EVIL RISING AGAIN!-Chapter 10: Shadows Stir (R18++)

Chapter 10: Shadows Stir

Morning mist blanketed the city, curling around buildings like ghostly fingers. Tian Mo stood at the edge of the rooftop once more, his Qi pulsing with a new density. Last night's ritual had sharpened his cultivation further, inching him closer to the peak of Qi Awakening.

But that wasn't what kept his eyes narrowed on the horizon.

He could feel it now. A presence. Distant yet drawing near.

The Whisper.

The Hidden Circle's assassins were not human in the traditional sense. Born of cursed bloodlines and forbidden rituals, they were said to be shadows made flesh, their minds half-devoured by ancient spirits. They moved between dimensions, hunted anomalies like him, and erased them from existence.

Tian Mo's lips curled.

Let it come. Let it taste despair.

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He returned to school that morning, blending once again into the illusion of normalcy. Anna clung to his side like a doll animated by obsession, her every glance toward him brimming with devotion.

She wore a black choker now—the Soul Lock Ring's spiritual twin, forged overnight from the sliver of her bound soul.

He had ensured it emitted a passive charm field. Everyone who saw Anna now envied her glow but didn't question it. Teachers smiled. Girls stared. Boys grew quiet when Tian Mo passed.

Influence was the most elegant form of power.

During lunch, a new student arrived.

He was tall, pale, and oddly quiet. Dressed impeccably, with raven-black hair and crimson eyes hidden behind tinted glasses, he introduced himself with a polite smile.

"Call me Cain."

Tian Mo watched from across the courtyard as Cain shook hands with the principal, then turned his head.

For just a heartbeat, their eyes met.

And the illusion cracked.

Cain's aura was cold, ancient, and wrong.

A Whisper.

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Tian Mo smiled inwardly. So it begins.

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That evening, he skipped training. Instead, he brought Anna home with him, whispering promises that made her blush and shiver. Once inside his sanctum, he activated the runes and sealed the space.

Anna stood at the center, wearing a silky red dress, her breath trembling in anticipation.

He stepped forward and cupped her cheek. "You trust me, don't you?"

"I do," she whispered.

"Then let me give you pleasure only the gods could imagine."

He kissed her deeply, his hands trailing fire. Corrupted Qi slithered between their bodies, heating her skin, igniting her nerve endings until she moaned with every breath.

With a flick of his wrist, her dress melted off, replaced by dark silk threads that danced over her like living shadows. He laid her down upon his bed—its linens marked with a new rune formation: the Lust-Binding Array.

Anna writhed as he entered her, their souls momentarily synchronized by the Qi bridge. Every thrust echoed through her spirit, feeding his cultivation as her pleasure fueled his demonic core.

It wasn't just sex—it was sacrifice.

And she gave it willingly.

Hours passed.

Tian Mo finally collapsed beside her, skin gleaming with sweat, his eyes glowing faintly with violet light. His cultivation had surged again. He was now at the peak of Stage Two. One more breakthrough, and he would enter Stage Three: Foundation Building.

Anna lay beside him, dazed, glowing with residual Qi, a smile of utter devotion on her lips.

"I'm yours," she murmured.

"I know," Tian Mo said, kissing her forehead. "And now you'll help me crush gods."

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Far across town, Cain stood atop a building, eyes closed.

"His energy has grown," he whispered. "The scent of forbidden Qi... thick in the air."

He opened his palm, revealing a blood-sealed talisman.

"The hunt begins tomorrow."

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