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

"Now remove the second row."

Shen Ye took a step forward.

The road paved with broken stone tablets suddenly split open to both sides.

Just as Qin Wuji was about to follow, a blank stone wall rose up in front of him.

The lightning struck, only creating a ring of gray-white ripples.

Zhou Xuan's voice came immediately.

"Don't force your way in!"

"Only Shen Ye can enter the Name Stele Path by himself."

Qin Wuji's face darkened.

"Can't you help?"

Li Xuance looked at the stone wall and slowly said:

"Proof of one's true name is something that no one else can help with."

Chu Jinglan looked up.

"His contracted beast is still inside."

Zhou Xuan paused for a moment.

"The Five Contracts have just been established."

"They are not testifying on behalf of Shen Ye."

"They are in response to his name."

Behind the monument wall.

Only five beasts remained beside Shen Ye.

Night Feather perched on his shoulder, the Black Sun Netherfire receding into a single line.

The Candlestick Nine is shrouded in shadow, its snake-like eyes dark and sinister.

Long Yuan stood behind him, his battle bones humming softly.

Jie Chen rested his head on the other shoulder, closing his eyes to listen to Jie.

Guixu stared at the stele path ahead, unusually silent.

A system notification sounded.

[Enter the second path of the Unnamed Stele Forest: the Path of Personal Name Steles.]

Rule 1: Your real name cannot be used by someone else on your behalf.

[Rule Two: If the body, soul, and name are not one, then the name is void.]

[Rule 3: Those of unknown origin shall enter the Nameless Monument.]

[Note: The Monument Path is currently tracing the host's origins.]

Shen Ye gripped his sword tightly.

The first nameplate ahead lights up.

An old building appears on the surface of the monument.

Old Jiangcheng.

Building No. 13.

There are two black and gold characters on the threshold.

Shen Ye.

The sound of unmarked graves and names came from the mist.

"Leave a mark on the old city."

"It's just a name for a threshold."

"The gate can be guarded."

"The source is traceable."

The gray-white pen tip fell.

[Shen Ye, Building 13, Old Jiangcheng.]

[Parents deceased, few relatives, old records incomplete.]

This name has shallow roots.

Shen Ye looked at the phrase "This name has shallow roots".

His complexion remained unchanged.

"shallow?"

He walked straight to the monument.

Press down with your palm.

The black and gold lettering on the threshold of the old Jiangcheng city lit up in my palm.

In the distance, the sound of Lu Chenzhou's sword rang out.

I'm not testifying for him.

He was just a gatekeeper.

Shen Ye spoke:

"I woke up in the old Jiangcheng."

"Go out from Building 13."

"Kill the beast tide, slay the evil followers, enter the Southern River, and be granted the title of King."

"Whether your roots are shallow or not, I don't look at what you write."

"Look how far I've gone."

The black and gold lettering was pressed into the surface of the monument.

The phrase "This name has shallow roots" shattered on the spot.

The first nameplate exploded.

The old city's original name marker has been broken.

The stability of the second-ranked anchor has improved.

The second monument was raised.

On the surface of the monument is an awakening platform.

Countless students stood below the stage.

The Awakening Stone shone with a dazzling black-gold light.

Shen Ye has awakened an SSS-level talent.

[A gifted genius.]

The register has no prior record.

With a turn of his gray-white pen, he actually managed to erase the words "SSS grade".

The Myriad Beasts Divine Pattern on Shen Ye's chest lit up.

The five covenant names responded simultaneously.

Night Feather.

Candle Nine.

Longyuan.

Calamity.

Return to the ruins.

The Five Beasts' origins were not forcibly summoned by Shen Ye.

Instead, it lit up on its own upon hearing his name.

Black Sun, Netherworld, Battle, Heavenly Punishment, and Devouring Gate—five patterns unfolded behind him.

Shen Ye raised his sword.

"Talent is not on the roster."

"On me."

The sword light fell.

The gray-white brushstrokes were cut off.

The Awakening Monument split open from the middle.

The Awakening Name Stone has been broken.

[The bond between the Divine Contract of Myriad Beasts and one's real name is strengthened.]

The third stele did not appear immediately.

The mist deep within the path to the monument suddenly turned cold.

The tombstone was left unmarked, its name left in the distance.

The blank roster on its chest opened by itself.

I turned to a completely black page.

Shen Ye's eyes narrowed slightly.

The system notification indicated that the color had turned blood red for the first time.

[Warning: The host's cross-dimensional causal relationship has been violated.]

[Warning: The Stele Path is currently tracing the source of the soul.]

[Recommendation: Immediately sever the path leading to the monument and pursue its discovery.]

The next moment, the third nameplate slowly rose.

The monument does not depict the old Jiangcheng.

There is no awakening platform either.

There was only a blank space.

Two lines of text slowly appeared in the blank space.

[In this realm, Shen Ye's soul fire was on the verge of extinguishing before his awakening.]

[A different soul entered his body, and he took on that name.]

The path to the monument was eerily quiet.

Night Feather's wings trembled.

The shadow of Zhu Jiu suddenly tightened.

Longyuan roared.

Jie Chen opened the Heavenly Punishment Eye.

Guixu raised his head and stared at the stele.

The voice of "burial without a tombstone" finally trembled slightly.

"I see."

"You are not a name from this world."

"You are a ghost."

The gray-white pen continued to write.

[The body is not the original soul.]

[The soul is not the original body.]

This name is unsuitable.

[Angelica sinensis has no name.]

boom!

The gray sheen on the monument suddenly increased.

Shen Ye's shadow was stretched out.

A blurry figure emerged from the monument.

The figure had Shen Ye's face on it.

But it has no eyes.

It stood behind the monument, as if waiting for Shen Ye to deny it.

As long as Shen Ye says, "I am not him."

The name will split in two.

Half of the old body.

Half of the alien soul.

Neither half of Shen Ye is complete.

No tombstone, no name on the grave.

"The Night King"

"How will you prove it this time?"

Shen Ye looked at the monument.

There was a moment of silence.

Then, he smiled.

It's very light.

It was also very cold.

"You've done a thorough investigation."

The gray-white pen strokes stopped.

Shen Ye walked forward.

step.

The path to the monument trembled.

The second step.

The names of the five beasts lit up simultaneously.

third step.

He stood in front of the Strange Soul Monument and raised his hand to press down on the surface of the monument.

"I don't deny it."

"The moment I woke up, I was definitely not the Shen Ye I used to be."

The list of names without tombstones suddenly lit up.

The gray-white brushstrokes were about to fall.

But Shen Ye's next sentence came even faster.

"But from that moment on..."

"Everything Shen Ye did."

"I did it all."

Black gold blood light seeped from his palm into the surface of the monument.

The beast tide over the old Jiangcheng.

The great test for Nanjiang.

Trials for becoming a king.

Burial Beast Ridge.

The Night-Slaying Platform.

Sea of ​​Thrones and Tombs.

Scenes of battle flashed across the surface of the monument.

Every time the sword is drawn.

Every contract.

Every time I kill an enemy.

Each time a name is established.

They're all trying to suppress that phrase, "This name is unsuitable."

Shen Ye's voice was calm.

"My name wasn't left to me by my corpse."

"I fought my way out."

"Based on the old body."

"The new soul is fire."

"After that, Shen Ye."

"Only one person."

boom!

The Myriad Beasts Divine Pattern lit up completely.

Night Feather Black Sun Netherfire landed on the monument, burning away the "body that was not the original soul".

The Nine-Nine Shadows of the Candle Burial Locks the "Soul That Is Not the Original Body".

Longyuan smashed the "This name is inappropriate" with a single punch.

The Heavenly Punishment of Calamity shines through the "Nameless Angelica".

Guixu opened its mouth and bit directly at that nameless place of return.

"No."

Click!

The Strange Soul Monument cracked open.

The eyeless figure behind the monument raised its head, as if it had finally looked at Shen Ye.

Then, it transformed into a wisp of light and entered Shen Ye's chest.

It's not possession.

It is not a remnant soul.

It was just the embers of an old name that were barely extinguished in this world.

It did not resist Shen Ye.

There was no questioning of Shen Ye.

It gave its last bit of warmth to Shen Ye now.

A system notification sounded.

[Authenticity verified.]

[The embers of the old body return to their place.]

[Body and soul combine in one name. 】

[Host's original name anchor upgraded: Old City original name anchor → Body and Soul original name anchor.]

[New effect: Heterogeneous sources are not buried.]

[Completeness of the Eighth Seat's True Name Fragment: 49% → 63%]

[Resolution of the name inscription: 41%]

For the first time, the person who buried the child without a tombstone took a half step back.

On its blank roster, gray pages spontaneously combusted without wind.

Shen Ye looked up at it.

"Is there anything else?"

There was no reply regarding the lack of a tombstone and burial name.

Deep within the path of steles, a fourth stele suddenly rises.

The inscription on this stele does not include the name "Shen Ye".

It also doesn't mention the old city, awakening, or alien souls.

There are only two characters on the monument.

[Origin.]

The system's blood-red warning popped up again.

[Top Warning: Origin Name Monument has appeared.]

[The target is currently tracing the host's original name from their past life and the origins of the system.]

[Remaining protection: three breaths.]

The man, whose tombstone was unmarked, slowly raised his broken pen.

His voice was low and hoarse.

"The body and soul are united in the name."

"Then write down where it came from."

Shen Ye gripped his sword, his eyes turning completely cold.

"Three breaths?"

He took a step toward the Origin Name Monument.

"That's enough to cut down the monument."