Deities: Rulers of Nature

In the following days, Crimson spent her time studying the Warlock class and the class tree.

The Guardian class makes the green blood energy more robust, meaning stronger defense, while the Warlock class makes the crimson spiritual energy more active, allowing many elements that were previously imperceptible to be perceived by the spiritual energy.

Skills can be inscribed on the verdant Tree of Professions. As the user's level increases, the Tree of Professions grows, and more skills can be inscribed on it.

Crimson's class tree is different. It's unclear whether this is an isolated case or if it's the case for the Warlock class. Crimson's Amethyst Poison Source has already been automatically inscribed into his class tree, which prevents him from inscribing any more skills.

However, Crimson can continue to use various toxins and even elements to strengthen the Amethyst Poison Source. He can also use his mental power to guide and create various poison techniques using the Amethyst Poison Source.

For example, the poison explosion technique that I deduced after getting familiar with it over the past few days.

It's very convenient to use. With just a thought, he can use his mental power to guide a drop of highly concentrated amethyst venom to shoot out quickly. Once it hits the target or is activated by Crimson, the drop of venom will explode instantly.

I've tried Crimson, and the explosion range is quite wide. Moreover, Crimson can selectively increase or decrease its toxicity.

Besides the Poison Explosion spell, there are also the Poison Mist spell and the Poison Spear spell.

Seeing this, Ji Xuan couldn't help but sigh. Finally, he was starting to look like a spellcaster. Before, he would just poison his claws and rush in to fight, living like an assassin.

On the other hand, the fact that skills cannot be inscribed on the Tree of Professions does not mean that Crimson cannot learn or cast other spells. For example, the divine spells bestowed upon him by Ji Xuan can still be cast by Crimson, but they are not as convenient and quick as poison spells. They can be simply compared to instant-cast spells and chanted spells.

It was late autumn in the 534th year of the Divine Calendar.

The autumn wind swept up the fallen leaves on both sides of the street, and after passing through the central square of the tribe, they fell to the ground again.

On this day, all the snake people and cherry blossom spirits gathered in the central square. Thousands of snake people were entrenched in the square, their scales of four colors—green, golden, red, and white—shimmering with iridescent light under the sunlight.

Among the snake people, hundreds of cherry blossom spirits chatted with familiar snake people or gathered in groups to discuss something, creating an incredibly harmonious scene.

When Seido arrived in front of the altar, holding the Staff of Nature, the entire plaza fell silent.

Looking at the tall, red figure beside Qinglu, a sense of satisfaction appeared in Qingdao's eyes.

"Blessed by the God of Nature, today our Xishan tribe has its second Bronze-Rank Transcendent," Qingdao solemnly announced.

"May the God of Nature protect us!" the snake people and cherry blossom spirits prayed devoutly.

For the Xishan tribe today, the birth of any Bronze-rank member is a very important event.

Of course, the reason why everyone was specially gathered in the central square today was definitely not just to announce that Crimson had entered Bronze.

After Qingdao finished speaking, he got up and walked to the side of the altar, making way for the center of the altar. Qinglu swayed its snake tail and walked over.

A stern, green gaze swept over all the snake people and cherry blossom spirits, and a serious voice reached everyone's ears:

"I have gathered you here today to announce three things."

"The first thing I want to do is to resign from my position as chief of the Snake People from this day forward, and from now on I will only serve as the Pope of the Church of Nature."

Neither the snake-man nor the cherry blossom spirit were too surprised by this, after all, Crimson had been the young clan leader for quite some time, and usually handled most of the clan's affairs.

Now that Crimson has broken through to the Bronze rank, it's normal for Azure to step down.

Qinglu didn't pause and immediately announced the second thing:

"The second thing is that the Xishan tribe is no longer just one race. It is foreseeable that more and more races will join in the future. Therefore, after discussions with the High Priest of Qingdao, from today onwards, a kingship will be established above the chieftains of all races—the King of Xishan."

"To be a king is to rule over all intelligent races within the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm; the will of the king is the will of all people."

Upon hearing this, the snake people and cherry blossom spirits in the square finally stirred.

But this is actually an inevitable development. In the future, there will not be only one race in the Xishan tribe. As it develops, the Shanhai Divine Realm will not only have the Xishan tribe as a settlement. They need a king.

The verdant sounds continued to echo in the square:

"The third matter, after consulting with our lord through the High Priest of Qingdao, is that the first King of Xishan Tribe will be Chihong."

This statement caused an uproar in the entire central square. All the snake people and cherry blossom spirits cheered, and no one objected.

"Crimson! Crimson! Crimson!"

"King Shioyama! King Shioyama! King Shioyama!"

The cheers were deafening, and even the usually calm Crimson felt a rare surge of excitement.

Chi Hong understood that becoming the King of Xishan meant gaining not only power, but also equal responsibility.

Crimson took a deep breath, suppressing its excitement, and with a flick of its tail, it steadily came to Green's side.

At that moment, Seido also came over, now wearing a crown in his hands.

The crown was not crafted by the snake people, but was bestowed upon him by Ji Xuan when Seido consulted him. It is a symbol of the King of Xishan and, in a sense, shares the same origin as Seido's Staff of Nature, both coming from the natural oak tree.

The crown is entirely cyan-gold in color and is made of a material that is neither gold, jade, copper, nor iron. Its base is formed by overlapping waves and natural textures. The crown extends upwards with three peaks that resemble mountain peaks, the highest of which is in the center and is inlaid with a cyan-gold gemstone.

Seido held up the crown with both hands and solemnly placed it on his crimson head.

A magical scene unfolded: the gem in the center of the crown emitted a dazzling light, and the crown base seemed to come alive, automatically moving and shrinking until it perfectly conformed to the shape of the crimson head.

Chi Hong felt his mind clear up, his thinking became more active than ever before, and his perception was greatly enhanced.

"King Shioyama! King Shioyama! King Shioyama!"

The snake people and cherry blossom spirits took this as an affirmation from the god of nature, and the cheers grew even louder.

"I, Crimson, will surely lead the Xishan tribe to an even stronger future!" Crimson's voice clearly reached the ears of everyone in the square.

This was the first transfer of royal power in the Xishan tribe. The whole process was even somewhat rudimentary, but it left a deep mark on the history of the Xishan tribe.

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"It's not bad that it has developed to this extent in fourteen years." Ji Xuan nodded with satisfaction in the air.

The overall strength of the Serpent People has increased significantly, and more than ten members of the Cherry Blossom Spirit clan have reached the Black Iron rank. As both clans become more prosperous, their level of faith in Ji Xuan is also increasing, and the faith points they provide are also increasing.

Qingdao has already researched the rudiments of writing, and it is believed that when the writing is truly developed, the civilization of the Xishan tribe will begin to sprout.

"It's time to embark on a new round of exploration."

The materials for the bloodline leap of the Xishan Serpent People and the materials for the bloodline purification of the Cherry Blossom Essence are still nowhere to be found.