Chen Xuan slurped down the last soggy bite of his instant noodles, eyes glued to his cracked phone screen. The glow of adult videos lit up his messy dorm room, his laughter echoing between piles of laundry and half-empty energy drink cans.
"Ahhh… if only life had a fast-forward button. Skip poverty, skip exams, skip this damn loneliness… straight to the part where I have money, beauties, and power."
The universe must have taken his joke seriously. Because in the very next moment, a noodle slid down his throat the wrong way. His chest tightened. He choked, coughed, and collapsed, eyes bulging in disbelief.
What? Am I really dying from instant noodles?! Not even traffic accident or assassination? This is so lame!
Darkness swallowed him.
…
When he opened his eyes again, he was lying on a cold stone floor, his body frail and bruised. His surroundings smelled of incense and mold. The ceiling above was cracked wood, the kind only found in old cultivation sect dormitories.
Memories not his own flooded into his mind.
This body belonged to Chen Xuan, a useless outer disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect. Bullied by fellow disciples, ignored by elders, mocked by women — he was the bottom of the cultivation ladder.
As Chen Xuan tried to sit up, a voice echoed in his mind. Mechanical, cold, yet strangely seductive.
> [Ding! Forbidden Desire System initializing…]
[Binding successful.]
[Congratulations, Host. You have been chosen as the Vessel of Desire.]
Chen Xuan froze. "…System?!"
The voice continued.
> [This world is full of hidden desires. Lust. Greed. Envy. Wrath. Pride. Gluttony. Sloth.]
[Your mission: Expose and fulfill them. Harvest forbidden energy. Grow stronger.]
[Reward: Sin Points. Exchangeable for treasures, techniques, and divine upgrades.]
A shimmering screen appeared before him, invisible to others.
— Forbidden Desire System —
Sin Points: 0
Functions:
Desire Scanner – Reveals hidden cravings of others.
Forbidden Shop – Exchange Sin Points for items.
Cultivation Boost – Strength increases with harvested desires.
Chen Xuan's lips curled into a grin. "So… I get stronger by exposing people's dirty little secrets? By seducing women who pretend to be pure? By manipulating greedy elders? Hah! What a perfect system for me."
At that moment, his door burst open. A fellow disciple sneered. "Trash! The elder is looking for you. Don't make him wait."
As the disciple mocked him, Chen Xuan instinctively activated the Desire Scanner. A faint glow surrounded the man, and words appeared on the system screen:
> [Target: Liu Fang]
[Hidden Desire: Secretly covets Elder's spirit treasure. Will betray for power.]
Chen Xuan's eyes widened, then narrowed. His grin turned wicked.
"Interesting…" he whispered to himself. "Looks like this world is about to become my playground."
And so, with a shameless heart and the Forbidden Desire System at his side, Chen Xuan's journey as a devil who fed on sin began