Supernatural Horror, Fantasy, and Cultivation Novels Set to Take Off in 2026! 2026年必火的灵异恐怖玄幻修仙小说！！

1. 1 继 Keep Sleeping, Don’t Wake Up 继续睡，不要醒 Su Le's Little Yellow Flower苏乐的小黄花Mystery454k WordsCompleted [Infinite Dreams + Mystery + Wild Imagination + Horror + Supernatural + Ensemble Cast + Bizarre + Romance + Sophisticated] Lin Du has been dreaming ever since he was born. He often wakes with a start in some strange room and desperately flees to a subway station, only to discover that his every move is being livestreamed and everyone is watching. When he rushes out of the subway, he finds himself sitting in a car with no end, where every passenger is horrifyingly strange. The car stops at one st 47Reads—Score—Shelves

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   A dream like a yellow beam must eventually wake up. Looking back at the mirror, the flowers and the moon, the author carefully weaves a big dream. If you have time, read on and read in.

2. 2 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 1.8MReads9.9Score229.4kShelves
3. 3 诸 The Gods’ Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 Ninety Autumns in January一月九十秋Urban3.7M WordsCompleted I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 601.8kReads9.7Score73.5kShelves
4. 4 魔 The Demon Lord Is Back: I Crawled Out of My Own Grave 魔头复活了：老子从坟里爬出来了 Chen Xingyuan of the Wanjia Garden宛家苑的陈星源Eastern Fantasy457k WordsOngoing Xuanhuan, revived demon lord, wish fulfillment, ghosts and monsters, comedy, dark tone, no female lead, gender transformation, ensemble cast, court politics, martial world, mystery, transmigrate, reborn, no System, antihero protagonist (Also known as The Ghostly Genius of a Thousand Years) Ten years ago, Chen Changqing was hunted down by twenty-three masters, to the delight of the world. Ten years later, two tomb raiders opened his coffin. There were no bones inside, only a yawning young man. “T 5Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Tomato writer tweets. The devil was resurrected and everyone was trembling. No system, no harem, just a female ghost and a folding fan. More than 4,000 words are updated daily, there are saved manuscripts, and updates are stable. Warning: Don't watch this while eating. On a rainy night, tomb robbers pried open the coffin. There were no bones inside, only a young man wearing a red robe, sleeping. Ten years later, he returned. The emperor was frightened and fainted, all the officials lined up to pay the money, and the four dandies knelt and called Master. There was a piece of human skin in Qingzhou, and more than a hundred skins had been peeled off, waiting for him to collect it. If you were the emperor and found that the devil you killed ten years ago climbed out of the coffin again, what would you do? He chose to faint. If you were four dudes and heard that the most terrifying demon had been resurrected, what would you do? They chose to kneel down to worship. Others come back from the dead: low-key development. He came back from the dead: beating gongs and drums to tell the whole world - "I am back." Others have systems, but he does not. Others have golden fingers, but he does not. Others have a background, but he does not. But he's strong enough. Beginning: Resurrection in the coffin. Within 3 chapters: The emperor fainted from shock. Within 5 chapters: Accept four apprentices. Within 10 chapters: Skinned a bully. There are no peeing spots in the whole process, and each chapter is enjoyable. Ten years ago, twenty-three people killed him, and twenty of them died. Ten years later, he climbed out of the coffin and no one dared to stop him.

5. 5 阴 Yin-Yang Eye Realtor: Selling Haunted Houses in Chongqing 阴阳眼中介：我在重庆卖凶宅 Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风Mystery632k WordsCompleted A novel inspired by local Chongqing legends and historical anecdotes. This story is entirely fictional. As a child, the protagonist gained the ability to see yin and yang from a Qing dynasty skeleton. His family’s ancestral ledger is filled with secrets of old Chongqing. The folklore is meticulously researched, with traceable details ranging from place names and historical anecdotes to traditional remedies and feng shui formations. Each haunted house seems like a self-contained case, but in trut 161Reads8.3Score—Shelves

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   I'm not a cultivator, but there are others, which are pretty good.

6. 6 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 752.7kReads9.6Score92.1kShelves
7. 7 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!" 29.4kReads9.2Score3.6kShelves
8. 8 惊 Horrifying! The Eighth One 惊悚！第八个 Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风6k WordsCompleted Horrifying! The Eighth One 48Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 他 He Was Eating Noodles at a Roadside Restaurant, When He Found a Human Eyeball in His Bowl! 他在路边餐馆吃面，竟然吃出了人眼珠子！ Listening to the Wind in the Wilds山野聆风12k WordsCompleted He was eating noodles at a roadside restaurant when he found a human eyeball in his bowl! 49Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 神 Chronicles of the Cataclysm in Shenzhou 神州浩劫录 Gu Taiyan古太研Eastern Fantasy780k WordsOngoing The boy who left the mountains, Jiang Hen, searches for and joins a cultivation sect, one step at a time… He initially thinks he's a good-for-nothing with five-element spiritual roots, but his cultivation speed is astonishingly fast… What's more, the protagonist comprehends the laws of space while still in the Qi Refining stage… From there, he rises step by step from menial disciple to personal disciple, then from personal disciple to the sect's holy son… 4.4kReads—Score390Shelves

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    The plot is very good. Friends who are book lovers can check it out... It's super interesting.

11. 11 师 After My Master Left, I Bore the Weight of the World Alone 师尊走后，我一个人扛起了天下 Gu Taiyan古太研Urban272k WordsOngoing This story will gradually shift from campus life to society... Zhou Yun, an ordinary high school student, catches the eye of an old man... The old man watches him for three years, then trains him for one... One ordinary afternoon, when Zhou Yun goes to see his master, he discovers that his master has already left... All that remains is a letter and a key... 19Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 万 Peerless Among Ten Thousand Spirits 万灵无双 Golden Cicada Sutra Chant金蝉经声Mystery160k WordsOngoing A teahouse from the start, yet the Heavenly Dao claims I'm harboring divine beasts. Mysterious supernatural cases keep finding me, and now I've been diagnosed with a terminal illness! But I've discovered there are things in this world that can extend my life The last breath a spirit refuses to surrender A star shifted by someone's hand on a compass A lost art that the sages pursued with their lives A scheme passed down by emperors for a thousand years... Among the three teachings and nine schoo 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It must be a fire, a new work, absolutely original, absolutely top-notch. I discovered that there is something in this world that can keep me alive - the breath that the spirit refuses to take. The stars that have been stolen from the compass. The secret knowledge that the sages have dedicated their lives to pursue. The layout of the emperor's relay for thousands of years... Among the three religions and nine streams, there is nothing left in the history - Have you ever thought that history and myths have another explanation. The first time, the mountains, rivers, birds and beasts were injected, and there were spirits and strange things. The second time... Why did the creatures refuse to bow their heads and persevere? Is there life beyond the realm of heaven? Since ancient times, helping the world has not been about punishing those who are different. Now, the choice should be cautious at the beginning.

13. 13 我 I’ve Been Possessed for Ninety Thousand Years 我被夺舍九万年 I've Got a Rebellious Streak我这一身反骨啊Eastern Fantasy403k WordsCompleted I transmigrated, and then... I was possessed again. I was possessed for ninety thousand years. So, now that I've finally returned, let's see how I conquer the cultivation world and build a mighty empire. 803Reads6.3Score101Shelves

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    There are forty million women and men, except for the blood-stained clothes of the bandits. The Chinese-style succubus shocked the world of immortality. The plot is novel and pays tribute to the martyrs. There are all kinds of talent shows from Laoliu all over the place. It is super hot-blooded and funny.

14. 14 当 When a Reborn Person Meets a System from Another World 当重生者遇上异界系统 I Can't See Her Clearly我看不清她Sci-Fi & Apocalypse307k WordsCompleted [Apocalypse, end times, reborn, stockpiling supplies, mist apocalypse, otherworldly System, single male protagonist, fated conflict, not mindless, no objectionable content, sci-fi apocalypse, ancient-civilization fantasy, System, ruthless, smart protagonist, no saintly heroine] Gray mist blankets the city, embers set the plains ablaze, and the world is given a new price. Humanity sees the gray mist as a natural disaster bringing the end of the world, unaware that it is a reckoning between civil 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Invincible, so beautiful

15. 15 月 Moonlight Flying Sword 月光飞剑 Liu Ningduochang刘宁多昌Eastern Fantasy528k WordsCompleted This novel blends elements of history, wuxia, cultivation, and mythology. The protagonist, Gongsun Shan, is a wretched young man born into an ordinary family. Disaster strikes his family, and his father is killed by soldiers. The soldiers seize him as a dwarf slave to be sent as tribute. He escapes by jumping off a cliff along the way, and is saved by the wandering swordsman Zi Ruoshui. With nowhere else to go, Gongsun Shan makes his savior Zi Ruoshui his master, follows him to study martial art 20Reads8.9Score109Shelves

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    More than half of 2026 has passed, can a fairy tale with a rating of less than 8 become popular?

16. 16 我 I Inherit the Engine of Civilization in the Ruins of the Future 我在未来废墟继承文明引擎 A Stroke Across the Mortal World一笔淡红尘Sci-Fi & Apocalypse461k WordsOngoing The story plunges straight into disaster. Technology comes with combat capabilities. The enemies have clear objectives and countermeasures. The dialogue is bold and philosophical, but never bogged down in catchphrases. The world keeps expanding: Star-Ring City, the Lunar Core Lighthouse, the Martian Star-Womb Sea, Jupiter’s Storm-Nerve City, Saturn’s Ring Shipyard, the Kuiper Zero-Point Gate, the Black Hole Echo Well, and the Civilization Engine. 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let's read some good books together [almost crying]

17. 17 靖 Records of Jinglan 靖澜录 A Stroke Across the Mortal World一笔淡红尘Mystery283k WordsCompleted Su Yanci, courtesy name Jingyuan, is the son of Su Zhenting, former commander of the Northern Frontier. After his family is disgraced as traitors, he lies low in the martial world as “Master Mo,” then enters the imperial court, rising from Assistant Director of the Supreme Court to Censor-in-Chief. His plans are meticulous, yet he always leaves room to maneuver. While investigating the Jiangnan salt-tax case, he spares a minor official from the maternal relatives’ faction who was forced into wro —Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 末 Apocalypse: After Awakening Infinite Extraction, I Stocked Up to the Brim 末世：觉醒无限提取后，我囤满了 A Stroke Across the Mortal World一笔淡红尘Sci-Fi & Apocalypse207k WordsCompleted Reborn before the apocalypse began, Xiao Chen was betrayed by his girlfriend and her brother. They stole the billions' worth of supplies he had painstakingly stockpiled, then shoved him into a horde of zombies and left him to die with a broken leg. When he opened his eyes again, he was back on the day of that tragedy. Xiao Chen sneered and activated the Apocalypse Overlord System. As the betrayers celebrated having all the resources, they suddenly noticed the same line of tiny print on every sup —Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 子 There Is No Second Chance at Ziwu Valley 子午谷没有第二次 A Stroke Across the Mortal World一笔淡红尘Male-Channel Fanfiction44k WordsCompleted There Will Be No Second Crossing of Ziwugu —Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 20 廊 The Bridal Dress Beneath the Corridor 廊下嫁衣 A Stroke Across the Mortal World一笔淡红尘Male-Channel Fanfiction42k WordsCompleted A Bridal Gown Beneath the Veranda —Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 神 A Magical World 神奇世界 Peanut Meh花生咩Eastern Fantasy159k WordsOngoing Innovative fantasy, with the plot gradually building in intensity, each development linked to the next. No clichés or mindless antics, a well-developed skill system, and powerful abilities for the protagonist. Passion, excitement, family bonds, friendship, romance, infinity, transformation, and leveling up. 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fantasy and innovation, high energy and martial arts, not cliche, the plot is step by step and interlocking, the skill system is perfect, and it takes your brain. .

22. 22 计 Counting Breaths 计数呼吸 Adding Ingredients in the Kitchen厨房下菜Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.3M WordsOngoing This is an imaginative sci-fi mystery novel with a uniquely original perspective and deeply thought-provoking ideas. Its reflections on reality and illusion, freedom and control, hope and sacrifice offer distinctive insights. It will satisfy readers’ curiosity and desire to explore, pique your interest, overturn your understanding, and even challenge science itself! 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Count him in. Welcome to have a good experience.

23. 23 我 Me, the System, Begging for Tips 我，系统，求打赏 Spirit Rice Ice Core灵米冰核Eastern Fantasy766k WordsOngoing I died. No, not all the way. I became a System. A broke System. Every function grayed out, balance at zero. I got bound to a dumb Host who thinks he’s the chosen one. “System Dad! I want to ascend!” “...Fine. Try jumping off a cliff first.” Wait, why is there a line of tiny text on the panel: Online readers: 1? Hold on, now that I’m a System, someone’s still tipping and following updates? 37Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Farming in the Last Days Chapter 237 - Before entering the Yaowang Valley, take a final rest by the river. Zhang Chen told a story that was horrifying to think about - the custom of river lanterns in Chigui City used to be human sacrifice, but the last time it was used for more than 500 people, including chickens, cows and rabbits. The person who presided over the sacrifice also sacrificed himself, and Changchun Temple took over and changed it to releasing river lanterns. The guinea pig, the big green cow, and the little gray machine all turned their heads when they heard "chicken, cow, rabbit". The scene was shocking enough without any lines. Zhang Chen also analyzed the anomalies of Changchun Temple: the river lantern could not float downstream, the Lord of Yuanying City was not present, and Senior Brother Zhao accompanied him throughout the whole process and did not report to the superiors - she suspected that the people in Changchun Temple were doing something big behind the scenes. Wang Yuan's scan confirmed that the river lantern burned three times faster after bypassing the mountain city. Wang Dachui sent a battle report from the rear: everything was normal, except that everyone was learning from Zhang Zhen's squatting practice with a water tank, and he was being tormented by Lu Guijiao as a research product. Chapter 238 - The first stop to officially enter Yaowang Valley - Wuluoling. Before entering the valley, Li Xu washed the feet of the entire team. The Cloud and Rain Technique to irrigate, the Water Diversion Technique to massage, the Fire Technique to heat, the Earth Shock Technique to bubble, the Wind Blade Technique to exfoliate - Li Xu used five kinds of magic to serve the feet of the three senior sisters, in exchange for the evaluation of "very good control of force" and the permanent position of "foot washing is an important task of the logistics handyman". Yaowang Valley sent two Nascent Soul monks to greet him, but Wang Yuan scanned and said, "The cultivation level is so insubstantial that Zhang Chen can easily take it down." The characteristic spiritual plant of Yaowang Valley, "Sapphire Yixincao", can block rain and extract spiritual energy, but it requires more than one level of Qi training to be effective. The 0.2 Layer of guinea pig Qi training only grows leaves as big as copper coins, which just cover the ears. Wang Yuan immediately thought of mortals - a monk can only practice one level of Qi to hold an umbrella, so how can the mortals in Yaowang Valley survive? Please collect and follow up!

24. 24 丢 I Dumped My Scumbag Boyfriend and Plundered the Immortal Realm's Resources 丢掉渣男我深度开发了仙界资源 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance537k WordsOngoing After transmigrating, Lu Qinghuan returns to the 1970s with Taoist magic and a pocket dimension. Her parents are cold, and her older sister steals her fiancé? She turns around and marries an older military man, who dotes on her endlessly! With so many siblings, she carves out a place for herself and makes the little white lotus types green with envy. When her grandparents are sent to the cowshed, she insists on staying in Qianjin Village to look after them. She cultivates immortality to grow str 197Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Fantasy novels of the era

25. 25 到 In Another World, I Use Taoist Arts to Empty My Enemy's Warehouse 到了异世，我用道术搬空仇人仓库 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Modern Romance913k WordsCompleted An alternate history setting. Please do not compare this story with real history! Gou Yunshu, a modern Daoist exorcist, was betrayed by her best friend during an exorcism. She was struck down by heavenly retribution, killed by a bolt of lightning. She transmigrated into the body of a young girl in the Great Xia Kingdom of the Republican era and discovered that her grandfather had been captured by the Japanese army. To rescue him, she took her younger siblings, bought a house, and left Laolongtan 593Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 26 史 The Poorest County Magistrate's Wife in History Leads the Whole County to Prosperity 史上最穷县令夫人带全县百姓赚钱 Ling Ling Qi Xuan泠泠七炫Ancient Romance993k WordsCompleted Hang Ying, head of a reclusive modern-day clan, dies during an expedition and transmigrates into Yingzi, the wife of Xu Mengran, a penniless county magistrate in the Great Chu Empire. Who ever heard of a county magistrate being poor? Well, this one wears a patched robe, and his wife earns money washing and mending clothes to help him pursue a career in the imperial examinations. They have no maids or guards, the yamen runners look down on them, and a rich young lady even comes to their door to b 502Reads7.0Score—Shelves

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