 惊悚，我的精神病院成了诡异禁区 Better Not Come不如不来Mystery432k WordsCompleted After horror games descend upon the world. Wang Ran has only just transmigrated when he discovers that a psychiatric hospital has suddenly appeared under his name. What’s more, when his patients see ghosts, they’re not afraid at all. In fact, they get unusually excited. During the Courtyard House instance, a group of patients charged in and beat up the boss, an old woman. Before leaving, they even stripped off her burial clothes. While riding Subway Line 7, they kidnapped the ghost attendant 522Reads9.0Score101Shelves
44. 94 在 In an Infinite-Flow World, the Beautiful Boss Won't Stop Flirting with Me 在无限流里被美人BOSS狂撩 Little Zhezi小折子Two Male Leads372k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Horror Infinite Flow + Strong Leads + Boss Top + Devoted 1v1] Gu Rui had struggled to survive in the infinite world for years, finally rising from an obscure newcomer to the “God of the Valley” in the eyes of the players. One day, Gu Rui mysteriously announced a few things to his friend. First piece of good news: The God of the Valley is finally seeing someone. First piece of bad news: It's a man, and he's straight. Second piece of good news: The God of the Valley thinks he mig 1.3kReads9.1Score239Shelves

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    Everybody likes the protagonist

45. 95 祈 After Decades of Praying, I Finally Obtained a God 祈灵数十载，求得一神明 Idle Guest G闲客GTwo Male Leads305k WordsCompleted [Gentle and flirtatious] + [Unconditional adoration] + [God as the beloved] + [Younger love interest] Shen Shuanghan didn’t believe in gods. He never had. Life was full of suffering, and hospitals were filled with prayers more fervent than those in churches. He had never seen a god appear, nor a prayer answered. A whip always hurt when it struck. After wandering for so long, he was caught and forced to perform. The pain, both physical and mental, made him cry at night. Beneath the bright moon be 2.8kReads8.8Score438Shelves
46. 96 小 The Little Cannon Fodder Is Always Hunted by the Boss 小炮灰他总被boss追求 Riding the Wind and Listening to the Moon乘风听月Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted 2.4kReads9.0Score305Shelves
47. 97 我 The Parallel World I Transmigrated to Is Actually Haunted 我穿越的平行世界居然有诡 I Am a Star in the Heavens我乃天上繁星Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted Also known as "The Strange Assimilation" [Infinite flow + supernatural horror + mild scares + no romance] Su Ze finds a book called "The Strange Assimilation" in the library. Because of this book, his body is controlled. Then he is crushed to death by a bookshelf. When he wakes up, he has become himself in a parallel world. He is even chosen by the strange world to become a player! From then on, he dances on the edge of a blade, surviving one near-death experience after another. 53.8kReads8.5Score4.9kShelves

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    Both are quite good. The first is a bizarre infinite flow novel, and the second is similar to a horror revival novel. It's set in a bizarre apocalypse, but it's lighthearted and funny, with sweet moments mixed with angst. They're both super good!

48. 98 当 When the Uncanny Descends on the World, Death Is the End 当诡异降临世界，死亡即是终点 Qingyuan Vocational High School Prodigy庆元职高小天才Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horrors descend + no System + fresh worldbuilding + survival + semi-infinite-flow + no do-gooder protagonist + not dark + supernatural abilities] In the best years of his life, amid the exuberance of youth, Su Yuan thought his days would remain peaceful and beautiful forever. Then a line of bloody text appeared on the blackboard during evening study. [In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears outside your dorm room... How long will it take to kill you?] Everyone thought it wa 390.6kReads9.3Score43.5kShelves
49. 99 什EN What?! Our Family Descends from an Eldritch God? 什么！我们家居然是邪神后裔？ Yu Tao i予桃iEastern Fantasy4.3M WordsOngoing [Western fantasy + multiple heroines + the uncanny + Lovecraftian horror + elves + reborn in the womb] The darkness and distortion lurking beneath the civilized world, and the eerie whispers heard only in the dead of night! The day the sea mists rose, the world became an isolated island. At first, I thought I had been reborn into an era of backward technology. There were no phones, computers, Wi-Fi, or anything like that. Fortunately, I was exceptionally handsome and easy to get along with, so 126.2kReads9.2Score11.7kShelves

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    The main character in this supernatural/mystery genre is a descendant of the god of darkness.

50. 100 我 There Are Monsters in My House 我屋子里有怪物 A Stroke Across Mountains and Seas山海一笔Urban599k WordsCompleted [Not a saint] + [Monster raising] + [Dark] + [Cthulhu] + [Gods] + [Forbidden powerhouse] On the first day Huo Jie moved in, he realized that the rundown villa he had inherited from his second uncle, who had barely been able to make ends meet, seemed a little strange. The whole house was filled with eerie things. Even a skull with a sheep’s horns could speak! A crow flew in, and Huo Jie fed it a stone from inside the house. It then began to speak like a human, and its golden eyes could see the tr 2kReads7.9Score196Shelves

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    The protagonist inherits a house, thus gaining the ability to create mysterious creatures, and gradually ascends to his throne in the abyss.

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