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- 101 Strange Tales from the Northeast Paranormal Investigation Bureau 东北民调局异闻录 This is an organization dedicated to investigating and handling all kinds of bizarre supernatural events. To avoid causing public panic, it was established under the name Bureau of Folklore Investigations. The novel reimagines and develops various supernatural legends from Northeast China. Its strange events and compelling stories are presented with a distinctive Northeastern sense of humor. All manner of mysterious incidents, mountain spirits, and ghosts are told here! 403Reads—Score—14d adds
- 102 My Cultivation Memoir 我的修仙自传 [Novella] + [Cultivation] + [A Truly Selfless Saint] [Underdog's Comeback] + [Rise to the Top] + [Build an Invincible Character] This is my own Cultivation story. You might not believe me, but I'm going through things I can't explain. Scientific Cultivation, a physical ascent to immortality. To achieve greatness, first set your sights high. I wish to become an immortal, and revel in joy beyond the heavens. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 103 World Order Research Institute 世界秩序研究学院 In 2012, spiritual qi revival began. Unexplained supernatural phenomena started appearing around the world. Urban legends, online ghost stories, and unidentified creatures emerged one after another. To maintain human order, the government secretly established an organization: The World Order Research Academy, or the Prefectural Academy. It studies the supernatural, contains people with special abilities, and suppresses ghosts and gods. Every student selected is among the finest young humans. Li 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 104 The Yin-Yang Master of the Wilderness 山野阴阳先生 [Yinshan + Maoshan + Folk legends + Supernatural + No saintly protagonist + No womanizing] My grandfather from Yinshan protects my life, and my brothers from Maoshan protect my body. As a Yin-Yang Master who walks among the dead, all I carry is an umbrella and a copper bell. Deep in the mountains, I encountered an old shapeshifter gnawing on a living person's hand. In southern Xinjiang, a demonic carpet sucked people's lifeblood in the middle of the night. In western Yunnan, a one-legged ghost 53.5kReads6.7Score2.2k14d adds
- 105 I Became a Heavenly Master of the Dao 我成了道门天师 My name is Li Changqing. When my mother gave birth to me, ghosts roamed the night, and a wandering Daoist saved my life. He said my fate was far too harsh, bringing calamity to my closest relatives. My parents might not die peacefully… and I still had three disasters to survive. My only chance of survival was to join the Daoist sect. 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 106 The Third World You Don't Know 你不知道的第三世界 Have you ever doubted the world you see with your own eyes? Have you ever experienced a supernatural event? Are you curious about unknown creatures? Open this book and step into the mysterious, unknown Third World! 820Reads6.6Score10214d adds
- 107 The Xingyi Grandmaster 形意掌门人 In the twilight of the martial age, a young Xingyi practitioner rises with pride, using his own body to sound the strongest note. Even a collapsing sky and splitting earth cannot bury his righteous spirit. As long as Xingyi endures, traditional martial arts will never die! See how Qu Yong carries on the legacy of traditional martial arts, standing tall between heaven and earth, unrivaled as he roams the city and forges his own legend. 461Reads6.8Score10214d adds
- 108 The Last Generation of Ancient Martial Arts 末代古武 In 2025, after graduating from university, Zhang Yuan was fired by four different companies in the space of a year. Then his grandfather passed away, leaving him utterly disheartened. A secret manual passed down through generations led him to abandon the pen for the sword. In an age when cultivation had declined on Earth, Zhang Yuan hoped to forge a different path: a legendary road in pursuit of the ultimate in traditional Chinese martial arts and the revival of ancient martial arts at their pea 617Reads7.2Score10114d adds
- 109 A Martial Arts Grandmaster from the Republic of China 来自民国的武术大师 What kind of martial art can defeat an opponent the fastest? Muay Thai? Karate? Judo? Boxing? No, none of them! Baji, Tongbi, Wing Chun, Tai Chi... A hundred years flash by. Reborn in the modern city, Li Mu will give the world an answer through Chinese martial arts! From this day on, the Chinese dragon shall soar, unstoppable! I have a single punch that can defend China's backbone! 488Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 110 Emotional Apocalypse: I Can Simulate Every Emotion 情感末日：我能模拟所有情绪 [Slow burn] [No female lead or one female lead, depending on reader feedback] [Emotion-based combat system! Every character has their own unique emotional weapon] [Not a pure power fantasy] [Not for beginners] [Takes off from Chapter 10!!!] In the thirtieth year after the emotional storm descended, the world established new rules among the ruins. Sorrow could condense into ice blades, rage could blaze into flames, and human emotions became weapons capable of tearing open the abyss. Those who mas —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 111 The House Immortal Affairs Office 家仙办事处 Chen Ping'an, a graduate student in folklore, has never believed in ghosts or gods. That is, until he inherited his old family home and caught a fox spirit sitting on his sofa in the middle of the night, playing Honor of Kings. Then it tossed him an employment contract from the “Household Spirits Affairs Office.” From then on, his materialist worldview completely fell apart: Huang Xian works as a delivery driver, gathering intelligence. Bai Xian runs a traditional Chinese medicine clinic and sec 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 112 The Invisible Master Thief! 隐形神偷！ The Invisible Master Thief! 65Reads—Score—14d adds
- 113 The Little Taoist of Nanshan 南山小道士 A torrential storm washed away his stall, and his protective charm burst into flames. Lin Yan was haunted by the evil spirit that had plagued him as a child! A staunch materialist, Lin Yan is forced into the world of the occult. He becomes a disciple of an old Taoist priest from Nanshan, learning talisman magic, exploring haunted houses, and dispelling waterborne curses, only to be unexpectedly caught up in rivalries among Taoist sects. As the evil spirits of the Taiping Sect stir up trouble, he —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 114 Six Relics to Banish Evil 六器渡邪 On a stormy night, the evil box passed down through my family shattered on its own, and I became a wanted fugitive accused of several murders. My only chance of survival was to recover the six cursed artifacts scattered across the Lin family. But they weren't treasures. They were instruments of torture, each one imprisoning the soul of someone our ancestors had tortured into becoming an artifact. Soul-harvesting rice from the Hungry Ghost Realm, a mending needle used to sew together a hundred —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 115 The Supernatural Era: Player Sequence 超凡时代：玩家序列 [Spiritual qi revival + supernatural sequences + one female lead + somewhat of an ensemble cast] Three years ago, Li Qingshan was walking home when he ran into a fugitive wanted criminal. The criminal stabbed him through the heart. On the brink of death, driven by an overwhelming sense of indignation, Li Qingshan awakened the extraordinary Sequence 001: Player, and embarked on the path to transcendence. “That day, the world began to change. That day, my era began.” Title: Supernatural Era: Playe 2Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 116 Geological Survey Team No. 793 地质大队第793队 A twist of fate drew me into a historical event and set me on the path of following in my grandfather's footsteps. As I investigate what happened to him all those years ago, one baffling story after another begins to emerge. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 117 Yin-Yang Celestial Master: I Stole Your Magic Artifacts, and Now a Hundred Ghosts Roam the Night 阴阳天师：偷我法器，百鬼夜行了 [Celestial Master + invincible + folk-customs mystery + paper effigy maker + supernatural revival + dimensional superiority + comedic face-slapping + wild imagination + System] Wei Ping’an transmigrates into a parallel world where spiritual qi revival is underway, becoming the last Celestial Master of Maoshan’s Yin-Yang paper effigy lineage. He watches over a shabby funeral shop called Three Pure Ones Funeral Services. He had planned to earn merit with the Great Dao Manifestation System and unlo 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 118 Fortune Teller: Basic Skills Take On the Whole World 占卜师：基础能力干翻全世界 An unknown entity called the Battlefield of All Realms descends. Those who qualify enter it and complete missions, becoming Ascendants. Inherit relics left behind by the previous civilization, follow in the footsteps of those who came before, and transcend the ordinary in the real world to become an Inheritor. During one mission: Teammate: “What’s your ability?” Yang Xiang: “Tarot cards for divination...” His teammate patted him on the shoulder. “Just focus on support...” A little while la 183Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 119 The Family Heir 家族继承人 (A Mafia story, slow-paced, slice of life, parallel world, don’t overthink it, with a few anime characters mixed in, and lots of women! If it’s not your thing, please leave. There’s no need to be nasty!) The Lawrence family, the foremost family, is hailed as the “odd one out” among the Mafia! Parker, a transmigrator, becomes the family’s new heir. The inheritance gift from his father leaves him astonished. It also makes him realize that something about this world seems a little off! “Hey! Have y 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The Super-Rich Second-Generation Heir 超级豪门富二代 As the eldest young master of a wealthy family with half the world’s fortune, what is it like to have more money than you can spend and more women than you can date? No one is better qualified to answer that than Chen Yu. 198Reads—Score—14d adds
- 121 From the Start, I Transmigrate to 1949 with an Entire Nation 开局带国家穿越1949 From the start, he gains the ability to transmigrate and travels to the 1940s in a parallel world. He turns around and hands everything over to the country, helping lead it to prosperity. Modern knowledge and ideals become sparks that enlighten the past, while the other world's resilience and pure ideals light the road ahead. This is a journey of growth, responsibility, and dedication, bearing witness to a nation's spirit being passed down through time and echoing across the ages. 77Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 122 Eternal Martial Arts: Starting with The Smiling, Proud Wanderer 长生武道：诸天从笑傲江湖开始 With national martial arts at his command, he will strengthen the nation and its people. This is a tale of seeking the Dao across the heavens and using Bajiquan to conquer every corner of the world. Su Chang'an looked back. The mortal world was like smoke. Proudly Smiling, Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre were long gone, leaving only the melody of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. [At readers' request, the protagonist's transmigration into Tang Zichen has been changed to Ba Liming. If anything was mis 916Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 123 The Pinnacle of Chinese Martial Arts 国术之巅 Lin Feng had cherished a burning passion for traditional Chinese martial arts since childhood. To him, they were more than just a skill. They were a spiritual anchor and an unrelenting pursuit of self-transcendence. Years flew by, but Lin Feng continued to forge ahead on the path of martial arts without wavering. His skills grew ever more refined, and his mind ever steadier. Through sheer dedication and effort, he took one step at a time toward the pinnacle of martial arts. 177Reads—Score—14d adds
- 124 The Strange Realm Frontline 诡界战线 [Mystery and Puzzles + Supernatural Powers + Eerie Folk Customs + One Heroine + Not Mindless + Ensemble Cast and Political Intrigue + Takes Off Around Chapter 30 and Gets Better and Better] The Ten Halls of the King of Hell stand empty. The mysterious Miscellaneous Affairs Bureau barely maintains order between the worlds of the living and the dead. Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and magic; Yin-Yang arts and Mount Mao; cyber exorcism, electronic dance music to ward off misfortune. Awaken all man 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 125 The Daoist Arts Compendium: Flirting with Ghosts in the Underworld 道术灵册我在冥界调戏鬼 Supernatural and bizarre incidents keep happening, along with the use of all kinds of talismans, spells, and Taoist arts. Follow me, Lin Feng, as I promote traditional Chinese Taoism. Lin Feng was raised from childhood by his grandfather, Lin Yousheng, a renowned Taoist priest. The story takes place in a small town in the 1980s and 1990s. Before turning thirteen, Lin Feng had little interest in his grandfather's identity as a Taoist priest, but at thirteen, he began his journey down the Taoist p 3Reads—Score114d adds
- 126 From the Divine Cavern 来自神窟 [No System + ensemble cast + no brainless characters + slow-paced + imaginative] This is a world under a curse. Five thousand years ago, a mysterious meteorite fell from the sky, and an ancient god descended upon Earth. It can do anything and knows everything. Could the entire world really be nothing more than its dream? Earth is helping humanity awaken. To escape the dream, you must wake up; only those who are awake can live. “Under the gaze of the Primordial and the God, the world will be rebo 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 127 749 Special Incident Investigation Bureau 749特殊事件调查局 [Based on real experiences. Just listen for fun, and I hope you enjoy it.] [No superpowers + first person + in the style of Strange Tales from the Ministry of Culture. If you like Strange Tales from the Ministry of Culture, jump right in.] At last, I have the chance to write a story about this mysterious department. I don't know how many people have heard of Bureau 749, let alone how many know anything about it, but Bureau 749 has always been shrouded in mystery. Its full name is the Bureau of S 7.2kReads7.5Score47614d adds
- 128 Bureau 749, Section 13 749局13科 Bureau 749 is a mysterious department dedicated to handling supernatural phenomena and incidents. Psychics are peculiar, unknown beings with special abilities that defy explanation. To maintain social stability, Bureau 749's main task is to control and monitor psychics and prevent them from committing crimes. But the darkest things in society aren't psychics or criminal acts. They're the human heart, and the incomprehensibly mysterious, unfathomable force known as fate... A top agent forced into 3.2kReads7.7Score39914d adds
- 129 The Ultimate Billionaire Family 顶级豪门 On the night his wife abandoned him, he took out his Supreme Dragon Card, loaded with two billion, and began his journey to becoming one of the world’s top billionaires... 215Reads5.9Score—14d adds
- 130 The Gate of the End 终焉之门 [The world is corrupt and shrouded in darkness, and ten thousand demons bow their heads!] This will be a story of the most heartrending tragedy... In the end, we will shine at least ten thousand times brighter than the sun! Have you ever wondered what it would be like to wake up one day and find the whole world turned upside down, with cultivation now a compulsory subject for everyone? Ancient legacies, nations clashing in secret, countless shattered families, and an Earth growing ever more myst 188Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 131 I’m a Top-Tier Heir from the Righteous Path, So Why Did I Get a Mafia System? 我正道顶级二代，给我黑道系统？ After I transmigrated, I thought I had no System, so I chose to lie flat. Then, out of nowhere, the System showed up. But... the System seems to have gotten one thing wrong: I'm a top-tier heir to a powerful family on the side of justice, yet you gave me a System for a nobody from the underworld to rise to the top?! The rewards are ridiculously good, sure, but are your missions even difficult for me? One has me infiltrate my own father’s inner circle, another has me recruit two hundred men... Ch 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 132 Maoshan Secrets: The Way of Yin and Yang 茅山秘录：阴阳道 Do you believe ghosts exist? The moment you ask that question, one might be listening. When he was five, he watched his home burn to ashes with his own eyes. Twenty-two years later, he became the seventy-third-generation direct disciple of the Maoshan Sect. His master said, “Go down the mountain. Gain experience and find the answers.” He thought it would be an ordinary journey down the mountain. He was wrong. In an ancient Jiangnan town, five young people died in the same dream, smiling, th 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 133 Urban: I Have a Demon-Slaying Blade 都市：我有一柄捉妖刀 [No female lead] [Tang sword] [Side characters are hilarious] [Take good advice and you’ll never go hungry. That’s my opinion!] What is a yao? A yao brings chaos! I have a blade that can rid the world of every yao! When the yaos of this world see my blade, they’re all terrified, their courage and wits vanishing! When the yaos of this world see my blade, they’re all horrified, with nowhere to run! The young Wang Ran carries a blade through the world for one reason only: to kill yaos! “Grandpa sai 450Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 134 The Guardians of Daxia 大夏守界人 Also known as The Revival of the Supernatural: I Can Become Immune to Sealed Artifacts Forever and I Am the Guardian of Daxia Is the world you see really the truth? Here, Awakened Ones, sealed artifacts, and mutations are all closely connected to your life. When sealed artifacts attack, do you choose to forget or bravely face them? Su Bai chooses the latter. He wants to see this strange and eerie world for himself. Daxia, I am your guardian. The abyss will never see the light of day. 284Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 135 Legend of the Investiture of the Gods: Summoning Heroes Across the Ages 封神传奇，召唤万古英烈 (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no stupidity, and not a power fantasy. Read with caution if these bother you.) When chaos first divided, Pangu came before the Three Pure Ones; the Taiji, Two Forms, and Four Images hung in the heavens. The first year was Zi, the second Chou, and humanity appeared in Yin; the wise Youchao saved us from the beasts. Suiren found fire, so we no longer ate raw food; Fuxi drew the trigrams before yin and yang. Shennong brought order to the 10Reads—Score114d adds
- 136 Bajiquan Grandmaster: Starting with Teaching Kids Martial Arts 八极拳宗师，从教孩子练武开始 The short-video industry is booming. Time for all the weirdos to get out of here. Some people use physical beauty filters to land rich patrons, some hawk products with a single “Hey, family!” and some pretend to be crazy and foolish while acting as life coaches... As for Xu Yan, he just stopped acting like a dad. He recorded his five-year-old kids fighting, then posted the video online, calling it basic training and a way to carry on the family martial arts tradition. The netizens were stunned. 1.1kReads6.6Score—14d adds
- 137 Celestial Master Agent: I Have Heavenly Talismans 天师特工，我有通天符法 (No System, not invincible, talisman arts + special powers, plot-focused, not a formulaic wish-fulfillment novel) (Ensemble cast, with the supporting characters getting their own growth arcs instead of existing just to make the protagonist look good) The strongest ghost-quelling celestial master from the Shan Hai Realm transmigrates into an ordinary high school student. His home is bare, his father is missing, his mother has a short fuse, and he's stuck without his magical powers... “I've had en 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 138 I Conquer Both Worlds of Yin and Yang by Sheer Stubbornness 我靠命硬横行阴阳两界 Everyone has always said I was cursed, an ill-fated star whose hard luck would bring death to my family. I refuse to believe it! After landing a job at a mysterious company, I use my iron constitution and superhuman stamina to earn a fortune! The Ghost Emperor wants to marry me? No way! Nobody’s getting in the way of me making money! 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 Memoirs of Proving the Dao 证道回忆录 Memoirs of Proving the Dao 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 The Ink Master 掌墨师 A stern warning!!!! All the yang-meridian techniques in this novel come from a handwritten folk copy of the Lu Ban Book, an ancient text that truly exists. Do not try them lightly!!! It all began with my grandfather… He was an old carpenter, now well over eighty. By chance, I happened to open this long-forgotten copy of the Lu Ban Book. It was handwritten, and my first reaction after reading it was confusion, because I couldn’t understand it at all. So I studied it carefully. It recorded many t 11Reads—Score514d adds
- 141 Unemployed Right After Graduation? The 749th Bureau Recruited Me at My Door 毕业即失业？我被749上门征召 [Transmigration] [No Female Lead] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Upright Values] If you don't like it, don't read. After transmigrating to the parallel world of the Great Xia Kingdom, Qin Yi's golden finger turns out to be a cookbook. This cookbook is strange: its main ingredients all come from supernatural creatures, and eating them makes Qin Yi's strength improve by leaps and bounds. [Raw Hound-Wolf Loin: Gain the spell Wolf Charge after eating. Turn qi into a wolf, and sweep all before you.] [Charc 4.8kReads7.6Score35714d adds
- 142 Chinese Martial Arts: I Began to See the Divine After Being Hunted Down and Shot by Armed Police 国术：从被武警搜山击毙开始见神 [Dragon and Snake style]+ [Chinese Martial Arts]+ [Republican Era]+ [No System]+ [Genius protagonist] Chen Hongwu was framed and imprisoned for three years. A strange master taught him Chinese Martial Arts, and by the time he was released, he had reached the peak of the Ming Jin stage. Then came the terrible news: His parents had worked themselves to death trying to appeal his case! Enraged, Chen Hongwu took to the outlaw's path. The madman honed his blades: whether you were a powerful official 94.5kReads7.9Score9.3k14d adds
- 143 The Eldest Grandson of a Powerful Beijing Family, Reaching the Pinnacle of Global Wealth and Power 京城世家长孙，问鼎全球权财巅峰 [Tycoon + System + one female lead + invincible + feel-good power fantasy + face-slapping + showing off + elite family] As the eldest grandson of a powerful Jingcheng family, Qin Nuo infuriates the Elite Family System from the start, triggering a frenzy of upgrades. The System upgrades directly into the Invincible Elite Family System, and starts handing out sign-in rewards like crazy!!! [System upgrade successful: sign-in reward of 300 billion Dragon Nation yuan] [System upgrade successful: sign 870Reads—Score10714d adds
- 144 I Awakened a Murder Game, and the 749 Bureau Invited Me for Tea 觉醒杀人游戏，749请我去喝茶 He Zui has spent twenty-four years after transmigrating believing this world was perfectly normal, until a car accident happens and the world's dark side slowly comes to light. [Welcome to the murder game, player He Zui.] [Will you kill, or be killed? The choice is yours.] [There are countless supernatural abilities in the world, but only one He Zui.] [Triggered the ability “Absorb.” Acquired the ability “Lies That Cannot Be Seen Through.”] [Triggered the ability “Absorb.” Choose one of the foll 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 The Weird Invade, and I Become a God by Devouring Them! 诡异入侵，我靠吞噬成神！ [Urban High Martial Arts] [Devour and Evolve] [Everyday Bureaucracy] [Decisive and Ruthless] [No Harem] Faced with the “Formless Child,” which crawled out of a rift in the Void Realm and couldn’t be killed by bullets, he opened his mouth as his teammates watched in horror. The mark on his chest wasn’t a blessing. It was an insatiable abyss, constantly shrieking at him with hunger. To Qiu Xun, these things known as “anomalies” weren’t terrifying. They were dishes on a menu. Our Special Species 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 A Strange Interweaving of Time and Space 诡异的时空交错 A Strange Intersection of Space and Time 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 147 Supernatural: My Years Hunting Ghosts at Bureau 749 灵异：我在749局打鬼那些年 The appearance of a white coffin and a red coffin at the construction site changed my fate. That night, I saw corpses that could move and a ghost that could steal a person's soul. They were all "deceiving" me, trying to make me die. What should I do... When you think the person behind you is a ghost, the real ghost may be the one standing in front of you... Once it's dark... don't read this!! 216Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Feng Shui King of the Underworld 江湖风水之王 On the day I was born, ten thousand demons emerged from the mountains, a hundred ghosts clawed their way out of their graves, and an immortal corpse guarded the way. My master, Daoist Jingxian, took me from a tomb and raised me for twenty years, only to fall under a curse and die a horrible death, skinned alive. Knowing he was going to die, my master left me a letter. First, he warned me not to seek out the killer. Then he urged me to stay away from the world. But I chose a third path, resolute 125Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 149 Awakening an SSS-Rank Language Talent from the Start 开局觉醒SSS级语言天赋 At home, rely on your parents; away from home, rely on your friends. The more friends you have, the more paths lie open to you. Xu Jie, an orphan who transmigrated into a world overrun by monsters where the supernatural was returning, had a clear plan for his future. After awakening the ability to understand languages, he didn't stay obediently in the back like other support types. Instead, he became a commander and charged to the very front lines of the conflict. “Of course, I'm not heading to 54Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 150 Awakened Powers: My Ability Is One of a Kind 异能觉醒：我的异能独一无二 Ye Feng, who lives on Earth, wakes up one morning to discover that the world has changed beyond recognition. The college entrance exam has become a superpower awakening test. His friends and parents are still the same as they were on Earth. Watch as Ye Feng uses his overwhelming strength to crush every enemy and demon beast in this perilous world, then heads into the universe and becomes the Dao Lord invincible throughout all creation. 58Reads5.9Score—14d adds
