Novels like The Devil's Exam
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Devil's Exam, best match first.
- 1 The Great Tang's First Werewolf 大唐第一狼人 A dynasty in decline, and a group of people fighting against fate. When the golden age fades like smoke; when rites and music become a fig leaf; when foreign hooves trample across our vast homeland, there is only one choice: fight to the death! The An Lushan Rebellion, invasions from the northern frontier, three kings vying for power, five dynasties coexisting, foreign tribes running amok in the Central Plains… Amid the flames of war, Li Chuxue cries out words that shake the age, in blood and fi 0Votes565Recs74Fans
- 2 Escape Guide 逃生攻略 Hey, want to check out a brand-new game? The latest version of the game Stranded is unlike anything you've played before. Tap once and play for a year, with gear that doesn't cost a cent... So where can you find a game like this? By chance, game streamer Jiang Li gets curious and clicks on a lousy ad pop-up in the corner of his computer screen. To his surprise, he is pulled into a strange and eerie world of urban legends. The only way to return to the real world is to clear the urban legend dung 0Votes30.9kRecs21.3kFans
- 3 The Demon Apartment 恶魔公寓 Once you’re chosen by the Demon Apartment to become a resident, you’re forced to complete ten life-or-death missions. Each mission is guaranteed to involve bizarre phenomena beyond comprehension. Fail to complete one, and you’re doomed to descend into the netherworld! A continuation of the story from Hell Apartment. However, you can read this book without having read the original and won’t miss a thing. 1Votes227.1kRecs192.9kFans
- 4 My Years as a Taoist Priest 我当道士那些年 From the day I was born, I was “bound by the power of chaos.” It was fated that I would become an immortal cultivator. Slaying demons, snake spirits, and haunted tombs... Such trivial matters. The mysterious south of Sichuan, and the widespread local legends of the “gods” that no one dares discuss? Daoist arts and metaphysics, medicine, divination, fate-reading, and physiognomy: one by one, they unveil their mysteries... Daoism has been passed down for thousands of years. Perhaps not all of it i 0Votes38.7kRecs81.5kFans
- 5 This World Is Terrifying 这个世界好可怕 Following the Panic Trilogy, Yi Xiao's fifth supernatural novel, World of Panic, arrives with a bang! Fate Academy claims to train human psychics to resist evil spirits. Only those with spiritual energy are selected and sent an admission letter. Once students pass the entrance assessment and enroll, they receive not only a generous stipend and a villa dormitory, but also the chance to cultivate spiritual power and master mighty psychic abilities. Qin Ming, whose college entrance exam results wer 0Votes200.7kRecs130.4kFans
- 6 Ghostly Dreams at Midnight 夜半诡梦 When Lu Qing woke up, he found himself trapped in a nightmare. He could return to the real world alive only by completing his mission. Traveling between reality and illusion, he struggles in hell as he searches for the faintest glimmer of light and hope. There is only one goal here: fight to stay alive! Midnight is here. Whatever you do, don’t turn off the lights when you go to sleep. 0Votes32kRecs41.8kFans
- 7 The Mysterious Novel 诡秘小说 Following A Terrifying Wanted Notice, Extremely Terrifying, Land of Evil Spirits, The Strongest Horror System, and World of Panic, Yixiao's sixth novel, Mysterious Novel, arrives in spectacular fashion. The moment you open it, this mysterious journey filled with strangeness and wonder begins. It isn't just my creation: everyone has the right to create it. This is a novel created with the participation of its readers. Friendly reminder: this is not a first-person novel. 0Votes77.5kRecs68.6kFans
- 8 The Reaper Elevator 死神电梯 When the elevator Xiao Han was riding plummeted from the sky, the gates of hell opened… Forests of towering trees and plants reaching a hundred feet high, primeval beasts blotting out the heavens, and a rotting realm without bottom or escape. On the final day, as heaven and earth crumbled, immortal spirits fell, and the entire world reached its ultimate end… (I hope you’ll give it a patient rea 0Votes25.2kRecs37.3kFans
- 9 Death Curse Island 死咒岛 Xu Yun’s ancestor obtained the Book of Life and Death, which foretold the year, month, and day every human being would die in the future. It revealed to Xu Yun that his own life would end within ten years. To survive, he and his family must enter the world of the dead through a mysterious island hidden in darkness. To extend their lives, they must rely on the Netherworld Train to travel through l 1Votes18.5kRecs32.4kFans
- 10 The Spy Hunter 猎谍 In 1936, with war clouds gathering, spies lurk in the bustling hutongs of Beiping, while the splendid city of Jinling is shrouded in a web of intrigue... The hot-blooded Chu Mufeng cracks major cases, captures Japanese spies, and eliminates traitors, earning a formidable reputation! 0Votes201.3kRecs187.8kFans
- 11 Tales of the Fading Night 凋零夜话 A person must travel many roads in life, and one day everyone reaches their final destination. But… Duan Xu has embarked on a road without end. There is no destination, save death. Every stop brings a thrilling new journey. 0Votes65.6kRecs49.4kFans
- 12 EN Above the Mist 迷雾之上 Bai Yanliang, male, twenty-three years old, unmarried. Assessment: condition improved, emotions stable, meets the requirements for discharge. Today, he was discharged. 5Votes79.2kRecs332.5kFans
- 13 The Reaper Train 死神列车 Xiao Han wakes up on a train to find suitcases scattered all around him. A cup of instant noodles is still steaming, but there's no one else in sight. Darkness surrounds him. Is this speeding train the Reaper's game, or the entrance to hell? Xiao Han walks step by step toward the end of the train, swallowed by endless darkness. What awaits him? (The Reaper's Fishing is complete. If you're int 0Votes58.3kRecs57.1kFans
- 14 This Club Is Cursed 这个俱乐部有毒 This book is complete! Spirit qi can be stored on cards and traded, and Su Xiaomu’s spirit qi bank is amazing! 0Votes14.5kRecs22.6kFans
- 15 The Eerie Survival Game 诡异生存游戏 A mysterious text message draws Xu Yang into a series of bizarre incidents. They are real, existing all around us in everyday life. Face the horrors head-on: only those who find a way to survive can stay alive. 0Votes62.7kRecs84.2kFans
- 16 The Last Tomb Raider 最后一个摸金校尉 The Touching Gold Order, the Demon-Transforming Talisman, pinpointing acupoints and tracing dragon veins to locate corpse demons. The Human-Fat Candle, the Ten-Thousand-Year Lamp, the Netherworld Treasure Pagoda and the Demon-Quelling Stele. White-Haired Fingers, Peachwood Spikes, a vast sea of sand and a stone temple of meditation. The Blackwood Coffin, the Cicada-Silk Shroud, a hero’s parting from his beloved beauty, drowned in wine. The Sutra of the Dead, the Three-Water Tomb, one general’s s 0Votes17.9kRecs126.7kFans
- 17 The Escape Room Set 逃生片场 New book: Forged in Fire on the Long Steps Stone steles, blood moons, ancient schools, burning seas… Every bizarre and unpredictable world is full of unknown dangers. Those swept into a blood-red vortex must cast off comfort and light the way forward with courage and wisdom if they hope to seize a slim chance of survival. 6Votes371.4kRecs247.5kFans
- 18 Ghost Stories at the Haunted House 鬼屋夜话 Ghost House Night Talks, also known as Ghost Stories Galore, is a collection of horror stories that I have poured my heart into creating. If you happen to read this series at night while you are alone, it would be best not to continue, because every story in this series is incredibly terrifying. 2Votes332.9kRecs48.5kFans
- 19 A Strange Journey 怪异之旅 Do you believe there are ghosts in this world? Perhaps you believe it wholeheartedly, or perhaps you don't. But what I have to say is that ghosts are real in this story. One bizarre and terrifying incident after another unfolds. What is the truth behind it all, and who opened that forbidden door leading to hell? Somewhere out of sight, it seems an evil pair of eyes is watching this world. Who is “he,” and what is his purpose? The 0Votes63.1kRecs102kFans
- 20 Reviving the Southern Ming 振南明 In the seventeenth year of the Chongzhen reign, the rebel bandits broke through the capital, and the Son of Heaven hanged himself for his country. Within, rebel chieftains and roving bandits stole the imperial seal; without, the Tartars and barbarians raised a clamor. The realm had fallen, but its mountains and rivers remained... As the whole nation mourned, a modern soul took possession of Crown Prince Zhu Cilang. At this critical moment, Zhu Cilang thundered out a call that shook the heavens: 0Votes157.6kRecs144.5kFans
- 21 Chronicles of the Netherworld 阴冥记 “Hello, everyone. My name is Su Yan. I’m a lowly underworld bailiff, fresh out of the vocational college for underworld bailiffs. Today, I’ll be demonstrating my first soul-reaping.” “Hello, Master Hu. Welcome to death, uh, welcome to your new life. I’m Su Yan, your assigned soul-settling bailiff, number 10086. Is there anything you still wish to do? Oh, right, you only have two hours. After that, the ghost clerk will come take you away, dear!” “Wonderful! I want to come back to life. I don’t wa 0Votes53.1kRecs87.8kFans
- 22 Hell Apartment 地狱公寓 They become an actor in a real horror movie, struggling to survive in a virtual world! Entering this apartment means setting foot on a road of no return. Only those chosen by it can see it and enter it. And once someone is chosen to become a tenant, they have no say in the matter. Whenever bloody words appear on the walls of a room in the apartment, the tenant must follow their instructions, go to the designated location, and stay there for the specified number of days. Even if they survive and 8Votes95.5kRecs453.7kFans
- 23 A Feast of Fear 惊惧盛宴 It all began with a trip. Consciousness, existence... A gaze from beyond the dimensions, and the heart's redemption through truth. Step into another world, where... a terrifying feast is underway! 0Votes74.5kRecs409.7kFans
- 24 My Hextech Heart 我的海克斯心脏 [League of Legends fanfiction] Main character: Jienuo. Champion bio: Zaun, during a catastrophic gas leak with far-reaching consequences. You save Orianna, and from then on, Runeterra no longer has the Clockwork Girl. But your heart fails, and you're on the brink of death. Luckily, you cling to Camille's coattails (not really) and get a Hextech heart. Zed the Third comes charging in to wreak havoc on Piltover, so you flee to Bilgewater. O 0Votes67.9kRecs94.1kFans
- 25 The Wizard in the World of Film and Television 影视世界里的魔法师 (￣^￣): Honestly, when I first found out I'd transmigrated into Harry Potter, I was against it~ Σ(っ°Д°;)っ: What happened after that? Σ(°△°|||)︴: After that? (⊙ˍ⊙): Yeah, what happened after that? (*^▽^*): Heh, turns out it's pretty great! Anyway, this is the story of a wizard traveling through the various worlds. Or you can think of it as a fanfic~ Note: Of course, the first world is Harry Potter. There might also be elements from other worlds mixed in, and we'll see about the later worlds o(*^@^ 0Votes77.3kRecs100.5kFans
- 26 Speaking for the Dead 为死者代言 Forensic pathologist Zhou Hai takes you inside murder scenes full of mysteries, to investigate strange cases where truth and lies are hard to distinguish, and uncover the true nature of humanity, where good and evil intertwine. Conspiracies! Pursuits! Questions! One bizarre case after another unfolds. Are you ready? 0Votes157.6kRecs124.4kFans
- 27 Quick Transmigration: Is There a Good Show Today? 快穿之今天有好戏看么 Xiao Qing always wears the same indifferent expression, whether she’s weak or powerful. Rising from the ranks of cannon fodder, crushing scum, and battling villains are all somewhat entertaining, but to her, they’re no match for enjoying the scenery, eating and drinking, and watching the drama unfold. Put in a more lofty way, she leans on the railing to listen to the wind and rain, calmly watching the ways of the world. To make sure she can safely watch the action under any circumstances, her d 0Votes73.2kRecs43kFans
- 28 EN Infinite Postman 无限邮差 A package from an unknown place. A strange, bizarre postage stamp. Congratulations, you are now a new postman. Please sign for the package and experience a journey through death. Every postman must die, but postage stamps live forever. 0Votes240.8kRecs309.6kFans
- 29 There Are Ghosts on Friday 星期五有鬼 I'm the host of an online variety show called Ghosts on Friday. It's a paranormal program where I investigate topics and film on location, exposing many things people never knew existed. The world we live in every day is far more complicated than it appears. Behind the scenes, it's so vibrant, so mysterious and terrifying. That's how I entered a world ordinary people would never encounter: a paranormal world. Believe me, what you see on the show is only a small part of it, the things that won't 0Votes101.2kRecs144.5kFans
- 30 I Have a House in the Underworld 我在黄泉有座房 Synopsis: I have a house in the Yellow Springs, with fields and plenty of grain at home. A Guoshui production, not suitable for keeping in captivity. Slaughter it while you can. 0Votes278.2kRecs266.2kFans
- 31 The Mysterious Kingdom 诡秘国度 The company Xia Tianqi worked for offered a monthly salary of 20,000 yuan, an Audi, and a villa as a dormitory, even during the probation period. It was a mysterious company. He thought joining it would finally turn his luck around, but soon discovered that the truth was nothing like he had imagined. One strange and bizarre incident after another unfolded, and one mystery after another came to light. By the tim 0Votes364.5kRecs190.3kFans
- 32 I Walk Through the Worlds of the Heavens 我行走在诸天世界 New book: You’re Cultivating Immortality All Wrong has started serializing! Readers, you’re welcome to join in! Pour concrete on Sadako and weld the manhole cover shut, give Constantine a teammate who hits like a truck, Bloodline, Dororo, Annabelle, The Cabin in the Woods, Constantine, Demon Slayer, The First Rule, Green Snake, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Mount Shu... An established author, so you can count on the quality! 0Votes117.9kRecs289.3kFans
- 33 A Wizard's Fairy Tale 巫师的童话 (Recommended new book: "Crossing the Myriad Worlds: Starting in Hong Kong Noir") The magic mirror that knows everything the queen does, a table that conjures food automatically, a tinderbox that lets an old witch summon Void Hounds, the Water of Life that restores youth, golden apples in the old king’s garden that enhance one’s affinity for magic, white snake meat that lets you understand animals, a donkey that craps out gold coins, and three snake leaves that can bring the dead back to life... 0Votes63.9kRecs101.6kFans
- 34 Pure Yang Sword Sovereign 纯阳剑尊 The path to immortality is called Pure Yang by the Daoists, Profound Yin by the Demon Sect, and Suchness by the Buddhists. With the sword in his hand, the young Ling Chong strums its strings and sings, laughing as he reigns supreme beneath the heavens! Before Heaven came Yin and Yang; before the Five Virtues came the Way of Virtue. Though one may study the teachings after birth, Pure Yang and Profound Yin still lead to the true fruit. Nine cycles forward and seven in reverse, dragons and tigers 0Votes128.1kRecs102.4kFans
- 35 I Really Can't Solve Mysteries 我真不会推理 A great villain who spent ten years struggling in the space of the Main God gives up everything in exchange for a chance to live again in a parallel world. All he wants is to laze around and enjoy his retirement, but this bizarre and unpredictable world is full of danger. With no other choice, he gradually reveals his fearsome claws… Only by being darker than all darkness and more ruthless than all cruelty can he fear nothing! (P.S. Paranormal horror, dark themes.) 0Votes67.5kRecs87.3kFans
- 36 The Survival Game on the Tip of Your Tongue 舌尖上的求生游戏 Turn legendary monsters into delicious dishes! Today's Special: [Infernal Buddha Jumps Over the Wall] Made with over thirty ingredients and seasonings, each prepared and cooked separately: flying polyps, the tips of Cthulhu's tentacles, the webbed feet of Deep Ones, the chitinous pincers of Rhan-Tegoth, the tips of the Black Goat Mother's tentacles, and eye gunk from an avatar of Azathoth; vegetarian ingredients include Emperor's psychedelic mushrooms, an elemental of fire, Yog-Sothoth's bubbles 0Votes95kRecs88kFans
- 37 EN A Guide to Dreamscapes 梦境指南 A chance decrease in entropy, and a Boltzmann brain came into being in the M42 nebula of the Milky Way’s third spiral arm. A hand of thought, like an ancient tree root, passed through black holes and the mists of time. Intelligence was born in an anthill, and Ramla crossed the galaxy. When the universe is destined for heat death, life awakens within eternal laws, fighting for freedom in its dreams! … This book explores the following questions, moving from the basics to the deeper mysteries: 1. 0Votes129.3kRecs211.1kFans
- 38 The Genius Psychologist 天才心理学家 A secret code hidden at home. A sandalwood box containing the truth behind events from more than a decade ago. A group photo of eighteen members of a mysterious organization. A death list covered in X marks... The protagonist, Chen Dong, is a patient with low-risk depression and a genius with an extraordinary talent for deduction and logic. Medication kept his condition under control, allowing him to live an ordinary life for more than twenty years. The story begins with the accidental theft of 0Votes66.1kRecs70.6kFans
- 39 Starting at Tongfu Inn 从同福开始 “What a lousy System!” For eight years, Fang Yang has lost count of how many times he has cursed the System in his heart. My Own Swordsman! Just thinking about that bunch of weirdos makes Fang Yang chuckle to himself. What? My Own Swordsman is just a place to unwind? There are going to be other worlds after this? Oh my god~! 0Votes56.8kRecs108.6kFans
- 40 I Can Rewind 我能回档不死 Reborn in a parallel world, only to find strangeness everywhere… Do not enter the bathroom after midnight. At exactly two in the morning, there’s a knock at the door. A gaunt woman with disheveled hair is always standing with her back to me. Am I caught up in a paranormal incident? Good thing I can reload! This is the story of someone reborn in a world invaded by the paranormal, carefully navigating each step and fighting the strange with bizarre tactics. 0Votes378.7kRecs298.2kFans
- 41 Hell Cinema 地狱电影院 If you find a horror movie poster from the Hell Cinema, you'll discover that your name has appeared in the cast list! Then you'll be thrown into the real horror movie, playing a character and following the script. Bizarre, bone-chilling curses and sinister ghostly shadows lurking everywhere will descend one by one. Dark corridors, silent morgues: you'll have to act in one horror movie after another. Sometimes you' 5Votes277.7kRecs364.8kFans
- 42 EN Peak of the Azure Lotus 青莲之巅 The Immortal Realm, the Qinglian Immortal Domain. On Qinglian Immortal Island stood a golden palace adorned with intricate carvings and painted beams. Its plaque bore the three characters “Qinglian Hall.” Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan stood before rows of spirit tablets. They lit sandalwood incense, placed it in the burner, then went outside. One hundred thousand members of the Wang family stood in neat formation, their expressions solemn. Wang Changsheng began, “Today, I’ll tell you about 10Votes823.2kRecs702kFans
- 43 EN Recording Anomalies with My Wood Carvings 我用木雕记录异常 This world has never been ordinary. Places and objects that seem normal are actually filled with the eerie, the mysterious, the absurd, and the bizarre. They might be a strand of hair, a flight of stairs, or a newspaper... Or perhaps just a thought that suddenly comes to you, though it was actually forced into your mind. Then one day, Shen Xing suddenly discovered that his wooden carvings could contain these things. A real and eerie world opened up before him! The 0Votes118kRecs322.4kFans
- 44 The Miser 抠神 “We were both hit on the head by a System. Other people's Systems give them money to spend, but mine won't let me spend any.” “If I simply had no money to spend, that would be one thing. But I happen to be a rich second-generation heir.” “The most painful thing in my life is having more money in my bank account than I could ever spend, yet being unable to spend it.” “To save money, I adopted a detached lifestyle without smoking, drinking, or playing mahjong.” The ten-thousand-plus curses in 1Votes135.3kRecs97.9kFans
- 45 Strange Tales and Unusual Happenings 怪谈异闻 @Strange Tales and Unusual Accounts 2Votes258.2kRecs85.3kFans
- 46 Amazing! My Left-Handed Brother 厉害了！我的左手哥 A mysterious celestial body once again flew past Earth, triggering drastic changes throughout heaven and earth. Those with supernatural abilities over metal, lightning, fire, storms, and more began appearing one after another, and the entire world entered an era of super-evolution! A mysterious “demon” of unknown origin took up residence in Chen Xiang’s left hand. Calling himself “Left-Hand Bro,” the demon was cunning, violent, and lecherous. He controlled every supernatural ability, killed with 0Votes67.2kRecs52.8kFans
- 47 Fatal Mobile Game 绝命手游 The strangest mobile game ever. Nobody playing? No problem. Starting pay is 300 yuan a day, with meals and lodging included. New high school student and single dad Jin Ke has a simple reason for playing: he wants to support himself and his six-month-old daughter with a mobile game. Only later does he discover that the game is even stranger than it claims to be. Because... 0Votes488.4kRecs215.3kFans
- 48 EN Basketball: Invincible with Pay-to-Win 篮坛之氪金无敌 LeBron James: My biggest regret is not having the Heat draft Tang Tian! But... I can't say that out loud! I have an image to maintain! Kobe Bryant: In this league, Tang Tian is the most like me, except when it comes to having daughters! Kevin Durant: So what if Tang Tian is strong? I'll switch to my burner account and trash-talk him! Giannis Antetokounmpo: Tang Tian told me the future belongs to me, but the guy's only two years older than I am! Tang Tian, the godfather of basketball in his previ 0Votes535.5kRecs362.7kFans
- 49 The Haunted Computer 诡电脑 A bizarre tablet erased Lu Yang's girlfriend, Yi Yi. No one but him can remember that Yi Yi ever existed. To get his girlfriend back, Lu Yang has no choice but to venture into the haunted zones again and again, risking death as he searches for the cruel truth behind it all. A familiar residential complex suddenly falls silent and empty. An urn appears inexplicably at a gas station. A mysterious, beautiful mountaintop village. A concert so terrifying it chills you to the bone... Where can he find 0Votes116.1kRecs245.1kFans
- 50 The Great Demon Monkey 大妖猴 There are six clans of demons: Beast, Wing, Scale, Insect, Wood, and Spirit. Under the formidable power of the Demon Emperor Dijun, they were forged into one, establishing a demon capital centered around the Myriad Demons Hall's deliberations. There, they stood as equals against the Heavenly Court, dividing the Three Realms between them. The war continued for ten thousand years, yet neither side could gain the upper hand. However, after ten thousand years, news that the Demon Emperor Dijun was 0Votes135kRecs69.1kFans
