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

[The seventh seat, the one who bestows the name, has already heard the host's name.]

A system warning has been issued.

Deep within the forest of nameless steles, all the broken steles fall silent at the same time.

That silence was even more dangerous than when the eighth seat made its move.

The eighth seat of burial name means to erase one's name.

The seventh seat bestows a name, which means forcibly attaching a new name to you.

Zhou Xuan's voice came from outside the formation, unusually carrying a hint of coldness.

"Shen Ye, retreat first."

"The seventh seat is not the eighth seat."

"The one who buries fame will kill your name."

"The one who bestows the name will change your name."

Qin Wuji frowned.

"Can changing your name really lead to murder?"

Zhou Xuan said in a deep voice:

"able."

"If it gives you the name of 'loser,' every time you make a move afterward, you will be suppressed by that name."

"If it labels you a 'traitor,' all the covenants associated with you will loosen."

"Once a name is bestowed by it, it is no longer just a title."

"It's the rule."

Inside the monument path.

Shen Ye did not retreat immediately.

He looked at the inscription on the nameless mother monument.

[The one who beheads the guard of the monument will be granted a new name.]

The writing is burning.

The gray-white color faded.

Instead, a wisp of pale golden light appeared.

The golden light was very clean.

It could even be described as sacred.

It is completely different from the cold and somber word "burial" in the name of a tomb without a tombstone.

It's like a reward.

It's like an endorsement.

The next moment, a page of a golden register fell from the void.

The first page of the roster had Shen Ye's name on it.

Shen Ye.

The second line slowly appeared.

[The eighth guardian of the monument was beheaded.]

The third line continues to appear.

[Break the nameless mother stele's root.]

The fourth line is filled with golden light.

[Those who have rendered meritorious service will be granted a name.]

A system notification sounded.

[The seventh naming ceremony has been detected.]

[Target: Host.]

[Name selection content is being generated...]

The golden register was turned over.

A new name slowly emerged.

[The King Who Slayed the Monument.]

boom!

The moment this name appeared, the Night King's Seal behind Shen Ye trembled.

It's not that they were suppressed.

Instead, they were attracted.

The eighth seat was slain.

Broken mother tablet root.

This record is certainly enough to establish a new king.

Even the three characters "King of Slaying Steles" are sharper than "King of Night" in the nameless stele forest.

Zhou Xuan's expression changed drastically.

"Don't answer!"

"The stronger the name it bestows, the deeper the hook!"

The system continues to display prompts.

[Bestowed name: King Who Slays the Stele.]

[Rank Determination: High.]

[Upon acceptance, a temporary effect will be granted: increased suppression of rules related to monuments.]

[Hidden Risk: The person who bestows the name has the right to accept it.]

[Hidden Risk: The host's system will be marked by the seventh seat.]

Shen Ye stared at those three words.

King who cuts down the monument.

It sounds pretty good.

But it's not his.

He raised his hand.

The Night King's seal fell into his palm.

The five certificates and five contracts, along with the name register, have been opened, and the register has already been promoted to the prototype of the Night King's Name Book.

The first page has his real name written on it.

Shen Ye.

On the second page, his title of king was written.

The Night King.

The third page contains the Five Contracts.

Page four contains the five certificates.

Page five contains the various self-justifications that were just established.

He refused to accept the offer of a beheading.

The place from which it came will not be buried.

External sources are not controlled.

He became famous through his travels.

The king shall uphold his title.

The Night King is reforged.

The golden register hung opposite, its light growing ever brighter.

The unseen rule governing the bestowal of names was slowly approaching Shen Ye's brow.

Outside the nameless stele forest, Qin Wuji and the others dared not call out his name.

I fear that if I open my mouth, the person who bestowed my name will borrow my voice.

Shen Ye suddenly smiled.

"Cut down the monument."

"It was something I did."

"It's not my name."

The golden register paused.

A gentle yet extremely profound voice came from the depths of the void.

"Those who have rendered meritorious service shall be rewarded."

"If you are famous, you should receive it."

Those who refuse the gift will forfeit it.

Shen Ye looked up.

"Do I need your reward?"

The golden light suddenly turned cold.

The page of the golden register turned, and a second name appeared.

[Those who refuse the reward.]

Zhou Xuan's pupils contracted.

"They're here!"

"It will bestow a bad name upon you!"

Once the words "refuser" are written, every time Shen Ye refuses the rules of the porch, he will be judged as "not officially recognized".

That's no small problem.

That would undermine all the self-justifications he has built up along the way.

Shen Ye raised his sword.

The system notification light appears.

[Option 1: Accept the bestowed name. Risk: Subject to the seventh seat mark.]

[Option Two: Resist the bestowal of a name. Risk: Being forcibly given a negative name.]

[Option 3: Refusal to grant proof using the Night King's name. Risk: This will prematurely expose the rudiments of the name.]

Shen Ye said:

"Choose three."

The Night King's Codex suddenly unfolded.

The black and gold pages meet the gold register.

The golden light emanating from the person who bestowed the name was very strong.

But in Shen Ye's biography, every page is filled with stories of his recent exploits.

Night feathers took flight.

The black sun and ghostly fire fell on the three characters "King of the Monument Slayer".

It was not about burning the battle records.

It means burning the name-bestowing hook on top.

Candlelight enters the shadow.

The Nine Nether Hook hooked onto the shadow of the "Refuser" and dragged it downwards.

Long Yuan slammed his fist into the edge of the golden register, causing the golden light to tremble.

The calamity dust opened its Heavenly Punishment Eye, and the gray-gold lightning pierced through the cause and effect of bestowing names.

Guixu stared at the golden book and took a bite.

Click.

A piece is missing from the corner of the gold book.

Guixu chewed it.

His eyes lit up.

"It tastes better than the one in the monument."

Shen Ye said, "Don't eat too much."

Guixu nodded.

Then I took another bite.

For the first time, the voice of the one who bestowed the name paused.

Shen Ye gripped his sword and wrote a line of text on the Night King's Canon.

[Awards attributed to battle achievements.]

second line.

[The name will not be changed as a reward.]

Third line.

[You may refuse a name bestowed upon you.]

The golden register shook violently.

The words "[Refuser]" were forcibly suppressed.

Shen Ye unleashed a sword strike.

The black and gold sword light sliced ​​through the golden light.

"I killed the eighth seat."

"It's not so that the seventh seat can name me."

The sword light fell upon the golden book.

[The King Who Slays the Monument] Shattered.

[The one who refused the reward] is broken.

The golden book bestowing the name had a crack cut into it.

A system notification sounded.

The evidence for refusing to grant a name has been established.

[New effect added to Night King's Namebook: Distinguish Bestowed Names.]

[Effect: Can identify rule hooks, naming rights, and negative naming traps in externally bestowed names.]

[Captured: A fragment of the named Golden Page.]

[Completeness of the Seventh Seat's True Name Fragment: 2%]

The golden list did not pursue the matter further.

It closed slowly.

From the depths of the void, that voice came again.

This time, the gentleness has dissipated.

All that remained was a chill.

"Night King Shen Ye".

"Refuse the gift."

"Record your name."

The next moment, the golden register turned to another page.

Shen Ye was no longer written on that page.

Instead, he wrote down the names of the three people waiting in the porch.

[The one who stripped the contract.]

【The Soul Reaper.】

[The Crown Swallower.]

Shen Ye's eyes turned cold.

Zhou Xuan's voice suddenly turned deep.

"not good."

"It will not give it to you."

"It will grant the seat to those three contenders!"

On the golden register, three new names were simultaneously inscribed.

[The person who stripped the contract was given the title: Envoy of Contract Severance.]

[The Soul-Cutting Craftsman, bestowed the title: Name-Cutting Envoy.]

[The Crown-Swallowing Guest, bestowed the name: Envoy Who Swallows the King.]

Deep inside the porch.

The three auras that were tearing at each other stopped at the same time.

Golden light emanated from them.

Those who were vying for a seat will no longer vie for one.

They were forcibly grouped into three messengers by the one who bestowed the names.

A system warning sounded.

[The temporary names were given to those waiting in the porch.]

[The Envoys Who Sever Contracts, the Envoys Who Defile Names, and the Envoys Who Devour the King have obtained partial coordinates of the host.]

[Target identified: Death certificate with broken seat, death certificate with buried name.]

[Note: If the two death warrants are seized, the vacant seals for the ninth and eighth seats will simultaneously be out of control.]

Shen Ye put away the Night King's Classic.

"They came for the death certificate."

Qin Wuji said coldly from outside:

"Let them come."

Shen Ye looked toward the exit of the nameless stele forest.

The cracks on the mother monument are still expanding.

We can't stay here for long.

But outside, three named portico messengers were already approaching.

Shen Ye picked up his sword and walked out.

"Return to Zhenmo Pass."

Zhou Xuan immediately said:

"I'll open the formation to receive you."

Shen Ye kept walking.

"And set up a killing formation while we're at it."

Zhou Xuan was taken aback.

"Who to kill?"

Shen Ye raised his eyes and looked at the three golden lights that were shining from the depths of the porch.

"It bestowed three."

"I killed three."