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

[Host and System, contract search in progress.]

The moment the words appeared on the pitch-black contract, the system panel in front of Shen Ye froze instantly.

The previously displayed notifications, rewards, and evolution point records were all covered by a layer of black markings.

It's as if someone forcibly covered the outside of the system panel with a contract cover.

A system warning went off.

External contract retrieval detected.

[Target: The Source Core of the Supreme System of All Beasts.]

[Source core blocking activated.]

[Warning: The sixth seat is interpreting "binding" as "contracting".]

[Do you acknowledge that the system binding is a contractual relationship?]

Shen Ye did not hesitate.

"I don't admit it."

The pitch-black contract shuddered suddenly.

The signatory's calm voice came through.

"Binding".

"Task."

"award."

"These three are all essential elements of a contract."

"You accept the system."

"Mission accomplished."

"Claim your reward."

"The agreement has been fulfilled."

On the contract, three lines of black characters appeared one after another.

[Binding equates to signing.]

[The terms and conditions are as they are.]

[The reward is the price.]

Zhou Xuan's face darkened as he watched from the Demon-Suppressing Pass.

"It is defining the system."

Qin Wuji frowned.

"Can this even be defined?"

Zhou Xuandao:

"That's the power of the sixth seat."

"It doesn't necessarily have to obtain a real contract."

"As long as a certain relationship meets the elements of a contract, it can be forcibly brought into the scales of contract formation."

Li Xuance said in a deep voice:

"If the system is defined as a contract, every time Shen Ye receives a reward, it could be considered a debt."

Chu Jinglan said:

"Even if a task fails, it might be rewritten as a breach of contract."

Meng Qianqiu's eyes turned slightly cold.

"This cut is deeper than the previous ones."

The site is now in ruins.

Shen Ye looked at the records on the panel that were covered by the Black Contract.

Start by awakening your SSS-level talent.

Night Feather evolves.

The Candlestick Contract.

Dragon Awakening.

The dust of calamity hatches.

Guixu named itself.

The rewards from each mission and the system notifications were all connected by black threads to form a ledger.

The signatories said:

"You owe the system."

"The system lacks a source."

"Returning to the source."

"The contract can be liquidated."

Shen Ye looked up.

"You did a good job investigating."

The signatories said:

"Contracts are never based on feelings."

"Based solely on the terms."

Shen Ye raised his hand.

The Night King's Book of Names is opened.

He did not terminate the contract first.

Instead, he looked at the system panel.

"Did you give me any orders?"

The system remained silent for a brief period.

A prompt then appears.

No forced command records were detected.

Shen Ye asked again:

"Was I punished for failing the mission?"

No failure penalty clause detected.

"Has the reward been taken back?"

No reward recovery clauses were detected.

Shen Ye looked at the Scales of Contract.

"Did you hear that?"

"It's not mandatory."

There was no breach of contract.

No recourse.

He stepped forward and wrote the first line on the new page of the Night King's Codex.

[Bound to a non-contractual account.]

second line.

[This is not a clause/term.]

Third line.

[The reward is not a loan.]

Fourth line.

[No contract or agreement.]

The black and gold lettering fell down.

The black cover on the system panel has cracked for the first time.

The signatories' voices remained unchanged.

"You use its power."

"Then we accepted the agreement."

Shen Ye said:

"I'll use a knife."

"Do we have to sign a contract with the knife?"

Night Feather Black Sun Netherfire fell, burning towards [Binding is Signing].

The Nine-Nine Netherworld Hook dragged down the shadow of the "Task is Terms".

Longyuan slammed his fist into the [reward is the price].

The calamity of heavenly punishment and the eye of calamity pierce through the black contract of cause and effect.

Guixu lay beside the system panel, staring at the black text.

"Fake."

It opened its mouth and took a bite.

Click.

The "[Bind and Sign]" section is missing a corner.

Shen Ye brought his sword down.

The three lines of black text split open simultaneously.

A system notification sounded.

The non-contractual proof is valid.

[First layer of external contract retrieval broken.]

[The source core blockade is stable.]

[Completeness of the Sixth Seat's True Name Fragment: 23% → 29%]

The contractual scales did not yield.

The pitch-black contract turned to the next page.

This time, four words appeared on the contract.

【The Covenant of All Beasts】

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

The five bridge patterns are simultaneously outlined by black lines.

The signatory calmly said:

"You said the system is not contractual."

"What is the purpose of this contract?"

"The Covenant of Ten Thousand Beasts"

"The word 'contract' is clear."

The pitch-black contract continued to be written.

Talent is the original contract.

The five beasts form a bond.

[The host is the contract master.]

The contract holder may dispose of the profits derived from the contract.

The five-part covenant, which had just been shattered, showed signs of reforming.

Zhou Xuan's expression changed.

"It's turned into a talent!"

"The name 'Ten Thousand Beasts Divine Contract' contains the character 'contract'; it uses this character to create a pact!"

Shen Ye looked at the divine mark on his chest, his eyes turning cold.

"It is a contract."

"But not your contract."

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

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

Shen Ye said:

"The Covenant of Ten Thousand Beasts"

"It is my covenant with them."

"The system didn't sign a contract with me."

"It's not a deed that can be used to settle disputes over a porch."

Night Feather, Black Sun, and Netherfire ignited.

【Night Feathers' Pact.】

The candle, adorned with the image of a nine-eight-nine-spirited snake, lit up.

[The Nine Candles Reach a Covenant.]

The blood-red patterns of the Dragon Abyss Battle lit up.

[A Pact of Mutual Understanding between Dragon and Abyss.]

The Calamity and Heavenly Punishment runes lit up.

[A shared pact amidst the vicissitudes of time.]

Guixu pressed down on the black and white door patterns.

[Returning to the Void, sharing the same understanding.]

The five paths recognized each other and fell into the Night King's Name Book.

Shen Ye wrote:

[Divine covenant is not a sectarian agreement.]

[Contractual agreement is not a transaction.]

Talent cannot be erased.

The black and gold light crashed down.

[Talent is the original contract] Shattered.

【The five beasts belong to the contract】broken.

[The contract holder can dispose of the contract's profits] (Fragmented)

The scales of the treaty trembled violently.

The five-pointed bridge pattern has completely separated from the black line.

The system prompt popped up again.

[The Divine Contract of Myriad Beasts has successfully reversed the liquidation.]

[New evidence established: Divine covenant is not a sectarian covenant.]

[New effect added to Night King's Codex: Rejects Original Contract search.]

[Effect: When the enemy constructs an original contract based on talents, binding, hints, rewards, or divine contracts, it can be used to refute the claim.]

[Completeness of the Sixth Seat's True Name Fragment: 29% → 37%]

Shen Ye sheathed his sword.

"Is there anything else?"

Deep within the void, the contracting parties remained silent for three breaths.

Then, its voice rang out again.

"have."

The pitch-black contract no longer contained any system information.

He did not write the Myriad Beasts Divine Contract again.

It turned to a deeper page.

On that page, there was only a wisp of black and gold fire.

The fragment of the unknown beast name on Shen Ye's chest suddenly became hot.

crown.

door.

Hitomi.

claw.

The four animal patterns light up simultaneously.

The system notification instantly turned black and gold.

[Warning: The Sixth Seat is pursuing the seed of the Primordial Beast Pact.]

[Resolution of the Echoes of the First Beast Pact: 18%]

[Insufficient source permissions.]

[Blocked...]

[Blocking failure rate: 62%]

The signatory's voice was calm, yet it was as if he had finally found what he was truly looking for.

"System non-contractual".

"Talent is beyond measure."

"That wisp of fire."

Why is it called the First Contract?

New terms slowly emerged on the pitch-black contract.

[The First Pact Among All Beasts.]

[The initial contract is not clear. 】

The host is suspected to be a contract holder.

The ownership of the contract needs to be settled.

Shen Ye's eyes turned completely cold.

Gui Xu stared at the black contract and whispered:

"It touched the door."

next moment.

On the other side of the scales of the contract, the phantom image of an extremely ancient, dilapidated door suddenly appeared.

Behind the door, countless beast shadows slept.

In front of the door hangs an ancient contract without a signature.

The contract cover only had four large, incomplete characters written on it.

[The Beginning of All Beasts...]

The voice of the sixth seat fell once more.

"Night King Shen Ye".

"This contract."

"You still dare to say it's not yours?"