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

The golden eagle, which had been swooping down, was clearly stunned for a moment. It obviously hadn't expected that this seemingly harmless lotus flower would suddenly unleash such a terrifying attack.

Faced with this danger, a hint of ferocity and excitement appeared in its sharp eagle eyes.

A sharp, long cry tore through the mountains and forests, and its wings suddenly flapped!

A sudden gust of wind arose, violently stirring up large areas of the lake, and several transparent wind blades faintly condensed in the air.

The first few dozen roots were severed, and the broken roots fell into the lake, splashing sap everywhere.

Chu Zhou was instantly startled.

"This bastard's wind-type abilities are that powerful?"

However, this is a lake, its territory, and the severed roots are of no consequence.

The next moment, even more roots burst forth from the lakebed, surrounding the golden eagle from all sides like a vast, all-encompassing net, completely blocking all its escape routes.

The golden eagle was clearly enraged. It was used to being high and mighty, and when had it ever been provoked by a plant?

Its wings suddenly unfurled, and golden energy surged around it.

A dozen or so wind blades suddenly erupted, cutting through the air with a piercing shriek. Large swathes of roots were shattered, and even the surface of the lake was cracked open.

The water splashed several meters high, but just when it thought it had the upper hand, Chu Zhou sneered: "You are indeed fierce in the sky."

"It's a pity you're too close to the lake."

The silt at the bottom of the lake suddenly exploded, and dozens of roots that had been lying in wait suddenly shot out from directly below the golden eagle at an astonishing speed!

One root wrapped directly around the eagle's claw, followed by a second, and then a third.

The golden eagle instantly flew into a rage, flapping its wings wildly and tearing off a large number of its roots.

But the next second, more roots wrapped around it, like chains, tightly binding one of its wings. The golden eagle finally panicked.

Because it discovered that the more it struggled, the tighter it was entangled, and its body was being dragged into the lake as a bird or beast.

Once it fell into the water, its combat power was reduced by at least 70%, and it finally realized that it had kicked a hornet's nest.

"Now you know fear?"

Chu Zhou's killing intent surged, and hundreds of roots tightened simultaneously. The golden eagle's wing bones groaned under the strain, blood splattered, and feathers filled the air.

"Get down here!"

The golden eagle was forcibly pulled from mid-air and crashed into the lake, causing waves to splash across the surface.

Once in the water, the golden eagle panicked completely.

It thrashed about frantically, but the bottom of the lake was Chu Zhou's absolute domain; its roots, like giant pythons that had come to life, coiled around its legs.

They locked the wings and even wrapped them around the neck.

The golden eagle finally let out a shriek of alarm and anger, and fear appeared in its eyes for the first time. It frantically unleashed wind blades, causing the lake water to churn.

A large number of roots were cut off, but it itself became increasingly miserable.

The wings were strangled and bled, and one of the eagle's claws even had a fracture!

Chu Zhou was also in bad shape; a large number of his roots had been severed, and his consciousness was faintly stinging.

After all, second-tier flying beasts are definitely not comparable to those small fry from before.

This battle was a true life-or-death struggle, just as Chu Zhou was preparing to risk serious injury to completely annihilate the enemy.

Suddenly, a strange change occurred. The golden eagle let out a sharp cry, and golden energy burst forth from its body, creating a violent shockwave!

It violently snapped off a large number of roots, and the next second, it disregarded its injuries.

It flapped its wings wildly, soaring into the sky amidst blood, half of its wing almost torn apart.

One of its claws dangled, making it look utterly miserable.

Even so, it still stared intently at the Chu boat in the middle of the lake.

That look in his eyes was full of resentment. Oh ho, he's holding a grudge against me.

After a sharp, long cry, it flew into the depths of the mountains and forests.

They disappeared, and the lake returned to calm, leaving only a large number of golden feathers falling.

Chu Zhou remained silent for a few seconds, then couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, it actually got away."

However, it also knew that although it had the home-field advantage, it wanted to keep the second-tier flying beasts.

It's still too difficult, especially since the opponent can fly and has an extremely strong ability to survive.

"Forget it, at least we've severely damaged it. That beast won't dare come back for a while."

He could only smile wryly. This time, he hadn't killed the golden eagle, so he hadn't gained any evolution points. It was a huge loss. Just when he thought he hadn't gained anything at all...

The cold, robotic voice echoed in my mind once more.

【Ding! 】

[The host experiences a high-intensity life-or-death crisis]

[Successfully detected that the host has successfully engaged in a cross-level battle]

[Meets the conditions for hidden evolution]

Ok?

Chu Zhou was stunned. There was a hidden reward? The system notifications kept popping up.

[Congratulations, host, on awakening your plant-type talent!]

[Life Recovery]

[Ability Description: The host can quickly recover from damage by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, water sources, and the life force of living beings.]

[Effect: Root regeneration speed increased by 30%]

[Effect: Increases injury recovery speed by 20%]

[Effect: Increases recovery ability in aquatic environments]

The next second, Chu Zhou felt a sudden warmth in his body, and the surrounding spiritual energy began to gather towards him.

The severed roots began to regenerate, the cut ends wriggling as tender green new roots grew out.

The feeling was like a wound healing again, so comfortable that Chu Zhou's consciousness went numb.

Even more surprising was the presence of blood-like energy in the lake water, as well as the essence of the remaining golden eagle feathers.

It began to be slowly absorbed, and its life force steadily increased. Chu Zhou was instantly delighted: "Even getting a beating has a reward."

"System, are you encouraging me to risk my life?"

The system didn't give any further prompts. This guy was quite aloof, so Chu Zhou didn't bother arguing with him.

This reminded me of the little sparrow, but the system did not give any further prompts.

Still as aloof as ever, Chu Zhou was too lazy to even complain, since the reward had already arrived. As a person—no, as a lotus—one should be content.

Just then, Chu Zhou suddenly remembered something.

"Wait, where's the little sparrow?"

I just had a fight with the golden eagle and almost forgot about this little guy. My consciousness quickly spread. Soon, Chu Zhou spotted it in the shallow waters by the lake.

The little guy was in bad shape and was curled up next to a rock.

Soaked to the bone, its feathers disheveled, and one wing clearly broken.

Blood mingled with the lake water, staining the surrounding shallows red. Most importantly, its breath was extremely weak, and it could only let out intermittent cries from time to time.

The voice was filled with despair, and upon seeing this scene, Chu Zhou suddenly fell silent.

In his past life, he had seen too many eyes like that. During the beast tide, people in the ruins, ordinary civilians who were abandoned.

Many children are waiting to die, and they are filled with despair. For some reason, Chu Zhou suddenly felt a little sorry for them: "Forget it, you're lucky to have met a guy like me."

He consciously controlled several slender roots to extend out, deliberately slowing down the movement, for fear of frightening the little guy.

However, when the roots approached, the little sparrow was clearly frightened. Its body trembled violently, and it struggled to shrink back, its eyes filled with terror, and it let out a weak, shrill cry.

Having just been chased by a golden eagle, it was already extremely frightened.

"Don't yell. If I really wanted to eat you, you'd be dead already."

Chu Zhou was somewhat amused and exasperated. He released a very faint spiritual fragrance, and the little sparrow froze, its previously bristled feathers slowly relaxing.

It sensed a very comfortable atmosphere, warm and safe, which even made it instinctively want to get closer.