Novels like The Abyss of Ebisu
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- 1 The Arcane Gear: I Devour the Old Ones with the System 诡秘齿轮：我靠系统吞噬旧日 The age of the fog-shrouded city, where steam roars and machinery intertwines with the occult. Whispers of the Old Gods echo, while forbidden knowledge stirs beneath the surface. Investigator Abel Carter was born into an ordinary life, but during a mine collapse he unexpectedly acquired a strange System. Deep within the world lurk nine unknowable Great Old Ones. Humanity relies on a blend of steam technology and occult arts to create supernatural professions such as Espers and Mechanics. Bearing 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Qi Devours the Void: The Old Records of Xuandu 炁噬归墟：玄都旧日簿 The ancient gods are about to awaken from their seals. On a night when blood seeps from the bronze cauldron, Chenxing Jin locks away the disturbance in the spiritual leyline. The Great Wall of Black Mist collapses, and before the clan elder mutates, he slips him half a Qi-Gathering Pill. The Dragon-Severing Stone cracks, a bone blade grows from within his body, and a fading phantom voice cuts to the bone: "What you guarded was never the seal." 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Lord of the Strange Prophecies 诡谕之主 [Cthulhu] + [Sequences] + [Madness and Corruption] + [Multiple Personalities] + [Cthulhu Mythos Girl] After transmigrating into an apocalypse, Li Ming awakens an overpowered cheat that lets him capture other people's souls and gain their abilities. Gods? Abominations? I only want your soul! "Scarlet Overlord of the Abyssal Tides, your soul is under arrest!" Every captured soul shares one body with a personality split off from it. Kindness, compassion, madness, and arrogance all reside in one per —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Face the Apocalypse of the Old Ones 直面旧日末日 [Cthulhu Mythos, Lovecraftian, infinite-flow, eerie, no female lead or one female lead] The madness of the Old Ones has descended once more. The sea that gave birth to countless universes is here, and the flames of civilization are about to go out. You can choose to record the final histories of these civilizations, or try to save them. At the beginning, the worlds the protagonist encounters are generally limited to planets with human civilizations. Only those who have experienced three world-en 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Abyssal Road 渊路 When the world is full of indescribable horrors and creatures with human heads covered in tentacles, where can you turn? Should you accept your fate, fight to survive, or rise up against it? The fall of the old gods, the birth of new ones, and an unknown journey ahead. Amid all this uncertainty, watch me become a god! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Unfathomable Idiom Tales 不可名状的成语故事 You’ve surely heard the stories behind idioms like “Lord Ye loves dragons,” “pretending to play the yu,” and “a rooster’s crow and a dog’s theft.” But would you be willing to hear my versions of these familiar idiom tales, told in a different way? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Lanterns of Gulu Dam 古路坝的灯火 In 2022, my colleague Lin Zhiping disappeared in the wilderness, leaving behind only a strange will. So from that day on, I began collecting reports of anomalies. Stay away from dreams. [A suspense series based on the Cthulhu Mythos and Chinese folklore] —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 I Burned One Hundred Thousand Volumes of Demon Tomes 我焚了十万卷妖书 I burned a hundred thousand volumes of demon books, thinking I was protecting the mortal world. Then the hundred-thousand-and-first volume arrived from an ancient temple in the wilderness, bearing only my pen name. I asked three veteran handwriting experts to examine it, and they all said I had written it. That night, the old expert who had authenticated it died suddenly, clutching a waist token from the Imperial Observatory. I began to suspect one thing: Were the hundred thousand volumes of dem —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Narrative Paradox 叙事悖论 Also known as: The Healer Who Maxed Out His Healing Is Wanted Worldwide by the Old Gods [Cthulhu] [Superpowers] [Leveling Up] [Slow-Burn] [Not Mindless] [Not Invincible] [No Female Lead] Shen Yuexing wakes in a pool of holy water and discovers that he has arrived in a mysterious world. This is one corner of countless parallel universes, already eroded and corrupted by the Outer Gods and on the verge of collapse at any moment. He has been chosen as a [Narrative Corrector] and given the power to f 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Cthulhu Has Descended, and I Can See Sanity Values 克苏鲁降临，我能看到理智值 [Cthulhu] + [Eerie] + [Doomsday Descends] + [Ensemble Cast] + [The Protagonist Is an Ordinary Person] Gu Yuan was reborn, and after living an ordinary life for twenty years, a sudden mutation struck. A plague swept across the globe, bringing eerie changes: tentacles sprouted, and scales covered people's bodies. Strange prompts appeared out of nowhere, and there was no way to cure the mutations. As this global crisis unfolded, Gu Yuan had only a few memories to rely on as he faced the call of Cth 38Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Fragments of Abyssal Dreams 渊梦残章 [A lightly modified version of the original Cthulhu Mythos setting] [Give it a few more chapters] [Solid logic] [A slow start] In the unknown abyss of the boundless universe, on the chaotic edge where illusion and reality intertwine. The universe is but a tiny phantom, time no more than a disorderly flow! Your gaze tears open a rift in reality, connecting us to the palace of The Great Ruler. The melody of chaos, the end of order. We dance to this melody, and go mad to its tune. We offer you our 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Investigator: You’re Saying You’re an Outer God?! 调查员：你说你是外神？！ 3.2kReads—Score33114d adds
- 13 The Man Who Could Not Carry the Coffin 不能拖棺的人 [Western fantasy + Lovecraftian horror + another world + one heroine + search for memories + villain protagonist + ensemble cast + slow burn] When history becomes a curse, memory itself is the original sin I woke in the ruins with nothing but empty memories and a lonely soul. Searching for the person I used to be, I followed my past through city after city. Along the way, I saw the forgotten “Hero” and “Demon King,” the great and evil ancient sorcerer Ibon, three hundred years of horrors, grudge —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 An Evil God? I'm a True God of the Blood Clan! 邪神？我是血族正神！ [Cthulhu + Sequences + Bloodline + Evil Gods + Potions + Deities] The blood clan's mad progenitor whispers deliriously as he is corrupted. Rune drifts through this deranged world, where distortion and madness are rungs on the sequence ladder. The black smoke of blood and steam is the world's gearwork. A true god? No! It is Him! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Do Not Open the Gate to Heaven 莫启天门 When the Jin army marched south once again, its spearhead aimed straight at Lin’an, an inhuman roar rose from beneath the earth. Seawater surged inland, and enormous tentacles tore through the city walls. Before the awakening Evil God, humanity’s wars and the rise and fall of dynasties were no more than insignificant background noise. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Séance of Bristol City 布里斯托密市的降神仪式 [Cthulhu Mythos + Ensemble Cast + Mystery] A summoning ritual brings a being from another dimension into the city of Bristol. Its whispers drive people insane and blur the line between reality and illusion. They watch its arrival in despair. Before it, humankind is no more than a speck of dust, infinitesimal and insignificant. Will Crosse raises his gun like a marionette and points it at his temple, ready to pull the trigger. Dr. Connor writhes in agony on the ground. He covers his ears and shut 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 Cthulhu Survival: I’m an Utterly Evil Tree Demon 克苏鲁求生：我是极恶树妖 Am I a tree? Do my traits refresh every day? Was I already being eaten by bugs right after I was born? Killing people in three days... taking a city in ten... From a tiny sapling, I evolve into an evil tree demon that brings calamity upon the world! 602Reads—Score10314d adds
- 18 The Awakening of the Old Ones 旧日的觉醒 The Evil God's whispers coil around my ears. The red moon casts an ominous glow across the sky. The shattered earth has become a playground for the Old Ones. A soul that took another's place writes a new mythology! I came, I saw, I conquered! 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 A Lightless Other Sea 异海无光 He woke up here, unable to remember who he was or why he had fallen into this lightless abyss. The seabed here breathed, the currents whispered, and the creatures crawled according to laws utterly unlike those of the surface world. What secrets is this sea hiding? 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 My Body Is Slowly Becoming That of an Ancient God 我的身体在慢慢古神化 I was tainted by the Abyss, and my body is irreversibly transforming into that of an Old God. My bones twist, strange patterns spread, and everything in my field of vision is an indescribable horror. Anyone who looks at me loses their sanity and goes mad. Every time I use my powers, I lose another piece of my humanity forever. In the eyes of the world, I am a monster, an outcast to be feared and shunned. Then the evil gods descended, the rules collapsed, and all things fell into ruin. Humanit 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Even the Shifting Light Whispers of the Unknown 光变也是未知的低语 Lovecraftian + not a wish-fulfillment story Things that people cannot see do not necessarily fail to exist. To observe them, you need special theories and methods. And even if you can see them, are you seeing the whole picture? I’m gathering material for stories to play tabletop role-playing games with my friends, so I can really mess with everyone when I’m the Game Master later. That’s why the protagonist’s power won’t balloon. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Claymore 大剑Claymore In a world overrun by demons, the “Claymores,” half-human, half-yoma warriors, are humanity’s last line of defense. They wield the power of yoma, but must constantly resist the danger of being consumed by it. Clare, the lowest-ranked warrior in the Organization (No. 47), became a Claymore to follow the legendary warrior who once saved her. Carrying a special mission, she meets Raki during her lonely journey. Raki is a boy who lost everything in a yoma attack. Once weak and helpless, he grows s —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Apocalypse Is Almost Over 即将结束的末日 [Supernatural powers | Cthulhu | No System | No formulaic tropes | Slow-paced | No saintly protagonist] In this world, everything changed after the gods descended. Immortal monsters, strange incantations bestowed as blessings, and terrifying sacrificial rituals emerged. After a new order was established, Shi Yi awoke amid the ruins. A bizarre set of scales floated before him, but he had forgotten who he was. In the mist-shrouded royal court, amid a twisted and chaotic symphony, the long staircas 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Beneath the Divine Gaze 神视之下 [Cthulhu Mythos + Legends and Myths + Urban] My name is Han Shi. What I’m about to tell you may be hard to accept, but you’d better listen. Every legend in the world really happened, and some are still active today. The myths may be beautiful, but behind them lies a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. The conflict between the rules affects more than ordinary living beings. Even the gods are nothing but slightly bigger playthings. Yes, we’ve discovered the gods. But you’d better not pray to t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 The Old Ones of the Warp: Rebirth! A Glorious Era! 亚空间旧日：新生！伟大纪元！ Hello to everyone who loves monster encyclopedias and adventures! This is a special book with a Cthulhu-inspired style! The subspace was supposed to be an ancient place where body and spirit twisted and ascended. But recent works seem to follow clues to unearth the tombs of those old monsters. Are there really no new monsters? So I want to keep raising the stakes as the world of this book develops. New monsters! New stories! You'll encounter them in the subspace! 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 The Cthulhu Era: Starting from Sequence Zero 克苏鲁时代，从第零序列开始 Cthulhu + Sequences + Outer Gods + Calls from the Unknown, Whispers in Your Ear. The age of Cthulhu has arrived. Li Fan accidentally transmigrates into the body of a count’s son. Demons hatch their schemes, the Church fights back, and Cthulhu’s call beckons. Step into the history of sequence evolution and help build a new nation. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Chronicles of the Phantom: Bound by the Old Ones 诡影录：旧日之缚 Cthulhu Mythos + Western Middle Ages + No System + Mental Cultivation Christopher, a modern-day librarian obsessed with the Cthulhu Mythos, had his consciousness transmigrate while reading an obscure old book. He awoke as a down-on-his-luck private detective struggling to survive in Victorian London. At first glance, the world was all steam engines and rigid social conventions, but Christopher keenly sensed the sinister secrets lurking in the shadows beneath the gas lamps: strange reports of dis 2Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 28 The Physician of Strange Diseases 异疾之医 Traditional Chinese medicine and folk culture, Chinese-style cosmic horror, true to the original Cthulhu style Chen Yang was a doctor working at a small clinic. But when one of his patients developed a bizarre illness, he was swept into a terrifying chain of events. As he follows the trail left by the disease and investigates, the dreadful truth hidden in the dark reaches of the universe gradually comes into view... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Sand Eye 沙瞳 [No golden finger + Multiple twists + Biological modification + Logical deduction + Cthulhu] [Not a feel-good power fantasy] A research expedition stumbles into a village of sand beneath an eternal daylight. Its villagers stand motionless like sand sculptures, while black vines devour people. Only after risking their lives to reverse time do the expedition members discover that the entire village is made up of lifeless experimental puppets, part of a cruel experiment staged as a game, perhaps in —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Doomsday: The Ancient Ones Loom Above 末日：高悬的旧日 [Cthulhu, ruthless and decisive] Two suns hang in the sky, doomsday has arrived, and the old gods sleeping in this world are about to awaken from their madness. I transmigrated to this world with no System and no superpowers. All I had were my memories, which helped me make some money here. I thought my life would simply go on like that. But then the ruins were discovered, and another sun appeared in the sky. That was when I realized just how terrifying my past life had been. “A man from the fut —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 The Huyang City Horror 环阳市恐怖事件 [Cthulhu] [Eerie] [Plot-driven] [Feel-good read] The rainy season in Huanyang never ends. It has simply turned blue. From a detective's missing-person case to a young man's “Buy one, get one free”; from a reporter's investigation of a construction site to an elementary school student's essay; from a graduate's rented room beneath a bridge to a charlatan's inexplicable incense ritual... Everyone is seeing the same color and hearing the same sound: A buzzing rises from underground, whispers coil a 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 I, Tree, House 我，树，屋 The protagonist dies in an accident in middle age. After death, he arrives in a strange world filled with the eerie and the mysterious. His biggest challenges and concerns are simple: not going hungry, making more money, adapting to his new identity, and gradually learning about this world. A vast treehouse built atop a giant tree is his home. He is the Hermit, Arcana IX. Welcome, everyone, to the eldritch daily life of a bewildered god! , Please read the following carefully to avoid 256Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 33 Lord of the Feast 欢宴之主 This is an age without redemption, an era in which human civilization has fallen back into an abyss of savagery and madness. In the fifteenth millennium of the slumber of the Old Ones, viruses, brutality, heresy, and war once again engulf the world. Order disintegrates, and the apocalypse quietly descends. A young man from the northern frontier accidentally picks up the supreme Yellow Sign left behind on the continent by the King in Yellow, Hastur, and embarks on a feast that will devour the god 1.2kReads8.1Score27014d adds
- 34 To Hell with Cthulhu, Give Me Back My Wise Emperor Gaozong of Tang 去你的克苏鲁，还我英明唐高宗 [Plot-driven + character growth + no female lead + light historical flavor + dual transmigration + eerie elements + satisfying action] Evil Outer Gods invade, and the ancient gods of Huaxia fall. Traveling between past and present, a battle over authority and divinity begins. Who will raise the curtain, and who will write the final chapter? I, Chen Zhen, the only history major to graduate with a perfect record, have nothing but a pair of wrecked legs from working overtime. How can I beat up Uncl 12Reads—Score414d adds
- 35 Apocalyptic Sacrifice: The System Wants Me as Its Offering? 末世献祭：系统让我当祭品？ Reborn one hour before the blood sacrifice ritual, Jiang Chen bound himself to the Sacrifice System, only to discover that he was the sacrifice. System rules: Sacrifice your closest kin for power. Sacrifice your soul for eternal life. When his family is infested by an alien race, his parents turn into monsters, and his younger sister is used as a ritual vessel, Jiang Chen discovers a loophole in the System He sacrifices the System itself in reverse, steals authority over its rules, purifies the —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Great Tang: From the Stars 大唐：来自群星 [Tang Dynasty] [Cthulhu] (Not a power fantasy; the pacing is slow, so please don’t read it if that bothers you.) Undying monsters… Twisted plants… Strange beliefs… Terrifying gods… What would you do if the world you once knew began changing in ways you couldn’t understand? This is a strange tale set during the Tang Dynasty. After an accident, the protagonist, Jing Ye, encounters a mysterious ritual while out hunting with his younger sister and a friend. From then on, he embarks on a path filled 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 The Daoist Has Gone Mad 道爷疯了 [Supernatural Horror + Eastern Lovecraftian Horror + Ruthless and Decisive + Cold-Hearted + Frenzied and Deranged] Lu Shushan woke up... His dead wife was the bride in a ghost marriage, and he was the groom! Lu Shushan woke up again... A perfectly ordinary life, dull beyond belief. Lu Shushan woke up at last... He was Xuanxiao, a Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, adrift on the eerie Sea of the Dead. All around him were frenzied immortals and Buddhas, man-eating strange gods, and a world gone 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Face of Reason 理智之面 [Mystery and Supernatural Horror] [Cthulhu] [Not Mindless] [Not Wish Fulfillment] [Lord of the Mysteries-Style Prose] "Soon, Lu Zhen saw the hind leg of this Byak, shaped like a vulture's talon, sweep quickly across the middle of the skeletal monster's body, blasting a swathe of bones away. Large pools of black-flamed liquid splattered everywhere. It braced itself against the gap with its forelimbs, plunged its sharp beak deep into the skeletal monster's 'heart,' and began to suck incessantly. A 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Cthulhu: A Journal of Despair 克苏鲁绝望笔记 Chen Mo’s blood and tears reflect a starry sky in the mirror: billions of writhing pupils are gnawing at his retinas. The Old Gods roar blasphemous hymns, and ancient blood seeps through the cracks between city bricks. They have waited a thousand years for this “awakening.” He is no prey, but a vessel. When the last shred of his humanity has been devoured, a door will open inside his skull. 816Reads—Score16414d adds
- 40 Blood of Blasphemy: The Throne of the Mist God 亵渎之血：迷雾神座 The Gray Tide blankets the earth. Ruin Beasts roam everywhere. The lame Fang finds a child: his eyes are different colors, his body bears Gray Veins, and he is a “vessel” left behind by the Old Era. The three-person team wants to kill him, study him, or use him. But Gray Cub squats by the roadside learning to read. In the firelight, he calls them “Uncle Iron” and “Ink Crow,” and in the simplest way shows them what it means to be human. They drive a battered car across the wasteland, heading for 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Cthulhu: London's Black Tide 克苏鲁：伦敦黑潮 London, 1895. The embers of the Industrial Revolution are still burning, and the foul stench of the Thames hangs over the city. Philemon, a retired soldier with a secret to hide, is drawn into a series of bizarre incidents: a mysterious green meteorite, a mad scientist, mutated fish-men, and “Spring-Heeled Jack,” lurking in the shadows. He tries to uncover the truth using knowledge and experience from the twenty-first century, only to find himself being swallowed by darkness. As the sound of wav 336Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 42 Eat a Person Raw, and Thank Me for It!!! 生吃个人，请感谢我！！！ [Invincible + Seafaring + From the Perspective of an Indescribable Monster] Aboard Captain Victor’s ship, there are three ironclad rules: First: You must obey Captain Victor’s orders without question. Second: Everything Captain Victor says is absolute truth. Third: You are Captain Victor. When you wake up from your job in the steel jungle, you discover that you have become the new “captain” of this eerie ship. There isn’t a single crew member beside you, and unknown shadows watch from beneath th —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 A Faded World 褪色世界 [Urban Fantasy / Light Sci-Fi / Cthulhu Mythos / Mystery and Growth / Ensemble Cast / Pure Romance] Synopsis: A poker-faced genius high school student with a self-healing cheat ability is swept into the undercurrents of a bloodborne curse, a mysterious record company, and an ancient catastrophe. As he gets beaten down and grows stronger, he is forced to accept that he himself is the one who, in the future, will become the Witch of the Original Land's former... For readers who: Enjoy the vibe o 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Goddess of Dice, My Luck Is So Terrible! 骰子女神，我的命好苦！ [Lovecraftian] + [Infinite Flow] + [tabletop role-playing] + [no female lead] + [purely random dice rolls] (New book, low rating is normal) I dedicate this book to everyone who loves tabletop role-playing, or is about to. Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling, ding-ding... (Animal World theme song) “Welcome, viewers, to the fringes of human civilization, where a strange species of primate thrives: the Cthulhu investigators. They wear trench coats, carry Elder Signs, and live on caffeine and curiosity. Here c 116Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 45 Martial World Mysteries: Beginning with the Seven Chapters of Xuan Jun 武林异闻，从玄君七章开始 The strange tales of the martial world intertwine with the horrors lurking in the shadows and legends of immortal beings who live forever. What is real? What is false? What is a dream? What is truth? I don’t know, and no one else does either. 26Reads—Score514d adds
- 46 Investigator: The Bizarre Black Door 调查员：怪诞黑门 (Infinite Flow, Cthulhu, horror, plot-focused, no System, not a power fantasy, no harem, not mindless, no cliches. Read at your own discretion.) (Note at the end of the blurb: Read before starting!) When Bai Yu died and opened his eyes again, he heard the first declaration. [The hammer strikes the primer, the bullet smashes the skull. You have successfully knocked on the Black Door.] He discovered that he was trapped in an old, frail body. The Black Door had already begun announcing the conditio 508Reads8.7Score10114d adds
- 47 Cthulhu: The Jobless Me Brought the Gods to an End 克苏鲁：无职的我终结了神明 (Ensemble cast + Lovecraftian + sequences + apocalypse + grand schemes) Have you ever wondered? Was this blue planet once ruled by a terrifying host of beings like these? Have you ever wondered? Does an indescribable entity lie dormant in the depths of the sea somewhere in this world? Have you ever wondered? Does the King in Yellow wander the barren deserts somewhere in this world? They all have fanatical followers. In the gray mist, the indescribable Cthulhu wanders. Alien races invade, the unc 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Villains Are Absurdly Powerful, but I Play Dirty 反派强度逆天，但我阴的没边 [Healing, No NTR or Angst, Comedy, Everything Goes According to Plan, Smart Characters, Fake System, Lovecraftian, Light Novel, Mildly Macabre, Urban Legends] A seemingly normal city has long been surrounded by horrors beyond human comprehension. After being reborn, Wo Er activates a war ritual. He can fuse with the power of war by experiencing battles or completing missions. The stats, abilities, and possessions of the fallen, everything destroyed by war, all become his. [Conquest: Successfully 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Twenty Thousand Sequences Worldwide, I'm in the Ninth Seat from the Start! Kill! 全球两万序列，我开局第9席！杀！ Twenty Thousand Sequences Worldwide, and I'm the 9th Seat from the Start! Kill! 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 The Erosion of Immortality 不朽之蚀 [Cthulhu] [Eerie] [No Female Lead] [Apocalypse Descends] When eternal statues of the gods are stripped away and consumed, when insects crawl across immortal divine thrones, can the world still maintain its former order? No one knows. As everything slowly collapses, Cheng Zhiyue, cruelly dealt a hand by fate, finds his soul transported into this world. Using another person’s identity and abilities, all he wants is to return to his own world. But when the flood of the apocalypse arrives, all he ca —Reads—Score—14d adds
