Anchor of Shadows
Anchor of Shadows
In the frozen peaks of Kunlun, the Li Clan guards a three-hundred-year-old shame: their eldest son, **Li Zheyuan**, is cursed to become the **Black Qilin**, a violet-eyed beast of shadow and primal hunger. As the seals on his madness begin to break, the clan seeks a "Pure Yang" vessel to anchor his soul and cool his cursed blood.
**Xiao Chen**, a brilliant but impoverished scholar, is lured to the mountain under the guise of performing a prestigious "meditation ritual" to save his starving sister from debt. He arrives only to discover the horrific reality: he is not a priest, but a physical sacrifice. Thrown into the **Abyss of Nine Heavens**, he is forced to endure the Beast’s nightly violations, discovering that his "anchoring" duty is a carnal act of spiritual survival.
As the sun rises, the beast reverts to the human Zheyuan—a man of frozen pride and cold arrogance who views Xiao Chen as a mere tool. Yet, as the scholar’s presence begins to heal the Prince’s mind, a dark, possessive bond forms between them. Amidst the betrayals of the household and the malice of the Prince’s wife, a common student must survive the monster that broke him, while a fallen Prince must decide if he will become the protector of the man he has claimed.