Novels like The Puppet Master's World
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- 1 Omnipotent Puppeteer 全能傀儡师 [Mortal’s journey + traditional cultivation + no transmigration + no System] Anyone with a spiritual root can cultivate. Superior roots are best, middling roots come next, and inferior roots are the worst. Guo Zixuan has an inferior spiritual root and is also an unpopular puppet master. But then everyone discovers… His alchemy, formations, and cultivation techniques are all leagues ahead of Guo Zixuan’s peers! Wait, is he really a puppet master? Wasn’t he supposed to have low cultivation, fear c 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Master of Puppets 傀儡大师 When fresh apples rapidly rot and are devoured by bacteria; when black-green moss and mottled rust spread across high-rises; when an inverted city appears above the dome, trying to invade the world that belongs to humanity; when you're beneath the dome, what will you choose? Fang Yu, a puppeteer, gazes up at the illusory city above him, wondering how to turn those phantoms into his puppets. Shape them with objects, bind their souls with strings, imbue them with skill, and give them life: that is 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Underworld's Number One Yin Messenger 地府第一阴差 The old underworld bailiff is here to show you what awaits after death. Where there's a world of the living, there's a world of the dead. You lived among the living before you died, but would you dare venture into the underworld now? Come along, let me show you the way! 142Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Puppet Master of the Apocalypse 末日傀儡师 Li Muchun woke up to find that the world he lived in had changed beyond recognition: a ruined city, bloodstains on the ground, and zombies wandering the streets. And there was also a System that assigned him a random profession while he slept. Hey, this Time Traveler profession sounds pretty good. Can I switch to it? Sure. You just need to reactivate the System. How do I reactivate it? Hurry up and let me try this profession! The host just needs to die, and then be possessed again. This P 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Steady Cultivation: My Fairy Doll Is a Little Too Powerful 稳健修仙：我的仙女傀儡有亿点强 (Mortal's Immortal Cultivation, Easygoing and Passionate, Puppet Arts) Immortal cultivation flourishes across the land of Shenzhou, where geniuses emerge in droves. Zhuo Bufan transmigrates and becomes a disciple of Puppet Peak. "I'm a puppeteer. Using tens of thousands of puppet beasts to fight is perfectly normal, right?" Zhuo Bufan says mildly to his enemies with an utterly harmless smile. 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Folk Taboos: I Cultivate Merit in the Mortal World 民间禁忌：我在人间修功德 Everyone knows the barber, but few realize that the earliest barbers were actually executioners, and strange adepts who mastered esoteric arts. They walk between life and death, needing only a barber's razor to read the secrets of Heaven and travel between yin and yang. They shave the living, and they shave the dead. Even today, folk wisdom warns: never offend the barbers who roam the land with their poles and packs. 168Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 7 Puppet Cultivation: Who the Hell Is Going to Fight You One-on-One? 傀儡修仙，谁特么和你单挑？ [System Kept in the Background] + [No Mindless Decisions] + [Focus on Artifact Refining and Puppets] + [Prodigy Rivalries] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Slow-Burn Power Fantasy] The Jiuzhou Mountain and Sea Continent is divided into nine regions: Huang, Jin, Xu, Shang, Zhong, Man, Lan, Yue, and Qing. In Huangzhou, people seek immortality. Jinzhou reveres martial arts. Xu Zhou is overrun with demons and monsters, while gods and Buddhas fill the skies... Xiang Mo was born into a great family in Hu 136Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 8 The Grave-Nailing Craftsman 钉坟匠 A centenarian’s body must not be buried carelessly. My master hanged himself at his own front door because he mishandled one such burial. To let him rest in peace, I performed an Earth Immortal burial again, only to discover that my dead master was watching me... 235Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 9 The Haunted Hearse 灵车诡事 I'm an ambulance driver for the dead. When I first started the job, Third Master told me a few rules every hearse driver must follow. Then one day, to pay off my loan, I transported a bizarre corpse... 324Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 10 Primordial Puppet Arts 太古傀儡术 Chen Feng was a useless cripple who had been paralyzed for eighteen years. Born into the Corpse King Sect of the Demonic Sect, he was worse off than an ordinary mortal. When the Taixuan Sect wiped out his sect and his mother died before his eyes, he unexpectedly obtained a key that activated a mysterious black-and-white orb, granting him the Ancient Puppet Art and a puppet space. From then on, he became an immortal assassin who could never die. He controlled puppets, devoured souls, and refined 376Reads—Score10114d adds
- 11 Reborn from the Start in a Funeral Hall, I Became a Pallbearer 开局重生在灵堂，我成了送丧人 When I was reborn as a rogue Taoist priest performing a ritual in a funeral hall, the family’s wails nearly burst my eardrums. A bright red coffin stood in the center of the room. Thick blood seeped from beneath its lid, though no one else noticed. I was the only one who caught the stinging, rusty smell. The rogue priest’s memories flooded my mind: this wasn't a peaceful death in old age. This was the vengeful spirit of a pregnant woman who had died a violent death. “Reverend, it’s time. Nail th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Global Class Awakening: Puppet Masters Are Weak? From the Start, I Get Sasori of the Red Sand 全民：傀儡师弱？开局赤砂之蝎 Chu Tian transmigrates to a parallel world called Blue Star, where games have descended upon reality and dungeons, secret realms, and monster bosses run rampant. At eighteen, everyone awakens as a class-holder to fight the monsters. On the day he changed class, Chu Tian became a hidden-class puppeteer. Puppeteers have a low success rate when making puppets, consume enormous amounts of materials, struggle to get started, deal too little damage, and have poor defenses. They've always been consider 376Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 13 The Child's Haunting 童诡 Mystery | Horror | Hidden Chen Shuyang was overjoyed to move in with his girlfriend, Bai Lu. But as they spent day after day together, he gradually discovered her many strange quirks, from bizarre tastes in food to abnormal behavior. Little by little, he uncovered the terrifying secret she was hiding. 443Reads8.0Score11314d adds
- 14 The Strange Taoist 怪道士 My name is Niu Dabao, and I’m the only college graduate in Niu Village. I thought that after graduating, I’d get promoted, earn a higher salary, marry a beautiful, wealthy woman, and reach the pinnacle of life. Who could have guessed the company would go bankrupt and the boss would kill himself? I didn’t get a single cent of my wages, and I couldn’t even afford rent, so I slept at the train station every day! A shabbily dressed Taoist priest told me I was plagued by bad luck and haunted by a hun 1.9kReads8.4Score13614d adds
- 15 Grandma's Yin-Yang Eyes 奶奶的阴阳眼 When I was little, I didn’t understand anything. I just thought it was fun. I remember when Second Grandma died, even Second Grandpa, who slept beside her, didn’t know. But Grandma woke Dad up and told him to go pay his respects... 672Reads7.8Score10314d adds
- 16 Fang Wei, the Taoist 方为道士 [Hilarious + eerie + ruthless + satisfying read] [Her parents are alive, Grandpa doesn't die at the start, the story isn't cringey or brain-burning.] My name is Zhang Tian, and I'm a Taoist priest. The day after I got my university acceptance letter, my grandfather kicked me out of the house. I took a female ghost as my spirit servant and found a gu sorceress to be my girlfriend. My best friend is a spirit medium who takes forever to work up to his big move. My great-grandfather is a ghostly dem 789Reads6.8Score10614d adds
- 17 The Eerie Girlfriend 诡异女友 Can a loser really not find true love? One day, I suddenly discover that my girlfriend has disappeared. Did she dump me? But I’ve asked so many friends, and none of them have seen her. I can’t stop breaking out in a cold sweat... Was I dumped, or is there something “wrong” with her? 237Reads7.8Score—14d adds
- 18 Possessed by an Evil Spirit 撞邪 Grandpa spent his whole life doing good deeds. He never imagined that one night, he would ruin a young girl's life... 290Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 19 The Greatest Soul Ferryman 最强灵魂摆渡人 Hell collapses, and demons run rampant. When Wu Xing wakes up, he finds himself the owner of a mysterious shop. He slays evil masters, exterminates malevolent spirits, and solves strange cases. From then on, he wields a ruler as his sword, walking between the realms of the living and the dead. 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 The Gate of Death 死亡之门 Not every game is meant to be played. The moment the gates of desire opened, our entire class set out on a road with no return. The campus belle and my friends began dying one by one, and that was only the beginning. The moment the phone rang, the gates of death opened too. 156Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 21 The Yin-Yang Scissors 阴阳剪 A black dragon coils around me, skeletons block the door, fox spirits form ranks, and a white snake possesses me... All I have is a pair of scissors and a sheet of red paper. I cut down demons and sever the boundary between life and death... The Yin-Yang Scissors cut through the forces of yin and yang. I am the heir to the Yin-Yang Scissors. With them in my hands, one snip decides life or death. All the thrilling, eerie, and mysterious tales are found in The Yin-Yang Scissors... 120Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 22 I Have Billions of Puppets, and I Sweep the Myriad Worlds 我有亿万傀儡，横扫诸天万界 [Cultivation stages: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Deity Transformation] A novel about crafting puppets and sweeping through the Myriad Worlds. The protagonist never joins any sect or faction. Dao-level puppets: Possess the power of a Dao Ancestor. God-level puppets: Powerful enough to rival the gods. Immortal-level puppets: Comparable in power to immortals. Spirit-level puppets: At their strongest, they can rival half-step True Immortals. Mortal-level puppets 281Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 23 The Eighteenth Floor Underground 地下十八楼 [Urban Mystery / Thriller / Puzzle-Solving / Supernatural / No System] Beneath an upscale residential complex lies a mysterious space known as “Underground Level Eighteen.” They say that anyone who goes in either dies or goes mad… Su Chi, a new resident, accidentally gets caught up in it. There are ancient coffin mazes, a blue underground river, savage subterranean creatures, and even mysterious wild men… Danger lurks at every turn, and the mysteries are hair-raising. It feels as if a pair of ey 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 The Campus Belle Exposes Me Catching Ghosts at the Funeral Home 校花曝光我在殡仪馆抓鬼现场 Ghost King: This guy is a complete freak. Demon King: H-he can actually make lightning with his bare hands? Devil King: He’s way too freakish. I can’t afford to mess with him!!!!!! 625Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 25 The Amazing Little Taoist 极品小道士 A Celestial Master descends from the mountains and sweeps through the city. Demons and monsters, beauties destined to wither, and three thousand mystical arts: none can withstand a single thought of mine! 321Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 26 The Supreme Celestial Master 极品天师 A hilarious Heavenly Master, a Heavenly Master devoted to protecting all that is good, a Heavenly Master free of vulgar interests: Wolong strives to show everyone a Heavenly Master unlike any other. 171Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 27 He's Just a Puppeteer, So Why Are You All Ganging Up on Him? 他一个傀儡师，你跟他玩群殴 Yuan Ge transmigrated to a parallel world overrun by monstrous beasts. A strange thread had appeared inside his body, and he couldn’t control it. In this world, every child had to attend a class-change ceremony upon turning eighteen. Boys who failed to change classes were sent to the Black Mining District to dig for ore. Girls were sent to the Paradise Garden, where they were married off to disabled, retired class-changers. Yuan Ge successfully changed into a D-rank class, Puppet Master. But no 6.8kReads6.5Score70414d adds
- 28 The Heavenly Master Descends the Mountain: Others Read Faces, I Read Fate 天师下山：别人看相，我窥天命 The Netherworld infant Xiang Ling is born, delivered by underworld officials, with Black and White Impermanence guarding the gates and the Ten Great Nether Marshals patrolling the streets! The feng shui Xiang family suffers a devastating calamity and nearly faces extinction! Xiang Ling survives against all odds, finds shelter on Longhu Mountain, and becomes an heir to the Celestial Masters. Twenty years later, having mastered the mystic arts, Xiang Ling descends from Longhu Mountain to break evi 141Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 29 A Story Sparked by a Feng Shui Charlatan 一个风水神棍引发的故事 An ordinary person stumbles by chance onto the path of studying fate and feng shui. After a life of great ups and downs, he finds a master and becomes a master of the Daoist arts. What kinds of opportunities will he encounter as he walks the path of slaying demons and eliminating evil... [In the early chapters, drawing on the author’s personal experience studying feng shui and fate-reading, this book will show you how to choose books and get started.] 461Reads—Score10414d adds
- 30 After the College Entrance Exams, I Became a Corpse Herder, Exposed by the Campus Goddess 高考后当赶尸人，被校花女神曝光 After the college entrance exams, the campus belle suggested that everyone take a trip to western Hunan and visit her childhood sweetheart. When they arrived at a village in western Hunan, they found a gloomy, mysterious old mansion standing there. The locals stayed well away from it. Campus Belle: Village chief, this old mansion has been abandoned for so long. Why doesn't anyone live there? Village Chief: Miss, don't ask so many questions. Hurry up and leave, or someone might die! Campus Belle: 3Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 31 Apocalypse: The Campus Beauty Becomes My Puppet from the Start 末世：开局校花变为我的傀儡木偶 [Apocalypse, Zombies, Superpowers, No Goody-Two-Shoes, Decisive and Ruthless, Villain] Su Feng struggled to survive in the apocalypse for five years. When other evolved humans attacked his base, he suddenly found himself reborn several months before the apocalypse began. He also awakened the Puppet System, gaining a superpower that let him turn living beings into puppets and control them in advance. There was just one strange condition for the transformation... But when he looked at the beautifu 1.4kReads—Score10814d adds
- 32 Tomb Raiding and Treasure Hunting in the Martial World 盗墓与夺宝江湖 [Tomb raiding, the martial world, old grudges, protecting treasures] Two years ago, because of a mysterious promise made fifty years earlier, my grandfather resolutely went to the capital and told me to stay home and train hard. Two years later, I set out to find him and became a tomb raider. As I searched for clues to his whereabouts, I became embroiled in a series of conflicts involving the mysterious martial-world organization Old Nine Gates, Japanese treasure-hunting forces, and the authorit 3.1kReads8.8Score30714d adds
- 33 My Little Dumpling's Livestream Exposes My Identity as a Corpse Driver 小呆呆直播，我赶尸人身份被曝光 After transmigrating to a parallel world, Zhang Wei inherits a yin-yang shop and settles into life as a laid-back shopkeeper. One night, he unexpectedly becomes a corpse driver. Viewers: The campus beauty is getting married. Want to come to the wedding? Zhang Wei: I’m an officially employed corpse driver for the Underworld. I’m happy to join the banquet, but count me out of the wedding. Viewers: What perks come with an official job? Zhang Wei: I stay at the five-star Delona Hotel, have Bai Wucha 31Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 34 Notes: Strange Happenings at the Crematorium 笔记：火葬场灵异事件 I work at a crematorium, and over the years I’ve had countless terrifying experiences that make your hair stand on end... I never believed in ghosts until my cousin introduced me to a job at the local crematorium. I began dealing with all kinds of corpses, and while cremating them, I also encountered all sorts of strange paranormal events. Because of my unusual constitution, “friends” who refuse to leave the human world for one reason or another keep coming to me. After all those spine-chilling 592Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 35 The Underworld Longevity Bureau 黄泉长生局 [Mystery + Tomb Raiding + Adventure + Ghost Hunting] They say the Yellow Springs are crawling with ghosts and demons. Once I raise my yellow talisman and form a hand seal, I'll wipe them all out. From three-eyed ghost lice and the Fish Kingdom tomb to the Ten-Thousand-Pearl Snake Woman... Li Que, a little nobody of the Daoist sect, and Fatty get caught up in a vast scheme for immortality. As the saying goes: “In paper shoes, I tread into the Yellow Springs; through the gloom of life and death, I 224Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 36 The Yellow River Corpse Retriever 黄河捞尸人 There is always more to the Yellow River than you know! You’d be better off never asking about the forbidden legends of the Yellow River! The Yellow River’s ghost soldiers, the Fish-Bone Divine Temple, the Iron-Headed Dragon King, deadly venomous insects, ghost wedding processions... The strangest objects of the Yellow River, and the oldest, most mysterious profession: Yellow River corpse divers! Their families have guarded the ancient river route for generations. But what are they really protec 27Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 37 The Maoshan Sect Leader 茅山掌教 The Dao is the foundation of the Way; arts are how it is put to use. Hidden soul-binding talismans, a life of poverty and an early death for initiates, the three Maos’ upper, middle, and lower teachings, and secret arts that leave ghosts and gods in awe! The most mysterious final patriarch of Maoshan leads his disciple Zhang Shouyi across the land, exorcising demons, exploring dangerous places in search of treasures, resolving ancient grudges, and roaming both the realms of yin and yang as he li 1.1kReads6.7Score10014d adds
- 38 The Day I Was Born, the Heavenly Coffin Bestowed Blessings, and Nine Dragons Suppressed Evil 我出生那天，天棺赐福，九龙镇煞 The day I was born, the Nine Dragons wailed, and a divine coffin appeared in the sky. Feng shui lore says that when the Nine Dragons bow before a coffin, it becomes a Heavenly Coffin. Whatever lies inside will bring either immense fortune or great calamity. I was never meant to live in this world. My grandmother stole my life from a dragon-bone Heavenly Coffin. When I turned eighteen, she told me a great secret about the Heavenly Coffin… 3.8kReads7.6Score32114d adds
- 39 I Asked You to Make Paper Effigies, Not Control the Yin Soldiers 让你做扎纸匠，没让你控制阴兵 Ye Xuan is a paper effigy maker who unexpectedly gets the strongest Paper Effigy System. The more effigies he makes, the stronger he becomes. Then one day, a popular celebrity on a film set draws eyes on one of his paper effigies. Who could have guessed it would come to life and snap the celebrity’s neck? Ye Xuan is accused of using someone else to do his dirty work. From then on, his name becomes a trending topic, and everyone learns he’s a paper effigy maker. A string of bizarre incidents foll 185Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 40 The Daoist Arts Compendium: Flirting with Ghosts in the Underworld 道术灵册我在冥界调戏鬼 Supernatural and bizarre incidents keep happening, along with the use of all kinds of talismans, spells, and Taoist arts. Follow me, Lin Feng, as I promote traditional Chinese Taoism. Lin Feng was raised from childhood by his grandfather, Lin Yousheng, a renowned Taoist priest. The story takes place in a small town in the 1980s and 1990s. Before turning thirteen, Lin Feng had little interest in his grandfather's identity as a Taoist priest, but at thirteen, he began his journey down the Taoist p 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 41 The Last Paper-Cutting Artist 最后一位剪纸人 My name is Song Xiaohan. I’m a living corpse with no heartbeat, and a paper-cutting artist of the underworld. On the surface, I cut paper decorations for a funeral shop, but behind closed doors, I trade with humans and ghosts. My master passed away two months ago and left me the family craft, along with this modest little shop and my tools of the trade: a pair of scissors and a carving knife. “You want to make a deal with me? But all I want is your shadow!” Song Xiaohan grinned. 186Reads8.5Score3114d adds
- 42 The Corpse Carrier 背尸匠 My name is Fang Youde, and I was born in 1990. I enlisted in 2009. After two years of mandatory service, I volunteered to stay in the army for another three years. During that time, I received two third-class merits and one second-class merit, so I had quite a record of service. In 2014, for some reason, I left the military. Under the regulations on resettling discharged soldiers, the local government assigned me a job at a funeral home. That was where my career as a corpse carrier began. Corpse 8.1kReads8.3Score47114d adds
- 43 The Last School Bus 末班校车 [A female-focused mystery thriller, a brain-teasing and hilarious redemption story] From here on, I'll personally take you on this last school-bus journey... You'll see a terrifying doll sitting right beside you... You'll witness a string of murders in a girls' dormitory, all within a single year... You'll shudder at the bizarre death of a school beauty who was three months pregnant... You'll rage at the evil hidden in a fog-shrouded residential complex along the way... And you'll encounter the 417Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 44 A Collection of Horror Stories 恐怖小集 The gods are watching from three feet above your head, and even the darkest places will eventually see the light! This book collects stories from around us that will make you think twice and send chills down your spine. One short story a day, guaranteed to cure your little bouts of insomnia. This is Horror Shorts. I'm Strawberry Duorou. See you there! 1.2kReads—Score—14d adds
- 45 The Eerie Game: From the Start, I Picked Up a Top-Tier Star 诡异游戏：开局捡个顶流女星 [Horror game + dark tone + unscrupulous tactics + Infinite Flow + one female lead] Could the strange creature Gu Changqing brought out of a haunted villa really be a top-tier star and a high-level player in the horror game? And does she really need to form a "deep connection" with Gu Changqing and devour his "life essence" to maintain her human form...? 9Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 46 The Forbidden Zone in the Mountain Village: Exposed for Teaching Kids to Catch Ghosts 山村禁地：我教孩子抓鬼被曝光了 [Completed works available, quality guaranteed] Wu Nian awakens the Underworld System and takes a teaching post in a remote mountain village, where he raises his own ghost enforcers. He had planned to teach the children how to catch ghosts, let them get some practice, and help them earn money catching ghosts in the future. But somehow, a travel streamer exposes them. It happens just as ghosts begin returning to the world. Vicious spirits are attacking people in ever greater numbers, and ghost hu 15Reads8.5Score10014d adds
- 47 Uncle Jiu’s World: My Puppets Can Slay Gods 九叔世界：我的傀儡能屠神 He transmigrates into Uncle Jiu’s world as a baby and is adopted by Uncle Jiu. Three years later, he successfully unlocks the Puppet System. The Metal Puppet can master the laws of metal, while the Wood Puppet can control the laws of wood... No matter what kind of god they are, before me, Lin Xiaohu, they’re all defeated in a single move. 43Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 48 Ghost Hunter 捉鬼人 My name is Zhao Jinyin. By chance, I learned the skills of a ghost hunter, and from then on made my living at it, roaming freely between the worlds of yin and yang. Ahem, this book is a bit frightening, so readers with high blood pressure should stay away. It’s also a little humorous, so anyone with a weak heart should stay away too. 273Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 49 Crematorium Corpse Burner: From the Start, I Turned the School Belle into a Puppet 火葬场焚尸，开局把校花制成傀儡 [Advanced Martial Arts + Power Fantasy + Multiple Women + Training + Growth + Steamrolling + Illustrations in the Final Chapter] A beast tide erupted, and a massive number of corpses were sent to the crematorium. Jiang Jun was burning bodies there when, just as he was about to cremate a campus beauty, he activated the Puppet System. Turning the campus beauty’s corpse into a puppet let him control her and gain corresponding boosts to her strength, synchronized feedback, shared experience, shared 38Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 50 Uncle Jiu: I Am Jiale 九叔之我是嘉乐 He transmigrates into Uncle Jiu's world and becomes an orphan. At the age of five, he is taken in by a middle-aged Taoist priest in his thirties who wears glasses... The middle-aged Taoist priest has a senior brother named Lin Fengjiao, whom people call Uncle Jiu... After becoming Daoist Master Simu's disciple, he awakens a wise Martial Arts Celestial Master System... And the System is a real prankster! Can you believe it? Li Jiale is in tears. My master and my System are both unreliable. Can so 38Reads—Score—14d adds
