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

The voice just fell.

Above Heilong Lake.

The Emperor's Seal, symbolizing the suppression of mountains and rivers, began to spin with a thunderous roar.

At the bottom of the Imperial Seal, five divine lights of black gold, moon white, cyan silver, earth yellow, and azure simultaneously descended.

Within the Green Lotus Cave.

The young bud of the Jianmu tree trembled slightly.

The twelve pale green roots that had plunged into the void suddenly tightened.

"Come out here!"

boom!

The outer edge of the moon.

Twelve astral anchors, hidden in the space interlayer, were simultaneously pulled.

The vast void resembled a shattered mirror, revealing numerous dark cracks.

The twelve Star Chaser reconnaissance ships, which originally only existed in the projection of reality, began to shake violently.

Layer upon layer of spatial boundaries were forcibly torn apart by the roots of the Jianmu tree.

Inside the reconnaissance ship.

A piercing alarm blared throughout all the cabins.

[The astral anchor has shifted by 17 percent!]

The phase boundary membrane has become unstable!

[The real ship is falling out of the void!]

The captain of the Hunter's Court abruptly stood up: "Activate the Boundary Severing Blade and cut those roots!"

Both sides of the ship.

Dozens of silver and black light blades rose up simultaneously.

With a gentle slash of the light blade, the void ahead was cut open.

But when these sharp blades, capable of tearing through space, landed on the verdant roots...

Suddenly, a layer of blue-silver lotus patterns appeared on the surface of the roots.

On Heilong Lake.

All ten lotus leaves on the Chu boat lit up at the same time.

His original blue lotus essence traveled across vast spaces along the Jianmu root network, landing on the twelve roots.

Azure and silver intertwined.

The roots of the Jianmu tree are no longer tender.

Instead, they acted like twelve azure chains that pierced through all realms, firmly anchoring the astral anchor.

clang!

The silver-black blade struck the roots.

Sparks flew everywhere, leaving only a few faint marks on the surface of the roots.

[Ding! The Azure Lotus Origin and the power of the Jianmu Tree for boundary stabilization have completed their initial fusion.]

[Temporary abilities have been enhanced.]

[Lotus Wood Boundary Root: Can penetrate the void, lock phase coordinates, and temporarily prevent spatial jumps.]

Chu Zhou's divine sense traversed the starry sky: "Hidden for so long, and now you still want to leave?"

Boom!

The twelve lotus root-marking roots contracted simultaneously.

The twelve astral anchors were forcibly dragged out of the space interlayer.

Above the moon, silver-black crystals, each over 100 meters in diameter, appeared out of thin air.

The surface of the crystal is covered with intricate spiritual patterns.

They are like twelve strange hearts forcibly fished out of the deep sea, constantly vibrating.

With the appearance of the Astral Anchor, the actual hulls of the twelve reconnaissance ships were gradually brought into reality.

First the bow, then the hull, and finally the stern.

The kilometer-long silver-black hull squeezed out of the void, stirring up a large spatial tide.

The phase boundary membrane, which humans had previously been unable to touch, has completely disappeared.

Sky Dome Deep Space Psionic Observatory.

Shen Xinglan stared at the rapidly changing data on the screen, her breathing suddenly becoming rapid.

"The spatial overlap is dissolving, and all twelve targets have fallen out of the spatial interlayer. What we are seeing now are their actual ship hulls!"

A researcher nearby suddenly stood up: "So, that means we can hit them?"

Shen Xinglan stared intently at the twelve azure roots: "Alright, Lord of the Azure Lotus, pull them out from another dimension."

This statement was broadcast live worldwide.

On the square in Linjiang City.

The once deathly silent crowd suddenly looked up.

Someone stared at the blue lotus image spanning the starry sky on the screen, their voice trembling.

"We used the power of the entire Blue Star, and we still couldn't touch those warships. Yet the Azure Lotus Lord, separated by hundreds of thousands of kilometers, dragged them out using only twelve roots?"

No one answered.

The answer has already been given by the images from the outer edge of the moon.

The twelve reconnaissance ships that had just been high above, allowing humans to attack them at will, were now shaking violently.

The surface of the ship's hull.

Large swaths of silver-gray spirit patterns flickered in and out of focus.

That composure, which seemed to be above the civilization of Earth, was shattered for the first time.

Inside the Star Chaser 7 reconnaissance ship.

Captain Silverskin pressed both hands against the control panel.

"Abandon the scanning mission, channel all energy into the main cannon, and attack the source of the Jianmu root system!"

Forward of the bridge.

The 3D projection of the blue star rapidly magnifies.

Twelve human cities were marked simultaneously.

Lingnan is bordered by the river, the old city of Sijiu, Wudang Mountain, and Longhu Mountain.

Kunlun Base, Qinghai Observation Center.

An adjutant asked in a low voice, "Should we prioritize attacking that lotus king?"

Captain Silver Pattern's expression was ferocious: "No, attack the ancestral city. Most of the spirit plant kings are nurtured by the faith of the earth veins. If they choose to defend, they will be powerless to attack the fleet."

"If it fails to defend itself, then let the beings of the ancestral realm see for themselves whether the king they worship can truly protect them!"

The command was issued.

The twelve reconnaissance ships simultaneously turned their bows, and silver-black needles of light emerged from their hulls.

A blinding light rapidly gathered, and Shen Xinglan's expression instantly changed upon seeing the attack trajectory.

"They've locked onto twelve cities, and the attack intensity is escalating. All cities must immediately activate their highest-level psionic barriers!"

The sky above Linjiang City.

A layer of cyan city-guarding light curtain quickly rose up.

In Beijing, Kunlun, Wudang and other places, defensive formations were operating simultaneously.

But everyone knew that the beam of light from the reconnaissance ship could have wiped out even the peaks of the moon.

The defensive barriers of human cities are simply no match for them.

Countless people hid in shelters, the elderly held children, soldiers gripped their weapons, some closed their eyes, and others stared intently at the sky.

The next moment, twelve silver-black rays of light pierced through the starry sky.

They crossed the moon and headed straight for Blue Star. On Black Dragon Lake, the Taiyin Town Boundary Pearl slowly rose.

Chu Zhou's voice remained calm: "Who gave you the audacity to harm the living beings on my territory before me?"

hum!

The Taiyin Zhenjie Pearl trembled slightly.

On the moon, the primordial essence of Yin, dormant for countless years, has been fully awakened.

A beam of moon-white light shot into the sky from the depths of the moon.

Within the beam of light, ten lotus leaves, obscuring the sky, fully bloomed between the moon and the blue star.

A ten-petaled blue lotus Dharma image spanning tens of thousands of miles blocked the twelve silver-black rays of light.

boom!

The sunlight fell on the lotus leaves.

The surface of a lotus leaf.

The black gold Zhenyuan pattern and the moon-white Taiyin pattern lit up simultaneously.

The silvery-black light, powerful enough to dissolve the peaks of the moon, seemed to fall into an endless lake.

Ripples spread outwards, and ten lotus leaves swayed gently.

All twelve rays of light were intercepted, leaving the sky above the blue planet completely unharmed.

The world is silent.

Linjiang No.1 Middle School.

The student who had just been crying stared wide-eyed at the silvery lotus shadows reflected in the sky and earth outside the window.

In the square, the little girl nestled in her father's arms pointed to the sky: "Daddy, it's Grandpa Qinglian."

The man raised his head and looked at the ten-petaled blue lotus that blocked the view of Blue Star, his eyes instantly turning red.

"Yes, He blocked it."

all around the world.

Countless people hiding in the shelters walked to the windows one after another.

They saw it clearly for the first time.

Between Blue Star and twelve extraterrestrial warships.

There is a blue lotus, blooming alone.

On the bridge of the Zedalus, Theros's vertical pupils were fully open.

"The Taiyin Projection—this Azure Lotus not only refined the Taiyin Origin, but can also borrow the moon and stars of the Ancestral Realm to project into a King's Domain across the starry sky?"

The Bonewing Commander's expression was grave: "The disintegration beams of all twelve Star Chasers have failed."

"Your Excellency, shall we order them to retreat?"

Ceres did not answer.

It stared intently at the ten-petaled blue lotus image.

What Chu Zhou just displayed was not just the power of a ninth-order king.

Instead, it involves the use of ancestral mountains and rivers, earth veins, and the moon and stars.

This means that as long as Chu Zhou remains within the ancestral realm, his power will be amplified by the entire world.

Theros's voice was deep: "Order the Starseeker to immediately restart the Astral Anchor and avoid direct combat with it."

However, the outer side of the moon.

The twelve reconnaissance ships were just preparing to re-enter the interdimensional space.

A black and gold imperial seal rose from the center of the blue lotus image.

When the Imperial Seal first appeared, it was only the size of a palm.

But it flies forward a certain distance each time.

It will then increase several times over.

Finally, like a black and gold divine mountain suspended in the starry sky, it appeared above the moon.

The imperial seal is surrounded by ten illusory ancient mountains.

A gnarled tree root hangs down from the bottom of the imperial seal, while a small, pale moon hangs above it.

Five divine lights—black gold, moon white, cyan silver, earth yellow, and azure—illuminated half the moon.

[Ding! The Mountain and River Suppressing Abyss Emperor Seal has entered the Taiyin Domain.]

[Twelve enemy starships detected.]

[The Astral Anchor has been detected as being sealed off by the Jianmu Boundary Demarcation System.]

Should we lift the mountain-sealing barrier?

Chu Zhou didn't hesitate: "Suppress."

boom!

The Emperor's Seal of Shanhe Zhenyuan suddenly fell.

It did not strike any particular warship.

Instead, it is placed directly above the twelve astral anchors.

The space roared.

Cracks appeared simultaneously on all twelve silver-black crystals.

The phase runes that had just lit up on the twelve Star Chaser reconnaissance ships went out simultaneously.

[The Astral Anchor has been suppressed!]

Spatial jump failed!

Phase Engine Malfunction!

[WARNING! Target King is locking onto the real ship!]

Captain Hunter's expression finally changed.

"Activate all weapons and attack the Imperial Seal!"

Hundreds of silver and black cannons hidden inside the ship opened simultaneously.

A dense barrage of beams of decomposition, spatial cutting blades, and soul annihilation waves hurtled toward the Mountain and River Town Emperor Seal.

Around the Imperial Seal.

The ten ancient mountain phantoms trembled in succession.

Within the ancestral realm, the projection of another mountain appeared.

Standing atop Mount Fuyue, the mountain chieftain pressed his palms against the mountain's core: "Master, I'll lend you nine more mountains!"

boom!

At Wudang Mountain, Xuanweizi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

He gazed at the imperial seal above the moon, and gently tapped the Xuanwu Cliff with his ancient sword.

"The Shadow of Wudang Mountain borrows the master of the Azure Lotus to suppress the enemy."

Kunlun Mountains.

Several ancient, dormant peaks are emitting their own light.

Changbai Mountain, Beishan Mountain, and islands in the East China Sea.

The shadows of mountains stretch across the earth's veins, reflecting the starry sky.

The Emperor's Seal surrounds the mountains and rivers.

The number of mythical ancient mountains has increased from ten to eighteen.

The number of seats will be increased to thirty-six.

Hundreds of warships launched their attacks.

However, it was blocked by the shadows of thirty-six mountains.

The imperial seal continued its descent without pause.

Inside the Star Chaser VII ship.

As the black-gold imperial seal drew ever closer, fear appeared in the captain's vertical pupils for the first time.

"Main cannon overload, burning astral core, stop it!"

Center of the ship.

The silver-black crystal core burned violently.

A giant, a thousand meters tall, formed from countless metal branches, rose from above the ship's hull.

The giant held up the sky with both hands, trying to block the imperial seal.

Chu Zhou swayed gently on the lotus leaf: "You're not even as strong as the Moon Abyss Priest, yet you dare to hunt before me? You're courting death."

"broken."

The imperial seal crashed down heavily.

The thousand-meter-tall metal giant's arms snapped instantly, its head shattered, and its massive body was pressed back into the ship by the Mountain and River Emperor Seal.

The Star Chaser 7 reconnaissance ship was dented in the center.

The entire kilometer-long warship was crushed in half, and the silver-black hull exploded one after another.

Large amounts of debris turned into a rain of fire, which fell onto the lunar surface.

Captain Hunting didn't even have time to escape from the bridge.

The entire control cabin, along with the Imperial Seal, was crushed into a cloud of silver-gray dust.

[Ding! Successfully destroyed the Star Chaser.]

[Target overall combat strength: Peak seventh tier.]

[Evolution Points Gained: 8 million.]

[Obtained one Astral Crystal.]

[Obtained a fragmented phase engine.]

[Obtain the basic navigation chart for the Starry Night Hunting Grounds.]

With a single strike, the Azure Lotus Lord of Black Dragon Lake did not even leave its original location.

By simply using the Jianmu Root Network and the Taiyin Origin to traverse the starry sky, they smashed a reconnaissance ship that had left the Global Federation helpless into two pieces.

In the global live broadcast.

The broken warship is burning in the sky above the moon.

In Linjiang City Square, someone stood with their mouth open, but remained silent for a long time.

The next moment, the entire square erupted in cheers.

"It's shattered! The Lord of the Azure Lotus smashed it!"

"They're not invincible, we can win!"

The cheers began in Linjiang City.

It quickly spread to Beijing, Wudang Mountain, and the Kunlun base.

The news spread throughout the Dragon Kingdom, and eventually, via a global live broadcast, reached every city on Earth.