Novels like The Yin Emperor
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Yin Emperor, best match first.
- 1 The Yin Son of Heaven 阴天子 The immortal sect shut its doors because there were too many cultivators? Then I'll become Thanos, kill half of them, and use that to knock... The immortal realm won't make room for me? Then I'll become the ruler of a realm and stand as its equal. An ordinary boy slowly grows into a mighty figure who commands life and death. Is it his own choice, or fate's design? 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Awakening as the Yin Emperor, I Will Rebuild the Underworld 觉醒阴天子，我要重建地府 After arriving in another world, how will Chen Ting use the power of the Underworld to stand out in a world full of heaven-chosen prodigies? How will he rise step by step to become the king of this new world and win the hand of a beauty? To find out what happens next, read on! 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 The Yin Emperor 阴天子 My new story is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 237Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 4 The Mysterious Returns: The Ghosts Have Vanished from the World 诡秘复苏：全世界鬼消失了 Chen Jiu awakened his System ten years ago. Every time he captures a ghost, he can strengthen his divine rank and rise to become the Yin Emperor! But in all those ten years, he hasn’t even run into a single low-level ghost! Ding-dong! Congratulations, unlucky player. You have been chosen by the Park of Terror. The most despairing moments of your life are just ahead. Chen Jiu: This is my lucky day! Water Ghost: Hello, officer? This lunatic’s a pervert! He drained the reservoir and won’t let me go 66Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 5 The Haunted Son of Heaven 诡天子 I can hear the dead speak and tell yin from yang. A serious illness in childhood gave me the ability to hear the last words of the dead and see the shackles on the living! My name is Zhao Changsheng. I was born among piles of corpses, and my life is fated to be bound to death. I won’t live past eighteen. To keep me alive, my adoptive father revealed the secrets of fate before he died, divining thirteen corpses that could defy heaven and change destiny… 216Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 6 I’m the Lord of Yin, That’s All There Is to It 小爷就是阴天子 [Paranormal + eerie + no romance + original setting] [This story is entirely fictional] Three years after a strange solar eclipse, ghosts began running rampant in the human world. Ye Xun, the ruler of the underworld, drifted through a dark void like duckweed on the water. When he opened his eyes, he found ghosts running amok in the human world without restraint. The underworld seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace. Ye Xun could only hunt ghosts while summoning his underlings. 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 I Own a Netherworld Underworld 我有一座幽冥地府 When Xiao Yang wakes up, he discovers that he has become the impoverished lord of a bronze-level city. Powerful enemies surround him, all watching hungrily, and one wrong move could spell utter ruin! Fortunately, a netherworld has awakened within him! As long as he has this netherworld, he can command its shadow soldiers and generals, along with the Ten Yama Kings! Summon the Black and White Impermanence, slay evil ghosts, and swallow the sun and moon! Summon judges and City Gods to punish evil, 1.1kReads—Score183Shelves
- 8 The Campus Beauty Called Me Out at Midnight to Deal With a Ghost, So I Became Bai Wuchang 校花半夜招撞鬼，我化身白无常 Ye Qiu taps a bowl with chopsticks at a crossroads in the middle of the night, never expecting to summon Bai Wuchang. Even more unexpectedly, Ye Qiu obtains Bai Wuchang’s token and becomes the new Bai Wuchang. At that moment, a campus belle livestreamer is playing a summon-a-ghost game in her stream after making a bet with her viewers. She sits in front of a mirror and combs her hair in the middle of the night. “See? Nothing’s happening. There are no ghosts in this world.” The streamer turns her 481Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 9 With the Book of Life and Death in Hand, I Lead the Underworld in Subduing the Myriad Worlds 手握生死簿，我率地府镇诸天 Lin Chen unexpectedly acquires an entire Underworld and becomes the highest and mightiest Yin Emperor in the netherworld! Summon Black and White Impermanence to seize souls and slay evildoers! Summon judges and City Gods to punish evil, promote good, and keep the mortal world in order! Summon the Ten Yama Kings to suppress the heavens and reign supreme through the ages! “What? You're the famed, peerless Great Emperor? And you say you don't want to die?” “No problem. Contribute your Great Emperor 38Reads6.5Score108Shelves
- 10 The Underworld Descends 阴司降世 The day Han Luoxuan was born, the Underworld sent guardians to protect him, a hundred ghosts surrounded his home, and rogue cultivators came to claim his life. The independent Han clan, the Fox Immortals of the Northeast, and the Buddhists joined forces to save him. Born with unusual bones and naturally gifted with Yin Eyes, he carries his family's karmic burden and is guided by destiny. He becomes the focus of a struggle in this world. Hunted by a hundred ghosts and parted from his loved ones, 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Just Became a Ghost God: A Campus Beauty Streamer Came to Copy My Tombstone 刚成鬼神：有校花主播来抄我墓碑 [Horror returns + god-tier choices + dark fantasy + invincible protagonist + ghost protagonist] Horror descends, and one legendary ghost after another enters the real world. A forbidden Ghost King turns everyone in an entire city into human-head balloons and sends them floating into the sky! A vicious female ghost uses phones to create one deadly death-forecast curse after another, killing millions! Chen Xuan wakes up in a coffin and discovers he has become a vengeful ghost. Just then, a clear, 24Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 12 After Becoming a Creep, How Did I Turn Into a Goddess? 化身诡异后，我怎么成女神了？ !! This is not a transformation novel!! This goddess is not that kind of goddess! If you want a transformation novel, turn back, turn back, turn back! Thanks! Why does the tag list have a System again? Ghosts... no System! No System! No System! (Also known as: “Isn’t It Perfectly Reasonable for Me, a Supernatural Entity, to Be Director of the Supernatural Affairs Bureau?”, “Resurgence of the Supernatural: I Have a [Supernatural Notebook],” and “I’m Li Guiyi, Not a Supernatural Entity!”) [No Syst 644Reads6.7Score102Shelves
- 13 The Midnight Shop: The Eight Lords of the Underworld Bring Me Customers 午夜店铺，地府八大爷给我拉生意 Ancient legends say that the Great Emperor Fengdu, ruler of the netherworld, was appointed by Lady Pingxin. The Great Emperor Fengdu is the master of the netherworld, and all of its realms must obey his commands. Yet his identity is a mystery to the Three Realms and Six Paths. No one knows who he is, except Lady Pingxin. My name is Chu Chen, and I own Chu’s General Store. During the day, I sell all kinds of strange and unusual goods, making a fortune! At midnight, the Eight Lords of the Underwor 41.7kReads8.0Score2.8kShelves
- 14 Holding the Book of Life and Death, I Rule the Myriad Heavens with the Underworld 手持生死簿，我率地府镇压诸天 Lin Chen unexpectedly acquires an Underworld! He also becomes the supreme Yin Emperor who rules over it! Summon the Black and White Impermanence to seize souls and slay evildoers! Summon judges and City Gods to punish evil, uphold good, and guard the mortal world! Summon the Ten Kings of Hell to suppress the heavens and stand unrivaled through the ages! “What? You’re the renowned, peerless Great Emperor? And you say you don’t want to die?” “No problem. Contribute your Great Emperor bloodline, an 262Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 15 Tomb of the Yin 镇阴棺 I was always at my grandfather’s side, helping people relocate graves. There was a special burial practice involved in moving graves called a second burial. It required opening the coffin, gathering the bones, and dressing them in new clothes. The first time I encountered a second burial, I dug up a female corpse that looked lifelike... 122Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 16 Commanding Ghosts to Save the World: I Face Ten Thousand Calamities in the Mortal Realm 驭诡救世：我于人间抗万劫 This world is completely absurd At some point, evil spirits began appearing without warning, and one supernatural incident after another followed. Ordinary people could only hide in terror, while spirit wielders were the only ones capable of standing up to ghosts. Lin Jie only wanted to find a job and pay his rent, but through a twist of fate, he was drawn into a series of events that seemed destined to happen. There are no born heroes, and no fated burdens to bear. Since a ghost has already po 640Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Didi Rides: The Ferryman of the Underworld 滴滴搭车，地府摆渡人 “Hey, beautiful, where are you headed?” “The Yellow Springs Road. I’m going to be reborn.” Qin Zeyu never imagined he’d become a ferryman for the Underworld, much less a special-contract driver with the number 007! Picking up passengers, fighting ghosts, earning merit, and flirting with Bai Shao, a beautiful ghost officer: his days are... thrilling! But when he meets a female ghost heartbroken by love, he discovers that the netherworld has its own tangled romances and bitter rivalries. 185Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Haunted Shroud 诡寿衣 My family sells burial clothes. Every seven days, a woman comes to order a set. Only at the end did I discover she had been ordering burial clothes for all four members of my family. 1.1kReads8.8Score117Shelves
- 19 Ghost-Hunting Yin-Yang Master 捉鬼阴阳师 On the day I was born, the clear sky suddenly filled with lightning and thunder. A bolt struck a tree in our yard, and everyone in the village decided my birth was an ill omen. They all kept their distance. One villager accidentally offended me, and that night he mysteriously hanged himself. The body could only be taken down if someone knelt before me. On the day of his funeral, his brother died a violent death and the coffin fell to the ground. That was how the whole story began… 205Reads8.8Score100Shelves
- 20 Honghuang: I Am the Yin Heavenly Son. Gods and Buddhas, Prepare to Die 洪荒：我，阴天子，请诸神佛赴死 Jiang Qian transmigrated into the Primordial World and became the Yin Son of Heaven, ruler of the underworld. He obtained the Underworld Investiture of the Gods System, setting him on an endless path through tribulations. “As for our origins, my underworld came into being alongside heaven and earth. We are the true lineage of the Father God. Even you, Hongjun, owe me a debt of karma!” “As for our foundations, we hold the Book of Humanity and govern reincarnation. We rule the paths of humanity an 857Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 21 I Couldn't Afford College, So I Inherited My Grandpa's Underworld 没钱上大学的我，继承了爷爷的地府 Ghostly energy returns, and evil spirits rule the land! Chen Qing transmigrates into this world, studies hard, and hopes knowledge will change his fate. But just when he finally gets into a top university, his grandfather tells him the family has run out of money. With no other choice, he has to inherit the family business. Who would have thought that the family business his grandfather mentioned was an underworld government? Left with no choice, he gradually unseals the underworld. He oversees 598Reads8.1Score102Shelves
- 22 The Maoshan Occultist 茅山诡术师 My name is Fang Gang. I was stolen the moment I was born. From then on, my life unfolded into an epic tale, as turbulent as it was mysterious. 397Reads8.6Score106Shelves
- 23 The Cursed Coffin 阴棺抬煞 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
- 24 Marrying a Ghost Bride from the Start, the 749 Bureau Comes Knocking 开局迎娶鬼新娘，749局找上门 [Ghost Bride + 749 + invincible + lifespan-for-power + hot-blooded + ruthless...] Hong Yao was panicking. He was living in what should have been an ordinary modern city, yet supernatural incidents were becoming more and more frequent. By chance, he found the betrothal letter of a ghost bride, and now he had to marry her! From then on, one strange entity after another came after him, all out to take his life. You brought this on yourselves! System! Take my lifespan! Also known as: “Am I strong? I 10.4kReads7.9Score804Shelves
- 25 Crown of Frost and Ash 霜与烬之冠 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
- 26 Breaking Hell: The Celestial Master Returns 破狱：天师归来 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
- 27 Horror Invasion: From the Start, I Ate the Starving Ghost 恐怖入侵，开局吃掉饿死鬼 A simple-minded village guardian, yet born with the nature of a ghost. Chen Huang knows who treats him well, but he doesn't understand himself or the world around him. He doesn't realize that, in this world where terror has returned, people can die at any moment. In the little village, man-eating evil spirits feast in the darkness of despair. In the town, layers of ghostly shadows leave almost everyone with no way out. In the psychiatric hospital, eerie human skins wander the halls at night. Aga 95.8kReads8.1Score8.8kShelves
- 28 Ghost Catcher of the Underworld 阴司鬼差 The ninety-nine ghost officials appointed by Qin Shi Huang have passed their positions down through the generations. Somehow, this generation’s post has come down to me. This isn’t myth or legend. It’s all real, and it’s happening right now... 674Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 29 The Bell Pavilion 铃铛阁 An operation unexpectedly opened my yin-yang eyes. The string of uncanny encounters that followed completely overturned everything I thought I knew. The Four Yin Marshals of the Underworld, Zhong Kui, and the Ten Yama Kings all made their appearances. In the end, I uncovered the mystery of my own origins. I never imagined that in my previous life, I had been... 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Fragrance of Corpses for Ten Miles 十里尸香 Most people receive gifts that are heartwarming or romantic. Even if they aren't a surprise, they're at least well-intentioned. But the gift I received when I turned twenty was a very real shock, and a curse. 1.9kReads8.2Score165Shelves
- 31 The Year I Was Born, Ghosts Came Looking for a Groom 我出生那年，鬼招婿 The year I was born, ghosts came seeking a bride. To stay alive, I slept in a haunted coffin. When I was twelve, I was forced to marry a ghost bride, bringing disaster upon us all. My grandfather had me take an unclaimed grave as my master. I thought things would finally be peaceful from then on. But the good times didn't last. I discovered by chance that my ghost wife had been by my side all along... 12.2kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves
- 32 I Am the Yin Emperor, and from the Start, the Campus Beauty Made a Contract with Me 我为阴天子，开局被校花女神契约 [Ghost Taming + Choices + Decisive and Ruthless] Jiang Bai transmigrates! He transmigrates into the body of a ghost with no talent whatsoever. As long as he makes choices, he can grow stronger! Just as everyone thinks he’s a useless ghost, the school’s campus belle comes looking for him! Jiang Bai chooses to become the Yin Emperor! One day, Jiang Bai reveals his Underworld Emperor true form, and the whole world is stunned! 2.2kReads8.4Score239Shelves
- 33 The Ghost Way, Midway Through Life 半路鬼道 Smart male lead + one heroine On the night of the Ghost Festival, the living send off the dead, burn incense, make offerings, and burn joss paper. But that night, I heard a ghost calling for a soul… The gong sounds, the night grows dark, and the road to the Yellow Springs is hard to travel… With talismans to guide the way and the departed to show the path, summon the gods and command the ghosts: only then can one master the Ghost Path between Yin and Yang! 6.6kReads8.9Score486Shelves
- 34 The Yin-Yang Sect Leader 阴阳掌门人 Corpse retrievers have three rules about bodies they must never retrieve. For the sake of a hundred thousand yuan, my father and I broke all three. As we were pulling a woman's corpse from the water, she suddenly opened her eyes. From then on, she wouldn't leave me alone… 7.7kReads8.6Score748Shelves
- 35 The Bride of the Vengeful Ghost 猛鬼新娘 When I was sixteen, I rescued a woman who had been tricked into coming to our village, simply because I wanted to help. I never imagined that my actions would not only get the poor woman killed, but also lead to the deaths of more than a hundred villagers. And so my strange life began. 4.7kReads9.0Score333Shelves
- 36 Who Dragged the Underworld's Soul Reaper into a Horror Instance? 谁把地府勾魂使拉进诡异副本的？ [Creepy Dungeons] [Comedy] [Power Fantasy] [Global Livestream] As medical care improves, the human mortality rate has dropped significantly. This has caused the Underworld’s Soul-Reaping Bureau’s performance to decline year after year, driving the soul reapers into a vicious rat race for better numbers. Lin Feng is an utterly ordinary soul reaper with no power or connections. To meet his KPI, he can only work overtime like crazy, yet he still comes in last every month. Then one day, he’s une 56.4kReads8.3Score4.9kShelves
- 37 The Yin Son of Heaven: From the Start, I Summon Black and White Impermanence 阴天子：开局召唤黑白无常 [System + passionate action + feel-good power fantasy + invincible protagonist + Underworld + Yin Heavenly Son + adventure + wild imagination] Shen Lian transmigrates to a fantasy continent and awakens the Yin Heavenly Son System. He slays vengeful ghosts, eradicates demons and evils, revives myths, and descends upon the mortal world. He obtains the Black and White Impermanence: vengeful ghosts are seized by the soul, and the Impermanence spirits claim their lives. He obtains the City God’s divi 2.7kReads7.6Score210Shelves
- 38 Maoshan Disciple 茅山弟子 Maoshan has divine arts to exterminate evil, gathering ill omens from both the yin and yang worlds. Where is the Seven-Star Dragon Spring now? Ye Shaoyang, the hero of those days, is nowhere to be seen! 1.8kReads8.2Score238Shelves
- 39 The Jiang Family's Haunted House and Corpse Marriage Pact 僵家尸宅冥尸婚契 Jiang Si, who was there to watch the show, nearly gets crushed to death. On the brink of life and death, he is sucked into the core of the Nine Dragons Feng Shui Formation and accidentally gains a pair of all-seeing eyes... Before he can even celebrate, a drought demon sets its sights on him... Luckily, at the crucial moment, he is summoned to a bizarre world by an ancient zombie patriarch who has lived for a thousand years... After being welcomed back into the family, he hears, "What! You want 7.5kReads8.3Score908Shelves
- 40 The Maoshan Coffin-Sealer 茅山镇棺人 (Coffin sealing, corpse driving, tomb raiding, zombies, the supernatural) One sword and one talisman to slay evil, a Celestial Master's command to seal the coffin keeper! Zombies roam the remote wilderness, and deadly feng shui formations lurk in peril. Lin Xiaofeng, a Maoshan Celestial Master, descends the mountain and ultimately wins the heart of a beauty! 27kReads8.7Score1.5kShelves
- 41 I Just Want to Be a Slacker, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 我只想当咸鱼，偏偏要我玩惊悚 All I Want Is to Be a Couch Potato, but They Keep Making Me Play Horror Games 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Xuanhuan: From the Start, I Become the Underworld’s Yin Son of Heaven 玄幻：开局成为地府阴天子 The King of Hell says you die at the third watch. Who would dare keep you alive until the fifth? Qi Yun transmigrates to another world and becomes the Underworld’s Yin Emperor. He summons the Ten Kings of Hell and the Four Ghost Emperors, establishing a supreme underworld and restoring order to the world. “What? An old man named Yao Chen is hiding inside a ring? What are we waiting for? He’s a ghost lingering among the living right under my underworld’s nose. Go arrest him and drag him down here 1.8kReads7.9Score110Shelves
- 43 What If the Campus Belle Turns Into a Zombie? No Worries, I'm the Perfect Person for the Job 校花尸变咋办？不怕！我专业对口 [Supernatural + horror + urban legends + ghost stories + invincible protagonist + one heroine] What should you do if your school-beauty deskmate turns into a corpse during class? She’s probably faking it. Just give her a kiss. Huh? She’s not faking it??? Lu Jiuyang was utterly baffled. One moment, he was the last Celestial Master of Maoshan, battling a tide of countless ghosts and sealing the demons with his own body. The next, he had been reborn as an ordinary high school freshman. This 190.6kReads8.4Score27.7kShelves
- 44 The Vengeful Spirit Notebook 凶灵笔记 I've slept in a coffin since I was little. It wasn't until the woman in red appeared that I learned the truth. I was born on Ghost Festival. I don't want to die. 1.3kReads8.7Score223Shelves
- 45 Mr. Zombie: Rising from a White-Haired Zombie 僵尸先生从白僵开始崛起 “Ding! Binding the Strongest Zombie System...” “System binding successful. User: Ye Chen (Novice White-Haired Zombie)!” When Ye Chen woke up, he had transmigrated into the world of the movie Mr. Vampire. Other people transmigrated as the ancestor of zombies or a zombie king, but Ye Chen discovered he’d become the weakest kind of all, a white-haired zombie! In this world where Taoist priests and zombies coexist, danger lurks everywhere. To grow stronger, Ye Chen seizes a mid-grade corpse-nurturin 2.1kReads6.9Score201Shelves
- 46 The Underworld Chat Group 地府交流群 Just as Zhang Fan was getting ready to meet his online-game girlfriend in person, he was unexpectedly pulled into an underworld group chat by a guy called the City God of the Yellow River. From then on, Zhang Fan's life changed beyond recognition... In his spare time, he chatted about life with Ox-Head and Horse-Face; when bored, he played Fighting the Landlord with Black and White Impermanence; when in a bind, he struck deals with the Judge and King Yama. Want a mansion? No problem. Trade me a 7.3kReads8.4Score894Shelves
- 47 Ghost Messenger, Don't Run 鬼差你别跑 The sequel to "The Underworld Calls Me Little Mister", picking up perfectly from the final chapter of the first book. Hilarious ghost-hunting power fantasy! Every member of the main cast is an overpowered carry, and they won’t put up with even the slightest injustice! An invincible protagonist, with payback served the very same day! Packed with all kinds of superstitious trivia from Taoist classics, along with knowledge from the other Hundred Schools of Thought. 18.9kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
- 48 Horror Taboo: Returning the Soul Beneath the Coffin 恐怖禁忌，压棺回魂 The dead open their eyes, ghosts come to claim souls, the living borrow lifespans, and the dead press down on their coffins... One bizarre, uncanny experience after another keeps resurfacing in my mind like a nightmare. The strange tales in this book are mainly based on Yang Jian’s firsthand experiences... A warning: the actions in this book are for entertainment only. Do not imitate them! There are three kinds of people who read this book: thrill-seekers who aren’t easily scared... those who pu 973Reads6.2Score101Shelves
- 49 Carrying the Living and the Dead 载人也载鬼 After losing his job, the protagonist plans to buy a car and drive for a rideshare service. Instead, he ends up buying a Soul-Ring Car and helps a female ghost solve the mystery of her death. He then becomes a rideshare driver who transports ghosts. 11.3kReads8.4Score767Shelves
- 50 When the Funeral Dance Begins, the Living Must Flee 丧舞起，活人避 The Red Luan chapter of The Book of a Thousand Autumns, also known as Red Luan Ferry [Folk Professions + Southern Yunnan Mysticism + Paranormal Folklore + Strange Tales] I was supposed to die when I was six, but I joined a sect to prolong my life. A folk sect in southern Yunnan: warding off evil spirits and guiding the dead. There are countless rules and taboos in our line of work. “When the funeral dance begins, the living must stay away.” When the funeral dance is performed, the living must tu 207Reads—Score—Shelves
