You, a druid, go to practice Taoism?.

[The Royal Moral Rui class derivative is complete...]

[Awakened?]

"Yes!"

[The Royal Moral Rui class template is under development.]

Royal Druids: Druids believe in the power of nature. Most Druids draw their power from forests, grasslands, deserts... while Royal Druids draw their power from the creatures of nature... They are dedicated to maintaining the harmonious coexistence and prosperity of all living things in the world, leading them in a united fight against forces that intend to destroy the world...

Royal Druids are revered and worshipped by countless beings. They possess a rare Royal Heart, making them an extremely rare Druid class. The birth of each Royal Druid is destined to ignite a revolution that will overturn the world order...

[Class: Royal Moral Rui]

[Special Passive: Imperial Body]

[Imperial Body: Blessed by the faith of all spirits, one dons the Imperial Armor through the worship of all spirits, and simultaneously receives the protection of all spirits...]

[Imperial Armor: Can manipulate the power of all living beings in heaven and earth... The more beings who believe in it, the stronger the power it can manipulate... The power of all living beings only contains the basic power of the Imperial Armor, which can be added to most other powers (Currently usable power: Late stage of Fusion).)]

[Imperial Protection: When the Imperial Moral Rui suffers fatal damage, the Imperial Moral Rui can manipulate the power of all spirits to offset the damage and heal from injuries. The accumulation of the power of all spirits requires time to recover. (Currently supports two near-death recoveries under the current level and state)]

"So the Imperial Armor is a type of Druid power. No wonder its power style is so unique!"

Upon seeing the description of the Imperial Armor, a question that had been troubling Qi Ping was finally answered.

He used to think that the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and all living beings was a bit strange. There were no records of it in the Star Sea World, and the power it provided far exceeded that of other rules. It could also enhance his own spatial Dao, Yin-Yang and Five Elements Dao, and even the Five-Colored Immortal Light, the innate divine power derived from the Five Elements Immortal Body, could be enhanced.

So this is the power of the Druids!

"Now I can understand it completely. I just didn't expect that I would develop a new Druid class!"

"Like the Earth Immortal Druid, the Royal Druid is far stronger than the ordinary Druid class."

Over the years, Qi Ping's understanding of the Druid profession has deepened.

Ultimately, the power of a druid comes from within themselves. From being initially recognized by nature and able to manipulate a trace of its power, such as summoning lightning, to becoming a child of nature and able to control deeper levels of natural power, such as a forest or a sea.
The next level up should be truly controlling or becoming nature itself.
The manifestation of natural forces is multifaceted. Natural forests, deserts, oceans, and even celestial winds and heavenly lightning are all manifestations of natural forces. Therefore, different druid professions will emerge based on different environments.

These different druid classes correspond to different aspects of the forces of nature.

Qi Ping has even come to understand more about the awakening methods of Druid classes and is confident that he can awaken more Druid classes, such as Ocean Druid and Desert Druid, which will be much easier to awaken.

However, Qi Ping did not do that, because the general druid class was no longer of much use to him. Many skills of the Beastmaster (Beastmaster Druid) and the Treant (Jungle Druid) had lost their effectiveness for him.

At his stage, there are already too many alternative cultivation techniques available, some of which are even more powerful than druid skills. His research into the power of the laws of heaven and earth also needs to be more in-depth.

To elaborate further, Qi Ping now has the ability to easily create ordinary spells, such as replicating skills specific to the desert and those related to the abilities of desert druids in his mind.

What can truly benefit Qi Ping now are special abilities such as animal companions, the true form of a beast king, tree-man clones, and plant monarchs.

However, this kind of ability cannot be awakened out of thin air; it requires the consumption of a very precious inherited evolutionary power from the Chaos Inheritance.

Although there is still some power left, the recovery speed of this special power is very slow, which is barely enough to evolve the three existing druid profession inheritances. If another one is added, it will not only fail to improve Qi Ping's strength and methods, but will also slow down Qi Ping's progress in truly stepping into a higher level.

Therefore, he will not rashly choose to awaken other druid classes until he finds a way to quickly restore that inherited evolutionary power.

Unless you're a professional like the Royal Moral Rui!

Only the Druid class, possessing special powers and sufficient potential, is what Qi Ping truly needs!

Furthermore, aside from the three Druid professions, the path of cultivation is what Qi Ping truly needs to focus his energy on exploring. Finding the longevity system that he can fully control and that is not suppressed by anything is the core path he has taken all along. Too many Druid professions would also distract him too much.
Just after the Imperial Body was fully evolved, two special skills emerged.

[Imperial Slave Mark: This mark can implant a enslavement imbued with the imperial authority into beings that have been suppressed and are unable to resist. The Imperial Slave Mark is extremely domineering, and unless one has the ability to destroy or confront most of the beings who believe in the Imperial Dao Rui faith in one go, there is no way to escape the enslavement of the mark.]

[Side effects: Those enslaved by the Imperial Slave Seal will essentially lose the possibility of further growth; the total number and intensity of enslavement must not exceed the tolerance capacity of all living beings in the world, otherwise the slave seal may go out of control.]

[Imperial Path Slash: Concentrates the power of the Imperial Dao Rui to its extreme, unleashing a slash powerful enough to destroy the heavens and the earth.]

This slash can be applied to any weapon, including swords, spears, and halberds.

The Imperial Path Slash contains the overwhelming pressure of the Kingly Way, formed by the convergence of all spirits of heaven and earth. The attack is based on the enemy's mental strength and the degree of their Dao heart's concentration, and has a chance to inflict special states such as absolute stun, absolute dizziness, or severe mental trauma.

"The Imperial Slave Seal and the Imperial Slash."

"Is it another skill with only one option?"

Looking at the two new derivative skills, Qi Ping realized that he hadn't encountered any Druid class skills that were truly surprising to him in a long time.

And today, two finally appeared.
"Such domineering skills, truly worthy of the Royal Moral Rui profession!" One is absolute enslavement, the other is absolute control!
However, of the two skills, Qi Ping chose the Imperial Path Slash without hesitation.

The Imperial Slave Seal is a good skill. This absolute state of enslavement is something that the cultivation world simply cannot achieve. It's just a pity that the current Star Sea World is still too weak. According to the description of the Imperial Slave Seal, the number of people that can be enslaved is probably limited.

Qi Ping believes that this skill will truly be useful in the future, when the Star Sea World becomes truly powerful. It can be used to enslave those special beings with special abilities who wander in the chaotic void or in the myriad realms, to serve the Star Sea World or to study their power systems.

Furthermore, the demonic blade that Baili Yun transformed into also needs to devour demons to recover, so it's impossible for it to enslave these creatures. Demons, these scavenger beings born from devouring and demonic nests, have no research value in Qi Ping's eyes; only the demonic nests behind them can arouse his interest in research.
Furthermore, the side effects of enslavement are quite similar to those in the cultivation world. A cultivator is completely enslaved, especially if their intelligence is controlled. They will basically lose all possibility of progress. An activated cultivator whose bones have completely softened will find it impossible to achieve anything on the path of cultivation.

Forcibly attempting a breakthrough carries a significant risk of losing control of one's Dao heart and developing inner demons. Entering a state of absolute enslavement and then attempting another breakthrough is almost certain death.

Compared to the effects of the Imperial Slave Seal, the skill effect of the Imperial Slash is now more in line with Qi Ping's needs!
This absolute control effect is exactly what Qi Ping needs.

However, what Qi Ping valued most was not the effect of the skill itself, but its application of the power of heaven and earth!
The greatest advantage of the Royal Moral Rui is that it is born from the faith of all beings and is also protected by the faith of all beings.

This kind of power also exists in some cultivation worlds, such as the incense and deity system. However, this system has a fatal flaw: the endless thoughts of living beings, especially the thoughts of living beings of cultivators, are ridiculously strong!

Once these thoughts completely spiral out of control, they can have very serious consequences. Many Mahayana cultivators who follow the path of incense and deities have been killed by these thoughts!

One can only imagine how terrifying this power is!
However, the Imperial Daorui completely avoided the drawbacks of this incense-based Shinto system.

But behind this seemingly ordinary Imperial Path Slash lies astonishing power!

Only after realizing how terrifying the combined thoughts of all living beings can be can one truly comprehend just how terrifying the Imperial Path Slash is, a skill derived from utilizing these thoughts of all living beings to the extreme!
Qi Ping was certain that with his current combat strength, there were very few beings in the Integration Realm who could escape and withstand the Imperial Dao Slash!

"With the late-stage Integration Realm foundation provided by the Imperial Armor and the Demon Blade transformed from the power of the ancient battlefield by Fellow Daoist Baili, combined with the power of the Imperial Slash, perhaps victory in this Integration Realm battlefield is not out of the question."

Moreover, for demons, beings that rely on devouring to survive, their Dao heart and will are their relative weaknesses. If it weren't for the support of the Demon Nest, many demons would probably be devoured to death because they couldn't control their own power.

For these reasons, Qi Ping chose the Imperial Path Execution without hesitation!

"Choose the Imperial Path Slash!"

The moment he chose the Imperial Path Slash, a profound realization flooded Qi Ping's mind.

Qi Ping thus entered a state of enlightenment on the battlefield of the realm. With the protection of the Imperial Battle Armor and the ability to transform and adapt to the power of calamity, he could not be harmed in the slightest by the calamity that was enough to easily destroy any cultivator at the Void Refinement stage.
After a while, Qi Ping slowly opened his tightly closed eyes.

The moment Qi Ping opened his eyes, his eyes were filled with excitement and surprise.

"Excellent! Excellent! What a fine Imperial Way Rui! What a fine Imperial Way Slash!"

After truly comprehending this skill, Qi Ping realized its power even more!

This skill was stronger than he had expected; its utilization and control over the will of living beings was far more powerful than that of an out-of-control outburst of will of living beings.

It was like the difference between a well-trained, well-organized army and a group of scattered refugees.

"You demon bastards, the time for reckoning has come!"

After familiarizing himself with his newly acquired power, Qi Ping once again traversed the battlefield of the Integration Stage.

Because of the significant increase in the power of the Imperial Armor, Qi Ping's speed of traversing the battlefield using the Dao of Space has far surpassed that before, and his search efficiency has also become increasingly higher.
After searching for a while, a late-stage Nascent Soul demon appeared within Qi Ping's perception range.

It was a demonic holy demon that looked similar in size to a human, with nothing particularly unusual about it.

If it weren't for the demonic skin covering their bodies, one might mistake them for ordinary humans.
But this seemingly ordinary Holy Demon almost caused Qi Ping's clone to perish and be destroyed!

It should be noted that Qi Ping's tree-man clone, after years of refinement and enhancement by other clone techniques, is almost identical to his original body, and its strength is not much weaker than that of the original body.

Even so, upon encountering this Holy Demon, the Holy Demon instantly unleashed an eerie speed, arriving before Qi Ping and then delivering a powerful punch.
With just the aftershock of that simple punch, space itself collapsed.
The extremely solidified spatial barriers that blocked Qi Ping were instantly shattered, and the attacks continued to fall on Qi Ping. Then, a large hole was broken in the Domain of Heaven and Earth, and Qi Ping's other defensive spells were also broken!

If Qi Ping hadn't reacted quickly enough and escaped, he would probably have perished at the hands of this holy demon. Moreover, although Qi Ping successfully escaped, half of his body was blasted away and disappeared completely. It took Qi Ping a long time to slowly recover.
If this holy demon were to deliver a few more punches, he would likely be completely annihilated into nothingness!
Moreover, given the speed of this holy demon, Qi Ping had absolutely no chance of killing it.

Now, Qi Ping has actually encountered this unfathomable and terrifying demon saint once again!
Just as Qi Ping discovered this Holy Demon, the Holy Demon also immediately discovered Qi Ping. Then, in a flash, it reappeared in front of Qi Ping, its speed incredibly fast!

Perhaps because Qi Ping escaped last time, this demonic holy demon is even faster this time!

The power that erupted from his fist far exceeded that of the previous attack!

"Do you want to kill me with one punch?"

Faced with this attack, Qi Ping remained fearless and instead pushed the Heaven-Slaying Demon Blade, which Baili Yun had transformed into, to its limit. The Imperial Armor also burst forth with an incomparably dazzling light!

At the same time, Qi Ping immediately used the Druid skill he had just acquired.
Imperial Path Slash!
In an instant, an overwhelmingly powerful force enveloped the holy demon figure, freezing it solid in mid-air! (End of Chapter)