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- 151 Being the Bright and Cheerful Guy in the Rule Horror 在规则怪谈当阳光开朗大男孩儿 (No female lead + not a wish-fulfillment story + no invincible protagonist + thrills + horror + mystery + plot-driven) If that bothers you, don't read! Completed instances: Death Academy, Train in the Fog, An Unblessed Start to the School Year When eerie instances descend, Zhao Di is chosen as a challenger. Talent draw in progress... Your talent is Sunny, Cheerful Young Man: You're a young man with nothing, but you have a little more luck than everyone else. Would you like to spend one point of 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Girls’ Dorm Rule Horror: Survive! 女寝规则怪谈：请活下去！ The Dormitory Girls’ Rules of the Strange: Survive! 102Reads—Score314d adds
- 153 A Strange Game Arrives, and I Turn into a Ghost to Scare People from the Start 诡异游戏降临，我开局变鬼吓人 What makes players tremble with fear? What keeps the demons in the abyss from daring to emerge? What makes the eerie creatures in the mist shudder? I, Su Yun, hereby declare: the civilization of Huaxia will never die out! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Enter at Midnight: Clear the Dungeons to Survive (Season 7) 午夜入场，副本通关才能活下去(第七季) Enter at Midnight: Clear the Instance to Survive (Season 7) 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 Rule Horror: Don't Look Back During 72 Hours in the Dorm 规则怪谈：宿舍72小时不要回头 A word of warning: this is terrifying, so timid readers beware. (No female lead, no cheats, no romance, game instances, infinite flow, horror, mystery) Eight university students who returned to campus early found a mysterious sheet of rules in their empty dormitory building: Rule One: No matter what strange “person” you see, don’t cry out or scream. Rule Two: No matter who calls you from behind, don’t turn around or answer. Rule Three: One of you is an impostor who will eat people in the middle 4.5kReads6.0Score36514d adds
- 156 Yellow Springs Medical Hall 黄泉医馆 On the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, ghosts roam at night and the living must keep away. Yet on Linjiang Road, an unremarkable clinic stands with all four doors wide open, inviting every kind of visitor. Above the eaves hangs a gilded plaque bearing four large characters: “Yellow Springs Clinic.” 531Reads8.1Score10014d adds
- 157 Opening a Lottery Shop! The Cultivation World's Ways Have Been Completely Corrupted 开彩票店！修行界风气彻底被带偏 Li Li transmigrated to another world along with his lottery shop. Scratch cards, golden egg smashes, slot machines: all kinds of attractions became wildly popular, with a huge variety of prizes, including money, cultivation techniques, spirit herbs, and magical artifacts. Little by little, his shop became known throughout the world, drawing countless powerful figures from far and wide. The entire cultivation world was turned upside down. Fellow cultivator: “Turn a small stake into a fortune, tra 1.6kReads6.5Score12114d adds
- 158 National Destiny Instance: I Manifested Fengdu and Scared the Whole World 国运副本，我具现酆都吓哭全球 The nation-fortune supernatural instances descend, and the world has lost its history. Only I, Su He, remember China’s five thousand years! [Ding! The National Fortune Rescue Device has been bound. China’s Underworld completeness detected at 0%.] [Loading Host’s core memory template: Emperor Fengdu!] [Fear points spent: 0. Successfully manifested: Beginner-level Weasel’s Enfeoffment Request] [Congratulations, Host. The Weasel’s Enfeoffment Request instance has earned 100,000 fear points. A speci 655Reads5.3Score—14d adds
- 159 Rule Horror: This Young Lady Was Born Beautiful 规则怪谈：本小姐天生丽质 [Rule-Based Horror + National Fate + System + Invincible] The rule-based horror games have arrived. After the Dragon Kingdom loses five rounds in a row, Chi Luo is chosen to enter the horror game. Though she's a girl, she carries the Dragon Kingdom's last hope. With the talent [Born Beautiful] and a System to back her up... “The horror world? Huh? Why does it feel like I'm back home?” “I'm born beautiful. What are you going to do about it?” While everyone else plays it safe and builds up their s 41Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 160 Death Save-Scumming: I'm Really Not a Big Shot 死亡回档：我真的不是大佬啊 [Rule-Based Horror + Not Overpowered + No Female Lead + Supernatural + National Fate] Rule-based horror has descended upon Earth. The supernatural has entered reality. Those who are chosen will enter the world of horror scenarios and represent their respective countries in challenges governed by strange rules. Su Ming has now been chosen by the world of horror scenarios. He will represent the Dragon Kingdom in the challenge. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 The Apocalypse Arrives, and I Awaken the Ghost-Flatterer Sequence 末世降临，我觉醒了舔诡序列 [No frustration, every grudge gets repaid, no female lead, not a self-righteous do-gooder] My name is Jiang Xia. As long as I can suck up to the supernatural fast enough, its killing intent will never catch me. A month ago, red light blotted out the sky and the supernatural descended. Jiangcheng was overrun overnight. Screams and cries filled the air as eerie entities rampaged unchecked throughout the city... “System! Activate the Sycophant Aura! Target that thing!” Jiang Xia’s throat tightened. 99Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 There’s Someone on My Back 我的背上有个人 I always thought I'd slept wrong. I tried medicated plasters and got X-rays, until I met an old man who said, "Young lady, someone has been riding on your back for nearly half a year. You need to send her on her way, right now..." —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 Don't Open Your Eyes Under the Blood Moon 血月下，别睁眼 [Slow-paced] + [Urban fantasy] On the night of the Ghost Festival, a red moon hung in the sky. The news said it was a once-in-a-century astronomical spectacle. I believed them. Then I noticed that in the photo of the moon on my phone, a dense crowd of “people” stood behind me. But there had clearly been no one else on the rooftop. Even stranger, people began vanishing mysteriously across the city the next day, yet none of the media mentioned it. The TV kept playing experts’ explanations on a lo —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 The Calamity of Gui Water 癸水之祸 If even your memories are fake, who are you? Lin Zhou receives a death invitation from his younger sister, Lin Yao, who died twenty years ago. To uncover the truth, he enters the "Constellation Instances": twenty-eight prisons holding beings more ancient than the corruption itself. Each instance demands that he trade memories for power, and every dead person bears the cost on his behalf. When he finds his own file in the archives, stating that he cleared the Ghost Golden Sheep instance at age —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Supernatural Horror: Someone Behind the Wall Is Calling My Name 惊悚灵异：墙里有人叫我的名字 Horror and the Supernatural: Someone in the Wall Is Calling My Name 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Rule Horror: Escape This City 规则怪谈：走出这个城市 [Nuclear wastewater aftermath + world mutation + original instances + horror + mystery + livestreaming + national destiny + System] [Come on in and read, you'll get smarter, I tell you!] After the nuclear wastewater disaster, the world's energy field mutated, and rule-based horror descended upon the world. Every country was striving to overcome the side effects of the nuclear wastewater through the horror instances. Fang Ze began a life of roaming the world with a System, though the useless thi 270Reads7.0Score10214d adds
- 167 King of the Strange Realm 诡界之王 [Top recommendation: The King of Mystery-Filled Realm Detective Fiction, Tomato’s Number One “Master of Deception”] Zhao Luo thought this was just a murder-mystery game arranged by the God of Fun. He never expected to be trapped in an endless spiral of wits and survival. A one-eyed monster cat fed with sacrifices, over a thousand bizarre artifacts that defy description, eerie monsters that drain your Sanity, player companions dying one after another, and sudden flashes of forgotten memories... O 54Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 168 Rule Horror: The Strange Happy Family 规则怪谈：诡异的幸福之家 [Horror + Brain-Bending Mystery + Livestreamed National Fate] Rule-based horror descends upon the world. As one of the chosen, Ling Xiao enters the horror realm to survive. At the critical moment between life and death, he unexpectedly awakens a Rule System. If he survives, the whole nation celebrates. If he fails, the horror realm descends upon the real world. 1. You live with your wife, child, and parents. Remember, there are only five people in the household. 2. Your child goes to school at e 1.1kReads6.1Score10414d adds
- 169 Thirty Years of Strange Tales from the Northeast 东北异事三十年 Forty years ago, the old man ventured into Ghost Mountain at night and negotiated with the ghosts, winning Dongshan Village forty years of peace. Forty years later, a lone grave has thrown the whole village into chaos. A tragedy from forty years ago has claimed nearly a hundred innocent lives! What started it all? Why has a corpse's white hair turned black, and what is the red-clad female ghost trying to point to when she appears at midnight? 172Reads7.3Score—14d adds
- 170 Global Hauntings: My Profession Lets Me Rewrite the Rules 全球诡异：我的职业能修改规则 Bizarre phenomena descend across the globe, and dungeon rules invade reality. On the day of the college entrance exam, the exam hall where Lin Ye is taking his test turns into a deadly dungeon. Everyone awakens a combat class, but he gets a useless one: Rule Proofreader. While others kill the bizarre creatures with knives, he edits the rules with a red pen. The blackboard reads: “Find the classmate who isn’t human within ten minutes.” Lin Ye raises his hand and changes “find” to “fail to find.” 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 171 A Ghost-Hunting Record from Strange Tales 聊斋猎鬼录 I transmigrated into a world of ghosts and monsters, and became Pu Songling. Good and evil lie in the human heart; deep love never regrets. I traveled the world and wrote down these strange tales. My name is Xiao Pu. That's the Pu in Pu Songling. I transmigrated into a world overrun by ghosts and monsters. To stay alive, I befriended a powerful female ghost. To record this extraordinary world, I traveled far and wide in search of its ghosts and monsters. A manor where a snake demon keeps people 190Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 172 Chronicles of the Ashen Earth 烬土录 You can try it, but I wouldn’t recommend it. The book was signed too early, so I can’t change the title anymore. It can only be called Records of the Ashen Earth now. I originally wanted to change it to The Mountain Keeper: I Slay Demons with My Sharp Tongue. Synopsis Deep in the Qinling Mountains lies a town called Ashen Earth, where generations have served as mountain keepers. I, Chen Nian, had kept watch for seventeen years, but on the day the peachwood tablet shattered, my entire clan tre 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 Don’t Call My Name at Midnight 半夜不要喊我名字 Believe it or not, this is a true story. She is Yang Xiaofan, dumped by a man who had been using her for her money, then left with nothing. With almost no savings left, she had no choice but to move into a deserted house. The mysterious landlord disappeared without a trace after his first appearance. After midnight, terrifying knocks and calls to summon spirits put her life in danger. A black cat that comes and goes appears at strange moments, then vanishes without a trace. Again and again, I wa 1.2kReads8.3Score—14d adds
- 174 Horror Game: Playing the Husband from the Start 恐怖游戏：开局扮演丈夫 Xuan Ye was chosen and dragged into a horror world to take part in a horror game, where he drew the perfect-grade talent [Shadow Mind Reader]. His first instance, [Model Couple], plunged him into a battle of wits against the supernatural beings… —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 I'm Just a Photographer, So Why Do I Keep Seeing Ghosts?! 我就是个摄影师，为什么总见鬼！ [Original Work] [First Published Here] [Supernatural Horror] [Mystery and Puzzles] [Chinese-Style Horror] [Folk Supernatural] [Light Transmigration] Photographer Lin Shen ventured alone to an abandoned manor in the wilderness, hoping to capture a series of supernatural photographs that could turn his career around. Instead, he was lost in a ravine forever. When he opened his eyes again, he had transmigrated into the body of He Xun, another freelance photographer. Like before, he made a living wi 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Had a Toolbox 规则怪谈：开局一个工具箱 Reader's Guide: All the instances are original. There are no incorrect rules, but there may be a few bugs. Please go easy on me. National Fate (there's no National Fate point system, only the elimination or arrival of horrors, or individual rewards). So contestants from other countries will appear, but the story won't keep putting them down. Even in the worst world, there are souls that shine, though their endings may not be good. There are livestreams, but they make up only a small part of the 4.6kReads8.8Score44414d adds
- 177 Paper Cutting to Prolong Life 剪纸续命 Three days after his master's death, Chen Zhi's name was pressed into a paper-cut figure. Someone cut paper outside his door late at night. A paper figure bearing his name appeared at the doorstep, and from then on, the blue-black mark on his hand began to seep inward along his veins. Paper can ward off evil and bind souls. And the darkest art of the Paper-Cutting Sect is called Name Binding. To stay alive, Chen Zhi can only follow the torn pages his master left behind, the black sand beneath t 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 178 One Hundred Thousand and One Folk Horror Stories 十万零一个民间恐怖故事 A collection of short horror stories in an episodic format, with a new story every chapter. No dragging things out! Haunted houses in the countryside, mountain spirits, urban legends, old customs and taboos... Every kind of Chinese-style horror is covered, with nonstop thrills and no filler. Anti-superstition disclaimer: This story is entirely fictional. Believe in science and read rationally. Please don’t apply it to real life~ 291Reads—Score1014d adds
- 179 EN Escape from the Eldritch Sea: Shipwright of the Apocalypse 诡海逃亡：我在末世当船匠 [Survival at sea] [Eerie] [Supernatural Sequences] [Shipbuilding] [Cthulhu] [No heroine] [Not invincible] The Eerie descend, and the land falls! Under the guidance of the supernatural Sequences, the surviving humans are forced to flee into a Sea of Death filled with endless whispers. Their only lifeline is a battered ship or a raft. During the escape, Qin Mao awakens the [Upgrade System]. By upgrading supplies and repairing ships for others, he gradually becomes a renowned master shipwright on t 3.6kReads6.1Score30314d adds
- 180 Surviving in the Fog: If I Step Outside, I Lose 迷雾求生，出屋一步算我输 [Lone Wolf] [No Female Lead] [Monster Girls] [Landlord] He transmigrated to a world shrouded in mist. He bound himself to a Treasure Chest System. Every second he stayed indoors earned him a treasure chest. To get as many chests as possible, Ding Jiu decided to stay home until the end of time. Then, with the demi-human slaves he had bought from slave traders, he built a demi-human empire of his own. 1.8kReads6.3Score15514d adds
- 181 I Work as a Gravekeeper in an Unknown Cemetery 我在无名墓园当守墓人 [Infinite Flow + Mild Horror + Mild Suspense + Survival + Plot Twists] The protagonist isn’t a do-gooder, the villains aren’t idiots, the plot doesn’t drag, and every mystery gets resolved; An unnamed Taoist temple deep in the Hundred Thousand Mountains; A merchant ship adrift across a vast sea; A mysterious ruin in an ancient forest; An endless desert stretching beyond the horizon; Snow-capped mountains where the snow never melts; A breathtaking woman in red who is a ghost, and an entity that c —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 182 Taoist, Spare Us! Zombies, Ghosts, and Monsters Are Freaking Out! 道士请饶命，僵尸鬼妖慌麻了！ [Supernatural] [Feng Shui and Folk Customs] [Ghost Hunting and Corpse Suppression] [Transmigration] [No System] Chen Yang, a Taoist who used to sweep temple floors, transmigrates to a world without Taoist priests and discovers that he has become the village idiot tasked with guarding the village. The village chief says, "My dead father is causing too much trouble. You have to get in the coffin and keep him company!" Chen Yang replies, "Trouble? That's right up my alley. I'll have your dad settle 109Reads—Score914d adds
- 183 Senior, Your Goods Are Amazing! I Love Them! 前辈，你的货好棒哦，我好喜欢！ What's it like to open a time-space mall in another world? Tofu pudding, Niu Bi, Hua Zi... If you can think of it, I can sell it! Wounded badly in a fight with a monster? Don't panic. Just tap to place an order, and I'll deliver a bowl of tofu pudding right on time to get you back to full strength and turn the tables! Being hunted by enemies, with your life hanging by a thread? Don't panic. Just tap to place an order, and I'll deliver a bottle of Niu Bi right on time so you can level up on the s 14Reads—Score114d adds
- 184 Rule Horror: Hope Children’s Welfare Home 规则怪谈：希望儿童福利院 [No national fortune] + [No livestreaming] + [No female lead] + [No romance] + [Purely original survival instances] + [Just a tiny bit of horror] There is no more miserable way to die than while taking a dump. Worse still, after dying, you discover that you're sitting in a strange station. A creepy ticket seller on the train The unspeakable secret of the Hope Children's Welfare Institute A mysterious fourth person in a happy family Strange happenings hidden at summer camp A quiet mountain villag 729Reads8.6Score10114d adds
- 185 Rule Horror: I Can See the Correct Rules! 规则怪谈：我能看到正确规则！ [Mystery]+ [Deduction]+ [Thriller]+ [National Fate]+ [Livestream] A note before we begin: The first scenario is fairly simple, mainly to help readers who haven't read rules horror novels get used to the genre. But if you've finished the third scenario and still don't think this book is exciting, please tag me. I'll wash my hair while standing on my head! Qu Qi woke from a nap and found himself swept into a world of horrors. His success or failure would affect the fate of Longguo. The first rules 529Reads6.8Score10114d adds
- 186 Fifth Watch 五更 The stories my grandpa used to tell me were probably meant to scare me into staying put, or maybe to lull me to sleep. He always told them with such conviction and vivid detail that I often found myself dreaming of the very scenes he had lived through. I met the old flower-growing woman on Yinshan Mountain, and one villager after another from Sangen Village. Their faces were gloomy and strange, and their deeds served as a warning, reminding us that “the gods are watching from three feet above yo 692Reads7.2Score10014d adds
- 187 You Were Supposed to Handle Rule Contamination, So Why Are You Going, “For Real?” 让你处理规则污染，你搁这“尊嘟假嘟”？ You were supposed to handle the rule contamination, so why are you over here going, “For real, though?” 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 188 Eerie Revival: Obstetrician to an S-Rank Haunted Hospital 诡异复苏：给S级鬼楼当产科医生 Eerie Revival: Obstetrician to an S-Rank Haunted Building 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 189 Apocalypse Convoy Survival: Awakening the Taoist Sequence from the Start 末世车队求生：开局觉醒道士序列 [Apocalyptic convoy escape + the supernatural + space + playing the fool to catch the tiger] I may have used too many adjectives and rhetorical flourishes in Volumes One and Two. That was my mistake! If you don’t want to read so many flourishes, please start from Volume Three, Apocalypse of Reincarnation. Thank you! Volume One: Ye Fan, a young man from Earth, couldn’t find a job, so he became a gig delivery driver. Then a dump truck sent him to the afterlife, and he was reborn in a parallel worl 571Reads5.3Score4114d adds
- 190 Ghost Stories: After Countless Deaths, I See Through Every Unknown 怪谈：死亡无数次，洞悉所有未知 [Rule-Based Horror + Infinite Flow + Plot-Driven + No Romance + National Fate + Livestreaming + Humorous Comedy + Goofy Shenanigans + Unexpected Twists + Dungeons + System + Rewinds...] Spiritual qi revival, terror descends. Lin Ka was chosen by the horror game. A normal person would be scared, cry, and scream for their mom to save them. But Lin Ka awakened an SSS-rank unlimited rewind ability from the start. He immediately started fooling around. First dungeon: [Family of Four] 1. You must obey 23Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 191 The Yin-Yang Affairs Office 阴阳事务所 The Yin-Yang Affairs Office is closed during the day and open at night. We don't take cases from the living, only from ghosts. I'm a man of principles. What? A pretty young lady wants to come visit? Yo, I might consider it! A bewitchingly beautiful, sultry red-robed female ghost; a headless ghost whose head was chopped off with an axe; the Black and White Impermanence from the underworld... They're all regulars here. To tell you the truth, even the King of Hell was raised by me! 355Reads7.8Score10114d adds
- 192 Folk Tales of the Supernatural II: Journey to the Underworld 民间异闻录二：下阴 Have you ever wondered how the dead make their way to the underworld? How do you know there aren't ghosts right beside you? I'm a fortune-teller, and also a guide. By day, I move through the city like everyone else. But at night, I light a lamp and send ghosts on their way... If you happen to see me, don't come near. The place around me is where ghosts dwell... 6.5kReads9.3Score63314d adds
- 193 Rule Horror at the Deep Space Planning Bureau 深空规划局规则怪谈 Over a million words, complete. Read with confidence. [No female lead] [Lovecraftian rule-based horror] [No System] [Hard science fiction] Author’s note: “Humanity believes itself master of the stars. Little do we know that in the eyes of those above, we are merely coal, burned to produce emotions.” Synopsis: In 2250, human civilization has fractured into three tiers, and emotions and rules have reshaped the world. Proxima Centauri watches from the clouds, the Moon weeps, and Earth twists within 456Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 194 Wayfarer Between Yin and Yang 阴阳行者 The ultimate truths of heaven and earth are two: death and parting, and the way between yin and yang. I protect the living in the world of light, driving out evil and subduing demons until every specter is vanquished. I guide the dead across the Yellow Springs, and set foot upon the Bridge of Helplessness without hesitation. A traveler between the realms of yin and yang, I bear the balance of life and death on my shoulders. Have you ever seen an old sheep knock at your door, or a paper figure sp 263Reads5.6Score—14d adds
- 195 Rule Horror: Starting at the School of Death! 规则怪谈，从死亡高校开始！ [Thriller] [Horror] [Original Urban Legends] [No Female Lead] The supernatural is resurging, and rule-based horror stories are invading the Blue Star. Each country will randomly select a challenger to enter a world of rule-based horror! If the challenger clears the challenge, their country will become immune to one type of horror’s invasion! The first horror level Lin Mo enters is Death High School! [Welcome to the world of horror! You are a student at Death High School.] [Death High School Rule 901Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 196 Playing Sun Wukong from the Start: I Ruined the Urban Legends 开局扮演孙悟空，怪谈被我玩坏了 [National fortune + Chosen Savior + Passion + Wish Fulfillment] The nation's fortune collapses, and all life is plunged into misery! “God Ye,” the Dragon Nation's last hope, falls, and the entire country mourns! At that very moment, I, a broke college student being hounded for rent, am chosen by a blood-red eye to become the Dragon Nation's new Chosen One! Waiting for me is a three-star instance unlike any the world has ever seen! The whole world is waiting to laugh at the Dragon Nation and watc 59Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 197 I Am a Personal Effects Organizer 我是遗物整理师 No one would do the job of sorting through people’s belongings after they died, even for money, but young Chen Jiaren dares to take it on! She earns a living while beating up bad guys and putting evil people in their place. The story is incredibly satisfying! Mystery + deduction + no System + golden finger The heroine is focused on saving money 102Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 198 Everyone's Fighting to Survive, I Level Up My Stats, and the Horrors Beg Me to Stop 全民求生我加点，诡异求我别升了 [Road Survival + Supernatural Horror Descends + Attribute-Boosting System + Sword-Flying Technique + Vehicle Upgrades + Supernatural Sequences + Mild Horror] Supernatural horrors descend, and the entire world enters a road-survival game. Everyone is trapped in their vehicles, with man-eating folk horrors lurking all along the road. While everyone else struggles to stay alive, I awaken an unlimited attribute-boosting System! I max out my strength, agility, spirit, and stamina, and can even summon 355Reads—Score14814d adds
- 199 After Evening Study, an Extra Floor Appeared at School 晚自习后，学校多了一层楼 After Evening Study, the School Had Gained Another Floor 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Rule Horror: Beware Your Family 规则怪谈：小心你的家人 A world of urban legends descends upon the globe, forcing everyone into game instances. The only way to survive is to follow the rules. Li Xunyan was still busy plastering the streets with missing-person notices for her mom when she stepped into the instance called [Mom's Favorite]. Li Xunyan: ...I'm starting to panic a little. Want to survive? Want to find your missing parents? Clear the instance, and you'll get the answers you seek. Beginner instance [Mom's Favorite] is now open. Be sure to fo 2.7kReads8.7Score29114d adds
