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

Lord of all beasts.

Four characters hung above the platform where the name was bestowed.

Golden light descended.

For the first time, the Myriad Beasts Divine Mark on Shen Ye's chest began to vibrate uncontrollably.

Night Feather's wings were slightly spread.

Zhu Jiu peeked halfway out from the shadows.

The Dragon Abyss Battle Bones hummed softly.

The Heavenly Punishment Eyes on the forehead of the Calamity Dust were half-open.

Gui Xu leaned on Shen Ye's shoulder, staring at those four words with an unusually serious expression.

Looking towards the Demon Suppression Pass, Zhou Xuan stared at the array plate, his voice tense.

"This is not a bad reputation."

"It is your honorable name."

Qin Wuji frowned.

"Is there a problem with your honorific name?"

Zhou Xuan said in a deep voice:

"The problem is even bigger."

"A bad reputation is a burden."

"Your honorific title is a sign of respect."

"Once you accept it, it will leave the right to name you."

"The stronger this name becomes, the more secure we will be in securing the seventh seat."

On the golden platform.

The seventh seat slowly opened the book of names.

"Night King Shen Ye".

"You possess the Covenant of Ten Thousand Beasts."

"You have five contracts with your own name."

"You broke the name of the burial, rejected the false king, and established a common pact."

"This name suits you."

"If you accept it, your name will surpass all beasts."

A system prompt will pop up simultaneously.

[The title bestowed upon you has been detected: Lord of Beasts.]

[Rank: Extremely High]

[Compatibility Direction: Divine Contract of Myriad Beasts, Five Contracts of Self-Name, Initial Contract of Myriad Beasts: Seed of Fire.]

[Accepting this will temporarily increase the strength of the Myriad Beasts Divine Rune's control.]

[Upon acceptance, you will gain the ability to suppress other beast souls, beast names, and beast contracts of the same rank.]

[Hidden Risk: The person bestowing the name retains the right of first bestowal.]

[Hidden Risk: The person bestowing the name retains the right to accept it.]

[Hidden Risk: The Five Contracts will be included in the "Lord of All Beasts" subordinate ranking.]

[Warning: This title is attempting to override the host's original Beast God Contract definition.]

Shen Ye's eyes grew colder as he looked at the prompt.

The item given by the seventh seat this time is indeed very strong.

It's so powerful it doesn't seem like a trap.

It is precisely because it is so powerful that it is more like a trap.

When Ye Yu's Black Sun Netherfire was illuminated by the golden light, a faint golden pattern appeared on the edge of the flame.

The Nine Netherworlds of Zhu Jiu were pressed out by the golden light, creating a master-servant line.

The illusory image of the Fighting King Ape behind Long Yuan was forced to lower its head by half an inch.

A few golden tribulation marks appeared on Jie Chen's forehead, near the Heavenly Tribulation Eye.

Returning to the Void is the most direct approach.

It opened its mouth and bit at that ray of golden light.

Click.

A small section of the golden light was bitten off.

Gui Xu chewed it twice and then immediately spat it out.

"It has a hook."

Shen Ye said:

"I can tell."

The seventh seat's voice remained mild.

"All beasts have owners."

"The names of the animals are in order."

"If you do not accept this title, you will not be able to truly rule over all beasts."

Shen Ye looked up.

"You spoke of the Lord."

"It's the slave master."

The golden classic paused slightly.

Shen Ye took a step forward.

"My contract."

"It's not that kind of thing."

The words fell.

The five bridge patterns light up simultaneously.

Night Feather was the first to flap its wings.

The golden patterns on its body were burned away inch by inch by the Black Sun Netherfire.

[Ye Yu does not pay homage to Jin Ming.]

The Candlestick Nine is cast into shadow.

The Nine Nether Hook snagged the master-slave line and forcefully snapped it.

[Zhu Jiu did not kneel before bestowing the preface.]

Longyuan raises his head.

The illusory image of the Fighting King Ape punched the golden light on its forehead.

boom!

The golden light shattered.

[Longyuan only recognizes those who fight together.]

Jie Chen opened the Heavenly Punishment Eye.

The gray-gold lightning struck, cleaving the golden tribulation patterns into nothingness.

[The dust of calamity is not subject to the bestowal of calamity.]

Guixu stared at those four characters for a moment.

Then it pounced and bit down on a tiny golden hook hidden beneath the character "主" (master).

"this."

Click.

It bit a crack into the golden hook.

For the first time, the voice of the seventh seat deepened.

"Return to the Ruins".

"You also reject the Lord?"

Gui Xu turned to look at Shen Ye, then looked at the seventh seat.

"He is Shen Ye."

"It wasn't you who wrote it."

The words fell.

The five-pointed bridge pattern has completely stabilized.

The Myriad Beasts Divine Pattern is no longer drawn by the golden light.

Instead, the light reflected from Shen Ye's chest, illuminating the four characters "Lord of All Beasts".

A system notification sounded.

[The five contracts take effect upon the signatory's name.]

[The covenant of non-slavery takes effect.]

[The certificate of refusal to grant a name is in effect.]

[Note: A person's honorable name must not be directly destroyed.]

[Note: The words "Myriad Beasts" touch upon the initial spark of the Myriad Beasts' Pact; destruction is not recommended.]

[Note: The word "Lord" can be used metaphorically, but it cannot be used to describe receiving something as a gift.]

[It is recommended to sever the privileges initially granted by the emperor.]

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

The broken plaque was now incredibly hot.

crown.

door.

Hitomi.

The three animal patterns light up simultaneously.

The fourth stroke was erased by the seventh seat, leaving only a blurry trace.

But the moment the words "Lord of All Beasts" pressed down, the remaining mark actually managed to break free a little.

Like an ancient flame.

The system prompt popped up again.

[An unknown beast's name fragment response.]

[Resolution of the Echo of the First Beast Pact: 1% → 3%]

[Permission conflict detected.]

The Seventh Seat Naming Platform has no authority to bestow "honored names in the order of beasts."

[Executable: Falsely Granted Judgment.]

Shen Ye's eyes lit up.

"So you weren't qualified after all."

On the golden platform, the seventh seat of fame suddenly flipped.

"A thousand names can be bestowed."

Shen Ye raised his sword.

"You have no jurisdiction over any of the beasts."

An unidentified beast's nameplate hangs beside the sword's edge.

The initial bond between the myriad beasts ignited a wisp of black-gold light.

The Night King's Book of Names is opened.

The king refused the gift.

The common agreement is not slavery.

He refused to be given a name.

Returning to one's name is not stealing.

The five contracts are named by themselves.

Five certificates and a name.

All the pages are turned simultaneously, and finally combined into a new page of evidence.

Shen Ye gripped his sword and carved three lines of text on the page.

[The beasts are not a gift.]

[A respectful title is not a sign of favor.]

The supreme ruler is not subject to hooks.

The golden Scripture in the seventh seat suddenly erupted.

The four words "Lord of All Beasts" were forcibly suppressed.

The golden light transformed into a magnificent beast crown, which descended upon Shen Ye's head.

Countless tiny gold chains hung from the beast-shaped crown.

Each gold chain must be fastened to the name of one of the five beasts.

Shen Ye did not dodge.

He waited until the beast-shaped crown fell within three feet of him.

Then he drew his sword.

This sword strike will not slay any beasts.

Don’t kill the “lord”.

Cut only the thinnest name seal on the inside of the beast's crown.

Click!

The beast crown remained suspended in mid-air.

The gold seal on the inside is cracked.

The voice of the seventh seat turned completely cold.

"You dare to kill the Venerable One?"

Shen Ye said:

"I will execute him."

Night Feather, Black Sun, and Netherfire shot into the sky.

Zhu Jiujiu sealed off the area around the beast crown in the Netherworld.

Longyuan slammed his fists on either side of the beast's crown.

The calamity of heavenly punishment and the eye of calamity pierce through the golden chains of cause and effect.

Guixu bit down on the cracked name-bestowing seal.

"Give me."

Click!

The seal bestowed with the name was bitten to pieces by Guixu.

The gold chains on the beast's crown were all broken.

The four characters "Lord of All Beasts" trembled violently.

The characters "万兽" (Wan Shou) were drawn to the fragment of the unknown beast name card.

The title "Lord" was overshadowed by the Night King's name.

Finally, the character "赐" (bestow) hidden behind the four characters was destroyed by Shen Ye's sword.

boom!

His name exploded.

It hasn't completely disappeared.

Instead, it was forcibly peeled off from the golden book of the seventh seat.

A system notification sounded.

[The honorable name bestows failure.]

[The false imperial decree successfully turned the tide.]

[Captured: Fragment of the name of the Lord of All Beasts.]

[Already stripped: The seventh seat was initially granted power.]

[The right to claim the seventh seat has been divested.]

[New effect added to Night King's Namebook: Name Recognition Hook.]

[New evidence established: The beasts will not receive gifts.]

[Resolution of the Echoes of the First Beast Pact: 3% → 5%]

[Completeness of the Seventh Seat's True Name Fragment: 56% → 68%]

On the golden platform.

For the first time, a noticeable crack appeared in the famous book held by the seventh seat.

The gold leaf that covered its face was also torn in one corner.

Half of his face, devoid of features, was visible.

There was no anger on that face.

There was only a blank space.

But that blank space was colder than anger.

"You deny the charges."

"Refuse to use your name."

"Official who refuses gifts."

"Rejection Register".

"Refuse to be granted a name on the platform."

Shen Ye sheathed his sword.

"Well summarized."

The seventh seatman slowly rose to his feet.

On the naming platform, countless nameplates lit up simultaneously.

A name that has been bestowed.

The name has been changed.

A name that has been stolen.

Everything started shaking at that moment.

In the center of the high platform, the blank gold medal prepared for Shen Ye reappeared.

The seventh seatman raised his hand.

This time, it did not mention "Lord of Beasts".

It also did not mention "false king" or "thief who usurped the title".

It turned to the deepest part of the Golden Classics.

There was a page of pitch-black paper there.

There is no light on the paper.

There is only one line of ancient writing.

An irresistible name.

The system warning instantly turned blood red.

[Supreme Warning: The seventh seat's naming ceremony has commenced.]

[Target: The name that cannot be refused.]

[Note: Acceptance of this name is not conditional.]

[Note: This name will be directly written to the target causal side.]

[Protection simulation in progress...]

[Protection failure rate: 71%]

Shen Ye's eyes turned slightly cold.

The seventh person raised their pen, pointing it at Shen Ye.

"Since you do not accept the gift."

"Then grant me one."

"A name you can't refuse."

The first stroke was made on the pitch-black page.

It wasn't Shen Ye.

Not the Night King.

Not all beasts.

It's two words.

[A Stranger.]