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

Hearing the sound from the blood-red scales, Shan Kui, Xiao Jinbao, and the Black Tiger King couldn't help but laugh.

Little Jinbao laughed and said, "Is a fifth-tier level strong? You dare to challenge our Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone with just a fifth-tier level? Who gave you the guts? If you have the guts, don't be a coward. Come out and fight, and I'll smash your snake head in."

At this moment, Chen Mo, who was standing to the side, said in a sycophantic tone, "Lord Jinbao, with your noble bloodline, this so-called Red-banded Serpent King is probably just food for you. Why bother with it?"

Upon hearing this, the Black Tiger King gave Chen Mo an approving look and said with satisfaction, "Your pet is quite discerning. This Crimson Serpent Insect is indeed not worth mentioning. If you have the guts, come to the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone and see if I, your Tiger King, won't tear it to shreds."

Xuan Ku flattered, "Lord Black Tiger King, with your help, this Crimson Serpent King is definitely not worth mentioning. Of course, if it were my master, he could probably blow that Crimson Serpent King to death with a single breath."

Chu Zhou felt extremely pleased as he listened to Xiao Jinbao and the others praising him. The strange rocks in the underground ancient city also witnessed this scene.

It was somewhat speechless and complained, "Lotus Demon, to use a human saying, birds of a feather flock together. Your retinue really does reflect your personality; they're quite the dogs."

Chu Zhou chuckled: "Little Shishi, what's wrong? Are you envious?"

Upon hearing this, the strange stone was stunned. It hadn't expected that Chu Zhou would be so shameless as to make this connection. It said irritably, "Lotus Demon, don't be so shameless. I would never stoop to colluding with you."

Chu Zhou's face darkened. "Damn it, Little Stone, is this how you see me? In your eyes, is this the kind of lotus demon I am? Can't we have even a little bit of trust between us?"

"Just ask yourself honestly, haven't I been draining your essence quite a bit lately?"

"Damn it!" Guai Shi thought about it carefully and realized it really made sense. He agreed, saying, "Upon closer inspection, it's indeed true."

Chu Zhou said resentfully, "Then why did you say that I have other feelings for you?"

The strange rock remained silent for a while before finally speaking: "That's hard to say, after all, you're a madman."

Chu Zhou was speechless. Well, in your eyes, there's no way to salvage my image anymore?

He was also frustrated.

The voice within the crimson scales could no longer contain itself; it roared in fury, "Enough! You've gone too far!"

The Crimson Serpent King has broken through its defenses.

It never expected that its purpose in coming to Black Dragon Mountain was merely to intimidate the strange beasts there, but instead it humiliated itself and was ridiculed.

Enraged, it wished it could tear the Black Tiger King and all the other beast kings to shreds immediately.

"Ding, a special source of pollution has been detected: the Blood Fiend Mark. The mark's owner is the Crimson Serpent Demon Python."

Current level: Early stage of Tier 5.

"Status: The foundation is unstable. The Blood Fiend Spirit Fruit has been forcibly catalyzed, and there is a risk of backlash."

Wait a minute, Chu Zhou's expression shifted. This Crimson Serpent King really is a fifth-tier Serpent. It seems this guy wasn't bragging.

It is very difficult to quickly reach the fifth rank nowadays. Unexpectedly, in addition to Zhou Zhenshan reaching the fifth rank among humans, a fifth-rank beast has also appeared among the exotic beasts in the Lingnan area.

And since it was nearby, Chu Zhou's expression instantly turned serious.

In the Lingnan region, only the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone can house high-level exotic beasts; he absolutely forbids the appearance of other exotic beasts.

Thinking of this, Chu Zhou said calmly, "A fifth-tier cultivator who only managed to reach this level with a single spirit fruit dares to act wildly in front of me?"

From within the crimson scales came the Crimson Serpent King's clearly surprised voice, which said in a deep voice, "Qinglian, how did you know?"

Chu Zhou said indifferently, "How I know is none of your business."

In the underground ancient city, the strange rock seemed to have not expected Chu Zhou to say such a thing. It became gloating and, unusually speaking normally, said, "Lotus Demon, you really can't get any benefit from talking to anyone."

Of course! Chu Zhou is known for his sharp tongue, but since the strange stone speaks so kindly, I, Chu Zhou, will refrain from sucking the little stone.

Little Jinbao, Black Tiger King, and Shan Kui were all surprised that their master, Chu Zhou, would say such a thing.

Looking at the blood-red scales, I found it very interesting and even burst out laughing.

"Qinglian, you're asking for death."

The Crimson Serpent King's angry voice came from within the blood-red scales. Chu Zhou was too lazy to waste words with it and directly manipulated the roots. The next moment, several roots emitting a blue light emerged from the ground.

He plunged directly into the blood-red scales, and a system notification sounded in Chu Zhou's mind: "Ding, Evolution Points +15000."

"bite..."

As the energy inside was devoured, in the blink of an eye, the crimson scale's crimson light dimmed instantly, and it finally shattered completely, turning into dust.

Meanwhile, on the border of the Chixia Ridge mountain range, inside a cave on a cliff face.

The space here is enormous, like an underground world. Huge, blood-red stalactites stand in the space, and the surrounding area is also blood-red, making the place feel very oppressive.

Deep inside the cave, a large patch of blood-red fruit grows, though these fruits are not very large.

It was about the size of a fist, with blood-red veins all over its surface and a strange fragrance.

Further ahead, there grew an enormous blood-red fruit tree, and a blood-red python, as thick as a truck and a hundred meters long, was coiled beneath it.

There are two fleshy bumps on its head, which are signs that its bloodline is about to complete its transformation.

Just as Chu Zhou had swallowed the blood-red scales...

Suddenly, the blood-red python's tightly closed eyes snapped open, a look of fury flashing in its blood-red vertical pupils.

"Lord Snake King."

Several other third-tier snake clan members nearby noticed that the Crimson Serpent King had awakened, and quickly lowered their massive heads, flicking their tongues as they spoke.

The Crimson Serpent King was furious and completely ignored the respect shown by its subordinates. It roared in a low voice, "Lord of the Azure Lotus, you are courting death! You dare to destroy my mark! I will make you pay the price!"

It was originally just a late-stage mutated python of the third rank, and had always followed the Crimson Scale Demon Python.

During the last beast tide in Nanjiang City, the Crimson Serpent King slaughtered many humans and also many mutated beasts outside the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone.

Its strength has been enhanced.

I never expected that the Crimson Scale Serpent King would be so useless during that beast tide, and was killed by humans.

The Crimson Serpent King was terrified at the time. It was also very shrewd, and it realized that the Crimson Scaled Python had completely perished.

He immediately fled from the humans' pursuit, escaping all the way to the depths of the mountain, thinking he was about to be completely killed by the powerful members of the Ninth Bureau of the humans.

Unexpectedly, it fell off the cliff and stumbled into this mysterious cave, where it discovered the Blood-Veined Vermilion Fruit Tree and accidentally devoured a large number of Blood-Veined Vermilion Fruits.

He broke through to the early stage of the fifth rank in one fell swoop.