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- 101 Chang’an Night Walk: Dragon Blood and Rotten Flesh 长安夜行录：龙血腐肉 Chang'an Night Chronicles: Dragon Blood and Rotten Flesh 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 Thriller: Let Go of That Female Boss, Let Me Handle Her 惊悚：放开那个女BOSS让我来 Synopsis: [Horror Game + Satisfying Story + Comedy + Pets + Livestream] This is a terrifying world where blood, death, wealth, and power coexist. For every instance you complete, you can earn a handsome reward, but only if you survive. Lu Nian "luckily" plummets into the horror world. Lost and helpless, he finds Pipi, the pet hamster he lost many years ago, and begins an outrageously overpowered adventure. [Ding! You successfully used an item to tame the Zombie Lord. The Zombie Lord's affection 140Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 103 Lord of the Origin Clan 源族之主 [Mystery and the Supernatural, Ghost Wife and Fox Demon] In my senior year of high school, I became the top scholar in a dream and married a female ghost and a fox demon. After I woke up, one strange thing after another began happening around me. Together with my ghost wife and the fox demon, I embarked on adventures, weathered countless trials, and fought powerful foes. Bizarre and uncanny cases, strange folk customs, Miaojiang sorcery, demon arts, magic, and all manner of oddities await. Let’s 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 104 Sewing Skin on a Rainy Night: The Last Face 雨夜缝皮.最后一张脸 Stitching Skin on a Rainy Night: The Last Face —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 105 Demon Wife, Ghost Concubine 妖妻鬼妾 [Third-Person Narration | Traditional Supernatural | Taoist Arts | Spirit Mediums] My name is Zuo Li. I was different from the moment I was born, carrying the fate of a ghost. To make sure I could grow up safely, my grandfather had me live off two women at once. As it turned out, I could only stay alive by living off women... 260Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 106 After My Girlfriend Died, She Came Looking for Me 女友死后，她来找我了 [Alternate setting + yandere + supernatural + special powers + ghosts and monsters + mild horror + suspense] [Female-led romance + romantic entanglements + male-oriented] My name is Fu Ming. I'm an ordinary person, and I have a girlfriend who loves me very much. My girlfriend is Lin Wan, a rich heiress. She is decisive and ruthless, and very good at putting on an act. Most importantly, she's smart. Throughout the years we've been together, she has always controlled my life. I thought things woul 1.7kReads7.1Score100Shelves
- 107 The Ghostly Wedding: Yinshui Town 冥婚诡事：阴水镇 Ghostly Wedding: Yinshui Town 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 108 The Curtain Rises: Humans and Ghosts Share the Stage 幕启·人鬼同台 The Curtain Rises: Humans and Ghosts Share the Stage 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 Thriller Game: I'm So Handsome, Even Ghosts Chase After Me 惊悚游戏：长得太帅，鬼都要倒追 Horror returns, and a terrifying game descends upon the world. When Jiang Feng enters the horror game, his looks send his Charm stat soaring to an astonishing 99. Thanks to his sky-high Charm, the dungeon NPCs become increasingly fond of him. “Madam, please control yourself. I’m just a servant. Anything else costs extra,” Jiang Feng says sternly to the vampire lady in the Scarlet Castle. Facing the adorable vampire princess, Jiang Feng says solemnly, “Your Highness, I’m here to teach you piano. 620Reads7.8Score103Shelves
- 110 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Win Over Female Hauntings with My Acting Skills 规则怪谈：开局靠演技拿捏女怪谈 [Ruthless and decisive + no saintly heroine + one female lead + top-tier acting + brute-force solutions + taking on supernatural mysteries head-on] As supernatural mysteries descended upon the world, Duan Ming was chosen to enter their realm. A top student in the acting department at Longguo Film University, he was a versatile actor who excelled in action, military, romance, ur 623Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 111 Life with a Woman in Red Who's a Ghost 与红衣女鬼同居的日子 My name is Wang Chongyang, and I'm a struggling horror writer who gets by on attendance bonuses. One night, after falling behind on rent, I was kicked out by my landlord. I accidentally wandered into a haunted house and ran into a red-clad vengeful ghost. And that's how a whole series of events began. What the heck? I take Zhong Kui as my master, my wife is a red-clad vengeful ghost who dares to beat up even the Black and White Impermanence, and even the dog I picked up on a whim is the ancient 458Reads7.3Score—Shelves
- 112 The Enchantress Is Alluring, and the Ghost Girl Knows How to Flirt 妖女很妩媚，女鬼太会撩 It's not that a wife is too expensive to marry. It's that female ghosts and demons offer better value. No house, no car required. And they'll even help you make a comeback! It's not that my Daoist heart is unsteady. It's just that demonesses are bewitching, and female ghosts know exactly how to flirt. My name is Chen Zhou. I'm a highly educated shut-in. My main job is gone, and my side hustle is matchmaking. It all began when I helped my beautiful landlady rent out a building that was warm in wi 1.2kReads8.5Score117Shelves
- 113 Feasting on Fear and Living Off Others: My Eerie Wife Makes Me Invincible 惊悚内吃软饭，我凭诡异老婆无敌 [Horror Game + Eerie Profession + Instances + Living off a Woman + Undead Warrior + Invincible] A horror game descended upon the real world, and people from every country were chosen to enter its instances. Lin Feng accidentally transmigrated to Blue Star and entered the Horror Realm on behalf of the Dragon Nation. Once inside an instance, Lin Feng realized that his horror game was just a tiny bit off. The mature, beautiful principal Xiao Mingxue of Silent High School, Yin Cancan, the landlady o 482Reads9.0Score105Shelves
- 114 Eerie: After Dying a Hundred Times, I Turn the Tables and Sacrifice My Ghostly Wife 诡异：连死百次，反手献祭鬼娇妻 The author’s new novel: “Reincarnation and Immortality: My Lifespan Limit Doubles with Every Life” [Supernatural Resurgence + System + Ghost Bride + One Heroine!] (A motion-comic adaptation of this book is now available.) After being killed by something hurled from a heavy truck that swerved to save someone on the road, he transmigrates, only to find a blood-clad vengeful ghost invading his dreams. What should he do? Looking at the abilities in his System, Jiang Wuyang sees “Dream Corridor” + “M 1.5kReads8.6Score121Shelves
- 115 A Female Ghost Comes to Be My Bride 女鬼嫁到 Cao Susu’s shoulders shook as she wept pitifully. Zhao Cao couldn’t help putting an arm around her shoulders and drawing her closer. With his arm around her, Cao Susu simply let herself fall into his embrace, sobbing softly. … A loser with the extraordinary fate of having lived ten lives makes an invincible comeback as a Taoist master. He mixes it up with female ghosts and the underworld, then, with the help of female ghosts and demons, takes back ownership of the Hongyuan Group… 466Reads8.2Score101Shelves
- 116 You're So Beautiful: The Last Dance Before Dawn 鸡你太美：破晓前的最后一舞 You're Too Beautiful: The Last Dance Before Dawn 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 117 Rule Horror: I Can Add One More Rule 规则怪谈：我能多加一条规则 A world of strange rules suddenly descends, unleashing supernatural disasters across the globe. Each country selects one Chosen One to enter the world of strange tales. When a Chosen One clears a supernatural scenario, the real world benefits and receives rewards to help fight the disasters. Xu Wang is chosen to represent the Great Xia Kingdom and enters the world of strange tales. First scenario: The Eerie Butterflies of Xiangxi High School. [Rule 1: If you see someone collapse from an illness, 204Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 118 The Chewing Sounds in the Abyss 深渊里的咀嚼声 The Sound of Chewing in the Abyss 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 119 From the Start, I Make a Pact with a Bride in Red 开局契约嫁衣新娘 [Decisive and ruthless]+ [Invincible protagonist]+ [Smart, satisfying power fantasy] “Ding! Your contracted spirit, ‘Bride in Red,’ killed a common Hungry Ghost. Experience +10.” “Ding! Your contracted spirit, ‘Red Paper Umbrella,’ killed a vicious evil spirit. Experience +100.” “Ding! Your contracted spirit, ‘Ghost Shadow,’ killed...” Lin Ziye transmigrated to a world where horror was on the rise. Humanity’s settlements were gradually being squeezed by the strange, and were now less than a tent 3.3kReads5.6Score346Shelves
- 120 One Point of Affection Per Second? How Is It My Fault the Dungeon Broke? 好感一秒加一点？副本崩了能怪我？ Lin Bei is chosen by a horror game and becomes a professional challenger, tasked with trying out different jobs. A hearse driver, a dorm supervisor at a girls’ high school, a street sanitation worker, a late-night food stall chef... Every job is dangerous, and the slightest mistake could cost him his life. Fortunately, his God-Tier Favorability System activates, allowing him to raise the favorability of any chosen anomaly without limit. At a rate of one point per second! [Confirm raising the Aby 943Reads7.1Score143Shelves
- 121 On Our Wedding Night, My Bride Turned into a Female Ghost, and I Got Even More Excited 新婚夜，新娘变女鬼，我更兴奋了 Before he died, my grandfather arranged a marriage for me. My bride was a rich heiress, and so beautiful she could put every other woman to shame. But on our wedding night, the bride turned into a female ghost. Everyone was terrified, but I was even more excited. “Ding! The ghost bride is bashful. Ghost Qi +20.” “Ding! The ghost bride is acting coy. Ghost Qi +30.” The Underworld has fallen into chaos, and ghosts roam the night. Su Zhe farms Ghost Qi from ghosts, then exchanges it for superna 1.3kReads8.5Score129Shelves
- 122 This Was Supposed to Be a Paranormal Resurgence, Yet I'm Thriving 明明是诡异复苏，我却如鱼得水了 Lu Tian, a hard-luck wage slave, wakes up on a bus and discovers he's transmigrated into a world where the supernatural is returning. He's even holding a lifelike doll! While he's still reeling from the shock and planning to keep his head down and survive, “Ding! The Heavenly Eye has opened. You've attracted the attention of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.” “Ding! The Old Lord Taishang has begun watching you.” Holy crap, with so many big shots looking out for me, what have I got to be 1kReads7.1Score111Shelves
- 123 Shangyuan Plague Register: I'm on the Last Page 上元疰簿：名册最后一页是我 The Shangyuan Curse Register: I'm on the Last Page 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 The Hand Reaching Out of the Coffin 棺材里伸出的手 The Hand Reaching Out of the Coffin —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 Rule Horror: The Whole Nation Begs Me to Stop Slacking Off 规则怪谈：全国跪求我别摆烂 [Rule-Based Horror + Livestreaming + Slacking Off + Supernatural + Comedy + No Female Lead] Lin Fei transmigrates to a parallel world and is unexpectedly chosen to represent the Dragon Kingdom in the world of rule-based horror! But to everyone's surprise, the first challenge for Lin Fei, who was entrusted with everyone's hopes, is the “Haunted Hospital,” a place with an extremely high death rate. To make matters worse, he draws the worst talent of all: Grade C. Just when everyone thinks the Drag 389Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 126 The Glutton’s Last Bite 大胃王的最后一口 The Glutton's Last Bite 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 Stay Away, Spirits 阴人勿扰 Someone dug up our family grave and put the newlywed daughter-in-law who’d just died in their family in there. My uncle told me to go get her out in the middle of the night... 477Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 128 Eerie: A Divine Hint from the Start, and I've Seen Through Everything 诡异：开局神提示，我已看透一切 [Ghosts Fighting for His Affection + Passionate Nights + Horror + Livestream + Survival + Fast-Paced + Power Fantasy] While everyone else scrapes by for survival in the dungeons, Ji Feng uses his ability to know everything to fall into a sweet romance with a female ghost. A bizarre game begins. Players die, and ghost realms descend. Ji Feng is chosen as a player, and from the start he picks the most ferocious female ghost of all: the Ghost Bride! A chill wind howls, red candles flicker, and bene 26.7kReads8.4Score2.8kShelves
- 129 Thriller Game: How Can a Yandere System Win? 惊悚游戏：病娇系统怎么赢 A mysterious and eerie game descends upon the world, randomly selecting players from across Blue Star: The Bloodhead Chef, the Immaculate Kingdom, the Hungry Town... Every step is shrouded in mystery, and those chosen have almost no chance of survival. Fang Wen, a college junior, is selected by the horror game and unexpectedly awakens the Yandere System. The Yandere System directly binds a female NPC from each instance to the protagonist as his yandere girlfriend. The underlings are left dumbfou 13Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 130 Horror Descends: I Bind Myself to a Red-Clad Female Ghost from the Start 恐怖降临：开局绑定红衣女鬼 [Supernatural] + [System] + [Single female lead] A year ago, terror descended upon the world, reducing the global population by 90 percent. Only China, protected by its dragon veins, avoided complete collapse. The Maoshan Celestial Master set out to exorcise demons and uphold the Dao, taking his disciples down the mountain to slay monsters and demons. They never returned. By then, Lin Tian had spent ten years sweeping the grounds of Maoshan and had been signing in for ten years straight. “Ding! 1.7kReads7.7Score129Shelves
- 131 Global Terror: I Simulated My Way to Godhood, and Nations Went Wild for Me 全球惊悚：模拟成神，国家抢疯了 A countdown suddenly appeared on Su Mo’s arm. He was about to enter a horror-game scenario and fight to survive. Survival Simulator activated. [S-Rank Horror Scenario: No One Survives.] [Available traits: Ghost Whisperer (Gold), Lockpicking (Blue)...] [SS-Rank Multiplayer Horror Scenario: Where Did the Ghost Bride Go?] [Available traits: Mimic (Gold), Singer (Green)...] [SSS-Rank Nations-at-War Horror Scenario: Shuten Doji] [Available traits: Child of Destiny (Orange), God of War (Red)...] Clear 764Reads7.7Score100Shelves
- 132 Summer Vacation: It Begins When the Whole Class Transmigrates into a Horror Game 暑假：从全班穿越惊悚游戏开始 [The whole class transmigrates + Horror Game Instances + Heaven-Defying D-Rank Talent: Hug Me If You Love Me! + Light Comedy + No Clichés + Slice of Life + Not a Wish-Fulfillment Novel (Read with Caution if This Isn’t Your Thing)] [Note: The early chapters include livestream viewing. Read with caution if this isn’t your thing.] A third-year psychology student at a university had just finished final exams and was getting ready to enjoy a wonderful summer vacation when the whole class transmigrate 5.1kReads8.4Score444Shelves
- 133 Tonight at Eight, I'll Be Waiting for You in the House 今晚八点，我在房子里等你 I'll Be Waiting for You in the House at Eight Tonight —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 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
- 135 Uh-Oh, I've Turned a Creepy Game into Reality 坏了，玩到真的诡异养成游戏了 Have you ever played a truly eerie creature-raising game? Have you ever had a heart-pounding life experience? “Red wedding dress, paper shoes for the dead, a ghost in the mirror...” Which of these ghosts would you choose to raise? When Wu Wen clicked the place button and saw the red-clad figure appear before him, only one thought remained in his mind. “Crap, I've actually started playing a real supernatural creature-raising game!” The game Ghost Encounter has been making games for twenty years. 3.8kReads8.6Score313Shelves
- 136 From the Start of My Livestream, I Kissed Sadako 直播开局我把贞子亲了 [The Only One on the Entire Site!] [Ridiculous, Interactive Horror Story] “Streamer, your cabinet just moved.” “Yeah, right!” “You think a cheap trick like that can scare me? You think my nickname, Wang Ritian, is for nothing?” Wang Hao used to be a bottom-tier streamer, barely scraping by on his meager tips. But after one drunken night and one videotape, his life changed completely. “Heh heh heh!” “That woman with the long, loose hair and white dress has to be cosplaying, right?” “ 11Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 137 Sacrificial Offering for Views: Live-Streaming the Zongzi Offering 流量祭品:直播送肉粽 Traffic Sacrifice: Livestreaming a Rice Dumpling Offering 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 Horror Evolves Across the Game, and I Become an Old One Through Shadows 全游怪谈进化，我以暗影成旧日 [Supernatural game] [Evolution and mutation] [Lovecraftian horror] [The bizarre comes to life] [Transforming into monsters] A surreal game called Tales of the Strange descends upon the world. Players transform into bizarre creatures in the game, hunting and evolving. Back in reality, they can spend Inspiration to load their avatars. And so Deep Ones, ghouls, Blood Tai Sui, shoggoths, the Black Goat of the Woods... all begin to manifest in the real world. Chen Xing starts as a beta tester, transf 2kReads8.0Score147Shelves
- 139 I Saved Thousands of Female Prisoners Alone and Won the Empress’s Heart 我一人拯救万千女囚，俘获女帝 Not a wish-fulfillment novel. No System. Deep in the mountains of Northeast China lies a village where every woman is breathtakingly beautiful, yet none can ever leave. Chen Daming only went on vacation, but wound up wandering into a haunted place, eating two and a half jin of expired immortal pills, and gaining a heap of useless superpowers. The seemingly worthless protagonist takes on the responsibility of protecting patriarchal civilization as the matriarchal civilization that ruled Earth for 1.4kReads8.9Score196Shelves
- 140 Thriller Game: The Supernatural Are All My Neighbors 惊悚游戏：诡异都是我的邻居 [Cozy]+ [Not Horror]+ [Slice of Life]+ [Dungeons]+ [Comedy]+ [Sweet Romance]+ [Harem] After transmigrating two years ago, Lin Bei thought he was in a parallel world. As it turned out, he had accidentally ended up in a terrifying horror game. What Lin Bei never expected, however, was that the bosses in the horror game’s dungeons were all his neighbors in real life! The Blood Queen, feared by countless players, was actually a white-haired little girl who mooched food and drinks off him every day, 3.6kReads7.7Score4.6kShelves
- 141 Transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty to Escape the Zombies, Only to Find I Brought Them 穿到大唐躲丧尸，丧尸竟是我带的 I transmigrated to the Tang dynasty to hide from zombies, only to discover that I was the one leading them. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 142 Tokyo: The System Insists My Neighbor's Wife Is an Evil Spirit! 东京，系统硬说邻居太太是恶灵！ [Comedy + Light Supernatural + Tokyo] Chu Yun obtains an “Exorcism System,” but the System labels his neighbor an evil spirit and orders him to exorcise her. And that’s not all: a runaway girl, an heiress drowning in debt, an underground idol, a girl seeking a place to stay, a cool older woman... The System sees them all as powerful evil spirits of different kinds! Luckily, he earns rewards by freeing evil spirits from their obsessions! 3.3kReads7.1Score444Shelves
- 143 I Opened a Bathhouse in Republican-Era China: From the Start, I Had a Bloodstained Blue Garment 我在民国开澡堂：开局一件染血蓝 I Opened a Bathhouse in the Republic of China: From the Start, All I Had Was a Bloodstained Blue Shirt 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 Back in My Senior Year, but Now I’m the Dungeon Boss 回到高三，但成为副本Boss Zhu An figured she must have committed some terrible sin in her past life. Otherwise, how could she have blinked and found herself back in her senior year of high school? The first day after being reborn: not happy. The second day after being reborn: still not happy. The third day after being reborn: fully adjusted, completely unhinged! The fourth day after being reborn... Zhu An: Huh? The dead person is actually me?! She is a chronicler of civilization. She is a union of purification and corrup 2.6kReads8.7Score337Shelves
- 145 Don't Panic, the Hot Pot's Still Hot 莫慌，火锅趁热 Don't Panic, Eat Your Hotpot While It's Hot —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 Who Wore That Blue Robe? 谁穿了那件蓝衫 Who Wore That Blue Shirt? 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 I Turned Into a Monster from the Start, Let's Make a Deal! 开局变诡异，来交易吧！ [The Supernatural Descends + Madness + Fun-Seeker + No Romance + Fresh Premise] After becoming a supernatural being, I understood the truth of the universe: there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but you can always get a ridiculously expensive dinner. My shop is where you come for “dinner.” Here, you can get anything you desire, as long as you can afford whatever price I make up on the spot. Thanks to my flexible approach to pricing and formidable debt-collection skills, my shop has become “infa 288Reads5.4Score—Shelves
- 148 The Uncanny Descends, So I Passed My Bad Luck to the NPCs 诡异降临，我把霉运分给了NPC [Livestream]+ [No Heroine] A silly comedy with absurd, nonsensical events. If this style isn't for you, please don't click in. Thanks~ The evil spirit bares its fangs. “Play a game with me, or I'll eat you!” Meng Fan remains perfectly calm. “I can, but do you have enough money?” As long as you've got enough cash, I don't mind passing all my bad luck on to you... 613Reads9.2Score103Shelves
- 149 Marrying a Ghost Bride from the Start, the 749 Bureau Comes Knocking 开局迎娶鬼新娘，749局找上门 [Ghost Bride + 749 + invincible + lifespan-for-power + hot-blooded + ruthless...] Hong Yao was panicking. He was living in what should have been an ordinary modern city, yet supernatural incidents were becoming more and more frequent. By chance, he found the betrothal letter of a ghost bride, and now he had to marry her! From then on, one strange entity after another came after him, all out to take his life. You brought this on yourselves! System! Take my lifespan! Also known as: “Am I strong? I 10.4kReads7.9Score804Shelves
- 150 I, a Reborn Evil God, Devour the Supernatural Horrors of China 我，重生邪神，吃遍华夏诡异 [State-sponsored offerings] [Reborn as an indescribable entity] [National Fate] [Cthulhu] [Evil God] [Decisive and ruthless] [No heroine] When Lin Ye woke up, he had become an indescribable, hungry Evil God. He thought his divine life would be bleak from then on, spent counting his tentacles to stave off hunger. Then the Chinese authorities came knocking. “My lord, could we ask a favor? There's something strange we can't deal with. Could you eat it for us?” And so Lin Ye struck a deal with the a 21.3kReads8.1Score2.2kShelves
