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  1. 101 My Three Abilities Make Perfect Sense for Someone with Dissociative Identity Disorder 精神分裂的我三个异能很合理啊 Urban558k WordsCompleted [One heroine + pure romance + three personalities + three superpowers] A thousand years ago, the Demon Gate swung wide open, and demons returned to the world. The divine race and supernatural beings appeared one after another, while humanity awakened its superpowers and began to fight back. Who will become the ruler of Blue Star? Who am I? Who is He? I am... the first living being... (The real introduction) Black hair, black eyes: “I’m crazy. I do what I want. Heh heh heh.” (O_o)? (A brainless n 3.8kReads9.3Score48414d adds
  2. 102 The Heaven-Ordained Spirit Medium 天命出马仙 Mystery2.6M WordsCompleted When I was five, an old beggar showed up at our door and insisted that one day I would marry a snake as my wife... 12.1kReads8.8Score1.1k14d adds
  3. 103 An SSS World-Ending Calamity? That's My Wife! SSS灭世级灾厄?那是我老婆! Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Decisive and Ruthless] [One Heroine] [No Holding Back His Power] A hundred years ago, a black meteor shower streaked across the sky, changing the course of human history. Some people's genes awakened, turning them into [Awakened] whose physiques far surpassed ordinary humans and who could evolve continuously. But this also gave rise to the [Mutants], whom humanity calls [Calamities]. They not only prey on humans but also slaughter their own kind, becoming an ever-present shadow over the world. 73.9kReads8.3Score6.3k14d adds
  4. 104 The Wife’s Coffin Smoke 妻棺烟 58k WordsCompleted The Wife's Coffin Smoke 8Reads—Score114d adds
  5. 105 Records of the Tang Dynasty Zombies 大唐丧尸录 Mystery58k WordsCompleted The Tang Dynasty Zombie Chronicles 7Reads—Score—14d adds
  6. 106 I'm Just a Village Doctor, Is It Really So Strange That I Know the Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles? 我一个村医会鬼门十三针很合理吧 Urban2.0M WordsCompleted After his grandfather died, Chen Mo returned from the city hospital to his village and became its new barefoot doctor. Who says a barefoot doctor can’t amount to anything? Surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, with no nine-to-five grind or mortgage, he can turn his hometown into a paradise. Northeastern customs, everyday stories, and local life: it’s all here. Urban daily life, one heroine, no System, just little stories to enjoy over tea. This book is also known as The Years I Served as 16.4kReads9.1Score1.5k14d adds
  7. 107 The Heavenly Coffin 天棺 Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Because of a joke, my grandmother’s spirit refused to leave after her death and insisted on taking me with her to the grave. Otherwise, my whole family would die. To save my family, I went into the grave with my grandmother... 21.8kReads9.0Score1.9k14d adds
  8. 108 N37: Spiritual Cultivation Breaks the Prison N37灵修破狱 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse110k WordsCompleted [Everyone, when big data only recommends garbage to you, don't forget that you still have me!] Test Subject N37 awoke in a cultivation pod aboard the Shushan, only to find that his fate had long since been tampered with: The massacre in which he killed his own family to prove his Dao was a trap set by cultivators from another world, meant to control the flow of spiritual energy! This cybernetic battleship carrying a cultivation civilization had its limits locked by a God-Sealing formation, leavi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  9. 109 Tales of My Best Friend's Haunting 闺蜜诡事录 Mystery32k WordsCompleted Tales of Strange Events Among Best Friends 15Reads—Score114d adds
  10. 110 Fahai's Rewind and Xiao Qing the Magical Girl's Journey to the West 法海回档与魔法少女小青西游 Eastern Fantasy287k WordsCompleted [Multiple Worlds + Infinite Flow + Games + Magical Girls + Mystery + Reincarnation System] Feng Hai had hoped to cultivate the Dao and become an immortal, but the Vulgar Buddha Sect kidnapped him and made him a disciple of Master Poison Sac. Trapped in the “Fahai Reload” game, he was doomed to endless cycles of reincarnation. While out shopping, he was swallowed by the White Snake. He was awakened by Yang Yunxing, a dungeon breaker, and learned that the only way to return to reality was to culti 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  11. 111 Anomalies: Destroying the World Is Surprisingly Easy 异常:灭世还蛮简单的 Urban631k WordsOngoing Lin Zheng transmigrated to a world rife with danger. The uncanny was spreading, anomalies were running rampant, and indescribable things were taking root in the darkness. It seemed human civilization could come to an end at any moment. The good news was that Lin Zheng wasn’t human. He was an anomaly, a world-ending anomaly. Even if the world were destroyed, he would remain immortal forever. [Female lead] [One female lead] 10.1kReads9.3Score84514d adds
  12. 112 What If the Campus Belle Turns Into a Zombie? No Worries, I'm the Perfect Person for the Job 校花尸变咋办?不怕!我专业对口 Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted [Supernatural + horror + urban legends + ghost stories + invincible protagonist + one heroine] What should you do if your school-beauty deskmate turns into a corpse during class? She’s probably faking it. Just give her a kiss. Huh? She’s not faking it??? Lu Jiuyang was utterly baffled. One moment, he was the last Celestial Master of Maoshan, battling a tide of countless ghosts and sealing the demons with his own body. The next, he had been reborn as an ordinary high school freshman. This 190.6kReads8.4Score27.7k14d adds
  13. 113 My Daughter, Sun Wukong, Wants to Cultivate Immortality 我女儿孙悟空想要修仙 Urban321k WordsCompleted [Infinite-Flow Cultivation + No System, Brain-Burning + Post-Apocalyptic Journey to the West = The Year’s Hit, Come on in] In my dream, a female version of Wukong actually called me Dad the moment she opened her mouth! Was there a path to cultivation hidden in the wager I made before my planned euthanasia? The android Guanshi set a trap and illegally extracted reproductive cells. My beloved dog Yang Jian was revived from the dead, only to shout “Nezha.” Climbing a tower alongside fellow cultivat 3Reads6.1Score—14d adds
  14. 114 Borrowing Yin Lifespan 借阴寿 Mystery2.5M WordsCompleted Have you ever slept wearing burial clothes? Don’t try it. I did once, and that night... My name is Li Yiliang. I was born with a shortened lifespan, and my birth caused my mother to die in childbirth. But one night when I was eighteen, my mother came back and said she wanted to take me with her... My grandfather told me to sleep in burial clothes, then gave his own life to help me escape that fate. From then on, my life was never free of strange and uncanny things... 4.7kReads8.9Score40114d adds
  15. 115 Married Off While Driving Corpses 赶尸上嫁 54k WordsCompleted Marrying into a Corpse-Chasing Family 8Reads—Score314d adds
  16. 116 At Midnight, My Best Friend Asked Me to Go Fishing 半夜十二点,闺蜜喊我去钓鱼 Mystery58k WordsCompleted At Midnight, My Best Friend Asked Me to Go Fishing 10Reads—Score—14d adds
  17. 117 The Curse's Endless Loop 咒溯廻环 Urban280k WordsCompleted [Cursed battles in the early chapters + infinite-flow in the later chapters + a cryptic, mind-bending plotline + extremely cold jokes] Please believe me! I’m not some bloodthirsty Demon Emperor who kills and dismembers people just to get sexy legs. The women’s legs I collect are all fakes, made to look real. As for wiping out entire families, that’s not something I usually do. The goddess judging me with her holy sword was just a misunderstanding that snowballed out of control. She took my repro 2Reads—Score214d adds
  18. 118 Suppressing the Dragon 镇龙 Mystery2.2M WordsCompleted For one person, he dug up an ancient grave, broke into a dragon's tomb, and wielded the Yang Sword to slay yin spirits! An heir to a family of secret arts, he joins a group of men and women bound together by fate. Together, they travel far and wide, fighting monsters in the mountains, slaying evil in the cities, breaking into the underworld, and robbing ghost messengers... To change our fate, we defy the heavens! 2.4kReads8.8Score50714d adds
  19. 119 Ghost Messenger, Don't Run 鬼差你别跑 Mystery877k WordsCompleted The sequel to "The Underworld Calls Me Little Mister", picking up perfectly from the final chapter of the first book. Hilarious ghost-hunting power fantasy! Every member of the main cast is an overpowered carry, and they won’t put up with even the slightest injustice! An invincible protagonist, with payback served the very same day! Packed with all kinds of superstitious trivia from Taoist classics, along with knowledge from the other Hundred Schools of Thought. 18.9kReads9.3Score2.1k14d adds
  20. 120 Lord Game: Transmigrate with My Childhood Friend and Awaken Plant Zombies 领主游戏:带青梅穿越觉醒植僵 Urban586k WordsCompleted [One heroine, dual transmigration, Plants vs. Zombies characters brought to life] “Did I transmigrate?” “Wait, buddy, how did you transmigrate too?” When Ye You was five, he discovered a secret about his childhood sweetheart. She was a transmigrator too! And before they transmigrated, the two of them had been inseparable childhood friends. Back then, they were competing to see who could pee farther. Later, they learned something shocking: Everyone would have to take part in a Lord Game upon reac 4.3kReads9.1Score41414d adds
  21. 121 Dark Face Reading 黑相术 Urban2.5M WordsCompleted After I lost my sight, a matchmaker set me up on a date, and I met a girl. She wasn’t human… One night, as we slept, I touched her tail. 24kReads8.9Score2.9k14d adds
  22. 122 After Discovering the Campus Belle Was a Fox Spirit, She Invited Me to Move In 发现校花是狐妖后,她邀请我同居 Urban462k WordsCompleted [One Female Lead + Light Combat + Cozy Daily Life + Super-Sweet Romance] Qin Lan, an ordinary college student, accidentally saw the campus belle's true form while working part-time as a delivery driver. The campus belle then kindly invited him to move in with her. Qin Lan glanced at the blue orb of light in her hand and hurriedly nodded. “Yes, it’s a friendly invitation to move in together, definitely not coercion.” From then on, the two began their sweet life as roommates. “Is this food-loving 7.2kReads9.3Score95714d adds
  23. 123 In This World, Who Do You Think You Are? 天地间老子在你算老几? Mystery544k WordsOngoing On a pitch-black night, I dreamed of countless stars rushing toward me. By chance, I became a haunted-house tester, and all sorts of supernatural phenomena began appearing out of nowhere. The strange and bizarre things in the city, the mysterious forces deep in the mountains, and the gods people worship: do they really exist? Where can I find the key to a new world? Is this a responsibility, a mission, or a chance to become the next scapegoat? What unsolved mysteries lie in the world I inhabit, 59Reads—Score—14d adds
  24. 124 The Alternate Personality Arcade 次人格游戏厅 Mystery137k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow + horror + villain protagonist + spiritual qi revival] All this time, I've been living in the Demon Emperor's game room inside my mind. That is, until I pulled the Demon-Locking Spike from my skull and woke up on the brink of death. Only then did I learn that Sen Nuo, the womanizing demonic spellcaster from that broken-box academy, was dead. And I was nothing but his secondary personality. In the box game of Endless Desire, I must solve the ending to return to the real world. The 1Reads—Score—14d adds
  25. 125 Tang Corpse, Song Rush 唐尸宋弛 Mystery69k WordsCompleted The Corpse of Tang, the Slackers of Song 8Reads—Score—14d adds
  26. 126 The Grand Feng Shui Master 大相师 Mystery2.4M WordsCompleted Ten years ago, nine snakes crawled into my bed. Grandpa said someone was trying to steal my life. To keep me alive, he arranged an engagement for me to extend my lifespan... 7.7kReads9.3Score92014d adds
  27. 127 Transmigrated to Another World to Work as a Cleaner 穿越异界干保洁 Urban27k WordsOngoing There isn't just one system of power in the world! Flying cars, lightsabers, talismans, virtual reality, artificial intelligence... Is it science or fantasy? A top game developer transmigrates to another world just to lie flat and take a job as a cleaner?! Is it a distortion of human nature or a collapse of morality...? 1Reads—Score114d adds
  28. 128 The Last Daoist Lord 最后的道君 Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted Ever since my mother got pregnant with me, strange things kept happening at home. First, a hedgehog came into the house, a long snake coiled around the beams, and a weasel dug a burrow in the vegetable patch out back. Then foxes from the mountains joined in, showing up at our doorstep every few days to peer inside. Now the five immortals were all gathered: Hu, Huang, Liu, Bai, and Hui. Anyone in the know would recognize this as the Five Immortals entering a home. Any one of the five entering 10.8kReads9.1Score97814d adds
  29. 129 Born to Fail at Corpse Stitching 生不缝尸 Mystery59k WordsCompleted Born Without the Skills to Stitch Corpses 22Reads—Score114d adds
  30. 130 A Hundred Billion Horror Coins from the Start: I Bid Big on the Alluring Ghost Queen 开局百亿惊悚币,豪拍妖艳女鬼王 Mystery675k WordsCompleted [Horror game + supernatural resurgence + tens of billions in horror coins + System + invincible + no goody-two-shoes + violent aesthetics + just kill them! (There is a female lead, so don't read if that's not your thing)] P.S. The author has 80,000 words banked and writes at full speed around the clock. Read without worry! Twenty years ago, the world of horror games descended upon Earth, plunging countless people into misery. Three years ago, Chen Yi suddenly died while spending the night at an 8kReads9.2Score1k14d adds
  31. 131 EN Heavenly Calamity 劫天运 Mystery21.6M WordsOngoing I was schemed against before I was even born. I was born with all five yin traits and naturally attracted vicious ghosts. A knowledgeable fortune-teller said I wouldn’t live past seven, and that after I died, someone would turn me into a blood-clothed child ghost to harm others. To save me, my grandmother arranged for me to marry a child bride, and I was able to live in peace... I’d been scraping by since childhood, and had long since grown used to enduring whatever came my way. But my grandmoth 12.4kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
  32. 132 The Light of Creation at Zero Grams 零克的创世之光 Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Two people live inside his body: one wants nothing but roast chicken, while the other has already seen through the threads of fate. The young chieftain has lived for over a decade in the Floating Sky Stronghold. He has no name, no parents, only a band of demons missing arms and legs to keep him company. Then one day, a woman storms into the stronghold, claiming she intends to marry his deceased adoptive father. The young chieftain acts without hesitation. He accepts her as his mother and forces 36Reads—Score1014d adds
  33. 133 Tales of the Strange in Western Hunan 湘西异闻录 Mystery2.7M WordsCompleted [A friendly warning: This book has no System. It's funny and terrifying, with suspense and clever twists throughout, plus plenty of passion and brains. The more you read, the better it gets.] When I was four, I was kidnapped and taken to a cursed village to be sacrificed alive. A fox spirit risked her life to save me, and secretly pledged herself to me for life. To marry my fox bride, I venture deep into the Miao Valley, tread the Nether River Gorge, and walk the boundary between Yin and Yang. I 6kReads9.1Score57914d adds
  34. 134 The Updates Stopped, and Then I Got Pulled Into the Story 断更了,人却进来了 Eastern Fantasy753k WordsCompleted [A fresh take] [One heroine] [Nothing matters more than my wife] Dad: “Mu'er, stop messing around. Just work hard and let me hold a grandchild as soon as possible. Nothing else matters...” Mom: “Son, let's not even talk about your talent. The most important thing right now is to give your mother a grandson or granddaughter...” Miao'er: “Young Master, the Lord and Madam said... said to have some candy~” Bai Mu: “...” Sure, I'm a minor web novelist who dropped in out of nowhere, but I'm not that u 29Reads—Score—14d adds
  35. 135 Back to 1985: Don't Call Me Comrade, Call Me Husband! 重回85叫什么同志叫老公! Urban1.4M WordsCompleted In Northeast China in 1985, an era known as the darkest of times: a young man, a hunting rifle, a heart full of passion, and a jianghu shrouded in gun smoke... In an age when might makes right, a man’s fierce devotion and true-to-life nature are what it takes to get ahead in the Northeast. A period novel, the rise of an ordinary man, one heroine, dual transmigration. 11kReads9.1Score78414d adds
  36. 136 The Yin-Yang Master of the City 都市阴阳天师 Mystery3.4M WordsOngoing Traditional supernatural horror. The protagonist starts out as a Celestial Master, turns into a purple-eyed zombie midway through, and transforms whenever he can’t win. If that bothers you, please give this a pass. Zhou Yuanqing studied under a purple-robed Celestial Master and chose to join Bureau 749, handling supernatural cases across the country: evil spirits, zombies, mountain demons, Japan’s Kiku School, Nanyang curse practitioners… In places ordinary people cannot see, battles of magic ha 30.9kReads8.1Score2.4k14d adds
  37. 137 I'm a Funeral Officiant, So Summoning Immortals Is Only Natural 我个殡葬司仪,会请仙也很正常吧 Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [One heroine + the author conducted on-site research at funeral homes, crematoriums, and cemeteries, striving for realistic details + traditional supernatural tales + professional knowledge of funerals and spirit-medium practices] (The humorous setups and parody scenes in this book, as well as the original Qingfeng spirit-medium altar, where spirits other than ancestors are invited to take up residence, were published with the approval of the author's own guardian spirits. Readers, please believ 39.6kReads9.4Score3.9k14d adds
  38. 138 No. 81 on the Yellow Springs Road 黄泉路81号 Mystery1.9M WordsCompleted Night blankets the city, and the things lurking in the shadows begin to stir. The raccoon dog granny who eats raw meat, the fitness girl with fish scales growing on her back. The wild foxes who approach people by the roadside, and the little convenience store in the cemetery. I've experienced all of these. And it all began after I witnessed a car accident... 42.2kReads9.2Score3.4k14d adds
  39. 139 Tales of the Supernatural: Ghost-Hunting Venerable 怪谈之捉鬼天尊 Mystery176k WordsOngoing Eight severed-head mountains form a Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Formation, imprisoning Song An’s first eight incarnations. To ensure that Song An can grow up safely in his ninth life, a mysterious eminent monk comes to the mortal world. Unfortunately, this time Song An is born on the night of the Ghost Festival, and is also a child of extreme yin, with all eight characters of his birth chart belonging to yin. Even stranger, nine days and nine nights of blood rain fall before Song An’s birth. For —Reads—Score—14d adds
  40. 140 The Land of the Dead and the Damned 逝躯凶地 Mystery611k WordsCompleted The day the corpse explosion happened at school, I lost my left eye. When I woke up in the biology lab, I shoved a plastic eyeball into my empty socket, put on a fox mask, and walked into a classroom. Inside was a girl holding her dead dog. I took a switchblade from my pocket and handed it to her: “You're not good at handling this kind of thing. I can hold out a little longer. Once you're dead, I'll kill myself.” I didn't die. We were dragged into a place called the Murderous Land of the Dead, w 26Reads—Score—14d adds
  41. 141 The First Half of a Female Spirit Medium’s Life! 出马女弟子的前半生! Mystery325k WordsCompleted I’m an ordinary country girl from Northeast China. When I was 18, I learned that I was born with a connection to the immortals. I was often unwell in all sorts of ways, and I sought out many spirit mediums, hoping they could help me escape my predicament. I was cheated, but I also met kind people. This is the story of how I eventually found my way out. I decided to write this book to keep more people from being scammed. I can’t guarantee that everything I say is right, but I can guarantee that I 8.7kReads9.4Score67814d adds
  42. 142 I Had Just Mastered the Purple Sky Divine Thunder When a Hundred Ghosts Appeared at Night 刚修成紫霄神雷,就遇到百鬼夜行 Urban2.5M WordsOngoing “Young man, you’re a cultivation genius the likes of which appears once in a thousand years. Come with me, and I’ll give you an incredible opportunity.” When Gu Changsheng met a charlatan in the park, he planned to play along and expose him. But as soon as the Daoist reached the mountain, he started flying on a sword. Uh-oh. Looks like this one’s the real deal. Gu Changsheng was filled with anticipation, imagining himself living the life of an immortal in white robes. Instead, on his very f 19.1kReads8.3Score1.3k14d adds
  43. 143 The Story of My Desk Mate Being an Urban Legend 关于我同桌是都市传说这档事 Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Handcrafted, No System, No Harem, No Cliches, Two Strong Leads, One Female Lead, No Brain-Dead Decisions, Fast-Paced, Thrilling, High-Octane Battles, Interlocking Plotlines, Mysterious Urban Legends, Supernatural Infinite-Flow!] Version One: Welcome, new students, to the Academy of Supernatural Abilities! You must abide by the student handbook, or bear the consequences. 1. Always wear your uniform. If you see someone wearing different clothes, do not acknowledge them. 2. Never go to the restroo 3.4kReads8.6Score30414d adds
  44. 144 Help! What Do I Do When a Loli Maid Is Hunting Me? 救命,被萝莉女仆追杀怎么办 Mystery816k WordsCompleted [Supernatural + horror + comedy + game] Lin Che accidentally finds himself in a game called “Horror World,” where he becomes a teacher at a school for ghosts and monsters... 289Reads9.3Score—14d adds
  45. 145 Doomsday: Turned into a Cute Girl, I Cling to the Protagonist 末日:变身萌妹,我抱紧主角大腿 Sci-Fi & Apocalypse362k WordsCompleted [Transformation, marriage, pure love, everyday life, explosive twists...] Su Youyou woke up one day to discover that she had transmigrated into an apocalyptic novel and become a cute-looking supporting character. Unfortunately, despite her adorable appearance, she had no combat skills whatsoever. Facing the predatory gazes of the survivors around her, Su Youyou chose to cling to the protagonist for protection. 6.9kReads8.4Score74814d adds
  46. 146 Spiritual Qi Revival: I Kissed the Slit-Mouthed Woman from the Start 灵气复苏:开局强吻裂口女 Urban3.7M WordsCompleted In a world overrun by ghosts and monsters, Lin Que encounters a breathtakingly beautiful young woman in red. She smiles, showing all 28 of her teeth. “Little brother, do you think I’m pretty?” Ding! The System has activated! Choice One: Don’t answer. Run for your life and shout for help to alert the nearby spirit tamers, so they can slay the Slit-Mouthed Woman. Quest reward: One Great Restoration Pill, granting thirty years of cultivation. Choice Two: Say she’s pretty and let the Slit-Mouthed Wo 948Reads8.4Score14114d adds
  47. 147 The Haunted Cabinet Opens by Itself Every Night, Long Hair Drags People Inside 凶柜夜夜自开,青丝缠人拖入柜 18k WordsCompleted The sinister cabinet opens by itself every night, and strands of black hair coil around people and drag them inside. 33Reads—Score—14d adds
  48. 148 Aina Han’s Zero-Personality Disorder 少女艾娜含的零重人格 Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted I dreamed I became a serial killer, so I decided to find the woman who would kill me in the future. My name is He Wangyan. “Wangyan” means telling lies. In 2008, I dreamed I used a revolver to kill countless people. At the end of the dream, a girl pressed the same gun to my forehead and said: “He Wangyan, in your next life, don't become a murderer again.” To get to the bottom of the dream, I pretended to slit my wrists and got myself admitted to a psychiatric rehabilitation center, where I found 42Reads6.4Score—14d adds
  49. 149 The Living Must Keep Away 活人回避 Mystery3.7M WordsCompleted Originally titled Living People, Keep Away. An antique set me on a desperate path. From then on, just to stay alive, I became a yin walker who dealt with the dead and the walking corpses. Three years searching for dragon veins, ten years locating acupoints, roaming between yin and yang, dealing in ghosts and spirits. I kept walking, struggling my way to where I am today. 2.7kReads8.9Score33114d adds
  50. 150 She Hugs Me at the Drop of a Hat! And You Call Her a Demoness? 一言不合就抱抱!你管这叫女魔头 Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [One Female Lead] [The Junior Disciple Is a Girl] [Sugar-Sweet Romance] On the brink of death, Xu Nian gave his nemesis a forceful kiss just to annoy him. He never expected to be reborn ten years in the past, with his nemesis now his junior apprentice brother. To set the future Demon Lord straight, Xu Nian decides to fulfill his duty as a senior apprentice brother. He’ll change him through love! But... something seems off. His junior apprentice brother, who should have been icy and aloof, is bec 4.5kReads9.0Score47614d adds

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