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MTL - Unique Legend
by Hu Xuan
NovelBuddyFantasyActionComedyMortimer Zhu is an extremely unfortunate high school student who accidentally enrolls into an academy of a dubious nature, where it is the norm to jump in front of moving trains, get dismembered during orientation, and crushed by vindictive bouncing classrooms. Can he stay alive or will he die from the rigors of school? Why have evil spirits suddenly acquired a taste for his flesh? - Description from Novelupdates
Completed•193 chapters•Unknown
MTL - I’ve Transmigrated Into This Movie Before
by Her Highness, Nightmare
NovelBuddyFantasyFantasyMystery– Question: “What is scarier than the personal experience of transmigrating into a horror movie?” Anonymous: “Transmigrating into a movie you’ve never seen before.” – “Poor comment! There’s nothing scary about that!” Anonymous reply: “You sure? Can you be sure your dad isn’t a murderer? Can you be certain your spouse isn’t out to kill you for insurance money? Can you even be certain there isn’t any hidden lethal weapon in your son’s lunchbox? The scariest thing is that you have never seen this movie before so, you have absolutely no idea of any ‘surprise’ that awaits you ahead!” Hence, this novel is also called . A line to sum it up: The female lead transmigrates into various movie adaptations of real stories, and conquers the audience. - Description from Novelupdates
Completed•176 chapters•Unknown
MTL - Urban Tales of Demons and Spirits
by Qie Er
NovelBuddyAdventureAdventureMysteryA tale of urban demons and spirits, the mysterious exorcist and I. Do you believe that supernatural creatures exist in this world? I’m an ordinary college student while he’s the handsome and powerful demon exorcist from the mysterious old manor. Our paths had never crossed before and yet, our fates became intimately entangled after one chance meeting. The knocking on the coffin in the dead of the night, the little girl weeping inside the box-shaped structure, the good friend of mine who was cursed… Together, the mysterious exorcist Mr. Wen and I embarked on a path into the world of the grotesque and motley. Gradually, I realized that I had developed special feelings for him that went beyond friendship… But, the problem is I’m a man! - Description from Novelupdates
Completed•272 chapters•Unknown
MTL - Deep Sea Embers
by Yuan Tong
NovelBuddyFantasyActionAdventureOn that day, the fog blocked everything. On that day, he became the captain of a ghost ship. On that day, he stepped through the thick fog and confronted a completely subverted and fragmented world—the old order had vanished, strange phenomonoms dominated the endless seas beyond civilized society, and isolated island city-states and fleets of ships challenged the sea that had become the last ember of lights for the civilized world. All of this while the shadows of the old days were still stirring in the deep sea, waiting to to devour this world that was about to die. But for the new captain of the ghost ship Vanished, there was only one question he had to consider first— Who knows how to drive this ship?! - Description from Novelupdates
Ongoing•787 chapters•Unknown
MTL - To Be a Heartthrob in a Horror Movie
by 姜之鱼
NovelBuddyRomanceAdventureComedyHolographic viewing technology allowed audience members to enter a movie and personally experience it for themselves. Naturally, romance movies were the most popular and well-received, while nobody was interested in horror movies. Su Min was the first of the viewers to experience a horror movie. Later– Malicious Spirit: I dare not scare or frighten my sweetheart… Su Min: Actually, horror movies aren’t scary at all. Audience: No, no, no, you are playing in a love movie! (Loudly) The audience suddenly discovered that the recent rerelease of the horror movie was much better than the original. Furthermore, to everyone’s surprise, the ghost was very sweet… - Description from Novelupdates
Completed•149 chapters•Unknown
MTL - Dreadful Radio Game
by Innocent Dragonet
NovelBuddyFantasyActionAdventure“Dear audience, welcome to [Dreadful Radio Game], hope you enjoy our company. Okay, now, let’s turn around and check behind you. Is there a smiling face looking at you?” —— A recommended Qidian novel, written by Innocent Dragonet. Will you survive such a system? Can you live through all these horrible encounters? Are you ready for a world of murders, zombies, suspense and darkness? What happens if a psychopath killer comes across ghosts? Come and join the adventure of Su Bai! As a human turned vampire, he’s gonna play the game with all kinds of other players— a Taoist, a will power controller, a fugitive, an elegant indifferent lady, and…you name it! Let’s enjoy the game! - Description from Novelupdates
Completed•999 chapters•Unknown
MTL - After Rebirth, I Returned to Miaojiang to Inherit My Family Business
by 燕孤鸿
NovelBuddyHorrorActionHorrorWu Rong died in his last life, and his half life’s hard work was given cheaply to that pair of scum man and woman. He didn’t expect that after closing his eyes, he opened them and he was reborn! But the world after his rebirth, it seems, something is wrong? Scientific subversion, miraculous recovery! Aunties danced in the square with the Dancing God, and the pen fairies in the stationery shop were out of stock. The whole society started a metaphysical upsurge. What’s more, since Wu Rong’s rebirth, strangers have been scrambling to call him. Stranger A: Wu Rong, don’t die! Remember, on September 15, 2142, you must go out for a trip, or you will die! Stranger B: Boss, it’s me! You should quickly die and we will rule the world together! Stranger C: Hahahaha Wu Rong, Wu Rong, I’m back. Just you wait. I’ll eat you one mouthful at a time to relieve my hatred! Stranger D: Hello, is it Wu Rong? I’m the Director of the Federal Security Administration. Please pay attention to your own safety and don’t die! …… Wu Rong: ??? It’s said that after my death, I became the strongest ghost king in the world and almost ruled the world? …… There was something wrong with this miraculous and resurgent world. Countless people and ghosts have been reborn from the future of the reign of the ghost king Wu Rong. At this time, in the future, the ghost king Wu Rong, who was full of resentment and hatred, tyrannical and murderous, was still just an unruly little gangster, Brother Rong. Some people wished Wu Rong would never die and just live like a bastard. Others were eager to see the Ghost King come earlier. Even the resentful ghost begged and couldn’t help being infatuated to the extreme, loving him enough to kill him… Wu Rong: ??? What the hell is this?? As a result, under the multiple influences of the rebirths, Wu Rong has lived a colorful life since then, and even went back to the Miao area by accident to inherit his family property. A few years later, the reborn people found out that the plot was not quite right. Where is the Ghost King Wu Rong?? Who is this genius Gu master who appears in the world news all day long?! - Description from Novelupdates
Completed•283 chapters•Unknown
MTL - Horror Game Escape Guide
by 糖糖妖儿
NovelBuddyHorrorActionHorrorXin Meng woke up from his dream and found himself entering a horror game. He must work with five other people to struggle and survive in a terrible world. Every effort is made to get back to reality, and the name of the game is… “Infinite Reincarnation”. Soon, Xin Meng will realize that the human heart is far more terrible than the game. - Description from Novelupdates
Completed•135 chapters•Unknown
MTL - Doomsday Wonderland
by Beards And Tails
NovelBuddySci FantasyActionAdventure“I think… my boyfriend is trying to kill me,” Lin Sanjiu muttered. As she thought about that rich, handsome, and gentle boyfriend of hers, she could not help but tremble all over. At the present, someone close to her had personally raised the curtains to an apocalyptic hell, and slowly, it was creeping up to her. —- What if earth devolved into a apocalyptic hellhole? What if you found out you not only have to survive just one apocalyptic event but have to struggle through multiple worlds with different end-world scenarios? And you get to meet more superpowered crazies than you can imagine! Presenting the worst nightmare that your weird doomsday prepper neighbour with a bunker full of canned beans could have, Doomsday Wonderland is a novel filled with subverted tropes, non-OP characters and a female friendly label which offends all politically correct fanatics. As ‘lucky’ humans evolved to posthumans with abilities to adapt to the New World or mutate into disgusting duoluozhongs to survive, follow Lin Sanjiu as she struggle through the multiple challenges to just live one more day… and make sense of this New World that will no longer be the same. - Description from Novelupdates
Ongoing•855 chapters•Unknown
MTL - I Became Popular in the Underworld After Live Broadcasting Taoism
by Tian zhu
NovelBuddyFantasyComedyFantasy“Spiritual Affairs” is a highly popular psychic network, but it is a pity that the whole network is full of ridicule. The contestants are frequently scolded for their behavior and practices. But no one knows that this program is a huge hit in the underworld. Every time the show starts, billions of ghosts are standing in front of the screen watching the program and commenting on it——- “This guy is bloody, his soul is hooked by a ghost. What’s wrong with my horse’s face?” “It’s good to touch bones. Can’t you touch the soul without touching the bones?” “… I don’t see what this method can do, dogs won’t go that way.” The new season of the program officially announced the new guest. Gu Zhisang is ridiculed by netizens and become trending in hot searches. Gu Zhisang the Headmaster of Taoism, opened her eyes and became the vase cannon fodder in the exciting novel about the entertainment circle. When she transmigrated, she was being hacked by the whole network and facing the dilemma of being robbed of resources and receiving bad traffic. To revitalize Taoism, Gu Zhisang gladly accepted the invitation. - Description from Novelupdates
Completed•195 chapters•Unknown
MTL - Escape the Infinite Chamber
by Zǐ Jiè
NovelBuddySci FantasyActionFantasyOne day, Luo Jian woke up from his sleep and found himself in a locked chamber where the door and window were all sealed. A note with a few lines written on it was tacked to the wall: “Escape from this room within an hour, otherwise, you will die.” There is a sequel called Reincarnation Night (轮回之夜) that takes place in the same universe but has different main characters - Description from Novelupdates
Completed•206 chapters•Unknown
MTL - Kaleidoscope of Death
by Xī Zǐxù
NovelBuddyFantasyActionAdventureIt started off peculiarly; first, his domestic cat refused to let him cuddle it. Lin Qiushi soon found that a sense of disharmony and incongruity began to pervade everything around him. Then, one odd day, he pushed open a door, and he discovered that the hallway he was familiar with turned into a boundless corridor. At both ends of this corridor were twelve, identical iron gates. Thus, the story began. Ruan Nanzhu said to Lin Qiushi, “When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes back at you.” Upon hearing this, Lin Qiushi sank into deep contemplation. He then pulled down the zipper of his trousers and aimed at the abyss… Ruan Nanzhu: “… Put your pants on properly!” Super shameless, ill, pampered gong X Shameless, calm shou; a combination of double [or extreme] shamelessness. - Description from Novelupdates
Completed•147 chapters•Unknown
MTL - Guardian
by Priest
NovelBuddyXianxiaActionDramaThe Special Investigations Unit is a covert organisation that no-one in the city knows about, dedicated to investigating bizarre occurrences beyond the comprehension of the living. The Chief Zhao Yunlan isn’t a simple guy either, being the inheritor of the Guardian Order, he has always been a righteous conformist, excelling between realms of the living and the dead. While investigating a school suicide case, Zhao is attracted to the calm and reserved Professor Shen Wei, but the Professor seems to be rather fickle towards him… - Description from Novelupdates
Completed•30 chapters•Unknown
MTL - Misplacement Game
by Teng Yuan Xin
NovelBuddyFantasyAdventureFantasyThis novel is also named “The game I got is different from yours” | “Game is different, what to do” | “Every time the target is the big BOSS” | “Why is the BOSS of Horror games always the most handsome?” | “They are running for their lives, I am falling in love”… and so on. The protagonist is a slave to beautiful faces – he likes good-looking people, can’t say no to a pretty visage, and is filled with thoughts of love. One day he bound with a target-attack system where he can travel from world to world and experience love with the most handsome (key point!) target! The number of players in each game is not set. The protagonist has only one target – the most handsome one. As he falls in love, he realizes… the other players perhaps, maybe, probably… have Horror? Survival? Escape-type games? - Description from Novelupdates
Completed•140 chapters•Unknown
MTL-On the Avenue
by NovelBuddy
NovelBuddyXuanhuanMysteryXuanhuanMy grandpa is very strange. He burns incense for himself every day and stands in front of his own spirit tablet to eat candles. People in the village are very afraid of grandpa. I am also afraid of grandpa. Later I found out that they were not afraid of grandpa, but me. Grandpa is also afraid of me.… My name is Chen Shi. Chen means honest, Shi means honest. Come to Yuewen's website to read more of my works! Author's Other Novels Exalted Emperor Lin Yuanxing Barbarian Throne Choose a day to soar Rebirth of Journey to the West Unparalleled in the world Rise of Humanity Tales of Herding Gods
Ongoing•768 chapters•Unknown
MTL - Heroic Death System
by Xue Yuan Specter
NovelBuddyXianxiaActionComedy“I curse you to never die in peace!” Thus, Shang Ke started a never-ending (forced) cycle of constantly throwing away his miserable life. He would always show himself as a martyr while letting others cry over his death. It was because of a woman’s curse that Shang Ke was hit by a car and turned into a human vegetable. This led to him becoming bound by an unlucky system in which he was cursed to die. The most unfortunate part was that he never cheated on anyone’s feelings. The reason for why he was cursed by a woman was because of a guy named Qi Chen. Qi Chen was a ladies man, and he would always use Shang Ke as an excuse to break up with any woman that he was with. As a result, Shang Ke was always blamed for the breakups. Since then, the main character could only be forced to cross into different worlds. He would thus experience for himself, the hero’s “thrill”. - Description from Novelupdates
Completed•275 chapters•Unknown