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

Li Ergou's live stream camera hasn't completely gone black yet.

All the viewers saw the moment when Chen Wuji bumped into the snake's tail.

In the live stream room, the chat was instantly flooded with a dense barrage of comments.

"Grandmaster Chen was still injured, but he still went in."

"To know you can't stop it, yet still try to block it—that's what a true martial artist does!"

"Grandmaster Chen has saved so many people, I'm so moved I could cry."

The rescued soldiers got up from the ground, their eyes bloodshot, and some tried to rush over to help Chen Wuji.

However, he was caught in a terrifying shockwave and was sent flying backward.

The massive body of the Crimson Scale Serpent continued to sweep towards the human warriors; it had completely lost its mind, with only slaughter in its eyes.

Chen Xueli rushed to Chen Wuji's side, crying, "Grandpa, Grandpa, wake up!"

Chen Wuji coughed up a mouthful of black blood, his face deathly pale. He said, "Don't cry, I'm not dead yet."

Lin Qingxue rushed over, squatted down, and a blue light surged from her palm, landing on Chen Wuji's chest.

The blood-red poison was extremely domineering; as soon as it came into contact with Lin Qingxue's palm, she felt a stinging pain.

Her face turned pale.

Deep within his palm, the illusory blue lotus suddenly lit up.

The blood-fiend poison gas seemed to have encountered its natural enemy, and it shrank back.

Lin Qingxue was taken aback.

She looked up at the Crimson Scaled Python.

In that instant, she seemed to see a thin, blood-red line connecting the crimson-scaled python's seven-inch mark to its blood-red eye on its head.

The line continuously channeled power into the Crimson Scale Python's body.

Lin Qingxue blurted out instinctively, "That snake's power doesn't belong to it."

Su Wan immediately looked at her: "What did you see?"

Lin Qingxue's face turned pale: "There's a thread on its body at the seven-inch mark; that eye is keeping it alive."

Upon hearing this, Chen Wuji forced himself to lift his head and shouted into the distance, "Director Zhou!"

From the ruins of the abandoned building, a golden-red aura shot into the sky, and Zhou Zhenshan emerged from the collapsed building.

Blood trickled from his lips, his clothes were torn, but his eyes were sharper than ever.

Chen Wuji coughed up blood and shouted, "Don't try to fight it with brute force! Strike a snake at its vital point, strike a person at their vital energy point! This beast has vital energy points too!"

Zhang Xuanling immediately looked up at the seven-inch mark of the Crimson Scaled Python.

The talisman in his hand suddenly burst into flames.

Under the illumination of the talisman fire, blood-red patterns indeed appeared at the seven-inch mark of the Crimson Scaled Python.

Those patterns wriggled like living things.

He continuously channeled the power from the blood-red eye into the snake's body.

Zhang Xuanling's expression changed, and he said, "Director Zhou, Mr. Chen is right, that's the connection point, fire there!"

Zhou Zhenshan's gaze instantly locked onto the seven-inch mark of the Crimson Scale Python.

The next moment, the ground beneath his feet exploded.

He transformed into a golden-red streak of light, charging straight at the Crimson Scaled Python.

The Crimson Scaled Python opened its mouth and spewed out a large cloud of blood-red poisonous mist.

The blood mist filled the sky and almost swallowed Zhou Zhenshan whole.

Just as the poisonous fog closed in.

A phantom image of a humanoid furnace suddenly lit up in the blood mist.

Zhou Zhenshan was like a giant, burning furnace.

He unleashed a punch, piercing through the blood mist with the force of his fist.

boom!

This punch struck the Crimson Scale Python squarely on its seven-inch blood-stained vein.

A crack appeared in the blood-red pattern, and the Crimson Scaled Python let out a mournful hiss, its massive body twisting wildly.

The blood-red eye above his head also trembled violently.

Although Li Ergou had fainted, his phone was still lying not far away.

The live stream was angled towards the battlefield, and it happened to capture this punch.

The live stream chat exploded.

"It works! It really works! Hitting the vital point is effective!"

"Master Chen is amazing; he saw through the weakness."

"Director Zhou and Master Chen fought for the Chinese people. I'm so moved I could cry. I must study hard and study for the rise of China."

Zhou Zhenshan did not stop. He continued to punch, and with each punch, the scales of the Crimson Scale Python exploded at its seven-inch mark, and the blood-red cracks widened.

Its recovery speed slowed down significantly, and the bloodshot eye vibrated even more violently.

A fleeting moment of clarity returned to the eyes of the Crimson Scaled Python.

It raised its head in agony, its voice hoarse as it said, "Kill, kill me."

The entire battlefield was stunned by these words.

Lu Cang's pupils contracted: "It's regained consciousness?"

Zhang Xuanling said in a deep voice, "Judging from the situation, it has only regained consciousness briefly. The blood curse has a strong control over it, and it won't last long."

Sure enough, the next second, the blood-red eyes suddenly contracted, and the clarity that had just appeared in the eyes of the Crimson Scaled Python was completely suppressed.

All the crimson patterns on its body lit up.

Large swathes of blood-red flames ignited from the gaps between the scales.

That was the essence blood of the Crimson Scaled Python burning using a secret technique. The Crimson Scaled Python writhed wildly in pain, and its power surged once again.

The Crimson Scaled Python suddenly rammed into Zhou Zhenshan.

Zhou Zhenshan raised his fist to meet the attack.

boom!

The two fifth-order forces collided head-on, and the shockwave swept outwards, causing several dilapidated buildings in the distance to collapse with a roar.

Zhou Zhenshan was knocked back more than ten meters, and the Crimson Scale Python was also knocked backward.

But the next moment, it charged forward again.

At this moment, the Crimson Scale Python is no longer the Demon King; its intelligence has been controlled by the entity behind the Blood Nest.

……

Heilong Mountain.

Looking at the images Qingfeng sent back, Xiao Jinbao couldn't help but exclaim, "Master, this big red snake is really pitiful; it's being controlled by that strange eye!"

Chu Zhou looked towards Crimson Cloud Ridge and said calmly, "The Blood Eye granted power to the Crimson Scale Python, so it must be very weak at this moment."

Little Jinbao's eyes lit up: "Master, are we going to make our move?"

Chu Zhou was in a good mood. Taking advantage of the current battle between the Crimson Scale Python and Zhou Zhenshan, this was the best time.

In the center of Heilong Lake, Chu Zhou had a thought, and seven lotus leaves unfurled.

The next moment, deep in the lake, countless lotus roots began to awaken. These roots were not thick, but they emitted an extremely ancient and pure blue light.

They spread silently towards Crimson Cloud Ridge, following the underground spiritual veins.

Qingfeng can scout ahead and lay out nets, but to truly devour something like a Blood Nest, Chu Zhou still needs to rely on his own physical roots.

Chixia Ridge is far from Heilong Lake.

But now Chu Zhou has already entered the mid-stage of the sixth rank, and his Azure Lotus Domain covers three hundred kilometers.

Within this realm, earth veins, water veins, and spiritual veins can all become channels for the extension of his roots.

The roots of the green lotus penetrated the underground rock layers, bypassing the snake cave and avoiding the area most polluted by the blood demon.

Finally, they appeared near the location marked by Qingfeng, and Qingfeng's voice came: "Master, the outer perimeter of the Blood Nest is just ahead."

Chu Zhou said, "Step back."

The green vines immediately retreated.

The next moment, a section of green lotus root emerged from the depths of the ground. As soon as it appeared, the surrounding blood-red soil began to writhe as if it were alive.

The stench of rotting flesh assaulted the senses, and tiny, bloodshot eyes opened from the crimson veins, staring intently at the section of the green lotus root.

The bloodthirsty aura surged forward, attempting to corrupt Chu Zhou's body by flowing back up his roots.

Chu Zhou sneered, "You mere Blood Fiend dares to taint me?"

On the surface of the lotus root, a bright blue light suddenly shone. When the bloodthirsty energy touched the blue light, it was like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun.

A large amount of blood and evil was forcibly purified, and a system notification sounded.

"Ding, blood nest contamination source detected."

"Should we devour and purify it?"

Chu Zhou didn't hesitate: "Devour."

The next moment, the roots of the green lotus plunged into the blood-red soil.

A cold, filthy, and violent force surged wildly into Chu Zhou's body through the roots.

This power is different from the life essence of ordinary beasts.

It contains bloodlust, resentment, fragments of remnant souls, and some ancient evil origin.

If it were an ordinary beast, its mind would probably be corrupted after inhaling just a little bit, but after entering Chu Zhou's body, the Azure Lotus Origin immediately began to operate.

That filthy power was gradually broken down, the blood evil was purified, the resentment was erased, and the fragments of the remnant soul were devoured by the system.

Finally, only the purest primordial energy remained, which merged into the Azure Lotus's body.

"Ding, the source of pollution on the outer edge of the blood nest has been successfully absorbed and purified."

"Evolution Point +80000".

"Ding, the bloodthirsty energy has been successfully absorbed and purified."

"Evolution Point +36000".

"Bloodlust resistance increased."

Chu Zhou's heart stirred. Sure enough, although this blood nest was dangerous, once it was purified by the system, the benefits were much higher than those of ordinary beast corpses.

In the ancient underground city, the strange rock noticed this scene and couldn't help but curse, "Lotus Demon, are you insane? How dare you directly use your roots to suck blood from the nest?"

Chu Zhou replied nonchalantly, "Of course, this blood nest is incredibly nourishing, why wouldn't I absorb it?"

The strange stone chuckled: "Is it a matter of whether you can absorb it or not? Blood Nests are masters at polluting the source; aren't you afraid it will backfire and devour you through its roots?"

Chu Zhou laughed and said, "Oh ho, Little Shi Shi, are you worried about me?"