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

The strange rock roared, and its aura became extremely unstable.

Chains and runes swirled around the bixie stone statue, suppressing it once more. Chu Zhou, however, was in a good mood as he watched the strange stone's exasperated appearance.

He smiled and said, "Don't rush, little Shishi, there's a long road ahead."

The strange rock almost broke through its defenses again. "Little rock, there's still a long way to go." Why does that sound so scary?

It suddenly realized a terrible fact.

It used to be suppressed in an underground ancient city. Although it couldn't get out, at least no one thought about its origin every day.

But things are different now. This blue lotus has taken root right above it and has even broken through to the sixth level.

What's even more outrageous is that this lotus demon treated it as a long-term meal ticket, making the strange stone feel increasingly aggrieved.

But it dared not continue cursing, because it had almost leaked again just now. It could only forcefully close its crimson giant eyes and pretend that it was already dead.

Seeing that it remained silent, Chu Zhou did not provoke it further. If he wanted to continue to fleece this guy, he would have to wait for it to break down its defenses again.

Thinking of this, Chu Zhou's consciousness returned to Black Dragon Lake. After breaking through to the sixth rank, the Azure Lotus Mark also changed.

He could clearly feel that the blue lotus mark within each of his followers was resonating with his breakthrough.

Chu Zhou's mind stirred.

Strands of lotus power flowed out along the mark, spreading towards the Black Dragon Mountain family.

Various locations in Heilong Mountain.

The mountain monster was the first to sense the change; it had been kneeling in the Southwest Ape Valley.

Suddenly, the blue lotus mark between his brows lit up, and a surge of immense power flowed into his body.

boom!

The muscles on Shan Kui's body swelled up again.

His originally grayish-brown skin now had a faint bluish sheen.

Its bones crackled and popped as its body rose several meters higher.

"roar!"

The mountain monster roared to the sky; it had actually broken through to the mid-stage of the fourth rank.

Under this immense pressure, the group of red-eyed apes were so frightened that they all lay prostrate on the ground.

The ape that had just broken through to the third rank was almost scared to death. Just now, it had thought that it might have a chance to challenge the Mountain Demon in the future.

Looking at it now, what's the point of challenging it?

The mountain monster could turn it into a meat patty with one punch.

On the underground river side, the Azure Lotus Mark within Xuanjia's body also lit up, and the previously turbulent water veins seemed to be calmed down at this moment.

The water patterns on the Xuanjia tortoise shell became increasingly clear, even faintly forming a mysterious ripple.

Its flood-controlling area expanded instantly.

It has brought all three tributaries of the underground river under its perception.

"Thank you, Master."

Xuanjia opened its mouth in a muffled voice, and its aura broke through to the mid-stage of the fourth rank.

The outskirts of Heilong Mountain.

Countless vines on the green blade swayed simultaneously.

The power of the Azure Lotus after breaking through to the sixth rank is most helpful to this plant-type companion.

The vines began to lignify.

The surface has bluish-black patterns.

The once supple vines have now become as tough as iron.

Even some common firearms have difficulty interrupting it.

Qingfeng's consciousness expanded once again, almost covering the entire outer perimeter of Black Dragon Mountain.

It respectfully said, "Master, Qingfeng will certainly guard Black Dragon Mountain well."

High in the sky.

Little Jinbao is leading his avian army flying around.

The next moment, the Azure Lotus Mark lit up, and the golden feathers on its body instantly shone with golden light.

"Here I come, Master! I'm going to get stronger too!"

A large amount of green lotus power surged into its body.

Little Jinbao's whole body shone with golden light.

The golden stripes on the wings became even sharper.

It suddenly flapped its wings, leaving several afterimages in mid-air.

The high-speed field has become more stable.

Little Jinbao was so excited that he did several somersaults in the sky.

"Mid-stage fourth tier! Bird Lord has reached mid-stage fourth tier!"

"Hahaha, from today onwards, the skies above Black Dragon Mountain are ruled by Bird Lord!"

Chu Zhou found it amusing, but seeing that his subordinates' strength had improved, he was in a very good mood.

In Lingquan Valley, the Black Tiger King underwent the most dramatic changes.

It had been stuck at the peak of the third tier for some time.

Now, with the power of Chu Zhou's sixth-tier Azure Lotus replenishing him, coupled with the surge in spiritual energy in the Spirit Spring Valley, he is receiving a boost.

The demonic power within his body finally broke through the bottleneck completely.

boom!

Black demonic energy surged into the sky, and the Black Tiger King let out a deep tiger roar.

Its enormous body grew even larger, and a blue pattern appeared on its forehead.

Fourth tier!

From this moment on, the Black Tiger King finally truly stepped into the level of a demon king.

It bowed its head and knelt in the Spirit Spring Valley: "Thank you, Master, for bestowing this opportunity upon me."

The surrounding beasts, which had been trained to be obedient, were all terrified and lay on the ground after sensing the Black Tiger King's breakthrough.

The few second-tier beasts that had been wavering in their thoughts had now completely abandoned any inappropriate ideas.

The Black Tiger King glanced at them, his tiger eyes cold: "Continue patrolling."

The strange beasts immediately tumbled and scrambled away.

Abandoned wells in Linjiang City.

Baishan Jun also received reciprocation.

The blue lotus mark between its brows shone brightly.

The cyan energy flowed through its entire body, expelling all the remaining polluted black energy from within.

The price of the platinum-gold Tiger Demon has skyrocketed.

Its aura also surged to the late stage of the fourth tier.

The polluted aura that was constantly impacting the cracks below the abandoned well was forcefully suppressed by this tiger-like aura.

Bai Shanjun lowered his head, his voice filled with awe: "Even if Master steps into the sixth rank, this subordinate will never allow this rift to disrupt the rear of Black Dragon Mountain."

On the observation tower in the distance.

Lu Cang's eyelids twitched wildly as he watched Bai Shanjun's aura surge.

"What the hell? How come the White Tiger King has gotten stronger too?"

The teammate next to him turned pale: "Captain Lu, could this white tiger have also broken through to the fifth rank?"

Lu Cang shook his head: "No, judging from the aura, he is probably in the late stage of the fourth rank."

Although it's not yet at the fifth tier, it's already terrifying enough.

When he was chasing Bai Shanjun, Bai Shanjun wasn't this strong yet.

But now, in a short period of time, the other party has not only become a member of the Azure Lotus Clan, but has also received support after the Azure Lotus Lord broke through.

The speed at which their strength increases is simply despair-inducing.

Lu Cang suddenly felt a sense of relief.

Fortunately, headquarters has already given orders not to provoke the Qinglian Forbidden Zone, otherwise Lingnan simply cannot withstand the wrath of Heilong Mountain.

That night, all the members of Black Dragon Mountain received varying degrees of improvement, and the entire Black Dragon Mountain underwent a complete transformation under the strange phenomenon of the Moon Palace.

The area of ​​Heilong Lake has expanded several times.

The lake is shrouded in a bluish-green mist all year round.

Originally, there was only one spring in Lingquan Valley.

Now, however, three springs have split off.

Three spiritual springs gushed forth, almost turning the entire valley into a sea of ​​spiritual mist.

Southwest Ape Valley rises hundreds of meters high, with steep cliffs on all sides, forming a natural stone fortress.

The underground river has three more tributaries, and the water veins are interconnected, but they are all suppressed by the Xuanjia.

The Black Soul Fruit Tree in Blackwood Serpent Valley has also sprouted new buds. Although it is still a long way from bearing fruit again, it at least proves that this sacred place has begun to recover.

In the center of Heilong Lake, the Chu boat itself is rooted in the heart of the lake.

Seven lotus leaves unfurled, their bluish light enveloping the entire lake surface.

From this moment on, Heilong Mountain truly entered the intermediate-level forbidden zone.

at the same time.

The headquarters of the Ninth Bureau in Beijing.

The piercing alarm sounded throughout the entire monitoring hall.

"Report: A super-high-energy reaction has occurred in the Lingnan direction!"

"Source confirmed: Qinglian Forbidden Zone, Heilong Mountain!"

"The psionic index has exceeded the current instrument's limit!"

"A suspected sixth-order life form has been born!"

Wang Jun suddenly stood up, his face grim, and exclaimed in surprise, "Sixth Rank?"

Old Ye also fell silent.

They knew that the second spiritual tide would bring about dramatic changes.

But no one expected that the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone would break through to the sixth level so quickly.

Zhou Zhenshan stood in front of the screen, watching the energy dots representing Black Dragon Mountain grow brighter and brighter. After a long while, Zhou Zhenshan said in a deep voice: "From today onwards, no unit or individual may contact the core area of ​​the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone without authorization."

"All actions concerning Heilong Mountain must be approved by headquarters."

"The perimeter of the abandoned wells in Linjiang City continues to be withdrawn."

"The Qinglian Forbidden Zone has not actively attacked the city, nor does it show any signs of out-of-control pollution."

"No provocations should be made against Heilong Mountain before the issue of the Changbai Mountain Tiger King is resolved."

Wang Jun said in a deep voice, "Understood."

Elder Ye sighed, "Sixth rank, huh? I never expected that the first one to reach the sixth rank would be a green lotus."

Upon hearing Elder Ye's words, everyone in the meeting room fell silent.

The emergence of a sixth-order life form signifies another shift in the world order.

A young researcher, pale-faced and trembling, asked, "Professor Ye, Director Zhou, what about us humans?"

"The Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone has already reached the sixth level. After the Changbai Mountain Tiger King devours the source of pollution, it will probably evolve rapidly as well."

"But on our side, we humans don't even have a single true fifth-tier being on the surface. Are we just going to watch these forbidden zone lords grow stronger and stronger?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed instantly.

Qin Zhenyuan is currently the publicly known fourth-tier powerhouse in the Northeast Theater Command. Lei Zhenyue, Lu Cang, and Su Wan are also key members of the Ninth Bureau.

But no matter how strong they are, they haven't truly entered the fifth rank yet.

As for Zhou Zhenshan, he did forcibly step into the pseudo-fifth rank, but that came at the cost of burning his own foundation.

After that incident, Zhou Zhenshan suffered from a hidden injury. If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have stayed at headquarters for so long and rarely took action himself.