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

Meng Qianqiu's performance in this battle was even stronger than before.

He stopped testing the waters.

The sword and bones of a thousand autumns are fully unleashed.

Each strike of the ancient sword seemed to carry the weight of time.

Shen Ye had just broken through to the fourth level, and his blood and qi were abundant, but he had not yet fully adapted.

The two clashed at the bottom of the Tribulation Lightning Valley, their sword light colliding with the tribulation lightning.

Ye Yu did not intervene.

Zhu Jiu did not intervene.

Longyuan did not intervene.

The Primordial Calamity Beast perched on Shen Ye's shoulder, tilting its head to look.

This is what Meng Qianqiu wanted.

Shen Ye had agreed to it.

Pure World War I.

Meng Qianqiu slashed down with his sword.

Shen Ye parried with his sword.

clang!

Shen Ye took a step back.

Meng Qianqiu also backed down.

Meng Qianqiu's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"very good."

"After you reach the fourth rank, you will finally be able to face my sword head-on."

Shen Ye said, "Your sword is quite good."

Meng Qianqiu smiled.

"Have you said this to many people?"

Shen Ye thought for a moment.

"two."

Li Xuance.

Meng Qianqiu is the second one.

Meng Qianqiu laughed loudly, and jade-colored sword bone patterns appeared on the ancient sword.

"Then I'll strive to be the strongest."

He thrust out with his sword.

Before the sword even arrived, a bloody gash had already appeared on Shen Ye's chest.

The sword's essence first severs the vital energy, then the physical body.

Shen Ye did not dodge.

He raised his hand, and the myriad beast sword patterns disappeared.

I will not borrow Night Feather.

I will not borrow the candle.

Do not borrow from Longyuan.

Only the calamity patterns of the Primordial Calamity Beast remained.

Gray-gold patterns of tribulation climbed up the sword's edge.

He unleashed a sword strike.

Swords clashed.

For the first time, Meng Qianqiu's body was scorched by tribulation lightning.

His eyes narrowed.

"This lightning can sever my sword bones?"

Shen Ye said, "Yes."

Meng Qianqiu did not retreat but advanced.

"Then let's do it again."

The two fought from the bottom of the valley to the valley wall, and then from the valley wall back to the center of the lightning mark.

After a hundred moves.

Nine lightning sword marks appeared on Meng Qianqiu's body.

Shen Ye now has eleven sword wounds on his body.

No one gained an absolute advantage.

But Shen Ye's battle body self-healing began to take effect.

His wounds healed faster than Meng Qianqiu's.

Meng Qianqiu had obviously noticed this as well.

"If this drags on, I'll lose."

Shen Ye asked, "So?"

Meng Qianqiu gripped the sword with both hands.

"Therefore, a single sword strike will decide the outcome."

The illusory image of the Thousand Autumns Sword Bone behind him solidified completely.

It was a section of spine as white as jade.

The bone was engraved with dense sword patterns.

"I originally intended to save this sword strike for the top three on the list of kings."

"Here you go."

Shen Ye gripped his sword.

The Myriad Beasts Divine Pattern lit up once more.

This time, he did not refuse the power of the three beasts.

Night Feather Netherfire enters the sword.

The shadow of the Candle Nine enters the sword.

Blood from the Dragon Abyss battle seeped into the sword.

The Primordial Calamity Beast's runes are incorporated into the sword.

The four forces converge into one.

Meng Qianqiu unleashed his strongest sword strike.

Shen Ye also unleashed a strike.

All beasts are annihilated by a single strike.

boom!

A hundred-meter-long crack was torn open at the bottom of the Thunder Valley by the sword light.

The gray-white thunderclouds were forcibly dispersed.

As the dust settled, a piece of the ancient sword in Meng Qianqiu's hand broke off.

Shen Ye's black gold short sword also disappeared.

The two stood ten steps apart.

Meng Qianqiu looked down at her chest.

A sword mark with a calamity pattern stopped three inches in front of his heart.

There was also a sword mark on Shen Ye's shoulder, stopping three inches in front of his throat.

But Meng Qianqiu's sword was slowed by half a breath.

He remained silent for a moment, then sheathed the broken sword.

"I lost."

The watch beeped.

[Defeat Meng Qianqiu.]

[Points +6000.]

Current points: 34350.

[Ranking in the King Conferment Trial: First.]

Task 4 completed.

[The main quest for the King's Conferment Trial is complete.]

[Reward: 2 fragments of the fourth contract slot.]

[The fourth contract fragment has been collected.]

[The backlash from the Primordial Beast Contract has been lifted.]

[Reward: Primordial Beast Hatching Material Box]

[Reward: 1 opportunity to stabilize your realm.]

Shen Ye let out a soft breath.

His aura at the early stage of the fourth rank had completely stabilized.

The Primordial Beast yawned on its shoulder, seemingly unsurprised by the outcome.

The bells signaling the end of the King Conferment Trial echoed across the ancient battlefield shrouded in blood mist.

[The trial for becoming a king has ended.]

[First Place: Shen Ye.]

Title: Night King.

The blood mist dissipated.

All surviving trial participants were teleported away from the arena.

The outside world bestows the title of "King's Terrace".

When Shen Ye's name appeared first, the entire venue fell into a deathly silence.

Then, a deafening roar erupted.

"Shen Ye is number one!"

"The Night King!"

"A new king has been born in Dongxia!"

Qin Wuji stood in the crowd, looking at the ranking list, and remained silent for a long time before suddenly smiling.

"He's one step ahead again."

Li Xuance said softly:

"Not just one step."

Chu Jinglan continued:

"It involves many steps."

When Meng Qianqiu was teleported out, the sword wound on his chest was still there.

He looked at Shen Ye and said:

"See you on the list of those who will be crowned kings."

Shen Ye nodded.

"it is good."

Lu Qingshan and Han Pojun walked over quickly.

Zhou Xuan also arrived.

Seeing Shen Ye emerge safely, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Han Pojun asked:

"Where is Bloodfaceless?"

Shen Ye said, "He's dead."

A hint of satisfaction flashed in Zhou Xuan's eyes.

Lu Qingshan asked in a deep voice:

"What about the origin of the tribulation lightning?"

On Shen Ye's shoulder, the Primordial Calamity Beast wagged its tail.

A flash of gray-gold lightning.

Lu Qingshan remained silent for a moment.

"Understood."

On the platform where the king was conferred the title, a powerful figure from the military personally presented a black gold royal seal.

Two characters were engraved on the king's seal.

The Night King.

As Shen Ye received the royal seal, the system notification sounded again.

[The host has obtained the Seal of the King of Dongxia.]

[Royal Seal Permissions Activated.]

[You can now enter the second level of the Eastern Heavenly Pride Treasure Vault.]

[Access to Blood-Clad Tower's high-level intelligence is available.]

[A fragment of a map depicting the Blood-Clad Tower's headquarters has been detected.]

[New Main Story Preview: Blood-Clad Tower Headquarters, the Shadows of Myriad Races.]

Shen Ye looked into the distance.

Bloodless Face is dead.

But the Blood-Clad Tower still stands.

But there seems to be something even deeper behind the Blood-Clad Tower.