Supernatural Horror Means Supernatural Horror. Don't Drag in Rule-Based Horror or the Dreadful World 灵异就是灵异 别扯什么规则怪谈 惊悚世界

1. 551 我 I Sew Corpses, She Makes Paper Effigies, Together We Light the Sky Lantern 我缝尸，她扎纸，咱俩一起点天灯 Blue Eyes, No Way Back青眸难回Mystery144k WordsOngoing This is Xiao Qing's first book, and it will absolutely not be abandoned. It's a story set in a brand-new world, blending the supernatural and fantasy with science fiction. Much of it reflects Xiao Qing's own understanding, so feel free to share different opinions. We can all discuss it together. Two people who grew up together find their fates intertwined by destiny. Their lives become even more closely connected, and the road ahead grows more treacherous. Their strange, bizarre, yet utterly mar 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The book "Doll" is very well written. Its main theme is that evil will be punished, and if good doesn't receive its due reward, then let the retribution come even more fiercely! If you've done evil deeds, don't read this book. The second book, although new, has great potential, and its worldview is completely new! Haha, welcome to the new world of immortals! "Burning Corpses" tells the story in the unique voice of a Beijing storyteller. The protagonist's "golden finger" also has traditional Chinese shadow puppetry elements!

2. 552 我EN Achieving Transcendence Through Corpse Burning 我靠焚尸超凡入圣 Ye Tiannan夜天南Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing Since ancient times, people have believed the dead should be buried whole. Cremation is deeply disrespectful to the deceased, and only corpses that have undergone an uncanny transformation are burned. Those who cremate corpses are known as corpse burners. It is an extremely dangerous line of work. At midnight, one room, one corpse burner. Once the doors are shut and locked, if the corpse turns vicious, the corpse burner is as good as dead. Qin He makes his living this way at a canal wharf in the 123.2kReads9.2Score14.7kShelves
3. 553 非 The Abnormal Female Celestial Master 非正常女天师 The Girl Who Swallows Ghosts吞鬼的女孩Mystery5.8M WordsCompleted Everyone says foreigners are superstitious. If they bully you, all you have to do is mutter strange things and wave your hands at them, and you can scare them off. After Wan Sui was set up by her own family and stranded abroad, she faced a gang of thugs. She copied Uncle Jiu from the movies and made a few hand seals. To her surprise, they really did run away in terror. Someone looking for a bit of excitement recorded the scene and posted it back home. Wan Sui became an overnight sensation online 9.7kReads8.9Score886Shelves

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   It's good, the subject matter is very novel. At first, you might not find it particularly interesting, but you'll find it increasingly addictive. Enough said, you'll see after reading a few chapters.

4. 554 诡 Heavenly Master of a Haunted World 诡世天师 Bu San Si Mu不三四沐Rural Life488k WordsOngoing Lin Jiu, an ordinary young man from the modern era, unexpectedly transmigrates to the twelfth year of the Republic of China, his soul inhabiting the body of a young Taoist priest who shares his name and has just been claimed by a vengeful ghost. As the last heir of the Maoshan Sect, he inherits his master’s legacy and final words: “The Taoist tradition must not die out, and the human world must not fall.” There is no System, no shortcut, only a timeworn copy of the Sacred Register of Shangqing a 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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   It's alright! I'd recommend it, but please don't be too harsh if you don't like it.

5. 555 天 The Taoist Master's Wife Is a Spirit Medium 天师道长的出马仙儿老婆 Strong Ginkgo Leaf强壮的银杏叶Modern Romance275k WordsCompleted Twenty-five years ago, the Kiku School from Japan used every sort of scheme to persecute the various branches of China’s occult world. Xuan De, the Taoist master then leading Maoshan, joined forces with experts from Longhu Mountain, the Northeastern Shamanic sect, and a mysterious organization within the Chinese government. Together, they foiled the Kiku School’s plan to wipe out China’s occult traditions. Twenty-five years later, Zhang Xuanqing, the private disciple of Maoshan’s current master 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Supernatural + Romance! Master Xuantong: "Go down the mountain to undergo your tribulation, and while you're at it, marry your wife." Zhang Xuanqing: "Master, are you sure this shaman isn't here to bring me bad luck?!"

6. 556 捉 Ghost Hunting: My Baton Is Made of Thunderstruck Wood! 捉鬼：我的警棍可是雷击木做的！ Let's Just Get By for Now先混着吧Mystery621k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Chen Mo, starts out as an ordinary criminal police officer. After stumbling upon a supernatural incident, he is recruited by the Special Security Department to join its Seventh Squad, which specializes in handling paranormal cases. The Seventh Squad is a unit stationed in the field that deals with supernatural criminal cases. Hidden within the police station, its members work with beings the public knows nothing about. 249Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 557 玄 The Xuanpin Teahouse 玄牝茶馆 May Wealth Pour In财源广进Mystery596k WordsCompleted [The author's profession is unusual; this book is best suited to readers in the field] (This is a mid-length novel, with an upper part, a lower part, and a prequel. I'm typing away as fast as I can!) Feng Cai is a hereditary ritual master in a folk religious sect. After receiving a favor from someone, he opens a teahouse in the capital. Though this quiet teahouse sits in a bustling part of the city, it takes on all sorts of baffling commissions... Young woman: “Hello, could you get me into a top 84Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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   No romantic pairing, I guarantee it. There is one, well, let me put it this way, it seems like one could be considered as having no romantic pairing, or you could consider it as having a romantic pairing, anyway, the romantic pairing is a joke. But there really isn't much romantic content.

8. 558 水 Thirty Meters Underwater, a Bride-Clad Corpse Opened Her Eyes 水下30米，一具女尸穿着嫁衣，睁开了眼 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士6k WordsCompleted Thirty meters underwater, a female corpse in a wedding dress opens her eyes. 3.6kReads—Score—Shelves

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   This is absolutely amazing! It's an incredible novel, definitely worthy of being adapted into a movie. A true masterpiece, no exaggeration, it's just so good! A pinnacle of excellence! ...!

9. 559 青 The Little Taoist of Green Mountain 青山小道士 Yan Xinyu严鑫宇Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted [Taoist priest + supernatural mysteries + technically detailed + magic arts + urban + no power fantasy + slow growth + no heroine] (The central idea of the first book: Heaven and humanity) This novel is told in the first person and explores knowledge and experiences from many perspectives, including Taoist culture, astronomy, feng shui, Qimen Dunjia, physiognomy, palmistry, humanities, society, and science. Everything unknown in the world is like a vast darkness. Science is like a flashlight ill 4.3kReads9.2Score700Shelves
10. 560 纸 Tales of a Paper Effigy Maker 纸人扎匠诡事录 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士7k WordsCompleted Tales of the Paper Effigy Artisan's Strange Cases 5.7kReads—Score151Shelves
11. 561 我 I Sell Secondhand Mirrors Online, and the Buyer Says Someone in the Mirror Is Watching Her 我在闲鱼卖二手镜子，买家说镜子里有人在看她 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士12k WordsCompleted I sell secondhand mirrors on Xianyu. The buyer says someone is watching her from inside the mirror. 2.8kReads—Score—Shelves
12. 562 那 The Paranormal Cases I Experienced Over the Years 那些年，我经历的灵异事件 Little Fish of the Liu Family刘家小鱼儿Mystery266k WordsCompleted [Standalone Stories] + [Supernatural Horror] + [No System] Ten years ago, after graduating from college, I happened to get a job driving a taxi. I never expected to encounter a whole series of bizarre and terrifying events! It wasn’t until later that I learned I was born with a yin fate and a pair of yin-yang eyes, but someone had sealed them when I was young. I’ve written more than a dozen stories so far, and there’s plenty to read! 4.3kReads7.3Score202Shelves

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    It's realistic, without exaggeration, and there are no systems or dungeons or anything like that.

13. 563 我 I Have a Ghostly Wife 我有鬼娇妻 Feng Ting枫霆Mystery134k WordsOngoing [Mystery] [Comedy] Have you ever experienced something like this? I mean, asking for a wife at the bottom of a dry well! I live in a small village in the mountains, cut off from the outside world. No outsiders have visited in hundreds of years. Maybe it's because of a curse, but no baby girls have ever been born in our village. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I think this book is pretty good. In a village where no female babies are born, men have to go to a dry well to find a wife.

14. 564 北 The Little Prodigy of the Northern Ma Clan 北马小神童 Northeastern Old Snow Beer东北老雪花Mystery344k WordsCompleted A strange story set in a small town ninety years later. The heroine begins her shamanic calling at thirteen. On the day she was born, all the fox, yellow weasel, white weasel, willow, and rat spirits within a ten-kilometer radius knelt to welcome her. Then came a series of miraculous experiences. 10.2kReads9.5Score949Shelves
15. 565 开 My Uncle Dies from the Start, and I Get This Great Deal? 开局死大爷，还有这好事 Yan Wu Never Speaks of Night言午不说夜Urban669k WordsOngoing On the surface, he is the young owner of a traditional Chinese medicine therapy clinic. In truth, he is a cultivator who has chosen to live in obscurity among ordinary people. If a hospital can treat it, I can treat it. If a hospital can’t, I can still treat it. As long as you aren’t meant to die, I can keep you alive. If you’ve found your way to me, it means you can still be saved. So tell me, what did you do this time? Feng shui can help someone rise to great heights, or leave them plagued by 240Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Knowing ghosts, understanding ghosts, helping ghosts, using ghosts... The survival strategy of cultivators in the modern environment

16. 566 快 Surviving in a Paranormal World Through Quick Transmigration 快穿之我在诡异世界存活 Qing Ming轻冥Modern Romance216k WordsOngoing Tu Yun, a paranormal writer who was murdered, was quietly approached by a System after her death. As long as she completed the tasks the System gave her, she could return to the day before she died. Then the eerie things that had once existed only on paper began to walk out of her books. A lonely grave in the dead of night. A corpse floating in the water. Was the hand behind it all human or ghost? Dear readers, come and hear the whole story. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 567 黑 Dark Face Reading 黑相术 Old Dog of the Barren Mountains荒山老狗Urban2.5M WordsCompleted After I lost my sight, a matchmaker set me up on a date, and I met a girl. She wasn’t human… One night, as we slept, I touched her tail. 22.6kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves

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    These two supernatural books are really good, they've become incredibly popular recently.

18. 568 生 The Death and Life Inn 生死客栈 Xie Kefeng谢客风Mystery453k WordsCompleted (Don’t read this. Go away.)… 251Reads8.7Score—Shelves
19. 569 冥 The Funeral Parlor Owner's Son Becomes a Forensic Doctor Just to Lie Flat 冥店之子当法医，只为躺平 Yan Wu Never Speaks of Night言午不说夜Mystery620k WordsCompleted You can talk to ghosts about human relationships and social niceties, but you can't reason with people, because people are often scarier than ghosts. When dealing with conflicts between ghosts and people, you don't always have to side with the living. Those who have done wrong don't deserve help. The so-called Five Disadvantages and Three Deficiencies aren't a fate that comes with being a cultivator. They only befall cultivators who help people do evil. Some jobs aren't hard because of the work 77Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 570 恶 The Evil Spirit Auction Game 恶灵拍卖游戏 Chu Ergou楚二狗Mystery116k WordsOngoing [Dungeon-focused] + [Brand-new system] + [Feel-good power fantasy] Chu Nan is a student who has just finished his college entrance exams. He and a few close friends sign up together for the “Adventure King” summer camp. Unexpectedly, the journey proves perilous, with classmates disappearing and one mishap following another. His close friends and classmates are all kidnapped by the evil spirit, Teacher Mo. With no other choice, Chu Nan is forced to take part in a terrifying spirit auction game in —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The illusion in the second round of the survival game is extremely deceptive. The protagonist returns to the valley where the road was lost, and all his former friends have been transformed into evil spirits, yet they still emit familiar cries for help, testing whether the protagonist is willing to protect his companions at all costs. A single wrong decision could lead to falling into the abyss.

21. 571 镇 Master of Exorcism 镇邪先生 Classmate Zhang Xiaofei张小非同学Mystery684k WordsCompleted These days, there aren't many people with real skills left. I've been in this line of work for more than ten years, dealing with the dead every day. Carrying corpses, painting faces, stitching skin, keeping watch, probing the water, digging graves, performing rites, guiding spirits, and sealing coffins. My grandfather told me I could retire at thirty. But I cast a fortune for myself, and learned that I only have thirty years to live. With what little time I have left, I'll tell you all about my 20Reads7.4Score—Shelves
22. 572 我 Scavenging, Fighting, and Retreating in a Supernatural Apocalypse 我在灵异末世搜！打！撤 Just One Little Loser屑何一只Mystery273k WordsOngoing [Loot, Shoot, Extract] [Not Wish Fulfillment] [Revolution] [Eerie Apocalypse] When the world is overrun by the supernatural and less than 10% of the planet remains habitable for humans, how can humanity survive? When conglomerates control the world, how are ordinary people supposed to live? Then rebuild society in the apocalypse and let a single spark set the old world ablaze! 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This feels promising; apocalyptic + supernatural.

23. 573 五 Fifth Watch 五更 Ming Buyu明卜语Mystery722k WordsOngoing The stories my grandpa used to tell me were probably meant to scare me into staying put, or maybe to lull me to sleep. He always told them with such conviction and vivid detail that I often found myself dreaming of the very scenes he had lived through. I met the old flower-growing woman on Yinshan Mountain, and one villager after another from Sangen Village. Their faces were gloomy and strange, and their deeds served as a warning, reminding us that “the gods are watching from three feet above yo 733Reads7.2Score100Shelves

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    Let me read a story from "The Fifth Watch," a story my grandfather told me. It was a story he heard in a village called "The Third Watch" when he was a sent-down youth in his youth.

24. 574 扎 The Paper Effigy Shop: Everyone Around Me Is a Big Shot 扎纸铺，我身边都是大佬 Jie Yu界玉Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted In our ancient land of China, many professions have their own rules and taboos. The older and more mysterious the craft, the more this is true. For example, when “asking the rice,” you must never ask how someone died; a coffin maker must never make their own coffin; a paper effigy maker must never draw eyes on a paper figure; and a spirit medium must never conduct a ceremony without all the members of their altar present... If any of these rules and taboos are broken, something terrifying will h 21.9kReads9.3Score2kShelves
25. 575 缝 The Corpse Stitcher’s Daughter 缝尸匠的女儿 Mo Xuanyu墨玄羽Mystery7k WordsCompleted My father, Liu Si, was the most famous corpse tailor in Laoshan Village. After the start of winter, the women of the village were torn to pieces by wild bears in the mountains, one after another. My father suggested finding their bodies and sewing them back together so they could be buried in peace. But rumors spread through the village: “The bears were lured here by the Liu family. They'll do anything to make money sewing up corpses.” The village chief forced my father up the mountain to kill t 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    That's because I'm a coward!! [Petrified][Petrified][Petrified]

26. 576 逃 Escape from Hell 逃出地狱 Deng Youzhi邓有志10k WordsCompleted Because my cousin is weak-willed and a classic henpecked husband, my sister-in-law's family wanted to take my father's inheritance all for themselves. Just before my father was about to die of his illness, they actually kidnapped me and sold me into northern Myanmar, that living hell, without my cousin's knowledge! —Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 577 鬼 Mr. Ghost, Your Takeout Is Here! 鬼先生，你的外卖到了！ I'm a Good Citizen, Don't Shoot我是良民别开枪Mystery308k WordsOngoing (Note: Bizarre world, yandere, the female lead gradually becomes a deranged yandere, powerful male lead who hides his strength at first, horror, supernatural, ghosts and monsters, superpowers, celestial masters, a touch of comedy.) He delivers late-night snacks and slays a hundred demons and evil spirits. When the city sinks into a night of horrors, the spicy hot pot in his delivery box is still steaming, while the demons beneath his blade have gone cold. "When I twist the throttle all the way, 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    (Fictional world, no system, the male protagonist is very strong, not a mindless fast-paced wish-fulfillment novel, horror, thriller, supernatural, ghosts, superpowers, battle, exorcist, and slightly humorous)

28. 578 在 Those Years I Spent Hunting Ghosts in Kunming 在昆明抓鬼那几年 Huo Yan霍言Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Modern Celestial Master] [Criminal Investigations] [Forensic Pathology and Ghosts] I'm Zhang Chenfeng, a celestial master who can draw Five Thunder Talismans, and a “Special Case Investigator” specially appointed by the police. Last year, I handled 47 paranormal cases and nearly lost my life 12 times. My approach to solving cases is hardcore: ✓ Forensic examiners test DNA; I measure the concentration of yin energy. ✓ Criminal investigators hunt down the culprit; I guide the dead to the afterl 284Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Folklore and supernatural novels, incredibly realistic, become more and more real the more you read.

29. 579 焚 The Wronged Ghost in the Incinerator 焚化炉里的冤魂 Sword in Hand, Roaming the World仗剑天涯Mystery6k WordsCompleted On the surface, he was an official who upheld justice. Behind the scenes, he was the most brazen crime boss around! He was a cunning, utterly inhuman demon! He killed, robbed, and took lives, yet remained above the law! And all his audacity came from his powerful "protectors"! Before he was brought to justice, he did whatever he pleased, leaving countless people and families with memories of unbearable pain... —Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 580 狼 The Wolf King’s Revenge 狼王的报复 Jun Lan君阑Mystery8k WordsCompleted They say wolves are spiritual creatures and must never be killed recklessly. That winter, heavy snow sealed off the mountains. The village was bitterly cold and hungry, and nearly every household had run out of food. When a she-wolf died at the village entrance, the villagers took notice. Desperate to survive the famine, they skinned her, enraging the pack in the mountains. That was when misfortune began. Every farm animal in the village was bitten to death. Hair began growing on the villagers' 23Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 581 坟 Graveyard Hauntings 坟地诡事 Jun Lan君阑Mystery8k WordsCompleted Strange things have been happening in the village lately. Every night, a chilling woman's voice can be heard asking, "Who has seen the father of my child?" "Come back, child's father. Look how adorable our baby is." The villagers say it's the ghost of a young woman who hanged herself from a tree, returned to claim lives. But more than one girl hanged herself from that tree. Which of them is the ghost? 6Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 582 丧 The Jinx 丧门星 Jun Lan君澜Mystery8k WordsCompleted Li Datou married a girl from the city, which was quite the rare thing in the village back then. Lian was exceptionally beautiful. When she first married Li Datou, every man in the village, young or old, was green with envy. But in less than half a month, everyone in the Li household was dead. —Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 583 爷 When Grandpa Died, Dragons Lifted His Coffin and Ghosts Wept at His Grave 爷爷死时，龙抬棺，鬼哭坟 Big Brother Shuiyue水月大哥Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted My grandfather was tragically caught up in a thousand-year-old feng shui plot. When he died, a dragon lifted his coffin and ghosts wailed at his grave. As for me, I was born wrapped in snake scales. They all called me a monster, but the Five Immortals willingly became my babysitters. They secretly sent me to Dragon Pool, where eight old men took me on as their disciple. When I grew up, I punched demons and monsters and kicked spirits and fiends aside. Practicing both Buddhist and Daoist arts, I 10.5kReads8.5Score853Shelves

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    Grandpa, a Feng Shui master, arranges the yin and yang, grandma the fox fairy protects the family gently, and grandma the ghost mother hides mysteries. The protagonist's father died at the age of seven but was miraculously resurrected by his grandpa. He fell in love with the dragon girl and became the protagonist. This protagonist is awesome, he is half immortal and half ghost, he can beat the ghost king into submission, and he is like a mouse to a cat. He has a very strong character and will never give in!

34. 584 村 The Red Ghost in the Village 村里的红厉鬼 Jun Lan君澜Mystery8k WordsCompleted The village lies far from anywhere, with winding mountain roads. The harvest is good every year, but the crops simply can't be transported out. The only family in the village with a vehicle is Niu Dakui's, who owns a secondhand three-wheeler. The whole village relies on the two Niu brothers to haul its crops to the city and sell them for cash. The brothers use this advantage to bully people in our village all the time. And now Niu Dakui has set his sights on Xiaorou, the new wife of Chen Sheng. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 585 别 Don't Turn Into a Ghost While Chasing Her! Hey! 别在追她的时候变成鬼啊！喂！ Yuri Molu柚莉茉绿Mystery139k WordsOngoing [Ensemble Cast] Click in and read a few chapters first. The more you read, the more it draws you in. My identity changes at random every seven days. I might be human, or I might be something else. I have no choice, so I do everything I can to survive in the narrow space between humans and the uncanny. Just as I was settling into life in week-long cycles, I suddenly discovered that there was more to my identity than simply being human or uncanny... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sometimes the descriptions are a bit redundant, but it's not a template-style writing style. You can tell the author is probably using a pseudonym. It gets more interesting as you go on, and the settings aren't just given out randomly; they're interwoven into the plot, which is somewhat original. The downside is that it starts slowly, and the protagonist isn't a typical wish-fulfillment protagonist. I'm not sure what kind of story he'll write later, but judging from the settings, the author seems to be planning a long-term story. I'll wait and see.

36. 586 中 Major Paranormal Events in China 中国民间灵异大事件 Uncle Achong阿冲大叔Mystery314k WordsCompleted Major Chinese Folk Supernatural Cases is based on real supernatural incidents. Its contents are terrifying, mysterious, eerie, and suspenseful, with no more scientifically reasonable explanation to this day! Each chapter of this book tells a supernatural fantasy tale, with bizarre, chilling, and gripping plots. We hope readers will tune in and enjoy! 309Reads7.2Score227Shelves

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    This book is adapted from real paranormal events. The plot is eerie and thrilling, with each chapter featuring a strange story. If you don't read it, you'll lose your appetite. So what are you waiting for? Come and read it now!

37. 587 死 Back from the Dead 死而复生 Jun Lan君阑Mystery8k WordsCompleted When I was little, there was a saying in the village. If someone in a family died, then came back to life after lying in state for three days, they might turn into an evil ghost. But that was just something the old folks said. Nobody had ever seen it with their own eyes. Then one day, something like that happened to Old Zhao's family. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 588 打 We Work for a Living, We Work with Soul! 打工人，打工魂！ Mom of Junjun and Tongtong珺珺彤彤的妈Modern Romance693k WordsOngoing (Supernatural Mysticism, Period Setting, Romance) Wen Rou never expected that someone could successfully sneak into the afterlife's reincarnation queue. Still, being reborn with her memories intact was like getting a golden finger for free. Too bad all she'd wanted was to become an unremarkable rich woman. Then her grandfather left her with a mountain of debt. Ugh, what could she do? She had no choice but to start working for the underworld at a tender age to pay it all off... But this doesn't s 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Even if they are supernatural beings visiting the human world, they are still trainee workers in the underworld.

39. 589 长 The Longevity Lock 长命锁 Sun Mingyuan孙铭苑Mystery8k WordsCompleted For the past two weeks, whenever Song Yaozu steps into the bathroom to shower, he sees a woman's head dangling from the ceiling, glaring at him. He gets a longevity lock from a Maoshan medium, but everyone who later receives the lock dies in a freak accident… A longevity lock, a longevity lock. But isn't it also a lock that demands a life in payment?… 1Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 590 两 Two Couples’ Great Adventure in a Remote Mountain Village 两对情侣深山荒村大探险 Second Daughter of the Ning Family宁家二丫Mystery137k WordsCompleted (The moon shines blood-red over a haunted village. Strange things lurk in the deep mountain forests, and a terrifying mystery waits to be uncovered.) Two couples plan an expedition to a remote mountain village. After braving all kinds of hardships, they finally reach Zhengyang Village, a place steeped in eerie legends. By day, they explore the surroundings; at night, they tell all sorts of bizarre stories and flirt with each other. They enjoy a fun-filled stretch of time together. On the night b 55Reads—Score—Shelves

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    An adventure novel featuring deserted villages, ancient battlefields, abandoned schools, and haunted theaters, it feels realistic, with ordinary protagonists and a less fantastical feel, making for a smooth and relatable read. It also includes romantic subplots and numerous folk ghost stories.

41. 591 双 Double Taboo 双重禁忌 Jun Lan君澜Mystery8k WordsCompleted When Dongzi was a child, there were many deadly taboos in the village. For example, a pregnant woman must never cross paths with a funeral procession. If she did, the dead person's soul would enter her body, turning her into a man-eating evil ghost. Another taboo was that anyone who lived past a hundred would become an evil ghost. Three days before an elder turned a hundred, people had to take them to the back mountain and leave them to fend for themselves. If they kept the elder at home, the ev 1Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 592 让 You Asked Me to Explore the Wonders of Science, So Why Did I Walk Into a Haunted Lair? 让你走近科学，你走进诡窝？ Pumpkin Rice Porridge南瓜米粥Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Single heroine + livestreaming + supernatural exploration] Jiang Yuan is live-streaming an outdoor night-fishing trip at a haunted reservoir when he scares popular streamer Xiaoyi into tears! The clip shoots straight to the top of the trending list. His agent panics. “I told you to stick to science and share educational content. Now you’re claiming that ghost soldiers are crossing over? You’re fired!” Jiang Yuan: “Come on, it’s all science! Just hear me out!” The authorities show up and ask him 12.5kReads8.2Score1.2kShelves

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    After reading the first few dozen chapters, I think it's quite good. It's a live-streamed supernatural story with a system, but it's not the kind where you directly reach the peak and level up slowly. It's quite addictive.

43. 593 散 Ghosts in Pieces 散装见鬼 Tian Yucao田雨草Mystery174k WordsCompleted Do you believe there are ghosts in this world? I think that question is as impossible to answer as whether there are dragons in this world. The answer you hear most often is: Believe in them, and they exist. Don’t believe in them, and they don’t. But if you ask me, my answer is simple: Yes! Not because I believe, but because I can see them. Of course, I wasn’t able to see them from birth. It all goes back to the strange experience I had when I was six... 31Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A compelling true ghost story!

44. 594 死 Death’s Pallbearers 死亡抬棺 Jun Lan君澜Mystery8k WordsCompleted There was a half-immortal in this little mountain village named Yu Shouwang. Just after dusk, someone came rushing to his house. “Uncle Shouwang, you have to come take a look. The village chief's father's coffin was just carried to the village entrance, and now nobody can move it. It's downright eerie!” Strangely enough, as soon as the half-immortal arrived, they were able to move the coffin. But at the time, only Old Yu Shouwang knew that this and the series of tragedies that followed were all 1Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 595 三 The Ten Arts of the Three Pure Ones: The Celestial Venerable Descends the Mountain 三清十诀：天尊下山 Echoing Valley有回音的山谷Mystery1.3M WordsOngoing Gu Feng possesses the ten strongest immortal arts in the world. He is a mortal emissary of the Nine Heavens, sent to walk among humanity. By his master's order and out of duty, Gu Feng enters the modern city… After wiping out a series of demons, ghosts, and wicked practitioners, he discovers that the mastermind behind it all is hiding on the legendary Immortal Island of Penglai! This earth-shattering conspiracy reaches far and wide. It involves the demon Taoists of Mount Mao in Yan Country, a 3.4kReads6.6Score189Shelves

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    The protagonist possesses supernatural powers, vanquishing demons and monsters in the city with an aura of otherworldly grace. He invokes the power of the True Martial Emperor and rescues the righteous god of Northeast China, Hu San Taiye. Furthermore, the leaders of various esoteric sects, including Longhu Mountain, Maoshan Mountain, and Wudang Mountain, display their divine might. Even Zhang Sanfeng, who has lived for over six hundred years, slays a demon with just two fingers. The entire story is packed with exciting action and thrilling moments.

46. 596 血 The Blood Sacrifice’s Curse 血牲的诅咒 Jun Lan君澜Mystery8k WordsCompleted In the Northeast, there's a taboo no one dares to break lightly: eat livestock that have become spirits, and you'll suffer retribution. But one year, during a famine, the harvest was good in that remote little village. Old Yang suddenly slaughtered the old ox he'd raised for fifteen years. On the very day the ox was killed, a crowd of strange, unfamiliar people came to the village, demanding meat night after night. —Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 597 灵 Lord of the Spirit Realm: From the Start, Bound to a Horror Short-Drama System 灵境主宰：开局绑定恐怖短剧系统 Crimson Snowfirefly绛雪萤Mystery838k WordsOngoing [Soul Transmigration to the Modern World + Cultivation Expert + Unhinged CEO + Demon-Fallen Buddhist Monk + Horror Short-Drama Instances + Yandere Villain + Love Rival Showdown] Li Xinghua, a Mahayana cultivator, was ambushed by a Buddhist monk who had fallen to the demonic path. Her soul transmigrated to the modern world, where she became a freshman at Huaqing University who had died from staying up too late. Stripped of her cultivation and stranded in an unfamiliar world with scarce spiritual 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead isn't a saint, it's very good, and the premise is quite novel. If you like supernatural and suspenseful stories, come check it out and leave lots of comments!

48. 598 湘 The Corpse Keeper of Western Hunan 湘西守尸人 Little Zhao the Tomato番茄小赵呀Mystery327k WordsOngoing One misguided decision by an ancestor created three hundred years of sin: Nine generations gave their lives to seal it away, atoning for the sins of a single lifetime. With no elders to lean on and no branches of the clan to help, the family dwindled in numbers, their lives cut short. In every generation, the men were fated to die before turning fifty. Each generation put off having children as long as possible, trying to spare their little ones the agony of losing a parent. And in every generat —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is there a main character who's being led by the nose?

49. 599 死 The Village of the Dead 死人村 Jun Lan君澜Mystery11k WordsCompleted Rainy days gather ghostly energy. Moving graves is most taboo at such a time, but someone ignored the warning, dug up their grandmother's grave, and threw her bones into a mass burial ground. After that, strange things began happening in the village. People died one after another. Yet Grandpa Tianci was thinking of using ghosts to summon the souls of the dead! 122Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 600 仙 The Immortal World's Top-Tier Star Reborn as the Real Heiress 仙界顶流穿成真千金后 Crimson Snowfirefly绛雪萤Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Top-Tier Star of Metaphysics in the Immortal Realm + Livestream Face-Slapping of Scumbags + Putting Green Tea and White Lotus Types in Their Place + Slight Everyone's Favorite + Exorcising Ghosts and Leveling Up Through Cultivation] Su Qintang, the top-tier star of ghost hunting in the immortal realm and a Golden Immortal of Primordial Chaos, was envied by someone and suddenly reborn as the despised real daughter of a modern wealthy family. On the night of the birthday banquet, facing the fak 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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