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

The words fell.

The lotus roots that were wrapped around the blood-red demon core simultaneously lit up with a brilliant blue light.

An extremely powerful devouring force suddenly erupted.

The crimson demon core trembled violently.

The raging blood demons that were originally stored inside the demon core, enough to destroy an area of ​​tens of kilometers, seemed to have a breach opened, and began to pour into the roots of the green lotus.

The Red Serpent King's pupils contracted sharply.

It could clearly sense that the power it had painstakingly cultivated was disappearing at an unstoppable speed.

"Stop! That's my demon core!"

Chu Zhou said calmly, "That's not the case now."

A system notification tone then sounded.

"Ding! You have devoured a fifth-tier Blood Fiend Demon Core and gained 300000 Evolution Points."

"Ding! Purified the energy from the demon core's self-destruction, gaining 200000 evolution points."

"Ding! You have devoured the remnants of the Blood Gate Blessing and gained 150000 Evolution Points."

"bite……"

A series of notification sounds flashed by quickly.

The crimson light on the surface of the demon core grew dimmer and dimmer.

Even the cracks that seemed ready to burst open at any moment began to close up little by little.

It's not that the demon core has been repaired.

Instead, most of the power stored inside had been drawn away by Chu Zhou, leaving it with no chance to self-destruct.

Seeing this scene, the Crimson Serpent King was utterly desperate.

Its biggest trump card.

Chu Zhou actually used it as nourishment.

Not only did they fail to harm Heilongshan, they actually helped him improve his strength.

"Impossible! I have already reached the fifth rank! I clearly received the blessing of Lord Blood Gate!"

The Crimson Serpent King's voice was hoarse, as if it couldn't accept what was happening before its eyes.

Chu Zhou said calmly, "Does relying on the power bestowed upon you by others deserve to be called your own realm?"

"From the moment you swallowed the Blood-Veined Vermilion Fruit, you were no longer the Crimson Serpent King; you were merely blood food raised by the Blood Gate."

The Red-banded Serpent King stiffened abruptly, as if it wanted to retort.

But the bloodshot eye between its brows continued to drain its life force.

Its original power had long since become mixed with the Blood Gate Blessing, and even its demon core was no longer entirely under its control.

The Crimson Serpent King finally understood what his so-called breakthrough meant.

The so-called opportunity was, from beginning to end, a complete scam.

The Blood Gate is not nurturing it, but feeding it, waiting until it becomes powerful enough before taking it back along with all the Blood Fiend Origins.

The madness in the Crimson Serpent King's vertical pupils gradually disappeared.

Instead, there was an indescribable sense of desolation.

"That's not how it works."

It murmured softly, "Lord Blood Gate said that once Blood Gate opens, I will become the true master of Crimson Cloud Ridge."

Chu Zhou said calmly, "Of course it would say that, otherwise why would you willingly raise snakes for it and collect their blood for it?"

The Red Serpent King fell silent.

At this moment, it seemed to suddenly remember that in recent days, every time a snake demon broke through in Crimson Cloud Ridge, the Blood Gate would send down blood light.

Each time a high-ranking serpent demon goes missing, the heartbeat deep within the Blood Gate grows stronger.

It used to think that it was Lord Blood Gate recovering.

It seems now that those missing snake demons have probably long since become nourishment for the Blood Gate.

In the underground ancient city.

The strange stone sneered, "It's too late to understand now."

Chu Zhou said, "Little Shishi, you sound quite experienced when you say that."

The blood-red light emanating from the strange rock suddenly stopped.

"Lotus Demon, what do you mean?"

Chu Zhou said leisurely, "It doesn't mean anything, I just think you might have been deceived by someone before."

The strange rock remained silent for a moment.

He then coldly uttered a single word: "Get lost."

Chu Zhou didn't tease it any further, because inside the cave...

The crimson demon core had been almost completely devoured.

The demon core, which was originally the size of a human head, is now only the size of a fist.

The surface is dull and lacks luster.

The bloodthirsty energy inside was almost completely drained.

The aura of the Crimson Serpent King also plummeted, quickly dropping to the late stage of the fourth rank.

Its enormous demonic body began to rapidly wither, and pieces of its blood-red scales lost their luster and fell off its body.

The Crimson Serpent King struggled to raise its head.

It did not beg for mercy again.

He just stared intently at Chu Zhou's lotus roots, his voice hoarse.

"Lord of the Azure Lotus, do you think that killing me will stop the Blood Gate from opening?"

Chu Zhou's expression remained unchanged: "And then?"

The Crimson Serpent King gave a bitter laugh: "Crimson Cloud Ridge is just one of the blood nests chosen by the Blood Gate. There are more than one such place."

"After the second spiritual energy tide, the Blood Gate has begun to awaken other blood nests. Even if you destroy Crimson Cloud Ridge, people in other places will still sacrifice for it."

Chu Zhou's eyes narrowed.

Other bloodlines?

This is indeed useful information.

In the underground ancient city, the strange stone also put away its earlier mockery and asked in a deep voice, "Ask it where those blood nests are."

Chu Zhou spoke calmly: "The locations of the other blood nests."

The Crimson Serpent King gasped for breath, blood trickling from the corner of its mouth: "I didn't know. The Blood Gate doesn't allow different blood nests to connect with each other. Each blood nest is only responsible for cultivating its blood food."

"but…"

A trace of memory surfaced in its vertical pupils: "I saw several scenes when I received the blessing of the Blood Gate."

"Beneath the northern ice plains lies a frozen, blood-red tower; deep in the eastern sea lies an ancient well bound with chains; and in the western desert lies a blood altar buried beneath the yellow sand."

At this point, the Crimson Serpent King suddenly chuckled.

"Lord of the Azure Lotus, you are very strong, but no matter how strong you are, you are just a lotus demon that cannot stray too far from its original form."

"Once all the Blood Nests open simultaneously, can you defend Black Dragon Mountain, can you defend the entire world?"

Chu Zhou asked calmly, "Why should I protect the entire world?"

The Red Serpent King was taken aback.

Chu Zhou continued, "As long as they don't provoke me, what does it matter to me what the world becomes?"

"But if they reach into Black Dragon Mountain, I will eat wherever they come."

The Red Serpent King opened its mouth.

It suddenly realized that it was completely unable to understand this blue lotus using normal thinking.

When other creatures hear that the Blood Gate is setting up Blood Nests in various places, their first reaction should be fear.

But Chu Zhou's first reaction was to ask how much more he could swallow.

In the underground ancient city, the strange stone coldly said, "Lotus Demon, you'd better not be too confident. If what that little brat Chi Lian said is true, there is more than one blood nest. When chaos breaks out, it will definitely be very dangerous."

The strange stone spoke quite seriously, but Chu Zhou didn't care at all.

"Are you done talking?"

Chu Zhou looked at the Crimson Serpent King, who was also surprised that Chu Zhou was so decisive and fearless.

It was somewhat bewildered, and finally said, "The victor is king, the loser is villain. Since we've lost, there's nothing more to say."

Many images seemed to flash through its mind. It recalled that before the spiritual energy was restored, it was still a small snake in the forest. It never expected that after experiencing the great changes in the world, it would be able to do so.

As it evolved, it craved power and strength, but it seemed to have lost sight of its original purpose.

Wasn't my original intention simply to fill my stomach every day and live a carefree life as a little snake?

However, it never expected that after evolving, its greed would become insatiable. It was truly exhausted. Thinking of this, it sighed.

Chu Zhou ignored what the Crimson Serpent King was thinking.

At this moment, he was not far from the late stage of the sixth rank.

Choose to devour directly.

In an instant, countless roots emerged from the ground, directly enveloping the Crimson Serpent King and continuously devouring and purifying its blood-red crystal core.

The source of pollution was purified, and pure energy surged into Chu Zhou's body, while notification sounds kept ringing in his mind.

P.S.: Douyin (Qingchuan Budu)