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- 101 The Tower Keeper's Diary 守塔人日记 The fan group is up! Group number: 817759346. It’s called the Anomaly Archives. Everyone’s welcome to join!!! (*￣︶￣) A slow-burn blend of SCP, Cthulhu, and an alternate world. Anomalies and reality, monsters and humanity, flesh that devours bodies, organs that create worlds, and a world that defies science. In a war against anomalies, how can ordinary people survive? 180Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 102 The Last Grave Chaser 最后一个撵坟人 [Tomb raiding + the supernatural + suspense + Taoist arts + feng shui + spirit-walking + witchcraft + no System + original, not fanfiction + slow burn] In southwest China, there is a little-known profession whose practitioners are called grave chasers. They read the flow of qi and water, scour the mountains and track down tombs, and are experts in feng shui, burial sites, Taoist arts, and witchcraft. What are grave chasers really looking for? How did I get dragged into all this? It all began whe 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 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
- 104 The Northern School's Tomb Raider: Searching for Dragons 北派盗墓寻龙记 [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Adventure + Underworld + History] Adapted from true experiences. That year, I was no master appraiser fresh out of prison. I was just a poor kid who identified soil by smell and felt his way along tomb passages with his fingers. I drifted through a hazy youth and into middle age, enduring hardship and uncertainty all the way. Over half a lifetime, I witnessed all sorts of people from all walks of life, and heard tales of the underworld you have never heard before. If yo 51.3kReads7.9Score4k14d adds
- 105 The Secretive World: Hunted by the Church, I Touched the Supernatural 诡秘世界：教会追杀下我触及超凡 [Western Fantasy + Cthulhu + Multiple Supernatural Sequences + Steampunk] With twin moons overhead, the Church sows its faith in the darkness; Behind towering walls, merchant guilds sell hope in a chaotic age. In the forsaken land, at the Tower of Embers, who can scale the walls under everyone’s watchful eyes? In the Fourth Empire, at the heart of machinery, who can attain the supernatural amid mysterious whispers? Revolvers, legacy crystals, cannons, and pollutants: humanity uses civilization t 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 The Heavenly Demon Scripture 天妖经 An unconventional cultivation novel with grotesque elements, nothing but torment for the protagonist, no harem, and an ensemble cast. Suffering fills every line. The style is unusual, and there is no female lead. The protagonist goes through a great deal of torment in the early stages. The pacing is slow at first, and the writing is rather bleak, though it still has its funny moments. Major twists arrive in the middle and later parts, making for a very satisfying read, and the style shifts somew 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 107 Seeking Existence Amid Extinction 于消亡中寻求存在 The darkness consumes the universe, and civilizations vanish and fade away. The future is shrouded in darkness. By the will of the gods, Shang Yang arrives in this world of despair. Was it all a scheme, or was it help? Walking the path of life, one must be either ruthless or filled with great love. “I will become a god and tell the myth of a god who loves all living beings!” 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 Slaying Demons and Ghosts Since High School 斩妖灭鬼，从高中开始 [Traditional Supernatural Horror] + [School Life] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Coming of Age] + [Not Overpowered] + [Passionate] It all begins with a student jumping from a school building. Liu Tianyu had expected to spend his student years in peace, but from that day on, his life was never quiet again. Peril at a haunted temple, a school turned into a sacrificial altar, a ghost city beneath the water: one challenge after another awaits. Watch as a group of students turn the tables amid the schemes of g —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 109 Whispers of the Ghosts 鬼魅低语 [Standalone Stories] [Eerie] [Thriller] [Strange] [Wild Imagination] Worlds full of distortion and absurdity. Whether it's seemingly ordinary snippets of everyday life or strange phenomena that gradually come to light, everything sends a chill down your spine and grows more terrifying the more you think about it. 39Reads—Score—14d adds
- 110 Tomb Raiding: From the Start, Yin Nanfeng Took the Lead with Me 人在盗墓，开局被尹南风逆推 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 16Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 111 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
- 112 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Beyond the Pass 关外盗墓笔记 From a “master of antiquing” to the “Divine Eye Beyond the Pass,” one thought is all it takes for Xiao Xu to embark on a dangerous road of no return. In the perilous underground world, friendship and loyalty are cheap, while profit and betrayal are the order of the day. Only by letting go of desire can you make it out unscathed. 1.2kReads8.8Score12614d adds
- 113 Olden Days: Is It Really Too Much to Start with a Pair of Ancient God’s Eyes? 旧日开局拿古神一双眼睛不过分吧 [Cthulhu Mythos] + [Superpowers] + [White-Haired Tsundere Upperclasswoman] + [Single Heroine] + [Nontraditional Power Fantasy] (I handcrafted all 205 career paths. See the comments under the opening section of Chapter 1.) (The map has been posted in the author's note. Visit my homepage to see it.) (If you like this book, please leave more reviews and chapter comments. Please, please, it really means a lot to me.) Chen Mo's grandfather suddenly died one autumn morning. No one could figure out why 1.7kReads8.0Score22414d adds
- 114 Whispers of Decay 腐语低喃 Life always brings its share of hardships, and everyone needs a little courage now and then. Death is a profound matter. If you were given a chance to be reborn, but not in your original world, would you accept? Lin Yuan’s identity in this world: the eleventh-generation descendant of Count Howard Elkins of the Kingdom of Aquitania, a lost noble, a traitor to the gods, a banished bearer of tainted blood, and a seasoned theology enthusiast in Seer Harbor. A lost civilization, the glory of an ancie 96Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 The Rustbone Godslayer Banquet 锈骨弑神宴 Flesh is weak? Mechanical ascension? No! In this cyberpunk hell, I choose to become a god through flesh and blood! Fang Cheng is a worthless guttersnipe from the wasteland district, scavenging for food in the trash. When the scum from the Electronic Tower crushes his only family member, they crush the last shred of his humanity, too. As he teeters on the brink of death, a cold voice explodes in his mind: [Godhood System activated! Mission one: Cast off the shackles of your mortal body!] Tear off —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 116 A Collection of Folk Tales 民间故事会合集 Open this book, and you’ll find that its folk legends and tales are unlike any you’ve read before. These stories are full of fantasy: some are terrifying, some suspenseful, some explore the ugliness of human nature, and others deal with karmic retribution. In this vast world, what hidden folk tales and legends do you know? Step into an ancient, mysterious world and join the author in discovering and experiencing these extraordinary folk stories! 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Live Adventure: Discovering The Truman Show from the Start 直播探险：开局发现楚门的世界 [Live-streamed Exploration + Wilderness Survival + Fantasy Adventure + No Female Lead + No Movie-World Crossovers] Lin Chuan transmigrates to a parallel world where live-streamed exploration has fallen into decline. From the start, he binds himself to the Global Mystery Exploration System. After claiming the beginner’s gift pack, he can’t sit still any longer. He strengthens his physique, unlocks wilderness survival skills, and joins the Feisha platform. He live-streams a trek across the Hen 9.4kReads8.1Score72714d adds
- 118 China's Mysterious UMA Files 中国UMA神秘档案 UMA, or Unidentified Mysterious Animal, refers to unknown life forms. My name is Su Lie, and I'm a forest ranger in the Greater Khingan Range. By a twist of fate, I met Wu Xianzhang, a biology professor, who asked me to guide his team into an uncharted region. I thought this was my chance to strike it rich, but I never expected to stumble upon the secrets of my own body. The eerie apparition in the Kunlun Mountains, the Xi in Hubei's Shennongjia, the monster of Tianchi Lake, the mysterious flyin 542Reads6.7Score10314d adds
- 119 Haunted 撞邪 Can you guarantee that the people around you are really human? A lowly office worker had always kept his head down and worked in silence, until one day he accidentally discovered that his coworkers weren’t human at all… To stay alive, he has to pretend everything is normal, struggling to survive in the narrow cracks of this place day after day… 4.2kReads8.4Score30414d adds
- 120 The Sin Hunter Detective 罪猎神探 Crime Hunter is a gripping crime mystery about Detective Chen Yang, who uses deduction to solve baffling cases during the course of his investigations. 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 Transmigrating Into a Lovecraftian Cultivation World? No Fear, I’m a Materialist 穿越克系修仙？不怕，我唯物主义 No female lead + Lovecraftian cultivation + horror + ensemble cast (The million-word original is complete. Surely you’ll come in and take a look?) Three souls merge, seven spirits become one. A flesh-and-blood hell, a corpse turned into a puppet. How can you survive after transmigrating into a Lovecraftian cultivation world? Su Rang raises his gun and takes aim. “Friend, how about a little acute iron poisoning?” When he transmigrates back, his world has been overrun by ghosts and monsters. Yin e 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 122 Pollution? Tell That to My Dunwich Luck 污染？和我的敦威治大运说去吧 I worked overtime, and the company was gone. As I stared at the office reduced to rubble, the bald team leader, who had only one eye, patted me on the shoulder. “Xiao Li, the company's been struggling lately. You'd better find another shift to work.” “Wait, bro, what about my N+1 compensation?” The team leader clenched his fist, the veins bulging, and struggled to keep his voice calm. “Be reasonable. Our little company can't keep you on, but I've already found you another place. Besides, you wor 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 The Mysterious God-Slayer 诡秘斩神官 A genre-blending novel that combines mystery and adventure, cultivation fantasy, and elements of Cthulhu mythos. Set in a modern city, the story unfolds beneath the shadow of an indescribable, secret threat. Lu Jianyuan, a folklorist, is drawn into a series of abnormal events by a compass left behind by his missing father. He discovers that he is heir to the bloodline of the “Calamity Bearers,” able to perceive and cleanse “conceptual contamination” originating from otherworldly realms. At a mys 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 The Dao Hides, the Gods Vanish 道隐神匿 [Cultivation]+ [Cthulhu Mythos]+ [Supernatural Powers and Spells] From the twisted shadows looking down on all living things atop Baiyu Jing, to the bizarre feast of writhing flesh in Kunlun's Jade Pool, to the enormous pupils prowling and spying in the weak waters of the Yellow Springs: when the gilded splendor of Taoist temples and Buddhist monasteries fades, and the gods of the heavens no longer heed the prayers of mortals, when the moral codes of the court and the martial world fall away, th 145Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 125 Apocalyptic Madness: Stock Up on Sanity and Survive with Me 末世狂病：备好SAN值跟我求生 [Apocalypse + Zombies + Frenzy + Extreme Horror + Cthulhu + Multiple Viewpoints + Teamwork + Not Reborn + No Superpowers + Pure Zombie Survival] The unorthodox intern Cheng Nuo is slacking off at work when a zombie crisis suddenly erupts. But all the signs suggest that an even greater crisis lies behind it! After surviving one disaster after another, he meets several companions, and together they form an apocalypse survival team! They follow every clue, searching for the truth behind the catastr 246Reads—Score—14d adds
- 126 My Life as a Tomb Raider 我盗墓的人生 Don't talk to me about some damn love story. All I want now is to make money! What's the point of envying other people? We need to take action too. Whether it's robbing people or raiding tombs, once the money's in our hands, we'll have everything! Stop worrying all day about who loves you and who cares about you. That's all nonsense. Here's a rule of thumb for you guys: men follow women, women follow money, and money follows men. Keep that cycle going if you want to live like a proper human bein 874Reads6.9Score10014d adds
- 127 The Day Order Collapsed: Call Me High Priest! 失序之日：请叫我主祭大人！ [Cthulhu Mythos + Supernatural Horror + Superpowers + Decisive and Ruthless + High-IQ Protagonist + Sci-Fi + Scheming Male Lead + No Female Lead] The year is 2064. This is a message for you, 30 years ago. By the time you read this, the Day of Disorder will have arrived. You’re playing games at an internet cafe right now. Remember: under no circumstances should you look at that post! Don’t look directly into “Its” eyes! Note: Remember! Don’t lose yourself in the game! I died while playing! An 64Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 128 Dream Realm: Monster Creator 梦域：怪物缔造者 [Dark] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Lovecraftian] + [No Female Lead] + [Behind the Scenes] In an age when chaos had just taken shape and all things remained shrouded in ignorance, myths and monsters existed only in the faintest corners of human imagination, dismissed as empty fantasies. Yet everything began to change quietly after a dream of mine altered the course of my fate. In that dream, the shifting lights and shadows of a magnificent, uncanny otherworld unfolded: clouds billowed, mountains collap 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 129 The Escort of the Mountains and Seas: The Langyin Garment Tomb 山海押镖人之琅音衣冢 (Fantasy adventure!! If you love adventure, come along.) Escort work isn't like hosting a banquet, writing an essay, or drawing and embroidering flowers. There's nothing refined or genteel about it, and certainly no room for being mild-mannered, respectful, frugal, and yielding. Escorting cargo is a skill for surviving in the martial world, a matter of life and death, and a contest of intrigue and deception. Bandits, robbers, crooked inns, charlatans, and all sorts of factions will stop at nothi 37Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 130 The Sea Without Eyes 无瞳之海 This story follows Elena Shaw’s horrifying discoveries in the remote fishing town of Arkham. After she is invited to study a strange statue unearthed in the basement of a local church, a series of supernatural events unfolds: fishermen mutter deliriously about dreams beneath the sea, the tides bring in the remains of indescribable creatures, and ancient families guard dark secrets. As her investigation deepens, Elena gradually realizes that the town lies atop a fissure between reality and nightm 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 131 1927 Shanghai: Facing the Old-Era Evil Gods 1927魔都：直面民国旧日邪神 I transmigrate to the Shanghai slums of 1927 and, from the start, stumble upon a sacrifice to an evil god! Fishmen howl, whispers eat away at the soul. This Republic of China is nothing like the history books: the ancient Cthulhu gods are reviving amid the chaos, refugees are becoming their followers, warlords worship evil gods, and the foreign concessions conceal an abyss! Luckily, I bind myself to the ancient Record of Exorcism. It lets me decipher blasphemous symbols, dispel low-level horrors 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Grandpa Started the Trouble, Three Generations Must Pay 爷爷闯下的祸，三代来还 The trouble Grandpa caused will take three generations to repay. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 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
- 134 Explorer of the Forbidden Zone 禁区探险家 There are 12 deliberately erased “forbidden zones” on Earth’s surface. Hidden inside them is a prehistoric super-civilization far beyond modern technology. Some want to protect it, some want to destroy it, and some want to use it to rule the world. Searching for the truth behind a missing teammate’s disappearance, the protagonists venture into one terrifying forbidden zone after another. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 I Became a Playwright in the Mysterious World 我在诡秘世界成为了剧作家 The novelist Luo Cao unexpectedly receives a mysterious package. The appearance of a fountain pen seals his fate. As he passes through one soul after another, will Luo Cao lose himself completely? Does a person write a story, or does a story write a person? And what is the reason behind his sudden entanglement in this bizarre tale? To return to his own world, Luo Cao is forced to form a Sacred Covenant with Jasmine, a character from his novel. Fountain Pen 558755 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 Beneath Fate: I Somehow Became a Gray Mist Creature 命运之下：我竟成为灰雾生物 Bai Chen, an occult enthusiast, unexpectedly becomes one of the first transmigrators. He arrives in a world teeming with eerie creatures and gray fog. While everyone else is still gaining power through fate, Bai Chen chooses to join the gray fog, found a religion, and gradually become a boss. When his teammates begin fighting back against the gray fog, they find a statue atop an evil altar. Th-that isn't Bai Chen, is it? 16Reads8.7Score—14d adds
- 137 Investigator of the Old Days 旧日调查员 [Cthulhu Mythos + tabletop role-playing + Infinite Flow + no heroine] A sudden and bizarre bout of amnesia, along with a strange unsigned letter, draws Chen Muyun into a disturbing game. A dense fog shrouds the truth of the past, while hidden currents conceal deadly dangers. As he searches for the truth behind his lost memories, Chen Muyun gradually uncovers the world’s hidden face... 80Reads8.1Score15314d adds
- 138 The Secret Record of Tomb Robbing 摸金秘记 [A premium, exclusive Tomb Raiding novel] [Zhang Jia Sishu's latest masterpiece of 2016, set to become the ultimate Tomb Raiding novel!] The appearance of an exceptionally beautiful female corpse shattered my ordinary life. Armed with a family-inherited secret art of Tomb Raiding, I opened an ancient imperial mausoleum sealed for a thousand years, seeking rare treasures buried underground and unraveling a mystery beyond anyone's reach. 184Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 139 The Bureau of Foreign Affairs' Strange Tales 外事局诡闻录 All the petty affairs of the world are interactions between people. Whether good or bad, they belong to the realm of internal affairs. Anything beyond ordinary human life, anything ordinary people cannot accept, belongs to external affairs. That is the meaning behind the name of the External Affairs Bureau. Skin-Human Ravine, the Five Barbarians' Ghost Cave, a thousand corpses vying to steal fortune, a mother and daughter possessed by yin spirits, a ghostly yang infant... I experienced all kinds 3.1kReads8.7Score25114d adds
- 140 The Haunted Old Mansion 恐怖老宅 The living guard the yang, while ghosts hold the yin in check. Yin and yang are inseparable, and nothing is forbidden. In this world, everyone is either human or ghost, yin or yang. But there are people who walk between the two realms all year round, neither human nor ghost. They are the Yin-Yang House Guardians! 53Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 141 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
- 142 Master Yao of the Northern School 北派姚师爷 Decades ago, poor boy Yao Wenzhong from Chifeng encountered an old man watching the stars on a mountain. From then on, he entered a hidden world unknown to ordinary people. From a farm boy who wove bamboo baskets and hauled bricks, he gradually became the renowned “Master Yao” of the Northern School of tomb raiders. With a pair of eyes that could read mountains, rivers, and the stars, and a mastery of celestial feng shui unmatched in the underworld, he made his name. Over thirty years, he travel 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Memoirs of the Kunlun Mountains, 1978 1978年昆仑山回忆录 In the autumn of 1978, Professor Zhang Wenli and his party arrived from Beijing in Yingdudaban to carry out a routine site survey lasting fifteen days. As a local assistant, I was honored to work alongside the professors from Beijing. But this ordinary survey was soon plagued by one unexpected incident after another... 5kReads8.8Score40314d adds
- 144 Tomb Raiding: The Dark Mystery Mirror 盗墓：玄冥宝鉴 [Tomb raiding + treasure hunting + mystery solving + ensemble cast + history + no mindless plot] An original work, not fan fiction. [Tomb raiding is illegal. Do not try this yourself.] Does the Dust-Repelling Pearl really exist? What secrets lie behind it? What strange and mysterious events are hidden behind the national treasures? What connections link tomb raiding, antique appraisal, the underworld, the martial world, and the protagonist? 150Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 Eerie Revival: I Became Invincible by Making a Pact with a Ghost Bride 诡异复苏：我与鬼新娘契约无敌 [Urban legends] [Mystery] [Ghost-wife ally] [Reborn] [Transmigration] [Urban fantasy] [Another World] [Traditional cultivation] I transmigrated to the Northern Song Dynasty as a sickly young Taoist, only to find a thousand-year-old tree demon blocking my door from the start. My master bound me to a spiritual soulmate in a desperate attempt to save us both. The result? A temperamental, absurdly powerful, tsundere and yandere Red Fiend Ghost Queen. Jia Tianzhen was livestreaming his own death-def 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 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
- 147 Supernatural Revival: From the Start, I Bet on a Livestream from a Psychiatric Hospital 灵异复苏开局对赌直播精神病院 Haunted House Livestream: Three Million to Save a Life. The People of Longguo Never Bow Their Heads [Supernatural revival + No System + No saintly protagonist + Fresh plot + Escape + Exploration + Crime solving + Not dark] Chen Feng opens his eyes in a foot massage parlor to find himself three million in debt and his younger sister on the brink of death! A mysterious creditor offers him a deal: livestream three trips into deadly places, and the money and your life are yours. The first stop is 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Temple That Eats People 吃人的庙 The Man-Eating Temple 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 The Silent Pact 不语契 I thought I would follow in my god-grandfather's footsteps and calmly enter Peking University's archaeology department. Then an unexpected ancient clay tablet, covered in strange runes, changed everything. Its cryptic clues, like hooks of fate, dragged me from the misty rain of Jiangnan to the mysterious, sweltering lands of Dian in Yunnan. Buried beneath the miasma-choked jungle was not only the legendary tomb of the ancient Dian king, lost for a thousand years, but also the start of a breathta —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Adventure Livestream: My Discoveries Shock the World 直播探险：我的发现震惊全球 (My new book, "Live-Streaming an Expedition into the Deep Mountains, I Was Kidnapped into a Human Experiment Facility", is now available! A different kind of livestream adventure. Come check it out!) [No Romance + No Cultivation + Mysterious Creatures + Unsolved Mysteries + Global Livestream] After retiring from the military, Lin Feng became a small-time streamer. Then he bound himself to the [Global Exploration Livestream System]. In Shennongjia, he livestreamed a hunt for a giant wildman, caus 4kReads6.5Score25414d adds
