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- 101 Hell Academy: Conquering the Myriad Worlds, Starting with the Mist 地狱高校：从迷雾开始纵横诸天 After Fang Xiu finally got into Tsinghua University, he managed to scrape together enough money for his mother’s surgery, only to transmigrate for no apparent reason. He transmigrated to a strange high school and became a “high school student.” To get home and treat his mother, he chose the unorthodox path of power-ups, looping through one damned world after another for that damned diploma. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 102 Eerie: The Strange Play Ends in Oblivion 诡异：诡剧终湮 [Suspenseful What-If] [Rule Horror] [Infinite Flow Supernatural Horror] [Horror and the Paranormal] Apocalypse... One month before monsters from another world invaded, Jiang Qiubai unexpectedly obtained a strange play that could take him to other worlds. Only by gathering the powers of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs through these plays could there be any hope of defeating the invasion from another world. Shen Wanqing had been an ordinary college student. Could the two of them successfully tempe —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 103 Surviving in a Haunted Mountain Village 在恐怖山村里活下去 Gu Xi enters a real-game scenario called “Horror Mountain Village,” where she's cast as a young bride sold into a remote mountain village to bring good luck to her sick husband. In just a few days in the village, the System's missions have her beating up her brother-in-law, smashing a family heirloom, and even catching her husband in bed with her maid... She's managed to offend every member of the family. She thought this was the limit of reckless behavior, but the missions that follow only get 729Reads8.2Score101Shelves
- 104 Reincarnation: Infinite Academies 轮回：无限高校 In Resident Evil, he smiles as he drinks a bottle of T-virus. In Batman, he watches the Joker cower in a corner, trembling. In The Avengers, he wears the Infinity Gauntlet and snaps his fingers, watching hundreds of millions of lives vanish. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he sits atop the Bronze Sparrow Terrace, leisurely waving a feather fan as Liu, Guan, and Zhang fight to the death. Su Ye smiles as he looks at the so-called Slaughter Academy before him. 23Reads5.3Score—Shelves
- 105 Reading Comprehension 阅读理解 [Rules-based horror + smart characters + no mindless decisions + wordplay + no national destiny + thought-provoking short lines + original scenarios] Ming Cha is a high school senior, busy preparing for the college entrance exams, when he is unwittingly drawn into a game. Here, insincere, nauseating flattery, a sarcastic tone, or even a slight change in a syllable can strip words of their original meaning, and that is only at the level of sound. Welcome to the word game. Read, understand, and re 44Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 106 Thriller Game: I Can Eavesdrop on Ghosts 惊悚游戏：我能偷听鬼话 [Infinite Flow] [No Female Lead] [Light Horror] [Multiple Twists] Six months ago, a blood mist sealed off Nandu City, trapping its ten million residents inside. Strange beings invaded the fog, and one abnormal incident after another unfolded. Lin Xu has no idea why he appeared in this city. A strange game appeared at the same time, forcing him to enter a horror instance every seven days, where death was all but certain. But the items he obtained in the game could be used against the strange enti 21.4kReads7.0Score2.2kShelves
- 107 I Entered a Horror Story 我进入了恐怖故事 When Shen Yu opens his eyes, a villa shrouded in darkness comes into view. This is where the game begins. When staying up late becomes forbidden, going to the bathroom alone brings misfortune, and your roommate turns into a monster, the unknown conditions for death have yet to be unlocked. What will you choose? 431Reads6.6Score106Shelves
- 108 Infinite Flow: My Safe House Is Absolutely Safe 无限流：我的安全屋绝对安全 [Infinite flow + powerful heroine + mild horror + suspense + unhinged heroine] [Some twists involving the plot and characters occur in individual instances. The early instances move quickly to get things going, but the later ones get more and more exciting!] [Three instances are currently complete. First instance: Fengshan Road Middle School | Multiplayer beginner-friendly instance Second instance: Fourth Psychiatric Hospital | High-risk solo instance, not yet cleared Third instance: Heartbeat I 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 109 Infinite Escape Guide 无限逃生指南 My name is Gao Wei, and I’m a second-year graduate student. I thought my life would continue to be as uneventful as ever, until one day I was pulled into a strange gaming platform. From then on, deserted-island survival, the apocalypse, mysterious old castles, ghost ships… endless unknown dangers followed me like a shadow. I struggled to survive one real-life escape game after another, but in the end, I discovered that the truth wasn’t so simple… (This story uses the infinite-flow genre to tell 172Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 110 Nightmare Invitation 噩梦邀请 [Infinite flow, original instances, mild horror, no romance] An invitation sent from the Nightmare World drags a group of people into a haunted place, where they struggle desperately to survive. Those pulled into the Nightmare World have no idea what lies ahead. They only know they must do everything they can to stay alive. Fight the locals! Fight the ghosts! Fight the Nightmare World! Until... they escape the Nightmare World. 1.4kReads6.6Score104Shelves
- 111 Horror Street 恐怖街 [Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + Mind Games + Original Worldbuilding + Tight Logic + Ensemble Cast + Cthulhu Mythos + Every Mystery Gets Solved + High-IQ Characters] On Zhongshan Avenue, a dilapidated bus carrying eight passengers drove into a sinister place… The missing passengers’ relatives wept and wailed, but their cries were helplessly swallowed by the tide of the times… As the years passed, the case file eventually lost its validity and became an unsolved cold case. But one passenger was not 1Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 112 Forbidden Horror: Don't Look in the Mirror at Night 禁忌怪谈：晚上不要照镜子 Taboo Horror: Don’t Look in the Mirror at Night —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 113 Horror Park: I Teach in the Ghost Realm, and the Boss Cries While Doing Homework 惊悚乐园：我在鬼域搞教育，BOSS哭着写作业 Horror Paradise: I Teach in the Ghost Realm, and the Boss Cries While Doing His Homework 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 114 In the Wasteland, Freshly Dropped Out of Fangcun Mountain 人在废土，刚从方寸山辍学 Post-apocalyptic infinite-flow, book worlds across the heavens, lone-wolf protagonist, no joining organizations to do missions, no beautiful women throwing themselves at him, no do-gooder protagonist, relentlessly ruthless killing. Long-running instances include: [Journey to the West], [The Haunted Apartment], [The Immortal and the Mortal], [Investiture of the Gods], and more... Civilization has collapsed, and the wasteland has risen. Anything connected to the Old Calendar is taboo, even a singl 10.9kReads7.6Score1.3kShelves
- 115 System Lottery Frenzy! I Became a Max-Level Melee Expert 系统狂抽奖！我成了满级近战大佬 [Infinite] [Transmigration] [System] [Lighthearted] [Passionate] [Slow Burn] [Features a Heroine] Look! There’s a player all alone up ahead. That’s a complete insult to the dignity of us bosses, so I think I need to teach him a lesson! Watch me Blink Strike into Omnislash! What the hell? He’s fine! Bam! He punched me back! My System’s skill list says I’ve been hit by the following abilities: [Critical Strike] [Omnislash] [Mana Break] [Berserker’s Barrage] [Mushin: The Empty Void] [Rend] [Rage St 22Reads5.8Score—Shelves
- 116 All the Ghosts Smile at Me, So I Beat Them Straight to Hell 众鬼朝我笑嘻嘻，我打得它们归西 [Rules-based horror + no romance + goofy humor] Uh, it was originally going to have no romance, but the author might add a pairing later because they can’t write it. / There’s no way there’ll be a pairing. Kill them all!!! Su Que awakens to the fact that she is a villain, the fake heiress everyone hates. She also sees how she’ll die in the near future: not a single piece of her body will be intact, as the horrors in the dungeons tear her apart and devour every last bit of her. Realizing she isn 58Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 117 Infinite Flow: There's Something Off About My Second Personality 无限流：我的第二人格有点不对劲 [Infinite Worlds + Strong Female Lead + No Romance + Puzzle-Solving Instances + Livestreaming + Randomized Talents + Mystery and Mild Horror] Fang Wuyin suspects she has a second personality. Fang Wuyin binds herself to the Realmwalker System. Fang Wuyin is forced to open realms and go around containing anomalies. Fang Wuyin... Fang Wuyin casually starts a guild and accidentally tops the rankings?! Reader's Guide: 1. This story may include guild-building, collecting catalogs of contained e 946Reads—Score194Shelves
- 118 Nightmare of the Strange Realm 诡界噩梦 [Infinite Flow + Horror + Mystery + Survival] A strange ticket dragged Yan Yu onto a bus bound for the abyss. Only after stepping into the world of ghosts did he realize he had been drawn into one brutal survival game after another. Night falls, monsters roam, and every step is a choice between life and death. Yan Yu thought it was all a random twist of fate, never knowing that the destiny set in motion from the moment he was born had been quietly unfolding all along... 41Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 119 Rule Horror: Help! My AI Miracle Doctor Says I Have to Die 规则怪谈：救命！我的AI神医说我必须死 Rule Horror: Help! My AI Miracle Doctor Says I Have to Die —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 120 Welcome to the Real Nightmare Game 欢迎进入真实噩梦游戏 [Infinite Flow] [Horror Dungeons] [Plot-Heavy] [Mind Games] [No Romance] [Mystery and Escape] [Supernatural] Zhao Ding woke with a start in the middle of the night, only to find that his familiar bedroom had become strangely unfamiliar. The walls had turned old and yellow, inexplicable dust had appeared in his slippers, and eerie knocking echoed through the silent night... Listening to the strange knocking outside, Zhao Ding had no idea that the world beyond his door was no longer reality. The m 33.8kReads8.1Score4.2kShelves
- 121 Reincarnation: The Horror Cinema 轮回：恐怖电影院 (Mystery, Wild Imagination, Infinite Realms, Survival, Horror, Deduction, Decisive Killing, Movies, Myriad Worlds) From the moment Lin Bai got a movie ticket and walked into a horror theater, his life began counting down to its end. Racing against death, he experienced one terror after another firsthand through endless cycles… Have you ever tried to survive on a train full of zombies? Have you ever tried playing hide-and-seek with Sadako? Have you ever been hunted by Freddy in your dreams? Do yo 2kReads7.0Score159Shelves
- 122 Infinite Survival: This Assassin Is Not So Cold 无限流之这个杀手不太冷 A battle royale descends, and countless challengers are thrown onto a path where they must prove themselves. Lin Xiaohu, a classical martial arts assassin, walks the line between life and death, searching for a glimmer of redemption. Mythical beasts block the way, powerful enemies close in, and fragments of divine weapons spark endless strife. While everyone else is trapped in a cycle of slaughter, he insists on tearing apart the rules and protecting the light that belongs to him. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 123 Nightmare Realm 噩梦诡境 [Infinite-flow + horror + survival + one female lead] Liu Xiao woke up in a long-abandoned hospital, with several others beside him who had arrived there just like he had. He thought he had been kidnapped, but never imagined it was the start of an endless nightmare! Once you are chosen by a haunted realm, death is your only possible ending! 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 124 Blood Curtain: The Final Chapter? 血幕，终章？ Five years ago, one tiny mistake of mine got three coworkers killed. From then on, I lived in endless regret. Five years later, a blood-red screen appeared in the depths of the ocean, enclosing a mysterious continent! Monsters began invading from this other continent. While every country in the world struggled to resist, I was pulled into another dimension, where lies followed rules that could get you killed, bizarre monsters were impossible to wipe out, and I had several unreliable “teammates.” —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 125 No Gambling, Just Life! The Desperate Gambler Villain 不赌钱只赌命！绝望的胜负师恶棍 When you’re out of options, remember: you still have at least one life left! As long as you’re alive, you possess the universe’s most precious asset: life! As long as you’re still breathing, you’ll always have a chance to start over! Please do not associate this story with any real people, events, things, or organizations! This book is entirely fictional. Any resemblance is impossible! Over 95% five-star reviews! Don’t go by the new-book rating; check the comments! Want to know how to go from pe 327Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 126 Transcending the Infinite Dao Arena 超脱无限道场世界 [Infinite Flow novel + multiple worlds + decisive and ruthless + master schemer] The world crumbled before his eyes. Ancient, alien beings surged from the depths of the void, murmuring truths beyond comprehension. Bloodied nobles and a fallen royal family, an ancient battlefield overrun by monsters, a high-magic plane where gods and demons coexisted... Every mission world was a transformation and a baptism. Chen Lin slew enemy troops in Shule City, severed the core of a monster in its lair in th 244Reads—Score—Shelves
- 127 The Demon Gate Puppet 诡门人偶 [Infinite-dungeon horror + dark humor + outrageous antics + daily life + absurdity = the author's a total menace] Xu Zhifan and Chen Yu are just two ordinary office workers. Nine to nine, six days a week; meager pay, endless overtime. Until one day, the two of them are apparently “kidnapped” and taken to an unfamiliar villa. In the villa's courtyard stands a door, silent and still. Beyond it lies a resort where a considerate butler “sees the guests out”; an unsolved case in which they have —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 128 The Ultimate Individual 究极个体 Li Hao somehow found himself in all kinds of worlds known as Nightfall. He witnessed gods set out on a path of rebirth in pursuit of perfection. He also saw inhuman individuals sweep through a Nightfall world, committing violent acts as they seized power and ruled over all. He came to understand, too, what it meant to be a Black Gold. Welcome to the Nightfall world. 392Reads—Score105Shelves
- 129 Crazy Paradise 疯狂乐园 (This is a sci-fi novel. Tomato refused to give it a sci-fi tag, but it really is sci-fi.) Have you ever been to an amusement park? We have a crazy amusement park with all kinds of attractions and extraordinary ways to enjoy them. I guarantee they're unlike anything you've tried before! Want to come take a look? Welcome to Crazy Park! I'm JJ the Clown. We have everything you could want: carousels, roller coasters, haunted houses. But remember, the stakes are your life! Death-row inmates, ser 4.5kReads8.4Score434Shelves
- 130 Mysterious Tales: Stop Crying! Smile, Damn It! 诡秘怪谈：别哭了！给老子笑！ Weird Tales of the Mysterious: Stop crying! Give me a damn smile! —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 131 Rule Horror: Feeding Records from No. 7 Huaiyin Lane 规则怪谈：槐荫里7号进食记录 Rule Horror: Feeding Records from No. 7, Huaiyin Lane —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 132 The Red Moon Descends: I Can't Tell Them Apart, I Really Can't 红月降临：分不清，我真分不清啊 [Mystery and mind games + eerie cultivation + Cthulhu + Infinite Flow + not a power fantasy + monsters + mythology + horror] The brain doesn’t know the eyes exist, so why did “eyes” come into being? Why are our eyes on the front of our heads instead of the top? Is it because we’re afraid of seeing something? Is humanity a complete organism, or are we just the part of the brain that develops consciousness while parasitizing a body? Could Earth be a stage built for us by a higher civilization? Do 56Reads—Score—Shelves
- 133 Nightmare Paradise: A Middle-Aged Office Worker’s Rise to Godslayer 梦魇乐园：中年社畜的逆袭杀神路 Nightmare Park: A Middle-Aged Corporate Drone’s Rise to God of Slaughter An infinite-flow game? No, my life is the real hell. My name is Du Jie. I’m 41, crushed by mortgage and car payments, and on the verge of losing my job. One night, after my boss humiliated me yet again with a “one-thousand-yuan base salary,” I was dragged into a place called Nightmare Park. A death island overrun with zombies, a dark continent ravaged by demons... It’s paradise for the strong and hell for the weak. But I di 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 134 Welcome to the Horror Villain Game 欢迎进入惊悚恶人游戏 [Two Male Leads, Infinite Realms, Supernatural Horror, Light Mystery] Qi Qiqi (jì) was diagnosed by a psychiatrist as having a severe antisocial personality disorder and being certain to commit a crime in the future. Then one day, he was pulled into a world called The Villainous Horror Game. Only those who had committed heinous crimes or showed a serious tendency toward criminal behavior could be drawn into this world. Everyone was assigned a villain rating. While some players were thrilled to f 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 135 Midnight Oracle 午夜神谕 Shh… It’s late. Turn out the lights. Once you step through this door, the world of lies behind you. Whatever you see there, don’t tell anyone. Don’t scream… Stay alive, and you’ll understand everything. As an “ordinary” residential community security guard, Chen You has endured one midnight after another: the church bells ring out twelve long echoes in succession; in an empty post office, the PA system switches on by itself and mutters ancient prophecies; an estate that sho 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 136 Ghost Game 鬼游戏 [Infinite-Flow + Horror Mystery + Supernatural + Ensemble Cast + Mild Horror + Strong Female Lead + Plot-Driven] The human heart is more terrifying than the paranormal. Grievances fill the human world, summoning the Grudge God. GQ2026.12.28. After a rain of blood, the Ghost Game appeared out of nowhere and began invading the human 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 137 An Introduction to the Divine 神明概论 No female lead, infinite-flow! Come play a game of wits with the gods! Bet everything in a thrilling game! The price of losing... is it your life, or a lifetime enslaved by the gods? 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 138 A Dreamlike Scene of Nanke 南柯幻景 [Chinese-Style Infinite Flow + Strange Tales from Ancient Books + Rule-Based Suspense + Six-Person Ensemble] If you discovered that every classical poem you memorized as a child concealed a loophole from which a living person could never escape, would you dare turn to the next page? While restoring a damaged page from a Song-era printed volume, ancient book restorer Qu Youyang was dragged into the Nanke realm behind the lines of poetry. "At Hanshan Temple outside Suzhou," why does the temple bel 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 139 Reincarnation Game: I Climbed a Hundred-Story Zombie Tower from the Start 轮回游戏：开局我爬百层丧尸大楼 [Male-Oriented, Infinite-Flow, Teamwork, Battle Anime, Wits and Courage.] Countless people grow stronger through one round after another of reincarnation games, forming teams to compete against one another. It is all entertainment for the gods, and Yang Yuan is just one of their chess pieces. Anyone here could become the protagonist. [Hundred-Story Zombie Tower (Chapters 1–28)] [Hide-and-Seek (Chapters 31–69)] [Infinite Train (Chapters 73–96)] [Horror Game (Chapters 102–109)] [Superhumans (Chapt 5.1kReads6.4Score529Shelves
- 140 Reincarnation: My Level Was Reset to Zero, and My Doll Went on a Killing Spree 轮回：满级清零，我的人偶杀疯了 [Infinite loop + revenge + fiery, tragic, and sweet] After ten years beside an empty grave, he can no longer remember his late wife's face. The infinity tattoo on his wrist is his sole obsession. Once, he was the one who reached the summit of the cycle of reincarnation. Just one step away from the truth, he was betrayed, had his memories wiped, and became an ordinary security guard in the modern world. Then a girl doll shattered his tombstone and dragged him back to the reincarnation battlefield 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 141 The Weird Domain: Escape from Skinless Village from the Start! 诡异领域：开局逃离无皮村！ [Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + Survival + Supernatural Instances + No Female Lead] Resentment that cannot be dispelled in the real world gathers to form new eerie domains. After being chosen, people are dragged into an eerie domain when they die unexpectedly. They can return to reality only by successfully completing the tasks inside. Only after escaping one terrifying eerie domain after another by the skin of his teeth does Lu Lin discover that the real world is also being infiltrated and taint 7.7kReads7.1Score554Shelves
- 142 Eerie Descent: Nobody on the Subway Is Human 诡异降临：地铁里都不是人 [!!! NOT A POWER FANTASY !!!] [No golden finger + No Romance + No Leveling Up + No Items + No System] [Infinite Flow + Mystery and Horror + Every Character Is Smart] Important warning: If you are riding the subway right now, be sure to check underneath your seat and make sure there isn’t a corpse lying there! A mysterious subway train, with eighteen stops along its route. At every stop, the passengers must face a bizarre instance! A cruise ship sailing alone across the sea, with nowhere to dock 3.5kReads7.3Score600Shelves
- 143 I Love You, My Shadow 我爱你，我的影子 [A highly intelligent male lead, a completely original world blending reality and illusion, no plagiarism, no hiatuses, no padding, no mindless decisions, no invincible hero, no saintly heroine] [No female lead • Bonds between people and shadows] Before we begin, do you really understand your shadow? Is it merely an optical phenomenon, or are you another version of yourself in a different dimension? If you can’t even trust your own shadow, can you still be sure the world is real? As the realms o 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 144 The Calamity of Gui Water 癸水之祸 If even your memories are fake, who are you? Lin Zhou receives a death invitation from his younger sister, Lin Yao, who died twenty years ago. To uncover the truth, he enters the "Constellation Instances": twenty-eight prisons holding beings more ancient than the corruption itself. Each instance demands that he trade memories for power, and every dead person bears the cost on his behalf. When he finds his own file in the archives, stating that he cleared the Ghost Golden Sheep instance at age —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 145 Devouring Hope 吞噬希望 This is a world steeped in despair. No System lays out the rules at a leisurely pace, and there are no hints about how to survive. You can only search for a way out using scattered clues, with no room for error when testing the rules. One wrong step means utter ruin. An endless night, black as ink, wraps the world in its grip. The killing game never stops, like a tightening net of blood that leaves everyone caught in its strands struggling to breathe. And Lu Jin is the only anomaly in this bo 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 146 Supernatural Horror: Someone Behind the Wall Is Calling My Name 惊悚灵异：墙里有人叫我的名字 Horror and the Supernatural: Someone in the Wall Is Calling My Name 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 147 The Nightmare Staircase 噩梦阶梯 It all began with a staircase leading down into darkness. Lu Yu climbed the steps and entered the world of his nightmares. And so the bizarre tale began. Twisted human figures crawled beneath the moon, while rows of dark shadows drifted through the black fog... There are no ghosts in this world... but there are in dreams! [Supernatural Horror Infinite Flow × Suspense and Mystery] 1.9kReads8.3Score163Shelves
- 148 Eerie Descent: It Turns Out I'm the Calamity 诡异降临：原来我才是灾厄啊 [Infinite Flow + Mild Thrills + Emotionless + Post-Apocalypse + Villain] Xu Yuan boards a dilapidated bus and travels endlessly through the [Misty World]. When the bizarre descent occurred seven years ago, he sealed away his emotions and memories. Now he has broken free of his shackles and, as [Calamity], has returned to take control of this game! 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 149 You Were Supposed to Handle Rule Contamination, So Why Are You Going, “For Real?” 让你处理规则污染，你搁这“尊嘟假嘟”？ You were supposed to handle the rule contamination, so why are you over here going, “For real, though?” 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 150 Eerie Revival: Obstetrician to an S-Rank Haunted Hospital 诡异复苏：给S级鬼楼当产科医生 Eerie Revival: Obstetrician to an S-Rank Haunted Building 2Reads—Score—Shelves
