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- 151 I’m a Daoist Heir: From the Start, I Fuse the Eight Extraordinary Techniques! 我！道家传人，开局融合八奇技！ 776Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 As the Long Night Approaches, I Awaken a Hidden Sequence 长夜将临，我觉醒了隐藏序列 [Fan fiction + no System + sequence-based supernatural abilities + national organization + no female lead? One female lead?] * Miancheng Morning News: A high school student was attacked last night at Hexi Wetland Park. Police have increased their forces to search and investigate. Residents are urged to stay alert when going out and take precautions to ensure their safety. Bai Xiaowei is an orphan who got incredibly lucky after surviving an assassination attempt. Under Officer An Ping's guidance, 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 Cultivating Immortality as a Family: Break Through the Mortal Realm and Become Immortal! 家族修真，破凡入仙！ [Ensemble Cast of Major and Minor Clans + Dark, Cannibalistic World + Mortals Without a System + Chinese-Style Cultivation Arts] [Cultivation is about seeking immortality and great power, and fighting to become the master of the Dao Ruins. What do you know of cultivation, having barely begun?] Three thousand great dreams, all empty; the Dao has no form, born from the heart. Heaven and humanity share one structure; dream and pulse share a source, and the real and unreal are born together. The Jin 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Peerless Chinese Martial Arts 国术无双 A book of boxing techniques accompanied Long Yi as he grew, but he never knew he was a once-in-a-century martial arts prodigy, with an immensely powerful bloodline within him. No matter how rough the road ahead, once he unleashes the Dragon Fist, all obstacles will be swept away. His spirit can pierce the clouds, and his fists and kicks shake the eight directions. Money and power? He'll conquer the world with his Dragon Fist! 603Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Chinese Martial Arts: Challenging Dojos Makes Me Stronger 国术：踢馆就变强 Master Ma was knocked out in three seconds. Has traditional Chinese martial arts fallen into obscurity? Ye Chen obtains the Ultimate Traditional Martial Arts System, and gets stronger with every challenge he takes on. Taekwondo and mixed martial arts are so impressive? Bring them on! [Ding! Mission complete. Earned the True Meaning of Tai Chi and tenfold comprehension!] “Boom!” A master renowned throughout the martial arts world was knocked out in one second. Want to know why Ye Chen’s tradition 166Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 156 Savior? No, I'm Just a Thief 救世主？不，我只是个盗贼 Have you ever wondered whether the gas explosions, construction accidents, and strange natural phenomena you see are merely the ordinary facade concealing an eerie truth? Have you ever wondered whether the trending news, human tragedies, and wars between nations are all helping to advance that hidden truth? When the eerie invades reality. When the world is dragged into the apocalypse. A savior? No, I’m just a thief. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 Bureau of Supernatural Investigations 超自然事件调查局 A bizarre murder case draws me into the investigation of mysterious supernatural events: crew members on a deep-sea fishing vessel inexplicably slaughtering one another, immortals hiding in the city, legendary vampires, Nazi doomsday troops of a godlike race and their Aryan holy city, and a gigantic human-face structure on Mars. We are not alone in the universe, and human society is just as complicated. 345Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 158 From the Start, I Became a Ghost Emperor and Turned Myself In to the Nation! 开局成鬼帝，我把自己上交国家！ [The supernatural descends + No System + A national strategic asset + No heroine + Invincible!] What do you do when you transmigrate to a world where the supernatural has descended and discover that you’ve become a ghost? Most people would probably hide, terrified that the authorities might hunt them down! But Jiang Ge has other ideas! As soon as he realizes he’s become a ghost, he turns himself in to the government without hesitation! If I surrender quickly enough, no one can lay a hand on me! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 159 Strange Tales from the South 南方灵异事 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 The Heavenly Master of Zhuyou 祝由天师 After my grandfather dies, I inherit the art of Zhuyou and become a ghost doctor who wanders the mortal world. I've treated the living, tormented by evil ghosts, and helped the wronged spirits bullied by wicked people. As I encounter more and more evil entities, I learn more of Zhuyou's secrets. I get drawn deeper into it all, with less and less control over my own fate. A corpse alive in a mass grave, an evil spirit kept in an old mansion, a fingerless woman who steals people's lifespans. Every 140Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 161 The Orthodox Unity Taoist Acolyte 正一小道爷 My master vanished without a trace. As the sect’s last heir, I have the sect’s treasured spirit sword and a purple-gold spirit talisman brush. One man, one sword, one brush: I descend the mountain to subdue demons and ghosts. Note: Some events in this book are based on real experiences the author has had, and some of the methods are quite authentic. Do not attempt to imitate them! 592Reads6.1Score10014d adds
- 162 Patroller of the Living World 阳间巡逻人 Stories of spirit babies have circulated in the countryside of Sichuan and Chongqing for generations. When a baby dies, its lingering resentment can turn it into a ghost. Spirit babies were most common during the height of the one-child policy. As a child, I fed crows, which left me with an unusually strong aura of yin. Spirit babies often mistook me for one of their own, so someone later raised a ghost to protect me. On top of that, I have to work for the Underworld Bureau just to stay alive. 506Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 163 The Taoist Who Travels Between the Worlds of Yin and Yang 穿梭在阴阳两界的道士 [No System, no transmigration, supernatural horror, occult arts, hilarious nonsense, a touch of vulgarity, and religious culture] Good is repaid with good, and evil with evil. If it hasn’t happened yet, the time simply hasn’t come. The protagonist was born with yin-yang eyes, allowing him to see ghosts invisible to ordinary people. By chance, when he was young, he met the spirit of a Taoist priest who had died not long before. Impressed by the boy’s extraordinary talent, the ghost priest taught 83Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 Starting in Hong Kong's Entertainment World, I Dominate the Multiverse 从港综开始横推万界 The apocalypse arrives, and the world falls apart. In the despairing darkness, Su Can gains a System that lets him travel between countless worlds. Breaking free of time and space, he gathers the power of each world. One day, he will return to before the world fell apart and change the fate he once suffered! In the Hong Kong crime-comedy world, he is the toughest enforcer in the gang. In the Kowloon arena, he takes on ten men at once, his fists reigning supreme! In the zombie world, he cuts his —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 The Best in the World? I'm Just a Regular Delivery Guy! 天下第一？我正经外卖员！ [Ensemble cast] [High-octane] [Official organization] One butterfly flapping its wings can bring about a tsunami and a sandstorm. One calligraphy brush can capture all the vicissitudes of Daxia. He is an orphan who awakened in a living hell, and also the guiding light leading Daxia toward the stars. With a single thought, he can create things, shift forms, or trap enemies in a dream. Someone asked, “What does Daxia have to rely on?” He said, “On the imperial might of emperors through the ages, o 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 The Ghost-Deceiving Master 骗鬼大师 [Mystery] [Ghost Hunting] [Comedy] [Urban] [Scheming Hero] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] My master is a real oddball, so naturally, I didn’t turn out innocent or naive either. Armed with a peachwood sword, I roam the world, making a living catching ghosts. But don’t assume I have any profound magical arts. In truth, catching ghosts is all about bluffing! I can scare a timid little ghost into trembling with fear, and I can talk a century-old vengeful ghost into a complete daze. Watch as my peachwood —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 The Strange Realm Archives 诡域档案 Six years ago, Comrade Peng Gang, an outstanding investigator in the Ministry of State Security of Huaxia and deputy director of the Seventh Bureau, met a strange death while on a mission. Six years later, several investigators go missing one after another. The case they were investigating is deeply strange and has countless connections to the case from six years ago. In response, the mysterious investigation team, Fifth Bureau, Ninth Division, begins looking into a series of cases in the realm 332Reads9.1Score—14d adds
- 168 I Have a Book That Suppresses Ghosts 我有一本镇鬼书 [Wild imagination + ghost taming + fighting ghosts] [Punching Japanese Onmyoji in the face + kicking Satanist exorcists] During the Eastern Jin dynasty, the unorthodox Taoist Song Dingbo sealed more than a hundred evil ghosts that plagued the world inside a notebook. After his death, the notebook was buried with him in a grave on Yunwu Mountain. As the years passed, the grave was damaged one day in 2012, releasing all the ghosts. Li San, who happened to be on a mission nearby, was accidentally p 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 169 Eerie: I Am Confucius, and From the Start I Tame a Ghostly Loli 诡异：我孔子，开局收服鬼萝莉 In this world, the extraordinary and the uncanny coexist. As strange forces run rampant and demons wreak havoc, Kong Hao tears open his shirt, revealing the fearsome character for “virtue” on his back. He holds up a fist as big as a cooking pot and declares, “You have to listen to reason or to a fist, right?” 54Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 170 Department of Paranormal Investigations 神秘事件调查处 The Secret Incident Investigation Bureau, Book One As a child, Zhuge Yun was struck by lightning and branded with a thunder rune. During an archaeological excavation, he accidentally awakened the thunder element within himself. After joining the Ninth Division, under the Huaxia government’s secret agency, Bureau 749, Zhuge Yun and his teammates handled all kinds of supernatural incidents. The mysterious Poyang Lake Delta, ghost soldiers crossing the land, resurrected terracotta warriors in the M 4.4kReads8.4Score23214d adds
- 171 Yin-Yang Taboos 阴阳禁忌 My family told me that on the night I was born, an old beggar woman came to my grandfather's house. The moment she saw me, she said nothing and grabbed me by the throat... It wasn't until my grandfather was murdered that I learned the truth. I swore to fulfill every last one of his wishes! 1.5kReads8.4Score12414d adds
- 172 Master Coffin 棺爷 My godfather died under mysterious circumstances. His body was cut into more than two thousand pieces. After the burial, Eighth Master took me on as his disciple! I inherited the Coffin Master's legacy! 366Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 173 Maoshan's Greatest Celestial Master 茅山最强天师 [Supernatural + Urban Fantasy + Maoshan Taoist Arts + One Heroine] “Maoshan disciple Ye Qing travels the world alone, sweeping across the mortal realm with his mastery of Maoshan Taoist arts.” He slays wraiths, battles evil gods, destroys ghosts and monsters, and vanquishes corpse kings. Witness a generation’s Celestial Master of Maoshan wield secret Taoist arts with one hand, shaking the four corners of the world and reigning supreme beneath heaven. 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Huineng: Mountains and Seas 慧能：山海 Not a mindless power fantasy. If you want nonstop victories, this isn’t for you. [One Female Lead + Superpowers + Classic of Mountains and Seas + Intangible Cultural Heritage + No System + Plot-Driven + Sweet Romance, No Angst + Modern Day + A Little Humor (Takes Off from Chapter 4)] In the world of the Huì, there are two sayings: One fan, one door, one universe. One sword, one painting, one world of mountains and seas. My name is Lu Shi. I am that very mountain and sea. A fateful mistake led me 30Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 175 I Just Came Out of Ailao Mountain, and 749 Took Me in as a Monster 刚出哀牢山，被749当怪物收容 [Ruthless and decisive] [Wild man] [Wipe out the roots] Su Yang is an experienced traveler. After transmigrating to this world twenty years ago with a monster compendium as his golden finger, he hasn’t encountered a single monster. He’s ended up living like a wild man. On the verge of starving to death as a penniless pauper, he places his last hope in the mysterious Ailao Mountain. On their first night in the mountains, his fellow travelers spot a monster. Su Yang grabs his Luoyang shovel and st 139Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Bureau 749: Special Case Investigation Division Nine 749局：九处特案调查科 The third installment of The Bureau of Mysterious Incidents As the internet continued to develop, the times called for change. In 2014, Bureau 749 established the Ninth Division's Special Cases Investigation Section. Yun Cong Feng, who wielded lightning and fire abilities; Li Yi Chu, with psychic abilities; Ye Luan, with enhancement abilities; the Taoist Zhang Shan Ling; the physician Li Fu Ling; and computer expert Chi You You joined the team. In the days that followed, the six-person squad dea 1.2kReads7.1Score10014d adds
- 177 The Heavenly Dao's Last Successor 天道最后传人 In my previous life, I was a judge of the dead. In this one, I have entered the Heavenly Dao. When demons take root in the heart, five thunders descend and vital energy awakens. I will slay demons and exorcise evil, and the righteous path will endure. Ever since I was born, the whole village has treated me like a “freak.” The midwife who delivered me was struck dead by lightning that very night. My father, a respected local exorcist, could only see her off on her final journey. By chance, I bega 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 The 749 Bureau Has Its Eye on Me: One Stick of Incense, and I’ll Smash the Heavens 749局盯上我，焚香一炷夯爆天 Clouds and mist blanket the earth; a youth faces the mortal world! A long incense stick points straight to the sky, while wisps of smoke coil around the entire spiral firmament. A wisp of incense smoke draws the boundary between the lights of the mortal realm and the darkness of the underworld! Watch me guide wandering souls and subdue every demon and specter in the world. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 Seeking the Dao: Starting with Uncle Jiu 问道：从九叔开始 After collapsing and dying from overwork on his thesis, He Xing unexpectedly transmigrated to the Republican era. On an unknown island, he obtained the legacy of the Jie Sect and awakened a System, beginning a fantastical life from then on. (The main world is currently set around Uncle Jiu and The Vampire Expert, with Hong Kong drama storylines woven in.) 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 The Principles of Scientific Cultivation 科学修仙原理 [System] + [Transmigration and Rebirth] + [Xuanhuan Cultivation] + [Scientific Principles] + [Promoting Traditional Chinese Culture] + [Decisive and Ruthless] + [Rogue Cultivator] + [Overpowered Power Fantasy] This story follows an unconventional researcher whose ideas are rejected by mainstream academia. He holds fast to his beliefs, but every paper he submits is rejected and ignored. After his death, people finally discover how brilliant he was. But so what? He... had already worked himself to 3Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 181 Hunting Evil Spirits 猎祟 [Superpowers]+ [Organization] Office worker Tu Yile accidentally awakened superpowers and, through a twist of fate, joined the special operations unit of the “Relevant Departments.” Teaming up with the experienced Long Sihai, he wields true fire to vanquish evil and restore peace to the world! 187Reads7.5Score—14d adds
- 182 Bureau of Anomalous Biology Investigations 异常生物调查局 The day after my grandpa died, everyone in town showed up… 528Reads8.2Score10214d adds
- 183 749 Bureau: Strange Case Investigations 749局：奇案调查 Liu Shui experienced a supernatural event as a child, during which his only family member disappeared without a trace. As an adult, Liu Shui is recruited by Bureau 749, an agency dedicated to investigating supernatural events. Under the guidance of his superior, Han Jiu, he begins investigating a string of mysterious cases. A shadowy figure on the last bus, a vampire attacking a zoo, a master craftsman with a thousand faces who sells bizarre artifacts, an alien creature with extraterrestrial tra 2kReads8.9Score16614d adds
- 184 The Underworld Longevity Bureau 黄泉长生局 [Mystery + Tomb Raiding + Adventure + Ghost Hunting] They say the Yellow Springs are crawling with ghosts and demons. Once I raise my yellow talisman and form a hand seal, I'll wipe them all out. From three-eyed ghost lice and the Fish Kingdom tomb to the Ten-Thousand-Pearl Snake Woman... Li Que, a little nobody of the Daoist sect, and Fatty get caught up in a vast scheme for immortality. As the saying goes: “In paper shoes, I tread into the Yellow Springs; through the gloom of life and death, I 224Reads7.1Score—14d adds
- 185 Is It Too Much for a Fortune Teller Like Me to Know a Little Yin-Yang Magic? 我一个算命的会点阴阳术不过分吧 [Maoshan Arts + Ghost Hunting + Face Reading + Powerful Connections + Walking Between the Yin and Yang Worlds + Team] Zhao Yang's grandfather made him study three books from a young age: the Zhouyi, the Ma Yi Divine Physiognomy, and a third book with no cover, whose contents were handwritten. After his grandfather passed away, Zhao Yang inherited his mantle. But now that cremation was the norm, all he could do was read people's feng shui, barely earning enough to get by. Just as he was thinking 318Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 The City's Superpowered King 都市超级异能王 After Zhang Xiaofan accidentally falls into the water, he gains an ability System and begins a brand-new life. He takes on spoiled rich kids, battles powerful clans, slays enemy forces, and punishes the wicked. The legend of a peerless ability king begins. 212Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 187 Ordered Down the Mountain to Find My Six Senior Sisters 奉命下山找我的六个师姐 Ye Tian descends from the mountain with his master's command to “marry and have children.” His eldest senior sister, Shen Rushuang, seems to be a cold and proud business empress who runs a vast commercial empire, but behind the scenes she is the “Queen of the Night,” feared by nations around the world. His second senior sister, Liu Ruyan, appears to be a gentle, cultured, and renowned doctor, admired for her exceptional medical skills. In truth, she is a hidden medical immortal from a lineage sp 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 I Asked You to Draw a Detective, and You Drew Chinatown Detective? 让你画侦探，你画唐人街探案？ Lin Mo transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers that he’s taking part in the National Comic Competition, where contestants must create a comic based on a given prompt. The first prompt is [Kung Fu]. While the other contestants are still drawing stories about young kung fu heroes roaming the martial world, Lin Mo goes straight for Kung Fu Hustle. “Kung fu is a killing art!” “First fists, then kicks, followed by grappling; weapons and internal arts combined into one.” “Settle who’s stronger 1kReads6.4Score10014d adds
- 189 The Complete Guide to Taoism 道教内容大全 This book covers Daoist cultivation methods, philosophy, rituals, scriptures and incantations, destiny analysis, feng shui, divination, talismans, culture, the pantheon of immortals, religious sects and their lineages, and more. —Reads—Score76514d adds
- 190 Sequence: The Magician, I Have 54 Cards 序列：魔术师，我有54张卡牌 The pace picks up from Chapter 7! [Golden Finger: 54 Superpowers] [A Thousand Divine Sequence Arrangements] [Not a Mindless Power Fantasy] [Light Humor] [Fast-Paced] [An Elegant Madman] This is a world of all kinds, with advanced civilization, the 749 Bureau that captures monsters, Night Watchers who hunt ghosts, demon hunters who exterminate demons, and also... “Spades cut down all things, Clubs decree fate, Hearts conjure illusions without a trace, Diamonds command the world.” A haunting voice 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 The Mystic Arts Curse Master 玄门咒神 On the day Yang Xuan was supposed to get engaged, a blood-red coffin inexplicably appeared in his home. Inside lay a beautiful woman with skin like jade. On the first day, his father died. On the second day, a yin-yang master told Yang Xuan: If he wanted to survive this calamity, he had to consummate his marriage with her... 115Reads—Score—14d adds
- 192 I Awakened a Superpower and Turned Myself Over to the State 觉醒异能，我把自己上交国家 [The rating just came in. It’ll probably go up later] (Superpowers: From Reporting Them to the State to Becoming a Pillar of the Nation!) [Superpowers] + [Wish Fulfillment] + [Decisive and Ruthless] At two in the morning, Lin Chen conjures a ball of orange-red flame out of thin air. While everyone online fantasizes about awakening superpowers and ruling the world, he is the only one to rush straight to the local police station: “Officer, I’ve awakened superpowers. I want to report them to the st 574Reads5.6Score13714d adds
- 193 Urban Martial Arts: Please, Uncle-Master, Come Down the Mountain 都市国术：求师叔下山 The time has come for traditional Chinese martial arts to rise. Wang Ye transmigrated to a parallel world and acquired a Divine Traditional Martial Arts System. His useless nephew, Li Baoguo, got knocked out by a security guard. The whole school of martial arts had been disgraced beyond measure. They came to Wang Ye in tears, begging him to come down from the mountain. Sanda: Traditional Chinese martial arts can’t even beat a middle-aged Northeastern woman! Muay Thai: Chinese martial arts 208Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 194 I Built a Mysterious Organization from Behind the Scenes 我于幕后打造神秘组织 [Parallel World, Mastermind Behind the Scenes] Li Shaotian acquired a God-Making System. By gathering enough pure emotions, he could claim a divine throne. To ascend the long road to godhood, Li Shaotian began creating all kinds of mysterious organizations. The Destiny Organization, lurking in the shadows; the Natural Foundation, dedicated to containment and protection; the Athena Academy, with a legacy spanning a thousand years; the Peace Hotel, ruled by the underground king; and many more myst 145Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 Everyone Else Struggles to Level Up, but My Spear Evolves Automatically 别人升级艰难，我的长枪自动进化 [Eerie Revival] [Decisive and ruthless] [System] [Infinite Evolution] A century ago, the world was struck by a cataclysmic tidal disaster, and monsters appeared out of thin air. At first, they appeared only sporadically, and humanity paid them little attention. But in just one year, terrifying monsters had swept across the entire world. All kinds of vengeful ghosts, evil spirits, and bizarre monsters slaughtered humans without restraint. City after city fell, while nuclear bombs and conventional 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 Chinese Martial Arts: Growing Stronger with a Five-Yuan Manual 国术：从5块钱秘籍开始变强 (No System + One Female Lead + Lighthearted, Passionate Urban Fiction) Dear readers, the first few chapters focus on everyday life, so the pace may be a little slow. Things pick up after chapter ten, and then it’s straight into high gear! After graduating from high school, Li Wuxiang is given a secret manual by a mysterious Taoist. The age of martial arts is dawning once more, and Daxia faces another invasion by foreign races. Watch how this young martial artist rises to prominence, defends his 214Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 High Martial: The Gods Living Inside Me 高武：住在我体内的神明们 [Overpowered lead + ensemble cast + mastermind] Zhang Chen was once one of the great legends of the Eternal Realm. When he returned to his home planet, he discovered that the world had long since changed beyond recognition. The barrier between the two realms had shattered. Cultivators from another world now saw Earth as a new hunting ground, while humanity sought to overthrow the “gods” with superpower technology. Zhang Chen had no intention of getting involved, until he was accidentally caught 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 198 I’m the True God of the Stage 我才是戏神 Life is a dream, and a play... [Eerie]+ [Mystery]+ [Dreams]+ [Transmigration]+ [Urban Supernatural Powers]+ [The Path to Godhood]+ [Show Business] (A quick clarification: this book is not entirely a fanfic of “I Am Not the God of Theater.” Chen Lin may transmigrate to that world later, but that is only one part of the story. No spoilers here.) Chen Ling: “I’m not the God of Theater. My younger brother is!” Chen Yan: “I’m not the God of Theater. My older brother is!” Chen Lin: “Neither of you i 5Reads—Score114d adds
- 199 The Paper Effigy Shopkeeper Is Not to Be Messed With 纸扎铺老板不好惹 [A So-Lazy-He’d-Die Bottom (Sheng Qing) × A Green-Tea, Jealous Hades Top (Yan Nanque)] [Two Male Leads + Both Powerful + Fantasy Ghost-Hunting + Sweet Romance] Three thousand years ago, Sheng Qing was a human-world guardian deity who wanted for nothing. Three thousand years later, to make ends meet, he had no choice but to drag his long-neglected, badly atrophied body to open a paper-offering shop near a graveyard in Jingcheng. On the shop’s opening day, restless spirits took turns showing up. T 18Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 200 The Great Master of the Ma Yi School 麻衣大相师 I was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. My grandfather, a feng shui master, never let me go outside after dark when I was little. Then one day, he had to leave the house… 234Reads8.6Score—14d adds
