Rules Horror, Rules Horror! I've Recently Gotten Hooked on This Genre 规则怪谈，规则怪谈，最近迷上了规则怪谈类

1. 151 规 Rule Horror: My Props Are So Real, They Fool Everyone 规则怪谈：我做的道具能以假乱真 Lian Sanwan连三湾Mystery383k WordsCompleted Zhang Yu, a paper effigy craftsman, entered the horror world to represent the Dragon Country in its challenge. From the start, he drew an SSS-rank talent, Master Paper Effigy Maker: Anything you craft will appear real to supernatural entities. Faced with rules lurking everywhere, other Chosen Ones were fighting for their lives, but Zhang Yu handled everything with ease. His first game instance: Starfish Aquarium “Cafeteria Rule One: You must finish any drink brought to you by the chef.” Zhang Yu 505Reads8.4Score100Shelves
2. 152 规 Rule Horror: They Call Me the Ultimate Plot-Destroyer 规则怪谈：人送外号拆本狂魔 Autumn Wind Over the Cold Abyss秋风落寒渊Two Male Leads509k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Non/Typical Rule-Based Horror + National Destiny + Brainy Protagonist + A Little Comedy + Livestream + Lots of Live Comments + Infinite-Flow] Content warnings: 1. This story is told from the bottom's perspective and focuses on the main plot. 2. The other male lead is a background character with a split personality, who appears infrequently and quite late (Chapter 121). A diligent college student saving the world x a love-struck evil god who's just a background character Rule-ba 552Reads9.4Score107Shelves

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   The ratings are all very high, above 9 points. Highly recommended.

3. 153 怪 Urban Legends: Who Let This Taoist Priest In Here? 怪谈：谁放这个道士进这里的？ Mao Erbai毛二百Mystery1.6M WordsCompleted This book has a short drama adaptation. Rules of Terror: This Taoist Priest Is Acting Strange. Now streaming [No Female Lead] [Hilarious] [Hotheaded Hero] [Supernatural] [National Destiny] Rules of Terror descend upon the world, and the Dragon Nation loses five rounds in a row. For the sixth round, Chen Yang is chosen to represent his country. Just as the nation assumes he is an ordinary nobody, Chen Yang takes off his jacket, revealing the yellow robe underneath. Chen Yang: "Yee-hee-hee! Ever s 16.3kReads8.9Score1.6kShelves

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   The protagonist is a reckless man who is chosen to participate in ghost stories, and the content is very funny.

4. 154 我 I Craft Nuclear Bombs in Rule-Based Horror 我在规则怪谈手搓核弹 Mu Yang Mu Yang牧阳牧阳Mystery285k WordsOngoing [Rule-Based Horror + The Supernatural + National Fate + Deduction + Memes + Comedy + Physical Exorcism] Qin Yu, a genius engineer with a criminal personality, is chosen to enter a rule-based horror world, representing Longguo in the contest. After Longguo has lost four battles in a row, Qin Yu becomes the country's last line of defense. If Qin Yu loses, Longguo falls. “Congratulations, you have obtained an SSS-rank talent: Engineer.” [Engineer: Any object you touch can be given mechanical proper 30Reads8.9Score110Shelves

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   Very good!!!

5. 155 当 When the Gods' Child Enters the Horror World 当诸神之子进入惊悚世界后 Tai Sang, Who Likes Tian Nong Jiu喜欢天农九的泰桑Mystery964k WordsCompleted Feng Ze always thought he was a ghost, that his mom and dad were ghosts, and that all his neighbors were ghosts too. So when he, a ghost himself, is suddenly pulled into a horror ghost game, he's as happy as a fish in the sea. People who enter the ghost game are doomed sooner or later. When Feng Ze enters, it's the ghosts who are doomed! And each game is worth 10,000 yuan in cash! He quits being a courier, food delivery rider, and security guard all at once. The ghost game is his job now. He lov 73.7kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves

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   These books are pretty good; the low ratings are probably because they're in the process of rising in popularity. [Laughing emoji]

6. 156 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 6.9kReads9.0Score923Shelves

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   They all remained silent.

7. 157 惊 Thriller: Devote Yourself to Art and Become My Masterpiece 惊悚：献身于艺术，成为我的作品 Blue Sea海之蓝Mystery284k WordsCompleted (Includes livestreaming early on + a horror world + an invincible protagonist in the early chapters) A horror game descends, and Xi Wen is chosen to enter an instance. The boss gets killed right from the start, and things get more and more absurd! “Would you like to sign up to become the boss of the Sunshine Hospital instance?” Xi Wen looks at the words before him, feeling a little bewildered. And so, he becomes the boss of Sunshine Hospital, a place comparable to a beginner instance! Player 1: 3.2kReads8.4Score566Shelves
8. 158 活 You Absolute Menace! You Ate All the Horrors! 活爹！诡异都被你吃完了！ Pear Wine Wants to Make a Fortune梨酒挣大钱Mystery529k WordsCompleted [Horror game + crafty schemer + comedy + invincible protagonist + no romance] Ji Liu, from another world, is accidentally pulled into a horror game that arrived on Blue Star a year ago. Other players: Burn through their brain cells, test the rules, and struggle to survive. Ji Liu: All-you-can-eat buffet! Taotie feast! Time to inhale! Why are these (munch munch) creepy things (munch munch) so delicious? Creepy Thing 1: Aaaah! My arm! My leg! My head! Creepy Thing 2: Ah... (dies) Creepy Thing 3: W 4.3kReads8.9Score575Shelves
9. 159 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 21.2kReads9.3Score2.8kShelves
10. 160 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I'm Going All Out to Get Myself Killed 规则怪谈：开局我就往死里作 Beibei Tea北北茶Mystery144k WordsCompleted [Absurd + Hilarious + Feel-Good Power Fantasy + Ruthless + Original Instances] In a parallel world, the supernatural has returned. Xiao Bei transmigrates into the body of a high school student and discovers that not only are his parents dead, he's also inherited three billion in debt. Hounded by creditors, he's constantly on the run and can't even go home. Then he's unexpectedly selected for a Rules Horror game and forced to participate, but little does anyone know that he'll thrive in it. First 79Reads—Score—Shelves

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    🌈🌈Found it today, finished watching it today. No female lead. At first, I thought it was a comedy. The protagonist is a second-generation heir who has lost both parents and is 3 billion in debt. He's chosen by the rules and gains a skill: being a drama queen. He explodes whenever his bizarre negative emotions reach 100. He's not invincible. Actually, it's quite poignant. In the first world, the person he saves happens to be the one he's looking for. One wrong step, and everything is lost. It's all original content, and it touches on human nature and cannibalism. You definitely won't expect the ending. Check it out! Anyway, it's not long.

11. 161 满 Back at Max Level, I’m Chosen by the Horror World Again 满级归来，又被惊悚世界选中了 Boge博格Mystery300k WordsCompleted On June 6, after years of struggling through the horror world, Shen Chao finally returned home in triumph. But after barely enough time to drink a cup of coffee, he discovered that the horror world still existed on Blue Star! I distinctly remember accidentally destroying the horror world, don't I? Oh no, I didn't quite make it back. It looks like I came back to the wrong plane! After learning that the horror world in this plane was much like the one he'd cleared, Shen Chao was speechless. Guess 596Reads8.1Score106Shelves

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    Hello everyone, it's Yuluo again! Back with more book recommendations. Please follow me so you don't get lost; there will be more great books coming soon. Love you all! Mwah! ( ´͈ ᗜ `͈ )♡

12. 162 规 Rule Horror: An SSS Talent? I Switch Them Up 规则怪谈：SSS天赋？我换着玩 Silver Vow银色誓言Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted Jiang Ran swapped souls with his counterpart in a parallel world and found himself in a world of strange tales, where one rule after another was impossible to distinguish as true or false, and one malicious horror after another lay in wait. He ventured through mountains, forests, the deep sea, and even hell, taking on bizarre roles such as tourist, wolf, sailor, and shepherd. With all kinds of outrageous tricks, Jiang Ran hired a creepy little girl as a child laborer one moment, then struck up a 14kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves

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    I found these books quite good.

13. 163 规 Rule-Based Urban Legends: It Begins at the Death Hotel 规则类怪谈之从死亡旅馆开始 Scattering Dawn's Glow撒满朝霞Mystery501k WordsCompleted [No female lead] [No saintly protagonist] [Slow burn] What would you do if you became a Rule-Bound Horror? Kill people? Do whatever you wanted? “I want to drive out every Rule-Bound Horror…” That was Wen Changqing's answer. In the dimly lit hotel, two identical owners beckon me… In a wilderness village, every house is draped in ghastly white mourning banners… A farm grows man-eating mushrooms and scarecrows that want to take the place of the dead… 56Reads6.8Score—Shelves

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    They're all great, everyone can take a look. [Sending a heart]

14. 164 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 8.2kReads9.1Score1.2kShelves

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    🥥🥥A must-read when you're looking for something to read! This one is hilarious and incredibly good. A series of bizarre tales about rules suddenly descend upon Earth, each one concerning the safety of people and the fate of nations. Xia Ye, a three-and-a-half-year-old orphan, is transported here and chosen by these national destiny rule tales, starting with an SSS-level talent.

15. 165 在 The Romance I Found in Horror Games Is Full of Surprises 在恐怖游戏里谈的恋爱千奇百怪 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Bai Yao became a vicious supporting character in numerous horror worlds, possessing nothing but beauty and a love of money. After the System tossed her the words "win them over," it lost contact because of a bad signal. She had read so many novels and knew the tropes well. Wasn't she supposed to win over men who had suffered tragic fates? The first time she saw someone, she could sense a dark red glow around him. She guessed that he must be her target, so... At a haunted boarding school, she fou 74.5kReads9.6Score7.9kShelves

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    The first book, a male protagonist novel, he's both a bit naive and strong! It's about the fate of the nation.

16. 166 给 I Was Just Keeping My Sister Company at School, Then I Accidentally Became Invincible 给妹妹陪读的我，不小心无敌了 Nameless End断末无铭Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Superpowers] + [School Life] + [Passionate] + [Defend the Homeland] + [Aloof Protagonist Who Dotes on His Little Sister] In his previous life, Zhong Yuan watched helplessly as his sister fought desperately against monsters, only to meet her tragic end. When he opened his eyes again, a mysterious golden coffin had sent him back four years and given him a special ability: a 100% success rate when absorbing the abilities of other races, with the potential to reach the highest level. Four years ago 19.2kReads8.9Score2kShelves

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    The first book is the famous "Rules of the Ancients," a work by the legendary war god, which needs no introduction. The second is "Heavenly Emperor Su Bai," whose snap of his fingers can make even the most bizarre and uncanny rules tremble. The third is "Su Ming," with a grave-digging dog. The fourth is "Yin Xiu and Li Mo," which is super good, though the part with Boss Ye is a bit angsty. The fifth is one I personally found enjoyable; its rating isn't high, but it's worth checking out.

17. 167 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 274Reads8.6Score101Shelves

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    Tons of amazingly beautiful

18. 168 规 Rule Horror: I Crush You in the Name of Dragon Country 规则怪谈：代表龙国碾压你 Duanmu Kuai Zi端木筷子Mystery765k WordsOngoing [No Romance + No System + A Little Backrooms + Foundation Universe + Packed with Memes] But note that this story takes plenty of liberties ⚠️⚠️ [Current progress: The eighth dungeon, Xiaojing Town, is complete. The ninth dungeon, “Nian,” is currently updating.] Rule-based horror descends upon Blue Star. Each country has one chosen person selected at random to fight in a horror world on another plane, representing their nation! Victory strengthens their National Fate; defeat means death and a dec 2.3kReads9.4Score290Shelves

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    The second book was discontinued, but it was really good.

19. 169 惊 Horror Survival Game: This Little Old Lady Is Seriously Wicked 惊悚国运，小老太太坏的很 Jin San'er瑾三儿Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Livestream + National Fortune + Horror Games + Farming. Nonsensical, lighthearted comedy, with unserious horror and unserious national fortune.] Dong Shuzhen was a little old lady of sixty-five. At last retired, she switched into travel mode. Who knew that she’d fall asleep on a plane and wake up having transmigrated? She’d become a little old lady of the same name and age. The history of this world’s nations was much like that of her original world. The main difference was that in 12.9kReads9.3Score1.3kShelves

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    🔥🔥🔥A super exciting and captivating completed novel featuring strange and uncanny rules is here! Highly recommended! [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

20. 170 无 Infinite Flow: There’s Nothing Weird About Dating Yourself, Right? 无限流：跟自己谈个恋爱很正常吧 Two Taels of Leisure二两闲Two Male Leads354k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + narcissistic romance + strong leads + infinite flow + a touch of ensemble cast + 1v1 + livestream] Ning Shuo was dragged into a horror murder-mystery System. A clown wearing a brightly painted mask grinned at him. [Choose a code name for yourself.] Ning Shuo thought for a moment. “Ning the Half-Immortal.” The viewers wondered what kind of ridiculous name that was. Was he planning to bluff all those ghosts in a horror game? Then, during the livestream, they saw Ning Shuo mutteri 14.4kReads9.5Score3kShelves

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    Wait, nobody's reading these two? They're super sweet with two male leads, the main characters are incredibly intelligent throughout, scoring well over 9 out of 10, and the tension between them is intense and incredibly ambiguous.

21. 171 规 Rule Horror: Klee Wants to Blow Up Fish in the Horror World Too 规则怪谈：可莉也想在怪谈里炸鱼 The Wayfarer Has a Cloud行者有云Mystery509k WordsCompleted [Transformation + lighthearted comedy + not scary, suitable for readers of all ages + half power fantasy, half mystery + gradually becomes more like Klee + male-to-female] Rule Horror descended upon Blue Star. Every country would randomly select a Chosen One to enter the horror world. The chosen person bears the fate of their country. If they die, their country falls. When Chu Bai woke up, he discovered that he had turned into Klee and was representing the Dragon Country in the horror world. And 4.5kReads9.5Score621Shelves
22. 172 惊 Horror Game Livestream: Players Must Not Flirt with Evil Gods! 惊悚直播：禁止玩家与邪神勾搭！ A Fish Born of Brilliant Writing妙笔生鱼Two Male Leads401k WordsOngoing [Everyone’s favorite + female-audience-oriented danmei + survival-game livestream + power fantasy + infinite flow] Just as Wen Yi was about to end his wretched life, he unexpectedly became a streamer for a horror game and acquired a terrifyingly irresistible charm. From then on, the living avoided him like the plague, while evil spirits relentlessly pursued him. Word spread that the moment a certain streamer entered a dungeon, monsters would swarm him. Viewers flocked to watch him find spectacul —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Players don't just play games, they play with tentacles.

23. 173 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 19.3kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves

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    Infinite flow, horror games, rule-based supernatural tales—it has them all.

24. 174 刚EN Cast Out of the Rich Family, Global Apocalypse Strikes 刚被赶出豪门，末世天灾降临全球 Ye Zhenzhen叶榛蓁Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Infinite Survival Challenges + All Kinds of Disasters + Transmigration + Strong Female Lead + Golden Finger + Management + Livestreaming + Wish Fulfillment + Taking Down Scum] Ye Zhao transmigrates into the real heiress who was switched at birth. She has just been kicked out of her wealthy family when the Black Hole Game descends upon the world. Zombie crisis; strange phenomena descend; global infection; gravity goes haywire; worldwide heatwave; global conflict; survival at sea; su 12.6kReads7.8Score1.1kShelves

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    You can check out the various types of rule-based ghost stories yourself.

25. 175 惊 Horror Arena: A Ghost Wedding From the Start Leaves the World in Tears 惊悚擂台：开局冥婚吓哭全球 Extra-Spicy Crawfish爆辣小龙虾Urban465k WordsCompleted The Horror Arena descends, and every nation must summon an entity to fight. Sakura Nation has its four great female ghosts and the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. Lighthouse Nation has all kinds of devils. The nations of the West have fallen angels and vampires. Only Huaxia, where Taoist culture has died out, is on the brink of disaster. Lin Ye transmigrates to this world and awakens the "Horror Compendium", which lets him summon every kind of traditional Huaxian supernatural being. Ghost Br 4kReads8.8Score435Shelves
26. 176 规 Rule Horror: Teacher Su Is Starting Class! 规则怪谈：苏老师开始讲课啦！ Willows Invite the Wind柳树招风Mystery148k WordsOngoing [Rule-based horror + national fate game + no romance + no clichés + original scenarios + mildly scary] Three years ago, rule-based horror arrived, ushering in the National Fate Game. In the second month after the rule-based horror challenges began, the entire Dragon Kingdom threw its resources into collecting folk tales about ghosts and monsters and compiling them into books. At the same time, it trained tens of thousands of teachers in its first cohort, all interested in folklore and experience 42Reads7.1Score—Shelves
27. 177 无 Infinite Flow: The Horror Game NPCs Keep Trying to Cling to Me 无限流：惊悚游戏NPC总想贴贴 Yu Yangyu郁洋渔Two Male Leads348k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Infinite Survival + Horror Game + Original Elements (Important) + Two Powerful Leads] A green-tea puppy NPC who loves acting wronged, 1, vs. a seemingly aloof but actually cool-headed, self-controlled big shot, 0. After waking up, he is told by the System that he’s inside a horror game. Yu Yang laughs and just wants to lie back down and sleep. But to stay alive (not really), he starts playing the fool while seeking clever ways to clear each game. With a personal NPC provided by 26Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 178 作 I Brought This on Myself, but Now the Escape Boss Won’t Leave Me Alone 作死的我被逃生boss缠上了 Bai Zuizui白醉醉Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + Two powerful leads + Infinite-flow + Comedy + Yandere] Some people enter the escape game with a bug built right in. Lu Wu is one of them. While everyone else is seriously trying to escape, Lu Wu treats the escape game as nothing more than a game. Most outrageous of all, the escape game’s boss confessed his feelings to Lu Wu. The players, who risk their lives and wade through blood just to survive, are depressed. They’re going to report Lu Wu for cheating! Lu Wu: I didn’t, I 14.3kReads9.6Score1.9kShelves
29. 179 我 I Became a Teacher in a Horror Game and Went on a Rampage 我在惊悚游戏里当老师后嘎嘎乱杀 Author Chunfeng Yet Sighs at Swords作者春风也叹剑Mystery896k WordsOngoing [No CP] [Infinite Flow] [Horror Game] [Strong Female Lead] [Live Streaming] [Funny, Satisfying Story] The horror game is about to descend upon the world. At first, it will select all kinds of people from small worlds to enter. Some are unlucky souls who get caught up in it for no apparent reason, while others enter willingly in hopes of making a fortune through livestreaming. Song Shuer was dragged into it, yet still thinks of herself as an “unlucky soul”! Song Shuer: Fine, fine, fine. You inexp 3.6kReads7.9Score514Shelves
30. 180 无 Infinite Ghost Stories: I Confessed to the Boss from the Start, and Now I'm Stuck with Them 无限怪谈：开局表白boss，被缠上了 Adding Jade to the Brocade锦上添玉Mystery709k WordsCompleted [Urban legend world + endless instances + Harem System + flirt and run + one-to-many (male leads are split into fragments)] After someone on the street slipped her a little card, Ai Li transmigrated. She ended up in a horror world full of eerie instances and monsters. Barely arrived, she ran into a terrifying clown with greasepaint on his face, forcing her to make a choice. Luckily, the System arrived just in time. But why did this System feel so suspiciously unprofessional? [Ding! Harem System 5.9kReads9.2Score1kShelves

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    The two books I read before were both pretty good! [Sending heart]

31. 181 死 Death Bus: Treasure Hunting in the Dungeons 死亡公交：在副本里捡宝贝 March Term三月期Two Male Leads633k WordsCompleted 3.7kReads9.3Score505Shelves

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    This one is pretty good.

32. 182 诡 Anomalous Dungeons Assign Superpowers: Guess Mine and Die? 诡异副本分配异能，被猜中就死？ DJ Lazy SheepDJ懒洋洋Mystery211k WordsOngoing [Eerie dungeons] [Infinite Flow] [Protagonist with an IQ of 160+ and mental illness (frequently acts erratically)] [Ruthless] [No heroine (the heroine is imagined by the protagonist)] Yu Gu is a genius with an IQ of 160, yet people think he's insane, all because he has hypermasculinity syndrome, mania, and schizophrenia. You could say he's got the whole collection of conditions! His girlfriend is named Liu Ruyan. She's sweet-looking and gentle, but no one else can see her, because she is a perso 27Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    All are good, the ninth book is a bit angsty.

33. 183 转 Class Change to Human Emperor: From the Start, I Summoned King Zhou, Di Xin 转职人皇：开局召唤纣王帝辛 A Little While一段小时光Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Otherworldly Fourth Calamity]+ [Counterinvasion]+ [Overpowered Power Fantasy]+ [National Fate] Secret-realm games arrive, and the Otherworldly Fourth Calamity invades. They have no roots or origins, and they cannot die. They delight in conquering secret realms and joke about destroying the National Fate secret realms of the nations of Blue Star. Just as the otherworldly players announce that they are going to conquer Huaxia, Ye Mo awakens. From the start, he speaks with the Human Emperor Di Xin 12.1kReads8.8Score1kShelves
34. 184 恐 Horror Game: I Get Stronger by Talking Back 恐怖游戏，抬杠我就能变强 Idiom for the Deaf成语接聋Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [No romance + infinite-flow + jokes and memes + System power fantasy] Cheng Fei transmigrates into a wilderness world and thinks he's doomed, but to his surprise, he's pulled into a horror game. He realizes that these games seem to contain tons of supplies he can use to survive! So he... This book is also known as: "A Mine Owner's Self-Cultivation" "I Went on a Free Shopping Spree in the Dungeon" "I Get Stronger Every Time I Roast Someone" "They Were Already Stupid, So Why Are You Teasing Them?" —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Both are high scores, two 9.6, Honestly, I'm tired of seeing them. The formula for these rule-based ghost stories is: national destiny, live stream, disadvantage, sarcastic comments, some old man from China lamenting, "Is this really the end for China?" The comments are full of pessimism, and the "think tank" group is practically useless, just sighing and doing nothing. This kind of formulaic rule-based ghost story is rubbish. Watching it once or twice is okay, but there are just too many of them. Of course, there are other kinds that aren't streamed, but they're less common.

35. 185 规 Rule Horror: Starting in the Eerie World of Bichibao 规则怪谈：从诡异比奇堡开始 Fuyu Loves Meat浮玉爱吃肉Mystery303k WordsOngoing [Rules-based horror + livestreaming + national destiny + no female lead] A year has passed since the supernatural descended upon Blue Star. After an accident, the Dragon Kingdom’s last Chosen One dies in a horror game, bringing the nation to the brink of destruction. Su Yuan, the newly selected Chosen One, is just an ordinary, impoverished college student. At the same time, the horror game’s difficulty has risen to three stars. Just as everyone in the Dragon Kingdom is preparing to meet their do 3.1kReads8.5Score324Shelves
36. 186 国 National Fate Ghost Stories: The Horror Isn't Violent Enough 国运怪谈：害怕诡异不够暴力 Sweet Tea甘茶Mystery746k WordsCompleted [No Romance + Absurd Humor + Invincible + Comedy + National Fate + Reckless Tough Guy + Analects-Based Fighting + Meme-Filled] National Fate horror stories descend upon Blue Star, and Tang Gang becomes the Dragon Kingdom's third chosen one. While everyone else struggles to survive in the world of horror, he has already begun his rise to becoming the big boss of that world. The ghost from the household: “On the first night, he said, ‘If it's too hard to deal with, then don't deal with it,’ and fl 31.5kReads8.7Score4.5kShelves

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    The first book is a true supernatural fantasy novel. The protagonist starts with the talent "Equality of All Beings," and thanks to his terrifying muscular strength, he easily defeats all sorts of troublesome monsters. With the help of a simpleton, he can even slay them. The second book starts with the protagonist acquiring billions of ghost money through a system, thus gaining the talent of a capitalist. Monsters causing trouble? That just means they haven't been paid enough! He uses those billions of ghost money to clear one supernatural fantasy world after another. The third book is about a protagonist who, upon returning from a supernatural world, is chosen by a supernatural world governed by rules. Due to his overwhelming strength, the controllers of these supernatural worlds treat him with utmost respect, fearing he might destroy them.

37. 187 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.2kReads9.6Score68.1kShelves
38. 188 如 How to Play a Secret Identity in a Horror Comic 如何在恐怖漫画里扮演马甲 A Salty Fish ng一条咸鱼ngMystery368k WordsCompleted [Manga + secret identity role-playing + no romance + System + forum + comments] Lin Yu died after staying up all night on her phone, then was bound to a System and transmigrated into a horror manga. She can only survive by earning affection points, so she has no choice but to play multiple roles. Her first secret identity is the starter character the System gave her for free: the protagonist's frail, gentle older sister, who gives him warmth and strength. Readers: Long hair, a beloved first love 856Reads8.8Score102Shelves
39. 189 三 The Language of the Three Corpses 三尸语 Luo Xiaoyang洛小阳Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing You’ve heard of people who died with their eyes open, but have you ever heard of a dead person whose mouth wouldn’t close? His grandfather’s death turns the life of a broke college student upside down. A corpse glares, a soul is hooked; a corpse opens its mouth, and disaster strikes twice. As one bizarre incident after another unfolds, he accidentally discovers that there’s far more to it than ghosts… 69.1kReads9.3Score10.7kShelves
40. 190 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
41. 191 午 Midnight Fortune-Teller: Humans Keep Away, Ghosts Come Forward 午夜算命师：人回避，鬼上前 West of the Clouds云间之右Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Everyone knows about fortune-telling, but have you ever heard of telling fortunes for ghosts? Just because you've never heard of something doesn't mean it doesn't exist. If you ever come across a fortune-telling shop with its doors still open in the middle of the night, don't go looking for excitement. Because the people waiting in line might not be people… 35.4kReads9.0Score2.6kShelves
42. 192 诡 Eerie Tales Amusement Park: Half Rebellious, Half a Trouble-Maker 诡异怪谈乐园：我半身反骨半身皮 Hard Candy Blossom硬糖花红Mystery403k WordsCompleted [No female lead + lighthearted comedy + fast-paced + livestream + entities + rule-based horror] He earned himself an abandoned amusement park that had been shut for years and bound the [Having Fun by Messing Around System]. Just then, global awakenings began, and the entity horror game descended. Chen Pi awakened the [Undying Body] and began traveling to places where entity horror games appeared… “Whoa! That thing looks kind of scary! I’m taking it home!” “Ooh! This one’s so cute, and it feels g 315Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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    I've personally tested it, it's absolutely gorgeous!

43. 193 超 Super Scary Livestream 超级惊悚直播 Yuwen Chang Gong宇文长弓Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted "Welcome, everyone, to the Supernatural Scary Live Stream. Before we start today's broadcast, I have to tell you that only three kinds of people can watch this stream: those with a heavy aura of yin energy, those who will die within seven days, and the third kind, which I can't discuss in detail. I can only give you one warning: watch your back!" 25.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
44. 194 当 By the Time They Came to Their Senses, I'd Already Become a God of Deception 当他们幡然醒悟，我早已欺诈通神 Wind Gone Wild in the Rain风疯于雨Mystery263k WordsOngoing [Mind Games and Twists + Talent Sequences + Divine Apocalypse + A Small Ensemble Cast] [Fifty-two paths to godhood, 416 sequence abilities, and hundreds of believer talents. A massive feast of content, guaranteed to satisfy] [Not purely a battle of wits: suspense + high martial arts + wish fulfillment, with a plot-driven story] A butterfly’s wings can stir a destructive storm in the depths of the ocean. A lie brought to life can also set off magnificent waves that spread from a single point. “My 289Reads8.7Score105Shelves
45. 195 惊 Thriller Game: Everyone Struggles to Survive, While I Ascend to Godhood Alone 惊悚游戏：众生苟存！我独自封神 I'm a Rich Guy俺系土豪Mystery216k WordsCompleted [Wish-Fulfillment] + [Rule Horror] + [Eerie] + [Infinite Flow] + [Mind-Bending] + [Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger] + [Roleplay] + [Hacking the Backend] Welcome to the [Multiverse Horror Show]! This is a death livestream that uses human fear to drive its ratings, and the lives and deaths of billions of beings to entertain higher-dimensional civilizations. Here, players either scrape by with divine artifact inheritances or become ratings fodder beneath the claws of vengeful ghosts. Earth's survival —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In this thriller game, everyone is on edge, except for the former programmer protagonist who remains clear-headed. He sees through the fact that the monsters are just fixed programs, finding loopholes in the rules, solving puzzles, and even framing his teammates to evade system checks. The intellectual battles are incredibly captivating.

46. 196 我 I Turned the World of Ghost Stories into a Harem Dating Sim 我把怪谈世界改成了后宫养成 Writing to Make a Living创作养家Mystery299k WordsOngoing Eerie phenomena return, and rule-based horror games descend upon the entire world. The chosen “Chosen Ones” are sent into certain-death instances, livestreamed to the whole world from start to finish! In a world where “rules are god,” even the slightest contact means death. That is, until Su Ming is dragged into the S-rank instance [Ghost Wedding] and awakens the one and only SSS-rank talent: [Rule Modifier]! Looking at the rule on the wall that guarantees death: “At midnight, you must not look 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the S-rank dungeon, he has no spiritual power but can still handle all the eerie things. He uses shock value to repair the investigator's talisman, changes the rules to help her alleviate the invasion of yin energy, and then locks the ghost bride with the ironclad rule of "cannot let go," turning the horror game into a "rule-based love philosophy," with each interaction containing a logical closed loop.

47. 197 惊 Thriller: They Call Me Kuang Ye, the Beast Among Ghosts 惊悚：我叫疯夜，鬼送绰号畜生 The Bluebird Beneath the Moonlight月光下的青鸟Mystery1.7M WordsOngoing [Horror game + absorbing ghosts’ negative emotions + unconventional thinking] Ye Feng, nicknamed “Mad Night,” transmigrates to another world invaded by horror games and enters a solo horror instance where death is all but certain. Luckily, he awakens an emotion System that lets him exchange ghosts’ negative emotions for rewards. And so, once a “madman” gets his hands on the System, the nature of the game begins to change. Tales of “Beastly Mad Night” gradually spread through the horror world, st 748Reads6.8Score100Shelves
48. 198 这 This National Fortune Is a Bit Strange 这个国运有点诡 White-Robed Blacksmith白衣铁匠Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Satisfying Read + National Destiny + Decisive Combat + No Dragging Things Out] Lu Ming, a horror movie enthusiast, transmigrates to a parallel world and obtains the Heavenly Master System. He can grow stronger by killing monsters. But this world has no ghosts or monsters at all. What's more, it doesn't even have horror movies. The Japanese dumped nuclear wastewater, polluting the entire ocean and making the world's environment extremely bad. Water resources are on the verge of running dry. Just 15.1kReads8.5Score1.1kShelves

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    They're all pretty good, I'm too lazy to explain. I have a bunch more on my bookshelf, go find them yourself.

49. 199 诡EN The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 707.4kReads9.6Score103.9kShelves

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    These books are definitely classics.

50. 200 当 My Endless Rebellion Against the Rules in Tales of the Bizarre 当我在规则怪谈中无限叛逆 I'm Not Chuan Xiaokui我不是川小葵Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Unconventional Rules-Horror Power Fantasy + Urban High Martial Arts + Hilarious + Mind-Bending + Plot-Driven + No Romance + Supernatural Awakening + Passionate Evolution + Clashes Between Multiple Civilizations + Plenty of Foreshadowing and a Lasting Impact] A high-martial-arts power fantasy wrapped in the trappings of a rules-horror story. It leans comedic early on and grows more action-packed and impassioned later. The world is vast, spanning multiple planes and species, with interstellar con 102Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    These are all my favorite and really good supernatural fantasy novels. You won't regret reading them, so go ahead and read them with confidence!

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