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1. 1 旧 The Old Days Return: Have I Become Humanity's Pillar? 旧日归来，我成人类支柱了？ The Universe Is Gaining Entropy宇宙在熵增Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.9M WordsOngoing [Eerie] [Cthulhu] [Doomsday Descends] [Rebuilding Civilization] [Cultural Relics] [Culture] Xu Chen felt that studying history in this parallel universe had no real prospects, so after some maneuvering, he switched to medicine. He never expected that he had just jumped straight into the fire. What awaited him was fear in its most direct form. After a certain island nation dumped wastewater into the sea, unspeakable horrors arose from the depths. Eerie symptoms began appearing one after another, 41.9kReads9.2Score3.7kShelves

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2. 2 诡 The Haunted House 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 755.3kReads9.6Score95.6kShelves
3. 3 无 Infinite Reincarnation: Survival Begins with the Stone Village 无限轮回：求生从石村号开始 I Want to Eat Bread要吃面包Mystery5.3M WordsOngoing [Infinite Flow + Death Rewind + Horror Games + No Female Lead + Survival] Survive for 24 hours in one of three worlds, Silent Hill, Raccoon City, or the USG Ishimura, and you can win 100 million. Mu Xing thought the pop-up was a prank and casually clicked the dialogue box, only to be transported to the perilous USG Ishimura. Fortunately, he gained the ability to loop infinitely, giving him chance after chance to find a way to survive by dying and rewinding. When he finally managed to escape the 27.2kReads8.7Score2.8kShelves
4. 4 求 Survival: Endless Rails 求生：无尽铁轨 Fish Children's Drawings鱼儿童画Sports693k WordsOngoing [Stockpiling Supplies + Train and Track Survival + Fog Mode + Disasters + The Supernatural + Multiple Civilizations + One Female Lead] When An Bai woke up, he discovered that he had transmigrated. Before him stood a train on the tracks, nearly ready for the scrap heap. A familiar mechanical prompt sounded in his mind: Train survival for three billion people begins now! Fierce beasts, eerie fog, violent weather, and terrain that constantly changes as the train moves forward. Just as An Bai was pr 3.7kReads6.4Score301Shelves
5. 5 禁 Forbidden Gu 禁蛊 Xian Muo衔木oEastern Fantasy3.4M WordsCompleted [Eerie] [Gu cultivation] [A completely revamped power system] The blind Lin Hun is a corpse collector, a white-clad servant in his ninth life at the Demon Suppression Bureau. Born ill-fated, he cultivates the eerie path with his crippled body. He spends his days collecting, stitching, and refining corpses, surrounded by the Eerie. Then he unexpectedly awakens the divine Eerie art, "The Lifespan-Boiling Gu Cultivation Method": Use lifespan as fuel, boil up supernatural abilities, and cultivate Gu 25.9kReads8.2Score3kShelves
6. 6 推 Simulating All Things: I Created a Cthulhu World 推演万物：我塑造了克苏鲁世界 Dark Little Lolita S暗黑小萝莉SUrban939k WordsCompleted [Worldbuilding + Dual Systems + Behind-the-Scenes Story + No Female Lead] Fang Ying transmigrates into a world where anyone can become a god, and everyone has the chance to create a world of their own. Some open up high-martial worlds and become the Martial Ancestors of their realms. Some establish cultivation worlds and become immortal emperors revered through the ages. Others watch their worlds shatter, then perish and fade into nothingness. After transmigrating back, Fang Ying wields the [Ded 5.5kReads8.0Score600Shelves

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7. 7 邪 The Evil God’s Ranch 邪神牧场 Yi Chen逸臣Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [No Heroine]+ [Cthulhu]+ [No Tired Tropes] (Also known as: Sequence: Ascension to Godhood) The Dark Prison has merged with reality, and bizarre creatures are invading the world through the “Gates.” An organization has quietly emerged, calling themselves the Wardens. They keep the bizarre creatures behind the “Gates,” and capture and contain any that make it into the world. Lu Xiao accidentally fell into the Dark Prison and lived there alone for three years. After the Wardens discove 69.3kReads9.2Score7.4kShelves
8. 8 叫 You Were Supposed to Tame Beasts, So Why Did You Raise Cthulhu? 叫你御兽，你养出克苏鲁？ Twelve Years十二年Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [Beast Taming + Witty Comedy + Negative Emotion Points System] Give him a System and he’ll drive every opponent to a breakdown. Give him a little octopus and he’ll raise it into a dark Cthulhu. At home, he’s the rebellious son in his father’s eyes. At school, he’s a god of war in his classmates’ eyes. Under the blows of his righteous iron fists, every enemy trembles in fear. The Eight-Armed Demon King from the Demon Realm had this to say about Lu Qiu: “This man is terrifying. If I’d known he was 6.3kReads8.5Score726Shelves
9. 9 全 Global: I Am the Creator of Cthulhu! 全民：我，克苏鲁创造者！ kikgUrban317k WordsOngoing (The plot moves slowly, but it’s guaranteed to be satisfying.) (The Lovecraftian elements do not strictly follow the original canon!!!) (If that bothers you, don’t read.) Games have merged with reality, and the countless races of the Abyss have invaded Blue Star. Monsters roam the wilderness, while dungeons and secret realms are everywhere. Blue Star has entered an era where everyone can change classes, grow stronger, and advance to new classes by working hard to kill monsters. But faced with th 18Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 故 Story Architect: I Save the World with the Cthulhu Mythos 故事筑想师：我以克苏鲁神话救世 Fox Translator译狐狸Urban654k WordsOngoing The good news: Bai Xiao transmigrated into a world where people could gain power from [Stories] and create cards. The bad news: His favorite series, The Cthulhu Mythos, was actually a forbidden book!? No matter, forbidden books would still do just fine! The Abyssal Prison Apostles competing for control of the pocket worlds stared in shock at worlds corrupted by Cthulhu, their sanity plummeting. They asked themselves in utter disbelief: Just who is the source of corruption, the evil god, and the 25Reads7.1Score—Shelves
11. 11 穿 Transmigrated into the Cthulhu Mythos, I Match Wits with the Outer Gods 穿越克苏鲁，与外神比脑容量 Si Yi司易Mystery650k WordsOngoing “I choose that one as my opponent.” “The law of conservation of matter in the universe is that one's handiwork. If you want to contend with it, you'll first have to make one plus one equal three.” “Then I'll pick this one.” “Want to fly at the speed of light? Just try surviving one of its attacks.” “This one looks a little weaker. I'll choose it!” “It's true that this one hasn't done much, but it did make the sun in your solar system.” 196Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 九 With Nine Personalities, I Find Cthulhu Not Crazy Enough 九重人格的我，嫌克苏鲁不够疯狂 Potatoes Eat Luosifen土豆吃螺蛳粉Sci-Fi & Apocalypse119k WordsOngoing [Cthulhu Mythos + Apocalypse + Invincible Hero + Alternate World + No Female Lead + Sequences + Sealed Artifacts + Relics.] After Yige learns that this world has a hidden, unknown side, he ventures into it without hesitation, even though it may cost him his life. A world forever shrouded in night, the hidden side is teeming with countless fearsome beings. The grotesque, the mutated, the uncanny, the bizarre, flesh, limbs, the uncanny, the inexplicable... An ordinary person need only look at them —Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 灰 Gray Mist: Rekindling the Embers 灰雾：余火重燃 Anti-Static防静电Eastern Fantasy4.5M WordsCompleted [Lord of the Mysteries]+ [Potions]+ [Races]+ [Civilization] A hundred years from now, I am a hero. My deeds become stories, praised by all. A thousand years from now, I am a legend. Stories become epics, passed down through generations. Ten thousand years from now, I am a faith. Epics become myths, and the incense offered to me never ceases. P.S. This book is also known as Above the Gray Mist. P.S. The development of the human race provides the backdrop. The focus is on an individual's epic, no 107.9kReads9.3Score10.2kShelves

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    This one is okay, a bit like Lord of Mysteries

14. 14 我 My Girlfriend Is Cthulhu 我的女友是克苏鲁 Chili Sauce Tossed in the Cafeteria食堂泼辣椒酱Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Cthulhu Girls] [Eerie] [Superpowers] After transmigrating to a world overrun by the eerie, Qi Mai only wants to live a quiet, peaceful life. But for some reason, the strange beings around him just keep multiplying. The good news: the beautiful transfer student in his class, [Ketu Luzi], has just moved in next door! The bad news: beneath her clothes lurk terrifying, twisted black tentacles, and she commands a gang of fishmen... The even worse news: she has set her sights on Qi Mai. “I’ve discove 6.7kReads8.7Score801Shelves
15. 15 御 Beastmaster Summoning: From the Start, I Create a Cthulhu Lolita 御兽召唤：开局打造克苏鲁萝莉 Blending In with Cuteness萌混过关Eastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted Divine Pets + Beast Taming + Monster Taming + Ascending to Godhood Through Faith + Rankings Create your own unique secret puppet and seek out the spirits who will accompany you: Cloud Cotton Cat, Scorching Sky Spirit, Nine-Tailed Snow Fox... When Xia Yunheng makes puppet dolls, Lolitas are a must. Soft, adorable, and clingy are essential. Add psychic powers and Cthulhu, then a little darkness, distortion, madness, and illness... Uh, my hand slipped. It turned into a whole lot... 1.4kReads8.0Score192Shelves
16. 16 序 Sequence: I Feed on the Fear of All Humanity 序列：我以全人类的恐惧为食 Cold Words and Leng Words冷言leng语Urban250k WordsCompleted [Sequences + power fantasy + no System + reborn] [God] type sequence creature: [The Lord]. [Rule] type sequence creature: [The Eternal Clock]. [Growth-type] sequence creature: [Fear]... All kinds of bizarre, terrifying sequence creatures invade the globe. The twenty-first century faces annihilation, and humanity is no longer at the top of the food chain. Ye Lai: “I’m reborn, but I died, and my girlfriend dismembered me. Then Cthulhu brought me back to life... I became the human Cthulhu fears mos 112Reads6.4Score—Shelves
17. 17 恐 Horror on the High Seas 恐怖大航海 Newly Bought Peaches新买的桃子Sports2.6M WordsCompleted The print edition has been signed with a publisher. [Seafaring] [Survival] [Disasters] [Shipbuilding] [Talents] [Cthulhu] [One Female Lead] Everyone transmigrates, and Yang Yi, as a player, is forced to join a game where everyone must survive at sea. Some lucky players get special ships. Like the Iron Will, armed to the teeth. Like the Gale, which rides the wind and waves so fast it's never in sight. Like the Head-On, with its massive ram, charging fearlessly ahead. But Yang Yi's ship is called 302.9kReads9.4Score33.7kShelves
18. 18 重 Reborn as an Octopus from the Start, I Survive to Become a Void Watcher 重生：开局章鱼，苟成虚空监视者 Hot Pot Lover Who Likes It Extra Spicy火锅爱吃特辣Urban427k WordsCompleted [Spiritual Qi Revival + Supernatural Revival + Reborn + System + Infinite Evolution + Comedy + Low-Key Growth] After being unexpectedly reborn, Lu Feng stared at his eight tentacles and fell into deep thought! “Wasn’t I diving in to save someone? How did I end up reborn?” “Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have awakened the [Energy Evolution System]!” Lu Feng opened the System and saw a complicated evolution tree! “Huh?! Is this evolved species the Void Eye???” “Holy crap! This evolved creature 1.9kReads7.8Score248Shelves
19. 19 重 Reborn: The Campus Beauty Brings My Insecurities to Life 重生：自卑的我被校花开发了 Paper Parcel纸包Urban532k WordsCompleted [Pure romance] [No NTR] [Everyday life] [The book contains a few elements of cosmic horror, but its main focus is on sweet, everyday romance.] This is an interesting world. In a vast steel jungle, demons and monsters walk among humans. In the silent sea beyond the stars, indescribable giants roam through the gray mist, and countless ships have fallen silent there. I am Jiang Yao. An octopus brought me to this world when I transmigrated. At first, it was just a dream, but then all kinds of strang 1.3kReads9.1Score150Shelves
20. 20 我 The Monsters I Created! 我创造的怪物！ No One in the World Will Ever Meet Me Again世人千万再难遇我Urban1.6M WordsCompleted [Behind the Scenes + Ensemble Cast + Cosmic Horror + No System + No Romance] Also known as: Dark Revelation Gods and demons, dragons, and the apocalypse were once fairy tales. The mysteries of this world have faded from sight, yet someone has brought those long-lost things back into the public eye. And every clue, every lead, points to a man named Chen Ye. “Friends, would you cast off this flesh and join us in embracing evolution?” Extended blurb: Sequence 001: The Mimic Sequence 002: The Deep O 80.7kReads9.2Score8.7kShelves
21. 21 序 Sequence: God Eater 序列：吃神者 No Brain, Just Cerebellum不要大脑要小脑Urban4.2M WordsOngoing [Tomato 2026 Male-Focused Fiction Most Popular Author, Ranked Number One] Published in print, quality guaranteed. An alternate high-martial world, ensemble cast and political intrigue, no nested plot twists, a slow-paced story with a grand setting. Readers all say it gets better the further you read. Giant birds swallow the sun, and all things undergo dramatic change. Strange, immortal gods, and humanity's superpowered sequences. Everyone wants to become a god in this world, but they have no ide 903.9kReads9.3Score109.3kShelves
22. 22 全 Global Mutation: The Mutant Frenzy of Trillions of Lives 全球畸变：亿兆生命的变异狂潮 Turbid One浊人Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.0M WordsCompleted Meat blossoms sprout from the soil, and fangs grow from the flowers. The old order awakens all around them. To it, humble humanity is nothing but vermin to be exterminated. Mount Fuji erupts, and the entire Sakura Isles are ripped up and hurled at Huaxia. The magnetic poles flip, super-earthquakes strike, towering tsunamis rise, and the seven continents are squeezed together by a giant hand. Abnormal memes, twisted reality, and layers of overlapping worlds: as the boundary between physics and co 15kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
23. 23 星 The Star Mark Gate 星痕之门 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.1M WordsOngoing There are Star Gates in this world. Everyone who enters becomes a god. Ren Ye has already served two and a half years in prison when a mysterious visitor suddenly comes to see him. The visitor says, “If you’re willing to take part in a game, you can walk out of here right now. The price is… you might die.” Many years later, Ren Ye stands alone within a Star Gate, looking back on the past. Many of the faces in his memories have grown indistinct… 2024: The tide is coming, and the travelers keep wa 57.7kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
24. 24 斩 Slay the Gods: It Was Just a Sacrifice, So How Did I Become the Villain? 斩神：献祭而已，咋就成反派了？ I Won't Fall as Long as the Little Tree Stands小树不倒我不倒Male-Channel Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Slaying Gods + No Female Lead + Hunting the Mysterious + Sacrifice + Bronze Coffins] Song Zhong transmigrates into the world of Slay the Gods and awakens a Sacrifice System. Ten bronze coffins sit in the System’s storage space. By hunting the mysterious or the supernatural, he can earn Sacrifice Points. Those points can activate the ancient coffins and let him draw on the abilities of their owners. “This System looks pretty messed up! But I like it!” To hunt the mysterious, Song Zhong decides t 6.9kReads8.0Score670Shelves
25. 25 诸 Myriad Worlds: I'm Born with Defiant Bones, and I Cultivate the Nine-Deaths Evil Art 诸天：在下浑身逆骨，修九死邪功 I'm Great at Making Instant Noodles我煮泡面有一手Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted The Myriad Worlds, Hong Kong cinema, Uncle Jiu, a body full of defiant bones, cultivating demonic arts, women without commitment. Just have fun. “My name is Wu Zhenxie. I'm thirty-three and live in a rented apartment in Modu. I'm unmarried and work at an internet company, where I clock out at ten every night.” “I don't smoke, and I only drink a little. I go to bed before eleven every night and make sure I get seven hours of sleep.” “Before bed, I drink a glass of warm milk, then do twenty minute 12.9kReads8.2Score768Shelves
26. 26 举 Raise Your Head Three Feet, and There’s an Evil God 举头三尺有邪神 Firmament Giant Rock苍穹巨岩Mystery328k WordsOngoing [Eastern Fantasy + Lovecraftian Elements + Plot-Driven + Mystery + No Cliches + No System + No Brain-Dead Characters + Not a Power Fantasy] [Readers who may be bothered by this, proceed with caution] [The first five chapters are slow-burn setup. The story picks up afterward, and there's a detailed outline, so read with confidence!] After transmigrating, Zhou Mo finds himself in a small village that resembles one from ancient China. Gradually, strange and utterly inexplicable things begin happeni 538Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    This book is highly recommended! Ambrosia! Cthulhu's world view! Like Daogui, it belongs to the mist genre! It's not a cool novel, but the plot is so good that it bursts! The reversals keep coming! I can't guess where the plot will go! I was shocked several times by the author's brain circuit! Drive low and go high, survive the first few chapters, and the rest will get better and better! It is truly a rare product in Tomato! Especially suitable for old bookworms!

27. 27 十 The End of Ten Days 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.8MReads9.9Score232.4kShelves

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    This is pretty good and highly recommended [you taste it carefully]

28. 28 诡 The Eerie Secret Isle 诡道秘岛 Listening to the Wind at Dawn晨曦听风Mystery44k WordsCompleted These are the legendary islands of Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou, places people have sought for years in pursuit of the immortal arts. No one has ever seen them, and over time they became stories passed down from person to person. But what if I told you they really exist? Are they the heavenly palaces everyone longs for, or... the terrifying infernal prison of Avici? “None of this matters, because it is all false.” “All of this matters, because it proves that They exist.” “And it proves t —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Cthulhu + Classic of Mountains and Seas, there are reversals, multiple cycles, and a sense of weirdness.

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