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- 1 I Reached the Pinnacle of the Zombie World After I Died 我死后走上僵尸巅峰 Xiao Sa was beaten to death by Yu Dahai. On the night of his seventh-day return to the world of the living, he saw his family being bullied. Furious, he wanted to become a vengeful ghost and take revenge. But when he woke up, he discovered he'd become a zombie instead. Drinking blood made him stronger. He drank the blood of zombies, Taoist priests, and his enemies among the demons... Before him, there was nothing in the world he couldn't drain. From then on, he set out to reach the pinnacle of z 70Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 2 Reborn Zombie King: I Lead My Zombie Minions to Save the World 重生僵尸王：我带着僵尸小弟拯救世界 [Mystery + supernatural + System + reborn + zombies] I transmigrated into the zombie world as Master Ren, a zombie. The world outside is full of righteous cultivators. What should I do... Keep my head down! As long as I stay hidden, I get all the benefits! Bloodlines, cultivation, techniques, magical treasures, I'll take them all! The Zombie King of Renjia Town, the person you hate and admire most! 85Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 3 The Yin-Yang Spirit Medium 阴阳出马仙 [Transmigration + Urban + Supernatural Powers] He transmigrated to another world, and from the day he was born, there was nothing special about him. He thought he would live an ordinary life, but then he attended a bizarre and mysterious wedding and began his path of cultivation. Curse magic, sorcery, a hundred evil spirits of the netherworld, a nine-headed serpent, a mysterious stone coffin... One strange event after another came his way, constantly plunging him into danger. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Corpse Driver: From the Start, I Take My Mother-in-Law to a Blind Date 赶尸人，开局赶着丈母娘去相亲 While Zhang Tianyi is driving corpses, his godmother calls and arranges a blind date for him. “Hello, I’m Liu Sisi. Let’s set a time and place to meet for our blind date.” “How about midnight? Meet me at the Magpie Bridge.” “Can’t we pick another time?” “I’m driving corpses these days, so I can only go out at night.” Liu Sisi doesn’t take him seriously and shows up at the Magpie Bridge at midnight as agreed. From the thick fog come eerie bells and a strange voice. “Jingle, jingle...” “The dead a 7Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 5 The Yin Official Forensic Doctor 阴倌法医 Armed with half a tattered book left behind by my grandpa, I took up the shady trade of a Yin Constable, making a living by swindling people. I thought that as long as I followed the rules, I’d be safe and sound. But my final job dragged me into a bewildering whirlpool, and from then on I found myself walking the boundary between the world of the living and the underworld... 1.6kReads7.7Score245Shelves
- 6 The Drought Demon's Bone 旱魃骨 My name is Yin Jian. I crawled out of my mother’s corpse three days after she died. I was born bearing the bones of Hanba, foremost among evil bones... Where Hanba appears, a thousand miles of land turn barren... But this barren land isn’t dry earth. It’s a blood-soaked wasteland... I inherited the legacy of the Shenxiao Sect, becoming its last disciple and the final disciple of the sect... 452Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 7 The Omnicompetent Demon Catcher 全能捉妖师 [Urban Fantasy + Superpowers + System] In a world where demon hunters reign supreme, ability is the best proof of one's worth. But he's just a rookie with barely any spiritual power. Then one day, he gets the most powerful spiritual energy absorption System! You cultivate your way, and I'll absorb spiritual energy to cultivate. From that day on, he begins his rise from the bottom. The strongest demon hunter: who can stand against him? 23Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 8 The Yin-Yang Affairs Office 阴阳事务所 The Yin-Yang Affairs Office is closed during the day and open at night. We don't take cases from the living, only from ghosts. I'm a man of principles. What? A pretty young lady wants to come visit? Yo, I might consider it! A bewitchingly beautiful, sultry red-robed female ghost; a headless ghost whose head was chopped off with an axe; the Black and White Impermanence from the underworld... They're all regulars here. To tell you the truth, even the King of Hell was raised by me! 354Reads7.8Score101Shelves
- 9 Jiangshi: 999 Critical Hits from the Start 僵尸：开局暴击九九九 The story begins in Uncle Jiu’s world. Reborn as a zombie, he finds that his unfilial descendants actually want to nail down his coffin lid. At the critical moment, the Critical Hit System appears. “An unfilial descendant’s mouthful of blood detected. Trigger a critical hit?” “Ding! Critical hit: 999 times. Mortal blood fully transformed. Congratulations, you have obtained the blood essence of a drought demon.” 670Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 10 Purple Thunder Zombie 紫雷僵尸 [Jiangshi + Uncle Jiu + My Date with a Vampire + Crossover of Film and TV Worlds + Taoist Priest + God of War + Humorous] A bolt of purple lightning strikes, and Hou Qin transmigrates into a jiangshi. A transmigrator System? No. I have the king of lightning, the Purple Thunder! An indestructible body! Transformation! Devouring! His first time committing a crime, he encounters a young Uncle Jiu. He wreaks havoc in a town, and Ao Tianlong, Uncle Jiu’s second brother, comes after him. He eats witho 226Reads7.9Score—Shelves
- 11 The Maoshan Patriarch 茅山祖师 Zhao Hao transmigrates into a world of movies and becomes the eldest disciple of the Maoshan Patriarch during the Republic of China era! Demons and monsters are no match for him, and defeating them earns him blessings and merit. With the Patriarch at his back and a System in hand, Zhao Hao slays gods when he meets them and Buddhas when he encounters them. The vacant position of Maoshan Celestial Master is waiting for me, Zhao Hao! 1.3kReads6.7Score145Shelves
- 12 EN Otherworldly Merchant 阴间商人 I’m a merchant who specializes in collecting sinister, supernatural objects. Anything that belonged to the dead is valuable! In the hands of ordinary people, these things can bring anything from a haunting to the ruin of an entire family. But in my hands, they can help you get promoted, make a fortune, defy fate, and meet every need a client could have. Want to know why? Shh. If you’re brave enough, come hear about the first terrifying deal I took after entering the business... 188Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 13 The Yellow Springs Pawnshop 黄泉典当行 The Underworld Pawnshop has existed since time immemorial, with a long and storied history. It can travel between the worlds of the living and the dead, reaching the far shores of the Yellow Springs to trade with ghosts and gods. It stands somewhere in the modern city. Find the Underworld Pawnshop, and any wish can be granted, but only at an equal price. You can pawn anything you own: organs, years of your life, ancestral treasures, even your soul. In exchange, you can get whatever you desire: m 123Reads7.4Score—Shelves
- 14 I Am a Taoist 我是一个道士 I'm a freak who combines the traits of a ghost, a virgin boy, and a star of ill fortune, and I also possess yin-yang eyes. I join a cursed Daoist sect. Watch as I struggle to make my way along the path of cultivation while bearing this curse. 155Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 15 Jiangshi World: I Leave Uncle Jiu Dumbfounded 僵尸世界：我把九叔整懵了 After arriving in a zombie-infested world, Yang Chen thought he would become an ordinary person. But just after becoming a disciple of Maoshan, his System awakened and granted him a congenital Dao body, repeatedly leaving Uncle Jiu dumbfounded. From then on, the sect leader took him on as a disciple, and he began studying Maoshan's supreme arts. [Golden Light Mantra: One thought, and ghosts and gods tremble] [Seven Ghost-and-God-Slaying Commands: One strike shakes heaven and earth] [Nine-Syllabl 603Reads5.5Score—Shelves
- 16 I Asked You to Stream Down-to-Earth Content, Not from the Underworld! 让你直播接地气！不是接地府啊！ The world is on the brink of a terrifying resurgence, and Chen Mo transmigrates into the body of a streamer with barely any viewers. Luckily, the System may be late, but it never misses its cue! [Option One: Ride Bus 13 at midnight and livestream a ghostly hearse. Reward: The Golden Light Mantra!] [Option Two: Hide at home and livestream while waiting for a female ghost to show up. Reward: The Five Thunder Orthodox Art!] Chen Mo: “Can I have both?” When Chen Mo boards that midnight hearse, t 5Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 17 The Yin-Born Child 阴生子 Before I was even born, someone plotted against me. I was cut from my mother’s womb before I was full-term, born with a congenital defect, and prone to attracting evil spirits. My fate was cursed, and I was destined not to live past a hundred days. To stay alive, I went to live with my maternal grandfather, a medium who could travel between the worlds of the living and the dead. After years of learning from him, I became a medium myself. From then on, I could communicate with the gods, enter the 110Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 18 My Years as a Daoist Master 我当方士那些年 With five fingers, he divines the fate of all under heaven; with a single reading, he plots the destiny of dynasties for generations to come. Uncover a mysterious and unfathomable world of Daoist arts. His predictions are always spot-on, and his word is absolute! 2.3kReads8.7Score421Shelves
- 19 From the Start, I Became the Most Miserable Zombie 开局成了最惨僵尸 Ye Dong, a shut-in from the new millennium, wakes up one day to find he has transmigrated into a bizarre world. Surrounded by demons, he swallows his pride and struggles to survive. At last, he seizes an opportunity and successfully activates the Evil Fiend System. Born a zombie, he naturally has to strive to get ahead. Ye Dong vows to start by playing the Demon King for a while... 269Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 20 Zombie World: I’m a Warlord 僵尸世界，我是大军阀 A warlord’s son in a world of zombies: should he cultivate the Dao with Uncle Jiu and slay demons, or lead troops in campaigns to conquer the land? Li Dalong says, “I want humanity to flourish and all evil spirits to stay away!” 1.3kReads6.4Score106Shelves
- 21 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 2.9kReads8.3Score194Shelves
- 22 Heir to the Five Arts 五术传人 All the arts of divination under heaven fall into five branches. They are: Mountain, Medicine, Destiny, Divination, and Physiognomy. More specifically, they include magic, talismans and incantations, the Four Pillars of Destiny, Zi Wei Dou Shu, Qi Men Dun Jia, feng shui based on the principles of qi, face reading, bone reading, and more... Our Wei clan is the guiding principle behind all five arts. The five arts encompass everything and seize the workings of Heaven. Thus, only those blessed with 1.7kReads8.3Score171Shelves
- 23 Upholding Justice in Heaven's Name 替天行道 Yin cannot thrive alone, and yang cannot exist by itself. I grew up in the countryside, left behind by my parents and raised by my grandfather. All his life, Grandpa was either helping widows and orphaned girls or on his way to help them. So, for as long as I can remember, I heard the villagers cursing him behind his back. Then one day, a stranger in a burial shroud asked me a question. A tree without bark but with a soul is bound to die. What happens to a person with skin but no soul? The relat 3kReads8.9Score247Shelves
- 24 From the Start, I Was a Little Zombie Raised by Uncle Jiu 开局从九叔养的小僵尸开始 Jiang Shi accidentally transmigrates into the world of the movie Mr. Vampire, only to discover that he is the little zombie raised by Uncle Jiu. The good news is that even a little zombie who cannot go out in the sunlight gets a Grudge Value System. Completing tasks earns him grudge points that let him level up. And so, as he keeps leveling up, a Zombie King is born. 569Reads8.5Score102Shelves
- 25 The Fox Immortal Beauty 狐仙美人 When I was fourteen, I saved a white fox. To save my life, Grandpa actually made me enter into a contract with it? Fox Immortal: “I would gladly shed all my demonic aura and give up a thousand lifetimes of cultivation, all to spend a lifetime with you, from youth to old age!” Ding Ning: “I thought I’d become a Taoist priest who hunted ghosts and vanquished demons, but in the end I became a heretic condemned by everyone...” As I taught myself Taoist arts, secrets and legends began to emerge one a 1.1kReads8.6Score100Shelves
- 26 The Maoshan Coffin-Raiser 茅山升棺人 From the moment I was born, someone secretly plotted against me, making my mother give birth prematurely and changing my birth date. My birth chart clashed with my parents' fates, and they both died on the very day I was born. I vowed to find the culprit, and in time became a Maoshan coffin-raiser! Coffin-raising is the practice of relocating graves. After death, people should be buried in a place with good feng shui to protect their descendants. But some ancestors are buried in malevolent place 1.3kReads9.0Score102Shelves
- 27 Zombie World: Starting with a Maxed-Out Golden Light Spell 僵尸世界之开局满级金光咒 He transmigrates into the zombie-ridden world of Lin Zhengying. From the start, he draws a max-level Golden Light Mantra. The max-level Golden Light Mantra is incredibly powerful: it can conjure countless sword auras to slay ghosts and gods, and forge a body as tough as steel that no magic can penetrate. A god-tier gacha System containing everything under heaven. “Ding! Congratulations, you’ve drawn a divine skill: Fenghou Qimen!” “Ding! Congratulations, you’ve drawn a magical treasure: Taiyi Ho 173Reads6.3Score122Shelves
- 28 The Yin-Yang Exorcist 阴阳摸诡人 I have two mothers, and neither of them is alive. The moment I was born, a heavenly dog swallowed the moon, blood rained from the sky, every beast bowed its head, and ghosts wailed... 781Reads8.7Score101Shelves
- 29 The Maoshan Occultist 茅山诡术师 My name is Fang Gang. I was stolen the moment I was born. From then on, my life unfolded into an epic tale, as turbulent as it was mysterious. 397Reads8.6Score106Shelves
- 30 Primordial Edict: Grandmaster of the Daoist Order 元始敕令：道门大宗师 Vanguard of the Taoist altar, great general who banishes demons, edict of the Primordial Beginning, all arts subdued and concealed!!! With Taoist arts perfected and the strength of a grandmaster, he commands thunder and lightning, slaying monsters and vanquishing evil!!! This is a world of the Taoist sects, and the realm of the Nine Provinces… 680Reads6.7Score114Shelves
- 31 The Yin Grave 阴坟 A soul on the bed, a grave beneath it. On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, offerings are made to the gods. One ritual burned several people alive. Were they human, or spirits? 16.3kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
- 32 From the Start, I Refined Corpses and Turned Myself Into an Unrivaled Jiangshi 开局炼尸，把自己炼成了绝世僵尸 After transmigrating into a terrifying immortal-fantasy world overrun with monsters and demons, Ye Xiao discovered on his very first day as a member of the Corpse Soul Sect that he’d been set up. A strange Corpse Refining System appeared! In a moment of crisis, Ye Xiao activated its corpse-refining function! As it turned out, the System was updating and its interface was garbled, so Ye Xiao had no choice but to try refining blindly. When he saw the result, Ye Xiao was thrilled! Not only had the 1.4kReads8.5Score105Shelves
- 33 Walking Between Yin and Yang 行走阴阳 To carry on the family line, Grandma forcibly brought home a madwoman... Ten years later, someone came to our door and delivered five bright red coffins, each bearing the name of a member of our family... 2.8kReads8.7Score257Shelves
- 34 A Rogue of the Mortal World 俗世妖人 Xiu Xu from Bazhong is in the mountain city, where he owns an offline murder mystery game shop. He was once a top-tier Werewolf player, comes from a family of feng shui masters, and is suffering from end-stage pancreatic cancer. When his grandfather died, he left behind a peerless beauty with no sign of life. To stay alive, Xiu Xu had no choice but to bring his whole family along, leading a group of elderly, weak, sick, and disabled relatives as they punched their way through the South Heaven Ga 6.8kReads8.7Score666Shelves
- 35 Becoming Uncle Jiu’s Disciple: Awaken the Ten Primordial Fierce Beasts from the Start! 拜师九叔：开局觉醒太古十凶！ Lin Qiusheng transmigrates into Uncle Jiu’s world. He becomes one of Uncle Jiu’s disciples. At the same time, he awakens the Ten Ferocious Beasts System! He gains the powers of the ten ancient ferocious beasts from the world of novels! From the start, he gets the power of the Skyhorn Ant, granting him incredible strength! Zombies!? I’ll crush them all with sheer strength and steamroll my way through!! Kunpeng! True Dragon! Heavenly Phoenix! Nine Nether Ao! … Every one of the Ten Ferocious Beasts 2kReads8.2Score184Shelves
- 36 Horror Revival: Sign-In for a Gatling Gun from the Start 恐怖复苏：开局签到加特林 Horror has returned, and ghosts and monsters are running rampant. Humanity has no way to guard against them! Huang Shaofeng had only just transmigrated when he ran into a vicious ghost. Luckily, at the crucial moment, he awakened a System and embarked on the path of physical exorcism. The great and merciful Gatling, delivering all beings to salvation! Three thousand six hundred rounds a breath, and all six roots are cleansed. Physical exorcism is the deadliest kind. 661Reads7.8Score105Shelves
- 37 Taoist Priest, Help Me Exorcise a Ghost! 道长！帮忙驱鬼 All things have yin and yang; the seasons turn four times a year, and ghosts and monsters roam the world. Tang Ning only wanted to run the Psychic Pavilion, sell little trinkets, and live an easygoing life as a happy-go-lucky slacker. She never expected the colorful parade of customers and friends coming and going to make her life so complicated. A haunted old mansion shrouded in gloom, children whose souls have been switched, evil masters who keep wicked ghosts... All kinds of bizarre incide 439Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 38 Demon Revival: I Demolish the Demon-Suppressing Temple from the Start 妖魔复苏：开局强拆镇妖观 During construction at the Wangwu Mountain Scenic Area, a dilapidated Taoist temple refused to be demolished and was condemned by the entire internet. People sneered that today's Taoist priests were greedy and mercenary, willing to become holdouts for a higher demolition payout! But no one knew that countless monsters, demons, evil spirits, and vengeful ghosts were sealed beneath the temple. For thousands of years, generation after generation of guardians from the Demon-Suppressing Temple had gi 550Reads5.1Score101Shelves
- 39 Uncle Jiu's World: I, Old Master Ren, Rise from My Coffin! 九叔世界：我任老太爷揭棺而起！ He transmigrates into a zombie from Mr. Vampire, stuck inside a coffin with Lin Zhengying all around him. What can he do...? Fortunately, he gets a sign-in System and watches Ren Weiyong unleash his full might. Bloodlines, cultivation methods, magical treasures: he wants them all, and he'll take every last one. The people of Renjia Town kneel as one before the Zombie King, Ren Weiyong: “We beg the ancestor to come out of his coffin!” 2.3kReads8.1Score141Shelves
- 40 Nine Dragons Hauling a Coffin 九龙拉棺 The day my grandfather died, all living things on Mount Kunlun paid their respects. Dark clouds churned as nine dragons pulled an emerald divine coffin down from the heavens... People said: When an immortal passes into meditation, heavenly thunder welcomes them back to their place in the celestial court; When nine dragons pull a coffin, a divine coffin buries an immortal's body. 4.5kReads7.9Score404Shelves
- 41 Jiangshi: I Sign In in Uncle Jiu’s World 僵尸：我在九叔世界打卡签到 After transmigrating into the film and television world of Uncle Lin Jiu, a setting where demons, monsters, and ghosts roam, the protagonist becomes bound to a sign-in System. “Ding! Entered a haunted location.” “Sign-in successful. Reward one: Yin-Yang Eyes. Reward two: Maoshan Exorcism Talisman. Reward three: Peachwood Sword.” Enter any haunted location to trigger a sign-in. With the System at his side, the protagonist fights alongside Uncle Jiu, slaying zombies, subduing evil spirits, and wip 3.3kReads8.0Score182Shelves
- 42 Haunted Taoist Temple: I Only Hunt the Most Ominous Things 恐怖道观：我只抓大凶之物 “My good apprentice, you've completed your training. You may leave the mountain now.” “Rest assured, Master. Once I descend the mountain, I will vanquish demons and exorcise evil, restoring the glory of our Daoist tradition!” “To temper your character, I have a small test for you.” “I won't let you down, Master!” “Excellent. There's a young woman down the mountain. Go marry her!” “What?!” … 3.3kReads8.9Score354Shelves
- 43 Fantasy World: The Eternal First Zombie 玄幻之万古第一僵尸 In every age, from Honghuang to antiquity and the medieval era, the powerful roamed heaven and earth, enduring throughout the myriad realms. Yet the undying Zombie Ancestor fell. The moment a weak creature became a zombie, the secrets of the ages were unlocked, and everything else followed. Heaven and earth, dark and yellow: if you refuse to submit, fight! 7.5kReads8.1Score743Shelves
- 44 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. 632Reads9.0Score114Shelves
- 45 Mr. Zombie: Rising from a White-Haired Zombie 僵尸先生从白僵开始崛起 “Ding! Binding the Strongest Zombie System...” “System binding successful. User: Ye Chen (Novice White-Haired Zombie)!” When Ye Chen woke up, he had transmigrated into the world of the movie Mr. Vampire. Other people transmigrated as the ancestor of zombies or a zombie king, but Ye Chen discovered he’d become the weakest kind of all, a white-haired zombie! In this world where Taoist priests and zombies coexist, danger lurks everywhere. To grow stronger, Ye Chen seizes a mid-grade corpse-nurturin 2.1kReads6.9Score201Shelves
- 46 From the Start, I Had Ten Thousand Years of Power, and I Smashed the Ghost King to Pieces 开局万年功力，我把鬼王锤爆了 [Comedy]+ [Insanity]+ [Ghost Hunting]+ [Invincible]+ [Everyone Misreads the Situation] Liu Xuan is a severely mentally ill patient with extreme delusions. He fantasizes that he is an unparalleled master. From the start, he awakens the Sage Development System and gains ten thousand years of cultivation. He becomes a true unparalleled master, fighting his way from the Ghost King’s underlings all the way to the Ghost King’s lair, crushing every foe in his path. The System also rewards him with all 7.3kReads9.0Score486Shelves
- 47 My Date with a Vampire: Starting with Uncle Jiu 僵约：从九叔开始 A red-eyed Corpse King from the start, experiencing life. From Uncle Jiu's stories, step by step into My Date with a Vampire... Uncle Jiu: Ziyan, Wencai... I'm counting on you... Jiang Chen: You're a lot like me. Do you know who I am? Ma Danna: You're Jiang Chen? 8.4kReads8.1Score531Shelves
- 48 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! 3.7kReads8.2Score396Shelves
- 49 Me, Uncle Jiu's Junior Disciple: Divine Paper Figure Maker 我，九叔师弟：神级扎纸匠 Han Li transmigrates to a zombie world and joins Maoshan, only to nearly be killed by evil spirits. Just as he is on the brink of death, he awakens the Supreme Merit System and opens the beginner's gift pack, obtaining divine paper-figure crafting skills! From then on, he embarks on the supreme path of a Celestial Master, slaying demons and vanquishing ghosts! 6kReads7.7Score365Shelves
- 50 I Bring the Underworld into the World 我，让地府降临 [Alternate world] [Behind-the-scenes style] [No heroine] A blood moon hangs in the sky, and daylight suddenly breaks! The world changes, and spiritual energy surges forth! Beneath the daylight and blood moon, blood rains down without warning. Living beings wail, demons emerge, and ghosts run rampant. Deep Blue Star has become utterly unfamiliar to Meng Zhou. I, Meng Zhou, hold the Jade Edict of the Son of Heaven! I command ten thousand ghosts! I shall be lord of monsters and demons, ruler of the 7.7kReads7.9Score741Shelves
