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- 51 Career Entries: Starting Out as a Rickshaw Puller in the Demon Martial Republic of China 职业词条：从妖武民国拉黄包车始 [Republican-era martial arts, demons and martial monsters run rampant, supernatural horrors abound, hard-edged martial arts, diligence pays off, decisive and ruthless, overwhelming strength, defeating stronger foes from below.] A world of demonic martial arts, a chaotic age of supernatural horrors. The Three Teachings and Nine Schools fought in the shadows, while the poor and powerless struggled to survive in the streets. Warlords carved up the land, foreign battleships pounded at the gates, and 65.8kReads7.9Score7.5k14d adds
- 52 Path of Slaughter 戮途 Horror cultivation + graphic violence. An ordinary mortal stumbles into the world of cultivation, where the strong prey on the weak and only the fittest survive. A highly intelligent villain, a protagonist who returns from the dead to take revenge, and the secrets behind the cultivation world and its immortals are gradually revealed. Why did the ancient Heavenly Court go to war with the Witch Clan? What consequences were left behind when the Soul Clan was wiped out? Are the Divine Clan’s followe 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Cultivation Is Seriously Toxic 修仙真有毒 [Uncanny cultivation + team expeditions and treasure hunting + super-handsome sword immortal + no saintly do-gooder + ruthless and decisive + no female lead + painfully bizarre + this world is far too dangerous] The old beggar raised two fingers in a sword gesture and cried, “Draw!” Blood spurted from his back. A bloody spinal column shot out of his flesh with a slippery hiss, turned into a streak of white light, and flew into the woods. Bai Xiaoyi stared, dumbfounded. Cultivation really is pois 2.5kReads8.5Score17714d adds
- 54 In This Bizarre Cultivation World, I Can Train Without Any Cost 诡异修仙，我却可以无代价修炼 [Eerie Cultivation] Li Fan transmigrates to the Great Yan Dynasty and becomes a young Taoist novice at Qingfeng Temple. He thinks he’ll spend the rest of his life living an ordinary existence. But gradually, he discovers that this is a world of immortal cultivation. Just as he sets foot on the path to immortality, he learns that every cultivation method comes at a price! Fortunately, Li Fan awakens a golden finger that lets him waive the costs of cultivation methods. This is a world of the unca 1.4kReads6.9Score10114d adds
- 55 Global Game: Invincible from the Closed Beta 全民游戏：从内测服开始无敌 [Game Invasion] + [Invincible] + [Data-driven] + [The Fourth Calamity] + [Ruthless] + [Cheat]… Su Ming transmigrates to Blue Star by accident. He thinks he will spend the rest of his life enjoying the easygoing existence of a landlord, but six months later, a vast voice shatters the rules of the peaceful world. From then on, he switches to a mode where he stops acting human. Hundred-Soul Banner Centurion: [At eighteen, I stood in the Hundred-Soul Banner, small as an ant.] Demon Soldier No. 3.7kReads8.3Score15714d adds
- 56 EN Immortals of the Eldritch Path: I Begin by Sacrificing Myself 诡道异仙：开局献祭我自己 [Lovecraftian Cultivation + Mystery + Supernatural Folklore + Instance-Based Plot] [Instance Progress: Paper Puppet, Evil God Temple, River God’s Descent, Former Dynasty Tomb…] From the start, I was set up. I didn’t want to pave the way for someone else, so I sacrificed myself! I never expected that, after losing my physical body, I’d open up a new, sinister path to immortality. But the further I cultivate, the more I can’t help wondering: are immortals even real in this world? Ye Qianfan looks 11.9kReads8.4Score1k14d adds
- 57 Reborn as a Monster: I Am the Black-Mane Wild Boar King 重生妖魔：吾乃黑鬃野猪王 [Wild boar, exotic beast, gigantic, villain, gains cultivation by eating humans, not a bleeding heart, decisive and ruthless] Reborn as a wild boar, I can increase my cultivation by eating people. But they won’t let me eat them, and they even want to kill me. Fine, I’ll eat them all!!! 2.6kReads7.5Score17614d adds
- 58 From Minor Unorthodox Cultivator to Primordial Spirit Dao Lord 从旁门小修到元神道君 [Overpowered protagonist + ordinary mortal's journey + ruthless style + Immortal Gourd style + Deep Blue stat boosts + decisive and merciless + cautious cultivation + unorthodox methods + steady and prudent + cultivation + Daoist priest + Strange Tales + longevity + Primordial Spirit] In an immortal world, what could be better than being a young Daoist who admires beautiful women, loves flying swords, raises venomous insects, draws talismans, refines pills, and enjoys a long, carefree life? Unfo 15.5kReads8.3Score1.1k14d adds
- 59 Strange Creatures: I Transmigrated Into a Paper Effigy Maker 诡怪：我穿越成了纸扎匠 [Supernatural horrors + an uncanny family + play the pig to eat the tiger + behind-the-scenes scheming + an army of paper effigies] Su Yu wakes up to find he has transmigrated into a semi-industrialized world where supernatural horrors are part of everyday life. (It's roughly equivalent to the Republican era: big cities are bright and bustling, while villages are still stuck in ancient times.) Lost and alone, he is taken in by Uncle Seven, the owner of a paper effigy shop. During a supernatural 7.9kReads8.8Score73214d adds
- 60 Human Emperor Banner: Fellow Daoists, Help Me Become an Immortal 人皇幡：请道友助我成仙 [Decisive and ruthless + insect control + soul refinement + cultivation + no female lead] Volume One, Li Yi: “Since leaving the mountain, I have slain tiger demons, taken in refugees, established a source base, aided Qingmu, slain fox demons, and saved hundreds of thousands of people.” “I campaigned across foreign lands, wiped out a million of another race, expanded our territory, and stepped over piles of corpses to establish my foundation. Ten thousand cultivators came to congratulate me.” Vol 1.2kReads7.3Score10514d adds
- 61 A Supernatural World: From the Start, I Contract a Stunning Beauty 神诡世界，开局契约绝色美妇 [Multiple heroines + power fantasy] [American horror + Hong Kong horror + zombies...] Qian Jin unexpectedly obtains the demonic treasure, the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, and arrives in a world of spirits and horrors. Here, yin and yang overlap, order has collapsed, and the people live in misery. It is a paradise for ghosts and monsters, and a hell for ordinary people… When he encounters vampires, werewolves, witches, demons, ogres… as well as the ugly doll Annabelle, Halloween icon Michael, th 8.7kReads7.0Score80314d adds
- 62 [Borrowing Evil Bones, I Become a Ghost Immortal and Break the Yin-Yang Divide] 【借邪骨，我以鬼仙破阴阳】 [Supernatural + Revenge + Magical Duels + Folk Horror + Feng Shui + One Heroine] I was born stillborn, but my grandfather brought me back to life with a fiend god's sinister bone! Yet my resurrection turned me into a freak who constantly attracted calamity, bringing about the deaths of my entire family. Only after I became a corpse collector did my fate take a dramatic turn! With a fiend god on my back, I will roam freely between the worlds of yin and yang, fearing no taboo. I bear the corpse co 7.3kReads7.6Score99914d adds
- 63 The Calamity of Nightmares 恶梦之灾 P.S. A semi-dark infinite-world story, not a horror or supernatural tale~~ “Master, what’s that? It looks weird.” “That’s a soul lantern. Don’t be scared. It’s just something to frighten children.” Song Luo looks suspiciously at the countless twisted spirits before him. Is it really just supposed to look scary? “What about this one?! It looks like a corpse!!!” “Don’t be ridiculous! That’s human incense. It’s tender and soft, and your mistress loves it. Hm?! You ungrateful brat! What’s with that 2.8kReads7.9Score21214d adds
- 64 Jiangshi: Maoshan's Junior Uncle, Maxing Out Evil Arts with One Click 僵尸：茅山小师叔，邪术一键满级 Mu Chen was born into the world of Jiangshi, becoming Maoshan’s junior grand-uncle. After two and a half years of studying the Dao, he still hadn’t even begun! Before his master died, he asked his senior brother Yimei to teach Mu Chen in his place. Six more years of studying the Dao, and Mu Chen still hadn’t learned a thing! Then, by chance, Mu Chen came into contact with sorcery and awakened the [One-Click Max-Level Sorcery System]. Any sorcery could be instantly raised to the maximum level! An 2.9kReads8.3Score28014d adds
- 65 The Strange Path to Immortality: Cultivating Begins with Selling Paintings on the Street 诡道长生：从街头卖画开始修仙 Gu Changsheng transmigrates to another world, the Great Shang Dynasty, where the Heavenly Dao has fallen into decline, demons run rampant, and cultivation techniques are perilous and uncanny. Fortunately, he awakens the ability to recreate portraits. Painting a portrait of a living being lets him acquire their techniques and skills, while also extending his lifespan. In Yinshan City, he paints a portrait of the Black Mountain Old Demon and comprehends a Heaven-tier cultivation art: the Yuan Moun 3.6kReads8.4Score22614d adds
- 66 The Life of a Spirit Medium’s Disciple 出马弟子的人生 A novel about real experiences and nothing but facts, centered on the real practice of spirit-mediumship! I hope you enjoy it! No fantasy power trips or immortal cultivation: every bit of it is based on real experiences! 259Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 67 With the Power of AI, I Become a Demonic Path Tycoon! 以AI之力，化身魔道巨擘！ [No Female Lead + Not a Do-Gooder + Invincible Among His Peers + Self-Serving + Decisive and Ruthless + Unpredictably Unhinged + Flexible Moral Boundaries] The Way of Heaven takes from those who have too much and gives to those who have too little. The way of man takes from those who have too little and gives to those who have too much. The way of Gu Xia takes what others lack or have in excess and gives it to himself, whether he has enough or not. Gu Xia transmigrates into the body of a poo 7.3kReads8.0Score73814d adds
- 68 The Banquet: From That Day On, We Became Subjects of Observation 晚宴：自此，我们沦为观测对象 The Banquet: From This Day On, We Became Subjects of Observation 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 The Garden of Sinners: Beyond the Root, Breathing Comes First 空之境界：根源之外，呼吸先行 Beyond the Origin of the Boundary of Emptiness: Breathe First 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Dragon Raja: Snowbreak Iris, Eternal Prisoner 龙族：断雪鸢尾·永生囚徒 Dragon Raja: Broken Snow Iris · Prisoner of Eternity 18Reads—Score114d adds
- 71 Workplace Release: I Became a KPI Survival Expert 职场放生：我成了KPI生存大师 Workplace Release: I Became a KPI Survival Expert 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 My Years as a Ghost Constable 我当鬼差的那些经历 My Experiences as a Ghost Constable 547Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Dark Strange Tales: I'm a Demon NPC, So What If I'm a Little Ruthless? 黑聊斋：我是妖人NPC狠点咋了 Black Strange Tales is a dark, eerie, and terrifying cultivation game. It features martial arts masters like Left Thousand Households, as well as monsters and demons like the Black Mountain Old Demon and Nie Xiaoqian. Ji Chang transmigrates into a demon-ravaged, perilous game world and becomes a scholar in the Great Yu Dynasty. He's also the only Strange-Tale Investigator. Every time he verifies a bizarre tale or records an unusual incident, he gains a supernatural ability or spell. With the pow 4.9kReads8.9Score31714d adds
- 74 American Horror: I’m an Evil High Priest, Taming a Witch from the Start 美恐：我邪恶主教，开局驯服魔女 [American Horror Story: The Evil Cultist Reborn in America] In his previous life, Xue Landi spread the gospel throughout South Korea and amassed a vast following in his quest for immortality. But when he failed to provide enough watermelon and kimchi, his followers rebelled, and his grand plan came to a premature end. Now reborn in an America where horror movies have merged into one world, Xue Landi decides to focus on quality over quantity: he’ll recruit only the elite, not the riffraff. “Witch 6.2kReads7.8Score55314d adds
- 75 Fellow Cultivator! Would You Lend Me a Hand? 道友！可愿助我一臂之力！ [Schemer + Cautious + No Holding Back His Realm + No Heroine + Invincible] [He’s reached Nascent Soul, time to start slaughtering!] Lu Ming accidentally transmigrates to the cultivation world and obtains a volume of the Golden Book of Karma. Taking the essence and discarding the dross, he transfers every side effect of cultivation to his enemies. From then on, Lu Ming lives in comfort while his enemies suffer. What’s that? Using a blood-burning secret art consumes your vital essence and damages 8.1kReads6.8Score53014d adds
- 76 Immortal Journey Through a Sea of Blood 血海仙途 A mortal cultivation story, no System, no female lead, with a touch of Lovecraftian style later on. With both parents dead, persecuted by his relatives, and blessed with poor aptitude, Shen Miao is on the brink of despair when he discovers an inheritance treasure left by his father in their ancestral home, along with an ancient demon who dwells within it. To survive and attain immortality, Shen Miao resolutely steps onto the demonic path. He proceeds with caution, never shying away from killing, 1.9kReads8.2Score16314d adds
- 77 EN Immortal Cultivation: This Is How the Unorthodox Do It 修仙：旁门左道就是这样的 [Classical-style cultivation] [No System] [Growth] [The clash between new and old cultivation methods] [The passage of time] [Some farming and management] [No level suppression] [Decisive and ruthless] [Fellow Daoist, rent a set of internal organs and a brain to help you cultivate!] [When you practice the Golden Core, you can dig up your ancestors and have them help you cultivate] [My family has a lineage stretching back ten thousand years, with the bones of a hundred thousand grandmaster martia 146.8kReads8.5Score12.8k14d adds
- 78 The Great Demon Reborn 大魔苏生 (Cultivation with Lovecraftian horror) (No female lead) The sages have vanished, and all living beings have fallen! How can we cross this sea of suffering? Only slaughter leads to the shore! Mo Lu is steeped in demonic nature, possessed by all three poisons of greed, hatred, and delusion. He does no good deeds, preferring instead to kill and burn. Yet in this chaotic world of cultivation, he is like a carp leaping through the Dragon Gate, or a tiger returning to the mountains. Just see what path 4.3kReads8.9Score36414d adds
- 79 The Ghosts Come Out at Night Series 猛鬼出更系列 The Ferocious Ghosts Come Out at Night Series 140Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 The Immortal Path of the Uncanny 诡道仙路 [Uncanny cultivation, no female lead, mortal protagonist] A black sun hangs in the sky, and the Uncanny Realm invades! Mortal Zhou Yi transmigrates into this world and makes a living by writing for others. One day, starving and freezing, he is hired by the sinister Shopkeeper Dong to copy ancient texts. By chance, he activates a beast-hide Bagua diagram and uses it to refine a perfect uncanny technique, killing the sinister shopkeeper. As he cultivates, he discovers that this world has long been 11.7kReads8.4Score1k14d adds
- 81 Major Crimes Unit Three: The Borrowed Corpse 重案三组之借尸还魂 Three bizarre murder cases, each victim wearing a strange smile. Through deep psychological profiling, forensic pathologist Song Ci discovers that each victim’s final actions imitated a tiny habitual gesture their long-deceased relative used to make. Bai Ye’s technical analysis confirms that traces of brain waves that could not belong to the living, already “formatted,” remain at the crime scenes... 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 A Mortal's Path to Immortality: I Begin by Refining Corpses 凡人仙途，我从炼尸开始崛起 [Classic ordinary-mortal cultivation + no transmigration + no System + no saintly protagonist + ruthless and merciless + unattached beauties] An orphan caught between life and death is taken in by a fallen evil-path cultivator whose cultivation has been destroyed, and inherits his master's legacy. Thus begins his journey into the cultivation world, where the strong prey on the weak. He bides his time among the major sects and prominent clans, then moves between the demonic and evil paths, gradua 4kReads8.6Score32714d adds
- 83 Mysteries, the Path to Immortality, and an Angler 神秘，仙路，钓鱼佬 (A xianxia take on the Sequence genre, a schemer, a mastermind behind the scenes, and a battle of wits. Also updating: From the Start: A Broken Jade Peers into Immortal Secrets, The Terrifying Path of Immortal Cultivation, The Path of the Unorthodox Immortal, and The Eerie Path of Immortality.) Twelve mysterious immortal paths, one hundred and eight ranks of immortal status, forging a mysterious immortal! … Su Changsheng transmigrates to another world and spends ten years as a beggar, with Old 2.2kReads8.8Score12614d adds
- 84 I Have a Book of Ghosts and Gods 我有一本鬼神册 My new work, Artifact Sequence, is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 13kReads8.2Score86114d adds
- 85 Logical Trap: Extending My Life in a Game of Human Nature 逻辑陷阱：我在人性游戏中续命 Also known as: Logic Trap: I Keep Myself Alive in a Game of Human Nature [No humanity + original game scenarios + mind-bending games + survival through non-horror psychological battles] Human nature? Sorry, I don’t have any! I just want to survive! Yu Tu, who has terminal cancer, unexpectedly enters the mysterious Divine Cage: a ball-splitting game, the prisoner’s dilemma, Mafia… Clear the games, and you can extend your life! To stay alive, to hell with human nature! Gradually, even Yu Tu can’t 433Reads8.3Score—14d adds
- 86 Invincible in the Mystic Heavens: Cultivation Starts at the Forge 玄天修仙从打铁开始无敌 During a cross-world mission, a Nether Marshal falls into the Xu Tian cultivation world. Jian Sheng, an ordinary young man, carries a jade pendant bearing the character for “life,” wields a Netherworld demon-sealing blade, and shoulders secrets of life and death that no one knows. Silver-white deer antlers conceal the true meaning of the Dao. Devouring Gold Gu insects break through all laws. A bewitching nine-tailed demon fox accompanies him, while the Myriad Demons Tempering Body Art defies th 350Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Hong Kong Crime Saga: Dark Refinement of the Heavens from the Start 港综开局，邪炼诸天 Meng Chuxing gazes into the heavens, searching for his own path to destruction. But the Great Dao stretches on endlessly. When will he ever reach the end? As for his own creed, it goes like this: Within the Myriad Souls Banner, ten thousand ghosts wail in sorrow. Passersby hear them in terror. Go forth to exorcise demons, and return from death with your life restored. With an evil treasure in hand, I wield its fearsome power. Fellow Daoists, do not rush. I shall ensure you all come here for a li 3.1kReads5.6Score19914d adds
- 88 The Deadly Neighbor at Midnight 午夜凶邻 The Neighbor from Hell at Midnight 121Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 Raise Your Head Three Feet, and There’s an Evil God 举头三尺有邪神 [Eastern Fantasy + Lovecraftian Elements + Plot-Driven + Mystery + No Cliches + No System + No Brain-Dead Characters + Not a Power Fantasy] [Readers who may be bothered by this, proceed with caution] [The first five chapters are slow-burn setup. The story picks up afterward, and there's a detailed outline, so read with confidence!] After transmigrating, Zhou Mo finds himself in a small village that resembles one from ancient China. Gradually, strange and utterly inexplicable things begin happeni 912Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 90 Living Sacrifice 活人祭祀 Living Sacrifice 1.8kReads—Score—14d adds
- 91 Office Ghosts: Don't Work Overtime office有鬼之不要加班 There Are Ghosts in the Office: Don’t Work Overtime 91Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Blood Ancestor's Path 血祖道 [A traditional cultivation story about an ordinary person. No transmigration from Earth, no System, no golden finger, and no heaven-defying treasures!!!] The struggle between outsiders and the clan: if you are not a direct descendant of the clan, you cannot establish a foundation. The struggle between lower and upper sects: if you are not a Golden Core cultivator of the sect, you cannot form a Nascent Soul. The struggle between humans and demons: if you are not a living being of the same race 491Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Hong Kong and Taiwanese Fictional Worlds: First, Cultivating Dark Arts in Uncle Jiu's World 港综诸天：先在九叔世界修炼邪法 The Myriad Worlds, Hong Kong cinema, Uncle Jiu, a body full of defiant bones, cultivating demonic arts, women without commitment. Just have fun. “My name is Wu Zhenxie. I'm thirty-three and live in a rented apartment in Modu. I'm unmarried and work at an internet company, where I clock out at ten every night.” “I don't smoke, and I only drink a little. I go to bed before eleven every night and make sure I get seven hours of sleep.” “Before bed, I drink a glass of warm milk, then do twenty minute 11.6kReads8.2Score68914d adds
- 94 Cultivating Immortality Begins as a Laborer 修仙从奴工开始 The path to immortality depends on resources and chance encounters. Liu Yang is a lone cultivator who starts out as a formation slave. How will he fight his way through one difficulty after another, carve out a path to survival, and stand at the pinnacle of cultivation? 800Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 95 The Rotten-Flesh Buddha 烂肉佛 Things get interesting when all the good people receive the punishment they deserve. A mass of rotting flesh crawls with maggots. The maggots raise their heads and look at Chou Zhengchu. “Chou Zhengchu, what do we look like to you?” “You look like Buddha to me!” 2kReads8.2Score27214d adds
- 96 The Garden of Sinners: The Magician, Have You Ever Seen Nothingness? 空之境界：魔术师·你见过‘无’吗？ The Garden of Sinners: Magician · Have you ever seen “nothingness”? 47Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 The Age of Declining Dharma: From the Start, I Blood-Sacrifice and Refine Corpses on Hong Kong Island! 末法时代：开局在港岛血祭炼尸！ In the age of declining magic, all arts have vanished, and cultivating the Dao is harder than reaching the heavens! In his previous life, Zhao Shan was a great demon of the unorthodox path. Reborn in 1990s Hong Kong, he discovers that this is still an age of declining magic. The orthodox sects are a dead end, and the unorthodox schools are no better, so he has no choice but to keep following his own wicked path. But gradually, he realizes that something about this world seems a little off. On Do 63.7kReads8.6Score5.6k14d adds
- 98 Immortal and Undying: A God-Slaying Executioner in Another World 长生不死：在异界当刽子手斩神魔 (Fantasy + Immortality + Transmigrate + Executioner + Pets + Play the Pig to Eat the Tiger + Keep a Low Profile and Grow Stronger + Ruthless and Cunning) After Xu Xuan transmigrates, he awakens the Qi and Blood Orb, which lets him steal lifespans by killing people and live forever. Born into a family of executioners, he wields a ghost-head executioner's blade: publicly, he beheads evildoers; in secret, he slays demons and fiends, gods and devils. All for the sake of eternal life and a clear cons 7.9kReads8.5Score50614d adds
- 99 EN Horror Revival: I'm Bound to the Eerie Simulator 恐怖复苏:我绑定了诡异模拟器 Six days from now, the supernatural will return, and terror will descend! Not only will evil spirits appear in huge numbers, but rule-based horror stories will also lurk in the shadows! Fortunately, Jiang Qiao has bound himself to the [Strange Simulation System]. [Strange Simulation begins] [Day One. Smog blankets the city, and hell lies outside your window. You stay home, eating hot pot and singing, without a care in the world.] [Day Two: An evil spirit comes knocking. You brick it into the wa 18.5kReads7.0Score1.6k14d adds
- 100 Reborn for Revenge: You Want Me to Be Your Lapdog? I’ll Feed You to the Dogs 重生复仇，让我做舔狗我扔你喂狗 In his previous life, Chen Ping'an was betrayed by the person he trusted most and met a tragic end. Reborn in a new life, he returns with a boundless hatred. He awakens the Slaughter System! From then on, anyone who wrongs him will pay a hundredfold! Anyone who harms him will be ground to dust! In this life, he would rather be a demon than a good man, slaughtering his way from obscurity to the highest heavens until every one of his enemies is groveling at his feet! 965Reads—Score—14d adds
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