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

Zhou Zhenshan said, "It's nothing serious. The Lord of the Azure Lotus held back."

Old Master Ye nodded. This outcome was exactly what they had expected. If Chu Zhou truly intended to kill, Zhou Zhenshan would not have been able to return to Qingshi Reservoir alive.

Wang Jun glanced at the intelligence report and said with a solemn expression, "Director Zhou, our satellites just detected eight high-level life energy reactions simultaneously inside Black Dragon Mountain."

According to the tests, six of them reached level five, and two reached level four. Is this true?

Zhou Zhenshan said, "The situation is true. There are indeed six fifth-order auras, belonging to the six core relatives of the Azure Lotus Lord."

Upon hearing Zhou Zhenshan's admission, the video conference fell silent once again.

Even if the test results have already been seen.

Even after receiving confirmation from Zhou Zhenshan, Ye Lao's mood remained heavy.

Standing in the command room of the northeastern defense line, Lei Zhenyue couldn't help but glance at Changbai Mountain outside the window.

In that mountain dwells a late-stage fifth-tier Siberian tiger king. This single late-stage fifth-tier demon king put immense pressure on the entire northeastern defense line.

However, the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone now houses a total of six fifth-tier demon kings, and above them is a seventh-tier Forbidden Zone Lord.

This gap can no longer be measured simply by numbers.

Lei Zhenyue asked in a deep voice, "Director Zhou, did those six fifth-tier demon kings break through on their own, or did the Azure Lotus Lord intervene?"

Zhou Zhenshan said, "Such a coincidental timing, apart from the Lord of the Azure Lotus helping them break through, I can't think of any other reason at the moment. This is to intimidate us humans."

Lei Zhenyue's eyes narrowed slightly: "So, as long as there are enough resources, it can continue to cultivate to the fifth tier?"

"Theoretically, yes."

Zhou Zhenshan did not give a definitive answer: "However, the fifth rank involves a leap in the level of life, which cannot be accomplished simply by accumulating resources. Those six followers have already reached the mid-to-late stage of the fourth rank, and the Xuanjia Demon King is even at the peak of the fourth rank."

"The Lord of the Azure Lotus merely fulfilled the last condition for them."

Qin Zhenyuan remained silent.

Only after Zhou Zhenshan finished speaking did he slowly ask, "When it helped its followers break through, did any of their foundations become unstable?"

"no."

Zhou Zhenshan replied quickly: "At least judging from their auras, the life fluctuations of those six fifth-tier demon kings are very stable."

A moment of silence fell over everyone.

After a moment, Lei Zhenyue looked at the data on the screen and suddenly said, "This may not be all bad for us."

Wang Jun looked at him: "General Lei, what are your thoughts?"

Lei Zhenyue said in a deep voice, "The third spiritual energy tide is about to arrive. The problem of the East Sea Mother Nest has not been solved, and the Changbai Mountain Pollution Tiger King may break through to the sixth rank at any time."

"If a large-scale beast tide really occurs in the future, the Dragon Kingdom's current strength is simply not enough to defend all the lines of defense at the same time. The stronger the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone becomes..."

"At least the pressure in Lingnan and the southern coastal areas will be less."

Standing behind Zhou Zhenshan, Lu Cang frowned instinctively upon hearing this: "But is it really reliable to entrust the safety of an entire area to the demon race?"

Lei Zhenyue glanced at him: "It's not about handing it over to the demon race, but about utilizing all available power."

His tone was calm, with the decisiveness unique to soldiers: "Take us here, for example. Outside the northeastern defense line is the Pollution Tiger King. If the situation were different, it would also break through to the sixth level and lead the Changbai Mountain beasts south."

"As long as someone is willing to step in and stop it, whether they are human or a monster, I will accept it, because behind the defense line are tens of millions of people."

Lu Cang fell silent. Qin Zhenyuan looked at Lei Zhenyue and said, "You seem to have a very open-minded attitude."

Lei Zhenyue shook his head: "Qin Gu, it's not that I'm being easygoing, but I'm very clear that in this era of spiritual energy revival, those of us who are guarding the front line have absolutely no right to act impulsively."

Elder Ye nodded and said, "General Lei is right. Currently, the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone and the Dragon Kingdom share a common enemy, so cooperation remains the best option. However, necessary precautions must be taken."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

Just as the meeting continued, at the same time, the alarm suddenly sounded at the Changbai Mountain defense line.

A piercing alarm sounded through the video.

Lei Zhenyue whirled around, and outside the command room, an officer rushed in, anxiously reporting, "Report! The concentration of spiritual energy deep within Changbai Mountain has suddenly increased. We've detected that the Changbai Mountain Tiger King is leaving its lair and moving towards the snow-capped peaks to the south!"

Lei Zhenyue's expression instantly turned serious, and Qin Zhenyuan also stood up from his seat.

Elder Ye immediately asked, "Are we preparing to attack the defensive line?"

The officer quickly reported, "No herd has been detected gathering; the Tiger King appears to have merely ascended the snow-capped peak."

The video rapidly shifts to the depths of Changbai Mountain, covered in snow and wind. A giant Siberian tiger, nearly 100 meters long, walks onto a snow-covered peak. Its white fur is covered with dark, stained lines.

Scarlet tiger eyes pierced through the swirling snow.

Looking towards the distant south.

That's the direction where Lingnan is located.

A moment later, a deep tiger's roar echoed throughout Changbai Mountain.

"roar!"

There was no offensive intent in the tiger's roar.

Instead, it resembles a king who reigns supreme in the north, responding to another powerful new being.

Qin Zhenyuan stared at the screen, his expression gradually becoming serious: "It sensed it."

Lei Zhenyue asked, "What did you sense?"

Qin Zhenyuan slowly said, "The changes in the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone are that six fifth-order demon kings were born at the same time, plus a seventh-order Forbidden Zone Lord. The Tiger King of Changbai Mountain has already regarded the Azure Lotus Lord as a true competitor of his kind."

Lei Zhenyue gazed at the polluted tiger king on the snow-capped peak, his fists gradually clenching.

One south and one north.

Two large restricted areas.

Two mythical beast kings with extremely high intelligence.

The difference is that the Lord of the Green Lotus in Lingnan has begun to establish order and cooperate with humanity.

However, the tiger king that polluted Changbai Mountain has always maintained hostility towards the northeastern defense line.

Once it breaks through to the sixth rank, the Northeast will surely usher in an unprecedented beast tide.

Lei Zhenyue said in a deep voice, "Qin Gu, how far is it from the sixth rank?"

Qin Zhenyuan stared at the black aura constantly surging from the Polluted Tiger King.

After a long pause, he finally replied, "It's getting close. Perhaps we won't be able to wait for the third spiritual energy tide."

The atmosphere in the video conference instantly turned heavy.

"Oh no, sir! The tiger king of Changbai Mountain is approaching the defense line."

At this moment, the officer who had just reported the news suddenly changed his expression, and a red marker moved rapidly across the map on the large screen.

Besides the relatively large red dot, there are also a large number of densely packed red punctuation marks.

They were rushing rapidly toward the defensive line, and everyone's expression changed upon seeing this.

"What exactly is this Siberian tiger king trying to do? Is it starting a beast tide ahead of schedule?" On the other end of the video, Su Wan looked on with a serious expression as she watched this scene.

Zhou Zhenshan's brows furrowed instantly.

Since the revival of spiritual energy, many mutated beast kings have appeared in Kyushu. These beasts are not unintelligent and have even begun to gain a deeper understanding of the human world.

He was studying the culture of the human world, but lately he had been dealing with matters in Lingnan.

He did not personally visit Changbai Mountain.

This tiger king of Changbai Mountain really needs to be dealt with.