Are There Any Pure Horror Supernatural Novels on Tomato Novel, with No Special Powers or Comedy? 番茄到底有没有纯恐怖无异能，不搞笑的，的灵异文

1. 401 七 The Life-Begging Lantern of Qixi 七夕乞命灯 Night Knows the Taste夜知味8k WordsCompleted The Life-Begging Lantern of Qixi —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Short horror stories? None of them have superpowers.

2. 402 魂 Soul Crossing: A Blunt Dagger 魂渡：一把无刃的匕首 The Ox in the Ox-and-Horse Life牛马之马牛Mystery85k WordsOngoing No System, no pocket dimension, no secret arts. The goal is to make the oppressive terror feel like it’s happening in the real world. I woke up trapped in a burning building. A corpse under the bed slowly began to crawl out. In the panic, I picked up half of a bronze knife hilt and unexpectedly killed the strange corpse creature. But when I escaped the flames, I realized I’d lost all my memories and was trapped in ancient streets, silent and deserted. Danger lurks in the shadows, and mysterious —Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is pure horror with no secret techniques or superpowers; its horror stems from the oppressive feeling of the real world.

3. 403 枯 The Barber of the Withered Well 枯井剃头匠 Night Knows the Taste夜知味7k WordsCompleted The Barber at the Dry Well —Reads—Score—Shelves
4. 404 夜 Two Night-Fishing Taboos: A Dead Fish at the Hook, and Three Times Caught on the Bottom 夜钓两忌，死鱼正口，三度挂底 Night Knows the Taste夜知味6k WordsCompleted Two Rules for Night Fishing: A Dead Fish Takes the Bait, and Getting Snagged on the Bottom Three Times 4Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 405 门 The Missing Characters on the Doorplate 门牌缺字 Night Knows the Taste夜知味7k WordsCompleted A Missing Character on the Doorplate —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 406 灵 Supernatural Revival: From the Start, I Bet on a Livestream from a Psychiatric Hospital 灵异复苏开局对赌直播精神病院 Blazing Sun Sky烈阳天Mystery129k WordsCompleted Haunted House Livestream: Three Million to Save a Life. The People of Longguo Never Bow Their Heads [Supernatural revival + No System + No saintly protagonist + Fresh plot + Escape + Exploration + Crime solving + Not dark] Chen Feng opens his eyes in a foot massage parlor to find himself three million in debt and his younger sister on the brink of death! A mysterious creditor offers him a deal: livestream three trips into deadly places, and the money and your life are yours. The first stop is 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   He's here, he's here, he's here! A horror novel without a system, part 2?

7. 407 我 My Lady Doesn't Believe in the Supernatural 我家夫人不信邪 Young Master Fuling炥灵公子Mystery276k WordsCompleted I believe in metaphysics, but she doesn’t. We got married just to prove each other wrong. I wanted to hang a portrait of the Three Pure Ones, but she refused, so after a huge argument, I decided to write down all the true events that have happened over the years: my dad got into trouble after eating a snake, my grandma suddenly started eating pork knuckle and cursing, Gao Dabao lost a hand in an elevator accident, Feng Ershuang was grabbed by a ghost, and their cousin mysteriously went mad and d 91Reads—Score—Shelves

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8. 408 烟 Ashtray 烟灰缸 Little Sister-in-Law Huahua花花小嫂子Mystery323k WordsCompleted [Mild horror + affair + twists] A stunning woman from the south, a knock at midnight, a silent delivery guy, someone crouching beneath the bed... Qin Song’s life is plunged into a living hell by an affair. 106.9kReads9.5Score19.5kShelves

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   The best suspense novels I've read in the past year

9. 409 让 You Hired Me to Collect Bodies, So I Dissected My Ex-Girlfriend 让你当收尸人，你直接解刨了前女友 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery4.6M WordsOngoing In anatomy class, the corpse turns out to be my ex-girlfriend... After that, I went through all sorts of unbelievable things. A bus that only goes up, never down, and runs straight to a reservoir. An old scholar tree in the hospital, lush with branches and leaves, that swallows people whole. A giant catfish by the Qingshui River, begging people for help every night. And a deadly brothel hung with human skin, open for business without end. It went on and on, as if it would never come to an end... 62.6kReads9.4Score2.3kShelves
10. 410 我 Among the Otherworldly 我在异人间 Young Master Fuling炥灵公子Urban534k WordsCompleted I am descended from the Sage Yangming. When I was born, countless bolts of heavenly thunder circled our old family home and crashed down. Could it be because the last dragon and phoenix in the world died right outside my house, and now they want me to pay with my life? 14Reads6.9Score—Shelves
11. 411 算 Calculating Your Fate to the End 算死命 Nine-Rank Game九品一局Mystery5.9M WordsCompleted When I was born, I was nursed by a wolf for a few days. I thought of her as my mother, and believed I'd never see her again. Then one day, a woman came looking for me... 22.2kReads8.9Score2.5kShelves
12. 412 第 Day 49: The Whole Internet Watches Me Tear Through the Horse-Shaman World 第49天，全网看我杀穿出马仙 Young Master Fuling炥灵公子Mystery318k WordsCompleted [The first novel online to tackle the “spirit-medium” genre from an opposing perspective] Before my dad died, he left me a blood curse: “If you meet a god, beat it. If you see an immortal, kill it.” Now the whole village is made up of spirit mediums, and I'm the only ordinary person left. They livestream “catching an old immortal,” so I report them and get their accounts banned. They stage “the Tragic King being killed,” so I expose their tricks on the spot. Then I rescue a snow-white fox, and i 13Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 413 黄 No. 81 on the Yellow Springs Road 黄泉路81号 Ye Wusheng夜无声Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted Night blankets the city, and the things lurking in the shadows begin to stir. The raccoon dog granny who eats raw meat, the fitness girl with fish scales growing on her back. The wild foxes who approach people by the roadside, and the little convenience store in the cemetery. I've experienced all of these. And it all began after I witnessed a car accident... 41.7kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves
14. 414 无 Endless Devouring: The Unseen Laws 无尽残噬：未见的法则 Warm Skeleton温暖的骷髅Mystery405k WordsOngoing [Trapped-room opening + survival adventure + graphic gore + unknown creatures + mechanical engineering + contamination + mutation] ~When Zhang Huan wakes up, he finds himself with several strangers in a sealed apartment with no doors. They have all lost their memories. Also trapped with them is a mysterious female corpse in the basement. They decide to find a way out of the carefully designed apartment. The red fog outside the windows grows thicker, and the corpse’s eyes are slowly opening...~ ( 205Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Recommended! [Thriller/Suspense + Wasteland Survival + Gore and Blood + Unknown Creatures + No System, No Cheat Codes + 100% Hand-Played]

15. 415 破 Breaking Hell: The Celestial Master Returns 破狱：天师归来 Songhu鬆湖Sci-Fi & Apocalypse388k WordsCompleted After ten years in prison, the day he gets out, he discovers he’s completely out of step with the world. There are no bustling streets or lights in every window. The streets lie abandoned, the cities are dead, and the air reeks of rot and blood. Monsters that are neither human nor ghost roam everywhere: stiff bodies, fangs and claws, and a thirst for blood. The military can’t defeat them, the police can’t hold them back, and human civilization is on the brink of collapse. Even more absurdly, peo 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Feng shui secrets, a mortician stitching corpse, a mangled corpse, zombies, ghosts, a Taoist priest, suspense, betrayal in love, ten years in prison, and upon release, being approached by security personnel.

16. 416 巡 The Yin-Walker 巡阴人 Feiyi匪夷Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Applying makeup to the dead, reading the winds and assessing the land, preparing bodies for burial, and performing rites on the seventh day after death. Scorched corpses: cleaning the body, applying rouge, painting the features! Bodies cut in half at the waist: removing the organs, filling the cavities, and stitching the body back together! I was born into a family that made its living from the dead, so I grew up dealing with corpses. I’ve seen all sorts of bizarre ways to die and countless inex 8.4kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
17. 417 阴 The Cursed Coffin 阴棺抬煞 Songhu鬆湖Mystery891k WordsCompleted Deep in Bai Street stands a yin-yang coffin shop that never makes coffins and never receives customers. Chen Ye grew up accompanying his grandfather on spirit-walking rites and coffin-bearing, learning all manner of evil spirits. He thought he would spend his life in the peaceful funeral trade, taking payment to guide souls onward and living in safety. Then, in a single night, three coffins arrived at the Ding family’s home, and one bizarre incident after another erupted throughout the househol 1Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 418 镇 Suppressing the Dragon 镇龙 Ninth Young Master of the Daoist Sect道门九公子Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted For one person, he dug up an ancient grave, broke into a dragon's tomb, and wielded the Yang Sword to slay yin spirits! An heir to a family of secret arts, he joins a group of men and women bound together by fate. Together, they travel far and wide, fighting monsters in the mountains, slaying evil in the cities, breaking into the underworld, and robbing ghost messengers... To change our fate, we defy the heavens! 2.5kReads8.8Score532Shelves
19. 419 霜 Crown of Frost and Ash 霜与烬之冠 Songhu鬆湖Female-Channel Fanfiction341k WordsCompleted At her engagement ceremony, the man she loved pushed her into an abyss. Three years later, she returned wearing a silver-frost mask. This time, she would crown his empire with her own hands, then stain that crown red with his blood. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 420 替 Upholding Justice in Heaven's Name 替天行道 Lord Jiu of the East Side,城东九爷、Mystery1.7M WordsCompleted Yin cannot thrive alone, and yang cannot exist by itself. I grew up in the countryside, left behind by my parents and raised by my grandfather. All his life, Grandpa was either helping widows and orphaned girls or on his way to help them. So, for as long as I can remember, I heard the villagers cursing him behind his back. Then one day, a stranger in a burial shroud asked me a question. A tree without bark but with a soul is bound to die. What happens to a person with skin but no soul? The relat 2.9kReads8.9Score221Shelves
21. 421 活 No Living People Allowed 活人勿近 Lang Jiuxin朗九心Rural Life2.3M WordsCompleted [Inspired by real events, but the setting is entirely fictional] [No cultivation] [Supernatural horror only] The countryside is different from the city. Rural areas are vast and sparsely populated, with too little human presence to suppress what lurks beneath the ground. That's why ghost stories and strange legends keep cropping up. Ask anyone from a village in Sichuan, and they'll have plenty to tell you about supernatural happenings in the mountains and fields in years gone by. Some people 94.7kReads9.3Score8.6kShelves
22. 422 异EN City of Beasts 异兽迷城 Peng Pai彭湃Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Gao Yang was an orphan. At the age of six, he transmigrated to a parallel world and began living in a warm family of five. When he turned eighteen, Gao Yang accidentally discovered the truth about the world: this was not a parallel world at all, but a mysterious realm, and all the relatives and friends around him were terrifying Beasts! Gao Yang nearly lost his life 473.6kReads9.7Score67.7kShelves
23. 423 宿 Dormitory Horror Tales: There’s an Extra Person in My Room 宿舍怪谈，我的舍友多了个人 Moonrise, Windsong月起风鸣Mystery337k WordsOngoing [Dorm survival] + [Rule Horror] + [episodic stories] At midnight, someone suddenly appeared in our dormitory. A line of bloody writing appeared on the table: [1. At midnight every night, there must be exactly five people in this dormitory. 2. Each person must take turns telling a horror story. 3. Within the time limit, you must identify the extra person. 4. If you accuse the wrong person, or no one is identified, everyone will be erased.] When the dormitory door automatically locked at midnight, 1.4kReads5.5Score129Shelves
24. 424 鬼 Ghosts: They Exist If You Believe 鬼魂：信则有，不信则无 Uncle Little Wolf小狼叔叔Mystery293k WordsCompleted [Supernatural + Thriller + The Bizarre + Horror] Do ghosts really exist in this world? Some say they’re hallucinations; others call it delusion. Yet all kinds of bizarre, inexplicable events remain shrouded in mystery, their truth impossible to discern. If you insist on believing there are no ghosts, some things become impossible to explain. That’s why many old folks tell us: Believe, and they exist; don’t believe, and they don’t! 8Reads—Score—Shelves
25. 425 我 My Sister Went on a Trip to Nanyang and Disappeared! 我妹妹去南洋旅游，就失踪了！ Meow Feng喵凤27k WordsCompleted My Younger Sister Went on a Trip to Nanyang and Disappeared! 25Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Pure horror, no superpowers, the protagonist fights alone [fear][fear]. This story has a twist at the end, it's terrifying [shock][shock]. Who would dare to travel to Southeast Asia now? Those places have so many strange folk customs! [Fear][fear]. A suspenseful horror story, [already added to wishlist], finished in 28 minutes! 😎 The male protagonist picks up a red envelope on the roadside in Southeast Asia, [adds another book to my bookshelf] and is kidnapped and forced into a ghost marriage [fear][fear]. He's on his way to find his missing sister. The twist at the end is so unexpected! [Fear][fear]. It feels like the author incorporated a lot of real Southeast Asian folk customs into this story. If you like this type of story, you should check it out. I started reading it while waiting for the bus or when I was bored, and I couldn't stop! It's really a bit scary! It's a bit like a true story [fear][fear][fear]. 🧐🧐

26. 426 判 The Judge’s Brush: I Use Daoist Arts to Subdue Yin and Yang 判官执笔：我以道法镇阴阳 Mingze888888铭泽888888Mystery485k WordsCompleted One case, one solution. Episodic stories, fast pacing, easy to get into. Wang Zhen was born with a fate tied to the Underworld, and holds the Judge’s Brush in his hand. He can see through the boundary between yin and yang, judge wicked spirits, and draw talismans with a fingertip. His strokes make them come alive. Curses that steal lives, girls in red at school, ghostly shadows in hospitals... One eerie, bizarre case after another, one vengeful spirit after another claiming lives. While others g 433Reads8.9Score—Shelves

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27. 427 鬼 The Ghost Bride (Based on a True Story) 鬼新娘（真实事件改编） Uncle Little Wolf小狼叔叔8k WordsCompleted The Ghost Bride (Based on a True Story) 4Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 428 最 The Last Paper Effigy Maker 最后一个扎纸人 Chong Xiayueban虫下月半Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted The art of paper effigies can bridge the worlds of yin and yang, perform rites for the dead, and summon the King of Hell. Cut yellow paper, weave bamboo strips: paper horses travel a thousand miles, and paper figures summon spirits. With one stroke to paint their eyes, the King of Hell appears, striking terror into all directions and sending ten thousand ghosts into hiding! By the time the art of paper effigies reaches Chen Mo, he is its last practitioner. He assumes this ancient, mysterious cra 16.5kReads8.5Score1.7kShelves

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    I highly recommend these sixteen highly-rated Chinese horror and supernatural novels. They're incredibly good, guaranteed to be good, pure horror with no supernatural abilities. Don't believe me? Just read a few chapters. "Special reminder: reading them late at night is even better! 😏😏" I especially recommend the first novel for the following reasons: 1. Powerful and penetrating: The writing is like carving a stone tablet, engraving the sense of responsibility and duty deep into the pages. It sharply exposes the coldness of human nature, revealing the extravagance of the wealthy and the contradictions of those who are poor and vulnerable. The author uses words as spears and daggers, cutting a deep wound into the fabric of the era, leaving the reader chilled yet amazed. 2. Rapidly unfolding and complex: The plot is like a symphony of rapid and complex strings, with multiple storylines bursting forth in a high-density narrative. Action scenes and dramatic scenes intertwine like drumbeats and piano melodies; information pours down like a torrential downpour yet remains clearly organized, much like the dark humor clashes of the five groups in "Crazy Stone," sparking absurdity within a tight narrative. 3. Coexistence of Contradictions: The souls of the characters are a museum of paradoxes, where arrogance and inferiority coexist in the same glance, and coldness and compassion intertwine in the same monologue. The author, with the touch of an alchemist, refines the impurities of humanity into brilliant, multifaceted crystals, making every pore exude existential chills, and every smile conceal the sharp edge of self-deconstruction. Secondly, there's the sixteenth novel, for the following reasons: 1. Highbrow and Elegant: The writing is like a secluded orchid in a valley, sophisticated yet with a lingering aftertaste. It may draw upon classical allusions like the philosophical "Zhuangzi's dream of a butterfly," or employ allusions like the subtle "Emperor Wang's heart entrusted to the cuckoo." With the meticulous craftsmanship of "simplifying the complex like an autumn tree," the author subtly weaves profound meaning—"achievements that seem easy are actually arduous"—into seemingly ordinary yet extraordinary writing. Reading it is like sipping a cup of misty tea; the lingering sweetness on the tongue leaves one deeply immersed in a sea of clouds and mist. 2. Like a fleet of ships charging through a storm: The narrative unfolds with the force of a warship in a tempestuous storm, crushing conventions with overwhelming force. The fuse is lit from the very beginning, the conflicts erupting like a series of explosions, reminiscent of the meticulous prison escape plan in "Prison Break," showcasing the limits of survival instinct in a race against time. 3. Dangerous tendrils: Dangerous totems lurk within the characters' personalities, like the glowing tendrils of deep-sea creatures, luring observers in the darkness. Their traumas become their Achilles' heel, a gentle touch triggering a raging storm; their obsessions solidify into amber, permanently sealing away moments of madness. This thorny realism makes the fictional flesh and blood more painful than reality itself. The rest are also highly-rated Chinese horror/supernatural novels, exceptionally good, guaranteed to be good. Pure horror, no superpowers. Don't believe me? Click in and read a few chapters. 🍉🍉 "Special reminder: Reading late at night is even better! 😏😏"

29. 429 永 Eternal Damnation 永世沉沦 Knife刀子Mystery1.3M WordsCompleted When I was little, my family was very poor. My father made me a kite out of paper, but when it came down from the sky, it was covered in blood... After that, all kinds of strange, inexplicable troubles began to descend upon me. To deal with them, I traveled across the country and ventured into one forbidden zone after another, places where no one knew there was life. It took me years to understand that what is truly terrifying is the human heart. When raging desire intertwines with the ugliness 830Reads7.9Score104Shelves

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    I'm a bit of a fan of this, even though it has a low rating. I personally think it's very good. Friendly reminder: don't watch it at night, it'll give you goosebumps and make your skin crawl.

30. 430 东 The Strange Immortals of Northeast China 东北诡仙录 Ding Sanpang丁三胖Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted In the bitterly cold lands of Northeast China, an ancient faith has been passed down since time immemorial. It combines the ancient Chan sect’s traditions with shamanic worship of animal spirits. The animals that cultivate there are known as “Old Immortals,” and their human representatives are called spirit mediums. Among them are a brother and sister who travel the mortal world, punishing evil and upholding justice. Along the way, they encounter a female ghost seeking a husband, a drought demon 2.3kReads9.2Score245Shelves
31. 431 我 My Years as a Feng Shui Consultant in the Entertainment Industry 我在娱乐圈当风水顾问的那些年 Bitter Melon with Flower Crab苦瓜炒花蟹Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted Corpse-oil lipstick, raising little ghosts, summoning fox spirits, tattooed talismans: some celebrities will stop at nothing to get famous and go viral. My name is Chen Tian. I'm a feng shui consultant who moves in entertainment circles, specializing in handling the aftermath for celebrities who rose to fame through supernatural means. 137.9kReads9.0Score26.2kShelves
32. 432 恐 Horror Cinema: My Teammate Is Yukino Yukinoshita 恐怖影院：我的队友是雪之下雪乃 fh Black and Whitefh黑白Mystery475k WordsCompleted [The rating has only just come out, and it’ll rise later] [Infinite Flow] + [Mild Horror] + [Horror Dungeons] + [Anime Crossover, Multiple Heroines] “Welcome to the Nightmare Screening Room. Here, you’re not an audience member sitting in the theater. You’re a participant in a real horror movie!” Guan Hong accidentally stumbles into a bizarre horror theater. There’s no popcorn here, only endless survival missions and vengeful evil spirits ready to peel off your skin at any moment. First screeni 1kReads6.2Score104Shelves
33. 433 我 Learning to Slay Gods in an Infinite Game 我在无限游戏里学弑神 Lao Thieflao盗Mystery84k WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow]➕ [No Female Lead]➕ [No Sanctimonious Protagonist]➕ [Plot Twists]. “A ten-day experiment in human nature. Remember, do not break the rules.” In an unattended shopping mall, six people who had volunteered to work sit in a circle. Chen Qige, the only one who was tricked into coming, sticks out like a sore thumb. A bizarre couple asks them one final question: “You all volunteered for this job, correct?” The six people, whose backgrounds are shrouded in mystery, all nod. Chen Qige: “I —Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 434 道 The Supreme Taoist: Subduing Ten Thousand Ghosts 道门太上：万鬼伏藏 Peeing Into the Wind, Soaking a Shoe迎风尿一鞋Mystery482k WordsCompleted Offer blood to Heaven and slaughter every evil. The Daoist arts are the strongest of all. The protagonist, Li Changsheng, masters the supreme arts of the Daoist sect and makes a solemn vow: he will not ascend until he has eliminated every demon and evil spirit under Heaven. He willingly seals his cultivation between Heaven and Earth, remaining in the mortal realm for thousands of years! 22.4kReads9.4Score1.7kShelves
35. 435 镇 Exorcism Records: The Supreme Judge of Yin and Yang 镇鬼实录：阴阳第一执宰人 Three-Year Fish三年鱼Mystery181k WordsOngoing [Traditional supernatural horror + ghost hunting + no romance] The city is full of tricks. I want to go back to the countryside. After losing his job, Jiang Bai returns to his rural hometown, only to find that a wicked spirit has begun tearing out people’s hearts. More and more villagers are being killed, and the whole village is helpless. Ignoring his late grandfather’s prohibition, he inherits his grandfather’s legacy and enters the world of the mystic arts. In a once-quiet town, accidents kee 81Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Good-looking, ghost hunting, no romance, recommended.

36. 436 我 I’m an Actor in a Horror World 我在恐怖世界当演员 fh Black and Whitefh黑白Mystery607k WordsCompleted [Infinite Loop + Death Games + Horror Worlds + Original Scenarios + No Female Lead] (The protagonist has limits he won’t cross + System (mostly useless) + Items + The protagonist isn’t superhuman) If you were asked to act in a real horror movie, would you be willing? Guan Long is one lucky guy: he was chosen to take part in one terrifying film after another. There’s the bizarre rest stop on the highway, another “floor” that suddenly appears on a rooftop, and eerie voices calling from elevators, 699Reads6.5Score—Shelves
37. 437 道 The Taoist Exorcist 道门驱邪人 Peeing into the Wind and Soaking Myself迎风尿一身Mystery768k WordsCompleted Where there is evil under heaven, there are all manner of wicked things, and so there are Daoist exorcists. He travels between heaven and earth, yin and yang. He ventures deep into the hundred thousand mountains of Miao territory and far away to the borders of the southern seas. Head-dropping curses, gu raising, black magic, and all the world's fiends and spirits of darkness. He has exorcised countless demons and ghosts, only to discover in the end that nothing is more evil than the human heart. 2.6kReads9.1Score395Shelves
38. 438 凶 Fierce Netherworld: Starting as a Rainy-Night Killer 凶冥空间：从雨夜杀人魔开始 A Tian0阿天0Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + The Weird Arrives, No Heroine] Could the beautiful new neighbor really be a serial killer who strikes on rainy nights? Gu Li sees through her disguise, only to get dragged into an even stranger space. Black fog rolls in and terror descends. To survive, Gu Li searches for a way to clear each instance, solving puzzles like mad and escaping certain death. But after completing a series of missions, he discovers that the weird has already arrived in the real world, and a supernatural 5.3kReads7.1Score377Shelves
39. 439 茅 The Maoshan Taoist-Buddhist Master 茅山道释 Heaven and Earth Dream of Butterflies天地梦蝶Urban5.7M WordsOngoing [Maoshan] + [Supernatural] + [Urban Cultivation] + [Stunning Beauties] The mighty Heavenly Emperor is reborn, only to be driven to the brink by a predatory loan contract?! In my previous life, I was Shiti Huan Yindiluo, the Heavenly Emperor. My merits complete, I should have ascended beyond the heavens, but I was ambushed by petty villains, and my divine soul fell into the mortal world! Fortunately, the power of the Sumeru Realm protected me, and I was reborn alongside a Maoshan Celestial Maste 775Reads—Score103Shelves
40. 440 末 The Age of Declining Dharma: From the Start, I Blood-Sacrifice and Refine Corpses on Hong Kong Island! 末法时代：开局在港岛血祭炼尸！ Salty Fish Only Know How to Be Salty咸鱼只会咸Mystery3.1M WordsOngoing In the age of declining magic, all arts have vanished, and cultivating the Dao is harder than reaching the heavens! In his previous life, Zhao Shan was a great demon of the unorthodox path. Reborn in 1990s Hong Kong, he discovers that this is still an age of declining magic. The orthodox sects are a dead end, and the unorthodox schools are no better, so he has no choice but to keep following his own wicked path. But gradually, he realizes that something about this world seems a little off. On Do 64.6kReads8.6Score5.8kShelves
41. 441 长 The Living Hell of the Immortal Realm 长生天之人间炼狱 Heaven and Earth Dream of Butterflies天地梦蝶Urban235k WordsCompleted I'm the damn heir to the title of Great Emperor, yet I've been put through hell in the mortal world. When I return to claim my throne, I'll use my blade to wash away every humiliation I've suffered! Demon Emperor, just you wait! Fifteen days in heaven, one hundred and fifty years on earth. That's more than enough time! 37Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 442 民 Old Tales of Strange Happenings 民间旧诡事 Gray Matter灰白质Mystery399k WordsCompleted The woman in red who knocks on doors late at night, the soul-binding bones beneath the locust tree, the copper-bell curse in an old house in an abandoned village... These old tales of the uncanny, scattered across the countryside, are the idle chatter of old folks and stories sealed away by time... 40Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books are short stories.

43. 443 弥 Maitreya Heavenly Emperor 弥勒天帝 Heaven and Earth Dream of Butterflies天地梦蝶Eastern Fantasy1.7M WordsCompleted [Mortal cultivation + creation of the heavens and myriad worlds + fantasy + beauties galore] Citi Tianxing has already reached the peak of the Heavenly Emperor realm, yet he resolutely gives up his position as sovereign over all worlds and ventures toward an even higher, unknown realm. He seeks to question the heavens: What is the meaning of cultivation? What is the purpose of creation? Follow him as he battles across the Myriad Worlds, comprehending the great mysteries of darkness, light, life, 147Reads6.2Score—Shelves
44. 444 身 I Was a Ghost Officer, but Now I Only Want a Promotion 身为鬼差的我，后来只想升官 Roasting by the Fire with a Gas Canister on My Shoulder扛着煤气罐烤火Eastern Fantasy378k WordsCompleted I wield the Register of the Underworld as a ghost officer, commanding the power to seize souls. Everyone says the King of Hell is the supreme ruler of the netherworld, but to me, he is merely a stepping stone. The underworld is vast, and the Nine Hells are deep. Is that really the limit of my ambition? I want to break the Nine Hells’ shackles, shatter the chains between yin and yang, ascend to the realm of the Great Emperor, and rule the netherworlds of all realms. Only then will my lifelong wis 36Reads6.0Score—Shelves
45. 445 来 Come Listen to a Ghost Story! 来听诡故事！ Gray Matter灰白质Mystery270k WordsCompleted The chime of midnight is the switch that starts each story. Hidden here are 365 eerie legends from every corner of the world. Maybe it's the strange sobbing in the night-shift office during overtime, a stranger's long hair beside your pillow in an old residential complex, or a passenger in a white dress who vanishes in front of a cemetery. One short ghost story every night, tearing through the everyday facade to reveal the chilling truth beneath. Do you dare open this collection of midnight tale 34Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 446 乡 Tales from the Countryside: One Ghost Story Per Chapter 乡野怪谈一章一个鬼故事 Fiendish Butcher鬼蜮屠夫Mystery485k WordsCompleted A collection of standalone stories, one tale per chapter [Horror] [Supernatural Tales] [Rural Legends] [Folktales] [Based on True Cases] If you don't want to follow a long novel, this anthology of the best, core horror stories is just right for you! Bring along your unlucky friends, and don't go anywhere, because you could get "scared out of your wits" at any moment. 34Reads—Score101Shelves

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47. 447 恐 Horror and Terror 恐怖惊魂 A Shattered Dream折断的梦Mystery404k WordsCompleted My girlfriend suddenly left me. Heartbroken, I went to a mountain village to teach, where I met a Miao girl who looked exactly like her. We were both plagued by an inexplicable mystery: being haunted by ghosts. With no other choice, we went to the terrifying Coffin Cave... 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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48. 448 跟 Learning Feng Shui from Third Grandpa 跟着三爷爷学风水 Ding Xingxing521丁星星521Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Born into a family of Feng Shui practitioners, I became someone who defies fate the moment I entered the world of Yin-Yang Feng Shui. As one strange event after another unfolded, I learned to recognize fortune and misfortune, ward off disaster, and handle everything with ease. To all the brothers, sisters, uncles, and aunties passing by, please leave a book review here! Remember to comment, too! Thank you! If you like learning, remember to bring your brain along. There’s plenty of useful informa 36.2kReads8.8Score3.2kShelves

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    Here's a complete book for you.

49. 449 惊 Horror Urban Legends: An Unspeakable Fear 惊悚怪谈：不可名状的恐惧 A Few Pages Last Night昨夜浅书Mystery305k WordsCompleted Tomato Original, Mystery and Imagination, Supernatural Horror [Horror + Dark Style] [A collection of uncanny short stories, fear returns, Lovecraftian horror] [The gaze of an unknown presence. Good and evil lie in the human heart] Have you ever had a moment in everyday life that sent a chill down your spine? Perhaps it was hearing a cat cry while walking alone at night, the sound of marbles rolling across the floor upstairs, or a shadow glimpsed from the corner of your eye... Story One: Cat Syn 104Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 450 尸 The Corpse-Eater Inn 尸人饭店 A Xiong阿熊Mystery823k WordsCompleted Driven by greed, I took a job at a restaurant that paid 50,000 yuan a month. I rested during the day and worked between midnight and 2 a.m. On my very first day, the chef told me I had only seven days left to live... 523Reads8.4Score102Shelves

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