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

Just then.

Deep in the East China Sea, that dull heartbeat resounded once more.

This time, the sound was clearer than before.

The entire sea seemed to sink for a moment.

The blood-red flesh threads that were frantically pulling at the Black Tide King stopped at the same time.

The next moment, tiny bloodshot eyes opened on the surface of all the shredded meat.

They were densely packed together, numbering in the thousands.

The bloodshot eyes did not continue to look at the Black Tide King, but instead turned and landed on the thousand-meter-long illusory lotus.

Chu Zhou suddenly felt a sense of being watched.

The system notification tone also sounded urgently at that moment.

"Ding, a high-level forbidden will has been detected spying on the host's background. Please be aware."

Chu Zhou's expression darkened.

This forbidden entity wants to investigate its origins and then turn against and control it—no way!

In the underground ancient city.

The strange rock also sensed the anomaly, its crimson light suddenly surging: "Lotus Demon, sever the projection! It's using the Black Tide King to lock onto your true form!"

Chu Zhou did not stop immediately.

The roots of the green lotus still entwined around the Black Tide King, continuously drawing upon its water-based demonic power and blood essence.

The system notification sound kept ringing.

"Ding, Evolution Points +200000."

"Ding, Evolution Points +180000."

"bite..."

The strange rock grew impatient: "Lotus Demon, can't you understand what I'm saying?"

Chu Zhou calmly replied, "I understand."

"Then why aren't you letting go?"

Chu Zhou said calmly, "I painstakingly traveled hundreds of kilometers to get here, finally managing to capture a sixth-tier sea beast, and now I'm leaving without even finishing my meal?"

The strange rock was nearly driven mad with anger: "Is your life more important or food?"

Chu Zhou thought about it seriously for a moment: "They are all important."

The strange rock roared, "You really are a madman!"

Chu Zhou ignored it.

His divine sense was firmly locked onto the demon core within the Black Tide King's body, which had been corrupted by bloodlust.

The most valuable thing in the Black Tide King's body now is not the blood demon power forcibly injected into him by the Blood Sea Mother Fetus.

Rather, it is its original sixth-order water system origin.

As long as this part of the origin is taken away.

This time, the deal wasn't a loss.

Above the East China Sea.

The Black Tide King's massive body was still trembling violently.

On one side are blood-red shredded meat from the seabed.

On one side are the roots of the blue lotus.

The constant struggle between the two forces made its already shattered demon core even more unstable.

Click!

A faint cracking sound came from within the Black Tide King's body.

Chu Zhou's eyes narrowed; now was the time. He shouted, "Soul Steal!"

boom!

Suddenly, the thousand-meter-long illusory lotus burst forth with an incomparably dazzling azure light, and all the roots wrapped around the Black Tide King simultaneously pierced into its chest and abdomen.

A deep blue demon core, the size of a millstone, was forcibly pulled out of the flesh by the roots.

The surface of the demon core was covered with blood-red cracks, and half of it had been contaminated by the Blood Sea Mother Embryo.

The other half still exuded extremely pure water elemental energy, and the Black Tide King let out a final, mournful scream.

"No!"

The roots of the green lotus suddenly exerted their strength.

Click!

The deep blue demon core split in two from the center.

The contaminated half of the demon core was instantly dragged into the sea by the seaweed, while the remaining half of the pure demon core was firmly wrapped by the roots of the green lotus.

The moment the demon core was enveloped, Chu Zhou devoured it without hesitation.

Meanwhile, in Linjiang City, at the Awakened Academy.

There are no students attending classes now, due to the previous outbreaks of beast tides in Nanjiang City and Linjiang City.

The academy's students were all transferred to guard the defense line.

All the students gathered in the square, where a huge psionic screen appeared as a phantom of a blue lotus rose from the East Sea.

Everyone stared blankly at the blue lotus flower that covered a thousand meters of sea.

The next moment, the entire square exploded.

"Oh My God!"

"The Lord of the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone!"

"It actually attacked from hundreds of kilometers away?"

"Was that just a projection?"

"Just a projection was enough to subdue a sixth-tier sea beast?"

Countless students' voices were trembling.

In front of the podium.

Lu Cang was also staring intently at the live stream.

As the director of the Ninth Branch of Linjiang City and a late-stage third-order gravity-type awakener, he understood the significance of this battle better than ordinary students.

Zhou Zhenshan's breakthrough to the sixth rank was already quite astonishing.

However, the master of the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone suppressed a wisp of power from the forbidden being in the East Sea with just a domain projection spanning hundreds of kilometers.

This level of strength far surpasses that of an ordinary sixth-tier cultivator.

Lu Cang exhaled: "Late stage of the sixth rank, is this the most advanced life form on Blue Star right now?"

A mentor nearby couldn't help but ask, "Director Lu, if you were facing that blue lotus, how confident would you be?"

Lu Cang shook his head with a wry smile: "Let alone that green lotus, even just a wisp of the domain pressure that suppressed the Black Tide King just now, I couldn't have lasted a single breath."

The mentor fell silent instantly.

Late stage of the third tier.

In Linjiang City, he would be considered a true top expert, capable of facing the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone.

They weren't even allowed to get close.

"This kind of battle is beyond our reach now. Starting today, I will go into seclusion to try and break through to the fourth or even fifth tier."

Seeing Zhou Zhenshan suppress the East China Sea beast tide all by himself, Lu Cang was also shocked and felt pressured.

The other mentors heard this.

They didn't feel anything was wrong; on the contrary, they agreed with Lu Cang that with the arrival of a great era, rapidly increasing one's strength was inevitable.

On the other side of the square.

Lin Qingxue was also watching the live stream.

She awakened a life-plant type ability. What others saw was a blue lotus, but she could sense the moment the blue lotus phantom appeared.

The life-elemental spiritual energy within his body began to circulate on its own.

Deep in the chest.

The blue lotus mark was slightly warm.

A wisp of soft blue light flowed slowly within her body.

Lin Qingxue was slightly startled, and she subconsciously pressed her hand to her chest.

"Is it responding to me?"

She could clearly sense it.

When the phantom of the blue lotus appeared.

The life force within him was several times more active than usual.

Even his cultivation speed has increased significantly.

This feeling is like something in the distance is silently protecting you.

Lin Qingxue couldn't help but recall the blue lotus rooted in the center of Black Dragon Lake.

She murmured softly, "Is it you?"

Lin Qingxue's feelings were very complicated at this moment. The power of the Azure Lotus had brought her many benefits, but it had also caused her to be involved in controversy many times.

How should I face this?

Beside her, Su Wan was also watching the live stream.

Unlike the shock of others, she felt more awe, having seen Chu Zhou with her own eyes.

They knew that the blue lotus was not as bloodthirsty as the other forbidden zones.

Now we see Chu Zhou suppressing the East Sea from afar to prevent the blood demon from polluting it.

Su Wan breathed a sigh of relief: "Luckily, He didn't stand against humanity. If it weren't for Him today, Director Zhou would probably be in real danger."

After she finished speaking, she looked back at the live stream.

on the screen.

The blue lotus still stands tall in the East China Sea, and even though it is just a projection, it still restores calm to the entire sea area.

At the very back of the square.

Chen Xueli stood there quietly.

Her eyes never left the blue lotus.

different from others.

She always felt that the blue lotus seemed to disregard the Black Tide King.

From beginning to end.

It's more like it's clashing with an unknown entity deep in the sea. Thinking of this, Chen Xueli took a deep breath: "Late stage of the sixth rank, no wonder even Director Zhou is willing to sign a non-aggression pact with it."

She suddenly had a premonition.

Humanity in the future.

It seems impossible to bypass the Qinglian Forbidden Zone.

We even need to rely on it.

Just as everyone was still in shock.

During the live broadcast, an unexpected change occurred.

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