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

[Sacrifice one beast.]

【Take the throne. 】

Wangzuoshan's voice faded.

The world was quiet.

The black and gold throne stands atop the mountain.

Five figures wielding beasts stood before the throne.

Night Feather's wings drooped, and the black sun's ghostly fire burned silently.

Zhu Jiu was shrouded in shadow, his deep blue vertical pupils calmly watching Shen Ye.

Long Yuan crossed his arms, and the blood of the Fighting King surged like thunder.

Jie Chen lay on a black rock, his Heavenly Punishment Eye on his forehead half-open.

Gui Xu squatted down next to Jie Chen, blinking his black and silver eyes.

Neither of them spoke.

They didn't get close either.

The third challenge of Mount Wangzuo: Ask the King.

The question is about choosing between two options.

The question is about the cost.

The question was whether Shen Ye could sacrifice a part of himself in order to ascend the throne.

A black and gold inscription appeared before the throne.

[Night Feather, Black Sun Phoenix.]

[Give it up, and you will obtain the Black Sun Crown.]

[Zhu Jiu, a descendant of the Nine Netherworld Serpent King.]

[Give it up, and you will obtain the throne of the Nine Netherworld King.]

[Dragon Abyss, Fighting King Ape.]

[Give it up, and you will obtain the body of a warrior king.]

[The dust of calamity, the young beasts of countless eons.]

[Give it up, and you will gain the Heavenly Punishment King's Eye.]

[Return to the Void, a young beast at the boundary gate.]

[By giving it up, one can obtain the power of the realm's king.]

Five choices.

Every single dish was incredibly tempting.

crown.

throne.

Royal body.

Wang Yan.

Royal power.

Any one of these would be enough to elevate an ordinary genius to the top in one step.

Shen Ye looked at the inscription on the monument.

It didn't move.

The voice of Mount Throne fell once more from the sky.

【The king is lonely and aloof. 】

The throne cannot be burdened.

Abandon the weak and embrace the strong.

[To sacrifice the beast and become king.]

Ye Yu raised her head.

Black wings spread slightly.

It was not angry.

He just looked at Shen Ye.

Zhu Jiu's vertical pupils were still.

Long Yuan grinned, as if he wanted to say something, but was stopped by the trial rules.

Jie Chen blinked.

Guixu tilted his head.

It seemed to understand the word "sacrifice," and for the first time, a hint of confusion appeared in its eyes.

Shen Ye finally spoke.

"Whom do you want me to give up?"

Wang Zuoshan responded without emotion.

Any one.

Shen Ye said:

"What happens after you give it up?"

Its origin lies in the throne.

[The host has gained royal power.]

Shen Ye asked:

"What about them?"

Wangzuo Mountain fell silent for a moment.

The contract is terminated.

[The beast returns to emptiness.]

Return to emptiness.

That is, death.

Shen Ye smiled.

It's very light.

The smile, however, lacked any warmth.

"So you want me to kill my own beast and move to another position?"

Wang Zuoshan responded:

The Trial of the Throne has always been this way.

The path to becoming a king requires making choices.

Shen Ye looked up at the black and gold throne.

"So, all the people from before have given up their lives?"

[Someone has given away their belongings.]

Some people are reluctant to see it go.

"What about those you gave up?"

[To gain royal power.]

"Are you reluctant to part with it?"

[Open a new path.]

Shen Ye's eyes flickered slightly.

Let's forge a new path.

These four words finally revealed the true answer.

The third challenge wasn't simply about forcing him to make a choice.

It's not about whether he'll be tempted by the power offered by the throne.

On the black and gold throne, five kinds of royal power shone.

Black sun.

Nine Netherworlds.

Battle.

divine punishment.

Boundary Gate.

Every path is calling to him.

By sacrificing just one of his beasts, he could immediately gain one of the forms of royal power.

Even reaching the sixth rank in one step is not a problem.

Wangzuoshan's voice faded once more.

【Night King Shen Ye.】

You are responsible for Tianyuan's roll call.

[The ancestral bloodline imprint has not been cleared.]

[All races are enemies.]

If one cannot become king, how can one guard the gate?

[Sacrifice one beast, and you will gain royal power.]

This is the optimal solution.

Shen Ye looked towards Guixu.

Guixu is the smallest.

Joined the latest.

If judged by the so-called "maximization of interests," one could give it up and gain the power of the realm gate king.

Perhaps it can directly confront the Gate of Heavenly Abyss.

Gui Xu, being watched by him, whispered:

"I don't want to return to nothingness."

Jie Chen immediately blocked Gui Xu's path.

Night Feather, Black Sun, and Netherfire rise.

The Nine Netherworld unfolds behind Zhu Jiu.

Long Yuan took a step forward, and the blood of the Fighting King erupted.

The five beasts could not say more under the trial rules.

But their attitude is already very clear.

Shen Ye raised his hand.

A black and gold short sword materialized in his palm.

Wang Zuoshan's voice suddenly turned cold.

What do you intend to do?

Shen Ye said:

"Seat beheading."

The throne must not be taken.

Shen Ye took a step forward.

"Give it a try."

The black and gold short sword slashed at the inscription in front of the throne.

boom!

The inscription burst forth with black gold light.

A strong counter-shock came.

Shen Ye's tiger's mouth split open, and he took half a step back.

The sound of Mount Wangzuo roared:

[The throne asks the king. 】

[Not an enemy.]

[Do not kill.]

Shen Ye looked down at the split tiger's mouth.

When he looked up again, his eyes were even colder.

"The thing that makes me kill beasts."

"They are the enemy."

He stepped forward again.

Night Feathers flapped their wings.

The black sun and ghostly flames fell into the sword's edge.

The Nine-Nine Netherworld King's Mark wrapped around the sword.

The Dragon Abyss Fighting King's blood pressure was inserted into the hilt of his sword.

The Heavenly Punishment Gate Lock rested on the inscription.

The power of the Black Silver Gate of the Ruins bit into a corner of the throne's light.

The power of the five beasts returned to Shen Ye simultaneously.

The trial rules attempt to create a barrier.

But the Covenant of Ten Thousand Beasts lit up.

Five contract lines firmly connect Shen Ye and the five beasts.

A system notification sounded.

[A special condition is triggered in the third stage, asking the king.]

The Throne requires: the beast must be sacrificed for power.

[Host's choice: Reject.]

[The Covenant of All Beasts responds.]

[The Beast King's Contract has been strengthened for the third time.]

Shen Ye gripped the sword with both hands.

"Can the throne only have one ruler?"

"Wrong."

"My throne."

"It can accommodate them."

He slashed down with his sword.

The Ten Thousand Beasts Seal the Gate.

The Unslaying Sect.

The rules for beheading the throne.

The black and gold five-colored sword light slammed into the inscription.

Click.

The inscription on the stele is cracked.

Mount Wangzuo shook.

In the sky, the will of countless kings throughout history emerged.

Some people were shocked.

Some people remained silent.

Some people laughed.

An ancient voice resounded:

"Another one who's unwilling to let go has arrived."

Another voice said:

Who was the one who was reluctant to part with last time?

Lu Chenzhou.

"He didn't behead the emperor either."

"So this is even more ruthless."

The black gold throne trembled violently.

Wang Zuoshan's voice fell again:

[Those who slay the rules of the throne.]

[Not returning to the old seats.]

【Open a new seat by yourself. 】

Shen Ye looked up.

"Then open it."

The five beasts responded simultaneously.

Night transforms into the black sun.

The candle transforms into the nine netherworlds.

Dragon Abyss Transforms into the Fighting King Armor.

The calamity and dust transformed into heavenly punishment and the lock.

The King's Mark at the Gate of Returning to the Void.

The five powers did not merge into the old throne.

Instead, a new phantom throne materialized behind Shen Ye.

It is not a lonely throne.

It resembles a battle platform surrounded by animal patterns.

Shen Ye stood in the center of the throne.

Each of the five beasts resides in its own territory.

The black sun hangs overhead.

The Nine Netherworlds spread out on the ground.

Battle pillars.

Heaven punished by locking the door.

The boundary gate was opened.

The system notification resounded throughout my mind.

[The Beast King's Contract has been strengthened three times.]

[Host embarks on an exclusive path to kingship: King of all beasts.]

[Special walkthrough for the third stage of the Throne Trial.]

[Obtained the prototype of the Throne: Throne of Beasts.]

[The conditions for breaking through to a higher realm have been met.]

[Should I advance to rank six?]

Shen Ye glanced at the five beasts.

Yoru's eyes were filled with pride.

Zhu Jiu's vertical pupils were still.

Long Yuan grinned.

The dust of the calamity blinked in the blink of an eye.

Gui Xu said softly:

"Not returning to emptiness."

Shen Ye nodded.

"Um."

"None of them will return."

He looked at the system notification.

"Promotion".

boom!

At the summit of Mount Wangzuo, a black and gold pillar of light shot into the sky.

Shen Ye's fifth-order aura completely broke through.

Sixth order.

It wasn't a particular tamed beast that was feeding back.

It's not about sacrificing the beast for power.

Instead, it was the five beasts resonating together, lifting his throne.

Ye Yu broke through first.

[Night Feather's cultivation level has increased: Mid-stage of the fifth rank.]

[Zhu Jiu's realm has advanced: Mid-stage of the fifth rank.]

[Dragon Abyss Realm Advancement: Mid-Fifth Tier.]

[Jiechen Realm Advancement: Mid-Fifth Tier.]

[Return to Void Realm Advancement: Mid-Fifth Tier.]

[Host's cultivation level has increased to early stage of the sixth rank.]

The phantom of the black and gold throne solidified behind Shen Ye for a moment before slowly merging into the myriad beast divine runes.

The voice of Wangzuoshan has finally changed.

No longer cold.

Instead, it carries a hint of ancient acceptance.

[Question about the battle, passed.]

Ask your conscience, and you will find the answer.

[Asked the king, passed.]

[Shen Ye, the King of Dongxia Night, has completed the Throne Trial.]

[Wang Lu: King of All Beasts.]

Down the mountain.

Outside the capital, at the Demon-Suppressing Pass, and on Mount Wangzuo, all those who were waiting looked up at the same time.

They saw a phantom of a beast-patterned throne, never before seen, piercing through the clouds atop the throne mountain.

Lu Chenzhou stared blankly at the throne.

After a long while, he chuckled.

"I just couldn't bear to part with it back then."

"He's doing well."

"Just cut the seat off."

Qin Wuji grinned widely.

"That's more like him!"

Xue Li looked at the throne of ten thousand beasts and whispered:

"The Vampire Royal Court is going mad."

Zhou Xuandao:

"Not just vampires."

"All races are going mad."

At the summit of Mount Wangzuo.

Shen Ye opened his eyes.

The five beasts returned to his side.

Guixu jumped onto his shoulder immediately.

"Hungry."

Shen Ye asked:

"What would you like to eat?"

Guixu glanced at the shattered remnants of the old throne's rules.

"this."

Shen Ye remained silent for a moment.

"Is it edible?"

Jie Chen also looked up, his eyes brightening.

Mount Wangzuo seemed to fall silent as well.

A moment later, an ancient voice sounded helplessly:

No.

I was a little disappointed with Guixu.

Shen Ye patted its head.

"I'm gone."

A pillar of light descended from Mount Wangzuo.

He was sent out of the trial grounds.

Outside the mountain, everyone was watching him.

The aura of the early stage of the sixth rank slowly flowed from Shen Ye's body.

The Night King's Seal became even more solid.

The Tianyuan mark on his chest is still there.

The ancestral blood seal on the wrist is still there.

But they were all kept quiet by the phantom of the Throne of Beasts.

Qin Wuji stepped forward and looked at Shen Ye.

"Sixth rank?"

Shen Ye nodded.

Qin Wuji took a deep breath.

"I knew the pressure was coming again."

Shen Ye said:

"Hurry up."

Qin Wuji rolled his eyes.

"You wait."

Just as everyone was about to step forward, the phantom of the ancient battle monument suddenly appeared in the sky.

This time, the inscription is in black.

Pure black.

Like the color of the Gate of Heaven.

[Tianyuan confirmed the roll call.]

[Target: Shen Ye, the King of Dongxia Night.]

Three days later, the Heavenly Apostles descended upon the battlefield of all races.

[All races are requested to make way.]

The entire room fell silent.

Shen Ye looked up at the line of black inscription.

Three days.

Apostle of the Heavenly Abyss.

All races gave way.

He had just reached the sixth level when Tianyuan arrived.

Guixu perched on my shoulder, its dark silver eyes fixed on the sky.

"The person outside the door."

"They're coming in."