Novels like The Mysterious Returns
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Mysterious Returns, best match first.
- 1 I Awakened as a Useless Weakling, While All My Teammates Are Sneaky Jokers 我，觉醒即废物，队友全是老六 Guys, you have no idea! On Awakening Day, I was declared a talentless good-for-nothing. A rich kid burned my shoulder in front of everyone and said I’d never amount to anything. Then I awakened an outrageously powerful cheat: the abilities others spend ten years mastering, I learn with a single touch! A fire-type genius tries showing off in front of me? I turn his own flames into a brand-new hairstyle for him. A martial arts big shot wants to fight me one-on-one? I use his signature technique to —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 I Killed the Emperor from the Start, and the Immortal Dynasty's Princess Caught Me 开局弑君，我被仙朝公主抓包了 [Mysterious Revival setting + classic cultivation + no characters acting stupid] Ever wondered what sparks might fly when the supernatural horrors of the Mysterious Revival setting clash with orthodox cultivators? Can a cultivator survive after triggering a supernatural entity's rule of certain death? Here's the premise: I was at the peak of the martial arts world, made a marquis as a youth, and now you're telling me this is a cultivation world? After finally pulling strings to get into the Immo 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Yi Yi Loves Tomatoes's Eighth Book 一一爱吃番的第8本书 A new work is out! You can read my stories on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy them. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Mystery Revival: The Ninth Generation of the Wang Family 神秘复苏：我是王家第九代 Vengeful ghosts have returned, and the human world is a living hell. One generation sinks into ruin, while the next rises in its place. Two hundred years after the supernatural was brought to an end… (Supernatural + horror + character growth + no female lead + no System) 454Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 My Name Is Yang Jian. Sixty Years of Loneliness. I'm Tired. 我叫杨间60年的孤独，我累了。 My name is Yang Jian. Sixty years of loneliness. I'm tired. 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Eerie Revival? My Eerie Stories Can Slay Gods 诡异复苏？我写诡异小说能斩神 [Paranormal Resurgence + System + Invincible + Wild Imagination + Mastermind] Orphan Lin Tong transmigrates straight to the top! With a novel from the start, he sets the whole internet ablaze! Just three sentences into the opening, it racks up 999+ comments. His prophecies come true, and the paranormal descends! At university, Lin Tong publishes his new novel, hoping to make a little money. He never expects the horrors in his story to play out in a real-life restaurant! Everyone cries publicity —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Ghosts Return? It Starts with Playing the Blood Butcher! 鬼怪复苏？从扮演血屠开始！ ... ... ... ... ... Essay 32: Be Punctual and Treasure Time, Make the Most of Your Youth (1,001 words) “Your prime will not come again, and you will never see the morning twice in one day.” Time flows silently and slips away in an instant. It treats everyone with absolute fairness: each day has twenty-four hours, and it favors no one. Some squander their time and let their years go to waste, waking up only to find themselves filled with regret. Others cherish every moment, plan wisely, and stea 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 God of Plays: Reborn Amid Hostile Spectators in the Trials 戏神：恶意观众，我在试炼中重生 A Theater God + Ten Days + Strange Beasts fanfic, pure romance with one female lead, all sweetness and no angst, pure wish fulfillment. Has eerie elements, so timid readers beware. In the fifth-generation world, what will happen between a figure created by an apocalypse and an apocalypse favored by fortune? As the great edifice begins to crumble, someone sees an actor and a patient standing silently among the ruins. Then the two exchange a smile… 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 A Survival Handbook for Strange Tales 诡异故事逃生手册 [Infinite-flow + mild horror + survival] A story app that cannot be deleted. The moment it chooses you, your story is already set. Your only choices are to struggle with all your might or die a miserable death. The ending is unknown, and one wrong step will send you plunging into the abyss. From the moment they enter the story, everyone has just one goal: survive to the end! But can anyone really reach the end of the final story? (The author was chosen too, so this isn't made up.) When you have 16Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 10 Mysterious Revival: The Ghost Bride 神秘复苏鬼新娘 Mysterious Revival: The Ghost Bride 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 The Mysterious Revival: My Personal Operations in the Dream Buddha Realm 神秘复苏，梦中佛国个人操作 Mysterious Revival: Personal Gameplay in the Buddhist Kingdom of Dreams 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Sealing Ten Thousand Ghosts: I Set the Rules with the Nether Order 万诡封印：我以冥序定规则 I rented a cheap apartment, and the landlord gave me just one sheet of paper. It was covered in strange rules for survival. I didn't take them seriously, until the first person to break one disappeared. This city had long since been enveloped by the Eerie. Following the rules didn't guarantee survival. Breaking them meant certain death. To stay alive, I began training in a martial art capable of fighting the Eerie. Not to get stronger, just so I wouldn't… get eaten. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Supernatural Revival: I Met a Substitute Ghost from the Start 灵异复苏：开局遇到替死鬼 [Eerie Revival] + [Creative Ghost-Making] + [Decisive and Ruthless] Ghosts are filth with a sense of rules! Ghosts must follow set patterns to kill! The only way to fight ghosts is with ghosts! Before his death, Shen Lan’s grandfather left him a ghost ring and a ghost coin... A substitute ghost, a hanging ghost, a ghost motorcycle, a ghost rat... The substitute ghost devours the hanging ghost and becomes a ghost rope; The ghost hand puts on a ghost boxing glove and becomes a boxing ghost; The gh —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Mysteries of the Supernatural: My Dad Is Yang Jian 神秘复苏之我爸是杨间 This world has started to change. Supernatural incidents happen every day, and I don't know if I can still follow in my father's footsteps and put an end to them once and for all! 195Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 The Ultimate Collection of Terrifying Horror Stories 超吓人恐怖故事大全 A new story is here... A new tale of terror... A new mystery... If you're fainthearted, read with caution... The protagonist, Chen Wei, is an ordinary guy who enjoys collecting horror stories. Our story begins with Chen Wei... 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Tales of the Countryside: My Grandma Was a Midwife 乡野怪谈之我的姥姥是稳婆 At the foot of Mount Maqi, midwife Zhang Guilan spent her life delivering babies on nighttime roads. Other midwives delivered human babies. The ones she delivered were ghosts, demons, and wronged spirits from the wilderness. Road-blocking skin-sellers, water ghosts demanding souls, Pixihuzi repaying a debt of gratitude, and Li the Bald-Tailed Dragon making his presence known. She didn't believe in the supernatural when she was young. Only after surviving countless dangers did she understand t 145Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 The Uncanny Path: Invasion of the Aliens 诡道：异形入侵 Aliens + ghosts + demons + parasites + lurking horrors. Maximum terror! The protagonist comes down from the mountain to investigate aliens and ghosts, honing his Daoist arts in real combat. Chapters 1–12 focus on aliens. From Chapter 13 onward, the story combines evil ghosts and aliens. Later, certain aliens will transform into demons, but the sense of oppression and the level of danger will stay just as high. The sect is the Hidden Immortal Sect, founded by Laozi’s disciple. Its history can be 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 The Age of Calamity 诡劫时代 [The paranormal descends + supernatural resurgence + no female lead + no System + no saintly protagonist] Vengeful ghosts descend. The living are ants, and the dead become spirits. Those who close their eyes have their souls scattered; travelers who venture out at night leave no bones behind. Everyone lives in fear. Who can restore peace to the human world? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Mystery Revival: The Terrifying Child 神秘复苏：恐怖小孩 [No System + not a power fantasy + no male lead + no brainless decisions + no saintly heroine + fast-paced] The blood moon sheds no light, and the world is forever dark. Sorrowful cries fill the land, while ghosts roam through the night. She lost everything: the shelter where she barely got by, her last remaining family member, even any hope of survival... She gained a ghost, a terrifying evil spirit whose only purpose was to kill. She would survive, carrying on for her brother too, struggling t 3.3kReads8.0Score321Shelves
- 20 Eerie Revival: My Ghost Hand Can Suppress Everything 诡异复苏：我的诡手能压制一切 You've got terrible luck if you've opened this novel. Shh, stay quiet. The eerie has its eyes on you! It's begun... P.S. Not a feel-good story, no System, no female lead, eerie phenomena are returning. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Eerie Descends, and I Tamed the Wish-Granting Ghost! 诡异降临，我驾驭了许愿鬼！ [What do you want?] “I want beautiful women, luxury cars, gold, silver, and treasure.” Seven days later, beautiful women, luxury cars, gold, and jewels are laid out in front of his portrait. [What do you want?] “I want my father to come back to life.” The next day, his father stands at the child’s bedside, dragging his rotting body behind him. [What do you want?] “I… am the Wish-Granting Ghost!” Feng Sheng finally gains control of the Wish-Granting Ghost, but as it struggles against him, he is s 2.5kReads—Score216Shelves
- 22 The Revival of the Mysterious: A Balanced Paranormal Era 神秘复苏均衡灵异时代 There are thirty-six source ghosts in Mysterious Resurgence. In fact, these thirty-six source ghosts are thirty-six gods. For some reason, the gods died, but their divinity could not be destroyed. That is why the evil ghosts left behind cannot be destroyed, and can only act according to the laws the gods left behind. People broadly divide the struggle against the remaining ghosts into three eras: the era of supernatural disintegration, when ghosts were broken apart; the era of supernatural balan 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 The Evil Well 邪井 [Apocalyptic supernatural + horror and suspense + adventure and growth] The world changes. Humans and ghosts coexist, An evil, uncanny ancient well, A shy young man, The world grows corrupt, and a hundred ghosts revive. Will it bring salvation or destruction? 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Horror Revival: The History Books Declare That I Must Die Today 恐怖复苏：史书断言朕今日必死 [Supernatural mystery + horror + light rule-based elements + decisive killing + smart characters + emperor + no System + court intrigue + no saintly protagonist + Lovecraftian horror] I am Zheng Jing. By the time you read this history, I will have been dead for several hundred years. I am Zheng Jing. I transmigrated from an apocalypse overrun with ghosts, and even after becoming the Son of Heaven, I could not escape being hunted by horrors. In the Directorate of Ceremonial, I found a strange his 37Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 25 Mystery Revival: I Grow Stronger by Devouring 神秘复苏：我吞噬就变强 [Passionate + global transformation + immensely satisfying] Spiritual qi revival, mystical arts emerging, all kinds of strange creatures appearing out of nowhere... Beasts gain sentience, evil spirits devour people, and flood dragons rise. Humanity awakens all kinds of superpowers: some become cranes and soar through the heavens, others wield earth powers to pile soil into mountains, while the Nine Swords of Dugu can break all techniques with a single strike. Chu Heng: “Why is mine a zombie??? A 112Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The End of Ten Days: From the Start, I Copied Everything as the River God 十日终焉：开局我为河神复制万物 Transmigration + comedy + River God System Li Xiaoran transmigrates by accident to Dao City, in the Land of the End. On his first day, he awakens a bizarre five-character echo: The Milky Way is a river too. Young Qixia, Did you drop the golden Yinian, the silver Yinian, or the ordinary Yinian? Qixia: “Huh?!!!” Young Tianlong, Did you drop the golden Qixia, the silver Qixia, or this ordinary Qixia? Tianlong: “What?!!” Young Renshu, Did you drop the golden Baiyang, the silver Baiyang, or the ordin 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Nine-Layer Rules 九层规则 Mystery, imaginative twists, deduction, infinite-loop survival, no harem, no System, no mindless protagonists, not a power fantasy When he woke, he couldn't remember who he was. He remembered only one thing: survive. Bloodstained words on the wall, a corpse in the corner, stairs that appeared out of nowhere. Some called it the underworld, others a prison. He knew only one thing: he had been here before. More than once. The dead came back to life, only to die for him all over again. Later, som 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Vengeful Ghosts Return, and I Have a Ghost Book 厉鬼复苏，我有一本鬼书 [Mild Horror + Light Mystery + Dark Tone + Rules-Based Horror] The era of peace is about to fade, and an era of terror is about to begin. The whole world faces the threat of annihilation! “There are three kinds of ghosts: causal, conceptual, and rule-based.” “Ghosts cannot be killed!” “Uncover the rules that govern how ghosts kill!” “Only ghosts can fight ghosts!” “Excuse me, young man, what are the rules that govern how you kill?” “Sorry, my name is Si Ming. I’m not human, so I have no rules fo —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 I Tamed a Self-Harming Ghost from the Start, and Hurting Myself Heals Me 开局驾驭自残鬼，我自残就能自愈 [Fast-paced + supernatural resurgence + controlling vengeful ghosts + no female lead] "Your name is Ming Ci. By the time you hear this, you'll already be dead." "You are neither human nor ghost. You are an immortal, undying god." "When the supernatural begins to resurge and vengeful ghosts run rampant, bringing suffering to all and pushing the world to the brink of despair, you will plunge a dagger into yourself and roam the human world, driving out ghosts and saving people, punishing evil and p 480Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Resurgence of the Uncanny, Beginning in an Ancient Tomb 诡异复苏，从古墓开始 The supernatural entities have traits and the plot has a feel similar to Mystery Revival, though I have a few ideas of my own. Yang Jian will make a guest appearance in a specific arc. It won’t affect the plot, and is simply a tribute to Mystery Revival. The two protagonists follow completely different paths. A Republican-era tomb collapses, and a strange bone pierces halfway through my body. At death’s door, I bite off the bloodstained bone and become a half-human, half-ghostly monster. The sup 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Horror Instances: Follow the Rules If You Want to Survive 惊悚副本：想活命，就要遵守规则 [Clever protagonists + Cthulhu + transmigration + infinite worlds + horror games] The entire city was under the control of a mysterious force, and some people were sucked into eerie spaces. To stay alive, they had no choice but to take part in one bizarre, terrifying game instance after another. There, only those clever and resilient enough had any chance of making it to the end... 144Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 32 I Hunt Ghosts at the Funeral Home: The Supernatural Descends 我在殡仪馆斩鬼：诡异降临 Two souls in one body. I'm an undertaker, so it's only natural I know a few tricks! A female ghost clings to me from the start! But I never expected it to lift the veil on a mysterious supernatural world... [System + transmigrate + Supernatural Awakening + High-Martial Urban Fantasy + Unhinged + Satisfying + Lighthearted Humor + Passion + Invincible + Ascension to Godhood + No Romance + Supernatural Invasion] The collapse of the Underworld's order has unleashed supernatural horrors upon the huma 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 My Sister-Obsessed Guardian: Becoming a God in a World of the Uncanny 护妹狂魔我在诡异世界封神 [Gory violence + System + dungeons + no female lead + no saintly do-gooder + slow burn + global livestream + doting big brother] Chen Mo: The bizarre world is supposed to be hell for humanity, right? But I always feel like they’re friendlier than humans. They’re not scheming or plotting against each other, and they’re completely open with me. Every one of them calls me Little Boss and scurries along behind me. I have no idea why. All the Ghost Kings: (ಥ﹏ಥ) As long as you’re happy, Your Highness 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Even Yuanzai Is Shipping Couples 缘灾也在磕cp She is Yuan Qian, the Calamity of Fate. The second most powerful of all, surpassed only by the Calamity of Mockery. "A beguiling mirage, a bewitching witch who is both real and unreal." Eight apocalyptic calamities stand poised to overturn the world, and Yuan Qian ranks second among them, wielding the authority of the Calamity of Fate. Her delicate features resemble those of a porcelain doll, and her petite, five-foot-three frame makes her look soft and youthful. A streak of vivid red colors the 209Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 The Eerie Way to Immortality 长生道诡 The Heavenly Dao is uncanny, and immortality is hard to find. Mysterious forbidden zones of life descend, humanity struggles to survive, and cultivation begins to grow uncanny as well... The order of the past has vanished without a trace. Strange and uncanny phenomena will rule the world. All he wants is to stay alive... 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 I Raise Evil Ghosts on a Web Novel Platform 我在网文平台养恶鬼 [Eerie arrival + mystery and puzzle-solving + semi-infinite flow + time rewind + survival + no female lead + original setting + dark writing style] Yang Gui stumbled across a paranormal web novel on an online fiction platform and was shocked to discover that the wronged female ghost in the story was a schoolmate who had been missing from his school for a long time. Even more shocking was the reason the school beauty had died: her stepmother had abused her to death. And that stepmother was none o —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Eternal Night: You Want Me to End the Supernatural Era? 永夜：你叫我终结灵异时代？ "My name is Yang Mo. By the time you read this, I'll be dead." "At first, all I wanted was to study hard and get into the university of my dreams, escaping the high school life that offered no glimpse of a future. But it seems I'll never live to see that day..." (Mysterious Revival + before the eternal night falls) (No female lead. You don't need to have read the original; I'll explain the important setting details.) 10.6kReads7.3Score954Shelves
- 38 Ghost Eyes 鬼眼 I'm an orphan. To scrape together enough money for college tuition, I stole offerings from a cemetery. The next day, a bizarre eye grew on my body. To stay alive, I apprenticed myself to an insanely powerful master and learned some insanely powerful magic. Before long, I was a badass young Taoist, slaying demons and banishing evil. But hey, I'm just a nobody. I have no great ambitions or sense of justice. I do all this just to survive, earn a living, and enjoy the freedom of college life! Don't 2.5kReads—Score125Shelves
- 39 I Transmigrate into Honkai: Star Rail with Yang Jian’s Ghost-Controlling Powers to Save the World 穿越星铁，杨间模板御鬼救世 [No Female Lead] Cover artist: Aite Published with the author's permission. Updates are irregular, so read with caution. A friendly warning: this book has no outline and plenty of potentially frustrating points. If you have a low tolerance, proceed with caution to avoid getting worked up. Hunted from the start by Qian Wanhao's grandfather, he draws the Yang Jian template in a desperate situation, transmigrates into Star Rail, and becomes a ghost-controlling cultivator wandering the universe. Her 103kReads7.4Score14kShelves
- 40 From the Start, I Become the Mysterious Z Lord 开局成为诡秘Z主 Words are a solitary expression, given meaning by your support. Your encouragement is the hottest ink in my pen, and I'll make good use of it to tell every story well. I'm grateful to have you along for the journey 🙏 I'll work hard to tell every story well! I hope you'll enjoy them. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Strange Tales of the Past and Present 古今怪诞奇谈 (Synopsis: From ancient times to the present, strange, bizarre, and terrifying supernatural tales have circulated all over the world. This book uses fiction to bring together short supernatural stories, some true and some false, that have been passed down through the ages. Let Third Master lead you through a supernatural world unlike any other!) 105Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The God of Theater: The Dusk Society's Deadly Duo 戏神：黄昏社双煞 (In this book, I'll do my best to fill in all the heartbreaks in The Masked Singer. Some may be impossible to fix, but I'll try to cover most of them.) After attending the signing for I'm Not the God of Acting at 39, the siblings Xie Jin'an and Xie Jingxu unexpectedly find themselves transported into the book. They'd planned to quietly lie low and get through this life, but one mishap after another leads them to join an organization called the Guanfuhui. Its mission is to serve as a vessel for c 543Reads—Score103Shelves
- 43 I’m Not the God of Theater 我不是戏神】 Just then, the girl grabbed the head beneath her with both hands. A powerful energy shot from the crown of his head straight into his brain, and countless memories of the past flashed before his eyes. As the energy continued to pour in, the name of a familiar yet unfamiliar continent surfaced in his mind: [The Land of the End] A place where evil gods were cultivated, where selfishness was pushed to its absolute limit. The girl was now an elf of the God of Light. Legend said that the Land of the 16Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 The First Book by Jinye Guanlan 烬夜观澜的第1本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 540Reads—Score111Shelves
- 45 The Mysterious Chronicle of the God-Seeker 寻神诡录 [Mysterious Revival + Supernatural Horrors + Infinite Worlds + Survival + No Female Lead] Bai Feng loses his memory in an accident. All he remembers is a book he cannot open: The Search for the Gods. That night, outside his apartment complex, the streetlights flicker and his neighbors disappear one after another. Something is outside the door. Bai Ye notices The Search for the Gods open by itself. On the first page, it says... [Door God]. After escaping all this, Bai Feng discovers it was only t 5Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 46 Lord of the Mysteries: The Lord of the Old Days 诡秘：旧日之主 [Cthulhu] + [Steampunk] + [Sequences] + [Faith System] “Choosing this Sequence means setting yourself against the gods of every Sequence.” “So what?” “Heh. Only the ignorant fear nothing. To stand alongside us, you need to offer aid, not hostility.” “Then wait until I’m standing before you, and I’ll tell you this: You’re all going to die!” When believers kneel in pools of blood, when prayers go unheard, when the path to ascension is paved with the blood and bones of others, plunder, strangen 97Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Eerie Revival: Three Ghosts Knock at the Door? What Kind of Joke Is This? 诡异复苏：三鬼拍门，开什么玩笑 Alternate title: I Got Ghost Eyes and a Coffin Nail from the Start, and Swept Through the Supernatural Age. The supernatural is returning, and the human world has become a living hell... Evil ghosts are invading reality! Meanwhile, Lin Yu is lying in his dorm room, trying to talk Li Yang into picking up his food delivery. Didn't you just knock twice? Why are you knocking again? Just leave the food outside the door, thanks. Lin Yu: “Only people with kidney deficiency can see ghosts.” Li Yang: “?? 2kReads6.5Score157Shelves
- 48 From Superpowers to Cultivation: The Weird Apocalypse Arrives 从异能到修仙，诡异末世降临 The paranormal descends upon the world. One nightmare leaves high school student Liu Fan witnessing the fall and curse of a powerful being from another world. A compass, forced on him as a "fated gift" by a street-corner fortune-teller, is an eerie object he can't get rid of or destroy. When urban legends become real and his classmates suddenly sprout a third arm, Liu Fan realizes that peaceful everyday life was only a fragile illusion. The official organization, Bureau 326, launches an emergen 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Multiple Fears 多重恐惧 An invitation to a party brings together nine writers, each with a very different style. At the party, the novelist who invited them traps everyone inside and demands that each guest tell a story. With no other choice, they comply. One story after another unfolds at the party: will they reveal the clash of human nature or unleash ghostly terrors? Everything will come to light here. "This is my debut work. I hope you'll show it plenty of support." 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 God of Drama: Grant Me Immortality, Spare You from Loneliness 戏神：许我长生，免你伶仃 Jian Ling pairing + a touch of ensemble cast + original setting After the world is rebooted, before the next world begins, the characters of the “Six” generation fall into a rift in space and time. There will be grand performances here, along with all kinds of intangible cultural heritage. Chen Ling gains an enormous following here; the whole world loves him. Jian Changsheng and Chen Ling go through all kinds of trials and eventually become a couple, while bringing Yao and Su together. The “Six” 13Reads—Score—Shelves
