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- 151 The Three-Faced Sovereign: The Ultimate Secret Plot of the Infinite Realm 三面主宰:无限流的终极秘局 Also known as The Infinite-Flow Civil Servant Chronicles. Male lead, no female lead, infinite flow, mind-bending mysteries, horror games, rules-based horror, ensemble cast. Nobody is normal; everyone is “sick.” If I revealed how many male leads there are, I’d be giving away the mystery, so you’ll have to read it yourself. Anyone who makes it through the whole book will be left speechless! (*^▽^*) It’s an infinite-flow story, and the setup defies common sense! Just focus on the mystery. Suggestio 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 152 Surviving in Another World: Raising a Ghost Child 异世求生:我在异世养鬼童 [Survival in Another World + Infinite Worlds + Supernatural Horror + Gore and Violence + Cunning Protagonist + Yandere + Transmigration to Another World] [Fantasy City: Humans + Mecha Girls + Beastfolk + Ghosts] Having transmigrated to another world as a child and grown up there, he now lives in a world of bloodshed and violence, where survival is everything! After reaching adulthood, humans must periodically take part in games to gain power and the means to survive! Here, rank and strength reig —Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 153 The Mysterious Descends: The Boss Is Actually Me 诡秘降临:boss竟是我自己 [God Game + No-Couple Infinite Flow + Sequence Leveling + Chinese Mythology + Light Ensemble Cast] After living for years in the lower city, Fu Ye suddenly discovered that she was in a game world, and that she was the ultimate boss of the large-scale god-sequence game Gifted. Of the twelve paths to godhood, she unexpectedly awakened the path of the [Judge]. To protect herself, she killed six game controllers from the start and entered various instances to improve her sequence abilities. [Blood S 1.4kReads—Score337Shelves
- 154 Rule Horror: Change One Character, Change Your Fate 规则怪谈:一字改命 [No Male Lead] [Rule Horror] [Infinite Flow] [No Romance, Focused on Platonic Relationships] [No Mindless Steamrolling] [Growing Female Lead] [Rule-Based Instances] Original rule: "Do not look directly into its eyes." She picked up her pen and changed it: "Do look directly into its eyes." One word changed, and the boundary between life and death was instantly reversed! It began as an experiment in an instance. Chi Feng gained a unique exclusive ability: [Change Fate with One Word]. In a world wh 141Reads—Score105Shelves
- 155 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—Shelves
- 156 A Half-Baked Fortune-Telling Streamer: I Talked My Way Through a Haunted Livestream 半吊子算命主播:我靠忽悠摆平了"闹鬼"直播间 A Half-Baked Fortune-Telling Streamer: I Bluffed My Way Through a “Haunted” Livestream 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 157 Aina Han’s Zero-Personality Disorder 少女艾娜含的零重人格 I dreamed I became a serial killer, so I decided to find the woman who would kill me in the future. My name is He Wangyan. “Wangyan” means telling lies. In 2008, I dreamed I used a revolver to kill countless people. At the end of the dream, a girl pressed the same gun to my forehead and said: “He Wangyan, in your next life, don't become a murderer again.” To get to the bottom of the dream, I pretended to slit my wrists and got myself admitted to a psychiatric rehabilitation center, where I found 43Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 158 I Slaughter My Way Through the Survival Game with an Evil Ghost on My Back 我背着恶鬼在生存游戏里大杀四方 [Infinite-flow + suspense + horror + ensemble cast + mysteries to solve + powerful male lead and strongest female lead couple] [Residents of Nameless City, greetings. The Cleaners Project is a mandatory undertaking for every citizen. Purifying the world is everyone’s responsibility. Please take part in the Cleaners Project. Your assessment results will determine your fate. Believe us, Eden is waiting for you.] Nan Yue came from Nameless City and was one of the lowest-ranked trash people. Like al 15.5kReads9.1Score2.6kShelves
- 159 With a Business Opportunity in Hand, I Set Up a Stall and Made a Fortune Through the Decades 手握商机,摆摊赚翻整个年代 With Business Opportunities in Hand, I Make a Fortune Selling Goods on the Streets 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 160 Horror Descends: The Ghost Gate 恐怖降临【鬼门】 Horror + supernatural + suspense + survival + infinite worlds + twists A world of horror descends, and countless Gates of the Dead suddenly appear. Those selected must enter the gates and make a desperate escape. Some gates are formed from horror novels. Some are formed from horror movies. Some are formed from tales of evil spirits. Some are formed from bizarre imaginings. Entering a Gate of the Dead means your life has started counting down. Who can make it out alive? “If you're curious abo 1.8kReads6.3Score136Shelves
- 161 The Haunted City of Dreams 诡梦迷城 [Manhua adaptation and high-quality live-action audio drama now available] [Infinite progression + mystery + mind-bending puzzles + supernatural powers + paranormal horror. No System, no harem, no brainless plot. Read with caution if these are deal-breakers.] When I woke up, everything around me had become eerie and terrifying. My dead roommate called me, repeating over and over the struggle of his final moments... A pair of slender, snow-white legs appeared mysteriously on a bed in the boys' do 42.2kReads8.7Score4.7kShelves
- 162 Survival Game at the World's End 世界尽头之游戏求生 [Survival in Another World + Infinite Flow + Supernatural Horror + Cunning Protagonist + Not Overpowered + Hilarious Trickster] Alternate title: [Survival in Another World: The Otherworldly Magician] When Qin Xiao opens his eyes, he finds he has transmigrated into a game world steeped in slaughter and deceit. After enduring betrayal after betrayal, he adopts one rule for survival: never turn your back on anyone... (Chapter 100) Facing a siege by more than a dozen players around his own level, —Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 163 Deadly Haunted Grounds: The Death Countdown Begins! 致命诡地:现在开始死亡倒计时! [Infinite-flow + horror instances + survival + mild scares + no romance] The curse of the Bronze Ghost Mask descends. Those chosen must embark on one deadly journey after another. Time is running out, and death is drawing near. Who will make it out alive this time? [The B&B Butcher] In a creepy old house, ghostly figures appear whenever night falls. Anyone who enc 28.6kReads8.5Score2.9kShelves
- 164 Her Graduation Thesis Is Filled with My Name 她的毕业论文,写满了我的名字 Her Graduation Thesis Was Filled with My Name 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 165 March of a Hundred Ghosts: I Take the Hungry Ghosts to War 百诡行军:我带饿鬼上战场 [Comedy] [Adventure] Bilige was a half-baked shaman who had somehow ended up in the army. His companions included a Shaanbei fat man who'd eaten himself up to two hundred jin during a famine, a long-legged Northeastern squad leader who would grab a cleaver at the slightest provocation, and a Sichuan opera actor who never told the truth. Together with Wang Laihe, a hotheaded young man who couldn't read a single character, and a little hungry ghost who did nothing but bare its teeth and shout “Hun 163Reads—Score—Shelves
- 166 Phantom Echoes of the Sin Bell 罪钟幻响 The holy sword emerges, its light unseen; a dragon's roar shakes the heavens, heed not the evil. Golden scales sprout wings, a thousand changes unfold; blood stains the bell of sin before its phantom rings. These four lines of prophecy tell the fate of He Xun, the Demon Emperor. I was once the Demon Emperor of Tainted Blood who ruled the world, but after I was betrayed, I was imprisoned upon my throne and subjected to eight hundred years of endless slaughter. The exorcist saint Mo She killed me 109Reads—Score—Shelves
- 167 The Haunted House 2 诡舍2 The eternal night has come, and absurdity runs rampant. A thick pollution blankets the sky, while pitch-black eyes look down upon the world. Carrying a flame, we press slowly onward. Humanity's sun will be kindled by human hands. 317.9kReads8.8Score35.3kShelves
- 168 I’m an Actor in a Horror World 我在恐怖世界当演员 [Infinite Loop + Death Games + Horror Worlds + Original Scenarios + No Female Lead] (The protagonist has limits he won’t cross + System (mostly useless) + Items + The protagonist isn’t superhuman) If you were asked to act in a real horror movie, would you be willing? Guan Long is one lucky guy: he was chosen to take part in one terrifying film after another. There’s the bizarre rest stop on the highway, another “floor” that suddenly appears on a rooftop, and eerie voices calling from elevators, 664Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 169 The Heavenly Spirit Ghost Pact: Humans and Ghosts Tame Spirits Together 天灵鬼契:人鬼共御灵途 After turning twenty, Su Yao’s Third Eye suddenly shattered! She became “Tang Monk’s flesh” to a horde of ghosts and monsters, and her supreme spiritual energy drew the covetous attention of evil spirits, gods, and vengeful ghosts alike. Three years before her supernatural abilities awakened at twenty-three, she was prey in the hands of all three realms. The fear of being devoured haunted her constantly, and at any moment she could be possessed and have her soul consumed. She had only wanted 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 170 The Phoenix's Captivity: Forging the Blade 囚凰之淬锋录 The Caged Phoenix: Tempering the Edge 66Reads—Score—Shelves
- 171 Unraveling the Strange: Surviving the Second Case 诡事探秘逢生二 An abandoned mining town, missing residents, and dense fog that traps souls. A four-person ghost-hunting team ventures into the forbidden zone to uncover a shocking mystery from 2015. When the truth comes to light, whose spirit has been waiting? A suspenseful thriller that will keep you awake tonight. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 172 After She Died, Spring Never Returned to My Empire 她死后,朕的江山再无春风 After She Died, Spring Winds Never Again Swept Through My Empire 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 173 House for Rent: Haunted 凶宅出租 Firsthand experiences and true cases from a real estate agent, adapted supernatural incidents from haunted houses. Each chapter is a standalone paranormal story, uncovering the secrets behind haunted houses and the tangled struggles of human nature. 450Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 174 The Day She Broke Off Our Engagement, Snow Buried My Door. Three Years Later, I Had the Entire Marquis's Household Executed 退婚那日雪满门,三年后我让侯府满门抄斩 The Day I Broke Off the Engagement, Snow Blanketed the Door. Three Years Later, I Had the Entire Marquis's Estate Executed 74Reads—Score—Shelves
- 175 My Legitimate Daughter Was Framed for Treason, So I Wiped Out His Entire Clan 嫡女被构陷通敌,我反手诛他九族 The legitimate daughter was framed for treason. I struck back and wiped out his entire clan. 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 176 An Ordinary Man’s Infinite Journey 一个俗人的无限之旅 Subverting expectations: a professional lackey and part-time fence-sitter, turning a background character into the protagonist. No System, not a wish-fulfillment story, all fun and antics, perfect for lunatics. The protagonist had to choose between being human and being divine, and chose to become a godlike human. Also known as The Whole Team's Strong, and I'm the Only Weakling Everyone's the Star, While I Play Support How a Fence-Sitter Became the Team's Favorite The Paddling Fish's Guide to Se 2.5kReads7.8Score173Shelves
- 177 Infinite: She Plays the Fool, Then Slaughters Her Way into Players' Nightmares 无限:她扮猪吃老虎杀成玩家噩梦 Yu Shu was determined to look as obedient as possible while playing the best dungeons. When forbidden games descended upon the world, others were afraid. Yu Shu, on the other hand, went around making friends with a baseball bat in hand. She might knock on someone’s door in the middle of the night and say, “Hehe, it’s another beautiful day. Wanna be friends?” “Are you crazy?” If they turned her down, she’d say, “Then let’s fight.” The next second, the NPC who had rejected her would have its head —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 178 The Sinner's Daughter Becomes a Miracle Healer, Clears Her Name in the Palace, and Slays Her Enemies 罪臣之女成医仙,金殿翻案诛仇家 The Minister’s Wronged Daughter Becomes a Medical Immortal, Clears Her Family’s Name in the Golden Hall, and Slays Her Enemies 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 179 Infinite Loop: A Knitting Needle’s Counterattack Against the Data Cage 无限循环:毛线针反杀数据牢笼 [Infinite Flow + NPC + Mystery and Mind-Bending Puzzles + Wild Imagination + Virtual Game + Cyberpunk + Yarn-Needle Powers + Yarnpunk + Female Awakening + Ensemble Cast + Architectural Conspiracy + Workplace Conspiracy + Time Loop] Also titled: "Infinite Loop: Yarn Needles Strike Back Against the Data Cage" [Complete] After losing her job, Lin Xiao receives a mysterious text and is sent back to 2010, where she crashes headfirst into the abyss of Xingyao Group’s “Mirror Life” full-dive experime 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 180 Followed by Ghosts 与鬼随行 Immersive, terrifying, and packed with suspenseful mystery and deduction. I have a strange world, and I want to take you there! After the college entrance exams, I took a fatal blow meant for my friend and lost my sight. By chance, I ended up at a bizarre vocational college. My classmates are dying one after another under strange circumstances, and there seems to be a much bigger secret behind it all. This world seems so strange... so strange... I have to solve the mind-bending challenges one by 2.7kReads—Score255Shelves
- 181 Midnight Nightmare 深夜噩梦 [Infinite Flow] [Hell Difficulty] [Original Dungeons] [Multiple Twists] Note: The dungeons are extremely difficult, so proceed with caution. The first two are only warm-ups. They say that “Ghost Eyes” can see a person’s “good and evil.” Wang Cheng was born with a pair of Ghost Eyes. But he discovered that this claim didn’t tell the whole story. Because Ghost Eyes can see more than people. They can also see cats, dogs, houses, mountains, and rivers… Or perhaps a strangely lifelike doll, or an old 205kReads9.4Score35kShelves
- 182 The Main God’s Paradise Begins in Space 从太空开始的主神乐园 This book is also known as The Mystic, The Mystic, The Mystic, The Mystic, The Mystic, The Mystic, The Mystic! [Original Infinite-Flow Story + Long-Building Setup + Exhilarating, Explosive Action + Born Battle Maniac] The chaotic sea of the heavens, where myriad worlds vie with one another. The red of revolution unleashes a tide of intellectual change that sweeps across the heavens, while the pale white of ancient decay lurks in the tide’s shadow, trying to turn everything upside down. Wu Yixian 1.9kReads8.4Score176Shelves
- 183 Terrifying Nightmare: Extreme Survival in a Bizarre World 恐怖噩梦:我在诡异世界极限逃生 [Infinite-flow, mildly scary, no romance] Wang Yan wearily opened his front door. Inside, he saw the woman next door holding and soothing a baby, staring at him in terror. “Sorry, I’ve got the wrong apartment.” He quickly apologized and backed out, then slammed the door shut. Standing in the pitch-black hallway, he found himself unable to decide what was more terrifying: seeing his female neighbor in his home, or seeing the baby who had died long ago… 410.9kReads9.4Score77.7kShelves
- 184 The House of Deadly Peril 死亡凶间 I work as a specialist crime-scene cleaner, tasked with cleaning up after murders, suicides, and accidental deaths. I’ve seen more than my share of partings and grief, as well as the other side of death. Then, on the Ghost Festival, I encountered something terrifying... 18.1kReads9.2Score1.8kShelves
- 185 First Day of School: The Teacher Dies Before My Eyes 开学:老师死在面前 [Supernatural + Horror + Ensemble Cast + Smart Characters + Infinite Flow + Decisive and Ruthless + Teamwork] On the first day of school, the moment Class 4's homeroom teacher, Mr. Bai, mysteriously committed suicide in the classroom, everyone's worldview was completely overturned by what they saw. A bleeding blackboard, blood-red words appearing out of nowhere: it was as if a novel had become reality. Everyone in the class would be forced to take on all kinds of deadly missions. They could neit 28.2kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
- 186 The Parallel World I Transmigrated to Is Actually Haunted 我穿越的平行世界居然有诡 Also known as "The Strange Assimilation" [Infinite flow + supernatural horror + mild scares + no romance] Su Ze finds a book called "The Strange Assimilation" in the library. Because of this book, his body is controlled. Then he is crushed to death by a bookshelf. When he wakes up, he has become himself in a parallel world. He is even chosen by the strange world to become a player! From then on, he dances on the edge of a blade, surviving one near-death experience after another. 53.8kReads8.5Score4.9kShelves
- 187 Empresses in the Palace: A Concubine's Scheme 甄嬛传-庶女谋 Empresses in the Palace: The Concubine’s Scheme 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 188 With the Ledger of Evil Deeds in Hand, One Sin Seal Crushes Every Demon 恶行簿在手:罪印一开邪魔伏诛 A gentle, refined shopkeeper V a powerhouse who brings the muscle V an upbeat elite hacker V an aloof, proud, mysterious Seal Keeper Leveling-up progression + no female lead + multiple male leads + episodic stories + mystery + fantasy + urban supernatural + crime solving If it’s not your thing, feel free to stop reading or leave suggestions. Just don’t curse me out! If you like it, please leave a five-star review! All kinds of comments are welcome, and I’ll reply! Old objects whisper. The traces 115Reads—Score—Shelves
- 189 The Day I Miscarried, He Was Discussing a Project with Someone Else 流产那天,他在和别人谈项目 The day I miscarried, he was discussing a business deal with someone else 69Reads—Score—Shelves
- 190 Thriller Game: A Journey of Escape Begins in an Ancient Castle 惊悚游戏:从古堡开始的逃生之旅 [Infinite Worlds + Mild Horror + No Female Lead + Escape + Not Wish Fulfillment + No System + Smart Characters + Original Worldbuilding] [This story has plenty of twists and focuses on an ensemble cast. Please read patiently: the characters may not be as simple as they seem, and although this is an infinite-worlds story, each instance is connected in some way.] Yan Changqing has been bedridden and paralyzed for twelve years. Throughout those twelve years, he has repeatedly had the same dream. In 12.1kReads8.8Score1.3kShelves
- 191 EN Countdown in a Dream? 我在梦里倒计时? [Infinite Worlds + Character Growth + Ensemble Cast + Lighthearted + No Harem] “Welcome to FM404. Today is August 23, 2024. There are three minutes left until the countdown reaches the 24th. Nothing major has happened… static… around the world… static… some people have… static… collapsed and fallen into a deep sleep… static…” “Sorry, we just lost the control tower signal. Let’s continue…” Some people have luck on their side, while others… have been blacklisted by the Goddess of Fortune. Those wh 160Reads—Score—Shelves
- 192 I Smell a Ghost! 我嗅到了鬼味! [Infinite Flow]+ [Mild Horror]+ [No Romance]+ [Despairing Tone] One night, Gu Quan walks out of the funeral home carrying two memorial portraits, having just attended a funeral. His father calls to tell him that his mother has been in a car accident and is at death's door. In a panic, Gu Quan heads to the underground garage, hoping to drive over and see his mother one last time. On the way, he unexpectedly catches the scent of his natural enemy! Terrified, he gets into a car without thinking, un 196.3kReads8.6Score14.1kShelves
- 193 Apocalypse Heavenly Soldiers 末世天兵团 [Available for licensing as a comedy animation!] Ensemble cast + adventure + the unknown + zombies + apocalypse + pure thrills + fiery action + supernatural powers + wandering + monster-slaying and leveling up After the college entrance exams ended, my classmates and I were transported to an apocalyptic world in another dimension! Zombies are everywhere, and they respawn after you kill them! This world worships the strong. The weak don't even have time to cry! We just want to survive. We don't e 178Reads—Score—Shelves
- 194 Infinite Extra Lives: Starting with Name Tag Ripping 无限续命:从撕名牌开始 [Infinite Flow + Paradise-style progression, derivative worlds] As the last surviving descendant of the Time-Hunting Clan, she happened to enter the Longevity Paradise and grind through dungeons across the heavens: in the Name Tag elimination game, she practiced her footwork from the start. In the World of the Dead, she obtained a growth-type crystal. In a sci-fi world, she modified her genes. Then she turned an ancient battlefield into a zombie world, built up Void Resistance in Naruto, and sim 509Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 195 One Haunting a Day 一日一诡 Like people, supernatural entities can be good or bad, so the author can’t promise that every story will have an off-the-charts scare factor that keeps you up at night. The only guarantee is that all the stories are entirely fictional. If anything seems familiar, you’re on your own! 354Reads—Score101Shelves
- 196 Seeking Life Amid Lingering Regrets 残念觅生 [Infinite-flow, rules-based horror, extreme escape, eerie games, no harem, no formula, no invincible protagonist, no System, no mindless plot, not a feel-good power fantasy] I’m a ballet doll, grinning as I watch them kill themselves. I throw people into “my” mindscape and lay out an inescapable path to their doom. But that lunatic Li Yu finds a loophole in every stage. I crank up the difficulty of surviving, but he uses game theory to beat me. I forbid him from speaking, but he has the whole t 237Reads—Score—Shelves
- 197 Endless Devouring: The Unseen Laws 无尽残噬:未见的法则 [Trapped-room opening + survival adventure + graphic gore + unknown creatures + mechanical engineering + contamination + mutation] ~When Zhang Huan wakes up, he finds himself with several strangers in a sealed apartment with no doors. They have all lost their memories. Also trapped with them is a mysterious female corpse in the basement. They decide to find a way out of the carefully designed apartment. The red fog outside the windows grows thicker, and the corpse’s eyes are slowly opening...~ ( 205Reads—Score—Shelves
- 198 Playing With the Mortal World, Paying Homage to Ghosts and Gods 戏红尘,拜鬼神 ♦Deranged, erotic corpse fiction [Miaojiang-born eunuch opera performer] [Porcelain doll, Guanyin's face and a viper's heart] [Two protagonists, no CP and no female lead] [Everyone's here for a good time] [Folk horror] [Everyone is wicked] ♦The concise version [Opera Performer] is an actor who sings ghost operas and the head of an ancient clan. He's also a narcissist who believes in chastity above all and refuses to leave descendants. The ghost god worshipped by the performer is a porcelain doll 2.1kReads8.1Score422Shelves
- 199 Rule Horror: Who Taught You to Study Like That? 规则怪谈:谁教你这样读书的 [Strong Female Lead, No Romance, Rule-Based Horror, Infinite Realms, Chinese-Style Horror] Traditional culture has been distorted on a massive scale in modern society. Altered pronunciations, words smeared with stigma, and ancient sayings twisted out of shape are gnawing away at the human soul. Su Muyu, the thirtieth-generation descendant of Su Shi and the sole inheritor of the Soulcrafter lineage, joins Li Guazi, a girl whose past is a mystery, and Mr. Dongli, a word spirit from the handwritt 50Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 200 Folk Tales: One Chapter, One Horror Story 民间怪谈一章一个恐怖故事 [Anthology of stories] [Folklore horror] [Supernatural horror] [Village legends] [Chinese-style horror] [Old-time storytelling] There is no overarching plot. Each chapter is a standalone horror story adapted from folk tales, with eerie, unsettling plots that grow more terrifying the more you think about them. Note: This story discourages superstition and encourages belief in science. It is entirely fictional, so just enjoy it as a bit of fun. 25.6kReads7.5Score1.1kShelves

















































