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

Chu Zhou didn't say anything. He manipulated his roots to curl up the fourth-order poison crystal core.

As soon as the crystal core touched the roots of the green lotus, the black poisonous gas on its surface surged violently, attempting to backfire on Chu Zhou's body.

Chu Zhou snorted coldly. How dare the mere poisonous mist resist? His body shone with a blue light, enveloping the crystal core.

The black poison gas was instantly suppressed, and at the same time, a system notification sounded.

"Ding, devoured a fourth-tier poison-type crystal core."

"Evolution Points +1500000, choose to absorb?"

Chu Zhou did not hesitate and chose to absorb it directly.

As the command was given, the fourth-order poison crystal core instantly transformed into a stream of pure energy, which flowed into the main body along the roots of the green lotus.

boom!

The entire Black Dragon Lake trembled, and a large amount of spiritual energy converged towards the center of the lake.

The seven lotus leaves of the blue lotus unfold, and the ancient patterns on the surface become clearer, with a faint blue glow flowing around them.

At the same time, Chu Zhou could clearly feel that the demonic power within his body had increased again.

Although there is still a distance to the mid-stage of the sixth rank, it has already taken a big step.

More importantly, after consuming this crystal core, he gained a slight resistance to poison-type power.

The originally corrosive black toxic gas could no longer corrode the Azure Lotus as easily as before when it approached its body.

The system beep sounded again.

"Ding, the host has absorbed a fourth-order poison-type crystal core."

"Poison resistance increased, soul strength slightly increased, and the current strength of the Azure Lotus Domain increased."

Chu Zhou was satisfied. Although the Blood Nest had taken away a portion of the true essence of this fourth-tier snake king, its remaining energy was still considerable.

Now that he was one step closer to the mid-stage of the sixth rank, Chu Zhou opened the system panel, and a light blue light screen appeared in front of him.

[Host: Chu Zhou]

[Race: Innate Azure Lotus (Mature Stage)]

[Realm Level: Early Stage of Rank Six]

Evolution Points: 2500000/10000000

[Penalty Area: Heilongshan Intermediate Penalty Area]

[Restricted area: 300 kilometers]

[Domain: Azure Lotus Domain]

[Abilities: Devouring Evolution, Azure Lotus Mark, Spiritual Domain Suppression, Mental Domain, Mist Control]

Special Resistance: Poison Resistance (Basic)

[Number of attendants: Black Tiger King, Mountain Demon, Azure Edge, Black Armor, Little Golden Treasure, White Mountain Lord]

[Outer Outposts: Blackwood Snake Valley, Abandoned Well in Linjiang City]

After glancing at the attribute panel, Chu Zhou wasn't surprised. To break through to the mid-stage of the sixth rank, he would need hundreds of thousands of evolution points.

The higher the level, the more evolution points are needed. He's not in a hurry right now. If Chu Zhou isn't mistaken, the blood marrow nurtured by the blood nest in Crimson Cloud Ridge that the system mentioned must be extraordinary.

It's estimated that the evolution points are also enormous. If one can devour those blood marrow, one's strength will definitely improve significantly.

Chu Zhou was determined to capture Blood Nest, but he did not immediately order an attack on Crimson Cloud Ridge.

On the surface, the Crimson Scale Python was only at the peak of the fourth rank, but the Blood Nest was too strange, and no one could guarantee that the Crimson Scale Python hadn't used the Blood Nest to advance to the pseudo-fifth rank ahead of time.

Moreover, as Guai Shi had previously mentioned, there might be some mysterious entity hidden behind this Blood Nest, something that hasn't awakened yet. Chu Zhou wouldn't make any unprepared preparations, no matter what.

Thinking of this, Chu Zhou expanded his consciousness and began by saying, "Qingfeng."

On the outskirts of Black Dragon Mountain, the green vines swayed respectfully, saying, "Master."

Chu Zhou said, "From now on, we will no longer blindly expand the vine net. We will use the outer perimeter of Crimson Cloud Ridge as the boundary and lay the spirit net along the mountain paths, river valleys, and abandoned highways."

"Any snake swarms dragging corpses back to Crimson Cloud Ridge shall be intercepted, the corpses burned, and the snake swarms killed, so that the blood nests shall not be allowed to continue to replenish their flesh and blood."

Qingfeng replied, "Yes, sir."

The next moment, deep within the Lingnan Mountains, countless tiny vines began to change direction.

They no longer expand outwards, but instead hug the valleys, rock crevices, and streams, silently extending towards the outer perimeter of Chixia Ridge.

Chu Zhou continued, "Black Armor."

Within the underground river, Xuanjia opened his eyes and said in a muffled voice, "Your subordinate is here."

Chu Zhou said, "The snake swarm in Crimson Cloud Ridge may escape via underground rivers, and the contamination from the blood nests may even spread along the water veins."

"Seal off all waterways between Black Dragon Mountain and Crimson Cloud Ridge. If any snakes are found escaping, suppress them immediately."

Xuanjia said in a deep voice, "Master, rest assured, I will certainly live up to your expectations."

Chu Zhou then said, "Black Tiger King."

In the Spirit Spring Valley, the Black Tiger King looked up and respectfully said, "Your subordinate is here. Lead the main battle beasts to retreat to the outer perimeter of Crimson Cloud Ridge. The target is not the core of the Blood Nest, but the outer snake den."

"After destroying each snake den, immediately burn the blood nest mark. Do not eat snake meat, and do not recruit snake demons that bear the mark."

"If the Crimson Scaled Python attacks personally, do not linger in battle."

Black Tiger King replied, "Your subordinate understands."

Chu Zhou said, "This time, you're not going to fight to the death, but to force it to reveal its trump card."

Black Tiger King respectfully replied, "Yes."

Chu Zhou then gave Shan Kui another order, instructing it to lead the monkey troop to intercept and kill the snakes that had invaded Black Dragon Mountain.

He then sent a wisp of his consciousness to the abandoned well in Linjiang City, instructing Baishan Jun to guard it.

Beside the abandoned well, Lord Baishan bowed his head respectfully and said, "Master, rest assured, I will guard this place."

Finally, Chu Zhou's voice reached the outskirts of Lingquan Valley.

"Chen Mo."

Chen Mo trembled and quickly knelt down: "Your humble servant is here."

Chu Zhou said, "Keep a close eye on the movements of the Ninth Bureau and foreign forces, especially the Asta Group. If a major battle breaks out in Crimson Cloud Ridge, they will definitely take action."

Chen Mo nodded quickly: "Please rest assured, Master, I will do my best."

After arranging all the backup plans, Black Dragon Lake fell silent again, and all the members of the household could sense that this time was different from before.

Chu Zhou is preparing to launch an attack this time, and the target is naturally Chixia Ridge.

Almost simultaneously, Chu Zhou ordered the strange beasts of Black Dragon Mountain to launch a probing attack on Crimson Cloud Ridge.

In the distance, deep within the Crimson Cloud Ridge, the blood-red spiritual pool churns with crimson water.

The Crimson Scale Serpent coiled beside the Blood Nest, its scarlet vertical pupils filled with rage.

It sensed the death of the Black-striped Serpent King's physical body, and also sensed a portion of its essence returning to the Blood Nest.

This indicates that the Black-striped Serpent King has completed its task.

For some reason, the Crimson Scaled Python felt no joy, because for a moment just now...

It sensed the presence of the Blood Nest, as if it were being spied upon by another mysterious force.

That power was pure and domineering, as if it could strip away the pollution from the Blood Nest.

The Crimson-Scaled Python raised its head and looked towards Black Dragon Mountain.

"Qinglian, how dare you covet my blood nest! You truly deserve to die."

Within the blood nest, numerous bubbles surged and churned.

In the depths of the blood, there seemed to be an aura even more ancient and sinister than the Crimson Scale Python.

However, the aura was still very weak, so weak that the Crimson Scaled Python itself did not notice it.

The blood continued to churn, and the Crimson Scaled Python lowered its head, swallowing a large amount of blood essence into its mouth.

It must break through as soon as possible; otherwise, once the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone truly makes its move, Crimson Cloud Ridge may not be able to stop it.