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

The fifth priest did not respond.

On the golden altar, five vertical pupils burned simultaneously. The space surrounding the massive fleet folded layer upon layer, attempting to completely sever the legal connection between the severed arm and the main body.

But that wisp of blue-silver flame had already pierced through the wound.

Although Chu Zhou could not send the true form of the World Lotus directly into the Fifth Hunting Court with just a wisp of divine sense, he was able to leave a coordinate belonging to the Myriad Spirits Azure Lotus Realm along the Civilization Sacrifice Path.

On the surface of the sixth vertical pupil, which had not yet opened, a blue-silver lotus pattern slowly emerged.

The fifth priest was the first to truly feel the burning pain.

It raised its palm, attempting to erase the lotus pattern. However, the purifying flames spread outwards along its five fingers, directly igniting hundreds of chains of civilization surrounding the altar.

The other end of those chains connects to hundreds of surrendered worlds controlled by the Fifth Hunting Court.

"Sever all paths leading to the sacrifice!"

The fifth priest's voice fell.

Hundreds of Hunter's Court warships opened fire simultaneously, deliberately shattering the burning chains of civilization.

Deep within the cosmos, countless surrendered worlds, deprived of the Hunter's Court's energy supply, rapidly dimmed their ley lines. Countless beings reliant on the Golden Law for survival also cried out in agony as the laws fractured.

The fifth priest did not hesitate at all.

In its eyes, those worlds were simply sacrifices that could be discarded at any time.

Chu Zhou's ten lotus leaves have recorded all the coordinates of the break.

"I have seen you."

"You don't need to leave the rest of the road for us."

The azure-silver flames suddenly receded.

The lotus pattern on the sixth vertical pupil of the Fifth Priest disappeared, and the connection between the two divine consciousnesses that spanned the starry sea was finally completely severed.

Heilong Lake has returned to calm.

However, all the high-ranking members of the Ancestral Realm knew that Chu Zhou's last words were not just meant to provoke the enemy.

He was truly prepared to attack before the Fifth Hunting Court arrived.

Inside the lunar base, Shen Xinglan carefully saved the coordinates of the Hunter's Court that she had just obtained.

"The coordinates have been determined, but there are at least forty-three layers of broken space in between."

"If we proceed along the route of the Civilization Ceremony, the time can be shortened to twelve days."

Shen Xinglan paused for a moment: "But the sacrificial path can only transmit contracts, offerings, and the laws of the Hunting Court. Ordinary warships that forcibly enter will be directly judged as offerings."

Qin Zhenyuan looked at the massive wreckage left by the Star Tomb Ancient Ship: "If we can't send the warship into the sacrificial path, then let's send a world node in."

All eyes turned to the far side of the moon at the same time.

The Star Tomb Ship's core still hangs in the center of the broken ancient ship.

The world-dragging law of the Evil Bone has been purified, and the more than 29,000 remnants of civilizations that were originally under control have quietly stopped in the nearby starry sky.

These remnants cannot be restored to the original world.

Yet each core still retains a portion of the origins of the mountains and rivers and the will of civilization.

Shen Xinglan quickly built a model.

"With the Star Tomb Ship as the main axis, 108 Soul-Guiding Motherships form the outer ring, and the remnants of civilization are used to stabilize the space. Theoretically, a mobile node can be built."

"It doesn't need to have the whole world."

"As long as it can support a mature lotus, allowing the Lord of the Azure Lotus to condense the true form of the World Lotus at the other end of the sacrificial path, the subsequent star gate can be opened."

One researcher frowned: "The 29,000 remnant cores belong to the rescued civilization. Even if they are only used to stabilize space, they will continue to deplete their essence."

"Therefore, it cannot be decided by us."

Elder Ye looked at the death worlds suspended outside the moon: "Make the complete plan public. Those who are willing to participate can choose for themselves, and those who are unwilling to participate will be sent to the remnant star of the Guardian Realm for nurturing."

The Resonance of All Spirits quickly transmitted the two options to all the remnants of civilization.

There was no threat, nor did they demand anything in return for saving my life.

Those willing to participate in the counterattack can temporarily integrate into the Star Tomb Ship's core. After the battle ends, the Ancestral Realm will provide node essence to replenish their losses.

Those who do not wish to continue participating in the war can remain on the Soul Ship and the Guardian Remnant Star, waiting to find a new way to settle down.

Initially, there was no response from the core of the civilization.

Having just broken free from the control of the Evil Bone, they are wary of any form of joint formation.

Until a core of civilization covered in blue cracks slowly flew toward the heart of the Star Tomb ship.

A faint thought emanated from it.

"Before Ebon destroyed our world, he also said that he would only borrow the source once."

"I don't believe in any promises."

"But the Pure Land Dharma Lotus allows us to regain the power of refusal."

"So this time, I'm willing to make my own choice."

The first civilization core landed in its position.

Then came the second and the third.

Of the 29,431 remnants of civilizations, more than 17,600 ultimately chose to join the counterattack.

The remaining cores of the civilization were all sent to the remnant planet of the guardian realm.

No one stopped them, nor did they take away any of the origins they had acquired.

[17,609 civilization wills have been detected, voluntarily participating in the ancestral realm's counterattack.]

[The core of the Star Graveyard Ship is merging with the Soul-Guiding Mothership array.]

The world's drag-and-drop rules are changing.

The forced looting clause has been removed.

[Gained temporary ability: Ark of All Spirits.]

The All-Spirit Realm Ship can carry one mobile world node.

The current mobile node can only be maintained for thirty days.

On the far side of the moon, 108 soul-guiding motherships slowly approached.

Instead of melting into each other, they formed a blue lotus flower spanning tens of thousands of miles, with the heart of the Star Tomb Ship at its center.

Each mothership is like an outer petal.

Tens of thousands of civilization cores are suspended among the petals, like stars emitting different lights.

At the very center, a new lotus platform gradually took shape.

Chu Zhou separated a World Lotus Seed from his main body.

The lotus seed passed through the Fire Star Gate and landed on the moving lotus platform.

Ten world nodes lit up simultaneously, sending the first source of mountains and rivers to this immature seed.

[Mobile node creation begins.]

[Node Name: All-Spirit Realm Ship.]

Current status: Temporary node.

[Capable of allowing the true form of the Boundary Lotus to descend.]

[Unable to replace a resurrected host in a mature world node.]

The Fifth Hunting Court gave a deadline of sixty days.

The Ancestral Realm completed the construction of the Myriad Spirits Realm Ship in just seven days.

On the eighth day, all expedition personnel boarded the ship.

Qin Zhenyuan led three thousand contemporary gatekeepers into the first layer of the military formation.

Ning Yue and 108 remnant souls of the Ninth Guardian were responsible for guarding the mobile lotus platform.

Gu Tianheng did not mobilize the entire First Border Defense Army, but only selected 12,000 soldiers who volunteered to participate in the counterattack.

The remaining legions continued to garrison the seven star cities and the remnant star guarding the boundary.

Cassian remained in the ancestral realm.

The North Sea, the Holy City of Daylight, and the Ancient City of the Sun have just experienced a great battle. Blue Star cannot send all its powerful warriors into the Star Sea just because Chu Zhou is preparing to counterattack.

Xuanjia also did not board the Myriad Spirits Realm Ship.

Its carapace-like cave needs to continue housing the remnant souls rescued from the first gate of Kunlun. The Black Tiger King remains in the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone, responsible for protecting the Black Dragon Lake itself.

Little Jinbao had already crawled into a soul-guiding mothership.

It wasn't until Shen Xinglan checked the personnel list that she found it in the supplies compartment.

There were more than a dozen empty storage bags neatly arranged around it.

"I didn't sneak in."

Little Jinbao hugged one of the bags: "Master is going to hunt the entire Hunting Grounds. There's so much stuff, others might not know which scraps are useful."

Shen Xinglan did not send it away immediately.

One of Chu Zhou's roots had already extended along the World Lotus Seed, rolling all the empty bags aside.

"You can stay."

Little Jinbao's eyes lit up immediately.

"Once the battle begins, you are not allowed to leave the Myriad Spirits Ark."

"Register all materials first."

"After purification and distribution, what remains is yours."

Little Jinbao's bright eyes dimmed slightly.

But when it saw the projection of tens of thousands of warships in the Fifth Hunting Court, it immediately nodded: "With so many warships, there will always be some left over."

Just before their departure, Zhou Zhenshan and Elder Ye arrived on the moon through the Fire Star Gate.

Neither of them asked Chu Zhou to change his decision.

The Fifth High Priest already knows the coordinates of the ancestral realm. Continuing to wait passively will only allow it to prepare a more complete grand civilization sacrifice.

Taking the initiative is extremely risky, but it can keep the battlefield outside the ancestral realm and the seven cities.

Zhou Zhenshan handed a newly completed node defense report to Qin Zhenyuan.

"Leave the ancestral realm to us."

"The North Sea, Rainforest, and Kunlun have all been reinforced with troops. If the Fifth Hunting Court has other forces bypassing the front line, we can hold out for at least twelve hours on our own."

Qin Zhenyuan put away the report: "And what about twelve hours from now?"