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

The pitch-black contract slowly unfolded.

The price is based on three empty seals.

【In exchange, I'll give you a contract of five beasts and one pact.】

The moment the words were written, the scales of the contract sank violently.

At one end are three seals for sealing empty spaces.

Ninth seat.

Eighth seat.

The seventh seat.

The other end is empty.

But at the blank end, five pitch-black chains have already extended, locking onto Ye Yu, Zhu Jiu, Long Yuan, Jie Chen, and Gui Xu respectively.

A system warning sounded.

[The sixth seat - the Contractor - initiates a contract invitation.]

[Target: One of the five bonds of the host.]

Contract type: Equivalent exchange.

[Note: This contract is not mandatory, but it will continuously create "pressure for fairness."]

[Risk: If the host acknowledges the three empty tokens as liabilities, the Libra transaction premise will automatically be established.]

Zhou Xuan's guiding array gate was still lit.

Upon seeing the scales, his expression changed drastically.

"Don't agree!"

Qin Wuji frowned.

"Is that even a question?"

Zhou Xuan said in a deep voice:

"It's not as simple as just agreeing or disagreeing."

"The most insidious thing about contracting parties is that they don't force you to sign first."

"It first makes you admit what you owe."

"As long as Shen Ye admits that the three empty seals are a burden, a debt, and a trouble, Libra will determine that it is solving the problem for Shen Ye."

"At that time, the transaction will have a fair basis."

Li Xuance's eyes turned slightly cold.

"Trading trouble for a contract."

Chu Jinglan said:

"It seems like a good deal."

Meng Qianqiu sneered.

"In reality, they're risking their lives."

The naming platform is on the verge of collapse.

Shen Ye looked at the contract.

"In exchange, I'll give you a contract for five beasts and one pact."

He looked up, his voice cold.

Which contract do you want?

From the depths of the void, that calm voice resounded.

"Any one".

"Black Sun Phoenix".

"Nine Netherworld Serpent King Seed".

"Fighting King Ape"

"The Beast of Eternal Calamity".

"Gateway Cub"

"Any of the five is acceptable."

"You only need to hand over one contract."

"I will take the three empty seals."

On the other side of the scale, the three sealed empty slots began to vibrate.

Death certificates for those who died with their seats broken, those for those who died with their names buried, and those for those who died with their names bestowed upon them all appeared at the same time.

The three death warrants are still valid.

But the rules of Libra are constantly weighing their "danger".

[Ninth Vacant Seat Seal: High Risk.]

[Eighth seat vacant: High risk.]

[Seventh seat vacant: High risk.]

[Contractual Judgment: The host assumes unnecessary risks.]

[Transaction value is being generated...]

Shen Ye smiled.

"unnecessary?"

He raised his hand.

The Night King's Book of Names is opened.

The evidence was revealed, but the witness was not acknowledged.

The death certificate was displayed.

The burial name and death certificate are displayed.

The death certificate, which had been granted a name, was displayed.

"Three empty spaces."

"I cut it down."

"I've sealed it off."

"I'm holding it down."

"When did it become your price?"

The signatory calmly said:

"Dangerous items are all open to trade."

"You exchanged one contract for three afflictions."

"fair."

Below the black contract, two signature slots automatically appeared.

While writing:

[Sixth Seat - Contractor.]

The other side reads:

【Night King Shen Ye.】

Shen Ye's eyes flickered slightly.

"You should leave your name."

Zhou Xuan immediately said from a distance:

"It's different from the seventh seat."

"Both parties must sign their names when entering into a contract."

"But precisely because both parties sign the agreement, once it's signed, the binding force is extremely strong."

Shen Ye looked at the line 【Sixth Seat - Contractor】.

"The signature was quite prompt."

The signatories said:

"Contractual fairness".

Shen Ye said:

"just?"

He raised his hand, and the Five-Piece Bridge Pattern unfolded behind him.

Ye Yu, Zhu Jiu, Long Yuan, Jie Chen, and Gui Xu stood on the other side of the bridge at the same time.

Shen Ye's voice was cold:

"They are not my price."

The pitch-black contract trembled slightly.

The signatories said:

"The contract belongs to you."

"You can take disciplinary action."

Shen Ye's eyes turned completely cold.

"Who said that?"

The Night King's Classics automatically flipped to "Covenant of Non-Slavery".

Immediately afterwards, the [Five Contracts Self-Name] lit up.

[The beasts refuse the gift] lights up.

【Protect the Common Pact】lights up.

Shen Ye wrote the first line on the new page.

[A contract is not a price.]

second line.

[The covenant is not for sale.]

Third line.

Taming beasts is not a bargaining chip.

The five beasts responded simultaneously.

Night Feather Black Sun Netherfire landed beside the first row.

The nine-year-old snake pattern coils around the second row.

The blood-red patterns from the Dragon Abyss Battle landed below the third line.

The calamity, heavenly punishment, and tribulation lightning nailed the pages of the book to the cause and effect.

Guixu thought for a moment, then stretched out its claw and pressed down on a black and white door pattern.

[Not for sale at Guixu.]

Zhou Xuan almost burst out laughing when he saw this.

"That's a really harsh line."

The Scales of Contract did not smile.

It just tilted slowly.

The end with the three empty seals continued to sink.

New characters appeared on the contract.

If the beast is not the object of the transaction, then the transaction will be decided by the contracted beast itself.

The five contracts each have their own name and authority.

[Should the five animals choose for themselves?]

Qin Wuji's expression changed.

"They've changed their tactics!"

Li Xuance said in a deep voice:

Shen Ye said the five beasts were not slaves.

"It then used this to ask the five beasts in return."

The signatories' voices remained calm.

"Common contract is not slavery."

"Those who choose their own names have the right to self-determination."

"If they were willing to exchange one contract for three of your afflictions."

"You cannot stop me."

Shen Ye remained silent.

This statement does indeed violate the principle of non-slavery under the common law.

If he says that the five beasts cannot be chosen, it is tantamount to denying the self-identification of the Five Symbols.

If given the choice, the contracting parties can induce them individually.

The next moment, five small contracts fell simultaneously.

They were hung in front of the five beasts respectively.

The contract in front of Ye Yu reads:

[Return the complete ancestral feather of the Black Sun Phoenix.]

[Replace Shen Ye's three empty seals.]

Before Candle Nine:

[Complete the missing snake molt in the Nine Netherworld.]

[Replace Shen Ye's three empty seals.]

Before Longyuan:

[A set of ancient battle bones of the Fighting King Ape is bestowed upon you.]

[Replace Shen Ye's three empty seals.]

Before the dust of calamity:

[A gift of one Myriad Tribulations Ancestral Thunder Embryo.]

[Replace Shen Ye's three empty seals.]

Before the Ruins:

[Open the Gate of Origin Path once.]

[Replace Shen Ye's three empty seals.]

Every contract hits the nail on the head.

It's not a false temptation.

These are all things that can truly enable the five beasts to evolve.

A system notification sounded.

Five divisions were detected.

[Objective: Self-determination through the Five Agreements.]

[Note: If any contracted beast signs, the host will lose the corresponding contract.]

[Note: This process conforms to the logic of non-slave covenant; the host cannot forcibly refuse it.]

Shen Ye looked at the five beasts.

See for yourself.

Ye Yu glanced down at the contract.

The black sun and ghostly fire suddenly ignited.

It did not burn the contract.

Instead, they used ghost fire to burn two words onto the contract.

No exchange.

Candlestick Nine is more direct.

The Nine Nether Hook pierced the shadow of the contract, dragging the entire contract into the Nine Netherworld and tearing it to shreds.

[No signing.]

Long Yuan's eyes lit up for a moment as he looked at the line of ancient battle bones.

Then it raised its fist.

He smashed the contract with a single punch.

[Typed by myself.]

Jie Chen closed his eyes and listened for a moment.

Heavenly tribulation lightning struck.

The four characters "Ten Thousand Calamities Ancestral Thunder Embryo" on the contract were shattered into ashes.

[Don't buy what you're robbed.]

Finally, there is the Ruins of Return.

It stared at the [Open the Gate of Origin Path once] for a long time.

Shen Ye did not urge him.

The scales of the contract also quieted down.

This one is the most tempting to Guixu.

Jiemenyuan Road.

This is very likely related to the true origin of Guixu.

A moment later, Guixu looked up at Shen Ye.

"I want to see it."

Shen Ye nodded.

"Then we'll go see it later."

Guixu lowered his head again to look at the contract.

"It gave it to me."

"don't want."

It opened its mouth.

Click.

The contract was bitten in two.

Then, it spat the broken tokens onto the scales.

"It tastes awful."

Five small contracts crumbled at the same time.

The balance of power in the contracting process has stalled for the first time.

A system notification sounded.

The signing of the five-part contract failed.

[The five contracts have been self-determined.]

[New certificate established: Five contracts not for sale.]

[Contractual non-equity reinforcement.]

[Night King's Codex adds a new effect: Rejects contract sales.]

[Effect: When the enemy purchases, exchanges, or transfers Beast Taming Contracts under the pretext of fair trade, cost exchange, or risk removal, this can be used as counter-evidence.]

[Completeness of the sixth seat's true name fragment: 4%]

Shen Ye looked up.

"Did you hear that?"

"None of them are for sale."

The signatories remained silent for a moment.

"Reject the deal."

"This does not mean the debt has disappeared."

The scales suddenly sank.

The weight increased dramatically at the end where the three empty spaces were printed.

The death certificate with the broken seat, the death certificate with the burial name, and the death certificate with the bestowed name were all pressed into cracks.

A system warning sounded.

[Contractual risk assessment using the Scales of Implementation.]

The danger level of the three empty slots has been artificially amplified.

[Under pressure regarding the death certificate.]

[Note: If the host cannot prove that the three empty seals are not debts, Libra will generate a forced liquidation deed.]

Zhou Xuan's expression changed.

"It's started the liquidation!"

Shen Ye put away the five beasts' contract fragments, his eyes calm.

"Not debt?"

He raised his hand.

Three death warrants were simultaneously displayed.

"Then let's settle accounts."

The signatories said:

"Are you willing to settle accounts?"

Shen Ye gripped his sword.

I'll settle accounts with you.