You, a druid, go to practice Taoism?.

Chapter 378 Spatial Warfare, Zerg

"Ethereal Spirit Life-Saving Battle Formation!"

After using the abilities of the Earth Immortal Druid to completely depict the Void Spirit Life-Saving Battle Array, a relieved smile appeared on Qi Ping's face.

"This formation uses a spatial array base at the Void Refinement level as its core and a Yin-Yang Five Elements array base as its foundation, which can concentrate and maximize the destructive power of the bee swarm."

This formation was set up by Qi Ping based on the various attributes of the bees, and it perfectly matches the eight types of bees that Qi Ping is currently focusing on producing troops from.

The larger the swarm, the more terrifying the combat power it can unleash.

In simple terms, once this formation is fully activated, the circulation of Yin-Yang and Five Elements power will amplify all the spirit bees' attributes, completely uniting the entire swarm and unleashing its power to a level beyond its limits. This will significantly enhance the swarm's foundation of power and also grant it suppressive and disruptive abilities.

Then, the power of space becomes the core component, which will greatly increase the speed and destructive power of the core attacking swarm. At the same time, it can be used to traverse space and cast spells such as spatial strangulation under the control of the Void Bees.

This level of spatial power will be the most troublesome method for cultivators in the Void Refinement stage.

"It's a pity that there are too few Yin-Yang Five Elements materials at the Nascent Soul level on the Star Sea Continent. The materials I have left are barely enough to set up three swarm battle formations. I'm also very grateful to the Void Fish for collecting a lot of high-level spatial materials in the void; otherwise, I would have been indulging in wishful thinking even if I could set up a formation of this level."

"Right now, I only hope that when I destroy the Xuan Tian-level formation, I can obtain more high-level corpses and treasures. As long as I have enough materials, I can set up more formations with destructive power!"

Corpses are also good materials for setting up formations. Given the scarcity of spatial materials and other high-level materials, the only way to obtain more materials is to get them from enemies.
If Qi Ping's army of earth vein ants hadn't already explored most of the underground world of the Star Sea Continent, they wouldn't have been able to gather even these high-level materials for setting up the formation.

It can only be said that the other continents have been too ruthless in plundering and exploiting the Star Sea Continent. With the power of the origin of heaven and earth greatly weakened, there is no longer enough power of creation and origin to give birth to more high-level resources and spiritual objects of heaven and earth.

"Let's keep some materials. If we can research a spatial array at the Void Refinement level later, we can have some spare resources."

Although this possibility is slim, even with Qi Ping's power as an Earth Immortal Druid and his spatial talent as a Void Fish, he is currently unable to set up a spatial array at the Void Refinement level.
To be precise, the power deployed was sufficient. The power of the Earth Immortal Druid was enough to control the power at the Void Refinement level within his own domain. However, Qi Ping had not fully studied the essence of this level of power and the formation. Only when he completely comprehended the formation at this level could he set up a Void Refinement level formation.

However, Qi Ping estimated that at the current pace, it would be difficult to comprehend this level of formation in a short period of time, unless he encountered a long period of enlightenment or a stroke of luck like the infusion of heaven and earth.

"At least the Void Spirit Life-Saving Battle Formation has been developed. With the help of this battle formation, top-tier Nascent Soul bees can no longer contend with Void Refinement stage cultivators!"

At this point, Qi Ping had a solid foundation for fighting.

Moreover, the bee swarm can be revived. Although they will be weak for a period of time, with the resources currently prepared, the combat strength of these bee swarms can be quickly restored.

"Now that the battle formation is complete, let's go check on the Nascent Soul Bees' troop production progress."

Without hesitation, Qi Ping opened the spatial passage in front of him with a thought, and then instantly swallowed Qi Ping.

When the spatial passage disappeared, Qi Ping's figure had already appeared inside the Natural Sanctuary in the Cloud Mist Mountains.

Over the years, Qi Ping has gained a deeper understanding and greater mastery of the principles of space.

The Dao of Space has now become Qi Ping's strongest offensive method, while the Dao of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements has become a self-contained system. Combined with the special cultivation path that Qi Ping has taken, it has become Qi Ping's strongest foundation.

Simply put, with the fusion of Yin-Yang and Five Elements power, coupled with the unique nature of his self-contained domain, Qi Ping's foundation has now been elevated to a level far exceeding this realm.

With such a strong foundation, Qi Ping's use of any type of magic, such as the Yin-Yang Millstone, the Crimson Gold Divine Sword, and the Heaven-Reaching Divine Vine, would possess destructive power far exceeding this level.

However, after Qi Ping's research and simulation, although this type of combat method was already extremely outrageous, Qi Ping felt that it was not the strongest.

Combining his own cultivation and understanding of the rudiments of the world's phenomena, Qi Ping discovered that the principles of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements were the core means to greatly enhance one's foundation and power. Using these types of laws and spell models, one could boost their foundation to an unprecedented level.

Even if we disregard the long term, Qi Ping could instantly elevate his foundation to a higher level. However, this would cause his physical body to collapse. The greatest value of this foundation-burning spell surpasses any spell Qi Ping has ever seen.

That low-level Blood Burning Technique is nothing compared to this explosive spell.

Therefore, under these circumstances, Qi Ping should choose combat methods other than Yin Yang and the Five Elements to avoid affecting the enhancement of his foundational power by these laws.

At this point, Qi Ping's only remaining fighting method was the Dao of Space.

Fortunately, in terms of the strength of laws, very few can surpass the laws of space, and the Way of Space is also one of the strongest combat methods.

They can easily tear through space, or they can use spatial channels to gain extraordinary combat flexibility.

Layers of spatial barriers are also one of the strongest defensive measures. Slightly weaker spells can be thrown directly into the void by Qi Ping. Even if Qi Ping stands there without moving, the opponent cannot touch Qi Ping's physical body in the slightest, let alone defeat Qi Ping.

At the same time, in terms of the use of space, space is also a spatial blade that distorts the senses, divides power, and can even unleash extreme cutting power from within the enemy's body, severely injuring the enemy from an incredible angle.

Meng Tianqi, who was previously ranked among the top five in the Void Refinement stage, was shocked by this amazing spatial combat system. Even he found the tricky supply angles extremely troublesome.

However, the most troublesome thing is Qi Ping's ability to survive. Those layers of spatial barriers are the most difficult defensive means to break through. Moreover, even if they can be barely broken through, Qi Ping can disappear into the void in an instant. When he reappears, it is already very difficult to find where he is.

Therefore, unless the power is extremely strong and can crush all the void in space in an instant, it is impossible to hit Qi Ping.

Or perhaps he could comprehend the ultimate spatial Dao, which would allow him to limit and restrain Qi Ping's spatial Dao to some extent. But the spatial Dao is incredibly difficult to comprehend. Even with Qi Ping's previous level of understanding, before he formed a contract with the void fish swarm, his comprehension of the spatial Dao was extremely challenging.

Therefore, unless one is a practitioner of the Dao of Space, it is impossible to impose any restrictions on Qi Ping in the Dao of Space.

Now that Qi Ping has the innate power of the Void Fish and the knowledge of most spatial magic in the Star Sea Continent, who in the Star Sea Continent can rival him in the Dao of Space?
The life-or-death battle between Qi Ping and Meng Tianqi also thoroughly proved that cultivators of the Dao of Space are among the most difficult to kill.

In fact, if given enough time to perfect his prototype world phenomenon, Qi Ping would be able to gain the combat power to crush most cultivators on his own.

Unfortunately, Qi Ping's comprehension of the phenomena of the nascent world was slow and could not be achieved overnight. He already faced numerous difficulties in comprehending a single spatial law, let alone the all-encompassing phenomena of the nascent world.

In fact, if it weren't for the ability of the Tree Shepherd [Plant Monarch] that allowed Qi Ping to directly absorb the power and insights about the Yin-Yang and Five Elements laws, Qi Ping would probably have fallen behind in his understanding of the Yin-Yang and Five Elements laws.

When Qi Ping returned to the Sanctuary of Nature, he saw that the Golden Marrow Queen Bee's belly was swollen, and beside it were bee larvae with bloodlines at the Nascent Soul level.

The bee larvae were fed a great deal of high-quality honey as if it were free. With the abundance of honey, the larvae's strength increased by a level every breath, and their speed became ridiculously fast.

Seeing this scene, Qi Ping couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion:
"No wonder insect plagues have been the most common occurrence in the cultivation world since ancient times. Given enough resources, the insect race can grow stronger at a speed that no other race can match."

Given enough resources, a race can achieve explosive growth.

Therefore, insectoid races that feed on flesh and blood are most likely to cause devastating insect plagues. The Demon Insect King is the most typical example of this, because the growth rate of this kind of demon insect is faster than that of ordinary insectoid races. It can also enslave and assimilate many other types of insectoid races. Once it becomes powerful, the disaster it causes will be unimaginable. In history, there have been many insect plagues that have wiped out entire regions.

In some ancient records, there are even terrifying scenes of an entire continent being devoured by the Demon Insect King, with the entire vast continent being swallowed up by the demon insects.

In the end, the great calamity was only brought to an end thanks to a warning from the Heavenly Dao. It was only at the cost of many Heavenly Secrets that the continent that had been swiftly slaughtered was located. Finally, the high-ranking officials of the human race and the high-ranking officials of the demon race joined forces to completely extinguish the calamity.

At the time, many people suspected that if it weren't for the warning from Heaven, the entire world would have become scorched earth if that race had been allowed to develop unchecked. Eventually, the demonic insects would have disappeared completely due to lack of food and energy, leaving the world as an empty shell devoid of all power and spirituality.

The Demon Insect King also became famous throughout the world in that battle!

After that battle, more people discovered that the Demon Insect King was not a fixed race, but a special race cultivated based on the bloodthirsty or powerful insect bloodline, incorporating various special and divine violent powers. They possessed power that was more terrifying than that of normal insects.

Those insect-controlling cultivators who were dedicated to cultivating the Demon Insect King, along with their related books, were subsequently subjected to a joint extermination and cleanup.

It is precisely because of the terror of the insect plague that the Heavenly Dao and the cultivation world are particularly sensitive to it. The insect race, which feeds on flesh and blood, will also be subjected to joint strangulation and hostility from most living beings.

Any Zerg player who kills too many Zerg will be targeted by a coalition.

However, insectoids like bees, which possess both reproductive capabilities and no interest in flesh and blood, are not targeted; on the contrary, they are highly welcomed by cultivators.

Whether they are advanced cultivators or low-level cultivators, they will choose to raise the spirit insects they encounter here if they can tame them.

Because these kinds of spirit insects won't grow to a large size without suitable resources. Once resources reach their limit, their population growth will stop, and even if they grow quickly, they won't pose a significant threat.

On the contrary, these spirit insects grow quickly, which reduces resource consumption and allows them to produce more money-making resources more quickly.

However, there is one very obvious point: resources are limited. If the resource limit is very high, these spirit insects can still form a terrifying scale!

Just like Qi Ping is now, these bees are growing at an alarming rate, fueled by a massive amount of already-produced premium honey!

Qi Ping will also invest all the terrifying amount of resources he has earned from the prosperity of the entire Azure Sky Domain into this batch of bees, achieving an explosive effect that is even more terrifying than that of the demonic insects in the short term.

Because the demonic insects need to go out and hunt for resources to grow, but these bees now have countless specially brewed honeys waiting for them. These honeys are brewed specifically for bee growth and are the most suitable elixir for bee growth, with effects that are many levels higher than those of those messy flesh and blood creatures.

At this moment, within the Sanctuary of Nature, numerous Nascent Soul level bees are active, each radiating immense power.
It is entirely conceivable that once these bees are born, they will bring an extraordinary shock to the Star Sea Continent!

Qi Ping then spent some time in the Sanctuary of Nature, where he completed the fusion of the bees and the Void Spirit Life-Seizing Battle Array.

They just need to familiarize themselves with the environment for a while longer before they can unleash their powerful combat strength.

The rate at which this Nascent Soul level bees multiplied exceeded his expectations. Under the feeding of those special honeys, the bees grew much faster. In addition, the rate at which the Golden Marrow Queen Bee laid eggs also exceeded Qi Ping's expectations.

It turns out that the egg-laying speed of the Golden Marrow Queen Bee, under the condition of unlimited resource supply, has reached a level that far exceeds expectations!
This even exceeded the expectations of the Golden Marrow Queen Bee!
The sheer number of resources available made the Zerg's terror all the more apparent, as they had never encountered such an unlimited supply before.

After successfully cultivating this army of bees, Qi Ping was very satisfied.

After completing all this, Qi Ping began to review the news from the past year or so.

It probably wasn't anything urgent, otherwise Lin Yue would have come to find him directly already.

Qi Ping glanced at it and found that it was pretty much what he had expected; it was all information and news that Meng Tianqi and the others had recently sent over.

However, one piece of information still caught Qi Ping's attention:
"According to descriptions from cultivators on the Tianlong Continent, a special vanguard army will arrive on the Xinghai Continent soon."

(End of this chapter)