Reborn as a lotus, she initially refuses to hand it over to the state.

Chu Zhou frowned. The strange stone was right. The reason why the Blood Nest in Crimson Cloud Ridge caused the Crimson Scaled Python to launch its beast nest must have been for a purpose.

According to Guai Shi, Zhou Zhenshan's method of suppressing and killing the strange beasts was essentially equivalent to directly supplying energy to the Blood Nest.

"Little Stone, your analysis is quite accurate. You usually seem a bit dim-witted, but I didn't expect you to be so smart," Chu Zhou said with a smile.

Brainless?

"You're the one who's brainless!" The strange stone almost went berserk again when it heard Chu Zhou teasing it. However, this time it had learned its lesson and snorted coldly, "Hmph, Lotus Demon, don't think that you can easily reveal my true nature by trying to provoke me. You won't succeed this time."

"Hey," Chu Zhou laughed. "This little strange stone is quite cunning, isn't it?"

Upon hearing Chu Zhou's laughter, the strange stone immediately became suspicious and asked, "What are you trying to do? Let me tell you, don't get any funny ideas, I won't."

The giant crimson eye on the strange rock opened, feeling very strange being stared at by Chu Zhou. This guy definitely wasn't up to any good.

Chu Zhou found it amusing and was too lazy to pay attention to the strange stone. This guy had become a frightened bird, and he could only try to take advantage of him later.

Chu Zhou gave the order: "Qingfeng."

Outside Crimson Cloud Ridge, the green vines swayed respectfully, saying, "Master, please give your instructions."

Chu Zhou calmly said, "Drag all the monster corpses from the battlefield in Nanjiang City back to me."

Qingfeng immediately replied, "Understood."

As Chu Zhou gave the order, Qing Feng also began to move, with thin vines sprouting from the cracks at various battlefield locations in Nanjiang City.

These vines did not attack humans, nor did they appear on main roads. Instead, they avoided the sight of the Ninth Bureau and the garrison, silently creeping into ruins, underground parking garages, and collapsed shopping malls.

The corpses of strange beasts were entangled by vines and quickly dragged underground.

The blood energy that was about to be drawn away by the Blood Nest was forcibly cut off by the Azure Vine Net.

A large number of the strange beast corpses were all sent towards Black Dragon Mountain.

At the shore of Heilong Lake.

In less than half an hour, the corpses of the strange beasts had piled up like mountains.

There were over a thousand corpses of second- and third-tier beasts, and similarly, there were also quite a few corpses of beasts approaching fourth-tier status, all of which were killed on the spot by Zhou Zhenshan.

Zhou Zhenshan hadn't had time to dispose of the corpses yet; they had died cleanly and retained a great deal of life essence.

Chu Zhou looked at the mountain of corpses before him, the lotus leaves unfurling.

Countless lotus roots emerged from the bottom of the lake, penetrating the corpse and forcibly extracting its immense life essence.

The corpses of the strange beasts quickly dried up.

Flesh and blood turned to ashes, crystal cores were crushed and absorbed, and spiritual energy formed a huge vortex above the entire Black Dragon Lake.

The system notification sounds went off incessantly.

"Ding, devoured a Tier 1 alien beast."

"Evolution Point +300".

"Ding, devoured a second-tier alien beast."

"Evolution Point +1800".

"Ding, devoured a third-tier alien beast."

"Evolution Point +12000".

"Ding! Devoured a peak third-tier alien beast."

"Evolution Point +50000".

……

Chen Mo and Xuan Ku knelt by the lake, watching the mountain of corpses disappear at a visible speed, their hearts filled with extreme shock.

They witnessed firsthand how the corpses of countless strange beasts transformed into nutrients, merging into the towering blue lotus.

Chu Zhou's aura was also rising steadily, from the peak of the early stage of the sixth rank to the limit of the early stage of the sixth rank.

With only the final membrane remaining until the mid-term, the strange rock in the underground ancient city couldn't help but curse upon witnessing this scene.

"Lotus Demon, you are truly shameless. Humans risked their lives to kill the enemy, and the Blood Nest set up a sacrifice, but in the end, you swallowed all the benefits."

Chu Zhou said calmly, "You can eat the blood nest, but I can't?"

The strange rock choked, before it could speak again.

A system notification sound suddenly rang out.

"Ding, a total of 3,621 alien beast corpses have been devoured this time."

"Gained Evolution Points: 6520000"

"Current evolution points: 10048600/10000000".

"Ding, the evolution points have met the breakthrough requirements."

"Has it broken through to the mid-stage of the sixth rank?"

Chu Zhou didn't hesitate: "Break through for me."

boom!

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire Black Dragon Lake trembled violently, and the lake water shot into the sky, turning into a mist that filled the air.

The Azure Lotus itself erupted with an unprecedentedly brilliant azure light.

Seven lotus leaves unfurled simultaneously, and the ancient patterns on the leaves seemed to come alive, with streaks of blue runes appearing in the void.

Above Black Dragon Mountain, spiritual energy surged back in a frenzy.

The clouds were stirred into a huge vortex, and the entire Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone trembled at that moment.

In the Spirit Spring Valley, the Black Tiger King suddenly looked up and excitedly exclaimed, "Master has broken through!"

In the Southwest Ape Valley, Shan Kui and his pack of red-eyed apes knelt on the ground. High above, Little Jinbao circled and screeched, "Master has become stronger again!"

The green vines grow wildly deep in the earth.

A large amount of spiritual light also surged from the underground water vein where Xuanjia was located.

Bai Shanjun stood guard beside the abandoned well, sensing the overwhelming aura of the blue lotus that seemed to press down on heaven and earth; his tiger eyes were filled with awe.

In the center of Black Dragon Lake, Chu Zhou's main body continued to grow taller, the main stem of the green lotus resembling a pillar supporting the sky.

The roots burrowed deeper, easily penetrating the rock layers at the bottom of the lake, and the spiritual realm expanded accordingly.

Within the 300-kilometer restricted area, the phantom of a towering blue lotus simultaneously appeared in the minds of all the strange beasts.

At that moment, all the beasts, whether third- or fourth-tier, instinctively lowered their heads.

My heart was filled with submission, awe, and fear.

The system voice sounded again.

"Ding, breakthrough successful."

[Host: Chu Zhou]

[Race: Innate Azure Lotus (Mature Stage)]

[Realm Level: Mid-Sixth Rank]

Evolution Points: 48600/20000000

[Penalty Area: Heilongshan Intermediate Penalty Area]

[Restricted area: 300 kilometers]

[Domain: Azure Lotus Domain]

[Abilities: Devouring Evolution, Azure Lotus Mark, Spiritual Domain Suppression, Mental Domain, Mist Control, Blood Purification Vine Net]

Special Resistances: Poison Resistance (Basic), Bloodlust Resistance (Basic)

[Number of attendants: Black Tiger King, Mountain Demon, Azure Edge, Black Armor, Little Golden Treasure, White Mountain Lord]

[Outer Outposts: Blackwood Snake Valley, Abandoned Well in Linjiang City]

Feeling the surge of power within him, Chu Zhou was in a good mood.

Mid-stage of the sixth rank.

I have finally reached this level.

The Azure Lotus Domain is now even more powerful than before.

Especially after devouring a large number of alien beasts contaminated by the Blood Nest, he actually gained additional Blood Fiend Resistance.

This will undoubtedly be a huge advantage in the upcoming battle for the Blood Nest.

In the underground ancient city.

The strange rock remained silent for a long time before finally admitting, "Lotus Demon, you are truly lucky."

If He had been as clever as this lotus demon back then, He wouldn't have been sealed here by that person. The more He thought about it, the more depressed He became.

Chu Zhou smiled and said, "Luck is also a part of strength."

Strange Stone snorted coldly and said with a sneer, "Don't be so smug. Although you are now at the mid-stage of the sixth rank and are indeed much stronger than before, that thing in the Blood Nest is no pushover."

Chu Zhou looked towards the direction of Crimson Cloud Ridge, where the seven leaves of the Azure Lotus swayed. He said with interest, "That would be even better. If that guy is too weak, it would be less interesting."

Meanwhile, on the battlefield in Nanjiang City, almost immediately after Qingfeng received Chu Zhou's order...

While dragging away countless monster corpses and sending them to the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone.

Zhou Zhenshan, who was suppressing the beast tide riot, also noticed something was wrong. He suddenly looked up and asked, "What's going on?"