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

boom!

Zhou Zhenshan unleashed this punch.

The Taishan Dharma Image behind him then suppressed it down.

This punch was no longer just a simple display of qi and blood.

Instead, it is the simultaneous eruption of the true seed of martial arts, the furnace of the five internal organs, and the Dharma image of Mount Tai.

The dark golden fist energy pierced through the heavens and earth, and the entire East China Sea seemed to tremble under this punch.

Rumble!

The jet-black water spear, tens of feet tall, collided head-on with the image of Mount Tai.

The stalemate lasted for less than a moment.

Crack! A crack suddenly appeared on the surface of the black water spear.

Then, a second, a third, and more and more cracks spread rapidly.

The Black Tide King's expression finally changed: "Impossible! I've been at the sixth rank for a long time, while you've only just broken through!"

It frantically channeled its demonic power, but no matter how much spiritual energy it poured in, the water spear continued to shatter.

boom!

With a deafening roar, the water spear, which was tens of feet tall, exploded.

The seawater turned into a torrential downpour, but Zhou Zhenshan's punch did not lose any momentum.

boom!

It slammed heavily onto the Black Tide King's head, instantly shattering large patches of black scales.

The Black Tide King's massive body, over two hundred meters long, was sent flying backwards.

It created towering waves along the way, eventually crashing heavily into the distant sea, with giant waves churning and splashing.

Behind the second line of defense, countless soldiers stared blankly at this scene.

The next moment, someone roared, "Director Zhou won!"

Immediately afterwards, the entire defense line boiled over.

"Director Zhou!"

"Director Zhou!"

"Director Zhou!"

The cheers were deafening.

However, Zhou Zhenshan's face showed no sign of relaxation.

Because just as that punch landed...

He clearly sensed another power within the Black Tide King's body.

It blocked the most fatal blow for it; it was injured, but not fundamentally.

at the same time.

Deep in the ocean, there emanates an aura even more ancient and chilling than that of the Black Tide King.

Seemingly sensing the defeat of the Black Tide King, it reacted instantly.

Boom!

A deep, muffled heartbeat suddenly resounded from the depths of the East China Sea, echoing from all the sea creatures.

At that moment, they all stopped moving. Instead of continuing their attack on the port, they all looked towards the deep sea.

Fear appeared in his eyes.

At the second line of defense, many soldiers were stunned.

"What's going on? Those mutated sea monsters seem scared?"

Zhou Zhenshan looked solemn as he turned to gaze into the depths of the East China Sea.

The seawater there is parting to both sides.

An indescribable aura of bloodlust was rising continuously from the seabed.

……

at the same time.

At Black Dragon Lake, Chen Mo's expression changed as he watched the live stream. He said, "Master, it seems there's something else beneath the East Sea."

Chu Zhou did not answer.

Seven lotus leaves swayed in the breeze, and for the first time, he looked at the live stream seriously.

A system voice suddenly sounded.

【Ding! 】

[An unknown, forbidden aura has been detected.]

[Contamination by the same bloodline was detected.]

[Target: Unknown.]

Danger Level: Extremely High.

Chu Zhou's pupils contracted.

In the underground ancient city, the strange rock was originally quite relaxed, but after it sensed that aura...

The entire rock shook violently.

The crimson light flickered wildly.

For the first time, it lost its composure, and its voice became low and somber.

"She actually woke up ahead of schedule."

Chu Zhou turned his head: "Little Stone, do you know him?"

The strange stone remained silent for a long time before finally uttering, "Lotus Demon, the real trouble has begun."

Upon hearing Guai Shi's words, Chu Zhou's seven lotus leaves slowly came to a stop. Anything that could make Guai Shi so wary must be extraordinary.

"Little Stone, explain yourself clearly, what exactly is at the bottom of the sea?"

In the underground ancient city.

The blood-red light on the surface of the strange rock flickered intermittently.

After a long while, it whispered, "Blood Sea Mother-Embryonic Fertility."

Chu Zhou frowned: "Another womb?"

The strange stone's voice was solemn: "The blood gate at Crimson Cloud Ridge is merely a portal used to collect blood offerings, but what lies beneath the East Sea is different; it is a piece of flesh and blood that truly detached from a forbidden being in a forbidden world."

"After it fell into the East China Sea, it remained hidden deep in the seabed, recovering by consuming the life force of marine creatures."

"Those sea beasts thought they were evolving rapidly because of the revival of spiritual energy. In reality, every bit of power they devoured was secretly absorbed by the Blood Sea Mother Embryo."

Chu Zhou's expression shifted slightly, and he asked, "So, the Black Tide King was also raised by it?"

Strange Stone sneered: "What kind of king is the Black Tide King? In the eyes of the Blood Sea Mother, it is nothing more than a fattened livestock."

Chu Zhou did not continue speaking.

His consciousness returned to the live broadcast screen.

Deep in the East China Sea.

The dull throbbing in his heart became clearer and clearer.

With each heartbeat, the seawater within a radius of tens of kilometers turns even more crimson.

The sea monsters that were originally crashing into the harbor let out terrified screams.

They climbed ashore like madmen.

Some mutated fish even smashed their own skulls rather than return to the sea.

Upon seeing this scene, Zhou Zhenshan's face darkened completely: "It seems that this beast tide was not launched by the Black Tide King; there are other entities behind it."

The commander on the second line of defense paused for a moment, then asked, "Director Zhou, what do you mean?"

Zhou Zhenshan looked at the ever-parting sea: "If those beast tides were attacking humans, they should have attacked human cities long ago. But they are not all fleeing in the same direction. They must be fleeing for their lives."

As soon as Zhou Zhenshan finished speaking, the sea in the distance exploded with a deafening roar.

boom!

A crimson beam of light, hundreds of meters in diameter, shot into the sky from the depths of the sea.

A beam of light pierced through the clouds.

The originally pitch-black night sky was instantly turned into an eerie blood red.

Vast stretches of seawater began to churn, and countless bloody fleshy threads emerged from the seabed.

The shredded meat was as thin as a finger, while the thicker pieces resembled giant pythons lying across the sea.

They intertwined and quickly spread towards the location of the Black Tide King.

The Black Tide King, which had just been blasted into the sea by Zhou Zhenshan, suddenly burst out of the water.

Its head scales were shattered, and blood flowed continuously.

But at this moment, it couldn't care less about Zhou Zhenshan.

Two scarlet eyes were filled with undisguised fear.

"No, I have already consumed so much blood and flesh for you. I can continue to grow stronger. Do not take back my power!"

The Black Tide King frantically thrashed its body, fleeing away from the deep sea.

But the next moment.

Dozens of bloody flesh threads simultaneously broke through the seawater.

puff!

One of them went straight through the tail of the Black Tide King.

In just a few breaths, the Black Tide King's massive body, over two hundred meters long, was completely entangled by dense, blood-red fleshy threads.

It struggled frantically, creating towering waves hundreds of meters high.

But instead of breaking, the fleshy strands began to seep into its body through the gaps in its scales.

"Release me! I am the rightful ruler of the East Sea!"

The Black Tide King let out a mournful roar.

From the depths of the ocean, only a chilling will resounded: "Blood fodder, return."

The words fell.

The blood-red flesh threads on the Black Tide King's body swelled up at the same time.

Its vital energy, demonic power, and life essence began to flow rapidly along the flesh threads towards the seabed.

The Black Tide King's originally enormous body shrank at a visible rate.

Strangely, its aura did not weaken.

Instead, it continued to rise due to the infusion of an external force.

Early stage of Tier 6, peak of early stage of Tier 6, mid-stage of Tier 6...

Four Nine Cities.

Ninth Bureau Headquarters.

The readings in the monitoring hall were fluctuating wildly.

The white-haired researcher's expression changed drastically: "The Black Tide King's life structure is being altered!"

"Its demonic core has shattered, and the mysterious power from the seabed is replacing it, forcibly taking control of its body!"

Wang Jun asked in a deep voice, "Is it alive or dead now?"

The white-haired researcher stared at the screen, his voice hoarse: "It is no longer the Black Tide King. Now, it is just a flesh and blood puppet controlled by some unknown entity."

In the live broadcast footage.

The Black Tide King's struggles gradually ceased.

It raised its head, and the pupils that once belonged to the sea beast had disappeared, leaving only a constantly spinning blood-red vortex in its eyes.

Its broken scales were then covered by a new layer of writhing flesh.

Then the Black Tide King opened its massive maw, but the voice that came out was no longer its own: "Blood, delicious."

boom!

A sixth-order pressure, far exceeding that of the previous ones, swept across the entire port.

The psionic shield on the second line of defense was instantly covered in cracks, and many warriors groaned as blood trickled from the corners of their mouths.

As Zhou Zhenshan took a step forward, the image of Mount Tai rose up behind him once more, its imposing presence blocking out most of the oppressive force.

But his expression was even more solemn than before.

He has only just entered the sixth level.

The Martial Arts True Sect is not yet fully consolidated.

The Black Tide King before them had not only been forcibly elevated to the mid-stage of the sixth rank, but was even stronger, and there was an unknown entity hidden in the sea behind him.

The gap between the two sides remains enormous.

The Black Tide King raised its fin claws.

Large swaths of blood-red seawater rapidly converged.

This time, what was formed was no longer an ordinary water spear.

Instead, it was a giant, blood-red hand covering thousands of meters of ocean.

The giant hand rose up, almost obscuring the entire night sky, and countless people watching the live broadcast turned pale instantly.

What utter despair!