Novels like The Second Spirit
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- 1 The Mystic Paper Effigy Maker 奇门扎纸匠 Before I was even born, my grandfather had already begun quietly changing my fate, arranging an engagement to someone I had never met. He spared no effort to defy fate and pass down the paper effigy-making craft of the Four Yin Sect, hoping to avoid every calamity brought by the Five Bane and Three Deficiencies. When I was born, strange omens appeared in the sky. Something extraordinary was happening, and it seemed all the disasters were only just beginning. It looked as though everything had be 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Greatest Ghost Taoist in the Mortal Realm 阳间第一鬼道 The coffin is raised, the incense still burns, and the grave is moved. The Taoist was once an evil ghost; wicked arts throw the age into chaos. Paper figures harbor murderous intent; living stones imprison evil spirits. Vengeful ghosts don Taoist robes, and the sinister wind never stops blowing. Ning An was a disciple of the Taoist sect, but his master used him as a pawn, while his master’s wife wanted to eat him and turn him into a vengeful ghost. 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 I Play the Suona to Send Ghosts Off 我吹着唢呐，为鬼送葬 Demons and monsters have appeared in the world, the bizarre has returned, and humans and ghosts now coexist. The old order has been shattered. “Nurse! Is counting up to 456 for ghosts considered a mental illness?” The Flower-Picking Ghost: “I’m reporting you! Your patient escaped! He brought three burly men and pinned us down in a room! Then he played ‘Chrysanthemums Blooming Across the Mountain’ on our butts!” The Crazy Little Ghost: “That was so babyish! He even ambushed me! Then he made me do 11Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 4 My Yin-Yang Teahouse 我有一间阴阳茶馆 When the dead come knocking, my work begins. Behind every death lies a story. I will tell these untold stories, one by one... My name is Xia Xingchen. I can see ghosts. I help the souls who come seeking the light embark on their final journey. As I help them find redemption, I am also searching for the truth... 31Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 5 Forbidden Burial Ground 阴坟禁地 The beautiful female corpse in the yin grave turns out to have been my wife in a previous life... In this life, a female Taoist priest has taken a liking to me. The beautiful female corpse and the sexy Taoist priestess in fishnet stockings are fighting over me? How am I supposed to choose...? 4Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 6 Horror Revival: I Become a Paper Doll and Terrify All of Humanity 恐怖复苏：化身纸人，恐吓全人类 Zhang Yu wakes up to find he has transmigrated into an age of resurgent horror, where uncanny beings emerge one after another. But he discovers that he has been reborn as a paper effigy, an outsider among the uncanny. After binding himself to a System, he grows by absorbing the fear of all living beings, eventually becoming a great demon king who makes all humanity live in fear. 180Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 7 From the Start: My Extreme Yin Sacred Body Awakens, Shocking Everyone 开局：极阴圣体启动，震惊所有人 [Plot twists + one heroine + suspense and horror + decisive killing + brotherhood] My name is Jiang Daotian. I was born on Ghost Festival, and I’ve been frail and sickly since childhood. When I was five, I became seriously ill, and major hospitals issued notices that I was in critical condition. My parents had plenty of connections and sought out many Taoist priests and immortal masters. But after looking at my birth details and fate, every one of them furrowed their brows and reached the same c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Unnamable 不可名状者 [Traditional supernatural fiction, no System. Readers who only enjoy fast-paced, wildly imaginative stories should enter with caution.] “Fang Mu, I’m you from the future. I found a way to return to the present. Remember what I say: in the future, everything you have will belong to evil ghosts. If you want to change that, you must do one thing, ” “Kill yourself immediately!” “Kill yourself immediately!” … A vicious disease gradually spreads across the world. People crawling through dark corners t 99Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 9 The Spirit-Sealing Corpse Shroud 镇灵尸衣 On the day I was born, ghosts surrounded our home. I only survived because a master gave his life to save me. Only later did I learn the truth: I was born on a yin year, yin month, and yin day, making me a Yin Child. My master said that anyone born under all three yin signs would have a life full of misfortune and spend their days wandering from place to place. 133Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 The Yin-Yang Inn 阴阳旅店 From the day I was born, underworld soldiers came to drag my soul away. At eight, I arrived at the Yin-Yang Inn and began working as a guide for the dead. From then on, I guided both the dead and the living. Every ghost or living person who came to the inn had a secret they couldn't tell. The Yin-Yang Inn has strange rules. Ghosts must sign a contract, while the living must stay the night. Whether or not their request is fulfilled, their payment is never refunded. Even so, guests keep coming one 257Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 11 My Years in the Funeral Business 我干白事儿那些年 The funeral services provider Gouqie runs a one-stop funeral business on a shoestring. Uncle Yang is attacked, bringing the Chenxing List to light. A perfectly ordinary funeral services provider is drawn onto the path of spirit-mediumship. Gouqie has seen every side of the human world, yet is pulled into another supernatural realm. This isn't transmigration. Funeral shops, funeral homes: Gouqie's business keeps growing, and so does the number of enemies! Meng Qin, the Chenxing List, the Qia 768Reads7.6Score10214d adds
- 12 Old Tales of the Dead Village 死人村旧事 Chen Ergou holds a stalk of grass and gently pokes at the paper money still smoldering in front of him. Behind him, a dense crowd of “people” from the village and beyond stands packed together... Hanwa, his belly slit open and his tongue hanging down to his chest; Sufen, naked, with raw flesh exposed; the Fat Taoist, whose limbs and head are covered with tightly packed stitches at the joints; Tian Da, his body stiff, a walking stick jutting from his wide-open mouth; Xiao Zhao, pale-faced and dri 185Reads8.4Score10914d adds
- 13 The Coffin Bearer 抬棺匠 My family has dealt with the dead for generations. Following in my father’s footsteps, I became a coffin bearer. Before carrying a coffin, I always offer the deceased five incense sticks. When offering incense to the living, three long sticks and two short ones are taboo. When offering incense to the dead, three short sticks and two long ones are taboo. That day, I carried a coffin, and the dead pregnant woman inside gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl! [Shh, keep quiet! We’re settin 2.8kReads8.3Score18414d adds
- 14 Soul Reaper 收魂人 To stay alive, I had no choice but to marry a two-headed monster. But I never expected her to be a Rakshasa with two souls. My fate was utterly transformed, and I embarked on a perilous path full of thorns, surrounded by demons and spirits... 765Reads7.2Score11614d adds
- 15 My Soul-Guarding Wife 镇魂妻 When I was six, a beautiful woman gave me a hand drum. From that moment on, I was plunged into a devastating calamity. To avert it, my grandfather forced me to marry Cui Gu, the village girl who was both foolish and ugly. He said that if Cui Gu and I truly loved each other, one day she'd become the beautiful wife of my dreams... 1.1kReads8.8Score14614d adds
- 16 A New Life for an Obsession 执念新生 By day, he is a math teacher who keeps everyone at arm’s length; by night, he becomes an exorcist who punishes vengeful spirits. Gifted yet constantly in danger, he carries on until he meets her. She is clever and sweet, thoughtful and understanding, and willing to accompany him on the path to redemption. Along the way, she also fulfills the wish she has always held dear. Their love is a mutual choice, and neither of them ever backs down. With so many dear friends by their side, the senior and j 377Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 17 The Death and Life Inn 生死客栈 (Don’t read this. Go away.)… 240Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 18 Jiangshi: Exorcising Evil in Uncle Jiu's World 僵尸：在九叔世界除魔卫道 Chen Jingnian transmigrates to the Republican era. He acquires an equivalent-exchange System, where the things he obtains by killing ghosts and zombies can be traded for other items. He gets a golden Summoning talent from the start. He studies under Daoist He Qianhe and learns the Daoist arts from Uncle Jiu. At first, the story follows the timeline of Uncle Jiu’s world, with other Hong Kong horror stories woven in along the way. Eventually, it reaches My Date with a Vampire. 191Reads6.8Score15914d adds
- 19 Danyangzi: This Daoist Transmigrated from the Start 丹阳子：道爷我开局穿越 [Not mindless + Daoist Gu + mild Lovecraftian horror] (Friendly reminder: The protagonist enters the Immortal Realm in Chapter 62 and begins interacting with the World of the Great Nuo in Chapter 113.) (After Chapter 158, the story draws close to the original Daoist Gu timeline. From here on, you can read the chapters before and after in any order. The two places feature Danyangzi at the same time, but in different circumstances. What I mean is the idea that neither moving forward nor standing s 444Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 20 The Corpse Carrier 背尸工 My name is Chen Feng, and I work as a corpse bearer at a funeral home. After a class reunion, I spent the night with Jiang Lixin, the school beauty. I never expected to see her corpse at work the very next day, or that I'd have to carry her on her final journey... 5.4kReads7.0Score32714d adds
- 21 The Mountain Keeper 守山人 My family has been guarding the mountain for generations. Every generation, someone meets an untimely end at the age of forty. The curse was broken in my grandfather's generation, but it came at a great cost. A soul dwells in each mountain, and one person holds each mountain at bay. 4.2kReads8.7Score46714d adds
- 22 Paper Effigy Maker: From the Start, I Summoned a Hundred Ghosts! 扎纸匠：开局扎出百鬼夜行！ Su Changsheng transmigrates to Blue Star, where horror is on the rise, inherits a funeral shop, and obtains a divine paper effigy System. With only an illustrated guide, Su Changsheng can craft the corresponding ghosts and gods of the underworld. Craft ghost soldiers and ghost generals: a procession of a hundred ghosts, ghost troops crossing the land! Craft Black and White Impermanence: seize souls and punish evil spirits! Craft the Ten Great Judges: distinguish good from evil and decide who liv 8Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 23 [Borrowing Evil Bones, I Become a Ghost Immortal and Break the Yin-Yang Divide] 【借邪骨，我以鬼仙破阴阳】 [Supernatural + Revenge + Magical Duels + Folk Horror + Feng Shui + One Heroine] I was born stillborn, but my grandfather brought me back to life with a fiend god's sinister bone! Yet my resurrection turned me into a freak who constantly attracted calamity, bringing about the deaths of my entire family. Only after I became a corpse collector did my fate take a dramatic turn! With a fiend god on my back, I will roam freely between the worlds of yin and yang, fearing no taboo. I bear the corpse co 7.3kReads7.6Score99914d adds
- 24 The Underworld Bureau of the Yellow Springs 黄泉阴司 When I was a kid, I went to the back hill of the village to play and pick up human bones. There I stumbled upon a ghost opera and nearly lost my life. Luckily, a green snake saved me, but the snake also began a strange, shadowy romance. Ghost operas, spirit summoning, yellow-skin spirits' yin graves, peachwood seals against evil: the bizarre folk customs of southern Guizhou and chilling, uncanny tales of the worlds of yin and yang are coming your way. Warning: Not for the faint of heart!!! 5.8kReads8.4Score58614d adds
- 25 A Ghost Chased Me for Three Blocks, So I Scared It Into Calling Me Daddy 被鬼追了三条街，反手吓的鬼叫爹 From the start, Zhang Yang was chased by a ghost for three whole blocks. At that critical moment, he awakened the Ghost-Scaring System and immediately summoned the founding master to possess him, then pinned the ghost down and beat it senseless. From then on, terrifying tales about Zhang Yang began spreading among the ghosts. Headless ghost: “Damn, he used my head as a ball and kicked it around...” Water ghost: “He drained all the water just to catch me. Who am I supposed to complain to?” Hanged 1.1kReads8.8Score11214d adds
- 26 The Self-Cultivation of a Perfect Hexagonal Warrior 一个完美六边形战士的自我修养 (Requires a heart of steel. It’s very “healing.”) This is a story about an unknown world and a group of madmen who defy taboos to steal the power of demons. The blurb can’t do it justice. Read the story to find out. 927Reads8.6Score10714d adds
- 27 The Midnight Spirit Shop 深夜灵店 I'm neither a yin-yang master nor an exorcist, but I do have an unusual left eye. I run a shop that opens only at midnight, serving customers who have run into special troubles. A little shop, a cup of tea for a guest, and so my story begins... 1.8kReads8.6Score19414d adds
- 28 The Demon Taoist Breaks Through the Underworld Pass 妖道破阴关 (Supernatural horror, feng shui and geomancy, warding off evil and misfortune, one heroine) My parents used forbidden magic to conceive me, but on the day I was born, my strange appearance frightened them away... My third uncle raised me in a cage. I barely managed to grow up on borrowed yin virtue and incense offerings... On my eighteenth birthday, I was buried alive in the ancestral graveyard. She saved me... but she wasn’t human... 5.4kReads9.1Score47014d adds
- 29 Jiangshi: With Heaven-Defying Comprehension, I Grind My Way to Becoming a Dao Lord of Ten Thousand Techniques 僵尸：悟性逆天，肝出个万法道君 [Heaven-Defying Comprehension] + [Jiangshi World] + [Hong Kong Cinema Era] Transported into the Jiangshi World, he gains Heaven-Defying Comprehension. Watching a beggar sleep, he comprehends the Sun-Gazing Breathing Technique. Watching a dragonfly skim the water, he comprehends the Nine Yin Corpse-Refining Art. Watching Maoshan's Health-Nourishing Fist, he comprehends the Immortal Green Pine Divine Art. Watching a spirit crane track its prey, he comprehends the Heavenly Talisman. Watching the Li 10.3kReads7.9Score57014d adds
- 30 Young Feng Shui Master 少年风水师 There are many things in this world that you and I have never encountered. Just because we've never encountered them doesn't mean they don't exist. Legends are often more than mere legends. And traditions must have an unknown reason for becoming traditions. 632Reads9.0Score11414d adds
- 31 Borrowed Corpse, Stolen Life 借尸命 When a plague swept through my mother’s village, she was the only one who escaped alive and made it to Chen Village. My mother was graceful and beautiful, but after arriving in the village, she went mad. There’s something wrong with this village. Every night, we hear strange noises. My father’s name is Chen Jiu, and mine is Chen Lintian. I suspect he isn’t my real father... 1.8kReads9.0Score13014d adds
- 32 The Grave Relocation Master 迁坟师 You've heard of yin-yang masters, fortune-tellers, and feng shui masters. But have you ever heard of a grave relocation master? Do you know how relocating a grave can affect the deceased's descendants? My name is Chen An, and I'm a grave relocation master. I've spent my whole life dealing with graves and bones. I've seen clients strike it rich after relocating a grave. I've seen clients rise to high office after relocating a grave. I've also seen clients whose entire clan died out after relocati 10.5kReads9.0Score91514d adds
- 33 I’m an Actor in a Horror Movie World 我在惊悚电影世界当影帝 A horrifying civilization descends upon Earth, and every adult on the planet is forced to sign a contract to become an actor in the Scream Theater. Lu Xingchen becomes the rare profession most despised by the actors: a Summoner. Summoners often summon demons and monsters, raising the difficulty of horror movies. They're practically public enemies among the actors! And the requirements for becoming one are downright insane! While everyone else is still paralyzed with fear, Lu Xingchen, still a ne 388Reads9.5Score10714d adds
- 34 The Secret Notes of a Feng Shui Master 风水师秘记 My grandfather left me a handwritten ancient manuscript. When I turned eighteen, a dream of mine shook the entire world of feng shui... Liu Bowen severing dragon veins, feng shui guiding a celestial dragon, paper figures controlling one's fortune, plum-blossom tattoos, the dead seeking justice... Everyone knew Yang Qingtian was a legend, but no one knew that I was him! 3.7kReads8.2Score39614d adds
- 35 I Became Uncle Jiu’s Disciple from the Start 开局拜师九叔 This is a novel set in Uncle Nine's world. It has Uncle Nine, gods, ghosts, and monsters, as well as witchcraft, poison magic, and tomb raiding. There are also ancient legacies. What's more, there is no heroine in the early part of the book, and Ren Tingting definitely isn't the heroine. That's that... Also, if you want to see characters flying through the sky and burrowing underground right from the start, you won't find that here... If you want to see someone become a Buddha or a ruler from th 2.8kReads8.8Score14114d adds
- 36 A Collection of Folk Feng Shui Records 民间风水集录 Also known as The Dragon-Seeking Secret: The Five Masters of Jingmen. Main characters: Tao Duoyu and Ren Shiyu; The Five Masters of Zhongzhou: Xiong Lei of the Northeast, Zheng Xuan of western Hunan, and Su Mei of Jiangnan; My name is Tao Duoyu. My master is Tao the Blind, the foremost of the Five Masters of Zhongzhou. Twenty-four years ago, he saved me when I was at death’s door, snatching fate from the heavens to extend my life by more than twenty years. Twenty-four years later, my master myst 2.5kReads9.1Score38914d adds
- 37 National Fate Horror Game: Are You Crazy? You Can Play the Script Like This? 国运恐怖游戏：疯了吧，剧本还能这么玩 A National Fate horror game appears. If a country wants to prosper, it has to enter the game and take on its challenges. But the game is so terrifying that countless players fail to bring their countries any National Fate benefits. Instead, disaster strikes. Yet Qin Zhan discovers that he can see hints during the horror game stages: Funeral Hall Zombie Stage: Zombies fear light. Find a way to expose him to some. Bloody High-Heeled Shoe Stage: The female ghost has long legs. Give her another high 970Reads7.6Score10014d adds
- 38 The Headless Bone Sculptor 无头雕骨师 He is a bone carver who inherited secret arts passed down for a thousand years. He is the headless ghost said to haunt a legendary haunted house. Walking the line between light and darkness, he hunts down the culprits behind bizarre murder cases: the taxidermist who makes specimens from human skin, the murderous doll that whispers, the mushroom man lurking in the ruins, the ghostly face on an exam paper, the ice-sculpture lovers who will stop at nothing, the faceless demon who steals organs... J 909Reads7.3Score12314d adds
- 39 The Amulet Shop 佛牌专事店 [No female lead + two male leads] My name is Zhou Yi. I’m a broke loser who just graduated from college and can’t even find a decent job. Then a shop owner called and asked me to interview for a sales clerk position. At last, I found a job that could keep food on the table. But the things sold in this shop were nothing like ordinary merchandise. They even seemed a little sinister. Still, I needed to make a living, so I gritted my teeth and stuck with it. I never imagined that this job would plun 11.6kReads9.0Score1.6k14d adds
- 40 Thriller Game: I’m Really Not a Ghost 惊悚游戏：我真的不是鬼 [Horror + Livestreaming + Doomsday] The world has ended, and Earth is shrouded in mist, no longer fit for human habitation. At the same time, a horror game descended upon Earth. Every nightfall marked the start of the game! Only those chosen by the horror game had a chance to escape Earth! But... Only those who survived the horror game could escape Earth! After Wu Suowei was lucky enough to bind a survival System... Wu Suowei: “So I don't just look scary to people, I scare ghosts too?” Hanging G 971Reads8.7Score10214d adds
- 41 Hollow Body 空躯 “Where's my heart? Have you seen my heart?” “My heart! That's mine!” “Ha ha ha ha ha!!!” This supernatural being will not give up until it is made whole. Only when it is truly complete can it become human again. Its heart, brain, kidneys, and all its other organs have been ripped out. Jiang Feng returns in a supernatural form to reclaim the organs now inside other people. Having lost his brain, he has lost his memories and everything else. He can only live under someone else's identity. The prot 1.4kReads8.6Score16114d adds
- 42 Hong Kong and Taiwanese Fictional Worlds: First, Cultivating Dark Arts in Uncle Jiu's World 港综诸天：先在九叔世界修炼邪法 The Myriad Worlds, Hong Kong cinema, Uncle Jiu, a body full of defiant bones, cultivating demonic arts, women without commitment. Just have fun. “My name is Wu Zhenxie. I'm thirty-three and live in a rented apartment in Modu. I'm unmarried and work at an internet company, where I clock out at ten every night.” “I don't smoke, and I only drink a little. I go to bed before eleven every night and make sure I get seven hours of sleep.” “Before bed, I drink a glass of warm milk, then do twenty minute 11.6kReads8.2Score68914d adds
- 43 This National Fortune Is a Bit Strange 这个国运有点诡 [Satisfying Read + National Destiny + Decisive Combat + No Dragging Things Out] Lu Ming, a horror movie enthusiast, transmigrates to a parallel world and obtains the Heavenly Master System. He can grow stronger by killing monsters. But this world has no ghosts or monsters at all. What's more, it doesn't even have horror movies. The Japanese dumped nuclear wastewater, polluting the entire ocean and making the world's environment extremely bad. Water resources are on the verge of running dry. Just 15.1kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds
- 44 The Red Moon Returns: Sewing Up Corpses Makes Me Stronger 红月复苏：缝尸就变强 (The hottest feel-good power fantasy of 2022) (A brand-new profession: Corpse Stitcher) Ghosts roam the night beneath a blood-red moon; Each shattered corpse Is a resource that makes the Corpse Stitcher stronger. Three incense sticks burn, and the Rebirth Mantra ends; The human-bone abacus rings, and corpse stitching brings rewards. One day, a corpse speaks: “I’m calling your name. Do you dare answer?” Two streams of bloody tears run from Ying Ji’s eyes... Stitch human corpses, stitch ghost corp 2.8kReads8.8Score29714d adds
- 45 The Ghost Marshal’s Yin-Yang Inn 鬼差之阴阳馆 By day, she transforms into a human; by night, she helps ghosts cross over. Come visit this unassuming little shop, run by a newly hired underworld makeup artist, and make an inquiry. 802Reads9.1Score10514d adds
- 46 Thriller Game: Bro, You’re Scarier Than the Ghosts! 惊悚游戏：大哥你比鬼还凶！ A year ago, a supernatural force descended upon Blue Star and swept across the globe in an instant through live death broadcasts! Lin Zhi, born under the star of misfortune and destined to be alone, enters the game. While others are tormented by D-rank flesh demons, he awakens his Calamity-Born Physique. While others flee for their lives, he makes the long-haired female ghost dance herself to sleep. In his battle with the Ghost Mother, he burns the entire instance to ashes, accidentally discover 571Reads9.1Score10014d adds
- 47 Tales from the Northern Horsemen 北马见闻录 I’m a spirit medium. What do I need brains for? As long as I’m stubborn enough, those weasels can’t get the better of me. This is a story full of blood and heart, and the legend of a spirit medium’s life. Whether it’s life or human nature, the wise will eventually find the answers meant for them. A record of strange encounters, and half the history of the Ma family. Folk legends, chilling mysteries, and uncanny wonders, all within... 3.5kReads8.9Score28714d adds
- 48 Spirit-Seeking Case Files 访灵笔录 [Standalone stories + Supernatural horror + Thrills + Folk customs + Lighthearted fun + Ensemble cast + Nonstop ghost-hunting action!] Lawyer Quan is on the verge of death after a car accident. At his most desperate moment, he encounters Yin Cangyi, a netherworld judge tasked with collecting evil spirits. To stay alive, Quan Ning strikes a deal with the judge, paying with years of his life. But the price of this lifeline, borrowed on credit, is beyond anything he could have imagined! An evil spi 777Reads8.3Score18014d adds
- 49 Thirty Years on Maoshan 茅山三十年 ♥ Don’t let the rating fool you, my book is top-notch! A feel-good story about a Taoist priest who descends the mountain to catch ghosts and drive out evil. No romance, no saintly do-gooder. Traveling far and wide to vanquish demons and uphold the Dao. No padding, no rambling, no romance. 9.3kReads8.8Score75714d adds
- 50 Eerie Descent: I Am Immortal 诡异降临：我不死不灭 Evil spirits descend, and the supernatural runs rampant. From the start, a female ghost is chasing you down. What do you do? The answer: Find her in the wilderness and passionately bite each other! As long as you eat the ghost first, it can’t eat you! Ye Yan, blessed with an immortal body and the ability to devour evil spirits, searches for his own path in a world overrun by the supernatural. Then one day, the formation shatters, and evil spirits invade in force. At last, humanity remembers the 7kReads8.4Score48314d adds
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