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

[Night King Shen Ye forcefully broke through the outer steps.]

[The naming ceremony will be held ahead of schedule.]

The golden gift fell.

The main gate of the naming platform is opened a crack.

Behind the door, countless brand-name items hung down, like a golden forest.

Each nameplate was swaying gently.

There is no wind.

But there was a sound.

"By name."

"Acceptance."

"Blessed."

Shen Ye stood at the end of the outer steps, holding the fragment of the unknown beast's name in his hand.

The animal pattern on the broken card was half erased by the seventh seat.

Only the three strokes of the character "冠" (crown), "门" (door), and "瞳" (pupil) remain, still slightly warm.

Ye Yu stared at it.

Zhu Jiu stared at it.

Longyuan and Jiechen were also staring at it.

Guixu was even more direct, pressing his claws down on Shen Ye's wrist.

"Don't give it to me."

Shen Ye said, "No."

Deep within the naming platform, that gentle and lofty voice rang out once more.

"The three rites for outer-rank officials".

"Welcome fame, refuse it."

"Redemption requested? Refuse."

"Adding a name? Rejected."

"Refusing three times constitutes a crime."

"First, determine the crime."

Before the golden main gate, a real official in charge of bestowing names slowly walked out.

It is no longer an external phantom.

He was dressed in a golden robe and wore a blank mask on his face.

He was holding a placard with the indictment in his hand.

There are no words on the sign yet.

But as soon as it appeared, the Night King's Codex behind Shen Ye opened on its own.

A system notification sounded.

[Pre-naming ceremony review: determining the charges.]

[Target: Host.]

Rule 1: Anyone who refuses three times will be charged with one crime.

[Rule 2: Once a crime is established, the host's previous actions will be reclassified.]

Rule 3: No entry to Taiwan until a criminal conviction is established.

[Warning: The charges will affect the ownership of the old nameplate of Zhenmo Pass, the fragment of the Dongxia King's ship nameplate, and the fragment of the unknown beast nameplate.]

Direction towards Zhenmo Pass.

Zhou Xuan stared at the array plate, his face grim and terrifying.

"It wants to change everything Shen Ye just snatched back into stolen goods."

Qin Wuji's eyes turned cold.

"What do you mean?"

Zhou Xuandao:

"If it labels Shen Ye as a thief who steals fame."

"That old nameplate from Zhenmo Pass wasn't returned, it was stolen."

"The damaged token of the Eastern Xia King was not retrieved, but stolen."

"That fragment of the unknown beast's name will also become something he seizes from the naming platform."

Han Pojun slammed his palm on the city wall.

"The brand name is ours."

Wei Cang said coldly:

"The seventh seat doesn't have the final say."

Zhou Xuan looked at the nameplate in the array plate.

"Right now, it just wants to be in charge."

At the end of the outer steps.

The official in the golden robe raised the plaque listing the crimes.

The first stroke is made.

[Seize.]

The old nameplates of Zhenmo Pass, which had just been retrieved, all vibrated around Shen Ye.

The nine fragments of the Eastern Xia King's title plaques, which were far away in the Hall of Fame, also lit up with a layer of gold.

It's like being recalled to the naming platform.

The second stroke is made.

【name.】

The city names in the Night King's Codex, which do not represent the king, and the king's title, which are self-evident, all trembled simultaneously.

The third stroke is about to fall.

Once it is written as "[Name-stealing thief]", all returns will be considered as theft.

Shen Ye raised his hand.

The Night King's Classic unfolds suspended in mid-air.

He did not execute the nameplate.

Instead, I first turned to the old name page of Zhenmo Pass.

The shadows of 372 old brand names simultaneously illuminate from the classic collection.

"The old name of Demon Suppression Pass."

"Whose?"

On the city wall of Zhenmo Pass, Han Pojun roared:

"From the Demon-Suppressing Pass!"

All the soldiers in the city spoke in unison:

"From the Demon-Suppressing Pass!"

Three hundred and seventy-two old nameplates lit up simultaneously.

On each old amulet, two small black and gold characters appear.

[Return to its place.]

The official in the golden robe paused slightly in writing.

Shen Ye then turned to the page containing the incomplete plaque of the King of Dongxia.

The nine remaining King cards lit up one by one.

The King of Zhenjie's mark is heating up.

From the direction of Old Jiangcheng, Lu Chenzhou's Old Night King Blade emitted a low hum.

Shen Ye asked:

"The Eastern Xia King's Name".

"Whose?"

In the Hall of Heroes, nine embers of the former king's flames rose simultaneously.

No one speaks.

However, the same two characters also appeared on the nine remaining King cards.

[Return to its place.]

Shen Ye finally looked at the fragment of the unknown beast name in his palm.

The broken card was not revealed immediately.

The voice of the seventh seat fell from behind the main entrance.

"This name does not belong to Dongxia."

"Neither will it belong to the Night King."

The official in the golden robe suddenly accelerated his third stroke.

The character for "thief" is almost complete.

Guixu suddenly looked up.

It stared intently at the incomplete token bearing the name of an unknown beast and said seriously:

"It's not yours."

This wasn't said to Shen Ye.

This was said to the naming platform.

The three strokes on the broken card—crown, door, and pupil—light up simultaneously.

Although the fourth stroke was erased.

However, the first three strokes still struggled a bit.

It's like a response to Guixu.

Night feathers hum softly.

The shadow of Zhu Jiu tightened.

The Dragon Abyss Battle Bones roared.

The Heavenly Tribulation Eye of Calamity opened.

The five contracts, each bearing its own name, simultaneously pressed down on the fragment of the unknown beast's name.

The Myriad Beasts Divine Pattern lit up in Shen Ye's palm.

The wisp of the initial spark of the primordial bond between all beasts resonated and ignited briefly.

very weak.

But it was enough to expose the golden name hook on the broken plaque.

A system notification sounded.

[Unknown beast name fragment detected. Name and seal to be granted.]

[Source: The Seventh Seat Naming Platform.]

[Origin of the Broken Talisman: Not generated from the Name-Giving Platform.]

[Executable: Cut the seal hook.]

Shen Ye raised his sword.

"Did you hear that?"

"It's not yours."

The sword light fell.

It's not a card that can be used to cut off or cripple someone.

It was the thin, almost invisible gold hook on the broken plaque.

Click.

The sealing hook broke.

The unidentified beast name card suddenly trembled.

Two small black and gold characters also appeared on it.

[Temporarily returning.]

It's not about returning to its original position.

Because its true destination has not yet been revealed.

But at least, it doesn't belong to the naming platform.

The third character of the indictment on the plaque, "Name-stealing thief," was stuck on the spot.

The official in the golden robes turned cold.

"To take what is not one's own name is also to steal it."

Shen Ye looked up.

"Take it?"

He took a step forward.

The Night King's Classics turned to a new page.

The black and gold lettering appeared on its own.

[The old name of Zhenmo Pass has been restored.]

[The incomplete imperial seal of the Eastern Xia Kingdom has been returned to its original place.]

[The fragment of the unknown beast's name token has been temporarily returned to the primordial flame of the myriad beasts' covenant.]

[Not to be taken away.]

[To repay.]

The official in the golden robe forced the pen to be put down.

The novel, "The Name-Stealing Thief," is finally finished.

But as soon as it was written, all three pieces of evidence of return to their original positions lit up simultaneously.

The old nameplate of Zhenmo Pass is reflected in the image.

The reflection of the broken plaque of the King of Dongxia.

The name of the unknown beast is reflected in the broken plaque.

The three characters "归" suppress the single character "夺".

At the Night King's Name Book, the power to refuse a name and the power to defend a name erupt simultaneously.

Shen Ye unleashed a sword strike.

"Returning one's name is not stealing."

The black and gold sword flashed as it sliced ​​through the nameplates of innocence.

The character 【夺】 is broken first.

The character 【名】lost its luster.

The character for "thief" was completely burned away by Night Feather's Black Sun Netherfire.

The charge card exploded.

The official in the golden robe took half a step back.

A thin crack appeared on the mask.

A system notification sounded.

[Criminal charge: Theft of a name; judgment failed.]

[New certificate established: Name returned, no theft.]

[New effect added to Night King's Codex: Name Reversal Proof.]

[Effect: When the host reclaims, returns, or temporarily stores a name taken from them by the porch, it can resist name bestowals of the types "name stealing," "name appropriation," and "name embezzlement."]

[Captured: The Name-Stealing Sinner.]

[Captured: Beast Name: Sealed Hook Remnant Silk.]

[Completeness of the Seventh Seat's True Name Fragment: 38% → 44%]

The plaque bearing the indictment in the golden-robed official's hand shattered into golden dust.

Zhou Xuan breathed a sigh of relief as he headed towards the Demon-Suppressing Pass.

"The first sin has been broken."

Qin Wuji asked, "Anything else?"

Zhou Xuan looked at the golden light that had reappeared on the array plate, but his expression did not relax.

"There can't be only one card for conviction."

really.

Two more officials in golden robes emerged from behind the main gate of the naming platform.

The second official in charge of ceremonies held an even heavier gold medal.

The third official in charge of etiquette held a black nameplate in his hand.

On the second gold medal, the words slowly emerged.

[The False King.]

The handwriting on the third black card was even colder.

[Unclaimed Beast Contract.]

Behind the golden main gate, the voice of the seventh seat calmly faded away.

"Failed to seize the title."

"Then the king will be established."

"Wang Ruo is not a fraud."

"The contract will be re-established."

Shen Ye looked at the two plaques, his eyes gradually turning cold.

The Night King's scriptures were turned over.

The Night King's seal lit up.

The five contracts, each with its own name on it, also lit up at the same time.

The second official in charge of ceremonies lifted the gold plaque bearing the inscription "False King".

The third official in charge of ceremonies lifted up the black plaque indicating an unclaimed beast contract.

Two naming rules were simultaneously applied to Shen Ye.

A system warning went off.

[Second charge: False king, currently under trial.]

[Third charge: Unclaimed animal contract, currently under review.]

[Hint: The two crimes are committed concurrently, which will simultaneously attack both the King's Anchor and the Contract Anchor.]

Shen Ye gripped his sword, his voice very soft.

"Both together?"

He stepped towards the main gate of the naming platform.

"Saves time."