Starting with SSS-rank talent, I contracted the Forbidden Ferocity.

"Back off!"

Lu Chenzhou's voice exploded.

But it was too late.

Inside the blood-red gate, the pale hand struck down for the third time.

thump.

This sound was silent.

But it felt like a blow to Shen Ye's heart.

The black gold king's blood suddenly flowed back from the wound he had just stabbed in the chest.

It doesn't flow into the River of Blood.

Instead, they were drawn by something and flew towards the Blood Gate.

The Blood River Saint's last words were not empty boasting.

The door truly remembered Shen Ye's blood.

The system notification instantly turned scarlet.

[Unknown Blood Gate rule detected and locked.]

[Target locked: Host's royal blood.]

[Warning: Blood Gate is establishing reverse traction.]

[Warning: The host must not exit directly, otherwise the King's Blood Coordinates will be completely captured.]

Shen Ye stopped in his tracks.

Retreat, and you'll be locked out.

Lu Chenzhou's face turned deathly pale.

The vampire king's heart in his hand had already cracked open with three fissures.

From every crack, pale, bloody light seeped out.

Those lights didn't resemble vampire power.

It was more like something behind the door, peering out through Wang Xin's eyes.

Lu Chenzhou gripped Wang Xin tightly with both hands, the blood patterns on his tattered armor burning wildly.

"I can't hold it in for too long."

Shen Ye asked:

"how long?"

Lu Chenzhou gritted his teeth.

"One breath."

Shen Ye looked at the Blood Gate.

That's enough.

Lu Chenzhou was taken aback.

On the city wall of Zhenmo Pass, Wei Cang's expression suddenly changed.

"Shen Ye, don't do anything rash!"

The battle is over.

Logically, the Night-Slaying Platform should send the victor back.

But the Blood Gate has been inserted.

The rules of the ancient battle monument are in turmoil.

In the sky, the phantom of the ancient stone tablet flickered continuously, as if judging whether this still counted as a royal battle.

Shen Ye did not wait for it to make a judgment.

He stepped towards the blood gate.

Qin Wuji's eyes turned red.

"What is he going to do now?"

Li Xuance's fingers, gripping the sword, turned white.

"He wants to lock the coordinates."

Zhou Xuan's voice was strained.

"The Blood Gate remembers his blood."

"If he doesn't deal with it, whatever's behind the door could find it at any time by following this drop of blood."

Meng Qianqiu looked at the blood-covered figure and whispered:

"That's why he won't back down."

On the Night-Slaying Platform.

Shen Ye walked to the Blood Gate.

Through the crack in the door, a pale hand slowly turned toward him.

The palms have no eyes.

But Shen Ye knew that it was watching him.

The next moment, a deep voice came from behind the door.

It's impossible to tell if it's a man or a woman.

You can't tell their race either.

"The Night King"

"Open the door."

Just two words.

Shen Ye's mental sea suddenly trembled.

The Soul-Suppressing Wall lit up instantly.

But the sound seemed to bypass the ears and land directly in the deepest part of the soul.

Night Feather emitted a sharp cry.

The black sun and ghostly fire transformed into a ring of fire, protecting Shen Ye's spiritual sea.

The Candle Nine Plate was in his shadow, and the Nine Netherworlds closed in layer by layer.

Long Yuan roared, and the Blood of the Fighting King forcefully suppressed Shen Ye's body.

The Heavenly Punishment Eyes on Jie Chen's forehead were wide open to the extreme.

A grayish-white lightning bolt shone through the crack in the door.

The sounds from behind the door paused for a moment.

"Divine punishment..."

"I see."

A pale hand suddenly reached out to grab Jie Chen.

It's not about grabbing the body.

It was the Heavenly Punishment Eye on Jie Chen's forehead.

Shen Ye's eyes turned cold.

He raised his hand and pressed Jie Chen back onto his shoulder.

"mine."

The black gold short sword reformed.

But this time, the sword's edge was weak.

He had just unleashed several sword strikes and then forced himself to awaken a second time; his body was already nearing its limit.

The system prompts an error.

[Host's current status: Severely injured.]

[Stability of the Myriad Beasts Divine Rune: 18%]

It is not recommended to continue using the "Ten Thousand Beasts Return to One Slash".

Shen Ye said:

"No need for unification."

He raised his hand and opened the black box in his arms.

Half of the life tablet flew out.

Lu Chenzhou's remnant soul shone with a blue light.

Lu Chenzhou suddenly looked up.

"What are you going to do?"

Shen Ye said:

"I'll borrow your name."

Lu Chenzhou understood instantly.

In the Blood River Burial Map, the one who truly suppressed the Blood Gate for ten years was not the Blood River Holy Son.

It was Lu Chenzhou.

his name.

His soul.

His royal corpse.

They are all part of the door lock.

Shen Ye killed the Blood River Saint, severed the Blood Gate Key Nail, and then handed the King's Heart over to Lu Chenzhou.

Now, there's just one last step.

Take the lock back from the vampires.

Shen Ye raised his hand and pointed a finger at the life tablet.

Lu Chenzhou.

"The first on the list of kings in the previous generation of Dongxia."

"The son of Lu Qingshan of Zhenmo Pass".

"Ten years ago, we guarded the Blood Gate and refused to retreat."

"Today, the name returns."

The blue light on the life tablet suddenly surged.

The remaining blood chains on Lu Chenzhou's body turned from blood red to cyan one by one.

Behind the blood gate, the voice fluctuated for the first time.

"Return to Name?"

"You human junior, how dare you steal a name from within the sect?"

Shen Ye looked up.

"They robbed it."

He unleashed a sword strike.

This sword strike will not cut through the gate.

Don't cut off your hands.

Only the last vampire name nail on Lu Chenzhou's body was severed.

Click.

The nail broke.

Lu Chenzhou looked up and let out a low roar.

Ten years of bloodshed.

Ten years of corpse lock.

He was unable to return home for ten years.

At that moment, the blurred human military insignia on his chest finally lit up again.

At the Demon-Suppressing Pass, Lu Qingshan trembled all over.

He heard it.

A long-lost voice came from the half of the life tablet.

"father."

There is only one word.

Lu Qingshan's eyes instantly turned red.

But he didn't cry out loud.

He just stared intently at the Night-Slaying Platform, as if afraid that the voice would disappear in the blink of an eye.

Lu Chenzhou stood up straight again.

The vampire king's heart in his hand shattered completely.

But the Blood Gate remained closed.

Because the door to that king's heart was forcibly pushed back by his own remnant soul.

He looked at Shen Ye.

There's something else behind the door.

Shen Ye said:

"Know."

Lu Chenzhou said:

"It remembers you."

Shen Ye said:

"Then let it remember clearly."

He raised his hand, and the black gold royal blood condensed into a beast pattern in his palm.

The Contract of the King of Beasts

It's not a killer move.

It is a seal.

Shen Ye pressed the black and gold beast pattern directly onto the crack of the blood gate.

boom!

The blood gate trembled violently.

The pale hand behind the door suddenly tightened, trying to grab Shen Ye's wrist.

Jie Chen leaped up in one step.

The Heavenly Punishment Eye suddenly erupted.

Grayish-white lightning bolts were embedded in the pale palm.

Night Feather Black Sun Netherfire followed closely behind, burning the markings on the surface of his palm.

The Nine Netherworld Shadows of Zhu Jiu locked the door.

Longyuan punched the edge of the door crack.

The four beasts attacked simultaneously.

The Beast King Contract was finally imprinted into Shen Ye's palm.

It's not opening the door.

It's a door-sealing operation.

Behind the blood gate, the voice turned completely cold.

"The Night King"

We'll meet again.

Shen Ye remained expressionless.

"Next time, take the lead."

He pressed down with all five fingers.

The Beast King Contract was completely sealed.

boom!

The blood gate suddenly slammed shut.

The pale hand couldn't retract in time and was snapped off by the crack in the door.

The severed hand fell into the river of blood.

Jie Chen opened his mouth and swallowed.

He swallowed the pale, severed hand directly.

A system notification sounded.

[Devouring unknown blood-bound limbs.]

[Jie Chen has obtained clues about an unknown evolution.]

[Blood Gate coordinates successfully blocked.]

[Host's royal blood contamination has decreased.]

[Temporary Mission: Prevent the Blood Gate from opening. Completed.]

The phantom of the blood gate finally dissipated.

The Zhan Ye Terrace returned to deathly silence.

The sound of the ancient battle monument arrived a moment late, yet it resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

[Wang Zhan's abnormal status has been cleared.]

[Winner confirmed: Dongxia Yewang, Shen Ye.]

[The bet has been settled.]

[Night King Shen Ye has obtained the qualification to enter the Blood River Ancestral Pool once.]

The Vampire Royal Court has been defeated.

The Demon Suppression Pass fell silent for a moment.

The next moment, a deafening roar erupted.

"The Night King!"

"The Night King!"

"The Night King!"

Qin Wuji slammed his fist into the city wall, his eyes reddening.

"We won."

Li Xuance let out a soft breath.

Chu Jinglan closed his eyes.

Meng Qianqiu looked at the swaying figure on the execution platform and whispered:

"After this battle, all races should remember him."

On the Night-Slaying Platform.

Shen Ye did not fall.

He looked at Lu Chenzhou.

Lu Chenzhou's body is fading.

The Blood River Burial Map has been broken.

The vampire king's heart is broken.

The Blood Gate has been sealed.

The very thing that sustained his existence was gone.

Lu Qingshan's voice finally came from the city wall.

"The ship sank!"

Lu Chenzhou turned around.

Across three hundred miles of desolate wilderness, across the remaining rules of the Night-Slaying Platform, he felt as if he could truly see his father.

He smiled.

It's very light.

"father."

"I'm back."

Half of the life tablet flew up.

Lu Chenzhou's remnant soul transformed into a wisp of green light and disappeared into the life tablet.

It has not been fully revived.

But it did not dissipate.

Shen Ye reached out and caught the life tablet.

A system notification sounded.

[Lu Chenzhou's remnant soul was successfully preserved.]

Current status: Dormant.

[Repair Requirements: Blood River Ancestral Pool, Soul-Suppressing King Lotus, Nine Netherworld Returning Soul Technique.]

Shen Ye glanced at the prompt, his eyes flickering slightly.

It can still be saved.

The next moment, the teleportation beam from the Night-Slaying Platform fell.

Shen Ye was sent back to the city wall of Zhenmo Pass.

He swayed as soon as he landed.

Wei Cang stepped forward and supported his shoulder.

"Don't hold on any longer."

Shen Ye handed the black box to Lu Qingshan.

"He's not dead."

Lu Qingshan took the black box with both hands.

He looked at the half of the life tablet inside, which had regained its blue light, and his throat moved.

After a long while, he uttered only two words.

Thank you.

Shen Ye nodded.

Then everything went black, and he passed out.

Before he lost consciousness, he heard the system's last notification.

Main Quest: War of the Myriad Races - Completed.

[Rewards being distributed...]

[Coordinates of residual blood gate detected.]

[New Main Story Preview: Blood River Ancestral Pool, Path of Returning Souls.]