You, a druid, go to practice Taoism?.

Chapter 408 The "Steel" Torrent!
"What terrifying bloodline pressure!"

When the aura of the little azure dragon's bloodline pierced through the eggshell and burst into the sky, almost all the spirit beasts in a great domain trembled at that moment.

Regardless of their bloodline concentration, almost everyone felt immense pressure; only those with great strength could barely withstand it.

Even the little immortal tiger with the strong bloodline of Bai Ze still felt a considerable bloodline pressure!
"Awoo! (This azure dragon egg's bloodline is way too strong!)"

The little tiger felt the pressure of bloodline emanating from Qi Ping's cave and was extremely shocked. To be born with such bloodline, one can imagine that its origins were extraordinary!
Under this pressure, the little immortal tiger Bai Ze's bloodline emitted a powerful yet gentle aura, which kept the oppressive force out.

"This bloodline pressure is actually at the seventh level!"

"What, a seventh-tier bloodline?"

"Has this level of spirit beast not been born on our Star Sea Continent for countless years? It seems like it has never existed before?"

"Never before? You're overthinking it. The true history of our Star Sea Continent is far longer than you imagine. Back then, even spirit beasts with eighth-order bloodlines existed! Reaching adulthood meant undergoing tribulation! However, seventh-order bloodlines were rare even then, but now they are absolutely number one! And why does this pressure feel a bit like a Azure Dragon?"

The moment the words "Azure Dragon" appeared, almost everyone was once again stunned.

What is the Azure Dragon? It's the Azure Dragon, the head of the Four Divine Beasts!

"The Azure Dragon, the leader of the Four Symbols? Isn't that a very rare bloodline? I don't think I've ever seen a spirit beast with the Azure Dragon bloodline?"

"It's not just rare; the birth of a divine beast like the Azure Dragon is extremely difficult. The birth of almost every bloodline of it has profound significance, meaning that it's practically impossible for it to be born under normal circumstances!"

"I know a little about it. It seems that because the Azure Dragon is the head of the Four Divine Beasts, it's not just because of its powerful bloodline, but also because it seems to be related to a core power of heaven and earth? Legend has it that each Azure Dragon has its own innate mission, but I'm not sure if this is true or not."

"It should be true, because many records mention a special type of creature that, regardless of race, possesses a unique destiny power. For example, the Four Symbols before the Azure Dragon bloodline—those who bear this destiny will inevitably activate the causal relationship related to that destiny unless they perish."

"This Azure Dragon is incredibly powerful! I thought it was just a stronger spirit beast!"

"It can't be simply described as powerful. These beings are born with a special destiny in the cultivation world, and are involved in the most crucial power and cause and effect of this world. It can only be said that it is both an opportunity and a risk. While they are qualified to come into contact with the most crucial power of this world, they will also be involved in its cause and effect. For normal people, coming into contact with this cause and effect means certain death!"

"Then it's estimated that in our Star Sea Continent, only someone like Senior Bee is qualified to dabble in this power!"

"Yes, our Star Sea Continent is just a small place compared to the cultivation world. Under normal circumstances, beings with such special destinies shouldn't even appear in our place."

"I also feel that things like this, which are related to the most crucial source of power, seem to have always occurred in prosperous places with Mahayana cultivators?"

"I don't think so. Haven't you noticed a very unusual change that has occurred these past few days since Senior Bee established the Nine Domains of the Star Sea?"

"What unusual changes? Industry development? Under Senior Bee's leadership, these should be considered quite normal things, right?"

"No, that's not it. The reasons for all of these are obvious. The reason we can't find the reason is that there have been too many geniuses emerging during this period! Too many to the point of being bizarre!"

"Is it really that exaggerated? This should all be due to the increased concentration of spiritual energy, right?"

"Exaggerated? You don't know if you haven't looked into it. I have a relative who works in information integration. He said that the number of prodigies that have emerged recently is more than ten times that of the past, and that's a conservative estimate! Special physiques that were rarely seen in the past have all awakened at this time. Moreover, although some people have not awakened special physiques, their comprehension is unprecedented!"

"I can attest to the truth of this matter, and it's not just these people; virtually every industry has seen exceptionally talented individuals, the likes of which are rarely seen before!"

"Could it be that a great war is about to begin?"

"I guess so. Otherwise, even if their talents were exposed now, they wouldn't have to worry about safety, and so many geniuses wouldn't have appeared and awakened all at once!"

"I think this is more likely a last-ditch effort than a major battle, after all, we are now facing the threat of the demon race. If we can't get through, our Star Sea Continent can be declared destroyed!"

"Perhaps this golden age will consume at least several thousand years' worth of fortune. Even if we win this battle, if the losses are too heavy, it may take us ten thousand years, or even longer, to recover."

"Sigh... No matter what, now that Senior Bee has awakened an ancient physique and obtained the Azure Dragon, the first of the Four Symbols bloodlines, he may not be without the power to fight!"

“That’s right. Why shouldn’t we cultivators go against the tide? This is both a risk and an opportunity for us. Rather than living a life of ignominy and barely surviving under oppression as we have in the past, we might as well take a gamble and see if we can achieve immortality!”

"That's right, Qingyuan Academy has also issued a mobilization order for the war. Anyone who makes a contribution can not only exchange for generous rewards, but also have the opportunity to obtain the Heavenly Dao Fortune. I don't need to say more about the wonderful uses of the Heavenly Dao Fortune, right? This is a great crisis, but it is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"If you ask me, those who are afraid of death should stay in the rear and do good logistical work. The contribution they can make is not small. Those who want to take a chance should go all out. During the interdimensional war, the world is in turmoil, which is also the best time for cultivation breakthroughs. Seizing this opportunity can at least be equivalent to countless years of hard training!" "Senior Bee has already created the best environment for us. We can't put all the pressure on Senior Bee. During the interdimensional war, the demons will definitely bring magical artifacts that can descend upon parts of their world's phantoms. This kind of world-class power cannot be stopped by one person. Each of us must increase our strength and kill enemies as much as possible. Otherwise, when the world's phantoms come crashing down, even a Mahayana cultivator cannot withstand it..."

……

The appearance of the Azure Dragon bloodline caused endless shock.

However, after the initial shock, what followed was more reflection and concern about the future of the Star Sea Continent, as well as the determination to protect their homeland!
Through their time living in the Nine Domains of the Star Sea, almost every cultivator admired and revered Qi Ping to the point of complete devotion, and in a short period of time, they developed a sense of belonging to the Nine Domains of the Star Sea and even the Star Sea Continent.

Compared to my current conditions and life, what a miserable existence I was living before!

Therefore, with a sense of identity and belonging, and sufficient benefits, the protective instincts of the vast majority of people are naturally aroused, making it almost impossible for them to collude with enemies out of hatred.

For example, in some places in the mortal world, some rulers oppress the people in their territory to the extreme, causing the people to live in misery. So when these places are invaded by enemy countries, the local people will take the initiative to guide the enemy to invade.

This situation could also have occurred in the past on the Star Sea Continent, because in some major cultivation domains, ordinary cultivators not only struggled to guarantee their own safety, but also harbored intense hatred for the ruling sects. In the event of war, betrayal was inevitable.

This was also something Qi Ping was very worried about before.

Because in the event of a world war, the attacking side will inevitably bring a world-class magical artifact to project their own world onto the map.

In this situation, the war would evolve into a war between two worlds.

In such situations, if internal strife breaks out on one's own side, or if one's own fighting force and resources are too small, one's own world will be crushed.

Faced with this situation, even if Qi Ping is incredibly strong, he will be powerless to reverse the outcome!

This is also one of the reasons why the cultivation world allows oppression and enslavement, but absolutely does not allow genocidal slaughter. Even if there are ten Mahayana cultivators in a realm, as long as all the living beings below die, the entire world will quickly decline to a low point.

If other realms were to attack with large armies and realm projections at this time, even Mahayana cultivators would be doomed if they didn't run away.

However, even if these Mahayana cultivators can escape, their original worlds will be completely invaded and devoured. Having lost their original worlds, Mahayana cultivators can only go to special neutral places. There will no longer be a place in the entire universe that can regard them as one. Their future cultivation path will become more and more difficult!

However, there is a special case, such as the demon race. As destructive beings in all the worlds, they do not have a world that truly gave birth to them. The reason they can use world projection is mainly because the royal bloodline carriers among the demon race have the ability to enslave the world.

Although this enslavement will eventually lead to the complete collapse of the entire realm, they can also utilize the power of the world projection during the period of enslavement.

This also led to the demons' frenzied aggression, because if they could not use the world projection to conquer a new place before their current realm collapsed, they would have to face the suppression of the entire world if they wanted to conquer another realm, which would amplify the risks many times over.

They might even perish at the hands of opponents far inferior to themselves. Therefore, in order to survive, they would choose to invade another realm as soon as they had almost completely devoured it!
The cycle repeats endlessly!

Therefore, this explains why Qi Ping was so worried after learning that the demons were about to descend.

He wasn't too worried about the demons in the Forest Sea Demon Realm.

Once the demons are mobilized, they will also kill all enemies they encounter in order to survive!
Faced with such a crazed race, Qi Ping didn't know how far he could go, or even whether the power of the Earth Immortal Druid could suppress the opponent's world projection.

Therefore, in order to survive, he had to build a super fortress that could withstand the enemy's invasion. The Earth Immortal Druid's defense line was one, and the Azure God Army and other combat forces below were another.

The reason we don't consider setting up defenses in a larger area is because the Star Sea Continent is too weak now. Spreading out our defenses would only allow the enemy to be quickly defeated!
However, if all the areas outside the Nine Domains of the Star Sea were ceded, the fortune and power of the entire Star Sea Continent would be severely damaged, and even Qi Ping and everyone else did not know to what extent this damage would be.

Therefore, what he can do now is to take over all the core resources, living beings, spiritual veins, earth veins, and so on of the Star Sea Continent into the Nine Domains of the Star Sea, and even have everyone call upon the will of Heaven to ensure that even if other places fall into the hands of the other party, not a single hair is left for them, and the Star Sea Continent can still preserve its most core power.
As long as the Nine Realms of the Star Sea remain intact, the Demon Race's invasion will never be realized.
In addition, Qi Ping has now learned some exciting news: a great era has arrived!

Today, under the influence of various forces, the Nine Realms of the Star Sea are producing a great number of geniuses, awakening many special physiques that are rare in thousands of years, and countless geniuses are showing their talents!
These people have now been assigned to either the Azure God Army and the Demon Suppression Hall, or to core industries. With their support, the military power of the entire Star Sea Nine Domains is expanding at an extraordinary speed, and it is conceivable that once they have been baptized by the blood of war, this speed will increase again!

Furthermore, with the development of the industry, the number of elixirs and weapons is also growing wildly, especially offensive and defensive magic weapons, which have now reached an astonishing level.

The reason why the weapon forging has achieved so much success is that the strongest mining team integrated by Qingyuan Academy is now frantically mining all the mineral resources outside the Nine Domains of the Star Sea with weapons. With the sharing and innovation of mining technology, a terrifying amount of mineral resources have been extracted.

Then, in response to these mineral resources, the Weapon Pavilion immediately integrated the weapon-refining masters and weapon-refining knowledge from the entire Star Sea Continent, and joined forces with the Demon Suppression Hall's research to begin creating various attack, defense, and auxiliary magic weapons.

Several powerful standard military uniforms have now been developed. These are not just for show; they represent the highest achievement of weapon crafting at all levels in the Star Sea Continent!
Some members of the Azure God Legion have already been fully equipped. When they move out together with the military formation created by Qi Ping, the destructive power they carry is astonishing, even to Qi Ping. Even cultivators whose cultivation level is much higher than that of the legion will still be crushed by the legion's torrent under the combination of battle formation and magic weapon!
These legions combine the best of the best in terms of cultivation techniques, magical treasures, battle formations, and so on. Each Qing Shen soldier is a genius capable of fighting beyond their level. When these geniuses, capable of fighting beyond their level, come together, the combat power they can unleash is terrifying and enough to sweep away all demons and monsters!
In a world where individual combat strength was paramount, under Qi Ping's iron-fisted methods, a unique and terrifying legion is growing at an alarming rate.
(End of this chapter)