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

A small black door, close to Shen Ye's shadow, opened silently.

There was no heartbeat.

There was no bloodshed.

There is no door pattern fluctuation.

It appeared too quietly.

It's like it's been hidden there all along, only to be seen now.

Zhu Jiu's first reaction.

The Nine Netherworld Shadow instantly pressed down on Shen Ye's feet.

But there was no shadow on that black door.

The Nine Netherworlds Burial Shadow fell into emptiness.

Jie Chen suddenly opened his Heavenly Tribulation Eye.

A gray-white lightning bolt shone down.

The black door finally revealed its outline.

Extremely narrow.

Extremely deep.

A black thread peeked out from the crack in the door, heading straight for the Soul-Bearing King embryo that Lu Chenzhou was condensing.

Xue Li's expression changed drastically.

"It's not Chong Shenye!"

"Return your soul to its original form!"

Shen Ye's eyes turned cold.

"Night Feather".

The black sun and ghostly flames fell instantly.

The black threads, burned by the ghostly fire, emitted a piercing shriek.

But it didn't break.

Instead, it split off a second and a third strand, which continued to entwine the embryo of the Soul-Bearing King.

Lu Chenzhou had just entered the King Embryo stage and was at the most critical moment of soul-body fusion.

Do not move.

It cannot be interrupted.

If it breaks, all the previous materials will be wasted.

Lu Qingshan took a step forward.

The aura of the seventh rank suddenly unfolded.

"roll!"

The Demon Suppression Army Seal smashed towards the Black Gate.

But the black door is right next to Shen Ye's shadow, and if the Demon Suppression Army's seal falls, Shen Ye will also be drawn in.

Wei Cang's face darkened.

"Don't bombard!"

Lu Qingshan abruptly stopped, his blood rushing back, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

Shen Ye did not turn around.

"I'll do it."

He raised his hand, and the Night King's Seal fell.

The black gold light pressed down on the black gate.

The black door trembled slightly.

But it didn't close.

Behind the door, that familiar voice gently sounded.

"The Night King"

"You saved people."

"I'll remove the shell."

Shen Ye's eyes were icy cold.

"Give it a try."

Jie Chen leaped to the edge of Shen Ye's shadow.

The Heavenly Punishment Lock flew out, attempting to lock the Black Gate.

But the black line extending from behind the door suddenly twisted around, avoiding the door lock, and pierced straight into the Heavenly Punishment Eye on Jie Chen's forehead.

Shen Ye raised his sword to block.

clang!

The black line struck the sword's edge.

The force wasn't strong, yet it was extremely strange.

It was as if it had directly pierced the divine runes of the myriad beasts.

Shen Ye felt a tightness in his chest.

The system prompts an error.

[The Heavenly Abyss Black Gate has been detected.]

[Target: The embryo of the Soul-Bearing King.]

[Note: The black portal is incomplete and cannot be physically deployed.]

[Can sever the Black Gate anchor point.]

[Anchor Point: Silent Imprint of Ancestral Blood within the Host's Shadow.]

Shen Ye lowered his head.

The ancestral blood mark does not move on the wrist.

It concealed a wisp of silence within its shadow.

No wonder the black door opened from beneath the shadows.

Xue Li's face turned pale.

"The ancestral blood imprint is not static."

"It left its anchor in your shadow."

Zhu Jiu's vertical pupils turned completely cold.

shadow.

That's its territory.

The ancestral blood mark is hidden in the shadows, which is equivalent to stepping into the territory of Candle Nine.

Zhu Jiu let out a low hiss.

The Nine Netherworlds unfolded with a roar.

This time, it wasn't going to lock the black door.

Instead, they delved into the deepest part of Shen Ye's shadow to search for that silent seal.

Black Gate seemed to sense danger.

The black line surged.

More than a dozen black lines simultaneously pierced towards the embryo of the Soul-Bearing King.

Night Feather Black Sun Netherfire blocked half of it.

Long Yuan took a step forward, grabbed the remaining black lines with both arms, and pulled them outwards with force.

The black line dug into its palm, emitting black smoke.

Long Yuan gritted his teeth and refused to back down.

Lu Chenzhou's soul-body fusion process is still ongoing.

[Rebirth and Restoration Progress: 63%]

【72%. 】

[Warning: Increased external interference.]

Shen Ye gripped his sword and stood guard in front of Wang Pei.

A black line bypassed Ye Yu and stabbed from the side.

Shen Ye severed it with a single sword strike.

The second one emerged from underfoot.

Jie Chen bit into it and crushed it.

The third needle, close to the void, pierced towards Lu Chenzhou's brow.

Lu Qingshan could no longer hold back.

He pressed his palm against his chest, forcibly suppressing his seventh-tier power, and only used the peak sixth-tier aura to attack.

The Demon-Suppressing Palm Print descended.

The black line is broken.

Lu Qingshan's face turned even paler.

A seventh-tier cultivator forcibly exerting pressure is bound to cause backlash.

Wei Cang grabbed him and pressed him down.

"Don't panic."

Lu Qingshan's voice was hoarse.

That's my son.

Wei Cang remained silent for a moment.

"I know."

But he still pressed it down.

Because if a seventh-tier fighter goes all out now, the Black Gate won't break, but Lu Chenzhou will break first.

Shen Ye suddenly said:

"Did you find it?"

From within the shadows, Zhu Jiu did not respond.

But deep within the Netherworld, a ghostly blue light suddenly shone.

It has been found.

A dark red to almost black bloodstain was hidden deep within Shen Yeying's body.

Like a seed.

The silent imprint of ancestral blood.

Zhu Jiu opened his mouth and bit down.

The black gate trembled violently.

The voice behind the door turned cold for the first time.

"open."

Zhu Jiu was not released.

It bit into the Seal of Silence, and the Nine Netherworlds cleansed its soul with frenzied force.

The ancestral blood mark on Shen Ye's wrist also began to hurt.

It felt like a nail had been pulled out of the bone.

The system prompts an error.

[The ancestral bloodline seal is being peeled away.]

[Stripping progress: 21%]

【43%. 】

[WARNING: The stripping process will activate the ancestral blood imprint.]

Shen Ye's eyes narrowed.

"The Night King's Seal"

The black gold royal seal appeared and pressed directly onto his wrist.

The ancestral bloodline mark suddenly erupted.

The dark red blood patterns spread wildly, but were firmly held down by the King's Seal.

Blood trickled from the corner of Shen Ye's mouth.

"continue."

Zhu Jiu's vertical pupils were cold and eerie, and the Nine Netherworlds' soul-cleansing power was suppressed to the extreme.

[Stripping progress: 71%]

The voices inside the black door fell completely silent.

"The Night King"

"You peel off each layer of the mark."

"We're one step closer to the Heavenly Abyss."

Shen Ye said:

"Then I'll be at your doorstep sooner or later."

[Stripping progress: 100%]

Zhu Jiu suddenly dragged a black and red bloodstain out of the shadows.

As soon as the bloodstain left the shadow, the black gate began to shrink.

Jie Chen seized the opportunity.

The Heavenly Punishment Gate Lock fell.

Click.

The black door was locked.

Shen Ye slashed down with his sword.

The black and red bloodstains shattered.

The black gate collapsed instantly.

The sound from behind the door finally faded away:

"The soul has been successfully returned to its rightful place."

"Let him see the truth for you."

The black gate disappeared.

The Hall of Heroes at Zhenmo Pass has fallen silent once more.

Everyone looked at the embryo of the Soul-Bearing King.

Lu Chenzhou's soul-body fusion progress jumped at the last moment.

[Rebirth and Restoration Progress: 91%]

【97%. 】

【100%. 】

boom!

A bluish light shot into the sky.

Lu Chenzhou opened his eyes.

This time, he was no longer a remnant soul.

He has a body.

Although his aura was still weak, and his cultivation level had only recovered to the early stage of the fifth rank.

But he really did stand in the Hall of Heroes.

Lu Qingshan stared at him blankly.

It was as if she was afraid that if she moved, this scene would shatter.

Lu Chenzhou looked down at his hands.

Then he looked up and smiled.

"father."

"I'm back."

Lu Qingshan walked over.

This iron-blooded warrior of the Demon Suppression Army reached out and pressed down on his son's shoulder.

My fingers trembled slightly.

"It's good that you're back."

Outside the Hall of Heroes, the Demon Suppression Army did not cheer.

They simply bowed in unison.

To the late-returning Night King.

And also to the Night King who brought him back.

Shen Ye leaned against the array pillar, his face pale.

Xue Li walked to his side.

"The ancestral blood silent seal has been removed."

"But the seal of God remains."

Shen Ye looked down at his wrist.

The ancestral blood mark was suppressed by the Night King's seal.

The activity did not increase.

But the color is darker now.

A system notification appears.

The ancestral bloodline seal has been removed.

[The Tianyuan Black Gate anchor point has been temporarily cleared.]

[Remnants of the ancestral bloodline seal.]

The coordinates of Tianyuan still exist.

[Lu Chenzhou's Return to the Soul Quest Completed.]

[Reward: 200000 Evolution Points]

[Reward Distribution: The stability of the Beast King Contract has been greatly improved.]

[Reward: Clue to the Fifth Contract Position.]

Shen Ye's eyes flickered.

The fifth contract position.

The system prompts continued to appear.

[Residual traces of the Heavenly Abyss Gaze were detected.]

[Fifth Contract Clue: Celestial Abyss Beast.]

[Note: The Fifth Contract is required before the Gate of Heavenly Abyss opens.]

Shen Ye looked up.

Outside the Demon-Suppressing Pass, the battlefield of the myriad races remained silent.

The three Blood Gate altars were destroyed.

Lu Chenzhou has been rescued.

The ancestral blood seal of silence has also been removed.

But Tianyuan did not go far away.

It just approached in a different way.

Lu Chenzhou walked up to Shen Ye.

He had just returned to the world, his face still pale, but he bowed respectfully.

"This bow is to thank you for saving me."

Shen Ye said:

"Need not."

Lu Chenzhou straightened up.

"The second thing I want to tell you."

Shen Ye looked at him.

Lu Chenzhou's voice was deep:

"When my soul returned, I saw a corner of the truth behind the door."

"The Gate of Heavenly Abyss is not on the battlefield of myriad races."

"It lies between the world you came from and this world."