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

The Crimson Serpent King was completely panicked.

Because it discovered that the blood demonic power within its body was draining away at an alarming rate.

The blood-red eye between its brows not only failed to truly save it, but instead continued to drain its life force to sustain its own descent.

It finally realized something was wrong and cried out in terror, "Lord Blood Gate, why is my life force disappearing?"

The blood-red eye between its brows moved, but it did not answer; instead, the blood-red light it emitted became even more intense.

The Crimson Serpent King's massive demonic body began to tremble.

It could clearly feel two forces pulling it frantically within its body.

On one side are the roots of Chu Zhou's green lotus.

On the other side is the Blood Gate, which it has always regarded as its backing.

Both are drawing its power.

It's like a piece of bloody food placed in the middle; no matter which side wins, it will be the first to be devoured.

In the underground ancient city.

The strange rock sneered, "Do you understand now?"

Chu Zhou asked, "What did you understand?"

The strange stone said calmly, "In the eyes of these forbidden beings, the weak are nothing but ants, to be discarded at any time. This is the true face of these forbidden beings."

Upon hearing this, Chu Zhou looked at the Crimson Serpent King with some sympathy and replied to Strange Stone, "Little Stone, you're being hypocritical. Don't you also look down on the weak? You self-righteous fellow."

The strange stone said angrily, "Bullshit, I am not like those hypocritical guys."

Chu Zhou was too lazy to argue. This strange rock must have experienced some kind of stimulation, otherwise it wouldn't be acting like a resentful woman.

Inside the cave, the Crimson Serpent King could no longer hear the strange stone's words, but it had already vaguely guessed the truth from the reaction of the Blood Eye.

The fervor in its vertical pupils gradually disappeared, replaced by an undisguised fear.

"Lord Blood Gate, I have offered you blood offerings, guarded Crimson Cloud Ridge for you, and even nurtured your snake clan. You cannot treat me like this!"

The Blood Eye between the eyebrows still did not respond; instead, it drew blood and qi from its body even faster.

The blood-red light on the scales of the Crimson Serpent King began to dim at a visible speed.

The aura that had been forcibly elevated to the late stage of the fifth rank also began to fluctuate violently.

The Red Serpent King was completely panicked.

It suddenly unleashed its demonic power, attempting to shatter the blood-red eye between its brows.

But just as it made its move...

The bloodshot eye suddenly blinked.

boom!

A terrifying will directly suppressed the Crimson Serpent King's sea of ​​consciousness.

The Crimson Serpent King let out a miserable scream as its massive body crashed heavily to the ground.

"Traitors, die."

A cold voice echoed in its mind.

The Red-banded Serpent King's pupils contracted violently.

Only at this moment did it truly understand.

I had no choice at all.

From the moment it accepted the power of the Blood Gate, its life no longer belonged to itself.

The Crimson Serpent King struggled to raise its head and looked around at the green lotus roots.

The resentment and arrogance in its eyes finally disappeared.

Instead, there was a desire to survive.

"Lord of the Azure Lotus, I am willing to submit. If you will free me from the Blood Gate's control, I will offer up Crimson Cloud Ridge!"

"The Crimson Fruits with Blood-Veined Patterns in the cave are all yours!"

Chu Zhou's expression did not change at all upon hearing this.

"Now you want to submit?"

The Crimson Serpent King quickly replied, "I can guard the southern border for you. I have already reached the fifth rank, and I will definitely be of use to you!"

Chu Zhou said calmly, "I gave you a chance just now, but you didn't cherish it."

The Crimson Serpent King's face stiffened, and Chu Zhou's voice immediately turned cold: "Moreover, you sent your swarm of snakes to poison my spiritual field and kill my young demons. Now that you can't win, you want to submit?"

"My Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone is not so cheap that it will accept anything."

The Crimson Serpent King's heart sank completely.

It knew that Chu Zhou would not let it go, and a madness suddenly flashed in its vertical pupils when it thought of this.

"If that's the case, then let's die together!"

The words fell.

The crimson demon core inside the Crimson Serpent King suddenly erupted with dazzling light.

Cracks spread rapidly from the surface of the demon core.

Its scales, which had previously dimmed, suddenly glowed with a blood-red light once more.

Moreover, this time, the blood-red light was no longer stable.

Each ray of light was like a flame that could explode at any moment.

The entire underground snake cave began to shake violently.

The soil fell in a rustling sound, and cracks appeared on the rock face.

The Crimson Serpent King roared with a ferocious laugh: "Azure Lotus, even if I die, I will make you pay the price!"

"This place is so close to your Black Dragon Mountain. If I were to self-destruct my demon core, the blood and evil energy would inevitably pollute the earth's veins."

"At that time, your spiritual fields, water veins, and those lesser demons will all be buried with me!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Zhou's eyes instantly turned cold.

Originally, he only wanted to kill the Crimson Serpent King.

But now it seems that even as this snake is about to die, it still wants to drag the entire Black Dragon Mountain down with it; it's really courting death.

In the underground ancient city.

The strange stone also warned in a cold voice: "Lotus Demon, don't let it explode. Although this guy is a fifth-tier demon that was forcibly created, there are still remnants of the Blood Gate's blessing in his demon core."

"Once it completely self-destructs, ordinary ley lines simply cannot withstand it, and the surrounding area of ​​tens of kilometers will become a blood-soaked wasteland."

Chu Zhou said calmly, "I know."

The strange rock sneered, "You know that, so why aren't you making a move?"

Chu Zhou said, "Little Shi Shi, you're in such a hurry, you really do care about me."

The strange stone was instantly enraged: "I don't want your death to implicate the ancient underground city!"

Chu Zhou smiled and said, "Alright, I won't tease you anymore."

On this side of the cave, the cracks on the demon core inside the Crimson Serpent King's body are increasing.

A crimson light seeped outwards from its flesh and blood.

That violent power even caused the lotus roots wrapped around it to tremble.

Seeing this, the Crimson Serpent King's eyes flashed with madness: "Too late, no one can stop me!"

Chu Zhou said calmly, "In my domain, even your death requires my permission."

The words fell.

A vast and powerful pressure instantly enveloped the entire underground snake cave.

The Azure Lotus Domain has been fully unleashed.

In an instant, the blood-fiend spiritual energy in the cave seemed to sink into quagmire, and its flow rate suddenly decreased.

The demon core inside the Crimson Serpent King, which was about to explode, seemed to be held down by an invisible hand.

The cracks that were spreading rapidly suddenly stopped.

The Crimson Serpent King's vertical pupils shrank sharply: "This is impossible! Once the demon core self-destructs, even I cannot stop it!"

Chu Zhou said calmly, "That's you, not me."

The next moment, countless tiny roots burrowed into the gaps between the scales of the Crimson Serpent King.

They did not devour indiscriminately.

Instead, it precisely wrapped around the demon core along the meridians through which the demonic power flowed within the Crimson Serpent King's body.

One by one, the channels of demonic energy were forcibly cut off.

The bloodthirsty power that had been continuously flowing into the demon core instantly lost its source.

The Crimson Serpent King's body trembled violently.

It was horrified to discover that its consciousness was beginning to separate from the demon core.

"No, you can't do that!"

Chu Zhou ignored it, and the roots of the green lotus suddenly exerted their power.

Click!

The crimson demon core inside the Crimson Serpent King was forcibly ripped from its flesh.

A blood-red crystal core, the size of a human head, enveloped in azure light, was slowly pulled out from between its chest and abdomen.

The surface of the demon core was covered with cracks, and the power inside was extremely violent, but under the suppression of the Azure Lotus Domain, it could never completely explode.

The Red Serpent King let out a mournful scream.

That feeling was like having your heart ripped open while you're still alive.

Its massive body writhed wildly on the ground, but it couldn't break free from the roots of the green lotus.

"Qinglian, you'll die a horrible death!"

Chu Zhou said calmly, "I've heard this kind of talk far too often lately. You'll have to wait in line."