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

Chu Zhoulian swayed gently and snorted coldly, "Then you've come to the wrong place today. We demons do not sign slave contracts with you humans."

Lu Shengbai's platinum vertical line between his brows lit up: "Lord of the Azure Lotus, since you believe your rules surpass the Holy Covenant, why not let the world see your capabilities?"

After speaking, he raised his hand, and the platinum-gold codex hung in the sky. A page of the codex burst out and transformed into a white light curtain that covered half of Black Dragon Mountain.

"The Covenant Reflected."

hum!

A white light stretched across the sky.

Images of Black Dragon Mountain simultaneously appeared on psionic screens across the Dragon Kingdom, on global satellite channels, and in the projections of branch temples of the Covenant Church in Europe.

Outside Heilong Lake.

A nine-petaled blue lotus hangs in the heart of the lake.

Lord Baishan guards the northern ridge, while the King of Green-backed Apes stands atop the mountain.

The Snowfield Wolf King, accompanied by hundreds of snow wolves, lay in ambush on both sides of the mountain path.

Lu Shengbai and the Twelve Holy Guards stood outside the boundary marker of the restricted area.

The global psionic network exploded instantly.

"The Holy Son of the Covenant Church has gone to Lingnan?"

"That's the Black Dragon Lake Beast Gathering!"

"An eighth-tier holy son, facing off against the Lord of the Azure Lotus?"

"This is going to be a big problem!"

……

Lu Shengbai stood beneath the platinum light curtain.

His voice was steady and resonated throughout the world.

"Today, I, the Holy Son, have not come for personal vendettas, but only to prove one thing: if all living beings are not unified and restrained, so-called order is nothing more than a temporary gift from the strong."

"Since the Lord of the Azure Lotus intends to legislate for the strange beasts, then let the world see whether His rules are more reliable than the Holy Covenant."

Chu Zhou did not stop him, and even the Zhenyuan Emperor Seal did not manifest immediately.

He simply asked, "How do you want to compete?"

Lu Shengbai raised his hand.

The Holy Covenant Codex turned to the middle page: "This Holy Son binds the myriad beasts of Black Dragon Lake with a temporary Holy Covenant. If they can break free of the Holy Covenant by their own will, it will prove that your path has merit."

"If not, it proves that the beasts still need the complete covenant."

Chu Zhou laughed and said, "You're quite good at saving face for yourself."

Lu Shengbai's expression remained unchanged: "Lord of the Azure Lotus, do you dare?"

Chu Zhou Lianye swayed gently: "Come."

A single word caused countless lives, both inside and outside Black Dragon Mountain, to hold their breath simultaneously.

The next moment, Lu Shengbai formed hand seals, and the Platinum Codex was unfurled with a roar.

"The covenant, to which all spirits bow."

boom!

Countless platinum runes descended from the sky, but instead of attacking Chu Zhou, they fell upon the strange beasts in Black Dragon Mountain.

Little Jinbao groaned first. It was circling among the clouds when its wings suddenly sank, and it almost fell from the sky.

Hundreds of golden-feathered spirit birds also cried out in alarm.

The wings seemed to be bound by invisible chains, making it difficult to flap.

The snowfield wolf pack lay on the ground, their limbs pressed down by the platinum light, making it difficult for them to even lift their claws.

Lord Baishan roared, and the White Gold Tiger Demon soared into the sky.

However, dozens of sacred chains bound its limbs, causing the rocks beneath its feet to crumble one after another.

The Green-Backed Ape King slammed its fists into the ground, and the mountain-shaped markings on its back glowed with an earthy yellow light, but the platinum rule was like an invisible mountain pressing down on its back.

Its massive body felt incredibly heavy.

The outskirts of Heilong Mountain.

Many low-level beasts even uncontrollably lowered their heads towards Lu Shengbai.

Their spiritual energy was sealed by platinum runes, preventing them from even roaring.

Before the global live broadcast, countless people remained silent; this is the power of the Covenant Church.

No killing is needed, no black tide is needed, just one rule is enough to make all beasts bow down.

Lu Shengbai looked at Chu Zhou: "Lord of the Azure Lotus, do you see? The beasts don't understand restraint or order; they only understand bloodlines, slaughter, and devouring."

"You use your power to force them to keep their promise today, but I, the Holy Son, can make them submit forever."

Chu Zhou's voice was calm: "Lord Baishan."

Bai Shan Jun was panting heavily, and platinum chains bound its limbs, causing the boulder beneath its tiger claws to crack inch by inch.

Chu Zhou asked, "You kept your promise at Black Dragon Lake because I forced you to kneel?"

The kingly mark on Baishan Jun's forehead lit up. He gritted his teeth and raised his head: "Baihu Ridge submits to Qinglian as its master. No one has forced me to submit."

boom!

The White Tiger Demon Seal within Bai Shan Jun's body suddenly erupted, forcefully breaking a platinum chain.

Lu Shengbai frowned slightly.

Chu Zhou then said, "Blue back."

The Green-Backed Ape King braced itself against the ground with its fists, and the mountain-patterned markings on its back lit up inch by inch.

Its back was as if it were carrying a mountain, yet it did not bow its head.

"The Mountain Moving lineage guards its ancestral veins, protects its young, and its green-backed beasts will not be sacrificed!"

Roar!

The Green-Backed Ape King roared to the sky, and Fu Yuewen soared into the heavens.

The two platinum chains snapped on the spot, and Chu Zhou looked at the Snowfield Wolf King one last time.

"The Snowfield Wolf King"

The ice-blue moon pattern lit up.

Despite the oppressive power of the Holy Covenant, the Snowfield Wolf King struggled to his feet.

The snow wolves behind it also got up one after another.

"The wolves of the North only guard their own snowfields and the pact to protect their masters, but they will not be the dogs of humans."

Roar!

Hundreds of snow wolves howled at the same time.

The icy blue wolf soared into the sky.

The platinum chains began to tremble.

The vertical lines between Lu Shengbai's eyebrows became increasingly bright.

"It's no use; your will is ultimately no match for the covenant."

Chu Zhou suddenly laughed: "Who said it's only them?"

hum!

In Heilong Lake.

The Zhenyuan Emperor's Seal soared into the sky.

Black and gold light pierced through the clouds.

Nine lotus leaves of Chuzhou bloomed simultaneously.

Strands of cyan-silver light rose from the bodies of each of the strange beasts, representing their will to actively respond to the covenant at Black Dragon Lake.

The tiger's fierceness of the White Tiger Ridge beasts, the icy blue moonlight of the Snowfield wolf pack, and the ancestral mountain patterns of the Green-backed Ape King.

The Azure-Scaled Python King's Azure Spiritual Breath.

The wills of nearly ten thousand strange beasts in Black Dragon Mountain converged at this moment.

Above Heilong Lake.

A huge black and gold lotus pattern condensed and took shape.

The sound of the Chu boat echoed throughout the mountains and rivers.

"Beasts have their own way, and humans have their own path. We demons will not be slaves to humans, and you have no right to interfere with us."

Boom!

The black and gold lotus pattern pressed down horizontally.

One platinum chain after another broke apart.

Little Jinbao soared back into the sky.

Its wings spread wide, and its golden feathers shone like the blazing sun.

"This sparrow will not kneel before you!"

Baishan Jun broke the last chain.

It roared to the sky, and the white tiger's image shattered the white runes.

The Blue-backed Ape King unleashed both fists simultaneously.

The mountain pattern transformed into an illusory mountain, forcefully pushing open the Holy Covenant Domain.

The Snowfield Wolf King led his pack up the mountain ridge.

The icy blue moonlight coalesced into a wolf's head phantom, which bit down and shattered the platinum law pressing down on the wolf pack.

Bang bang bang!

The white domain trembled violently.

The Holy Covenant Codex in Lu Shengbai's hands flipped and flipped repeatedly, and cracks appeared on the edges of the codex.

Before the global live broadcast, countless people froze in shock.

The rules of the Holy Covenant Church were broken by the beasts of Black Dragon Lake themselves.

Lu Shengbai finally lost his composure.

"Lord of the Azure Lotus, you are using the power of all beasts to defy my holy covenant!"

Chu Zhou said calmly, "Wrong. I only let you see it; they don't want to."

Lu Shengbai's face was grim.

The next moment, he raised both hands, and the twelve Holy Guards simultaneously drew their swords.

"The Covenant, Judgment by Daylight!"

boom!

A phantom of a white sanctuary descended from the sky above Black Dragon Mountain.

Twelve platinum holy swords pierced through the clouds, carrying an aura of absolute judgment, and crashed down towards Black Dragon Lake.

Bai Shan Jun and Qingbei Yuan Wang moved forward at the same time.

Little Jinbao also wants to soar into the sky.

Chu Zhou said, "All of you, step back."

The words fell.

The waters of Heilong Lake surged skyward.

Countless green silver roots emerged from the bottom of the lake.

Each and every root is entwined with the black and gold imperial seal pattern.

Nine lotus leaves of a Chu boat support the sky.

"The Realm of Zhenyuan, where lotus guards mountains and rivers."

Boom!

The nine roots transformed into a colossal pillar that could support the heavens.

The first platinum holy sword fell and was instantly shattered by the roots.

The second holy sword shattered.

The third, the fourth, and the twelve platinum holy swords exploded one after another, causing the white sanctuary phantom to tremble violently.

The roots of the Chu boat swept across.

boom!

The phantom of the sanctuary was ripped apart inch by inch.

All twelve Holy Guards coughed up blood at the same time.

They flew backwards from the sky and crashed onto the wasteland outside Black Dragon Mountain.

Lu Shengbai still wanted to steady himself.

The black gold imperial seal had already landed on his head.

"town."

boom!

The platinum aura surrounding Lu Shengbai died down one after another.

He descended from the sky.

His knees slammed heavily against the boundary marker of Heilong Mountain, his platinum robe stained with dust.

The Covenant Codex lay beside him, a clear crack appearing in its center.

In the global live broadcast, Lu Shengbai, the current Holy Son of the Holy Covenant Sect and a peak expert at the early stage of the eighth rank, was on display.

Suppressed by Chu Zhou's seal, he knelt on one knee outside the boundary marker of the Qinglian Forbidden Zone.

The entire global psionic network fell into a brief period of silence.

Then countless comments flooded the screen.

"Holy crap, the Holy Son has already knelt down?"

"The Lord of the Azure Lotus is too powerful! Didn't the Holy Covenant Church claim to set rules for all living beings? They can't even get into Black Dragon Lake!"

"This isn't a debate; this is a public slap in the face!"

……

Blood trickled from the corner of Lu Shengbai's mouth.

He raised his head and looked at the blue lotus in the center of the lake.

Chu Zhou's voice remained calm: "Lu Shengbai, this is Black Dragon Lake, not your Black Sand Sanctuary. You are not qualified to shackle the beasts in my mountains and make them your dogs."

Lu Shengbai's face was grim. He said in humiliation, "Today, I, the Holy Son, have been defeated. After the fourth spiritual tide..."

Chu Zhou interrupted him directly: "I don't want to hear your nonsense. If you stop outside the boundary marker today, I will spare your life."

"If you dare to use the power of the covenant to oppress my beast again next time..."

"I will then send you to see Cassian."

hum!

A black and gold lotus pattern landed between Lu Shengbai's eyebrows.

The lotus pattern flashed by in an instant.

Lu Shengbai's body suddenly trembled.

He could sense that this was not a slave mark, but it was even more unbearable than a slave mark.

From this day forward, whenever he casts a forced holy covenant on a strange beast outside the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone, the lotus mark between his brows will trigger the power of the Abyss, directly backfiring on his spiritual energy.

Chu Zhou said calmly, "Get lost."

Lu Shengbai remained silent for a moment.

He picked up the torn Covenant Codex, turned and left, with the Twelve Guardians supporting each other as they followed.

The white holy light, which was once dazzling, passed through the sea of ​​clouds in Lingnan and quickly disappeared in the northwest.

Within the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone, tens of thousands of strange beasts roared in unison.

The roar of the beast echoed throughout the mountains.

On this day, the Covenant Church was defeated at Black Dragon Lake.

It was not defeated by Chu Zhou's single green lotus, but by the unyielding will of all the beasts.

Having witnessed the global live broadcast, those who had initially harbored a glimmer of hope have all fallen silent.

Linjiang City, outside the Qinglian restricted area.

In the command post of the Ninth Bureau branch, Zhou Zhenshan, Lu Cang, Su Wan, Chen Wuji, and others fell silent for a moment.

A human race eighth-tier powerhouse.

Lu Shengbai has lost.