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- 51 The Urban Cultivator, the Dragon Among Men 都市修真枭龙 [Classic urban fantasy + cultivation + immortal cultivation + plot-driven + ensemble cast + satisfying power fantasy!] After accidentally stumbling onto the secret between his old man and the widowed Mrs. Wang next door, he got kicked off the mountain... And his very first task after coming down was to protect the campus belle? Me! The number-one cultivator in the world’s shadowy assassin organization, and you want me to protect some little girl? No way. Whoever wants the job can... Fine! I’ll p 93Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 The Neighbors Wouldn't Listen, So They All Held a Group Gathering in the Hospital Ward 邻居不听我劝,集体病房团建 My Neighbors Wouldn't Listen to Me, So They Had a Group Outing to the Psychiatric Ward 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Mystic Dragon Lord: From Sign-Ins at the Funeral Home to Treading Across All Worlds 玄门龙主:从义庄签到到踏遍诸天 1. Reborn into Uncle Jiu's world before birth, he is taken in as Uncle Jiu's third disciple. Sign-in makes him stronger, and he gains the bloodline of the Ancestral Dragon. With one sword stroke he slays zombies, and with a bolt of lightning he subdues evil spirits. From the funeral home, he protects the Dao across the myriad heavens! 2. After sixty years of sign-in at Maoshan, I became the Dragon Lord of the Daoist sects across the myriad heavens. Uncle Jiu is my master, and Qiusheng and Wencai 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 White Terror 白色恐怖 [Wildly Imaginative Twists] + [Extensive Foreshadowing] + [Social Unrest] + [Mystery and the Supernatural] The campus, bustling by day, is eerily quiet at night... A group of girls playing with a spirit board in their dormitory happen upon the body of a woman who fell to her death. Rumors spread that a ghost is responsible. Then another girl is pushed down the stairs by an evil spirit in the teaching building! Panic grips the campus. Before long, a female teacher is killed by a ghost on camera a —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 The Miracle Doctor Takes on the City 极品神医混都市 I came down the mountain on orders to get married, but the bride’s family thought I was too poor, rejected the engagement, and kicked me out! What was I supposed to do? Make money, of course! I set up a fortune-telling stall and met a cute flight attendant; I saved lives and met a beautiful apprentice. With the soul of a passionate doctor, I’ll make my mark across the land! I hate evil and won’t tolerate the slightest injustice! If it rains, I’ll hold up an umbrella. If anyone crosses me, I’ll g 61Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 56 Jiangshi World: From the Start, I Become the Disciple of the Thunderbolt Taoist 僵尸世界:开局拜师雷电法王 Lin Bei was reborn in the Republic of China and spent fifteen years there, always thinking it was an ordinary world. Then he saw a Taoist conjure lightning with his bare hands and blast a zombie into a charred corpse. Lin Bei immediately dropped to his knees. The Taoist couldn't get rid of him, so he had no choice but to take him as a disciple. “I am Shi Jian, eldest senior disciple of the inner sect of the Maoshan Sect.” Lin Bei was dumbfounded. Shi Jian? The Thunder Lord from "Mr. Vampire"? Un 76.9kReads7.6Score5.8k14d adds
- 57 Uncle Jiu's Little Disciple's Road to the Rat Race 九叔小徒弟的卷生之路 Previous life: A modern office worker with rock-bottom grades but exceptional hands-on skills. ◦ Current life: An orphan in the early Republican era, adopted by Uncle Jiu and now his only female disciple. Lively and quick-witted, sweet-tongued and good at acting cute. Her principles: protect her own, be practical, have no saintly streak, and make “staying alive” her top priority. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Spirit Eyes 灵瞳 My mother wasn’t human. She carried me for fifteen years before giving birth to me... From the moment I was born, I was destined to be no ordinary woman. I was buried alive, beaten, looked down on, and ostracized. But all I want to say is: Thank you for treating me with such coldness. Because of you, I became an extraordinary woman, one step at a time! This world is home to more than just ghosts. There are demons, gods, and even several parallel dimensions. You can witness every kind of unbeli 67Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 59 The Water-Taming Beast 镇水兽 They say a fish couldn't possibly survive for seventy years, yet this one has been wreaking havoc for just as long! What lies beneath the waters of the Mian River, so shocking that it has dragged so many people down to their deaths? The surface of the rivers you see may seem calm, but you might not know that in those terrifying, eerie depths, a water guardian beast could be lurking, striking at lives as fragile as moths before they even know it's there, like a demon on the hunt... 719Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 60 Exorcising Ghosts and Demons: Are You Sure You're Uncle Jiu's Disciple? 捉鬼降妖,确定你是九叔的徒弟? [Sign-In + Zombie Catcher + Invincible + Zombie Exorcism + System + Uncle Jiu] After transmigrating into a zombie world, he becomes Uncle Jiu’s last disciple and binds himself to a Divine Celestial Master System. All he has to do is sign in to claim rewards. The Supreme Purity Origin Scripture, Foundation-Building Pills, the Golden Light Mantra, the Five Thunder Orthodox Art… Female ghost: “Please spare me, little Celestial Master! I’ll gladly serve you tea and water from now on!” Thousand-Year 153Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 Walking Marriage 走婚 A friend took me out to clear my head, and we ended up in a village. Not only was the whole village full of women, it even had a custom called “walking marriages”… 115Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 62 I Opened a Funeral Shop Downstairs, and the Neighbors Went Crazy 我在楼下开殡葬店,邻居疯了 I Opened a Funeral Shop Downstairs, and My Neighbors Went Crazy 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Ancestor Worship in Lingnan: Great-Grandpa, Great-Grandma, We've Come to Visit You 岭南拜山祭祖:太公太婆我们来看你们了 Ancestor Worship in Lingnan: Great-Grandpa, Great-Grandma, We’ve Come to Visit You 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 Midnight Terror: Tales of the Supernatural 午夜惊魂:民间鬼事录 [Folk Taboos + Rural Ghost Stories + Episodic Tales + Chilling on Second Thought] The village elders say that some things are better believed than dismissed. Liu Er, a bachelor, picked up a red wedding dress. That very night, he heard the sound of a suona, and a faceless bride knocked on his door and said, “Liu Er, I’ve come to marry you.” Before a dead person is buried, the guiding candle at the head of the coffin must never go out. Old Liu Guang died, the candle went out, and a crack appeared 4kReads—Score16814d adds
- 65 After My Shadow Disappeared, the Evil Thoughts in the Mirror Forced Me to Deliver Takeout to the Underworld 影子消失后,镜子里的恶念逼我给地府送外卖 After My Shadow Vanished, the Evil Thoughts in the Mirror Forced Me to Deliver Takeout to the Underworld 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 The Eerie Immortal’s Box 诡仙魔盒 [Mystery] + [Eerie] + [Xuanhuan] + [Thriller] + [Mind-Bending] + [One Female Lead] Chen Tong, a young man struggling to make a living in the city, returns to his hometown to attend his grandfather's funeral... But he unexpectedly discovers that his grandfather's death was shrouded in mystery. He comes into possession of a mysterious golden-thread nanmu box, and everything begins to turn Eerie... The grandfather of a female classmate from his village also dies. The monks and Taoist priests hired —Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 67 Spirit Village 灵村 Thrills and the supernatural! There's an ancient village called Lingzhuang, also known as Bagua Village. I was born there. Lingzhuang is always shrouded in an atmosphere of terror: Enormous pythons, centipedes, black spiders, strange birds, and ferocious beasts roam about, attacking people... Lingzhuang is also rife with strange tales and bizarre happenings: A female ghost haunts the village; a cave in Longmian Mountain holds an arsenal from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom; a mysterious master live 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 The Feng Shui Master 风水相师 Look up to observe the celestial signs, look down to study the lay of the land, and read the fortunes of heaven, earth, and beautiful women! My name is Tang Dabao. I studied feng shui and occult arts in the tradition of the “Celestial Aspect” school from childhood. After my grandfather suddenly passed away, one scheme after another was set against me. I take on the feuds between powerful families and the blood vendettas of the occult world all by myself. Dancing with a coffin on my back, strolli 2.1kReads8.4Score19214d adds
- 69 Just Started College: He's Second to None, and No One Comes First 刚读大学:此人第二无人第一 [Urban superpowers + invincible male lead + Chainsaw Man setting + wasteland reconstruction complete + intelligent villains] In a world where devils and humans coexist, God has disappeared. The more terrifying a devil’s name, the greater its power! To fight devils, devil hunters make contracts with them, paying a price to use their powers. Those who can use supernatural powers without making a contract are known as humans blessed with a “divine gift,” a clear sign that God favors them. Lin Ze’s 3Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 70 Chaos Supreme Reborn 混沌至尊转世重生 When chaos first emerged, the accumulated history of countless ages led the mighty Primordial Ancestors to cast a barrier over the Three Realms, preventing powerful beings from the Upper Realm from descending at will to enslave the people of the Lower Realm. In the Mortal Realm, martial artists progress through the third-rate, second-rate, and first-rate levels, followed by the Innate, Grandmaster, and Great Grandmaster realms. Each realm is divided into low, middle, and high grades. In the Immo 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 The Tycoon System Activated from the Start: Streamers, Show Some Self-Respect! 开局激活神豪系统,主播请自重! [Livestream] + [Tycoon] + [System] + [Beauties] + [face-slapping] Every heroine in this story comes with an illustration!!! That’s just how down-to-earth a tycoon’s life can be!! After a poor loser gets dumped by his girlfriend, he receives a System that gives him rebates for tipping livestreamers. The System, bestowed upon a natural-born simp, rewards him with good looks, a great figure, and height based on the livestreamer he tips! It also hands out all kinds of rare goods... Pure-hearted h 9Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 72 The Number One Tycoon's Son-in-Law 第一豪门女婿 For three years as a live-in son-in-law, he was branded a good-for-nothing and endured endless mockery and ridicule. When the three-year marriage was up, his mother-in-law threw him out! His wife was breathtakingly beautiful, but she never once treated me kindly! Three years east of the river, three years west: reborn into a wealthy family, I can trample rich pretty boys and win over beautiful rich women with ease! 2.9kReads9.0Score96114d adds
- 73 One Chilling Story Every Night 每晚一个惊魂故事 [One story per chapter] [Chinese-style horror] [Folk tales] [Urban vengeful spirits] [Haunted houses] [No main plot] Collected and adapted fictional tales of terror from all over, one story per chapter, each one different. No grand lectures, just bone-chilling tales rooted in everyday life. All adapted from strange folk tales passed down for years. They sound true, and the more you think about them, the more unsettling they get. Great for unwinding, but don't try to “unwind” alone in the dead of 1.1kReads—Score10314d adds
- 74 Girls’ Dorm Rule Horror: Survive! 女寝规则怪谈:请活下去! The Dormitory Girls’ Rules of the Strange: Survive! 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 The Nightmare Apartment [Dark Comedy] 恶梦公寓【黑色幽默】 [Horror, paranormal, infinite flow, pure horror with no humor] [Realistic instances with richly developed backstories] My name is Chen Lin. The story begins one night when I get a distress call from my younger sister. It isn't until I enter an ancient castle with four people of unknown origins that I realize what a terrifying, desperate world lies hidden beneath our own... “There's no such thing as undeserved good fortune. The source of the light is the true essence of evil.” “When you read this —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 The Haunted Inn 凶灵旅店 At Qiyun Inn, tucked deep in the mountains, terrifying ghost stories have been passed down for years. In this isolated place, the shadow of a desperate death looms! Is it the curse of an evil spirit, or a sinister plot by ruthless criminals? In these fog-shrouded, pitch-black mountains and wilderness, a strange dark shape suddenly appears up ahead! Is it a person? An animal? Or... a ghost? Through the dark rain and fog, a solitary, old-fashioned courtyard comes into view. A towering tree with an 159Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 77 Strange Tales, Volume 1 奇闻诡事录1 This is a collection of folk tales about the uncanny, strange accounts from across the land. Each chapter is a complete story, each tale a separate supernatural mystery, revealing the mysteries of yin and yang, folk taboos, and the obsessions of the dead. You never know when a casual remark might draw the attention of spirits lurking in the wilderness; when an old object you pick up might hold the memory of a tragic death; or when an everyday habit might already have crossed a forbidden boundary 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Visitor from Hell 狱下来客 A modern supernatural mystery. Not wish fulfillment, not brainless, and no System. In this life, you pass countless people on the street. What makes you so sure they're all human? I never believed in this stuff either, until my landlord tricked me into moving to a place called Happy Community. The people around me didn't seem to be people at all. Footprints on the ceiling, dolls made of human skin, bloated drowned giants, people raising zombies, mother-and-child ghosts... Just how many secrets l 596Reads8.0Score10014d adds
- 79 After My Twin Siblings Were Brutally Killed, the Demon Emperor Put the Whole World on Trial 孪生弟妹惨死后,魔帝审判全世界 This is a parallel world! {Revenge! Crush every enemy! Invincible in the City + Face-Slapping the Scum + No Female Lead + Fighting School Bullying} When they were four, three siblings born to the same mother were separated at an orphanage and began their own lives. Their younger brother, Ye Xiaobei, was adopted by a wealthy man surnamed Ye. In truth, his blood was used to nourish powerful elites, staining his adoptive parents' path to fortune red. Ye Xiaobei was bullied for years by the Ye famil 104Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 80 Desperate Counterattack: Facing Setups and False Accusations 绝地反击:直面陷害与栽赃 After a dream that felt like a lifetime, Zhao Xu finally realized his marriage had been a lie from beginning to end. Everything had been carefully staged by his wife and her lover. They had taken advantage of his status as an orphan with no one to rely on, deliberately choosing him as the perfect fall guy. Frame him? Set him up? Zhao Xu clenched his fists and secretly vowed he would never let the dream become reality. With careful analysis and plans that fit together perfectly, he began to fight 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Don't Wake Him in the Middle of the Night 别在深夜惊醒他 [Modern Romance with a Twist] + [Modern Romance] + [Ghost Hunting] This story explores whether love means possession or protection, how memory and identity define who “I” am, and how to face mistakes committed in the name of love. A museum intern on the night shift accidentally gets blood on an ancient god's specimen. Mistaken for the god's reincarnated Daoist partner, she is forced into a relationship with him. Only when the true partner returns does she discover that she herself is the primord 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Something Wicked Lurks Behind Me 背后有诡 A game I played because I couldn’t sleep late at night somehow led me to experience paranormal events. Were these incidents one by one the work of people, or something supernatural? From then on, the paranormal seemed bound to me. Wherever I went, strange events followed. Survive. 139Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 The Eerie Coffin in Deep Waters 深水诡棺 When I was ten, I fell into a well. Deep in the water was a coffin. After I saw it, I was plagued by nightmares and fell ill. My grandfather gave me a piece of deadwood to protect my life, and I miraculously recovered! From then on, strange and supernatural events followed one after another, and all kinds of mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas came after me! Even stranger, a mysterious neighbor moved in next door. He was fair-skinned, beautiful, and long-legged, with a mastery 191Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 84 The Bride in the Red Coffin 红棺里的新娘 The first book: horror, terror, and the uncanny. The sequel: comedy and humor! Two stories: The Bride in the Red Coffin + its sequel, also known as My Ghost Wife Keeps Trying to Scare Me to Tears. When crimson ripples spread across the deep pool, I finally saw the bone comb in the hands of the bride in the sunken coffin. Carved into it were my birth details, even though I had been missing for three years. Xu Xiaomo was drawn home by tales of the Sunk 182Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 The Seventh Night After Death 头七 My grandfather said that whoever a hanged person sees last is the one they’ll come back to haunt. When I was twelve, the village hired a troupe to perform ghost plays. I went to play with them, never imagining that the troupe’s leading performer was hanging from the beam right behind me. 22Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 86 The Midnight Restaurant 午夜饭店 I opened a restaurant that can only open in the middle of the night, and it has all sorts of rules. I'm starting to suspect that none of my customers are human. What should I do? Asking online. 46Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 87 When Night Falls, Into Your Arms 入夜,揽怀 [Country Doctor] [Plenty of Beautiful Women] A down-and-out village doctor unexpectedly inherits Shennong's legacy. With peerless medical skills in his left hand, he saves lives and heals the sick; with transcendent immortal arts in his right, he farms and raises livestock. See how an ordinary man uses his astonishing good fortune to lead the villagers to prosperity and climb to the pinnacle of life. The blurb doesn't do it justice. Please read the story for details… 1.5kReads6.6Score14714d adds
- 88 Back in 2010: I Predicted James Would Join the Heat 重回2010,预言詹姆斯去热火 No System + a little wish fulfillment + getting revenge on his unrequited love + business management + basketball + League of Legends. Song Qing was so enraged by the Lakers’ management in the summer of 2024 that he passed out, only to find himself in the 2010 college entrance exam hall. The NBA Finals and World Cup are just around the corner, and Bitcoin, League of Legends, livestream sales, short videos, and countless other opportunities await him. With the ability to predict the future, Song 222Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Don’t Call My Name at Midnight 半夜不要喊我名字 Believe it or not, this is a true story. She is Yang Xiaofan, dumped by a man who had been using her for her money, then left with nothing. With almost no savings left, she had no choice but to move into a deserted house. The mysterious landlord disappeared without a trace after his first appearance. After midnight, terrifying knocks and calls to summon spirits put her life in danger. A black cat that comes and goes appears at strange moments, then vanishes without a trace. Again and again, I wa 1.2kReads8.3Score—14d adds
- 90 One Hundred Thousand and One Folk Horror Stories 十万零一个民间恐怖故事 A collection of short horror stories in an episodic format, with a new story every chapter. No dragging things out! Haunted houses in the countryside, mountain spirits, urban legends, old customs and taboos... Every kind of Chinese-style horror is covered, with nonstop thrills and no filler. Anti-superstition disclaimer: This story is entirely fictional. Believe in science and read rationally. Please don’t apply it to real life~ 304Reads—Score10114d adds
- 91 Weeping Evil 哭邪 People watch over a temple for ten years; the temple watches over them for a lifetime. 107Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 92 I Work as a Gravekeeper in an Unknown Cemetery 我在无名墓园当守墓人 [Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + Mild Suspense + Survival + Plot Twists] The protagonist isn’t a do-gooder, the villains aren’t idiots, the plot doesn’t drag, and every mystery gets resolved; An unnamed Taoist temple deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains; A merchant ship adrift across a vast sea; A mysterious ruin in an ancient forest; An endless desert stretching beyond the horizon; Snow-capped mountains where the snow never melts; A breathtaking woman in red who is a ghost, and an entity that c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Who’s Watching You Sleep? 谁在看着你睡觉 A collection of horror stories, including The Haunting of the Girls' Dorm, The Peeping Eye, and The Abyss of the Locked Room: A Mother's Checkmate! I guarantee you'll be too scared to use the bathroom after reading them at night! Each story is 80,000 to 100,000 characters long. I'm a newcomer, and this is my first time writing on Tomato Novel! I hope you'll give me lots of encouragement! Your support is what motivates me to create more and better stories! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Terrifying Tales 惊魂诡事 Deep, silent alleyways, eerie, terrifying deserted villages, reed marshes choked with weeds... Every scene holds some of my most unforgettable memories! Everything that happens in this book is something I saw or heard myself. You can also read it as a story. Curious about the supernatural tales that have taken place in rural villages and mountain hamlets? Have you ever heard of or seen something that made your hair stand on end? If you find yourself sleepless in the dead of night, put on your he 308Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 95 The Corpse-Driving System from Heaven 天降赶尸系统 College student Tian Ye suddenly acquires the Corpse-Driving System and becomes a mysterious corpse driver... 437Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 My Career in Funeral Services and the Supernatural 我的殡葬灵异生涯 After graduating, I joined the funeral industry and learned about its many secrets. I also encountered all kinds of terrifying, bizarre supernatural incidents. Let me tell you about some truly unusual tales of terror and the taboos of the funeral trade... The latest work by a free-spirited programmer. As always, the promise stands: suspense and horror taken to the extreme. 2.9kReads8.4Score24614d adds
- 97 Corpse Driving in Western Hunan: The Soul-Calling Guide on the Night Road 湘西赶尸:夜行引魂人 A sudden disaster at a mass grave! Wu Liangzi is struck on the back of the head and wakes among rotting coffins and bones, clutching a bloodstained piece of yellow paper. It bears the name of the man he has spent three years tracking down for murdering his father! Seven corpses in black robes dance around him all night, their lifeless eyes seeming to “acknowledge their master.” A mysterious corpse driver tosses him a life-and-death contract. “Four of your seven souls have scattered. If you can’t 277Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Selling Ghosts 卖鬼 A new book is coming in July, titled: From the Start, I Cut Out the Rake of the Slit-Mouthed Woman Born in a yin year, yin month, yin hour, and yin place, with a yin ghost as the midwife. Yinjian had been sickly since childhood. Driven by hardship, he accidentally walked into a shop. From then on, he started a business selling ghosts. A weeping ghost knocks at the door. The Five Immortals demand a title and turn into beautiful older sisters. A skeleton friend who loves grave robbing. A five-star 259Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 99 365 Nights of Corpse Tales from the Gorge 峡江尸话365夜 The poorer and more desolate the land, the stranger the tales; deep in the gorges along the river, there are stories of the supernatural. My hometown lies in the mountains of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, in an area where several ethnic minorities live together. Before Liberation, it was a backward wilderness beyond the reach of government control. Over the long course of history, many baffling things happened here. After I was born, I heard plenty of chilling tales of strange happeni 117Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 100 Red-Clad Ghostly Shadows in the Abandoned Village 无人村红衣诡影 Zheng Bao loves searching for treasure. Once, he went treasure hunting in an abandoned village, where a terrifying and uncanny scene unfolded. As he delved deeper, he gradually uncovered a hidden story from his own past... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
























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