A Down-to-Earth Ghost Tamer 御鬼脚踏实地

1 离 Stay Away from Her, She Kicks Vengeful Ghosts Like Balls 离她远点，她把厉鬼当球踢 Pear Blossom Baby梨花宝宝Modern Romance103k WordsOngoing [Mysticism + Sweet Romance] Tang Qing, the former head of the Demon Administration Bureau, is accidentally reborn and discovers that the world has changed. It is no longer home only to demons and ghosts. Vampires, people with supernatural abilities, monsters, and all sorts of other strange beings have appeared and are causing trouble. And she, an all-around powerhouse and the Bureau's most versatile mystic, has become a dream demon, supposedly the most dissolute kind of demon. A dream demon's gr —Reads—Score—Shelves

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Former head of the Demon Management Bureau, Tang Qing, is unexpectedly reborn and discovers that the world has changed. It's no longer just about demons and ghosts; vampires, superhumans, monsters, and other bizarre creatures are causing chaos. And she, a well-rounded warrior and the most versatile mystic in the Demon Management Bureau, becomes the most notorious and spoiled dream demon.

2 百 Ghosts in the Apocalypse: I Became the Strongest Ghost Tamer 百鬼末世：我成了最强御鬼师 Yi People's Firelight彝人烟火Mystery2.9M WordsOngoing [A Full 1,000 Types of Ghosts] Mysterious ghosts include Jin Buhuan, the White Bone Bodhisattva, the Earthly Branches War Lord, and the Blood-Drop Plum Blossom. The powerful ones include Asura, Rakshasa, the Butcher, the Martial Champion, and the Emperor. The eerie ones include Painted Skin, the Red Robe, the Chubby Baby, the Coroner, the Flower-Waisted Bride, the Embalmer, and the Ever-Burning Lamp. Every type has its own evolution path: Drowned Ghost → Water Monkey → Kappa → ? (There’s more af 115kReads9.5Score9.8kShelves

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Not invincible, but with a good story framework and structure.

3 我 I Turned the Horror World Into a Raising Game! 我把惊悚世界玩成养成游戏！ Yu Zuo予作Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A mysterious force descended upon Earth, giving rise to another world of terror. Everyone was forcibly sent into the world of horror games on their eighteenth birthday. While everyone else was immersed in fear, struggling to survive in the cracks between life and death, Qin Nuo discovered that he could earn System rewards by influencing the ghosts’ emotions. And every time he completed a dungeon, he could establish his own business in the world of horror. So he became a food runner at the Yin Sp 112.4kReads9.5Score12.2kShelves

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I recommend this one, it's super good!

4 玄 Xuanhuan: The Immortal Divine Son Needs No Sister’s Bones to Prove His Dao! 玄幻：长生神子，何须妹骨证道！ Toasted Oats炒麦片Eastern Fantasy4.9M WordsOngoing The short drama adaptation of the same name is now available! [Invincible Overpowering Force][Decisive and Ruthless] Gu Changge transmigrates to the Central Continent Dao Domain and becomes the Gu family’s divine son. From the start, his elders want to take his younger sister’s Supreme Bone, but with a System in hand, why should Gu Changge need his sister’s bones to prove his Dao?! [Your bound target has received one spirit pill. You receive one peerless immortal pill in return, multiplied by a 147.5kReads8.3Score102.8kShelves

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⭐There stood a tall, slender young man, like a bamboo swaying in the wind. His features were handsome, and although he was still quite young, one could imagine how dashing and elegant he would be when he grew up.

6 身 My Body Merged with a Vengeful Ghost, Making Me the Chief of the Ten Halls of Hell 身体融合厉鬼，我成十殿阎罗之首 September Star九月星Mystery680k WordsCompleted Chu Jiang transmigrates by chance to a world where the supernatural has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant. A deep bell tolls from a towering ghost temple, sending ripples across the lake. On the elusive No. 7 subway train, are the passengers human or ghost? Paper Doll Ghost, Buddha Statue Ghost, Starving Ghost, Half a Corpse... Danger draws ever closer, but fortunately Chu Jiang has a game interface that lets him use vengeful ghosts to strengthen himself. Ding! Your mouth has fused with t 2.7kReads6.6Score225Shelves

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Pretty good. He's intelligent and, most importantly, calm and collected. He knows when to do what, unlike other protagonists who are reckless and charge in at crucial moments, or cowardly characters who only think of taking action after everyone like the Great Sage has died. I'm giving him four stars because there aren't many updates. Please update more!

7 全 Global Ghostmasters: There Are Hundreds of Millions of Ghosts Inside Me 全球御鬼：我的体内有亿只鬼 Tianzhuo Huazi天卓华子Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted [Looting bamboo shoots + ghostly resurgence + ghost taming + one female lead + comedy = 100,000 new words every week?] The comic of the same name, Global Ghost Tamer: I Have Hundreds of Millions of Ghosts Inside Me, is now available on Fanqie. Lin Mo was playing games in class when he transmigrated to a parallel world overrun by ghosts. With the worst talent of all, he unexpectedly gained the Defense-Breaking System. As long as he could make a ghost lose its composure, he could force it into a c 71.9kReads9.4Score9.8kShelves

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① The protagonist's ability to contract with billions of S-class ghosts is a truly awe-inspiring concept in the ghost-themed genre. The story may involve thrilling contract-making processes, such as negotiating and battling powerful S-class ghosts in mysterious ancient battlefields, eerie haunted houses, or eerie underground ruins, ultimately succeeding in forming a contract. For example, the protagonist might face a powerful but arrogant S-class ghost in a cursed castle. The protagonist must use wisdom and courage to overcome the ghost's numerous traps, winning its approval in life-or-death battles to complete the contract.

17 诡 Eerie Revival: I Can Contact the Past 诡异复苏：我能联系过去 Young Master Yanque燕雀大公子Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted The Hungry Ghost Festival of 2025. A super red moon appeared, and as it lingered in the sky, the supernatural returned. Left Yang was shocked to discover that he could use his phone to contact himself in the past. In the stairwell, the Knock-at-the-Door Ghost killed anyone who opened the door. But someone discovered that it skipped the first floor and started knocking there. So Left Yang contacted his past self. [Please have your one-month-younger self rent an apartment on the first floor!] The 43kReads9.1Score4.9kShelves

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Controlling ghosts and spirits are all about controlling ghosts.

19 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5kShelves

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This is a great introductory novel; there's so much to read, you'll know how enjoyable it is once you start reading!

20 转 Class Change: Emperor, Behold My Art of Exterminating Nine Generations! 转职皇帝：看朕九族剥离之术！ Guide to the Art of War兵法指南Urban1.7M WordsCompleted [Overpowered domination + leveling up + vying for supremacy + female characters] The Abyss invades, and humanity enters an age where everyone can choose a class. Monsters run rampant, and factions vie for power in this world. Only those who become class holders deserve respect. While everyone cheers as geniuses awaken elite classes, Qin Yang awakens the one and only hidden class: Supreme Sovereign. Appointed by Heaven, may his reign endure forever! He bears the imperial destiny of five th 21.6kReads8.9Score2kShelves

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[Fast-paced, clear-cut, humorous] The blood moon arrives, and hundreds of ghosts run rampant. "Kui Bao, I miss you so much." Can you believe that Zhong Kui, the True Lord who subdues demons and protects the righteous path, is called Kui Bao?

22 穿 Transmigrated as a Dragon: The King Sacrifices a Princess From the Start 穿越恶龙：开局国王献祭公主 The Penguin Who Can't Wake Up睡不醒的企鹅Eastern Fantasy2.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + pseudo-DND + Western fantasy + beast-eared girls + farming + lord + one sweet, pampered heroine, cherished above all others + giant beasts] Su Nian woke up to find that he had become a wicked dragon everyone wanted dead. But what was a little girl doing cowering beside him? “Ding! Hello, Host. I am the War and Plunder System.” “Ding! Hello, Host. I am the Evolution and Modification System.” “Ding! Hello, Host. I am the Evil Villain System.” “Ding! Too many Systems dete 31kReads9.3Score3.4kShelves

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Chapter 1 Turned into a Dragon? Earth, Romantic Peach Heart Internet Cafe. In the noisy internet cafe, Su Nian, like other internet addicts, was showing off his ridiculous gameplay in a game. "Malphite, where's your Q? Go ahead and Q, I'm yelling at you to Q, Q! I didn't tell you to use your ultimate!" His friend next to him was cursing Malphite, while Su Nian frantically controlled his mid-lane Zed, dodging the enemy's Sudoku's pursuit: "Guinsoo's Rageblade makes me invisible! I try to move again, oh no, I twist~" "I just went for a backhand slash!" This slash was too big; he knocked over a glass of water next to the keyboard. Water dripped into the tangled mess of ribbon cables, followed by a loud "hiss." A violent electric snake shot out, slapping Su Nian across the face and robbing him of his senses. This was something he could have controlled… He was so close. First kill! In the instant before darkness fell, Su Nian was still thinking about his first kill.

23 这 This Spirit Medium Is Pretty Powerful! 这个出马仙有点强！ Wu the Half-Immortal吴半仙Mystery3.8M WordsOngoing A piece of red cloth, three feet and three inches long. The old hall's people, the old hall's immortals. One day, when they emerge from the depths of the mountains, their names will spread far and wide! I was born in a rural village in Northeast China in the 1980s. When I was seven, a spirit medium said I was fated to suffer three calamities and eight misfortunes, and would one day become a horse-riding shaman. I didn't believe it, but hardship kept finding me. To make a living, I worked as a wa 150.8kReads9.7Score13.6kShelves

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The protagonist was born in a rural area of Northeast China in the 1980s. At the age of seven, a shaman prophesied that he would suffer three calamities and eight tribulations and would one day become a shaman. Initially skeptical, he repeatedly encountered hardships and strange occurrences around him, ultimately leaving him no choice but to become a shaman himself.

24 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... 42.2kReads9.2Score3.4kShelves

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A wonderful book

25 镇 The Dragon-Suppressing Coffin and the King of Hell's Fate 镇龙棺，阎王命 Feiyi匪夷Mystery4.9M WordsOngoing They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R 308.4kReads9.4Score27.5kShelves

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It's beautiful, highly recommended!

27 御 Ghost Tamer 御鬼师 April Fourth四月四Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted I'd just joined the criminal investigation squad at the municipal bureau when I got involved in a bizarre case that changed my world. Ten major cold cases, serial murders, ghost tamers, and Taoist masters of Taiji. One strange incident after another unfolded around me, while a series of vast conspiracies closed in. If I wanted to stay alive, I had to cut through the layers of fog... 74Reads—Score—Shelves

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The protagonist, newly joined the city's criminal investigation team, initially thought it was just a new beginning in his career. However, a bizarre case quietly changes his world. Ten unsolved cases, a serial murder case, a Tai Chi master… one strange event after another draws him into a series of massive conspiracies. To survive, he must break through the layers of mystery and unveil the truth.

30 御 Ghost-Taming Son-in-Law: All My Beloved Ghost Servants Are Goddesses 御鬼赘婿：我的团宠鬼仆全是女神 Tun Xiaohan豚小憨Eastern Fantasy373k WordsCompleted [Ghost Taming➕Invincible Protagonist➕Rags-to-Riches Son-in-Law➕Anti-Trope] [System➕Multiple Heroines➕Supernatural Mystery➕Immortality] [Dark Revenge➕Ruthless Action➕Mastermind➕Devouring Evolution] [Underworld Intrigue➕Netherworld Business Wars➕Reincarnated Ghost Emperor➕Unhinged Farming] Transmigrate into the body of a useless son-in-law who's just been dumped? Lu Yunxiao laughs. He binds himself to a ghost-taming System: vengeful ghosts grant cultivation, while fierce ghosts become divine weapo 17Reads7.5Score—Shelves

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A fantasy thriller with the added bonus of a beloved goddess! The male protagonist is jilted at the start, but he uses a ghost-taming system to turn the tables, refining souls, slaying immortals, and collecting goddesses. Even the great calamities of heaven and earth become food for raising ghosts. The imagination is boundless!

31 仙 Immortal Martial Ming: From the Start, I Became a Ghost-Cultivating Brocade Guard 仙武大明，开局成为鬼修锦衣卫 Gray and White Rain灰白雨Eastern Fantasy4.4M WordsOngoing “Have you ever heard the story of the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts?” The Brocade Guards walked openly by day, while Yin soldiers commandeered the roads. During the Yongle era, whenever you walked along the streets of the capital, someone would always ask you that question. Ninety-nine vicious ghosts, tens of thousands of ghost spirits. The figure leading them represented a legend. A legend about the Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts. “After that, there were no more ghosts in the Great Ming.” 54.6kReads9.2Score4.5kShelves

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High score, high standard.